The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

TEA MARKET.

In Prices there was little variation, but the demand was
limited for free trade. Company's Congou dull of sale at
2s. 2d. cash.

TALLOW MARKET.

The demand was limited for Russian Tallow on the
spot and to arrive, hut prices were firm at 525. 9d. a 535.
per cwt.

PROVISION MARKET.
Butter in fair request at former rates ; Bacon dull of
sale, and prices rather lower.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—The
Market is very dull, and prices have a tendency down-
wards. Tne sales, 1,500 bags, chiefly American de-

scriptions.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, SEPT. B.—Chester and
Birkenhead, 481 ; Eastern Counties, 10 ; Grand Junc-
tion, 217 ; Liverpool and Manchester Half Shares, 87 ;
London and Brighton, 241 ; London and South
Western, 521 531 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury,
361 ; Manchester and Leeds, 991 ; North Union, 791,;
New Eastern Counties, 2-.1. Our market has not been
so good to-day, but not down to London quotations of
yesterday.
The unfortunate state of affairs at Paris is at present
the general topic of conversation in the City, which
also causes great excitement among the Brokers and
Jobbers in our Funds ; and the sudden fall in the
French Funds, of about 5 per cent., at the opening of
the British Market this morning, caused some alarm to
the speculators.
Consols, which left off at 88i, opened at 871—a
fall of about I per cent. ; since which a reaction has
taken place, and Consols have improved to 87* for the
Account, and the market has a more steady appear-
ance, owing to a prevailing opinion that the military will
be able to restore tranquillity to the French capital.
The fluctuations in Consols to the present hour have
been 87i tlv Consols may be quoted at 874 88 for
the Account ; Money 87 ; Exchequer Bills 912
prem. ; India Stock 249 250,
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 231 1 ; De-
ferred 10 11 ; Passive 5* ; Portuguese 361 311 ;
Three per Cents. 201 211 ; Colombian 211 1-1; Mexi-
can 25 261 ; DutchTwo-and-a-lial£ per Cents. 50 V- ;
Five per Cents. 9K 991.
Shares lower. Great Western Railway 10 12 prem. ;
London and Brighton 121 12 discount ; Blackwall
14 discount ; Birmingham 62 64 prem. ; Southampton
48 50 per share ; Croydon 10 11 per share ; Greenwich
4,7 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, nothing
done.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Bristol and Exeter........ 5O ...... 21 .. ... to 20fr
Eastern Counties
Great Western

Ditto New
London and Brighton
London and Blackvrall
London and Birmingham 9O 155
Londnn and South Western 3Bl 504 to
North Midland, (New)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam CF. 12 41 Gibraltar 4B
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam qU. 12 4i; ' Genoa 25 70
Antwerp ....... M.8.M..... 12 41 Milan
Hamburg...
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 35 Palermo, per oz 122 i
Ditto, 3 months 25 60 ', Lisbon 54
Marseilles
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine ...149:1, Bahia
Petersburg, 3Us 3.4 i Buenos Ayres
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M 1 3 Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto lO 6 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilboa
Barcelona 36- New Dollars
.., 0 4 104
Seville
HALF-PAST ONE.
Both the British and Foreign Markets have taken
a heavy turn since our last report, and speculating is not
so active as in the early part of the morning : the brokers
and jobbers are waiting for further intelligence from
Paris, as well as to ascertain the prices of the French
funds. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
wcre better, and had a firm appearance.
Report says that the English Consul was to leave
Alexandria on the 16th instant.
Money in the House may be obtained at 4 per
cent. for commercial concerns, according to the quality
of the security, from 4r to 7 per cent.
Consols at present 871 for the Account ; Money,
87+ ; Exchequer
.Bills 9.11 8 12 prem ; India Bonds,
12 8 dis.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 21+ ; Por-
tuguese, 31+ ; Three per Cents. 21 ; Colombian, 21-2; ;
Mexican, 27 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50
Five per Cents., 99i.
Shares were very heavy. Bristol and Exeter 21
20} ; Eastern Counties 9 ; Great Western 76 75+ ;
London and Brighton, 23 221, 23+ 22+ ; London and
Blackwell, 17+ ; London and South Western 50+.

CUINA.—We have beard from an English gentleman,
of the highest respectability, and who has resided for
several years in China, that several descendants of the
old Chinese dynasty are living in Nankin and its vi-
cinity ; hence, should circumstances be driven to extre-
mities, it is not unlikely that the Shah Soojah system
will be resorted to in China, and the Tartar Sovereign
be displaced.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH.—On
Tuesday morning, a fine young man, named William
Scott, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, belonging to
Captain Eyre's company, 7th battalion, met with an acci-
dent, at eight o'clock, which caused his death in about a
quarter of an hour afterwards. He was employed as a
driver of two horses conveying stores from one department
to another in the Royal Arsenal, and when coming out
of the lower gate of the Laboratory they startled at some
object, and in his endeavour to catch the leader the shaft
of the cart, known by the name of a " low duck," struck
him, and he was thrown to the ground by the blow, and
before he could get out of the way the wheels passed over
his body at the pit of the stomach. He was a steady young
man and highly respected in the regiment.
" And yet, how Judges cling to the bench I
While they have one faculty left unimpaired, they will
totter to it as though they had nothing to retire upon.
Scotland has afforded remarkable instances of thi3.
Hearing gone and memory gone, the forfeiters will not go
likewise. With the mischiefs arising from such defects
whole volumes might be filled ; but, instead of these, a
curious instance may be adduced of the consequences
of another infirmity in a Judge—a habit of uttering his
reflections aloud. It occurred in London, on the trial. of
a man for stealing a faggot from a large heap. The yvit-
ness, who was produced to identify the stolen article,
having sworn to it, Mr. Justice P. remarked, You swear
it is the same faggot you saw the prisoner take ?' ‘
the same.' Very well :' and then, as be was writing his
note of this evidence, be said (to himself, as he innocently
thought), why how can he swear it is the same faggot?
One ?
One faggot is as much like another as oneiegg is
close
li
another.' The cunning counsel for the prsoner,
below, caught the Judge's remark, and bad the witness
called back for re-examination. Now, sir, you have
sworn this is the same faggot; why, bow do you know it's
the same faggot ? One faggot is as much like another
as one egg is like another.' The Judge dropped his pen,
and looked over his spectacles tootin serious face ot the
counsel. Mr. P., he said, I the finger of God in
this case ; the same reflection was passing through my
mind at that moment, in the same form of words. I cer-
tainly shall tot let this case go to the Jury on such testi
may.' ".--Heady of the Peop.e.