The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-16 00:00:00

ROLLS COURT-(THIS DAY.)

After the consent petitions and short causes had been 4's-
posed of, the MASTER of the ROLLS. gave judgment in
xxiati.r V. I RAMPTON
Upon a point which his Lordship littd reserved for considers;
tion whether the widow of the late Mr. Knight wEs entitled
to dower. His Lordship was of opinion that the clabin to
dower could not be susf ainej.
BOURNE V. THE ORIENTAL AND PENINSULAR STEAM NAY'
CATION COMPANY. filen
The further arguments in this part-heard motion were •-
prcceeded with, but were not concluded when the Court N 0....,

THE MA.REITI.-(T8 DAB')
COLONIAL MARKET.
The public sales were of little moment, and privately the
amount of business done was trivial. Prices, however, under-
went little variation. The imports were to a fair extent.
• TEA 111A1 KET.
The prices of this article continue in a very unsettled stae, t •
and to pass ales would no doubt lead to a 'depression ; thi''t
however, the principal merchants refuse to do, fcc.ing con Eden.
that it yet be a very long period before the final adjustment.
~, •
of the Ch4m. ques' ion t, ken place; meantime our stock is fast
reducing, the co:lad:000n Leing larger this year than in the
two preceding years to the same time, '1 he lit tst price of Cow-
pany's Cungou was Is. 7d. to Is 74d. per lb. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
The prices of Russia Tallow were much the same, Tvith 3
moderate request for the trade. P. Y.C. was quoted at 465'
for immediate delivery.
HAY MARKET.
There was a good demand, and full prices %Tempo'',
the suppl was large. Straw met with a free ,ale hig''
rates. Cly over, 41. 155. to 61. ; Meadow, 31. 14s. to ;
Straw, 11. 14s. to I/. 18s.

LLOYD'S SHAPPING-(TII/S DAY.)

LosnoN, MArtott 16i —Wind this day at neon blowing'
light from the southward.
DEAL, MARCH 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from the river
and saled, the Ulysses, Lakeman, for Gibraltar; Idris, 14r
ris, Malta. Arrived from the river, fa- Sheerness, her Ilia•
jesty's ship Vernon ; Astalie, Barlow, Bombay.
I'r.vMOUTII, MARCH 13. —Wind S. S. E.—Arrived ih.
Plaid, Ha% es, from Patros ; Port Fleetwood, Victualler, Ajar'
sala. A.lved off-port, the Paroquet, for St. Michael's ;
Prima Donna, Phillips, ditto.; Hernmda, AlbertSott, 32.65;
sina for St. Petersburgh. The wreck of the Pfiric •
Coburg was passed on the 9th instant, in lon. 11, by the For
Fleetwood, arrived here. Si oke the Consbrook, 13elfa3t,
Charleston, on the 23d ult., lat. 39, lon- 29.
FA LMOUTH. —Arrived off the Sir James Cockburn, Polics'
from St. Lewis; Eclipse, Martinson, ditto; Orientsen, Burn
shem, 4th ult., lat. 4., long. 23, by the Sir James Cockburn.,
PORTSMOUTH 21) AR CH 15.—Wind S. S. E.--Arrived tric
'
Tulloch Castle, London, Jamaica. Sailed Robarts,
DOVER, MARCH 15.—The Bernard, from Rotterdam to snteaa
tavia, got en the Newcombe Sand yesterday, but was zisi
off, with loss of two anchors and cables, and proceeded. r
SWA NAGE MARCH 15.—The Don Pedro :s stranded
St. Alban's Head. r Neff
NEWFOKT, MA Rcu 14.—Sailed the Bravo, Brown,
York ; Durham, Temp'e, ditto; Venus, Nowell, Naples. tt, •
MILFORD, MARCH 14.—Arrived the Castili. n Maid, Sc°
Liver
from St. Michael's, spoke the Trinity yacht Denia, to
pool, in lat. 50, long. 9. Calcutta..
CowEs, MARCH 15.—Sailed the Henrietta Louise, Sig'
frcm Hamburgh.
at-
HULL, MARCH 15.—Arrived the Rosetta, King, from
Am`,
me'
terdarn ; Amelia, Dougall, do. ; Bernard Etise, \ esser,
tcrd m ; Ann Guthrie, Jackson, Rotterdam ; Robin""--
Hods‘sortli, da.
II A R WIC IR, MA R C 15.—Arrived tff port, the iu—es
Tampike from Rotterdam main et
SUNDER LA AND MA RCH. 114.—Arrived the Permute, ..--tja,
from Amsterdam; St. Peter, Gravelins ; Globe, 13°4'
Amsterdam.
PFNzascr., Mancir 14.—Arrived off port, the Indust7l
Lubeck, St. Übes, Lisbon. British ship, No. 769 °,,r re,
standing to the N. W. 14th Janusry, the Cape of Good rfilt.,
bearing E. 60 miles; Sybilla, Mauritius to Bristol, /A
lat. 7 S., lon. 16 W. ! „A the
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 15.—Wind S. S.
Snowden, Hanoingway, from Africa, sailed from Ricer Gliv•
von, 30th December. Sailed the Intrepid, for Denierits'
Champion, Charleston ; Tyro, Gibraltar. Arrived off pm.
Robert Syers, from Port Cabello.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. he Leila, from Liverrooloh°
New York, 22d ult., lat. 42, lon. 33 ; David Clarke, I es.
Jan., lat. 16, lon. 6, by the Frankland, arrived at Clort
Lera, London to Mauritius, 31st Jan., lat. 26, lon. 27- ;
Cringle, London to Charleston, 18th ult., lat 26, 11•1 by
Snowden, Africa to Liverpool. 3d inst., lat. 44, loci- t.
the Cling, arrived at Cork. Wilberforce, of LiverPo°" ger
A steal%
50, lon. 10, by the Aurora, arrived off Dover.
standing to the southward, supposed the Tagus, off S,el'lo,
Islands, the Iberia, arrived at Scuthampton. Ma'c° 3
;
bound to Singapore, 10th November, in the Straits of 13aLl''&;
St. George, bound to China, 151 h, in the Straits of Su:. •,1,
Thomas Lowry, Manila to Port Jackson, 22d Nov. ; Tbir'ee
Batavia to Amsterdam; Fritish Isle, Singapore to Gar
26, off Java Head, by the Orixa, Agar, arrived off Plynu'ut •

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCtoe
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 15.—W° $
had a good demand for cotton to-day, and the market is 3.n o.
very animated state, in expectation of news from Awe° oa
The sales are 5,000 bales, 1,ft.00 of which hare been taken
speculation ; prices remain as at Friday's quotation.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 15.—T-- Sctes
Market has been very languid. The sales in Railway'
comprise only the following :—Eastern Counties, Deben3ir,
4/. 9s. ; Liverpool and Manchester, 188; London an
mingham, New Shares, 20; Manchester and Leeds, 69.
im-
Five o'clock.— No telegraphic communication. must be
pression generally seems to be that the Columbian Inu-exr•
outside the Rock, or near. Point Lynes, waiting for clove
weather, the fog iii the Channel having been exceedinglY Je
a 1 yesterday.
ale
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 15.—
are Lond' n and South Western, Tenths, 15s. prem. ' ' ter
and Birmingham, New 32/. Shares, 19; prem. ; Manc--*•c
and Leeds, 70; ditto, Halves, 30 ; Manchester and Bitrrr
ham, 25 ; Stafford and Rugby, 3i ; Bank of Manche.
8a 81,4.

THE FUND,. uhf 0,00
The recent failures cause much excitement in 3.1 ' cio
0,00
lane, and yesterday morning another failure took place ol s-the
importance, a very old standing house, speculators to
tea trade. left offs
Consols opened this morcing, rather better than they i ;
at 864- for the Account, at present may be quoted to's the
Money, 874 S. The Market as yet is in an inactive state, bis
speculators are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Ctilat;
steamer. Exchequer Bills, 8 10 prem. ; Bank Stoc-
India Stock also. 0
In the Foreign Market Sranish Active, which left off ~
234, may be quoted 23 j 8; Deferred. 111 12 ; Passive, Ts;
Brazilian, 704 711; Colombian, 224 4 ; Portuguese 'amiLlsos
they left off, 304 4 ; Three per Cents., 184 4 ; 1110,6.11 f per
271 28 ; Buenos Ayres, 2'2 24 ; Dutch Two.and-a-la
Cents., 504 1; Five per Cents. 994 4. ,n 1 11
SHARES.—Great Western, 22 2:3 prem. ; New,
'-7,1 5
prem. ; London and Brighton, 71 7 dis. ; Blackwell, 65
dis. ; Birmingham, 53 55 prem. ex. New; Southaven 8
56 per share ; Croy don, 114 124 per share ; Greenvilcil:ii6 .
per share, ex. div. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 16 15
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.'
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto Debentures -
2 ..... 41 ...... to ----
Great Western O5 -
London and Brighton 5O
Lyndon and Birrninghitm 9O lt/424 ....... .
.. . . I°
. --
Ditto 4 Shares -
London and South Western 3Bl 56 ..• .• to ---
1
Ditto Tenths
Northern and Eastern -
North Midland -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
20011 A
1,1,1171,5 A. ... ..... too s:tich
Commercial of London
The Hamburgh mail of the 12th inst. has arrived, byhe 04.. •
we have received the Papers of the same date, bringing ~,1, 42.5;
change on London at 13 34, same as last arrival ; ru
metal, 1041 ; Bank Actions, 1,600. ds have •
Since the early par: of the morning the British
become rather heavy, owing to the Government broker
.hi is
sold 30,000 Consuls for money for the Savings Banks, n.
expected will be continued during the week. 874 3/4'
Consols which were for Money 87:14 IT ; receded to aboYu
for the Account, 83 to 884, at present Consols are at the taken
price for the Account, but for Money a reaction ha'r Bills , •
place, and they are 874, have been 874; Exchalne
lower, 10 6 prem. ; India Bonds better, 23 19 disc. . have
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active lower, 23P/three
been 234 ; Portuguese also lower, 304, have been 3011;.51, De.
per Cents. 181 ; -Colombian, 223, also lower; SP,alal done;
terred, 12 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., nothing
Five ice Cents. 994 i, also lower, have been 994. „, 88 i
In Shares much the same as yesterday, Great Westetr iqicr. .
London and Brighton, 424 ; South Western, 56 ; N" .2 '.
land, 70. 101014
We have no account as vet of the arrival of the 0,
steamer from Halifax and hoston. have itorr°col
Since the above has beets written, Consols
to 881 Vt. M
OOS'
QUARTER TO T--- ',quer
E•
Consols for Money 884 ; for Account 884 i ,
Bills 6 to 8 prem.
Columbian 22.1 4 ; Portuguese 304 4 ; Mexican 23
3 ;
Spanish 23-4. '
No news; of the Colombia steamer from Halifax' 11
the
second train from Liverptc.d.
si ale

LIEUTENANT NI‘CORIIIICK.-7 A COY °l,3etv
Order in Council of the sth March, 1840, granting!, rhos
sion to this officer Ix wounds' received in Can he i, a
been presented to Parliment. 'lt appears that -I Go-
naval
awl needrrneif.rofcreu- ffial
these
tiycleet
:or
en,
sdaie: nreptdr,
permanently
rAiln having
jt,.:
:et
yah
on Lake Eiie, he received several e wound', I".b
teteasekcaolnktdh osntebaymtbhoeatLC"BBN. Millie'
manentu equal to toe lose him ss.
day for life. ..b:n Council' severesettledi
on Ifigns -1i9:11::
STOCKHOLM, MARCH 2. His Maje Sty Iv_
appointed M. Von Lowenskiuld, hitherto Nerwegiandlo
nister of State, to the post of Governor of the kinf.rip
of Norway, in the room of the lite Count World _ lion.
burg. M. Von Due h therto Secretary of Strec, 1. r
fore Parliament (moved fi r 4
pointed Minister in his place.
NEW P
OOR-LA W.—Br the return just
that the grays total number i . 1-d in Ong
that
of paupers r:, 'clic
840 ("1"
and W. '
a.C3 during t',,e quarter ended Lady-da.Y, I to
eltriing ,rPrfr
the places net let brought under the
Amendment Act, &e.), amounts to 1,°01,344. -- c pro,oporticn of indoor and ot.tdoer paupers telieved to the P
Tuktit,n, for the same period, was 8 6- lOths pef ce(A., el _
THE LOUVRE.—The annual exhibition ofes..(c,
works of modern artists at the Louvre was opened ye ._,.c,
Mr. F. Maue) itiaapjaptibanerti
day
(Monday )- Upwards of 4,000 works of art hv. °Lif
presented to the jury of admission, of which nearlirt °old
have I een r, fused. It is said that, upon the whole,
be better than that of lart year. .
Cdnin'Crg! 'oh•
• the Delo
SNIUGGLING.—Last Thursday, in f contra'
1 Brougham has left Paris for his estate near
bouthood of Newport, Monmouthshire, 120 tubs 0
band spirits were seize 3. 1 I-011Y 19.
PROFESEOIt OF NATURAL LIS- m,Gil-
MARIscuAL COLLEGE.—We tineer,,tand that Mr: 6-01frg.,
I;vray, Cowervator of the Museumsof the oYlllO_, ,od
of Sure e sils, Edinburgh, Lecturer on Botany, 'N.: ~., te
the au'hlr of ECW`fai works on Natural Ilisto.,lvt,ncion't" be
appointed by the Gove-tinv nt to fill t4e ChAirr,
..,„ trot.
the death of Dr. Davidscr,.in Marisebal C011ea"
versa). of AL)crdeev. —A berdttn Ilet Old.