The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-10 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Sydney Papers have been received to the 15th of Oc-
tober. The following are extracts :--
NORFOLK ISLAND.—H. M F. Alligator, arrived from
Norfolk Island yesterday. Before the frigate arrived the
bland had reverted to its usual state of quietude, the
mutineers, as our readers are already aware, having become
awake to the consequences of their disobedience of orders.
Major Bumbury and the officers and soldiers under his com-
mand embarked on board the Cornwall on the 3rd inst., for
Sydney. On the same day, in company with the Alliga-
tor, she may be hourly expected. The ships parted com-
pany on the sth instant.
COLONEL WlLsoic —The investigation into the charges
preferred against Colonel Wilson was commenced on
Friday last before the Executive Council, and lasted
several hours. The charges which have been preferred are
numerous, and chiefly touch upon his employment of the
police force for his private business.
Yesterday the quotations of the price of flour, &c. were as
follow : At the mills of Barkers and Hallen, fine flour, 555. ;

seconds, 40s. ; and ration, 35s.per hundred pounds; at the
mill of Messrs. Gerard, fine flour, 665. ; seconds, 50s. ;
and rations, 451. per hundred pounds ; at Messrs. Hughes
the prices are, fine, 755. ; second, 50s. ; rations, 655. per
hundred pounds ; bran is quoted, Messrs. Barker and
Hallen, at 2s. 6d. per bushel; best biscuit at 583., and
seconds, 50s.
Survey Department.—We learn from a return recently
laid before the Council by his Exc2llency the Governor,
that from the Ist July, 1837, to the 30th June, 1839,
1,561 portions of land, comprehending an area of 873,302
acres, 2 roods, 36 Perches, have been surveyed in the in-
terior, and 1,867 allotments, comprehending 941 acres,
3 roods, 25 perches, have been surveyed in the various
townships of the Colony ; the actual cost of the Surveyor-
General's department, during these two years, has not
been less, we should imagine, than 36,2801.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAT.—The sales
this day are 2,300 bales at Friday's prices.
Extract of a letter from St. Jago de Cuba, Jan. 16 :-
44 The other day a slaver, under Portuguese colours, be-
longing to the island, with 350 Africans on board, destined
for this port, was captured by the English, about fifty
miles from the coast. There are two other slavers expect-

ed to arrive at this place soon. Negroes just from the
coast, that brought a year or two ago 300 dollars, now
sell readily from 400 to 450 dollars."
The accounts from Sydney are favourable. The fine
weather commenced on the 29th ult., which day was very
fine, and the appearance of the country was beautiful, and
the crops arc very healthy. It was expected there would
be an abundant harvest. Provisions were dear. Butter
is now 2s. per pound; Poultry and Eggs plentiful; Pork
none ; Beef and Mutton (very good) from 6d. to 60. per

pound.
We have but two arrivals this morning to announce the
French Mail and Sydney Papers, both of which do not
communicate any intelligence of importance.

THE rnwns.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving oft prices
of yesterday, 901 1 Money ; for Account, 911. Exchequer
Bills, 20 22 prem. In India Bonds nothing done as yet.
Bank Stock, shut; India Stock, 250.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, which closed
at 281, 9, are not so good this morning,: 281 1; Por-
tuguese, same as they left off, 341; Three per Cents.,
231 24 ; Spanish Passive, 71 1; Deferred, 131 141;
Colombian, 25k 26 ; Mexican, 291 1 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 531 ; Five per Cents., 1001 1.

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PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock — India Stock —
S per Cent. Red. — Ditto Bonds par 2 pm.
S per Cents. C0n...........933i64 T 4 South Sea 5t0ck................5t0ck................-
3'4 Der Cent .-- Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. — New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 99 574 9U 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 --...
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toe•cpire Ditto 500... 20 22 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Small 2O 22 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859 ..- Ditto Commercial dis.
Jan. 5, 1860.........«........ -- Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ...
April% 1880 — India Stock for Account . .
Jan. - 5.1370......-- ... • — Consols for Account 91%
PRICES OF FostElON ... NDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCKAustrian Bonds — . Peruvian 80nd5...... ... .....
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds ....« 'ld , Ditto New Bonds —
Ditto Account ... . .... ........ , Ditto Accoun'
3uenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per Cent.........
Ditto Account ... ...... -• Ditto Account —
Chilian Bond t — , Prussian Bonds . .... ........
Ditto Imo: nt — Russian Bends, 1822..........
Cotimt ian Bc-ids — Ditto Account —
Ditto tcco nt
Columbian 3: • d 5,1824
Ciao Acco-.) it
Canish Bonds
Ditto At cc :nt — Deferred l4
Greek Bonds French, 5 per cent.... —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ---- 4 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Account — ' -- 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — ---- Exchange. —f. —c.
Ditto Account — Dutch, 214 per cent. .531414
Ditto, 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Account.... —

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share,

-
tirsat Western Railway Company ......... ........ 65
Ditto New 30 304
London and Birmingham Railway Company 9O
Ditto► Shares .15 234
London and Westminster Bank 20 24%
lIALF-PAST ONE.

This morning, though we have no intelligence from any
quarter to the present time upon which speculation can
act, Consols continue firm with some improvement since
the early part of the morning, and may be quoted at 911
Buyers ; money, 90i ; money also is at an easy rate of in-
terest in the house.
Exchequer Bills, 20 22; Bank Stock, shut ; India
_ .

Bonds, par, 2 prem.
In the Foreign Market the only business doing of con-
sequence is in Spanish Active, which was in the early part
of the morning 28k, at present may be quoted 281 ;
Portuguese, 34 ; Three per Cents., 23i; Brazilian, 78;
Dutch Two-and-a- Half, 53i.

CASE OF HARDSHIP..—A letter has been addressed
to us from Birmingham, with the writer's name, giving
an account of a transaction which, if fairly stated, re-
quires investigation. It appears the complainant and
another person were travelling on foot, some months
ago, from Birmingham towards Kidderminster, and,
being overcome by fatigue, entered a paddock by the
road-side to rest themselves. They had not been there
more than ten minutes before they were arrested
by a constable, and, with the assistance of his
father, another const.ble, were taken to the house
of the latter, imprisoned in his kitchen all
n;ght handcuffed, and next day marched in that
disgraceful condition into Kidderminster, and placed
before a Magistrate, a relative of the constables! who
committed them to Worcester gaol, with hard labour
for a month, as rogues and vagabonds. No attempt
was made to prove a case of trespass or fishing. On
being taken to the gaol they were stripped, examined
by the Doctor, and then clothed in the prison dress
with the letter Von the back of the jacket. One of
the sufferers had been in one situation for seven
years, and in another for four ; and both of
them were men of good character. This is an ex-
parte statement, but it has all the appearance
of truth. We would therefore recommend the two
parties to draw up a statement of the whole transaction,
and transmit it, properly attested, to the Homo Secre-
tary, who would lose no time in attending to it.
Country Justices, it is but too well known, are not
always influenced either by mercy or justice.

Sir Frederick and Lady Bathurst left Mivart's
Hotel on Monday, for Clarendon Park, their seat in Wilts. Sir
Frederick and his Lady have been staying some weeks at Ceombe
Abbey, on a visit to the Earl and Countess Craven.
The marriage announced between the Hon.
Captain Bertram Wodehouse and Miss Macdonald, niece to the
Dowager Lady Suffield, will take place at the close of the pre-
sent month.

The marriage announced between the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere and his cousin Miss Baring, daughter
of Sir Thomas Baring, will be solemnised during the Easter
recess. The Right Hon. Gentleman has disposed of his
beautiful estate, called Hylands, in Essex, to Mr Attwood, the
great capitalist, who is now making great improvements there.
ABERGAVENNYCWMREIGYDDION.—Sir John
Edwards, Bart., M.P., of Machynlleth, has written to request
his name may be added to the list of subscribers (friends of the
late lamented Lady Coffin Greenly), for the sum of 51. towards
the prize to be given for the best ode to her memory, adapted
to the old Welsh air of " Cwmpiad y Dail" (the fall of the
leaves),—to be sung to the harp. It is expected that it will be
very we 1 contested, as the name of Lady Greenly is well known
and highly respected in different parts of North and South
Wales, besides the subscriptions, amounting now to about thirty
pounds, will ensure a handsome premium as well as prize to the
victor, at the meeting of the Abergavenny Cwmreigyddion, this
year.—Merlin.

On Monday night last, as Mr. Willcox, of Cole.
ford, was returning from Newland to the former place, he was
waylaid by two fellows who presented pistols to his head and
demanded his money, and took upwards of 9/. from him. They
even cut his shoe-strings and took the shoes from his feet, in
order to discover if Mr. W. had secreted any money therein.
After securing their booty the desperadoes made a precipitate
retreat.—Merlin.

IMPOUNDING WAGES.--At the Kingston
Petty Sessions, on Monday, Mr. James Jessopp, an extensive
farmer in the neighbourhood, attended before the Court to
show cause why he should nut impound a portion of the wages
of one of his men, named George Pearce, as payment of arrears
due to the parish of Wimbledon for the maintenance and sup.
port of an illegitimate child, which had been duly affiliated
upon him before the Magistrates in Petty Session, under the
amended Act, which enables that proceeding to be taken. Mr.
Jessopp, much against his will, was ordered by the Magistrates,
who admitted that it was a hard case, but that they could only
administer the law as they found it—to impound the wages
already due, and to step half-a-crown a week from his wages in
future.