The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-03 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Marquis of Exeter, proceeding on Tue.4',la,y
last to Newmarket, had his travelling carriage iorcibly
driven against by a waggon, by which one pannel was
broken, and his Lordship severely cut. At Barkway his
Lordship received medical assistance, and is not seriously
hurt.

A pension of 2001. a year has been graciously
granted on the Civil List, by her Afajesty, to Lady
Jeretnie, the afflicted widow of the late Governor of
Sierra Leone.

From a Birmin,g.hain police case it appears that the
ordinary cigars are infamously manufactured. Dadford,
a man who carried on a wholesale trade in supplying.
breweries, public-houses, and shopkeepers, had the ma-
terials of his craft seized last Wednesday. They con-
sisted of dock-horse radish and rhubarb-leaves, jars and
bottles of pickle, anti other filthy and poisonous mixtures
for colouring,.staining, and scenting them.

,At the Mansion House, attention has been called
lately to nuisances now existing in the City. Upon the
subject 'of one—viz., the increase of fires in London—
Mr. Booth, a Chemical Lecturer, has addressed a letter
to Sir Chapman Marshall, showing that they in number-
less cases originate from the cembustible nature of the
Warehouse stores. The Surrey side of the Thames has,
within the last month, had two, one in which four ware-
houses were burnt down, and twenty-six honses damaged
from spontaneous combustion of latnpblack ; and in a
fire last week at an upholsterer's in the Westminster-
road, from the materials used in bed-making., The let-
ter enumerates a number of those storeS which invariably
threaten inflammibdty, and mentions that pigeon's dung
was the cause of destruction of the great Church at PiFa.

RATIVIOURS OP THE EAT.
The daughter of Sir J. Parke, one of-the Barons of
the Exchequer, will, it is said, be shortly tharried to Sir
Matthew White Ridley.

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A " Court of Inquiry," consisting': of immaculate
Members of both Houses, is to be forthwith appointed
for the purpose of examining all the candidates for office
under Sir Robert Peel. The Commission, of course,
will sit with closed doors, as some of the doingS of Noble
Lords and Honourable Gentlemen could net bear the
light. One Nobleman, in particular, whom the writers
Of his own party have assailed lately, demands the fullest
inquiry into his character:

A rumour, and something more, prevails, that
Lord Francis Egerton is about to raise a tr'oop cf
yeomanry from among his numerous tenants, and 'that
the example will be followed by the other Tory aristo-
cracy. If they insist upon this mode of keeping down
the People, Peel must submit, for the bread-taxers are
his masters, and their name is legion.

SUDDEN DEATH --Lieutenant Harvey, who
is said to have belonged to the Royal Navy, and had
been resident in Calcutta for about a month, was found
dead.on Sunday evening, in a room at Spence's Hotel,
the body appearing to be in• an advanced state of de-
coMpOsition. The deceased had come round from Bom-
bay, and was living at Spence's. He is said to have
indulged in intemperate habits to an' inordinate degree,
to which is ascribed his sudden death.—llurharu, June 1.
•SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN
INFANT.—Late on Saturday night an inquest was taken'
before Mr. Payne, at the Bell, Great Tower-street, City,
'on the body of Sarah Ann Batterley, aged ten months.
The deceased's father was a private in the Ist Regiment
of Gi•ertadier Guards, quartered in the Tower. About
nine o'Clock on. Friday morning the mother left the
room in which the deceased was for the purpose
Of 'fetching a pitcher of water, the child at the time
being 'on the floor' playing with a small toy. In
another part of the room a washing-tub was on the floor
half filled with water, and during the mother's absence
the child crawled towards it, and, having thrown the toy
into the water, raised herself on to her feet and tried to
get it out • in doing so she overbalanced herself, and her
head being immersed in the water she was suffocated.
Five minutes after her mother came into the room, and
raised nn alarm. A surgeon tried the usual remedies.,
but without cffect. Verdict, " Accidental death."

DEATH IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTIONa—
Ort Saturday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at, the House
of Correction, Coldbath-fields, on the bot, of Elizabeth
Marshall, aged 23, a prisoner therein. 'The parents of
the deceased were persons highly respectable. While
under their roof deceased, who wr.s of prepossessing ap-
pearance, fell a victim to a se''..ucer, who subsequently
deserted her: Shortly afte7.-wards she abandoned her
home to pursue a life of 'Afainy. On the 16th ult. she
was admitted into the above prison under a sentence of
fourteen days' imprisonment, having been committed
from .Marlborough-st-,Tet Police Court as a disorderly
prostitute. On entering it was discovered that she was
labouring un....ier disease' of long standing. She was
plated in the, ;.ntirrnarv, where she continued till Thurs-
day last, ).6.F..en she died. The term of her imprisonment
would b.ay.) expired on the following morning. Verdict,
" Natiral death."

TYREADFUL ACCIDENTS ON THE EASTERN
C'sr_lNTrEs RAILWAY.—On Saturday morning a man
"lamed John Hoppinson, an excavator on the line of the
Eastern Counties Railway, was carried to the London
Hospital apparently in a dying state, in consequence of
receiving injuries while at work near Brentwood. Early
in the morning, as they were engaged in forming a cut-
ting on the line, a part of the earth on one side gave way
and fell in. All the men, except Hopkinson, fortunately
escaped in time ; he was buried completely under the
embankment, and a long time elapsed before he
could be extricated, and then he was found almost
crushed. All his ribs were broken, as also his thight,
with serious internal injury. On the previous Thursday
morning William Cox was admitted to the hospital, ha-
ving received nearly as violent injuries, owing to a simi-
lar accident. Both these poor fellows are in such a
pitiable state that it is not expected they can possibly
survive.

LAURENCEKIRK.—CURIOUS OCCURRENCE.
—Some time ago, a piece of Brussels lace that had Seen
laid out in 1)r. Fettes' garden, suddenly disappeared, and
was missing for some time, till a bird-nester, in his pe.
rambulations, discovered it in a blackbird's nest in the
garden hedge. The whole piece of lace—nearly two►
yards—was beautifully interwoven with the crust of the
;lost, and was of course allowed to remain Tantoneboo.
.NonT /I R IDING REP ESEN TA TION.---We
are glad to find that the,Liberal Association of the North
Riding are upon the alert, and prepared promptly to sup-
port Mr. Cayloy, should the Tories carry into effect their
threat of petitioning against the recent election, which is
not very probable ; still less is there a chance of suc-
ceeding in having the election declared void. They are
also taking steps to secure the proper representation of
the Riding against the next Vacancy from a dissolution,
resignation, or other cause. After this we need hardly
caution Reformers, of whatever shade or opinion, to keep
themselves at liberty, and entirely free from any pledge
or promise which may hereafter fetter them in the pro-
per exercise of their all-important franchise.— York-
Airman.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
There was a better market for the English Stocks all
day, and a good business was transacted. One reason of
this was the. discontinuance of sales by a wealthy corpo-
ration. Consols for immediate transfer have realised 891
to 89f, closing at 89k buyers, and for the Account 89t
to Exchequer Bills have been 14 to 16 premium.
India and Bank Stock were not dealt in. The new
Three-and-a Half per Cents. were 98-t to 1, and the
Three per Cent. Annuities 89k to 901,being an improve-
ment on each. South Sea Stock was at 991.
The Foreign Stocks were heavy of sale again. Portu-
guese New Bonds were dull at 29i to 301, and the Three
per Cents 18k. This was lower for the Five per Cents.,
the news from Lisbon under date of the 26th ultimo,
being indeed as indifferent as ever, since in the opi-
nion of parties living in the country, the greatest
difficulty will be experienced in raising the taxes
among the people in the provinces, although without
them the Government never can go on. Mexican
Stock was only marked 251 to-day, and Duteh Two-
and-a•Half per Cents. receded to 82 and 511.
The Share Market was not animated, but prices ruled
higher - than on Saturday. Brighton were 7 to 61,
Rackwall Crmydon 14-, Bristol and Exeter 27,
Cheltenham and Great Western 41k, Midland Coun-
ties 15, and North 'Midland 35f discount. Lou'
don and Birmingham Thirds were 211, the Quarters
171 ; the York and North Midland 25 ; the New Ilk ;
the Great Western 20, Fifths ; and the South
Western 148. p„.i.m. London Joint Stock Bank
Shares were 2f ; Provincial of Ireland 15i to and
Union of Australia 5 a premium.

(Prom The Sun of Last Night.)
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 31.—There
has been rather more business doing to-day. The sales
are :—Lancaster and Preston, 28i ; London and South
Western, 534.' North Midland, Halt; 321; Ditto, Thirds,
91:; Midland Couuties, Quarters, 21 ; Union. Plate
Glass, 9i.

.LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 31.—A better
business has been done in the Cotton Market to-day, the
sales amounting to 3,000 bales, of which the trade have
taken 2,300 bales, and exported 700 bales at Friday's
rates.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JULY 31.—The day
has passed without a single transaction at the Stock Ex-
change, the brokers having lately deserted the building.
There are but few arrivals to-day, and the only one
of a later date is from Demerara, the papers being up
to June 22, from which we take the following :
Ono of our leading mercantile houses deeply con-
cerned in the shipment of produce, and the sales of bills
has failed to the extent of upwards of 100,0001. sterling
doing immense damage to our smaller traders.
It is anticipated that the immediate resignation of cer-
tain high public trusts, must be among the consequences
of this truly lamentable public calamity. The situation
of one or two other large houses is described as very
precarious. It is impossible to forseeo where the pressure
of the present crisis will stop.
Governor Murray Maggregor, died on the 14th June.
The Montrose steamer has arrived with a mail from
the Mediterranean ; the dates are from Gibraltar July
22, Cadiz 23, Lisbon 26, Oporto 27, and Vigo 28, but
they do not communicate any news of importance. The
state of financial affairs in Portugal appears, according
to. the showing of the Finance Minister himself, to be in
a very bad way.

The English Stock Market opened pretty firm this
morning, at a slight advance upon the closing prices of
Saturday. Consols are now 894 * for Money, and 89* -4-
for the Account ; Bank Stock, 169 170 ; Three . per
Cents. Reduced 901 ; Three-and-a-Half Reduced, 98Z-
-99 ; Exchequer Bills, 14 16 premium.
Spanish Active Stock 19i 17, Portuguese Five per
Cents. 29* 304, Ditto Threes 17* 184. Not much busi-
ness doing at present.
The Continental arrivals consist of two French, two
Flanders, one Dutch, and one Hamburgh mail ; but the
intelligence brought by them is not of importance.
The Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. came 51 15-15,
and the Fives 101 11-16. No alteration in the rate of
Exchange from Hamburgh since last mail.
The receipt of the detailed advices by the overland
mail, with two days' later accounts from China, has
given a renewed impulse to speculative operations
in. the Tea market, and matters at present are
said to be all in favour of a rise, notwithstanding
the diminished consumption, which has already begun
to show itself on this account, and which will no
doubt go much further, as the dearness of even greater
necessaries of life, and the deplorable stagnation
of trade in the manufacturing districts, will retrench
to a serious extent the expenditure of the people upon
this, as well as upon every other article. The accounts
of the growing crops are, perhaps, more favourable on
the whole, but the arrivals of foreign grain and flour
continue very large, and it is now evident that,
as prices in Mark-lane to-day were Is. to 2s. higher
for bonded than on this day week, and is. for
domestic wheats, the averages must advance, and im-
portations be thus effected at a lower duty ; however, the
harvest may eventually turn out, and which it must be
the fervent desire of every honest man to see abundant.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ... :India Stock . •••
3 per Cent Red 9OA Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons B9i Ditto Old Annuities ...
3& per Cent Red.: 99 Ditto New Annuities...
New 3& per Cent . 9Bi Ex. Rills, 1,000/....2.14 16 pa,
New 5 per Cent ' Ditto 5001 l6 pm
Long Annuities to expire , Ditto Small l6 pm
Jan. 1860 ~ 12/. 'Bank Stock for Acct... 170
Oct 1859 'lndia Stock for Opg._

Jan. 1860. VI Consols for Acct —89 n
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent.
13clgitin, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.... — Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent
Chian, 6 per cent...... Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent l9a
Ditto, 1824. — Ditto, Deferred 5... 91
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1815, 5 per cent — !Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 231 French, 3 percent —f. —e
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2i per cent. ... 15&
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent 102 A