The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-27 00:00:00

EVENING SUN.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS'
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 26.--A very
moderate business has been done in the Cotton Morketf
to-day, not more than 2,500 bales having been sold;
this quantity, 200 of Americans and 300 Surat' have
been taken by exporters, at prices without any variation
since Friday.
te LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JULY 26.—We 1151.:
. only three transactions to report this day at the Sao'
Exchange :—Eastern Counties Debentures 8+ Vine
burgh, Leith, and Newhaven 37:1 ; Glasgow, Paisley,
and Greenock 261.
Nothing to report.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 26.
sales of to-day are Eastern Counties,
111
8 ; London and
South Western, 541 ; Bank of Manchester, 51- 165"
Manchester and Salford Banks, 9i.
The business in the City markets yesterday was
of
consequence. The chief feature was the price 0
Foreign Corn, and in consequence of the favourable stay,
of the weather, did not advance, but were sales pres.e
one or two shillings lower were taken
The overland mail from India is expected in the course
of the week, and, in all probability, will bring some in'
telligence of importance from China. •
with so
The British Funds opened firm this morning ,sf
ff
improvement of per cent. on the leaving o
yesterday. price v

THE FUNDS.
Consols may be quoted at present 901 ;
count, for Money, 894 90 ; Three per Cent. Beturcee,
90* ; Three-and-a-Half Reduced, 994 ; New 1 •urn
and-a-Half, 984 99 ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 pj,eilloils
Bank Stock, 1704 1714 ; India Stock, 2484 2491-;
Bonds, 6 8 premium. • es if;
The Foreign Market to the present time continu,
an inactive state. Spanish Active same as it left off, 2311;
Deferred, 94 10 ; Passive, 44 ; Portu.nese, bian,
Three per Cents., 184 ; Brazilian, 674 681 ;*Colotn r
for the Ai',
201 ; Chilian, 60 62 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Holf Pe
Cents., 514 524 ; Five per Cents., 1014 102.
rro
We have a complete Bank morning, both for ers
and intelligence, but the weather being fine cause
little more animation to business. Q.} ',reel.;
Shares:—Great Western, 20 21 prem.; New: -3.A1 91 9
London and Brighton, 64 64 discount ; Blartcw''' '
discount ; Birmingham 70 74 prem. ; Southalen,
54 55 per share ; Croydon, 12A 13 per share ;
wick 74 per share ; Manchester and Birrainghen3' 18 ,
discount.
Consols have turned flat, and are 904 sellers.,,,r
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Shan
Eastern Counties
Ditto Debentures
Great Western
to
.. to --
Ditto New ... 50
to --
London and Brighton -
London and Blackwell
W ---
London and Birmingham 9O l6l . .....
London and South Western 3B —
to
Ditto Tenths
North Midland
JOINT STOCK BANKS. 645 *• • 6 ...... to ---
London Joint Stock ... ........ .. 10
HALF-PAST fed in
No business of any magnitude has been transa".l3ool
the Stock Exchange up to the present titelisois are
markets have given way since the opening. C 80131
now 894 to 90 for Money, and 90 for the Aennall",:ceuts'
Stock, 171 ; India Stock, 248 249 ; Three per
Reduced, 901 4; Exchequer Bills, 17 preroiulm
Spanish Active Stock has receded to 194 ;
Five per Cents, are 304 ; Mexican Bonds, 261 ; 1021.
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 51452; Five per Ce/itS;se E 6;
Very little doing in Shares: Great Western IP,.„idon
Ditto New, 59 ; Lcndon and Brighton, 43i- ; '01;
and Blackwall, 15A- ; London and Biriningtw'
North Midland, 65i.
1
illl7
QUARTER TO --
Consols, Money, 90 ; Account, 904 sottish'
Colombian, 194 20 ; Mexican, 25 26 ;
194 204.
Nothing particular doing. •
THE MARKETS.—(THIS
n A Y.)
COLONIAL MARKET. ,~,d pric°
The demand for all the leading articles was goaa, ;wo
of ,"lf:
were very firmly maintained with a tendency st wee"
B. P. Sugar went off freely at the advanced rates of 051,00,
and very few samples of fine grocery sorts
the lowest point of the Market for Brown Sugar "5,2„,al
the extreme for fine yellow 68s. to 695. per cwt.
Mauritius also found a ready sale at stiff prices. t.;), Coe,'"
Bengal readily commanded 745. to 755. per cwt. In
sustain";
Market a fair business done, and prices were ell ,pe-
indeed, fine qualities looked up. Rice in great &mar 13$. Per
worti
culation and higher prices paid, good white los
cwt.
TEA MARKET. , the r°°•„igi
At the public sale, comprising 16,000 verl
. dis-
was but thinly attended, and the biddings ontltY , A
but the importers bought in freely, and the °llogoo
posed of was at rather lower rates. Compall''
2s. 31/.d. per lb. cash.
TALLOW MARKET. „nt, and4,7‘‘
are 1eft455.,
The prices continue at 475. to 475. 6d. on the sr: t the 011"..
to 475. 3d. deliverable in the last three months;
ket was very quiet, the trade still anticipating a fa„,ll.
WHITECHAPEL HAYMARKE,•,
We had a very fair supply, and the dentaa!, 2,1 10k
Prices as follows :—Clover, 31. to 61. ; Meadow La3:4.
to 5/. ; New Hay, 21. 10s. to 41. ; Straw, 21. to 74'

V
ROLLS COURT.—(THIS A. •
His Lordship the Master of the Rolls Wilsr,-h Ively
the whole day with consent petitions, none of WPoc"
of any interest to the public.

A
SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS
The Learned under SHERIFF did not hold 3 Court I
day.

BOW-STREET—(THIS Ditir') t°
Jahn M'Allan appeared before Mr. Ifaolalscotsltittbos:rant:lotecl_..
the complaint of William John Cox, for: haviug u6sau
I
him,
The complainant stated that lie was 3 ~,.II decante,.l
resided in Greek-street, Soho. Having a s'—i ss d'sl'
for sale he called on the defendant, who is a g.ti:- ‘ fel.
in Long Acre, and offered the decanter to win,ost
eighteen-pence. Upon this the defendant said, ' non
be d—d, I will give you 6d." The comPlait•niut liff°l.
this said that the defendant must take 111 article
a thief to suppose that he could afford to sell anho- tit t 4:
for 6d. that was worth 2s. 6d. or 35., and he was ...- too
leave the shop, when defendant eUP t°lum'n the
without any provocation struck himcarsevere bloc'°-
ey
Te ,
haen d
complainantfollonrediip the
called blow wi with
witnesses,an o another.
rt.° ratedr r
hisi testimony ; and the defendant being calk-e;:: de'
Ifs defence, said that he told the complainant 'bins to
canter would not suit him, and on his pressing,;(4l the
purchase he said he would give him 6d 111)°n he
complainant commenced abusive language,' and be 5
him. toct't
Mr. HALL said the conduct of the defendant was pot
there I old
unjustifiable. According to the evidence
the slightest •
provocation for the assault, and ..
the de
f
therefore inflict a penalty of thirty shillings on four
fendant, or, in default of payment, commit him or
teen days to the House of Crrectin. left
ties
The fine was immediatelyo
paid, nand the Par
the Court.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET'
(THIS DAY.) somas
ATTEMPTED MURDER THROUGH JEALOnUStifi"-oreitti::
Edwards, a middle-aged man, carrying
business as a master bricklayer, at No. 18e, Staeerseraff
Seven-dials, was placed at the bar before 11(1r. 3');-„,. to
the presiding magistrate, charged with atte,ll::rePrt4i-aliic
Baker, a bricklayer, and a loos side 0'
murder William •
house, by inflicting three severe cuts on the lei'
John Brown, police constable, No
his throat, while he was lying in bed l 'P
sion stated, that between seven and. eight o'cl°tse in
morning, a female came to the police-station-hem- lice'
Bow-street, Covent-garden, and wished for 0 , had
constable to be sent with her, as she believed nierjadgeti-
been committed at the house where she ". ice t,'
street,
Witness accordingly accompanied her to No. I°' second
he found the man Baker lying
and on proceeding into the back room i• otter
floor,in a state. 11°1,10A
insensibility on the bed, which was covered wit, ad 10.4
and entirely soaked through ; a large pool of hH° dia,,,l.
under the bed, which had dripped through the 711 the
On the left side of Baker's throat, just undernelverf
jaw-bone, were three severe wounds, which 114" en in-
appearance of having been inflicted with some sragh
strument. One of the cuts came completely on
into the underneath part of the mouth, and en vanaclt
the man some water to drink, it ran through ,ihe,,:vcioa3"
He was after some time restored to a state or C°'"-,,,- tilt)
315:2 I o.f the F dtiiivii;
ness, and on witness asking him how and by iv"— . $
injuries had been inflicted, lie replied, " I ciwn4'llolt did It
word about it ; I suppose it was Edwards
ds•" Tile fen'
The female answered, "Yes, it was Edwar •
.as °the.
had her head cut, one of her eyes blackened, and v" .11'
wise severely injured. Witness having learnt that thegot,
soner, who is the landlord of the house, was in Iraff.ll93
room on the first floor went there and took ~--Althe
custody: He stated that he had caught Baker n" aoa
hiding
in bed together, and had given them a jolly god
Baker
wash
The witness erewmasovetdheton
King's
Ctoolltehe station house
here handed Mr. iffeallifitbys
of the house-sugeon, which stated that Baker had
state
ceived severe lacerated wounds t in a fit
-
, and was no
to attend. ' theul
The prisoner admitted that he did " pitch into
thing
both," but he denied that he struck them with leiiim
but his hand—he had no cutting instrument about •
Remanded until to-morrow. Ptiht:Leertid.fie:ete,

. ABERDEEN, JULY 20.
• —_—___
an uncommon luring
take of salmon in this vicinity, ( 0 000
three
days ; the stake nets aloneproduced above -,
~ed for
file fish. The Duchess of Sutherland steamer saa
the
London on Saturday, with upwards of GOO boxes"—, ie
Last week there 0:85
same vessel had likewise 9n board 165 black cattle
prime condition. Black'
An operative association was formed in
burn, on Monday last, with a view of supporting free'
trade principles.—Liverpool Chronicle.
i T wch Yes-
ISAAC .PEAR.—This convict left ips- na
terday morning in the custody of Fletcher, the gaolver,. a__
Superintendent Betts, by the "Orwell," for Lon&
, trywili
thence to be conducted to Portsmoutli, from whenceas /1(
ting
leave this cou for 15 years. llis companion wY°
Harvey, who,ntr wiy th the Pulfers, was convicted of I,li,ebreci
breaking. Pear, previously to quitting his cal,
soli,
upon the wall the following lines :
d
" I have travelled the country round and roun,
And always went quite safe and sound ;
Until at Banbury I got,
Little dreaming of any plot,
Where a fellow by the name of Crab,
Recognised me and had me grab'd."
—lpswich Express.