The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-31 00:00:00

N, MARCH 31, 1847.
S 101

PRICE SD.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000
bales. The market was firm. In Shares a small
business only was done.
The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Lamond
and Co. was dull, and participated in the general depression.
Shropshire Unions have had a serious fall. The following
are a few of the principal sales :
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole £1 19 0
North British Extension
Shropshire Union and Canal 0 16 6
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 5 0
Louvain ala Sambre 1 0 0
Great Western of Bengal b 4 0
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 11 6
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 4 1 0
Eastern Counties, York Extension 4 17 0
Calcutta and St. George's Point 0 4 6
Direct Northern (scrip) 2 7 6
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 4 16 6
Newport and Abergavenny
Taw Vale Extension and Dock . 3 0 0
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bostois
Accounts from Sydney of December 12, although
of later date, communicate no intelligence of par-
ticular interest. The new clip of wool was
arriving fast at the port from the stations
in the interior, and in the course of a few
weeks we may expect large arrivals in London, if the
vessels have a favourable voyage. The Legislative
Council had passed resolutions expressive of their
conviction that the rising of the upset
price of land to one pound per acre was im-
politic, and some of the colonists had drawn up a pe-
tition for general signature in support of that view.
Trading affairs seemed to be progressing tolerably well,
and there was a steady demand for efficient labourers
and mechanics.
The money market is rather tight on account of the
bill payments flailing due this week, but the payment of
the dividends next week' will afford some relief.
The Foreign Exchanges were more in our favour yes-
terday afternoon, and higher rates were given for the
pound sterling in bill transactions upon the prin-
cipal continental cities. Of course the recent exports of
bullion serve to produce this result, and when another
million sterling has been sent to the United States, as it
is expected there will be next month, we shall probably
hear of a rally in the exchanges on the other side of
the Atlantic.
The funds have been very dull again to-day, and it
seems now, independent of other circumstances, to be a
rule that prices shall be depressed prior to Thursday, in
anticipation of some restrictive action by the Bank
of England. Perhaps it may not, however, be out of
place to observe that the Bank is charging now 4i per
getcen t 5.
poenr tcl best
npdaaper, and that
commissionh
upon
dinesxcocuelnit roenbtbkiellrss.
This will prevent money getting " easy" without a forced
action upon the circulation. Consols have been quoted
88i for present transfer and time. Exchequer Bills
are ls. discount to Is. premium. Bank Stock is marked
2041 to 2051. Consols Scrip is to discount.
The Foreign Investments have been very flat.
Mexican 21fi, and Spanish Five per Cents. 22k.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 56.2 to 59.
Railway shares are again rather unsteady.
BRITISH FUNDS TINS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • .• 88%%
South Sea Stock ............
Ditto, Old Annuities • .. 87%
Bank Stock for April 14 • • . • .. .. 2055 20414 205%
Consols for Account .. . • .. 88%%
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. •• % dis
Exchequer Bills, lid. 2d.
1,0001. • • .. •• 1 dis 1 p
500/. • • • • .. 1 dis 2p 2 dis 1 p
Ditto. Small .• .• .... 3p 2 dis 1 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 88
(Nihau Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • • • 935(
Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent • • • •
Ditto, for the Account .. 21N%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. .. 40
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. tioq
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cant. 22%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent • • .. 403(
Dividends on the above payable In London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59 58%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 93%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.

Aberdeen • • . • • • . • • 30 to
Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jll. 2% .. 2 .... to
Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • 5 •• • • 13% .. to
Birmingham, Wolyer., and Dudley • • 5 •• .. 1156 11 to 11
Buckinghamshire .. • • .. —6/. 45... .. par .... to
Caledonian .. • . • . • . 30. 26% .. to

Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .. • . 2%.... 2%. .. to
Eastern Counties .. .. 20 .. .. 1934 36 % to
Do.,Perpetus.l,s per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d ..... 3i p•• to
Ditto, York Extension .. • • .. .... 4 .... to
East Lincolnshire .. 4 .. 634 .... to
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .• 50 70% .... to
Great Northern .. • .. 3% .. .... to
Great North of England .. .. 100 .... .. •• to
Ditto, New • • .. • • • • .. 20 .... 571 i •••• to
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... •• .. to
Ditto, New .. • . 5 „„ to
Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. •• 35 .. • • 78i; .... to
London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 .. • • 52%.... to 52
London and North-Western • • .. 100 .. 175 .. • • to 177
Ditto, Quarters .. •• .. • • • • 2 .. • • 1834 .. • • to 1934
Ditto ditto New .. • • .. . 2 .... 12N to
Ditto, Fifths .• • - .. 2 .• 15%.... to 16
Ditto, 401. Shares M. and B. .. 40 .... 69% to
Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and B. (A) 5 .... 11%.... to
Ditto, 101. Shares M. and B. (C) 1 •• .. 74 to
London and South-Western 411. 6.,. 10d. .... 64 .... to
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40 .... 4734 •• . • to
Ditto, Scrip .. . • .. • • • • 5 .• .. 5 .• •.to
London, Salisbury, and YeON • .. .. • • %•.• • to
Lynn and Ely • • • • .. 20 .... 2134 .... to
Manchester and Leeds • • • 82 .• • • .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. .. 12 .... 16 .. .. to
Ditto, Fifths • . .. • • • • • • 5 10 .• .. to
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • • • • .71. 45... • . 2% p.. to
Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock - • 425. •• • . % p.. to
Manchester and Southampton 2 14 % .. to
Midland •• ..100 ....11534.... to 116
Ditto, New .. 2 .... 5 .... to
Midland, Birmingham & Gloucester.. 100 .. 12334 .... to
Newcastle and iterwick .. •• 20 .• .. to
Ditto, New • • • .. .. 5 •• .. 834% ••to
Newcastle and Carlisle • • .. .• 100 .. 11338 to
Newmarket and. Chesterford • • .. 10 .... 104 •... to
Norfolk • • .. • • .. .. —lOO . • • 135% .... to 137
North British • • • • .• .. • • 25 .. • • 33 .... to
Ditto, Extension • • • • .- % .• 1%.... to
Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • .. • • 1 •• .. 3343; •. to—
North Staffordshire • . • • .. • • 5 .. • • 8 .. ••to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 5 .... 446 ••.. to 5
Scottish Central .. •• •• •• • • 15 .• • • 22% •• • • to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 3 ...• 4za.... to
Ditto, ditto (B) • • • • • • .. 114 134 •• .. to
Shropshire Union • • • •• •• • • 429. . lab dis. to
South Devon ............40 . —l3l .. •.to
outh Eastern and Dover .. 331.25. 4d. •• .. to
Ditto, New (do. 331. 6s. Bd.) No. 2•• 12 ... 12% to
Ditto, New (do. 301.) No. 3 .. • • 15 1636 .... to
Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 • • 3% •• • • 44 .. • • to
South Wales .. •• • . • • • • • • 10 734 to 8
swans. & Loughor & Cameron's Stm.. 2 .... 234 .... to
York and Newcastle . • .• .. • • 25 .... 3434 35 to 3434
Ditto, New 10 .... 143{.... to
Ditto, Preference • • • • • • • • 4 .... .. • . to
York and North Midland .. • • 50 .... 84 •. to 831 i
Ditto. Extension .. .. 20 .... 3634 .. to 36
Ditto, Preference .. • . • . • • 2 .... 114 %..to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 20 .... 1634 to
Luxembourg • . 6 .... 134.... to
Namur and Liege • . • 10 .... 4%.... to
Northern of France .. .• .. • • 8 .• .. 13 ••.• to 12%
Paris and Lyons
Sambre and Meuse .. .. • . 12 .... 64 •. o
West Flanders • • • • .. .• 1 .• 434.... to
MINES
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. • • .... -to -
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 334 Gibraltar.. •••••• • • •• ••
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1 Leghorn ...• ••••• • • • • • 30 30
notterdam .... ••2 U. 12 4 Genoa .. 25 90
Antwerp• • ............ 25 85 Milan .. ••••••• • • • • • • •
Hamburgh 31.8. 13 1034 Venice.
A1t0na.......... • ..... Naples .. ••• • • • ...... 40311
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 50 Palermo, per ox l2l
Ditto, 3 months .. 25 50 Lisbon .. .••• • • • .
Marseilles -••• • • • ..... 25 90 Oporto• ••••• • • • . .. • • 53%
.. 25 85 ltio Janeiro • • ...... • • 26
Frankfort on Maine.... 121 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres .. •, • •
Berlin •
Vienna, effec. flo ••• • .. 10 3 Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto • • .... 10 3 PRICES OF EITLLION, PEE oz.
Madrid ••..• • • • ...... 364 Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9
Cadiz • • •.. : •••• • • • • 36% New Dollars .... • • 0 4 10%
Bilbao.. • • • • • • • •
•• • Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 0
Barcelona •••••• • • • • • • Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Seville.. ••••• • • • • • Silver in bars ...... •• 0 50 36

ST. PANCRAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GUAR-
PlANs.—Yesterday, at a meeting of the board, Mr. Pitt re-
ported, that on Monday evening a man, with his wife and
two children, applied for admission at the workhouse ; an
in3ane woman and a madman, who were brought in a cart,
were admitted about the same time. The husband left his
wife and children inside the walls and decamped, and in a
few moments the woman was delivered of a child in the
gravel walk. Dr. Cooper, the parish surgeon, was imme-
diately sent, for, but did not make his appearance. The
woman was removed to the lying-in ward, and after the
lapse of more than an hour Mr. Mitchell, the assistant
of Dr. Cooper, arrived. A rigid investigation was gone into,
and the report of Mr. Pitt fully substantiated by the evi-
dence of Lamb, the porter of the workhouse gate, and other
witnesses. Mr. Mitchell admitted being sent for, and being
informed there were a madman and a woman in labour, at
the workhouse gate, and said he only waited to have his tea
and put his coat on, and that not more than half an hour
elapsed from the time of his being first sent for and his ar-
rival at the workhouse. He did not consider the case of the
woman required his notice, as she had been removed to the
lying-in ward. Dr. Cooper contended it was no part of his
duty to attend midwifery cases unless they were too difficult
fer the midwife; they ought to have sent for the midwife,
and not for him. The investigation and explanation having
terminated, Mr. Churchwarden Wagstaff moved a resolution
to the effect, that the conduct of the medical officer showed
most reprehensible neglect, and was calculated to bring dis-
, credit on the medical superintendence of the workhouse, as
well as upon the directors. The resolution, after solng strong
observations from several of the directors and guardians on
the conduct of Dr. Cooper, was carried unanimously, and
the Doctor himself admonished to correct his conduct in
future on similar occasions.
PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO THE SOCIETY OF
ARTS.— His Royal Highness paid a visit yesterday to the
exhibitions of specimens of British manufactures, opened__by
the Society of Arts and Manufactures, of which his Royal
Highness is the president. His Royal Highness took special
interest in those specimens which exemplify the combination_
of decorative art with' mechanical ingenuity. He praised
the specimens of enamelled and coloured glass—a manufac-
ture from which, until recently, the British manufacturer
was excluded by a prohibitory duty. His Royal Highness
remarked the deficiency of this country in bronzes, in which
ryhe regarded as the means of
other nations. The specimens
lost- eoaarke gernearvtilLsurpassed bne
by
machinery
the designs of the best artists to be multiplied and
executed at a cheap rate, and expressed his hope that the
great powers of that machinery would be used on the very
best designs only of the most eminent artists. In the pro-
cess of colouring on china his Royal Highness remarked that
we were making rapid progress ; and the exquisite vases in
china decorated with flowers were praised. The larger
specimens of decorated earthenware were commended, espe-
cially those adorned with foliage in relief. Having spent up-
wards of an hour in the rooms, his Royal Highness retired
with his suite.