The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

HONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was no Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday.
On the whole, the quotations have been firmer for the
staple this week.
We have no arrivals this msrning.
The Bank of England averages for the week to Satur-
day last present the following features:—
Notes Issued £24,320,340
Decrease
Rest, Increase
Public deposits increase.
Other deposits decrease 559,304
Seven-day and other Bills decrease 9,990
Other securities increase
Notes
Decrease
Bullion 11,015,583
1 Decrease

The Bank of England has rather increased its circu-
lation, but to effect this, and also to meet the decline in
the private deposits, we find a material reduction
in the reserve of notes. The further increase in
the other securities indicates that the Bank continued
to discount freely last week, although it is now drawing
in, and seems inclined to afford less accommodation to
the discount houses, and to desire to engross more of
their business for its own profit, besides checking specu-
lations for the hoarding of grain. Thus, by merely
lending money to the discount brokers until the 17th
inst., the latter will be compelled so keep themselves
well in funds to repay the Bank. Possibly on the 17th
they may be told that the amount can be loaned again
to them for a further period of two or three weeks, but
it is clear the Bank will not tie itself down. It now re-
mains to be seen whether the Bank will discount to the
same extent as usual the bills of private firms.
Better accounts are coming to hand from the manu-
facturing, and of the London districts the demand
both for Foreign and Colonial productions, continues to
be extensive ; the markets have been freely supplied,
and a disposition to realise at present rates has been
manifested, consequently prices have ruled unevenly.
The deliveries of the necessaries of life, as also of the
raw material for manufacturing purposes, continue large;
and from the known lightness of stock in the hands of
the wholesale houses, as also in those of the manufac-
turers, we look fur this to continue ; and as the ship-
ping season commences a considerable increase may
reasonably be expected. The stock of some of our
principal articles is greatly diminishing—we allude
more particularly to Cochineal and Lac Dye—both of
these are higher in price since our last, and further ad-
vances are looked for; much, however, will depend upon
the state of the money marloet, as any increase in the
rate of discount must necessarily tend to prevent a rise
in produce.
From the manufacturing districts the accounts are
rather improving, the orders received from America
have had much to do with this, and as others are known
to be on the way, combined with the more favourable
news received from India and China, and the prospects
of provisions being cheaper, we hope shortly to hear that
trade has altogether much improved. By the overland
mail from India and China, we have dates from China to
the 31st of January, Singapore, February sth, Calcutta
:he 10th, Madras the 13th, and Bombay to the 16th:
the commercial news is of a much more cheering charac-
ter than has been the case for some time past; the busi-
ness done in British manufactured goods, both in India
and China, has been at improved prices, with a good
demand.
The Funds have been heavy again to-day, but there is
not much business doing. Consols are 88 to 88k. At
the former rate there has been some demand however.
Exchequer bills have been quoted par to 2s. premium.
The Consols scrip is at ls. discount.
In the Foreign market the business done is limited,
and the quotations have not varied much. Portuguese
Four per Cents. have been 341, and Spanish Three per
Cents. 3.11 also. Mexican are merely nominal. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half for Cents. are 68i.
In railway shares the transactions have been compara-
.ively limited, and prices continue heavy.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • .. 831/4
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • •
Ditto, 30 years, Jan 5, 1860 .. 94
India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. 1 p
Ditto, under 1,0001. 3 dis 2 p
Consols tar Account .. • • .. 881/4
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. • • .. 1 din
ExcLequer Bills. I%d. 2d.
1,0001. • • .• .• par 2 p
5001. •• • • _ .... par 2 p
Ditto, Small • • • • 2p 1 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • • .. 861/4 87 cx di,
Portuguese Four per Cent .. 344
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent •• .. 1101
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • •
Ditto, Passive Bonds • • • • .. 4ii
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • .. 341/4
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 901 91 90% xdv
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILW AYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • 5 •• • • 131/4 .... to
Bristol and Exeter .. • • .. 75 —741/4 ex.div. to
Buckinghamshire • • .• • • .. 6/. 43.• •.. par •• • - to
Caledonian • • .• •. .. 30 261/4 to 26
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 121(, •• .. IX, • • to
Eastern Counties .. • • .. .. 20 .• .. 194 •• .. to 19
Ditto, York Extension • 54 •• • • 4543% ••to
East Lincolnshire • • • • •• .• .. 4 sy, %• • to
Edinburgh and Perth • • • .. 2 .• .. 33414 %to
Ditto, Extension •• •• .. 105..... 14 %• • to
Great Western • • • . 85 .• •• t•
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 121/4 •• .. 17% •••• to
Hull and Selby • • • • .. 50 ...•102 .... to
Lancaster and. Carlisle .. • • .. .. 50 .• • • 621/4 •• .. to
Ditto. New • • • . .. 5 .• .. 9 to
Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. .. 35 79 .... to
London, Brighton, and South Coast •• 50 521/4 •• .. to
London and North-Western • • •• 100 .. 177 .• • • to 176
Ditto, Quarters .. .. • • 2 .. • • to
Ditto ditto New .. . • .. . 2 .... 12% •••• to
London and South-Western 411. 10d. ••• • .... to
Ditto, Scrip .. • • .. .. 5 .... 4%.... to 5
Lynn and Ely • • • . .. 20 .... 211/4 .... to
Manchester and Southampton .. . 2 •• • 14 1/4 ••to
Midland ... 100 —.• 11414 to 115%
Ditto, New .. • • .. .. 30 .• 33%.... to
Ditto, New .. .• .. • • • • 2 •• • • 4% %.. to
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .• 271 xdto
Norfolk • • • . • • .. ..100 . • • 1351/4 •• .. to
Northern Counties Union • • • • • • 21 •• •• %•••• to
North British • • • • • • • . • • 25 .• •• 32%.... to
Ditto, Half Shares • • • • .• • • 1215 •. • • 15% ••.. to
Ditto, Quarters .• • • .• • • • • 2 •• 3% .... to
Ditto, Extension • • •• .. • • %•• • • 14 .... to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • b •• 4% ••.. to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) •• 3 .• • • 41/4 .... to
Shrevrsbury and Hereford ••..• •• • • 2 •• • • ► .... to
iouth Eastern and Dover • • .. ..33L 25.4 d. •• .. to
Ditto, New (do. 15/.) No. 4 .. . • 334 •• • • 4U.. • • to—
South Wales .. • . • • .. .. 10 .• • • 71/4 •• .. to
Vale of Neath • • • • .. .. • • 2 .• • • %..•• to
York and Newcastle . • .. 25 •• •• •• • • to
I)itto, New • • • • .. •• 10 ••• • 15 •••• to
Ditto, Preference • • • • .. 4 .. • • ...• to
York and North Midland • • _ .. 50 .• •••• to
Ditto, Preference • • • • .. .. 2 .• 11% •••• to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 21% .... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 20 . • 16% to
Dutch Rhenish • • • • •• .. • • 7 •• .. 4 ••.. to
Tours and Nantes • • • • • • 5 •• •. 1% •• to
West Flanders • • • • • • 8 .... 44.... to
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 .• •• 22 .. to

Australasia • • • • • • • •
MIRES
Real del Monte, 'Unregistered • • • • • • ..• 3X, .. .. to

LAMB AND FLAG COURT RAGGED SCHOOLS,
CLERKENIVELL.—The children attending these day
schools, to the number of near 200, were yesterday
(Good Friday), after a most gratifying examination,
regaled by the committee with hot cross-buns. We un-
derstand that nearly 300 children now attend both day
and Sunday schools.
The General Steam Navigation Company's steam-
ship Wilberforce, W. Phillips, commander, arrived in
the River on Thursday night, with the Hamburgh and
Bremen mails, after a fine passage of 46 hours only from
Hamburgh, left the Princess Royal steamer at Ham-
burgh, loading, for London, to leave this day; passed the
Mountaineer steamer, from Dunkirk, off Borkum on the
31st, at three P.M., and passed the John Bull steamer,
Corbin, with the London mail of the 31st, on the Ist of
April, at 4. 30. A.M., about 30 leagues from Orfordness,
both bound to Hamburgh.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 2.—The Royal West India
Mail Packet Medway, Captain Andrews, left the river
this day at two o'clock P.M., with the Gulf and West
Indian mails, also 600 bottles of quicksilver, value
9,3501., specie 8,500/., and general cargo and 35 pas-
sengers. The Oriental Company's boat Tagus, Cap-
tain Evan's, with the East India and China mails, a full
cargo of bale goods, and about 30 passengers, leaves the
l)ocks at 3 o'clock P.M., tomorrow, for Constantinople,
Malta, &c.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO EMIGRATION.—AUSTRALIA.----
Extract, Sept., 1846 :—" The thing we are in the
greatest want of is labour. We are now giving 35/. a
year for a man and his wife, and 251. a year for shep-
herds, besides rations, which consist of 101 b. of flour,
121 b. of beef, 21b. of sugar, and *lb. tea per week, and a
house to live in, and by no means hard work. We have
a great many working men earning from 30s. to 425.
per week."
PROVISIONS FOR IRELAND.—PORTSMOUTH, APRIL
2.—The anxiety of the Admiralty :0 get the seed corn
to Ireland is so great, that notwithstanding this being
Good Friday, people are employed in loading her
Majesty's ship Odin, and they hope to fill her, so that
she may pat to sea to-morrow. At daylight in the
morning a strong party of men from the Victory are to
be sent to the Avenger, to fill her with the seed corn
which will be at the Clarence-yard this evening. The
Avenger goes to the county Galway with her cargo.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last evening a young man,
named John Pyne, living at No. 64, Windmill-street,
Haymarket, was drowned in the Thames. The boat in
which he and four others were seated,in their endeavours
to get out of the way of an approaching steam-vessel,
ran against the abutment of the fourth arch of West-
minster-bridge. Pyne foolishly rose up and reached out
to lessen the shock, and the concussion threw him over-
board. From the dal knees, it being about seven o'clock,
the others were unable to see him so as to render assist-

ance, and he unfortunately perished.
DEATH BY BURSTING A BLOOD-VESSEL—Late on
Thursday night Yin Bedford held an inquest at the
Black Horse, Bedfordbury, on the body of a man un-
known, apparently about 40 years. The deceased, who
was a tramping stableman, attending races, &e., had for
the last twelve mouths occasionally hired a bed at No.
.5, Langley-court, Long-acre, a casual lodging-house.
On Tuesday night last he slept there, and in the morning
began spitting blood, but refused to have a surgeon
called in, and contittued getting worse till mid-day, when
vomitting blood till he was unable to stand, from weak-
ness, he was carried on a shutter to the Charing-cross
Hospital, where life was found to be extinct. There
being no doubt that death resulted from a rupture of a
blood-vessel of the lungs, a verdict was returned of
" Natural death." T:he Coroner directed that inquiries
should be _made for deceased's relatives, whom he had
been heard to say lived at Paddington, as in the. event
of the body not being owned within a few days it would
be devoted to anatomical purposes.
The operatives of Hull have established a proprie-
tary mill for grinding their own corn, and a similar mill
is to be established at Toi4Poin•