The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-05 00:00:00

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.
(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

_
Alderman Harmer ...... 2,008
Alderman Pirie 2,506
Alderman Johnson .....
TWO O'CLOCK.
Alderman Harmer
Alderman Pine._ 2,530
."
Alderman Johnson .. 2,500

AT THREE O'CLOCK.
Alderman Harmer 2,079
Alderman Pirie ............
Alderman Johnson

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY).

LONDON, OCT. s.—Wind this day at noon—Light
Northerly airs, and hazy.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4 —Wind E. N. E,—Arrived the
Mary Pring, from Smyrna ; Minerva, Crawford, Hon-
duras ; and Diadem, New York. Sailed the outward
bound.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind N.N E. to N. E. 4,.......
Wind N.E.—Off port the Narcissus. Walker, from Lima.
Cowes, OCT. 3.—Sailed the Hilda Charlotte, from
Rio Janeiro.

DARTMOUTH, OCT. 3 —Off port the Royal Tar, Bell,
from Valparaiso; and Amity, Clark, Aquilla.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind N. to N. E. 3.—Wind
E. to,N. E., fresh breezes.—Arrived the Royal Tar,
steamer, Brooks, from Gibraltar—left 24th ult., Cadiz
25th, Lisbon 28th, Oporto 29th, and Vigo 30th; and
Sarah, Mills, Newfoundland. Sailed the Henry Farmer,
Bissitt, for Calcutta ; James, Todd, Hobart Town ; and
Pigeon, packet, West Indies.

DOVEF:, OCT. 4.—Off port the Prince of Wales, Royal,
from Hudson's Bay.
___

DEAL, OCT. 3.—Wind N.N E., fresh breeze. 4.--
Wind N. E., fresh breeze.—Sailed the outward bound.
RAMSGATE, OCT. 3.—Sailed the Joaix Enrique, love-
lays, for St. Jago del Cuba; and Collingwood, Guthrie,
Sydney, New South Wales.
TORBAY, OCT. 2 —sailed the Earl of Balcarras, Vaux,
for Bombay; and Hamburgb, Huesman, Bahia.
JERSEY, OCT. 4.—Sailed the Welcome Jackson, pose
for Newfoundland; and Courier, Buesnel,,R,issolinewo.
BRISTOL, OCT. 4.—Arrived the Acsitr,;Jones, from St.
Vincent's. Sailed the Cyclops, etthis, for New York ;
Trenton, Rees, ditto; Princess Victoria, Cooper, Mobile.
NEWPORT, OCT. 2 —Sailed the Corsair, Harland, for
Savannah ; and Dromio, Tolman, Sy ra.

CLYDE, Ocr 2.—Sailed the Pink, Patterson, for Cal.
cutta ; Baronet, Grant, Honduras; Clansman, Dewar,
Demerara ; and Warsaw, Griffiths, New York.
KINGSTON, OCT. 3 —Arrived the Brown, Jackson, from
Quebec.

WATERFORD, OCT. 2.—Sailed the John, Power, for St.
John's, New Brunswick.

CORK, OCT. I.—Arrived the Duke of Gloucester, Sa-
ville, from Cuba ; and Cybele, Fitchett, St. Dominica.
BELFAST, OCT I.—Sailed the Lady Mary Fox, Sower-
by, for Demerara.

AIONTROSR, OCT. 1.-"--Arrivcd the South Esk, Lindsay,
from Riga.

SUNDERLAND, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Thomas arid Mary,
Longstaff, from Richebucto, encountered a heavy ga'c ou
the 20th ult., lost sails, bulwarks, deck load, &c.
HARWICH, OCT. 4.--it has blown strong during the
day from N. E. The Two Brothers, Young, from Am-
sterdam to Sunderland, was towed in hcr3 this morning,
with loss of mainmast, &c.
ORAN, OCT. I.—A schooner is on shore upon Inver-
sandy Point near Ananferry.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK,
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The
sales to-day are 3,500 bags to the trade at yesterday's
prices.

Our arrivals this morning were a Lisbon mail, by the
Royal Tar, sailed September '2Bth ; from Malta 19th ;
Gibraltar, 24th ; Cadiz, 25th ; Oporto, 20th ; Vigo,
30th ; ship letters_frosa Peru, Fernando Po, and Hud-
son's Bay.

A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 12th Septem-
ber, states, that the Russian fleet is formidable, and two
divisions of the nrmy are organizing with the greatest
speed to occupy Constantinople ; Count Orloff is to
command them. It was reported at Berlin that Marshal
Paskewitch had come there to propose to the King of
Prussia to occupy Poland with Prussian troops in case
of a war, as that arrangement would leave at liberty the
Russians to proceed en masse to the frontiers of Turkey.
We have a great mass of intelligence this morning
from the East, but it is wit rout importance.
The intelligence received from Syria confirms the
telegraphic despatds of the attack and destruction of
Beyrout.

THE ?UN DS.
The intelligence on Saturday caused for a short period
a pacic in the British Market, and considerably de-
pressed Consols. This morning the market is less agi-
tated and more steady. The first price of Consols was
87 ; at present, may be quoted at 86t i, for the Ac-
count ; Money. 86i i ; Exchequer 1:11118, 4 7 prem.;
India Bonds, 6 8 discount ; Bank Stock. 166 X 67 ;
india Stock, '-t45 247.
In thr• 1: oiei.n Market, Spanish Active, which left nffat
211 3
P !3. has rather improved to 21i i ; Deferred, 108 i ;
passive, .58 i ; Portuguese same as they left off, 31
324 ; Three per Cents., 204 211 ; Colombian, 21i 22 ;
Mexican, 23 24 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
482 49 ; Five per Cents. 94 931.

We have just received. the Hamburg!' Mail of Friday,
2d October, bringing the Exchange on London, same
as rer last post, 13 12. Gold has risen 21 marks, 429.
Accounts in the Ilamburgh papers of the above date,
state from Monte Video, 18th July, " That Rivera
had changed his politics, and no longer supported the
French ; that be had disbanded his army, which was
intended against Buenos Ayres, and it was believed
that he is acting with a secret understanding with
Rosas. France could easily have settled her diffe•
rences with Buenos Ayres, by a❑ expedition of 4,000
to 6,000 men, but at present 23,000 men will not be
sufficient for it."

Shares—Great Western 14 16 prem. ; London and
Brighton 111 dis. ; Blackwall 2'4-1 dis,; Bir-
mingham 74 75 prem. ; Southampton 514 .52i per
share ; Croydon 111 per share ; Greenwich 6 7 per
share ; Manchester and Birmingham 14 l dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Pct. Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester....., 90 ... 74
Eastern Counties
Great Western
...... 81 to
North Midland, (New)

HALF-PST
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in
The panic which prevailed on /il
the British Market, owing to hostilities having com-
menced in the East, has now entirely subsided, and
Consols have a more healthy appearance. The busi-
ness done in the course of the morning has not been
of an extensive nature ; small sums of money stock
came to market. The speculators are now waiting to
ascertain what measures the French Government will
adopt in the present situation of the affairs in the East,
before they operate to any great extent.
Consols have been fluctuating from 87 6 71, and are
at present 87i for the Account ; Exchequer Bills lower,
5 2 4 premium.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active fluctuating
during the morning, 21i j 4, at present improved to
22i ; Deferred, 10a 3 ; Portuguese 91i 32i n ;
Three per Cents, 211 ; Colombian, 21i 221 ; Dutch
Two-and-Half per Cents. 48,i-, 49 ; Five per Cents, 9-q.
Very little doing in the Share market. Derby and
Gloucester, 74 ; Great Western, 81 ; North Midland,
new, 391.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY FOR OCTOBER.—
To set this down as " an average number," or even more,
were to "damn with faint praise" ono of the best sus-
tained portions of a publication that does great credit to
our periodical literature. As Mr. Ainsworth proceeds
with his " Romance of History," the interest rises as the
ramifications of the fiend-like plot are developed. But
the papers which, we venture to predict, will prove most
attractive, are those of the renowned Clockmaker, our
valued friend " Samuel Slick," of whom, without any
" soft sawder," are Must say, that " none but himself can
be his parallel." It requires neither sign manual, nor
initial, nor hieroglyphic, nor " distinctive dye." to tell us
who wrote that exquisite illustration of " Too Knowing by
Half;" whilst the versatility of his talents is strikingly
evinced in the deep and melancholy
has invested his description ef, interest
The
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Kent's
Lodge."—Salisbury Herald.
A duel, under the following
singular circum-
stances, was fought on Sunday at Orleans ; —An old sol-
dier of the garrison and a sub+titute, having quarrelled,
resolved to settle the difference with
the sword, and, to
prevent interruption, got into a boat and went to a bank in
the middle of the Loire abovA the town, which is clear
when the water is low, but covered at flood. Here within
view of crowds assembled on the banks and the bridge,
they set to with their sabres, and fought till the first sol-
dier was disabled by a wound in the wrist.
LONGEVITY.—During the months of April,
May, and June, of the present year,
there died in the five
prrishes of Penllyn, Merionethshire, forty-three persons, the
Welsh
average
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rdseevrenteert out of that number was
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ROYAL ARTILLERY.
men selected from the detachment recently
Spain, to proceed to Constantitiopk,
At (;even O'clock on
returned from
arrived at Woolwich for the
to brigade and in_
struct the Turks, to set out without
delay for their destina-
tion, as their services would he immediately required. To
show the readiness of British soldiers, and what they can
do in cases of emer,ency,
it is but justice to state, that in
less than half an hour the men had left the garrison for
London on their way to the terminus of the railway at
Vauxhall, to proceed is ith the first train to Southampton,
where they expected to meet Lieutenant A. S. Dickson,
and embark in a steam-vessel for Constantinople. The
men appointed to this arduous duty consist of four non-
commissioned officers, and three experienced gunners and
drivers. 1

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