The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-03 00:00:00

PINE AP.TS.

The drawings and plans of the late distinguished ar-
chitect Schinkel, have been purchased by the King of
Prussia for 30,000 dollars.
At a general assembly of the Royal Academicians,
held on the Ist inst., in Trafalgar-square, Mr. J. R.
Herbert, Mr. J. W. Gordon, and Mr. P. M'Dowell
were elected Associates of that Instituticn.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
The naturalists of Italy are to hold their next meeting
in 1843 at Lucca.
A grand musical performance took place at the Royal
Opera-house, Berlin, on Monday last, in celebration of
the hundredth anniversary of its erection.
THEATRICAL.

The sudden death of the well-known theatrical direc-
tor, Barbaja, at the age of 61, is reported from Naples.
Though rude of manner, his kindness of heart made
him familiarly known as the Bourru Bienfuisant. He
has left a fortune of 60,0001. to his son and daughter.
COUBT—FASEXONAEI.P..
The Queen Dowager is, we are happy to learn, some-
what improved in health, though she is still suffering
from exhaustion.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have returned to
Ryde, from Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Beaufort leaves Beaufort House at the
close of the week, for Badminton.
Lord and Lady Cowley take their departure to-mor-
row, for Paris.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch are visiting VlB-
- and Viscountess Sydney, at Frognal Lodge, Kent.
Count and Countess Baptiste Metaxa have arrived in
town, from the Albion Hotel, Brighton.
The East India Directors will give a grand entertain-
ment this evening at the London Tavern to Lord Ellen-
borough, the newly-elected, Governor-General, to which
her Majesty's Ministers are invited.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. O'Connellit7T;;;;Calatno man shall know
what his political opinions are while acting in his official
capacity as Lord Mayor, and that his conduct will be
characterised by the strictest impartiality.
We learn from a Galway Paper that the Rev. Dr.
Coher, a Roman Catholic Bishop, has given in his adhe-
sion to the present Ministry.
From the barometrical accounts kept at the Ilorticul.
tural Society at Chiswick, it appears that the warmest
day in October was on the 14th, whilst on the 21st it
was six degrees below the freezing point.
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, have just re-
ceived a present of a splendid collection of cacti, brome-
liacize, and other rare plants, from Aylmer Lambert,
Esq., of Lower Grosvenor-street.
• The first Mayor of Dublin, says the Pilot, who was
dignified by the title of Lord Mayor was a " Daniel,"
he was also a " Sir," being Sir Daniel Bellingham.' Ile
flourished in 1665, and had a grant from the Crown of
-50 a a-year to support the dignity of the Mayoralty.
RUMOURS OF THE DAY.

A report prevailed in Westinimter Hall yesterday
that Mr. Justice Bosanquet was about to retire from the
Bench, to give place to Mr. Sergeant Goulburn, brother
of the Chancellcr of the Exchequer. The rumour seemed
to please neither. Whig nor Tory.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Nov. 2.—The sales of
Cotton to-day are 1,200 bales only, entirely to the trade,
without any alteration in prices. _ .

LIVEIUN;OL SHARE MARKET, Nov. 2.—An extensive
business has been done in Railway Stock to-day. The
transactions are thus quoted :—Eastern Counties, 711 ;
Grand Junction, 1901 ; Half Shares, 951 ; Great Wes-
tern, New, 551 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 47 ; London. and Birmingham, 321. Shares, 52 ;
New ditto, 24 ; Midland Counties, New, 201.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 2.—The Share
Market realains steady, with little business doing. The
day's sales arc:—London and South Westerr, 51i; Man-
chester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 21. 15s. 6d. and
::/._lss. 3d. ; Bank of Manchester, 41. 18s. 9d.

Her Majesty's packet Magnet, with the West India
mail, which was due on the 27th ult., has arrived.

We take the following from the Jamaica papers :
The Coffee crops at Manchester. promise fairly ; much
anxiety, however, prevails that sufficient number of la-
bourers will not be obtained to gather it in. .
The Cornwall Chronicle states that the recent rains
have been quite partial, many estates along the sea-coast
to windward have suffered greatly on account of continued
drought, u hilst estates in the interior of the same parish
were more fortunate, on account of their locality, and are
in a highly flourishing condition. A traveller informs
us that from the Bay to Salt-marsh there is no exception
to the suffering condition of sugar plantations; that is, to
those near the sea. In Hanover and Westmorland they
have had abundance of rain, and thecrops are prosperous.
The Barbadoes papers state that the quantity of sugar
shipped from the present crop is, hhds. 16,711, trs.
1,456, brls. 995. This shows the present year's crop to
be within 195 hhds. of eighteen thousand. It is more
than was expected when the crop commenced. Adding the
quantity of sugar consumed in the Island, and the great
consumption of the canes which have been sucked, we
may say the crop has exceeded twenty thousand hogs-
heads. Much rain has fallen, particularly in St. Thomas.
In town and the vicinity delightful showers have fallen
this week ; the heat is still intense and oppressive.
A Demerara paper .of the 13th states:—" We are sorry
we cannot as yet announce any decided improvement in
the commercial affairs of the country. Money continues
scarce."

The Trinidad paper states that the imports into the
colony fur the year 1840 amount to the sum of 508,4001.
sterling, being an excess of 111,4201. sterling over that
of 1839. This excess is to be attributed partly, we think,
to the increase of our population from immigration.
The value of the exports for 1840 amounts to 436,199/.
The total number of emigrants arrived from Ist January,
1840, to the 31st August amounts to 2,342.