The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-21 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

Mr. Balfe yesterday passed his final examination in
the Insolvent Debtor's Court and was diseharged.
The Chester Chronicle complains grievously of the
slovenly and hurried manner, in which Lord Abinger
conducted the business in the Civil Side of the Court at
the late assizes. He struck causes out of the list—and
was determined, as everyone said, to gallop through the
business in one day. It appears, too, he succeded and
caused an additional expense to the Court of 1,000/.
The Nenagh Assizes (North Riding of the county of
Tipperary) have proved maiden.

LITEFLAEY.
Dr. Arnold has been appointed to the Professorship o
Modern History at Oxford, in the place of llr. Nares.

SPORTING.
The late cold wet weather has let loose many of the
different packs of fox-hounds. The Oakley have already
killed several foxes. Mr. Smith, with the Pytchley, it
is said, begins hunting in the afternoon instead of the
morning. This more rational hour, as some people
think, has induced the Duke of Dorsetshire, with a large
party, to attend Drayton. The accounts of foxes from
all parts, especially the West of England, are most satis-
factory to sportsmen.

ELECTIONEERING.
The Liberal electors of Andover assembled at the
Town Hall on Tuesday evening to celebrate their victory
over the Tory candidate at the recent election. Two hun-
dred and fifty gentlemen sat down, and sixty, for want
of accommodation at the Town Hall, dined at the Star
and Garter. There were present, the lion. Newton
Fellowes, as Chairman, supported right and left by P.
Etwall, _Esq., M.P. ; Lord Wm. Paget, ALP. ; Lord
Huntingtower ; Charles Baring Wall, Esq., M.P. ; the
Hon. A. W. Fellowes, the Rev. Mr. Blount, the Rev. Mr.
Smythe, Gawler, &c. The speeches on the occasion
were eloquent, and most enthusiastically received.
The Tory festival to celebrate the return of Captain
Rous for Westminster took place yesterday at Drury-
line Theatre. The party, in order to make the old Ra-
dical Burdett utterly ridiculous, placed him in the Chair,
as the laughing stock of Whigs, Radicals, and even To-
ries. The Tories mustered strong, amounting altogether
to about 1,300, and were very noisy.
The three men who were indicted at Dublin under a
charge of assaulting Captain Craddock during the elec-
tion, and of forcing his vote, were discharged.

COUUT-PASECION4LBLE.
The Marquis of Normanby and other Cabinet Mi-
nisters left town this morning, to attend the Privy
Council at Windsor Castle, appointed to be held at
two o'clock this afternoon. Lords Melbourne and Pal-
merston are staying at Windsor Castle.
The Royal Speech, to be delivered by Commission to
Parliament on Tuesday next, will be arranged at the
Council.

Prince Albert will preside r.t the meeting of the §eho(
of Design, to be held at Somerset House, on Monday
the 23d.

Prince George of Cambridge left St. James's Palace
yesterday morning, to rejoin his regiment at Dublin.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland leave Sion
House on the 2d of next month for Wynnstay, the seat
of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn.
We are happy to learn that the Duke of Wellington
has returned to town in better health than he has ex-
perienced for some years past. His Grace has also ex-
pressed his willingness to form a part of the new Tory
Government,
The Marquis of Aberc.orn has arrived at his seat at
Baron's Court from Colonel Conolly's, where he has been
enjoying the salmon fishing.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town yes-
terday afternoon on 'a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Castle.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A person, named Argent, of Cambridge, lately left his
property to his niece, on 'condition that before he was
buried his head should be cut off, as he dreaded being
buried alive. This was done a week or two ago, and his
niece obtains the property.
A floating breakwater is proposed to be erected at
Brighton, and on Monday a meeting takes the proposi-
tion into consideration. • •

A few days ago a Coroner's Jury, which met at the
George Inn, Burnham, Bucks, returned a verdict of
felo de se on the body of a servant girl, 20 years of age.
It appeared that the unfortunate girl, who had always
borne an irreproachable character, and had been for two
years and a half :,in the service of Mr. Evans, drawing-
master, at Eton College, had been betrayed by some vil-
lain, and to hide her shame took a quantity of arsenic,
sufficient to kill six persons. The body was interred at
eleven o'clock at night, without religious rites. What a
picture of the cruelty of man !
This day is the anniversary of the death of King
William the Fourth. He was born in the year 1765.
The cattle are dying to an awful extent in the vicinity
of Dublin, Carlow, and Drogheda. The distemper arises
from cold, commences with a cough, and generally termi-
nates fatally in ten days.

To-day is the anniversary of the battle of Vimicra,
the first battle in which the Duke of Wellington mea-
sured himself with the then conquerors of Europe.
It is said that a distance of fifty-seven miles has been
travelled on the common road, in a Bath chair, by elec-
tro-magnetic power, in one hour and a half r and fur-
ther, that the applier comes over daily from St. Alban's
to the Bank of England in the said chair in half an hour,
at an expence of sixpence.

MONEY and COWEVIERCT A.!, NEWS.
• CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUG. 20.—The trade
have shown decidedly more disposition to purchase than
for a considerable period, which we may attribute to the
unnatural state of the Market last week, accompanied
'with a favourable change in the weather, from the com-
mencement of the present week. Holders also, influenced in
a great measure by the latter circumstance, have mani-
fested less anxiety to sell, which has resulted in an ad-
vance of id. per lb. in the common qualities of Ameri-
can, and generally an id. in the better sorts. The de-
mand for Brazil, &c., still continues very moderate and
are nominally as before quoted. Surats also, though
there has been a fair quantity disposed of, remain un-
changed. 1,900 American, 260 Peruvian, and 500 Surat
have been taken for export, and 7,000 American on spe-
culation. •

Stock on hand August 20, 1841
Do. August 20, 1840
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 20.—The im-
provement noticed in the Share Market has continued
to-day, and the following are the transactions:—Grand
Junction, 199, ex dividend ; Great Western, New
Shares, 57 ; London and Birmingham, 321. Shares, 54i;
Midland Counties, New Shares, 194 ; North Midland,
Thirds, 9i.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE; AUG. 20.—Shares
kept firm in price with but little doing.—London and
Birmingham, 160 161 ; Ditto, 321. Shares, 53 53.
Ditto, ditto, New, 224 24 ; Ditto, Quarters, 22.
Manchester and Leeds, 53 ; Ditto, Halves, 211 ; Man
chester and Birmingham, 201.

ie following is an extract of a private letter from
New York, dated August 7 :
" Of Teas there has been a direct arrival from Can-
ton this week, in 110 days, with the intelligence that all
the English and American ships in port would bP dis-
patched with full cargoes. A public sale to-day went off
with spirit, and, considering the nature of the intelli-
gence from Canton, very full prices were paid.

TILE FUNDS.
Consols opened at 891 i for Money, and 89i for the
Account ; Exchequer Bills, 12 14 prem. Spanish Active
Stock, 1931 20. No business doing.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
London andßrighton
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 13/ l 3
Manchester and Leeds
South Eastern and Dover
York and North Midland '5O
Ditto New Shares.... lO -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland... .. ......
Ditto New
COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 7
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 7i
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 1312k1
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight
Ditto, 3 months 25 70
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 80
Frankfort on Maine... 150
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37i
Berlin.... ...
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 948
Trieste, ditto 9 52
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilboa
Barcelona
Seville ... 36

.. 25
10
iGE—(YESTERDAY).
'Gibraltar .
'Leghorn ........ 30' 20
Genoa 25 60
M ilan
Venice ... 47
Naples 39i
Palermo, per oz 1181
Lisbon
Oporto 52
Rio Janeiro 271
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight Obi
Philadelphia 46
PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Portugal Gold Coin £0 17 5
Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars... 0 4 101
Silver in Bars 0 5 o
HALF-PAST ONE.
The English Stock Market is flatter since the opening.
Consols are now quoted at 891 for Money, and 891 for
the Account ; Exchequer Bills 13 prem.
In the Foreign Market Brazilian Bonds are 671; Chilian
71 ; Spanish Active Stock, 20 ; Dutch Two-and-a-llalf
per Cents., 511 ; Ditto Fives, 101 a .
Little doing in Shares. Great Western are 811 ; Lon-
don and Brighton, 44it ; Manchester and Leeds, 57 ;
South Eastern and Dover,
QUARTER TO THREE.
The adviccs from the United States are considered ra-
ther satisfactory in some points, and it is anticipated
that if the Bankrupt Bill receives the assent of
the President, and operates in the way it is in-
tended to operate, the rotten traders will no
longer struggle on, and embarrass their European
creditors, but being relieved by giving up at once what
they possess for the liquidation of their engagements,
will once more become useful members of society, and
learning wisdom from experience, as we hope also the
creditors on this side of the Atlantic will, be disposed
henceforth to conduct their business more upon the
cash and bona-fide principles.
The result of this week's business in the produce
markets is satisfactory as regards Tea, Cotton, Coffee,
Sugarand Tallow, but suffers from the heavy supplies of
East India, &c. Altogether we may congratulate the
mercantile community upon an improvement in their
prospects.

Consols, Money and Account, 89aR ; October, 99i
90 ; Colombian, 20a, ; Mexican, 26,f ; Spanish, 204.

THE MARKETS-THIS DAY.
TEA MARKET.

The market was quiet, and more desire was evinced to sell,
Company's Congou moved off slowly at 2s. did. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Ihe transactions were extremely limited, prices ton the de-
cline. P. Y. Candle on the spot 495. 3d. and 495., for deli-
very in last three months.___