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

AN OLD TRAVELLER.

London, March 26, 1847.

Mrs. Nisbett (Lady Boothby), the most popular
actress of the day, has resolved to return to the stage,
and will re-appear at the Haymarket Theatre (the scene
of her former triumphs) in Sheridan Knowles's comedy
of the Love Chase, in her original character of Constance.
MILK AN ANTIDOTE TO OXALIC ACID.—Mr.
Anthony, surgeon, of Brixham, was lately called to a
young married female, about nineteen years of age,
seven months advanced in pregnancy, who had taken
about one hundred grains of oxalic acid. He adminis.
tered milk, with a view to form a coagulum, which suc-
ceeded in the most effectual way by producing instan-
taneous vomiting, as he expected ; after every ejection
from the stomach, Mr. A. repeated the dose of milk, in
quantities of a pint and sometimes half a pint, until
vomiting ceased, and the pulses were restored to their
natural tone. Milk being a decided antidote to the poi-
son, too much publicity cannot be given for the informa-
tion of the public.—Plyinouth Journal,
DARING OUTRAGE AT DURIIAM.—An attempt was
made to break out of the gaol at Durham late on the night
of Sunday last. It appears that a person named Isaac Daw-
son, who is undergoing two months' imprisonment, rang his
bell, and when Robinson, the turnkey, answered the call,
Dawson told him that his bedstead was broken, and upon
Robinson stooping to look at it, he immediately received a
most severe blow from the prisoner, who was in possession
of the leg of one of the stools used in the prison. Robinson
instantly ran out of the cell, but not until he had received
another blow, and getting the gate at the end of the passage
locked, gave the alarm, and with assistance secured the pri-
soner, who, upon his examination on the following morning,
stated that he and some others, who were under the sentence
of transportation (who left for their destination by the mail
train on Monday night), had agreed to disable the turnkey,
who should attend the call, get possession of the keys, and
let themselves out, but in this they were fortunately frus-
trated.—Newcastle Guardian.
CALEDONIAN RAILwAy—BRANCII FROM ECCLE-
FECHAN to ANNAN.—The petition from Annan to the
House of Commons in favour of this branch of railway,
adopted at the public meeting, a report of the proceed-
ings at which appeared in this paper of the 10th instant,
was last week forwarded to Mr. Ewart, M.P., fur pre-
sentation, with a request that he would support its
prayer. The petition was signed by 625 individuals, in-
cluding the magistrates, councillors, and, with very few
Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
exceptions, the Parliamentary electors, resident within
the
--DUCATION MEASURE.—PROPOSED GENE-
RALTbuuE burgh:
CONFERENCE.—The Patriot of last night states that
steps have already been taken for calling a general confer-
ence to discuss the subject of the proposed measure of national
education.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Son of last Night.)
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 10,000
bales, including 2,000 on speculation and 1,000 for ex-
portation. Prices were firmly maintained, and, in some
cases, * per pound higher ; 7,300 I)A:es American sold at
64,1. to 7a 1., 600 Bahia at 7id., 1.000 E-,0 ptian at 71d.
to 101 d., 500 Sur,t .t 3i(l. to 41(1.. and Sea at 10d.
to 22,1. per lb. Shares were dull,
The sale of Railway Shares *)-day, 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 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 0 6 0
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 11 6
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 4 1 0
Eastern Counties, York Extension ... 417 0
Calcutta and St. George's Point 0 4 6
Direct Northern (scrip) 2 7 6
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate
Newport and Abergavenny 1 15 0
Taw Vale Extension and Dock ..
Asnbergate, Nottingham, and Boston
Advices from the Cape of Good Hope of January 23,
still describe the troops as being in pursuit of Pato, and
engaged in the capture of cattle.
By yesterday's arrivals from New York, the following
statement of exports, important at the present time, has
come to hand. It will serve to elucidate the question of
our indebtedness with that one port, balanced against the
imports of British manufactures there:—
First as regards the general exports of New York in
February, 1847, they were:—
Domestic Merchandise
Foreign " free .
" dutiable
Specie

Total
It will be perceived that the bulk of the exportation
was in domestic merchandise, and the bulk of this was
breadstuffs. The shipments of breadstuffs from this
port to Great Britain, in February, were as annexed:—

BREADSTUFFS EXPORTED TO GREAT BRITAIN, FEB. 1847.
Bush. Bbls. Bush. Bbls.
Wheat. Flour. Corn. Meal.
To England and Scotland 72,666 100,973 393,496 26,826
1re1and........................ 15,869 17,241 402,904 10,719

Total 88,535 118,214 796,400 37,545
This is a pretty fair month's business, observes the
New York Herald, particularly in corn, and exceeds the
shipments for January. if there had been vessels
enough in port to have taken what offered, the shipments
of all kinds of breadstuffs would have been more than
double the above.

The Stock market is very heavy again this morning,
and sales, where pressed, can only be made at a further
decline. Consols realise 888 for present transfer, and
881 8 for April. Bank Stock is dull at 205 to 2051.
Consols scrip is to a discount. Exchequer-bills have
been Is. discount, and 2s. premium. The Funds are now
acted upon by the state of ffArs in Spain, by the large
remittances we have yet to make for grain, and by the
approaching payment of another instalment on the loan.
There has been more doing in the Foreign Market,
but sellers predominate. Spanish Five per Cents. have
been quoted 22:1-, and the Three per Cents. 34. Portu-
guese Four per Cents. have been 33H to 34 ; and Bra.
zilian 86k. Mexican Bonds are worth 218 a ; and
Grenada 208. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been at 58q:.

Railway Shares are all very dull, and lower again, tht,
Account being against the Bulls. Still it does :n, t
appear that thtere are many selitrs, aid the depres)iot.
is likely to be but temporary, though depending upon
the Funds.
git IT ISII FUNIM

CLOSING
PRICES.

ONE
O'CLOCK.
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 88% %%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns,
wig Annuities, Expire .lan. 5. 1860 ..
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. ..
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. .. .. ..
I )itto, under 1,000/. .. .. .. .. par par
flank Stock for Arril 14 .. .. .. .. 205!, 2051/2
•ons.ils for Account .. .. • .. .. 8s 7,', !-4 88%
Three per Cent. Consols, 4crip .. .. . •VO4 dis dis
• ',chequer Bilis. 1 301. 2.1.
1,0001._ ... _
.... 2p 1 dis 1p lp
5001. ". .. .... I dis 2 p
Ditto. Small 2.1)

9 3-16

ONE

E,SI
ex div 89%

cLOSIN.
PNICEs
86
20

8654

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent • • ..
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. •. 20%
Ditto, Deferred 3%,
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .• 21%
Ditto, for the Account .. 21%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39
Portuguese Four per Cent 33% 34
Russian Bonds .. 111%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2214
Ditto, Passive Bonds ..
Ditto, Deferred . •15%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 31
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 58% 5.
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 93 93
PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
- Eastern Junction . , .. • • 2% .... 2 % ...... • •
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... .. •• • •
• • • ..
Wolver., and Dudley.. 5 1114
Buckinghamshire .. 6/. 45... .. % p
Caledonian .. 30 .... .. • .
Ditto, half Shares 2% ....2%.• ........
Direct Northern Scrip 234.... 2% % ••
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. ..........
Eastern Counties .. 20 19% % . . .
Do. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 135. 4d. % p......
Ditto, ditto.. .. .No. 2. Cl. 13s. 4d. 4 p......
Ditto, York Extension .. •
East Lancashire .. • • .. 17 • 18.74
Ditto New .. .. 7%
Ditto, ditto Now Scrip .. .. 14,•,• 2% •
East Lincolnshire .. 4 .. • • 6•4 ••••• • • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 ....
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 .... ••.. •
Edinburgh and Northern .. .. 15 .... 16
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .. 1%
Great Northern (London & York
Regd.) ..
.... 2% 2....
Great North of England . 100
Ditto, New .. 1 18
Great Western .. ........85 .....
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 7034
Ipswich and Bury St.Edmunds .. 14 .... • • •
Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. 5 ....
Leeds and Thirsk 2234
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .. 3% ....
Liverp., Mauch., & Newc. Junct. 234
London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. .....
Ditto. New, No. 1 .. 4 ....
London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .. • • 52%
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 10 .. • • 11% .• .. 1
London an North-Western • .100 •• • • 178% 176 .. • • 17
Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 ....
Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 13 .........•
Ditto, Fifths . 2 .... 16% 16 . • it
London and South-Western-41/. 6s. 10d... 6134 64 .. 63
Ditto, New .. 22% .... 25% 25
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) •. 50 ••• • 54 .......... 54
Ditto, scrip • • .. • • .. .... 5% ...... . 5
Ditto, ditto .. .. • • 4 .... .
.......... 4
I,onooli and York Extension Scrip 2% •• .. .......... 23
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 1% ....
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 21% •. • ..... 21%
Lynn and Dereham .. • • 15 .... 16%%,,,.. 1634
anchester and Leeds .. .. •• 82 .• ......
Ditto, Fifths 5 .... 1035 10%
Ditto, Sixteenths 8
Ditto, Thirds (Beg.).. .. • • 71. 45..... p
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • %34 p...... • • % p
Manchester and Southampton 2 .... 1%......,,,,
Midland ..100 ..116 115 116% 114 114
Ditto, New .. 30 3434 .......... 34%
Ditto, New .. 2 .... 51,E %• •
Midland, Birming. & Gloucest...loo ....12334 ......... 1234¢
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 1234 •. • . 13% .......... 13%
e rrea.:stle and Berwick .. 20 .. • 2834 .... • • 2834
Ditto, New .. • • • • 5 .... 834 % ........
Nortblk
..100 ...... 136
Northern Counties Union
.. •
25 2%
.. • . % .....
Norm British • 33 •• 3:3
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 2 x .... • 3%
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. 114
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 •• • • 87% • • •.
North Western .. • • 4 .......- 4
Oxford•Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 2234 .... 15% % •• 15%
Preston and Wyre • • • • 25 .... 34% •• • ...• 34%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5..•• 5 4% ..... • • 4%
Scottish Central .• . .. 15 •••• • • • • 22
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4
Ditto, Class B • • • • 1 4 •••• 1% •.. • • • • 13a
Shropshire Union .. . 42s l'S 34 di5..... 14 dis.
South Devon .. .. 40 .....
Preference • • • • • • 5 •• • • 5% ••••• • .• • • 5t4
South Staffordshire .. • . .. 2/. 12s %p• . • • •• • •
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 331/4 — .. •••• • • • • 3744
Do., New (d 0.33/. 65.85,) No. 2. 12 .. 13% .......... 13%
Do.. New (do. 30/.) .. No. 3. 15
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% 414 .......... 4134
Vale of Neath 2 % .....
Waterford and Kilkenny .. 1334
West Riding Union • • • • .. 4/. Is p........ p
York and Newcastle .. .. 25 35 34% ...... 34%
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 ... j 1534 %15 .... 14%
' Ditto Preference . • ••4•.• • 7% • • .• • • 7%
York sad North Midland .. 50
Ditto, Extension • • •. .• 20 •• •• •••• • • • • 361%
Ditto. Preference • • .. 2
••1 1 %
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.— 10 ...- 21% • • 2134
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 0
Hord., T0u1.,& Cette tConstituted) 4
Namur and Liege .. .. • • .. 10 4%..........
Northern of Franco .. • • 8 .... 13
Orleans and Bourdeanx • • • • 6 •• • • 675% ••• • • Paris and Lyons ..
•.. 8 .... 5%14 •
West Flanders . 8 ....

16%
1%
4%
13
6%
5U
4%

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland .. .. 25 .. .. 44

MINES.
Real del Monte, Unrezistered •• • • 3V, ••• • • • •••
COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 334 Gibraltar ...... ••
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Leghorn ........ • • • • 30 30
Rotterdam .... •.2 U. 12 4 Genoa 25 90
25 85 Milan
fLimburgh • M.B. 13 1034 Venice ....
A1t0na........ ........ Naples ....•. • 40%
Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 50 Palermo, per 0z.... •.
121
Ditto, 3 months...—. 25 80 Li5b0n................ 53
Marseilles '25 90 Oporto.. 43
• • 43%
B ourdeaux.. .
.• 25 85 Rio Janeiro
.• .. • • 26
Frankfort on 121 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres .

Berlin • • • • ..... • • • • • • •
Vienna, effec. do ••• • • • 10 3
rrieste, ditto .. ••• • • • 10 3
Nfadi id • . ....... „ 36 %1
Cadiz • • •.. :
Bilbao .• • •
Barcelona •...

.• •••• ••
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia ..........
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ
Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9
New Dollars ..... • 0 4 10%
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Silver in bars •• 0 6 pad

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TH. STEAM-SHIP G HEAT BRITAIN.—The break-
water to the Great Britain. respecting which we gave some
particulars in a recent number of our paper, still continues
to attract attention. An eve-witness informs us that several
engineers and officers of the navy visited the ship on Mon-
day and Tuesday, some of whom, on the spot, stated their
opinion that after such a gale as that of Sunday, Monday,
and Tuesday, when the wind was in the worst possible quar-
ter, and the sea terrifically high, they fully expected to find
her destroyed. The contrary, however, has been the case ;
and if we except a large spar, which was broken in two, the
whole has stood well, and the seamen assured us the break-
water has admirably protected the ship. Two artists were
sketching the ship at high water, where she affords a striking
object to those who are desirous of seeing what, in most cases,
would be a dreadful case of shipwreck. The sea rolls along
her deck in awful grandeur, occasionally breaking as high as
her masts. The noise of the seas rebounding and meeting
could be distinctly heard amid the roar of the wind and noise
of the breakers on the beach, The tides, with the wind at
the south, are expected to be the highest of the year, and we
understand Captain Claxton has given orders that the crew
should not remain on board during the night tides of the re-
mainder of the week, not because of any fear for their safety,
but solely on &must of their health and comfort —Down-
rob. irk Recorder.