The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-21 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY).

DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind N N. E.—Arrived the Me-
teor, Walker, from Singapore; Vere, Pocock, Jamaica;
and Harlequin, Rio Janeiro. Sailed the Great Br twin,
Swiaburne, for Montreal ; Alexander Robertson, Brown,
Cape of Good Hope ; Caroline, Rood, Antigua ; Pallas,
Newfoundland ; Guineanian, Jackson, Cape Coast Castle;
and Royal Adelaide steamer, Batty. Lisbon, Sze.
LIVERPOOL. MARCH 20.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the
Reliance, from Ceara; Ann, Brown, Berbiee ; Lord
Cochrane, Pernambuco; David Adair, Maracaibo; Nor-
man, Jamaica; Cordova, Owen, New Orleans ; Grace,
Reid, Charleston; Chicorah, Halsey, ditto; Caspian,
Potter, Philadelphia; and Concord, Cobb, Gergenti.
Sailed the Scutt► America, Bailey, for New York ; and
Howard, Mills, Savannah.
FALMOUTH. MARCH 19.—Wind N. E. to E. N. E.--
Arrived the Ospray, from Gergenti.
T►SCAR, MARCH 19.—Off port the Morgan, Charleston
COWES, MARCH 20.—Arrived the Andrew Scott, Hart.
ley, from Charleston.

DARTMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Arrived tho Jams, Ford,
from Figuera.

BRISTOL, MARCH 20.—Sailed the Mars, Bird, for New,
foun-iland.

DUBLIN, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Atalanta, Clark,
from A lmeira.

CORK. MARCH 18.—Arrived the Augusta, Snow, from
New Orleans.

CROOKHAVEN, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Cic:ly, Nor-
mm, from Cadiz, for Newfoundland, with part of cargo
washed out, and with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c.
SHIELDS, MARCH 20.—Sailed the Westmorland, Emery,
for Bombay.
HULL, MARCH 20 —Arrived the Ellen and Mary, from
Port Madre.

SUNDERLAND, MARCH 19. —The Effort, of this port, got
on shore behind the South Pier, and received considerable
damage.

SCARBOROUGH, MARCH 19.—Ninety fathoms of inch
chain has been recovered from the wreck of the Little
Sammy, run down in Felby Bay the Bth tilt,

MONEY and 0,0 111ERCIAL Nh'ITS

CITY, WELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERrOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY —The la.ge
that we have had this week, in conjunction wnh the
limited demand from the trade, has had the t tt•ct of in
flueneing prices downward, particularly for American, be-
low fair quality, which may now be had at id. to id. under
the closing rates of last week, and there appears a disposi-
tion on the part of the importers of the lower qualities to
meet the market freely, but less so for better qualities, our
supply of which, by the recent arrivals, is small in prapor
tion with that of the inferior. The sales to-day are about
3,500 bales of all kinds, the market closing heavily ; 500
Sea Island arc declared for auction on Friday next. Spe-
culators have taken 1,200 bales of American, and exporters
850 American, and 30 Bengal.

Arrivals this morning—French and Hamburg mail, ship
letters from Pernambuco and Charleston.
There is an article in the French Papers stating that in a
proposition for the conclusion of a treaty o: Commerce be.
tween France arid Holland, the latter promises some advan-
tages to the Freneb commerce in the Dutch possessions in
the East Indies, that is in Java and Sumatra, where the
French importations will be favoured in these two colonies
by importing in French ships.

The Mexican Papers, the Diario and the Cosmopolita
contain the debates in the Mexican Congress to the 17th o
January, upon the projected invasion of Texas. The
principal question debated was that of ways and means ; a
proposition had been submitted, requiring every man in
the Republic to pay a medio real (six cents) every month,
to constitute the means for carrying on the Texian war.
A Member of Congress proposed to amend this proposi-
tion, by enacting that whoever would pay a larger sum
monthly, should be declared to have deserved well of his
country._

Thew Government Journal states that tranquillity reigns
in all the departments, with the exception of Mowery.
It is certain that Chipuahua is invaded by the Indians,
and no aid has been sent to that department. Durango is
also invaded by the Indians, which is unprotected. New
Mexico seems to have been blotted out from the catalogue
of the territories : that department also suffers from incur-
sions of the Indians.

Yuxatan is nuw the theatre of a bloody civil war.
Our condition is an aggravated one, and complicated in
its relations, yet the Government think the question of
Texas paramount.
There are now due three Wcst India mails, and fmo
N-w York packet ships, besides a great number from
other quarters.

THE FUNDS.
Up to the present hour, a great dullness prevails in the
city.

In the transactions of the Foreign Exchanges yesterda,)
afternoon, that of Hamburg was rather better, in con
sequence of a good supply of paper in the market. Paris
also beater. Dutch rather lower. Antwerp Letter ; and
Portuguese lower.
Consols opened this morning at the same quotations they
left cff 91 for the Account ; for Meney 9011 i ; Exche-
quer iiills, 16 18 prem. ; Bank Stock for the opening 177
179 ; India Stock, 247 249 ; India Bonds, 1 3 prem.
In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal—same
as they left off. Spanish Active, 281 i, shade better ; De-
ferred, 131 141 ; Passive, 71 II ; Portuguese, 331 341 ;
Three per Cents., 231 241; Colombian, 24/ 251; Mexi-
can, 281 291; 13,z I,an 78i ; Dutch Two and a Half per
Cents., 521 it; Five per Cents. 1001 1011.
PtacE.', :it syt tub, , 7'ktls DAS Al' i.,NE o'CLoCK.
stank Stock —: India Stock
3 per Cent. Rect. — Ditto Bonds
3 per Cents. C0n..........90% m
it % South Sea Stock —
.39 tier Cent — Old Atiiiuitie,
:)itio Red. —. New Ditto
gew :i3 pet Cent (../9!. 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17)1
Nlew 5 per Cent.
Bank Long An unities toexpire 1 Ditto 500 is Is pm
Jan 5, 1860 — Ditto Small lB 16 1,11,
Oct. 10, 1859 —. Ditto Commercial Cs.
Jxn. 5, 11130 — Ditto Advertised ... —pm
Jan. 5, 1850 Bank Stock for Account ... 1774,
Aprils, 1880. — India Stock for Account .. !Ai
Jan. 5.1870 ---, Consols for Account Pi
PRICES OF FOREIGN FU Si DS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK
Austrian Bonds lll% Peruvian llonib;
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
_

:ortugliese Bonds
3razilis .1 Bonds
Ditto Iccount - —
30enos 'tyres Bonds
Cent. ....
Ditto Iccaltnt
L:hi.lizn 3ond I — Prussian Bonds
Data tece. lit
o!zur.: lan II; ids — Ditto Account —
Ditt:77 Iczt3-. nt
Columbian 3: ri5,1824
E rt.:. 1r..:.3..nt
anisic Bonds
Ditto ALL: ,n t — Deferred l3k
Greek Bonds —' French, 5 per cent, —f. --cs
Ditto Bonds, 1825 —l ----- 4 per cent. —l. —c.
Ditto Account -- 3 per cent
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. —, ----- Exchange. —l', —c.
Ditto Account —! Dutch, 25t per cent.
Ditto, 0 per Cent.
Ditto Account
`4espolitan —.t Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DA.'i AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Sh,rc
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 70 fiS
treat Western tiailway Company
B ighton Railway ,, ,5
24-5:.%
Llncton and Madman Railway
ii.... mion and Birmingham Rsilway carnpstny
Ditto 4 Shares :25
N rth Midland Railway Comp:my ~ ICO
Ditto New,
Union Bank of Australia .......
Ditto of London

17?,4 34

17Y4
5

COURSE O EXCH.
Amsterdam ...... 12 4%
)itto, at sight
Rotterdam .2 U. 12 5
12 5
HAintnag. M.E. 13 :3

N F. Y . R 1
..... 4P
........ 53
........ 75
Klidrl.•.w .........,._...».
Venice

I:Aj
ktroi
sn,a 3
days'Aight 25 40
Ditto— ............3 Ms l5 70
Marseilles.
•lourueitux

N.•plex 00000 40
Fatorn,o —..............per oz.
Ltsuor, • ••,,,
Riu Janeir, ,—............ .....

Frankfort on Maine, Ev..111-1&5%
'-trrnbutgh, Ua. 37;,
Berlin
Vienna, effective f1...3 M ln 6
Trieste ditto ....... In 7
•vlAtirtd 26%
36*
..„
rceic,n 2.
Ile, 3B

Runic; Ayres
New Yon. '4l
philatit...puta tt)
PRIC4..* Uk Bt LJ.It h,poto
Portuea. ugh, Joni
1. o^,gn .-• nate., e. 17 t.
Nc On.tb !'
t; 4 1
Sifrey . tar. (, 5 (1,
lIALF-PAST ONE.
Pernambuco papers received to the sth January. They
in not contain any news of consequence.
To the present hour, we continue in the same situation:
la in the early part of the day, without any arrivals, on
the least spirit in speculation, either in the British or Fo.
reign Markets Consequently we have not a feature to
report in either of them ; the fineness of the weather
causing a number of the members to retire to their homes
until Monday next.
Money is easy in the House Consols for the 14th of
April ~.,Nl9ncy 90i; Exchequer Bills, 15 18 15 17, preen,;
India Bonds, 3 prem.; Bank Stock for the opening, 177 i.
India Stock, ditto, ditto, 248.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active 29-; Porte-
allege nothing done ; Austrian, 111 ; Dutch Two-ane-
.. Half per Cents. 52i 53.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—On Thursday
Colley Cibber's comedy of The Double Gallant ; or. The Sic'',
Lady's Cure, was revived at this theatre, considerably cur
tailed in portions characteristic of " the spirit of the ago" it.
Cibber's time, and consequently very much improved in refe-
rence to our own. It still retains, perhaps, too much of gal-
lantry, but we can conceive the difficulty under which the ma-
nager was placed in this respect, for if that very striking fua-
ture were completely amputated, there would be little or
nothing left either of plot or performance. However, Madame
Vestris appears to have done the best that could be accom•
plished under the circumstances—distributed the characters ad-
mirably, and dressed them to perf-ction in the height of the
fashion of the days of Queen Anne.

I DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—SIN-
GULAR CAsn.—Last Wednesday night, a man named Coker,
apparently driven mad by destitution, whilst speaking quietly to
the woman (Guvett) in who,,e house he and his wife lodged,
suddenly snatched up a knife, which was lying on the table,
and, seizing her, attempted to cut her throat. Mrs. 0., how-
ever, seized his arm, while he was aiss at the same time seized
from behind by another female, who was in the room, when,
finding himself foiled in reaching her throat, he began plung-
ing- the knife at her stomach, wit n'the intention of stabbing her.
'file two women, although dreadfully alarmed, however suc-
ceeded in getting him into a corner of the room, and eventu-
ally into the court, where they were rescued from his grasp.
Yesterday he was too ill to be brought up. On examining his
person the surgeon, from his exceedingly-emaciated condition,
was of opinion that he had been, by illness and starvation, re-
duced to a mere skeleton. _Nothing could be got dow❑ his
throat but warm brandy and water by means of a tea-spoon,
and that with great difficulty. Serjeant Kelly also said that the
prisoner's wife had told him he had for a long time been out of
work; that she ha. done her best to support him ; but that lat-
terly they had been reduc,d to the greatest distress. On the
previous day Coker had pawned something for 6d., which was
all expended, they haying only one halfpenny in the world
left. l'he prisoner also muttered something about Mrs. Guyett
having spoken disrespectfully of him and his wife, which, with
distress, had driven him to desperation. Last evening he still
continued in much the same state, and Mrs. Guyett was in such
a precarious condition that her recovery is doubtful.
The Dublin Teetctallers had a " grand tempe-
rance procession" on St. Fatriek'c day.