The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

LLOYD'S ,HIPPING-(THIS DAY.

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS

LIVERPOOL, FEB. I.—TIIE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER CO-
LOMRIA.—It was reported early in the week that this vessel,
which sailed from this post on the sth ult. for Halifax and
Boston, had been spoken on the 12th, six days am: a half out,
with her cargo damaged, going only four knots an hour. The
following letter addressed to Mr. Court, the active and intelli-
gent Secretary to the Underwriters' Association, will tend to
allay any anxiety which the rumour may have created
Cove, Jan. 29, 1841.
" Dear Sir—l received yours of the 2Gth instant, and ac-
quaint you that I have seen the master of the Rapid, and got
his answers to the queries. The steamer he spoke was the Co-
lombia, the captain of which did not wish him to make any re-
port. He brought some letters from him, which were posted
hole. The steamer sent her own boat with the provisions, and
in which was a man (the master of the Rapid believes the
boatswain) who mentioned to him as a cause for her going ,o
slow that the engines were partly damaged, so that they could
not put the full power of steam on them.
" This man did not name any particular part of the machinery.
They first saw the steamer at 11 A. 31. and got the supply about
2v. at. The crew of the Rapid made a signal to the steamer,
when she came towards them. The supply received was one
tierce of beef, one bag of bread, and about 121 b. of potatoes ;
inquired if the crew and passengers were all well; was in-
formed they were. Again says he did not appear to go more
than about four knots.
"These are, I believe, all the particulars you require. I can-
not help thinking, from the manner in which the report was
made, that little apprehension of any serious injury to the
steamer should be entertained by parties interested ; and that,
in fact, it was some necessary operation of cleaning the flues,
&c. that was going on. " I remain, dear Sir,
" SIMON RING."

THE FUNDS.
The final settlement of the Eastern question, received this
morning, by express, from Paris, gives great satisfaction in the
City.
Consols, which left off at 89i a for the Account, opened
this morning at 89i ; Exchequer Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 165 167 ; India Stock, 246 248.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active has rather improved,
closed at 244 g, at present 243 i ; Deferred, 1213 i ; Passive,
6i ; Portuguese same as it left off, 31,r1 32; Three per
Cents., 20A ; Brazilian, 72 73 ; Colombian 24 23 : Mexican,
same, 27i 26 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 49& 50b ;
File per Cents., 98i 99.
SBA RES.—Great Western, 26 27 prem. ; New, 12 13 prem. ;
London and Brighton, 6i 6 dis. ; Blackwall, 4 3i dis. ; Bir-
mingham, 87 89 prem. ; Southampton, 57 58 per share ;
Croydon, 126- per share ; Greenwich, 84 'per share; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 15 14 dis.
No papers as yet from the Cambridge.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
as, nw.s.rs. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New ...
London and Brighton
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto New Shares
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Colonial ...
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 30.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock o7i ' Grand Canal Stock ......
Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent...
Ditto New, 1630
3i per Cent. Debs.
HALF-PAST UNE.
The Hamburgh mail of the 26th ult. has arrived, with
papers of the same date, bringing the Exchange upon London
13 12i ; Gold comes lower, 424; Metal, 105; Bank Actions.
1,655.
The French mail is still due, and the Nov York papers have
not as yet been received.

The extensive fire, which took place this morning, at
Painter's extensive furniture warehouse, Finsbury-square,
caused rather a thin attendance at the Steck Exchange, owing
to a number of the members proceeding to view the ruins,
in
consequence of which very little business has been done during
the morning.

Up to the present hour the settlement of the Eastern Affairs
has not had any effect on the British market.
Consols for the Account 89i ; Money bfli, have been 89i1;
Exchequer Bills 6 4 prem. ; Bank Stock 165 ; India Bonds
5 discount.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 24%, a shade lower ;
Portuguese 32k; Three per Cents. 20; Russian 114}; Dutch
Two-and a-Half per Cents. 50A; Five per Cents. 9N.
In Shares very little doing. Great Western 911 92 911.2 ;
New, 6214 s ; London and Brighton, 43 ; Manchester and
Leeds New Shares, 321.

We are now enabled to confirm the intelligence
which we some time since announced, that the Governor-
ship of Greenwich Hospital has been offered to and ac-
cepted by Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford,
G, C. 8., G. C. M. C. The successor to this gallant officer
in command of the Mediterranean Fleet has not yet been
fixed on.—Naval and Military Gazette.
DESERTION 011 SEAMEN.—The POli .2f Tyne
Pilot has an account of wbzt. took Place before th,' Ma-
gistrates at North Shields, on Tuesday last, in referem:e
to a charge against a captain of a vessel belonging to tha!
port having illegally detained and secreted a sailor-deser-
ter at Miramichi. The principal party charged has still
to answer to two informations of a like character to the
one which was " not proven" on Tuesday-,

LONDON, FEB. 2.—lt blew a heavy gale with squalls last
night and this morning at N. E., with snow. Wind this day
at noon, fresh north-easterly breeze, with fine frosty weather.
LOSS OF THE LUCY.
The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's, dated
British Consulate, Boa Vista, Cape de Verds, Dec. 16. 1840 :
" Sir,-1 take leave to report, for the information of the
Committee of Lloyd's, that the brig Lucy. Houston Wallace,
master, of and from Liverpool, bound to Valparaiso, with a
cargo of coals, was wrecked on the east point of the Island of
Sal on the night of the 9th ult., and has become a total loss.
" No lives were lost, but the 'crew have suffered by contu-
sions in getting on shore, and are in a destitute state, from not
being able to save their clothes. •
" Captain Wallace has been furnisheel with every paper ne-
cessary to show the loss he has experienced, and proceeds to
England by this opportunity.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient and very humble servant,
( Signed) " JOHN RENDALL,
" Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, and Agent for Lloyd's."
" To William Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's."

DEAL' FEE. I.—Wind E., strong in squalls.—Sailed the
Heiress, Randall, foe Mogadore.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. I.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed the Windsor
Castle, Young, for Bombay ; Cornubia, Bell, Maranham ;
Meams, Dryman, Mobile; Eagle, Bell, Apalachicola; Chase,
Powell, Alexandria. Off port, Mary, Elizabeth, China.
Four steamers left New York on the morning of the Bth
ult., to render assistance to the Garrick, bound to New York,
on shore near Sandy Hook, and the weather being fine, it was
expected all hands and the cargo would have been saved.
The Penang, Cumming, hence to China, was spoken with
on Dec. 13, in lat. 2 N, lon. 23 W., had experienced very
severe weather. On Nov. 21 spoke the Lavinia, hence to
Sierra Leone, with loss of boats, bulwarks, and one man over-
board.

BRISTOL, JAN. 31.—Arrived, the Arab, from Jamaica.
The Helen, Dunn, on shore on the Swash, is beneaped.
CORK, JAN. 30.—Arrived the Barbara Ann, Atkinson,
from St. John's, New Brunswick. The wreck of a vessel,
apparently a ship of 700 tons, figure-head a female's bust,
yellow-sides, painted ports, burnt to the water's edge abaft,
was passed on the 10th ult., lat. 46, lon. 36, by the Barbara
Ann, arrived here.

POOLE, FEB. I.—The Reaper, Pinton, from Newcastle,
is on shore on the Hook, and bilged. Crew saved.
PORTSMOUTH, FEZ I.—Wind, N.E. to E.N. E.—Sailed
the City of Poonah, Rogers, for Calcutta; Warrens, Cole-
man, South Seas ; Edward Waller, Rio Janeiro ; Tancred,
Batten, St. Lucia ; Sussex, Comin, Bermuda ; Seduisant,
Hebart, Martinique.
HULL, FEB. E.N.E.—Arrived the Forager,
from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—The sales to-day
are 6,000 bags, of which 1,500 have been taken on speculation
at Friday's quotations.
LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, FIB. l.—Bristol and Exeter 32 ;
Eastern Counties 8i ; Debentures 5; Edinburgh and Glasgow
29%; Glasgow and Paisley 224 ; Grand Junction Quarter
Shares 52; Great Western 92%; Fifths 10k; Liverpool and
Manchester 187 ; London and Birmingham 177; 321. Shares
59%; South Western 58%.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE," FEB. I.—We have had
to-day a fair inquiry for several kinds of Railway Stock, but
few sellers at present prices, in consequence of which our trans-
action; have been limited.—Manchester and Leeds, 734 ;
Manthester and Bin, ingham Extension, 21. 16s. ; London
and South Western, 58 to 59; Manchester and Birmingham,
25i ; North Midland, 77 ; New ditto, 38 ; London and
Brighton, 434 to 434 ; Manchester and Liverpool District
Bank, 114.
The following information received at Liverpool has been
posted at the North and South American Coffee-house :
Tug Wascx OF THE GARRICK.—Another passenger has
this day arrived from Cove; he states that four steamers left
New York in company with the Cambridge, and that the
greater number of the passengers were saved from the Garrick.
On the morning of the Bth the communication also from the
same source is, that a considerable part of the cargo would be
got from the vessel.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(TIIIS DAY.)

The House sat to. day, for tin. first time in the present Ses-
sion, to hear appeals. The Lords present were the Lord
Chancel'or, Lord Brougham, the Marquis of Headford, and
Lord Camoys.

DIXON V. DIXON.
This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the
decision of the Ceurt of Session. The only question in the
case was whether a legacy given by Mr. Dixon, the proprietor
of the Dumbarton Glassworks, to his eldest son, leased in
consequence of the death of that son in the lifetime of the tes-
tator. The Court of Session decided that it did not ; and from
that decision the present appeal was made,
Sir W.n. Follet appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Bell for
the respondent.
The case was not concluded when our reporter left.