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

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

STa.—le the Sundae, Times Newspaper of yesterday,
er we ia, under the hca't " Extensive Frauds on the Re-
vealue,'• the following paragraph :
" On the discz,very of the fraud, a person named Grant,
n confidential servant of the London Deck Company, ab-
soonded, and several others followed his example."
I beg the favour of you, to allow me, through your me-
rlinm to state that I am the only person in the London
Dock Company's service named Grant, and that, as re-
,gards me, there is not in the said paragraph one particle
.of truth, or anything approaching to truth, directly or
iadirectly.
I hag leave also to add, that no person in the service of
the London Dock Company has absconded, or is known
to be implicated n the said frauds on the revenue.
I am, Sir, your obadient servant,
London Docks, March 2. WM. E. GRANT.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

(MONDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—Money not being at all in demand tc-day at
the St, Exchange, is tf course eel ; but any new opc-
rattans eel magnitude would probably bring on the same
difficult* which was experienced last week. The principal
traasaction in the English market was a purchase fcr the
Court of Chancery, of which, however, the exact amount
was cot stated. Very little other busicess was done, and
that confined to Consols, the other stocks, in which there
:era hardly ever any time dedings, having closed for the
April dividends. Consols have rather improved, and
7'rkving been in the morning 9011- to ;} for money, left cif
at 90} to at 91 to for the account. Exchequer
;3,11s are rather lower, leaving off 3s. to as. premium.
The news of Mairid being in "a state of siege" alarmed
home of the speculators in Spanish stock, and at once
tau" a f.ll of 1:1; per cent. ie the price of the Actives.
However, io many persons arc interested in keeping up
the value of thee securities, that the fall was but the
signal for extended purchases, and the stock, had it not
Wen for a slight reaction at the close of the day, would
have re-ached the quotation of Saturday. There is a ge-
neral notion that something will be done for the foreign
eveditor, and this continually buoys up the h"pes of the
ispzcuiators ; but, at the same time, every attempt to give
twition a definite farm is looked upon with suspicion,
tesp....ei;,ly as of the many rumours which are abroad none
are sulE,nently accredited to command any serious atten-
tion in respectable quarters.

SUN.—There was as entire dearth of news in the
City tbis afternoon, and there were no arrivals throughout
0.n.: day, The value of Consols was rather higher this
afternoon, but there was not much business doing. For
transfer to-morrow the price was 901. to 90:3-, and for
time 91 to 91i. Exchequer Bills were heavy up to the
elm, at 31. to 3s. premium. Sank Stock was done et
178, and the New Three aral a Half per Cents. rea-
lised 984 to 99. India Sock rose from 248 to 249.
serious decline in Spanish Bonds which occurred
early in the day, was recovered to a great extent before
ate termination of business. The Actives bad at one
time touched 29k, hut the latest prices were 281 to 29.
Portuguese New Five per Cents. remained at 3h to b ;
Brazil Stock was worth 781 ; Dutch Two and a Halt
per Cents. advanced to 53 ?f, and the Five per Cents.
to 1011-.
The Share Market was not buoyant, nor was any
alteration perceptible in the value of the prncipal It ill-
way Shares, but many of the Joint Stock Banking
Shares were in more request at improved quotations.

POLITICAL SUMMARY OF TH•HE

MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Advertiser, speaking of the ConFervative
clinker which took place at Merchant Tailors' Hall on
Saturday, says Since the Church %aunts so mire:,
of its power and indepeedence, it cannot reasonably
rot:1101in of the State leaving it to stand on its own merits.
If its basis he so just and firm, what has it to fear from the
education of the people ? But the whole proceedings
were each a weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable repetition
of common place Tory fallacies, that they have not pun-
gency sufficient to excite any feeling save nausea."
—The Morning Chronicle again refers to the Corn-
law question in the following terms :-4"The reac-
tion amongst the working classes on the subject
of the Corn-laws goes on rapidly ; they are
becoming generally alive to the necessity of postponing
other considerations to this practical and pressing qu,!i-
hon. From agricultural and from commercial neighbour-
hoods arises conjointly the cry for the repeal of the hate-
ful mooopoly ir. food."—The Morning Post thus alludes
to the Pearly Postage scheme:—" From what has taken
piece sa the House of Commoes we may reasonably infer ,
.'hat nothing very consolatory can be avowed by respon-
sible persons upon the subject of the new postage plan.
When Miniaters are pressed for information they do
not afford it ; and, when unfavourable views of the
result are taken by their opponents, they have nothing
to say in refutation of those views."—The Times
Nein endeavours to raise the No-Popery howl, an will be
eetl by the follow ieg extract :—" In Ireland, as all the world
knee's, the professois ef Popery carry all before thorn. If a
c indidate for a Government appointment in that country be
neither a member of the O'Connell family nor a worship-
per of the blessed Virgin, his merits cannot possibly be
listened to. Indeed, Popery may almost be said to be at a
premium among ourselves. On this side of the Chan-
nel the Whig's. have elevated at least one Roman
Cntlan! is ( Lord Levet) to the Peerage ; and another
has been made a Master in Chancery. Adhe-
rents of
.the same lei* have been promoted to high
situetions in her Majesty's household. We have,l more.
over, rapists in the 'Treasury, Papists in the Admiralty,
and Papists at the Beard of Trade."—The Morning Re.
chserves, in a leading article recommending the abo-
litien of capital Punishments :—" On Thursday evening
riv, Mr. Evart will move, in pursuance of notice, a re.
svlntioe to the effect, that it is EXPEDIENT TO ABOLISH CA-
PITAL enetstimetrs. Will Government oppose this IDO-
L on? It so, Minteters will pass a severe sentence of con-
demnation on themselves for recommending the Crown
t extend its clemency to Frost and his fellow-convicts at
M outh.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(T11111 DAY.

Livzraolt-, 3.—Fresh brem, from the North.
—Sii;ed the Tamerlane, APKenzie, for Calcutta; Ma-
Ceneforth, Bombay; Harriet, Duthie, Pernam-
eueo ; Governor, James, Jlmaica; Sorceress, Bryce, Tri-
nidad; Stephen Whitney, Thompson, New York.
FALMOCTU, Maxon I.—Wind E. to E. N.E., fresh
brevaes.—Arrieed the Antelope, Pitts, Teneriffe ; Fire-
brand, Le Crawl, Smyrna.
PlAstourn. MARCiI 2.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed the
Oc.ao. fur Jamaica.
POILTSMCCTII, MARCH 2.—Fresh breeze from the cast-
ward.—Arrived the Victoria, Osborne, from Terceira.
V

astsLA vPOK ta.—The Advocate, from Bristol to
Calcutta, Jan. 15, let. 3 N., lon. 23 W. ; John ,
Gibraltar to Monte Video, Jan. 16, lat. 4, lon. 23• Rua sity., of Boston, Jan. 22,
1at.113, loa. 31, by the John Den-
rsioon, arrived at Falmouth ; Champion, Zante to Liver--
pool, and Nis, Ancona to Liverpool, Jan. 28, off Cape
Paesaro ; Eliza, Zante to Falmouth, Jan. 31, off Licata ;
Gertrude, Leghorn to Dublin, 10th ult., lat. 38, lon. 3 E. •
Norfolk Hero, Ar.cona to Gloucester, and Nora Creina,
bound to Malta, Jan. 16, off Cape St. Vincent ; Jordeser.,
Leghorn to Liverpool, Jan. 29, off Valez Malaga, and
Hector, Aricartc to Liverpool, 2d ult., by the Courier,
Plank, arrived at Cork ; Reward, Marseilles to London,
19th ult., lat. 39, lon. 11, by the Pactolus, arrived at Cork ;
Aid, of Sunderland, from Odessa, 17th ult., let. 39, lon.
11, by the Vulcan, arrived at Cork.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.—The management of
this eetablishment bids ia'r to obtain not merely temporary ap-
plause, but permanent success, under the judicious manafgee-
resat of Mr. Butler, the lessee. There is every prospect oltfh
theatre proving quite as successful as it W 8.3 in the days of a-
dame Vestris, when it become generally known that all the
minutia of stage effect is attended to with the most scrupulous
exactness. Mr. Butler cannot be too highly praised for his
discrimination in the selection of a dramatic authorship, a proof
of which is supplied by the " Ladies' Club," the writer of
which, Mr. Mark Lemon, will undoubtedly take his stand
among the first-rate play-writers of the day. The" Ladies'
Club" is equal to anything of the kind that: has been produced
.
for many years ; will be a Source of popularity to the author,
and, we hope, a mine of wealth to the concern. To give any
detail of the plot would be useless. Wives should see the piece,
to correct their htLtbands, and husbands should see it, to correct
their wives.
SURREY MEETING.—On Saturday a county
meetiness her g was hel at Guildford before the High Sheriff
to ad-
dr Majestd y and her Royal Spouse on the ha, t
her marriage. ppy even of
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.-MTh, betting
on the general event continues very animated, Lottery is
backed at 6 to 4 ; the Nun and
.Seventy-four are becornii,
great favourites.. The weather.. is beautifully fine, and thZ
ground is in excellent condition.

LONDON:
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, MO.

The Dules of Weeetsterox appeared last night in
the House of Lords, ned seas warmly congratulated by
all his friends. The Noble Duke looked thin, but hi
excellent spirits.
The Bishop of EXETER in presenting some petitions
from the Clergy of his diocese against any measure
altering Church Discipline. by which the jurisdiction
of the Church might be affected, ennounced that the
B shops had come to an understanding on this point.
and expected to lay a Bill before Parliament which
would satisfy all parties. The Bishop of LONDON con-
firmed this announcement, but what satisfies the
Bishops may be expected to terrify the people.
Several petitions were presented on the non.intrusion
question, which now agitates the Kirk of Scotland ;
anti several N-eb:e. Lords expressed a wish to see that
subject settled. Viscount MELBOURNE reiterated his
essuranee that this subject occupied the serious atten-
tion of the Government, which was well aware of the
evils caused by this state of things. Some conversation
took place, in which the Earl of MINT° deprecated
discussing the question. The Bishop of Lotenoss seems
bolder and readier than Lord 'MELBOURNE, and stated
that he hoped in a short time to offer to the Noble
Viscount a measure which would settle the question of
patronage both in the Scotch and English Churches.
It never yet went well with England when the priest-
hood took an active part in directing its affairs, and at
present they seem to be more active than for many
years.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from mer-
chants of London interested in the sulphur trade with
Sicily, and he understood that similar petitions were to
be forwarded from Liverpool and Glasgow. The Noble
Lord pointed out the great increase in the consumption
of sulphur, the importation of which in ten years had
increased from 4,000 to 44,000 tons. This was
principally imported from Sicily, where our merchants,
under the faith of a positive treaty, concluded in 1816,
had established themselves, and employed a consider.
able capital in procuring the sulphur. In 1837, how-
ever, the Neapolitan Government had granted a mono-
poly of the right to export sulphur to a company of
merchant adventurers, thus placing the English mer-
chants at their mercy, causing them great losses, ren-
dering them unable to fulfil contracts they had entered
into, deranging the trade, and openly violating the ex-
isting treaty. He called on her Majesty's Government
to exact justice for the petitioners, and with that ob-
ject he had presented the petition.
Viscount MELLOURNE admitted that it was an
infraction of the treaty of 1816, and that
we had a right to call on the Government
of Sicily to fulfil its obligations. Remonstrances
had been made, and the Government of Naples in-
formed that we should insist on the observance of the
treaty. Mr. MsGeeoon, who had been sent to Na-
ples on business connected with the Tariff, had gone
beyond his instructions, and had negotiated a treaty
w 1 oi
which the
dlheai Government had refused to ratify.
Lord LYNDHURST said that the loss amounted to
y,
,andstohnatttto :Maples,hesi
xline-of-battle e
businesssh
ipsly
n a
lying at
Malta, would if
week.adjourned
re-
ceiving a
Commons
few Half-past
petitions,
met
itions at
Homulfs_epatsrtanssaixctoe,dcloecok.other business, and
Three and after ,
decided by 54 to 5 that the
Commissioners of Pay of Canterbury, who had
not complied with the ;t7erirCi
The debate on the Ludlow
rd ers, should not be
allowed to proceed with theirntil?
2onElectioni‘rlarewhasl2rebsumed,
and the motion put that the order,
of the panels, Fos. 1 and the attendance
dis-
charged. As far as we can understand the 12, be
th
parties petitioning to be allowed to defend the returno of
Mr. ALCOCE received no notice to attend the Commit.
tee, which vitiated the whole proceedings, and nneithernait
the Standing Election Committee nor the House
seemed to know how to proceed. The SOLICITOR!
GENERAL thought the case should be suspended till the
proper notices were given. Sir W. FOLLETT did not
construe the Act as his Learned Friend construed it,
and thought it only necessary to postpone other election
petitions till the notices could be given, and the case of
Ludlow decided in its proper turn. The ATTORNEY.
GENERAL was sure that the House had got in a hobble
from which it would require an Act of the Legislature
to release it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir ROBERT
I PEEL, and Mr. KELLY seemed to agree that the diffi-
culty should be got over by the Committee rather than