The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-01 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

MTOTINIEEs.Y_TMhe AprßemKiumETon anodldCaltTPY NEWS.
.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF TEEM DAY.
mille, which, at the English Mint price ofaasll7ss. 10Irdr,
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.27.
and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25. 45., it follows that gold is 0.72 per cent, dearer i!
London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 498
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 34 17s. 104-d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13. 774 A, it follows that gold is 0. 58 per cent. dearer
in London than in Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London is
110 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng-
land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 0.43 per cent. in favour of England.
But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the above
difference.
POST.—A considerable amount of business was done
in the English Funds again to-day, and, as a large pro-
portion of it was through the Chancery and Govern-
ment brokers, the sales preponderating over the pur-
chases, the ingenuity of the dealers has been a good
deal taxed in the endeavour to ascertain.more clearly the
cause of the movement. The putting out of stock, to
make good the assumed
.deficiency in the five !Billion
Exchequer bill operation, is one among the many that
have been surmised as probable, but it has become a
question with well-informed persons whether the distress
which unfortunately prevails among the labouring classes
in some parts of the country, may not have led to an
unnsual draft upon the funds of the savings' banks. The
supposition that such is the fact may be by no means a
correct one. There are possibly several motives for the
sales that are going on in action together ; yet the sug-
gestion seems to be entitled to the attention of moneyed
men. On the close of the transfer-books for Consols,
which will take place in the course of two or three days,
preparatory to the payment of the January dividends, it
will at all events be seen how far the operations of the
leading brokers are in connection with the savings'
banks. If sales of stock on their account should still be
found indispensable, they will be made, of necessity, on
the payment of the accustomed fee.
Money, in the English Stock Exchange, ruled at 5 to
6 per-cent.; in the Foreign, at 6 to 7 per cent., on the
security of Stock.
The Spanish finance agency in London, which was
for some years conducted by Mr. de Zulueta, has, we
hear, been transferred to the wealthy and respectable
firm of Aguirre, Solarte, and Murieta, of the Old Jewry.
The arrangement appears to be very satisfactory to the
bondholders, and speaks well alike for the discrimination
and honest intentions of Senor Surra y Rull.
Portugal postpones the 'payMent of the interest due
to-morrow (December Ist) on part of the old bonds and
on her Treasury bonds. This early break down of the
new arrangement on the 50per cent. abatement principle
will shake the nerves of recent purchasers of her Stocks.
A failure of large extent at Bordeaux, that of the house
of Balguerie and Co., merchants and shipowners, was
mentioned on 'Change yesterday, but to-day it became
the leading topic of conversation. Bordeaux lost the
chief portion of her commerce upon the great change that
took place in the affairs of St. Domingo, the trade of
which, in the south of France, was engrossed almost ex-
clusively by the merchants of that single port. Lately
there has been little doing there, except in the wine and
brandy export business, and in this there has been an
active competition to sustain with Marseilles, Nantes,
and other towns. The fall of the leading house named
is, under the circumstances, ascribed to the gradual ex-
haustion of its resources. The failure of a Hamburgh
firm, with liabilities to the amount of 25,0001., announced
here this morning, was also a subject of discussion.
The importation of sovereigns from the Continent
continues upon a large scale, and nothing buts. deficiency
in the weight of a proportion can prevent the accumu-
lation of a quantity perhaps inconveniently great in the
coffers of the Bank of England. Of heavy coin coming
in, however, the supply is by no means inoonsiderable.
A new feature in this branch of business has to be
noticed, as it appears to be quite a novel one of late.
The importing houses have, for the first time, received
gold in bars for sale on account of their correspondents.
SUN.--There were a great many sales in the
Stock Market to-day, and prices all ruled lower,
though the reduction was not to any material ex-
tent. Consols for present transfer were 884 to
89, and for the Account 894 to Exchequer
Bills were Bs. to 10s. premium, and East India
Bonds par to 2s. premium. Bank Stock was heavy at
1634, and India Stock at 248 to 2474. The New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents. were 99 to 98i, and the Three per
Cents. 88 to 87.
Speculation in the Foreign Market received no check
to-day by the flatness of our own iunds. The accounts
from the Continental markets continue to act in favour
of operations for a rise. Portuguese New Five per Cents.
were at 331 and the Three per Cents, at 20. Spanish
Bonds ranged from 2443 to 25f, ; the Passives were 51 to
6 ; Mexican, 254 to 251 ; Colombian 20 to 191 ; Chilean,
71 ' • Russian, 113 to 1134 ; French Five per Cents.,
115 f. 75c.; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 to
521.
The operations in Shares call for very little remark.
Great Western Railway brought 15i to 14 ; the New, 8;
and the South Western, 17i 'premium ; Brighton were
134 to 14/, and Manchester and Leeds, 13 discount.
There was no alteration of moment in the Foreign Ex-
changes. Bills on Paris were taken at 25f. 72ic. to
77% ; on llamburgh, at 13 104 ; on Antwerp, at 12 34 ;
on Frankfort, at 150 ; on Amsterdam, at 14 to 4% ;
and on Trieste, 9 50 to 52.
The following are the official returns of the exports of
bullion from the Port of London, for the week ending,
Thursday last :
Silver Coin to Ilotterdam
Hamburgh
... Bars to Hamburg,'
Rotterdam
• ••• Calais 150,000

PENCIL CEDAR.
TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN.

have noticed in several of the public prints an
article on pencil cedar, in which it states, if the lining of
drawers in which clothes are kept is made of it, no moths
or other destructive insects will get into them. To this
fact I beg to add, that if the laths of bedsteads are made
of this most useful article it will entirely free them from
all vermin; nothing is so conducive to the congregation
of these pests as rope and sacking.

The Board of General Officers, of which Lieut.
General Sir Charles Dalbiac is President, sit daily at
Whitehall, for the investigation of matters connected
with the military branch of the service.
THE DISTRESS OF THE SPITALFIELDS
WEAVERS.—The Lord Mayor received the following
contribution from Miss Burdett Coutts yesterday, for
the Spitalfields weavers :—" Messrs. Coutts and Co.
present their compliments to the Lord Mayor, and by
desire of Miss Burdett Coutts they have the pleasure to
enclose fifty pounds as her subscription for the relief of
the Spitalfields weavers.—Strand, Nov. 30, 1841."
PEDESTRIANISM.—THE GREAT FOOTRACE
BETWEEN TILE NORTH STAR AND BRIAN.—The great
match between the North Star and Brian, to run two
miles for a stake of 1002, came offyesterday. The place
chosen for the contest was Lord's Ground, St. John's
Wood, which was staked out so as to make the distance
five times round with a few yards added. The merits of
both men are too well known amongst the admirers of
description of sport to need any observation of ours,
a
it was evident by their appearance, paid
much attention to their training. Betting was even, the
thisnudc
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had,
North Star having a trifle the preference. The umpires
and referee having been appointed the men started at
half-past three. Brian took the lead at art enormous
speed, but held it only 100 yards, when the Star dashed
by him, and gradually went in advance. At the conclu-
sion of the first mile Brian, who was about 50 yards in
the rear of his opponent, made a desperate effort to gain
the first place, but without success. Th
gradually increased the distance between them, and won
by 100 yards or more, completing the two
miles e Northunder
r
eleven and a half minutes. The ground was in a very
bad state.

are now four stea INDIA. STEAM FLEET
fleet, and are each of THE WEST .—There
fitting out in the East
of great magnitmle and power,
nearly ready for East India Dock, at Blackwell, and are
These fine vessels were built at Nort h-
other steamers
bitio.fltl,.6oo tons burden,and will shortly join
"Yal West Indial 111littil Steam-packet Liverpool,andLet
twhole fleet, twelve in numbaerill-spreace-xpeete Company.
expected to eet in
tle Southampton river before the expiration of the pre-
sent. year, and a regular intercourse by steam will be
kept up between England and the West India colonies.
for
Ttre
The four steam-ships at Bleckvrall are named respec-
tively after four of the principal rivers in England—the
Thames, Medway, Isis, and Trent. The utmost activity
prevails in getting them ready for sea. The paddle-
boxes are of enormous dimensions, and the tops of them
will form life-boats, which can be removed and made
available, in case of necessity, in a few minutes. The
building and fitting out of those ships, and the formation
of the engines and machinery has given regular employ-
ment to i,OOO men in this metropolis and at Northfleet
for the last twelvemonths.
Some weeks ago, Lord Monerieff, of Tullihole,
one of the Lords of Session, was, with the special per-
mission of her Majesty, appointed Vice-Lieutenant of
fumerb,er:fiodf
Lawdeads
Kinross-shire by the Lord Lieutenant, Admiral Sir
Charles Adam, now in chief command on the North
boat, American and West India stations.
HEROIC CONDUCT.—Yesterday, during the'
strong gale, which was so severely felt upon the river, a
recruits on their way to Woolwich, was blown off the
sergeant of marines who had the conduct
tohfe
Waterman's Pier, George-street, Adelphi, as h
about to step into the boat "Waterman, No. 4,"
with a heavy trunk. It was at the time high wat
there seemed to be no chance of saving
man, whose wife and children were on board the
aunn
engineer of' the " Waterman," Mr. Isaac Cartrd at The
into the river with all his clothes on, and, 1 ge, dived
tient risk of his own life, succeeded,
afterat the inarni-
struggle, in bringing the sergeant to the . a severe
most vehement cheering. The wife of stun, amidst
the
man threw her arms about the neck of the preserved
who restored her husband to her, and withgallant fellow
sobs and exclamations acknowledged her ve
gratitudhement
passengers immediately entered into a s e The
way of as
with difficulty
rewarding the engineer, who w subscription, by
persuaded to accept the token of their ty
porter has been informed that this is 4;espect. The re-
upon which Cartlidge has saved the life e third occasion
ture at the risk of hits own. of a fellow-ores.

THz POST OFFICE.—We understand that con-
siderable defalcations have lately occurred in our Post-
office, and, after inquiry, the Postmaster was taken
into custody last Saturday, and will be brought up for
examination before the Magistrates this morning. Until
the particulars come before the public in an official
shape we forbear saying more on the subjecte—Chekett-
Om Journal.,