The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL -(THIS DAY.)

INDUCING CHILDREN TO ROE THEIR EMPLOYERS.--A
respectable-looking woman, named cilia Lair, of 41,
Ald,rmanbury, a dearer is wasto stuff, and William
Weller, of White Horse-yard, Coleman-street, in the same
line of business, were brought up for re-examination
before Mr. Alderman Copeland and Sir Peter Laurie, on a
charge of purchasing a quantity of wool, the property of
Mr. Loughman, of Basinghall-street, wool- merchant,
knowing it to have been stolen. The charge was fully
proved, in evidence, by an inspector of the City police, end
a little boy named William nagnay, in the service of Mr.
Magnay. The latter, who was cautioned that any state-
ment which he made might be used against himself, and
would not save him how a prosecution, stated that he had
been induced to steal, nt screral times, the large quantity
iif 2 cwt., by the offer of the defendant Bailey to give
hire a good price for all the wool he could fetch him. Bailey
also recommended him to deal with Mrs. Carr, who only
bought 2lb. of him, before the detection. The witness
also staled that two other errand-boys in the employment
of wool-merchants in Basinghall-street had been seduced
into the commission cf similar thefts.
The MAGISTRATES, who reprobated the conduct of the
prisoners, sentenced them to pay a fine of each, or in
def.ult to be committed to prison, with hard labour, for
two months.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, T 11712:1, E O'CLOCK
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.—The trans-
actions in Cotton continue to be extensive, but, with the
exception of the ordinary to middling quality of American
which are again k per Cent. dearer, all descriptions have
gone off at much the same rates as last week. Specula-
tions are still active, having taken 18,500 hales of Ameri-
can, and exporters have taken 2,700 American, chiefly for
Russian account, and 300 Surat. The sales to-day are
6,000 to 7,000 balesof all kinds, the market c:esina healthy.
The .Britannia steamer from Boston and Halifax off
port.—There not being water enough for the Briiarmia
to come into port, the Albert steitm.tug will proceed 10
her at half past two, and is expected to return with the
dcsp aches by seven o'clock this evening.
The Arcadia steam ship which sailed hence for Halifax
and Boston on the 4th inst. was spoken with by the
7 mesa (arrived the Bth inst., at 8 A.M., in lat. 49, long.
25, wind south, the steamer was going at the rate of
eleven knots per hour, her average speed since leasing
this port.

LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, AUG. 14.
Chester and Ber kcni:eal
Grand Junction cx div. and quarter shares 601
New quarters
Great ‘Vestern half slate., -
South Western 2.4
Market rather more bu )., ant ; more buyers than for some
fli:e past.

TUE FUNDS.
We stated yesterday that tho 'imam letters from Paris
ware of a warlike tendency, which is confirmed this morning
by the French Pal.ers, in consequence of which the British
Market was in a very agitated state at the opt ping. The
following were the prices :-901 89i 904, at present may
be quoted 004 H for Money and the Account; Exchequer
Bilis, 22 24 prem. ; Bank Stock, 168 170; India Stock,
253 254.

Spanish Active a shade lower, 251 ; Deferred,
12/1- 1; Passive, 61; Portugttese 33i 4 ; Three per Cents.,
224- ; Colombian, 24i 61; Mexican, 28ii 91; Brazilian,
791 80i; Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cents-, 511 2i;
Five pe, Cents. 1011 2e.
SHARES.— Great Western Railway, 25 27 prem. ;
London and BriAtou, dis. ; Blackwall, par, 1 prem. ;
Birmingham, 76 78 prem. ; Southampton, 55 57 per
share; Goy don, 11i- 12 per share ; Greenwich. 8 9 per
!•hkire ; . 1; 9i 81 discount.

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I The. rnperq by the Britannia steamer are expected this
rif!crrioon. \V do not Itiir as yet of the arrival of the
British Queen, expected every hour. It is expected the
Thitannia will brit g its, late dates from New York.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
23 .....134 to 14
Great Western - .to9l 2
Ditto New . .
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
London and 'south Western 3Bl 564 to 57
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 134...... lli to
South Eastern and Dover 23 -
JOINT sToex BANKS.
National Provincial of England.
Ditto New
COURSE OF EXCH
Amsterdam CF. 12 44-
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam 2U. 12 5
Antwerp ....... ....... 12 5
Hamburg M. B. 13 I I
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ,„25 35
Ditto, 3 months 6)5 60
Marseilles
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine l5O
Petersburg, 3 Us 371
Berlin
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 4
Trieste, ditto lO 6
Madrid
Cadiz 361
Gilboa
Reret.lona 361
Seville

• 35
..10
!INGE, YESTERDAY.
Gibraltar 4B
Leghorn 3O 20
Genoa
Milan - 31
Venice 47
Naples 4O/
Palermo, per oz 122/
Lisbon 54/
Oporto 544-
Rio Janeiro 2,8
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days'sight 46/
Philadelphia
PRICE OF BULLION, PER oz.
Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0
Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
New Doubloons OO 0
New Dollars 0 4 10/ •
Silver in Bars 0 5 (

" HALF-PAST ONE.
The Briiish Queen steimcr has arrived at. Pcrtsinouth,
from New York.

Consols have been, from the opening price of 9(1 -4,
894 Nei ; for Money 914 ; Exchequer Bills 22 24
prem. ; Bank Stock a shade lower, 1681; India Bonds
2 discount, par.
The lowest price of Ccnsols this morning has been 89,i,
and the highest 90a, consequently the extreme difference
has been per cent.
In the Foreign Matket Spanish has fallen about z - per
rent., opened at 25,i. t, at present, 2541- ; Portuguese
rather improved, 344-; Colombian, 25 ; Brazilian, 79k;
Mexican, 304; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 5111 ;
Five per Cents., 1024.
SHARES,—The Market is rather flat. Great Western,
91 to 92 ; Lonchn and Brighton, 25:k ; Blackwell, ;
London South Western, 56,1 59 ; Croydon, 11 ; South
Eastern and Dover 7.

MURDER AT WIGAN.—WIGAN, AUG. 12.
—Three men at present in custody on suspicion of the
robbery and murder committed on the 26th ult. on John
Coulton, of Haigh, were brought before Messrs. A. Hali-
burton and C. Cnisenhale. two county magistrates, yes-
terday afternoon, for further examination. After some
witnesses had been examined. .Mr. Whittle, chief con-
stable, desired a private consultation with the magistrates,
at'the end of which it was announced that the prisoners
were again further remanded until Friday morning, at nine
o'clock. Fresh advertisements have been poetcd on
th
walls of the town and neighbourhood, announcirg that
her Majesty has most grlciou,ly promised her pardon to
any one of the accomplices, except the party who fired the
shot, who shall give information of the real offenders. In
addition to the reward of 501. offered by the Earl of Bal-
carras, Government has added another 50/.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN COSBY.--Capiain S‘d-
ney Cosby, formerly of the Blues, and well known in .the
fashionable and sporting circles, died in Sackville-street,
Dublin, in the prime of manhood, on Monday last.
CANTERBURY HOPS. -- In this immedi
neighbourhood, as well as throughout East Kent, the ate
sunny days have benefited the healthy hops, and late
com-
pletely dried up the plants which were loAing
The duty will be very low for this district. Cranbrook
ditto. We are sorry we cannot report any improvement
in the plantations here, nor in the parishes adjoining ; as
to a crop, it is, in many instances, almost a compkte fai-
lure, and will be seriously felt by the working classes, and
by trade generally. in the hop districts.
SUICIDE IN GILTSPUR-STREET COMPTER.—
Late last evening an inquu.st was held in Giltspur-street
Compter, on the body of Charles Bayley, aged forty-eight,
a marine-store-dealer. It sppeared from the evidence of
Sergeant Waller, of the City police, that on Thuraday
evening he apprehended th
having e deceased, in consequence of
found some stole
wool on his premises. Sim-
mons, a turnk,y, who locked tip the deceased at eight
o'clock on Thursday evening, in one of the reception cells,
said he visited him several ti.nes during the night, and saw
mm last alive, end in bed, at three o'clock yestet day morn-
ing. At six o'clock he entered his cell, and found him
uspended by the neck, by means of a silk handkerchief,
tram one of the bars of the window of the cell. He was
,ut down, but the surgeon of the prison pronounced him
quite dead. Verdic ,•• Temporary Insanity."
VELTNIAN.--On the fatai news arriving at Mrs. Veltman, who was waiting her husband's
return at the station house, was taken alar7 inzly ill, and
had to he assisted home, where medical attendance was
-fferded her du ing the whole night. El-ing 44,i lin six
4ceks ^f the period of her confLiernent premanire labour
4' as brought on, and on the follow ng day she was de.
livered of a child.—Doncaster Gazette.