The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-29 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 28.—The sales
of this day are 2,500 bales, at yesterday's prices, chiefly to
tae trade.

The arrivals this morning area French mail, ship
letters from Monts Video and Pernambuco, Calcutta,
Jan. 2, Cape, Feb. 22, Madras, Jan. 2, and Cape, Feb.
2.5—a1l old idols.

The Dutch steamer, Batavia, arrived, bringing the
Dutch papers of the 28th April :
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 27. —Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
52 13-16 ; Five per Cents, 99 15-16; Ardoin's Spanish,
25 3-16.

The above papers contain no political news of any
consequence.

We have received papers of intermediate dates this
morning from the Cape. We give the following extract
of a letter, dated Port Natal, Jan. 30 :
.

, . .
" With respect to trade, things go on very slack at pre-
sent, but they will improve again when the Commando,
which has lately gone to Dingaan's country, returns. A
custom-house has been established here.
The duties payable at Natal are as follows:
Beer, hams, cheese, preserves, silk, ribbons, tobacco,
Snuff, and dried fruit, 10 per cent.
Salt, wheat and other grain, flour, breeding cattle, gar-
den seed, and all ammunitions of war, free of duty.
All other goods three per cent. ad valorem.

Both the British and Foreign Markets still continue
without animation to the present time, and without a fea-
ture worth notice.
Consols opened this morning at the quotations they
left off at yesterday, 914 for the Account; 90i 91 for
Money. Exchequer Bills, 23 25 prem., Is. higher ;
India Bonds, 3 5 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1741 1751 ;
India Stock 2491 2501.
In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal at pre-
sent. Spanish Active, 281 29k; Deferred, 14}
Passive 74 1; Portuguese, 35i 1; Three per Cents.,
2.11 i; Colombian, 254 2641 ; Mexican, 28i 29 ; Bra-
zilian 754 7q; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
iSi 54; Five per Cents. 100-i
PRICES OF STOCKS THI4 DAY AT ONii O'CLOCS.
Hank Stuck 175 4%; India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. S9h 90 89%; Ditto Bonds .....
S per Cents. Con 1 90% ; South Sea Stock • oer Cent Old Annuities
Ditto Red. 933ia,Vil New Ditto

New 3 per Cent ..
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire
Jan: 5, 1864) l3'3-10%
Oct. 10, 1859 l3 7-l6
Jan. 5, 1600 .13 13-16%,
Jan. 5, 1,40
Aprils, 1880.
Jan. 5.1870
PRICES OE-FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds
—1
Ditto Account
I
3raziliz n
Ditto Account
3uenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
3ond
—1
Ditto Acco. nt
Colarntian Bc rids
Ditto I.cco nt
Columbian 6,18:24
Otto kecin.rit
Dtnish Bonds
Ditto Acct. nt
(irook •-•
Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account —,
Ditto, 0 per Cent.
Ditto Account
,;oapolitan

3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
Exch. Bills, £1,051 .., 23 I.`.l3pin
Ditto 50_ 23 26
Ditto Small 2l 26 1,111.
Ditto Commercial dis.
Ditto Advertised pm.
Bank Stock ler Account
India Stock for Account ...
Consols for Account ...... 91
THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK
Peruvian Fond.
Ditto Account
eortitguee Bondi
Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Accorm•
Ditto, :3 per Cent. 241 i
Ditto Account
Prussian Bonds
Itusiian Bands, 1821
Ditto Account
Ditto Metallic
Spanish /3orid,, 2:)
Ditto Account.
Passive
Deferred l4k,
French, 5 per eent.......113 f. 25c
4 per cent. —f. —c.,
---- 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Exchange. 951. 40e.
Dutch, t per cent.... 553,, 43%
Ditto Account
..)itto, 5 per cent 110070435 i
' Ditto Account
_HALF-PA ST ONE.
The favourite speculation during the morning has been
in Shares, but more particularly in those of Blackwall,
South-eastern, and Brighton.
The British Market continues steady, with little doing,
and Consols may be quoted at present 91 for the Account ;
Money, 904, lower than in the morning; Exchequer Bills,
23 26, higher 2s. ; India Bonds nothing dose; Bank Stock,
17.11 ; India Stock, 249.
In the Foreign Market they are chiefly making up their
accounts against to-morrow, it being settling-day in the
Foreign Funds; and on Friday, the Ist of May, it is a
holiday in both the Markets. In the Foreign Exchange
yesterday afternoon, with the exception of Amster-
dam which was 4 lower, and Hamburg higher, there
was no alteration in the other Exchanges. Spanish Ac-
tive, 291; .Portuguese, 35i ; Throe pot Cents., 2-12- ;
Mexican, 28- ; Colombian, 26 ; Dutch 'Fwo-and-a-Half
per Cents., 63i ; Five per Cents,lool.
No further arrivals. A report prevailed on the Stock
Exchange that news had arrived from China, but not
credited.

CLOSING PRICES.
BBITISII FUNDS
:lank stock 1754 Naha Stack 241.1.4
3 per Cent. Bed 9,/,74, Ditto Bonds ~ ...... ..
3 f ,er Cent C( its.
8%, per Cent. lied
.New 44 per Cent 931% Ex. Bills, 1,11031 if 2d '6 pm
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5110/ 0(1 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small .. 'id pm
Jma. Ilia I
Oct. 1859 .........
Jan 18641
FOREIGN FUNDS
.Austrian, 5 per rent — \ Portuguese Bonds, sper cent.
B olgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds 75.341 Prussian, S per cent —
nuetios Ayres, 6 per cent—. Russia's Bonds, 5 per cent.,.,
(Milian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic
Cotomb,an, ii or cent ...... -..— Spanish, 5 per tent 29
ditto, 1824 kti Ditto, Deferred
Danish„ 3 per cent............... 'trench, 3 per cent 1131. 25c,
Greek Bondi:, 1825, 3 per ct. Exchange
—f. —c.
Mexican, sper cent — French, 3 per cent
Ditto,iri par coat- 18.25. .... 98% 1)utch,1234 per cent. 51;
Peruvian, 1/325.6 per cent Ditt., S per cent. Ria,4
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Raiway l5
Great North of England Railway 54
Great Wester. Railway
85
Ditto Vew Shares ..,
London and Brighton 1tai1way.............-
London and Blackvrall Railway
London and Birmiturham Railway 164
N7i
London and South Western Railway 4B
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ll
Manchester and Leeds Railway
Midland Counties Railway
94
North Midland ILiiiwav
"'101!‘
Ditto New Share,
... :::2
South Eastern and Dover

4
York and North Midland Railway,

SHERIFFS' FUND.—The annual meeting of this
charity, for the relief of indigent discharged prisoners, was
held yesterday afternoon at the London Coffee-house Ludgate-
hill, Mr. Sheriff Evans in the chair, Mr. Sheriff Coffee-house,
with several of the city functionaries, being present. A letter
was read from the Secretary of the Manor Hall Asylum, better
known as the Westminster Refuge, and managed by a com-
mittee of ladies, which is at present in arrears of funds, wish-
ing to transfer that establishment, or to place its control under
the management of this fund. An objection was made that
some of the plans of the institution embraced different objects,
but it was resolved to communicate with that society to know
what temporary accommodation they could afford, and what re-
muneration they would require until arrangements for a per-
manent establishment should be formed. In answer to a com-
munication made a short time since by the chairman of the
Committee of the Refuge for the Destitute, a sub-committee
was appointed to communicate with them in order to make
some permanent arrangement by which the interests of both
charities might be benefited.
TENACITY OF LIFE IN A CHILD.—Last
evening an inquest was held at the Cock and Magpie, Drury-
lane, on the body of Ellen Connor, aged sixteen months. It
appeared from the evidence that rsti the afternoon of Thursday
week the child fell from a front attic window throe stories
high ; that on Thursday and Friday last it rallied, recognised
the mother, and took the breast with avidity. The mother told
them that the child, which was very fond of climbing, must
have climbed on to a chair which was near the open window,
and fallen through it. The accident occurred whilst the mother
was taking some clothes out of the copper. Verdiet—" Acci-
dental death."
SUlClDE.—Tuesday evening, at the Angel and
Crown, Wood-street, an inquest was held before Mr. Payne,
to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of James
Taslor, bookbinder, Huggin_lane, 'Wood-street. It appeared
that he held a dishonoured acceptance, which misfortune mad-
dened him. After a few remarks upon the subject of the as-
ceptance, a verdict was returned of temporary insanity.
HOUNSLOW BARRACKS.—Yestelday morning
Sergeant-Major Rees, of the 9th Lancers, shot himself through
the head in Hounslow barracks, where the regiment is now
stationed. He is not expected to recover. Family disagree..
ments are supposed to have led to the act.
SHORTHAND WRITERS.--A petition in favour
of an inquiry into the shorthand writers' department of the
House of Commons, with a view to a relaxation of Mr. Gur-
ney's exclusive possession of the public and private business of
Parliament, has been, a correspondent says, signed by about
300 solicitors and attorneys in the metropolis, and will, it is
added, be presented, upon the motion for a Select Commi!tee,
founded on the shorthand writers' petition presented on the
24th February.
LOVE AND SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on
Friday last at the Hare Inn, Melford, before Harry Wayman,
gentleman, coroner, on the body of Sophia Ambrose, who was
that morning discovered by her mother, suspended from a linen
post in the yard, quite dead. It appears that a young man of
the name of Mills, a carpenter, residing at Lavenham, had for
some time been paying his addresses to the girl, and that he was
with her till past nine o'clock on the proceeding evening. In
his examination before the jury, he stated that nothing of an
unpleasant nature had passed between them, and that he left
her in a perfectly tranquil and quiet state of mind; but he
evinced no remorse or compunction at the melancholy event.
The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict
of " Temporary Insanity." But circumstances of a very sus-
picious character have since come to light, which will probably
render it necessary to hold another inquest. A clasp knife was
found stuck in the ground near the post on which the girl
was found hanging, which belongs to Mills, and it is thought
that this knife had been used to cut ono end of the linen line
from another post to which it was tied.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE
PROSTITUTION.—The first anniversary festival of this Society
took place on Monday at the London Tavern, Ilishopsgate-
street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided,
supported by Mr. B. B. Cabbell, General Alexander, and about
forty other gentlemen. The Society was originally established
in 1835. During the current year to the present time 1,000/.
has been realized, and it is anticipated that. a much larger sum
will be obtained by this time 1841. The subscriptions on
Monday evening amounted to about 1701. The Duke of Cam-
bridge was a subscriber for 25/., Lord Glengall of St, Mr.
Sheriff Evans of 5/., Mr. B. B. Cabbell, 10/., &c.
EXPENSIVE RIDE.---On Monday
ro as a gentle
-
an and lady were prove ding towards Weymouth, in their
carriage, two young men whose situation in life ought to have
taught them better manners, got up behind the vehicle, but
were ordered off by the gentleman ; his remonstrance had no
other effect than that of exciting abusive language, and a posi-
tive refusal to dismount. On arriving at the turnpike-gate
they were recognised by the gatekeeper's son, anti were again
ordered to alight, but still refused, and commenced putting
themselves in a fighting attitude, and using most offensive
epithets. The gentleman very properly reported their conduct
to A. W. Ilorsford, Esq., Mayor; who had them immediately
apprehended, and, after a severe reprimand, and begging the
gentleman's jartion for their most ou.rageous uonduet, were
titled in the penalty of 503. each, The tines have beers paid,
e,nd we hope may have a salutary operation on their future be-
haviour.—Hampshire Herald.
DOCK BILL.—.A. resolution has been
carried
to effect that the Council shall, if the obnoxious clauses r
persisted in, petition the House of Co.iimons to be heard_
i a
,e 1
counsel against those parts of the Bill the operation f
it is generally consicered, will be detrimental to theoport.—
Hull Advertiser.