The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-29 00:00:00

THE 1, IJNDE.

This being settling day ii;th; Fore! gn Market, the
brokers and jobbers are chiefly employ, :d in paying and
receiving the various balances. Up to the present time the
Account is going off well.
In the British Market little doing as ,et, but Consols
continue firm at present at 89i for the A ccount ; Money,
89a Exchequer Bills 46; Bank Stock 167 169;

Inaia-Stock 248.250.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active may be quoted
a shade higher, left off 248 25 , at present 248 25i ; De.
(erred 121, 13 ; Passive 68 f; Portuguesi same as they
left off, ; Three per Cents. 204 ; L razilian 73 74 ;
Colombian 238 ; Mexican 281 ; Danish 78 79 ; Buenos
Ayres 20 22; Dutch Two-and-a-Hall pc r Cents. 504 ;
Five per Cents. 9q 994.
SHARES.—GI eat Western 27i 281 pre? m. ; New 13 14
prem. ; Leann and Brighton -6-k 51 die. ; Blackwall.44
34 dis. ; Southampton 571 58k per share ; Croydon 12i
per share; Greenwich per share; I danchester and
Birmingham 15 14 dis. ; South Eastern and Dover 15i
141 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. P er Share.
Cheltenham and Great Western. 62k 3O to
Great Western
Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
and Selby
London and Brighton
North Midland

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia.. -

Ditto New Shares
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HALF-PAST ONE.
For a length of time past we have not had a week so
unproductive, both for intelligence and sp mutating in the
Funds, as the present one, although m mey continues
plentiful, and at an easy rate ; in the hour e there is scarce
a bargain doing of any magnitude. Disco unts may be ob-
tained out of the house from 44 to 4i l )er cent. The
settling of the Foreign Accountnot beings,. a large extent,
is going off well to the present hour.
Consols may be quoted a shade bet tter than in the
early part of the morning, 89i for the A ccount ; Money
89i ; Exchequer Bills, 6 4 prem. ; Bank F. tock, 1674 166,
rather lower; India Bonds 10 5 dig. ; Ind is Stock 248.
In the Foreign Market the only business doing is in
Spanish Active, which reached 25i the previous part of
the morning ; at present a shade lower, 2 5 ; Passive 61 ;
Portuguese, 324 ; Three periCents. 20k ; Chilian 60;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 5 Di b; Five per
Cents. 99k.
In the Share Market little doing, I), at the prices are
rather better. Cheltenham and Great ; Western 30 ;
Great Western, 94; London and Br ighton, 43i 44;
North Midland 77.

STORM AT NAPLES.—The fi ightful temper
which raged at Naples during the night r if the 4th and the
following day caused a great many seri°• as losses. Three
ships, two of them belonging to the Neapolitan navy,
perished in this port. They bad just a rrived from Cala-
bria, and were crushed by larger ships, vhich were driven
from their anchors. The crews were sal red. The French
brig Les Eafans Cberis, from Marseilles made an attempt
during the night to get into the harbour ; but finding this
impossible, the Captain tried to come to an anchorage at
the entrance. He was driven, however, on the rocks.
His signals of distress brought him su scour, and all on
board were saved: Every vessel in our port has suffered,
ar.d even the largest ships of war were in danger. The
storm was so violent that it was not poi Isible to remain 011
the Mole, over which the waves broke. . From Cosonsa,
in Calabria, we learn that on the 27th u It., at half-past six
in the morning, there was a strong sh ock of earthquake
which lasted fifteen seconds. The winter has commenced,
and the summits of our mountains, ii lauding Vesuvius,
are covered with snow ; but the orange s continue to ripen
on the plains, the meadows are in ful 1 verdure, and the
gardens are blooming with roses, byat inths, narcissuses,
and other flowers.
THE GREAT FIGHT FOR 1,6 001.—On Tues-
day the match between Hannan. of th. r London ring, and
Broome, of Birmingham, for 5001. aside, was decided at
Bitester, after a most determined str• aggle, in favour of
the latter, to the great surprise and discomfiture of the
metropolitan " Corinthians," who had backed Hannan to
an immense amount, from his being cot utidered one of the
must scientific sparrers of the day. Tb a contest consisted
of nearly fifty rounds, which were fougb ;in about an hour
an I twenty minutes, and throughout the, fight both men
exhibited the most determined courage. They are light
wt ights, and there was not more than. four or five pounds
difference in their weight. They were. is prime condition.
At the time they entered the ring Hans .an was decidedly
the favourite, five to four being freely 'at id by his backers
ai.d supporters on his winning, and th, e were plenty of
takers among the Birmingham fancy.
SUPPLIES, &C., OF WHEAT.- ...drestorday there
were ordered to be prepared for the H. 'use of Lords, on the
motion of Earl Fitzwillians, three yes e
.v importan t accounts
regarding the supplies, &c., of wheat : .An a ccount of
the total quantity of wheat entered for • home comiumption
from June 1, 1840, to Jan. 1, 1541 ; specifying the quan-
tity entered, together with the amount of rev enue received
thereon in each week during the said period. 2. State-
ment of the several rates of duty at which such . total quan-
tity has been entered, and of the portions of th a said total
which have been entered, at each several rate of 'duty; and
3. Account of the total revenue received upon the said
wbeat entered for home consumption, specifying ti 'le amount
received at each several rate of duty.
LIABILITY OF CAB-OWNERS. Gre-
gorie, of Queen-square, holds that the proprietor ,mare be
legally mulcted for the misconduct of his driver.„, in the
event of their absence, and legal proof of such m iseond, uct
being adduced. Mr. Board, a cab-owner, is at iirtie VII .th
his Worship an the law of the case; and, as a distress we. r-
rant yesterday was directed against Mr. B.'s chat% tels, o
satisfy a fine inflicted previously, the question is lii
come before a superior court.