The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-24 00:00:00

THE STTN, I.4ONDON', MON T)AY, AUGUST 24, IMO.

HAMBURG BORSENHALLE,

Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares l7lO
AnOo-Itussian Loan lric% IrBlii
Rin;sian 5 per Cent. Ist series, CGrtificate
Inscription, Ist Se•iPs lO3
Russian 3 per Cent. Hop, and Co. 3d and 4th
Seeks
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch ..,ctual Debt, 2y4 pet Cent 5O 50
Ditto 5 per Cen, 9B --
Polish Bond,
New picket
Anglo-tianish Loan, 3 per Co' 74ii 74j6
Norwegian Loan, 15334, 4 per Cedt...
Spanish, New 3 per Cents. — ,

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, AuG. 21.-13. s—Two months, 13 33k,
STOCKHOLM, Am IL—Seventy-five days, 11. 49.
CaIUSTIANIA„ AUG. 12.—Three months, 4 74.
PurEeseußun, AUG. 11.—Two months, 3:'% pence.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, At-t:. 12
Ely per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents. 99%
li,ree per Cents.
Bank Shares
—4llon:eine Zeitung, Aug. 17.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS
FROM PARIS.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EGYPT.

PARIS, SUNDAYe—We have received by special ex-
press the Reparateur of Lyons of the 22c1. It con-
tains letters from Alexandria of the 7th inst. brought by
the Elna steamer, arrived at Toulon on the 19th. The
Etna's despatches to NI. Cochelet, the French Consul, an-
nounced to him the Quadruple Treaty for the Eastern
pacification, which he immediately communicated to the
Paella, inviting him again to yield to the counsels of
France, to avoid the disasters awaiting him by resist-
ing the Powers. M. Cochelet assured the Pacha that
France was resolved to remain entirely neutral in the
execution of the coercive measures of the other Powers
against Egypt.
This news appeared to please the Pacha, for he is
persuaded that without the French navy the English
can do nothing, and that being alone against him he
will be able easily to resist them. The Pacha after-
wards declared to M. Cochelet that he would not,
under existing circumstances, restore the Turkish fleet,
and that he trusted in Providence for the future.

Two British steamers, one from Beyruth and one
from Smyrna, brought despatches from Col. Hodges.
It appears that Admiral Stopford had communicated
to the former the orders he had received from Lon-
don, in consequence of the decision of the Confe-
rence, for the English Consul said " All was war—
he would once more see the poor Pacha to tell him
frankly his situation, and open his eyes to his danger.'
In the postscript this letter says that the Pacha on the
7th left Alexandria for Mansourah, to avoid the inter-
view with Colonel Hodges.
The Paris Papers of Sunday publish no intelligence
from Alexandria. The Ministerial organs assert that
the Etna brought only sealed despatches, which had
not reached the French Government at six o'clock,
p.:m., on Saturday, and that no telegraphic despatch
with Eastern news had arrived.

Our private correspondence from Paris states that
the Thiers-Cabinet had received the most positive and
unequivocal informations as to the Podia's determina-
tion to resist to the last extremity the execution of the
Quadruple Treaty.—Morning Post.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

This being double post day, and the arrival of seve-
ral packets, caused a late delivery of papers and letters.
The Lisbon mail arrived this morning of the 15th
inst. The account of the insurrection at Lisbon will be
found in another part of the paper.
Arrivals this morning.—Gibraltar mail, by the Bra-
ganza, tailed 13th August, Cadiz 14th, Lisbon 17th,
Oporto 18th, Vigo 19th.
A mail from Rio Janeiro by the Spey ; sailed from
Rio 21st June, Bahia July 1, Pernambuco July 8.
Jamaica mail, Mutine, sailed from Barbadocs 6th
July, St. Thomas:22d, Cape Henri 28th.
Mail from Vera Cruz, by the Tyrian ; sailed June
23, Tampico 29th, Havannah 223 July.
We have received Jamaica papers to the 25th July.
A slight shock of an earthquake was felt in Spanish
Town on Wednesday morning.
The Colonial Bank is drawing on London at 2 per
Cent. for 30 days' bills.
have just
DISPATCII OFFICE, ONE o'CLock.—We
received intelligence from Montego Bay that Mr. Grant
has been acquitted by a Jury of his Peers.
'rule amount of the coffee crop for the current year
1840 has been ascertained, and falls considerably short
of that of 1838 and last year.
The Sugar returns have not been received. In the
month of April there were made 14,000 hhds., the
whole crop is not expected to exceed 32,000 hhds.
PIRATES.—We understand a printed letter has been
received from Ilavannah, stating that a piratical vessel
had been brought into that port, and also stated that

the Vernon, from Falmouth, m this island, bound to
Halifax, bad been boarded by the pirate, and some of
her crew murdered.

Demerara papers, received to July 11, from which
we extract the following :
" We have to congratulate the inhabitants of British
Guiana on having obtained that long envied degree in
the scale of popular privileges—exemption from payment
of colonial taxes."

By Sydney papers of April 28 we learn that a me-
morial had been presented to the Governor to obtain
from the Home Government a supply of carpenters,
masons, shipwrights, &c., there being employment for
at least three years certain, for 1,600 men at least—the
Governor has sent the memorial to this country.
Rio Janeiro papers received to Juno 23 :—Exchange
on London 304 to Stocks 77;3- to
The Antwerp papers of yesterday gave tho follow-
ing :-----
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, AUG. 21.—At the open-
ing of the Bourse, although the news from Paris was
unfavourable our funds were more firm, but several
sellers having appeared, a fall immediately took place.
The Integrates were done at 51 5-16 501-7. The Ac-
tions of the Society of Commerce 1684 166 k 1661 ;
Ardoin's Spanish took the same course, opened at 22
9-16, fell to 22111.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS

DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The arrivals of English Grain last week were small, of foreign
Wheat good. The fresh supplies short, chiefly consisting of
new Wheat in tender condition. The weather having been re-
markably fine, has occasioned great dullness in the Wheat
trade; the finest old and dry new have nearly maintained last
quotations, but tender parcels of new were 3s. to 4s. per qr.
lower than last Monday. Barley and Beans unaltered. New
White Pease 2s. lower. Oats of good quality supperted their
value, other kinds sold heavily. The Flour trade still heavy.
FAMES ON BOARD OF SFIP
Wheat, Red (old) .....,605.... 733. Beans, Small (new) 4Os 50i.
- White (old). ..... 665. eif's. - -s.
- lied (1840) ....... 603. i'6s. --- Tick (new) 43 4C .
Fine... ......... 645. 7?s.
-- Superfine 745. 765. -- Harrow (new) 443. 4Ss
- White (1841.)....665. 725.
Yine ............ 745. 765. Brank
-- Superfine -83. bOs. Oats, Feed
--Foreign free ...... 633. 846,
fly( 38s. 40s. - Poland -s. --s.
Barley 3os. 38s, --New ''S 32s.
--- Grinding 30s. 245. - Potatoe
- Halting 38s. 425.
Malt
st's. 655. - Scotch "2s. 345.
- k ine New 665. 725. - Irish 25s .. 27,30,.
Pease, Grey, New 40s. 425. Flour Town (per ,acK).... 603. Cts,
-- Maple New 43s. 965.
White 425. ---- seconds 56,.5`-s.
- - 445, ---- N6rtli Country 52., f 5 .
-. Boilers 453. 46i, Bran ll'. 128.
ARRIVALS OF GfiAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK
Wheat. Barley. Oats. ; Flour.
English
_
Irish
Foreign
~537855 qrs. .I_,-,1,6 sack,
' 1,360 7,847 1,369 rls,
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
The number of horned Cattle being larger than usual, with
few buyers of Beef, caused it to hang heavily on hand, and
prices for all description receded 2d. per stone from those of
last Monday. For Mutton and Lamb there was a pleasant
trade done; the coarsest sorts of the former did not maintain
former rates by full Bd. per stone, but the choice descriptions
were unaltered. Lamb firm at the advance of Friday. Veal
and Pork, a brisk trade and prices steady. Beef 3s. 2d. to
4s. 4d. ; Mutton 3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d. ;
Lamb, ss. to ss. 10d. ; Pork 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. Beasts,
3,177 ; Sheep and Lambs
,23,930 ; Calves 160 ; Pigs 509.
Hay 41. 4s. to Si. ss. Clover 51. to 6/. 6s. Straw 11. 18s.
to 21. 2s.

HOP MARKET.
Prices still on the advance, and a considerable business done,
especially in the better descriptions. The duty has fallen to
25,0001. and the accounts from the Hop districts still very
unfavourable.

TALLOW MARKET.
Prices firm, but the demand limited, both on the spot and
for arrival. Large supplies daily expected.
IEA MARKET.

Prices have been maintained, and a fair amount of business
has been transacted in nearly all kinds. Company's Congou
2s. 31-d. cash. ,

DREADFUL FIRE. •

This morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a
dreadful fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Wins-
land, a carpenter and builder, in Brewer-street, Blooms-
bury, by which several houses in the square of buildings
forming Brewer-street, Museum-street, Vine-street, and
Broad-street, were destroyed or seriously injured.
From the information that could be gained on the spot,
it appeared that about half-past ten o'clock, a workman
named James Dwyer, perceived smoke issuing from a
shop where a number of carpenters had been work-
ing, and upon examination found the interior in flames.
He immediately gave an alarm to police constable 124
E, who procured the attendance of the Crown fire
engine, which was shortly followed by several others
from the adjacent stations ; but their united efforts
were at first of very little avail, from the scarcity
of the supply of water ; and notwithstanding every
exertion of the firemen and their assistants (in
which the men from Messrs. Combe and Delafield's
brewery were honourably conspicuous), the whole
premises were reduced to a heap of ruins. The workshops
itnd stores of Mr. Winsland occupied an area of up-
wards of 200 square yards, and was flanked by the
four streets named. The stores and workshops were
burnt to the ground. In Museum-street the three
houses Nos. 4,5, and 6, were much in-
jured, and the inhabitants must have suffered
considerably from the destruction of their pro-
perty occasioned by the hasty removal. In Broad-
street, the back premises of the house, No. 5, in the
ne. r°s,
Fortu-
nately, of Mr. A. S. Pheil, ironmonger, were much
damaged, as were also the adjacent premises in a less de-
gree. In Vine-street the distillery of Messrs. Currie was
much injured, and in Duke-street, where the lame stores
0f Ale
n there was
much Parliamentary
printers, are
si-
tuate, r t
nately, by the exertions of the firemen, who kept the
engines constantly playing on these premises, the fire
was prevented from communicating with them, as, from
the vast quantity of books and paper, if they
Irad ignited, the destruction would have beea dreadful.
rs.
At about a quarter to two o'clock the fire was so far
subdued, as in a great measure to allay the alarm of
the inhabitants; but much time, it is feared will
elapse before it will be perfectly got under.
The number of houses injured was about fourteen, but
the greater portion of the inhabitants of the adjacent
streets were pitching their furniture from the win-
dows, by which great damage was occasioned. We are
happy to be able to state that Mr. \Vinsland is insured ;
but many of the persons whose property has been burned
in the neighbourhood must be considerable sufferers.