The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-12 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKET.

Prices underwent little variation at the public sales, but
there was not much spirit in the biddings; by private
treaty there was little business done. The imports keep
light.
TEA MARKET.

The demand for free trade was dull, but prices were
maintained. There were seders of Company's Congou at
Is. 7d. per lb cash, but few buyers.
TALLOW MARKET.

Priecs of Russian on the spilt were steady, and a fair
demand prevailed at 475. for delivery. Several sales were
made at the same rate.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDA T.—The sales
today are 3,500 bags, nearly the whole American, and at
prices favourable to buyers. 150 Surat, 41d. to sd. ;
50 Pc nambuco, 81d. 9.1., and a few at 101 per lb.
No eommunieltion from the telegraph from fog.
.

LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST. FEB. C—Grand 'Junction,
Half-shares, 102 cx. old ; Ditto Quarter-sht res, 50i ex.
div. ; Great Western, Fifths, 9 ; Manchester and Bolton,
501 51 ex div.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEE. 11.—There is a good
inquiry for Manchester and Leeds, and Lancaster and Preston,
Railway Shares, at improv:ng prices. Manchester and Leeds,
74 76; Ditto, Halves, 321- ; Lancaster and Preston, 31 31i ;
Ditto, New, 191 ; London and South Western, 57 53 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 24 25; Ditto, Extension, 21
; Stafford and Rugby, 34 3i.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.
Bourse OF AMSTERDAM, FEB. 9.—The national funds
were not in favour to-day, and the prices were not better;
on the centray, Ardoin's Spanish was animates], although
rather weaker. After the closing of the Bourse, they re-
mained at 21 13-16 22. Coupons were more sought after
at 19k. Teco. and-a-Half per Cents. 49 15.16 ; Five per
Cents. 97:81; Ardoin's, 22.

The British Funds opened this morning with an im-
provement, left off at 884 for the Account ; Money,
884 4, at present may be quoted at 881 1 ; Ac-
cour.t Money, 881 ; still there does not appear the least
spirit for speculation to the present time. The report that
a change in the Ministry will take place begins to gain
ground. Exchequer Bills 5 7 premium ; Bank Stock
1621 1631; Indus Stock 245 247.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather flat, left
off 237-424 i, at present 231 • Deferred 124 ; Passive
54. 6 ; Portuguese 311 32 ; ihree per Cents. 191 20 ; Co-
lombian 224 a ; Mexican 271 al; Brazilian 711- 721;
Buencii Ayres 21 23 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. 49a i; Five per Cents. 98:1 99e.
SHARES. —Great Western 221 231 prem.; Ditto New
91 101 prem. ; London and Brighton 71 7 dis. ; Black-
wall 41 4 dis. ; Birmingham 84 86 prem. ; Southampton
57 58 per share ; Croydon 111 12+ per share.
PRICES OF SHARES 'IIIIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
London and Brighton

London and BlaCkwall

London and Greemwieh ..... 20
Ditto Scrip - 3
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEIL 9.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 96 Grand Canal 5t0ck.........
Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 87i

Ditto New, 1830 ...... 96 Ditto 4 par cent ...
3; per Cent. Debs.
.I.IALF-PAST ONE.
Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at
881 for the Account, are a shade lower, at present 88i
for Account ; Money 88 -;/4- ; Exchequer Bills improved
7 prem. ; India Bonds, 12 17 discount ; Bank Stock 163,i.
This is settling-day in the Foreign market, in consc-
quen'e of which a good deal is doing both in paying and
rcceicing the various balances. It appears to be a Bull
account to the present time ; we do not Lear of any mis-
chief having occurred, and the account is going off well,
not being to any great extent.
In the Forcigm Market Spanish Active has been fluc-
tuating from 23,1 24, at present 23;1; Deferred 12i-; Pas-
sive, 6 ; Portuguese, 31i e ; Three per Cents., 19- a ;
Colombian, 22;} ; Danish, 78i; Mexican, 27?,- : Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 491 ; Five per Cents., 99
98
The Share Market is neglected in consequence of the
settling of the Account in the Foreign Market, and there
arc but two quotations. London and Brighton, 42i a ;
Blackwall,
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock ... 1631 India Stock ......... ... ..
3 per Cent, Red B3-i Ditto Bimds
3 per Cent Can/ ..... .. 881 Ditto Old Annuities
31 rer Cent Red........ 97: Ditto New Annuities...
New 34 per Cent .. ... 96:4 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2Ad 7pm
New 5 per Cent ... ...... Ditto 500/ 6pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small Bpm
Jan. 1830 • 12 13-16 Bank Stock for Acct ...
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Acct ...
Jan. 1860 - Consols for Acct 88"6-'
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto..... 31:-;-
Brazilian 80nd5..., .. Prussian, 5 per cent....
BuenosAyres, 6 per cent 24 Russian, 5 per cent. . . 1131
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 231
Ditto, 1824 221 Ditto, Deferred ... 12p!
Danish, 3 per cent..... 781 French,s per cent... —f. —c.
Greek,lB2s, spercent. Exchange ..
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 27S- Freneh,3 per cent —f. —c.
1)i to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 21 per cent
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. 161 Ditto, 5 per cent..... , 91-
SHARES.
Great Western Railway (65 paid) f 9
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) • .. 42:-
London and Blackwall 12a.'Ir.ay (221 pd) 1q-
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 175
London and Greenwich Railway (20 paid)
Ditto Scrip. ( 3 paid) 46-

A respectably dressed man, of the name of
Julian, appeared at Queen-square police-office yesterday,
•n a charge of refusing to pay a cabman his fare. He had
d the cab in the Strand, then ordi red the cabman to
drive to the Golden Cross, the Adelphi-terrace, and finally
to Buckingham Palace, where he alighted, but was soon
ordered to leave by one of the porters. He called him-
a2lf the Duko of Clarence, and said his object was to see
Prince Albert. His brother, a medical gentleman residing
in Adam-street, Adelphi, soon arrived at the office, when
he stated that his relative had been in an unsettled state of
m'nd for some weeks; and having paid the fare took hie
brother with him, after informing the Magistrate that he
should be placed under proper control.
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the following melancholy
occurrence took place in the family of Colonel Lambert,
of Grove-place, Regent's-park. It appears that the
youngest son of the Colonel, an infant of two years of age,
had contrived to open ono of the drawing-room sashes,
and passing out into the balcony clambered up the iron
railing, and was in the act of leaning over, when the
Colonel, who was seated at a table in the room writing,
perceiving the child's danger, rushed towards it, but before
he succeeded in reaching the balcony the poor infant fell
over into the area, and was killed on the spot. The Gal-
lant Colonel narrowly escaped being precipitated after his
unfortunate child. In his eagerness to save the infant he
sprung into the balcony and threw his body over the rail-
ing, where he hung suspended by his hands for some mo-
ments ere he recovered himself. The loss of the child is,
if possible, rendered doubly severe, from the circumstance
of its having been the survivor of twins, the other infant
being, about seven months ago, unfortunately burnt to
death in the nursery from its clothes catching fire.
Intelligence has been received at the coa-t-
-guard station at Hove, that one of the preventive-service
men, during the late inclement weather, bad been frozen
to death on his post a short distance from Worthing.
THE LANCASHIRE COLLIERS' TURN-OUT.
—The great majority of the colliers have returned to
work ; there are still, however, a great many out. At
the commencement of the present week, the Chorley col-
liers having had the price demanded offered to them,
agreed to return to work ; when they got to the pits they
again demurred and refused to submit until 22 of their
body, then in the Preston House of Correction, were libe-
rated. This condition was also acceded to, and the whole
body marched to Preston, accompanied by a band of music.
They met the liberated prisoners on the road, and escorted
them back with musical honours. From the neighbour-
hood of Standish and Shevington, lying between Wigan
and Preston, from twenty to thirty colliers have been com-
mitted to the Proton House of Correction,

EVENING EDITION.

LITERATURE.

THE THIRST FOR GOLD.--3 V°4B°
Boone, London, 1841.
The period to which the incidents in this tale
refer is the close of the eighteenth century, when
the revolutionary armies of France were sweep"
ing like a tornado over the face of Europe..„',
Jacobin
Among other countries which their
leaders were anxious to revolutionize, was Swit"
zerland, which General Brune accordingly en
tered in great force, but met with a far different
reception to that which he had calculated on;
for though many of the inhabitants were favour-
able to tile French, regarding them as friends who :I
had come to emancipate them from the aristocra-
tic bondage under which they had long groaned, „
yet there was a large portion who looked on them
as invaders, and opposed them as such, with en-,
flinching ener.gy and perseverance. One of
the
most eminent of these Swiss patriots was Aloys
Reding., who with his brave band of mountaineers
greatly harassed the French troops, as is duly , ,
forth in the presentnarrative, wherein his charae" -
ter is drawn with spirit, and with a praisewortlT
regard to the truth of history. It is in the third
volume, however, that he chiefly figures,.
two preceding ones being almost exclusivell
taken up with the loves and adventures of
tine, a pretty Swiss girl, and Walter Stanzy
who, as the reputed son of a peasant, is eor ,
sidered a most improper match by the
young maiden's uncle, Michael Graaf, the Trea-
surer of Lucerne, and a wealthy burgher'
and Magistrate of that town, who, accordingl):9
makes every effort in his power to induce Ws
.
niece to break off her engagement with Walter,
and accept the hand of a rich farmer of the Can
the:
ton. But Justine remains constant to her vowgi
being supported and confirmed in her resolution
,:
by a romantic, solitary old enthusiast, by name '-
Father Paul—an uncompromising enemy of .a d 4
chael Graaf, who in early youth had married an _
ill-treated a young girl to whom the enthusiast eras <!
himself attached, and to whose memory he cling;
with a veneration little short of idolatry. Af-ctie,e.„
realizing the truth of the old adage that
course of true love never did run smooth,.i.,-.
Justine and Walter are married, but not tottlf,,
the latter has been proved to be the soil
the Treasurer, Michael Graaff, and of courgide
entitled to his property, which, as the f t
man had ever been remarkable for his "thins
for gold," is very considerable. Miss Buruel...
the authoress of this tale, has put it togethe
with some tact, but we cannot congratulate lie •
on the ability with which she has pOurtrayedilts,',
characters. The best drawn is that of Ale.'
Reding, but Michael Graaff is a mere exagger7
tion, and Father Paul one of those imposelb6 .
personages who may be met with in melodrantel ;
or on the shelves of circulating libraries, 11°,0
never elsewhere. The authoress 's incidental
scuiptions of Swiss mountain scenery are dearly";
sketched, not from books, but from personal eu
servation; they are lively, glowing, and Pickth;
resque; and evince a keen apprehension GT
sublime and beautiful in nature.

ORAL EXERCISES.
Madden, London, 1841.
A serviceable little school-book, intended for
beginners in Latin composition, and as a coing.ive
nion to the " Initia Latina." The compiler is
Rev. G. Edwards, and he has performed a to",
blesome task with judgment.