The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-07 00:00:00

THE ruNns.

The Foreign Exchanges were rather lower yesterday after-
noon, with little business doing.
The Exchange from Rio on London comes 304 d., and
Stocks, 7Th.
Consols opened this morning at the same quotations they left
off at yesterday, 91i* for the Account, and 904 far Money,
little orinothing doing as yet; Exchequer Bills, 14 16 prem. ;
Bank Stock shut ; India Stock, 248 249.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active not so good as it left
off at, 29f, at present 281 j, in consequence of the state of
iiege of Madrid still continuing; Spanish Deferred, 14*;
Passive, 7i 1; Portuguese, 34i ; Three per Cents., 24 24 ;
Columbian, 251 26*; Mexican, 29* 3 ; Brazilian, 771 8i ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 531 ; Five per Cents., 100/ 1011.

nut:Es OE STOCK'S T a I—. VA Y AT ONE O'CW-cis .
lank Stock ,--1 India Stock —
I per Cent. Red. - ' Ditto Bonds -1
per Cents. C0n.... . 90%34 South Sea Stock —
1y ner Cent —. Old Annuities —
;iteo Red. - New Ditto
lew 3% pet Cent...... ........95% 9 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
\Jew 5 per Cent. -.-I Exch. Bills, X 1,000.. IS 111 pm
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 .. 15 18 pm.
Jan. 5, 1800. ....... .... ... -- Ditto Smali l5 18 pi-
Oct. 10, 1859.”.........11 15-18% Ditto Commercial dii.
J.n. 5, 1t560 -- Ditto Advertiscu ..... 14 11 pm.
Jan. 5, ISSO — Bank Stock for Account ...
April!, 1890. — India Stock for Account ..
Jan. :5.11170 — Consols for Account .91%14%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FU NDS THIS DAI AT ONE 0 CLOc I.
tustrian Bonds - Peruvian Bonds -
lelgian Bonds - Ditto Account -
Ditto Account -
Irazilia n Bonds - , Ditto New Bonds ..., n37,,
Ditto Account - , Ditto Account 3l
Buenos Ayres Bonds - . Ditto, 3 per Cent........ -
Ditto Iccount - i Ditto Account -
"Jhilian 3oad r - Prussian Bonds -
Ditto 1.:::,c-.. tt - Russian Bends, 162'1 l' 2%
:oktnitian Bards - Ditto Account -
Ditta icca,nt - i Ditto Metallic -

CoitliT2i3l;l;i 7 (6,1824 - Spanish Bonds .......... ........29%!.
LEV.; tc:T.iit
3anis!: Bonds
Ditto Atct : 01 — Dec, reed 1
Greek Bonds — French, &per cent. --f. —c,
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — 4 per cent --f. —c,
Ditto Account — , ------ 3 per cent. —f. —t-,
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — . ....—..-- Exchange. --f, —.-c
Ditto Account --j Dutch, IN per cunt
Ditto, 6 per Cent. - , Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
gcapolitan --...!
DDlittttoo,Ascpceorticnetif.......... 101 100,
_3
Pit ICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Shalt
Bissoe Bridge .
Birmingham and' Derby Railway Company .... 90 6.53‘
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ( ompany 70 —!4
Brighton Railway
London and South Western ....
Northern and Eastern Railway Company
25
Condon and Westminster Bank £0 9.4%
4ational Provincial Bank of England ~.5
Ditto New

COURSE: EXCH,
111134:m14m C.l4'. 12 5
)itto, at sight ...... 12 2
tetterdam '1.7. 12 5%
intwerp...
Hamburg. M.E. 13 :2%
kltoria
Paris, 3 ...lays' sight.... .... 25 40
(Nue._ „ „ ........... Ms. *.a. 70
••• 25 70
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NA,zrriv)
.......
Oporto ...... • . • 11*
Rl° Jaziorr .....

47
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55
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Frankfort on Maine., Ex. 81. -.
Ifi'clA
'rtersbuigh,ritii:e 9 Us. 3734
3crlin
Vienna, effective fi...3 M li 6
fricite ditto ,n 7
76L4
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PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, MARCH 5-
3 per Cent. Consols -
31, per Cent. Stock
Ditto Reduced - i Mho nian Bank —
Ditto New, 1830 ...... .. 9SA (City of Dublin Steam Comp.
3Y,', per Cent. Debentures... 9; % I National Insurance Company
Bank Stock ISI ) City Debentures, 4 per cent.
Grand Canal Stock
Royal Canal Stock
!ULF-PAST ONE.

We have seen private letters from Buenos Ayres of the 14th
Decemher, stating that the blockade still continued, but they
were on the eve of important events, and the result of which
will determine the long or short. duration of it. The writer
adds that by the next post he will be able to give more infor-
mation on the subject. No business dc,ing in exports, the quo-
tations were very low.
The British Market continued during the morning firm at
the opening prices, with scarce a bargain doing, and may be
quoted at present 91A ; Money 903 4 • Exchequer Bills 16 to
18 prem. ; India Bonds, nothing done : Bank Stock and
India Stock, money continues at five per cent.
In the Foreign Market, although very little business has been
done, Spanish Active is heavy at 284 ; Deferred 14 ; Portu-
guese 34 ; Colombian nothing done ; Mexican 29%; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents 53% : Five per Cents. 1001.
It is reported that Government have this morning received
despatches from India, the contents of which have not, as yet,
transpired.

The total number of newspapers published in
the United Kingdom is 519 ; of these 125 are published in
London, which pay more stamp-duty than all the other papers
together.
GOLD DUST ROBBERY.—The trial of Lewin
Caspar recommenced this morning at nine o'clock, when the.
Recorder expressed to the Jury his regret for the inconvenience
they had been put to by being detained all night. The trial
was proceeding when we went topress, and was expected to
occupy the Court until a late hour in the evening.
DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.—We
have to record a most fearful and melancholy occurrence that
took place on Wednesday at Storrington, a small market town
on the road to Petwortii, and ten miles from that place. It
appears that a poor woman living in the place, the wife of a
sailor in a trading vessel from Littlehampton to London, has
been for some time labouring under temporary derangement,
and on the above day, being left alone for a short time, she
took a razor, and, shocking to relate, severed the head of her
infant child from its body. Having perpetrated this frightful
act, she turned the same instrument against herself, and in-
flicted a fearful gash in her throat. On persons entering the
scene of this tragedy, the body of the poor child was found
lying on a box and the head lying on the floor. The unfortu-
nate woman herself was also lying on the floor, but not quite
dead. She lived a few hours, and then expired. An inquest
was held on the bodies on Thursday, when the above facts
were stated, and a verdict of " Insanity" returned.—Brighton

Herald.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.--1
MARC" o.—
The Hertford Scholarship (an University Schch:
larship for the cultivation of Latin Literature) took place on
Wodnesday. the 4th. Mr. H. Smith, of Oriel College, was
the successful candidate. Mr. Cotton, of Christ Church,
gained the proxime accessit.
EFFECTS OF RAlLROADS.—Previously to
the opening of the Great Western and the Southampton rail-
roads there were eighty-two long stages passed through the
town of Egham daily, nearly the whole of which changed
horses at the several inns in the town. Now the eighty-two
are reduced to four. Some of the inns have been closed, and
several others (the landlords of which arc not getting salt for
their porridge) are about to be shut up.
PRIZE FIGHT._Ots Monday a prize fight came i
off at Dalmarnock Bridge, betwixt two newly imported Irish-
men, for 101. a side. After being both well beaten the parties
left the ground. o.'e are sorry to add, that a dresser of the
name of Aitchison, who was hurrying to witness the disgraceful
exhibition, dropped down on Dalmarnock-road and expired.—
Glasgow Chronicle.
he nobility who hone- I

Among the . .:ured the ,talian
Opera with their presence on the opening night (Tuesday) %co
~b,erved the Prince LoniF 1\7,1'61004, ~Ito occupied a box in
. • 1., • "!C and 11-,'
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Prince de Aletaturt.