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S 'ET N 7 AUGUST 8, 1848.

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RACING SWEEPS.

ICHOLL'S and PARKINSON'S grand pro-

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS•
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

Ly ject for the " GREAT 'YORKSHIRE SWEEPSTAKES."
173 Prizes in each Sweep. The Race
.will be run at York, August
the 25th.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday were 4,000
bales, and the market closed very tamely. Railway
Shares were exceedingly dull, and the market was
very flat.
It may be interesting, as it is oar province to advert
from time to time to the condition of the cotton market,
to illustrate its position in the United States, where the
growers suffer materially from the depressed state of
trade in Europe. We are informed from New York,
that—
" The shipments of cotton to northern ports this
season were 604,615 bales against 534,314 for the same
period the previous year, and the stock on hand at the
latest dates was 239,689 bales against 371,289 at the
same time last season, showing a decrease this year of
of 131,591 bales. The exports to foreign ports have
been more than 50 per cent. larger this year, and the
receipts from the interior were thus 25 per cent.
larger. The greatest increase has been in the ship-
ments to Great Britain. The additional quantity of
cotton shipped has been of no service to us as a means
of payment for our imports, and the balance of trade is
by no means so much in our favour, with the in-
creased export of this staple, as last year at
this time. Had prices for cotton remained unchanged
we should not have felt so seriously the decrease in ex-
ports of breadstuffs, as the additional quantity of cotton
shipped would have nearly made up the deficiency in
value. As it is, there has been a falling off in two im-
portant items. We see no way to offset the effects of
this immense depreciation in quantity and value of our
exports, but by a corresponding reduction in the extent
of our imports, So far as we can regulate them, it is for
our interest to cut them down; but the manufacturers
of Great Britain send their surplus supply to this
and other markets of this country, on their own ac-
count, and force the sale of them at whatever price
they will ,command. This deranges our markets, re-
duces prices for all, stocks in .the market, and tends to
' keep the balance of. trade against us, when it would
received db ia r deh
:t r
-this
the
influence thefai
otherwise be . in our.favour,"
This may be, and doubtless is true to a certain
extent, but our manufacturers have suffered too se-
verely by former losses to experimentalise much this
year; besides which they have lately been restricting
their operations, and, stocks are known to have been
kept very low. The revival of demand, would at once
set the mills in great activity, and we wish we could see
any prospect of this.
The continental accounts bave occasioned some excite-
ment this morping,.eapecially the news from Italy. No
doubt the satisfactory statement of Lord Palmerston,
made last night in Parliament, as to the endeavours of
England and France to promote peace, would have
had a good effect, but that it is now feared that nego-
ciation comes too late. It may prove otherwise, how•
ever, for if the Austrians are satisfied to vindicate the
honour of their arms, they will perhaps resign Lom-
y.
Still ,matterr
a:n looks
s kfsr ewungrhste, wainthd
theda accounts
rand
ffiuiy.
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this
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blockade. ,
morningaf
blockade will be re-established next Monday.
Under
nde Danish
and
e
the renewal of• wet weather, the Funds are again droop-
ing. Consols have been 86; j, and are now 86k 2.
The New Three-and-a. Quarter per Cents. have been 87
to 87i. Exchequer-bills, March, are 41s. to 425. pre-
mium. Bank Stock is firm at 1991.
The Foreign Stock Market is very dull. Spanish
Five per Cents. have been 111 to 111.; Mexican Bonds
are 171, and Brazilian New, 1843, 63. Dutch Two•
and-a. Half per Cents. have been 43f, and Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 66i.
Railway Shares are heavy.

Divided

First Second Th,rd among Among
Subscribers; Horse. Horse. Horse. starters. non-ditto.
X. s. X. X. X. X. X.
6,000 at 5 0 10,000 5,000 .. 5,000 .. 5,000 .. 5,000
6,000 at 1 0.. 2,000 .. 1,000 .. 1,001 .. 1,000 .. 1,000
6,000 at 010 .. 1,000 .. 500 .. 500 .. 500 .. 500
~000 at 0 5.. 500 . 250 .• 250 .• 250 250
Early application for the remaining Shares is necessary Cor-
respondence addressed, and Money Orders made payable to " Richard
Nicholls and James Parkinson, Temple-square, Aylesbury." Bank
notes bad better be transmitted by halves. All letters should con-
tain two stamps—one for the scrip, the other for a list of the fortu-
nate numbers, which rill be forwarded to absent Fubscribers the day
after the draw. Prizes paid any time after the race.
The Allotment will take place on the 21st, 22d, and 23d of this
month.

RACING SUBSCRIPTION OFFICE.
301, Strand, opposite " Bell's Life."
TREASURERS.
J. B. Creagh, Esq., 23, Connaught-square.
Augustus Collingridge, Esq., 4, Manchester-buildings.
Jackson Barrvi,e, Esq., 12, Gloucester-grove, Brampton.
MANAGER-George Stewart, Esq.
SECRETART-Joseph Darcy, ESq.
THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP STAKES.
First ' Second Third Among Non
Subscribers. Horse. Horse. Horse. Starters. do.
4,000 at £5 0 0 110,000 £5,000 £2,000 £2,000 £l,OOO
4,000 at 10 0 2,000 1,000 500 300 200
10,000 at 010 0 2,500 1,200 600 400 300
10,000 at 05 0 1.250 GOO 300 200 150
10,000 at 62 6 625 300 150 100 75
GREAT ST. LEGER.
4,000 at AlO 0 0 £2.0,000 £lO,OOO £5,000 £3,000 £2,000
12,000 at 50 0 30,000 15,000 7,000 5,000 3,000
20,000 at 10 0 10,000 5,000 2,500 1,500 1,000
20,000 at 010 0 5,000 2,500 1,250 800 440
20,000 at 05 0 2,b00 1,250 625 400 226
20,000 at 02 6 1,250 625 300 200 126
The increasing spirit with which all classes have patronised the
noble and useful sport of Horse Racing, has led to the establishment
of this undertaking, which has been formed for the better security of
parties who may wish to invest their money in the great racing
events of the country. It will be under the direction of competent
managers, and strengthened by the guarantee of unquestionable
trustees, us 'those joint names all monies will be lodged. The awards
wilt take place In publici and every subscriber will be admitted on
producing his numbs. To gentlemen of the Press free admission
will be given. The advantages arising from tkis mode must be ob-
vious, as it will ensure beyond a doubt the security which similar un-
dertakings haVe failed to do. The money will be so placed as to se-
cure to the holders of the horses the sums as above. Five per cent.
commission on complete subscriptions will be deducted from the
holders of the winning horses.
N.B. In all cases in which the subscriptions are not filled, the
money will be returned without any deduction for expenses or
otherwise.
Stakes paid as placed by the Judge.-Third Horse decided by Bell's
Life.-Post-office Orders made payable to Joseph Darcy, Secretary;
-at the Strand Post-office.-Provincial Agents required.

r•••••• 00000

TABLE LINEN WAREHOUSE, 261, Oxford-
street. near North Audley-street.
Damask Table-cloths, Napkins. D'Oyleye, Wip-cloths, Worsted and
Cotton Covers, Plain and Twilled Sheeting. Diaper and Huckaback
Towelling, Glass Cloths, Spc., all made of the very best descriptions
of yarns.

Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham, &

Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 71,4
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4
Shrewsbury and Birth... 9

OSE CLOSING
e itIC ES OF BRITISH FUNDv.. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock ... 19914 1991 h
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna. 8634 '3i 1,4 86%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 86%771,4 861/2
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5......• 87141,4% 87 87
Consols for Acc0unt.........
Exchequer Bills. 21,4 d. & 2d.
1,0001. March
1,0001. June
5001. March. 4l p
Small, March .. 44 41 p
Small, June
071. -, E 1
O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds
Do., New, 1843 ..........
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 1714
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Small ll%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41,4 per Cent ... 6614
Dutch 21x2 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 4314
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 691,4 69

Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 ......
Shropshire Union
South Devon...
Do. Preference - •••• •••• ••••
South Statlordahire
South Eastern
lio., No. 1 24
._ _

PRICES or lOBEIGN FUNDS.

CLOSING
PRICES.

D 0.7 N 0.2.

PRICES OF FAID.
BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICEs.
Aberdeen 5O ...
Amber. Nott., Boston,
,
and Eastern Junction 3:!.i ......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21, —
Belfast & County Down 16
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 .• •••
Birm i n g., W 0 1 v e rh'pton, •
and Stour Valley 131. 145...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
anti Cheshire Junc 10 •••••• ..• • ..•
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 -
Bristol and Exeter BS
Ditto, Thirds ..„ ..... 25
Luckinghatntlaire... 14/. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares .. 8% — ...... .........
Do. New 101. Pref..... 2% 3
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50
Chester and Holyhead-. 47% 26%
Ditto, Preference l5 ..•..
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 21 Class, 5 per Ct. 10 --. ..•
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast Junc 3O ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17%.....•
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D 25 ......
Do., 181., E. & H lB
Do., 31. 105. -
Eastern Counties.-
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent.
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 .. 61.135. 4d.... par
Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 13s. 4d...
Do. North. & Eastern 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters - ...... ......
Do. New
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, Class B (I. &
and B.)
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 171..... 4
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... . .... -
Ditto, ditto
Ditto (C. & E.) guar.
5 per cent.... 2% .
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 ......
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters
East Lincolnshire .....• 23 - ••• ......••.••
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. 9%
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%......
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. ........ .... 614 —
Ditto, Newport l3 -
Ditto, ditto, New 3%
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% N
Ditto, New
Glasgow, Dumfries and
Carlisle ........•• 6s. 8d....
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50
Ditto, New ... ..... .... 40
Do• Preference Consul. 15
Great Northern
Do., London and York 2%......
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England.loo ......
Ditto, New, 401 l5
Ditto, New, 301........• 30
Ditto, New, 151 11141.. ..
Great Western 9O ... .. 86 ..... •••
Ditto, % Shares 5O ......
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Ditto, New 171........ 13 ...
Huddersneld and Manch. '2B
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby ..
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, !„i Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... ......••"'•"•
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... ...............
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, % Shares ...... 43
....
••• .. ....
Do. Quarter Shares... 17%
Do. Fifths 9 .... 8 ............
Do. Sixteenths ....... .. b 1,4••••..
Do. Thirds (Beg.) ..... 13 „ •••
••
- -, 6 per ct. 2_34 ......

Do. New,Gua.6 pi
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ......
Ditto 14 (late Hud-
dersfield nd Shoff.) 36 ..... •• •• •.•
Do.( Waketield,Ponte-
Dol.r(aWct'.
Do. (Freston & Wyre) 25
litrifdlir?goliello.i.i.) 506 .... .. ....
Do, shares (A)••• 91i••••••
Leeds and Bradford 5O
Leeds, Dewsbury, &C.... 50 .....
Do., Half Shares
Do., (blue) 2%... ..............
Leeds and Thirsk
Ditto, New
••• ••,
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31;2-- ......,N..,
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport. 312
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction...
Loadon &Blackwall...l3/.63.8d.••• 454
Do. Extension

London, Brighton, and ......
South Coast

.tto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent.
non and Greenwich 12/15s 4d.... .........
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d...
London and N. Western 10K) .. ...125 124.. .......
Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 ...-. 2814 28%
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... ..
Do. 40/.Shares(L.ll.) 2t .....•
Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 ......
Do. 10/. (AI. & B.) B. 9 ...••.
Do. 101. ( AI. & B.) C. 1 ...••
Lond. &S. W,stern 5O ..... 45 451,,i .....• . 4514
Do. New 50/. ...
Do. New 40/.
Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50
Ditto ditto .... 4O
Ditto. Thirds ....- 11/. 13s. 4d
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ... 11. 13s. 4d... --
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil ..... ..... ........ 1%......
Londonderry&Coleraine 271,(2......
Londonderry and Ennis-
.....

kiln -
Lowestoft (4 per et.) ... 20
Ditto (6 per et.)
I an 2be,i er,Buxton,and .....
Matlock 4 —
11.1ancho.ster, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 - ••• .....
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 000000 ••••••• ••• -
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% — 00000 -... ...
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt.Grimsby ... 35
Ditto ditto . ......... 11 ...... .....
Ditto ditto
A ............ • • ••• • ~. . ~..
Ditto Sheffield and

Lincolnshire 12%.
Do., Grimsby Dock 4•11111•
...... --
Do. Blanchester and
Lincoln Union..... 41. 2s. ......
Alanche.st. & Southam pt. 21A —
Midland ......... ........100 ..... 101 100 . lOO
Do. Consolidated Pret.loo
Do., do., iO/. Shares... 20

—, no., ••• ••
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo •
74
Consol. Bristol and

Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ..„..
Ditto,Brist. & Grlocetr. 38 ......
Ditto, ditt0...........•14L 185....
Ditto,Leieest.& Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
NewcastieandCarlisle 100
Do. Quarters
20

ON=

Newmarket ..... ... . .. _
Do. Extension .........'ll. 125....
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford 6 .•WS • • ...6 MOO
• •

Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoust,
and Rostrevor .. 17% — .. ..•..•••"••
Norfolk .......... ........... 100
Do. New 201. -
Do. Extension 5 p et. 20
Do. Guaranteed SIA pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4 .....
North British ........... 25 .. ...
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Extension O% -
Ditto, Thirds ........ 4t .... 2%
North & South-Western 2
North Staffordshire 1214- . 9ii:29i'di x.i... 9Nx.i.
North Wales .. ....... -- 32 .....
North-Western ....
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate .
Royston and Hitchin ... 1% — • ••-
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 25 .....-

27

Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 ..... 1
Shrewgbury and llerefd. 2
6tirewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) - 00000000

Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 — ....»........
Ditto Oswestry ...... 16
Ditto New

No. 3.. ...... 25 ...... ........
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 8
South Wales
S With Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Boole 4
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-

meron's Sun—. C0a1.... 6
raw Vale Extension ... ••. ••• 00000000
.1:43111eS 11 aven Dock
and Railway ....
Vale of Neath

15,/2. .
,Vaterfurd Limenclk 42
'Vaterid,ls".nird,Wieklw,
aril I >ubltu ..... 3
Wear Valley G per Cent.
Guaranteed ...... 4234

Do. do. do. ... 25
..
Do. do. do. ... i:-5.i ..... --
,•nz Cornwall -
West London . ... 20
I'o. Do. Ist Cuss ... 20
Do. Do. 2d Clans .... 20
ti tell.wen & Eurness 13

51. incisor, Staines, and
South IVestern .....
iltr., Somerset, 15' ey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick.
Do. Original New and
Berwick
Do. Extension. No. 1
Do. do. No. 2. ..... 10
Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ......
fork end North Midland 50
llit;o, Preference ...... 10 •••
Do. East and West
Eittcasion

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzoa)... 16
Ceylon
Demerara 121;2
Dendre Va11ey............ 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish .......
East Indian ......
Great Indian Peninsular ss. . .....
Italian and Austrian.... 4
Louvain ala Sambre ... 7% —
Luxembourg
Madrid and Valentia... 2
Namur and Liege 2O ... ..
Northern of France— 10
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O ....• 21 ••

174
Ilia

30IA(

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N

-..
%

Strasbourg and Basle ... 14
Tours and Nantes .. 9 - ********* .•-•
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ...... 20
West Flanders 834 .. ...

4%

2%

FIELD-LANE RAGGED SCHOOL.—Last night a
special meeting, for the purpose of re-opening the above
school in a larger and more suitable edifice, was held in
the new school-room, Victoria-street, Holborn-bridge.
Lord Ashley, M.P., who presided, addressed a numerous
audience on the occasion. He observed that iC wi
accidental viewing of their former school that induced.e
him to throw himself, heart and soul, into the.ceruale;d3:„
strongly objected to any alteration of the name
it was the appropriate term for those who
te inform the
the mire and the gutter." Ho was ha
"jr-oposed to take
meeting that her Majesty's Government p_oo_s,
schools, and send
150 pupils each year from the ragge_d a
This created a spirit
them to the colonies.—(Cheers.)
the boys ; and he
ltsbourel. "in
of commendable emulation among
thoseg
lads sent out to
could affirm with certainty .
duce,
would
be
almost sure
been already dispatched from
ployment. Fourteen
some further remarks, the Noble
the school. After
the colonies, and provided
ew
titothha:btair certificatesrem uonfe r good con.
nd he formation of " industrial
Chairman meow
Mr.
rise and
that secreot secretary thenschool, road n
and stated
a tabrief
of progressthose admirable institutions now
that there
chliasstsoers
lis A letter of apology was read from
in the inetropo •
Duke of Argyll,
• enclosing a contribution of 201.
the
Several speakers addressed the assembly, among whom
of
were 62
was Mr. S. M. Peto, ALP., in support of resolutions.
A vote offthtehrainskesa to the Noble Chairman closed the
proceedings.
l 1 e
h,a stealinga
in
pocketbook,
t po,ter
their
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black
apprehended
numbern. twoabbdeouekodnkrd;le
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end.
SUSPECTED MURDER OF A GENTLEMAN. —On
Monday, the 17th ult., Mr. Robert Sowerby, the police.
The articles in question consisted of five fine shirts, 20
i )hri
shirtiwuriaestnpyhii acoacituoosipnl lile):oars seentr frock-coat,
-oktnhiefer
articles. No owner could be found for these
articles for some time; but, thanks to the unceasing
activity of Mr. Sowerby, it was at length discovered
that the things belonged to a Air. Jonas Edward Iredale,
a solicitor, or solicitor's clerk, of Leeds. This gentle-
man lett Leeds on the Ist of July, end from thence
there is account of his being at York, Northallerton,
Darlington, Ferry hill, and Durham. He left the New.
castle Arias, New Elvet, Durham, on the 10th of July,
and from that time nothing further has been heard of
him. It appears the missing gentleman was in commu-
nication with a young lady of Leeds, and she received
three letters from him, dated the 3d, 6th, and 9th of
July, since which date she has not received any letter.
The two men in custody are named Henry Bunting and
Edward Bateman, and it has been ascertained that they
arrived in Hull on the 16th from Newcastle, by the
steamer. No clue whatever has yet been found to the
missing gentleman, and the circumstances altogether lead
to the belief that the unfortunate man has been murdered
and robbed by the two men now in custody.—Durham
Advertiser.
CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. —The Rev. W.I. Cony-
beare has been appointed to the vicarage of Axtritnater,
Devon. Patron, the Dean of Llandaff.