The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-26 00:00:00

-i#lol*4 E Y and coritvi_EaciAL NE W s

(From The Sun, of last Night.)
Tice sties of Cotton at Liverpool ye.t• r thy were 4.000
to 5,000 ttili... including 500 American for export, 400
Porn:tr.-1 and 111?-ranham, at 5Ad. to 611, 100 Bahia at
6-44, 150 Surat at 31d. to 31d., and tilt, rFst American
at 4d. to sfid. per lb. The market was. .ull. but pricys
were flroi. Shams were not very brisk, and prices, were
aline !Litt q..
At present much interest is directed to the trade
between Canada and the United States, as re-
spects the exportation to England of flour and grain
—a conflict of opinion as to which will have the advan-
tage in this respect, under the provisions of our new Corn
Bill. That the American agriculturists are jealous of the
13:itish American colonists. on this point is pretty cer-
tain. It L., conceded by the American journalists tttat the
Bill in question will cause a great increase of business,
not only with the United States but with Canada ;
but it is pretty evident that anticipati,ns are en-
tertained that by the St. Lawrence most of our
supplies of flour, which form a greater portion of
each year, will he not through the United States. The
New York Courier and Inquirer, in reference to this
subject, important as it is to the Canadas, thus expres,es
an opinion upon the matter; and while, it maybe added,
strong inducements are held out by our American con-
temporary to compete by improvements with the
Canadas, it may be just as well to mention
their opinions, so that Montreal and Quebec may be
induced to afford every, practical facility to the transit of
produce. The paper just named has the following re-
marks upon the subject :-
- We need scarcely add, that we do not believe the St.
Lawrence route can, under any circumstances, compete
with that of the Erie Canal and the Hudson
River. This city is, and will continue to be,
beyond all doubt, the great commercial, port
of the northern section of the continent; and the im-
provements in the means of communication with the
interior of the west, winch are Row in progress, and
which must be carried forward, will put it out of the
power of any other route successfully to compete with us.
.. We have referred to this matter, and copied the re-
marks of our Canadian contemporaries, mainly to call
the attention of the authorities of this state to the con-
stant and vigourous efforts made by our neighbours to
withdraw business from our great channels of trade,
and to the consequent necessity of enabling them to
meet and to keep up with the exigencies of the times."
Sonic papers and letters have come to hand this morn-
ing from New South Wales, but they are barren of news
of interest, except that trade was better.
In Consols for Money the only transactions this morn-
ing have been at 95 4. Up to mid-day not a single
bargain was quoted for the Account, the price, therefore,
is nominally the same as yesterday. Exchequer-bills
are at 10s to 13s premium, and Bank Stock steady at
208 to 209. In•qa. Stock has advanced to 260. India
Bonds have rallied to 23s premium.
In the Foreign Funds a very few purchases were
made in Mexican at 24 fur the Account; in Prussian, at
38; in the Portuguese Five per Cents., at 85; in Spanish
Passive, at si; and in Dutch Four per Cents., at a fall
from 94i to 93i.
There is a dull demand for Railway investments this
morning.
ottiTISII FUNDS.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock .. 208 209 209
I nree per Cent. Reduced Annuities .• Pb,,fi 96 96
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 95% 34 95%
New Three-end-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98 97% 9814 98 IA
Lon; Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10 5-16 7-16 10 7-16
India Stock .. • • • • .. 260 260
India Bonds. 1,0001. .. • • • • • - • •
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. • • .. .. 19 23
South Sea Stock .. .. • • • • • • "
Ditto Old Annuities • • . • • • 9558
!onsolt• for Account •• • • •• • • ••
.xchequer I%d. 1,4 d.
• • 13 10 13 pm.
1,0001...
Ditto, Small •• •• —— Pm.ONE
O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
ride ES.

FOREION FUNDS.
Mexican Bonds, Old, 5 per Cent • •
Ditto, 1846, 5 per Cent . • • • • • 2314
Ditto, for the Account .. • . .• 2314 24
Ditto, Small .. • • • • • • • •
Poruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent..... 33
l'ortuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .• tss
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • •
Ditto, ra.ssive Bonds • • • • • •
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent • • • •
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cent .. 5934
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94 i/g 933 A
BUSINESS CLOSIIC,
PAID. DONE AT
rhICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

. •
55d

PRICES OF
RAILWAY MURES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2% •••• •• • 1%
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 614 ••..• • • • • 61,4
Bristol and Exeter _ .. .. 75 •
-1- •••• • • • • •
Ditto New .. .. • • .. .. 5 .... 1N ..... ... • • 10g
Buenighainshlre .. .• .. .. 425. •• • • %14 dis. •. •. M dis.
Caledonian ........20 .... 15, ....
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2% •• •• 1% .....
Ditto, Extension .• .. .. 24, .. •. 1
Chester and Holyhead .. • . .. 27% .•.. 26 ••••• • .. .. 26
Churnet and Blythe .. •...2 • • • • 13i •Ti
Cornwall .. .. • • .. .. ~ 5 .... 1 .•.. _ .... N
Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% •• • • 1% l,
%

,ireet Northern .. .. .• • • - u 4.. ••• • •
Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 22% % ........
Do. l'erpet., 6 per Cent. No. 1.61. I3s. 43.
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 43. 1 p..
Ditto, York Extension 105... • • 2/5 VI •••• " • •
East Lancashire .. .. 14 .• 22% .. •••• • • • •
East Lincolnshire .. • • Iti• • • • 14•• •••• • • •
Edinburgh and Northern • • .. 10 .• .. 914 •
Goole, Doncast., and • heftield,&c. 425..... di........
Great Eastern and Western •.100% .... 1 .. ••• • • •
Great North of England . - .... 228 .. •• •••• • • •
Ditto, New .. •• • .. 15 . •.50 51.. ••.•• • ••
Ditto, New .. . 1% 19 .. •••• • • • •
Great Western .. 85 ••• • - ••• • ..
Ditto, Hall shares 50 .... 83 ....
Ditto, Quarter shares .. 10 •• .. 23% .. • • 2314
Buil and Selby .. • • .. .. 50 .... 104% 104%
Leicester and Bedford .. 225..... %i 2 dis.• •• • % dis.
Livorp.. Munch., & Newe. Junct. .... .... • • • • • •
;Am ion and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 43. - ... • •
Ditto, New .. .. 3 .... - .• •••• • • • •
31%
Ditto, Extension ... .
LOllladi a d Brighton .. 50 .• . - • •
London and Croydon .• -131. 155. 9d .. 233423 .• • •
..olidon and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 43. 9 ..
London, Hounslow, and Western.. 2 .• .. % .....
•
Les ton t North-Western . .•100 ....2071% 206% • . 206%
Ditto, Quartets • 2 24% ••24%
D tto ditto New Shares .. - .... 1599494 15.16 p 16 p
Ditto, e tints • • • • 2 .... 21 .• .. • • .... 21
London and SoUth•Western .. 411. 6s. 10d.• • - ••..•• • • ••
Ditto, New ••• • .. 17%.... 26% ••
Ditto, New • • • . .. 14 .... 21 ••..•• • • • •
London and York .• • • 2% .... '2 •• ..•• • • • •
Lynn and Ely • • .. 15 .... 15% %16 ....
Lynn and Dereham .. 15 .... 12% .• ••..• • .•
Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .• • • - ..........
Ditto Extension42s. 2% •p • • •
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . - • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • i •• •• 874
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • % p• • • • .. • •
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .. • yB• • • .....
Aiditrid .• • • • • •• ..100 ... 139 .. •• • • 139
Ditto, New .• • . 24 .... 37 367,i ...... 36%
Newcastle and Darlington Jtutet. 25 .... 42% •• • .
Ditto, New • I .... 11104-•••••• 11%
Newcastle and Berwick 15 28 28
Norfolk .. • • • • • • .. 20 .• 263/8% ........ 26%
Ditto, Extension . • .. .. 2 .... 21%14 .... • • 214
Norm British •. 25 .... 38%.. •••• • • .. 38%
Ditto, Rah Shares 11 .. .. 16% i 7 17
D.tto, Oafish. Extension .. .. •.•• • • • • 4%
North Staffordshire .• .. 425. •• .. 3% %
77
p...... 3%
Oxfurd,Worcest.,& Wolverlimptn. 12% .... 8 • • • • 'S
ticintiond • • • • •. .. 10 .... 19 • • .... 191 A
Scottish Central . 12%.... 19% •••••••• 19%
-,direo.w.sintry and Birmingham .. .... '2% • . %
dis.
2
Shropshire Union .. • • .. . 423. % % dis .•
Sow 511,1 DOVOr .. • • 33% -
Do..
New (du 33'1. 6s.ticl.) No. 2. 12 .... 16% ........ 163
Do., New (du. 301.) .. No. 3. 15... 19% • • ... • ... 191%
r,0., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%•... 314 % •• .•
4outh Wales .• • • .. .. 5 4
IVarwickihire and London • .. 425..... dis• % dis
tVaterid., Wextd., Wick., & Dub. 1%
Nest Riding Linton • • • • .. 4'2s. •• .. 3 27. 3% p.. 3% p
York Slid North Midland .. so
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. • I ...- ....... 12%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 14 .... 13 ..........13
Direct Bombay and Madras .. ss. ........., l&
Dutch Ithenisti • • .. , . 6 .... 6••••• • • • • • 6%
Luxembourg 1%
Nan= and Liege ......6 .... 3............3
Over Yssel .. • • .. .. 4/. 3s. 4d.... dis.• • .... dis
'aris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 5% ..• ••.. • • 5A
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
22

9I
dis

22834
51
19

2% p

Australasia • •• .. 40 .• •• •• •• •.•• ••
London and Westminster .. .. 20 .• 2834 •• •• .• ••.
National Provincial of England 35 .... 35% •• .•• —.•
.
Union of Loudon ........10 .• •• .....
111-NES.

[teal del 3,lentes Unregistered —.7 •• ••3%•• •• •"••
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—( THIS DAY
xmsterdam ......C.F. 12 9y,
Ditto, at sight ...... 12
itoVordam 2U. 12 10
tutivel p• • ...• ........ 26 20
Hainbargh ......M.B. 13 15},

Gibraltar.. ...

Leghorn .............. 30 70
lienoa .. • • ..... ••.. 26 20
Milan .. • • ..

Venice .. • . • •
Naples
Palermo, per oz . . . 11914
Lisbon.... ..... .52 y,
)porto .
Rio Janeiro • • .. 21

Altona. ... ••• • • •
l'aris, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 85
Ditto, 3 months .. .. 26 15
Marseilles • • • • • • • 26 20
Bourdeaux •• • 26 20
Frankfort on Maine.. • . 122
Petersburgh, 3 Us. • • • ••
Iterlin ••.• • • • • ••• • • •
10 15
Vienna, effec• flo • • • • ..
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 14
Madrid •••• • • • 35%
Cadiz • • ... ... • .... 36
Bilbao.. • • • • • • • ....
Barcelona • • ........

tiahla ................

Buenos Ayres ...... • •
Sew York, 21 days' sight -.
Philadelphia .. ••• • • •

Seville ........ • • • • • • • •

PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5
New 1)oubloons ...... 0 0 0
New Dollars ........ 0 4 91%
Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, AuG. 25.--Wind N., light steady breeze, and fine.
DEAL, AUG. 24.—Wind N.E., strong breeze.—Arrd. Fal-
con, Larsen, Matanzas, and sld. for Antwerp. Arrd. from
the river and sld. Cape packet, Lamb, Cape of Good Hope ;
Sans Pare:lQle, Brodie, ditto ; Janet, Chalmers, Mauritius;
M armion,
OU PORTSMTY,uebec.
AUG. 24.—Wind N. E.—Sid. Trauley,
Stoney, Quebec.
SOUTHAMPTON, AuG. 22.—Sid. A. Elizabeth, Mowat,
Prince Edward's Hand.
Exmourti, AUG. 22.—S1d. Eliza Liddle, Miramichi.
DARTMOUTIL-Arrd. Briton, Younghusban..!, Quebec.
ItiLvLE, AUG. 21.—S1d. Olympus, Tompkin, Quebec; Vic-
toria, Martin, ditto.
ILFRAcomns, AuG. 22.--Sld. William Wilberforce, Dennis,
Miramichi.
CARDIFF, AUG. 22.—S1d. Jolw Bell, Renwick, Rio Janeiro;
Beatrice, A!exander, Quebec.
ROTRESAY, ISLE OF ISM, AUG. 20.-51 d. Argyle, Miner-
, son, Calcutta; Favourite, Allen, and Minerva, Demerara.
LivEtavooL, Auc. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Sar:di she:iff
Sands, Apalacliicolo ; Great Britain, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; Leander, Puelan, Quebec. Sld. Elizabeth, Davie:,
Newfoundland; ourier, Grey, Calcutta; Itaj.i, Boyd, (Into ;
l'almyra, Bartow, New Orleans ; Tyrone, Butler, ditto;
General Parkhill, M'Kown, Charleston ; Arethusa,
Quebec. Of port, Sabbates, Stevens, Boston.

DEATH FROM BATHING. —INTREPID CONDUCT.—On
Monday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, two
per,..,ons, named James Pik:3 and George Arthur, were bathing
in the river Thames, at Battersea, and they had not been
long in the water-before Pike, who could not swim, got out
of his depth. His cries were instantly heard by Arthur.
who was swimming some yards from his unfortunate com-
panion, and he in-tantly swam to his assistance, when Pike
grasped him by the arms, which caused them both to sink.
Through the exertions, however, of Arthur, they both again
rose to the sartac,,, and ha succeeded in getting away from
Poke. The unfortunate man then almost instant!): sank.
aod was n,,t seer, again. Arthur was so dreadfuhv exnau-,te(,
by his exertion to save his friend, that when he
reached th
shore he faint.d away. Assistance was soon at nand' and In
wail conveyed to his residence in the Wandsworth-road. The
body of Pike could not be found.