The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-16 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)
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HAY MILIZEZTa.
SMYTTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 53 to 418 s; Clover ditto,
4l 83 to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12a to 1/ 14s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 165 per load. A fair average supply, and
a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.-3feadow Hay, 31 5s to 42 103 ; Clover
ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 128 to 1/ 14s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 15s to 11 lis per load. Trade dull, at the above
quotations.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3133 to 4183; Clover ditto,
41 5s to 6/; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 148 ; Wheat Straw,
1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull.
MEAT MAIMICTS.

Must-lAm, APRIL 15.—We had a fair demand here this
morning, at but little variation in prices. Beef, from 3s
to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and
Pork, 4s tc 4s 8d per Sibs.
ARUNDEL, APRIL 14.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Mutton,
3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6(.1
per 81bs. - Supply moderate and trade firm.
CluctilisTErt, APRIL 15.—Prime stock moved off freely at
full prices. In other qualities very little was doing. Beef,
from 3s to 4s 4d ' • Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ;
and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to
293; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 17s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows,
with their small Calf, 16/ to 181 each.

SouTHALL, Amur, 15.—Although the supply of stock
here to-day was by no means extensive, the general de-
mand ruled heavy at late rates. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d;
Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ; Lamb, 63 to 6s 10d ; Veal, 4s 4d
to 5s 2d ; ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, APP.ILIS.—Prime Sheep, Calves, and Pigs sold
steadily; other kinds of stock slowly, at our quotations.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ; Lamb,
Gs to 7s; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per
81bs. Suckling Calves, 185 to 30s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs,
16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small calf, 161 to
181 each.
EIV GATE AND LEADENHALL.
Each kind of prime meat was in fair request, at full prices,
oBtibh9e,rbsiyisteheticieardcaes.9.mand was in a sluggish state.—Beef, from
2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 33 Gd to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to
Gs 8d; Veal, 4s 4(1 to 55 4d; and. Pork, 35 6d to 5s per

For t hGENERALd ended AVER
1 1 AGE
6CORN AVERAGES.
from the Returns of the
. pectin's in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter. 8P4R,1 madeCES O
up F BRITISH CORN

WHEAT. I BARLEY.' DAIS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE I 564 Od 30i 9d 223 Od I 334 4d 359 ld 33s 8a
purr .•• 173 Od 83 Od 63 Cd 9s 6d 80 Gd 91 Gd

RAIUSGATE AND OSTEND.—An alteration in the
route of the packets beta een this country and Ostend has
recently taken place,
in consequence of the opening of the
branch line of the South-Eastern Railway to Rainsgate-
The directors of the South-Eastern and Continental Steam.
Packet Company, conceiving the passage between Ramsgate
and Ostend would prove shorter and more convenient to the
public than from Dover to Ostend, have taken oft their
vessels from the latter port, and placed them at Ramsgate,
which in future will be their station. On Tuesday morning
last the first passage was made from Ostend to Ramsgate, by
the Queen of the Belgians. She left Ostend at '2O minutes to
5 o'clock, and arrived at Ramsgate at 9 o'clock, performing
the voyage in 4 hours and 20 minutes. The passengers had
their luggage Conveyed to the Custom-house, cleared, and
afterwards taken to the railwa free from expense ; they then
proceeded to London by the 20y minutes past 10 o'clock train,
and arrived at the Bricklaers' Arms at a quarter past 1 rot.,
thus performing the voyage ' and journey from Ostend to
London in 8 hours and 35 minutes, out of which time 1
hour and 20 minutes were consumed at Ramsgate, clearing
luggage, breakfasting, &c. •
p,ied in the transit was seven hours and fifteen minutes.
}acts speak for themselves • for if the whole distance between
be
.entered, and the passengers landed
O. ;tend and London can a accomplished in little more than
eight hours and a half (clearance at the Custom-house In-
cluded),
so that the actual period. occu-
and as Ramsgate harbour can at all times of the tide.
obliged to be taken ashore in boats, it may be predicted that
Ramsgate will become the favourite port for embarking and
disembarking safely without being
Europe. passengers to and from Ostend and northern

STEPNEY FAIR.—The business of this fair terminated
last night. The number of visitors during the three days
was much larger than M any time since its revival.

A PRIL 16, 1e46.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very
lively, and speculation was active, the sales being 12,000
bales: 5,000 bales were for speculation and export.
Prices were decidedly higher.—The Share Market has
been very inactive, and prices were lower.
Almost hourly are inquiries made in the City, by per
sons very deeply interested, as to the period the Legis-
lature will take to pass through the Railway Relief Bill.
The queries upon this subject are the more pressing, as
there is anevieis ;it disposition on the part of the managing
Committees, •of doubtful and bad projects, to keep
the power they now have over the funds in
band, and expected to be realised; and set-
ting at defiapce the seripholders, determined as
many of these parties are to go on with expenses, the
great portion of which must hereafter be borne by the
p4rtie who have paid their deposits, or are legally
liable for their share of the present outl iy. It is, there-
fore, considered by hundreds of' capitalists and others in
the City, and doubtless at Liverooel, .It-leotisl 431:43t0t
fi,po efthere, that-0 p' sling if the gmergencyne-the
standing orders oUght. to be rescip ed'ip both flop es a
Parlianie-tit, sQ that tha Ali! to be introduced after the
Easter recess, should become law at the earlies possible
period, or undoubtedly the benefit intended by it will
he frittered away. Symptoms of espnyty ila(f aireed.x
r;,e n'qis play i)l liy so3,iii ' 0-11. eOiticra;gl II g-
.p,muliftpes in
repudiating advertiseptents, ealting op serip holders, to
ti.,:re'i.t eario •srees the disiol-tio; of k,'-riijects with which they
tiae ontiteigd ilifealigyji. Seeetl3, are some such par-
ties Sint ieferilea ti3buYing up scrip indirectly, ata ruin-
ousl low fizure to present holde7, so se to ovprrqle
OF " na ands other meting
i
tr-iis feef a Ivind npt
~ , . . ti . •
at t e first general m.etini to
,e palled under the prep.
visions of the intended pew 'Rill. Tho appointeleidt of
ep 't 460 a3signeell to look Into the expenditure of
the Managing Committees is not relished at all by
nine-tenths of those who have taken the manageepent
of fresh railway schemes, stntl hens= it p eiiiite certain
that eyefy meat's will 'he 'rgsgrted 'to, with "'the view of
defegiting t'e wishes of the great body of those they
assume to represent. . . . .

There are not any arrivals of importance announced
in the City this morning. .

The Stock Markets. Inlve been heavy this morning.
The fait thia the Government brokers did not purchase
yesterday in aid of the Sinking Fund, has led to many
remarks, the principal of which is, that Government are
husbanding the resources of the country, to fully
equipped with cash should a war with the United iitates
neeeasavy. Another rumour is, that a
squadron is about to sail soon for the Bermudas,
there to await further orders. Consols for
Money left off yesterday afternoon at 95k, and for
the Account at 964. The value of the former has teeday
been reduced to 954, and of the latter to 95g. The
market has just Wad per cent , and certainly the as-
pect of the market looks more firm. The amount of
business done has been upon the whole considerable to-
day. But to this remark there is an exception. Ex-
chequer-bills yesterday were done at 275., pew they are
at but • T.S.,s. preplivern. India Bonds, "on the contrary,
were ye`aterday, at Wis., and new they are at 30s. pre-
mium. The price of Bank Stock has fluctuated from
205 to 206. India Stock has fallen from 2594 to 258.
This is the account day in the Foreign Stock
Market. If we except t 4 adjgstment of differences,
spatieely any p,tim busioesc, of tfiteregt has been trans-
acted. There have been some transactions in the French
Stocks to-day, at improved prices. The Five per Cents.
have been taken at 1194, and the Three per Cents. at
83. Spanish Consols have realised 25 ; the parttiguese
Four per Cents., 571.• ; Dutch Twu-and-a-Half per
Cents., 591. ; the your per Gents., 924 92 ; and
Mexican, 3
The businesss in the Railway Share Market has been
on the increase, and the appearance of the market looks
better.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the (Metal List.) _

Bank Stock .. • • • • • • 205% 206
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 94% %
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 953, %%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 96% 34 54
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 10 3-16 %
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .• 10
Ditto, 30 years, J4ll. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16
- India Stock .. .. 259% 258
India Bonds, 1,0001. • • • •
Ditto, under 1,0001.
South Sea Stock .. • • .• •
Ditto, New Annuities 9514
Consols for Account • . •.. • • .. 96 95% 96
Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d.
1,0001. .• , ... 23 26 15 pm,
5001. .. .... 20 18 pm.
Ditto, Small .. .... 26 18 pm,
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Gull .. .. 59
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .• 31%
Ditto, Ifeferred .• .. • • 16%
Portuguese Four per Cent • • • • 57%
Russian Bonds • • • • " • • 110
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .• •-
Ditto, for the Account • . .. 25
Ditto, Three per Cent ......
Ditto, for the Account • • • • n 6% %
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent. .. 119 f. 25c.
Exchange .. 25f. 80c.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent. .. • • 83f. C.
Exchange .. 25f. 70c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59%34
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 924% 92
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen • • • • • •• 10 ...... 3% .... to 2%
Birthingliam alid Oxford. Junction .. 2 .... 134 .... to
Bristol and Exeter .. 75 .... to
Ditto New .- .. 5 .... 834..., to 94
Bristol and Gloucester .. • . 30 .. 49 .. .to 48
Buckinghamshire .. .• .. • . 425. .. • . % die.. to
Caledonian .. • • • • • • 10 .... %.. to
Ditto Extension .. • . • . .. 2% ...• 1% .. •.to
Chester and Manchester .. .• 425. .. • • 114 dis to
Cornwall and Central Devon' 2% 1% .. • • to
Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. 2% ... • h.. to
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 534.... 334 • • to
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... 4 33%
Eastern Counties .. • • • . 141. 16s. (1d..... 22% .. to
Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 81. 16s. 0d..... 7% p.. to
Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d... .. % p.. to
Ditto, York Extension • • .. 10s. 1%% • . to
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • •• 50 .. • • 7134 .... to
Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. % die... to
Grand Union (Nottingham ann. Lynn) 1% 34 to
Great North of England • . • • • • 100 .• ..215 .• ••to
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • .. S .... 51%.... to
Great Western • • • • • • • • .. 85 .•..146 .. • . to
Ditto Half Shares • • • • • 50 .... 85 .... to 8434
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17% .•• • to 1631
Hull and Selby .. • • • • • • • . 50 • • ..101 .... to
Ditto, Half Shares • • - • • • 7 25 .... to 241/,
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 35 .... 50 .... to
Leicst., Tam.,Bir., & Trent Val. June. 425. .... 14 dls... to 1 dis.
Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. .... to
London and Birmingham • ..100 —22234 224 to 222
Ditto. Thirds .. • • .. .. 24 .. 614 .... to
liitto, Quarter Shares
London and Brighton • • • . 50. •• .. 4 -

. .. .. 25 30 p

London and Croydon • . .. 13/. 15s. 9d. .... 21 ye M to
London and South• Western.. 411. 6a. 10d. .... 763 f .to 7531
Ditto, New • . .. 12% 213 ... to
London and York .. • • • . •. • . 1%%% to

Ditto, Half Shares • • • • .. 2 .... I g to
Lynn and Ely • • • • .. .. 10 .• .. 6% .... to
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 ....120 to --
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 38 55 .... to
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 2 .... 10% %.. to
Ditto, Sixteenths .. 61,i • ... 9 y .... to
Ditto, Extension 421. .... 1%% pto --
Manchester and Birmingham .. .. 40 .. 76 .. •. to 75%
Ditto, Quar.er Shares (It) .. • . 2 ..•. 9%.... to
. _

Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. I .... 73; .... to
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. ... M p.. to
Midland •• •• •• •• ..100 ....145 146.. to 144
Ditto, New .. • . 18 .... 2934 .• • to 301/4
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 —.116 .. ••to
Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 .... 43% .... to 44
Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 1 .... 9 .... to 814
Ditto, New, Brandling .. • • .. 25 .... 43 to
Newcastle and Berwick • . • • .. 10 ~ 17% xdto
North British .. .• • • .. 20 .... to
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 6 .... .... to 8
Ditto, Carlisle Extension 11A 1% % .. to
North Staffordshire .. .. • • .. 425..... 2% P• •to 1% p
Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 23 .... to 22%
Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 . N •• to
Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 123 .... . to 8
Portsmouth Direct .... 214 ...• to
Scottish Central .. .• .. 10 .... 13% .. • • to
South Midland • .. 425. .... dis to
South Eastern and Dover .• 33% 3514 .... to 36
Ditto, New, No. 1 •• .16 . 16%.••• to
Ditto, New, No. 3 .. 15 .... 1334 .. • • to
South Wales .. .• 5 .... i% to 1
Vale of Neath .. 2 .... Ith34 .. to
Welsh Midland .. 234 ... 13, .... to
West Riding Union .. pto
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 5 •• 3 .. ••to
Varmcuth and Norwich .. .. 20 .... 253 .. •.to
York and Carlisle . • .. 1% .... to
York and North Midland .. .. 50 •• .. to
Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. • . 25 46 .. • • to
Ditto, Extension .. 15 .. 32 .. .to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 b .... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rhenish .. .. 5 to
Great Northern of France Constituted 5 14% to
Lyons and Avignon .. .. • • .. 2 2 .. •.to
Luxembourg .. .. 4 .. .. 1% .... to
Namur and Liege .• • • • 4 .. • . 134 .... to
Sambre and Meuse •• •• .• 6 .• 234 %•to
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. • • 5 •• •• .. • . to

MINES

Real del Monte. Unregistered •• • • 33i .. • • to

IMPORT OF GIINPOWDER.—VIGILANCE OP THE
Poracie.—The following circumstances have been reported
to us :—A gun-smith in this city caused to be shipped from
Dublin in one of the steamers a cask, purporting to con-
tain seeds, and directed to a house in that business here,
but which cask in reality contained gunpower. The gun-
smith showed the letter of advice of shipment to the seeds-
man, who at once got alarmed, and sent for a policeman, .to
wham he read the letter. The "vigilant" policeman said
he would report it to his officer, notwithstanding which
when the steamer arrived, there was no one on the part of
the police to look after and seize so dangerous an importa-
tion, or give notice to the captain that he had such on board.
The consequence was that the gun-smith got possession of
the powder, and we believe no further notice has been taken
of the matter. We think the public are entitled to demand
a strict inquiry into these facts; for, great as is the d'a" ger
ref e
shipping gunpowder openly, it must be much enhcew
no precautions can be taken, from ignorance of its being on
board.—Cork Reporter.
SUICIDE OF TWo GIRLS.—A coroner's inquest was
held on Thursday last, and another on the following Satur-
day, on the bodies of two young females found drowned in
the canal, near to Leamington, one of whom had been miss-
ing
for nearly three wi.aks, and the other from the day only
preceding that on which her remains were discovered. The
latter, named Emma Lewis, daughter of a sawyer in Grove-
place, was in her sixteenth year, and from the evidence pro-
duced appeared to have committed the rash act in a state of
despondency, from the harsh treatment she experienced in
service under a superior domestic, who was severely repri •
manded by the Coroner for her unfeeling behaviour. The
former unfortunate girl, named Davis, was not quite fifteen
years of age, and had lived unhappily with her relatives,
who were in a respectable sphere of life, and whom she had
suddenly quitted, with an intimation, left in writing, that she
would be no more when the same came to their hands. The
strictest search having been ineffectually made, hopes were
for a long time entertained that her intention- had not been
carried into effect, and advertisements, with offers of reward
for her restoration, appeared in several of the newspapers.
Verdicts of " Temporary insanity" were returned in each
case by the jury. This morning (Monday) the body of
another female, a native of Germany, who has been for some
days missing, was found drowned in the River Leam, and
is now awaiting an inquest. The above three deplorable
events, occurring successively within so short a period,
have occasioned a sensation in the town and neighbourhood
of Leamington which will be more easily conceived than de-
scribe •

We observe, by an advertisement in our paper of this
day, that Mr. Carter, the Lion King, is exhibiting his Wm-
moth Horse at Bath, and we have no doubt the good folks
of that city will afford him that encouragement he so richly
desoryes.

CHANCERY—(THIS DAY.)
HALL V. LUCK.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case
this morning, which came before his Lordship yester-
day upon a question as to the costs of the appeal. His
Lordship was of opinion, under all the circumstances,
that there ought to be no costs of the appeal, and ordered
accordingly.

IN THE MATTER CF DYCE SOMBRE, A LUNATIC.
This case stood on the paper for the production of the
evidence of the claim of the Baron Solaroil to 15,000 f.
His LORDSHIP being satisfied with the evidence,
directed the claim to be allowed.
IN THE MATTER OF THE PRINCESS BARIATINSKI,
A LUNATIC.
This case came before the Court upon the petition of
the committee of the lunatic, praying an order for the
sale of so much stock as would satisfy the last half-
yearly amount allowed by the Court for the maintenance
of the lunatic,
Trte Potj made the order as prayed.