The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-06 00:00:00

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
1,340 qrs.

590
3,380 qrs.
WILITECHAPEL.
Although the supplies of each kind of Meat ware not to say ex
Lensive, the demand was throughout heavy, at barely stationary
prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 48 4d ; Lamb,
5.; 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per-8168.

7,810

Dutch Rhenish

Sombre and Meuse
West Flanders

LOAN FUND BOARD OF IRELAND.—Yesterday the
eighth annual report of the Commissioners of the Loan Fund Board
of Ireland was printed. There are, it appears, 255 societies in Ire-
land connected with the Loan Fund Board, and the amount circu-
lated during the year was 1,857,4571., exclusive of 12,417/., circu-
lated by four societies, from which returns were received since the
tables were closed. There were, according to the return as pre
Was
pared,
507,339 loans in the year. The gross profit for they ear
46,2611. 15s. 10d. The interest on capital and expenses of manage-
ment amounted to 35,475/. 13s. 10d.,
9,6951. 2s. Bd. Besides the 255 loan Ituletadss'ingtketreh:
ew7eret parfilet
moats tie piete. The loans and ”pledges" receii
piete numbered 892,658. The net profit applicable _w,.as
was 9,6981. en the loan fund, and on Inc_ogc7e. _Luc
board have recommended the adoption of
loans to be pain by
monthly instead of weekly instalments. The rate of 4d. is now
allowed as discount instead of 6d. Deprecating the system of
making .protits from one charitable institution for the pur-
pose of providing funds In aid of another, the board de-
sire that the loan Muds should be worked with the sole ob-
pecrulionar
ject of supplying small loans to the industrious Pelo
the lowest possible terms. The board, in the
state of the country, caused by the extensive failure
of the potato crop, issued a circular in February last, recommending
tb
board
at the variousappr
apprehend,"
ecnod thette escirgermaeatr cautions, in the issue of loans. " The
" that in certain districts a
pressure may be felt during the ensuing season, which may render it
difficult for borrowers to meet engagements previously made with:the
managers of loan fund societies. The board also consider it desirable
to direct the attention of the managers to the importance retaining
at all times a sufficient reserve fund which will place of
beyond all risk
the security of the funds entrusted to their care by the depositors,
and which will enable them, whenever a course may be considered
desirable. to dissolve their society without loss being sustained by
any of the parties who may have been connected with it." The
board wish it to be known that they have no control over a number
of societies connected with the " Irish Reproductive Society." After
paying all expenses, and keeping a sum in hand for contingencies,
the board had purchased 2,0001. of Government stock. All account
is given of the moats de piete. They are situate in Belfast, Porta-
down, Tandragee, Newcastle, and Ltsmore. There were at the close
of last year 21,581 " pledges " in stock of the estimated value of
3,3891. 145. lid. There were 65,319 pledges taken during -the year
of the value of 12,8801. 135., and 79,773 released in the year of the
value of 11,8981. 3s. 9d.
MIDDLESEX HOUSE OF DETENTION.—On Tuesday
the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Middlesex House
of Detention, which will be erected on the site of what was formerly
the New Prison, Cterkenwell, was conducted under the auspices of
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, who
was accompanied by the Sheriffs, Laurie and Chaplin, the Honourable
Salisbury Butler, Colonel Wood, M.P. for Middlesex, Colonel Wood,
M.P. for Brecon, Sir John Carrel, Alderman, and several of the
county magistrates. The proceedings commenced by the Rev. Chap-
lain offering up prayers, after which the Chairman of the Committee
delivered an address upon the great advantages to be derived from
the establishment of the Middlesex House of Detention. The Noble
Marquis then, having had the trowel and mallet placed in his hands,
applied them to the stone, which was subsequently adjusted by his
Lordship with the square rale. Several coins of the realm, which
were brought by Mr. Powell, solicitor to the Mint, having been
placed in a bottle, were deposited in the stone. the co
Atconclusion o
the interesting ceremony the company partook of a cold collation,f
which was served up at the Sessions-house.
SUPPOSED DEATH FROM PATENT MEDIC/NE.—Yes-
terday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Horse
Hurst,
aged Whitechapel, on the body of Caroline
aged three years. The deceased was the daughter of a wit.itc
ee'skii
residing in Buckle-street, and for several weeks pest she
sh;indgb
of the
with hooping-cough. About a week since, the hither he
she procuredun a
efficacy of a patent medicine prepared by a chemist ia
called "Brodie's Hooping-cough Drops,"d the bottle, but
she administered according to the directions ar
n csatUrday afternoon last,
the deceased got gradually worse, _l(;huiltee,cwhabpieehl,
from effusion on the
state, and she expired in a few hours afdtiesre Mr. Liddell, a surgeon, was sent for,atnrdho°,,fos
ju:ndds, the child in a dying
e, or from the effects of
brain, which may have resulted IYevl!_et
f Natural death."
as
the drops. The jury returned a
Museum will be opened on
BRITISH MUsEum.—T..
open until seven o'clock in the inning to
Thursday:next, and remain
the lath of &ptowlier.

CO TI,. .CIAL .WE '-':it' 0 INT
CITY, QUARTER TO TH.R
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was V:. w , .7T!!. ,-- 1
Sales 4,000 to 5,000 bales. In Shares rather less • ' 'o6llfr-.•-‘.....;-*-0'
At Messrs. Lamond's sale yesterday afters - aril r,.- t. ' --!:-` ,
business was done in Railway Shares, and gene al,ly_; at ~..! ~.,- '--,,
prices. Bridgewater and Minehead,l6s. 6d.-N fthAniti,tollt - '-, )-_ :17-.i
t
Bedford, and Cambridge, 1/. 55.-Great Waste ' and J-11".‘- -. -,-*::
bridge, 138.-Leicester and Bedford, 12e.-Direct Wortite.lll4, ._...: ' . ---"..:
IL 195.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 3/. 11&- ' - ol 'l'7 ' \--...."-
htdme, Gainsborough, and Goole, IL 10s. 6d.--.:Wil':,:n, i k",.: U'illi
Guildford, and Reigate, IL 25.-London and . , " - " '"''''''
(Rem.), 195.-Great Eastern and Western, 11. 25.---London
and York, 21. 9s. Gd.-Rugby, Warwick, and Woreestn, 17s.
-Chester and Holyhead, 231.-Worcester, Tenbury, And
Ludlow, 17s. 6d.-Central of Spain, 18s. Gd.-Boston, Sten-
' ford, and Birmingham, 10s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Birmini,-.
ham, W. I ls.-Goole and Doncaster, 2/. 125.-London and
Manchester (Rastrick), 34 Bs.-Northampton, Banbury, and
Cheltenham, IL 72.-Lteds and Carlisle, 1/. 88.-Worcester,
Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, 19s. 6d.,--.T-Iridgewater and
Minehead, 16x.-London, Bristol, and South V'Fales, 19s. Gd.
There are accounts of the 13tk ult. from the liiiited States.
The Oregon question was still a subject of generei " talk,"
and this, perhaps, is all it ever will be. The Sub-'l;vcasury
Bill was likely, however, to become something more, au,..' may
be expected to pass. Although the Bill niar be prejudiCialt
it has some few recommendations.
There are accounts of March I lth from the Cape of Good
Hope. All was quiet on the frontier and at Natal.
The Medwav, West India steamer, has arrived at South-
ampton, and her mails are expected to be tit-livered in town
this afternoon.

The English Stocks have remained Very steailv to-day,
but there is only a limited business doinz. 1.-:onsul3 are
96% % for present transfer, and 96% • for Aceontit.
chequer-bills have been 245. to 275. premium. The New
Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 974, to 571/4.
Bank Stock is 2043 f, to 205%.
The Foreign Bonds are quiet. Spanish and Portiigue
are nominal. Mexican realise 31% to 32.
Railway Shares have been lower in most in.stances.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE. O'CLOCK
(Front the Official List.)

Consols AnnuitieS • • •• 90,4 Three per Cent.
Bank
Stock
ent-• Red"uced- Ann- Ilities • 2(91I•55)1 %:04
New TAteiret r
Expire Jan. s,Crst Alms; 91701:43%_164
- 10
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 3, MO ••• 23,%
India Stock • • • • •• • • •• • 29
India Bonds, 1,0001. • • • • • • ••
Ditto, under 1,0001. • • • • . 33
Consols for Account • • • • • • ,• q6N'i
" '
Exchequer Bins, INd. I!4d.
1,000/. ,; 24 27 -
6001. .. - • 24 27 - - pm.
Ditto. Small •• - .... 24 27 - pm.
PRICESS
r
:DBr:racirnOiniitF,staLthodioa
.iDNQuiI toeeitiDE Bonds,
end.
erldskuGscc3,
oNsenpndpretser.
cINB Cent a
nAent.d. T.
183,0..7
.88_0742: LOCK.
1837, per Cent • • 31%
- Dli4e, for be At.
Ditto, Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent •
.. •••
371,1 •
Russian Bonds .. ,09k.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 95% ex (Ur
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. -
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 92
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHANE.
Aberdeen • • • ••
.. 10 ••• • • • 6 •• to 5%
••
Amber., liotting• „Boston, & Eastm Jn. 1% .. to -
Birmingham and Gloucester .. ..100 •• .. 124% to 125%
Ditto New (issued at 7% din.) • • 17% •• • • 31te •••• to -
Buckinghamshire • • •• • • • • .. 425. .... pto -
Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 7%%• • to -
1% N .. • . to -
Cambridge and Oxford • • • • ••
Chester and Holyhead • • • •
Derby and Crewe .. •: 2 . .
toto
Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. . • %•• • • to - -
Direct Manchester (Rastrlek's) bm 3%.... to -
Direct Northern .. .• •.. 2% .... 2%14 .. to 2
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. .. 10 .... 8% t 0 -
Eastern Counties .• • • 4/. 16s. 04..... 24 .... to 23%
Ditto, New .........Si. IGs. 0d..... 7% p.. to S p
Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d... - •to -
Ditto, ditto .. .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d..... g gyp.. to -
Ditto, York Extension 101. .. • • 2% • • to -
East Lincolnshire .. .• '••••1% • • • • 1%%.. to -
Edlnbtugh and Glasgow • • •• 60 •• 75 •to 76
Ely and Huntingdon . .... 5%.... to --
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorcnester .. iN . .to -
Goole, Doncaster. and Sheffield, &c... 425.
.. • • 25 .. • • %% p.. to par
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 % .. • • to -
Great North of England .. • • .. 100 .• -215% .... to -
Great Western .. .. • • • • .. 85 ..••157 .• .• to 159
Ditto, Quarter Shares •• .. •• 5 .... 19 .... to Harwich & East. Counties Junction .•2.. • . to -
Leeds and Bradford
.. 26 .... 56% .• to
-
Leicester and Birmingham 225. .... to Leicester and Bedford ••• • • • 225. .... di•n.• to
-
Liverpool,
Manch. and New-c. Janet. • 2%34 to 91.
London and Birmingham .. • • ..100 .• • .228 .... to 227
Ditto. Thirds .. • • • 24 .• 62% to -
Ditto. Quarter Shares • • . 2 .... 29% •• to
London and Blackw.all • • 16/. 13s. 4d. •• • • 8% %..to -
-
London and Brighton •••• 50 •G 6 to 65%
Ditto ditto Fifths .• • • . • •• 20 31% .. •• to
London and Croydon •. • . 13/. 15s. 9d. 23 •• to 22%
London and South-Western 41/. 6s. 10d. •• 79 to 80
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths 34 .... 53 •.•• to -
Ditto. New •• ••• • .• 12% ...• 24% to 24
London and York • • • • • •• 2% • 2%% to -
Londonderry and Coleraine 10 .• •• 6 to -•
Lynn and Dercham •. • . •- 10 . • 6% 8.. to 7
Manchester and Leeds • • .. 82 •• - .. ••to --
Ditto, Fifths .. • • .. •• 3 .. • • 13%1A .. to -
Ditto, Extension • • • . 425. 3% p.. to -
Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 - •• .. to -
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. • • 4 .. • . 13% •. to 12%
Ditto, Quar•er Shares (11) • • 4 .. • • 13 .... to 12%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .. • • 9% •• to -
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. -1%34 pto -
Manchester and Southampton • • . 2 .• • • 2% %..to -
Midland •• .• •• •• •• ..100 .•..154 .... to 155
Ditto, New .. •• • • • - •• 18 .... 33%.... to 33
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby • • 100 ....126% .... to -
Newcastle and Darlington Junction .• 25 .. 46% .. • to -
Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 1 .... 10 .... to 9%
Ditto, New, Brandling • . • • •. 25 45% •.•• to -
Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 10 .. • • 20% \ 4 to -
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • • . .. ••to -
North British • • • . • • 20 •• • • 27% •. • • to 27
Ditto, Half Shares .- 6
.... 9% .to 9
Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • . 1 •234 to --
Northern and-Ea5tern.......50 74 .. • • to ;-
North Staffordshire .. .. • • • . 425. ..4% % pto -
Oxford, Gosport., Portsmth , & Sthmpt. 425. die.. to -
Oxford, Worcester, Sr. Wolverhampton 12% .... 9% 9% to 8%
Preston and Wyre . • • .. 25 - ••• to -
Ditto, Half Shares • . • • • 4 2% •••• 5 .. • • to -
Richmond .. • • • • • • 10 •• • • 16 .• • • to -
Scottish Central .. • • • • .. -. 10 .... 1654.... to 15%
' Sbrewsbary and Birmingham Di.... 334%.. to -
Shropshire Union • • • •• 425..... % % din. to -
South Midland • .. 425. .... p., to 2;k4 p
South Eastern and Dover • . • -. 33% .... 40 39% to 40%
• . 1G .. 20t .. to 20
Pitt* -1.1.;z: No. •• • • .. 10 ... It' to 1314
Ditto. New. 'No. • • "
• • IS • 1614 .. • • to
Novt, 1.-0. 4 • • .• .•,
-
South Wales .. „
111
8.1 it airtio
to
5--eN
IV:it:warn,
f.S to
Scarborough o
Ditto. Extension .. 15 • • 35% • • - • to -
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 11)4 .. to -
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens • • .. .. 12 .• 12)6 .... to -
Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 to -
Central of Spain ..- • • • • • • • • 2 •... !••• to --

.. .. .. .. ..
_5 •• • '*“‘” t!:, -

»::

East Indian ss. • . 7A; v..to
Great Northern of France Constituted 5 1534%.. to
Great Indian Peninsular . • .. ss. .• .. %••. • to
Great Western Bengal • • .. ss. .• .. %.... to
Jamaica South Midland Junesion .. I .... 21,4 .• .. to
Namur and Liege .. .. .. 4% .. to
Orleans and Bordeaux 6 .. 11 .... to 11
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .. 8 .... to
Paris and Rouen .. •. .. 20 .... 40N .... to

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