The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-26 00:00:00

anima done
Asturian
to.clay.
Australian
Barossa Range ........
Blaenarvon Iron and Coaii
Bolanos Scrip
British 1r0n.....
Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.,
De. Cocaes and Cuiaba
Do. St. John del Key..
Cobre Copper
Copiapo
Genera 1.............
Mexican & S. American
Real Del Monte, Ui.reg.
Do. Black Debentares.
Do. Red Debentures
Santiago de Cuba
Tin Croft
United Mexican •

Canada
Gen. Steam Navigation ,
Penin. & Oriental steam,
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam
(We cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

tble for t
interes

QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols 971 98
• Ditto Account, June 10 98 if
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOWL,
(From the Official List.)
Bank tock
per Cont. Reduced Annuities...... .....211 97 97%
per Cent. Consols Anna
New 31,4 i per Cont. Anus. .
Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1800... 7 6-16 -
India Bonds under 1,000/...............„ 49 p
C0n:416 tor ACCOUrIL ..
98 97% 984
E .:,.h4nonr Sills.
1,000/. .. .. — 4154 e.
5 41 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE U'CLOCII'
Brar.dian Bonds. 6 per Cent. —
Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 87
aicxr. isonms,l64b,;`, per utinc.,C,,apons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons „,
Ditto for tne A.:mount 3514
?eruvian Bonds, b per Cent .....
Ditto Account
Dv. Deterred ........5
per Cent.................. 3s:y4
RubsiaL Bonds. 1822, .
Ditto 4 per Cent .............. 101
.spanisr, Bonds, 5 ger Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Spanish lionde.3 per Cent.lB4o 404 46
~..)iridenois on the above payable in Louni,L,
Dutch 214 per Cent., 19 Guild ... 59%

LLOYO'hiI.PPiNG.--( THIS DAY')
LONDON, MAY 26.—Wind at noon N.W. moderst,,
e
bre,z,i and flue.—Ttie Westpoint, arrive(' at Liverpl
was in contact on the Ist of April in 41 N., 71 W., with
a ship standirg to the westward, and had her bow,
at. ,ve, &c.
O, N
A
GIBRALTAR, MAY 19.—The Calcutta, Trieste, to -
York, has put back very leaky, having struck on P
sunken rock in the Straits. 181u-4 discharge.
HALIFAX, UNITED STATES, MAY 15.—The Jacque,
Cartier, hence to Quebec, weat on shore on Jatarwlo
Island 3d inst., bur, got off and proceeded.
.
NEW YORK, MAY 10..--The fore and main impmasts- of a large vessel, apparently British, with sails and
,r
rigging attached, were picked up on the 26th April, IP'
42, long. 54.
DEAL, MAY 24.—Wind E.N.E.; 25th,
Arrd. Martin, Buenos Ares, for Bremen; Royal Wu"
liam, W est Indies; President, New York, for Bremen;
Elvira, Mauritius; Mary Ellen, ditto; Avon, Iquique;
Arrd. from the River, Richard Morriet, Bahia; Vt.!'
chioness of Ailsa, Demerara; Dido, Trinidad; °eel."
Wave, and Tuscan, Barbadoes; Gilbert Munroe, St.
Luork.cia ; Calypso, and Olda,Jamaica; Savannah, New
Y
LIVERPOOL, MAY 24 AND 25.—Wind N.W.--Arrd•
Empire, New Orleans; Niagara steamer, Boston. aid.
Sunda, Shanghai; Coquette, Africa; ElizAbeth.
Rio
Janeiro; Cumerton, Trinidad; Asia steamer, New
York; Zenobia, and Amelia, Boston; Colonist, Quebec;
John Bull, Newfoundland; Lion, Ilavannah; Chieftain,
laßoston with. Off port, Ilawklatll. A Jersey brigantine'
den salt, &c,, bound to New Catlisle, was hale„tst
in with on the 3d inst., abandoned and half full ,1;
water, by the Thomas Henry, arrived at Quebec, wilics
put her mate and some hands on board, who succeeded in pumping her out, and were taking her up to Quebec
OFF THE NORTE( FORELAND.—BaItim, New York'
DovEß—Wodan, New York tor Hull. •
Christina Solena
' Batavia; Sirius, San Francisco.
C°vrEs, MAY 25--Wind W.S.W.—sa
PLYMOUTH,
MAY 25.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Eliza C
maroons; Ballengeicb, Adelaide, South Australis. for
Riga, MAY 25. the Director steamer, hence i°
Riga, has been towed back, with loss of her screw. FALMOUTH, NI AY 25.—Wind N.W., light —Off porgy
Regulus, New Orleans for Bremen.
.Fun.—Arrd. Superb, Havannab. SUNDERLAND, MAY 25.—Wind N.W.—.Sid. Mariner./
Rope, Quebec
OPORTO, MAY 17.—The Ayrshire Lass, in enteric(
the liver, 12th inst., struck on a sand-bank, came cP
ill be surveyed.
making water, is discharriniz. and w

DESPERATE LEAP FROM BLACKFRIARB BRIDGE.
On Saturday morning, about a quarter to three o'clock, II
young man, named Henry Brcoks, having no place of abode,
mounted the seats of Blackfriars-bridge, and threw himself
from the north-west side into the river. Marshall and
Butcher. two watermen, with John Ye are, the man at the
Blackfriars steamboat pier, itnutediately put off in their
ofthe
boats, and eventually succeeded in laying hold
unfor-
tunate man as he was sinking for the third time. Tbq
s_ in
Distress, what il
it i
promptly conveyed him to the Glaziers' Arms, where he IT
placed in a warm bath, and, under the d:
ion of wt.
Hutchinson, the surgeon, he recovered 'lee' e-
sutLciently to be r-
aa. in
moved to the union-howe, where he rem
described as being a dangerous conditi
believed, was the cause of the unfortunate man in
a desperate attempt upon his life. te
which hasaking such
ar:
Bus'', of IIER NAJESTY.---A package
rived at Liverpool, by the vessel G
it was feared cbia, for her Majesty the Queen Geneva, from Civita Vec.;
. f her Majesty trom Italy. ,Thcontained a marble btl,',.
package was brought having come ineto clo-elriseiloninwiwthhiacnhotbWe;
tvaTeedi adtatLniov;erilitoil,consequence
be the case, and ithas been safely
that the bust had sus"
AN EDITORIAL 4' BR ,t, but such was found not to
delivered at Buckingboili
Palace.
pavements in Philadelphia,ie
dish nightingalestumped her
it l saanidd that
that the
ar l eSd
it
0e0::,
her toe aainst a loose brick
thelovnheoowfasin her train, immediately picked up the consecrates
article, and has been carrying it in his hat ever since...-40g-
rican Paper.
The company of artillery of Roalnne having get;
ogbrel(etepertieeeddseibntotttaohtbttelabides 3. titer
faid last, under various pretexts, .4,
tifsearemoed.itaoYlL.
had been brought twoh4y,eotnh superior authorities ha.
charge Lord Hotham entertained l guns committed to itfi
drool=
" Saturday eyeuip • -LT. a toga WV at
g, IA mill-atree6

I I Business (101,
raid. .N,mcial Pricen. tc,..daY•
Asturian •• • • 15 ..
Australian •• •• 4 1%
Barossa Range ........ 1 13 0 3%
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all .
Bolanos Scrip
British Iron • .... 13 5 .. _
Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 24%
De. Cocees and Cuiaba all 32% —32
Do. St. John del Key.. 15 17%
Cobre Copper
Copiapo
General...... •• . ..... •• all 13% —l4
Mexican& S. American 9 %
1 % —4%
Real Del Monte, I.ll.reg. %
Do. Blank Debentures. ..
Do. Red Debentures .. •—.—
Santiago de Cuba 10 7% •6%
Tin Croft .........• .. • • 7 4% - 5
United Mexican ...• ••28 2 8 , —3%
3OINT STOCIL BANES
Australasia . .
British North America 5O 42% 43%
Colonial • •
Commercial of London 2O 25 25%
London Joint Stock
Lon,4on and Westminster 20 27% lyi %
National Provincial Eng. 35 ..
National of Ireland ... 22% 18% 20%
Provincial of Ireland 25 42 43% 44
Do. New .. all 15% —l5
union of Atutralia •••• all 35 613%
Do. New .... , 2% 3 31%
Union of London ....•• 10 19% 13%
Union of Madrid all
Canada
MISCELL.A.NEOITS.
.• •••• • • 32% 4 —46
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2B
Penna. & Oriental Steam, all 65% —69
Ditto ditto 5 11 113(
Royal Mall Steam •••••• 60 75 —7B
rWe cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official

te errors of the Official Ll'
1 correspondents.]

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS'
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday Wert
estimated at 6,000 helot., of which 500 American per
taken for export, and 2.500 on speculation. The market of
closed steady at:previous rates.—The market for EDO '
Shares was dull, but closed with more firmness. eei,
Upon the state of the dried fruit trade, Messrs. "
therby and Hanson report that the clearances of curfilrio
for home consumption are still increasing. Fin° cio,
~,""r
rants are scarce. The imports of raisins from Tur;
123% this setpon have been unusually and unexpectedly tarn,-
Wh, at is firm to-day. Large arrivals of foreign
on the way.
The accounts from Amsterdam, dated the 24th inet"
mate that there was a firm market for Public Sectaili:e-
-„
Generally there was no aninaatien in business.
The Cunard steamer Niagara, has arrived with letter
from New York, dated the 13th ult., end from Quelce:
to the 9th ult. The report upon the United States 0,
venue is very favourable, Public Seculitiee weref
% 4' and the Money Market was easy, as larger arrivale o
o,
bullion were expected from California. The active
mend for dry go .ds, which had prevailed since the
ternal navigation op, nett was rapidly satisfying itseat
and it is stated from New York that prices were e;,
drooping. the stocks of woollens and cottons being bet;A,,l
The weather in the United States and Canada,
been cold up to the 9th inst., and snow storms had Pre,/
vatted. The easterly winds had filled the barbonro
Quebec with ships from sea. The .
on the Welland Canal was steadily increeell
In one we,-1( 140 vessels bad passed throgor
and the tolls were considerably in advance bes
the corresponding period of last year. The dispeteao,
of Earl Grey continued to attract considerable attend
and to excite much controversy in Canada.
elf
The English Stock Market has been (W 00,4
buoyant again, and there is a further advance in CO,
of it to per cent., Viz., to 97i and 98k. The
Ttiree•aud-a-Quarter per Cents. have been. 98i To
Bank Stock has been firm at 211. Exchequer'
bills have realised 41s. to 455., and India 13°„,nit
495. premium. There appears to be a scarcity of el-os
owing to money investment, for there is no 611,4
w
aoiivity in speculation, and sane funds have now ra
a higher point than at any time previously this Ye.fs
there will his less inclination to Bull them.
00
Foreign Stocks have been very quiet, and there
no extensive operations going on in them. Spanish slet,
per Cents, have been firm at 20i; and the Three'',
Cents. at 40 to Mexican Bonus have been a ebf
better, viz.. 35k. Peruvian Five per Cents. are also 111 lc
supported, having realized 83 to Brazilian New Sta,.
has been at 87. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. hti'
been at 59k; and Russian Four-and-a-Half per CeeW
at 101.
Railway Shares have been brisker, and there is Orge
improvement in the quotations.
o
The following note, dated the 20th instant, relative - t
the withdrawal of the Bill for confirming the recent lit;
rangement has been received from the secretary of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Company:—
" The Bill referred to in your note of the 17th ine/'
as having been withdrawn, was promoted by the ,
ties formerly representing certain of the fifths propir;
tors. Having concurred, however, in the resolutions Oir
settling the fifths question, passed on the 2d ult., they
Bill is withdrawn by consent, the Standing Orders Coo_3;
mitre() having previously declined to allow us to prone'
this session to give Parliamentary effect to our rev"'
lotions,"