The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday the number of persons who visited the
building was 58,634, the receipts at the doors being
2,8291. 19s.
The new arrivals from the United States consist
chiefly of agricultural implements and carriages. Several
of the latter are handsomely shaped, and remarkable
for the lightness of their construction. The former
class do not differ very much, as far as we have yet seen,
in their features from the old contributions in the same
section; their principal characteristics being cheapness
and lightness of draught. Ever since the experimental
trial at Tiptree farm, M'Cormack's r_-aping machine has
been an object of intense interest among the agricul-
turists who have visited the Exhibition. Now that
harvesting operations have commenced its merits might
very readily be tested on a scale so extended as to leave
nu doubt on the public mind with respect to them. If
it turns out as effective as its exhibitor states, its value to
the English farmer will be enormous.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Aug. 9,
1851
....E20,877 0 11
Ditto, Aug. 10, 1850 16,694 0 5

Increase in 1851 ... ... .E 4,183 0 6
London Terminus, Aug. 11, 1851.

IMMIGRANTS AND LIBERATED ArßlCANS.—Yester-
day was printed a Parliamentary paper showing the number
of immigrants and liberated Africans admitted into the West
Indian colonies and the Mauritius during the years 1849,
1850, and 1851. In the three years the total to the West
Indies numbered 12,515, and to the Mauritius 18,600. Some
were landed at Jamaica direct from a captured slaver.

GLASGOW, AUG. 9. —COTTON.--Our transactions
have been comparatively large this week, as prices are now
considered to have reached that point at which spinners can
safely hold a more extensive stock than they have hitherto
been justified in doing. Middling Orleans is quoted to-day
from 41/2d. to 43/4d. per lb., which is a fall of no less than
2!;d. since the Ist of April last. Yarns from 40's to 60's
weft, suitable for shipment, have fallen in much the same
proportion. The market this week has been dull and in
favour of the buyer. Fine yarns for muslins are in fair de-
mand at firm prices. Goods are taken off sparingly, and
prices much the same. Pig Iron.—Pig iron has been dull
of sale for the past week, but prices have not given way
much ; mixed numbers may now be quoted ass. 6d., cash,
the demand having much of a retail character.

SUICIDE AT WALWORTH.—Yesterday a desperate
act of suicide was committed by a man named John Brown,
a cabinet-maker, residing in Bedford-street, Walworth. It
appears that the deceased had been out of work for many
weeks, and latterly had exhibited symptoms of insanity.
Deceased was seen on Sunday walking about the garden at
the rear of the dwelling-house, and at an early hour yester-
day morning was missing, when the landlady became
alarmed, and called in Police-constable 181 I', who forced
the door of the room, and discovered the deceased lying on
his face in a pool of blood, with his head nearly severed from
his body. A razor was firmly clenched in the right hand,
and life appeared to be quite extinct.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF SHEEP.-00 Satur-
day afternoon last a shepherd was driving a flock of sheep
belonging to a farmer at Steventon from one field to another,
between enchworth-bridge and Farringdon- road station,
where he had occasion to cross the Great Western Railway.
He had driven the sheep through the gateway on to the
line. but had not taken the precaution to open the gate on
the other side to let the sheep pass throng i ; and the con-
sequence was that a train coming up at the time ran into
the fleck, and killed no less than 47 sheep as well as the
shepherd's dog.—Oxford Journal.

Railways. II Paid. tominal Prices. Business des.
to-day.
- ---
Aberdeen .. .. .. all I % die die.
Caledonian 101. .. .. 10 7 —73 L
Chester and Holyhead .. all 14X 15% 15
Dund. Per. & Aber. Junc, all % X die.
East Anglian (Si. 10s.)
6 per cent. .. • • all 1% —2% 1%
Eastern Counties Eaton.,
5 per cent. No. 1 • • all par —% p % pm
Do. No. 2 • • • • • • all % dig par
Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% 10% 1034
Eastern Union, Scrip
guaran. 6 per cent. • • all 11X 12%
Do. 101. Deben. Shares. all •• —..
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. all •• .•...
E. &W. York. June. bths all .. _..
Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. all % dis. par
Glasgow & S.- W. Consul. 100 ..
..
Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 13% 133(
Great South. & Western
(Ireland) eighths .. .. 5 1 .... 1 p.
Lancashire and York-
shire, F. 201... • • • • 6 .. __
.. die.
Do. 6 per ct. Stock .• 100 • • • • 131%
Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per
cent., No. 1.. • • •• 11 ..... ..
Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 _
..
pp
London, Brighton, and
South Coast guar. 5 per
et., late Croydon thirds 100 .. .... ..
De. pref., S p ct. Stock,
1851, from 501. share. E 100 —..
Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 ...
..
London &S.-W., new .. 6 i% _ 274 p.
Londonderry and Ennis-
01:hrhealsdr.,:ssano:d1
MLankillincheen..ighuSalfahre.
alOll
1134
•• ••
1234
Do. new, 101. .. .. all 11% —l2
Do„ 6/. • • .. ~,
.. 3 % % P
Midland Con. 6p. c. Mock 100 —• •
Do. Consul. Bristol &
Birming., 6 per cent.— 100 128 130
Do. Bristol & Glonces. 48 • • —• •
Norfolk Extension .. all 16 —l6
Do. guar. 5% per cent all 4% —4%
Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • —• •
North British • • • • 5 4% 5
Oxf.Wor. &W 01. 151. 6 p.c 4 X— I P
Shrewsbury and Birm.
New Guaranteed .. all 10% 10%
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 14% —IN
South Devon • • • • • • all 13% 1434
South-Eastern, 454 p. ct. 10 ..
Waterf ord & Kilkenny, 51. 1 .. ,
WestLondon,lst Cl. (101.) an ..
Do. 2d Class de. (Par) all .. ,
York, Newc., and Berw.,
Gt. N.of E. Par. •• all 16
__ 1634
Do. a 4 434
York and North Midland
1.1. and S. Pura'. •• to 1% _ix dig.
PORMICIIIN
Boulogne and Amiens .. all 10% —ll
10X
Central of France (Or.
leans and Vlerzon) .. all 17% 17%
Demerara .. ..
..
all
..
.
Dutch Rhenish .. .. 8 4% —4% dbi. il x.l.
East Indian .. ..
.. 16 234 —2% p. 18%
Do. do. do.
Great Indian Peninsula.. all %—1 p.
Ditto ditto .. .. 8% 3% —4% p.
Louvain ala Sambre . 7% • —• •
.
Luxembourg .. .. . 8 1 —I%
Ditto .. .
Madrid and Valenta ..•
Maria Antonia .. . 2716 s 8d 8 —lO
Ditto, New .. •• 7% 8 4
Namur and Liege .. .. all 534 —5%
Northern of France • • 16 14% 14% 14%
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9 4% —4% dr&
Paris and Orleans .. .. all 34 —36
Paris and Rouen •• • • all 25 25%
Paris and Strasbourg .. 17 5% 03<, ns. xi 1134 x.i.
Ileum and Havre .. •• all 9% —9X
Sambre and Meuse • • all B% 3%
Tours and Nantes 16 5% 9 Ms.
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hassell •• ally •. .
West Flanders • • • • 8% 2 .... 234

2 t....! 234

laid. Yominalpriee3. I Business dont,
to-day.
Asturian •. • • 15 • • —••
Australian .
Barossa Range ....... 113 0 3% —3%
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all
Bolanos Scrip ..........
British Iron ...... 13 5 ..
Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) 243
Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all ..
Do. St. John del Rey .. 15 18 19% ad
Cobro Copper .• 40 35% 363 36%
Copiapo ............ • . 14 6% —7%
Genera 1.............. • • all 18% —l4
Mexican &S. American 9 3% —4%
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures . ..
Do. Red Debentures .. —•—
Santiago de Cubalo 3 33
Tin Croft . 7 6% 8
United Mexican........ 28 28% 3% —2%
JOINT STOCK BANNS.
Australasia ............ all 34 3534
British North America.. 50 45 —46
Colonial 25 10% 12
Commercial of London.. 20 25 25% 26 Xs!
London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% x.d
London and Westminster 20 2730 28% 23% 9 z'd
National Provincial Eng. 35 ..
Do. New
National of Ireland ...• 223! 18% 20%
Provincial of Ireland.. 25 42 —44
Do. New ..... all 15% 163(
Union of Australia .. • • all 35 363{r 85%
Do. NOW ............ 2% 3 —3%
Union of London • .
Union of Madrid all
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada • 323{ 48 —49
Gen. Steam Navigation
Penin. & Oriental Steam all 69% —7l
Ditto ditto 5 11 9 ad 9
Royal Mail Steam .. • 6O 75 —7B 80

..(INEOUS.
48 —49
26% 28
69% 71
11 9 xd 9
175 —7B 80
le errors of the Official Lists, Ana
I correspondents.]

Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam .. •...
(We cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

able for tt
intoreste,

MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS'

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ,
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 American and 100
Sea Island were taken for export, and 1,000 Surat on
speculation. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 50,°
Pernam and Maranham at sd. to 7d., 50 Bahia at P,"
100 Egyptian at si-d. to 8,1 d., 1,500 Surat at 2id. to 4c1.,
and 200 Sea Island at Is. to Is. 10d. per lb. American
and Surat were rather dearer, other sorts without alter'
ation.—ln Railway Shares only a limited businesa was
done at slightly iseproved prices.
The committee of Spanish American bondholders bale
received the following letter from Mr. Lord, their
agent, dated

" La Guayra, 10th July, 1851.
" With reference to the preceding duplicate of ml
last of the 25th ult., I now beg to inform the committee
that I have concluded with the Finance Minister an
agreement consisting of 12 articles, for the capitalization
of the arrear interest to the Ist of April last, at par, and
for the amount bonds are to be issued bearing 5 per
cent. interest, and a redemption fund besides of 5 per eee"
per annum—say. 10 per cent. on the amount of tbe
bonds to be assigned annually; and, after paying the ie"
terest and charges, the surplus to be applied to redeng,'
tion. This agreement has been approved by the Preel.l
dent and his Ministers, but the sanction of the Coup°
of Government is still required, and that will, I expect"
be obtained in a day or two. This completed, the agree'
ment has then to be submitted to the bondholders 073
the one hand, and on the other, to the Congress je
January next, for their approbation respectively.
" When the agreement is before the committee. I
trust, they will find that it comprises all needful VW
titulars.
" The Minister has complained to Senor Rojas tbi°
my last note was couched in strong terms. I can 00/
say that it was so, because strong language had becolao
necessary in asserting the rights of the bondholders.
" It is fit that I should here apprise the committee,
in regard to the Customs' revenues, that we are now
in the season of least activity in business, when impar'',
are trivial, and that the crops have nearly all been
shipped off. The active season usually commences pith
the month of October, and continues without intertax.
sion to the following May.
(Signed) " H. J. Loup. b,
The accounts received yesterday from Demerara stli
that the colonists were gratified to learn on the arrival°,
the last packet that the directors of the Demerara 111"::
way Company in London had sent out instructions ,`"
the managing engineer, Mr. Manifold, to proceed will
the line as far as the terminus originally contemplate";
the village of Mahaica. Previously to the receipt of theso
instructions, it had been arranged that the railway sh°ll
only be carried as far as a place called Victoria,
several miles short of the former village. We eatef;
tain little doubt ourselves that in coming to ,
resolution, the directors have not only acted
honourably, but prudently—because, while Victoria i,
the centre of nothing in particular except a fedi,
houses, Mahaica is the natural entrepot of a !art/
and `important district, comprehending the entire.
what may be called the grazing district of Brltle
Guiana. By terminating the line, therefore, at Diu
haica, the directors may calculate on commanding the
whole traffic of the surrounding district, including te'll,o
droves of cattle constantly sent down to supply 7.0
markets of Georgetown. It is understood that as so
as as the dry season sets in, Mr. Manifold will oomnia'
operations on the line between Victoria and Mahaica.
The steamer Severn has arrived with advices of Jell
14 from Rio de Janeiro, and corresponding dates frail
the River Plate. The preparations for war continuo,,'
and the confederation against Roses was gaining
strength. On the other hand, however, Rosas, it is saw'
had accepted the proffered mediation of Great Britsif'
At Rio thereto of Exchange on London was 29d. to 291`;
with a large business doing. Extensive sales had bead
made in Coffee, and large parcels of piece goods bilfleo
been disposed of by auction at lower rates. The CO
crop would be about 1,300,000 bags.
At Buenos Ayres a considerable business had beell
done in winter goods, but cotton fabrics were dull. „0
The transactions in Spanish Bonds at Amsterdam,
the 10th inst., were at feebler rates.
The Funds are very steady, but not active. Consl
bring 96/ for Transfer, and 96i for the IWI 0,
September. The New Three-and-a-Quarter par Ceti 1.
have been 98i to 99k, and the Three per Cents. 971
Bank Stock has been well maintained at 215 i. Ea

chequer-bills have realised 465. to 495. premium. a)
Foreign Stocks have ruled heavy. Mexican Bona)
have fallen to 30i and 30. Spanish Five per Cel3ls' 11,0
about 20i to 21. Portuguese Four per Cents. have beve
32} to 33k. Brazilian Old Stock is at 91. Russian VI
per Cents. have been at 1151.
Railway Shares have been very quiet agairt,:slia
some instances cheaper, but there are very few sellers
The directors of the East Lancashire Railway en‘ ill
pany have issued their report preparatory to the meal
on the 20th inst. They recommend a dividend at
rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the ordinary olio
capital, after payment of which 1,5574 Is. 10d, ras9„.
added to the reserve fund, and then proceed to state•to
" The directors have given their attention during ,t,f,t
past half-year to the importance of closing the calmt;
account with as little delay as possible, and considerablet
progress has been made in the adjustrne•ljg
of several matters on which the closlno
of that account depends. The directors
have been able to discharge all claims on capital for 4
past half-year, without making any further calls'
tiva
issuing any additional amount of Preterenee Stock; Ir.
it will be seen that the improved position of the 010
taking, combined with an easier money market' 00
enabled them to reduce the average rate of interest is
the mortgage debt of the company; and this reduction
likely for the future to be carried still further. 113.
0f
general traffic of the railway has met the expectationo
the board, showing, as compared with the gross to 0
of the corresponding half-year of 1850, an increase
nearly 33 per cent., as under:-
1851 ••• £102,564 6 1
1850 ••• ••• 77,167 10 11

Increase ... ... £25,396 15 2i.
" This increase in the receipts of the railway is prLP5i.
pally attributable to the gradual extension of the 13%.
ness of the company—to better arrangements for c""pa
ducting your merchandise traffic—the punctuality aiirol
convenience of your passenger trains, and a go roe
improvement in the management and working al or
undertaking, and not from the opening of new line9/90
other extraneous circumstances. The working exPennor,
on a comparison of the same periods shows also a fav".osl
able result, viz., 60 per cent. for June, 1850, agfip'fiss
44 per cent. for June, 1851. There is an jvCrtbe
of about one per cent. in the working expense; oi or
past balf.year as contrasted with those of the hal,f4the
ending December, 1850. This is accounted for by the
proportion of passenger traffic having been largeriitioa
latter half-year than for the half-year just closed', f 0:1
therefore the increase is consistent with the fact.°osf,
improved and economical management of the 01i las;
Nothing has occurred since the shareholders 10°,00
assembled to interfere with the traffic arrange"' the
existing between the London and North-Westere,r di.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, and your company .r.fcjaoa'
viding the traffic at several competing points ja-hi:v. the
shire and Yorkshire. The directors are assured mniiiieg
company's officers that the permanent way and
ers'ojf.
stock have been kept in efficient repair during th,.rcecl
year, and that the expenses have all been duly au"
to revenue." COSIO
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ONE rAiC:4
PRICKS OF BRITIKI FUNDS O'CLOCK. 215
~
Bank stock 215% 97Y.„
R
3 per Cent. edneed Anna.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % 99
New 314 per Cent. Anus-
India Bonds, 1,000/ . —570 V
Ditto under 1,0001, 54 57 p 96
,:onsols for Account
fi_ x chequer Bills. lS,d. 46 P
1,000/.
500/. .. ..•. 49 46 p 46?
Sti
Small. ..
ONE rio .
PRICES OF FOREIGN }FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 91
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . -,
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe — 30
Ditto, Account 30% 30 ...-
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted, 1841 — 32
Dit:o, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, Scrip - ,
PA
Spans:. , per Cent. 18.2 k
Ditto, Passiv2 —
Ditto. 3 per Cent
__ . Dividends on the above payable in Lon 60 60 .

Dutch 21,4 per Cent. 12 Guild....
A DEBT OF HONOUR.—In Mr. Fox's
days, a tradesman, who held his bill for two hundfrredirCes;lli(iru:'.
f payment. Charles said he co•ald not then pluY,Pf
_ 11. ow can that be ?" said the creditor ; "you have,:),Aeoep,
lying before you bank notes to a large amount. The
replied Mr. Fox, " are for paying debts of honour.„
tradesman immediately threw his bill into the fire. , f,;„0
sir," said he "mine is a debt of honour which I cant O
you to pay."UP*
Charles isamediAtely paid.

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