The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-23 00:00:00

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were es•
timated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 American, 300 Per.
nam and Maranham, and 300 Surat were taken for ex.

port. The sales comprised 3,000 American, 400 Pernam
and Maranham at kid. to 7d., and 800 Surat at 30. to
aid. per lb. The market was flat and prices very irre-
gular, and all kinds were about id. per lb. lower.—Rail-
way Shares were very heavy.
The accounts from Chili give interesting particulars
of the financial position of that country. They state:—
"The shipments of silver, and dollars generally arrive
here from the coast on the 20th of every month by
steamer, and from that date up to the 25th, as soon as
the exchange is fixed, the remittances for Europe are
purchased; and it often occurs that neither silver nor
hard dollars are obtainable the second day after the arrival
of the steamer, and just as frequently that drafts on London
cannot be procured to the amount required. If, there-
fore, at such a period the Government should come
into the market for so large an amount, they would ne-
cessarily have to postpone their remittances for another
month, or contract the same at very unfavourable ex-
change. The internal Three per Cent. Debt, at present
in circulation, amounts to 1,455,800 dolls., with a sink-

ing fund of half per cent. on the original capital o

1,745,950 dolls.

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” The new loan of 500,000 dollars, applied for by Go-
vernment, for the erection of custom-house stores, will be
contractedi for in Chili, as well as the required sum for
the construction of a railway to Santiago, if Government
should sanction the undertaking. The Chilinos have no
objection to act in concert with strangers living in their
country, but are reluctant to enter into speculations of
which foreign nations share the profits, and, in conse-
quence, have a vote in the undertaking, and would much
rather exert themselves to raise the capital than apply
for it elsewhere.

"The election for President would take place on the
25th June, and the new President is installed in office on
the 18th September, the anniversary of the declaration
of independence."
In reply to the letters of the Venezuelan Minister of
Finance, Mr. Lord, the agent of the bondholders at
Ceram's, very ably gave a full statement of the whole
case. He called to mind the misappropriation of the
moneys that should have bean paid to the bond-
holders, and does not think the political convul-
sions justify it. As to the proposal of the
Minister to pay on account the 12,5001. in the Bank of
England, so as to liquidate the interest due from April 1
to, June 30, Mr. Lord very wisely points out that such
an arrangement would be fatal to the agreement en-
tered into in 1840, and cannot, therefore, be enter-
tained. A much better course, he contends, would
be to provide at once for the October dividends, and
settle the question of arrears afterwards, the proposal
to capitalize the coupons being considered tangible.
We think that all parties will concur at least in
the view that Mr. Lord, by his indefatigable conduct,
has well earned their approbation, and at a future time
will be entitled to substantial reward.

z. d.

QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols ... 96'
Ditto Account, August 12... 26f
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Oficial List.)
Bank Stock 21514 216
3 per Cent.Redueed Annuities 96%14%
8 per Cent. Consols Annr. 96%3/4
Kew 314 per Cent. Anne. 9B%sg
3i
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7,6
India &oak 263
De. Bonds, 10001
62 59 p
Ditto under 1.0001........ p
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities
Consuls for Acooant 96%
Exchequer Bills. 11,4 d.
1,0001..., 5O 49 52 p
500/. . 50 49 52 p
Small 5O 49 52 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 904
Danish Bonds 1825, 8 per Cent....
Ditto, 5 per Cent

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Spanish Souds,3 per Ceat,lB4o ... 38%
Dividends on the above papilla ii London.
French Rents., 5 per Cent. ...... 94f.
Exchange. 2sf.
Dutch 2 per Cent., 12 Guild ... 59%%

COURSE OF EXC:
Amsterdam .......... 11 16%
Ditto, threemonths.. 11 18
Rotterdam •• .. • • .... 11 183(
Antwerp•. ••••.••• •• •• 25 22%
Brussels • • • • 25 2241
Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 8
Paris, 3 days'sight ...• 25 234
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22%
Marseilles •• .. • • ••.... 25 25
Bourdeaux.... .
Vrankforton:Maine.... 119 k
Berlin.... • •
Vienna, eine. So • • • • 11 50
Trieste, ditto .• .... 11 52
Petersburgh,Bll. Rble.. 3734
Madrid •• •• •• •• •... 4974
Barcelona • • • • .• • • •• ••
Reville•• •• •• •• .• •• •• ••

'U&-TUESDAY.

Gibraltar••••••••••••••
Leghorn•••••••••••••• 30 40
Genoa •••• •••••••••••• 25 40
Milan ..r••••••!•••••
Veniee•• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Naples ....••••••••••
Palermo,peroz........

41%

MO'Slna .1:0 •• •• •• •• •• ••
Lisbon— •• •• •• •• •• •• ••

L 24
63%
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Oporto.• •• •• •• .. •• •• ••
Rio Janeiro • • ........
Buenos Ayres .• ••.. ••
New York, 60 days sight
Philadelphia .• • • • • • • ..
TRICEO or BULLION, PIZ ON,
Foreign Geld in bar5...43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Now Dollars ••.. • • 0 4 113(
Silveri!' bars ........ 0 5 0%

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EFFECTS OF RAILWAY COMPETITION.—A striking
instance of the results of competition in railways has just
occurred in Leeds, where the Midland and Great Northern
are struggling in a most extraordinary manner for the Ex-
hibition traffic. The consequence is that yesterday (Tues-
day) the third-class fares from Leeds to London and back
were only 4s. 6d. by the Great Northern, and ss. by the
Midland, with a prospect of a still further reduction, each
company having announced its determination to be 6d
lower than its competitor. •

HOSPITALITY HINDERED.—It is said that Mr. Hope
has purchased, for 10,000 guineas, the splendid malachite
door shown in the Russian department of the Great Exhibi-
tion. Should this be the case, it may prove a check to the
gentleman's usual hospitality, for when a friend comes to dine
with him, he will most probably show him the door.

A requisition, very numerously signed by the
electors of Harwich, has been presented to Mr. Crawford,
asking him to come forward again as a candidate for that
borough.
RAILWAY FROM ALEXANDRIA TO CAIRO.—We are
informed that the preliminaries for this important under-
taking have been so far settled between Nubar Bey, on the
part of his Highness the Pacha, and Mr. Robert Stephenson,
the engineer, that arrangements' are now in progress for
commencing it forthwith.
It was reported yesterday at the Clubs that the
vacant regiment would, in all probability, be conferred upon
Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence., °seal., the
mom Lieutenant-Queraoc Qf rortoinuth.

A letter from M. Payno to the Chairman and De-
puty-Chairman (Baron Goldsmid and Mr. Capel) of the
Mexican Bondholders' Committee has been shown on the
Stock Exchange, in which very full explanations are
given concerning the value of the indemnity assignment,
the course hitherto; taken and open in the present
instance for its negotiation, the firm resolution of the
Mexican Government to carry out the agreement in its
integrity, and the impression that the next packet will
bring 200,000 dollars for the dividends to compensate
for the smallness of the last remittance, about which the
Committee complain, and which M. Payne asserts is
purely accidental, and not the result of di-
minished receipts or misappropriation. How-
ever, the Committee did quite right to
urge this matter upon M. Payno's attention,
that he may let his Government know the absolute ne-
cessity for increased vigilance and punctuality. The
last accounts received by way of New York from Mexico
are considered decidedly more encouraging, and the
Cortes were bent on improving the resources of the Go-
vernment, amending the customs duties, &c.
The rates at which Bills of Exchange were yesterday
negotiated on the principal continental cities were a
shade lower on France and Belgium, but firm on the
other places. The dealings in ninety days bills were at
25 20 to 22* on Paris, and 25 20 to 22* on Antwerp.
On Amsterdam 11 172 to 18, Ramburgh 13 7* to 8,
Frankfort 119 to I, and Trieste 11 43 to 52.
The English Stock Market has been firm again, and
the transactions for money are the feature, scarcely any
speculation being in progress. Consols have been 96i
t for Transfer, and 962 j for Account. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 98i to
and the Three per Cents. 96/ to *. Bank Stock is sup-
ported at the high value of 215/ to 216. East India
Stock has been at 263. Exchequer-bills are lower, as
parties are selling out to buy Stock. The premium has
been 495, to 525.
Foreign Securities have been very inactive. Spanish
Three per Cents. have realised 38*, and Mexican are
nominally 30i to -a, with a better feeling. Brazilian
Old Bonds are 90*; French Five per Cents. have been
94, with the exchange at 25. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. have been 59i 2, and Danish Five per Cents.
1032 to 104*.
The Railway Share Market has not been so active,
nor have the extreme prices of yesterday in all cases
been obtained. Some of the leading brokers are ad-
vising their clients to buy for money, but the latter have
not yet done so to any extent, or the reaction would be
immediate and considerable in the really sound dividend
paying shares.

ZIOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Although plantation accounts are very unfavourable, the
demand is by no means active, at about stationary prices.
Duty 75,0001. to 90,0001.

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iATECITECHAPEL.
The general demand isheavy, as follows :—Beef, from 2s
2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 35 8d to 45 8d ;
Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per 8 lbs, by the
carcase.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
There was only one case tried, on a petition brought
on a promissory note for a small amount. There was
no defence to the action, and the only point of interest
in the case was the form in which the note was drawn. •
The Learned SECONDARY said that the note was made
payable to the plaintiff or bearer.
The Plaintiff's SOLICITOR said that the payees re-
sided in Scotland, and that was the usual form accord-
ing to the Scottish law.
The Learned SECONDARY-A question might have
arisen as to who was entitled to sue.
Plaintiff's SOLICITOR said that although defendant had
put a plea on the record that ho did not make the note,
and was not indebted, yet he did not appear to sustain
the plea; any right of objection was therefore waived.
The Learned SECONDARY said that there was no
doubt the note was legal, but it was unusual to make a
note payable to so and so or bearer. There was also
another point—that the amount, 9/. 145., was to be pay-
able at 16s. per month, with 2i per cent. per month in-
terest, and in default of payment of any instalment the
whole of the amount then due should be recoverable.
The Learned Secondary directed a verdict for the
plaintiff.
In consequence of the frequent absence of jurymen,
and the difficulty in forming a jury today, Mr. Hudson,
the clerk sitter of the court, gave notice that the Secon-
dary will fine any absentees on the next court day.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
W. Smith, errand boy in the service of Messrs. Wickham
and Yelland, of 162, Strand, booksellers, was brought up
on remand before Mr. Henry, charged with stealing several
letters containing money and Post-office orders, and also a
great number of books, the property of his employers. In
the evidence, it was shown that the prisoner, who was an
unfriended youth, was taken into the employment of Messrs.
Wickham and Co. about sixteen months ago, as messenger
or porter at wages of fifteen shillings a-week. Mr. Wick-
ham, having lately missed a great number of letters contain-
ing money, entertained a suspicion that the prisoner,
who otherwise maintained an excellent character, and
was very well conducted, intercepted the letters. On
Thursday, the 14th inst., Mr. Wickham expected re-
mittances of money from (amongst. others) a gen-
tleman of the name of Parker, residing in Exeter;
but the expected letters did not come to hand.
It was proved that the prisoner on that morning received
the delivery, and actually handed to the counting-house a
portion of the letters. The next day, Mr. Wickham went
to the lodgings of the prisoner, accompanied by Sergeant
Thompson, the principal detective officer of the F division,
who asked the prisoner to go with him, which he did.
Thompson seeing some clothes of the prisoners thrown
loosely on the bed, first applied himself to an examination
of them, and on lifting up two coats, he observed under
them two letters in envelope. He found that the seals of
the envelopes had been broken open, but neither the letters
enclosed, nor the Post-office orders which were contained
within them, had been abstracted. One of these letters
was from Mr. Parker, of Exeter, and contained a Post•office
order for W. 12s. Id., the balance of an account, but, by
the activity of the Post-office constable Peak, two letters,
which had inclosed each a 5/. note, were distinctly traced to
his hands, and it was proved that they never reached
Messrs. Wickham or their counting-house. It was also
found that he had lodged 41. in the savings bank of St.
Clement Danes. In his room were found upwards of
ninety volumes, taken from the library of his employer, and
bearing their mark.
The prisoner denied that he had taken the letters with a
felonious intent. He had put them in his coat-pocket, and
a bunch of keys, which he carried with them, broke the
seals. Finding this he was frightened, and did not know
what to de. He knew nothing of the other letters; and as
to the books, he had bought them of a person in the shop.
The person so referred to gave the charge a distinct de-
nial, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--Tritffie for
the Week ending July 19, 1851:
Passengers (32,726), Goods, &c.,
and Horses and Carriages ... £4,639 12 8
Corresponding week in last year
for Glasgow and Ayr and Glas-
gow, Damfries, and Carlisle
Railways ... ... ... .£3,131 7 3
Glasgow, July 21, 1851.

METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE.—
Yesterday long drawn out evidence was taken on the water
trade of Edinburgh, Dunfermline, and Dundee, with the
view of showing the well working of the water system in the
hands of private companies. A diverting point during the
day, as illustrating the scarcity of the aqua pura at one
period in Dundee, was the declaration of a witness that,
" when they could not get water, they shaved themselves in
small beer."—(Laughter.) Mr. Williams, one of the mem-
bers of the local Board of Health at Worcester, spoke to the
insufficiency and inferiority of the water supplied to that
town, and which was under the administration of the mu-
nicipality. Mr. Phinn, one of the counsel for the Govern-
ment Bill, lodged a complaint with the Committee to the
effect that the only companies which had complied with
the requisition of the Committee calling for a statistical re-
turn of their working for three years were, the East London,
the Grand Junction, the Southwark and Vauxhall, and the
Kent Water Companies.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS By RAILWAYS.--The Bill
brought into the House of Commons to oblige railway com-
panies to carry mail-bags at the ordinary rates of charge for
parcels, and Post-office officers at the ordinary charge for pas-
sengers, has had two clauses added to it in Coaysi
first regulating the services of notices to rai
company not
the Postmaster-General and any railway
and the second providing that existing contractsshould between
be affected by this Bill. iwcominittpelitehae,
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NUNS TAKING THE VEIL IN GLASGoW•—OH W.
d
nesday last eight young women made their " profession," as
it is termed, in this city, by resigning the white veil of the
postulant and assuming the black veil of the nun. The
resent. The
ceremony took place in St. Andrew's Catholic Chapel, Great
Clyde-street, and is described as.having been one of a highly
March havingan A.tiss ejonn di)y
imposing character—the Catholic clergyb from nearly ever
young ladies were—Miss a
part of the western district
Miss B. A. M • on, Miss Fitz-
patrick,_ Miss Robertson,.
Mackintosh, Misses
Miss Barry.
THE and
Hannah and Mary
THE FATAL RIOTS IN LIVERPOOL.,—ADJOURNED
INQuEsT.—Liviatroot, TUESDAY.—The inquiry before the
Coroner of Liverpool, concerning the deaths of the two men,
Malin and Jones, who died from injuries received during the
recent riots, was resumed to-day. The inquiry as regards
Jones, was postponed in consequence of the absence of a ma-
terial witness, but that in the case of Malin was proceeded with.
Several witnesses were examined, who described the riot
which took place subsequent to the attack on the procession.
It was clearly shown that deceased was engaged in these
riotous proceedings, and that in the melte he had been killed
by a pistol shot, but in the absence of any witness who could
identify the individual who had discharged the weapon, the
inquest was adjourned until Friday next. The body of
Jones, who was an Orangeman, was interred in St. John's
Churchyard on Sunday last ; that of Malin on the same day,
in the burial-ground of St. Patrick's Chapel, Toxteth-park.
The bodies were followed to the grave by hundreds of their
respective partizans, but no further indication of riot oc-
curred.
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A " FOWL" NUISANCE.—Lord Londes has sued
Mrs. Ilolford, one of his neighbours in Grosvenor-square, in
the Westminster County Court, for 51. damages, because she
keeps fowls which "crow and make a great noise and disturb"
his Lordship and his family. His Lordship, in answer to a
question, admitted that Mrs. Holford's cocks did not crow
halo: thou other cock, the colt nerved *Wont.