The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

The Committee of Sr
have received the followi
dated:—

lanish American Bondholders
tog from Mr. Lord, their agent,

"La Guayra, 26th July, 1851.
" Annexed I beg leave to wait upon yon with dupli-
cate of my last letter of the 10th inst. In the interval
the Council of Government have had two or three dis-
cussions upon the agreement referred to in my last, and
are to have another this day. By next packet I hope to
be able to transmit to the committee the result, what
ever that may be.

(Signed) "H. J. LORD."
Hamburgh advices of last Friday quoto the exchange
on London at 13,4, being firm. Stocks were supported.
Coffee was quiet, but at fully previous rates. Wheat was
in smaller supply and at 1 to 2 rix dollars higher.
At Amsterdam on the 20th inst. Dutch Stocks bad a
more favourable tendency. Spanish Bonds were firm,
and Mexican rather better.
The failure of Messrs. Fraser and Lightfoot, in the
East India trade, has been announced. The liabilities
are stated at about 50,000/. with good assets. There is
a rumour also of another house at Liverpool being weak.
By the suspension of Messrs. Castelli, Cardinal Wise-
man is reported to be a great loser, but we believe only
in his capacity as trustee.

The English Funds are very steady again, but busi-
ness is exceedingly inactive. Consols have realised 96}
for Transfer, and 96i I- for Account. The New Tbrec-
and•a-Quarter per Cents. have bc en quoted 99 to and
the Three Fer Cents. 97/ to Bank Stock has been at
215 to 2151. Exchequer•bills are 455. to 483. prom.
The Foreign Market has been dull likewise, but ge-
nerally firm. Spanish Three per Cents. are weaker,
being 31 to 388, but the Five per Cents. are nominally
supported at 21 to 1. Sardinian Scrip is to discount
Mexican Bonds have been at 281 to 29, an improvement,
of about Dutch Four per Cents. bring 928.
Railway Shares are supported, but with very little
doing.

QUARTER TO THREE.
Comolg 96i
Ditto Account, Sept. 11 96i
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIS.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 215% 215
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97% YR
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 96%%
New VA per Cent. Anne. 99
hong Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7%
Console for Account 96% IA
E 'reheat:ter Bills. 114
1,0001. ..
ioot 45 48 p
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
blexicanßontls, 1846, cx Jan. Coupons 28% 29

Ditto Account . 29
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9l
Sarrdinian Bonds, 5 per CenL
Do., Scrip
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ...... 377 i
Dividends on the above payabll in London.
Dutch 21,E per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 22.—Wind at noon, S.W.; light breeze
and fine clear weather.
HULL, AuG. 21.—Wind W.—Arrd. Sidonea, St.
John'a, New Brunswick ; Lessing, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Liebe, Greenland.
OFF WEYMOUTH, AUG. 20.—Oder, New York.
POOLE, AuG. 21.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. William
Glen, Anderson, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Lu-
cerne Montreal; W. H. Barbeck, China; Aliwal, Bom-
bay; 'Ambrosine, Old Calabar; Berkeley, Sierra Leone;
Grace, Porto Rico; Fairy, Alexandria. U. S.; Seringa-
patern, New York; Africa, St. John's, New Brunswick;
Forest Monarch, Quebec. Sld. Ferozepore, Bombay ;
Thrasher, Halifax; X. L., Monte Video ; Anna Catha-
rine, St. Thomas's; Ulysses, Honduras; Grace, Halifax;
Isabella Stewart, Boston; China, Quebec; Lochleboo,
Quebec. Off port, Nancy barque.
LERIVICK.—Arrd. Hebe, Greenland, with 1 fish, 300
seals, and sailed for Hull.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Suri-
nam, Havannah. Ski. Clio, Quebec. Off port, David
Carnegie, Semarang.
OFF PENZANCE.—Elizabeth Beynon, Copiapo.
PILL, AUG. 21.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Kanawha,
Philadelphia; Europa, Onega.
DEAL, AUG. 21.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Ccn-
stitution, Singapore for Bremen ; Juliana, Sydney,
New South W ales; Joseph Somes, Colombo; Bertha,
Tivehn, Sierra Leone for Hainburgh; Jordeson, ditto;
Spy, Macao for Amsterdam; Johana Schmidt, New
Orleans for Bremen; Mary Crocker, United States for
St. Petcrsburgh; Grace barque, North America. Arrd.
from the River, Rosebud, Adelaide, South Australia; Jes-
sica, Trinidad. Sld. Lady Saudys, Ceylon ; Orestes, Cope;
Madras, Sierra Leone. A vessel of about 600 tons, bottom
upwards, sheathed with yellow metal, painted black to
her channel, a quantity of shcathinghad apparently been
stripped off. She appeared to be a very sharp vessel
and not very old—was passed 15th inst., 49 N., 10 W.,
by the St. Leon, arrived in the Downs.
BRISTOL, AUG. 21.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Eliza-
beth, St. John's, New Brunswick.
NEWPORT, AUG. 21.—Wind W.—Sld. Brunette,
Ascension; Frrderick Stein, Rio Janeiro; Antoinette,
St. Thomas; Economist, Quebec. Off port, Ellison,
Quebec.
SWANSEA, AUG. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Charlotte
Whitmore, Cuba; President, Quebec.
QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 20.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. John,
Mauritius; Maid of Athens,

I RUMOURED CONVERSION OF THE DIME OF NORFOLK.
—lt is currently rumoured that the Duke of Norfolk has re-
nounced the errors of the Romish Church and become a Prthe
o-
testant. It is also stated that it is to the preaching of
Rev. Dr. Cumming that the conversion of his Grace is to be
attributed.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--On Tuesday evening, as a
special train was running over the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway, from Liverpool, via Bolton, into Yorkshire, the
guard, Thomas Barker, who was collecting tickets, fell off
upon the line. He was not missed till the train reached
Bolton, when a passenger who had seen him fall, and sup-
posed the other persona in charge of the train knew of the
accident, asked if he was hurt ! A messenger was sent back,
and he was found to have been killed by part of the train
passing over him.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR HENRY HEATECOTE.—
This officer died on the 16th inst., at his residence, Jugon-
vine, near Havre, in the 74th year of his age. The deceased
was the son of Sir William Ileathcote, third baronet, of
Hursley Park, Hampshire, and was born in 1777. At an
early age the deceased entered the navy. In 1812 he was
appointed captain of the Vapid, 74, which he commanded on
the Mediterranean station at the close of the war. In 1848
the deceased became an Admiral. He was knighted on the
recommendation of Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart., Ambassador to
Persia, and Mirza Abul Hassan, Envoy from that Court,
whom be conveyed to Persia in IL BLS. Lion, in 1811.