The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-06 00:00:00

BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the order of the day for the House going into Committee
on this Bill, and in doing so, gave notice that next ses-
sion the Government would introduce a Bill to include
all Irish Roman Catholic Penal Acts in the present
measure.

The Bill then passed through Committee. Report to
be received to-morrow.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.

On the report upon this Bill being brought up,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, he understood
that it was the intention of his Hon. Friend the Member
for Birmingham to raise the question of the propriety of
abolishing imprisonment for debt in cases of debts under
201 As his Right' Hon. Friend the Secretary for the
Home Department was absent—unavoidably so—he
thought it would be better for his Hon. Friend to post-
pone the discussion till the third reading.
Mr. SPOONER said he did not intend to oppose the
clause in toto, but he thought it ought not to come into
operation until the 25th March next, together with the
54th and 55th clauses. If his Hon. Friend the Solicitor-
General wished the discussion postponed, of course he
would do so.

The report was then agreed to, and the Bill was or.
dered to be read a third time to-morrow.

The House then adjourned till a Quarter before Four.

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The transactions in Cotton were yesterday extentive at
Liverpool, being 8,000 bales, of which exporters took 1,000 ;
600 Surat sold at 3d to 34cl ; 400 Egyptian, at bid to lid ;
150 Pernam, at 54d to 6d; and the rest American, at 34c1 to
61d per lb.—The Railway Shares were quoted as follows :
Birmingham and Gloucester, 114; Bristol and Gloucester,
57 ; Chester and Holyhead, 5/. lls. 3d.; Eastern Counties,
12 ; Ditto, Perpetual, 2/. 14s. 4d. ; Liverpool and Manches-
ter, New, 35 premium ; London and Birmingham, 230 ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, 27* ; London and Brighton, 49i ;
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 112; Midland Counties, 110;
North Union, 134 ex-dividend; Sheffield and Manchester,
82i ; South-Eastern, 39i ; Ditto, 124 ; Trent Valley, 9i ;
Paris and Lyons, 2/. lls. 6d.; Ditto and Orleans, 38} ; Or-
leans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 2 1-10.
The letter received from Messrs. Lizardi, by the Commit-
tee of Spanish American Bondholders has excited a good
deal of animadversion ; though, judging from previous oc-
currences, it cannot be said that it created any surprise. The
positive refusal to afford the leastinformation only shows that
the creditors here have nothing to hope for front the present
agents, and in this feeling it is to be expected they will act by
remonstrating with the Mexican Government. About 44,000
dollars have come over for the dividends by the West India
steamers.

The late accounts from Jamaica and the other West India
islands are rather more favourable as to the weather, rain
having fallen pretty generally. At Barbadoes there had been
symptoms of the approach of what is generally called the
hurricane season. Immigration seemed to be still going
on more freely into Trinidad than the other islands,
but the planters finding the sugar cultivation less
profitable, and alarmed, as are all the West Indians, at the
change of duty, were taking measures to reduce the duties.
Jamaica was healthy and quiet, except as regards the agitation
respecting the Sugar Bill. In Dominica tranquillity was wholly
restored, and the militia are highly lauded for their prompti-
tude and discipline. It is stated that the census had less to do
with the disturbances than was supposed, and that the
leaders were advocates of a new system, a kind of St. Do-
mingo republic.
The Stock Market begins to look up again, and there is a
fair business doing. The declaration of M. Guizot has carved
to tranquillise, in some measure, the more timid holders, and
the safe accouchement of her Majesty relieves any anxiety on
that score. Consols have been at a rally from 98i to 98i j. The
Government purchase of 10,000/. has been made at 99k. Ex-
chequer Bills have been marked 775. to 755. premium, being
still rather depressed. Bank Stock is supported at 200.
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have rallied to 101 a a;
and the Reduced Three per Cents. to par.
There is a small business doing in the Foreign Investments,
and which, although not quite so flat, exhibit, nevertheless,
a want of buoyancy. Spanish Five per Cents. are 22i, the
Three per Cents. 32i to 33A, and Portuguese Converted 43
to Mexican Bonds are 351, Colombian 13i, Chilian 104,
and Brazilian 84. Belgian Bonds are 103, Russian 120, and
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 61i.
. .

For the Railway Shares there is raihe es* inquiry, and
the advantage continues to be rather with the buyers. The
French lines have rallied a little from the lowest rates of yes-
terday. The London and Westminster Bank Shares are
64 premium.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List)
Bank Stock.n 00000000 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0000000 • 200

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ....... ..... 99% % 100
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 997‘ %%4.
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 102%%
New 3% per Cent. Annuities ..... ...... ......
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-in
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
South Sea Stock —

3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 87%
Consols for Account 98% 99%%
Exchequer Bills, 130. 130
1,0001. 00000 ••••••••••••••••••• ...
5001... •.....•.....•. 000000000 •••••••••••• 75 pm.
Ditto &all ~..,«..,.. '75 77 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO3
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4
Columbian Bonds. 1334
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ....... ..... ~ 3574
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 43
Ditto for the Account. 4334
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent l2O
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 2214
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 234 per Cents 6l
Dutch 5 per Cents JO U
New Loan, 5 per Cents. (1837)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PRa SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO lll4 to 115
Bristol and Gloucester
Chester and Holyhead 5 54 to
Dublin and Cashel .........
.... 2% 634334 ... to
Eastern Counties ........... .......... 23 12%
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Bd.
Ditto Ditto (No. 2) t
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
12 ..... ..•• 25
London and Birmingham. ......... 100
Ditto New Third 5..,,,,,,,~. .. 2
London and Blackwall. .............. 16%
London and Brighton ... .......
... so
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Greenwich ............ 12% ...... '734
London and South Western ...... 41%
London and Croydon ............... 134
Ditto Scrip JO
Midland Counties lOO ...... ... 104......... to 10534
Newcastle and Darlington Junet 21
Northern and Eastern 45 504 to —,
Ditto 34 Stares
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ...... ... 3234
yarmouth and Norwich lB .....«.. 31% ...... to 32
York and North Midland
Ditto 34 Shares 25 .
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ........ . 1%
Paris knd Orleans
Paris and Rouen 2O ......... 37%
Rouen and Havre.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster 2O ......... 26X ...... to

Erratum in Saturday's List—Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway, 65 to 66.

•
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. s.—Our market
has been strong, and closes with a good demand, at higher
rates :—Eastern Counties, 12i ; Huddersfield and Manches-
ter, 2g ; London and South-Western, Eighths, 4 ; Man-
chester and Leeds, 118 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 50-1 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, Quarters, si; South-Eastern, 38i; Trent
Valley, 10.

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CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS
Bask Stock 200)4 Indian Stock —
3 per Cent. Red lOO 'Ditto Bonds pm.
3 per Cent. Cons
236 per Cent. Red 102% Ditto New Annuities ...
New 3)4 per Cent ......
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5004 77 pin.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 77 pm.
Jan 1860 12)4 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 l2 5-16 Consols for Act. 9l'
Jan. 1860 lndia Stock for Acct....
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per CenL .... ....... Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds B4 Prussian, 5 per Cent —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent l2O
Chlliant 6 per Cent ...... ...... 101 !Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent 224
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent 33
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent...... 93% Ditto, Deferred
Danish,3 per Cent — !French, 5 per Cent —t. —c.
Greek, 185, 5 per Cent...... 'Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 !Dutch, 2)4 per Cent.... 61)4
Peruvian, 1825, 6per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ..„.....1013(
SHARES
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) ll5
Ditto, New Shares, 17)4 paid
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
Chichester and Brighton, 5 paid
Dublin and Cashel, 2)4 paid
Eastern Counties (23 paid) • l2
Ditto Perpetual 5 per Cent., 13s 4d. paid,Ne. 1 1
Great Western 0 paid)
Hull and Selby, paid 62)4
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Lonion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (121. 15s. 4d. paid) 7%
baDndliotom,aPndresfeoruetnhceworesPterlinvir4gue.,B...£lBlodl7.spa2didap) paid
82370:
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk) l"'/s
Norwich Midland andCo Brandon,untiet(loo 4 paidpaid).:: .. .: .. ...... ... ..

~.4
315
South Eastern and Do;ers(33 2s 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid
Trent Valley, 2 paid lO
York and North Midland (50 paid) ll3
York and Scarborough Branch (*,,, paid)
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid
Rouen and Havre, 11l paid ......, .................... , 19

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 6.—Wind IV., fresh breeze, and cloudy.
It rained hard last night and early this morning.
DEAL, AUG. 5, A.m.—Wind S. to S.S.W., light ; P• 31,,
S.E. by E., fresh breeze.—Acrd. Indian, Launceston. Sid.
Sarah Scott, Sydney, New South Wales ; Honeymoon, China ;
Vneidschaap and Clara Henrietta, Batavia; Hashenry, Vau-
malaavden, Calcutta ; Tigris, Ceylon ; Palmyra, Bom-
bay ; kite, Mauritius ; Sampson, Algoa Bay ; Prince, West
Coast of Africa; Elizabeth Gunner, Jamaica; Jol.n Craig
and Glenlyon, Quebec; Sarah, Valparaiso; John Peat,
mrda ; and the whole of the oloar4 jooopa, except Childe
rold, Dule of Itaxlatirgh)lllountain Maid, Louisa Baillie,
General Woolfe, Adriana, andPalina.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. s.—Wind S.E.—Sld. London,
ritius ; Switzerland, New York; Trusty, Quebec.
COWES, AUG. s.—Sld.
BRISTOL, Aun. ""

....epmne, Quebec.
Margaret, Thomas, from Rotter-
ueut to thii port, drove ashore 9n the Boughton sands, Car-

marthen Bay, on the 2d instant, and is likely to become a
wreck; crew saved; cargo reported to be washing out. A
schooner was seen to go down off St. Gowan's Head, during
the gale of the 3d instant, by the Star steamer, arrived here
from Tenby.
NEWPORT, AUG. s.—The William, Roe, from Quebec, was
towed in here, 3d inst., with rudder unshipped, &c., having
driven from her anchors and struck heavy on the tail of the
Spit during a severe gale.
LLANNADOCIC, AUG. 4.—The Thetis, of Swansea, Lucas,
from Cardiff to Rotterdam, sunk at her moorings in Axwich
Bay, in two fathoms low water, during the gale of the 2d
and 3d inst. The vessels ashore at Worms Head have gone
to pieces.
LLANELLY, AUG. 4.—Part of the stern of a vessel, called
the Medina, of Carnarvon, has been found amongst the wreck
of the Friends, of Ilfracombe; it is supposed the Medina is
also lost, and the crew drowned.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Rebel, of London, for Smyrna,
12th ult., lat. 37, lon. 10 ; Jason, London to Leghorn, 22d ult.,
lat. 42,10 n. 10, with loss of stern boat, head-boards, &c., by
the Ibis, arrived at Liverpool.
BRITISH TRADE WITH THE CANARY ISLANDS.
Extract of a letter received at Lloyd's :
" Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, June 14,1844.
" We take this occasion to mention that, in consequence of
the differential duty in favour of the Spanish flag, the whole
of the very extensive importation of British Cotton goods
into the Canary Islands are made in Spanish vessels, to the
absolute exclusion of British. The duty is 7i per cent. in
Spanish and 15 per cent. on British vessels. On a low
valuation of cotton goods the Spanish vessels making good
freights hither become the carriers of the produce of these
islands to Great Britain."

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
HAY_DLARXETS.

Ssirrmrnum.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 41; use-
ful ditto, 41 4s to 418 s ; fine Upland ditto, 41 lOs to 41 15s ;
Clover Hay, 5/ to 6l 108; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per load. Supply limited, and
trade steady.
CumwcuLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay 31 15s to 414 s ; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 6s to 4112 s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 14s to 4118 s ;
Clover Hay, 4/15s to 6l 108 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/10s ; Wheat
Straw, 11108 to 1/ 128 per load. Both Hay and Straw com-
manded a ready inquiry at the above quotations.
WnrrEcnArEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3115 s to 4/; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 4s to 4l 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ lOs to 4/ 16s ;
Clover Hay, 4/ 16s to 6/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 103 per load. A good supply,
and a sluggish demand.

The prices of New Meadow Hay ruled from 31 to 4/; and
of New Clover 3118 s to 51 per load.