The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-03 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN' Ai
For the Week ended Sept I'B, 1814, made up from the Returns efi
In•pcetor in the different Cities and T6mn• In England and wed'
per Imperial Quarter.
381 Sa
%%heat'
Barley ".4s M I Rye
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Weeks endingilWit EAT. BARLEY.' OAT& 1 RYE. BRANS.
1,--- I

Aug. 24 .....
7 ......
14
21

40 1
40 4
58 11
45 11
95 3
45 9

33 3 20 4
34 it 20 7
55 9 20 5
35 11 20 1
35 6 20 5
31 5 !..0 5

36 8'35 10
:34 2 37 0
34 4.38 1
35 9 37 S
,
35 7• 37 3
37 3,36 8

IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WICISS
id
Wheat......... 475. &i. i Oats
Beans ..... ....374- n
Rarlej..„ ..... 355, O. 1 Rye

--
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat .. ..... 20s. Od. Oata
Barley

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

24:113IMMTEI.
SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 411031
Useful ditto, 41 12s to 41 18s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 to
51 5s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61 68 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s l°
11 lOs ; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 13s per load. It
moderate supply, and a steady demand.
CUMI3ERLAND.—eOarSe Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4/100
Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 201
Si 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/; Oat Straw, 118 s to
lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 lls to 11 13s per load. SuPl4l
limited, and trade active.

WEITECIIAPEL.—COarSe Meadow Hay, 318 s to 410,1
Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 511
iiv
51 5s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61 lOs ; Oat Straw,
8s to 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 10s to 11 12s per Lia'
A fair average supply, and a sluggish inquiry.
=B.A.T NIAIMETS.
SoUTH ALL, OCT. 2.—The supply of fat stock bell
rather extensive, the demand was throughout heavy, a°
prices were with difficulty supported. Still, howeverd
good clearance was effected. Beef, from 23 a"
to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Veal, 3s 6d °
4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per iilbs,:to sink tbi
offal. Supply ;—Beasts, 69; Sheep, 3,930; Calves, 591
Pigs, 41.
IZOMFORD, OCT. 2.—There was comparatively lite'
doing in our market to-day, yet prices ruled about sal;
tionary. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 25 6"
to 4s ; Lamb, 3s 6d to 4s Gd ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2a;
and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per 3lbs. Suckling Call
18s to 32s ; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ;
Milch Cows, with their Small Calf, ICI to 19l each.
HALLsmAm, OCT. 2.—Pritne Mutton sold readily, °
full prices ; othorv+ise the trade was very dull ; Beef, 04
Gd to 4s ;, Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Veal, 33, 6d to 4s ;
Pork, 2s 4d to 3s Gd per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, OCT. I.—Beef, from 2s Ed to 3s 10(1!
Mutton, 2s fid to 4s ; Veal, 3s 6d to 48 ; and Port
25 6il to 3s 6d per 81bs. A good supply, and a sluggt
demand.

CHICHESTER, OCT. 2.—There wai very little bush
ness doii:g 11( re to-day. on the annexed terms :—Beef,
from 2s Gd to 3s 10d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s; Veal, 3so
to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s Gd per Blbs. BucklisB,
Calves, 18s to 325; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 1951
and Mitch Cows, with flair Small Calf, 161 to 191

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NE WS'
CITY, QUARTER TO 77-11? E. E• „
There was no change in Cotton, at Liverpool, yeste%
day. Sales, 5,000 bales, at heavy rates.—Dover Show
were in good request, but other Railways were hel
Churna Valley, 4* ; Eastern Counties, Registered, 1"
ex-div. ; Great Western, Eighths, 121 ; Lancaster 05
Carlisle, 71. ls. 3d. ; Liverpool and Manchester, 203; Ken
and Windermere, 3i ; Midland Counties, 1091 ; Sheffie'
and Manchester, 91; South-Eastern, 40i; South-Easter!'
New, 13* ; Trent Valley, 9* ; Paris and Lyons, 2i;
Central of France, 3.
We have no later shipping advices this morning. a
There is a hotter business doing in the Colonial and
general produce markets, and as the quarter is turns
panics enter more freely into new engagements.
,0
may notice also a very firm market for timber. 114
autumn North American fur sales have gone off we 1c
except that Beaver has declined. Wool sells steady 12,
the public sales, though, perhaps, scarcely so brisk go r
the last series. Cotton is rather dull.
The Funds have rallied again to-day, and there bei
been rather more doing in time bargains, still, howel,en
the dealings are by no means extensive. Consols ,
Money have touched 1001 and 1001, and for Tial
100 i to 1. The Government broker has purchased I,
100/. Exchequer Bills are 745. to 765. premium 131:1;
Stock for Account has been as high as 211 ; and X)
India Stock has been at 2881.
The Foreign investments are generally tolerably 61'1;
Spanish Five per Cents, realise 24* ; and the Three
Cents., 3.5 f Portuguese Converted, owing to the tobAn,
and other contracts being taken on higher terms, have.";
proved from 48k to 49 and 50. Mexican Stock is fifoot
at 35i to 55g. Colombian Bonds are 1411, and Choi°,
53. Belgian Stock realises 1032- to 104. Dutch
and-a-Half per Cents. are 62f-i- to 62k.
Business in the Share Market continues to be CO,iv
ducted on a comparatively narrow scale, but the 015
tiens are in most instances firm, and, when the dividend
are paid, a livelier demand in anticipated.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuitie5........,..... lOO
India Stock 244
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities 99%
Bank Stock for Account
Cousol. for Account 100 S%
India Stock for Account
Exchequer Bills. 130. 134(1.

UkAlCso..••••••••••• 0000000 •••• ••••••••••• .... ... 17M.
Ditto 5ma11......•.• 0000000 ...•.•.... 76 74 pm.
t Ditto Advertised ...
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK-
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOssi 4
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred 53
Columbian Bonds. 000000 .. .......
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ......
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds,
••• 5 per Cent.
--
Ditto Converted •
49 484 5°
Ditto for the Account 48% 404
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto for tae Account 24
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account . ............ ......
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred
Dutch 2% per Cents ...... .....•....„. ....... •••••••••• 606%m
Dutch 5 per Cents. ........ .............. ........
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY ATIONE O'CLOCK°
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ........ 104% to
Bristol and Gloucester 3O „...... 455. .„,„ to ---
Chester and Holyhead
5
.....
it ill. ••• to --
Dublin and Belfast Junction .... 23;..
...... 4 ..... to --
Eastern Counties ..... • •».••••
100.. 25 ...... 13%)‘.... to ---
Great North of England. ..
Ditto New
Great Western ...... .............. .... 75
Ditto 34 Shares ........... ......... 50 ......„ 87%
Ditto Fifths l2 .. 26 -
Harwich
Kendal and Windermere ---
London and Birmingham. 100...
Londonand Blackwall...„„ ....... 1(3% .„... 6% .„ -,,
Lyndon and Brighton.... ...... ..... 51) ......... 46%
London and Greenwich
London and South Western
76% ..., to 1,
Ditto Eighths
74 •-• ...... 2%%.... to ---
London and Croydon -
London and York 236... ...... 3%......... to
Lynn and Ely l!4 . 4 ........ to "It
Midland Counties lOO ....... 109% 110 to 1.
Newcastle and Darlington Junct 2l -
North British
Sheffield and Manchester
Ditto New
4 13%
Trent Valley
Q 34••••...•• to --.
York and North Midland ..„ 50 10 % to --
..... ••••••••• J
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Ditto Selby Scrip - to 3620
Boulogne and Amiens ........ ....... 2
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1
1%..... to -- (el'Anthouard's Company) 5
Paris and Orleans BO 3Bk -
Parisand Rouen ..... ........ ...... ... 20 38%
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster 2O -
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 2 —Thor`'
has been more business doing to-day, and prices 61.8
firmer :--Accrington, 4 1-16 i ; Boulogne and Arnie,*
21 ; Chester and Wrexham, 6i ; Churnet Valle."
4 3-16 ; Eastern Counties, Registered, 13* ; pi°
Perpetual, No. 2,19 s. ; Ely and Bedford, Lis. ; 14°
caster and Carlisle, 7k ; Dewsbury, 6i- ; South'
Western Eighths, 3i ; Leeds, 1184 ex new ; Ditto, Silcl
teenths, 31 premium ; Rossendale, 5i ; Manchester al)"
Birmingham, 504 51; Manchester and Birmingll,
Quarters, 5 1-16 ; Sheffield, 91 ; South-Eastern, 4174'
Ditto, New, 13*.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 2.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Liverpool, Captain
Meehan, arrived this day, at forty-five minutes Pt's
three o'clock, A.M., from Gibraltar, bringing the full?''*
ing mails :—Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and Vie'
Iler dates of departure are as follow :---From
22d ; Cadiz, 23d ; Lisbon, 25th ; Oporto, 26th ; an
Vigo, 27th ult. Ships of war lying at Gibraltar—lie"
Majesty's ships Albion and Warspite (the Polyphemus
sailed on the 21st for Malta); the Danish steamer 1111*
and brig Mercurius; the Norwegian corvette Nordjsteill,
the Austrian corvette Adira ; and the Prussian corvette
Amazon. At Cadiz—Two French line-of-battle shiP
and La Belle Poule frigate. Vessels passed off Cie
Mary on the 20th—The brig Traveller, for Londoil:
from Cadiz ; specie on board—seven packages ; fifteen
passengers.
Ma. T. E. M. TURTON.—The above gentleman'
who, it may be recollected, accompanied the late Earl
Durham as his private secretary to the Canadas,ri'lien
the latter nobleman sustained the highly responsiv
ll
office of Governor of those colonies, has for severalmonths been labouring under very severe and pailPtits
illness:, and has been advised by his medical attends"
to repair to Malta for the benefit of his health, whew
he is now sojourning. The office of Registrar of the
Supreme Cutirt of Calcutta, which is at present enjoye;
by this Learned Gentleman, is considered to be the in°s
lucrative appointment which the Government can best°n,
upon an advocate practising at the bar of the above,
named presidency.
DEATH BY STONE-THROWING.—An inquest 'Ol5
held at the Sussex County llwpital, Brighton, on Tues.
day, before F. H. Gell, Esq., Coroner for East Sasser'
on the body of Michael Henry Messier, 18 years of 51';
On the 6th September, an Italian boy and two girls
with white mice and guinea pigs, were coming down 1,
0
New Steyne, when deceased and another lad teased
Italian boy, by jeering, making grimaces, and utteruA
some scraps of end', " parlezvous Francais," and the
like. The Italian became in a passion, and struck the
deceased, who thereupon returned the blow, when t„G
Italian picked up a stone and threw it at him with gre:a
violence. Deceased was struck and knocked down, ufg,
the blood having been stopped, he was sent to the 1,1°4
pital, where it was found that a small piece of the ant
had been scooped out by the stone. The deceased
better, but on the ninth day fever supervened and cat°,4,o
death. A post mortem examination showed that
stomach was healthy, and that an inflammation
brain, produced by the skate, was the eaUSC of ded
The Coroner explained that the actice was manslauglit6
but the inquest was adjourned till Thursday (to-dui) for
the purpose of finding the Italian boy.