The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-28 00:00:00

HOUSE Off' REPRESENTATIVES.

ImmeJiately after reading the journal of yesterday—
A message in writing was received from the President
of the United States by the hands of John Tyler, jun.,
Esq., his Private Secretary, announcing the melancholy
event which happened yesterday on board the steam-ship
Princeton.

The message having been read—
Mr. Hors'Ns rose and offered the following resolu
tions:—

" Resolved, that. this House has heard with deep
sorrow of the dreadful catastrophe which occurred yes-
terday on board the United States ship of war Princeton,
where many valuable lives were lost, and by which,
amongst others, the Hon. Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of
the Navy, met a sudden and awful death.

"Resolved, that this House will manifest its respect
for the memory of the late distinguished Secretaries of
State and of the Navy, and its sympathy for their
bereaved families, by attending their funeral in a body.
" Resolved, As a further mark of respect to the de-
ceased, and to manifest our sense of this most melan-
choly and afflicting dispensation of Divine Providence,
that this House will transact no legislative business until
after the funeral obsequies of the deceased shall have
been performed.

" Resolved, That the Members of this House will
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
" Resolved, That a Committee of five Members of
this House be appointed to make arrangements, with
such Committee as may be appointed on the part of the
two Houses of Congress at the funeral of the late A. P.
Upshur and Thomas W. Gilmer.
Resolved,—That when this House adjourn to-day it
will adjourn to meet on Monday next, and that this
House do now adjourn."
Mr. H. said, that in the state of feeling which pervaded
the breast of every gentleman on the floor, he should be
pardoned for declining to utter a syllable in support of
the resolutions.

The question was then taken, and the resolutions were
adopted unanimously.
Messrs. Hopkins, Adams, J. G. Ingersoll, Barnard,
and Cave Johnson were appointed the Committee on the
part of this House.
And thereupon the House adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.--TUESDAY.

The Beaten Handicap of 5 sous. each, 2 ft, 25 added.
Once round and a dis. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Sadler's Belissima, aged, 9st (Rogers) 1
Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 5 yrs, 7st 12Ib
Sir C. Coekerell's Aurungzebe, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 3
Mr. Bevill's Europa, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b 4

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
' CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Consols closed exactly the same as yesterday evening,
viz., 98t to e. Exchequer Bills were 68s. to 70s. prem.;
and there was no alteration in any of the other English
securities.

The Spanish securities left off rather flat this after-
noon at 25i to for the Actives, and 361 to foi the
Three per Cents. Mexican Deferred were 161 to i;
Brazilian, 823' Portuguese Converted, 46; and Dutch
New Five per Cents., 102.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these:—Chichester and Brighton were it; Dublin
and Cashel, 1; Eastern Counties New, 41; Edinburgh
and Glasgow Registered, 31; Great Western Halfs, 20
to f ; Birmingham, 136; Manchester and Leeds H4lfs,
18k; North,.rn and Eastern 121 to ; Ditto Quarters, 3i;
Paris and Rouen, 151; West London, First Class Pre-
ference, 1 to 2 ; and Yarmouth and Norwich, 64 prem.
Greenwich have been 7i; Ditto Preference ex dividend,
11; Midland Counties, 9; North Midland, 9; and Stras-
burgh and Bale, 21 to 2 discount. London and West-
minster Bank Shares were 5; and Union of Australia,
to .1 premium.
The Canada Company, according to the report made
to the Proprietors to-day, had a very succesful season
last year, and, the settlers on its lands are described as
prospering.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The demand for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was very
moderate, the sales being 1,500 bales, and prices still tended
downward.—Shares were very dull, and prices were barely
supported. Birmingham and Gloucester were 86i, Chester
and Holyhead 7, Eastern Counties 11i, Edinburgh and Glas-
gow 64k, Grand Junction 232, Great Western Half 70,
Dublin and Cashel 4i, Birmingham 234, North Midland
Half 44, Paris and Lyons 24, Paris and Orleans 35i, South
Eastern 361.
There are no colonial late arrivals this morning.
The accounts from New York,which we only briefly noticed
yesterday, give the following interesting commercial infor-
mation :

"The immense receipts at our Custom-house for duties
on imports, and the great value of the merchandise that pro-
duces this revenue, is of the utmost importance to the Go-
vernment and the community. The quantities of foreign
goods daily arriving in this country will soon create a surplus
stock, and fill the market with supplies greater than the
heaviest trade anticipated can reduce.
" The receipts at this port for Customs for the past week
amounted to 493,587 dollars. This is only a little more than
half those of the week previous. The cause of this fallihg oft'
was the non-arrival of packets, not one coming in during the
week.

"REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS AT THIS PORT.
Total receipts for January, 1844 1,874,682 dols.
Do. from Ist to 24th February 2,016,587
Estimated receipts from Feb. 24 to March 1 507,000

Total receipts for the first two months in 1844 4,398,269
" This averages more than two millions a month. It is
estimated that the average duty paid on the imports of this
year will not vary much from 33 per cent., which will make
the value of the imports up to the Ist March, a little more
than 13 million dollars. This is only the value of dutyable
imports. Merchandise entered free will swell this amount
very much. Within the time this revenue has
been accumulating there have been two arrivals
from Canton—the cargoes of which were very valu-
able, and composed principally of free goods. There
have also been several arrivals from South America and the
West India Islands, from which places a large amount of
merchandise is imported, paying no duty. The value of all
these cargoes, added to those paying duties, will increase
the amount of importations within the past month to nearly
20,000,000 dollars." The facts here stated should inspire
caution among our shippers.
The Commissioners purchased about 30,0001. Consols this
morning, for the Savings Banks and the Redemption
Fund, at 98k. Independently of this operation, the
transactions have been very few. We understand
that as respects holders of the Three. and-a-Half per Cents.
in Europe—(who have time till the 2d June to forward
their decisions)—not one dissent has yet come to
hand. The current value of Consols for Money this
morning has been from 98/ to 98k, and for the Account
the same. Money continues ahundant, and it is so ex-
tremely difficult to find employment for it that not more
than 1 per cent, can be obtained for short periods
upon the first class of securities. Exchequer Bills have been
sold at 68s. and 70s. premium ; and India Bonds at 86s. prem.
India Stock has been at 292, for money. and Bank Stock at
200 to 204 for account. The New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 1021 to 11.
The more the expose of the Finance Minister of Spain is
considered, the more absurd is held to be the proposition for
raising a newloan in this country. However, it is put beyond
question that the attempt will be made, a sum having been
set aside:to pay the interest upon it, should flats enough
be found to subscribe the money for the at present
bankrupt treasury of Madrid. Not the least reliance
can be placed upon the promises of the Finance
Ministers of Spain from Mendizabal downwards, all having
assumed honesty and all having used the influence of office,
chiefly with the view of feathering their own nests. There-
fore, but a limited amount of credit ought to be given by the
public of this country to any new scheme, having for its
object the extraction of further capital to support the Trea-
sury of Donna Isabella. In the Foreign Stock Market the
scheme is absolutely ridiculed. The Five per Cent. Bonds
kept up to 25a1, and the Three per Cents. to 36g. The
Mexican Securities are firm, Actives being 36 to 36i, and
the Deferred 16b to 16g. Colombian have not been marked.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have improved to 37i ;
Belgian Bonds are 1041 to 105.
The Railway Shares are rather fluctuating. Brighton have
receded, and South-Eastern are better.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 26.—The market
is rather better, and a fair amount of business done as per
quotations :—Bolton and Preston, 30i ; Lancaster and Preston,
38/ ; Manchester and Birmingham, 47 ; Paris and Lyons,
; Sheffield and Manchester ; 67 ; Ditto Quarter Shares,
8 1-16 ; South Western, Eighths, 4i.