The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-22 00:00:00

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An important meeting was held, on Thursday, in Dublin, at the
residence of Lord Charlemont. Upwards of fifty noblemen and
gentlemen of influence were present, when a petition to both
Houses of Parliament was adopted, setting forth the grievances of
Ireland. A substantive motion on the subject will be made at an
early period of the session.

King William's College, in the Isle of Man, was totally de.
stroyed by fire on Sunday, the 14th.
A great free trade meeting took place on Tuesday, at Manches-
ter. Mr. Wilson, who was in the chair, gave a brief account of
the progress of the League. During the late few weeks the de-
putation had visited twenty-five places, and large sums had been
subscribed at each, some of them amounting to 3,0001. Mr.
Brotherton, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. I►t. Phillips, addressed the
meeting.
The Police Gazette contains the offer of a reward of 3001. for
, the discovery, apprehension, and conviction of the person or per-
sons who committed the murder at James Garner, who was miss.
ing on the June last, and whose body was found on the 17th
August, barbarously murdered in a corn-field, in the parish of
Gaddeaby, in the county of Leicester.
Notwithstanding the enormous outlay in building the new
Gresham College, the lectures founded by Sir Thomas Gresham find
as few hearers as when they were delivered in the generally dirty
room at the late Royal Exchange,

HONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
A very large business was done in the Liverpool Cotton
Market yesterday. Sales, 160,000 bales, of which speculators
took 10,000. The quotations were firm.—The Share Market
was good. Grand Junction, 234 ; Great Western Halves,
70 ; Birmingham Quarters. 29* ; South Western, 74 ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 386 ; Manchester and Leeds, 101;
Midland Counties, 89; Paris and Rouen, 321; South Eastern,
35 ; Ditto, New, 354 ; Paris and Lyons, 3.
There have not been any arrivals this morning from the
Colonies of later dates than those previously received.
An important feature in the Returns of the issues of the
Banks of England and Wales is, that the circulation of notes
has been increased, while those of Scotland and Ireland show
a diminution. The bullion in the Bank of England has reached
the enormous sum of 14,638,0001.
With an abundance of money, and but a slight employment
for it in trade—though in this respect things have improved of
late—it is not surprising that the recent high range of prices
should be so well maintained. Consols for Money and Ac-
eount opened at 964, and now 97 is again the quota-
tion. At 966, over fifty thousand pounds stock was
purchased, and this gave a most decided tone to
the market. Again has Bank Stock been done at 191, and if
concurrent report and opinions be worth any thing, the re-
newal of the charter of the Bank of England is a certainty.
For the Account, Bank Stock has been sold at 191%. The
hree-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are at 103
and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102. There
was not a single quotation for India Bonds this morning.
An inconsiderable amount of lousiness has been transacted
in the Foreign Stocks this morning. Spanish Five per
Cents. have improved to 22#, and the Three per Cents. were
at 3n. For Belgian Stock 1056 has been paid—a rise of
1 per cent. on the previous quotation. Brazilian Stock is
heavy ; Dutch much the same as yesterday. Portuguese
Converted I per cent. higher, and the other stocks remain
much the same as yesterday.
Not many changes requiring remark have taken place in the
Stock Market to-day. The most prominent are a rise in the
Liverpool and Manchester Half-shares to 58 prem. ,• and in the
London and Birmingham to 143 prem. ; South Western are
higher also. In the other Shares not much business has been
done. Union Bank of Australia are now worth 21 I premium
per share.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. I9.—We have
had a fair inquiry for Railways to-day, and although busine es
has been limited prices are well supported :—Dublin and
Drogheda, 566 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 38k; Sheffield
and Manchester, 551 ; Ditto, Quarters, 4 9-16 and 41.1 Is. 6d.;
Manchester and Leeds, 100 to 101 ; Ditto, Halves, 45 to 456 ;
Bolton and Bury, 99 to 100.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cent. C0n5...... 97 Ditto Old Annuities —
36 per Cent. Red lO3 Ditto New Annuities..
New 3h per Cent lO2 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 14d. 65 pm
New 5 per Cent.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small.-- 65 pm
Jan. 1860
Oct. 189
Jan. 1860
FOREIGN FUNDS.
4ustrran, 5 per cent.... 114 !Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent 1056 ' Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.......... 77 ;Prussian, 5 per cent —
131.-mos Ayres 6 per cent. IRussian, 5 per cent.
6 per cent. — !Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent —
Ditto, 1824 — !Ditto, 3 per cent
Cti:ia. Bonds, 6 per cent. Ditto, Deferred.... 126
Danish, 3 per sent — :French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1625, 5 per cent — , Exchange .... —f. —e.
Mexican, 5 per cent. ... 33 !French, 3 per cent. 83f. 751.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 26 per cent. 541
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. !Ditto, 5 per cent..., Not
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) ......... 576
Eastern Counties (23 paid) lo#
Ditto New Shares ('25 paid)
Ditto Extension (13s 4d paid)
Great Western (75 paid) ... 1096
Ditto Half Shares 450 paid)
Ditto Fifths (12 paid)
Hull and Selby (50 paid) ... 59
Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
London and Brighton (50 pa d)
London and Blackwall (161 13s 441 paid) b 6
London and Birmingham ( paid) . 243
London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dpd) 51
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 744
Ditto Eighths ( 15. paid)
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ... 156
Lancaster and Carlisle (5 paid)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ..... 102
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .... ~, 33
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ... .
Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) 11#
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... 344
Yarmouth and Norwich (13 paid)..... 16,1

THE HADDOCK FISHERY.—During the last two
or three months immense quantities of haddocks have been caught
off Peel, and our market .during that period has been daily sup-
plied with unusual quantities of this excellent ash. Within the
DRUARY-LANE TIIEATRE.—The attraction of .the last fortnight they have greatly increased in size; and we yester-
Bohentiail Giii is so undiminished, that it will be played every day saw several in our market, which, upon being.put into the
night, but this evening and Friday. To-night. Mr. Charles scale, weighed eight, nine, and ten pounds each. We under.
Kean appears in the character of Richard the Third, rendered stand that some of our friends at Peel are at present endeavouring
SO popular by his celebrated father; and we are led to under. to cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed Findhorn
stand that the preparation of the piece is upon the most Fplen. " haddies ;" in which undertaking, we feel assured, every friend
did scale. On the battle-field, they say, there are nearly boo to the welfare of this island cannot fail to wish them every sue. I
people, molt ill armour. NereA