The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY.

Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel.
Since this day week the weather upon the whole has
been favourable for harvest operations, and the harvest
is now progressing rapidly. The supply of Wheat is
small for this day's market, but sales are slow, at a re-
duction of Is. per quarter. There is a large quantity of
free Foreign Barley offering, which is dull sale at rather
lower prices ; a sample of new Lincolnshire Barley was
sold at 395. per quarter. Oats and Shelling remain as
before, but Beans are in request at an advance of Is. to
2s. per quarter.

EXTRA. NEW.
Wheat Suffblk, Knox, and Kent Red —so 52 49 to 51
Ditto ditto White... 57 51 54
Norfolk Red 51 47 48
Ditto ditto White... 53 49 51
Lincolnshire and Cambridge— Red. 49 46 48
Ditto ditto White....— 52 49 51
Yorkshire Red 49 46 48
Ditto ditto White... 53 49 51
Foreign Red 49 45 47
Ditto ditto ..... ...... White 54 48 52

Per quaver
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk — 34 31 32
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 34 30 33
Grinding
Foreign 32 30 31
Per qr. a 631 b. to the bushel.
Beau, Small f.ne ........ ................ 40 37 SS
Ticks 38 36 37
Foreign . 37 3' 36

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Oats, Potato and Pole, .d —s. .....6. ••• —O.
Mea11ng...... Ild. to 123fid., Foreign .—d, to —d- Pei Stonr.
Shelling utis. to —s Od. per Load.
Malt
...-..... 40e. fine 431. per I,ci.d
Kape5eed...........•.••....,....•.....•..•". 241.0 s 251. Os. ....I. Us. per Last

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Atm. 24.—Wind, westerly, light breeze, and
cloudy.

Aua. 23.—ear. Wind, W.S.W. to S., light ;
S.—Arrd. Commercial, Callao. Sld. Arethusa,
Ichaboe ; David Luckie, Demerara ; Walter Scott, Bar-
badoes ; Rajah, Port Philip ; Albion, Africa • Prince
George, and John, St. John's, N.B. ; York, Sophia, Isa-
bella, and Clio, Quebec ; and the rest of outward bound,
except Sophia, Norval and Australasian packet,
PORTSMOUTH, Aua. 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Athel-
stone, Hartlepool for Quebec, leaky. Sld. Victoria,
New York ; Truant, Miramichi.

HULL, AUG. 23.—The Transit (steamer) from Ham-
burgh, reports three vessels lost on Scarhorn, 19th inst.,
and a galliot in the Elbe. Several vessels passed Cux-
haven, 20th inst., with loss of sails, &c. A vessel, sup-
posed Norwegian, waterlogged and abandoned, was seen
off Heligoland.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 23.—Wind variable and light.—
Arrd. St. Lucia, Walker, Bonny, sailed June 2, Fer-
nando Po, 9th; Mars, Brisson, Jamaica ; New England,
Lowell, New Orleans. Sld. Challenger, Fanny, Majes-
tic, and Glenroy, Africa ; Indefatigable, Prompt, Mi-
nerva. and Concord, Trhaboe ; Science and Matilda,
Calcutta ; J. G. Costa, China ; Holywood, Buenos
Ayres; Mary Gray, Rio; Standard, Demerara; Greece,
Antigua ; Eliza Killick, St. Domingo ; Jane, Latham,
Ireland ; Meteor, Tampico ; Isaac Allerton and Benlin,
New Orleans ; Thomas Bennett, Charleston ; Victor,
Boston ; Portsmouth steamer, Samuel, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Plutus, St. Andrew's; Marquis of Bate and
Eliza, Quebec.

CLYDE, Auc. 20.—Sid. Henry Hood, Bathurst ;• Wands.
worth, St. John's, New Brunswick.

FALMOUTH, Aua. 23.—Wind W.S.W., light.—Arrd.
off, Mary Laing, Ellison, Honduras, sailed 4th ult., and
proceeded for Liverpool.
BRISTOL, AUG. 23.—Arrd. Rantan, Adams, New Or-
leans. Sld. Cosmo, New York ; Ellerslee and Ottawa,
Quebec.

Died, on the 23d inst., at Blackheath Park, much
respected, James Kemp, Esq., aged fifty-seven.
ETE GIVEN DT THE OFFICERS OF THE SECOND
LIFE GUARDS.--Notwithstanding the very advanced
period of the season, upwards of 100 of the leading
fashionables of the beau monde honoured the officers of
this distinguished corps with their company, on Thurs-
day, 22d, at the Castle Inn, Richmond. The company
began to arrive at half-past five, and were received by
Colonel M'Douall and the officers, on the lawn of the
hotel, where the splendid band was stationed. At six
o'clock dinner being announced, the whole party sat
down to a magnificent banquet in the large dining-room
of the hotel. At ten o'clock dancing commenced, and
was kept up with great spirit till near two o'clock in the
morning, when the party separated, highly gratified
with the evening's entertainment.
BRANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The arrange-
ment, which lastweek we mentioned as likely to be effected
for the purchase of the Brandling Junction Railway by
Mr. Hudson, on behalf of the Newcastle and Darlington
Railway Company, is, it seems, nearly arranged, and a
meeting of the Brandling Company is to be held on Mon-
day, to take the subject into consideration. It is stated
that the 501. shares are to be taken at 51. premium ; if
so, we presume the Brandling proprietors will at once ac-
cept the terms.---Railway Record.
IMMENSITY OP THE WORLD.—Herschel estimates
the star "Lyra" to be more than 54,000 times larger
than the sun, which fills a cubical space equal to
681,471,000,000,000,000 miles; 100,000,000 of such stars
lie within range of the telescope, and between every two
there is an interval of more than 200,000,000,000 miles
of space. Who can think of what lies beyond the tele-
scopic view ? In such a thought, is not the mind lost in
sublimity and grandeur ?

MONEY AND COMMERCIALNEW S.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bags, the market being flat. Shares were in moderate
request, as regards Manchester and Sheffield, Manches-
ter and Leeds, and Liverpool and Manchester ; but not
much was doing in the others. Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 106 ; Caledonian, 41 ; Dublin and Cashel,
61 118.3 d. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, l6s ; Glas-
gow and Greenock, 21 ; Grand Junction, Half, 109 ;
Ditto, Quarter, 391 ; Great Western, Fifths, 24i ; Hull
and Selby, Quarters, 14i ; Liverpool and Manchester,
213 ; Ditto, Half, 10.51- ; London and Birmingham,
222 ; Ditto, 32/ Shares, 371 ; London and Brighton,
481 ; London and South Western, Eighths, 4 ; Man-
chester and Leeds, Quarters, 1 ; North British, 3 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 84.
In a communication we have seen from Gibraltar, it is
mentioned as a fact that the French Admiral's ship dis
charged not less than 3,000 to 3,500 shots during the
bombardment at Morocco.

The Oporto wine trade have been relieved from all
doubt as to the progress of any further negotiations viith
Portugal on the subject of an alteration of the duties.
It has been officially stated that no further correspon-
dence between the two Governments is expected. The
correspondence upon this subject will, no doubt, be found
in another column of The Sun.

This is quite a blank day in the City, as far as ar-
rivals from the colonies of later dates are concerned.
The value of Consols has this morning scarcely been
so high as it was yesterday. In the morning, for Money,
there was a purchase, for transfer next week, at 98k,
but now the price is 981: for Time and for Money. The
premium upon Exchequer Bills is a shade lower than it
was in the early part of the day. Bank Stock is again
at 1991,. and India Stock at 282.

A ftill amount of business has been done this morning
in the Foreign Funds. French Five per Cents. have
been firm at 119 f. 50e., the exchange remaining at
251.50 e. Belgian Bonds are a shade lower than they
were. For the other foreign Stocks the demand has been
very slight to-day.
An improvement in the Birmingham and Gloucester
Railway Shares has taken place this morning to 7s.
premium. In other respects the market for most of the
shares has been flat. The British North American Bank
Shares are at 74 discount.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock ........ .......................... ....... .......... 1994
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities m 99%34
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98% %
3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 1024
34 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... ..... . 102%4
New S 5 per Cent. Annuities ... ....... .... 1014%
Long Annuities, Expire sta Jan. 1860... ...... ... 12% 9-16
India Stock
South Sea Stock —
Ditto New Annuities 9S
Consols for Account

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Ex chequer Bills, I%d. I%d.
1,0001. •••••••••••••••••••••••• - ..... ••••••• 75 I 3 pm.
5001.•. 00000 •••••..•..”.••••• - •••••••••••• 7 5 pm.
Ditto 5ma11.................. ............ 75 pm.
Ditto Advertised.........
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO ,% 109
Columbian Bonds
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. . ...........
Portuguese Bonds, b per Cent.... ............ .
Ditto Converted 44
Spanish] Bonds, Five per Cent 1840.. ......
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent. ..............
Ditto for the Account 33%
French Renter, 5 per Cent ll9f. soc.
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cents ......... ........ ..........
Dutch 5 per Cents ......... ..•..•.....•..... ..... .•.«...• 100%
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PZR SMARR.
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New 17% 26% ... to
Cheater and Holyhead.
Dublin and Cashel...... ..... ..... ..... 2% 6%% ... to
Eastern Counties ........ ............. 2.3 .. ...
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. Z 1,.... 1
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .. ... .... V 7%
Ditto U Stares
Great North of England
Great Western
London and Birmingham. lOO 220% ...... to 221
London and Blackwall
Lendon and Brighton 5O 48%14 ... to
London and Greenwich
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
London and South Western 41% 86%
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon
Lynn and Ely l% ..'4%% ... to
Manchester and Leeds 7O 125 to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 54%
Midland Counties lOO 107
Birmingham and Derby
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 21
North British 2%
Norwich and Brandon
_4_1414_ to 14

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South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 32% ..... .37% 3631, to 37 36Y.
Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland ......... 50 103%
Ditto Selby Scrip
- - . -..
-..... .

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Paris and Orleans 2O 30%% ... to
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23.—The
inquiry to-day has been chiefly confined to the lighter
stocks, in which a considerable business has been done.
Barnsley Junction, 3 3-16 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and
Accrington, 495. to 50s. ; Chester and Holyhead, 6/ to
3-16 ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 2,19 s. to 19s.
6d. ; Hull and Selby, Quarters, 4 9-16 ; Leeds, Dews-
bury, and Manchester, 30s. prem. ; Manchester and
Leeds, Halves, 531- ; Ditto, Quarters, 11/ to 11 ; Man-
chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 7-16 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 54 ; Ditto, Quarters, 5 7-16 ; Newcastle
and Darlington, 491 ; North British, 2 15-16 to ;
Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, 13i ; Preston and
Wyre, 5 per cent. guaranteed, and dividends, 37-i- ; Trent
Valley, 9i.