The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

comoNxai.

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been
firm, but only about 400 hhds found buyers at previous
rates. The public sales have contained 6,603 bags Mau-
ritius, and 2,197 bags &ngal, nearly the whole of which
was disposed of, at and after the sale, at 46s 6d to 54s
for low to fine brown ; Mauritius, 54s 6d to 66s for low
to fine yellow ditto, and 53s 6d to 64s for mid soft ytl-
low to good mid white Benares ; Bengal being in some
instances fully 6d dearer for the better descriptions. The
quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the
East and West India Docks was 3,070 hhds, 428 tierces,
689 barrels.

COFFEE.-110 casks 103 barrels British Plantation
(chiefly fine Jamaica) at auction, only part sold at 49s to
72s for ord to fine fine or 3, even palish Jamaica, 82s to
108 s for low to good mid ditto, and fine at 120 s to 128 s ;
one small lot extra fine, brought 1365.
'Wm.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Dock was 854 puns G 3 hhds.
SALTPETRE.—Of 1,523 bags at auction only a small
portion found buyers at 25s 6d for 54 per cent, refrac-
tion, being rather cheaper ; the remainder was taken in
at 26s 6d to 27s fur good 4i- to 34 per cent. refraction,
which is the previous value, but at which there were no
purchasers.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 41s 9d for new, and 41s to 41s 3d
per cwt fur old on the spot and Town 43s 6d per cwt.
TEA.— The market is rather dull, and the deliveries
have not been quite so large.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool was rather active
yesterday, and prices were rather firmer. About 7,000
bags were sold, of which speculators took 500 American,
and_exporters 500 American and 500 Surat.--There was
a fair business doing in Shares. at heady rates eyeept
eee.e., wine. eacner lower. Dunn and Belfast
Junction, 31 ; Ditto and Cashel, 81- ; Graad Junction,
Half, 108 ; Great Western, Fifths, 264 ; Liverpool and
Manchester, 204 ; Ditto, Quarters, 31 ; London and
York, 41 ; Manchster and Leeds, ex div., 123 ; Ditto
and Birmingham, 52 ; Midland, 107 ; Sheffield and
Manchester, 921 ; South-Eastern, 391 ; Ditto, New,
121 ; Paris and Lyons, 24- ; Paris and Rouen, 39i- ;
Newcastle and Berwick, 41.
The Gibraltar Chronicle received this morning states
as follows :
There having been a question of certain letters, com-
promising the Spanish Consul-General in a plot to per-
suade some refugees, resident in Gibraltar, to quit the
fortress, in order to have them seized and shot on enter-
ing Spain, we have much pleasure (without entering into
the question of whatever blame may or may not
attach to Spanish agents, or others, on much
lighter accounts) in being able to say that
this particular report, founded on a partial know-
ledge of a portion • of the papers above alluded to, is
not borne out by the general and complete infor-
mation that has been given to us of this correspondence ;
and we state this with peculiar satisfaction, because such
a plot would be as repugnant to all our ideas of justice
and humanity as to those we have entertained of Mr.
Estefani, who enjoys the reputation of a gentleman and
a man of honour." .
The intimation which we gave yesterday under this
head that a forgery had. been discovered at the Bank of
England in the transfer of stock appears well-founded.
Late in the day some of the facts connected with the
delinquency transpired. It was done by the connivance
of a clerk in the Reduced Three per Cents. transfer
office of the name of B--, who, on a forged
document, identified the party selling the Stock as the
real owner. The amount is stated at from 8,0001. to
8,2001. Stock Bank notes were taken for the Stock, and
these soon converted into gold. The ,delinquent clerk
and his coadjutor have, it is believed, left the country;
the former, having asked for leave of absence, not re-
turning in the time allowed, his department was hauled
over, and the forgery and transfer discovered. It is
stated that the party who connived with the Bank clerk
hat been connected with the Customs.
A party whom we have just conversed wltla, and who
arrived last night from a tour in Scotland. describes the
progress of the harvest there as most satisfactory. Fine
weather in most qyarters of the North came just in
time to prevent injury being done to the crops. The
general yield, it is confidently believed, will be a full
average.
The Consol Market has been somewhat heavy this
morning. The Bull party does not like the order of
fresh troops for Ireland. The Commissioners bought
5,0001. Consols at 99i. For the Account the price must
back to 991—a fall of one-half per cent. on yesterday's
highest point. The present value of Consols for Ac-
cointt 99k. It has just been mentioned to us, that the
fraudulent transfer already refeiTed to, was in the Three
per Cent. Cons,ils, and nut in the Three per Cent. Re-
duced. The delinquents are far off, and the probability
is that the Corporation will be the loser. Bank Stock
is at 2001, Exchequer Bills at 755. premium, and India
Bonds at 945. premium.
A slight decline has taken place in the speculative
Foreign Funds to-day. Spanish Consols have receded
to 22g; Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cents. to 62k; Por-
tuguese Converted to 46; Spanish Three per Cents. to
34; and Colombian ex Venezuela to 134.
The demand for Railway Shares has been rather in-
active to-day. The Shares of the General Steam Na-
vigation Company have advanced to 29+ or 151 prem.
Joint-stock Bank Shares are nominally the same as yes-
terday.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official last.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities
993.00
Long Annuities, Expire sta Jan. 1860......• —
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under 1,000 9l
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account 993051 %
India Stock for Account 282%
Exchequer Bills, jixd. it •
10001.
•••••••••••• 7z 75 pm.
Ditto gifiair
Ditto Advertised...—. .... 77 i 5 nm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Columbian Bonds.' 13%
Mexican 80nd5,1837,5 per Cent. ..«.,...... -- •
Ditto 'for the Account 3:34
Ditto Deferred Stock 15%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. „
Ditto Converted ,„46
Russian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent 119%
Spanish Bonds, Fie 2
v per Cent 1810 :3 22%
Ditto Passive Bonds.
J)itto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents . .................. .
Dutch 5 per Cents
100 yp%76
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.

i asiLwAVEL PA.D. Pet
"»••
Birmingham and Gloucester ...... 100
......... 113 ... to 111%
Bristol and Exeter -
1 Bristol and Gloucester 3O 56% —... to 56
Chester and Holyhead 5
......... 6%
Dublin and Cashel.' ... 2% ...... .. . 1,014%... to
Eastern Counties
23 •......
Ditto New Registered, 81. em sci.
..•.... 13u
.....
to to
....:
Great Western
Ditto 36 Shares .. ............. ...... 50 ......... 8% ...., to
Ditto Fifths. ....... ..... ......—. 12 ........ 27 to
London and Birmingham. lOO .....219% 218; to 219
Dit o % Shares
London and Blackwall 16% ...... 7• .. ••••• to
London and Brighton .... ........
Ditto Loan Notes lO ..—... 11%, ...... to
London and Greenwich ... .....
...... 78% ..... to 76%
London and South Western...— 41%
Ditto Eighths % ..... 2% ...... to
London and Croydon
; Midland Counties lOO .. . ... . 105- ......... to
Birmingham and Derby lOO ... ....... 75 .....•,..., to --
Newcastle and Darlington Junct 2l ......... 42 % ... to
North British 5
..... ... 5% .• to
to
, Northern and Eastern 45 56
...... 57
, Ditto Scrip l5 .....,,, 25
Norwich and Brandon , 6 ......... to
. 15 .. .
South Eastern and Dover .. ...... 33% ...... 38 14% to
Ditto New
York and North Midland ..,. ..... go ..».....
• Ditto % Shares «:«:25 . ..... ... so—. ..... to
to 52
Ditto Selby Scrip — 38% ...... to
Orleans, Tours, ap,d Bourdeaux 1 .••.•• 1% .... to
Parisand Rouen ..... ••••••••••• ... ; .... 20 .....» 38%
MA.NCEKSTER STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 9. —The
market bas been active, and late prices are well main-
tained. Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 81 ;
Chester' and Birkenhead, 44 ; Churnet Valley, 21
Huddersfield and Manchester, 21 1 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 123 1221 ex div. ; ditto Quarters, Ili ex div. ;
Manchester and Birmingham 521 53 ex div. ; Sheffield
and Manchester, 891 90 ; Birmingham,
Devon, 63- ; South
Eastern, 39i 394. ; York and London, 441 ; York and
Selby, Scrip, 37.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock — 'lndian Stack.... .......... . _
9 per Cent. Red Ditto Bonds ... ...... . ..... 91 pm.
,3 per Cent. Cons. .....
3% per Cont. Red — Dittoi New Annuities,,;
New 3% per Cent. !Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 136 d ... 76 pm.
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/. .... ........... 7•1 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small-- .......... 76 pm.
Jan Its6o (Bank Stock for Acct.... 200% Oct. 1859 ' !Consols for Act. ... ..... 99% Jan. 1860 l2 516 :India Stock for Aect....282%
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese,s per Cent B3
Belgian, 5 per Cent — !Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds . ....... ....... 86% Prussian, 5 per Cent .....
Chllian, 6 per Cent ........... . 'Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent. 23%
Ditto, 1824 .
-';Ditto, 3 per Cent 34% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent . .......... 90 !French, 5 per Cent........ —t —c.
Greek, 185, 5 per Cent — 'Exchange ... . ...... ..... —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 183'7 (Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 62%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent 244 Ditto, 5 per Cent ........100%
Dublin and Cashel, 2% paidSHARES lO%
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Great North of England, 100 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (W. Vs. 4d. paid) .....
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d, paid) 75
Ditto" Eighths (15s. paid) 2%
London and Croydon (Trunk) 17%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid)
Midland Counties (190 paid) lO6
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid 4B
Northern and Eastern (45 paid) - • • 57%
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 25%
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid l5
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid)
Rouen and Havre, 10 paid 19%

THE NEw BASTARDY LAW.—By this new enact-
ment (which is full of blunders), a woman may swear a
child before, as well as after birth ; .but, when sworn
before birth, no order can be made upon the father until
the child has been born. Therefore, where the mother
of a bastard child dies before order can be obtained after
birth, the man will be " Scot free."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.)
LONDON, SEPT. 10.—Wind N.W., moderate breeze,
and cloudy.
DEAL. SEPT. 9.—Wind E.S.E. to N.N.E. and N.N.W.
—Arrd. Jeannette, Halfoig, Batavia, for Rotterdam ;
Prince of Wales, Wilson, Calcutta, for Shields. Sld.
Lalla Rookh, Algoa Bay ; Montezuma, Trinidad ,
Swan, Boston ; Stokesby, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
Protomelia, Calcutta.

RAMSGATE, SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Henrietta, Newcastle, for
Exeter, with damage, having been in contact with the
brig Abbotsford last night, off the Foreland.
PouTsmouni, SEPT. 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Mohawk,
London, and sailed for' China ; Persian, London, for
Sydney, with loss of topmast in a squall ; Queen, Lon-
don, for Calcutta ; Concordia, Swansea, for London,
with damage, having been in contact with• a ship off
Brighton.

KINGSTOWN, SEPT. s.—Arrd. Southampton, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

DONEGAL, SEPT. 6.—Arrd. Ann, Henderson, Quebec.
GALWAY, SEPT. 6.—Arrd. Clarence, Thomas, Quebec.
NEWPORT, SEPT. 7.—Sld. Garrow, Jamaica ; Fellow-
ship, New York.

LEITH SEPT. 7.—The Fergus, of Hull, got ashore in
the Pentland Frith on the night of 4th inst., but got off
the following tide.
LIVERPOOL. SEPT. 9.—Wind N., light.—Arrd. Superb,
Short, Calcutta ; Magnificence, Whitty, Bombay ; Ber
nice, Cundy, Coquembo, sld. May 19 ; Janthe, Porter,
St. Stephen's. Sld. Resolution, Maranham ; Robert
Syers, St. Thomas ; Flora, Latham, Ireland ; Shenan-
doah. Philadelphia ; Parana, Montreal ; Bess, New-
foundland. Off, Kingston, urt, Calcutta ; Kathleen,
Africa ; Rosalind.

OFF BALTIMORE, SEPT. s.—Mequesta, Calcutta fcr
London.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Off,
Lively, Martin, Algoa Bay ; Ocean, Antigua.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Randall, Smith, Nevis.
HULL, SEPT. 7.—Sid. Elizabeth Holderness, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

OFF PORTLAND, SEPT. 7.—lda, Russeu, Rio Janerio
for Hamburgh ; Koning William, Rocquet te. Batavia.
OFF CAPE CLEAR.—Carib, Calcutta for Liverpool.

PETITION TO PARLIAMENT

AGAINST SENDING SOLDIERS TO FO-
REIGN AND COLONIAL COUNTRIES.

A petition from 1,240 of the inhabitants of Read-
ing, including ministers of various denominations, and
a large number of freeholders and other electors, was
lately sent to London for presentation to Parliament.
Ile petition is as follows :
o the Commons of Cii rat Britain and Ireland in Par-
liament assembled
" The petition of the undersigned ialiabiCatlia, t,2

and neighbourhood
Respectfully sheweth,
" That your petitioners observe with deep concern that
the practice continues of sending soldiers from these
kingdoms to various foreign and colonial stations.
" That a large proportion of the troops sent abroad
consist of young men who have left their civil pursuits
through the oppression on industry, and entered the
army, ignorant of the sufferings attendant on military
life.

"That your petitioners are informed and believe, that
during the last three years, or thereabout, there have
perished in the British dependencies and adjacent coun-
tries upwards of twelve thousand soldiers, natives of the
United Kingdom.
" That the annual mortality among one thousand
European soldiers, under thirty years of age, stationed
in Jamaica, is upwards of one hundred and forty—and
that in the various garrisons in India, China, and
Bermuda, the deaths are fearfully numerous—so that
comparatively few British soldiers from these settle-
ments ever return home.

" Your petitioners desire to express their conviction,
that no Government has a right to require of citizens
services so dreadful, and attended with such awful
sacrifice of human life.

f‘ They, therefore, beseech the Heuse of; Commons—
as `the trustees of the people—not to sanction, by.votes
of money or otherwise, any further embarkation of
trdops from the Unitcd Kingdom to foreign or colonial
countries."

130 Y DROWNED.—On SundaY last,. about one
o'clock, a little boy named Briggs, about seven or eight
years of age, was drowned in the Clyde, immediately
below the old bridge. He'had been attempting to Cress.
the river, immediately underneath one of the arches of
the bridge, on the south side, and having fallen, was
carried away by the stream into the smooth water below.
A small boat with several individuals in it happened to.
be near the spot at the time, and those on board, made
an ineffectual effort to save him. _One of the party
stretched out his hand and all- but caught hold of the
drowning boy ; be missed him, hOwever, and irame
diately the poor fellow sunk. The circumstance 'was
obierred by a number of people from the shore, who
formed - the impression that the boat's crew did not
exert themselves so energetically as they
,might have
dope, and they were in consequence loudly condemned.
Ode thing is certain, that the appearance of the boat at
thtt scene of the accident prevented some persons from,
rushing at first into the river to the boy's assistance, as
no ;doubt was entertained that it would be the means of
saving him. The moment be sank, hOwever three -or
,foer men stripped, and. swimming to the spot used- the,
most strenuous exertions to bring him up. These efforts
were, however, found unavailing, the body having. uro-
bably -been carried quickly down the channel. The un-
tortunate boy was the son of a '
man, named Briggs, for-
merly resident in Gorbals, but who sometime ago ab-
senneled, on being charged with the murder of Al`Peak,
thd Glinigow National.
SAVINGS'-BANKS.-.--At the present period, the Act
which was passed on the 9th u'.t. is under the considera-
tion cf the managers of several savings%banks, on the
subject of the rate of interest to be allowed to depositors.
The interest payable to trustees is to be at the rate of
31. ss. per cent., and by trustees to depositors it is " not
to exceed 31. Os. 10t1. per cent.," the difference of 4s. 2d.
a year in every 1001. being allow ed. to the - trustees- for
,the expenses of the respective establishment's. It is
understood that a good deal of diversity of opinion pre-
vails with managers, and that the absence of any fixed
suin to be allowed to depositors will cause a good deal of
confusion. It is said that the savings'-banks cannot pay
to depositors 31. OS. 1.0 d: per-cent:, as the remainder
allowed by'the National DebCotlice would not cover. their
expenses, and that 2/. 18s. 4d. would be a fair sum to be
allowed as interest to depositors, which rate, it is consi-
dered, would yield an immense sum to offices where the-
amount deposited consists of a'large sum, and. embraces
within-their grasp a number of fractional sums on which
thy Would pay no interest, btit reap all the advantages
of Ahe same. It would have been ini:eh better if the
Government had fixed the sum to be:paid to depositors,
for of all persons those who have recourse to savings'-
banks to provide for what they call their old age, should
not ba left in any doubt of their rights under an Act of
Parliament. The provision mentioned is to come into
operation on the 20th of Noveinber next. There are 23
sections in the Act. By the sth section it is provided,-
that in the rules of every savings'-bank every depositor
therein shall," once in every year-at least,' cause his de=
posit-book to be produced at the office of the said ,insti-
tution for the purpose of being examined. Two copies
of rules, to be made or amended by the savings'-banks,
are to be submitted to Mr..q'idd Pratt, who is to return
one copy, and to send the other to the National 'Debt-
office. The practice of depositing rules with clerks- of
thpeace is now repealed. •
I_EXTRAORDINARY FORTITUDE.—Late on Friday
evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's
Hospital on the body of Frederick Cockle, aged,thirty-
sii, late engineer to the Belfast steamboat, running be-
tweed London and Calais. It appeared in evidence that
on the morning of the 24th, .as the vessel was about leav-
ing her moorings -at Calais, deceased was just deSeend-
ing into the engine-room, is hen his foot slipped on an
iron grating, distant six inches from the floor, and he fell
into the room with his right leg doubled benea:h him.
The. consequence was severe fracture of the principal
bone of the limb. The mate not being aware of - the
severe nature of the injury,,did not put hits onshore,
but dreading some occident to the vessel in her home-
ward voyage, entreated him to work her throUgh it. He
did so, and on the
,vessel arriving in the river, deceased
(the injury having been augmented by his. lahourink at
thp engine during the voyage}ivas removed to the above
hospital,. and underwent immediate amputation. The
operation did not succeed from the first, and deceased
dad on Thursday evening last. The Coroner eulogised
the courageuus patience of the deceased under the pain
lit must have endured during the labours of the voyage,
and trusted the owners of the vessel and the passengers
by it on the occasion would not forget his. widow and
large family, which it, appeared he had. Verdict—Ac
cidental Death.

THE Moons.—Partridge shooting is so little
thought of here that no active preparations were made
for the Ist of September. Our fields are not yet suffi-
ciently clear of crop to give room for this amusement ;
hilt we hear that there is. abundance of birds, all strong
and vigorous on the wing. At Beaufort. F. M. Seel,
Esq., bagged 25 brace in a few hours. From the. Moors
there is no further intelligence of stated numbers having
been shot; but judging from the quantities of grouse,
• which daily make their entrance and exit by'every con-
veyance to and from Inverness, the bills must still be
yielding abundance to those able and willing to endure
the scorching rays of the 'sun.—lnverness Courier.
A blind carrier from. Stainton, in Cleveland, well.
known at Stockton and the neighbourhood by the name
of " Blind Sam," has been engaged at harvest work in
the fields during the last week, binding sheaves,
which' he has done in a very workman-like manner.
'The Little Western, belonging to the General
Steam Navigation Company, having upwards of 500 pas-
sengers on board coming from Ramsgate, observing the
royal yacht, diverged from her direct course to give the
passengers the pleasure of witnessing the departure of
the Queen. The Little Western came alongside the
royal yacht, a little below Black-tail Beacon, and aceem- •
partied the royal yacht for about two miles. The Queen,.
from the cabin window, and his .ROyal Highness Prince .
Albert, on the quarter-deck, graciously bowed in acknow-
ledgment of the hearty cheers with which the passengers
on board the. Little Western greeted her Majesty. The -
noble appearance of this fine vessel attracted the parti-

cular attention of all on board the royal yacht. -
SUPPOSED MURDgR, NEAR LLANDILO.—On Sunday
last, in a field belonging to the farm of RhYdygwith, in
the parish of Llandilo-fawr, Oarmarthenshire, the body
of a girl, about eighteen, years of age (a set vant of tho'
house), Was discovered dead, and her throat frightfully
cut. About forty yards from her body a knife was
found, supposed to be the weapon by which ..the fatal
deed was accomplished. •The knife, when found, hid no
marks of blood upon it, but was quite clean, which cir-
cumstance is rather remarkable. A coroner's jury sat'
on TuEsday, and was adjourned to Wednesday, when a
verdict of ";Wilful Murder, against some person or per-'
sons unkown was returned.—Cumbrian. ,