The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-18 00:00:00

MORTALITT IN THE METROPOLIS.—The return
for the week, ending July 13, shows a further de-
crease in the number of deaths—the total amount
from all causes being 831; previous week, 871; aver-
age 900. The deaths from small-pox are still nume-
rous, being 43; average, 11. Scarlatina, 69; aver-
age, 39. In most, other cases there is a decrease. Of
the 43 persons who died of small-pox, 35 had not
been vaccinated. The following is an analysis of the
list of violent deaths :—Fracture or contusion, five
cases, of which one was by a fall of timber; three by
horses and carriages; and one by means not stated.
Wound, one case (suicide). Scald, one case. Drown-
ing, three cases ; and suffocation, one case (not known
whether from accident or otherwise). Total, eight
males and three females. The thermometer was
highest on Thursday, 72, and lowest on Wednesday,
52'6 degrees. Rain, in inches, fur tha week, 011.

TIIE FITZWALTER BARONY.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

HONE V AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool had a very flat tone
again yesterday, the supply being abundant and prices
-drooped; sales about 4,000 lags, including 500 for exporta-
tion.—Shares were on the whole firm, with a fair inquiry.
Birmingham and Derby, 70; Ditto and Gloucester, 998
Eastern Counties, 128; Ditto New, 14*; Grand Junction,
Eighths, 125; Great Western, 128; Ditto, Half, 80; Hull
and Selby, 118 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 231 ; Ditto, Half,
115 ; London and Birmingham, 321. Shares, 37* ; Ditto, Quar-
rter Shares, 26* ; Midland Counties, 1004 ; Ditto, Quarter,
245 ; North Midland, 1004 ; Ditto, Half, 494 ; Sheffield and
Manchester, 76 ; South-Eastern, 37 ; Ditto, New, 104 ; Or-
leans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 1/. 19s.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.)
LONDON, JULY 18.—Wind this day at noon, westerly, light
breezes, and fine clear weather.
DEAL, JULY 17.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. and N.—Arrd.
Johann, Havannah, for Stettin ; Falmouth, Davis, Mantaii-
zas, for Hamburgh ; Elizabeth, Quebec. Sld. Chieftain,
South Seas ; Jane, Hobart Town ; Margaretha, Batavia ;
Cambyses, Bombay ; Young England and Nautilus, Ichaboe ;
Philomela, Buenos Ayres ; Charles Brooke, St. Vincent's ;
Mauritius, Antigua; Jane, Newfoundland; with the. rest of
outward bound, except the Grenfells, for Cuba, the crew being
still refractory.
Glen-
dower, tr, JULY 17.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Owen
FiLmounr, JULY 17.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd.
off, Wakhen, Quebec.
BRISTOL, JULY 17.—The Five Sisters, for Quebec, has not
arrived, as reported.
KLNGROAD, JULY 17.—Arrd. Collina, Quebec.
OFF PENZANCE.—Brankentnoor, Smith, Launceston.
OFF ST. ANN'S HEAD, JULY 17.—Peel's One, New Orleans,
for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 17.—. Wind variable and light—Arrd.
Watson, Stoup, Trinidad ; Cambridge, Brown, Charleston ;
Mayflower' Weeks, Baltimore. Sid. Eliza Keith, Bombay ;
Abbotsford and Ireland, Ichaboe ; Union, Rio Grande ;
Charles Carter, Bahia; Britannia, Arica; Islam, Barbadoes ;
Clipper, Hayti ; Princess Royal, Jamaica ; Glengariff, Vera
Cruz ; Bangor and France, Baltimore ; Alabama, Cambridge.
Powhattitn, Republic, and Superior, New York ; Manco, Bath,
United States; Rupell, Glover, Boston; John and Penmore,
Quebec; Argentina, Montreal; Erma and M. Harrison,
Newfoundland.
FLEETWOOD, JULY 17.—Arrd. Astra; Quebec.
CLYDE, JULY 14.—Arrd. British Princess, Quebec. Sld.
Brothers, Demarara ; Tay, Quebec.
DUBLIN, JULY 15.—Arrde Nelson, Tate, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Transit, Quebec.
WATERFORD, JULY 15.—Arrd. Lady Bagot and Thistle,
Quebec. Sld. Rose, Merecoom, Miramichi.
Conic, JULY 15.—Remain, Jepanine and J. P. Dobie, from
St. Domingo ; Prince Regent, Cuba.
LONDONDERRY, JULY 12.—Arrd. Creole, Clarke, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
OFF DONAGHADEE, JULY 16.—Fortune, Watson, S. John's,
New Brunswick.
BALLYDONAGAN BAY, JULY 13.—Arrd. Idea, Quebec.
STOCKTON, JULY 15.—Arrd. Normanton, Miramichi.

From almost all parts of the country where recently wool
fairs have been held, the results have been most satisfactory.
In some instances the improvement is asserted to have been
from 73 to 10, and in a few instances 15 per cent. The sales
of colonial wools that are at present in progress at the Hall
of Commerce, have not commenced so satisfactory as was
anticipated by many; but the fact is, that the quanti-
ties announced for sale are so large, that purchases are
made with much caution. Still the requirements of the manu-
facturers are said to be heavy and urgent, as the demand for
woollen manufactures is on the increase. As to the cotton
trade, it is not surprising that for the raw interest the mar-
ket should he heavy, the stogks on hand at Liverpool being
unprecedently large; and it ought not to be forgotten that
the supplies frotn the East Indies and Egypt are expected
to be very Ifirge'lrideed. The indigo trade is not so
brisk as was anticipated it would be, hence the slow progress
made at the public sales now in course of progress. An ad-
vertisement appeared in this day's Sun, announcing a further
public sale of West India Pine Apples brought over in high
perfection. This is a branch of trade that appears likely to
be cultivated to an immense extent. Fine pines that would
fetch, if hot-house grown here, from 20s. to 255. each, have
realised at the late sale from 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. each. A point
yet to be obtained is the arrival of pines from the West In-
dies with theffoilagein a higher state of greenness than is
the case at present;
There are accounts from Van Diemen's Land this morning
to the 14th March. It is stated that information had reached
there of great injury having been done to the crops in Port
Phillip. The account-sales of a load of wheat ship-
ped from Launceston to England, had been made public
through the medium of the papers, and it seems
that upon an average Bs. per bushel was remitted back,
partly in bills and Nally in goods. The result had much
pleased the shippers and the agriculturists of the colony.
Further consignments are now in progress to the mother
country. There is not any political news from Tasmania by
the present arrivals.
The Government brokers took 20,000/. Consols at
993, being an improvement of 3 per cent. upon
the lowest values of yesterday. Consols for the Account
have not been quoted quite so high, 993 having been
the point gained this morning. The amount of business that
has been entered into is considerable. The Unfunded Debt is
about the same as yesterday. The Reduced Three per Cents.
are per cent. above par, the Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
Reduced at 1013 to 109 ; Bank Stock at 200 ; and India Bonds
at 965. premium.
In the Foreign Funds the fluctuations have been slight
this morning. The French Rentes have been sold at 122 ;
Spanish Consols at 23 ; the. Three per Cents. at 33 3 ;
Russian at 119 ; Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. at 1013 ;
and Columbian ex Venezuelan at 13 and I.
The prices of Railway Shares have not varied much. Bir
mingham and Gloucester have at last reached par, having
just been transferred at 100. Brighton are better also, viz.,
at 2 discount. There are no fresh quotations for Banking
Shares.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, JULY 13.—8 y a royal decree of the Bth of July,
1844, a new delay of one year is granted to the heirs of
John Cockerell, during which they shall be protected against
the creditors of that gentleman. This delay is granted on
condition that the heirs of John Cockerell shall continue the
management of his affairs, together with six Commissioners.
A Commission, consisting of the Directors of the Rhenish
Railway, and of the chief officers of the Belgian Railway,
had a meeting to-day, at which the Minister of Public Works
presided, to examine the international tariff. The Commis-
sion sat nearly seven hours, and will meet again to-morrow.
BRUSSELS, JULY 14 AND 15.—The bad weather has much
disturbed the first day of our great fair. There was an un-
interrupted hurricane almost the whole morning, with tor-
rents of rain. A furious wind prevailed for more than twenty-
four hours, and caused considerable damage in the environs.
Whole fields of wheat are laid waste. Of course the annual
procession in honour of the Holy Sacrament of the Miracles,
the fgte of which is celebrated tor fifteen successive days in
the church of St. Gudule, could not take place.
TRIESTE, JULY s.—Letters from Alexandria state that the
regular troops in the Soudan, consisting of negro slaves cap-
tured in Kardofan and Darfour. had mutinied against the
officers, and have set out for Nigritia Oir.
The Osservatore of to-day gives the intelligence that Me-
hemet Ali has sent three divisions of Amants from Upper
Egypt to Karloum, which are to be immediately followed by
five battalions of infantry. Emir Pacha, one of the five
governors of the Soudan, was recalled, and to be tried by a
court-martial, the blame of the disturbances being imputed
to him.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
- (From the Official List.)
_ Bank Stock.."_ ............. „ 199% 200
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .....».» 10014
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99361 g%
3)6 per Cent. Annuities, 1818 102%
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 102% 103
New 3% per Cent. Annuities lO2 101%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 ..... 121 9-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. 12%
India 80ud5,1,000.. ........ ..... . .....
Ditto under 1,000: ....................
Consols for Open ng D•••••••••••• ....... •••••••••••••••• 99U%
Exchequer Bills, 13(d. I)6d.
1,0004 •••••••••••••••••••••••• .....
Ditto 51211................ ....... 77 79 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 13%%
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9l
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840........" —
Ditto for the Account. 23
Ditto Three per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account
French Rentes, s:per Cent 1221 —c.
Exchange
Dutch 2 yi, per Cents 61%
Dutch 5 per Cents ....... 101%%
New Loan, 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAY!, PAID. Pax 811A$11.
Birmingham and Derby.......... 100 -
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO 99% ”... to 100
Bristol and Gloucester ' 30 .... 46
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s, gd,
Great Western ........................ 75

The works of fortifying Alexandria are proceeding rapidly.

SPORTING INTELIAGENCE.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING-YESTERDAY.

The Croxteth Stakes of 15 sovs. 10 ft &c. Mile and quarter.
Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 4 yrs (Templeman) 1
Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham, 5 yrg
Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs 3
Captain Vaughan's Extempore, 4 yrs ... 0
Mr. Mostyn's Princess Alice, 3 yrs
Sir R. Bulkeley's the Bishop of Romford's Cob, 4 yrs 0
5 to 4 agst Robert de Gorham, and 4 to 1 agst Extempore.
Won by two lengths easy ; Knight of the. Whistle a mode-
rate third ; Extempore beaten off.
Match, 100, h ft. St. Leger Course.
Mr. Robinson's April Noddy (Marlow) beat Lord Glas-
gow's Give-him-a-Name. 6t04 on Lord Glasgow's. Won
easy by two lengths.
The Sefton Stakes of 30 sovs. each, h ft. Mile and a half.
Lord G. Bentinck's Emma
Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare
sto 4 on Pride of Kildare, who won by two lengths, but
being 21bs short weight, the race was given to Lord G.Ben-
tinck.
The Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, &c. Two miles.
Mr. Mostyn's Brunel walked over.
The Mersey Stakes of 25 soya, each, with 50 added. T.Y.C.
Mr. Mostyn's Panta (Marlow) 1
Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda
Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis, Mr. Bennett's Hope, Colonel
Craddock's Jinglepot, Sir J. Gerald's Pluto, Mr. Hesseltine's
Helmsman, Mr. Osbaldeston's Saddler filly, Sir R. Pigot's
Lass of Gowrie, Lord Westminster's Somers and Anne Page.
and Mr. Watt's Pickpocket were not placed.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Pantasa, sto 1 agst Miss Elis, 6to 1
agst Hope. Won by half a length after a capital race ; Hope
a good third, Anne Page fourth, Pluto fifth, and Miss Ells
sixth.

Ditto Shares
Fift
hs
Loudon Fifths
Loudon and Birmingham
Landon and Brighton

.
50 ......... 80
12 ..23 to
100 .224 to
50 ..... 47 ..••
-

to 48

London and Greenwich

12N
London and Croydor!
...... 18
Manchester and Leeds 7O 45......... to
Midland Counties ....... .......
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct '2l . ........ .156% ... to
Northern and Eastern 45 ......... 5iN to
Norwich and Brandon . ........... 4 ......... 11% to
South Eastern and Dover ..... 32% ...... SR%
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ....... 2%36
BLANCHESTER STOCI. EXSHANGE, Jtrur 17.—Our market
is steady, with more disposition to do business. The quota-
tions are :—Eastern Counties, 129-16 ; Do. New Registered, 14i
Manchester and Birmingham, 55i cum quarters ; Do. Quarters,
Manchester Canal and Rail-
way,d a
s3einpr
iies673. 34. ;
2d. pi South Eastern,
and 361 Manchester, Bury, and Ros-

SUICIDE OF LORD NORTHLAND'S
VALET,
On Mr. Hardwick, the Magistrate, taking his seat on the
Bench this morning, Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief-clerk, handed
to him the following letter
" Westminster Bridewell, Tothill•fields, July 18, 1844.
" Sir,—Lhave to acquaint you that John Riley, a prisoner
remanded to this prison on the 12th inst., to appear before
you this day, on a charge of robbing his master, Lord North-
land, of a b-ank-note, committed suicide during the night, by
suspending himself by the neck, by means of a handkerchief,
to the fastenings of the cell window.
.. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AUG. FRED. TRACEY, Governor.
" To John Hardwick, Esq.':

The bearers of the communication stated that the wretched
man had effected his purpose in a most determined manner;
the handkerchief by which he had suspended himself, he
had tied in many knots round his neck, and another thick
handkerchief he had tightly tied in close folds over his
mouth. He was discovered quite dead on one of the gaolers
entering his cell in the morning, and had apparently been so
for many hours.
Mr John Wolff, from the office of Mr. Thomas Flower, of
No. 96, Hatton larden, solicitor, who was in attendance on
the part of the deceased, stated that he saw him last even-
ing in the goal, and received instruction from him as to his
defence. He then seemed to be in full health and spirits, and
expressed his confidence of an acquittal, as he was innocent
of the charge against him.

The prisoner had been two years in his Lordship's service.
The stolen note, which was for ten pounds, was proved to have
been passed by him.

'fhe prisoner's defence was, that• he did not deny passing
the note, but alleged that it had been given to him by his
master to get change. This, however, was positively denied
by_Lord Northland.

-The mother of the deceased was in one of the waiting
rooms of the Court, and on being informed of her bereave-
ment, fell into violent hysterics.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
RSMITHFIELD.—COAAT: ltT
Me Hay, 31 103 to 4/ ; Wic-
ful ditto, 41 4s to 418 s-; fine Upland ditto, 4/ lOs to 4/ 16s;
Clover Hay, 51 to Cl Gs; Oat Straw, I/ 123 to 11 14s;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 1-Is to 1/ 16s per load. Supply but mode-
rate, and trade rather dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay 31 15s to 4145; use-
ful ditto, 41 63 to 41 14s; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 15s to ;
Clover Hay, 4115 s to 6/; Oat Straw, I/14s to 1/ 16s; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 16s to 1118 s per load. A limited supply, and a
steady demand, at full prices.
WHITECHAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 4s-to 41 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 105 to 4/ 15s ;
Clover Hay, t,/ to 61 lOs ; • Oat Straw, 1/ 125 to 11 14s ;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/16s per load. Both hay and straw
moved off slowly at the above quotations. New Meadow
Hay sold at from 3/ 5s to 41, and new Clover, 4/ to 51 per
load.

MEAT MA72.7LETS.
SOUTHALL, JULY 17.—Although we had a full average
time-of-year supply of each kind of fat stock here to-day, the
general demand was tolerably steady, and last week's quota-
tions were mostly supported. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 10d;
Mutton, 2s 6d to 4s; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s to 4s;
and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Supply—Beasts, 41 ;
Sheep and Lambs, 3,010; Calves, 60; Pigs, 50.
ItomFonn, JULY 17.—Prime stock was in demand, at
full prices, but otherwise the trade ruled dull. Beef, from 2s
4d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 3s
4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per Sibs. Suckling Calves,
18s to 325; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Mulch
Cows, with their small calf, 16/ to 191 103 each.
LEWES, JULY 16.—We bad only a moderate business
doing here on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s ad to 4s;
Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Veal, 3s 4d to
3s 10d per 81bs.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended July 13, IE4I, made up from the Returns of
the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tow:win Engle's, and
wales, per Imperial Quarter
Wheat s4s. 10.1. Oats
fidery '34s. 10.1 I Rye ...... 345. 2cl I Pease 3is. Sd
AVERAGES OS' THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Weeks ending WHEAT..BARLIY.I OATS. I BYE.
BRANS.

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several of the most eminent foreign singers. From HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
all accounts, it will be one of the most attractive con- Their Lordships sat to-day in a Committee for privileges. I
certs of the season, and afford seasonable relief to the The Peers present were, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Lord
family of the deceased. Chancellor, Lord Kenyon, Lord Sondes, the Earl of Redes-
dale, the Earl of Eldon, the Bishop of Lichfield, and Lord
Bexley.

Mr. L. WIGRAM summed up the evidence on behalf of the
claimant to this barony, Sir Brooke William Bridges.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL shortly replied on behalf of the
Crown ; and
Their LORDSHIPS declared that the claimant had made out
his claim.—Claim allowed. •
ADAM V. FARQUHAR.

The arguments were then resumed in this part-heard
Scotch case, and occupied their Lordships the remainder of
the morning.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Richard Muston, an apprentice, was charged with assault-
ing Thomas Wiggington, his master, a chain-maker and
jeweller, residing in Corporation-row, Clerkenwell.
The complainant deposed that since Monday last, on which
day he refused the defendant a holiday, he had been annoyed
by the defendant's dogged determination not to execute his
work properly. On the previous day he gave him a job of
work to do, which the boy not executing, witness remon-
strated with him. The defendant became wceedingly inso-
lent, whereupon he seized a leathern strap, and struck the
defendant on the shoulders with it. The latter immediately
seized a pair of iron pincers, and struck him on the forehead
with them. He gave him into custody.
The prisoner could snake no other defence than that the
master had struck him first; whereupon
The MAGISTRATE observed that a master had a right to
give his appreistice reasonable correction, and fined the boy
10s., or a commensurate term of imprisonment.