The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-21 00:00:00

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Highest Lowest

MORTALITY TN THE METROPOLIS.—The return for
the week ending Saturday, March 16, is very favour-
able, 'showing -it great decrease as compared with the
returns for many weeks, and a decrease 0f:43 on the
return for the previous week. The total number of
deaths was 989, while in the week ending March 9, it
was 1,080. In almost every disease there is a
decrease, but chiefly in deaths from diseases of the
lungs.. The total' number last week was 307, previous
week 375, average 330. The following is the analysis:—
Bronchites 28, previous week 37, average 19 ; pneu-
monia 82, previous week 113, average 91 ; asthma 35,
average 45 ; consutnption 133, previous week 150,
average 146. In epidemic diseases there is an excess of
7 above the average from scarlatina, the number being
43, previous week 40, and average 25. In all the other
cases .there is a diminution. Small-pox carried off 21
persons, and of jhese 20 had not been vaccinated. The
number of deaths.front_violence, intemperance, and prir
vation, - was 29, average, 2.5 ; and of these, 10 were
causectby burnings and scalds, iind 5 Troia suicides, two
males and three females. The thermometer was lowest on
Wednesday, the 13th-32.6 degrees; and highest on
Mondays the 11th,--52.5 degrees.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO- THREE.
There was no change in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday.
Sales 3,500 bales—viz., SOO Surat, at 3id. to W.; 200
Pernam, at 64d. to 64d.; 40 Maraham, at 54d. ; -and the rest
American at 54d. to -6d. per lb. Speculators ,took 500
bales of American.--There was but -little animation in
Shares. Birmingham and Gloucester were 86i ; Chester
and Ijolyhead, 7 ; Edinburgh and Leith 94 ; Great Western,
1121• Liverpool and Manchester, 225 ; Birmingham Quarter,
29 ; 111'inchester and Birmingham, 48 ; Ditto and Leeds,
1l5i; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 14s. South-Eastern, 354; Ditto
New, 36 ; Dublin and: Cashel, ;
More than ordinary interest was exhibited to ascertain the
result of the proceedings cf the General Court of Proprietors
held at the Bank of England, a report of which appears in
another collunn of this day's. Sun. An expectation was very
generally entertained, that questions would .be asked with
respect to the terms upon which the Charter is to be re-
newed, and .as respects the progress of the conversion '
Plan. The active measures which are in progress
by the private and the joint-stock banks to obtain, if pos-
Bible, concessions in their favour, rendered the meeting of
to-day more interesting than any that have occurred since
the discussions toek place in the Court-room of the Corpora-
tion shortly previous to -the last renewal of the privileges
of the Proprietary. It will have been observed that,
for some weeks back, the quotations of Bank Stock have
been gradually on the rise, purchases having been made yes-
terday 15 per cent. above the quotations given at the coin.
mencement of this year. This is deemed to be pretty con.
elusive that no very large inroad will be made upon the ad-
vantages now possessed by the Corporation in favour of other
establishments askii,kg concessions. It has surprised many
in the City that so much as 10,603/. 12s. 6d. should have
been required to make up the dividend from the Rest.
Thus, it appears, the account stands :
To pay,the dividend for the half-year £509,355 0 0
Property-tax

5494,498 16 3
And adding the ten thousand six hundred and odd, the
dividend will thus be met.' It was • expected that a discus-
sion- would • arise as to the Charter: no such thing took
place-:_ the Directors are, however, on their mettle: a sole
Bank, of Issue is their motto. . . .
We have no arrivals of importance to-day.
'Con6olis have reached . within one per: cent of par this
morning. .The purchases 'have been increased on the
part 'of the Government brokers, and no question the
Burns- -laid out, on' each ' transfer day, will' be soon
increase& . The New' Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
touched -1021; Bank Stock, 200 (now ..199)-; Exchequer
Bills; 70s-premium ; and India Stock for the Account, 294
In the Foreign Market the transactions were • rather nu=
merous to-day, but the quotations have not varied much;
The Spanish Five per Cents. are at 25h for.the Account ; the
Three per Cents. at 3511 • the, Portuguese, Converted at 454
Dutch Five per Cents., 101..-7 • Mexican ,at 36; Chili= at
, ... 2
1041; and Braiillan at ni.
In the'Shate Market therelias . net been a feature of in.'.
terest to-day: The variations in value have been slight.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. '
• . (From the Official List)
„ 8 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98% .99 96304
- ' New 334' per Cent Annuities 10434%
' India Ronds,l,ooo '• ' - -- --
Ditto under L0W...". ...... . ..............»....»., 26
South Sea 5t0ck.......
. • Ditto New Annuities - 97
• • Bank- Stock. for Account .. l9i 200 199
Consols for Account
- India StoFk •
... 291%
- 'Exeliequerliills, I%ii. ' 130.
1,0004 - . ' 70 pm. •
• 5004 ...
Ditto Sinai]
. ,
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER-SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100 BO4 ...... to
Ditto New
,17% ' 21% - 7 ..»..... to 6%
Eastern Count-Wis.--; ......... B9 -
Ditto New Registered.....B4 cis. Rd. - 1--s. 4d 1
Edinburgh and Glasgow' 'so - 64%
Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham _251
Great Western .., .. .. . . .............. 75 ' ' to
' .Ditto 3%,-Shares
Harrowgate and Ki,atosooro' 3 3%% ... to
Lancaster and Carlisle b ...: . ... 8
London and Blackw..ll ~„ , 16% -
London and South Westerti:Z.. 41% ' 52% •to *...
- Ditto Efghth5.....................: N ... ..... 4%. to —4
London and Croydon (Trunk),.,: 13% ..... 16%%... to —.
'Manchester and Leeds.. ..... ......., 71) 11656 ~..... to
'Ditto- 34 Shares 3O ........ 3014 to •
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40.‘,...... 411.‘ to ....
Neill! Itriti-h . 2%
.3%1A ... to
'Norwich and 13randen
• Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18 .... ..... 38 .. ....... to
Northern and Eastern .............. 45 ........ 57% ...... to• 58
Ditto % Shares 12% ...... 16 ..... ... to --
Paris and Orleans ........... ........ 29 ........ 35% ..... . to
Paris and Rouen 2O •
36 36% . ..... to 35%
South Eastern and Dover . ....
Ditto Scrip f..44..... 23 .......,3pi
YOrk and North Midland ...".... '5O — --
Ditto Scatboro' Branch .....,". 254 ...... 2'03,6!4,a to
PRICES OF' IRISH •STOCKS, MARCH 19.
.. . .
3 per Cent. Consols ..... , 9834
Three and a Half Stock ...... ' 101%
• • Ditto' Reduced •101%•
Ditto New, 1.30 ..... .... .
3% per Cent. Debentures.— ......... .. ..........
' " ' Grand Canal Debs. 6 per Cent • Bi
LAST PRICES OF SHARES.
RAILWAYS. -
,PAID. PER SHARE.
-Dublin and K.-Road • • 100 • 135
Drogheda 55. • 64
~ . Hibernian 8ank......"........ ........
City of Dublin Steam Company
British and Irish Steam Company,.... 50' ...... ... 50
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MARCH
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MANCIIRStER- -'rocit EXci/Ag(lE; M 20.--Tilefe bas
been a 'good business •to-day at - the quotations, and' the
market ;closes' very' iirm I—Eastern • Comities, Registered,
139-16 and i ; Do. Perpetual; 1/. lle. 4d, ; Manchester and I3ir-
mingliam,444 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, •64 ; North Union,
107; Sheffield and Manchester, 67i 68; Do. Quarter, 8 1-16;
Manchester, Bury, And Rossendale,3f.
CLOSING PRICES.
BILITLSII FUNDS.
Bank Stock ' ' " ' ••-•• i Indian Stock. • pm..
9 per Cent. Red..... ....... .- • • . Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ,... _ 98% i.Ditto,ol,l Annuities ...
334. per Cent..Re). — . Ditto New Annuities... 91%
New 334-per Cent;... ... . . 102% Ex. Bills; 1,0001. 1%d... -- pro.
-New 5_ per Cent. • — • •
.1 Ditto 5001 ......... ...... pm.
Loiig Annuities to expire Ditto Small.' pas,
• Jan.. 1860.. ..... „... ' Bank Stock for Acct.... 200
Octi.-1859 - - • IConsols for -Acct U.
Jan. 1800 — ~IndieStock for Acct.... 291
• . .. -, FOREIGN FUNDS. •
Austrian, 5 per Cent•..........• FOREIGN,
5 per Cent —
Belgian; sper Cent • • 104% Ditto,. New Ditto •
Brazilian Bonds , ,824 Prusaian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... 575 Russian, 5 per Cent - •
t. hUlan,,6 per Cent •—, Ditto, Metallic ' •
oCorlomeek
Mexican,.bi
lasni ,5p6,
per
spr epraCce Cent
ei
at
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 leer Cent
.35%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent • 03 :Ditto, Deferred 145
Danish, 3 per Cent , 'French, 51 er Cent......, —f. —c.
...... i
French,E xchan Exchange p e r
Cent.'
- - c 6 0
c..
Ditto, 6 per Cent. 1837........ —. !Dutch', 2)4 per Cent...... 5714 Peruvian-, 1825, 6 per Cent Ditto, 5 per Cent- 101%
'Willingham and DerhySH(looAßprd.)
59
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 raid) B6
Bristol and Exeter ( 0 paid) -' • 72 '
- : Chester ancl.tiolyhead ( 5 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
16100149: • Great North.Of England (loOpaid)
GrDeaittoW.
tesiittehrirs,ii27.lv.pilit4d)). ,
.............. ........ ..........
Lon len and 'Brighton (50" paid) .L•f. .„; ...
_London andoßlackwall (101.,135. 4d,i)..... ........... „ tX,
London and,l3ltminKham (Stock) ............. .
`Ditto NeW Qnatters ( 2 pald)
• Ditto New Thirds li•paid) • 4
London,and. Greenwtch (I: 1. 1..5. 4d. paid) .....
Landon and Guildford. Junction ( 5 pa'cl) • ...... , ti,s(.".
London and Schith Wdstern (ill. 6s: 10d. paid)
• 59• •
. i‘N'toir,r(iiitaltitrideoriefdaijuintie.a.filtcearit:e4(paito,iipc"dpaip.
d).,
... ;
... ; .
;;;; •
81,4
Cr
' Mirth Midland (100 pais!)
Paris and •Oileans (20 paid)
• Paris and Rouent(2o paid) ....; 3i%
South Eastern and 'Dover (54/paid) -,-
- ' ..' Ditto-Sdrip (aspaid) ' •-• ' • • •
York and North Midland (50 Paid).10001.0101.1001 2'21

Price. -Priee. . Price. Price.
French Five porCents.ezdiv 121 135 .. 122 'l2l 85 122 15
iFourperCents.exdiv 105 30 .• 105 50' .. 105 50 .. 105 50
Three per Cents..... 83 35 7.! 83 40 .. 82 30 .. 83 40
Bank-of France 3210 ••3210 ..3207 50 • •32Q7 50
Laffitte Rank, 5,000 f. Bharesso9s ..5095 .. 5095 ..5095
Belgian Bank, 1841-- —llBO —llBO ..1180 ..1180
Belgian Fives •• . lO5l , 1054 .. 1054 • • 1051
1840 ,
nntcli Two-and-a-Half... 581 .. 584 .. 581 .. 58i
Spanish Active .
Passive 64 .. 64 .. 64 .. 64
Threes •••••••• •• •. 351 .. 354 .. 354 .• 3.54
Neapolitan•••••••••• • • • ... 102 60 ~.,102 65 .. 102 60 .. 102 65
Roman .
RAILWAY SHARES.
• 388 75 .. 388 75 •• 388 75 .. 388 75
177 50 .. 177 50 .. 175 .. 176 25
900 .• 902 50 • . 900 • • 902 50
686 25 686 25 .. 685 685
892 50 .. 893 50 .. 892 50 893 50
246 25 .. 246 25 .. 246 25 .. 246 25
770 770 .. 765 •• 767 50

• RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Ver5ai11e5,R.8.......•••••• 388 75 .. 388 75 .. 387 50 .• 387 50
L.B.•••••••••• 177 50 .. 177 50 .. 175 .. 175
•• 902 50.. 905 .. 902 50 .. 905
686 25 .. 686 25 .. 686 25 .. 686 25
246 25 246 25 .. 246 25 .. 246 25
892 50 .. 895 .. 892 50 .. 895
768 75 768 75 767 60 .. 767 50