The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-20 00:00:00

!DONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NE WS

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING

The English Stick market closed with a better aspect
this afternoon, Consols being 99i to 4. The sudden fall
has prompted a few parties to come in as buyers. The
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. left off at 103, and the
Reduced at 102. Bank Stock was 1961.
The F. r ign investm‘nts have be. n also a little better,
Spanish Consols obtaining 25 to 31-. the Three per Cents.
36 to ; Mexican, 35 to ; and Dutch Two-and- a-
Half per Cents. 64- to 1.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 7 to 8 ;
Blaekwall, log-, Brighton, 6-g- to s ; Eastern Counties,
101; Greenwich, 7-a ; and North Mdland, 12 discount.
Dublin and Cashel have been 2i; Grand Junction, 1324;
Great Western, Half, 211 to 22; Lancaster and Carli.re,
2 ; Harwich, 1 to i; South Western, 41i ; MancheSter
and Leeds, Half, 171 ; Newcastle and Darlington. 211
' to 21; North Midland, Thirds, 7-1-; South-Eastern, New,
5 ; and Paris aid Orleans, 161 to premium. Provin-
cial Bank of Ireland shares were 19 to 4 premium.
The rates of exchange were about the same on Paris
and Antwerp, but rather lower on Amsterdam and Ham-
bregit.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales,
all to the trade, and at rather steadier prices, the choice being
smaller ; 400 Surat realised 3%d. to 4%d., 200 Egyptian 7d.
to Bd., 100 Pernam 6d., and the rest American 4i(l. to 6d.
per lb.—The general tone of the Share market was better,
with a good business doing, though some of the quotations
were more in favour of the buyers. Caledonian, 5%; Eastern
Counties, 13%; Chester and Holyhead, 71.85. 9d.: Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 66%; Great Western, New, 713; Birmingham,
228 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 60; Ditto and Leeds.
1103 ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 18s. 6d.; Ditto and Orleans, 363.
There are accounts from Buenos Ayres this morning
. brought by a vessel that has arrived at Liverpool to the 10th
of February last ; there is little in the papers of very general
interest. The conflict with the Monte Videans was still con-

tinned, and with very doubtful success.
The tendency to recede is the ruling characteristic of the
Stock Market. An impression prevails that one Bank of
Issue will be the panacea of the Premier to correct the errors
of the currency system, and the Scotch, the Irish, and the
English Banks of Issue are preparing for the trial they will
have to undergo, if such be the case, by withdrawing their
notes from circulation. To do this they will require for
a limited period at least, considerable sums of ready cash.
Hence the sales of Stock within the last four days. This
afternoon Consols for Money and the Account have declined
to 99k, but are now at 99i. The Commissioners took 40,0001.
Consols 99k. Bank Stock had fallen to 1951, but rallied to
1961. The Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced are at 101.1
to 102, and the New Three and a-Half per Cents. at 1021 '
a wide margin certainly. The premium upon Exchequer bills
and India Bonds have receded but a shade.
In the Foreign Stocks not a great deal of business has been
transacted this morning. Spanish Consols have been sold as
low as 241, but are now at 25. The Three per Cents., after
a fall to 351, have touched 36i. Belgi,in Bonds are firm at
1041 ; Dutch Stock is a trifle better than it was early in the
morning. The South American are flat. Mexican at 341 ;
Colombian, ex Venezuelan, at l4i ; and Peruvian at 29/.
The variations in the Railway Shares have been slight,
notwithstanding a large amount of business has been tran-
sacted. In Joint Stock Bank Shares there has not been
any business done to-day. Real del Monte Unregistered
Mine Shares have been quoted at 5 ; Santiago de Cuba at 9 ;
and United Mexican at 4i.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCITANGE, APRIL 18.—There has
been less business clone to-day, but prices continue firm.
Eastern Counties, 13i ; London and Birmingham Quarter
Shares, 261 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 501 ; Manchester
and Leeds, 1101 ; Blackburn and Preston, 51 ; Lancaster
and Preston, 40k ; Manchester Assurance, 10i.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
.4 per Cent. Red lB!r',,, Ditto, Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons
31,, per Cent Re i
New 3 per Cent lO3 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. INd... 78 pm
New 5 per Cent. — Vitt° 500/
Loiig Annuities to expire I Rto Small 73 pm.
Jan. 1860.... .. ... ... 12% Bank Stork for Acit —
Oct. 1839 l2 3.16 Consols for Acct lal%
Jan. 1860 12% ltidia Stock for Acct....
FOREIGN FUNDS.
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Austrian, 5 per Cent ...... ... Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent lO4 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cet— 354 Russian, 5 per Cent —
t.hilian c per Cent ....... ..... Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent 364
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent O3 'Ditto, Deferre , l4
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 16 5, 5 per Cent...... —'Exchange —f. .....c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent_ . ..... ... .35% French, 3 per Cent —f. ..—c.
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 16:37 — Dutch 23% per Cent 6Ol

Per4iati, 1825, tiirieent... 2914 Ditto, 5 per Cent 141
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 92
Dublin and Cashel (2)1 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Grand Junction (100 paid) 232%
great Western (75 paid)
Harwieh (Braithwaite) (2 paid)
Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid) '7%
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4dl) ti
Lonion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (Lt. If's. 4d. paid) 5%
Ditto, Preference or Privilege (131. 17s. 2d) 16%
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid. 83%
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (30 paid) 47%
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (18 paid)
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Di to Thirds (21/. 13s. 4d.). ...... .... .........
South Eastern and Dover (3312 s 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 4 pa;d)
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)

COURSE OF EXCHA/
Amsterdam CF. 12 5
Ditto, at sight l2 3,
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 '
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 95
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine
Petersburgh, 3Us 364
Berlin
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 956
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37

[GE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 60
Genoa 25 90
Milan
Venice 47
Naples 39
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 531
Oporto 53
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
New York,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9
_ _

Cadiz
I.lilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Seville —

Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
New DoHars 0 4 9
Silver in Bars 0 4 11

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, APRIL 19.—Wind, light north-westerly breeze
and fine.
DEAL, APRIL 18.—Wind N.N.E. to N.—Arrd. Three Sis-
ters, Arthur, Buenos Ayres. SM. Lord Wm. Bentincl,, Port
Philip; Zephyr, St. Helena; James Cruikshank, St. Viz:cent ;
Agnes, Jamaica; Emmanuel, New York; Colliagwood,
Quebee ; Scotsman, Jamaica ; Dart, Mad ira.
OFF HASTINGS, APRIL 18.—Duke of Cornwall, Calcutta.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind N.—Arrd he; Majesty's
ship Pantaloon, Plymouth; ditto Nautilus, eastward.
LivnttrooL, Amt. 18.—Wind, N.W., moderate.—Arrd
Lancaster, Jefferson, and Albioi., Calcutta; George Buckham
Singapore; Tam O'Shanter, Buenos Ayres ; William Sorlie
APlntosh, B this ; Bewick Ha Ling, Christiana, Simpson,
Lord Maidstone, and Royal Advlahle, Nes Orleans;
Marion, Mill,' and Lord I'almeeton, Charleston ; Shan,
daah, West, Philadelphia ; Elizabeth, Tickle, Ciufuegos,
(Ist inst.) Sld. Columbus for Pernambuco ; Charlotte.
Africa; Mary, Charleston; William Fisher, Montreal.

POOLE, APRIL 18.—S1d."Olive-branch; Newfoundland.

CORK, APRIL 16.—Arrd. Hope, Liverpool for Montreal.
Sld Coxon, St. John's New Brunswick.
HULL, APRIL 18. —Wind. W S.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Bonne Mere, Dove, ICIIObCC.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 15.—The King William, of Berwick,
ashore on the Island of Flotter, has been got off and beached
for temporary repair.
LIMERICK, APRIL 17.—Sld. Governor and Ninian, Quebec.
MILFORD, APRIL 16.—S1d. Trusty, Quebec.
LONDON, APRIL 19.—The Ann Creighton Creighton, from
London to Gibraltar and Marseilles, left Gibraltar on Jan. 12,
and has not since been heard of.
LOSS OE THE ZEPIIYR.
" Foreign-office, April 18, 1844.
" Sir,--I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
transmit to you, for the information of the Chairman
and Committee of Lloyd's, the copy of a dispatch from
her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, announcing that the
British brigantine Zephyr, William Reed, master, bound
from Trome to Malaga, was wrecked naar Peniche, on
the coast of Portugal, on the 25th ult.
" I am,_ Sir, your obedient humble servant.
(Siened) " H. U. ADDINGTON.
" Wm. Dobson, WI:.
(Copy.) . " `.Lisbon, April 8, 1844.
" Sir,--I beg leave to acquaint you that the British
brigantine Zephyr, William Reed, master, bound from
Trome to Malaga, with a cargo of coals, was wrecked
near Peniche, on the coast of Portugal, on the 25th ult.
The crew, nine in number, were all saved ; but the hull
of the vessel, as well as the cargo, are totally lost, it
having only been possible to save the masts and sails.
" I have, &c. &c.,
(Signed) " WM. SMITH.
" John Bidewell, Esq., &c. &c: "

THE HUMAN REMAINS IN FARRINGDON-STREET.—
In the course of the present week, several men who have
been employed in excavating. the ground in Newcastle-
street, leading from discovered a very large quantity of
human skulls, thigh-bones, &c. Almost a cart load have
been dug up. Many of the skulls were perfect, and in some
of the jaws there were the whole of the teeth, which
were in a state of excellent preservation. The earth they
were found in, along the length of the street, is mixed with
cart loads of bricks. The remains, after the sewer is formed,
are again deposited in the earth. At the end of Newcastle-
street, in Farnngdon-street, the men came against the brick
wall which formed the ancient barrier against the overflow-
ings of the river Fleet. It was about eight feet in thickness,
and had to be cut through in order to reach the great sewer
that runs down the centre of Farringdon-street.

BEETROOT SUGAR.—The Moniteur publishes the
returns of the manufactories, produce, and consumption of
beetroot sugar, from which it appears that there were still
325 manufactories in operation on the Ist of April last, or 59
less than in 1843 ; that the quantity of sugar manufactured
during the season amounted to 26,865,395 kilogrammes;
that sold for consumption, to 24,313,678 ; and the duties
levied thereon to 3,488,3981.

f(JICIDE IN A, WORKHOUSE.—On Thursday after-
noon a man named Thomas Moore, aged 35, committed
stickle by hanging himself in the workhouse of the Stepney
Union, situate in the Globe-road, Mile-end. It appeared that
the unfortunate man was a coalwhipper, having a wife and
young family. From some reason, he was compelled to re-
sort fora short time to the above workhouse, where he had
been an inmate for the last seven days, and yesterday morn-
ing was employed in breaking stones in the yard, from which
occupation he was suddenly missed, and one sf the paupers
having occasion to go to the watercloset, he found the door
fastened on the inside, and on its being forced open, deceased
was discovered hanging by his neckerchief from a nail behind
the door. On being cut down he was found to be quite dead.
The only cause that can be assigned for the rash act is the
dread that he would be entirely separated from his wife and
family, by his being obliged to remain an inmate of the work-
house.

PENNSYLVANIAN LAW.—It is a curius fact, and not
generMly known, that by the laws oflAmsylvania a man may
be sold into servitude who refuses to maintain his wife and
children; and it is stated that recently a man was sold in
Venango county, by order of the Court, for an indefinitq
period, who had refused to maintain his wife and family, they
receiving the wages of his labour for their support. Truly: "do-
mestic slavery" must be preferable be P 43 thus