The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-11 00:00:00

been examined, and found to be but' slightly injured,
hiving received. only a bruise on the forehead. When
br 'tight in foe was insensible, and it was. reported in the
t eighboutheol that •he was dead. This, happily, has
tinted out to be an, unfounded rumour ; and there is
every reason to expect that he will be able to resume his
wok in a few days. .It was stated at the hospitals when
our reporter left, at three o'clock, that only one man•had
died, and that he was killed on the spot where the acci-
dent happened. At the Bricklayers' Arms station, how-
ever, they state that two were killed, namely, Edward
Mai• and John Ryan. The building in which the acci-
dent occurred was this morning examined, and it seems
that the unfortunate ecc:lrrence was caused by the iron
rafters of the roof. being of too slight construction for the
breadth of the roof, which is very great, so that when the
large heavy slates were placed upon it the weight bore
down tle roof in the centre. It was not the pillars upon
which the roof is supported that gave way, but the roof
itself. The whole of the rubbish was cleared away in
about four hours, but the workmen have nut yet resumed
their labours..

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

Cotton was freely offered at Liverpool yesterday, but
there was no alteration to notice in prices, and the sales
amounted to 4,500 bales, viz., 300 Pernam, at '64-d.; 90
Egyptian, at 7-1(1.; and the rest American at sd. to 7d.
for Orleans.—The Share Market was on the whole well
supported. Chester and Holyhead where 71 ; Dublin
and Cashel, 6 ; Eastern Counties Registered, 131 ; Lan-
caster and Carlisle, 718 ;;Liverpool and Manchester Half,
1101 ;- Caledonian, 51 ; Birmingham, 235 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, 49i ; Midland Counties, 93 ; Paris
and Lyons, 34- ; Ditto and Orleans, 35i ; Ditto and •
Realm, 37 ; North British, 31. Is.
The report of the Directors of the Royal Mail Steam,
packet Company,_ laid before the Court of Proprietors,
held this morning, has been the subject of much con-
versation in mercantile circles in the City, and certainly
much satisfaction is expressed that there is now no
chance, as was feared by many some tithe• since, of a
breaking up of this really splendid undertaking.
It cannot tie doubted that the Directors have had
a most trying and difficult part to perlcrin ; but so im-
mense are 'the advantages which result from a rapid
'communication between the distant ports embraced in
the route of those pattf{ets,•that even were Government to
pay twice the" sum it Dues for the conveyance of the mails,
such an amount ought immediately. to be given. It is stated
that the fleet-of the Company, as is the fact, is in a
state of efficiency, and what is of importance to the pro-
prietary is, that 50,0001. o!- debt has been paid off since
the meeting in October last. With the same prospects
in view as those_ recently experienced, it may fairly be
anticipated that ere long the Proprietors will receive a-
dividend for the money they have advanced to bring into
operation this line of communication -with the West
Indies and 'other places in that direction... •
A report has just reached the City, that a dreadful
accident has taken place at- the terminus of the
Dover and Croydon Railway, near to the Brick,
layers' Arms, by which many- lives have been
lost. It is at present a subject of .very general
conversation and of regret. Full p articulars are given in
another column of The Sun.

In reply to many inquiries in reference to the pro-
ceedings of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, we
are requested to state that the attendance, at the
meeting convened last Tuesday, of the members
was consdered not sutilcent to adopt any definite
course of proceeding, and an adjournment for a
fortnight tot,lt place. It is intend, dto address a memo-
rial to the present Finance Minister at Madrid, to make
concessions in favour of the at present, neglected holders
of Spanish stock.
The Commissioners have taken about 40,0001. stock
this morning, part in the Reduced Three per Cents.,
at 991, and the remainder in Consols, at 100 t.
Since the early psrt of the day, Consols for
the Account have fallen from 1001- to looi, and for
Money from 1001 to 1001. The New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. have reached 4- above par—they are now
103 i. Exchequer Bills have risen to 755. premium,
India Bonds are at -90 s. to 91s. premium, and Bank
Stock at 200. _

In the Foreign Stocks the changes have been slight—
the Active Spjtnish Bonds have been steady at 26i to
26f, and the Three per Cents. have been sold at 37i to
37/. Dutch and Belgian Bonds are a fraction lower
than yesterday, and so are Mexican. The Portuguese
Converted Stock has improved, for Money, to 47.
The Railway Share market ha 3 not been very brisk
to-day. Prices, generally speaking, have remained
nearly the same as yesterday. London and Westminster
Bank Shares have been sold at 5 premium, and the
London Joint-Stock Bank Shares at 3i premium. San-
tiago de Cubit Mining Shares are at 1 discount.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 1/974%
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities lOO%Wi
3% per Cent.'Reduced Annuities 103% lu3
New 3% per Cent. Annuities 10410% 103%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12%%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1160.
India Stock
India 80nd5,1,000..—..... ....................... ..........
Ditto under 1,000 9O
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, I%cl. 134 d
1,0001.
500/
Ditto 5ma11..................
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .
Ditto for the Account , 101.% 101
Columbian Bonds l5
Mexican Bonds' '837,5 per Cent, a.... 35%
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferred Stock. l6 15% %
Fortuguese Bonds'Cent 5 per ......... ......
Ditto Converted 47
Ditto for the Account. 46%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 26/ Si
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Three per Cent.
_. . 37%14
.. ..__ ..... a p.snorit
_,, _

Ditto for the Account -g I.i,
Dutch 234 per Cents.
Ditto for the Account a e
Dutch 5 per Cents 10034%%
New Loan 1837. 5 per Cents...-.• lOO ,j 34
Ditto for tne Account IOOI
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pea SHARK
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ......... 93 94.- .to C 5
Bristol and Exeter 7O 73 to 74
Bristol and Gloucester SO
Caledonian
Dublin and Cashel ... 23¢ 6 to
Eastern
_Counties
81. 6s. Sd.
1 - '

Ditto New Registered
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l's. 4d.... 1
_,
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ••... *****
Ditto Registered
Great Western -
Ditto 3l; Shares .....50 • 00000 11.. 70 -
Ditto hs l2
Harwich (Braithwaite)
Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ........ 7M %% to —j
London and SouthlWestern 41% 84% to
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon (Trunk)... %34 ...... 17
Manchester and Leeds '7o
Ditto 34 Shares 3O
North Bt iti,h •
.2%

14;ihern and Eastern
Norwich and Brandon ... .......
South Eastern and Dover 32 35 to
Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland
Paris and Rotten
Stra►burg and Basle ........ ...... 14 -
JOINT STOCK 'Abuts.
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster