The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-13 00:00:00

MON.LiN AND CiiissiMiEitAAß:),
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE'
The transactions in Cotten yesterday at Ltre
were about 5,000 bales at former rates.—There wet,i
fair demand for Railways, and at better rates. J3llser
ar.d Gloucester, 37; Churnet. Valley. 3L le. 3d.; Ea'
roi
Counties, 13k ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 63; 'tfor
Junction, 2,25;. Ditto, Quarter, 434; Liverpool and 13. r,
cheater, 103; Ditto, New, 37; London end flit
ininghaw, 221; Ditto, 321. Shares, 38k; Ditto, Quarod
Shares, 26k; London and Croydon, 16k; Lend° i
York, 4k; Manchester and Birmingham, .52; Dittkop,
Leeds, Half, 53; Midland Counties, 110; North
145 ; Scottish Central, 1 • South-Eastern, aiii; virjrt
New, 12 11 4; Trent Valley, Si 9; Ulster, 38i; :011
and North Midland New, Half-shares, 13k;
Avignon, 2.4 ; Paris and Lyons, 31; Orleans, Tourg'
Bordeaux, 7A-; Boulogne and Amiens, 5/. 3g. 91
There are accounts to Oct. 10 from Graham's ." 0(
Cape of Good Hope. They advise the appeurancelof
locusts in the Colisberg districts and the confoliWio
great ravages, whole crops having been destroyed b;
or two instances. It is supposed these destructive ;I
sects had come from some warmer climate, Ply
being among them. The new Governor was alterillgo
frontier system, and had already extended much be_,
protection to the border farmers against Kafir 00r.491,
The weather is so severe that the Thames, ne11:01
Katherine Docks, was entirely frozen over. DiaTig!;:ol
has been, in consequence, suspended, to a very
extent. _

g.
There are many arrivals in the City this mora7tit4
A steady market has ruled for the British Secuf"osi
to-day. Consols for Money have been done at 16n'd ale
100* ; the Three per Cents. Reduced at 100*i ; ici,t
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 1024 sau
Bank Stock for the opening has been done at 209• to
premium on Exchequer Bills has varied but from lib.
565. The Commissioners bought about 15,0001
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 102 k.
The Scrip of the New French Loan has been eau. co
to 2* per cent. premium. The demand for Me/I so
Bonds was somewhat bri.k. Early in the moruht,e4
large an amount as 260,000 dollars having been resell ale
by the Av.in, for the dividends, in the early part 0 #j
morning 37* was paid for the tock, but it is now ittst
cent, lower. It may here be remarked, en passas,4o
the loss of another vessel belonging to the RoYal s
Company has occasioned great regret amongfor
parties in the City. Dutch Stock is on the rise. A fit
Bonds there is a firm market at 102, a"
ty
Brazilian at 88k. In the other Foreign Securities
fluctuations have been but trifling to -day.
The Share market has not been brisk, and the Fri 6
generally speaking, are rather lower than yesterclaP
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE cpCLOOS.
(Prom the Official List.)
Bank Stock for Account tz
A 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. luoiL
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. J 2,71
India Bonds,

Ditto
Bank Stock
•••••• ,
Consol. for Opening 10020
Exchequer Bills. I%d, 134 d.
1,001. •••••••••••••••••••••••• •••• 11411••• 54 56 a
• •••••••• 54 .
Ditto •••••••••••• ~fi 58 p--
Ditto Advertised......... — „cc
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl4"--
Belgian Bonds, 5 per 10'2
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent...,.,,,,,,,.„,.,.,.„.. 864 $3%
Mexican Bo&ds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ,••••• 37
ql 567 a Ditto for the Account-,. ,
Ditto Deferred Stock-- ......... !,/
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.-. .... "7"
Ditto Converted.......,-„,_ ..
Ditto for the Account

Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent
Ditto for the Account... ....... ....... .....
Ditto Passive Bonds .......
Ditto Three per Cent.
Dutth 2% per Cents..... ..... 64
......
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Dutch 5 per 99%" p. „foc
RPICES OF SHARES 1 HIS DAY AT ONE
RAILWAYS.
Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100P.A.T.....Pa951139tAf,"4
Caledonian
E tbteril Counties •••••••••••••••••••• 25 ••••••••• 13% ...... to to
Great Western ..... 75 ........103 tol4
Lancaster 10 ......
London and Birmingham lOO 223 .....
Wto ••",,
London and Brighton ..... 50 50% .' to P
Landon and South Western ...... 41% 84 ,gd
Ditto Eighths ..... ..... to Om
London and York. ....... 2%.... 4 ••••••" to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ........ 52
Midland ...... ......... 100 ......

Newcastle and DarlingtZiun—el 24 .."..."1641i'
Northern and Eastern 45 .... .........
to,
Ditto 4 Stares
,:12%
Norwich and Brandon 8 ..... to
Ditto New 1 ..... 34 ..«.•
to
Portsmouth Direct ....... ....... 1 to .0
South Eastern and Dover 33% 39 to
Ditto New
York and North Midland 50 102%.....• to
Ditto Scarbore' Branch 18
Ditto Selby Scrip 20 66
to
Ditto Extension
Boulogne and Amiens :1
to to I
Orleans and Bourdeaux
to
Paris and Lyons
Parisand 20 39% ...... 00
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 12 .—ti, stir
tinue to have a good business, and prices are fu".TrAdl.
ported. West Yorkshire, 5i ; Manchester and isl
Sixteenth:, 3i; Leeds and West Riding Junco. 4 P
3/. 9s. 6d. ; Manchester and Leeds, 1181 ; Psll' 9
Lyons, 3i ; Manchester, Bury and Rossendaiel#
London and York, 4 ; Churnets, 3i ; Lyons and
non, 2/. 15s. 6d. ; London and Worcester, Oxfor,;o;
Rugby, ; Eastern Counties, ; Midland; 201°
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 2, 771- premium; ilvv-
Canal, 541

BRITISH FUNDS. OS
-
Bank Stock 2084 Ditto Bonds .£1,000...... /.0 ' 3 per Cent. Red loo%'Ditto under £1,000...... ,
3 per Cent. Cons. .....
16 r
New 5 per Cent. .........
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001...„.„.„.„.• 0 Pd
Jan. 1860 l2 1-16 Ditto 5ma11............." 09,
Oct. 1859 I i
• Jan. 1860 Bank Stock for Acct... 007
Consols for 0pg......-.• .0
Indian Stock lndia Stock for Acct....*
FORBID

Austrian, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent —
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent
Chllian, 6 per Cent —
Colombian, 6 per Cent*"...... 143
Danish, 3 per Cent — -
Greek, 18_5, 5 per Cent —
Mexican, 5 per Cent ......
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct —
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct

N FUNDS.
Russian, 5 per Cent..."
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per Cent.,
Ditto, 1841
Ditto,
Ditto, ,
Ditto, 1341 .....
0,0 97
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 2 Per
French, 5 per Cent.,....
French, 3 per Cent....
Exchange
Dutch, 254 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per

SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) 10 . ................. lt ,
Cambridge and Lincoln, 1% paid s4
Churnet Valley, 2 paid
2%
Direct Northern, 2)4 paid
Eastern Counties (25 paid)
......... ......... . ,j3%42 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
VV ~...
.... 4.1
.•
Great Western (75 paid) '14% Lancaster and Carlisle, 10 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock) .... ..........
Ditto, New 'thirds, 2 paid
40 London and Brighton (50 paid)
Landou and South Western (411.65. lOtt. paid)
Manchester and Birmingham
•
Midland (100 paid)
................ ......"..... 109
79
Birmingham and Derby, £lOO paid 60%
Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 24 paid .
Northern and Eagtern (45 paid)
16%
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid) ...... .......
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid
Ditto, New Shares, 1 paid . liti
Richmond and Wert Eft) Junction, 1 paid ......... sgs
Nowt k astern and Dover (33 26 4d paid) ......... 5y4
Boulogne and Amiens :2 paid ..... ............ ... ...." il., Orleans and Vicrzon, '2
paid
" 41% Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .....

OS
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—The following se--;
dates have passed the examination for honours ;--,-,004e'
cine: Ballard, Edward (gold medal), University uper,
Manson, Fredericke Robert, King's College ; Tetec/1"
William Augustus, University College ; BrewoeSric
Hullett, Guys Hospital. Mid wifery : Manson, Fre"; eV
Robert, King's College. To Dr. Ballard
awarded a certitieate of special proficiency in Inewcp-gefil
A . correspondent informs us that two str%' fir
not clothed in mourning, attracted attention at I.teatil
neral of the Princess Sophia, by taking up their
close to the coffin. One of them is the curate of al,
in the neighbourhood of Slough, and the other aesioti
I:v:ng at Langley. They joined the, funeral Pr,°.ce itiete
as it passed through Windsor, and proceeded wit'
the elepel. Lad
j 0
GRAND BATTUE3 IN PERTHSHIRE.—Last weer 000.,
K naaird gave a grand battue, on the preserves 0- rt
Y. iory, to four guns ; the result of the day's sPA°
192 head of game of all sorts. On Tuesday one"nero
nesday this week the Earl of Mansfield and alarg
err the
consisting in all of six guns, had similar sport O' foigi
pre: erves of Scone. The first day the weather was,ber°
and unfavourable, but on Wednesday the atm°s` '
was clear and frosty, and the sport was excellent-ber
result of both days, we understand, was nearly 55 ,
of game, chiefly pheasants.—lnverness Cowie.• mpg'
THE LATE RAILWAY CoLerszorf.----We are tx,0,11
to hear that Mr. Roberts, spirit tray( ller, of Soe.„Tleybe
gradually recovering, and that the same terms `Thet
:t
applied to the other sufferers. Howitt, theTrpo, '
policeman, still remains at the General 1.11;
although he is much better ; the jury ineVirdjhcita:nl
ivto
the cause of death to Mr. Belestridge, vis-tedr
a body yesterday morning, for the purpose of oltein
his evidence. The other injured person who vitle
•
to' the hospital (Mr. Kneep), is nearly well ; 9 4.91
,1.
way company have given him twenty goinetsgr. u•
i
recompense fur lost time. It is well known that too p
Baker, Woolpack-lane, was in the train at th
the accident ; it was supposed that he hac1,,,ae,.0 l°
without material injury, but we are sorry to fa Byer
abcnt the tenth day after the accident, be one • 9-•
that the shin bone of his left leg was in a hadel'oB-evi'it.de.
immediately placed himself under the care of If' ee -
ley, and is now progressing favourably. The beef!
are glad to learn, is not fractured, but the flesh olio AF
much bruised by concussion. Mr. Lightfoot renli: veri
the House of Correction ; public sympathy bans op'
much iacreased since his incarceration, and gre-ebeir,
bers of the most respectable persons in the oeigvisitinD
hood have shown their respect and sympathy hi
him. The Misses Lewis have received
from the Company, Mr. J. F. Bell and Mr. You'e 010-
;,,ry re
waited upon them, and given them pecuniary
pense.— Nottingham Review.
of the Cehrei;
BRIG lITON, THURSDAY.---The Master,-,IA 5,-.
monies' ball, which took place last night, at the v.Ageg,
Hotel, was attended by upwards of 200 Pectr'iseon°
among whom were the Duchess of Calabretto,,wojek
Lake, Viscount and Viscountess Dillon, LaelYS‘, oger;
Sir G. and Lady Westphal, Sir John and 14a,„•;.„ke, 61'
bell, Sir Henry Onslow, Sir Arthur de Capelds'do Dead'
Henry Vyner, Sir W. Ball, Sir John Edrnol.l._o3o, 1:1°,11;
voir, Marquis de Montalembert, General Ir MN°
Banbury Tracy, Colonel, Mrs., and Miss i19„..1
Warburton, Captains Fulcher, White, render V'
setsS
great
iattblivtg;
giment), &c.
fternv-
ICE ON TIIE Tiumns.—Yesterday a wee,d
high water, a great many large pieces of ice loon 0...
floating on the surface of the river, near Bole_ feet ?"
Woolwich ; some of them were about thrte
; had• bgo
thickness, and rale r extensive. The tee c which
floated from the River Lee, some portion a'• -
been hymen over.