The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-04 00:00:00

SINDE.

" The Beloochees having come down to plunder the country
round Shikarpore, had destroyed several villages within a
few miles of our camp. Captain Tait, with 600 irregular
horse, and Lieutenant Fitzgerald, with 200 of the camel
corps, had gone out in quest of them, and having crossed
the desert proceeded till very near the entrance of the

I Murree hills—the scene of so many of our misadventures in
1849. The enemy were here in considerable force, and had
taken refuge in the strong fort of Poolajee. An attempt
was made by Lieutenant Fitzgerald to blow open the gate
with powder-bags and storm the town. The first operation
was unsuccessful, the leading man carrying the gun powder
haring been killed on his way towards the gate. The fire
from the walls was found so hot that our troops were com-
pelled to retire—the enemy following them the whole way
back t• camp, a distance of seventy miles. The coast being
thus clear, the Beloochees proceeded with fresh alacrity to
renew their forays, and to strip the unprotected country
round Shikarpore of everything that could be carried away."

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The Funds leave off very firmly, Consols being 98153-
t ) 954. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents have been
done at 1021 to and Canada Guaranteed Debentures
at 111. _

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The Foreign Investments have been also well sup-
ported. Spanish Five per Cents closed at 23k to 231- ;
the Three per Cents at 331 to a, ex new ; Mexican at
35+ to ; French Five per Cents at 82f. 75c. ; and Dutch
Four per Cents at 951 to it.
The additional transactions in Rai:ways Shares have
been these :—Chester and Holyhead were t, and Lan-
caster and Carlisle 2tt t discount. South Western, 41* ;
Croydon, 31 ; Ditto Scrip, 7i ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 153- ; Newcastle and Darlington, 20 to 194 ;
South-Eastern, ; Trent Valley, 64- ; Yarmouth and
Norwich, 7 ; York and North Midland, 561 ; Ditto,
Scarborough Branch, 181 ; and Rouen and Havre, 9
premium. Union Bank of London Shares were 21 prem.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The demand for Cotton at Liverpool continues unabated, and
full 7,000 bales have changed hands at very firm rates. Ex-
porters took 600 bags, and speculators 1,500; the sales com-
prising 250 Egyptian at 60. to 7d.; 100 Pernams at 6d. to
6id. ; and the rest American, at 38d. to sid. per lb. Grand
Junction and Birmingham Shares were in request, but others
dull. Birmingham and Gloucester, MI ; Eastern Counties, Per-
petual, 1/. Os. 10d; Grand Junction, 222; Ditto Half, II 1 ;
Great Western, Fifths, 23 ; London and Birmingham, 2181;
Ditto 321. Shares, 36 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 65} ;
Midland Counties, 94* ; North Midland, 941; North Union,
98 ; South-Eastern, New, 101 i.
We learn from Liverpool, that most extensive and rather
important sales of foreign timber are coming on there in a
few days, and that large -sized chair and richly-figured table
wood, with superb veneer wood, in log and curl, from the best
cutting districts—including those of the city—are insured to
all who may attend the sales. Fora series of years no such
import has been Offered to the trade, and such buyers
as may not visit this next periodical sale here will
be deprived of a treat or a benefit to themselves, which
they may not meet with again for a very long time. We
are assured, on the best possible authority, as well
as the public prints, that owing to the revolution in the
island the cutting of mahogany has been suspended, and that
for a long time the supplies from St. Domingo must be limited.
There being sufficient time before the sale for these purposes,
it is hoped that the cabinet-making trade will test these
representations by a personal examination of the several
cargoes, and by inquiries through disinterested merchants in
the St. Domingo trade ; indeed, experienced residents here
will confirm what has been said descriptive of the woods now
in port and the state of the island abroad.
The Bristol Share report of Solmes and Tiipp, just to
hand, in reviewing the movements of the past month, points
with reason to the increased traffic of the Great Western line,
as the cause of the recent advance in its market value, and
states that Bristol and Gloucester remain quiet, be-
cause the speculators feel disposed to wait the result
of the first two or three weeks' traffic. The Bir-
mingham and Gloucester traffic is represented as
having decidedly improved under the new management,
and Birmingham and Grand Junction have both rallied from
the panic into which the differences had thrown them. The
allotment of the new 501. shares for the purchase of the
Leeds and Selby line has taken place, and they are recom-
mended as a good investment at the present rates.
The result of the debate on the motion of Mr. Duncombe,
in the appointment of a Secret Committee to inquire into
the practice of the Home Secretary. and it seems, of his pre-
decessors, is not relished in the City. There is, we are told,
more than one instance of mercantile letters having suffered
the same indignity as those of the Italian, the secrecy of
whore correspondence-has been violated by the Post-office.
There has been an improvement in the Funds to-day, and
some of the speculators for a rise begin to show front against
the Bears. They have taken Consols at 98a to 98i. Ex-
chequer Bills have remained at 735. to 755. premium. Bank
Stock is worth 1981. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. are up to lo2a.
The Foreign Securities have been rather buoyant also;
Spanish Actives have touched 23* ; and the Three per
Cents. 33i 1. There has been a great deal doing in them.
Portuguese Converted Stock, ex-dividend. realised 45i to 4
Mexican Bonds are steady at 35i to N. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been at 60i to 6-oa.
The Railway Shares have been better supported, and Bir
mingliam are lively. The French lines are also in more re-
quest. In the miscellaneous shares there is not much doing.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 2.—We cannot
report any improvement in the state of our market to-day.
Manchester and Birmingham Quarters, 3,1- premium ; Shef-
field and Manchester Quarters, 11 ; Lancaster and Preston
New Shares, 12s. 6d. premium ; Manchester and Leeds, 106
to 107 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 63 to 64 ; North Union, 99
to 100.

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CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 1! 8% Indian Stock
3 per Cent. Red 9914 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
314 per Cent. Red
New 3% periCent 102% EX. Bills, 1,0001. I lid ... 73 pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11....—.
Jan Isso l2 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1851 Consols for 0pg..... ..... 98%
Jan. 180 lndia Stock for Acct....