The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

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CITY, QUARTER TO THREE •,rO3,
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday Was .u.nn,
Sales about 5,000 bags, including 2,500 on speculati._,
Prices as before.—The sales in Railway Stock were re
lerably numerous, but the market had some apPeara c.it
of depression. Eastern Counties were 10i. ; Ediabe2;_s,
and Glasgow, 57 ; Grand Junction, 233 ; Great 11v,,,
tern, Half, 69 ; Birmingham, 237, ditto, Quarters,
and
Brighton, 43 ; South Western, 75 ; Manchester 3,i
Leeds, 101 ; North Midland, Thirds, 301; Paris Bu,
Rouen, 321 ; South Eastern, 351 ; Paris and Lyon"
3/. ss. 6d.
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The contents of. Prep, the West India letters and
which were delivered at a late hour yesterday after,lit
are on the whole looked upon as satisfactory. '', it
crops are in some places anticipated. Much regre'ol,
expressed that the new Governor of Havannah bad °on!
menced a system tending to foster and perpetgal°
slave-trade.
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We have not heard the sums received from c w°„,,
America on account of the \lexicon Mining ComPar,',,
but the advices, as respects the condition of thoielisD
tablishments in which so many millions of Drticit
capital have been sunk, mostly we fear beyond the'dre
of redemption, are favourable for the holders of a few
the principal adventures.
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The amounts actually laid out by the Govern meet
Brokers yesterday in aid of the Sinking Fund were
publicly announced, but in conformity with the °J;ed
notification of the Lords of the Treasury, it is ass°,,e,
that Exchequer Bills, us well as Stock, will be trot
until the whole amount placed at the disposal el it
Commissioners for the reduction of the laebt.d., w;
the present quarter, has been absorbed. A flat Ili'.
has ruled this morning for Stocks. t °f
In our remarks yesterday relative to the papleri of
the dividends, a misprint occurred. The questionile
by many receiving their interest was, if the sover(eo;
offered were " heavy." This word was printed ``tn kof
The public (lo now receive fall weight gold from the Band.
England. It is confidently expected that the coelf !
plaints of the scarcity of silver will soon wear 19
At present, in all quarters—bankers as well oil
as in other quarters, the utmost inconveniences is ir
respect is still experienced. The Bank even are mostot
nacious in giving any large sum of silver in exebs,,:o
for notes, even though required by the private WO'
of the City, their favoured friends.
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It is reported that 100,0001. in the Three.an..A -5',00-
per Cents. have been taken for, an Irish banking, 00
cern, and that difficulties are to be raised by speoljur
in the Funds, to any plan brought forward for the fir , o.
tion of the interest of the Three-and-a-Half per ,/,0;
The Commissioners took about 30,000/. Three per 041
Consols this morning, at 96k. In this was included for
amount for the Savings' Banks, and an arnountiot
the redemption. of the debt. No pure t
was made, however, in the Unfunded Debt' fro
fall in Consols for the Account has taken place
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97 to 964 E. This is about 1 per cent. lower the; lied
terday. The Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduce°, leo
touched 1021, and are now 1021. Bank Stock has 'fie;
from 187 k 4to 1864. Exchequer Bills from 69 not
and Reduced Three per Cents. to 971. At one
yesterday the last-mentioned Stock was 98.
As it was known pretty well yesterday that 0, deb
remittance came in the West India mail ste'ned
for the Mexican dividendS, the bonds have not 0110
beyond the highest price of yesterday. Indeed.
t'ott
have rather receded, viz., from 324 to 32k. Spanit:d
is a trifle higher. The Three per Cents, are at 3 000
the Fives at 21-a, with the coupons. Dutch Stocks,,
shade lower, and so are Austrian and Belgian Belrio
A fall from 138 to 134 has taken place lotti)
London and Birmingham Railway shares, and coo;
Westerns are also cheaper. Croydon, Midland ,0
ties, and Paris and Orleans the same. Northern, hi
Eastern Shares have advanced.. The range take
prices this morning are annexed.
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BRITISH-FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'C.'"
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities' ..... 961 97
3/ per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 101611,6
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 -
India Stock far Opening 272
Bank Stock for Account
97 187
Consols for Account
India Stock
Exchequer Bills, lid. IV.
1000/.
500/. -
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Ditto Small
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FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'C'
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent..... ... 1131
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent
.. 1034
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... ....... —4,
Dittofor the Account .444444 3211111 '
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 2l44
Ditto Passive Bonds 54
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 3Ol15'
4
Dutch 2/ per Cent
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Dutch 5 per Cent. Wits,
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT °P
R A ILWAY S. Paid. Per Share. 63,1
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Eastern Counties
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Ditto Scrip ..
1-00 2236182,14E 'l. to
cp°l9 , ..- ';
Do. New Registered
Hull and Selby 5O
...... 56
..... iv.
..0,,
London and Birmingham
Ditto 1- Shares
London and South Weqtern ... 41% ...
London and Croydon ( Trunk)... 134 144....:• t° ....-
Midland Counties ..
.... . to
to Northern and Eastern
Paris and Orleans
...-
Paris and Ronen .. .... • •• ... 20
Rouen and Havre 2
.... ......... .. 6
i 4
South Eastern and Dover
..• . t
Ditto Scrip
York and North Midland... - 5O
..... .--•
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2/ lB •••••• to ,4, ..-. 0
Yarmouth and Norwich...
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 9.--- , twice
atlY ' toOf
had rather more business doing to-day, at ste i rreS 0,1
The following are our quotations :—Bolton and ta 0
251 ; Eastern Counties, 11 11 1-16 i Alanches"nierfi'
Leeds, 1021 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 451 ; South P. 541 i
31q ;Ditto, Scrip, 361 ;
Do. Quarters, 41; Manchester Assurance, 91. .
Sheffield and Manchester,

ea The railroad from Naples to Caresta wasor° ,l'
11th ult.
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A GOOD SERVANT.—At the Duke of Marlbor°
rent audit, held last week at Waddesdon, one cd.
tenants paid a 51. Bank of England note that "s-
-issued 30 years, bearing the name of Henry '11:01
are aware the Bank never re-issue their palit?r:
note must, therefore, have been out the whole tune,„,oo°
simple interest at 4 per cent. was 61., and at curl3;iti./
interest 9/., while it did not cost the Comfaul.'
Aylesbury News.
A EDES
THE NEW AMERICAN SHIP PRINCE
The splendid new American line-of-packet sh'P'nnel‘,4"
Albert, which arrived in the St. Katherine' vrj,
Thursday last, has, since Sunday, been a source '-',„01„,,Pr0
great attraction to persons who feel an interest ill .1- VI
connected with improvements in ship buildin„gia tb:t
Prince Albert is the companion ship to the Viet -rate
.was launched last year, and, although of the same efri
tonnage (1,000) she is considerably larger 0
respect, and in all her appointments superior..., LiP"
THE MURDER NEAR WEST CALDER.--"1:0.
tile active superintendent a our county police, 1%4
engaged during the whole of last week iu 01a/foal:Ai
vestigations, with a view to discover the erPerho- 7,4
the murder of the old man, John Geddes, ""norsil.;
found in his house near West Calder on Sunday
week, in the horribly mangled state already desc
ri
a previous paper. We understood that Air' tobil,Ve
few days ago got a clue which will in all fir° of Pic
bring home the charge of murder to a relativerer,
unfortunate victim, named James Bryce, a latoti,chilio
has been ascertained that Bryce pledged a silver wifice
the deceased a great number of years ago, and that; thie
murder was committed he has been seen eS:iii",,,-klertit
watch and also displaying the possession of a c°,.115,,-0) jo
sum of money. Mr. List has since traced Bryce
Calder to various places in the west ; and on kra
traced him to Coatbridge, between Airdrie 1111, e 0111:i
gow. Still 13yrce has contrived to keep out of ti' led
of justice. But, as Mr. List is now being ass,spec,'
the Glasgow police, there is little doubt the s'ord,,,,
murderer will soon be safe' custody. Al„e/07111
501. has been offered for his apprehension.--L;',
Mercury.
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CAUTIOUS OVERMUCH.—AI/011t three or oorh-t
three o'clock on Sunday last, a man named Butle;:irt',reo
of the house, 19, Cross-street, St. George%. „
,_,se,l
East, came in breathless haste to the Arbu'?;
Station-house, and stated that a lodger of II;
Rayner had hung himself; and lie wanted "otioi;r,
officer to attend to the case. On being 9111„,pect`1"1,1
by Sergeant Shaw, who acted for the , tiii
Butler said, that his lodger was a buniboat „i."
did not appear to labour under any pecuniall
or immediate want, and so far from the Bet ar an, 1)
to be premeditated, Rayner, who was a single
laid in provision for the Sunday on the previous iii 3 elb
The landlord, finding that he did not make roonla
warance at the usual hour, went to l'is„o3o9o
little before three o'clock, but found it 31.,;ped let
empty, whilst a razor ready oiled and str°ii, JJatoo
shaving lay upon the table. On further sore ft, fro,
found his lodger hanging behind a closet-d°`n)v; 501'er
which he contrived to suspend himself. Serg,e!
—" Well, and you cut loth down at once,'l,
fade
—" What !me cut him down ? Oh, no ; for 0" I‘
without a public officer, and so I came here of th(3,o
Sergeant Shaw at once directed a constable and
00,
division, named Hams to hasten to the Pinq'co, 0 life
into the, matter. Dr. 'Hawkins of College-K ,c,,1
mercial-read, waft. called in, rho pronounce.“,, 000:,
had been extinct for some hours, and thus t; :he 1,1%,9
over-much landlord in some measure escapc,",sel'optiwo,,,
which must have otherwise attached to la' joivn_a
precision in waiting for a public officer to ct,'_'eld, a"
body. A coroner's inquest has been since
le
ing
verdict of " Temporary Insanity" returned. ves . 0
' TIM IRISH SQUADRON.—The f0...0w
..der
compose the. squadron on the coast of Ireland,cualedetuoio
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command of Rear-Admiral Bowles :—The 42, C,P,„O'
120, flag-ship, Captain Milne Cook ,• Fox, is, ',p
Sir F. 11. Blackwood, Shannon ; . o.
mander F. Scott ; Iris, 26, Captain Mu" rVolerti,
3, Commander J. T. Nutt ; Snipe, 2, r°9,ter
Raymond • The Flamer, 6, Commander I,4"sP
Cornet, 2, 'Commander G. A. Fraser Zilder„
Commander T. Driver ; Meteor, 2, Cerlb bo'"
qtroln Title
Butler ; Pluto, 2, Commander Jeayes ; 0.01 jer
Commander Hon. E. Plunkett; Tartarus, 2, crij..°o3rosn-e•
IL T. Austen ; Rhadamanthus, 2, Master-usutberotorj,
T. Lane ; Volcano, 2, Commander C. J. Feat IS 01
The remains of Lord Grey's grandson, all° italic
Shipman on board the Fox frigate, were....o.
Tarbert (Lower Shannon) with naval boon