The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
We had rather a large show of Monday's unsold samples
of English Wheat, while the demand for that article was in a
very sluggish state at barely previous rates. In foreign
Wheat so little was doing that the prices were almost nominal.
Barley and Malt were a slow sale, and might have been pur-
chased on lower terms. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, were
about stationary.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour
English 1,780 qrs. 290 qrs. 20 qrs. 2,070 sacks.
1ri5h.....„. - - 8,340 -
Foreign. ..... -
Malt. 2,400 qrs.
VTIEITECILAPEL.
For prime Beef and Mutton we had a steady demand at
full prices ; otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef from
2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 10d to
4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s per Blbs.

SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—Within the last few
days the people of Gravesend have been painfully excited
by the self-destruction of the Rev. G. Harris, minister of one
of the churches in the City. Tht unfortunate gentleman,
who was about 48 years of age, left town last Saturday week
with his lady and two daughters, in the hopes that a change
of air would benefit his health, lie having, for the last three
months, been in a very desponding state of mind. From in-
quiries made respecting the melancholy occurrence, it ap-
pears that at a late hour on Fridays night-, he retired to his
bedchamber with his wife, Mrs. Harris retiring to rest first.
A few seconds, however, had barely elapsed before she heard
a heavy fall in the room. She immediately rose, and per-
ceiving Mr. Harris lying on the floor, promptly got out of
bed, and then made the awful discovery that he had laid vio-
lent hands on himself. The police were instantly called in,
when the lamented gentleman was found to have inflicted a
mortal gash in his throat with a razor, which was discovered
on the top of the drawers; and although Mr. Sanders, sur-
geon, of High-street, was soon in attendance, and every
means were resorted to to save his life, all proved ineffectual,
and in less than a quarter of an Lour he ceased to exist. An
inquest was held by Mr. Carttar, one of the Coroners for
Kent, on the body, and a verdict of " Temporary insanity"
returned.

The remains of the late lamented Dowager Coun-
tess of Leicester were interred tt Longford Hall, Derbyshire,
on Monday, in the presence of her deceased Ladyship's
nearest relatives. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle, who
were to have come to town en route to Goodwood, are stay-
ing at Quiddenham Hall, in retirement, in consequence of
her Ladyship's demise.

The llouseten adjourned until Five o'clock.

MOVE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A very small business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yes-
terday, but there was no change in prices. Sales 2,000 bales,
100 Pernani, 54d to 6d ; 200 Surat, at 3d to 31d ; and the
rest American, at 34d to 51c1 per lb.—The Share Market con-
tinued rather brisk. Birmingham and Gloucester, 1081;
Caledonian, 34 ; Eastern Counties, ; Grand Junction, 222 ;
Ditto, Half 111 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 ; Brighton Loan
Notes, 12k ; Manchester and Birmingham, 54i ; Midland
Counties, 1024 ; North Union, 132 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 85k; South-Eastern, 39; Ditto, New, 124; Orleans
and Tours, 2/. Is. ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 9s. ; Ditto and Rouen,
384 ; Rouen and Havre, 20i ; and Tours and Nantes, 19s.
The Committee of the South American Bondholders have
had a further correspondence with the agent of the Govern-
ment of New Granada, M. Mosquera, resident in this
country, upon the subject of the too long delayed payment of
the interest due from New Granada, upon that portion of the
Colombian Loans assigned by consent to the republic before
named. It will be recollected that so far back as March, 1842, an
agreement was entered into by the agents of the bondholders,
under which terms were named for the settlement of their
claims, but up to the present moment not a dollar has yet
been handed over to the foreign creditors of New Gre-
nada. M. Mosquera admits that he has received no
orders from his Government to pay over any sums to
those who have so long standing claims on that
country. It is not, we believe, to be denied, but that there
are some assets here, but at the same time it can hardly be
credited that a sufficient sum has yet been received to
pay anything like a dividend to the holders of
New Granada Bonds, the dividends upon which
have been in arrear since the month of May,
1826. Still it is conceived that M. Mosquera nitht, without
a breach of his official duty, have told the Committee of
Spanish American Bondholders the actual amount that had
been received by him, in aid of a fund for paying a portion
of the interest upon the stock allocated to the Republic.
A meeting of the shipping interests is at the present
moment being held at the Hall of Commerce, to receive a
report from the Committee of the Ship-owners Society
touching various matters connected with this im-
portant branch of the mercantile marine. At pre-
sent we are only enabled to say that the attention
of all those interested in ships, colonies, and commerce, should
be directed to the report which was brought forward this
afternoon.

A meeting of the South Sea Proprietors is now being held
to consider the propriety of accepting the terms of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, as they have already appeared in
The Sun. The proprietors are ready to agree to the
first proposition—the Guarantee Fund completion—but
will take time to decide upon another point—the
future management of the South Sea Stock, and
Annuities—and the countenance of the Company should
be given before coming to a definite conclusion. The Directors
of the Bank of England are ready to take the management
of the South Sea Stock at the reduced charge.
The Funds are dull to-day. The Tahiti affair affords a
pretext for keeping the market a little flat, though an
amicable arrangement is generally predicted. Consols are
99a for Money and Time. Exchequer Bills obtain 775. to
795. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 200 to 4.. The Com-
missioners have taken 10,000/. Reduced Three per Cents. at
100 i. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 102 to
104 and the Reduced 103 to h.
The Foreign Bonds continue to wear a heavy appearance.
Spanish Five per Cents, are 22i„ and the Three per Cents.
33* to 331. Portuguese Converted obtain 44 to 431. Mexi-
can Deferred are 16, Colombian 134, and Brazilian 84!.
Buenos Ayres Stock is 36 • Belgian Bonds realise 1031, and
Dutch Five per Cents. 101; to 104.
The Railway Shares have been rather more fluctuating, on
account of the settlement, but generally they are well sup..
ported.

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

Bank 5t0ck.,.......... ~....... . . ...... ......: 200% 200
3 per Cent. Heduced.Annuities ..... ............-” 1001 U
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities ... .
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..«.„ 103%
New 3% per Cent. Annuities.... ...
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 880. ....
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. 12%
Consols for Account ... ....... . ....... ...... ...... -.. 02% %
Exchequer Bills, 150. I%d.
1,0001. ........».......«.».. ....•...«..7:1 77 pm.
D)tto Small-.............. ..... ....... '27 79 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds. 5 per Cent. .... .. .......... .
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..„,„ .... "
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 ............. 02 ih
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ......... ...,,,,, 36'"
Columbian Bonds.
13%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. ................... - 89%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..., ........ „„„ _
Ditto Deferred Stock.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.... ............ • 6—
Ditto Converted 44% 43%
Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 22%%
Ditto Passive Bonds. ........... .............,,,,,„„ 5
Ditto Three per Cent. .....
Dutch 2% per Cents .......... ...... ......• 61
Dutch 5 per Cents. ........ .............................„ 101 %
New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE,
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHAKE.
Birmingham, and Gloucester lOO ..»..... 10734... to 109
Ditto New 17% '7 to
Bristol and Gloucester 3O .... ..... 56 ....... to
Chester and Holyhead 5 ..... .... 6 .. ....... to 5%
Dublin and Cashel.
Eastern Counties ..... ... ..... 23 .... ..... 1214% ... to -.Ditto New Registered... 81. 6s. Eld.
Great Western ....... .......... ....... 75 137
Ditto Shares
.* to
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham. lOO 230% to 231
London and Blackwall
London and Brighton 5O . .... .... 49%%... to
London and South Western 41% ..... 8714 'to
Ditto Eighths
3
7
Manchester and Leeds llB to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland Counties lOO ......... 101 to
Ditto Fifths
North British • 2%
Northern and Eastern 45 .. ...
Ditto % Stares -
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 32% 38%% ... to --
Trent Valley
Yarmouth and Norwich lB 30%% ... to
York and North Midland .... ..... 50 ....
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1
Paris and Orleans
„.„„„ 38 to -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster 2O 27 to
Union of London lO 12% ...... to
MAICCIIESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 30.—We have
again had a good business, without much alteration in
prices. The sales are :—Barnsley Junction, 2i; Eastern
Counties, 12i ; Huddersfield and Manchester, 1 premium ;
Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 1-16; Manchester and
Birmingham, 54i. ; Ditto, Quarters, Sit premium ; Lynn and
Ely, li ; Manchester and Buxton, 365. ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 84i ; South-Eastern, 38i ; Ditto, New, 12k;
Trent. Valley, 9i.

PREPARATIONS FOR A GRAND FETE AT DIEPPE.--
BRIGATON, TUESDAY EVENDIG.—We learn by the arrival of
the General Steam Navigation Company's packets from
Dieppe, that the Dieppois are making the most. extensive
preparations to celebrate the erection of a statue to the
memory of Admiral Duquesne. The King of the French
has accepted an invitation from the Dieppe authorities to
be present at the ceremony, which is to take place at the
latter end of next month. The fete would have taken place
earlier, but the King is desirofis of waiting till the
accouchement of the Princess de Joinville, which is expected
in about a fortnight. We understand there will be three
days' rejoicing. All the spare troops from the north of
France are to be present, and several ships of war are ex-
pected in the roads to salute his Majesty on his arrival.
Steamers will run daily between Brighton and Dieppe during
August and September.

BRIGHTON, TUESDAY, SIX O'CLOCK, P.M.—Soon
after twelve o'clock this morning a stiff breeze sprung up,
and the sea was considerably agitated, and in the course of
the afternoon the hull of the John o' Gaunt, the vessel de-
stroyed by Captain Warner, was seen drifting with the wind.
Hundreds of persons followed its progress down Channel, and
at this hour a large portion of the devoted vessel is drifting
just off the Chain-pier, and in the course of an hour will, in
all probability, be on Lore. There are thousands of persons
on the beach, anxiously waiting to examine the hull of the
ship. Captain Pechell's fears respecting the danger to vessels
going down Channel will now, of course, loe removed.
We are sorry to learn the illness of Lord Powers-
court, the son-in-law of the Earl of Roden, who has been
residing some time at Ems, for thebenefit of his health. -

IAIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at Twelve o'clock.
The Lords' Amendments to the Kingston-upon-Hull
Docks Bill was read and agreed to.
The Ramsden's Estate Bill, Lady Le Despencer's Es-
tate Bill, and Harris's Estate Bill, were severally read a
third time and passed.
Hough's Divorce Bill was read a second time.
The Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Spirits (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and
passed.
-The Piccadilly Improvement Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Woods and Forests Accounts Bill was read a
third time and passed,
The Clerks to Attorneys Bill was read a third time
and passed.
On the motion for the third reading of the Consoli-
dated Fund (Appropriation) Bill,
Capt. BERNAL rose to oppose the motion. He could
not help complaining that they were required to attend
there merely to regiaer the acts of the Government.—
(Hear, hear.) He referred especially to the circumstance
of the House being counted out last night. He believed
the motion for counting the House was directed particu-
larly against a motion which he had on the paper ; but
so determined was he to bring forward that motion in
the course of this session, that he would take every op-
portunity of obstructing the Government measures in
order to accomplish his object.
Sir J. GRAHAM extremely regretted that the Hon.
Member should have taken offence at the circumstance
which he referred to. So far as he was concerned. it
was always his wish to do all in his power to give Hon.
Members every opportunity of bringing forward 'notions
which they had on the paper ; but it was extremely dif-
ficult to kecp a House at that period of the session.
Mr. AGLIONBY said the Right Hon. Baronet usually
exhibited, he admitted, the greatest courtesy, but it was
extremely inconvenient when Hon. Members who sup-
ported the Government moved that the House should be
counted.

Mr. M. GIBSON also complained of a motion which
he had on the paper being delayed by the circum-
stance of the House being counted ; and said he thought
the Government were responsible for the House being
counted, if they did not themselves endeavour to pre-
vent it.

Mr. CRIPPS denied that he was a Government
counter.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to absolve the Go-
vernment from all share of responsibility ; but with a
House of thirty-three Members, he thought it would not
be right to raise an Irish debate, which would probably
be of an angry character.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Report of the Tralee Navigation and Harbour
Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow.
The order of the day for the second reading of the
Juvenile Offenders' Bill was read for the purpose of being
discharged.
The report on the South Sea Company Bill was
brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.