The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-24 00:00:00

lITHITECHAPEL.

We had only a moderate supply of each kind of Meat on
sale to-day, yet the demand was throughout inactive, at late
rates. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ;
Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s
per 81bs.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The transactions in Cotton at rverpoel yesterday amounted
to 6,000 bales, at firm prices. The business was nearly all
to the trade, and principally American, at 4d. to 54d. per lb.
There was a good demand for Railway Shares, except for
French, which were dull :—Birmingham and Gloucester,lo2 ;
Caledonian, 34 ' • Chester and Birkenhead, 30 ; Ditto and
Holyhead, 5i • Eastern Counties, 124 ; Ditto Registered,
144 ; Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven, 15 ; Grand Junc-
tion, 217 ; Ditto Half, 1084 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
230; Ditto Half, 1144 ;• London and Birmingham, 226 ;
Ditto, 321. Shares, 38 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 261 ; Lon-
don and South-Western Eighths, 4* ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham Quarter, 3i ; Manchester. Bolton, and Bury, 108 ;
Midland Counties, 994 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 774 • South-
Eastern, 38 ; Trent Valley, 94 ; Lyons and Avignon,ll.lBs. 6d. ;
Paris and Lyons, 21; Paris and Rouen, 381; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 21. 6s.
As so many of the people of the United Kingdom are in-
terested in the welfare of those of their friends who have
settled in the British colonies, the following extract from the
Quebec Gazette, relative to agricultural property in Canada,
will be read with interest
:
"The hopes of April which were disappointed in May and
the first days of June, have been partly revived by dry and
warm weather since the 10th instant.
" The grain crops are however short for the season, and
not of the most healthy appearance. The meadows have
also suffered by the cold and wet weather, and the grass,
where the ground has not been well manured, is thin and
short. Potatoe planting has been retarded and is not yet
quite finished on low grounds. The early planted, in dry
land, have come well forward.
" The apples are formed in the orchards, and give the ap-
pearance of an abundant crop. Red plums, after flowering
richly, have had the fruit blasted, as well as some sorts of
cherries. Currants and gooseberry bushes are well provided
with young fruit, but in some places catterpillars are trou-
blesome.

" Garden seeds of all descriptions have come up well, and
generally the produce of the garden is not unpromising.
Early peas are in blossom.
" Some kinds of wild fruit promise to be abundant. Flocks
of birds (the Bohemian Chatterer), are already at work. The
whole tribe of chatterers are troublesome, and often do much
mischief. Ripe wild field strawberries were picked on the
16th instant.
"The produce of the:dairy, where the cows have been well
wintered, is abundant, and the pastures good.
" Although the promise of the season, so far, is not remark-
ably good, there is nothing discouraging, and with the quan-
tity of wheat sown, if it escape the fly, a great addition will
be made to the most valuable produce of the country."
There are some accounts from Port Phillip this morning,
but they do not contain any news of interest.
The Funds continue to be in a most buoyant condition.
The Government brokers bought 10,0001. Consols at par,
since which the market has receded a shade. The same re-
marks will apply to the value (.f Consols for the Account.
The other Stocks are a shade under what they were in the
morning. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced
again to B.os. Bank Stock has touched 200 ; and East India
Stork, 2861.
The information which we communicated yesterday of the
assent given by the Legislature of Buenos Ayres, to the ap-
propriation of 5,000 dollars per month, towards the payment
of interest upon the loan raised in this country for the repub-
lic, until a final settlement can be made with its creditors, has
afforded much satisfaction to those interested. The effect
produced upon the value of the bonds, has, taking the lowest
prices of the week, been an advance of not less than
2 per cent. The price this morning is 36 to 361,-. Chiliun
Bonds have been done at 5 per cent. over par. Belgian
Bonds have fallen from 1041 to 1034. Brazilian at 84. The
Dutch Five per Cents. at 1014. Spanish Three per Cents.
at 331, and the Five per Cents. at 23.
An improvement has taken place in most of the Railway
shares to-day. The demand is exceedingly brisk. London
and Westminster Bank shares are at 7 premium.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

, .
Bank Stock 2OO
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... .........
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities lOO 99%
3 per Cerlt. Annuities, 1726 PB7;
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 103%%
New 3% per Cent. Annuities 104%%%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. Ih6o 121% 9-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
India Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 14d. I%d
1,000/.
5001 — 79 Kt prn.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent IO4M 103 N
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839. B2
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ......... ....."
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO5
Columbian Bonds. 14%
Mexican Bonds, .837, 5 per Cent .....
Ditto for the Account 3634%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.— ...........
Ditto Converted 45
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto for the Account. 23
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4134
Dutch 2% per Cents 62%
Ditto for the Account 62%

_._
Dutch 5 per Cents.
Ditto for the Account lOl%
New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pea SHARE.
Birmingham and Derby lOO 71%1% ... to '72
Birmingham and Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Dublin and Cashel ... 2% 5% to
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Rd.
Gla,gow and Dumfries l4
Ditto Grand Connection 2% 4 to
Great Western ........... ............. '75 135 to
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham. lOO ... ... 229 to 2.30
Ditto New Thirds 2 384 to 38
Ditto 14 Shares
London and Brighton so_.. ....... 48%%... to
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ...... 41% ...... 86
Ditto Eighths
Manchester and Birmingham ...
Midland Counties
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. *ll
North British
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ... ...... 32% ...... 38 37% to 38/A
Ditto New
Whitehaven and Maryport
York and North Midland ..... .... 50 .... .....
Ditto 14 Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1
Paris ..nd Orleans
JOINT STOCK RANKS.
London and Westminster
MANCHESTER S'rocx EXCHANGE, JULY 23 —The charac-
ter of our market presents a firmer appearance, and the trans-
actions have been to a fair extent at higher prices.—Eastern
Counties, 121 ; Ditto, Registered, 148 ; Ditto, Perpetual,
335. 10d. ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 3 5-16;
Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 45; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 761 ; Huddersfield and Manchester, 205. to 225. 6d.
premium ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 4; Trent Val-
ley, 8; 9.
.......z....t...•........"...... ,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS DAY.)

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to HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Durham, de-
precating the practice of opening letters at the Post-office
and praying-the House to make such practice illegal.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS (WALES) BILL.
Sir J. GRAHAM moved the order of the day for
going into Committee on this Bill.
Mr. J. H. VIVIAN moved that it be an instruction
to the Committee that they have power to include high-
ways and county bridges within the provisions of the Bill.
He quite agreed with the principle of this measure, which
he looked upon as a great experiment, and one likely to
prove very beneficial. He thought, however, they ought
to go one step further, and include highways and county
bridges in the operation of the Bill.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM did not wish to embarrass
the Committee with any consideration as to highway-
rates, and the manner in which they should be levied.
This Bill had received the fullest consideration of the
Government, and it might be extended or altered in
Committee, if the Committee should think fit to do so.
Colonel TREVOR asked if, in case an abolition of
certain tolls should take place in Wales, the Right Hon.
Gentleman would be prepared to sanction compensation
being afforded to the clerks of the turnpike trusts ?
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he was not prepared at
present to say that he would sanction such compensation.
After a few words from Mr. GIBSON CRAIG and Mr.
WILLIAMS, the amendment was negatived without a
division.

The House then went into Committee on the Bill.
On clause 1 being proposed, in answer to a question
from Colonel TREVOR, .

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it was not the intention
of the Government to continue the Turnpike Trust Corn •
mission beyond the 29th September in the next year.
Indeed, it was with considerable reluctance that the
Government continued it to that time, as the expense of
the Commission was defrayed out of the public purse,
and not out of any local tax.
The clause was agreed to.
Clause 2 was also agreed to.
On clause 3 being proposed,
Mr. MACKINNON said he thought it would be bet-
ter to abolish tolls altogether, and substitute a rate upon
houses in its stead.—The clause was agreed to.
Clauses 4 to 8 were agreed to.
On clause 9, Sir J. WALSH moved an amendment,
defining the debts of turnpike trusts, but it was opposed
by Sir J. GRAIIAM, and withdrawn, and the clause,
with verbal amendments, was agreed to.
Clauses from 10 to 24 were agreed to without dis-
cussion. •

After a short discussion the clause was agreed to.
On clause 39 being proposed,
Colonel TREVOR said he would take that oppor-
tunity of stating, in reference to the petition he pre•
sented before the House went into Committee, that he
trusted compensation would be granted to the clerks
under the turnpike trust.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that, under the large powers
given to the county boards, they would have the means
of selecting the most meritorious clerks, and providing
for them under the new Act. But he should resist the
principle of giving compensation to clerks who held their
offices only during pleasure.—(Hear, hear.)
Clauses up to 53 were agreed to.
On clause 53 being proposed,
Colonel WOOD (Brecon) said he hoped the clause
would be withdrawn. The clause recognised an une-
qual tollage. He thought it would be better if the toll-
age was uniform.
Colonel TREVOR thought the clause was a re-
lieving one. _ _ _

Sir J. GRAHAM said the clause, as now framed, was
a relief to the toll-payers.
(LEFT SITTING.)

COURT OF SEWERS.
A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and
Liberty of Westminster and part of the County of Middlesex,
was held, at the Sewers' Office, Greek-street, Soho-square,
yesterday, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of receiving a
communication from the Hon. the Commissioners of the
Woods and Forests, relative to the metropolis improvements,
and forother business. Donaldson, Esq., in the chair.
After a variety of minor business had been disposed of,
on the motion that the Court do sanction an order of the 25th
June, for rebuilding 985 feet of sewer in Wellington-street,
North, Upper Wellington-street, and Bow-street, at an esti-
mate of 1,4001. 95., it was intimated that Mr. Pennethorne,
the surveyor to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests,
was in waiting in an adjoining room ; he was accordingly

called in, and—
The CHAIRMAN said that he believed the proposition of the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests to the Court of Sewers
was a sum of 10s. per foot on 500 feet, and the reply by the
Court had been that 1,050/. 9s. ought to be their fair and just
proportion of the expenses. He wished to know if Mr. Pen-
nethorne was, on the part of the Woods and Forests, pre-
pared to amend his offer ?
Mr. PENNETHORNE begged to remind the Court that the
proposed line of sewerage extended to other property than
that of the Woods and Forests. The Mercers' Company
were parties benefited. There were other parties also ; and
they must remember that in making the sewers at an in-
creased depth, they were not so much benefiting the pro-
perty of the Woods and Forests, as they were consulting the
interests of the district generally. He bad allowed 500 feet
as the extent of their proper frontage ; but a reference to the
section would show that it was really within that length.
He (Mr. Pennethorne) based his offer to the Court of Sewers
on a calculation of the cost of the work if executed by his
own contractor.

Mr. LESLIE begged to draw Mr. Pennethorne's attention to
the 18th section of the 3d and 4th of Victoria, where he
thought he would find that by the terms of the Act the
Commissioners of the Woods and Forests were compelled to
build the new sewerage.
Mr. PENNETHORNE contended that the Act did not require
them to elo so, and he was convinced that he had offered
every penny he was entitled to.
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Unsvin, Mr.
Allanson, and Mr. White took part, it was suggested by
An HoN. COMMISSIONER that Mr. Pennethorne should re-
tire until the Court had determined upon the matter in
question.
Mr. LESLIE said that that being an open Court there could
be no necessity for such a procedure.
Mr. Pennethorne was ultimately allowed to remain.
The CHAIRMAN then at some length argued that the pro-
posed line would be of vast general utility, and that it should
be at once commenced before the approach of winter put a
stop to the undertaking. He would inform Mr. Pennethorne
that it had ever been a rule with that Court in such cases as
the one under discussion, where a street was widened, and
one side of it entirely rebuilt, to allow the inhabitants
of the standing houses the advantages of the new sewers.
without a farthing of additional cost, and for this reason,
that those persons were supposed to have been at the expense
of the old sewerage, and it was therefore deemed but fair to
give them the advantages of any new sewer which might be
rendered necessary by an extended neighbourhood. This
line, he was of opinion, was essentially necessary, and if Mr.
Pennethorne would advance his offer to 11. per foot, he
thought that they might then sink minor objections, and at
once set about the undertaking. This was the time to do so,
while the street was in a disorganised state, for, indepen-
dently of the additional expense, it would be rather foolish
to wait until the street was completed, and the pavements
laid, before they commenced their excavations.
Mr. PENNETHORNE would, in order to avoid any difference,
make an offer on the part of the Woods and Forests of 575/.
towards the expenses of the line.
Mr. WHITE was of opinion that the offer was a very liberal
one, and ought to be accepted by the Court, and he would
put into writing, and move, a resolution to that effect.
Mr. LESLIE thought that the Act of Parliament be bad
quoted decided that the Woods and Forests should, in this
case, build the sewerage at their own expense. He had no
idea of entailing an expense upon the district for the mere
purpose of benefiting the property of certain parties. He
believed that Belton-street had formerly been a narrow and
inconvenient thoroughfare. Now it was to be widened
twenty-four feet, and the old sewers would be quite inade-
quate to answer the purposes of the new improvements, and
therefore he contended that the Act was quite explicit on the
point, and that it was imperative on the Woods and Forests
to do the work themselves without applying to that Pourt
for assistance. If they allowed this work to be commenced
without the sanction of other parties interested, it
might be afterwards a matter of considerable diffi-
culty so to equalise the demand upon each, that
all would be satisfied. They might then argue that they
could have constructed better sewers at a less expense,
and they might think themselves justified in consequence in
deducting a certain sum or sums throughout the piece. He
thought the wiser course would be, before they commenced
this undertaking, to have a specific report from their own
officers accompanied with drawings ; and they should have all
questions upon the subject satisfactorily answered to the
Court. He thought they should not go into this question on
the present cccasion, and one principal ground of his objec-
tion was that they had no proposition before the Court to
rescind the former order, which required the works to be
commenced if the Commissioners of Woods and Forests ad-
vanced 1,0501. 9s.
The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. White's motion approved of
the offer made by Mr. Pennethorne.
Mr. LESLIE begged to ask a'question of Mr. Pennethorne.
If the Mercers' Company, and the other parties interested in
this line, refused to be their fair share of the expenses in-
curred, would he, in the event of his proposition being ac-
cepted by the Court that day, expect that the Court would
complete the work, irrespective of the other parties ?
Mr. PENNETHORNE said he should expect so assuredly.
The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Pennethorne mustunderstand
that it was in the power of the Court to rescind any resolu-
tion of to-day if they deemed it advisable to do so. But he
thought they might proceed with the lower part of Welling-
ton-street, and, in the meantime, come to some arrangement
with the Woods and Forests, the Mercers' Company; and the
other interested parties.
Mr. ALLANSON supported Mr. Leslie, and an amendment
was moved on Mr. White's motion.
The original motion and amendment were put by the
Chairman, when the former was carried by a majority of 3.
Mr. LESLIE begged to congratulate Mr. Pennethorne on
his good days' work.—(Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the works should be at
once commencedat the Wellington-street end, and an amend-
ment was moved by Mr. Leslie, which was, however, nega-
tived, after some discussion.
Mr. LESLIE then moved the motion of which he had given
notice—" That the works (from Wellington-street to Char-
lotte-street, Bloomsbury, ordered by the Court on the 25th
June) on the eastern division of the Westminster sewers he
the subject of a special contract after public advertisement,
and that the excavations and the construction, &c., be sepa-
rately tendered for."
Mr. BYNG seconded the motion, which was opposed by
Messrs.Unwin and Hawkes, on the ground that the Court had
entered into an agreement with the present contractor until
Michaelmas next, and that it would therefore be unfair to
turn round upon that gentleman now in the way Mr. Leslie
wished.
The motion was ultimately lost upon being put from the
Chair.
The Court, after disposing of several reports, examining
the contractors' books, &c., adjourned at a late hour.