The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-06 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.
Fresh up, we received a fair supply of English Wheat from
Essex and Kent. The finest parcels sold readily at prices
quite equal to those obtained on Monday last. The middling
and inferior kinds at late rates. For fine foreign Wheat last
week's prices were supported in every instance. In Grain
under lock, the rates are nominal. Barley at prices quite
equal to those obtained last week. The best potatoe qualities
of Oats were held at 6d per quarter more money, the value
of other kinds being firmly maintained. Beans. and Peas
had an upward tendency. Flour produced very full prices.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essen & Kent, 1111m.r..--chevalier 63s to
red 4lls to 58s OATS—Yorkshire and
Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin i Potatoe
coln red 4O. to 438 Youghall and Cork,
Dittowhite 42s to 478 black
Irish, red 47s to 50s Cork, white
Ditto white
RYE—Old 2Ss to 33s BEANS—Tick 30s to 36s
New 36s to 383 Plus— Grey
BARLEY—Grinding ...... 24. to 275; Map!e
Malting ............... riSs to 3651 White 30s to 35.
Chevalier 32s to 35.51 80i1er5.......,,„... 32 •to 8
MALT—Suffolk and Nor FLOUR—Town maci. .
e.... 45; to 533:
folks6s to 6251 buffo k .......... ........ 341 to 38s
Brown sos to 54. Stockton & Norfolk 34s to 36
Kingston and Ware 568 to 62s
FOREIGN G RAIN AT
WNEAT—Dantzic
Hamburg h 366 to 40s
BARLEY
30. to 335,
OATS—New ••... ........ .•• 15s to 17s
Feed l4s to 16s,
SMITHFIELD.

W FLOUR IN BOND.
BEANS ........ 20. to 26.
PeAS 23s to 214
FLOUR—American
Baltic

Prime Scots, homebreds, runts, &c., at an advaece in the
currencies obtained on Monday last of 2d per 81bs—the
highest figure being 4s per 81bs, while the value of all other
breeds was supported without difficulty. The Mutton trade
was somewhat steady, at last week's prices, the best old
Downs selling at 3s 8d per 81bs. The Lamb trade was very
steady, at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day
sen'night, viz., from 5s to 6s 4d per Sibs. Calves at full quo-
tations. The value of Pigs was supported without difficulty.
Per Sibs. to sink the oOaL
0. d. to s. d. s. 11. to I. st.
Inferior Beasts 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto... slo S I
Second quality ditto 2lO 3 9 Coarse.woolled ditto.. 3 2 3 4
Prime large Oxen 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wethers 1 6 3 s
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves l4 4 2 Large Hogs 3 0 S 1
Prime small ditto 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers 3lO 4 4
Suckling Calves, each 11 0 29 I Quart er old Plgs, each 16 0 IS I
Inferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
I I I
2,540 29,770 104 402
NEWGATE AND LEADENZIALL.

The primest Beef, Mutton, and Veal have commanded a
trifle more money—the value of other descriptions being sup-
ported. In addition to the arrivals below, about 500 carcases
of Lamb, and 800 hind quarters of Mutton, have come to
hand from various parts, per railway.

At per stone, by the Carcase
s. d. to s. d.I s. d. to s. d.
3eef, inferi0r............ 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 2 4 2 8
middling ..... .... 2 6 2 II; -- middling 2lO 3 2
prime 1arge...... 210 32( -- prime .....
prime small 3 4 36( Pork, large. 2 4 3 6
Vaal ..... ••••••••••• ..• 3 4 4 61 —small ..... •••••••••• 3 6 4 4
Lamb. 4s 10d to Is
ARRIVALS DURII,4 G THI: PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
8 350 320
7 400 412
2 '7O '7O
.-- 60 29
3 32 25
6 100 120 160
41 200 130 136
40 49
4 50 90 SO
100 80 100

Scotland
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire,
Essex
Surrey
Devonshire
Wiltshire
Other puts

Total
3$ 1,412 480 1,40?
9 1,503 6g! 1,540
Previous week's arrival —

Dithrence since our last. 3l 100 12 135
BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.
The arrivals of Potatoes having exceeded the demand since
our last ; holders have in some instances been compelled to
submit to lower rates to effect sales, while most of the in-
ferior qualities have been housed. From Belgium, Holland,
and Ireland, nearly 700 tons have been received, and held at
from 40s to 45s per ton, their quality being very inferior.
WOOL MARKET.
During the past week the imports of Foreign and Colonial
Wool have not exceeded 800 packages. By private contract
very little business is doing, yet prices may be considered
about stationary.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
The accounts from the plantations are by no means favour-.
able to the young bine, yet the trade here for all kinds of
Hops is in a sluggish stat
TeAat, last week's prices.
LLOW.

The market continues in that same dull state as it has
been for some time past, with little variation in prices, there

being no speculative business doing, and the trade buying
sparingly. The Hamburgh mail arrived this morning, but
the letters were not delivered sufficiently early for our report.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(T HIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 6.—Light northerly.
DEAL, MAY 4.—Wind N.E. by N., strong ; 5th—N.N.W.
to N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Coquette, St. Helena. Sailed Fox-
hound, South Seas; Athenian and Troy, Bombay; Mary
Ann, Algoaßay ;Colony and Randolph, Cape of Good Hoke ;
Floraville, West Coast of Africa ; Woodmansterne, Ascension
and ditto; Edward Thorne, Miramichi ; Messenger, Imo-
gine, Horneley, and Elizabeth. Quebec; Henry, Woolley,
Montreal ; Harriet, Newfoundland,
OFF THE START, MAY 4.—Thomas Coutts, Bomoay.
FALMOUTH, MAY s.—Wind E., light breezes.—Arrd.
Penguin packet, Rio, sailed March 13, on freight about 20,0001.
in gold and diamonds. Off port John Brewer, China. The
brig Ann, which sailed from Liverpool Dec. 13 or 16, had
not reached Rio when the Penguin left.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 3.—Wind, E.—The
Vivacious, from Ensworth and Newport, got on the Shingles,
and remained two hours, when she got off and proceeded.
NEWPORT," MAY 4.—The Severn (steamer), Parfitt, in
leaving her station this evening, got athwart the bridge, and
after hanging two hours upon a spring flood tide, filled, and
went down, head foremost.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 4.—WindE.S.E., light. 5.—N., light.—
Arrd. Elizabeth, Patten, New Orleans ; Enterprise, Ro-
bertson, Calcutta. Sld. 4. Albert, Edward, China; Marina,
Cape of Good. Hope ; Chilian, Lima ; Richard Weston, De-
merara ; Margaret Trinidad ; Arabian, Cahaba, and Liver-
pool, New York. • Richmond and Marion, Halifax ; Britan-
nia (steamer), dalifax and Boston; Bridge Town, Ellicolie,
and Ocean Queen, Quebec. s.—Lima packet, Cape of Good
Hope ; Revoke; Ditto ; Bee, Africa ; Merchant, Rio; Ga-
zelle, Miramichi • Ann, Boston ; Peter Hattrick, New York.
CLYDE, MAY i.—Sld. Nelson, Bombay.
CORK, MAY 2.—Sld. Lord W. Bentinck, Port Philip.
SHIELDS, •MAY 2.—Sld. William and Ann, Quebec. 3.
Thunder, Rio. 4. Cingalese, Cape of Good Hope ; Ma-
zeppa, ontreal. •

SUNDERLAND, MAY 4 —Sid. Spartan, Quebec.
DEAL, MAY s.—Sld. Cleopatra, China ; Fairy Queen, Cape
of Good Hope. • •
PLYMOUTH, • MAY s.—Wind variable. Arrd. Johanna
Cristoff, La Guayra, for Hamburgh.
OFF PENZANCE, MAY 3.—Montezuma, Selkirk, Sydney ;
Briton, Jeffrey,•Mauritius.
MARYPORT, MAY 2.—Sld. Ocean and Jane, Quebec.
DINGLE, MAY 2.—Sld. British Queen, Halifax.
STROMNESR, MAY I.—Arrd. Suffolk, Hull, for Quebec,
bore up leaky, and orew refusing to proceed.

MONE AND CO NIMERCIAL NEWS

CITY QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a continued good demand for Cotton at Liver-
pool on Saturday, at firm rates,—sales about 6,000 bales, in-
cluding 1,000 on speculation.—There was less done in shares,
Dover being, the exception, as for them there was a good de-
mand. French shares were rather better.

It is much to be regretted that the commercial letters re-
ceived from the Brazils do not hold out any sanguine expec
tation from the new, treaty between this country and the
Ministers of die Emperor. Nor can any favourable arrange-
ment be ma 4, as is stated, until the Government of this
country makes concessions as to the sugar duties, so as to
embrace the produce of the Brazils, and the admission of the
staple for home consumption at a reduced rate of duty.
The accounts and advices from India and China are not of
much importance, if we except the fact that the markets
were generally overstocked with British manufactures.
We have accounts to Feb. 23, from the Cape of Good Hope,
but being only a day.later, they furnish nothing of particu-
lar interest. , The exchange on London, at 30 days was 24
per cent. premium.
The Funds have been a shade better to-day, but there is
only a limited business doing. Consols for transfer have
realised 994 to 4, and for Time 99a to 4. Exchequer Bills
are at the high premium of 755. to 775. East India Stock
nominally supports the rally upon the previous depression,
the appointmeni of Sir Henry Hardinge being looked upon as
satisfactory. Bank` Stock has been marked 1954 to 196. The
New Three-and-a 'Half per Cents. have obtained 1024 to
1024 ; the Reduced, 1014 to ; and the Three per Cents. 984
to 4. The Commissioners have taken Consols at 994.
The intelligence froin Madrid, of the resignation of all the
Spanish Ministers; has led to a fall in the Stock of about
one per cent», the reaction here, however, not being equal to
that in the continental markets. For the Five per Cents.
the quotations have been 234 to 234, and for the Three per
Cents. 344 to 334. The West India mail being expected to
bring a fair remittance from Mexico, the Stock has im-
proved a little. The Active has been at 354.
and the Deferred at 154. Colombian have been quoted 144 ;
and Peruvian 29, being dull. Danish Bonds are firm at 88,
and Dutch Two-and-a -Half per Cents. at 61 to 614. Ve-
nezuela Deferred liave realised 114 to 114.
The market for Railway Shares 'has been firm, with a
moderate business doing, and we quote Blackwell and South-
Eastern rather higher. National Bank of Ireland Shares are
34 discount.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Froin the Official List)

Bank Stook _• • _ 195 S 196

3 per Cent.. Reduced Annuities
3r•Ceut. Consols. Annuities 99%4%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
ew 3% 'per Cent. Annuities.........
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12%
Consolisfor Account ..............
Exchequer Bills, 114 d. I%d
1,0001.
Ditto Sniall-

FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'CLOCE.
Columbian' Bonds. 14%
Danish. Bonds; 1825, 3 per Cent. BB
Mexican Bonds, .837, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Ditto'Defeired Stock l5
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents
Spanish •Bonds. Five per Cent 1848 23%
Ditto for the Account 24 2 %Mt
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three pet Cent.
Ditto for the Account 34% 3334% 431
Venezuela • Bonds, 2 per Cent
Ditto .Deferred
Dutch 234 per Cents Bl%
Dutch 5 per Cents 100%34%
New Loan 1837; 5 per Cents. ........„ 9934
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
• ' RAILWAYS. PAID. Pelt SHAWL
Caledonian i 4% to
Chester and Holyhead 5 7% to
Dublin aid Cisliel
Eastern Counties
Ditto New. Registered Si. 6s. Bd.
Great Western
Ditto Shares
% Ditto fifth's •' ' • 12
London and Birmingham. loo_. .. ...231
London and Blackwall 16% ..... 8%.734 to 87%
London and Brighton 5O ..»..... 44%
London and Greenwich
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18% . . 17 to
London and South Western ...... 41%
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon (Trunk)... N%
Manchester and Leeds- 7O .....».." to
Ditto 34 Sharee • 3O ..... ....-47% ..... to
Manchester and Birmingham
Midland Counties lOO 9034 ...... to
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 18 ....
North British
Norwich and Btaridon ..».»..... 2 ••.••»•• 9%
South Eastern and-Dover
Ditto New.
Yarmouth and Norwich lB 25% to
York and North,Midland ......... 50
Ditto 36-Shar& ' • 25 -59
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 234

MANctiEs'rErt Stocx EXCHANGE, MAY 4.—We have no
material change 'Since yesterday. Manchester and Leeds
i ;
Half, 47i ; Sheffield and Manchester, 79 South-Eastern,
37i to 38 ; Ditto New, 1 ; Dublin and Cashel,

FIRE IN PARLIAMENT-STREET, THROUGH THE
MISCONDUCT' OF A FOOTMAN. This morning, at a quarter
before eight o'clock, "a fire was discovered raging in the base-
ment story of 'the offices adjoining the spacious residence of
Mr. Driver, the eminent land surveyor, situate at No. 8,
Richmond-terrace, 'Westminster. It appears that the care
of the plate was entrusted to the footman, William Cotton,
whose duty it was to' sleep in the pantry, but, availing him-
self of the family's sojourn at East Grinstead, Sussex, he re-
mained out the whole of last night, leaving the gas burning
in the pantry: Upon an alarm being raised, the engine from
the Chandos-street station, and five other engines belonging
to the fire brigade, were speedily upon the spot, and a good
supply of water having been obtained, the firemen succeeded,
in less than an hour, in subduing the flames. The pantry,
however, and the valuable family plate, is nearly entirely
destroyed, and the staircase and one of the front offices
abutting upon Parliament-street, are considerably injured,
and but for a massive door connecting the offices with the
family mansion impeding the progress of the flames, the
valuable collection of pictures and costly furniture, &c., be-
longing to Mr; Driver, might have fallen a sacrifice to the
devouring element. _ _ _

REMOVAL OF TROOPS.—Orders have just been
issued for the removal of the undermentioned troops to the
several quarters mentioned :—The Ist Dragoon Guards from
Newbridge to' Dublin ; the 49th Foot from Portsmouth to
Winchester ; and the 76th Foot from Plymouth to Gosport.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF SIR JOHN LOWTHER, BART.
—We regret to hear that this venerable Baronet, brother of
the late Earl of Lonsdale, has for fome days past been la-
bouring under severe indisposition, so as to cause alarm to
the members of his family. The respected Baronet is at
Swillington House, near Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, surrounded
by his family. Although the accounts received in town on
Saturday were .morp favourable than these forwarded pre-
viously, yet it was feared the Hon. Baronet would sink under
the attack, as his advanced age and consequent infirmities
will militate against his recovery.
DECORATIVE FURNITURE.—It has long been
matter of great desire amongst the most scientific and prac-
tical chemists engaged in the advancement of our manufac-
tures, to provide for. the furniture printer a permanent green
colour, which, while. it would retain its brilliancy equally by
night as by day, would not detract from the beauty of other
colours with which it might be associated. Simple as this
may seem, there has been great difficulty in accomplishing it,
and we understand that Messrs. Clarkson and Co , her Ma-
jesty's Furniture Printers, have expended considerable sums
in the attempt to attain it, a result which has at length re •
warded their perseverance. The colour now obtained is pecu-
liarly fine, and approaches in all its tints as closely to nature
as possible. As these gentlemen are already celebrated for
the artistic beauty and arrangement of their chintz designs,
it is well that a discovery of such importance has fallen to the
lot of those who can render the perfection of British chintz
furniture, in the most extensive degree, available to the
public.
BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON" OF SUNDAY NEXT
MAY 12.—Newmarket Second Spring Meeting—The Suffolk
Handicap and important matches between Oakley and St.
Lawrence—Semiseria and Extempore—Pegasus's fore-
gatherings of Gorhambury Races—Shrewsbury and other
Races—Racing, Steeple-chasing, and Fox-hunting at Rome
—Angling, by Ephemera—The Cricketters' Register—
Aquatics—Sailing-matches and Regattas on the Thames—
Pedestrianism—Coursing—Alphabetical List of " Run-up
Dogs"—Pigeon Shooting—Fancy doings on Tuesday, and
the usual Sporting varieties. Price of Bells' Life, 6d. Office,
170, Strand. Bells' Life of last Sunday, May 5, gave three
long and wide folio columns of Chester Races, 100 advertise-
ments connected with sporting matters, Marylebone, Cam-
bridge and Oxford Cricketting, Meetings of the Royal
Thames Yacht and Thames Regatta Clubs, &c.
The present fine weather, together with the cheap-
ness and convenience of communication between Dover
and the great metropolis, is daily drawing numerous
visitors to our shores. The town at present is exceed-
ingly well filled.—Dover Chronicle.

TRAFALGAR•SQUARE.—During yesterday afternoon
thousands of persons visited Trafalgar-square. For several
hours the spacious terrace was lined with promenaders, the
appearance of whom from the base of the Nelson pillar, gave
a living interest to the scene.
It is said that the expensive establishment of the
Royal Buckhounds, which, with the salary to the noble
master, the Earl of Rosslyn, 2,0001., the chief huntsman, Mr.
Davis, and the wages to whippers-in, feeders, &c., amounting
to a considerable item in the Civil List, is to be broken up.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert will still keep up his fine
pack of hariers, with which the Prince will regularly hunt
next season.
Sir Robert Peel has taken a house in the Isle of
Wight for thirteen *eeka from the Ist of June.