The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

Strasburg to Bale ..... • • • • 241 25 .. 241 25 .. 238 75 .. 240

RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, 15TH JULY.
St. Germain • • • • • • •• • • . • • • 890 .. 890 .. 890 .. 890
• . • ....... • • 375•• •• •• •• 375 .. 380 .. 375 .. 380
L.B.•••••••••••• 246 25 .. 247 50 .• 246 25 .. 247 50
Rouen . 985 .. 585 .. 982 50 .. 982 50
Rouen to Havre....
Orleans
Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 240 .. 240 .. 240 .. 240
Avignon to Marseilles.•.... 763 75 .. 763 75 .. 763 75 . 763 75

THE DANISH CLAIMS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The question of the captures of ships by the Danes
in 1807, is not one of ordinary circumstances. The
professed object of the British Government in that
year was to maintain our commercial intercourse
with the Baltic, which was threatened by the private
agreement at Tilsit between Bonaparte and Russia.
The British Government, so far from warning its
subjects not to go into the Baltic, on the contrary en-
couraged them so to do, by granting licenses, and
sending convoys with them into that sea.
The Baltic is not like the ocean, what is generally
understood by the term high sea ; it is a close inland
sea, of which Denmark commands the outlet. The
Danes had, moreover, bound themselves by treaty,
even in case of war with Powers beyond that sea,
which might make reprisals necessary, that the Baltic
should always be exempt from such reprisals. The
British Government had, in 1806, prohibited its own
cruisers, during the war with Prussia, from molest-
ing ships within the Baltic. The Danish Consuls in
the Baltic ports declared, in 1807, that in conformity
with the convention of 1794, there would be no re-
prisals in that sea.
But what gives these claimants a peculiar right to
indemnity is,
that the protection promised for the re-
turn voyage was prematurely withdrawn, and the re-
maining British ships and cargoes thus sacrificed. Sir
Robert Peel was in error when he stated that the
Danes were a party to the treaty of Tilsit, or to any
secret article of it. lie also quoted the Gluckstadt
ordinance incompletely. He read the preamble in-
forming the Danes that the English were about to
make war on them, and that the English war might
be considered as commenced. But he omitted to
read the main part, the enacting part, which does not
declare war by Denmark, and only directs an em-
bargo on British property.

WINE AND SPIRITS.—A return ha 2 been laid be-
fore the House of Commons, which shows that the
total quantity of wine imported into the United
Kingdom, in the year ending Jan. 5, 1844, was
6,807,053 gallons, and in bond 10,649,662 gallons ;
of this the Spanish and Portuguese wines form
the great majority, the former amounting to
3,636,402, and the latter to 5,298,420 gallons.
The total quantity of spirits in gallons imported was
Rum, 3,729,754 ; Brandy, 2,408,378 ; and Geneva,
362,689 ; and the net amount of duty as follows :
Rum, 981,905/. ; Brandy, 1,185,478/. ; Geneva,
15,861/. ; and for Spirits of the manufacture of the
United Kingdom, 4,903,201/.; making, with some
other items, a total of 7,095,2611. The rates of duty
per gallon are :—Rum, 9s. 4d.; Brandy and Geneva,
225. 10d. ; Spirits manufactured in England, 7s. 10d.;
Scotland, 3s. Bd. ; Ireland, 2s. Bd.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
IN THE MATTER OF DYCE SOMBRE, A LUNATIC.
The reading of the further evidence in this petition occu•
pied the Court the whole morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY).
(Before the 171c}:- CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND. )
REEKS V. STANHOPE.
His HoNoun gavejudgment to-day in this case, overruling
the demurrers to the plaintiff's bill.
The Court then proceeded to hear unopposed petitions and
short causes, which occupied the whole morning.
(Before Sir JAMES WIGRAX )
JONES V. WALKER.
In this case the bill was filed to set aside a promissory note
given to secure the payment of a sum of money the loan of
which was said to be tainted with usury, and the security,
therefore, void. The bill prayed an injunction to restrain
the payee of the note from negotiating it. Application was
made ex parte for an injunction, and the motion now made
by the defendant was that the plaintiff might pay into court
the amount of money received by the note, and that one of
the plaintiff's might be restrained from proceeding with a
qui tam action on the
note.
His Horrourt delivered judgment this morning, ordering
the judgment to be dissolved unless the money were paid
into court before the 12th of August.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Jane Poachers, a good-looking young woman, without
bonnet or shawl, was charged with attempting to commit
suicide.
Police-constable John Jones, No. 59 of the B division,
stated that about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, as
he was on duty at Hyde Park-corner, the housekeeper of
Col. Wyndham, of No. 4, Grosvenor-place, called out to him
from one of the upper windows that a female was about to
throw herself into the reservoir in the Green Park, imme-
diately in the rear of. the triumphal arch. The place is sur-
rounded by shrubberies, and to get to it a person must climb
over three rows of iron spiked railings, five feet high.
Witness hastened to the spot as quickly as he pos-
sibly could, and saw the girl standing on the brink
of the reservoir, and from her manner it was evident
she was about to throw herself in. He rushed forward and
caught her by the arm as she made the plunge into the water.
Being a very powerful man, he succeeded in keeping his hold
of her; notwithstanding she struggled violently to free herself,
and bit him severely in the hand, declaring repeatedly that
her intention was to drown herself, and that nothing should
prevent her. With the assistance of one of the park-keepers
he got her out, and conveyed her to Vine-street station-house.
Had she fallen into the reservoir her deatk would have been
inevitable, as the reservoir is 60 feet deep. It is constructed
to afford a supply to the ornamental waters in the gardens of
Buckingham Palace.
Mr. HARDWICK asked why the prisoner was not brought
when brought to the station-house it was supposed from her
up yesterday ?---Inspector Baker of the C division said, that
manner that she was under the influence of liquor, but this
morning her conduct was unchanged, and he bad no doubt
that her mind was affected.
The constable, who took her into custody, said he had been
informed that she was the daughter of one of the most opu-
lent traders in Yorkshire, but had been seduced from her
home at a very early age. Latterly he had known her as
living in the neighbourhood of Knightsbridge.
Mr. HARDWICK humanely ordered that for the present she
should be taken into the infirmary of St. Martin's parish, and
that the state of her mind should be examined.

CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVISIBLE SHELL.—The fol-
lowing is an extract of a letter read at Lloyd's to-day :
" Sir,—l am requested by Captain Warner to acquaint you,
for the information of the subscribers in general, that an ex-
periment of his invisible shell against a ship will take place
off Brighton on Saturday next, the lath inst., between
twelve and one o'clock.—l am, 84e.
(Signed) " G. L. BRITTEN.
" To W. Dobson, Esq.. Lloyd's."
EXPLOSION AT BOLTON.—After an „inquiry which
lasted three days, the jury returned the following verdict :
"We are unanimously of opinion that the death of James
Swift, Bridget Hart, and J. Macdonald, was caused by an
explosion of a steam boiler at Mr. Brook's mill; that the
said boiler exploded from the pressure of the steam being too
great ; and that George Branscombe has caused the explosion.
We are also of opinion that due care has not been used in the
general superintendence of the steam .engines and boilers."
George Branscombe was thereupon committed to take his
trial for manslaughter. A subscription was entered into by
the jury for the relief of the families of the deceased ; and the
sum of 81. 10s. was handed to the coroner, as the commence-
ment of a subscription for that purpose.
A GROGGY CUSTOMER.—A person in the habit of
using a tavern in this city (Canterbury) was surprised a few
days since, by a bill being presented him, charging him two
hundred and ninety- six pounds for grog, alleged to have been
bad on credit ! We understand he intends having this me-
morial framed.—Kentish Observer.
TRIESTE, JULY I.—Not only England but Sweden
has refused to receive the notifications of the Duke of
Bordeaux respecting the death of the Duke of Angouleme.
The other Powers have merely acknowledged the receipt of
the notification without any answer to it.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A fair business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday,
at steady prices. Sales 6,000 bales, of which 300 were Per-
nam, at 50. to 6d ; 200 Maranham, at sd. to 54d. ; 500
Surat, at 3d. to 3id., and the rest American, at 34d. to 50.
per lb.—Shares were dull, except South-Eastern and Dover,
which were in good demand :—Caledonian, 33 ; Eastern
Counties, registered, 134 ; Ditto, perpetual, 1/. 12s. 4d ;
Great Western, Fifths, 23i ; Liverpool and Manchester, 115 ;
Ditto, Quarters, 57 ; London and Birmingham, 32/. • shares,
37* ; Ditto, Quarters, 264 ; Midland Counties, 99 ; North
Midland, Thirds, 333 ; North Union, 93 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 76 ; South Eastern, 36i ; Trent Valley, 94 ; Orleans,
Tours, and Bordeaux, 1/.155.

The provisions of the new Brazilian treaty have been a
subject of much conversation and of deep regret. No ques-
tion exists but that the heretofore lucrative trade carried on
between this country and Rio de Janeiro will be all but anni-
hilated. In fact, the Government seems to be doing the best
they can in order to divert commerce, heretofore exclusively
enjoyed by this country, or nearly so, into other channels.
France, it appears, will, ere long, enjoy most of the privileges
which this country had, in carrying on a most lucrative trade,
which might have been not only preserved to the merchants
and manufacturers of this country, but have been extended
to an enormous extent, provided liberal measures had been•
adopted with respect to imports received from the rapidly
improving country to which these remarks more especially
refer.

The letters read this morning from New York to the 22d
of June, state that business continued tolerably active, and
money easy. The fall trade is expected to be good. Cotton
was rather flat, owing to the accounts out from England.
In the English market the transactions to-day have been
to a fair extent, and at full rates. The Government broker
has purchased again, but took Consols this morning,
the amount being 20,0001., at 994. The general
quotations have been 99 to 994. Exchequer Bills
have been steady at the premiums of 765. to 785., and India
Bonds at 945. to 965. Bank Stock has been firm at 199 to
1991. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents are 102 a
and the Three per Cents 99i to 100.
Spanish Bonds are fiat again, the Five per Cents being
22a 4, and the Three per Cents. 324 to 33. Portuguese Con-
verted, stock is worth 454 to 454, being rather better, though
with very little doing. Mexican are steady at 354 to 36 for
the Five per Cents., and at 154 for the Deferred. Dutch
Two-and-a• Half per Cents. are worth 61i to 61i, and the Five
per Cents. 1004 to 104.
The Railway Shares are quiet again, and prices exhibit
some want of buoyancy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 199%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...........
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99%
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 102%%
New 35 per Cent. Annuities.— .. .. . . . .... .... 111% 102 101%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 9-16%
India Bonds,l,ooo 94
Ditto under 1,000 94
Bank Stock for Account ... 199%
Consols for Open ng ..... ...............„ ....... .. ..... 99% %
Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%cl.
1,0004
..... ....... 7 3 pm.
76 pm.
Ditto gulag' •
76 pm.
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. .... ........ ...... 3,1
Ditto for the Account 35%
Ditto Deferred Stock 15%
Portuguese Bonds,
45%
. 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account
Spanish' Bonds, Five per Cent 1840
Ditto for the'Account. 22
Ditto Three per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account :32% 33 32%
Dutch 2% per Cents 61%%
Dutch 5 per Cent 5......... .......
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PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ......... 98 99..... to 97
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead 5 • ..... ... 4
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 8/. 6s. 8d..:. ..... 13%
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d. ... 1 . ..... . to
Great North of England lOO 10134
London and Birmingham. lOO .224
Ditto 4 Share. 2 ..... .... 263%U to
London and Brighton 5O ......... 46904 .., to
London and South Western
London and Croydon
Manchester and Birmingham
Midland Counties lOO ......... 9Sg
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ... ...... 39%
Northern and Eastern 45 5B to
Ditto Scrip
North Midland
South Eastern and Dover 3234 36%34 ... to 36
Trent Valley
York and North Midland ..... „.. 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 23{l ...... 20%
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux... 1

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 11.—We have
had a firm market to-day, but only a small amount of busi•
ness has been done, owing to the limited supply of stock.
South-Eastern, 36 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 4 to
33; Trent Valley, 93; Manchester and Buxton, 10 prem.