The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-07 00:00:00

REDUCTION OF THE THREE-AND-A
HALF. PER CENT. ANNUITIES.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave
notice that he would, on Friday next, in a Committee
of the whole House, move a resolution for the reduc-
tion of the interest on the Three-and• a-Half per Cent.
Annuities.
Mr. BLEWITT wished to call the attention of
the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for
the Home Department to a fact of great importance
to Chancery suitors. He was informed that the
whole of the books belonging to the Accountant-Ge-
neral's office were kept in a building which was not
fire proof. He thought this was a matter which de-
manded serious consideration.

Sir J. GRAHAM stated (as we understood) that
orders had been given that no fires should be lit in
the building in question, and he begged to remind the
Hon. Gentleman that ample provision had been made
for the safe custody of these books in the new Houses
of Parliament.
COUNTY CORONERS' BILL.

The House went into Committee on the County
Coroners' Bill, and clauses 1 to 16 were agreed to,
with a few verbal alterations, and without discussion.
Clauses 17, 18, and 19, were then agreed to without
discussion.

On the reading of the 20th clause, which proposed
that coroners should receive ls. per mile for travel-
ling expenses,
Mr. C. BERKELY moved the omission of the clause.

Mr. WlLLlAMS.supported the amendment of the
Hon. Member for Cheltenham.
Mr. MACLEAN and Sir GEORGE STRICK-
LAND supported the clause.
The House divided, when the numbers were—
For the clause 93
Fur the amendment
Majority

Clauses 21 and• 22 were agreed to without dis
cussion.

The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the
the House resumed.
The Masters and Servants' Bill was read a se-
cond time, and also the 'leachers of Schools (Ire-
land) Bill.

Sir J. GRAHAM, on the part of Sir Denham
Norreys, moved for a copy of a Report of W. J. Han-
cock, Esq., Assistant Poor-law Commisioner, upon the
late election of a poor-law guardian for the ward of
St. Andrew's, in the city of Dublin, which was or-
dered.

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the. House adjourned at a Quarter to Seven.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS,
(From Me Votes and Proceedings of Ms House of Commons.

MONDAY, MARCH b.
MOTIONS.
Motion made, and Question put, " That no Motion, if
opposed, shall be brought on and discussed in this House after
midnight :" The House divided :
MINORITY—AYES, 16.
Aldam, William Morris, David
Bowring, Dr. Morrison, James
Byng, George Stevens Seholefield, Joshua
Collett, John Trelawny, John S.
Crawford, William S. Wawn, John Twizell
Dennistoun, John Yorke, Henry Redhead
Ewart, William
Fadden, John
Hill, Lord Marcus
James, William

TELLERS.
Williams, William
Brotherton, Joseph

MAJORITY-NOES, 146.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Consols closed steadily this afternoon ; but still with-
out any appearance of activity, at 97-i to 4. The New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 102* to 4 ; Exche-
quer Bills were 69 to 71 prem. ;- and South Sea Stock
improved to 1114.
There was a slight drop in the Foreign Market, as
regards Spanish Bonds, the Actives being 25i -I, and
Three per Cents, 35 Portuguese Converted were at
47 ; Mexican Deferred realised 14*; and Buenos Ayres,
37* to *- ; Belgian were 104* -I, being a decline, owing
to the intended reduction in the rate of interest ; Dutch
Five per Cents. were 1011 to *.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these:—Birmingham and Gloucester, 11 ; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow 10; Birmingham, 133 to 135 ; ditto,
New Quarter, 251 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 14- to I- ;
Manchester and Leeds Quarter, 7* i; South Eastern
Scrip, 1 ; York and North Midland, 73 to 71* ' • ditto,
New, 34*; and Scarborough Branch, 18 prem.; Brigh-
ton were 6-a ; Blackwell, 1011 ; North Midland, 10; and
South-Eastern, 14i discount. London Joint Stock
Bank Shares were 3* prem. ; and National Provincial
of England, * discount.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was very dull,
and prices were more in favour of the buyers-1,000 bales
were sold. Business in Shares was rather better :—Eastern
Counties Registered were 124 ; Grand Junction, 226 ; Great
Western Fifths, 194 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 224 ; Bir-
mingham, 233 ; Ditto, Quarter, 284 ; South Western Eighths,
'34 • Manchester and Birmingham, 414 ; Paris and Lyons,
21. 15s. 6d. ; Ditto and Orleans, 334 ; and South Eastern, 354 ;
Ditto, New, 354,
The intelligence received from the East Indies to-day has
been the subject of very general conversation in the City,
and much regret is expressed at the loss that has taken place
in the Indian army. There have not as yet been
any commercial letters delivered, nor can they be expected
until to-morrow or the following day. The ship-
ments of manufactures for the East Indian and
China markets are rapidly on the increase. The
mercantile intercourse with the Chinese must become ere
long of immense advantage to this country, if we may judge
from the anxiety of the merchants and the shipping interest
to enter into transactions with the subjects of the Celestial
Empire.
There is not an arrival from the North American and other
Colonies to-day of later dates than those before received.
At a meeting of the Shareholders in the London and
Westminster Bank, held this morning, a dividend
at the rate of 6 < per , cent. per annum was de-
clared. The balance of profits; after bad and doubtful
debts were provided for, expenses, &c., were stated to amount
to 51,6961. ss. 7d. From the balance of profits the income-
tax was deducted. The reserve fund is now at 66,822/. 16s. sd.
There has been afirm market for British Securities. Consols
for the account have remained at 974 to 4-, at which the de-
mand has continued dull up to the present hour. The Com-
missioners took their usual amount of Stock at 974 for Con-
sols. Exchequer Bills are 69 to 71, and India Bonds 89
premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
1024 to 4.
The Foreign Market has been buoyant again, and Spanish,
owing to the advance at Madrid, have touched 25 to 4 for the
Actives, and 354 to 4 for the Three per Cents. Colombian
Bonds have been 144 to 154, with a good deal doing. Brazil
Bonds are at 804 ; Portuguese Old at 774 ; Peruvian at 301;
Mexican at 344 to 35 ; and the Deferred at 144 to 134.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 554.
There is a moderate business doing in Railway Shares, and
they bear full prices generally. Great Western, South
Western, South Eastern, and one or two others, have risen,
as the list below will show :

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH s.—The market
continues firm, and a fair business has been done at the quo-
tations :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Registered, 12i ; Ditto,
unregistered, 59 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 144 ex-dividend ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 70 ; Ditto, Quarters, n ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 42.

CLOSING PRICES.
' BRITISH FUNDS.I
• Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 9B Ditto Bonds B9 pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red liTi Ditto New Annuities.,. 96%
New 33% per Cent 102% Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 150... 70 pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5001.. .. ..... ...—.. Cil pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 7O pm.
Jan. 1860 l2 Bank Stock for Acct.... 196
Oct. 1859 l2 India Stock for Acct.... 27814
Jan. 1860 123 Consols for Acct. g7%
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent 7736
Belgian, 5 per Cent..... ...... . 104% Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent 37N!lRussian,'s per Cent ll6
Chllian, 6 per Cent lO3 'Ditto Metallic ... . . ....... .....
Colombian, 6 per Cent: l4%lSpanish, 5 per Cent.... ...... .. 25
Ditto, 1824 'Ditto, 3 per Cent 35
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ll3 Ditto, Deferred l4
Danish, 3 per Cent B9 French, 5 per Cent 125 f. sc.
Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent.,*lB37 !Dutch, 2% per Cent....... 55%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent 30% Ditto, S per Cent .........104

SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 77
Ditto New (17% daid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
Lonion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4dl) 6
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto New Thirds (2 paid) 27%
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid)
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
23
Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) 113%
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid)
Midland Counties (100 paid) BB
Ditto Fifths ( 2 paid) 9%
North Midland (100 paid)
____
Ditto Half Shares (40 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ..... 92
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 35
Ditto Scrip (25 id) l5
York and North Midland (50 paid) 121%
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (2), paid) .....

ROBBERY AT CHATHAM DOCH-YARD.—Th onus
Fox, one of the apprentices at her Majesty's dock-yard at
Chatham, and a pupil of the dock-yard school, was brought
before the bench of county magistrates sitting at Rochester,
on Monday, charged with having stolen from the school a
quantity of mathematical instruments, the property of her
Majesty. James M'Ganahan deposed—l am the school-
master of the dock-yard school, appointed by the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty. I have 144 youths under tui-
tion, and to 129 of them I have entrusted mathematical
instruments for use—the property of her Majesty. I pro-
cured them from the storekeeper. I never allowed any one
to take the instruments from the school. Some had instru-
ments of their own. In consequence of information I re-
ceived about the 21st of Februarylast, I made a search and
discovered that some of the instruments were missing. The
prisoner has been a pupil since May last. Henry Pemble
is a pupil, and had a pair of compasses and a drawing pen,
the property of the Queen. Henry Pemble examined—ls
an apprentice in the Dockyard. I missed my box of instru-
ments from underneath my desk on the 20th of February.
There were a pair of compasses and a drawing pen in it
belonging to the Queen ; and a wooden mould, two pen-
holders, and some steel pens, my own property. Do not
know whether Fox was at school that day. Elizabeth Cliff
deposed that the prisoner pledged the box of instruments
produced I y the constab!e at her husband's shop at Chatham,
on the 22,1 of February, for ls. 6d. Pemble identified the
box and instruments produced as those lost by him. Three
similar cases were fully made out against the prisoner, who
was remanded till Wednesday, to give the dockyard authori-
ties time to substantiate a fifth case. The value of the in-
struments stolen from the school amounts to upwards of
geyen Rua,.