The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-08 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

Loiwox, MAY 7.—Light northerly breeze, and fine clear
weather.

DEAL, MAY 6.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E. light.—Sid. Ran-
dolph. Cape of Good Hope ; Jos. Anderson, Jamaica ; Arc-
turs, Llanelly, Cape of Good Hope.
Poirrsmouni, MAY 6.—Wind N.N.E. to S.S.W.—Arrd.
Cleopatra, London for China.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Win. Brom-
hand, Taylor, Sierra Leone.
FALMOUTIi, MAY 6.—Wind N., moderate.—Off Glenairn,
Guy, New Zealand ; Ulverston, Smith, Mauritius ; Vesta,
Matanzas, for Bremen.
WTWITSTABLE, MAY s.—The Hero, Harris, of this port.,
from London, sank in the Bay yesterday morning, but has
been raised and into the harbour.

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Lord Ward, who is still on the Continent, at the
audit of his Lordship's Worcestershire estates, held at Kid-
derminster on Wednesday, returned ten per cent. to the
tenantry on their respective rents.
OLYMPIC THRATRIL On Monday Mr. E. L. Blan-
chard, the son of the once-favourite actor, had his benefit at
this theatre, as author of many successful pieces which have
been performed at the Olympic, and at other theatres. The
bill of fare was most abundant, and consisted for the most
part of performances written by Mr. Blanchard, interspersed
with dances of various kinds. The Road of Life took the
lead, on completing its hundredth night ; next Caine a new
interlude, written for the occasion, called the Invisible Client ;
then Polichinello in Italy, in which the part of Punch was
admirably pantomimed by Mous. Stilt ; and lastly, the
burlesque of Cinderella. The house was filled with an audi-
ence that seemed pleased with their entertainment.
FRENCH PLAYS.—These performances were on Mon-
day fully and fashionably attended. Among the audience
we observed the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duchess FOOT RACE roll. TWENTY PouNns.—Monday the
of Norfolk, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the French foot race of 140 yards between F. Smith and Tass Parker (the
Ambassador and Countess St. Aulaire. the Earl of Malmes-
pugilist), came off near the Old Hat Inn, at Ealing. The
bury, the Turkish Ambassador and suite, Lady Meux, Lady
match created much interest, and drew together a large con-
G. Sloane Stanley, the Baron and Baroness de Rothschild, the course of spectators. At the start, Parker took the lead for
Baroness de Calabrella, Sir Augustus and Lady Forster, Sir thirty yards, when Smith challenged him, and a spirited con-
Henry Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Platt, the Belgian test ensued; and after some strenuous efforts by both men,
Minister and Madame Vander Weyer, LordPitzroY Somerset, Smith came in the winner. The race was a well- contested
Lord Fitzharris, Sir John Abel Smith, Lord and Lady
one. In the betting Smith was the favourite, and a good
Vivian, Sir Richard and Lady Bulkeley Philipps. I deal of money was speculated.

OFF SALCOMBE, Me.137-211enry Tanner, China.
MUMBLES, MAY 2.—Sid. Ellen Simpson and Jane Boyd,
St. Jago de Cuba.
The Johanna Sophia, from Stettin to London, foundered
below Casarow and Oil, during a gale.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 6.—Wind E., light. —Sid. Mice Kilham,
Colchester ; Pera and Peruvian, Ichoboe ; David Banks, Bahia ;
Triton, New York ; Blonde, Quebec ; Abigail, Amherst ;
Cheetah, Newfoundland. Off, Independence, Nye, New York.
CORK, MAY 4.—Sld. Clio, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
her Majesty's ship Vernon, Portsmouth.
OFF CROOKHAVEII.—Azannuta, Roger, Bombay; Ann
Rankin, M'Arthur, New Orleans.
TORQUAY, MAY 4.—Sid. Leander, Miramichi.
LLANELLY, MAY 3.—C4elydra, Valparaiso.
GRAXGEMOUTII, MAY 4:—Sld. Ocean, Cape of Good Hope.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Stock Market closed this afternoon with a firm
appearance, Consols being 99A- to ; Exchequer Bills
were 755. to 775. premium ; Bank Stock realised 196 to
197. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. receded a
little, being 1024 to A-.
Spanish Bonds rose upon the intelligence of a new
Ministry being formed. The Five per Cents. were 23
and the Three per Cents. 34+ to A-. Portuguese Con-
verted improved to 45 and 46, owing to the surrender of
Almeida. Cuba Bonds were at 92 to 93 ; Russian ob-
tained 111.
The Railways were rather quieter, and the alterations
since the morning are not material.
The Exchange on Hamburgh and Paris was steady.
On Antwerp and Trieste it was rather lower, and ou
Amsterdam a shade higher.
The following is the official return of the exports of
bullion from the port of London for the week ending
Tuesday last :
Silver coin to Rotterdam . 5,000 oz.
„ Bars ditto
Gold coin to Bombay
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000
bales, of which 2,000 were on speculation. Prices were firm
for all descriptions.—There was a good business doing in
shares, and prices in some instances rather advanced : Bir-
mingham and Gloucester were 96 ; Caledonian, 4 ; Dublin
and Cashel, 4.i ; Great Western, Half, 744 ; Birmingham,
232 ; North British, 211- ; Pads and Lyons, 31. Is. 6d.; Do.
and Orleans, 371 ; Do. and Rouen, 37A ; South Eastern, 38} ;
Do. Scrip, 11a.
The all important topic of conversation in the City this
morning is the ex; ns made last night in the House of Coin-
mons of the intenf :ona of Government on the subjects of
banking and currency. In general the plan as proposed by
the Premier meets with approval, but the subject requires,
it is admitted, a more careful attention than has yet
been given to it, owing to the shortness of the time
that ha's elapsed since those most deeply interested have been
made acquainted with the details. For this reason it is pro-
bable that the meeting of the Bank Proprietors, convened for
this day, will be of short duration. The papers will probably
be ordered to be printed, and then an adjournment be carried,
to allow the Proprietors time to consider the terms upon
which the charter is to be renewed. The Joint-Stock Banks
are well satisfied with the concessions that have been made
to them.
The following remarks from the report of the Manchester
Stock Market, by Messrs. Railton, are worth the attention of
intending subscribers to new lines :
" The prevailing spirit for speculation in new railway pro-
jects, and the imposing manner in which some of them are
set forth, renders it very difficult for private individuals to
steer rightly with their interests in such matters ; and the
embarrassment is increased when persons, professing to be
share brokers, place their claims on every list of applicants
for the allocation of shares, thereby hurrying on premiums
by which unpractised adventurers are attracted to their
detriment. Thus circumstanced allocating committees should
weed out their lists with due discrimination, to keep jobbers
as much in their right position as possible. The great and
increasing amount of national wealth, arising from individual
industry and care, now attracted by railway establishments,
and on a rapidly growing scale, renders it desirable that per-
sons unacquainted with the relative value of railway stock
should not allow themselves to take a first step or move, by
thus investing property, without the aid of some intelligent
and disinterested private opinion to govern them."
The Stock market, as was anticipated, has become more
animated now Sir Robert Peel's plans are fully develop e
and prices have had an upward tendency, though this has
induced a few sales, and a partial re-action is the result,
Consols for immediate transfer have been 99* to # ; and for
time the same.
The Commissioners have given 991 for their stock. Ex-
chequer Bills have realised 755. to 775., and India Bonds 925.
premium. Bank Stock is at the advance, to 196 and 197, and
India Stock to 287 and 288. The New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. have been at 1021 to #, and the Three per Cents.
at 988 to t.
Very little has been done in the Foreign Securities.
Spanish are steadier, at 23i- 1 for the Actives, and 33-1 for
the Deferred. The new Ministry seems to be approved of.
Mexican have been 351 to and Colombian 144. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 1001 to $,
The report circulated yesterday, that the West India
steamer had been telegraphed, is incorrect.
A moderate business is doing in Shares, and generally at
steady prices. South Eastern Scrip, Great Western, and one
or two others are rather buoyant.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 6. —Although
there has not been much business done to-day, prices are
firm :—Sheffield and Manchester, 801 ;Trent Valley, 111 12.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
I
3 per Cent. Red 1.8% Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Bei 101% 'Ditto New Annuities...
New 3% per Cent. 102% Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 150... 77 pm.
New S per Cent. Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 77 pm.
Jan. 1860 l, 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 195
Oct. 1839 • Consols for Acct 99%
Jan. 1860 'lndia Stock for Acct.... 287%
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent — !Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds — Trussiaii, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ceot... Russian, 5 per Cent 117%
hllian, ii per Cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Cato, 1824 Ditto, :4 per Cent 34%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferrel ...........
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18;5, 5 per Cent — Exchange
Mexican, 5 per Cent
• Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1817 Dutch, 2% per Cent......
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent 29 Ditto,s per Cent
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ,
Caledonian (5 paid)
Chester and Holyhead ( Spa
Eastern Counties (23 paid) ,
Ditto Registered (816 s 8d
London ai,d Blackwall (161.
Londea and South Western
South Eastern and Dover p]
Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid
Yarmouth and Norwich (18
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHA/
Amsterdam CF. 12
Ditto, at sight l2 31
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petersburgh, 3Us 36i
Berlin 7
Vienna, effect. fl. 3 M 954
' Trieste, ditto
Madrid 361
Cadiz
Rabat) 3G
Barcelona 36
Seville

76%

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GE.—(YESTERDAY*
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 90
Milan
Venice .......
Naples 39
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 534
Oporto s3i
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres —
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
Silver in Bars 0 4 11j

LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE ISLAND

OF BERMUDA.

The cast-iron lighthouse for the Jamaica Lighthouse
Commissioners, which was constructed at Messrs.
Bramah and Robinson's manufactory three years ago,
and erected on the east end of Jamaica a few months
afterwards, on the specification and under the imme-
diate superintendence of Alexander Gordon, C.E., has
given so much satisfaction, that the Lords of her Ma-
jesty's Treasury were induced to contract with Mr.
Gordon for the construction of a similar lighthouse, but
on a still larger scale, for the top of Gibb's Hill, on the
main island of Bermuda, where numerous engineering
difficulties have hitherto prevented the erection of a
lighthouse in masonry. The work has been several
weeks in progress, and may now be seen rising above the
houses near the Waterloo-bridge-road. The construc-
tors of the iron work are Messrs. Cottam for the tower,
and of the lantern, Messrs. Wilkins and Son, of Long
Acre.

The tower is conical, and the diatneter at the base
24 feet, tapering to 15 feet at the narrowest part, near
the ',:top, when it is sponsoned out for the gallery, on
which the lantern is to be placed. The total height,
from the base to the top of the lightning rod, will be
138 feet, and when erected on Gibb's Hill, Bermuda. will
be 368 feet above the level of the sea. The lantern is
to be fitted with a lenticulated apparatus of the first
order, on Fresnas plan, and the light (a fixed one,
with bright flashes) will be visiVe all around the dan-
gerous reef of rocks to the northward and westward of
this valuable military and naval station in the Atlantic
Ocean.
The outside carcase of the tower is composed of 139
past-iron plates. There are seven rooms, lighted by
port-holes and ports, fitted with pl tte glass. The rooms
are line] with wrought iron, paneled in oak frames, and
the ascent from the bottom to the top is by Ind-ans of a
spiral staircase of iron with oak treads. The floors aro
all of cast-iron, end there is in the centre a hollow
column, sixteen inches in diameter. for waste water-
pipes, and for the asc,nt and descent of whatever may
be required in the light-room and lantern, or for any of
the seven rooms, thus obviating the necessity of carrying
anything up or down the staircase.
The whole is constructed with a special view to the
resistance of those terrific hurricanes and thunder
storms so common in Bermuda, and some of the West
India islands. Being a perfect conductor of electricity,
no lightning can affect it; being also incombustible, it
cannot be destroyed by fire. Alt,gether, in short, it
gives the fairest promise of being another lasting monu-
ment of the engineering talent of the mother country.
Mr. Cordon's lighthouse at Jamaica we described at
the tim of its temporary erection in this country, three
years ago. It has several times been struck by lightning,
but without sustaining the least injury.—Mechanics'
Magazine; _

SAVINGS' BANKS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.