The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
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TIMES.—The national balance-sheet published in tho
Times of to-day has given great satisfaction in the City.
The excess of income over expenditure, amounting to
1,770,0801., is indeed less than that exhibited by the
April balance-sheet, which was upwards of 2,000,0001.,
but, nevertheless, it indicates increased prosperity, if we
look at the items by which it is produced. In both the
balance-sheets China occasions a loss, the money re=
ceived under the treaty being very much less than the
expenses for the expenditure and the opium compensa-
tion. In the July sheet, however, the receipts under
this head are much less than in April, while the expen-
diture is somewhat greater ; and if the items referring
to China were struck out of the two accounts, we should
have an increase in the excess of income over expendi-
ture (as compared with April) amounting to about
3,000,0001. The balances in the Exchequer, amounting
to 5,687,000/., not only present a most favourable con-
trast with those of the corresponding period last year,
amounting to 1,835,0001., but show an increase of more
than 3,000,0001. compared with the balances on the sth
of last April. It is almost needless to remark that one-
fourth
of the 1,7,70,080/. will, after the 10th of October,
be applicable to th,e redemption of the National Debt.
SUN.—Consols closed steadily this afternoon at 994
f, but a sale or two of Reduced Three per Cents. caused a
dec ine in them to 994
Spanish Bonds were 224 I for the Actives, and 32i to
33 for the Three per Cents. Colombian were 13i to I,
Buenos Ayres 35, and Brazilian 84. Portuguese Con-
verted improved to 434.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Bristol and Gloucester were 15 to
Chester and Holyhead, ; Great Western, 60. ;
Ditto Fifths, 12,i ; Hull and Selby, 13i ; Birmingham,
130 to 132 ; South-Western, 45 ; Croydon, 51- ; Man-
chester and Leeds Half, 191 r ; Midland, 10 ; Northern
and Eastern, 14 ; Trent Valley, 8 ; York and North
Midland, 61i ; and Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux,
premium. libickwall have been 81, and Brighton If
discount.
The Exchange on Antwerp, Amsterdam, Paris, and,
Frankfort. was steady, but on Hamburgh a shade iower.
Trieste was rather firmer.

NEW THOROUGHFARE to COVENT
GARDEN MARKET.
A meeting of the rate• payers and parishioners of St..
Paul's, Covent-garden, was yesterday evening called, by
requisition, in the vestry•room of the above parish, to
take into consideration the propriety of adopting trea-
sures for the formation of a new street from the corner
of Long-acre to King-street, and thereby securing is
desirable entrance to the market, and so benefiting to an
incalculable extent the district at large.
At the appointed hour, six o'clock, the vestry•roorer
was crowded to excess, and Robert Debenham, Esq., "^
having been called to the chair, the proceedings were
opened by Mr. Moseley, the vestry clerk, reading the
minutes of a former meeting held for a similar purpose,
and which were receive i and adopted.
The meeting was unanimous as to the desirableness of
the undertaking, and after some discussion a resolution
was passed appointing a Committee, to whom large
powers were delegated, authorising them to take steps
to ensure the formation of the new street.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting then separated.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.—TWO NEW LIGHTS
ON THE ISLAND OF UDSIRE.
Admiralty, August 8, 1844.
Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty to transmit to you herewith. for the
information of the Committee for managing the affairs
of Lloyd's, a copy of the translation of a notice received
from her Majesty's Consul-General at Christiania, an-
nouncing the erection of two new lights on the island of
Udsire.—l am, Sir, &c.,
(Signed) SIDNEY lIERBERT.
W. DobSon, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.
(Copy of Translation.)
NOTICE RELATING TO THE LIGHTING OF
THE LIGHTS ON UDSIRE.
In connexion with the notic issued by the department
on the 17th of May last, it is hereby made known that_
the two new lights erected on the island of Udsire
be lighted on the evening of the 15th of August next.
These two lights, which are to be fix, 1, and to be •
seen from every side, are situated 330 ells (CBO EngliSh
feet from each other), 68 deg. east of south, and 68 deg.
west of north by the compass.
The lights will burn the year round, and will be
lighted from Easter to Michaelmas an hour after sun-
set, and from Michaelmas to ELtster half an hour after
sunset, and continue burning till sunrise.
The elevation of the lights above the level of the sea
is 248 Norwegian feet, equal to about 264 English. In
order that they may servo as beacons during day, the
towers or lighthouses are painted of a light red colour.
The latitude of the most easternmost light is 59 deg.
18 min. 18 sec. north, and longitude 4 deg. 53 mm. 36
sec. east of Greenwich.
The westernmost light is 59 deg. 18 min. 20 sec. north
lat.. and long. 4 deg. 52 min. 24 sec. east of Greenwich.
•The lights, it is supposed, will be seen in common
weather at a distance of from is to 20 miles.
(Signed) SIBBERN.
The Norwegian Royal Department,
Christiania, July 15, 1844.

LOSS OF THE FISHING SMACK LAUREL.
A dispatch has been received at Lloyd's frt.m the Ad-
miralty, announcing the raising of the wreck of the
Laurel, and of her having been taken into Gorey Hat,-
bour by Lieut. E. E. Tumour of the Sylvia cutter.

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