The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-25 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTEIt TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 3,500
bags, including 500 on speculation. The market has been
steady, without any great amount of business doing.
By the General Hewitt there are advices of April 26 from
Sydney, and April 29 from Hobart Town. Everything was
improving there—trade, agriculture, and pastoral occupa-
tions were all thriving, the banks were more cautious, and
the balance of trade, owing to the new exports, was de-
cidedly in favour of the colony. On the whole, we have not
had such good news for a long time. The packets had made
very long voyages, and one hundred days was considered
quick.
There is nothing later from New Zealand in the Sydney
papers.
PJpers of June 5, from Graham's Town, state that for the
first time during fifteen years, there had been very cold wea-
ther and snow there. The frontier was tranquil.
The Funds are quiet to-day, but there is no-particular
alteration in prices. Consols realise 99 to % for present
transfer and to-marrow, the appointed settling-day. The
premium on Exchequer-bills has been firm at 495. to 515.,
and on India Bonds at 695. Bank Stock has been quoted
211 to 212, an advance of % per cent. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 1021,4 %, and the Three
per Cents., 99% %. Long Annuities are 11 7-16.
The Foreign stocks have been marked ratheremore nume-
rously, but the business doing is still far from large Spanish
Active Bonds have been 27% to 4, and the Three per. Cents.
381' %. The Passive are 614 to 76. Portuguese New 4 per
Cents. realize 64%. Mexican Bonds are worth 351,4. Co-
lombian have improved to 184 to %; Buenos Ayres are
firm at 501 Q, and Equador at 4t04 %. Dutch 2% per Cents.
have been at 63 to 634. With the exception of the Spanish
Bonds, which are rather weak, the tone of the foreign mar-
ket is rather better.
For Railway Shares the market is very firm again, and
there is a fair business doing. Dublin and Galway have
improved to % and 3/4 premium ; Eastern Counties have
touched 19% and 20% per share ; London and Birmingham,
225 to 227 ; London and York, 6 and 7 ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 641% to 65 ; Midland, 173 to 175 ; South-Eastern,
4611 and 47 ; York and North Midland, 109%; and Brigh-
ton, 774 to 3/4. Direct Northern have declined to % %
discount, and Great Western to 138 and 135 premium. Croy-
don are very firm. The French lines are very well sup-
ported generally.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2113/4 212 211

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99 %
3 per Cent. Consols Anna 99% 99
New 31A per Cent. Annuties 102%%
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll 7-16
India Bonds 1,0001 CS
Ditto under 1.0001 66 69
Bank Stock for Account. 2ll
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. I%d, I'4d.
1,0004
5001. ... ........ - ..... ...
Ditto Small — .. .. 51 54 pm.
?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 50%
Columbian Bonds. !g/a%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 35%
Ditto Deferred Stock l9
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Spanish. Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Passive Bonds 6% %
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account .
Equador .. . 41/2
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 100%%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE

O'CLOCE..
RAILWAYS. ' PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 .....133
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New 2 ...... 1034-- to 11
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 11/ 3%14— to
Chester and Holyhead
Cornwall
rirect Northern ... .........
Dublin and Galway 21% 2%...... to 314
Eastern Counties
Do. New 4/. 16s 63/4 ... p to
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.13s 4d ..... to
Ditto, ditto, No. 2. ..: 13s. 4d. % p... to
East Dereham and Norwich 1
Eastern Union
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... ...... to
Ditto New 14 Shares
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 23/4 2% to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 15
Ditto Extension - to
Great North of England...... 100 222
Great Western
Ditto % Shares 5O ll 7
Hull and Selby 5O lO7 • to
Ditto 14 Shares ... 121/ ..... 21% to 22
Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 25 ...... 56
Leicester and Bedford 22s. 2%p ... to
London and Birmingham lOO ......225
London and Blackwall ' 16% —
Do. New .-
London and Brighton 5O 77;14... to
London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d. 26 251
Do. New
London and South Western.. 41% .. 78
Ditto New .
London and York... ..... ...... 21,1 6 53/4... to 7
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% 2%3/4... to
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham
Lon. & Manch. (Remington's)
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 22s
Midland .......100
Ditto New 2 261/2 271/4 to
Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo 133
Midld. Great Western (Irish) 21/2
Newcastle &Darlington unc. 25 ...... 53 to
Newcastle and Berwick
Newark and Sheffield
Newcastle. purtutm, and ban-
cashire Junction l% 3% 2% to
Northern and Eastern
North Staffordshire
Portsmouth Direct
Preston and Wyre
Richmond
Rugby. Worce!ter. and Tring 1
Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225. ...
South Devon
South Midland 22s. 7% 81/6p to
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New, N 0.2 7 14% to ---
Staines and Richmond........ 1
&nth Wales
Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 1% 2 A to
Welch Midland '''-' - ' 2% 3% to
Yarmouth ind -Norikieli - 20
York and North, Midlatul..... 50 109% ,:;to --
Ditto Selby ' . ' 20
Ditto. Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 6 ..... 1118 to 10 78
Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette 2
Dendre Valley
Dutch Rhenish
Great Northern of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ... 2
Louvain and Jemeppe
Lyons and Avignon
Paris and Rouen ..
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain
West Flanders
..............
MINE.
Real del Monte, Unregistered
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland

BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND
HASTINGS RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of this
Company was held at the offices, 11, King William-street,
City, at one o'clock this day ; William Nash, Esq., in the
chair.

The SECRETARY, having read the advertisement cenvening
the meeting, laid before the Shareholders the report, which
announced that a special meeting would be held on the :22d of
September next, to transact business, whose consideration at
present would be premature.
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be received and
adopted; which resolution being seconded by Mr. HORNE,
was carried unanimously without comment or observation.
Mr. COOKE proposed, and Mr. RICKMAN seconded, a vote of
thank to the Chairman, and the meeting, after a sitting of
eight minutes, separated.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STEAMER.—
On Friday evening a youth, named James Pursell, expired in
Charing-cross Hospital, from a frightful accident he sustained
on Monday last, on board the :Moonlight steam-vessel. The
deceased embarked on board the Moonlight at London-bridge,
! for the purpose of proceeding to Chelsea, on his way to Cre-
: morre House, at which place his father is engaged as a waiter.
On arriving off Hungerford-market the vessel made its usual
call, for which purpose she was fastened to the pier by means
of a rope, a portion of the other part thereof being attached to
the vessel, whilst the remainder was lying in a coil upon the
deck. The unfortunate boy had placed his feet in the coil,
and when the order was given to unmoor the vessel her engines
were so quickly put in motion, that before the rope was re-
moved from its fastenings on shore the whole length thereof
was run out. and carried with it one of the poor boy's feet,
which it tore from the socket at the ankle, and which, together
with the shoe, fell into the water. No time was lost in con-
veying the sufferer to the above hospital, where amputation of
the limb below the knee was obliged to be had immediate re-
course to. His survival was, however, exceedingly doubtful,
as the other leg was frightfully fractured, which was quickly
attended with mortification, and death was the consequence.
Some time since a son of Sir Henry liardinge
met with a pre-
cisely sitciliir accident, as did also a man named Hassell, who
was at the time employed at the Hungerford-pier.
HODS Of' A GENTLYMAN FOUND IN THE THAMES
—Yesterday, at noon, the body of a gentleman, between thirty
and forty years of age, was found IJ:twig in the River Thames
off Battle-bridge Stairs. The decesed was attired in a black
new satin waistcoat, black trowsers, anti boots, linen not
roarlicd, no hat or coat on, in his trowsers pockets were found
245. in silver, a handsome silver watch, double case, maker's
name Flint, Oxford. street, number 23,691. The deceased
stood about five feet six or seven inches in height ; the body
had been but a short period in the water. It was removed to
St. Olave's workhouse to await a coroner's inquest.
ACCIDENT TO AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE.—On
Thursday night, an accident occurred to Mr. Turner, the
inspector of the Richmond section of the D division of police,
Which will probably close his carver as a public officer. By
sonic oversight, only one girth had been attached to the saddle
of his horse, and atter he had proceeded ten or three miles of
his rounds, a policeman noticed that that was giving way. The
inspector desired the constable to remove it, and the latter, not
noticing the absence of the other girth, did as he was desired.
Mr. Turner then started off, and after traversing nearly the
whole of the district, was returning homewards along the
Mortlake-road, where, meeting :sergeant Finlayson, he was
turning round to speak with him, when the saddle rolled round,
arid the inspector, who is a very heavy man, fell with great
force to the ground. On assistance being rendered, it was dis-
covered that he had broken his collar-bone, and fractured
three of his ribs, besides receiving other injuries. He was con-
veyed home, but his recovery is considered doubtful. Inspector
Turner is upwards of 60 years of age, and has beeil attached to
the force from its commencement.

TIC DouLouaEux.—Mr. Gower says that the ex-
tract of tobacco will cure neuralgia so that it shall not return,
and this with once using.—Medical Times.