The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-11 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
FORGET'-111E-NOT. Ackermann, London, 1844.
The " Forget-me-Not" is one of the oldest, as well
as the best, of the Annual fraternity, having now been
in existence, we believe, semewhere about fifteen years.
During this protracted period it has seen dozens of
more showy and aspiring rivals rise, decline, And
wholly disappear, and has at present scarcely a single
competitor in the field. We do not wonder at the
steady popularity which this annual has uniformly
met with from the day when it was first started, for it
is edited with great skill and care by Mr. Shoberl,
who thoroughly understands the art of catering to the
public taste in these matters. The volume for the
present year contains not less than ten plates, some of
which are of an average character in point of execu-
tion, while others display superior excellence. Amonf
the better class, we may mention "Aurora's Fan,
which represents an arch, coquettish young girl turn'
ing her fan to excellent account in the way or
flirtation, while a youth stands beside her, evidently
much impressed with a sense of her powers of captv
vation. This clever plate is engraved by Mote froth
an original design by Lange. " Trent" is a sketch of
this fine old town, taken on the spot. In the fore-
ground we see a quaint, old-fashioned bridge spanning
a broad sheet of water, while the back-ground is made
up of a picturesque range of mills, clothed with trees,
and gracefully varied in their outlines. Mary
M'Donnell" is a full-length portrait of a buxore
young Scottish lass, who is sitting alone on a naked
crag, at whose feet boils a raging sea, while a shall),
clever sheep-dog is keeping a vigilant look-out ahead.
This picture is full of spirit and animation. Of tbe,
remaining plates, the best are those entitled " Miranda,
and the "Cousins," which last is a portrait of two
young female relations who are engaged in the most
confidential conversation, probably on the merits oi,
their respectives lovers. The prose and verse cum'
munications in the volume are neither better not
worse than usual. The article which has pleased ue
most by its whim and vivacity, is called " Extracte
from the Diary of a Beauty," and is written in MO'
tration of "Aurora's Fan."

An additional Gazette was published on Saturday,
on account of the great number of notices concerning
applications to Parliament for railways.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by their
suite, will honour Drury-lane Theatre with their presence
this evening.
FIRE IN THE HACKNEY-ROAD.—Last night, be,.
tween eight and nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the pre-
mises of Mr. Dodson, Oxford-place, Hackney-road. The
fire was confined to Mr. Dodson's premises, and before
ten o'clock it was entirely extinguished, but not before
the premises and contents were completely consumed.
The total damage is somewhat considerable, but the
owner is insured in the Kent and Sun Fire-offices.
PROLIFIC BARLEY.—A superior kind of barley.
called " Britain's Defiance" was grown last summer by
Mr. E. Brigs, of Swinstead, near Bourn, which presents
strong claims to attention, and bids fair to supersede ell
other kinds in those places where it is introduced. It
produced at the rate of eighty bushels per acre, weigh-
ing 651 b. each; and its mealing and saccharine proper-
ties are considerably greater than those of any other kind
with which it has been tried. A single grain of it sown
last spring produced forty-eight ears, each of which con-
sists of six rows of grain, containing about fourteen
grains in a row, making a produce of 4,032 frem a single
grain.—From a Correspondent of the Bath Chronicle.
The Earl of Ellenborough arrived at his seat et
Southern, on Tuesday, being his first visit to Glouces-
tershire since his return from India. On the following
day his Lordship attended the Winchcomb Musin
Meeting, returned to Southern to dinner; 'and on Thurs-
day, accompanied by his brother, the Hon. H. Law, Paid
several visits to some of his LOrdship's old friends At
Cheltenham. His Lordship remains at Southern until
Monday, when, according to present arrangements, he
returns to London ; and will not, probably, revisit our
neighbourhood until about the middle of next month.--
Cheltenham Looker-on.
There is a report current among the Officers Of
the Indian Army, that a large augmentation of regi-
ments will be made, and that several of the regiments
now borne on the Madras establishment will be trans-
states. ferred to that of Bombay. A letter from Bombay
that the army of that Presidency will have an increase of
four Native corps to meet the demandiof Sinde. It is said
its
sense Government has thus taken measures to mark
sent° of the unflinching obedience of the Bombay
Sipahees.—Naval and Military Gazitte.
FOREIGN CATTLE.—Ninety-eight head of horned
cattle and 40 sheep have been this week imported bY„
the steam-ships from Hamburgh and Rotterdam.--Ha"
Packet.

VI.O.NEY AND CO 311N$ ';t;sriJ, NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A con.iderable bw=inoss was done in Cotton, at Liver
pool, on Saturday, at steady rates. Sales 6,000 bale*
inending 400 on specu'ation.—The Share market, gene"
r.dly, was dui, but Grand Junction and Birminghstn
here in request. M-dland, Bir.ningham, and Derby, 7811
Birmingl am and Gloucester, 102 ; Chester and Biriter
head, ; Eastern Counties, 13- ; Grard Junction,
212 ; Ditto, Quarter, 53 ; Liverpool and Manchester;
Half Shares, 101 ; London and Birmingham, 326'
Shares, :36f ; London and York, 2i • ' Midland Counties'
1061 ; North Union, 140 ; Scottish Central, 21. 6s. 60-1
Sheffield and Manchester, 97i ; Lyons and AvignOSlA'
21. 10e. 6d.; Sambre and Meuse, 3 1-20 ; Boulogne and
Amiens, 41. 3s. 6d.
There are no late arriva7s to-day with news of genel'4
interest, the accounts from America being but one di
later.
A cargo of oranges, comprising 930 boxes, and eau;
pying several waggons, was received this morning !
the warehouses of Keeling and Hunt, in Monument'
yard, in excellent condition, by the SouthamPtl
Railway, and as ships discharging at that port v/I.
save several days in the home and outward voyages, it I:
supposed that now the dock and railway companies 06. r
such facilities, both having been most liberal in tbel
charges and the accommodation offered, the route iv°
be made more extensively available.
A new decree relative to Dutch Stock has been issasil
at Amsterdam, the heads of which, as given by Meson/'
Raphael and Sons, are, that on the 29th inst. subseriP
tions %‘ ill be received at Amsterdam from parties willing,
to convert Dutch Five per Cents. into Four per Cents. °I
the same amount of capital, receiving in addition fvt
every 100 florins subsc:ibed, 2 florins 75 cents ; the
4 per cent. interest to commence from Oct. 1.
The funds have been rather buoyant this morning, 01
with a moderate business doing. The improvement on
the Paris Bourse is in their favour. Consols have bee?,
100 i for Money, and 1001 1 for Account. Bank Stool
is firm at 205. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent!:
have been 1021 to The Commissioners have boar
at 1024. The Three per Cents. are 99/
The foreign investments are animated, and in son!
cases there has been an advance in prices. Spanish
Five par Cents, have been supported at 241 1, and the
Three per Cents, at 36 to 364. The Passive Bonds
are 61, and the Deferred, 15a Portuguese Converted
have been 554 for Money and 55i for Account. The
news of the decided majority for the Ministers at Lisboa
on the Indemnity Bill has not made the Bonds betteri
Mexican Stock has been at a further advance to 354
and 36, owing to the account received of a good amount
in dollars being ready at Vera Cruz for shipment
to this country. Brazil Stock is worth 871 to 88, Bel•
gian have advanced to 104, and Dutch Two and-d'
Half per Cents, to 621 1 ; the French Three per Cents'
are 82f. 25c.
There is still rather a slack market for the Railway
Shares, and the quotations exhibit a want of that buoy'
ancy observable a week or two back.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank
...... 205
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. ... 99%34
3Ter Cent. Comols. Anne ............. ic0N,34%
New 314 per Cent. Annuities.... 1024%34
Consol• for Account 100%5
Exchequer Bills. I%d.
.......... 62 64 pin
Ditto .......... 64 62 pm.
Ditto
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent ........... ..... 1011*
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 87% %86
Columbian Bonds...—. ..... ... ....... 14% 14
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per .....
_.
Ditto for the Account
..... 35% 36 sax
Ditto:Deferred Stock.... .....
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ........
Ditto Converted 554
Ditto for the 55% oh
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent . ...... 112% 119 llvn
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 24%
Ditto for the Account 21,4%4
Ditto Passive Bonds ......• 6%
Ditto Deterred 1:•%
Ditto Three per Cent. 36%
Ditto for the Account ... .............•.,.,.,„ 36% 36
French ftentes, 3 per Cent
Exchange ..,.,.,,.,,,,«......................, 2sf 60:.
Dutch 236 per Cents.. .... 62%36 Dutch 5 per
PRICES OF SHARES LUIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pan SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ........102 tel
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ... 36% .. .. to 35
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and H01yhead.............. 5 ......... 6 .to
Churnet Valley
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 3%. tO ""
Eastern Counties 25 11.... tO
Edinburgh and Glasgow -
Ely and Bedford
Great Southern and Western)
(Ireland) 5 9 W
Great North or England. lOO lBl -
Great Western .................... 75
Ditto 14 Shares 50 ......... 85%• to --
Ditto Fifth 5......... ............. 12 25 to --
London and Birminghl.m. lOO 215 -
Ditto New Thirds 2 ......... 36%
Dit o 4 Shares ..............». 2 ........ 244
London and Brighton 50 47%
London and Croydon -
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Cent 2 2% 7., 1°
London and York 2% 334 ....... to .‘
Manchester and Leeds 7O .... ..... ..... ..• to
Ditto 34 5hare5............
Midland
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct 21 ........494 46% to 49 4N
North British.... ......... 5 .... ..... to
Pe rtsmouth Direct . • ... 1 ..... 0% to
Shc ffield and Lincolnshire ltd 2
.„„ ..... to
South Eastern and Dover ....... 32%
Yarmouth and Norwich 2O .....
Ditto 5 ..... f 9•••••• to
York and North Midland 50 ...•..,.171 11M
Ditto % 5hare5..„,..„....,,,,,.. 25
Ditto Selby Scrip 20 753434 ... t0179:78
Orleans and Vicrzon
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ...... to
Paris and Lyons
2 ...... .. '34 ...... to •-•
Paris and Orleans 2O ......... 39%
JOINT STOCK RANKS.
London Joint Stock
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 9.—The only
material alteration in the market has been an improve-
ment in Cambridge and Lincoln Shares. Eastern Coun-
ties, 131; Manchester and Leeds, 1-16th, 785.; Barnsley
and Accrington, Cambridge and Lincoln, 21 13-16;
Sheffield and Lincoln, 1 ; West Yorkshire, 811 i
Boulogne and Amiens, 44,