The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES.

VerSitill•e•R•B••••••••••••• 442 60 .. 445 .. 442 58 .. 445
L.B •••••• 315 .. 315 .. 312 50 .. 315
Roden.• •••••••• •••• ..... •ICO6 25 . 1006 25 ..101:6 25 •.1006 25
Rouen to Ilavre•••• ....... . 784 .. 736 25 . 752 782 50
Orleans .••• . • • •••• • • • • 1040 . • 1040 . • 1037 50 • • 1037 50
Strasburg to Bale•• •• •• •• 48 75 378 75 .. 276 25 . 276 2,
&vl.pon to:3l,Arseilles.....• 897 50 .. 897 50 . 892 50 .. 892 50
RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, Doe 5.
Versa Wes, R.B••• •••• •• •• 442 50 .. 445 .. 442 50 .. 442 50
L.B.••••••• ..... 315 .. 317 50 .. 313 75 .. 315
Houea ...• •••••• ...... 1003 75 —lOO5 —lOO2 50 .•1002 50
Rouen to Havre ..... •• • •• 785 .. 786 25 .. • 785
Orleans ••••• ••••• - • • • • —lO4l 25 —1042 50 —1037 50 ..1037 50
Strasburg to 8a1e......._ 277 50 277 50 277 50 .• 277 50
Avlgnou to Marseilles-- 896 25 .. 930 .. 891 25 .• 891 23

An inquest was held on Tuesday before Mr.
Higgs, at the Barley Mow, Duke street, Grosvenor-
square, on Mr. Henry Seabrook, aged 50, the landlord
of the above house. Mr. Knight, butler to a gentleman
in Grosvenor-square, said that he was in deceased's
company on Monday night, and at twelve o'clock he left
him at his house. Deceased was then perfectly sober.
Mr. William Bloxham, surgeon, said that he was sent
for last Tuesday morning to attend upon the deceased,
whom he found in bed, much injured. Deceased told
him that on the previous night ho want down into the
cellar to do something to the barrels, and was at the
top of the first flight of stairs upon his return, when he
missed his hold of the bannisters, and fell over and over
to the bottom. He bad sufficient strength to go up stairs
again, and did not complain of what had happened until
the next morning, when witness was called to him. On
Saturday inflammation of the brain commenced, and he
died that day. He was a very heavy man, and that,
perhaps, accounted for the severity of the injuries. Ver-
dict—Accidental Death.
PA,ISLEY.—We have this week had an occurrence
in town which has afforded an excellent subject for local
scandal, and which is likely to afford employment for
the gentlemen of the long robe in the highest court in
the country. While such proceedings are pending, it
does not become us to publish particulars ; but we may
briefly state that the substance of the occurrence is this;
—One of the magistrates who occupied an important po-
sition in the late election of our chief magistrate, met in
company with a gentleman carrying on an extensive
business in town, last Tuesday, in Glasgow. The gen-
tleman referred to has taken a warm interest in the
election, on the opposite side from the bailie, and, in
cousequence, high words ensued soon after their meet-
ing, and severe language was made use of on both sides.
With this the parties separated at the time, but, having
come out to Paisley in the same train, they came in con-
Wet at the foot of the railway stairs, when blows ensued
—the magistrate having been struck, and finally, knocked
down, before a cumber of people by his opponent.
Scotch Paper.

FORCIBLE A BDUC TION••••-••K MARNE; • I' array.
On Sunday night last about fourteen men, whose faces
were blackened, and most of whom were armed, at-
tacked the house of Michael M'Gillycuddy, of Trippi.
nagh, in the parish of Aglish, a respectable farmer,
and having discharged a shot through the parlour win-
dow, they effected an entrance through it, and first
secured the servants by binding them firmly with ropes.
They then proceeded to the bed-room of M*Gilly-
cuddy's daughter, a girl sixteen years old, whom they
violently dragged out of bed, and, regardless of the in-
cessant and feeling entreaties of the mother to permit
the girl to dress herself, the heartless rut inns forced her
through the window in that lamentable condition, leaving
six of the patty b!_-thind to prevent any trace o,' the fugi.
dyes. In a desperate smug& t:: lhelter the daughter,
her mother was barbarously beaten by these awvasee,
and now remains under the care of doctors. Four ©f filo
gang lityyy been greated.—Tralee Chronicle.

Ditto 5ma11............ — 6 O 61 pm.
Ditto Adverti..sed... . . ... —
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... , ....... SIN
Columbian Bonds. •.• ...... . .................«.«.«.. 13%
Mexican Bonds, 1 83/,15 per ...... ......... ... ..... 35%
Ditto for the Account —„.. 334
Ditto Deferred Stock .... 15%X
Portuguese Bonds. 5 per Cent. ....... ....... - ... 83
Ditto Converted 55%
Ditto for the Account ' ............. 55% 51
Spanish Bonds, Flve per Cent 1640 —......... 24
Ditto Deterred l5
Ditto Three per Cent. .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 35
Dutch 234 per Cents ...... .......... .....
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates'
Dutch 5 per Cents.... ........ ................« 99
PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAIL Pea .SM•lii.
Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100 ........ i'7 ..... t•
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ..»..... 3414 N... to —.
Churnet Valley ...............
Direct Northern 2% 2% to
Etstern Counties ................... 25 ........ 13%...... to 14
Greet Western .... ....... 7S .... 139 to
London and Birmingham.......... 100...,...
....... to
Ditto New Thirds ... . „ ...... 51 ... ..... 37%
London and 81ackwa11.......-.„..... 16% ..... 0%
London and Brighton .............. 50 .. ..... 47%
London and Croydon - 13%...... 16% ..... to
London and Y0rk............
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland ....... ................... lOO l6B ••
Birmingham and Derby.
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ..... .... 53%
Norwich and Brandon ......... 8
Rugby ......
Si,rewsbury, Wolverhainpton,} 2% ••• •• to
2%
Dudley, and Birmingham ...
York and North Midland ......... 50 .........10t %
Ditto Scarbore' Branch
Ditto Selby Scrip ................ 20
Ditto Extension — ...... 13 .. ..... to 12%
Bouirtne and Amiens
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bourdeaux ... ..... . I
Paris and Orleans SO
Paris and K0tten......•........... 20 •...•..• 303; •••••• to ....
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, NOY. 26.—Our
market continues steady without any material change in
prices.—Cheshire Junction, 5 13-16 ; Cambridge and
Lincoln, 24 ; Churnets, 3t 745. ; Huddersfield and
Sheffield, 34 ; Leeds and West Riding, 4 7-16 ; Lancas-
ter and Preston, New, 4i ; London and York, 3i; Ornis-
kirk and Preston, l; London and Birmingham,
Quarters, 264 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 50k; Mid-
land 401. Shares, 21 I preen. ; Sheffield and Lincoln,
305., 335. 9d. ; West Yorkshire, 71. ; Boulogne and
Amiens, 4.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

,
Ditto Bondi .£l,OOO - pm.
Ditto under £l,OOO 62 pm.
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities -..
Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 13fici
Ditto 5001 ... ...... •••• 61.• pin.
Ditto Small. 59 pm
Bank Stock for Acct
Consols for Act. .....
India Stock for Acct --
.1 FUNDS.
Russian, 5 per Cent ..... . -
Ditto, Metallic .' ... .. •. ....... -
ipanish, 5 per Cent., 1840- 21%
Jatto, 1841 ......... ....... ...• -
Ditto, 1842 ..... .., -
Ditto, 1841••••••••••••••••••••1; ........
• Ditto, 1841 • -
: Ditto, 3 per Cent ... ......... .
..-.;
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Ct -
'French, 5 -e.r Cent...-. -r c.
French; :3 per Cent. -f, -c,
Exchange .......... ..... .wt, -t.
Dutch, 2%per Cant
... I Ditto, 5 per Cent ..... ...
SHA.REN '
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 9B
Cambridge and Lincoln, 1% paid 2
Eastern Counties (25 paid)
41% i
areat Southern and Western (Ireland) 4 paid „, 9
Lamilian alid eirlilinghalll (stnCk)
rritto, New Third*, 9 paid
Ditto, Quarter Sharer ( 2 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) -
Ditto Loan Notes, 10 paid UN
London and South Western (411.65. 10d, Paid) 76
London and Croydon ' ~,,,•.itieli, ........ 16%
Landon and York, Cl% paid 3%
Lynn and Ely, 1% paid 2%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham , 5014
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid s4g
Northern and eastern (45 paid)
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid
,••••••••• IR%
Mchmond and West End junction 1 paid l%
South Eastern and Dover fO3 2s 4clipaid)
, 3B
• Ditto New Shares, 4 paid... ll%
Trent !/alley, 2 paid. ....... .......... ..
York and North Midland (50 paidr
Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid BB
Orleans and Bourdeaux, I paid .................«.«., 5%
Paris and Lyons, 2 paid •• ... .... ..... .••••••••••••••••• 3%
Ands and Orleans (20 paid)... ............ .....•••
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 39

Bask Stock.... ...... ex di;.218---
9 per Cent. Red" 99%
r Cent. Cons
per Cent. Red .....
ew 34 per Cent. 1024
New 5 por Conc._ ....... .
Long Annuities to expire
Jae. 1,489...... ......... 12
Oct. 1859 ........ .......
Jan. 1%0 — I
Endiau St,JeK 287
Ft) KEW lk

kustrian, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds .... .....
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent —
Cuba Bonds, 6 par
Ohlliant a per (.:ent
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Danish, :1 per Cent
lireek, 5 per Cent
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
`eriipian Bonds, 6 per Ct..,
Portuguese Bonds's per CL

NE W CURRENCY.
(FROM A CORRESPONDSINT.)
1. That one uniform description of paper money be
legalised in the United Empire, consisting of Imperial
notes or bills.
2. That a new permanent office be created, and a
Board of Commissioners appointed by the Crown, to
whom shall be confided the direction, control, and admi-
nistration of the issue department ; and that Imperial
notes, or bills, be specially engraved, executed, and
stamped for the purpose, due precautions being adopted
to prevent forgeries.
3. That the Commissioners shall be authorised to ad
vance Imperial notes, or bills, to all banks of issue, die
count, and deposit, whether chartered joint-stock corpora
tions or licensed private companies, according to the option
of the applicants as to numberand quality,the lowest-rate
being ono pound, on depositing in the Exchequer an
equal amount in value in bullion or of Government se-
curities, taken at the average market price fur the pre-
vious three months.

4. That Imperial notes, or bills, shall constitute a
legal tender.

-5. That all Imperial notes, or bills, be signed by the
proper officer of the Commissioners—that the names of
the banking establishments to which they are supplied
be printed on the same—and that they be endorsed, before
issue, by the responsible agent of the firm.
6. That the notes, or bills, of each banking establish-
ment for five pounds, or under, be made payable in
specie, on demand, at the offices where issued, but that
seven days' notice be required for the payment in bullion,
of all notes, or bills, exceeding that sum.
7. That the Commissioners be empowered to exchange
new notes, or bills, for old ones cancelled,
8. That the dividends on Government securities lodged
in the Exchequer be received by the Commissioners, wad
be paid over by them to the respective depositors, sub-
ject to a deduction of 1 per cent. annually, on the amount
of Imperial notes, or bills, advanced in lieu of stock,
and I pef cent. i lieq of ; the proppetls to b
applied, in the first instance, to derrisy the expenses 'of
the Commission, and the surplus to be credited to the
•
Peas ti
9. That the whole amount of bullion or of Government
securities, or any portion thereof, may at any time be

MONEY ANT:j COMMERCIAL NEW S
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
There is not
;no slightest alteration in the English
Stock market 'ibis afternoon, Ceeisol closing at 100 f je
Exchequer Bills were 61s. premi um; India Stock realised
286 to 287, and Bank Stock was ut 205} to 206.
Spanish Five per Cents. were 24 to ; the Three per
Cents., 351 to ; Portuguese Converted, 53.1. to ;
Brazilian 881. ; and Dutch Fi re per Cents., 99k.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these:—Cambridge fated Lincoln were 1; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 81; Great Siouthern and Western (Ireland) 4; Birmingham, Quartor, 24i; Brighton Loan Notes, ;
l;
South-Western, 34i ; Croydon, Lynn and Ely, 1
Manchester and Leeds, 43; Manchester paid Birmingham,
101; Newcastle and Darliugton, 22 to 23i ; Northern
and Eastern, 12k to 12 ; Norwich and Brandon, 4 to k ;
Richmond and West-12.nd Junction, k to 4- ; South-East-
ern, 5,1 to 4•7-; Ditto, New, 7-A 7 • Trent Valley, 6 ; York
and North Midland, 53i ; I)itto, Selby Scrip, 48 ;
Orleans and Bordeaux, 4i• k; Paris and Lyons, Paris
and Orleans, 20 to k ; and Ditto and Rouen, 191 to 19
premium. Birmingham and Gloucester have been 4 to
2; and Eastern Counties 11f discount. Australasia
Bank Shares were 4, and Union of Australia 2 premium.
(Free. The Sun of Last Night.)
The transactions in Cotton, at Liverpool, yesterday,
were limited, and at depressed quotations. Sales, 2,000
bales, viz., 250 Maranham, at 4/ei. to sd. ; 200 Surat at
2id. to 3d. ; and the rest American, at 3111. to 4,1 d.
per lb.—Shares, were much the
same : Churnet
Valley, 71s. 6d. to 725. 6d. ; Dublin and Drogheda, 681;
Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, 205.; Glasgow and
Greenock, 188.6 d. ; Grand Junction, 215 214 ; Ditto,
Eighths, 1071 ; Lancaster and Preston, 46 ; Liverpool
and Manchester, New, 34 -; London and Birmingham,
217 ; London and Brighton, Eighths, 2k ; London and
Croydon, 16k ; Manchester and Birmingham, 50 ; Mid-
land Counties, 1071 ; North Union, 140 k ; Sheffield and
Manehester, Quarter, 12i ; Shrewsbury and Grand
Junction, 51 ; South-Eastern, New, 10i ; Lyons and
Avignon, 535. to 525. ; Paris and Lyons, 61s. ; Paris
anfOrleans, 40k ; Paris and Rouen, 38i ; Paris and
Strasburg, 495. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 4/ ;
Boulogne and Amiens, 4.
Advices of July 20 have been received from Port
Philip. The colonists were making daily improvements
in the means of developing their resources, and among
other articles we hear of colonial salt as competing with
that of Liverpool manufacture. The dates from South
Australia are to the sth of June. Some good whale
captures had just been effected, and the mines are said
to be getting on well. At Glen Osmond four men raised
eleven tons of rich ore in one week.
We understand that a letter was received late yester-
day, by one of the superior officers in the City police,
stating that all the property stolen from Messrs. Rogers
and Co., the bankers, was in a house at Walworth, ready
to be delivered up upon the payment of a larger reward
than that offered. Officers went in the direction stated,
and found a miserable house, the tenant of which denied
all knowledge of the contents of the letter, and most
readily offered that his house should be searched. This
is no doubt a feint. That the property is not far from
London, awaiting a compromise, is held to be quite cer-
certain by the most experienced of the City officers. At
present, however, nothing has transpired that can be
relied upon.
The Funds have been very firm—Consols at 1001
for Money at 100 f ; the Reduced Three per Cents.
at 991 and 99i ; the New Three.and-a-Quarter per
Cents. at 102- ; Bank Stock at 206 and 2061 ; and
India Stock at 257. The premium on Exchequer Bills
is at 60s. The Commissioners took their usual amount
of stock to-day.
Business has been rather brisk in the Foreign Funds
this taorning, ; but the prices are mostly the 'epee as yes-
terday. Spanish at 24; the Three per Cents. at3sf. Breed
hag risen to 89i, and the Portuguese Converted to 56.
This looks like something satisfactory having occurred
as respects the treaty with the Brazils. The Dutch
Funds are rather heavy.
The Share market is firm, but not much business is
doing.
PRICES OF BRITISH kUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
llank Stook
(From the Official List.)
206 205 K
.211614
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
....... 991 i NA
3 per Cent. Coniols. Ann,,
New 314 per Cent. Annuities 10214
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. IMO l2 1-16 12
India Stock
• 286 2d7
India
.....
Ditto under
....... 85
Consols for Account 100%%
Exchequer Bills. IV.d. 1
10001. ..... 62

withdrawn from the Exchequer, or transferred by the
parties originally depositing the same, or their assignees,
on presentation of an equal amount in value of Imperial
Dotes or bills, issued to to such parties respectively, pay-
ment of interest being made on said notes or bills to the
day of returning same.
10. That Imperial notes or bills may be advanced to
any banking esfablishment equal in amount to the quan-
tity of bullion retained and bonded in their own coffers,
under such regulations for its safe custody as the Com-
missioners shall direct and approve, and subject to the
same rules for deposit and withdrawal as are observed at
the Exchequer, and that any portion of their own Impe-
rial notes or bills not wanted for immediate use, may be
deposited under similar restrictions, with exemption from
interest during the period of lodgement.
11. That in case any banking establishment shall at
any time determine to discontinue banking business, or
to wind up their affairs, the balance or residue of bullion
or of stock remaining in the Exchequer to their account,
to cover outstanding engagements, shall be returned to
them after an interval of three years from the period of
notification, and that they be entitled to the profit arising
from notes unclaimed, lost, or destroyed.
12. That an annual report be presented to Parliament,
and periodical accounts published in the Gazette, speci-
fying the amount of Imperial notes or bills in circulation,
the monthly and yearly averages, together with a return
of the bullion and stock lodged in the Exchequer by each
establishment, as well as a detailed statement of their
assets and liabilities.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—Yesterday the King, after at-
tending Divine service in the chapel of the palace, pre-
sided in a Council of Ministers, and gave audiences to the
Prussian Minister, to the Papal Nuncio, and other per-
sons. We hear from the Hague that the First Chamber
of the States General has again refused its assent to the
draft of the address to the King, as sent to it from the
Second Chamber, by a majority, it is said, of nineteen
to two.

The Jewish writer Lembroso, who resides at Turin,
has just embraced the Christian religion. This is un-
doubtedly the most important conversion that has oc-
curred for many years.
The convention between the post-office of Belgium
and England, having been ratified at London on the
17th inst., and the ratifications exchanged on
the same day, is now published in the Moniieur
Beige. We perceive that at present the trans-
mission of letters and newspapers is to take place,
as hitherto, only four times in a week ; but the Belgian
Government has the option of making arrangements to
secure a daily communication. The steamers which it
shall employ in this service are to be exempt from the
duties of tonnage and navigation in the British ports.
We also observe that provision is made for the contin-
gency, if the British Government should think fit, at
some future time, to transmit the India mail through
our territory.
The accounts of the health of the celebrated Berzelens
are more favourable, and no apprehensions are now felt
for him.—Brussels papers, Nov. 25.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov. 19.
Five per Cents. Metal'Nue@ •...... 00000000 ••••••••• • 110
Four par Cents. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1004(
Three per Cants. ..... .......
Rank Shares ......................... ..... N.M 1624
Loan, 1934
Ditto, 1839 ..... 155
Esterhazy's Loan
--- -- -

-
BELGIAN FUNDs.—Banatunl, Nev. 23.
Aetna Debt, 2% per ('ant.,
Rothechiki's Loan, Five per Cent ...........
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 98%
Three per
Thirty-seven llLtllil ne, ditto
_ (1840) !I 35

1:44* 0000000 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1027 i
Ulan of City, 1A43, Four per Cent. IO.J.
Society of Commerce. Four and a Half per Cent.
Rank of Belgium, Five per Cent—. ........... b 7%
hew of .. •Nov
—Brussels. Paper.. •
Nov. 247

RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand ..... ........ ..... 1624
Gloggnits . .... 120 U,
Milan
.. 111%
Allgemeirte Zeitiogg. Nov. 22.

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, Nov. 23.—1 n the sitting of the Se-
cond Chamber to-day, a royal message was received,
with a project of law for prolonging the law of the
31st of May, 1843, relative to the import, export, and
transit duties, till the Chamber shall have agreed to
a new tariff of duties.

We have received Java papers to the 10th August.
BATAVIA, JULY 26.—1 n the evening of the 6th of
this month a fire broke out at Sisier, which destroyed
the dwelling and out-buildings of M. Von Vlotin,
j un., contractor with the Government for the prepara-
tion of coffee. As the building was chiefly of Bam-
boo and wood, the fire spread so rapidly that nothing
could be saved. The mills, the warehouses, and their
contents, happily escaped.
There was also a fire in the capital of Soeracartce
in the night of the 16th, which reduced to ashes a
hundred native bamboo buildings, and, extending to
the Chinese camp, destroyed thirty-two store-houses ;
the damage is estimated at 70,000 florins.
The First Chamber, in its sitting of the 23d, has
again rejected the proposed address of the Second
Chamber, in answer to the speech from the Throne.
In consequence of this resolution, notice will be sent
to the Second Chamber that the First Chamber does
not see sufficient reason to present the (amended) ad-
dress to the King.
The sections of the Second Chamber are to meet
on Monday, the 25th, to examine the project of law
on the tariff of duties on importation, exportation,,
and transit; and on the amendment on the excise on
soap.

It is probable that the Chamber will hot meet be-
fore Wednesday, on which day it may come to a
resolution, in consequence of the reiterated refusal of
the First Chamber to assent to the address to the
King.

POST-OFFICE INQUISITION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sta,—l wish to place the following facts at your
disposal, wishing them to obtain publication :—On the
12th instant I posted a letter addressed to my father,
who is a farmer in Somerset, informing him of my
intention to start from London on the following day,
for the purpose of visiting a dying sister. I accord-
ingly did leave London on the following day. What
was my surprise upon arriving at my father's, to find
that I had not been expected, and that my letter had
not arrived. I set this down to the negligence of the
country postmaster, when, lo! the next morning, my
letter arrived with a monstrous Post-office seal at-
tached to it, and an intimation that it had been opened
at the General Post-office. Upon making a complaint
to the Post-office authorities, I received nothing but
vague, unsatisfactory replies.
I think it right that, this fact should be made public,
seeing that it very clearly shows that a system
at the Post-office of opening every hundredt, or it
may be fiftieth, letter, in addition to ti.'.6se addressed
to suspected persons. No suspi':.on could have ex•
isted in my case, for, as I I.Yrive already told you, my
father is nothing ilur:e than a plain country farmer,
and I am a sP_rvant. A. Z.