The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

received on the state of the markets :—" The markets, with a
Very few exceptions, have presented an exceedingly gloomy
aspect this week; almost every department of trade is in a
most distressing state, and there is nearly a total cessation
of business. The trades in whom confidence can be placed
cannot be induced to purchase beyond their actual necessities
though most articles rate below cost price. Several houses
continue to press their merchandise into the market by the
hammer, which has generally gone off at an immense sacri-
fioe. The accounts from all the towns of the interior arc of
an uniform depressed position, nor do they anticipate an early
improvement. Importations from the United Kingdom still
continue adding to our stocks, of which the markets are fully
supplied. No alteration need be expected in commercial
matters till confidence is restored. The transactions during
the week have been principally for cash, and no price can
possibly be affixed to any article'

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ONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester-
day at very firm rates. Speculators took 1,000 bales Ame-
rican, and the total sales were 8,000 bales ; 150 Egyptian sold
at 7d to Bd, 300 Surat at 3d to 34d, 80 Maranham at 51d to
6d, and the rest, American, at 4d to 61d per lb.—Shares were
bm'Y, except Birmingham, Dover, and Grand Junction.
Birmingham and Gloucester, 931; Caledonian, 38; Chester
1
and Birkenhead, 30; • Dublin and Droght da, 77 ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 63 ;
drand Junction, 2-21 ; Ditto Half, 1101;
Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter, 541 ; London and Bir-
mingham 321. Shares, 354 ; Ditto Quarter Shares, 24/ 1
London and Brighton, 461 ; Midland Counties, Quarter, 238 ;
Preston and Wyre, 161: South-Eastern, 35 ; York and North
Midland, 1264; Lyons and Avignon, 11. 195..
More than usual anxiety is shown among the mercantile classes of the City as to the result of the debate on the mo-
tion of Mr. Dunc.ombe on the letter-prying business of the
Home Secretary; and it is said, that if Nlintsters are defeated
their resignation will follow. Politicians as well as others
ale on the pi rite. There are many who believe
a dissolution of Parliament will be the. dernier re-
sQrt of the Premier, should he have either a small
majority, or meet with a mujority against him. That there
is much importance attached to the forthcoming debate is
evident from the length of time the Cabinet
Council sat yes-
terday afternoon. It would he much regretted if a dissolution
of Parliament took place, as the general business of the
F:"intry would thereby receive a check., just at a time when
1t rs acknowledged to be improving in the United Kingdom.
The commercial advices received from the East Indies and
China
markets are not so favourable as oould have been
Wished, but still British goods were moving offsteadily. The
American merchants were most persevering in their efforts to
impose of manufactures received from the United States, and
"-American Domestics" had, for the first time we believe,
Veen inserted in more than one of the Trade Prices Current;
not much is reported to have been done in them.
The accounts by the Overland Mail have not particularly
influenced the English Stock Market. Consols are 981 to
984 for the -Opening ' • Bank Stock realises 198 to 1981;
Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 102 to 1024;
and the Three per Cents. 99 to 991; Exchequer Bills obtain
74. to 755. premium.
AThe market for Spanish Bonds is rather better. The
ctives realise 294 to 221; and the Three per Cents. 321
Portuguese Converted Stock has been at 451 ex div.
The accounts from Lisbon announce reductions in the Go-
vernment expenditure, but the Treasury was very low.
aLexican are 351 for the Actives, and 151 for the Deferred.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. realise 61 to 601.
Por Railway Shares rather lower rates have been obtained.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

..
Bank Stock ...... 1911%
...."
..
...
99
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. ..."..""*"
..................
102
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
____l
347.18
Consols for Open.ng .... .......... -.”.............. Vti
Exchequer Bills, 1301. 136 d.
Ippor. .."."-----.
----- 7 5 Pm.
D 5001......... ... ......... ..... ............ 7 5 pm. .
itto 5ma1c..—...—....... —..—....••• 74 pm.
Ditto Advertised..„..... pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferred Stock l5
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 4536 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1810 —
DDitto for the Account. 92N%
itto Three per Cent. ................--- .......
3-230,1
Di tto for the Account
Dutch 236 per Cents 6l 1.0%
.
Dutch 5 per Cent&......—.-.-........ ........
110001%
Ditto for the Account
New Loan, 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYti, PAID. Pea SHARE.
Great western .... '75
Ditto % Shares ... ...... .... ..... 50
Loudon and Birmingham lOO -.218 to
Ditto Share -.
London and Brighton ...
..
50 ..—.
London and Greenwich (Preference)
18%
London and Croydon -
Brandon 2
to
..% •,„•, 17% -
Manchester and Birmirigh;... •... 13
m ... 40
Newcastle and Darlington Jona. .- 1
Northern and 40%5(
e
Eastrn Thi; Norwich and ....-."
.....
45
. York and North Midland ....
...
50 lO6 104% to 105
Ditto % Shares ..
Ditto Scarboro' lii;nCh ..........
2% " 20% to
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux 1
Pa ril and Orleans .. ... .0 33%% ••• to
•••••••••••••• ..... ..
3414CLIZATRR STOCX EXCHANGE, JULY I.—Our market
confin es •
u-- 'lnto, with a. moderate, amount' of business doing,
at about previous rates. Manchester and Birmingham, 56
cum. quarters
and Leeds Half-Shares, 4-1;
Ditto Quarters,
, Manchester
II Idfield and Manchester Canal
RaihraY 37 6d u(
' 8* • : Manchester and Buxton, 20s. prem.;
iluddersfield Canal, 21i,
Al

A.RKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
IIA:r MAUI:MTS.
SMITITFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3l 12a to 41; use-
.ditto, 4/ 4s to 4/ 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 4114 s to 51;
Clover Hav, 5/ to 6/ IN; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1114s_ ;
Wheat Straw, I/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply but mode
rate, and trade steady.
Culinunr-aen.--Coarse Meadow Hay 31 15s to 4145; use-
fui ditto, 41 6s to 4/.13s ; fine Upland ditto, 4l 16s to 515 s ;
Cl aver ilay, 4/15s to 5/15s ; Oat Straw, 1114 s to 1/ 16s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ per load. Both hay and straw sold
readily, at full prices.
WRlThenaPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 10s: to 41; use-
x,,,td ditto, 4143 to 4/ lOs • fine Upland ditto, 41 12s to 5/ ;
'rer Hay, 41 153 to 6115 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ;
" treat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A full average
saPPly, a a
rind sluggish demand. New Meadow Hay was
g at from 31 5s to 4l 6s per load.
OLONIAL.
Stioian.--The market for British Plantation is heavy,
4°°ot 300 hhds having been sold at rather lower prices. The
public sales have consisted chiefly of 90 hhds Trinidad, 110
l'un' Molasses, 11,848 bags Mauritius, and GOO bags Madras.
The Trinidad Sugar and Molasses were taken in, the former
at 56s to 56s 6d for good to fine brown, and the latter at
25s for fair quality, being about the previous value, but
at which there were not purchasers. Nearly all the
Mauritius
and was disposed of, but went off very heavily,
at a decline of fully is to 2s, the more particu-
larlyr. on the lower sorts ; low to fine brown brought 48s to
a'as, and low yellow 55s 6d to 67s ; the Madras sold at 43s to
48s for low to mid brown, which is also a decline of fully 2s.
The only transactions which have transpired worth reporting
const of three large cargoes of yellow Havanna], contain-
tolag about 7,000 boxes, which have been sold afloat at 19s 6d
21a 6d, deliverable either over the ship's aide in London, or
landed
Port on the Continent. The
quantity of British Plantation
last week at the East and. West India Docks was 1,121
Atids 161 tierces 211 barrels, and there were taken for home
f:oo3tuliption 1,648 hhds 101 tierces 225 barrels. The stock
in the same places is 11,456 hhds 1,651 tierces 1,762 barrels.
• coFFEE---195 casks 203 barrels British Plantation only
partly sold at rather lower prices.
Weum--The quantity landed last week at the East and
ht India Docks was 403 puns 22 hhds ; there were taken
4 hhds, consumption 80 puns 8 hhds, and exported 34 puns
hhds. The stock in the same places is 9,646 puns, 2,070
ETRE.-1,44.3 bags
SaTTI.
trafoojt 24s to 26- 6d for
"tier rates. Bengal at auction all found
it)tbli(Yale 6 ll to 2* per cwt. refraction, being
Sfr
in par were all taken in above
ALw•--1.). Y. C. Y. C. is is good demand at 41s 3d to 41s 6d
noon the :3,pot, and 49s 6d to 42s 9d for the last three
Mollths.
TToNvn is 43s 6d per cwt.
11 ' .—The market is quiet and the arrivals have been
Zit
• 22,00( The stock, in. London is 31,058,0001bs against
ord to Mbs at this time last year. The price of Congou
raid ls 24d to good ord 104 d to 11d, and Twankay good ord to but
Under! this Is 3d per lb. The home consumption from
last year, year has been 11,793,0001bs or rather less than
TOlLkeeoThe market, during the last month, has not
presented any feature requiring particular observation. Sales
lilna:tea been effected to a very limited extent, and have in some
tenerrs been rather in favour of the buyer; neverthess, no
alteration can be made in the quotations.
.114 Th
.. • e pnee of clean is 29s to 30s per cwt.

Saxon,-, and suite
WEIratOVTITT.--, tiLv 21.—His Majesty the King 0.!
two chariots and four, from Oeford, on their way to Ports-
arrived hereiunexpectedlv last evening, in
Mouth. The inhabitants of the town were much pleased at
his Majesty's visit, filly expecting that he would remain here
a day or two for the - f visiting the Isle of Portland
and other intereatingl3" our. neighbourhood, especially
as hicks ajesty was kill) ae."
11,' take so much interest in eolo-
gical pursuits; but we°wn thg
tl disappointed, for he left
the following inorning7ere -rea
3L
CRILD Munpan.— On Monday morning, between
eight and nine o'clock, as policeman Hart, L 58, was on duty
In the Belvidere clock' Lambeth, was as informed that the
body uf an infant (not quite dead)found in the tint!el.:-
yard belonging-to Atr. Patrick, situated near the old Guild-
lord
Barge, in the above road. The policeman immediately
th ad,
proceeded to the spot, and saw the infant bleeding from
meatdeh wall of r;
nose, and ears, and lying immediately un-
on the
therdOn looking about he perceived marks of blood
tophouse next to the timber-
On
of the tank, and found tiAs child had been thrown over the
avail from the yard
.of the home, nearly ten feet in height.
oThe policeman directly went to the house, and on knocking
f the door i
sister ot was opened by a young girl, seventeen years
age, the f the landlady, who with her hus-
band, was from home at the time. The policeman
queetioned the girl on the subject of the finding
of the.child, but the girl denied any knowledge of the cir-
cumstances, when the policeman, observing that her hands
and apron were blood
Y, asked her the reason, and she be-
trayed so much confusion that he went to the station-house,
and a surgeon having exam Med the girl, it was at once as-
ter that she had recently delivered herself of a child in
water-closet, marks of blood from which place to tlie
wall, over' which she must have thrown the child, were
perceptible. It was found the child was still living, but the
itjuries it sustained were of such a serious nature that it ex-
pired in about two hours after the discovery was made. The
girl herself was immediately conveyed to the workhouse. In
the timber-yard, into which the infant was thrown, two large
watch dogs are kept, both of which were found licking over
the body when the horrible discovery was first made.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY I'— he Peninsular Coro-
Pally's steam-ship Montrose arrived in the Docksfrom Gibral-
tar this day, at half-past one o'clock, and landed the Penin-
!tiler and other mails, which were immediately dispatched
bY a special train to London. The Montrose left Gibraltar
yer(2p the 23d of June, Cadiz 24th, Lisbon 26th, Vigo 27th.
ringcargo consists of fruit and Spanish hams, and the fol-
Passengers :—Mr. Preaux, Mr. Crosby, Mr. Morgan,
ll's* a lid bliss Durnford, Mr. Fisher Mr. Bussi, Mr. Kerby,
kr. Eller Mr. Edwards, Mr. I. Moolly, Mr. Greeham, rs.
Coster, Alm. waggernee, Mr. and Mrs. Jose V'd Margallero,M
and Mrs. Broughton. Her Majesty's steamer Warspite,
Captain Wallis, and two foreign steamers were at Gibraltar ;
at Cadiz two French brigs of war ; at Lisbon the French brig
of war
dro n Volage, a Prussian corvette, and the usual Portuguese
squa. The Lady Mary Wood, Captain Cooper, will leave
for Alexandria on the 3d instant, and take out the India and
Cilhis mails. The Royal West India packet the Clyde will take
Mails. A very
her departure to-morrow with the Mexican and West India
fine ship, the Cairo, arrived in the Docks yes-
terday, from whence she will sail on the 3d instant with a
large number oC emigrants for Canada, &e,
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—ExETEII
Me
.
HALL
ndeissolin will again con duel. his st. Paul on Friday next,
the concert being the last this season.