The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-18 00:00:00

?lONE AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO 171-I,' EE.
In the Liverpool Cotton market yesterday, the sales were
9,000 bales, the market being rather less animated. Speen-
lato7s took 1,501) bales American, 1,000 PernamLoco, and
1,000 Surat; 2,000 Pernam sold at 61d. to 633., 100 Bahia
at 61/...d., 200 Maranham at 6d. to 6i0., 100 Egyp.ion at 64d. to
70., 1,500 Surat at 34d. to and the rest American at
540. to 66-el.—Shares were inactive : Eastern Counties, ex
New, 10; Grand Junction, 233; Birmingham, Quarter, 29;
South Eastern,! 354 ; ditto, New, 354 ;. Paris and Lyons,
2 19-20; Manchester and Leeds, 101.
We briefly noticed yesterday the attendance of many influen-
tial parties to inspect specimens of foreign cured pros isions,
including the Secretary of the Board of Trade, and other
practical men in such matters, to ascertain if, in ordinary
course, the poorer classes were likely to derive any advantages
from the reduction of duties, by the new tariff, upon articles
of food imported from abroad. So satisfied were all
present upon this point, that it is in contemplation to convene
a public meeting (to be held at the Halt of Commerce we
understand), to show the policy of an extension being given to
this new branch of trade. It is established as a fact that most
of the provisions already imported—that is the best of them—
have been sold to the middle and pourer classes at immense
profits, as English produce, while the inferior is
marked " American." Thus a prejudice is kept up, and the
retailers, by demanding comparatively high prices for articles
imported, which were bought 25 or 30 per cent. lower, are, as
already stated, immense gainers. It has been suggested, in
in order that the new tariff may have in this respect a fair trial,
that in the more populous districts of the metropolis
shops should be opened where none but foreign
cured provisions should be sold. The principal complaint made
by some of the practical men present at yesterday's inspection,
was, that the Pork, and some of the,Beef, was too fat. This,
however, cannot refer to the Port Phi.ip Beef, as that is de-
cidedly cut too lean.
There were no colonial arrivals in the City to-day, and the
French mail was detained, supposed by the prevalence of fogs
in the Channel.
The Commissioners purchased 18,0001. Consols this morn-
ing, but only a small turn was invested in aid of the Sink-
ing Fund ; in fact, as the brokers for the Commis-
sioners lump the purchases, the specific sum laid out
daily, in reduction of the debt, is not publicly stated, nor in-
deed is there the least clue as to the transactions of those re-
presenting the Lords of the Treasury upon the subject above
alluded to. Consuls for Account have touched 97—the
same quotation rules for Money. Exchequer Bills have
been ' heavy at 665. premium. '1 he Reduced Three-
and-a-Half Fee Cents, have touched 103, but they are
now a shade lower. The Transfer Books are now
all open for free transfers, and business is, in consequence,
much increased. It ought to be stated that the purchases of
the Commissioners were made in Consols at 97. Bank Stock
for Money and Account is worth 1594.
This is the pay day in the Cunsol Market, and it has gone
off satisfactorily.
In the Foreign Market not much business was transacted to-
day. Old Portuguese Five per Cents. were quoted at 71 ; the
Spanish Activss at 224; the Three per Cents. at 304 ; the
Passive Bonds at 54 ; Dutch Five per Cents. at 1004 ; and
the Two-and-a-half per Cents at 54a.
The principal changes in the Railway Shares have been to
day in the G. eat Western, which are up in 34 premium ; in the
Grand Junction, which are at 134 premium ; in the Manches-
ter and Leeds, which are at 15% premium; in the South
Eastern and Dover, which are at 5% discount ; and in the
York and North Midlarld (Scarborough branch) which are at
154 premium. In the other Railway Shares the variations
have been slight this morning. New Australian Bank
Shares have realised 4 premium, and the London Joint-
Stock Bank Shares 24 premium.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock ..
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 974a
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities:
34 per Cent. Annuities, 1818
36 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...:10284 103 1024
New 34 per Cent. Annuities lO2 101 i
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 12a
India Bonds, 1,000
Ditto under 1,0(10
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, I4d. lid.
1000/.
5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent 7l
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 224
Ditto Passive Bonds
Ditto Deferred l2k
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 304
Dutch 24 per Cent
Dutch 5 iser Cent.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto New ...... .........V - to
Edinburgh and Glasgow ......... 50
Ditto Registered
Great Western
(rand Junction 100 234
London and Brighton
Londcrn and Birmingham Stock ......240
London and South Western ... 41% ... 734,4
Ditto Eighths
Lancaster and Carlisle -
Mancbc3ter and Leeds
Ditto New Shares....
Norwich and Brandon
Nowcastle and Darlington Junct l5 ...... 29
Northern and Eastern
North Midland 100

Ditto Third. 91/. 13s. 4d. 30
Paris and Orleans 2O - ... to
Paris and itmien .. ..... ..... '2O
.3outh Eastern and Dover
Ditto Scrip... ......... ...
York and N:irth Midland 5O

Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Yarmouth and N0rwich............ 13
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia (New)
Lohdon Joint Stock lO -
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 17.—We cannot
report any change in our market, except Bolton and Bury,
which have advanced to 97/., being an improvement of 41. per
share. Prices generally continue firm :—Sheffield and Man-
chester, Quarters, 4 9.16 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarters,
84 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 38i ; Manchester and
Leeds, 99i to 1001, ; Bolton and Preston, 23 to ; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 58i.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH I U DS.

B St ock lB9
Cent. Red.
3 Ceut. C'ons. 96
3i •,.:r Cent. Red... 102}
31 per Cent. ... 1011
LNl,vi 5 ter Cen'.. .
1..,u,pz Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860
t. 1859
-Jail. 1860
FOREIG,
itu..trian, 5 per cent....
Belgian 5 per cent
Bra.k.ilian Bonds..
11 L..!lit,S Ayres 6 per cent —
Cnilian, 6 per cent
Gc.inibian, 6 per cent —
Ditto. 1824
eu:ia Bonds, 6 per cent lli
Danish, per sent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent
5 per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825,6 per et.

India Stock .... . pm
Ditto Bonds ............. 81 pm
!Ditto Old Annuities...
!Ditto New Annuities...

Ex. Bills, 1,000/. I4d. 67 pm
Ditto 500/... .68 pm
Ditto Small .68 pm
Bank Stock for Aect. 169 i
India Stock for —
Consols for Act.
4 FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent —
Russian, 5 per cent —
Ditto, Metallic ..... ..• •
Spanish, 5 per cent
Ditto, 3 per cent...
Ditto, Deferred.... • 12$
French, 5 per cent. —f.
Exchange.......... —f —c.
French, 3 per cent. —e.
Dutch, 2i per cent. IA a
Ditto, 5 per 1001,
RES.

Sll A
Eastern Counties (23 paid) loh
Ditto New Shares ( paid) ll4
Great Western (75 paid) ... 108 i
London and Brighton (50 pa d) . .
London and Birmingham ( paid)........ 240
Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 29*
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 73
Ditto Eighths (11 5s paid) ......... 2
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ... 161
Lancaster and Carlisle (5 paid)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ••

Ditto New Shares (30 paid) - 4si
Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid \ 29
Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) .....
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 35
Ditto Scrip (26 paid)
2
Yarmouth and Norwich (13 paid) l6l

We understand that in the house of Commons,
Viscount Clive, the Member for North Shropshire, will move
the address in answer to her Majesty's speech ; and Mr. Card-
well, Member for Clitheroe, will be the seconder.

AMERlCA.—Thepo,cliet-ship Siddons' Captain Cobb,
arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday last from New York, which
city she left on the 27th ult. _

SUDDEN DEATII AT A VESTRY..--Alr. Higgs held
an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Prince's Head, Princes-
street, Westminster, on the view of the body of Mr. Simon
Stephenson, aged eighty, late vestry clerk of St. Margaret,
Westminster. The facts appeared in The Sun of yesterday.
Verdict—" Natural death.' At the conclusion of the inquiry,
a conversation arose as to whether or not there had been any
necessity for holding the inquest. The Coroner stated that he
did not intend to have done so, had not one of the deceased's
relatives called upon him on the subject, and expressed a wish
that/such an investigation should take place.
INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—IIer Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager has just graciously contributed a
donation of 20/. to the funds of this excellent charity, through
the hands of the Hon. Wm. Ashley, a member of the Com-
mittee. Her Majesty also contributed 251. at Christmas, 1838,
when she condescended to accept the office of patroness to the
charity.
oomv Wit GARRISON.—A General-Court-martial
was held yesterday in the mess-room of the Royal Artillery,
Colonel Mercer President, Adjutant Varlo, Deputy Judge.
Advocate, for the purpose of trying private John Knowles, of
the Royal Marines, for conduct highly unbecoming the charac-
ter of a soldier, in repeatedly knucking down Corporal Chad-
wick, a non-commissioned officer of the same regiment, on
Sunday, the 25th day of December, 1843, whilst doing duty at
her Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford. The Court, after a
lengthened and patient investigation of the whole of the evi-
dence, and maturely de'iberating upon the prisoner's former
bad conduct, found him guilty of the charges preferred against
him ; but the sentence will not be promulgated till it has re-
ceived her Majesty's approval.

NON-ATTENDANCE OF JURORS.—In the Bail Court,
yesterday, Mr. Justice Williams ordered a number of gentle..
men summoned on the jury, who did not answer when their
names were called, to be fined. One gentleman, who had
been fined on Tuesday, stated that he appeared and served on
the first day of the sittings, and was not aware that he was re-
quired by the summons to attend day by day. He did not
wish to shrink fro Fr. the performance of a public duty. The
fine in this case was remitted.
THE PLEASURES OF CHANCERY.—Within the last
few days an extraordinary answer to a bill in Chancery has
been filed. The answer is engrossed on " forty" skins of
parchment, consisting of upwards of one thousand folios, It
has been ascertained that an office copy of this answer will
cost the plaintiff no less than forty-nine pounds ten shillings,
which amount must be incurred before the suit can be pro-
ceeded with.

SAILORS' FEMALE ORPHAN HOME.—A meeting of
the patrons of this charity was held last evening at the Fins-
bury Chapel, Aloorfelds, the Rev. A. Fletcher, in the chair,
The institution was established for the relief of the orphans of
sailors who have perished at sea. From the Report it appeared
that there are at present twenty orphan children on the funds
of the charity. T 4 receipts from the 20th May, 18.42, to
November 20, 1,8,0, amounted to 5201. The liahiliticp the
ScrOvq, arwAht to urwarth of 2921.