The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-24 00:00:00

THE BOURSE-MONDAY, APRIL 22.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five percents • • •• •. 122 20 • • 122 30 • • 122 20 .. 122 25
Four-and-a-Half.. 110 50 • • 110 50 .. 110 50 .. 110 50
Three per Cents••• .• 83 70 • • 83 70 .. 83 65 • • 83 65
Bank of France. ••• • • 3095 3095 ..3095 .. 3095
Lattitte Bank, 5,000 f. Sharesslss 5155 ..5155 ..5155
Belgian Bank.
1841 ..... •••1110 ..1110 ..1110 ..1110
Belgian Fives, 1831.. ••.• • • • 103. • • 103 • • 103 .. 103

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1840 ....•••• 1061 .. 106} •• 106 .. 1061
1842 •••••••• 108 .. 108 .• 107{ .. 108
Cpanish Active
Threes .• •••• 37 .. 37 .. 37 •• 37
Passive 6l .. 61 .. 61 .. 61
Old Deferred..
New Deferred
Portuguese Five per Cents 4s} • • 451 .. 451 .. 451
Neap01itan.........• •• •
Boman . •• 106 .• 106 .. 106 .. 106
AILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain . .• •••• 830 •• 830 .. 830 .. 830
Ver,ai11e5,R.8........
L.B
Rouen
Rouen to Havre • . 702 50 .. 713 75 .. 702 50 710
Orleans.....
Strasburg to Bale •• •• 285 .• 285 .. 282 50 .. 282 50
Aviguon to Marseilles — •. 767 50 .. 767 50 •• 767 50 •• 767 50

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RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R. 8... .... • • • • • • 377 50 . • 378 75 . • 377 50 • • 378 75
Rouen 960 .. 962 50 . 960 .. 962 50
Rouen to Havre•.
Orleans .
Strasbarg to Bale•
Avignon to Marseilles.- 767 50 . 767 50 .. 767 50 .. 767 50

The statue of Lord Byron, by Thorwaldsen, now
lies in its original packing-case, in the vaults of the
Custom-House; denied the place for which it was in-
tended, Westminster Abbey, it reposes in obscurity.
There is only one place in London where it could be
seen with advantage, as St. Paul's and Westminster
Abbey are closed to it—we mean the hall of the Re-
form Club House. If the trustees, of whom Sir John
Hobhouse is one, would place this statue of England's
greatest modern poet, from the chisel of Europe's
great sculptor, in the Reform Club, honour would be
done to the poet, the sculptor's fame would be ex-
tended, and the attractions, which Mr. Barry has
given to the Reform Club, would be increased.

It is impossible to read the proceedings at the
WoodstOck election, on Monday, without a strong feeling of
indignation against the conduct of the Duke of Marlborough.
Without assuming all the statements made on that occasion
to be accurate (in truth, we know that accuracy is rarely to
be looked for io rival speeches at contested elections), there
does appear to be sufficient foundation for the very grave
charges made against the Duke, to call at least for denial
or explanation on his part. If the charges be left unrefuted,
we must say that they leave a most unenviable reputation
we believe, that of no other so conspicuous member of the
aristocracy of England could such tales of heartlessness be
told with any semblance of truth. We shall be very glad to
learn that the Marquis of Blandford, in his promised re •
searches on the subject, succeeds in either refuting or reme-
dying the hardships complained of. The conduct of that
young nobleman, on the occasion referred to, evinced both
discretion, talent, and good sense. We trust his future con-
duct will be in accordance with this early promise. But we
feel bound to say, that the disclosures both of the Rev. Mr. '
Bowles and of Mr. Humphrey present a strango practical
commentary upon the character of the man whose name
was placed by the Standard newspaper at the head of a lay
address upon the subject of the Oxford theology. Wherever
our divines study the doctrines of religion, we would strongly
recommend them to keep as far aloof as possible from the
Marlborough school in their tenets touching the duties of a
possessor of pr:perty professing to be a Christian. —Post.
THE WILLS .FORGERS.—lmmediately after the sen-
tences were passed on the convicts Barber, Fletcher, Sanders,
Mrs. Dorey, and Lydia Sanders, they were reconveyed to the
different wards of the prison, and kept as they were before
the trial, separate. The only time they saw each other was
when brought up into the Court, and then they held no com-
munication with each other. Since the sentence has been
passed, Barber entertains the same confident hopes as he did
before and during the trials, that he shall yet be at liberty;
and when he was found guilty, and after he was sentenced,
his counsel was heard to remark that the verdict would not
stand, and that the sentence would not be carried into effect ;
and the necessary steps, it is stated, are already being taken
foi. the purpose of preparing a case to be laid before Sir James
Graham, and thereby to obtain, through the Right Hon. the
Secretary of State, her Majesty's free pardon. It is also un-
derstood that, as no proof was given as to the forgeries of the
different wills, that a question on this point will be raised,
so as to obtain the opinion of the Judges. Even on this the
friends of Barber are sanguine that the result will be favour
able, and terminate in the indictment being quashed
Fletcher, who entertains no such hopes as his fellow convict,
is, from his state of health, expected not to survive a very
long period of time, for since his cOunnittal his disease, that
of an affection of the heart, his increased. The other con-
victs, particularly the two females, consider they have been
most mercifully dealt with, and it has been remarked, that
from the time of the committal up to yesterday, Mr. Dorey
has not been once to see his wife, nor have any of the parties
been visited by any one except their professional advisers ;
and, although kept separate from each other, not a- single
impriry was made by any one after each other; the only in-
stance of anything like sympathy being exhibited, was when
Mrs. Sanders heard the jury find her guilty. She burst into
a violent flood of tears when her sister took her by the hand,
and Sanders put his left arm round his wife's waist. They
both begged of her to be composed and to bear her fate with
fortitude. Should the intended application on behalf of
Barber prove unsuccessful, the three male convicts will
directly afterwards be removed to the Millbank Prison, pre-
paratory to their being sent to New South Wales.
ALMACK'S.—Yesterday there was a rehearsal of
Tolbecque and Collinet's full band at Willis's Rooms. The
ladies' patronesses are exercising every care for the gather-
ing of a splendid galaxy of rank and fashion to-morrow
night, in honour of her Majesty's birthday. The Mar-
chioness of Londonderry, who has just returned from Paris,
with the Countess of Jersey and Viscountess Palmerston,
are the only ladies who can grant tickets for that night, and
it is needless to remark the influence possessed by them will
alone insure a brilliant essemblage of the aristocracy. The
applications for the entree are exceedingly numerous. As
the Queen Dowager's evening party is announced to be
" early" many of the distinguished personages after paying
their respects to that illustrious ornament to our Royal Family,
will make Almack's their rendezvous afterwards, more par-
ticularly as there is no other private entertainment to inter-
fere with the ball.

DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A FRENCH CAPTAIN.-
This morning the French brig St. Jean, from Gravelines,
arrived at Fenning's wharf, having on board the body of the
Captain, Victor Lavalee, who hung himself on board at Half-
way Reach. The vessel arrived at Gravesend yesterday
afternoon at one o'clock, loaded with eggs. The captain, who
was well known to the tide-waiters for upwards of twenty
years, appeared in low spirits while the vessel was making
up the river. At eight o'clock he went into his cabin, as the
crew supposed, to retire to rest. About half an hour after,
Cairnes, one of the tide-waiters, went to the companion-way
leading to the cabin, and attempted to get his bed down.
Finding some stoppage, he looked about and discovered the
deceased hanging by his neck by a silk handkerchief to an
iron catch, used in fastening the companion-way. He was
cut down, and found to be quite dead. Deceased was forty-
five years of age, and has left a wife and large family at
Gravelines. He was part owner of the vessel and cargo.
The body was removed this morning to St. Olave's work-
house, to await an inquest.
INSTITUTION FOR THE PROTECTION AND EMPLOY'.
NEXT OF THE DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN IN LONDON,--

Her most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, have both been pleased to pa-
tronise the grand vocal and instrumental concert to be given
on Friday evening next, at the Theatre Royal Covent-
Garden, in aid of the funds of this benevolent institution,
where a phalanx of talent will he brought forward that must
ensure an overflowing house. Several of the most distin-
guished of the nobility have already engaged private boxes
for the: occasion, amongst whom is her Grace the Duchess of
Sutherland.
PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS RAlLWAY.—Yester-
day a special meeting of this Company was held at the
office, in Guildhall-buildings, M. B. Rennie, Esq., in the
chair, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the pro-
prietors to a Bill now in Parliament, the provisions of which
are to give the Company power to widen about five miles of
their line, to accommodate the traffic of the Newcastle and
Darling:on Railway, also to enable them, if they think
proper, to lease the same line; also to make a more con-
venient branch to connect the Brandling Junction than
exists at present, and to limit their capital if they find more
than sufficient. After a few observations, it was proposed by
the Chairman, " That the meeting do approve of the said
Bill," which was seconded by Mr. Htimphry,. and agreed*,
wuuninqusly. The ravetiog then adjourned,