The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-02 00:00:00

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Lady Byron, the widow of the deceased poet, visited
Newport last week. On walking out on Friday (says
the Monmouthshire Merlin) a bust of her husband caught
her view in a shop in High-street, and her Ladyship
went in and gazed for some time at the likeness of her
" lost Childe Harold." _ _

A novel kind of depredation has recently been com-
mitted in the neigbourhood of Milton, near Wychvvood.
Persons have gone into the fields where wheat has been
standing in the sheaf, and, putting the end of the sheaf
containing the ears of wheat into a bag, thrashed out the
corn, and set up the bare sheaves again, as they found

them, carrying off a good grist.
A gentleman residing at Woolwich has recently be-
come possessed of a manuscript of extraordinary interest,
the rough draft of Bonaparte's celebrated letter to the
Prince Regent on his surrender to the English in 1815.
In a note appended to it, General Gourgaud states that
it is the " rough draft of the letter which the Emperor
sent me to carry from the Isle of Aix to the Prince Re-
gent of England on the 14th July, 1815."
Yesterday morning the river again presented a most
extraordinary appearance, in consequence of the tide,
which became so low at one period as to cause almost a
suspension of the navigation of the steam-boats, particu-
larly above bridge, where several got aground for some
time, but with considerable difficulty were able to pro-
ceed to their respective destinations well freighted with
passengers, which the fineness of the weather had
attracted.

Verily children do put strange questions to their
papas and mammas, sometimes, to wit :—" Pa, why do
you wear straps ?" "To keep my trousers down,
John." " Pa, why do you wear braces ?" "To keep
my trousers up, John." " Well, pa, that is funny."
Pote, in his History of Windsor, speaking of its dis-
tance from London, observes that " it is not past halfe a
day's journeye removed from that flourishing citie." It
is now not past half an hour's journey, but approachable
in eighteen minutes. Great alterations since Elizabeth
was Queen.

HONEY AND COMMERCIALNEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The transactions in Cotton were of a limited character,
and owing to the abundant supply buyers had an advan-
tage. Sales 2,500 bales. Shares were quoted as follows :
—Chester and Birkenhead, New, 21i ; Chester and
Holyhead, 6i ; Dublin and Cashel, 7 ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 641 ; Glasgow and Dumries, 11. 3s. 6d. ;
Gran Junction, Halves, 108 ; Ditto' Quarters, 39a ;
Great Western, Halves, 83 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
New, 35; ; London and Birmingham 321. Shares, 37 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 5 ; Manchester,
Bolton, and Bury, 115 ; Midland Counties, 105 ; North
Union, 1241 ; Preston and Wyre, 17.1 ; Out—
S h—- _astern,
37i ; Ditto, New, 111.
There were late accounts in town this morning from
the Cape of Good Hope, namely, to very nearly the end
of June. A Government minute had been issued by
order of Sir Peregrine Maitland, for the purpose of
encouragirg the arrivals of mechanics, labourers, &c.,
to the colony, where hands of almost all descriptions
were very much wanted. From statistics that have been
made out respecting the wool produce, this important fact
is elicited :—ln the three months before the present state-
ment was completed, the exports of the flour from the
Cape amounted to 847,5141b5. In the same period of
time ten years since the shipments were but 52,7921b5.,
showing an increase of at least sixteen times. The
general exports from the colony were also on the ad-
vance, wines perhaps excepted. On the coast there were
about 40 vessels taking in guano. It is asserted upon com-
petent authority that one mercantile firm has cleared not
less than 20,000/. to 23,0001. by being first in the field
and importing the new manure into Portland. From
Natal, the, advices received on the present occasion are
not of any interest.
In the " City Article" of Saturday, a singular misprint
occurred. It is there stated that the Wellington, Captain
Chadwick, " has just come up the river, with a fine cargo
of British manufactures, from New York." Quite the
contrary, she has just left for New York, with an excel-
lent cargo of British goods. ra
The Consul Market opened this orning with great
firmness, and the price touched 99, but a sale of 50,000/.
by an influential broker caused a reduction to 98i- for
Money, and to 98i for the Account. There is not any
news of interest from the Continent this morning. The
present price is 98-a both Transfer, to-morrow, and for
Account. The price of Exchequer Bills is at 755. to 735.
premium. The other Stocks are a trifle lower than
yesterday.
The alterations in the Foreign Funds have been very
slight. Mexican, Dutch, and Brazilian Bonds have been
Hat. Spanish Consols are quoted at 22i ; and the Three
per Cents. at 33?,-
The principal changes in the Share Market have been
a rise in London and Birmingham Railway to 122 prem.,
and in the Great Western to 65 prem. The other shares
are much the same as on Saturday.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock ..... 199
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99%%%
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98%%%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuities...—. .......... 101 100%3(
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. l2 3-16
Consols for Account ........ ........
India Stock

Exchequer Bills, I%d. 156 d.
10001.1 .....».«.„.„.„.„.. „..........• 74.73 pm.
auw.••..•-• •••••••••••• 00000 ..... •••••••••••• 75 74 pm.
Ditto 5ma11..„.„.„.„..... ............ 75 74 pm.
Ditto Advertised.........
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. B4TA ri
Columbian Bonds.
Mexican Bonds, 1837. 5 per Cent. ................ 95 U
Ditto for the Account... " .... ............... ..... 35%3/4
Portuguese Bonds. 5 per Cent. ............
Ditto Converted 44
Spanish Bonds,, Five per Cent 1840 22%
Ditto for the Account ...........»....«.» 22,4%
Ditto Three per Cent. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• --
Ditto for the Account ..„.«.».»...........• 333434%
Dutch 2% per Cents. ..... ........... ........
Dutch 5 per Cent 5.•.............•........•....•..• lOO3/4%50‘
New Loan. 5 per Cents. (1837)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER RRARIL
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .." .... 109 to 108
Ditto New ............ ..... .. ........ ... 1734 26% ... to
Bristol and Gloucester 3O .... ..... 54
Chester and H01yhead............... 5 ..... .... 67 -
Dublin and Ca5he1....... ........ ..... 2% 7% to —.
Eastern Counties ..... ...." .... .23 ......... 11%% to
Ditto New Register.Z....Bl. 65. Rd....... 134 -
%
Edinburgh and Glasgow ............ 50 .....».. 66 65% to 66
Grand Junction to --
100 219
Ditto Shares 5O ..„..... 109.... ..... to
Great North of England... ..... „
196 •••••••• to 140
Great Western ........«.».„.«.«.. 75
.... to 25
Ditto Fifths .................»........ 12 ....
~,
Lancaster and Carlisle.
®London and Birmingham. loo_ 221
London and Blackwell. .„....„.».. 16% .o"" „0,76% to 9 its
London and Greenwich. 12% ......... - A
London and South Western ...... 41% ...... 81
to 82
Ditto Eighths ..............„.».„.. 54.."" ..... ,I'„
. I " '7a
Lynn and Ely-- ........... -"* ....... 70
..... .... ......... to -.
Manchester and Leeds.. ...... - .....
30
Manchester . 1
....
to
52
Ditto % Sh
____are5.......... .. ..... .... iv,
....
.....si,
to
Manchester and Birmingham .... ~!
109 to 108
Midland Counties ................... 100
_1(41%
to 4514
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct... 2
21 .»
...". 3
to 28,
North British ......................» 2
Norwich and Brandon ..........„ : ... ..... im
_—
South Devon
South Eastern and Dover
..... 3171 Z
%... to 32.
Ditto New ......""."r" .... 18 ..... .... 27% - to
York and Norwich
to
York and North Midland
Ditto 14 Shares
20 37 U it% to --
Paris and Orleans
Paris and R0uen............. ........... so
Rouen and Havre.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 31.—We have
again had a dull market, and but little business done.
Lancaster and Preston, Quarter, 2* ; Manchester and
Birmingham, Quarter,; Midland, 104 ; Manchester
and Buxton, 1i ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 6k.

NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER .•—•
This morning the following notice to the public, relative
to a postal arrangement for the present month (Septem-
ber) was issued by the authorities of the General Post-
office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, viz.:—On the morning of
the 17th of this month mails will be made up at the
office for Chagres, Santa Martha, Carthagena, and San
Juan de Nicaragua, and the mails for those places will
be made up in London, and dispatched on the morning
of the 17th instead of on the 2d of each month. 'When-
ever the 2d of the month falls on Sunday, the mails will
be made up and dispatched on the previous evening, and
whenever the 17th of the month falls on Sunday, the
mails will be made up and dispatched on the following
morning.