The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-29 00:00:00

tTILA SUN, I/0 NJ) 0 'TIFTT RSD -A V_. kitlV_G,_ FE BR UAR 29, 1844.

which she arrived safely at Nimes. The QUEEN went
the same day to Montpellier, whence she was to pro-
ceed direct to Narbonne, in which town she proposed
to rest on Sunday last, and on Monday to cross the
Spanish frontier.

On Tuesday the Three per Cents. closed at 82f.
2Qc. ; and the Fives at 125 f. 60e.
THE BOURSE---Nrozin.ty,FEn. 26.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five,,per Cents 125 60 125 70... 125 60 .- 125 60
Four per Cents. •• •• 106 25 .. 106 25 106.25 .. 106 25
Three per Cents.— • 82 20 .. 82 30 .. 82 20 .. 82 20
Bank of France .• .• •• • 3260 .. 3260 • • 3260 —3260
Laftitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo7 50 ..1107 50 ..1107 50 ..1107 50
5,000 f. Sharesso77 50 ..5077 50 ..5077 50 —5077 5(1
Belgian Bank . ..... .... . . 660 .. 660 .. 660 .. 660
Belgian Fives ....... lO6 106
.. 1051 1051
1840
1842
Spanish Passive ..• ••••• • • • • 51 .. 54 .. 51 .- 54
Old Deferred....... 71
Portuguese Five ref Cents.. 46 .. 461 .. 461 • . 464
Neapolitan ....... ••• • • •• • • 103 90 • • 103 90 .. 103 75 .. 103 75
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R.B. • 345.73 .. 343 75 343 75 .. 343 75
- L. 8...... ....... 162 50 .. 165 .. 161 25 .. 163 75
Rouen to. Havre • • 667 50 .. 667 50 .. 667 50 .. 667 50
Orleans ...... .• • • • • • -
Strasburg to Bale ..... ...•• 242 50 .. 245 .. 242 50 .. 245
Avignon to Marseilles— • • 741 25 .. 745 • • 741 25 .. 745

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR TIIE ACCOUNT.
Per-ailles, ..... • •• •• .• 162 50 .. 165 162 50 .. 16.5
Rouen ....... ..... 832 50 .. 832 50 .. 832 50 .• 832 50
Rouen to Havre.
Orleans •• ••••• •• •• •• •• 837 50 .. 842 50 .. 837 50 .. 842 50
Strasburg to Bale ••
Avignon to Marseilles•• •• 742 50 .. 756 25 .. 742 50 .. 756 25

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.-111 the week
ending February 27, there has been a decrease of 31
in the deaths, as compared -with those of the previous
week ; but the excess over the average is still great,
amounting to 137: This arises chiefly from diseases
of the lungs: The average is 330, while last week
the number was 428. The deaths from bronchitis
were 63, average 19 ; from pneumonia 111, average
91 ; consumption 165, average 146; diseases of the
heart 41, average 21; dropsy 32, average 9. There
is a considerable decrease in violent deaths, the ave-
rage being.2s, while last week the number was only
15, and of these 10 were from burns and scalds,
one was from drowning; no case of suicide is stated.
Of the 19 persons who died of small,pox, 12 had not
been vaccinated. The , thermometer, according, to
observations made at the Greenwich Observatory,
was lowest on the night of the 23d, marking '23.5
degrees (of Fahrenheit), and highest on the 24th;
being 48.3 degrees. In a note it is stated that the
changes in the height of the barometer have been
considerable. On Feb. 22d it stood at 29.1, on the
23d it had risen to 29.7, and on the 24th it had fallen
to 28.6, and at midnight rose to 29.5.

BANK OF ENGL.A.ND.
The following notice has just been issued from the Bank ,of
England

"-The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are
ready, until further notice, to receive applications for
loans, upon the deposit of approved Bills of Ex-
change, . not having- more than six months to run,
Exchequer-bills, and East- India Bonds, such loans to be re-
paid on or before the 18th April next, with interest, at the
rate of 3 per cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less
than 2,0001. each.
" Bank of England, Feb. 29, 1844." .

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 29.—Wind, fresh breeze at S.W., and fine
clear weather.
DEAL, FEB. 28.—Wind N.N.W. to W.S.W., moderate.—
Arrd. Guardian, Calcuttai; Claremont, Baker, Demerara ;
Alexander' Dean, Cuba. Sld. Sydney, China; Thomas Lee,
Calcutta; Lotui, Barbadoes. Remain, Anna Robertson, for
• Madras ; Ida, coast of Africa.
RAMSGATE, FEB. 28.—Arrd. Active, Rio for Hamburgh,
leaky.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.—Wind E.N.E. to W.—Sld. George,
Calcutta; Robert Stride, Bordeaux. Arrd. London, London
for Jamaica, with loss of foreyard.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 28.—Wind S.S.W., hard and squally.
—Arrd. Dorothea, London for Grenada; Princess Charlotte,
London for Honduras; Prince George transport, London for
the West Indies. -
STARCROSS, FEB. 28.—Arrd. Ann, Maracaibo to Liverpool.
SALCOMBE, FFII. 27.—Arrd. Speedy, Liverpool for LisliOn,
bore up froni off Cape Ortega!, with loss of sails, boat, and
other daMage.
JERSEY, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Broad Axe, Balhache, St. Do-
mingo, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 28.—Wind W., strong breeze and squally.
—Sid. Albert, Dominica. The Echo, from Dunkirk to Cette,
which put in here on the 25th inst., after being on shore on
the Gadges, has been surveyed, and commenced discharging.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 28.-Ihe Sarah, from London to Goole,
and not the Mary Ann, of Hull, is ashore on Corton Beach.
SHIELDS, Fan. 27.—The William and Evadne remain on
the Herd Swill.
WAINFLEET, FEB. 28.—The City of Carlisle, Proudlove,
was wrecked yesterday on the Dog flead Sand, off this place ;
craw saved.
HARTLEPOOL, FEB. 27.—During a severe snow storm from
E. to N.E., with a heavy sea, the following vessels went on
Shore to the southward, viz. :—Lime, of London ; the Brack,
Eliza, and Carlisle, of South Shields ; Noah's Ark, of Aber-,
deen ; Felicity, of Lynn ; Chovee, of Newcastle ; the Hope, of
Scarborough ; and a laden schooner, name unknown.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 28.—Wind W.N.W., moderate.--Arrd.
Union, Todd, Robert Whitway (sld: Dec. 2), and Heart of
Oak, Valparaiso ; Richard Watson, Savanilla; Sealby, Bell,
Tampico. Put back, Arno, for Havannah. Off, Delhi,
Havannah (packet), and George Washington.
CORK, Fan. 26.—Arrd. Gem, Robb, Rio Grande, and
sailed for Liverpool ; Jane and Catharine, Sofa, liftyti.
ABERDEEN, FEB. 26.—The Newcastle, from Shields, sank
at her anchors this morning in the bay, hating beendismasted
in a gale, 23d inst. ; crew saved.
MoNntosE, FEB. 23.=The Leslie, Davidson, of Yarmouth,
was wrecked in a heavy gale last night, eight miles N. of
this; crow drowned. The gale continues from E,N.E. with
snow.
&rut, FEB. 27.—A quarter deck with a quantity of
wreck, apparently from a schooner, has washed ashore near
here.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
Cities and in Engle& and
1843. nude Town the Returns of
, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat...—. 5111. ld. i Oats ........ lIIs. 7.1. i Beam.... 90s. 41
liArley.... ..... 333. 7cl. 1 Rye .. ..... . 325 10d $ Pea5e......... 31s. 2d
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AVICRAGICS OF THS LAST SUL WIEKS.
Weeks ending WHISAT. IlaftL3Y.l OATS. 1 RTC: 1 DRAMS.
.—.......1---. --....--

TEMP

6 93 2 18 0 33 10 2 + ,8 30 8
Jan. 20 ....”—,l 51 8, 31 7, 1 .____B
9 31 7i 29 6l 30 3
27 52 3 33 8 19 9 32 do 6 Se 10
10
... 52 731 1 10 Ise 32910 30 6
17
53 6 33 4 19 11 31 5 :0 6 31 1
24
....
....
.1 56 1 33 7 19 7 32 10 30 4 21 9
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS
wheat.,.....:.1 52. Ild. Oat 3 . ... I m.. 19g. 21. Bea 2lls lid
Hades
333. 51. Rye *se.... 32, 91 Pe1ec........•30a. j 9d.
Feb. 3 ......... 52
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat lBs., Ori. I Oats ......... 7s. Od. Beam 11,. 6d.
Barley .......... 5; Od. Rye . ........ 10P. 6d.) Pease 10, 6d.