The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

Bank Stock
3 per Cent- Red
3 per Cent. Cons.
336 per Cont. Red
New 3% per Cent.
New 5 per Cent,
Long Annuities to expire
Jan RitiO
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 —
FOREIGN

•gi ..... Ditto Registered (8/6s 8d paid) .
...... 13,
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid)
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Lond
Loodon and om and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid)
4%
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid 47
South Devon, 5 paid ............. .
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) lO3
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid) .............
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, I pa. .. ..... 51%
id l%

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE

This splendid national establishment-opens for the
season on Monday next. Mr. Bunn, the only ma-
nager who, for years past has made rury-lane an-
swer, continues, we are happy to say, to be
the lessee. His name is a guarantee that whatever is
done there will be well done. Opera and ballet are
to be the leading features, and, judging from the
success of last season, as contrasted with the failures of i
- several preceding seasons, we think Mr. Bunn is right
in confining his attention to the musical drama.
Drury-lane will become the Grand English Opera
House—the Academie Royale de Musique of Eng-
land. WeTerocive that Duprez will again appear at
Drury-lane during the present season ; Madame Anna
Thillon is also engaged, and the services of Madame
Balfe, Miss Delcy, Burdini, Weiss, and. King, have
also been secured in addition to those of the
favourites of last season. Adele Dumilatre is to be
the deesse of the ballet, with Planquet, Clara
Webster, and a host of favourites to support her.
Mademoiselle Maria from the French Opera, and
.Mademoiselle Finart from the Madrid Opera, both of
whom are new to an English public, are
also engaged; and a provisional engagement has
been entered into with Carlotta Grisi. Petipa and
Montessu are also engaged, and last though not least
Wieland. Mr. Bunn opens with a more efficient
ballet corps than has ever before been
assembled within the walls of an English
theatre. Indeed we doubt whether there is at the
present moment any Continental theatre which comes
at all near to Drury-lane, in the strength of its corps
de ballet. Among the novelties we are promised the
the new ballet of the Corsaire. Auber's new opera
La Sirene, Donizetti's Anna Bolena, a new opera by
Benedict, and a new opera by Balfe ; besides
various revivals, including, we are happy to
see, Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots.
Benedict resumes the musical direction, with Tully
-as chorus-master. The Grieves reign supreme
in the scenic department and Cooper is stage-
manager, while the general management of the
whole is under the direction of Mr. Bunn.
We prognosticate for old Drury a season
which shall surpass in brilliancy, success,. and
profit, even the last, which is acknowledged to have
been the most successful season for years.

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UNFORTUNATE AND SINGULAR OCCURRENCR.—On
Monday, the 9th instant, as a married woman, named
Davies, from Gov;lon, was proceeding on her way from
that place to Abergavenny, and was passing through the
wicket gate, opening from the fields near Pengrwllod on
to the bridge, an adder, which was lying coiled up by the
side of the path/ray, sprung at her and fastened itself to
her arm. The terrified woman succeeded in shaking it
off, and ran onwards as, fast as she could, but what was
her horror to. find, when she paused to take breath, that
the reptile was in swift pursuit of her, and had well nigh
reached her, when fortunately a man came up and suc-
ceeded in destroying it. Afterwards, the nest of the
adder was found, containing eighteen young ones. The
woman, who was in a delicate state when the accident
occurred, has not yet recovered, and now lies in a dan-
geroui condition.--Here, Times,

MONE
Y AND COMMERCIAL NEW WS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bales, at former prices. Business was very dull. Specu-
lators took 200 and exporters 300 bales. Saks, 20
bales of Pernams, at 54d., 800 bales of Surat a'
21d. to 31d., 360 Maranham at 51d., and tie
American.—Shares were rather dull. Birmingha,
and Gloucester were 103 ; Chester and Birkenheae
324 ; Dublin and Cashel, 10i ; Eastern Counties,
No. 2, 184 ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 1-5 ; Ditto and
Greenock 121 ; Grand Junction 213; Ditto New, Quar.
ters, 39 ; Great North of England,New, 141; Liverpool and
Manchester, New, 35k; London and Birming,ham 321.
Shares, 36 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 24 ; London and
York, 41 ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 5
Manchester and Leeds, 1221; Midland Counties, 107
Ditto, Fifths, 3/. ls, 6d. ; Norwich and Brandon, 7
South-Eastern, 381 ; Trent Valley, 94.
The arrivals in the Thames continue exceeding
numerous, and the river presents a very annimated ap•
pearance from the crowded lines of vessels and the num-
ber of ships still coining in. This is a time of year when
usually the number of ships coming home is greater than
at any other season, and the steamers experience some
difficulty in navigating at any speed from the .Tower up
to Blackwall. It might have been supposed under
such circumstances that the railway would have
offered far greater inducements and facilities for the
transmission of goods than would really appear to be
the ease. Among other complaints we have heard a
very general one of the extreme shallowness of the
river at low water, arising in a great measure, as is
said, from the more free current under the new London
bridge.

It—is stated in a letter from Liverpool, posted at the
North and South American Coffee-house, that up to the
12th of August the packet had not arrived at Per-
nambuco from Rio de Janiero, and was therefore still
supposed to have been detainedfor some special purpose.
A really admirable epitome of " Counting House"
practice, of which scarcely one previously existed that
could be fully relied upon, has been compiled by Mr.
Tate, under the revision of some of our most experienced
merchants, the only proper judges in such cases ; and
we may assert, as practical men, that the information
upon commercial valuations, the Stocks, standarding of
gold and silver, regulations for the coinage of gold and
silver, marine insurances, exchanges and invoices, and
account sales, is both complete and accurate.
The Funds are today tolerably well supported, and
this, too, in the absence of any operations of magnitude..
In fact, the market is extremely quiet, although the
Hebrews are again in attendance. Consols for immediate
transfer realise f? 9.4. to 99i; and for time are 991 f. Ex-
chequer Bills have been 745. to 765. premium. East
India Stock is firm at 284:1; Bank Stock at 2071 to 208:i;
and South Sea Stock at 1154-.
The Foreign Investments have been rather flatter.
Spanish Active Bonds have realised 234 to 23i, the
Three per Cents. 34i to 34 and the Passive si. Mexi-
can have been 36-.4- for Money, and 37 to 37i for Account.
Brazil Bonds have touched 90 ; Colombian are 14-h. to
141, being heavy ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
obtain 62k to 621.
For Shares there is not much demand, but in some
cases there is an appearance of rather more firmness.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC K.
(From the Offic.
S per Cent. Console. Annuities List
) 9974 %
India Stock t 28434
South Sea Stock
115%
Bank Stock for Account 208% 207%
Console for Account ..,. 99%
Exchequer Bills, 130. 130.
1,0001. •••••••••••••••••••••••• ..'• •••••••••••• 74 76 pm.
5001... 0000 .................... •.... •••••• .. 74 71 pm.
Ditto imall
............ 74 76 pm.
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Columbian Bonds.l4 3{,%
Mexican Bonds, J 837, 5 per Cent. •..... 36%
Ditto for the Account 37%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 23%%
Ditto Passive Bonds. ....... .......
Ditto Three per Cent ......... ................
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents 62%34
Dutch 5 per Cents lOO ift,lll%
PRICES OF SHARE THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER &JAME.
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New 17% 2534% ... to
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Chichester and Brighton
Eastern Counties ... ....... ...... 25
Ditto New Registered. Si. 6s. Bcl.. ...... 13
Grand Junction lOO ... ...... 213
Great Western ...... ........ ......... 75 144%
Ditto 34 Shares
Ditto Fifths.
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham
London and Blackwall.... ......... .. 16%....... 6%
London and Brighton 5O ......... 47% ..... to 46%
London and Greenwich .... ....
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
London and South Western
Ditto Eighths Ai ....... 2%34 .., to
London and Croydon
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 —. ... . 49%
Midland Counties ......... ........... . 100
Birmingham and Derby..,.. ...... 100
North British
Norwich and Brandon
alla Yarmouth and Norwich
Ditto New 5. .. ..... I. to
York and North Midland
....
Boulogne and Amiens 2 2%%%... to
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeauxl 1
1% to ....•
(d'Anthouard's Company) i
Parisand R0uen.......•....... ..... i 29 ••-.,,,. 3834 s• ••• to ••••
MANCHESTER; STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 23.—We
have had an animated market, and prices firmer.
Bornsby Junction, 4 15-16 ; Blackurn, Burnley, and
Accrington, 3 13-16 15-16 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 47f ;
Churnet Valley, 4.3 i ; Eastern Counties Perpetual,
No. 2,19 s. ; Hudderseld and Manchester, .21. 18s. ;
Lancaster and Preston Three-quarter Shares, 264 ex
div. ; Leeds, Dewsbury-, and Manchester, 53 5-16 ;
London and York, 4k ; Manchester and Birmingham,
49,1 ; Manchester and Buxton, 2 3-16 ; Trent Valley,
loi ; Boulogne and Amiens, 2t ; Manchester and Sal-
rord Waterworks, 60.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Indian Stock 284%
Ditto Ponds ... .......
Ditto Old Annuities
IDitto New Annuities
Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 134 d 76 pm.
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small 76 pm.
Bank Stock for Acct 207%
Consols for Act. 99%
India Stock for Acct
1 FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent ......... !Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent — (Ditto, New Ditto ............... _
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent...... Chllian, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, Metallic ...... ..... . «a..
Colombian,.--
6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 ......... ............. .. Ditto, 3 per Cent 3ll/;i
Cuba Bonds, 6 par Cent — 'Ditto, Deferred ..................
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent — Exchange ..............
... _f.
_c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid). ............. 103%
Chichester and Brighton, 5 paid . .......... 5,4
Dublin and Belfast Junction, 2% paid................. 5%
Dublin and Cashel, id ........................ 10%
Eastern Counties (M paid) ..