The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-10 00:00:00

MISCIILLANEOUS.

On Sunday last fourteen persons read their recantation from the
Church of Rome, and received the sacrament according to the rites
of the Church of England, in St. Andrew's Church, Dublin.
The foundation.stone of a new church, Woolwich, to be turned
St. John's, was laid, -at two o'clock, P.M., on Wednesduy, on a
piece of ground granted by the Board of Ordance, and situate on
the south side of Wellington.street, opposite Brewer.street. the
Rev. W. Greenlaw, rector of Woolwich, laid the stone.
The Dutch steam-ship Batavier, which arrived at the St. Ka-
tharine's steam. wharf on Wednesday evening, from Rotterdam,
had on board 68 oxen and cows, which were pronounced to be free
from disease, after the usual examination had taken place, and de-
livered immediately, in addition to 55 packages of fish of various de-
scriptions, 24 cases of eggs, about 270 packages of butter besides
cheese, and other articles of Dutch produce, for consumption here.
The General Steam Company's steam.thip Earl of Liverpool als9
brought from t,stend 14 cases of poultry, and a large quantity of
butter, eggs, &c. On the same day, no less than eight vessels
reported at Liverpool as arriving from the island of Ichaooe,
bringing between them 3,530 tons of guano; and one vessel had
also 6 tons of skins of the penguin, with which bird the island is
swarmed, and which is understood to be the cause of the island
producing so extensve a supply of this novel description of article
for the purpose of manurMg land. _

The ninth annual meeting of the frit-nds and supporters of the
Church Pastoral Aid Society was held at Freemasons'-hall, Great
Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn- fields; the Right Hon. Lord Ashley,
Vice President, in the chair. On the platform were several dig-
nitaries of the Established Church, and the body of the hall was
occupied by a large auditory, composed chiefly of ladies. The
Secretary read the report, from which it appeared that since the
establishment of the Society the receipts amounted to 120,4264 ,
and the income for the past year was 22,000/., while the expen-
diture exceeded 12,000/. Several resolutions to forward 'the So-
ciety were agreed to.

In the northern counties, during the last eight or ten days, a
great deal of rain had fallen dell}, and on Sunday last there were
several heavy hail showers, with a cold north-westerly wind.
Since Tuesday the atmosphere has been somewhat milder; still the
rain continues to fall up to this day (Wednesday). Should the wea.
ther now becomegenlal and warm, the crops of grass both sown and
meadow will be abundant and heavy. The oat crops have made
their appearance out of the ground, and look remarkably well and
thriving ; and so does the wheat, which, in many districts, has
already grown too flush, and is kept back by putting live stock
upon it.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were 5,000 bales,
half being on speculation. Shares Were still rather depressed.
Barnsley Junction, 4% 5 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 2 6a. 3d. ;
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 9% 54 ;
Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 ; Blackburn,
Darwen, and Bolton, 514 5 • Belfast and Ballymena, 7%
16s. 3d. ; Bolton, Wigan, and' Liverpool, 10%; Caledonian,
11% 11 ; Ditto Extension, 314 %; Cambridge and Lincoln,
734 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 4.414 ; Chester and Holyhead,
16%; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Cork and Bandon, 73/4 ; Cork
and Waterford, 2% 1L ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10%;
Dublin and Galway, 334 4; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone,
414 1/2 ; Eastern Counties, 1914 IA with new ; Edinburgh
and Perth, 6s. ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 114 ; Glasgow and
14 •,
Ayr, 60 Grand Junction, New Qum ter Shares, 48 ; Ditto,
Eighth shares, 20.4 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 61A ;
Great Southern and Western Extension, 1234 ; Huddersfield
Canal and Railway, 7% 7 ; Inverness and Elgin, 1% ; In-
verness and Perth, 51s. ; Limerick and Waterford, 7% ;
Liverpool and Manchester, 202 ; Ditto, New Shares, 37 ;
Liverpool, Ormakirk, and Preston, 2% 545. • Londonderry
and Coleraine, 3% ; Londonderry and EnniAillen, 414 % ;
Direct Northern, 635. 6d. 3%; Leeds and Dewsbury, 10%;
Leeds and Thirsk, 5% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction,
% ; Lynn and Dereham, ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Midland Junction, 5% ; Midland Railway, 155 % ;
Ditto, 40/. Shares, 1814 ; North Kent, 5 ; North Wales
Mineral, 1614 ; North 'Western, 4% 14 ; North Wales, 2% ;
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 435. 6d. ; Preston
and Wyre, 301, ; Sheffield and Manchester, 119 1.18; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 13% ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 38s. 6d. ;
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 965. 6d. ; South.
Eastern and Dover, gew Shares, No. 1, 14%; Ditto, No. 3,
6% ; Scottish Central, 714 7 ; Trent - Valley, 18 ; Ditto
Continuation, %..; Walsh Midland, 2% 465. 6d. ; West
Yorkshire, ; Wexford and Carlow, 4%; Worceiter
and Tring, 414%; Whitehaven and Furness, 2%; York Ad
Carlisle, 3; Bordeaux and Toulouse, 2%; Boulogne and
Amiens (English ), 10 ; Great Paris mid Lyoas, 38s. ; Northern
of France (Franch), 5 3s. 9d.; Ditto Rosamel's, ( English),
465. 6d. ; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's (English), 2% ; Ditto
(French), 2%; Paris and Lyons (Gannercn's), 51s. 6d. 515.;
Paris and Strasburgh, 3; Sambre and Meuse, 10.
MafecuEsTEß STGCE EXCHANGE, MAY S.-The sales
are :-Barnsley Junction, 41/2 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 21,4 ;
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 9% 934 ;
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8%; Caledonian Ex-
tension, ; Canif)ridge and Lincoln, 7%; Churnet Valley,
6 1-16; `litheroe Junction, 2% prem. ; Direct Nor-
thern, 3%; Glasgow and Dumfries, 28s. 6d., 28s. 9d. ; Goole,
Doncaster, Sheffield and Manchester, 18s. 9d. ; Great
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 6% 14, cum new ; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 235. 6d. • .Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Canal, 7%1A ; Huddersfield and Sheffield
Junction, 7 13.16 ; Leeds and Thirsk, ; Leeds, Dews-
bury, and Manchester, 10% ; Leeds and West Riding
Junction, 7% 7 ;. Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 565. ;
London and Birmingham, Quarter Shama, 3234 ; London
and South Western. New Shares. 1314 : labedoe
Wiudsur, ; 1.4,10.1011, ti, vreem.er, Oxioro, and
Rugby, 4% ; 'London and York, 4% ; Manchester,

Bury, and Rossendale, 16%; Manchester and Birmingham,
New Quarters, 7%; Manchester and Buxton, 5%; Newark
and Sheffield, 434 5/s ; North Wales, 3 ; Nottingham and
Mansfield,2 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 2 ;
Prestsu and Wyre Extension, 2; Scottish Midland, ;
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 2 15-16; Shrewsbury,
Oswestrv, and Chester, ; South-Eastern, 39% ; Ditto,
No. 3, 6 ; Trent Valley, 181/, ; Ditto, Continuation and
Holyhead Junction,. 214 ; Welsh Midland, 2% Prem. ;
West Yorkshire, 7% 7-16 ; Great Northern of ranee,
English, 5% ; Ditto, Rosamel's, 21 ; Paris and Lyons,
English, 2 15-16.
There has been an arrival from Rio de Janeiro with intel
ligence of the 22d March. The entire province of Rio
Grande had been brought into a state of tranquillity, end
the Government was highly elated at the result. The f-x-
-change on London was 243/, and the price of the Stock was
77 to 78. Business was dull.

The accounts by the Great Western are so fully given in
ancther column that ;re need only remark that generally
speaking the comments of the American press are regarded
as temperate, and that the subject of the Oregon territory.
has evidently been made more of here than Brother Jona-
than anticipated. Many think that the firmness of Sir
-.ert Peel will hasten a favourable denouement, while
others imagine that he bas been precipitate. Few, but mere
stock speculators, profess however to be seriously baquieted
as to the result, although it must be conceded that a few
years hence a trifling matter has often lighted up the flame
of " horrid war."

In the New York market money was expected to become
easier, but theAreadful fire at Pittsburgh would prove a sad
blow to Peansylvsnia, and perhaps retard the payment of
the dividends.

Accounts from Prague describe the effects of the inunda-
tions in Germany as being extremely lamentable. and such
as it will require the lapse of many years to repair.
The public securities have rallied full IA per cent, and the
Ainerican intelligence quite disappoints the Bears. Consols
for immediate transfer have been 98% to %, and for time
98% to 99. The market is, unquestionably. rather weak ; but
our Contemporary the Times seems a little disposed to "kick
the beam." The least that could be done, as the Bulls con-
sider, is to let things quietly find their level, and not precipi-
tately to hurry on a re-action. The premium on Exchequer..
bills has been 545. to 56s ; the Sew Three-and- a-Quarter per
Cents. are 100% to 1001/1. ; and the Three per Cents. 97%
971-4 ; Bank Stock is 209 to :1094 ; and India Stock, 276.
There has been rather a lively market for the foreign
investments, which generally support better prices. Spanish
Five per Cents. have been done at 301,4, and the Three per
Cents. at 411,4 %; Portuguese Converted Bondi are 6612 ;Yi ;
Mexican are unsteady, having fluctuated from 361,4, to 37.
Except in a few instaudees, Railway Shares exhibit a want
of buoyancy, the foreign lines being weakest.
,ONE
O'CLOCK.

CLOSINti
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11%
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