The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL PM"
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE
eOOO
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday welVoi,' r
bales, comprising 1,000 Surat, at 21d. to'3ld.; 49:)'"100
tian, at cid. to 81d. ; 200 Pernam, at 50., to SZ" ;
Marartham at 41d. to 51d. ; 200 Bahia, at 51d. tutZ,e,
and the rest American, at 3id. to 51d. per lb.---Dl4;
were not quite so good. Bristol and Gloucester,
Chester and Birkenhead, 32 ; Eastern Counties, 11,,
Dho, Perpetual, No. 1, 725. 4d.; Edinburgh and
V Glasas
Quarters, 151- ; Grand Junction, 2051 ; Ditto,' „kii
g
11 s ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 50s. 9d4;
Ind Birmingham, 2121 ; Ditto and York, 3i; Sh 51;
and Lincoln, 21. 17s. ; Manchester and Birmingbato, 4;
Midland Counties, 109 ; Newcastle and Berwichttio
North Union, 124 ; Preston and Wyre, 191; Seti;
Central, 51s. 6d ; Sheffield and Manchester, ',o
South-Eastern, 404 ; Trent Valley, 81 ; Faris' th
;Paris_ and 1/°l,eod
Lyons, ; Paris an Orleans, 39'1
394,-; Paris ant! Strasbourg, 2 6-20 • Orleans, Toure,,-ed
Bordeaux, 31 ; Boulogne and 'Amiens 41; if'
Northern, 535. E.
A movement•is to be made shortly among the Iv
eipal agriculturists to get up meetings to petit belt!
tiament for a repeal of the malt-tax. At a meeting'
at Alresford, in tke county of Southampton, e• rneul: tbs
was adopted, to bte presented in a day or two
ed_..
Commissioners of the Treasury, in which it is stat „at
'That your memorialists have long seen. witb
concern, the privations of the labourinr, classes, r„of
sioned by the high duty on malt, which deprives thelir
that old English beverage—good wholesome beer,
s°
cessary to their health, strength, and hapPines.s'• 0
which, being the production of their native sou, is
much their birthright as their bread. bode
" That your memorialists cannot conceive Is foil
case than that the honest and industrious labourers
country should be compelled to drink water when to°oo
in the harvest field, under a scorching sun, &Wei-
till night. sod
" That the farmers are prevented from groWeetio

malting Barley for their labourers, by having to li)ty
heavy a tax, amounting to nearly 100 per cent. ortii
Barley so malted, and that the labourer has the 111-Ger
cation to see the Barley produced by his industrY,olo
sumed by animals, and himself and family conWe'
drink water.
id by lb°

" That the farmers would be much benefiteu
_syle
greater consumption of Barley, the labourer ultirsetripao
and willing to perform his work, and all the indu ,
classes made much more happy and comfortable. ciocto
" That all other taxes have been greatly to' bt,
during the 29 years of peace, but that the war' pole
been continued on Malt, to the great injury of the
andT labourer."
he Government ought to grant the relief rel,it.er
and in many quarters there is a strong opini°llos.oo°
tained that Sir Robert Peel will in the ensuing tos'
concede a reduction, if not a.total repeal of them °
There are no arrivals to-day.
The public securities, which rallied at the crib.
business yesterday afternoon, have supporteog
improvement to-day, and stock is rather ',rig
The settlement of the account is is bOrl
off tolerably well, as money is not dear. Cono°,,„of
been mil to 1008 for Money, and 100 l toi for k-000,
Exchequer Bills have been marked 735. to 760. Pret,
and India Bonds 935. to 945. premium. Bank s
hos
tr
better supported at 205 to 206, but India Stock 'cow
ceded to 2871. The New Three-and-a-Half per
have been 1021 1, and the Three per Cents. 991-i.val
The opening of the Cortes and the speech u'ilueo
Isabella have made Spanish Stock firm; and an ill leo
broker has been buying, but it is difficult tut Ofeo
beyond the fact of tranquillity prevailing, whas
is particularly favourable in the Madrid adviee;ts;
Five per Cents. are 234 1, and the Three per CePthe
to 35 ; Portuguese Converted realise 504, alld„oililt
„,
Bonds 841 to 831 ; Mexican are 348 1, and obt,
New, 821 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half ,per Cents' ,
621
The Railway Shares are firm generally, but.tebbec-,
very little doing, except in the French lines, will
tinue to rise, being in active demand. • CIC
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLO
(From the Official List) rng 206
Bank 5t0ck.............
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities„ OO It
3 per Cent. Coniols. Anns
New 314 per Cent. Annuities ...... I°2
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan.
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 .........
2975
India Stock .
India 80nd5,1,000................... .....
Ditto under 1,000........».» ..... .....
•"' •
South Sea Stock.
Ditto Old Annuities
Consol• for Account
Exchequer Bills. 1.34 d. l%d• to.
Lam..«.»..... 76 73 P.-
- 76 75 I,••„'''
Ditto
Ditto Advertised.. ....
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE— O'CL°
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .....
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839. ............... 34
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..«.......•..•••• ........ ..•••• jig
Ditto for the Account q 4"
Portuguese Bonds 5 per Cent ........N•»•• •••
..
Ditto Converted .•••-•-•''• 50
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent
Ditto Passive Bonds
Ditto Deferred
Onto Three per Cent. 3.14
Ditto for the Account ............. ....... .. ...
Dutch 2,4 per Cents ...... .... .. 0950.
Dutch 5 . .... las%
Ditto for the Account. ................. ....... ••Ircj,ClC3l.•
PRICES OF SHARES IHIS DAY AT 0° s
tO
reg . 4$
. RAILWLYS.
44 .....
Bristol and Gloucester 3O
Caledonian
•
Churoet Valley ...
..
..... .. .
E.iuern Counties ..-.- - 25 13% •••'" .n
Great Southern - and. western
(Ireland) ] 5 . lss
...
44tea, Western 75 ......... ......... •„4° g'S
Ditto % Shares , ..... 50 ~„.».. 89 ..... t`;
Lancaster and Carlisle. lO ......... 13% •••*" to
London and Birmingham. lOO ...
London and Brighton ' "50 " 47% .6.
..
.. p)
London and Greenwich 12%"" 10...... to
London and York . ...... 2% • ..... 0 "'
Midland Counties lOO ....t....10e ..... to
Norwich and Brandon
Ditto New . .... 2144 *" to ;i4
South Eastern and Dover ..... 32% ' 401(,11 e" to
Ditto New........«.«.•.....••.»
Trent Valley
Yarmouth and Norwich 2O 56% to 40
York and North Midland ...... 50 ..... tO 36
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Scarbore' Branch .........10
Ditto Selby Scrip
Central of France...". ......... - 2 ........ 376 to
Boulogne and Amiens
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeauxl
1 ••••••••• "
(d'Anthouard's Company) j •tO
Paris and Lyons
Paris and ....... 20 ..... SWAS to /IV
Parisand Rouen .....».„.».»..... 20
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. r
have had a steady market, and a fair amount 00_,01'•
has been done. Prices close firm. Barnsley °139.910:e
5 9-16 ; Accringtons, 31 Churnets, 41 4.,..0;
Counties, 14 ; Kendal and Windermere, 5
Dewsbury, 72 • London and York, 4 ; Londooftil
mingham, 321. Shares, 361 ; Rossendales, 5q110)
chester and Birmingham, 511 ; Ditto, Quartej. re,
5 3-16 8 ; North British, 51 ; Preston and vdrs
20 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 21 15-16 ; Southe
Euxton,.3e ; Boulogne and Amiens, 4 7-16 I.
1,1
L LO YD'S 'pov
LONDON, OCT. 17.—Wind westerly, fresh bre- id
fine clear weather.
DEAL, OCT. 16.—Wind A. 31. S.E. to N.NYv''rrOcs,
hard ; 9 P.M. W., moderate.—Arrd. Peter CO:,
Sydney ; Bangalore, Smith, China; Vigilarto,
Singapore. Sld. Westminster, New York; TYrlsol
ward. It blew very hard during the night bane
morning from S. to N.N.W. Several vessels P
anchors.
RAMSGATE, OCT. 16.—The Sophia, Kuudsgio9,"f„o
Oporto to Ilamburgh, which put in here 1311011"
leaky, has discharged her cargo, and been IA eco
dry dock to repair. PAO
WEYMOUTH, OCT. 16.—A bottle -containiu(pr 181
of paper, on which is written " 4th of Septerns;ol'
Laure has washed ashore in the We„s"be,„es
FOWEY, OCT. 15.—Arrd. Royal Adelaide, W'rbao;e:r
GUERNSEY, OCT. 11.—Put back, Rosa, for 13 ,144
ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 15.—Arrd. Wellington; Dag
aboe for Bideford.
BRISTOL, OCT. 16.—Arid. Britannia, Barbad°„esbl,ll
SWANSEA, OCT. 15.—Sid. Cobreo, Ellen Sin3Ps°s"o'o,!,,-1
CARDIFF, OCT. 16.—The Maria Lowther, JBl4o'
the Anna, both hence to .Hamburgh, have put tg. ate.
the Roads leaky, and have commenced dischargl-co,
PLY.MoUTII, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Sicily, Pernarabll fieet
Chamois, Cadiz and Monte Video, with a large rd'
coaster, h
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 16.—Wind N.N.W., er;
Irene, Byron, l'ernambuco ; Elizabeth, J3l.,?,,ltifftoi
John's, New Brunswick. Sid. Chester, Colon'utrobo,
Quist, Savannah; Acapulco and Priscilla, rerri„ooPr
Walton, Trinidad ; Helena, Halifax ; Sarah
China. Off, Buenos Ayrian. jois
WHITEIIAVEN, OCT. 15.—Sid. Carrick, St.„adt pt,
New Brunswick ; Campbell, Newport and Gra-Teily
CLYDE, OCT. 14.—Sid. Lacon, Valparaisjrso,
Demarara ; Citizen, St. Kitt's. 15. James Ai°
merara. of A 9 St
CORR, OCT. 14.—A rrd. Unicorn, Jarzel,
KENMARE RIVER, OCT. 13.—Arrd. River' with r
John's, New Brunswick for Cork, leaky, and
of cargo thrown overboard. Quebechi4
SLIGO, OCT. 11.—Arrd. Elliots, Gaseoignet - 1/-
;ate gb
STRANRAER, OCT. 15.—A bale of cotton,
the water has penetrated about two inches, Is of °:c.o
ashore yesterday on the west side of the pill 1300 co
loway. The Industry, stranded in Chapelrosoll ol At,
the 9th instant, has received so much ditlll,,,9eprordr,
there, that she has been abandoned for the gO4
The liectorina, stranded at the same place, 11"-r OD
on the 12th instant, after discharging the greate
e r cargo
FA.
bl tae
BELST, OCT. 15.—The Zampha, isbto 0
Liverpool, for St. Domingo, struck on the rlterl7o
entrance of Strangford Lough, 12th inst., all! ip Afe'
ing over the ledge, was brought to anen°'„refile
Quarter Bay, with five feet water in her hold ; 'be of to
and cargo discharging. A vessel, supposed.atc:v
tons, was totally wrecked at Ballyquinton
night of the 12th inst. ; crew supposed to have esu" e 0
Ore 17e
A boat, marked in the stern "R. Johnson, 0- boo
supposed to have belonged to-a ship of 300 tons' 01,
picked up near Portaferry.
laeAr g,
PORTSMOUTH OCT. 16.—Wind N.W. 'tiV..,,
Singapore, Marshall, Batavia, for Hamburg“--Cav
Sld. H.F.M ships Inflexible, Bell Poule, Goluer'
and Pluton, Cherbourg ; Abby, Baker, 13°,5,1°13.00"710
COWES, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Emma, Caoo,
dismasted, having experienced a heavy gale
viof'
Bahia, in 44 days. $l/'
WEYMOUTH, OCT. 16.—Sid. Sir Charle° ofr,
Bom
TORB
lobo,
AY, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Chieftain, St•

after
UNPARALLELED IN THE WEST.--'yesteratilo;cl°°;:
noon, during the storm which arose about, o,_fie reds/
large flakes of snow fell at intervals. Let t vet 1540 re
I),..reri that it snowed on the 27th day of. Atigtli'y Dertot
a thing which Las never happened in this cw-
during the summer months, at least it is unko°a_"
oldest inhabitants.—Cincinnati Times, Aug. 2".

Clitus, Paddon, Buenos Ayres, for Eieter.