The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-24 00:00:00

iVZONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE.

The alteration in the duty on stage-coaches comes
into operation on the 3d of October next, when it is
reduced from 3d. to 11d. per mile.
At anchester the weavers are gradually returning
to work, and the turn-out may be said to have ended.
In Bolton, however, 1,400 hands are still out.
AGRICULTUZELL.
Hop-picking is now very generally closing ; the
produce in Maidstone is much better than was ex-
pected, and the quality first-rate.
NAVAL AND I%IXLITATIY.
The ship Leopoldina Rosina, containing 303 emi-
grants bound for the plains of Uruguay, was wrecked
last May when within a few leagues of Monte Video ;
231 passengers perished, and only 72 escaped as if by
miracle. .

A very handsome silver medal has been ordered to
be struck by the Admiralty, to be presented as re •
wards to engineers of the first class, serving in her
Majesty's navy, who by reason of ability or good con-
duct deserve such a mark of esteem.
All the barrack-masters in Ireland have received
notification that 7d. in the pound (Income-tax) would
be deducted out of their last half-year's salary.
LAW AND POLICE,

The adjourned inquest at Salford on the body of
Joshua Lyons was resumed on Thursday, and a ver-
dict of " Justifiable homicide" returned.
On Thursday Alexander Levy, and Maria his wife,
together with Easter Pasque, were charged at Guild-
hall with conspiring to defraud Mr. John Gallouin of
Dods to a large amount. They were remanded till
onday.
Michael Rowan and Thomas Allen, were onThursday
.brought up at Lambeth-street for final examination,
charged with a daring highway robbery, accompanied
with violence, on the person of Mr. John Allan, in
Whitechapel. They were fully committed.
_ WINE Al TS.

The Glasgow Society for the Blind, on the occasion
of her Majesty's visit to Scotland, knitted a hassock,
in silk and worsted, for a sofa pillow, lined with satin
and fringed, as also a playball for the Prince of Wales.
They were presented at Tay mouth Castle, when her
Majesty commissioned four similar ones to be made,
besides making a pecuniary present to the institution.

LITEStAI?Y • IVO-. SCZE =PIC.
M. Bohrer, the celebratel violinist, and master of
the band of the King of Wurtemburg, who visited
London in 1829, has recently performed before the
Quean and Prince Albert, at Windsor: his skill is
consummate, and his style fine. His stay in London
is to be short, before proceeding to America.
On Tuesday evening the concert at the Worcester
Musical Festival consisted of Alexander's Feast. On
Wednesday morning the Messiah was performed.
The collection for the two days is 6551. 6s. 11d., being
1731. 16s. 11d. more than collected during the corre-
sponding days of last year.
SPORTING.

The soiling- match of the British Yacht Club took
place on the river on Thursday, for a silver cup and
cover. The Foam yacht was the winner.
COUu.T-77.115H10N.11.33LE.

The family of the Earl and Countess of Kinnoul
left the villa at Richmond on Thursday, for Dupplin
Castle, Perthshire.
The Earl and Countess of Bradford are passing the
season at Weston Hall, Staffordshire.

Lord Foley has left town for a few days.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
on Thursday from Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Earl and Countess Fortescue are not expected to
return from Germany until the middle of the em,uing
month.

Pansanger, the seat of the Earl and Countess
Cowper, has been full of company during the past week.
The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings have
left St. Leonard's for Donnington Park.
miscELLit.e4 mous.

Lord Dinorben's new mansion at Kinmel Park is
being rapidly rebuilt on the plan of the old hall before
the conflagration.

On Friday last, Elizabeth Brook, of Wooldale, was
robbed of 3101. in notes and gold by a party of gipsies.
And at Edinburgh, also, on Thursday, a gentleman
was robbed of a pocket-book, containing 4241. in notes
and other securities.

At the late Falkirk Tryst, West Highland cattle,
to the value of 8001., were purchased by an agent for
her Majesty, for pasturing in the Royal Parks.

THE MARQUIS 'WELLESLEY.
We are happy to say that a change for the better
has taken place, and sanguine hopes are held out by
the Noble Marquis's medical attendants.
The annexed is the bulletin issued on Thursday :
" The Marquis Wellesley has passed a good night,
and is improved, in strength to-day, and is better in
every respect.
" Kingston House, Sept. 22, 1842."

HANOVER, SEPT. 17.—His Majesty the King, re-
turned this morning, at a quarter before twelve, to
this city, from Dusseldorf. His Majesty has per-
fectly recovered from his late illness.

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CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
If there were any alteration to be noticed in the
market at the close of business, it would be that
prices were not quite so firm. As if to confirm the.
opinion held this morning, a few sales of a very
trifling extent caused Consols to leave off at 924 92i
for Money, and 93 sellers for the Account. India
Stock, 249 251 ; Exchequer Bills Old, 51 53 ; New,
49 51 premium.
The chief feature in Foreign Securities was a fur-
the depression in Dutch Bonds, upon the supposition
that a further loan is about to be contracted for. The
highest amount of it which has yet been named
is half a million sterling, and as there can be no
cliubt but that if it be actually required it would be
easily raised in the country itself, it is somewhat
difficult to ascertain the precise cause for the prices
declining here. Two-and-a-Half per Cents., closed
at 52/1 52i ; the Five per Cents., 102 1021; Bel-
gian, 102 103; Danish, 83 84; and Brazilian, 66 67.
The quotation for Mexican was 344 354.
Brighton Railway Shares advanced to 334 34 ;
London and Birmingham were 181 183 ; Birming•
ham and Gloucester, 40 42 ; Great Western, 824 835 ;
the Half Shares, 59 594 • South Western, 574 585 ;
North Midland, 56 58; the New Shares, 274 285;
South Eastern and Dover, 22 22; ; Eastern Counties,
85 84 ; Northern and Eastern, 36 38 ; Black wall,
6* 7 per share.

-Tice rates of the Exchanges were flat, and a shade
below those of Tuesday. Amsterdam, 12 6 ; Rotter-
dam, 12 61 ; Antwerp, 12 4+, 12 4f ; Hamburgh,
13 11, 13 111 ; Frankfort, 1501 151 ; Paris, 25f. 75c.,
25f. 80c. • Genoa, 25 90, 25 92f ; Vienna, 9 55f,
9 56 ; Madrid, 37 371 ; Cadiz, 36+ 37 ; Lisbon, 52k;
and Naples, 404, all at three months.
The quotations of the Bonds were—Colombian, 201
21; Peruvian, 15f 16f ; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
351 35+ ; the Three per Cents., 21 21f ; Spanish
Five per Cents., 161 16i ; Three per Cents., 21+ 21+.
An Evening Contemporary in referring to the navy
contract mentioned in the second edition of The Sun
of this evening, concludes 'that the decline in prices
between the present and former contracts is to be
solely attributed to the effect of the tariff upon the
home market. Such, however, is incorrect. It may
be safely considered that a large proportion of the
beef and pork thus about to be supplied will really be
of foreign and not of British curing From all that
has been ascertained of the quality of the one and of
the other, but little difference exists, and when the
duty is once paid, and the contents of the casks repacked
into sditable tierces and barrels, it will not be an easy
task to discriminate between American snd English
pork. From the period when America was a Go-
vernment monopoly to the present time, many thou-
sands of simulated packages and marks have been
annually imported and shipped to and from this
country, and the practice cannot now be easily stopped.
But this contract has been more especially noticed,
from the fact, that it demonstrates that the poorer
classes will for the future be enabled to purchase pro-
visions at a much lower rate than formerly, in con-
sequence of the importation of foreign produce.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Funds remain in the same quiet state as to the
amount of business as they have done for several days
past. In the expectation of a further advance in
price, the jobbers, at the last account, took in large
parcels of stock, the greater part of which they still
hold, and until the remainder shall have been
absorbed by a demand for. investment, which will not
occur to any extent until after the payment of the
October dividends, but little speculation can be ex-
pected. The present easy rate at which money can
be procured, offers another inducement to them to hold
in preference to selling, it being far below the interest
derivable from the Funds, and the decline which must
necessarily take place, were any large amount to be
pressed upon the market. Consols are 924 92* for
Money, and 93 sellers for the Account; New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents., 100 k 101; India Stock, 249
251 ; India Bonds, 36 37 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51
53; New, 49 51 prem.
Transactions in Foreign Securities have been also
limited, and comprise Belgian, 103; Dutch Twu-
and-a-Half per Cents. 51:1- 52 ; the Five per Cents.
102} 102*; and Danish, 84f. The quotation for
Mexican Bonds is 35*.
In the Share Market purchases have been more ex-
tensive. Great Western, New, 594; Fifths, 7i;
South Western, 574 58 ; South Eastern, Scrip, 11; ;
Eastern Counties, Debentures, 101. 6s. 8d; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 474 ; the New Shares, 51.
The bonds quoted to. day, are Spanish Five per
Cents, 164, and the Three per Cents, 211.
The operation of that part of the tariff relative to
provisions, has been seen practically, for the first time,
in the contract, made vesterday by the Navy Board.
It presents two remarkable features, one in the reduc-
tion in price, which is equal to about 14d. per lb. in pork,
and rather more than Id. on the beef, a saving of nearly
42,0001. upon 260,0001., which would have been the
amount at the old prices. The other, is the circum -
stance of the parties who have contracted for the
greater part being foreigners, thereby leading to the
supposition that it will be imported from America or
the Continent, with both of which the firm in ques-
tion is connected.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, WEPT.
the Share Market continues dull, and prices a shade
lower. Dublin and Drogheda, 161 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 711; Manchester and Birmingham, 20i 21
South Western, 57i 58 ; Bank of Manchester, 21. 3s
9d. and 2i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. .. ...... Ditto Bonds ....... 37 pm
3 per Cent. C0n5......... 92/ Ditto Old Annuities —
31 per Cent. Red......... ___ Ditto
New Annuities
New 3/ per Cent... ...... I.ooi Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 51 pm
NQw 5 per Cen. ........... —. Ditto 500/ 49 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 49 pm
Jan. 1860 ......... ..... Bank Stock for Openg
Oct. 1859 ......... India Stock for Acct...
Jan. 1860 — Consols for Acct.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent. ... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent...... 103 ,Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.......... 67 Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres6 per cent. !Russian, 5 pet cent
Chilian 6 per cent ;Ditto, Metallic I
. ..
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent; .. l6*
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, Deferred.... .
Danish, 3 per cent B4l French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — I Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent..... 35 French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent. 521
Peruvian,lB2s, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 104
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... —
Ditto Debentures ... .... .... ..... . ...... lO/ 6s 8 d
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 471
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid)..
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid).. 34
London and Greenwich Railway ( 12/ 1534 d pd) 4/
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 571
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)... —
Ditto Scrip (15 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. i 2 9 Gibraltar . . .
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........2 U. 12 91 Genoa . 26 5
Antwerp l2 7/ Milan
Hamburgh M. B. 13 141 Venice 47
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 ,Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 !Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95 !Rio Janeiro 231
Frankfort on Maine... 1511 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 361 (Buenos Ayres .....
Berlin
Vienna, effec. ff. 3 M 959 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto lO PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Madrid
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