The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-15 00:00:00

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock .. 1686. India Stock. ..... ........ 242 i
3 per Cent Red. 9O Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cens 9IA Ditto Old Annuities ...
3# per Cent Red 994 Ditte New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent. — ; Ditto 5001.... 4O pia
Long Annuities toexpire \ Ditto Small 4O pm
Jan. 1860 .. 12 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct ...
Oct 1859......... 12# ,India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860.....
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per rent.—
Belgian, 5 pet cent
Brazilian Bonds 67
Buenos Ayres 6 percent 28
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 pet cent —
Ditto, 1824..........
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 4l
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. 18

Portuguese, 5 per cent 64
(Ditto, New Ditto
IPrussian, 5 per cent —
Russian, 5 per cent....., 1121-
Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Spanish, 5 per cent 244
Ditto, Deferred.... 12
French, 5 per cent. —±. —c.
Exchange f --c.
French, 3 percent. —c
Dutch, 2i per cent. , 52i
Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . ]OO

Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... 94
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Ditto Debentures .. .... . lO/ 19s 2d
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) 5O
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 95
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 66
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) 37
Ditto Loan Notes ( 5 paid)
London and Blackwall (25 paid) l2
London and Birmingham (90)
...
London and Greenwich Railway ( pd) 6
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l3i
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ... .. 82i
Ditto New Shares (30 paid) ... ........
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ..... 281
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto Thirds ( paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) . 30
York and North Midland (50 paid) ... ..... 951

Two days ago the attention of the inhabitants of a
house, in the Rue des Entails Rouges, was directed to a room
in the upper story which had been for a long time shut up, by a
strong and fetid effluvia proceeding from it. They apprised
the commissary of police, who arrived, and broke open the door,
where he found the lifeless body of a man named Lemarie, who
had been long a lodger in the house, but who, in his occupation
as a cook, was frequently absent for several months. The last
time he was seen alive was nine months ago, but, as he always
paid his rent, neither his neighbours nor his landlord were un-
easy at his non-appearance. The body was only partly decom-
posed, the rest being like a mummy. The skin was hard and
dry like parchment. The remains were carefully removed for
interment, and, to prevent contagion, the commissary had
every thing the rooms contained, burnt to ashes in the middle
of the market place. The house seems to have a fatality attend-
ing it, for a few years ago, a poor woman died in it, under
similar circumstances, and when found, her body was half de-
voured by her dog and cat, which were shut up in the room
with her.

A lady of honourable station in society, wealthy, n
wife, and mother of two daughters of marriageable age, was
on Saturday brought before the Tr.bunal of Correctional Po-
lice of Paris, on a charge of purloining a piece of gold tissue
from the rooms of 31me. Itarenne, the dress-maker, in the
Place Vendome. She afterwards endeavoured to sell what
she had taken to another establishment on the Boulevard des
Italians. On being accused, she at once acknowledged her
offence, and repeated the confession in Court, with every mark
of contrition. In consideration of her family, the President
would not condemn her to imprisonment, but imposed a fuse
of 500 f.

IIOUTICELTURAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary meet-
ing was held on Tuesday afternoon, R. W. Barchard, Esq.,
Vice-President, in the Chair. The show of plants was very
good. The prizes awarded were, a silver Knightian medal to
Mrs. Lawrence, for a plant of oncidium pulchellurus, and
Banksian medals to Mr. Willmer, for a species of peristeria ;
Mr. Jackson. for heaths ; Mr. Mills, for cucumbers; and cer-
tificates of merit to Sir J. Tyrrell, for lettuces; Mr. Hender-
son, for black Hamburgh grapes; Mr. Ivory, for cinerarias ;
and Mr. Standish, for zich)a villosa. The meteorological re-
gister, kept at the gardens since the last meeting, gavo—baro-
meter, highest, March 15, 30.332, lowest, April 2, 29.306 ;
thermometer, highest, March 2S, 60 deg., lowest, April 4, 27
deg. ; and quantity of rain, 0.76 inch.

Mr. D'Eyncourt, having received from Barbadoes
the distressing intelligence of the death, from yellow fever, of
his son, Captain D'Eyncourt, of the 46th Regiment, and being
in consequence unable to attend his Parliamentary duties, has
joined his afflicted family in the country.

DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF DROMORE.—The Vene-
rable, Dr. Saurin, Lord Bishop of Dromore, and brother of
the late Right Hon. William Saurin, expired on Satur-
day evening at Kingstown, near Dublin. The deceased
prelate was the oldest member of the hierarchy, and
was esteemed, throughout a life longer than usually
falls to the lot of man, as an exemplary and pious
divine. Dromore is one of the suppressed bishoprics, and the
diocese will be united to that of Armagh. Dr. Saurin was in
the 83d year of his age, having been born in 1759; he was
ordained in 1781 ; and after having successively filled the
Deanery of Cork, the Archdeaconry of Dublin, and the
Deanery of Derry, was elevated in 1819 to the Bishopric of
Dromore.

Mr. Carter held an inquest on Monday on the both'
of Lieutenant C. F. de Thierry, R.N., the particulars of whose
suicide, at his residence in Long-lane, Bermondsey, have
already appeared. In the course of the inquiry a number of
letters were read, one of which was addressed to Mr. Cotting-
ham, the magistrate at Union Hall, condemning the conduct of
the magistrate, and the decision he came to, when the corn.
plainant's wife laid an information against him. The letter de-
clared the women had perjured them-elves, and that the course
the magistrate had adopted had caused his ruin and death.
Deceased was a Baron of Portugal, and was a Commander of
the Order of Christ in that kingdom. The Jury returned a
verdict of Temporary Mental Derangement.

BODY FOUND IN TILE EWE-K.—Tuesday morning
about five o'clock, as a Waterman was going down the stairs at
Execution Dock, he discovered the body of a man lying across
the causeway running into the river, who had apparently been
drowned and left there by the tide. lle was dressed in the
garb of an engineer of a steam-boat, and his linen was marked
John Beadle. A pipe was found firmly clenched in his right
hand, .nd it is supposed he must have come down the stairs in
a state of intoxication to look for a steam .boat about half-past
three o'clock, and have fallen into the water, for a watch was
found in his pocket which had stopped at that time.

• •
LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAM PRIGATE.—TuesdaV
forenoon,- a steam frigate, 800 tons burden, was launched froin
the iron ship-building yard of Mr. J. Laird, North Birken-
head. This is the only large vessel of war which has been
built at this port since 1809, when the Ilavannah frigate was
built. She will carry 68. pounders pivot-guns, and will be
fitted up in all respects like her Majesty's steam frigates. Iler
machinery and armament will be completed without delay.
The East Indies is said to be her destination. She will make
the eighth iron vessel of war which Mr. Laird has built; they
all carry pivot-guns fore and aft. Four of them are now in
the Chinese seas, namely, th 3 Nemesis and the Phlegethon,
carrying two 32-pounders, and the Ariadne and the Medusa,
two 34-pounders. The other three are in the Persian Gulf.--
Liverpooltll;AmaPeir;So oN Doc COMPANY.—Mondav a
Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company
was held at the offices in Bishopsgate-street-Within, for the
purpose of their considering aplan to complete tile Company's
capital, by a aale of forfeited shares, and by the issue of deben-
tures or otherwise, subject to the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament to be applied for, and also for the forfeiture of shares.
The chair was taken by J. W. Liggins, Esq., who stated that
having failed in the accomplishment of the objects contem-
plated in their Bill, through a non-compliance with the Standing
Orders, the Directors had prepared another plan, which he had
no doubt would be equally approved by the Shareholders, as it
would effect a saving of at least 50,0001. in comparison with the
former proposal. The Secretary explained the scheme for rais-
ing the 100,0001. (to complete the original sum of 350,0001.
for both docks ),which was to re-issue about 1,800 forfeited shares,
and an equal number of debentures, the former to be fixed at
20/., and the latter at 301. each, no call to exceed 101. on each
share and debenture, three nionths at least to inter vene between
each call, and an equal number of shares and debentures to be
taken in conjunction, to bear an interest of five per cent., with
option to the subscribers after five years, if not repaid, of con.
vetting each share and debenture into 501. stock of the Com-
pan v. On the Chairman moving that the Directors be autho-
rised to take the necessary steps to crrry the above scheme into
effect, Mr. Richards spoke strongly on the want of security
with the present contractors, and the evils of the truck system.
The Secretary said that 10,C00/. had been paid to the contrac-
tors out of the last 51,0001., which latter amount Mr. Giles,
the engineer, said would complete the tidal dock by Alidsum-
mer. After some discussion between Mr. Goldsmid, Mr.
Ileathfield, Mr. M‘Laurin, and others, the resolution was car-
ried by a large majority.,vhen
tAhaunkadid,,iteiorneavlotfeodrfetoituthree
Dofir3elc6-
adjourned.
tsohiasr,eashtdhetthi
etomokeeptilnagce,