The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-06 00:00:00

ZKISCW.I.LEINEOU S.

Thalberg is expected to arrive in London next Sunday ; and,
on the ensuing Friday, will give a Concert at Willis's Rooms.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW S
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.

A broker, acting for the Court of Bankruptcy, having
appeared as a purchaser, an advance took place in the prices of
the English Funds, and consols closed at 92a 921 for Money,
and 924 92i for the Account; Bank Stock, 167 168; India
Stock, 2471 A 24q ; Exehequer Bills, 37 39 prem.
The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are a shade higher,
being 53 533; the Five per Cents. remained at 101 104, as
did Belgian at 102 103 ex div. ; Danish, 80/ 81i ; and Bra-
zilian, 67 68 ; Mexican was quoted somewhat lower, namely,
34 343.
Railroad Shares were flat, but the only alteration in prices
was a rise in South Eastern, which lett off at 32 33 per Share;
London and Birmingham were 90 92 ;_ Great Western, 28i
29* ; the Half Shares, 141 153 prem. ; Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 52 54; South Western, 633 64; Gosport, 63i 64 ;
North Midland, 65 66 • the New Shares, 32 33; Eastern
Counties, 91 10; Blackwall, 12 123; the New Shares, 10 103,
and Brighton, 36i 36,1 per Share.
The quotations of the Bonds of the insolvent States, with the
exception of Spanish, which is lower, are as yesterday. Colom-
bian, 26i 26i ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 373 373/4 ; the
Three per Cents., 223 22%; Spanish Five per Cents.,
24124* ; the Three per Cents., 24 23.
It is stated, upon unquestionable authority, that a gentleman
holding a prominent situation in the commercial world, and
who takes a leading part in bank affairs, and another of high
standing in the Stock Exchange, are about to proceed to Ame-
rica with the view, in addition to pursuits of their own, of con-
ferring upon measures which, it is hoped, may tend to restore
American credit, and to bring about an equitable adjustment of
the deranged monetary affairs of that country. It is, however,
sincerely to behoped that no intention exists of introducing any
Ir new loans here. Sufficient loss and consequent
,suffering hav-
ing already been incurred without risking any more.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

The English Funds continued firm at the-improved rates of
yesterday, Consols being 921,4 92% for Money, and 924 for
the Account; Reduced Three per Cents, 91i 91i; Three-
and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 993.; New Three-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1004 1001; Bank Stock, 1674 ; India Stock,
247 248; India Bonds, 21; and Exchequer Bills, 36 38 prem.
No alteration at d but few transactions in Foreign Securities.
The prices are, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53i; the
Five per Cents, 101 1014 ' • Belgium, 1034 1044'; Danish,
804 814 ; and Brazilian, 67 68.
The Share Market has been comparatively neglected, and
the extent of business small ; prices, however, remain good.
The sales have been—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 55 ; Birming-
ham and Gloucester, 53 - South Eastern and Dover, 32 324 ;
the Scrip, 3% prem. ; Eastern Counties, New, 10 104 and
Greenwich Old Shares, 5.6.
A solitary quotation appears for the bonds of the insolvent
States. It would almost appear t) at one bargain is daily en-
tered into, in order that they may be kept on the official lists,
I and not IJst sight of altogether. Columbian, 26% ; Peruvian,
19 ; Portuguese, 371/a; Spanish Five per Cents., 234, and the
Three per Cents., 23g.
Yesterday, the fourth of the month, passed off satisfactorily,
but it must be admitted that it has seldom occurred that so
few bills have fallen due, which can only be owing to the de-
pressed state of trade.
The letters by the Overland Mail from India delivered to-day,
are far more numerous than usual. The most interesting intel-
ligence has already appeared in The Sun. It is stated that a
commercial treaty had been concluded hetween this country
and Persia, which is considered to be satisfactory and liberal.
It provides, that merchandise in either territory shall be placed
upon the same footing as that of the most favoured nation.
The most important points, however, are those by which internal
transit duties arc abolished, and the appointment of Consuls.
These duties have long been a serious annoyance to commerce,
and press very hardly upon merchants.
A British Consul-General is to be resident at Tabreez, an
agent at Teheran, and another at Bushire ;_ while the Persians
are to have a commercial agent its London, and one also at
lit,mbay. These appointments will materially assist the trade
alluded to a few days since, as having been opened with India
via the Red Sea or the Persian Gulph, and if this treaty be
effectually carried out, the route thus marked, will prove of in-
calculable advantage to our merchants in their intercourse with
the central parts of Asia, by way of Syria and the eastern
coasts of the Mediterranean.

Intelligence from Sydney to the 4th December has also
arrived by this mail. Business as far as trading is concerned,
is in the same dull state. The growth of svool is rapidly and
profitably increasing.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 4.—The sales to-day
amount to 3,000 bales, including 300 for export. Business
was transacted in a very dull and spiritless manner, owing
partly to the bad accounts from Manchester. In prices there
is no alteration, but are firmly maintained.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 4.—The market is
rather quieter to-day. Few Shares have been sold, and the
market remained very languid at closing. The following ire

the quotations:—Eastern Counties, New, 5/ 15s. sd. ; Liver-
pool and Manchester, Half Shares, 89; London and Birming-
ham, 181; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 61 ; Manchester
ana Birmingham, 28k; North Midland, 65/; Paris and
Rotten, 17* ; South Eastern, 32.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 4.—Our market
has been quiet to-day, and without any material alteration in
prices. London and Birmingham, 181 ; Manchester, and
Birmingham, 29*; South Eastern New, 9i 9/.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock . . 167 i India Stock
3 per Cent Red 9li Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons 924 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent Red..
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent.. — Ditto 500/. . . 39 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 39 pm
Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 12 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct ...
Oct. 1859. ......... I:2i , India Stock for Acct....

:lan. 1860. ....... Consols for Acct
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto 37a
Prussian, 5 per cent

Austrian, 5 pei vent.—
Belgian, 5 pei rent
Brazilian 80nu5....

Buenos Ayres t I percent Russian, 5 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent...... Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent.. 231
Ditto, 1824.......... ..... Ditto, Deferred.... .. 128
Dani,h, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent. —l. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange -c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 33i French, 3 percent. 81 . 62i e.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 IDutch, 24 per cent. , 53
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 'Ditto, 5 per cent. 101 a
SHARES.
Birmingham and Glougestcr Rail•cay (100 p) 53
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ..... 10
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 55
London and Brighton (50 paid)..
London and Birmingham (90) . ..... .. 181
London and Greenwich Railway I pd)
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 134.
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ......
Ditto New Shares (30 paid...
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
North Midland Railway ( IOU)
Ditto New Shares (40 paid) , ........ 324
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... . 32
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALLS.—YESTERDAY.
A few of the Chester visitors left at Wednesday's races, and
were in attendance at the room 3esterday afternoon. The
muster nevertheless was uncommonly thin, and the inclination
to do business so slight, that not a dozen bets were booked
from first to last. Vi e have therefore merely to give the quo-
tations, and refer to our report of the proceedings at Chester
on Wednesday evenin; for a general list of the prices, pre-
mising that Canadian is now the property of Air. Greville (the
price said to be 2,000 guineas, with contingencies), and Chat-
ham of Lord George lientinck.

DERBY.

20 to 1 agst Forth's lot.
11 to 2 agst Mr. Trelawny's Frederica c.—takes to 2001.
9 to I agst 31r. Greville's Canadian—taken.
15 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—taken.
25 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Chatham—take 30 to I.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Batlinkeele—taken.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway.
EGLINTON PARK RACES —TUESDAY.

The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added by the Club.
Half a mile. (8 Subs. )
Mr. Ramsay's Nubian, aged, 12st 61b (Major Richardson) I
Lord Howth's The Augean, 12st 6lb
Mr. H. Johnstone's Charlie, 12st 6lb
The following also started, but were not placed:—Captain
Pettat nd. Black Diamond, aged, 12st 6lb : Lord Waterford
nd. Anna, 6 yrs, lust 31b; and Mr. Moore's Magic, 4 yrs,
list 41b.—Won easy.
The Three yrs old Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; colts, Bst 31b ;
fillies, Bst. Mile and half. (5 Subs.)
Lord Eglinton's fby Patron (G. Noble) 1
Sir J. Boswell's Monarch dis
The Marchmont Stakes of 5 sovr. each, with 50 added, once

round. (7 subs.)
Mr. Johnstone'a The Returned, aged, 12st 101 b
Lord Eglinton nd Gipsey, aged, 12st 101 b 2
The following were not placed—Mr. Crawfurd nd Patriot,
aged, 12st, and Lord ifowth's Anonymous, aged, 12st 101 b.
Won by a length.
The Irvine Cup by subs. of 10 sovs. each, with 150 added by
Lord Eglinton, and the Town of Irvine. Once round and a

distance. (13 subs. )
Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 5 yrs list 121 b (Capt. Pettat) 1
Lord Hovvth's St. Lawrence, 5 yrs, list 121 b 2
Won by a head.
The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 added.
(Two Miles.)
Mr. Johnstone nd Clem-o'-the-Cleugh, 6 yrs, 12st 4113
Mr. W. M. Alexander's Jock, 5 yrs, list 71b......... 2
The following not placed a—Lord Howth's The Augean,
aged, 12st 101 b ; Lord Cassillis's Curtius, aged, 12st lOst.
Won easy.
Match. Half-a-mile.—Mr. H. Johnitone's Crescent, 6 yrs,
list 41h (Major Campbell), beat Mr. Redfern's Slashing
Harry, aged, I Ist 111 b, in a canter.
CHESTER RACES.---WEDNESDAY.
The Dee Stand Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, if
three horses start. Two miles. (7 subs. )
Mr. Kirby's Lanercost, aged .... . • walked over.
Two yrs old Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each ; colts, Bst 51b;
fillies, Bst 21b. Half a mile. (12 subs.)
Lord Westminster's Maria Day...... (Marson)
Mr. Griffith's Newcourt, by Sir Hercules 2
The following also started, but were not placed
Price's Colin Clink, Mr. Tallentir o's Flirt, Mr. Mostyn's c by
Velocipede, out of Her Highness, Lord Stanley's colt by Amu-
rath, out of Mysinda, I lr. Critchley's Delia, Mr. G. Ogden's
Blacklock, Mr. Worthington's cby Despot, out of Blue-Bell.
Betting-3t o I agst Maria Day ;3 to agst Colin Clink ;
4 to 1 agst Mr. Mortyn's colt; 5 to 1 agst the Mysinda colt ;
and 6 to 1 agst Newcourt. —Won cleverly.
The Dee Stakes, of 50 toys. each, h ft, with 200 added. The
second to save his stake. For three yrs old ; Derby weights.
Grosvenor course. (28 Subs.)
Mr. Copeland's Combermere. (Marlow) 1
Lord Westmir.ster's William de Fortibus..
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord
Miltown's Master Edward, Lord Stanley's Rocbana c, Sir R.
Bulkeley's Jemima c, Mr. Prince's Marion, Mr. Orde's Bees-
wax, 3.1 r. Graydon's St. Bernard, and Mr. Bird's 14. Allen.
Betting-5 to 4 agst William de Fortibus, 3to 1 agst Ala ion,
4 to I agst Dr. Allen, and 10 to I agst Combermere.
Won by a head, in the last strides, after a good race from
the pit.
The City Members' Purse of 60 Guineas; heats, once round
and a distance.
Mr Jones's Portrait, 4 yrs
Mr. Meiklam's c. by Physician, out of Solace, 3 yrs,
6st 101 b.
Mr. Langley's Rancour, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Mr. Owslei's Happy- go-Lucky, 3 yrs, fist 101 b.
Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b.
The favourite won cleverly.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
NEWCASTLE. UN DER •LYNE. _

The Committee met at 11 o'clock. The poll-books having
been put in, and other preliminaries gone through,
Mr. TALBOT, for the petitioners, proceeded to,call witnesses to
prove the agency of a Mr. Harding.
Two witnesses, Mrs. Anne Millington, and a Mr. Cobden,
were examined, but proved nothing conclusive.
Mrs. Ann Wayte, wife of John Wayte, who keeps the Cock
public-house at Newcastle, was next examined. The witness,
a young woman of respectable and prepossessing. appearance,
seemed to find great difficulty in recollecting any circumstance,
great or small, respecting which she was examined, and her ob-
liviousness frequently elicited smiles from the members of the
Committee. She at length admitted that a committee met at her
house during the election ; that they frequently had refreshment s,
and also ordered refreshments for numbers of the burgesses, who
came there, from time to time, during the canvass and the
day of election. The orders were chiefly given by one of the
committee, named Galmore. Mr. Harding did not give or
tiers. She looked to the committee for the payment of her
hill, which amounted to 50/. The committee consisted princi-
pally of journeymen hatters. She did not look to Mr. Galmore
for payment, nor to Mr. Harris. She did not know where the
money was to come from, but she would swear she looked to the
committee. She did not know the names of any of them. She
knew some of them by sight. Her husband was examined, and
admitted that he had applied to Mr. :Harding, the attorney of
Mr. Harris, the sitting Member, for the expenses incurred at
the Cock by the committee. He said that the only liquors
served to the committee, or by their order, were wines, ales,_
and cyder. He denied that any spirits were ever served to the
burgesses.
Liiza Davis, servant to the two former witnesses,
being examined, said, that she saw Mr. Harris the sitting
Member, three times in the committee-room, at the Cock.
She had also seen, on one occasion, spirits served to the voters,
who had become very clamorous, and declared that they would
net vote for Mr. Harris, unless they were served with spirits.
The Committee adjourned at Four o'clock.

The Committee met at eleven o'clock, when Mr. Sergeant
Shea summed up at great length on the part of the petitioners,
and Mr. Austin having concluded his reply shortly after three
SOUTHAM PTON.
o'clock, the room was cleared. In three quarters of an hour
strangers were re-admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had conic to the fol-
lowing resolution :—That Lord Bruce and Mr. C. C. Martyn
had, by their agents, been guilty of bribery and treating at
the last election for the borough of Southampton; that it was
not proved that either Lord Bruce or Mr. Martyn had been
guilty of personal bribery at the said election.
Mr. Coczenart then called on the Committee to declare the ,
late election for Southampton null and void.
'The CtrA IRALAN asked if Mr. Cockburn abandoned the claim
Petition, that Messrs. Mangles and Hutchins
elected?
sesuto forth
uld b indeclared the

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Mr. COCKBURN replied that he thought be could not press
for that point.
The CHAIRMAN then said it would be necessary for the
Committee to frame a resolution, to the effect that those Gen-
tlemen were not elected.
It wis then announced that the Speaker was at prayers, and
the Committee adjourned till this day.

DR. REIn'S
LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY.—Wednes-
s
at Exeter Hall.
day evening, Dr,
•‘eid delivered another lecture on this branch
of science, to as crowded an audience as usual, in the great room
i
which he also
expe-
rimental part of his lecture increased in brilliancy. His theore-
tical explanation of the principles involved in Argand lamps,
Being now upon the subject of gases, the
lecture. Showing that flame and air mutually fed and
practically illustrated, was an ornament to his
strengthened each other, he proceeded to demonstrate how that,
by the formation of th..se lamps, which consist of concentric
circles of flames, they
reciprocally imparted powers of
light and brightness to each other, producing on the whole a
body of light, clear and intensely luminous. Dr. Reid, in his
next lecture on
Wednesday, treats upon the subject of heat, as
relates to stoves, utensils in daily use, and steam-apparatus in
general.
A melancholy instance of sudden death occurred, a
few days since, at Orleans. 1%1. de Ktamguy, of St. Pol, in
Brittany, who had arrived at Orleans by the steam-boat, on
his way to Paris, %hue sitting surrounded by his four daugh-
ters in the court-yard of the diligence-effice waiting its depar-
ture, was struck with apoplexy, which, notwithstanding the
prompt assistance of a medical man, immediately terminated
hi existence. . . . . _.

The passage of the steam ship Antwerpen, Captain
Jackson, from London to AntWeTp, on Sunday last, was effected
in twenty hours. She returned here this morning, with nume-
rous passeAgers, bringing the Brussels papers of yesterday,
R. Norma's BEN I; Notter takes his
benefit at Drury-lane 'Theatre thisevening, for which
occasion tickets and places are to be had of him at the Lox-
office. The pieces selected are the Gamester, with a powerful
cast of characters, and the attractive opera of :leis and
Galatea, rich with Gay's pr et ry, Handol's music, and the
vocal abilities of Miss p. Horton, Miss Bonier, Mr. H. Phil-
lips, and others. The civility and attention of Mr. Notter, as
box-keeper
.at Covent-garden, and now at iDrury-lane, entiVe
him to public s ipport.

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM THE
UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
We have received New York Papers this day by the
Virginian, Captain Allen, to the 15th ult., being four
days later than before received.
Since the arrival of Lord Ashburton in the States, a
great degree of interest has been excited as to his Lord-
ship's instructions, and the policy which will be pursued:
the general opinion is that his mission will result in a
favourable adjustment of the difficulties between the
two countries. his Lordship has already sent a com-
munication to the Governor of Maine, and an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature of that State was to be called im-
mediately, to take the subject into consideration.
The Loan Bill has been read a second time in the
Senate, and ordered to be engrossed for the third read-
ing. There is no doubt that the measure will pass,
though it is said there are some influential Members of the
Senate unfavourably disposed towards the measure.
By the latest accounts from Texas, we learn that the
reports of the invasion of that country by the Mexicans
have been greatly exaggerated. The mighty army of
21,000 men has suddenly dwindled down to about 1,000,
and these have retreated beyond the Rio Grande.
The business of the New York Market had slightly
improved, cotton having been in good demand, and a
trifle higher in price.
The following are extracts from the papers :
!Caw ORLEANS, MARCH 31.—The Mexican forces have re-
treated beyond the Rio Grande, amounting in all to about
1,000 men, and the Texians are in hot pursuit. Private letters
which I have perused state that General Houston had deter-
mined on the invasion of Mexico, and no doubt was entertained
but that an amy of s 0,000 men could be raised for that pur-
pose within sixty days.
In addition to this, authentic intelligence was received by an
arrival from Tampico last night, that the Mexican army had
bees augmented to 50,000 men. Fur what other purpose
could so large a force have been assembled, but for the invasion
of Texas. Indeed, all the accounts received from Mexico
within the past two months, plainly show that there is a settled
determination on the part of Santa Anna, to reconquer the
last province. 1 have seen newspapers up to this, 10th March,
but they do not contain a word of news, as is usually the case
with these journals.
The steam-ship Natchez arrived at twelve o'clock last night
in 72 hours from Havannah. A fresh difficulty had arisen be-
tween the British Consul and Government in relation to the
transportation of letters by the Royal mail steamers. The
steam -ship Tay, on her arrival from Vera Cruz, was requested
to hand over the letters to be assorted at the Ilivannali NO-
office, to which the person in charge of the mails returne'd a
flat refusal. He was forthwith imprisoned, and the British
Consul despatched a re esserger to the Admiral commanding
on the West India station, asking fur some vessels of war
enforce the liberation of Queen Victoria's subjects ! It is evi•
dent that serious difficulties will grow out of this Royal mail line.
(Cori espondence of the Courier and Enquirer.)
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 2.—A fire broke out last night be-
tween nine and ten o'clock, in the store of-Messrs. Kuhr, Da-
ran and Co., situated in Bienville-street. The contents were
entirely destroyed, and the adjoining building, ocecupied by
Messrs Schmidt and Co., suffered some damage from water.
The loss is estimated at about $50,000, which is covered by
insurance.
The branch of the Union Bank at Donaltisonville was robbed
two das s ago sf $40,000.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1842.
The transactions at the Board of brokers this morning were
to fair extent ; prices, however, are unsettled and fluctuating.
New York State Sixes advanced 1 1-4; Ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cents. declined 1-2 ; Ohio Sixes of '6O fell off 1 per
cent. ; Indiana Bonds, 1-4; Delaware and Hudson, t 1-4;
Farmers' Trust, 1.4; Utica and Sehenectady, 1-2 ; Long
Island, 1.8; Canton, 1-4; Mechanics' Bank, 1; Syracuse
and Utica advanced I per cent. ; Paterson, 3-8 ; Boston and
Providence, 1-2; and Mohawk, 5-8.
There is but little doing in Foreign Exchange for the Liver-
pool, London and Havre packets, which are still detained by
head winds. Sterling is dull at 1061/2 to 107, and Francs
at 5.40.
Treasury Notes are inactive at 1-14 per cent. discount for
notes of 1,000 dollars, and 4 to 1 per cent. for notes of a similar
denomination.
Cotton is in fair demand, and rates have undergone a slight
improvement. 800 bales have been taken to-day for expert.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12-5 P. M.
The same good feeling as mentioned in my letter of yesterday
still prevails, and prices of Stocks and Loans are on the ad-
vance. 2,900 dols. Pennsylvania s's, 1864, sold at 391/2 ;
2,000 dols. Kentucky 6's, 1871, at 70 cash; 1,300 dols. Phila-
delphia City s's, 1846, at 95 ; 1,000 dols. Cincinnati 6's, 1865,
at 62 ; 1,650 dols. Wilmington R. 6's, 1844, at 60; 2 shares
Reading R. at 184; 1,000 dols. U. S. Bank Notes at 60 per
cent. discount ; 20 shares Wilmington R. at 12k ; U. S. Bank
closed at 21 a2B ; North America Bank, 158 a 200 ; Exchange
without alteration in quotations; Relief Notes, 12 to 15 ; Penn-
sylvania Bank, 15 a 20 ; Moyamensing, 20 a 25 ; Six per cent.
Treasury Notes, late issue, 1 a 2 per. cent. discount.