The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. •
CIIIIIDIVICUE.-1t is stated in the amounts kW

received from the United States, that then of all pm:-
ties and classes are beginning to occupy themselves
seriously in the consideration of plans for the restora•
tion of State credit, as the best means of restoring the
general prosperity. We hail this movement as the
dawning of better days, both for America and for
England, and we rejoice that it should come from the
people generally, the source of all power in the States.
It will render the measures adopted more certain in
their effects, and more honourable to the Federal Re-
public. The credit of America being restored, and
our Corn-laws placed on a proper footing, the
two countries may begin together a long career of
prosperity. We understand that the State of Illi-
nois, which has been so much embarrassed by vast
undertakings of canals and railroads, is making an
effort with the view of paying a part of the interest
on her debt due in January. This is beginning the
right way, and will, we hope, be met by proper en-
couragement on the part of the European capitalists
interested in her stock. A curious and interesting
tribute has lately been rendered to Illinois. An As-
sociation has been formed in Ireland under the auspi-
ces of that excellent person, Father Mathew, (who
has, perhaps, done more for his countrymen than any
man living), for promoting the comfort and well be-
ing of Irishmen, wishing to emigrate to foreign coun-
tries. In the prospectus of the Association the States
of Illinois is recommended, not only on account of its
fertile prairies and fine climate, but for the efforts she
is making to fulfil the obligations of good faith. The
good priest would not have recommended Irishmen to
adopt a State, as their future country, whose name
might become a bye-word and a reproach to their
children's children. Illinois may yet take the start
of her elder sister, Pennsylvania, who has immense
resources, and, as we understand, a most respectable
rural population, but cursed, in the first instance,
with speculative financiers, the authors of her misfor-
tunes, and now with manoeuvring politicians, who
think more of their own little objects than the most
important interests of the State.
HERALD.—Among the Custom-house frauds
which are now the subject of conversation, and of
which instances can now be produced in almost every
trade by those familiar with the current workings of
their own special vocation, may be noticed the extent
to which tobacco, in the shape of Bengal and Manilla
cheroots, has been ,regularly, not smuggled, but
openly though fraudulently introduced through the
Custom-house. It is well known how insignificant
is the quantity of these cheroots regularly entered and
passed for duty through the Customs, not more it is
stated than a few cases yearly, though not having the
import tables at hand for the moment the exact quan-
tity cannot be verified. And yet there can be no
question, or at least there is none in the trade, that
from 40 to 50 tons enter into the annual consumption
of the kingdom. The duty stands at the rate of
9s. Gd. per lb., whilst the sale price of the article
without duty rules only generally about Is. Gd. per
lb. Instances are, however, quoted of purchases at a
much lower rate of price than what the duty alone
would
,amount to, where the parcel purchased was
actually cleared through the Custom-house to the
purchaser by the vendor. Of course it was well
understood both on one side and the other how the
business was adjusted and the discrepancy of values
reconciled. The revenue is thus 'defrauded to an
enormous extent, as compared with the amount of
the traffic and consumption, for the duty exigible on
each ton legally passed should be above 1,0001.
SUN.—The Stock market assumed more firmness
after our morning report, in consequence of purchases
of .50,0001. stock by Messrs. Cole, the Government
brokers, besides investments by other parties of
10,0001., and in one case of 100,0001. Money to-day
was a complete drug, and this also had its influence
on prices, which closed generally higher. Consols
were 931 to 93i for money and time; Exchequer
Bills 57 to 59 premium ; New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. 1011} to 101 f ; and the Three per Cents. 92i
to 93. Bank Stock was at 166.
The Foreign Bonds were more saleable also, and
improved in value. Mexican brought 32, Chilian
touched 85, and Spanish Actives 18.
In Shares there was no particular increase of busi-
ness after our statement in the evening. Brighton
were 13i discount, Great Western, 19 and Bir-
mingham 91i premium. Union Bank of Australia
New Shares were 8 premium.
We have heard no accounts yet of the British
Queen.

regon
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE AT IIOUNSLOW, AND PRO- I
VIDENTIAL ESCAPES.—FOT some days past consider- '
able excitement has existed throughout the neigh-
bourhood
of Hounslow, in consequence of the circu-
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uo nn sol
of
wa
-report
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nb
lBth Royal Hussare (now quartered at Hounslow
barracks), for manceuvring on the Review-ground, n
had fired ball cartridge instead of blank cartridge, and
that several persons had, in co
consequence, while pur-
suing their daily occupations
fields, &c., most •
miraculously escaped being shot.
From inquiries made by our reporter at Hounslow,
we have. ascertained that ' the report is substantially
correct. On the day in question, while the troops
were skirmishing, Nlr. Brainbridge, an extensive
miller, whose mill and premises stand on the right
side of the high road, was engaged within his pre-
mises near the gate, with two of his men, superintend-
ing the carting of dung, and was standing at the
[ horse's head, when he was alarmed by the whiz
of a ball, which fortunately passed between
his own and the horse's head, and lodged
in the wall of a cottage behind, where it
still remains. The horse instantly reared its head and
became almost unmanageable, but was quickly se-
cured, and within the room of the cottage, the wall of
which was struck, were two females and seven chil
dren, who were greatly alarmed by the circumstance,
the ball being forced full three inches into the wall.
The ball in question had, in its progress crossed the
high road; and, it is believed, from the inquiries that
have been made, that five balls, in the whole, are
known to have passed over the road. The miller
represented to the Colonel in command the providenhat
-
tial escape he and other persons had had, when t
officer summoned the whole of the officers to his pre-
sence, and acquainted them with the circumstance,
whon, from the inquiry made, and the position from
which the balls came, it was considered that they
must have been fired by one of the privates of the
E troop, doing duty at Hampton Court Palace, whi-
ther the troop had returned. Two orderlies were in-
stantly dispatched to Hampton Court, with orders to
search the men, and they returned to the barracks
with the suspected private in custody, but nothing
was found upon him to prove the truth of the suspi-
cion,s and after a searching interrogatory he wa
libe-
rated, and sent back to his troop. It is said
that
during the firing one of the sergeant-majors was
heard to say, " There goes a shot," and b
per-
sons it is considered that the shots were Y. some
Intended for
one of the officers, but upon what grounds such a sus-
picion is entertained has not transpired.
ROBBERY AT TIIE TREASURY, W
formation was yesterday received at
theiit rEllALL.—ln-
di6rent me-
tropolitan police7stations, that between six o'clock on
the previous evening, and eleven
there was stolen from theT o clock that morning,
'treasury,
Whitehall, the
property of the Lords of the
marked "V. R." under a rreasury, a feather bed
bolster, four blankets, a crown ; also two pillows, a
terpane (all similarly pair of sheets, a printed coun-
marked), a hearth rug, and some
Pieces of carpet. It •
was effected.. Is not known how the robbery.
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