The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-20 00:00:00

31XSCEZZANEOUS.

The Count de Las Cases, who accompanied Napoleon
to St. Helena, died on Monday last at Passy.
Her Majesty's plantation, at Virginia-water, known
by the name of the " Clock-case," was recently set on tire.
A reward of twenty guineas has been offered by the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests for the appre-
hension of the supposed incendiary.
The procession of the Lady Godiva has been appointed
by a meeting, held at the Castle Inn, Coventry, to take
place at the ensuing fair there, on Monday the 30th inst.
A powder-factory, belonging to Messrs. Barton, near
Tonbridge, Kent, exploded on Monday evening last, and
was blown to pieces.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
QUARTER TO THREE.

The money market is in a heavy state, and various rumours
are afloat of the probability that the tariff would not be carried
so easily as had been expected. Scarcely a speculation bargain
has been made during the day, and prices, especially for Exche-
quer Bills, are lower. Consols are 924 for Money, and 924 for
the Account; Three per Cents. Reduced 914 ; Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. Reduced 994; New Three-and-a -Half per
Cents. 1004 ; Bank Stock, 1674 ; India Stock, 249 250 ;
India Bonds, 19 21 ; and Exchequer Bills, 34 37 prem.
Dutch and Brazilian Bonds are the only Foreign Securities
which have attracted attention to-day, and the prices are for the
latter 674 ; and the former, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
524 53 ; the Five per Cents., 1004.
The quotation of Mexican is rather lower, being 364.
In the Share Market, York and North Midland have been
sold at 934 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 28 ; Birmingham
and Gloucester, 54 ; Great Western, New, 644 , Fifths, 94 ;
Cheltenham and Great Western, 21 ; Eastern Counties,
41. I ls. Bd. ; and Northern and Eastern, 434.
The Bonds of the insolvent States are quoted—Colombian,
264 ; and Spanish Five per Cents. and three per Cents. 224.
modemPrtuguese tarn not named, neither has the usual bargain been
Peruvian to-day.
Efforts are still being made on the Cplonial market to obtain
a further reduction in the duty on coffee. A memorial is
about to be sent to the Board of Trade, praying that the duty
on the article from British plantations may be charged at three-
pence per pound, and from foreign , possessions sixpence. A
new feature in the trade is developed in this petition, that
chicory can be so pressed as to resemble the coffee berry suffi-
ciently close, as to deceive dealers themselves, and it is con-
tended therein that if the rates be made as suggested the
consumption for the spurious article will cease. Some calculations
are made to meet the question of revenue, by which it is shown
that no further loss will be sustained than that assumed by Sir
Robert Peel, namely, 170,0001. The amount is thus arrived
at-18,000,000 lbs. British Plantation Coffee, at 3d. per lb„
225,000/. ; 19,000,000 Foreign, at 6d., 475,0001., which, with
the extra 5 per cent. will make a total of 750,000/., while the
revenue in 1840 was 921,5511. If these deductions be correct,
and they have every appearance of being so, superseding Chic-
cory will be a great benefit to the consumer.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 534 to 54
Cheltenham, and Great Western. 724 2l ...... to
Ditto New ...... .....2/. 6s. Bd.
Great Western

Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
Manchester and Birmingham . 40
Northern and Eastern

South Eastern and Dover. SO
Ditto Scrip..
York and North Midland -
LIVERPOOL COTTON MALKET, MAY 19.—We bad a still
better demand to-day, and prices were extremely firm. The
sales amounted to 6,000 haleJ, of which 1,000 American were
for export and 300 on speculation.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 19.—Business was
again very flat, and the market extremely dull. The sales
were—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 56 55% ; New, 2i prem. ;
Grand Junction New Quarters, 26; London and Birming-
ham paid up 32/. shares, 59%; and South Eastern and Do-
ver, 27 ex. dividend ; New, 2*.