The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-24 00:00:00

concealed from the public, but is known to the
Senate. ". •

MONEY-MARKET, AUGUST 6. •
The sales at the stock board presented no new fea-
ture to day. Haarlem improved f..• All the large
contracts which fell due in that stock were promptly
taken up, without any attempt at repudiation. Dela-
ware and Hudson rose I ; New York-State s's, 1858,
New York State 7's, 1849, fell
This has been packet day for the British Queen,
which takes her departure to-morrow.
The operations in the exchange-market have been
fair, mostly for tle same object as that for the last
packet, viz., the import of specie. The rates have
been as follow :--,
BATES OF FOREIGN DILLS Al NEW YORK.
June 15. July 1.
London 6, to 7 7 to 7
France 5 37} to 5'40 • 5 37i to 5 38
Amsterdam 39 to 39f 38t. to 39
Ilarnburgli, 35 to •35 34i, to 35
Bremen 751 to 76 75i to 751
• July 28. Aug. 6.
Lonclen
France - 5 42f to 545 5 37f to 6 42f
; Ati/sterdam 33 to 38 380- to 39
Hainburgh 34f to 35 • 341 to 35
Bremen 744 to 741 754- to 70
In domestic. exchanges there is little change. On
Baltimore and Philadelphia they are at par, on
New Orleans, at f premiumi and on Mobile at 40 to
41 per cent. discount:
In State stocks there is very little doing, and but
little d:s)osition to invest, and prices tend do•xnwards.
RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
$5OO New York 5 per Cents., 1860
$2,000 Indiana Bonds •••
25 shares Delaware and Hudson
25 Farmers' Trust ... •••
50 Canton Company
25 Mohawk Railroad
475 Haarlem Railroad
25 Stoningtoii Railroad ...
10) New Jersey Railroad ...
SECOND BOARD.
25 shares Delaware and Hudsoa
10 Haarlem
365 Ittarlern ..• 14
COTTON TRADE.—The season is now drawing to a
close, and the transactioL. in the markets are conse-
quently very small. The prices are, however, tending
downwards, under the double influence of the appre,
ciating currency at he leading points of purchase,
and the prospect of a large crop. The letters from
those points of the large cotton districts which, cen-
trally situated, are favourable for observation, coming
from intelligent and disinterested parties, represent
the growing crop as the most abundant ever yet pro-
duced. The full extent of this observation would
carry the crop to, say, 2;300,000 bales ; but it hr.*
been calculated heretotbre that the physical power
available to " picking out" could not realise so large a
quantity by 100,000 bales. It is very early as yet to
form estimates of the crop, as so much depends upon
casualties between now and October. The state of the
present crop is nearly as follows
llEcEirrs, STOCKS," AND EXPORTS OF COTTON IN TD

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the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario, has lately arrived
out from home. It came, of course, in pieces, but
the Govtruncrit having sent out competent persons,
it is to he put up forthwith. In the same vessel
which brought out the iron steamer, arrived the mag-
nificent engines of the steam-frigate Cherokee, now
almost ready for launching. IVe have received
intelligence on which we can rely, to the effect that
the Lords of the Admiralty have determined to put
the naval establishments at Point. Frederick on a
substantial and permanent footing.—Kingstort. Paper.
The Plattsburgh Whig announces the expected de- I
parture 'of Dr. Wolfred Nelson, who is " about to I
leave his numerous friends and patrons in that place,
and take up his residence in Montreal,"
(From the New York Herald of Aug. 3.)
TERRIBLE RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA.
On Monday last a most terrible riot took place in
Philadelphia, of which we glean the following details
from the papers :
Monday was the day appointed for a grand tempe-
rance (coloured) procession and festival. The pro-
cession started from the Hall in Bedford-street, near
Eighth, the head of it being composed of several tall,
athletic negroes, who, vain perhaps of their physical
strength, were rather rude to the white persons who
stood around the doors of the building, or.got casually
in their way.
The boys soon began to shout after the procession.
The latter grew restless. Demonstrations of ill-nature
were manifested on both sides, until the crowd reached
Eighth and Lombard-street, when the coloured Mar-
shals, it is said, commenced riding down with
their horses those who stood in the • road. Of
course a fight commenced, which was continued at
intervals until the arrival of the procession at the
'Wharton Market, where some new difficulty arose
about the removal of a cab. At Pourth and Ship.
pen-street, a butcher-boy knocked a mulatto down
with a leg of mutton, and another•butcher flung some
liver at one of the marshals. The negroes retaliated.
A general fight now hegan. The marshals
,wete ,
dragged. off their horses. Brickbats and other mis-
siles flew in every direction. Broken heads and
bloody noses were seen in abundance. The proces-
sion made out at length to roach Fifth and Shippen-
Street, and the Pasayunk-road, when another assault
•was made on it by the now increased mob, and a ban-
ner—on which a slave was represented bursting his
fetters-, with the motto, " Death or liberty !" over
him, and a fire in the distance—torn all to pieces and
trampled in the dirt. Here the procession had to give
way, and after defending itself awhile, fled in every
direction.

The fire-bells now rang, and the firemen collected.
The negroes of the vicinity threatened vengeance, and
fight after fight of the most bloody description took
place between the whites and blacks. Several per-
sons were severely and some dangerously wounded
on both sides. The police officers of Moyamensing
were soon on the ground. The Mayor of the city and
his officers arrived at the same time. The Sheriffand
his posse attended, and for awhile tranquillity was re-
stored. A great number of persons were arrested of
both colours for examination, and notwithstanding the
mobs that still hung about the scenes of the late melee
and threatened to demolish and burn down the negro
church, the Hall in Bedford-street, and other houses,
it was thought that all apprehension of danger was
over.

A number of the ringleaders were arrested and put
in confinement. Officer Whisne, of Moyamensing,
arrested one desperate character, who, it is believed,
stabbed one of the white men. He is a deaf and
dumb negro. •
In the course
.of the afternoon, prison waggon after
prison waggon load of rioters went from the police
office to the county prison. The Mayor disposed of
the cases with despatch, binding over or committing
the prisoners for further hearing. Jacob Keyser, Ed-
ward Herrick, Samuel Montgomery, Samuel Lusky,
and John Hamilton (whites), were ordered to give
bail, the two former in 2,000 dol. each, and the latter
in 1,000 dol. each. Keyser and Hamilton got hail ;
the others went below. Henry Johnson (coloured)
was required to give bail in 2,500 dol. John John-
son (a negro) was ordered to give bail in 4,000 do).
This prisoner was arrested in the riot, with a knife in
his hand.

Quarter to 8 P.m.—Eleven wounded—three white
and eight coloured—at the Ho'spital.
Eight P.m.—Six prisoners have
.just been brought
in at the police office. Mr. E. D. Woodruff, citizen-
policeman, one of the officers having them in charge,
coatless and badly cut in the head. We left him get-
ting his wounds dressed.
14 P. M.-It had been anticipated every moment
since eight o'clock, that fire would be set to some of
the public buildings or private dwellings belonging to
some of the blacks. Sure enough just as the clock
struck nine, the fire bells pealed out the note of alarm,
and a lurid glare in the heavens told that a conflagra-
tion was going on. We ran down towards South-