The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 5.

The SPEA.KER took the Chair at Eleven o'clock ;
shortly after which the Usher of the Black Rod appeared
at the table and summoned the House to the bar of the
House of Peers to hear the Royal Assent, given by Com-
mission to a certain bill.
The SPEAKER, accompanied by several Members,
then left the House.
On their return,
The SPEAKER announced that they had been to
the bar of the House of Peers and had heard the Royal
Assent given by Commission to the Income-tax Bill.
The House then adjourned.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The accounts from Liverpool represent that Cotton has
been decidedly active this week, the change of weather hav-
ing influenced it.—Shares were quoted as follows :—Aber-
deen Railway, 51A ; Barnsley Junction, 10% 10%;
Ditto, Half Shares, 4'541; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire, 124 12%; Birmingham and Gloucester, New
Shares, 5 54 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington,
83/ ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, ;
Belfast and Ballymena, 41/2 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liver-
pool, 13% 141,4 ; Caledonian, 134 ; Cambridge and Lincoln,
10% 94- • Chester and Birkenhead, 48% 49 • Ditto, Half
Shares, 24'4 ; Chester and Holyhead, 9% 1-4 ; Churnet
Valley, 84 ; Clydesdale Junction, 10% A ; Dublin
and Belfast Junction, 9 101/t ; Dublin and Galway,
; Dundee and Perth, 3% ; Dublin, Mullingar, and
Athlone, 38s. 6d. %; Dundalk an Enniskillen, 44 ; East-
ern Counties, 21 ; Eastern Union Extension, 755. premium;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 6 6%; Edinburgh and
Northern, I% 1/2 ; Ely and Bedford, 2 214 ; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 215.; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 18'4 % ;
Grand Junction, Half Shares, 112% ; Ditto, Eighth Shares,
194 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 5% 61/8 ,• Great North
of England, 30/. Shares, 221,4 ; Great Western, Half
Shares, 102 ; Goole and Doncaster, 395. 1% ; Hudders-
field and Sheffield, 7% 8 ; Hull and Selby, Halves, 224 ;
Limerick and Waterford, 6% 14 ; Liverpool and Man-
chester, 204 205 ; Ditto, New Shares, 38 ; Liverpool, Orms -
kirk, and Preston, 545. 23/4 ; London and Brighton, 655.
43/4 ; London and Enniskillen, 60s. 61s. ; London and South
Western, 80% ; London and York, 61s. 6d. 61s. ; Direct
Northern, 6 3/4 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 51% ; Leeds and
West Riding Junction, 74 % ; Lynn and iDereham, 1%;
Manchester and Birmingham, 61 ; Ditto, New Quarter
Shares, 74 7 ; Manchester and Buxton, 3% 3/4 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Midland, 10 10%; Manchester and Leeds,
149 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 66 ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 7%;
Midland Railway, 155 154; Ditto, 40/. Shares, 19% ;
Ditto, Fifth Shares, 4; Newark and Sheffield, 8 %; New-
castle and Berwick, 171 ; Newry and Enniskillen, 53'. 6 i. ;
North British, Half Shares, 43/4 ; North Union, A, 149 ; Ditto.
8,91 ; North Wales Mineral,l6 North- Weste,n, 4% 5 pin ;
North Wales, 31,E % ; Preston and Wyre. 354 ; Runcorn
Gap, 24% • Sheffield and Manchester, 123; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 16%' ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 235. 265. 6d. ;
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4% Ils. 6d. ; South-
Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 3, 94 9 ; Scottish
Central, 6% %; South Wales, 61-4_, ; Trent Valley, 1814 14 ;
Ulster, 453/4 ; Worcester and Tring, 81s. 6d. 4 ;
Yarmouth, Diss, and Beccles, 3/. Is. 3d. ; York and North
Midland, New Half Shares, 19 ; Austrian and Sardinian,
ss. 6d 4s. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 2/. lls. ; Lyons and Avignon,
(Engli-h). 31./r ; Lodviil and demappe. 1 preen.: Xorthern
of France ( English), 6%; Ditto (French), 5%; Paris and
Lyons, Lafitte's (English), 3/. Is. 6d 3%; Ditto (French),
2%; Faris and Lyons (Gammon's), 2(, 13s. 6d.; Paris and

Lyons (Caton's), 2% Bs. 6d.; Paris and Rouen, 44M ;
Paris and Strasburgh, 3 ; Sambre and Meuse, 6%; Tours
and Nantes (Mackenzie's Company), 3%; •Verona and
Ancona, 21. Os. 6d.
The declarations of the 'Ministry last night upon the
Oregon question have afforded much satisfaction in the City
" Nothing (said an old merchant) i 4 like announcing your •
intentions boldly." As to the probabilities of a war upon
the question, they are held to be remote indeed.
We have not any late arrivals to announce from the British
colonies to-day.
The usual weekly 5ke7,.e.,:- of the operations of the Bank
of England gives the tblloeTieg results :
An in..rease in the circulation of 257,885/. •
An increase in the Rest of 2,170/.
An increase in the Public Deposits of 431,734/.
An increase in the other Deposits of 260,627/.
An increase in ~tier Securities of 591,300/.
A decrease in Goid and Silver Coin of 54,059/., and an in-
crease of Bullion of 203.796/. _

..... _
In general terms, it may be mentioned that the Notes
issued are of the value of 29,471.4101., anti that the stock of
Bullion is 16,204,220/.
A Trade Circular has the following remarks :
"The business transactions in the early part of the last
month were almost confined to the supply of the necessary
requirements of almost every branch of industry, in conse-
quence of the measures of relief in the Tariff of Duties, pro-
posed by the Executive to the Legislature, on articles ueces•
sary for manufacturing purposes; but when those measures
were adopted by the House of Commons, orders were imme-
diately sent to the officers of the Customs throughout the
kingdom to deliver such merchandise free of duty, and the
consequence has been such as to create an unusual activity."
The Consols Market hag been rather variable this morn-
ing, 993/4 to 99% for the Account, and from 99% to % for
the immediate transfer. The premium upon Exchequer=bills
has advanced to 61s. ; and upon India Bonds to 755.
In the Foreign Market a good deal of business has been
transacted. Colombian Bonds have been quoted at 16 and
at 15% ; Mexican at 35% ; and Portuguese Converted at 6614
and at 6514 just now. Spanish Consols have only fluctuated
from 29% to 29%.
The Share Market has presented a most active appearance.
The Irish Railways are increasing, as well as the French
schemes. The market fur all is generally firm.
ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols . 99%%%
New 314 per Cents
India Bonds, 1,0004.
Ditto under 1,0001.. 73
Bank Stock for Account 215
Consols for Account.... .......
xchequer Bills, 1,000/., 11/2d 59 61
Ditto 500/. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised

CLOSING
PRICES.
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ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Austrian, 5 per Cent. ....... 114% 114%
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 43 411,0 41
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 16 15% 15%
' Mexican 5 per Cent. 1837 351 351
Ditto, Account — 35
Peruvian Bouds, 6 per Cents 32 32
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted 661 65%1A 651 A
Ditto, Account 66% 66%
Russian Bonds . 117 117
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent. —
Ditto. Account ..... ... ......• 401% 40 40
Dutch, 21,E per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 971A% 97%
PRICES OF LOSING
PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. C
II lILWAY SHARES PRICES
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% 1%% 2 134 2%
13irmin and Gloucester. 100 1371/2
Jo. New
Ditto % Shares
B-i-tii, and Exeter
D.tto New 2
_ .

1381/2
.
.. 6 5% 7
... 841/2

L;ale ion*
Ca.n`oridge and Lincoln 1%...... ioq 934 10%
Chester and Holyhead... 5
( ournet Valley
Coventry and Leicester
Digs, Beceles, Yarmouth 11,4 234 3
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast June. 2% lpl,Dublin and Galway 2%...... 4g%
Dublin and Mullingar... 21A 2% 3%- .........
Dundalk & Enniskillen 21, .....
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....4/. 13s. 4d. —
Ditto ditto, No. 2. l3s. 4d... 0:1/,
Eastern Union .15 .. ... 23
Ditto Extension
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Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto New 1/t Shares... 21/2 53% 6
Ely and Bedford . ..... ... 1% ...... 2% 3
Great Grimsby and Shef •
field
•
Great South. and West.

.....
( Ireland) ......... ..... 5
Great North of England..loo 199
Ditto New
Ditto New
Great Western BO lB3
Ditto % Shares 5O
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2% ...
Harwich
Lancaster and Carlisle... 15
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...235 234
Do. New Thirds
Do. 1,4 Shares
London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s 4d. 8
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. Od I7X
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent. 4
London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d ll 10%
London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 801/i
Do. New consolidated Bths 6
Do. New - 21,E 14% 14
Do. New
London and York ...... •.. 21 ...... 3% 278 3
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham 1 8 72 • ••
Manchester and Leeds... 73

9/4
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4s/4

Do. % Shares
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters 4 ...... 11 10q ... .....
Midland... 100
Do. New
Midland,Birm.,Derby 100 ll5 116 114%...
Newcastle and Darling- _

ton Junction ... 25 ...... 50% 481/2 ••••••
Do. New Brandling... 10
Neweas:le- and lienvick 11,E 163/4 153/4 16%
Newry and Enniskillen. 2%
Newark and SLeffield ... 1% 7 6% . •
North British
Do. New
North Kent
Norwich and Brandon
Do., New
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Richmond And West End

,;unction - ••. 000000000 •••
:-cottish Midland Ph-- 514% 5 ..... ....
Shrews., Wolverhamp ,
Dudley, and Birm 21,4.....4%
South Devon...
,outh Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 431/2
Do., No. 2.
Do~ No. 3
south \Vales .... ... 21 V/..• ~ 6 /%........
Trent Valley 2
Waterford anti Kilkenny J ..
West. Cornwall
fork and Niotil Midland 5o 103%,
Do. Selby
Do. Extension ........ 114. 16% 171/4 16%
FRESCiI .RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and A miens... 4
Bordeaux acid Toulouse 2
Bordeaux. Toulouse, and
Celt.. ..... ... .... ..... 2
Great North. of France.. 4 - •.• ......•••••
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 184
Orlelos and Horde i .57.... 2
Pais &:Lyons• Laffitte's ..;
Parts and Lyons, Gan-
-5
Heron. ... .. ............ ' 2 25
'
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2
Paris and Orleans 2O 5114
Parts and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse ..., 2
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

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111ANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 4.—The sale;
are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 434. 14;
London and Birmingham, 235; Ditto, 321. Shares, 45; Man-
chester and Leeds 14814 ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 73/4 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 62 ; Ditto, Quarter shares,
1114 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 7 146 6% pre m. ; Manchester,
Bury, and Rossendale, 161/2 3/4 ; Midland Railway, Pre-
ferential, 41/4 ; North Wales Mineral Railway, New Shares,
63/4 ; Preston and Wyre, 3514 ; Ditto Extensions, 4 prem. ;
Sheffield and Manchester,l23 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares,l63/4 1/2
South-Eastern, No. 3, 914 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire Junction, 12 1/2 ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton,
514 I,‘ ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13% 3/4 ; Cambridge
and Lincoln, 91/2 ; Churnet Valley, 81/a %; Direct Northern,
6 5 15-16 ; Ely and Bedford, 2 ; Erewash Valley, 15%;
Glasgow and Dumfries, 225. 235. ; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield,
and Manchester Junction, 214 5.16 ; Great Grimsby and
Sheffield Junction, 6% 1-16 ; Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Canal, 3 9-16 % ; Huddersfield and Sheffield
Junction, 81/f; ; Leeds and }Vest Riding Junction, 734 ;
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 15-16 ; London and
Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 414 %; London and York, 3% ,•
Manchester and Buxton, 33/4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Midland Junction, 8% ; Newark and Sheffield, 7% ;
; North Western, 61A % ; Scottish
Central, 53/4 ; Scottish Midland, 43/4 ' • Sheffield and Lincoln-
shir Junction, 255. ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester
Junction, 434 ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c.,
43A ; Trent Valley, 1814 ex new ; Bordeaux and Toulouse,
2jg ; Paris and St. Quentin, 2%.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF MINES AT SYDNEY,
NEW SOUTH WALES.—A letter has been received by a
gentleman in this City, dated Sydney, November 6th, 1844,
of which the following is an extract:—" I am happy to tell
you that there has been a quicksilver mine discovered near
Sydney, a copper mine at Brisbane Water, and a most
valuable mine of Fuller's earth in another district, these
valuable and interesting discoveries added to the rise in the
price of wool, have raised the spirits of the settlers not a little,
as you may suppose.—Cork Southern Revorter.
YARMOUTH MURDER.—Friday two o'clock.—The
Grand Jury have just found a true bill against Royal, Hall,
and Mapes—Yarham is admitted evidence for the Crown.
—Norfolk News.
FALL FROM A WlNDOW.—Thursday afternoon an
accident occurred to a child named Caroline Roach, aged three
years, whose parents reside at No. 3, Stonecutters'. yard, Kent
st-eet, Borough. The mother proceeded up stairs to the second
floor back, fur the purpose of making the bed, and when she en.
tered the room she placed the child on a chair at the window, which
was open, and whilst her back was turned the child fell headfore-
tuost into the yard, whereby she receir d an extensive fracture of
the skuii, anti .tretr other injures, to rt wJa Ueerned trecesettry to
remove her to Guy's Hospital, but no hopes are entertained of
het regilverP.