The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

Exchange—On England has been tolerably steady since the de-
parture of the last mail, and may now be quoted at Is. 10id. to
Is. 100. for six months, and Is. 9;d. for 30 days' bills—the same
sates as were current on the 27th ult. On Calcutta the rate is
100,1 re.; on Madras 99i rs. ; and on China 218 rs. per 100 dol-
lars—all at 60 days' sight.

Banks—The shares of the Bombay Bank may be quoted at 52
per cent. premium, and those of the Oriental Bank at 44, both
for old and new shares. A new establishment, under the deslg.
nation of the "Commercial Bank," is in course of organisation in
Bombay.

Freights—To London, 3/ 10s. to 31. 12s. 7d.; to Liverpool,
31. 10s. to 3/. 12s. 6d.; to Clyde, Si. )ss. nominal ; to China, 16rs
EXCIANCES.—London, six months', is 104 d. at is 104 d. ; 30
days' sight, Is. 94d. ; Calcutta, at 60 day's sight. )00irs. ;
Madras, at 60 day's sight, 99irs.; China, at GO days' sight, 218 rs.
Price of Bullion,—Sovereigns each, rs. 111; Bank of England
Notes, per £., 114 ; Spanish'Doliars, per 100, nominal; German
Crowns, per 100, 216 to 217; Sycee Sil►er per 100 tolaq, 104 to
1041 ; Gold leaf per lola 16 to 17.

. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current, Sept. 6.)
The mail via Bombay, with dates to the 7th July, came in on
the evening of the 17th ultimo, but as no material alteration had
taken place in the home markets, and the intelligence as regards
commercial matters was generally unimportant, operations here
were not at all affected thereby.
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On the morning of the 2d we were somewhat surprised by the re.
ceipt of further accounts from home, via Bombay, several copies of
the London Mail having been forwarded by express by that route, in
the hope of anticipating the arrival of the Ilinflostan, which they
did by one day, the letters by that vessel not having been deli-
vered until the evening of the 3,1 ; the principal topics of interest
by this opportunity are the result of the July Indigo sale, and the
raising of their rate for remittances to this country by The Court
of Directors from is. 9d. to is. 19d. per rupee, the former was
what was generally anticipated by parties who took the unprece-
dented extent of the sale, and the favourable accounts from this
which came to hand at the time, into consideration ; the latter was also
looked for, but has nevertheless caused a complete cessation of
Exchange operations here, it being still doubtful whether the Go-
vernment will raise their rate for advances or not; the general
opinion, however, appears to be that they will maintain the relative
difference in rates by an equivalent advance, although some parties
urge the large amount still available as likely to prevent this ; in the
present state of our market, however, we cannot see any reason for
its having this effect, as there can be little doubt, were the
next Gazette to announce the Government rate being raised to
Is. l Id., that an almost equivalent advance would be immediately
established in private operations, and shipments accordingly still go
forward through the export warehouse to nearly if not quite their
former extent.

SOur produce market is not, generally speaking, animated; the
attention of most parties being still given almost exclusively to
sugar ; but there has nevertheless been a moderate amount of busi.
ness done in other articles, and prices of most are firm.
Almost every staple of import from Gnat Britain continues diffi-
cult of sale even at the low rates now current, there having as yet
been but very slight symptoms of the demand usually prevalent
at this season ; there can however be little doubt but that this
will shortly be experienced in a greater or less degree, as
after the present month the facilities for transport to the upper
provinces will be considerably decreased, and the annual Hindoo
festival of the Doorga Poorja, which commences on the sth
proximo, will put a stop to all business for nearly a fortnight.
Arrivals have again been light, and freights have accordingly ad.
vanced to our quotations.

BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.)
(More Mr. Commissioner EvANs.)
BENJAMIN v. DAVIES.-BILL DISCOUNTING.

The defendant, who is a milkman, on Saffron-hill, was
summoned to show cause why he did not pay a sum of W. 4s.
on a bill of exchange, on which judgment had been given
againSt him. The parties interested do a good deal of busi-
ness in small bill discounting.

The. defendant said he would not make any offer to pay on
the ground that the bill was a joint and several bill, signed
by two' other persons against whom actions had been brought,
and who had given another bill for 251. for debt and costs,
10/. of which had been paid.
The plaintiff said he had not taken any security.
Defendant—Mr. Buchanan, your attorney, knows the fact.
TheCOMMISSIONER—Let him be sworn. (To Mr. Buchanan)
Did you ever sue Crispin or Brown on this bill.
Mr. Buchanan—l am not aware that I did. My client
tells me I did not; there might have been an arrangement
with Mr. Barnett Joseph.
Defendant—Yes, it was he who held the bill, and now,
after the other security is got, it is handed over to Mr.
Benjamin.

liefendant—Are you not aware that 101. was paid ?
COMCMISSIONEIZ—In short, do you know of the actions
against Brown and Crispin, or defendant.
Mr, Buchanan—l am sure I don't know. My client tells
me we did not bring an action against defennant.
Dcfeudant—But you know you did against Brown and
Crispin.
Mr. Buchannan—What has that to do evith it, your name
is Davis. lam only able to speak to the action against You ;
my memory does not serve me as to other actions ; if you
had given me notice to produce the papers in other suits I
would have done so.
The •Comms,suniEn—Don't you know these parties have
been sued ?
Mr. Buchanan—l believe not; lam attorney to Mr.
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The Defendant—Do you not discount for Mr. Buchanan?
—No • •did not recollect ever given money on a bill to Mr.
B.'s clerk on a Saturday, except for a bill of costs perhaps.
Mr. Buchanan—ln that part of the case you go a long
way round to get rid of this judgment.
The Commissioner directed the papers in the actions to be
brought.
Mr. Buchanan sent for them, and said actions had been
commenced by Mr. Joseph, but this bill did not form part of
the claim.

The defendant having sworn that be did not earn more
than 12s. a week, the Learned Counsel said he would not
make any order for pa3ment.

BO W-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Boswell, relieving officer of Cleveland-street Work-
house, appeared before Mr. Jardine, to prefer a charge of
assault. The prisoner, a man about thirty years of age, had
been several times an inmate of the house, but from his un-
willingness to work had been subjected to punishment. On
this account Mr. Boswell thought him unfit to be again an
inmate, and refused him admittance. This gave the prisoner
occasion to execute some threats he had vented so late as
yesterday ; he retired a lit:le way backwards from the
office. and hurled a stone through the window, which, from
its passing close to his head, must have been aimed at Mr.
Boswell ; there are, besides, no stones to be picked up in
the court where he was, so that it must have been brought
into the house for the purpose.
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pane of glass, or 14 days' imprisonment, and a fine of 20s.
for the assault, or one month's imprisonment.
A young man, about 22 years of age, was brought up
charged with stealing cigars from a tobacconist's shop in
Brydges-street, Covent-garden.
James Gavin saw the prisoner busy about the shop window,
and had his suspicions excited. • In a little time the prisoner
crossed the street to two companions. All the three returned
to the shop window ; one of them held up the lappet of his
coat to the window, while another busied himself in extract-
ing the cigars at a hole made in the putty with a nail.
Gavin followed them from this, and had the prisoner taken
into custody; the other two made their escape. Six cigars
were found on the prisoner, and some nails.—lle was com-
mated for trial.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
• CITY, QUARTER TO. THREE.

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The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bales, with a dull market, but without any alteration in
prices ; 200 bales Surat went at 3d. to 410., and 200 Per•
nam at 61id. to 7d. per lb. Shares continued depressed. but
there was An improvement in a few lines. Grand Junction
rose 20/.

The accounts received this morning from the principal
country markets for railway shares, are of a more satisfactory
nature than was fairly to be anticipated, after the strong
efforts of the Times to create alarm in the minds of the public
generally on the subject of new railways. That the Times
has lost a considerable degree of its hitherto really powerful
influence, is a matter of no doubt among the mercantile,
and the banking interests for unnecessarily, as it is
freely thought, stigmatising both classes with affording
undue assistance to the transactions in shares. We are not,
nor never were, the advocates of what are termed the " bubble
schemes" of the day. The Times puts all projects, good or
bad, into one beat, and would, under the insidious plea of
warning the public against further dealings in scrip, swamp
the whole. As we have on a previous occasion noticed
the deposits are paid upon all, or very nearly so, of
the new projects that will be ready to be brought
before Parliament in the next session of Parliament.
To keep up the cry of an anticipated panic is mere childish-
ness, and the result of wounded vanity.
That there is a hitch in the Cabinet seems pretty certain,
and such is the report of yesterday and to-day in City cir-
cles,upon cles, not unfrequently in possession of early informa-
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in a further alteration of the corn-laws now. This is the
general statement in Mark-lane at least, where it is earnestly
desired that, if an Order in Council is to be issued for OA flee
importation of foreign bread-stuffs to make up 19T ti*Cilli
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