The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-26 00:00:00

per Cents. Reduced, 100 k; new Three-and..a-Half per Cents.,
10IA ; India Stock, 2456 ; Exchequer Bills, 38, 40
Priiies of Foreign ••;ecu ities are good, ali hough little business
has been going on. The Hutch Two-and a- Half per Cents.,
03 for .he Account; the Five per Cents., 101 104 ; Belgian,
' 103 k 104 k 1 Danish, Btik 81k.
Mexican hats been comparatively quiet, the quotation having
been altered no more than I* per cent; the fluctuations being
36, 34-1, and at present 35, 35k.
Railway Shares are dull, and prices rather lower. Great
Western, 94 ; Birmingham Thirds, 6/14 South Eastern,
301,4 30%; Brighton, 36i 362.
The Bonds of the insolvent 'tates have been quite neglected.
Peruvian, 191/2 ; PortngueFe, Three per Cents., 224 ; Spanish
Five per Cents. and the Three per Cents, 24 ; one solitary
quotation only in each of the above.
Aecousts to the 15th of February have been received from
Rio Janeiro. The state of trade continued very much de-
pressed, and no prospect of improvement was held out, owing
to the largely accumulated stock. The custom-house, whole-
sale warehouses, and even the retail shops are represented as
being " crammed" with European goods. The importation of
these in 1839 had been 33,660 packages 1 in 1840, 38,241, and
in 1841, 47,846 ; while the value of exports bad declined eight
per cent. The average annual consumption of coal was stated
at 7,000 tons, while the stock was treble that weight ; small
coal was unsaleable at any price. These statements apply to
Rio only. At Bahia matters were still worse I and arising
from the same cause. Local Stock at Rio 70A- ; interest a
trifle lower, the discount fur Government paper being 81/.2' ;
Exchange on England 29d.
At Maranham the stock of Raw Cotton was excessive, and
a very great scarcity of money prevailed.
Intelligence from Buenos Ayres to the 16th of January has
also come to hand. The Message of the President to the
House of Representatives occupied the chief attention. It is
very congratulatory upon the late victories over the Unita-
rians, and expressed the strong determination to pat down the
" impious rebels." Under the head of finance the English
debt is thus alluded to :—" The solemn pledge, a •
it regards the loan from England, occupies the attention
of Government. It is anxious that an opportunity should
arrive for a satisfactory arrangement, which, retarded by no-
torious and insurmountable circumstances, may bear in itself
the guarantee for its punctual fulfilment." The real value of
these professions may be gathered from the estimated revenue
for 1842, which is put down at 42,854,538 dollars, while the
expenditure will amount to 56,385,321 dollars, leaving a de-
ficiency of 13,530,782 do lars, or about 35 per cent, of the
income. Exchange on England, 2d. 15.6ths to 3d.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 23.—The market
to-day was dull, but without alteration in prices. Speculators
continue their operations, and have taken 1,000 bags, which,
with the sales to the trade, amount to 4,000 bags.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 23.—During the
week ending this day, a fair amount of business has been dime
in Eastern Counties, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Manchester
and Leeds. South Western and London and Birmingham have
been in demand at higher rates. Great Westerns firm, with
but little doing, North Midland and Midland Counties are
quite neglected, with scarcely' a transaction. Lancaster and
Preston are improving in demand, and higher rates have been
obtained.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 23.—The Market
continues firm and shares are in good demand at improved
prices ; the following transactions have been reported to-day—
Bolto,, and Preston, 211 ; London and Birmingham 321., 301 ;
London and South Western, 301; Alanrhester and Birming-
ham, 271 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 190 ; Hull and Se,by,
40; Manchester and Leeds Quarters, 5E ; Union Bank,
61. 11x. 3d.

CLOSING PRICES.
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railmre (100 p) 56
Easiern Counties Railway (23 raid)
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Ditto Debentures ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 511
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 931
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) o6i
London and Greenwich Railway I. pd) 6
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l4
North Midland Railway (100)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 3O

GOOD'S SECOND WIFE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,--I tale the liberty to suggest the obtaining of the cer-
tificate of the registry of tile burial of Daniel Good's second
wife, or, as is supposed, the mother of the boy, Daniel Good.
Query, can this be obtained? Did not she share a similar fate
to Jane Jones ?—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, E. G.
P. S. Good can tell of course where she was interred, and
the fact is easily proved.
Camborne, Cornwall, April 22, 1842.

RECOVERY OF HER MAJESTY'S CELEBRATED
DEER " SULKY."—The celebrated deer " Sulky," which was
uncarted at Knapp-hill, in Surrey, on the last day of the season
of the royal stag hounds, and lost at Hardlestone, after a short
run, was safely secured on Friday last. The hounds left the
kennel that morning, and after drawing that part of Surrey
for upwards of two hours, the lost deer was found on Mr.
Church's farm, at Chobharn. It immediately made towards
Chertsey (skirting Ottersham and Botley's park) where it
crossed the Thames, and, after a beautiful run of an hour and
a half, it was taken at Shepperton, and safely conducted to its
old quarters in the paddocks of the Great-park, ..t Windsor.
THE IMPROVEMENTS, &C., IN THREADNEEDLE-
STREET.—The architectural improvements now beiug made in
Threadneedle-street are rapidly progressing, and bid fair to be
completed in a comparatively short space o time. Indepen-
dently of the widening of the street, which, however, is only
partial, the new building in course of erection on the site of
the old French Protestant Church is rtipidly drawing towards
its final completion. It is likely, we are informed, to be ready
for opening about the commencement of the month of June.
The architectural ornaments and devices in the interior of the
building are exceedingly chaste and elegant. It has already
been mentioned that there arc two immense rooms, or rather
halls, on the ground floor ; the larger of the two is still blocked
up, to a great extent, with the scaffolding and wood-work, but
a partial glimpse at the ceiling may, nevertheless be obtained ;
the result of which serves to give a tolerable idea of what the
tout ensemble will be when the scaffolding is finally removed.
The height of this gigantic hall is immense, and the length may
be conjectured, when it is stated, that it extends from Thread •
needle-street as far back as Cushion-court, Old Broad-street.
The second and smaller room is lighted by a handsome sky-
light at the further extremity, the ornamental designs of
which are much to be admired, as are also the rich Corinthian
capitals of the pillars. Many persons believe that the new
building is intended for a sort of auction-mart, whilst others
imagine that it is to be devoted to gerietal purposes. All their
conjectures, however, are at present quite premature.
At a meeting of the West Middlesex Reform As-
sociation, recently held at Brentford, the thanks of the Asso-
ciation were unanimously voted to the electot s of the Montrose
District of Burghs for returning Mr. Hume to Parliament;
and the Secretary was directed to congratulate Mr. Hume on
his return.
MEETING or THE NORWICH BOOT AND SHOE-
MAKERS.— On Wednesday last a numerous body of the above
trade met at the White Hart Inn, to take into consideration
the financial scheme of Sir Robert Pet 1, as applied to the
" amended tariff of the leather-trade." A series of resolutions
were passed condemnatory of the Int ome-tax, which in its ope-
ration acted so di•proportionately t wards propping up the
revenue of the country, being principally at the expense of the
already depressed body of the manufacturing and commer-
cial inte eats; that inadequacy of protection was afforded
to the trade by the reduced scale of dutir:s in the tariff ;
and that the meet ng, while at the same time it repu-
diated all idea of party feeling, believed that poorer men
far ft om being relieved, would be ultimately ruined by the new
measures. On the following day (Thursday) petitions were
drawn up in pursuance of these resolutions, and printed copies
ordered to be forwarded to the Chronicle and Sun papers.
Petitions drawn up upon these are to be addressed to the Queen,
Lords, and Commons. In a clause of the last the petitioners
claim attention to the fact that unless three-fourths of the ori-
gi-al protection be allowed to remain, the prosperity of the
home shoe manubetures must become a dead letter. Lord
Altemarle, Benjamin Smith, Esq., and the Marquis of Douro,
are to present the petitions. Several hundreds have already
signed.
Accounts have been received from New Zealand, of
a banquet which took place on the shores of Tasman's Gulf, to
celebrate the colonisation of that part of the world by Euro-
peans. he guests consisted of French, English, and natives;
and over the President's chair floated the English flag in con-
junction with the tricolour flag of France. The health of the
King of the French was drunk with great enthusiasm, and M.
Lacoet, a Fren-h gentleman, replied to the compliment by
proposing the toast of " Union hetween France and England."
Galigaani.
The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel
the Ocean Fife, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house
on Sunday with the Dutch mail.
THE OPERA.—There was a brilliant attendance at
her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening; among whom
were, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Anne Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, who oc •
cupied her Majesty's box, the Court being at Claremont; the
Duchess, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cam-
bridge, Mdlle. d'Este and party in the Queen Dowager's loge,
the Marchioness of Loncontlerry and the Ladies Fanny and
Alexandrina Vane Stewart, the Earl and Countess of Cawdor
and Lady Elizabeth Campbell, the Marquis of Hertford and
Lord Lowther, Lord and Lady Maynard and the Hon. Miss
Maynard, Marquis of Titchfield, Earl and Countess of Cardigan,
Lord and Lady John Scott, Lady Harriet Baring, Lord A.
Paget, Sir Arthur and Lady Brooke, Lord and Lady Hood,
Sir Thomas Gage, Baron Bentinek, Lord and Lady Walpole,
Hon. Capt. Macdonald, Mr. Wombwell, Earl and Countess
Bruce, Lady H. d'Orsay, &c. The new ballet, to be called
La Francee, the music by Auber, is in a forward state of
rehearsal, and will be produced either next Saturday or to-
morrow se'ennight, the chief parts by Guy Stephen and Louise
Fleury. Cerito will positively arrive in town on the 12th of
next month, and a new spectacle will be brought out for her
first appearance. Freszolini and Poggi have arrived, when
greater variety in the performances may be expected. She is
to make Ler debut in the Beatrice de Tenda.

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—A step has at last been
taken in the formation of the new street which is to connect
Farringdon-street with Clerkenwell and Islington. A sub-
stantial road-way with foot pavement on each side, and about
half the width of Farringdon-street, with a circular entrance
from Holborn-hi idge, has just been laid down, and completed
as far back as West-street. Beyond this street no houses have
yet been pulled down, and the work is stationary.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
ordered twelve flat-bottomed boats to be fitted and sent to
China in such transports and ships as can stow them. The
Lord Lowther is to be furnished with three er four from
Portsmouth Dockyard. The Agincourt and Resistance will
each take a couple.— United Service Gezette.
The stipends of the new Oxford Professorship of
Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology are each a
year, until the regular endowment, the caLonries of Christ
Church, become available.

We understand that the place of gardener in the
Royal Forcing Garden at Kew, vacant by the death of the late
Mr. Aldridge, is not filled up ; and tiat it is the intention of
the Lord Steward, with whom the appointment lies, to select
the very best man he can find, without reference to other con-
siderations.

lilts. WooD.—The celebrated Mrs. Wood, who
was declared by the German compo.er, Von Weber, to be the
first vocalist in Europe, it about to retire from her professional
labours. We understand that previou,ly to the withdrawal of
this highly gifted lady, it is her intention to visit each of the
theatres
the
in the ai
provinces, and that Birminam has
first
in which she will appear on her final
tour.—Leeds Mercury.
principal
been
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE CITY OF LQ.NDON
i.
—A number of nfluential electors have determined to meet on.
Wednesday next, to take into consideration the necessity of
calling a Common Hall, for the purpose of demanding the re-
signationof Lord John Russell, who is persisting in a factious
opposition to the measures of Sir Robert Peel.— Tory Paper.
The arrivals of live pigs at Bristol, from Ireland,
for the first three months of the present year, are 38,928,
agains 21,771 in the corresponding period of last year. This
great increse is principally attributed to the Great Western
Railroad.—. Somerset County Gazette.