The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-01 00:00:00

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

ST. LEGEL-5 to 4 agst Attila, taken ; 14 to 1 agst
Eboracum, taken ; 14 to 1 agst Seahorse ; 16 to 1 agst
Cabrera ; 30 to 1 agst Cattonite. No other change.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

TIMES.—It is understood that the mixed British
and Portuguese Commission on the Portuguese mili-
tary claims will shortly be prepared to issue titulos
upon more than half the number of claims which have
been presented, and the whole of which amount to
2,060. There is also a report that the two Govern-
ments have entered into a convention, under which
the instalments upon those titulos will begin to be
paid immediately after their delivery, the money
being given to the British Government to be distri-
buted under its orders. It is supposed that at each
instalment an. equal division will be made among all
the holders of these titulos, without distinction of
rank or amount. In all probability the titulos will
be divided into as many checks as there will be in-
stalments to receive, each of them bearing the half-
yearly interest, and will be made payable to bearer,
so as to avoid all those injurious disputes respecting
the distinction between original holders and trans-
ferees which have been known in the case of other
securities of a similar description. The amount
which will be finally awarded by the Commissioners
will, it is supposed, be about 160,0001. or 170,0001.,
which is considerably more than double the amount
which our Minister at Lisbon is reported to have pro-
posed some years back.
The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mille, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10,41. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 35i,
and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25 it follows that gold is 0.88 per cent. dearer
in 'London than in Paris.

By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is
433 per mark, which at the English :Mint price of
3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13 9, and the exchange at Hamburgh on
London at short being 13 10i, it follows that gold is
0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in Harnburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London
is 107 per cent., and the par of exchange between
England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it
follows that the exchange is 2.57 per cent. against
England ; but the quoted exchange at New York
being for bills at 60 clays' sight, the interest must
be deducted from the above difference.
POST. —That most ill-used class, the holders of
the " Treasury bonds," of Spain, feeling justly in-
dignant, not only at the duplicity of the proceedings
of the Governthent in regard to their claims, but at
the attempted shuffle on. the part of the agent to re-
convert their documents into coupons, and so transfer
them into Three per Cent. Stock, are again bringing
their case before the authorities. It has been pleaded
by the public Press again and again, and although
each successive exposure of the policy Of that country
towards its creditors appears to be so bad that it cannot
be exceeded, yet the new plea or shuffle of the recon-
version would appear to be such as could have entered
but into the imaination of a Spaniard or his proto-
type. How far the hopes of any arrangement being
etrected are to be indulged in may be gathered from
the extract from the Madrid correspondence of a
Morning Contemporary, who, by every means, has
for a long period been endeavouring to delude its
readers into a belief that a value was really attached
to any document which might be issued by Spain
" As far as I can observe, he (M. Calatrava) has shown
no readiness to treat with the usury of contractors, to
trifle with the corruption of public officers, and has a
sufficiently clear view of the road 'which Spain must
travel upon if ever she expect to improve her condi-
tion. But what can he do towards the realisation of
his views or desires ? Coming into office with all the
national revenues pledged for two or three years—with
all the odium of his predecessor on his back, with the
attempts he has made to reform abuses, provoking all
those interested in their continuance to still grepter
resistance, his administration, it must be obvious,,can
only be one of palliatives and expedients." When it is
remembered that the Ministry of Bull was to eclipse
each and every one who had filled the Finance depart-
ment, the above proves but a sorry prospect for the
holder of any kind of Spanish bond ; and it would be
well were the purchasers of new stock to consider
their position.

CAPTAIN MARETAT'S NEW WORK.—We are re-
quested to state that " Percival Keene," by the author of
Peter Simple," in 3 vols. post Bvo., is published this
day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and
may now be had at aIL the Libraries. Mr. Colburn has
also just published the following new works of fiction :-
1. Masaniello, an historical romance, edited by Horace
Smith, Esq., 3 vols.-2. The Manoeuvring Mother, by
the authoress of " The History of a Flirt, 3 vols.-3.
The Lottery of Life, by the Countess of Blessington, 3
' AL—The School for Wives, by the authoress of '° Temp-
: Ilion," 3 vols.-5. Passion and Principle, edited by
4 'a twin Chatnier, 3 vols.—and, 6. Lady Anne Granard,
• r Keeping up Appearances, by L. E. L., 3 vols.
We understand that his Excellency, Earl De Grey,
ord-Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by his private
vretary, Mr.. Arthur Magenis, is expected to arrive in
Avn in about a fortnight from the baths of Wiesbaden,
then his leave of absence from his Vice-royalty will ex-
;,ire. The Noble Earl has derived much benefit from the
~raters of, Wiesbaden. The Countess De Grey has been
-staying for a week on a visit to the Earl of Enniskillen,
It Florence Court. We hear that Lord De Grey has
lot signified any intention of relinquishing his high
ffice ; and after staying a few days at his mansion in
t Jamis's-square, on his arrival from Germany, his
Lordship will proceed to Dublin Castle, and resume the
Government now administered by Lords' Justices.

A clerk in the Rouen Post-office, named Roussel,
was last week sentenced by the Tribunal of Correctional
s!olice of that city to three years' imprisonment, for
wtealing letters containing remittances.