The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-25 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

In the Central Criminal Court on Tuseday, the Grand
Jury came into Court with a true bill against John
William Bean, for a misdemeanour in assaulting her
Majesty.
Outlawry was made on Tuesday against George
Henry Harrison in the Bankruptcy Court, in pur-
suance of his non-surrender.
The Bristol Assizes opened on Saturday. There
are about sixty causes, but the majority will be
speedily disposed of.
THEATRICAL.
The Adelphi will open about the Ist of October.
SPORTING.

On the borders of Pembrokeshire and Cardigan-
shire grouse are in great plenty, broods of 14, 16, and
18 having been repeatedly seen on the hills of the
latter county.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

1`H1: SttN, tONDOSt; MOIINI/ster, AnattSfir 25, 1642.

1 agst Artful Dodger ; 33 to 1 agst Sir Harry (t) ; 35
to 1 agst Golden Rule.
DERBY.—Nc. betting.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

PARIS, AUGUST 23.

The Royal Family left Neuilly this evening for
Eu. The King will return on Saturday, to conclude
Parliamentary business, and to prorogue the Cham-
ber on Monday.
Three per Cents., 78f. 75c.
The Augsburg Gazette has news from Constanti-
nople of the 3d.
By the latest news the Shah of Persia was at Te-
heran with his court.
Prince Kamran of Herat had died.

The Divan had long sittings on the affairs of Persia.
The Grand Vizier and Sariin Bey held opposite
opinions, but in general the pretensions of Persia wer
considered unfounded.

Persian merchants were forbidden to leave the
Turkish capital, some having left withot paying
their debts.

MONE Y and COMWERCIAL NEWS
CITY, WEDNELIDAY EVENING.
The prices of the funds remained very steady until
the close of business, when Consols were 92. 92i
for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock,
169 170 ; India Stock, 2501 2511; Exchequer
Bills, Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 prem.
In Foreign Securities but little was done. The
prices, however improved and Belgian were
102 103 ; Dutch Two-and-a-llalf per Cents., 524
52 ; the Five per Cents., 102 1024 ; Danish, 83
84 ; and Brazilian, 65 66.

The quotation for Mexican was 34i 35.
The Share Market appears to have lost somewhat of
the buoyancy of yesterday, but no particular cause can
be given beyond the state in which business is generally.
London and Birmingham were 181 183 ; Birming-
ham and Gloucester, 40 45 ; Great Western, 851
861 ; the Half Shares, 61 611; South Western 621
631 ; North Midland, 58
60 ; the New Shares, 28
29 ; South Eastern and Dover, 211 22 ; Eastern
Counties, 9 9,-} ; Northern and Eastern, 381 391;.
Blackwall, 8} 9 ; and Brighton, 33 331 per share.
The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian,
20 201; Peruvian, 151 161 ; Portuguese Five per
Cents., 331 34 ; the Three per Cents., 19i, 20k ;
Spanish Five per Cents., 20+ 21 ; and the Three per
Cents. 20 20+.

The proposed American tariff, as published in The
Sun of yesterday, has created some attention. The
protection given to the manufactures of the northern
' States of the union against those of this country, is
far beyond what had been anticipated. In viewing
the present document, it must be remembered that by
the Compromise Act, one tenth of the excess over
twenty per cent. levied by the former tariff, was
omitted on the Ist January, 1834 ; a like proportion
in 1836, 1838, and 1840, one half the residue on the
Ist January in the present year; and the remainder on
the lit July last ; so that no higher rate than twenty
per cent. would now have been payable on any des-
cription of goods. By the present law, if it ever
come into operation, white cotton will be charged
30 per cent., dyed cotton, hosiery, and twist, each
25 per cent., an increase in the one case,
for one-half, and in the others for one-fourth of the
old duties. In woollen manufactures blankets of less
value than 75 cents. are to be raised from 5 to 15, and
above that, from 15 to 25 per cent.; hosiery and
yarn 25, and raw waste over 8 cents. the lb. to 30
per cent. From the mode adok)ted on calculation,
those charges will be in reality more heavy than they
appear, and as a similar advance has been in other
goods, the export of wheat to America forming a con-
siderable item in our annual accounts, those changes
cannot but prove a serious hinderence to our trade.
It was announced scme time since in.
the French papers, that an expedition had
been fitted out, and had sailed for the
South Seas with sealed orders. It was at the time
supposed to be for the purpose of supporting the claims
of France to a portion of New Zealand, and in con-
sequence attracted some attention, but no alarm, from
the number of our vessels in that quarter. By intel-
ligence from
.otaheite, via the Cape, a statement is
made which requires the serious attention of Govern-
ment. It would appear that the vessels in question
arrived off that island, inveigled some chiefs on board,
and by stratagem obtained a cession of the place. The
Queen subsequently discovering what had been done,
sent missions to the Queen of England and the Presi-
dent of the United States, claiming protection. The
account is given in a straightforward way, and is
worthy of belief.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The prices of the Funds have been very firm the
whole day, and several purchases of money stock
have been small individually, but 'amounting to a •
large sum in the aggregate. Consols are 92 92* for
Money, and for the Account. Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 92. a 92 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Re-
duced, 101 101+; New Three-and a-Half per Cents.,
100+ 1003 ' • Bank Stock, 1691- 170 k ; India Stock,
251 252 ; India Bonds, 34 ; -Exchequer Bills, Old,
51 53 • New, 49 51 prem.
_ _

Foreign Securities are steady, with rather more
business in Dutch Five per Cents., 1024; the Two-.
and-a-Half per Cents., 524; and Brazilian, 65 654.
Mexican is quoted 344 for time, and 35 for money.
The Share Market has been very heavy, and a de-
cline of 2/. per share has to be noticed in Great
Westerns, which have been sold at 851 ; London and
Birmingham Thirds at 604 ; North Midland Halves,
at 591; Brighton, 33 ; the Loan Notes, 104.
The only bargain made in the Bonds to-day has
been in Spanish Five per Cents., at 204 for time.
Papers to the 19th June have been received from
the Cape of Goed Hope. They contain a despatch
conveying the unfortunate information of a defeat
having been suffered by the troops despatched against
the settlers at Port Natal. Under any circumstances
such an event would have to be regretted, but more
so in the present instance, when the relative situation
of the parties is considered.
These men, descendants of the original Dutch colo-
nists, feeling dissatisfied with our rule, removed and
located themselves in another district, and set all au-
thority at defiance, claiming to be independent,
upon the ground that having first settled
upon the land, though British territory, they
thereby obtained an exclusive right to it.
Although every privilege was offered them, both
by the home and colonial governments, they deter-
mined to act on the defensive ; and now, in the first
encounter, they have been successful.
The improvement in commercial affairs which the
intelligence during the last few months has noticed,
still continued ; and as labourers became more nume-
rous, so it would appear the prospects of the colonists
brightened. The Africans who had arrived were
found to be extremely useful and willing, but the
want of European emigrants was still much
felt. The intelligence and superior strength
of these latter rendering them far more valuable
assistants than the former, in consequence of its
being unnecessary to teach them every thing, whereby
much time was lost, by the necessity of a. constant
supervision. Every inducement was offered to pro-
mote immigration.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23.—We
cannot report any improvement in the Share Market.
The only transaction is Lancaster and Preston, 394.

Bank Stock .170 India Stock 254 pm
3 per Cent. Red. ........ 92# Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons 92 Ditto Old Annuities ... 901
3i per Cent. Red. lOll Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent... loo# Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 49 pm
Ntw 5 per Cent Ditto 5001— .. . 49 1•m
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 49 pm
Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12# Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 l2 5-16; Consols for Acct....... 92#
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
_ Exchange
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds... 65 Prussian,, 5 per cent.
uenosAyres6 per cent. IRussian, 5 pei cent...., —
paid)
Chilian, 6 per cent — IDitto, Metallic ...... . ....
(65
said)
'S '
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent...... 20i
Ditto, 1824 2Ci Ditto, Deferred.... •
i_s3ppeerr cent.cent. —f. —e.
:_ece... Danish, 3 per cent
loso(paid)
Mexican,G
Ditto,reek 61 Bps2esrp, ecsre per cent.
ctleBn3t7.
s3--H4 aA
I 11
1:
tFFDrtruee
stnnec.ch hh,s2ple
Ipecrence:.nt.......
105221
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. I Ditto,
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 48
85i
33
104
LLG
oorunne
dadi :got
nnoM
RiaLennos
ddtaenßrnrNi Railway
gohtet Brighton
n(
Blackwall (. . .
_.
paid)
100 paid) -1-,
London and Birmingham (90) ......
Ditto Thirds (32 paid)
London and Greenwich Railway (12/ 15s 4d pd) 5
and
sch w
Preference,
Railways Pt
errin
v(i 1e
e 175
(411 6s 10d pd) b 3
63
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland Railway (1001
Ditto Half Shares (40 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip (10 paid)
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South

PRESTON, AUG. 23.—(PROM ACORRESPONDENT.)
—Another man, of the name of Mercer, is just dead, in
consequence of wounds received from the firing of the
military, making „our altogether. The number of
wounded I have not hear;]. It is Ft most lamentable cir-
cumstance that in Preston, where there has been perhaps
the least damage done, the loss of life seems to have been
greater than in any other place.
—mongst the passengers
who have ensligiaPg eiiNp
dicab i3nssTfAorN.Alndia in this steamer, which
will
the following :—Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Miss
, Riilelksettatrs from
Lieut.-Col.
Cock,
n on 24th September next,
Captain and Mrs. Ma-
r tt Mr. and Mr 3. Shaw, Mr. Brandreth, Mr. Campbell,
i thelifessrs. s, Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Hudson, Lieut.
Ne
Miss
r ije c,
n3lg
cloy, '4 U
acid
S,scaprto.tL.,..t, Mrs. Mrs. and
r Mr. 1) 1-
&c,