The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Theological prize at Cambridge for Members
of B. A. standing has been awarded this year to the
Rev. J. Ketley, curate of St. Mark's, Kennington.
The election of Vestry-clerk for St. George's,
Southwark, commenced yesterday, and will probably
last till Saturday. The three candidates are Mr.
Day, Mr. Chester, and Mr. Cope.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool was brisk yester-
day, and wore an improved aspect. Sales, 8,000
bales; 1,000 bales American at sid. to sd. per
lb., being taken on speculation ; 1,200 bales
Surat, realising 3jd. to ; 200 Maranham at
sd. to 6d.; 300 Peruvian, 6d. to 64d.; 20 Egyptian,
6d., and the rest American for actual consumption at
4d. to 7d. per lb. Prices were steady, and the better
qualities were scarce, and a shade dearer. The Rail-
way Shares were dull. Bristol and Exeter were 48 ;
Eastern Counties, 8i; Grand Junction, Half, 934 ;
Great Western, Half, 634- ; Birmingham, 1881; and
Paris and Rouen, 24.

Accounts from the Mauritius of the 17th of Sept.
report rather favourably of trade. The sugars of the
new crop had arrived but slowly, however, in con-
sequence of the mills not having commenced work.
The sales amounted to 1,646 bags at 7 dollars 25
cents to 8 dollars 5 cents per 1001bs. Gold and
silver coins are reported to be very scarce, and
daily growing more so, while there was a difficulty in
procuring bills on India, and which had caused recent
remittances of specie to Pondicherry. The organs
representing the interests of the planters complain of
the taxation to which they are subject as being very
burdensome.

The packet-ship Europe, which will bring rather
later advices from America, is announced as having ar-
rived off Liverpool, but we have no papers in town yet.
It appears that the British Americkn Association
has been endeavouring to set its house in order since
the late Lord Mayor's exertions to expose the
mal-administration of its affairs : and we may
notice, as a satisfactory feature in the busi-
ness, that Sir John Pirie himself had been
prevailed upon by Dr. Rolph, the Government
emigration agent not long since arrived from Canada,
to form one of a Committee of inquiry into the whole
proceedings of the Association with a view to ascer-
tain whether the objects were good or bad, what the
defect has been in carrying out those objects,
and who are the parties to blame. If our
information be correct, the concern will be
remodelled, supposing the Committee's report to prove
favourable, and some of the more scheming members
who have hurried on its plans, in the absence of the
leading Patrons and Directors, will he requested to
withdraw, while the Duke of Argyle will re-
sume his connexion with the concern, in
addition to several other influential Noblemen not
before associated in it. A public meeting is now in
progress at the London Tavern to receive the Com-
mittee's report, and as it is open to all, them will be a
better chance of arriving at the truth than was the
case under the closed-door system, pursued in the ab-
sence of Dr. Rolph, and when even the press was
excluded.

The public securities have been very quiet to-day,
but are rather firmer. Money is reported to be as
easy as could be wished in the general discount market.
ReducedThree-and-a-Halfper Cents. have been marked
101 to 101/, the Three per Cents. 941 to 941, and the
Old Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities, 1001.
Bank Stock has been dull at 172. Exchequer Bills
are 495. to 51s. premium ; and the Canada:Guaranteed
Debentures 1 to 11 premium.
The Foreign Stocks continue heavy. Spanish Ac-
tives have been marked 181 to 18i, and the Three
per Cents. 234. The Portuguese Converted Bonds
are firm at 324, and the Three per Cents. 23. For
Mexican Stock the rate is 311, and for Brazilian G9l,
both being dull. Dutch Five per Cents. have been
1001 to 1001.
For Railway Shares the quotations have been
nearly the same, but with very little doing. Edin-
burgh and Glasgow were 2/ and South Western,
Scrip, 31 dis Count. Great Western were 241, the
New, 13,1, the Fifths, 41 ; the Birmingham, 99 to
991 ; and the Paris and Rouen, 41 premium.

- PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
a A ILWAYS. Paid. Per share.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6O 471 to
Great Western

Ditto New ...... ......... BO
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham
Paris and Rouen ... . 9_o
South Eastern and Dover 5O
Ditto Scrip

JOINT STOOL BANKS
Colonial

25

London and Westminster . —.2.. 20

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 22.—We
have had a little more business doing to-day, but at
rather declining prices :—South Western, 61i ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 194 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 3 l ; Havre and Rouen; 2f ; Paris and
Rouen, 24f.

MARKET NEWS.
(THIS I)AY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.—(FRIDAY.)
Since Monday the arrivals of English Wheat for
our market have been but moderate, yet the supply
on offer here to-day was fully adequate to meet the
wants of the dealers. Most of the finest qualities
sold at late rates, but all other kinds were mend-
ing. Scarcely any Foreign Wheat has come to
hand this week, yet we had a very dull inquiry for
it, at next to nominal rates. The duty remains at
20s. Very large supplies of barley have come to
hand, and distillers' sorts were decidedly cheaper.
The malt trade was dull, at barely late rates. The
receipts of English Oats have been good, while the
inquiry for that article was slow, at unaltered cur-
rencies. Beans, Peas, and Flour excessively dull.

ARRIVALS.
% Wheat. i Barley.
English4,2lo Ira. 16,080 qrs.
Irish - 430
Foreign 6OO

Oats. Flour.
11,020 qrs. f 7,530 sacs I
1,070 I

hlalt, 9,070 qrs
SMITHFIELD.

As might be expected, the supply of beasts on
offer in to-day's market was extremely scanty, and of
very middling quality ; while the Beef trade, owing to
the thin attendance of buyers, was heavy at drooping
prices. Not a single head of Foreign Stock was brought
forward—the fresh arrivals embracing 106 horned and
polled Scots from Aberdeen. Although the numbers
of sheep were scanty, the inquiry for them was inani-
mate, at barely Monday's quotations. In Calves, next
to nothing was doing; but the primest Pigs well sus-
tained their value. Milch Cows sold at from 151 to
191 each, including their small calf.