The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-21 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEA S.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The prices of Cotton at Liverpool. yc sterday, were
well supported, and the trade bought 7,000 bales, con-
sisting of 1,000 Egyptian, at 51d to 71(1; 300 I'daranliain,
at 4FI to Od ;100 Bahia, at 51d to 51d; 60J to 700 Surat,
at 24d to 31d 1 and American, at 31d to 3d per
lb.--There was a large business in Shares, at
firm rates. Birmingham and Gloucester, 105 ; Ca-
ledonian, 5/ ; Chester and Birkenhead, 37 ; Dub-
lin and Cashel, 10-i ; Churnet Valley, 4/, 3s. 9d. ;
Eastern Counties, 194 20,1; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2,
OR. 11. 7s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 631- ; '
•
Grand Junction, 232 ; Ditto, Halves, 116 ; Great North
of England, 1501 ; Great Western, 178; .Ditto, Fifths,
404 ; Kendal and Windermere, 41 ; Lancaster and Car-
lisle, 251; Lancaster and Preston, 471 ; Liverpool and
Manchester, New, 391 1; London and Birmingham, 238
240 ; Ditto, 321. Snares, 414 42; Ditto, Quarter Shares,
28:1 294 ; London aid Brighton, 52 521 ; London and
South-Western, 791 ; Ditto, New, 131 4 ; London and
York, 4/ 1 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 551 56 ;
Manchester and Leeds, 131 132 ; Ditto, Halves, 57 571;
Midland Counties, 129 1311 ; North British, 10i; North
Union, 148; Sheffield and Manchester, 100 1001; South-
Eastern, 49 502 ; Ditto, New, 201 211 ; Trent Valley,
101 ; Lyons and Avignon, 24 21. 1 ls. 9d. ; Rouen and
Havre, 244 25 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 84 ;
Northern of France, 54 6; Boulogne and Amiens, 5.
There is an appearance of increased activity this week
in the produce markets, but the business doing is, and
no doubt will continue to be, almost exclusively for con •
sumption until the Government has laid before Parlia-
ment the further tariff alterations, which it is reported
to have in contemplation. Money is very easy, and
as
the uncertainty and full supply checks speculation
in
produce, Stocks and Shares are very generally resorted. to.
The Funds are today rather brisk. Consols foriin-
mediate transfer realise 1001 to 1004, and for Time,
1001 to 1004. Exchequer-bills have been quoted at 555.
to 575. premium, and India Bonds 71s. to 735. premium.
Bank Stock is 212 to 2121, and India Stock 2874. The
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are quoted at 1041
to 1044, and the Three per Cents. 1004 to 1004. The
Government broker is a daily buyer. south-Sea Stock

is 117.
Time bargains in Spanish Stock seem to have been
renewed with some vigour within the last day or two,
and the Bull party seems in the ascendant. The Five
per Cents. have been up to 281 and 281, and thee Five
per Cents. to 40i and 41. Portuguese Converted
Stock is firmer at 60 tol. Colombian Bonds are 144,
and Brazilian for Account 901. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt
per Cents. bring 631 to /.
The Railway Shares are lively again, and the old lines
are still on the advance in some instances. The Churnet
Valley, Cambridge and Lincoln, and South-Eaotern, are
very buoyant.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO%
8 per Cent. Consols Anns lOOl/4%4
104%14
New 314 per Cent. Annuties
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% 3-16
India Stock P 87%
India Bonds 1,0001 7l pm.
Ditto under 1,0001 74 pm.
South Sea Stock ll7
Ditto Old Annuities 40014
Bank Stock 213
Consols for Account
India Stock 288%
EXchequer Bills. I%d. I%d.
1,0001.
500/. ... ........ - ..... ...
Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ..... •..
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 14%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted 60% 60
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2BlO
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Passive Bonds 6A
Ditto Deferred .. l7
Ditto 3 per Cent . PO% 41 40%
Ditto for the Accounts .40% 41% 40%
Dutch 2% per Cents
PRICE OF SHARES AT' ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holyhead
Churnet Valley - 2
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21,4 5%14% to
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 31 to
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 64 ...... to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Great North of England 100
to
Ditto
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto Fifths
Harwich 1
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham ...100 235 too
237
London and Blackwell 16% 73/44... o
London and 8right0n.......... 50
London and Greenwich ...... 12% lll4 to
London and- South Western.. 41 ......
Ditto, New 2 ...... 14 ...... to 13
London and Croydon 'Y to
London and York... ..... ...... 21A •.... 4144
Midland 100 ' 133 132% to 134
Ditto New
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 lOO
Newcastle & Darlington ;i unc. 24 ...... 65
Newcastle and Berwick
North British
Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 151 %14 to 14%
Ditto New Shares 1
Rugby
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 21/ 3, .to
South Devon... lO ...15 14 15$ to 15
South Eastern aid Dover ... 33% ,494 48,4 to 4734
Ditto New ......4:
South Wales. , -2% 3414.2. to
Trent Valley .... 2
Yarmouth and Norwich ' 20 - -to
York and North Midland ... 50 ill -, to 113
Ditto Selby Scrip 2O - .. to
Ditto, Extension - to 15
FRENCH. RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Great Northern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Yetis and Lyons
Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 4414% ... to —1
Paris and Rouen
Strasburg and Bale l4 -
bI#NCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 20.—Prices
continue to advance, and there has been an immense amount
of business done :
Eastern Counties, Perpetual, ...193/4%% 20% 20 2014
Ditto, ditto, No. 2
Edinburgh and Glasgow. New Quarters 234
Lancaster and Preston, New Shares, 6%
Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter Shares 5437
London and Birminzbatn, Quarter Shares 2B
London and Brighton 52
London and South Western, New 13144
Manchester and Birmingham e 551 14
Ditto Quarter Shares 5 /4. %
Midland Railway Consols
Ditto Preferential 9l
Ditto 40/. Shares • 3SA
4
Preston and Wyre lBsi
South-Eastern 5O
Ditto, New Shares
Ditto New Creation ••• • • 18 1,4
Belfast, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus 3 1-16
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct., 71% %
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington
Cambridge and Lincoln
Churnet Valley 4% 11-16
Leeds and West Riding Junction i 4%
London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby 418.6 d. 2%
21
London and York 414 4
Manchester and Buxton
Trent Valley 9%41, 10
West Yorkshire
Great Northern of France 6 5%

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THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIP IN BANKRUPTCY,
--Rumour gives the appointment to Mr. Sergeant At-
cherley, who has several times gone the circuit f sr judges,
or to Mr. XV hateley, the Queen's Counsel ; but report
adds, that some of the country Commissioners have pro-
mises of being advanced to London as vacancies might
occur.—Times.
THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We are happy to
say that the Earl of Mornington was somewhat better
yesterday evening, but still it is extremely doubtful if
these favourable symptoms can continue. Dr. Prout is,
in conjunction with Dr. Copeland, attending on the noble
sufferer. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester, and most
of the leading nobility, sent or made personal inquiries
after the Earl's health yesterday. Lord Fitzroy
Somerset was at the Earl's yesterday some hours, and
the Hon. Lady Mary Begot and daughters remained up
to a late hour last night with the Countess of Morning-
ton. The noble Earl had passed a better night on Sun-
day, and it was on that account he was considered im-
proved. It cannot be disguised that the noble invalid is
still in a very precarious condition. •
We understand Sir Robert Peel has recommended
for the appointment of Queen's Proctor, Francis Hart
Dyke, Esq., a son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Bart., a
gentleman of 20 years' experience, and extensive practice
in the profession.— Times.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 17.—N0 im-
provement has taken place in our sugar market, either as
regards prices or demand ; the sales since our last are
very limited, and the former currency is about supported.
Ruin dull, and rather easier. In Molasses there is nothing
doing.—. Bristol Mrocurg.
GAS Exnr.osioN.—Between two and three o'clock
yesterday morning, an explosion of gas took place on the
premises of Mr. 'l'. Johnson, of St. Anne's-place, City-
road, chronometer-maker. The building in which die
business is carried on had been only lately erected over
some old arches, which were seldom resorted to by the
present proprietor or his workmen. The main gas-pipe
passed through these arches, where it is conjectured the
gas had accumulated, owing to escape from some defect
in the pipe. On entering the vault, one of the work-
men, named Collett, in searching fora piece of veneering,
thrust a candle into an old water butt, causing the in-
flammable gas to ignite with a loud report, and forcing
up part of the flooring of the workshop for several feet
round the spot where the explosion took place. Part of
the roof was also damaged, and the window frames on
that side were much sattered. Collett, the man who
entered the vault, is much scorched about the face and
bands, but is in a fair way of recovery. He was found
in the vault, lying on his hack, wholly insensible, having
been knocked down by the explosion.
YARMOUTH.--TUE LATE MURDER.—It has been
currently reported that en„ of ice murderers had con-
fessed; this we have the beet authority positively to son.
scliet.—/ pa wick Repress.

OTAHEITE.
Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Ca d
rss'
fort, off Otaheite, July 13, 1844 :—" We arrive fig{;,
here on the 11th, after a long passage of forty isvn'
days from Valparaiso, owing to light win d
find here the Salamander and Basilisk. The
are in arms, and have confined the French to
01
sp
mere strip of land adjoining the harbour
Papeete, about five or six miles in length byperhaps an average breadth of half a mile.
half-armed poor creatures have had one severe,
ressors ;
and several partial actions with their opp
in the first, the French stormed and took a
native
fort, at a sacrifice of some 65 men hors de combalrn
t,
while the natives' loss is estimated at perhaps 200
°I
all the smaller actions the natives have not eorke
second best, and the French have in killed and woondele
upwards of 250 men. In a partial engagement which
took place between a party of natives and the rear-
guard of the French troops, one of the mission
ative ries-
(Mr. Maean) was accidentally shot by n'
Ile died on the instant, and has left a moat amiable
wife with two children to lament him. I had, able
wife
here before, formed an acquaintance with him
had ripened into a degree of intimacy, which gave roe'
opportunity of estimating the value of his purn e talo-
powerful mind. His religion was not put on, either
was it introduced unseasonably in conversation but a
ihe
man more enthusiastic in the cause for which
be
laboured, I think it would be hard to find. -As lac
few
as we are capable of judging, I should say that
were found better prepared than my lamented se-
quaintance. The rest of the missionaries have been
obliged to leave their stations and assemble in Papeetee
—all their labours for the present ended. Inde
I am afraid that, under any circumstances, the poor
tlieis
deluded natives will never be brought back te
former comparatively innocent state; and the Oil:
'
sions will have a most uphill task for the non
ten or twelve years, to eradicate the mischief,
by the French. Poor Pomare, the ex-Queen, after
being on board the Basilisk for protection 510.,ne
the 30th of January, (only fourteen days Mt%
the Dublin left the island), embarks on boa r%
the Carysfort this day for the small 'island of n°lll
Bora, the king of which place was formerly her has'
band, but divorced; the natives of this place will, Ilia°
little doubt, take good care of her, and she will then
be more at her ease and less exposed to vexatious in"
terference; it would have been impracticable to hole
kept her on board a man-of-war, as she expects to be
confined shortly. She is a most superior woman (foq
dual-savage that is), and has kept up a dignity in *5
her transactions, though placed in such very aifficu
circustances, which has surprised every off,
She still trusts implicitly in the interference ,
England on her behalf, and shame will it be to
if we prove unworthy of the trust. The French hsre
a frigate of 30 guns moored in a harbour on
S.W. side of the island, with
roused in
up to her tops ! dreading these roused islanders ; ,ss
is a frigate of 64, and a steamer of 6 guns in Pare,'
and about 1,000 men - landed at the latter 10'4
and strongly entrenched. They have declared the
selves in a state of siege—no boat moves after se
ve
A.M. ; no one is allowed to sleep on shore belonginsot ?o,
the ships, and they are harassed to death with gusr
&c. 'The insurgent natives last week came down tit
some force to within a mile of the village, and Tiro,
the Roman Catholic priest's house, which cost inute;
Crapaud in building, some 2,0001. sterling. sk,,lt°,r6c,
ther they are sick of their colonies in the Kato
which have been considerably more trouble than 1:'1;c8
to them, and would, I believe, be very glad t°:%se
orders from Europe to resign them.—Devoepor`
legranh.
CONTEMPLATT ED TARIFF
REFORM.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
An important document has just been printed.
Gland
fifty copies of it have been issued from the press, of
these are said to be intended only for the mensherstb, s'si I
the Privy Council. The document is of great let
and forms more than 200 folio pages. The objee
it is to show the operation of Sir Robert Pore ta
It contains statements, in columns, of the Cil°olo
receipts upon each article imported for each oialso
four years preceding the new tariff. it contains riff
a similar statement of the receipts since that% :ode
came into operation. The advocates of free trade
will rejoice to learn that the gross receipts for 61 the
under the new tariff exceed those of any other n'
four years accounted for by one hundred
pounds. The receipts upon some articles of
f the
are ludicrously illustrative of the absurdity eoarB
duties levied. Some articles have yielded not
wore
than twopence, and several have not yielded tail,'
than sixpence or a shilling. The document One pot
a separate classification of all articles which haiv it 0
40.,
yielded to the revenue one hundred unds, slTe re'
intimated that the duty upon all oft hese will i'
commended by the Premier fur abolition. A ;00'
further reduction upon the tariff generally 5 it;
templated, and the various classifications of artie:,enes
the document referred to, intimate that great 'll the
are contemplated, although they afford no chie tOOOO
Premier's intentions. The greatest secrecy 1135 I,loosl
observed with regard to this important paper, „11,4 ;
which Sir Robert Peel, no doubt, intends to ,i.b9:oe
ig
tariff alterations for the ensuing session.--Ciir"
O. 'I
THE FUNDS—(CLOSING PRA—
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced.
3 er Cent. Consoln
New VA per Cent
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 1214 :7'
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001..
Ditto under 1,0001.
Bank Stock for Account 213
Consols
India Stock for Account 28842
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., WO 55 /711'
Ditto 500!. .
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS.
C:ilumbian..Bonds 6 per Cent......
SHARES. tO7
Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid ........ • -,r61;0'
Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid ....................... '44
Bri,tol and Gloucester, 30 paid - ...............
CawAionian, 5 paid ................. 5 •
Churnet Valley, 2 paid •• ;
Cornwall, 3 paai ..•
.. . -
Direct Norwich, I paid .•
Dublin and Galway, 21/, paid ..................
Eastern Counties, 2:i ••• 1'
Eastern Union, 10 paid ..... • 6,01
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid .................. 014 :
Ditto Quarter Shares, 12% paid ............iu 11, ,
Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 P 3 s')/•'t .)
Ditto Extension, 2% paid :....................•. • IP
Great Western, 75 paid •••'' .
London and Birmingham (Stock) ... •........ • 4,43!
Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid ........ ..• ...... 5!%-(k
London and Brighton, 50 paid ..................... 4,1 ',
London and York. 21/2. paid • ................. • • ,3
Lynn an d 11,4 paid ............................ .• 1311,
Manchester and Leeds, 70 paid .. ............. " 141°"
Manchester and Birmingham, 40 paid ...... .• lit
Midland, 100 paid ... ..............................
Ditto New, 2 paid .............................. ••,
New.ris;.!e and kerwick, 11/2 paid ......... •••
North British' 7% paid .......................... • Olt%
Northern and Eastern, 45 paid ................... •• •0
Ditto Scrip, 30 paid .......................... •••"-
Rugby, 1 paid ..................................... •••• 4S 4
South Eastern and Dover, 33 paid .••••
••••
South Wales, 21/2 paid ........................ •••:''
York and North Midland, 50 paid ............
Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 20 paid ........... ••••
5
FRENCH RAILWAYS. • • 514
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid .............. •••••
,0!
Great Northern of France, 4 paid ........... ••' 4414,
Paris arid Orleans, 20 paid ................. ••••"' 4
Paris and Rouen 20 paid ... . ..................... •'
Ole
SALE or PIGEONS.—An extraordirltritooll'
pigeons, comprising almost every descriptiou;oerelo
estera ut the Auction Mart, marluingtol; or
y underd they direction of Mr. Bryant, of ysir ;s'l
The birds, which numbered altogether the r.
peared in excellent feather. The prices
,;r Fso
i
ried from half a crown up to three guineas Pi a
almond cock and black kite hen, rare as) 1/000.
birds, (couples) were knocked down jet ,6; an of
pair of almonds, sold for 2/. 10s.
hen, brought two guineas, and lot 126, $ r ,
black carriers, ran up to three guineas. ruer I°,clo
SALE OF THE EFFECTS OF TrIV ,I"A”,,
SoPHIA MATILDA.—The sale of the enes" oryoi
Royal Highness the Princess Sophia lodge'do
take place to-morrow, at the Ranger's, tooftsprott
heath. Great competition is anticipate' cosaf nof
sons anxious to become possessors of the vrese"
of vertu and bijoutkrie, many of which Were 1.,,‘
the deceased Princess's illustrious rem/at:7;3%ll'cl iop Ovityl :`
Naw DINING-ROOMS FOR THE Iye Ifeio.,o
HOUSE OF CommoNs.—Workmen are eillYo,othe'„
up the new, rooms as dining apartments beiiscot
of the House of Commons, BeliarnY'S C°le....e.ftre (1009 ,f
been pulled down. • The new apartme.nell b 5 l 8001:114,
Members' entrance, they are apprnaelAitions,o4o
to a lobby on the' top t:f the house; an a‘,,00, 'o'o4
to the Hollis has also been formed tr_tioitA.
with a waiting-room with a staircase un!n7 t 110;t#
the.WY.' IVA regfe:cleo OPCI#
ACCIDENT TO MR. GuLLT.--;‘'.--- OCC' Delo
bl
that Mr. Gully, has met with a SetOtihree,
rowly escaping with his life. Aholitite yet *" 10iie.;
after returning from huuting, ana while t`,,`.°l),et os)
red coat, he entered a lair, in ing 00„
luckily tied up by their heads. lia:pre, tp-
the animals, as be had often done b ;er theire
enraged, reared up, got him down 11/31,4,f0re hooAPot th,/
inflicted a severe wound in his thighi`:sely
cued. Fortunately they were
sO
their necks, that they could not use their The
consequences would have been
such
did effect were far from agreeable, t'3l% ,e. 0011313'
fined their victitn'to his bed for sortie lieto
it
We have heard with satijaction ..teoleuGnool.:o
1°
Ministers have made such an ar,rate: to find
crease the income of Mlle. cle,soss",,liftrof
being equal to that which she en./ Doke o,"utrOrtioe
time of his lute Royal Highness t e
_ll
111,1 of .I,6.jerata,,jo foe
REDUCTION or RENTS.--r rib); COl:drift t
his recent audit, with a praisewe A
.a„e
the welfare of his tennitry, o° 0D
cent. to be made on the viiiole vP-
Qua tenants in Staffordsbira