The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CHRONICLE.--The reduction in the rate of dis-
counts by the Bank of England, their departure from all
legitimate principles of banking, by tempting parties to
ask for loans on railroad debentures and other securities,
which are always inconvertible in seasons of pressure,
followed by this appeal to the charity of the public in
behalf of the operatives in the manufacturing districts,
are all part and parcel of the Ministerial policy. They
are weak and unstatesmanlike proceedings, and while
high protecting duties are maintained upon the staple
articles of subsistence, totally inadequate as a remedy for
the national distress.
The recent disclosures of systematic frauds by bank-
rupts to the prejudice of creditors have created a gene-
ral demand for an amendment of the Bankrupt Act.
The subject was discuseed at a meeting lately in
the Guildhall, when a committee of bankers and
merchants was appointed to watch over the Bills
for the amendment of the law, now before the House of
Lords, prepared by Lord Cottenham and the Lord Chan-
cellor. The main object of these Bills, we believe, is to
meet cases of fraudulent bankruptcy, and to authorise
the application of stringent measures where dishonesty
is admitted or proved. The subject is one of deep im-
portance, and calls for the serious attention of the Legis-
lature. By an amalgamation of the two Bills now before
the Upper House, a practical measure may be obtained
to provide a check against the repetition of such dis-
graceful conduct as that which lately appeared in the
proceedings before the Commissioners of Bankrupts. A
very general opinion is entertained that the objections,
started by the legal profession to the consolidation of the
Court of Insolvent Debtors with the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, are more specious than real, and that great bene-
fit would ensue from a fusion of these tribunals.
SUN—Towards the close of business the funds recovered
from the dullness with which they were characterised
in the early part of the day, and the price of Consols im-
-roved to 924 921 for money, and 921 921 for the ac-
ount. Bank Stock 167 168 ; India Stock 248 249, and
Exchequer Bills 37 40 premium.
In the Foreign Securities no great deal was done, and
prices remained as on Saturday. Belgian, 1014 1024;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53 534 ; the Five
per Cents. 101 1014 ; Danish, 804 81i ; and Brazilian,
67 68.
Railroad Shares were a shade better in price, with
more business. London and Birmingham, 90 92 ;
Great Western, 28 29 ; the Half Shares, 14/ 15
premium. Birmingham and Gloucester, 52 54 ;
South Western, 63 64 ; Gosport, 63 64 ; North Mid-
land, 64 66, the New Shares, 32 34 ; South Eastern and
Dover, 30 301, the Scrip, 71 71 ; Eastern Counties, 91
91 ; Blackwr.ll, 111 12, the New Shares, 91 10 ; and
Brighton, 361 36i per share.
Upon a supposition, which is generally believed to be
correct, that the Clyde has about fifty thousand dollars
on account of the dividend& the quotafion of Mexican
has improved 14 per cent being now 34,E 344.
The bonds of the insolvent States were thus nomi-
nally quoted :—Colombian, 261 261 ; Portugaese, the
Five per Cents., 371 384, the Three per Cents, 221 23 ;
Spanish Five per Cents., 23i, 231, and the Three per
Cents. 221 23.
Private letters from Bahia mention that the Pro-
vincial Government have remitted 8,000/. to Eng-
land on account of the dividends. This certainly
has the appearance of a determination on the part of the
General Government to keep faith as far as may be in its
power.with the foreign. creditors, although it has not at
times been very scrupulous iu causing the surplus rev&
limes of the provinces which should have remained en-
tirely for the bondholders, to be applied to the general
exigencies of the State. It is much to be regretted that
many of these countries, which are so deeply indebted to
England, pecuniarily as well as morally, will not act in a
. like straightforward manner, in preference to allowing
their national credit to be so seriously compromised as it
is at present.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.
(From the rotes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, MAY 9.
THE PROPERTY TAX BILL.
MINORITY of Sixty-eight (Tellesr included) who voted in
favour of Mr. B. Wood's Clause.
Aldam, William Guest, J. Rundle, John
Barclay, David Hall, Sir B. Russell, Lord John
Barnard, E. G. Hawes, B. Scholefield, J.
Bell, John Hay, Sir A. L. Scott, Robert
Bernal, lt. Hill, Lord Marcos Scrope, G. P.
Bowring, Dr. Howira, Lord Smith, Benjamin
Brother ton, J. Hume, Joseph Somers, .1. P
Browne, R. D. Humphery, J. Staunton, Sir G.
Buller. E. Hutt, W. Tancred, H. W.
Busfeild W.' James, W. Thornely, Thomas
Cayley, K S.' Johnstone, Alex. Trotter, John
Lhapman' Aaron Kemble, Henry Tufnell, Henry
Childers, J. W. M'Taggart, John Turner, E
e Coben, Richard Mitchell, T. A.
___yyvyan, Sir R.

Crawfoicl, W. S.
Dalrymple, Captain
Dray, J. S W. E
Duncan, Lord
Duncan, George
Ferguson, Sir lt. A.
Forster, Matt hew
Gill, Thomas
..irey, Sit G.

Morris, David
Muntz, G. F.
Norreys, sir D.
O'Brien, W. Smith
Pechell, Captain
Philips, G. R.
Pryse, I'ryse
Rue, E. B.
Ricardo, John Lewis

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Wakley, Thomas
Walker, K.
Wawn, John T.
Williams, Win.
Wood, C.
Wood, U. W.
TELLERS.
Ward, H.G.
Wood, Benjamin

MINORITY of Th
iav4

irty-eight (Tellers inc
)ur of 111 r. Gill's Moti
Hill, Lord A. M. C.
Hutt, W.
James, William
Marshall, W.
Mitcalfe, Henry
1. A.
Morris, David.,
Murray. A.
O'Brien, W. S.
Pechell, Captain
Pryse, Pryse
Rundle, J.
Scholetield, J.

eluded) who voted in
:ion.
Smith. B.
Stansfield, W. R. C.
Strutt, Edward
*futilell, H.
Wakley. Thomas
Watson' W. H.
Wawn,.l. T.
Williams W.
Wood, 13.
Wood, G. W.

Bell, John
Bowring, 1)r.
Brotherton, J.
Cavendish. Hon. C.
Craig. W U.
Crawford, W S.
fkilrymple, Captain
Dennisioun, J.
Duncombe, 'l'. S.
Elnington, Viscount
Forster, Matthew
Gore, Robert
Granger, T. C.

TELLERS.
Gill, Thomas.
Husne, Joseph

INQUESTS

An inquest was held yesterday, at the Crown, Butler's-
Luildings, St. Katherine Docks, before Mr. Baker, on the
body of David Davies, aged 30, a seaman belonging to the Se-
nator barque, of Liverpool. Francis Kerr, Captain of the Se-
nator, said that the crew, consisting of 15 men, were in good
health until about three months ago, during the voyage from
Ceylon to London. The voyage usually occupies 80 days, and
the provisions had been shipped sufficient to last for that
time ; but, owing to bad weather, the passage was protracted
to 120 days, and for the last 20 they were compelled to beg
food irosn other ships. About two months ago deceased and
several of the men were found to be suffering from scurvy, and
on Friday last, two days after arriving in the Thames, he died.
By the Coroner—l think that if there had been fresh provi-
sions, vegetables, &c., on board, the deceased would have re-
covered. James Smith, carpenter of the Senator, attributed
►he complaint of which deceased died to the want of sufficient
fresh meat. The Jury found a verdict of " Natural death."
Yesterday an inquest was taken before Messrs. Gell and
Higgs, coroners for Westminster, at the Feathers, Dean-street,
on the body of Mary Ann Dorty, aged 25. It appeared that
that the deceased lodged at No. 3, Castle-lane, Westminster.
She was of drunken habits, and on the afternoon of the
previous Monday she quarrelled with a woman named
Sainsbury, who lived next door to her. They were both the
worse for liquor, and their words coming to blows, deceased
was very much beaten, and the same night complained of
being very ill, and vomited blood. She continued in the same
state till Thursday last, when she said she felt much worse,
adding that it was all through the blows she had received on
the Monday, and she thought that she should not live till the
morning. She was found next day in bed, dead and cold, with
a quantity of blood, which had come from her mouth, on the
pillow. The woman Sainsbury was subsequently apprehended
on the charge of having caused the death of deceased, and being
conveyed before 111 r. Gregorie, at Queen. square Police-office,
was remanded till a coroner's inquest had sat on the body.
Mr. John Wright, surgeon, said that he had made a post
mortena examination of the body of the deceased, and, in the
left cavity of the chest found from a pint to a quart of fluid, and
about two pounds of coagulated blood, arising from a rupture of
the principal vessel of the heart, which was the cause of death.
He was of opinion that such rupture might have been accele-
rated by passion, excitement, or violent exertion, although he
had no doubt, from the diseased state of the vessel alluded to,
that the cause of her death would at any time have been the
same as it now was. He considered her death a natural one.
There being no further testimony, the Jury returned a verdict
of—" Natural death."