The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-03 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

• this minute ; a circumstance that has not occurred for
the last forty-four years. lal
At the hustings in Dublin, just previous to the o
ff
declaration of the poll, a man was seen is the crowd "1
a loaded pistol, and a cry was raised that be was alliTic
to shoot Captain Howard, Lord Morpeth's brother. 11,
was immeaiately arrested and taken to a police station,
when it was found that the pistol was not loaded, but 1144
a small bayonet attached to it.
Tuesday William Taylor, a journeyman hattr,"lvaall
charged at Lambeth-street with causing the death Of
unfortunate female, by assaulting her with
lence. It appeared the parties had a Sellffle Logti.er
and the defendant struck the deceased, and estlam•iie
to fall against a wash-hand stand. She died. fr032112,a
effects of the fall on Monday; the prisoner was relin'3" e
until the result of the inquest was known. In tllaglt`t-
of the afternoon the Jury returned a verdict 47t,
slaughter, and the prisoner, on the Coroner's .tvaNt:',
was committed to Newgate.
At Marlborough-street yesterday, James Hunt, a rl,l
man of respectable appearance, was committed for sate
mg last night from the carriage of Lord Ernest Brut
a box coat, value seven guineas. His Lordship hatli?
returned from the Duke of Wellington's party, and chirinet:
the momentary absence of the coachman, the Pris°ll
carried off the coat, but was arrested by a policeman.
LITERARY AND SCIENTErXe• ttee
The King of Denmark has just appointed a Cotaw" the
of fifteen persons to examine the manuscripts in 0,
Oriental languages which are in the library at Ci°„l:ble
hagen, to the number of 11,000. Everything II,'"
they contain will be extracted and translated at the'
pense of the Government. "
John Vaughan, Esq., the eminent philosopheL, if
philanthropist, died at Philadelphia, at the begulh°
January. He was an Englishman by birth, basin Free
the
born in London in 1756, and was for many .ate
British Consul at Philadelphia. He was the' 1110
friend of Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, and Fe '
ties
and was well known to all the great Literary S°e"
of England.

THEATRICAL. at.
At the Dublin Theatre on Saturday evenig'toost
Orange party attended in great force, and made *oed
riotous demonstration. The uproar caused by eont
tea it
shouting, and rounds of the " Kentish fire " rende At
impossible to hear a word uttered upon the stage•oil
one time the performance was suspended, and an tine on
ing appeal made to the rioters, whose rallying cry
" Lord de Grey and Gregory."
COURT--ZPASHIONABLE • at The approaching Drawing-rooms and Levees let
James's James's Palace, which will not commence until
.0!
Easter, are expected to equal in brilliancy those et Pre,
former season. The State apartments are all being
gilded and redecorated. the
At the opening of Parliament this day, 00 lion
Queen being seated on the Throne, the Lord Chanlicli,
will pass along the platform, and present the SPel
kneeling, to her Majesty, and afterwards retire bell-of
the Prince of Wales's chair, across which the sea,
office will be placed.
Earl Jermyn has returned to town from Bel' oir
The Earl of Yarborough is quite restored to lnljt,
and will be in town to attend the opening of Parliswolc
The Duchess of Northumberland arrived at All
Castle on Friday last, from Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Bucoleuch, who succeeds to the ofyijof
the
Privy Seal, is the first of his line who has receiv
appointment to a seat in the British Cabinet. Stale Mr. H. Addington, the new Under-Secretary a
for Foreign Affairs, is nephew to Lord Sidmouth•
of
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Von Natzmar, who accompanies the seiireilii
the King of Prussia, served under Blucher, and fa
O der
After at Bautzen received the order of the Iron toiler
After the peace of Paris, he came over with the '
of the present King to this country.
Mr. Backhouse, Under-Secretary of State for "'retiL
Affairs, is obliged to resign his situation on accou"
the impaired state of his health.
RUMOURS Or THE DAY.
The Dublin Reformers will petition against the retior
of Mr. Gregory, on the grounds of the wholesale i'!iitee
dation practised by the Government—the illegal
ference of Lord De Grey, and the leading membl3ll
household—the system of obstruction at the Voies,
booths, and the illegal conduct of the sheriffs' dePod
by which a number of Liberal electors were Oc
from voting.
'MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE
CITY, WEDNESDAY Eves-- .00
The Funds to-day were confirmed in their Prlief
tendency towards a rally, and although the quano
business done was not considerable,° there was deli; fof
more firmness evinced. The quotations of Cons°
present transfer were to-day 89 to 89k, and for the het
count 891, buyers and sellers alternately. l
Exchr4 iosiP
Bills were 16s. to 18s. premium, and East India Ti to
9s. to 1 ls,
,premium. Bank Stock was worth le,'
168. New Three. and-a-Half per Cents. 984 to 01' the
Not much credit is attached to the statement t utdaf
Coupons of the Spanish Active Bonds have ill-171e1
been pledged by the Government of Madrid for the mot
with Which the diiidend tipon them is to be paid, rtioit
in fact,' sheuld the finances 'of Spain not allow °J. '
redemption, they might be re-issued. This woulA tea'
tainly boa novel way of raising funds. The -Pr
Bonds were flat again to-day, at 244 to 24}. Th ooe op
Foreign Stocks were much the same, except Me% per
which improved to 30i; Portuguese New Tive, at
Cents.. were at 331- to 4, and the Three per Cell;5
so'
19:1- ; Colombian were at 21i to 224; and Dutch
and-a Half per Cents. 51* to 514. di
The prices of the Railway Shares rulers} much the
to-day, but there was rather more activity in '?%-j.l'
land,Grea t4sW;esatnedrn
Swoeureth at
W ela9tlernto 2aot;
2Yooir York
oan2d North '..110.
oi prelnit
ery
Brighton. were 134; Blackwell 13+; and South fro
22 discount. London Joint Stock Bank Shares vi
premium:
(From The Sun of Last Night.) Tnie de'
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 1. %best°
mend for Cotton to-day, considering it being MO"
hinß
Market, has been to a fair extent, the sales Orrice'
3,000 bales, inclusive of 800 to 1,000 for export.
are tolerably steady.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, FEB.
_ tra
aot et
tions at the Stock Exchange this day comprise T'a'frif,
Counties, 84 ; Grand Junction, 1851 ; Ditto,
Shares, 594 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 191
Counties, 81 ; Paris and Rouen, 13%.
1. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. vr. °Of
tinue to have a fair demand for several descriPtleo'
stock, and in some instances higher prices are odif
Our sales are Liverpool and Manchester, 1904 exa
and bonus ; Manchester and Birmingham, 2,8 g,30
chester and Leeds Quarters, 41. Is. 6d., 4L Is., an.d `i for
44
Consols opened steady at 894 for Money, and 8-editt°'
the Account ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894 41 les'
Three-and-a-Half, 984 ; Exchequer Bills, 1•415. , premium.
• rare" Spanish Active Stock 241 4; Passive, 54 ; 1:),„h-ret0'
e`
12' ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 331; Ditto
191 20 ; Mexican Bonds, 294 30.
We are still without later arrivals from way
The English Market continues steady, withotlS for
variation in prices, and but little doing, Cons
pet pit
Money are 894, and for the Account 89 t Thr'"4lq;
Cents. Reduced, 894 ; Bank Stock, 1671 ; ,Three ils"
a:Halfper Cents. Reduced, 991 ; New Three-and-a"
per Cents. 984. Exchequer Bills, 16 18. bate
In the Foreign Market but very few transitetioulejat
taken place. Spanish Active Stock is now cial'orire!
244 4 ; Portugese Five per Conts., 339 ; and the bit;
per Cents., 194 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents"
and the Fives, 101 1.
of°
The Share Market is firm. London and Bright°
364 ; Great Western, 844 ; London and Blackwsl4 89.
London and South Western, 591; Midland Coullieoloto
Consols, Money, 89 ; ditto Account, 894
bian, 211 22 ; Mexican, 29i 30 ; Spanish, 241
As the Brazil mail leaves London to-day, it. Pl:o#%
be inappropriate to make •a few remarks upon tree-,;
respecting the termination of which Yore •Lut
so much doubt. The efforts makir.g on
various influential parties to obtain a ~nedifiv-c, n t thsV
the coffee duties, will show the Brazilian Cdsreeru°'' mil
a desire exists on the part of our traders t%)
the produce of their subjects upon fair teros,„"„r
as England is treated with corresponding fal,'"o- their,
openness. People here are indeed not so blinuorwit-ziliP,,
own interests, and to the advantages of the •
consumption of British manufr.ctures, as to
valuable a commercial ally.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock l6B India Stock ...... ....e •" • 1110
3 per Cent Red. B9i Ditto Bonds .............. .
3 per Cent Cons B9i Ditto Old Annuities ...
per Cent Red..: 99i iDitta New Annuities... no
New ai per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
pCoorntugusolsefo:Ascet.per
cent.- 694'1
Long Annuities z,oexpire \ Ditto small OP
Jan. i 860 ..... ..... 12i Bank Stock for Acet.;
O.I..2RiELG N FUNDS.
tirt 1859. 12 9-16 India Stock for Acet.,.;.
Jan. 1860.
Austrian, 5 per eentF
10
Belgian, 5 pei cent ...... Ditto, New Ditto .«:.....
Brazilian 80nd5.... ...... Prussian, 5 per Lent. ..• : Buenos Ayres 6 per cot Russian, 5 p_er
Coalolimanb46n,Pe6l;meerncetuT., DseanittoishM,eStaißpere.ee..n..t....
..
..
...
Ditto, 1824.......... ..... Ditto, Deferred.... •
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —1; ,e 1
-Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange..,,,,,,., c •
Mexican, 5 per rent 3o+ French, 3 percent. • bli
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cent.. 101#

Peruvian, 1825, !per ct. 15k 'Ditto, 5 Pei. cent....
SHARES.
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ......
Ditto Fifth (4 paid) 9
London and Brighton (ae, paid)..
111:
QA
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)
Ditto New Shares ('— id) - 1 la '-

pa., .... .
London and Greenwich Railway (20 lAD $tr
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
59
• London and South Western
71io; -
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
••• •• 4
.0.9
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 8.2; tiJ
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) ..... •
Northern and Eastern (40 paid)
...... ...• 5 ,;41
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto New Shares (40 paid)... .. . ..... .••• fi
South Eastern and Dover (48 paid)... ••• • 95,
York and North Midland Railway (50 paid)