The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1442.

may require, and which may lead to put an end to the
oistress of•the wine departments.—Le Constitutionntl.
The Ministry, it is said, hesitate to publish a pretty
considerable series of supplementary and extraordinary
credits, calculated to alarm the Chamber as to the state
of our finances. We have already seen how many
millions were asked by the Minister of Finance. We
will add, that fur the war department, the supplementary
credit for Algiers exceeds twenty-six millions. It is
slid that, after the Regency Bill is passed, the Chambers
will be prorogued till the 15th of January. The Minis-
try, we see, are resolved to take advantage of the
facilities which the Opposition prepares for it, by setting
aside all political disCussion.—Le Commerce.

RUMOUR THAT HER MAJESTY HAD BEEN AGAIN
ATTACKED.—XesIerday a rumour was extensively
circulated in the metropolis that another .attack had
been made on her Majesty. The " Court Circular"
explains on hay small a foundation it rested. A
man, who it seems could give no good account of him-
self; but otherwige had nothing about him to excite
suspicion, had, in company with some workmen, it is
supposed, found his way into the Castle. He was
found there, and sent-up to town, that his case might
be investigated.

NONE Y and COMMERCIAL NE WS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING,

The accounts in The Sun of to-day, in connection
w!th the private letters from the manufacturing districts,
lending to the expectation that the most serious conse-
quences which might have been apprehended from the
outbreak in' the North have now passed, an improve-
ment in the Furds took place, Consols leaving off at 91i-
buyers for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 170
171 ; India Stock, 250 251; Exchequer Bills, Old, 5153;
New,-49 51 premium. . _

Foreign securities rather improved in price upon the
rates of yesterday. Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents..
.51.1524-; the Five per Cents., 1014 1021; Danish, 82
83; and Brazilian, 65 66.

The quotation for Mexican was nominally 35 354.
The prices of shares were—London and Birmingham,
177 179, ex dividend ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 48
49 ; Great Western, 88i 891 ; the Half Shares, 63 63j-;
South Western, 62 63 ; • North Midland, 57 59 ; the
New Shares, 27 28 ; South Eastern and Dover, 211.
22 ; Eastern Counties, 9A- ; Northern and Eastern,
39i 401 ; Blackwall, 8i 9A. ; and Brighton 33i 344 ex
dividend.

Somewhat of a novelty was exhibited sn 'Change to-
day, in the fact that American merchants choose
to remit to this country, as a. medium for
paying the amounts due upon the Continent. The
result was that the amount of bills was large, and the
rates rose proportionably, Amsterdam being 12 54,
12 5 ; Harnburgh, 13 114 13 11i ; Rotterdam, 12
12 ; Antwerp, 12 5i 12 4 ; Paris, 25 721 25 771 ;
Frankfort, 151 1511 ; Genoa, 25 80 25 85 ; Vienna,
9 531 9 541 ; Madrid, 371; and Lisbon, 52i, all at three
months.

The quotations of the Bonds were—Colombian 20+
20. ; Peruvian, 15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 33
33i ; the Three per Cents., 19i 20 ; Spanish Five per
Cents., 20+ 20 ; the Three per Cents., 19i 20.
. (From The Sun of Last Night.)
Besides the published accounts from the country,
which are most copious in The Sun of
.to-day, the
contents of the private letters have been eagerly
sought after. From these it may be gathered
that the differences are likely soon to be arranged.
One gentleman, whose avocations have
.obligedliim to
visit most of the districts in Lancashire, writes—
:flatters have become more quiet, and scarcely
any apprehension is now felt ; the generality of
the people from the first were averse to the' movement ;
and, although labour is still suspended, it is expected
that all causes of complaint between the men and the
masters will be satisfactOrily adjusted to morrow, or
this day (Tuesday). The intelligence from Liver-
pool gives a very melancholy account of what must
be the effect on trade, if the present system be
persevered in. Vessels are detained, and labourers
discharged, in consequence of the non-arrival of cargo,
all which, had been previously ordered,- and should by
this time have been received. Business in the
produce market .here, as well as among the
warehousemen, is virtually suspended; and the
quantities of goods forwarded into the country Saturday
and yesterday, were smaller than had been known for
years. _ - - _

The Money Market has been very flat, and the aversion
which has been shown these few days to enter into ope-
rations still continues. Consols, however, are 911 91i for
Money and for the Account. Three perCents.Bed., 92192 i;
-Three-and-a-Half par Cents., 1004; Three-and-a- Half per
Cents, Reduced, 1001. 101 ; New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents., 100* 1001 ; Bank Stock, .170 171 ; India
Stock, 2491 2501 ; India Bonds, 36 ; Exchequer Bills,
Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium.
Little has been done in Foreign Securities, Patch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have' been sold at 52 ; and
the Five per Cents.. 102.
There is no .official quotation for Mexican to-day.
-The Share-market has been without transactions.
Those reported-are only South Western, 624- ; Eastern
Counties, 91 ; and Brighton Loan Notes, 104.
A single quotation appears in the list of Bonds,
namely, Colombian at 20k_
MANCHESTER STOCK .4XCHANGE, AUG. 15.—Great.
inactivity still obtains in the Share Markets, The
only transactiop reported to-day is North Midland, 58i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ....... 921
3 per Cent. Cons 9ll
31 per Cent. Red 101 A
New 3/ per Cent... ..... lOOl

India Stock 2soi pm
Ditto Bonds ............ 36 pm
Ditto Old Annuities ...
Ditto New Annuities... 9O
Ea. Bills, 1,000/....24. 49 pm

Nrivr per Cen'..
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860 ...... If2i

Ditto 500/...... 49 pm
Ditto Small ...... 49 pm
Bank Stook for Sect.—

Oct. 1g59

India Stock for 0pg....

Jan. 1860

FOREIG

Consols for Acct. 7..... 911
1 FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent —
Brazilian Bonds... 65

Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto,lsTew Ditto
,Prussian,p per cent. ~„

Buenos Ayres 6 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent —
Ditto, 1824 2Ol
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 351
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837

Russian, 5 pel cent...,.
Ditto, Nletallic . .
Spanish, 5 per cent...... 208
Ditto, Deferred . 98
French, 5 per cent —f.
Exchange —f —C.
French, 3 per cent —f.
Dutch, 21 per cent. slh
. .N 1

Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et.

Ditto, 5 Pei ;Ant. 102:

- ---
- - . ' SHARES. .
Bristol sndl Exeter (70 paid) .. ...... ... .. 41i
Cheltenham and Creat Western - (SO paid)... 26
Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ... 9k
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ..... ......
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
iJitto Loan Notes (10 paid)
London and South Western (411 6s 10d pd) 624
North Midland Railway (100)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip. (10 paid) ...... ... 6i
COURSE OF EXCHANGE--(YESTERDAY. 1
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibraltar .
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... .. .2 U. 12 Si:Genoa . 25 90
...

Antwerp • ,
12 7i
liamburgh . M. B. 13 14
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Hour deaux 25 90

'Milan - ' 31
IVenice
Naples
'Palermo, per oz 120
Lisbon
Oporto 521
Rio Janeiro 26

Frankfort on Maine... 151
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37
Berlin
Vienna, effec. 11. 3AL 957
Trieste, ditto ... 938
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona
Seville

Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York,2ldays sight 46i
Philadelphia 46
PRICES OF BULLION, PER 07.
Foreign Gold, bars X 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 b
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10
Silver in Bars... 0 0 0

WOOLWICH REGATTA.

The exceeding beauty of the weather, and the very
attractive bill of fare of the Woolwich watermen, drew
to this favourite town on Monday a vast assemblage of
spectators, who could have lifid but little reason to find
fault with either the quality or quantity of sport. This
was the second regatta at the same place, the inhabitants
having, in consideration of the rivalry between the
watermen connected with the old Woolwich Company
and those of tbe Watermen's Company, deemed it expe-
dient to let each party have a distinct match, and neces-
sarily prevent the chance of any disagreement amongst
them. The race was in five heats, on the old-fashioned
and, we think, somewhat absurd below-bridge principle,.
Three started for the first heat, and the other three
(making six pair of sculls) for the second, and the winner
of each of these lay by, while the four unsuccessful men
exhibited in the third heat, the first two men in which
were eligible, with the first man of the first heat and the
first man of the second heat, fir the fourth heat. It seems
to us that matches of this description would be well
enough to end here ; but it is not so, as the two first men
of this race contend again together in the fifth and grand
heat, thus, at any rate, cutting out plenty of work for the
' wagermen, and affording a whole day's amusement. At
mid-day the following made their appearance in coloured
dresses for the first heat :—William Hobbs, red ;
Richard Alcock, dark blue ; and T. Crouey, yellow.
After a very fair heat, dark blue was declared the winner.
Immediately afterwards, James Young, pink ; Charles
Burden, light blue • and John Limber, orange, rowed
the second heat, Which was won by pink. The four
losers then made a very tight match, and light blue and
orange were successful. In the fourth heat, pink took
the lead and kept it, followed by light blue ; and at a
little before seven, these two men contested the grand
heat, the race extending the whole front of the town, the
distance being repeated. After about a dozen yards,
pink took the lead, and kept it in first-rate style, win-
ning the race by 100 yards. There was an immense as-
semblage to witness the grand heat, and in the evening
there was a very good display
of fireworks On the water.

EXTRAORDINARY CHEAPNESS OF THE PRICE OF
FRlllT.—Yesterday (Monday) in Clare-market, ripe
gooseberries of a large site were selling freely at one
penny per quart ; well• flavoured mellow pears, one
hundred for twopence. Remarkably fine fresh-gathered
Kentish cherries, retailed in full weight (avoirdupois),
eight pounds for sixpence. Green gages at fourpence,
and fine Orleans plums at threepence per gallon. Large
well-flaioured apples, fit for pies and puddings, at one
half-penny per dozen ; whilst sugar-loaf cabbages were
retailing at three for a penny. French beans and scarlet-
runners at threepence per peck ; large-sized cucumbers
two for a penny ; and water-cresses four bunches for a
half-penny. Such a scale of prices for the same edible
commodities has not been recognised by the oldest person
who attends the stalls in the above market, and some of
them are far advanced, in senectitude, and have frequented
the same for upwards of forty years.

ship-street, on Monday, with being concerned with
another in burglariously breaking into the dwelling-
house of• Mr. George Savage, an appraiser at Bethnal-
green. He was discovered by the brother of the
prosecutor, who driving by at the time, when no one
was in the house, observed a light in the drawing-
room, which, upon his knocking, was immediately
extinguished. The door, a few minutes after, opened,
and the prisoner and another rushed out, Mr. Savage
capturing the former. Several rooms were found to
have been ransacked, and the prisoner was committed
for trial.
Sarah Woodman, the young girl whoi stabbed her
brother, was on Monday admitted to bail at Union
Hall, and remanded till to-day.
SPOR.TING. _

Partridges and grouse are reported to be very abun-
dant around Newcastle this season.

CO:TRT-F/I.BIIZONA.BLE.

The Duke of Wellington left Apsley House on Mon-
day for Windsor Castle.

Ile Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town on Monday,
from a visit to Lord Haddo.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield left town
on Monday for Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The Marquis of Kildare has left town for a tour in
Scotland.

The Marquis of Salisbury was last week on a visit
to Viscount Beresford, at Bedgebury Park.
Lady :Ashburton and the Misses Baring are at the
Grange, Hants.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are shortly ex-
pected in town.
. lIVESCELLANEOUS. _

The sale of the furniture, china, &c., has proceeded
at Shugborough-hall during the last three days, and
produced good sums. _ The sale of last Thursday,
the tenth day, realised upwards of 1,300/. ; that of
Friday nearly 1,1004 and that of Saturday about
6001. The largest purchaser of the furniture appears
to have been Colonel Anson.

London-bridge is at present closed to vehicles, for
the purpose of repairing it, which will be accom-
plished in the space of a fortnight.

COURT CIRuULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY —The Queen and Prince Al-
bert walked this morning in the Great Park Slopes,
and to Adelaide Lodge.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were
taken their ustial airing.
Prince Albert, the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha,
and the Prince -of Leiningen, attended by Colonel
Wylde, rode to Virginia Water to have some rabbit
shooting.
In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince, the
Duke of Saxe Coburg, the Duchess of Norfolk, the
Maids of Honour, Colonel Wylde, and Captain
Meynell, rode in pony phaetons and carriages into the
Great Park.
The Duchess of Norfolk has succeeded the Vis-
countess Jocelyn as the Lady. in Waiting ; and Cap-
tain Meynell has succeded Captain Hood as the
Groom in Waiting on her Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leiningen,
Lady C. Dundas, and Sir G. Couper, will dine with
the Queen this evening.
The town has been excited to-day by a rumour
that a person had been found within the Castle on
the ground floor, in the vicinity of, the principal
entrance ; that when noticed, hessaid he had come for
his pension, and had walked from Woolwich for it.
He was searched, but it is stated that nothing of in-
terest was found upon him. He was attired in a
fustian jacket and trowsers, and at one time stated
that he entered the Castle in company with some
workmen. Mr. Speed, of the police, kept him in
custody last night, and took hum to London this
morning by an early train.

Ws Royal Highne .s the Duke of Cambridge ho-
noured Sir George Scovell with a visit on Monday at
Sandhurst, and afterwards proceeded to the residence
of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Bagshot Park. Yesterday morning his Royal High-
ness took leave of his Royal sister, and returned to
town. _ _ _

Yv
The Military Secretary to the Commander of the
Forces, visited Sir James Graham yesterday at the
I fome-office.

Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council,
left town yesterday morning, for his seat, Wortley
Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Lord and Lady Hamilton Chichester arrived at
Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, yesterday, from
Malta.