The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-11 00:00:00

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THE MARKETS.--(THIS
.1)..-
Ay /
CORN EXCHANGE. s na'rti The past week's supplies of all Grain were moderate,
gas
er,
fresh quantities afford little addition. Wheat of fine laeloi.
firmly maintained its value, but other sorts were ratherait
Barley Is. per quarter dearer. Beans and Peas u 0 ft,'
Oats met a fair demand, and well maintained thei-,.
value. Flour as last reported.
11 or,
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LA-0' floor
Oats. Of
I Wheat. I Barley. g -ys I
2,1 84 Irs. I 8,198 qrs. 7,593 5 qrs. , 0 i
_ IUP,1UP,
—. 3,215
,960
.-- 1,096 .^.
$ 14
OARD 07 WI?
..044 I*
Beans, Small (new) ''''''' sr .to.
—..--- (old) .... ...- al 4 T., 1,,
Tick (new) ••••••580..t.,
.—.---- (old) ..... ... . 50,Y;.--
---. Harrow (new) ..... 980..7;
(old)••••"'
Bran k ...,""....5.„„,,,,,
Oats, Feed ........... ......': 1414:5; •
New . ........ ' . ...,...1. .6,
--- Poland ................. itg.....i.

English
Irish
Foreign

r9r138C168 B
Wheat,Red (old) s s
▪ White (old) .—w.
- ReClB4l) 50s. 545.
Fine 553 60i.
Superfine 61s. 645.
- White (1841) 545.
Pine °Ss. 64.
—Superfine 6;s. 70s.
•Foreignfree 52s 745.
OSs. 40s.

Barley • ...•
—. Grinding 25s 288 Potatoe .............•,,,:.
...... N. 51.• Malting 30s. 345.
Malt 526655. :(03s'.. ---S—c—otch ................... ..:::::‘l7-11L.'
,--- Fine New 625. big. --- Irish.... ........ 14s. ...04.g/--
Pease, Grey, New '3os. 325. Flour Town (per sack)"" bOsiTi.
—.. Maple New . ..... :3ls. 345. -- Seconds....m." ....... IM• White .34. 365. —...... North Count:Y .. .Th•
.--... Boilers•
365. 38s. Bran ..................... .. ....
SMITHFIELD. f 51;
The supply of Cattle and Calves was middling—Of •
Lambs, and Pigs good. The demand for Beef and ;000'
Mutton and Pork was rather dull, with prices rather 00"
For other articles a brisk demand at the present 1 471;
Beasts, 3,167; Sheep and Lambs, 25,540; JPigg'4s. 04;
Calves, 58. Beef, 3s. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. 40. ."' liilll''
Veal, 3s. 6d. to ss. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 10d. to ss. 4d.;
6s. to 7s.

The market had a dullT
EAaspAelcAt,RanKdEpTrices
had a downifsr'
:endeney. Company's Congou Is. 100. per lb. cash'
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand was steady, but pr.ces were firm at 466' Sa; the
the spot, and 4tis. for delivery in the last three months 0
year.

HOP MARKET. The
Prices firm and a fair businew, done : the supply swat..
accounts from the Hop growing districts are favourable.
PRO VISIONS. WI the
Butter sold well at firm rates. Fine Dutch 1165.; a 10e.
best Irish 965. per cwt. Bacon in good request, at 465 tki
per cwt.

PEPPER MARKET.
Prices still low, hut an improved demand is expected shortlP-
Sumatra, 20. to 3d.
FRUIT MARKET.
The demand for Currants still g4od, at 545. to 595.) s'34l
Raisins met pith fair sale.

AUSTRIAN POST-OFFICE
FORM. sir
Private correspondence, dated Vienna, the Ist
instni„,/
nouty!cs that the Austrian Government are about to lo.'"of
the example of Great liritain, and adopt an uniform rate,
postage. According to the present s% stem, there are EC el:
cla,ses or rates of postage, varying from 2 to 14 kseutsere,s‘:.
coning to the distanc,.. The Austrian Goverincesit preplo
to commence their reform by reducing those seven clan!'"
two—one at 6, and the other at 12 kreutzers; and finally
to
adopt an uniform rate of postage of 6 kreutzers, rlan
eq
2il. i,h. Our correliondent further states that the Rust
Government are likewise about to surrender the raffaur7
110
which they held in their own hands of stage-coaches, an 11-02
te fullest liberty fo private enterprise in every ntatter vrb!
relates to travelling,r in the same manner as in Gi eat Brits?'
This reform will afford a pleasing contrast with the illibcrallti
in fore, in other-continental States.
ual to aboug•

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• ,
•o ii2ar gl'eftt m bsonbers been
parw tuiarly the connected with the glove branch, eicceatir
discharged for want of trade glace hat week.--1‘
• Chronicle.

lit}, and that the French will never be able to def?nd
front attacks as. rapid as unexected. We always Faid
would often re-appear, and fora long time to come he )
appear, like Jugurthp, in spite of all his defeats. Bu:o
Jugurtha was destrpyed, and we shall know how to imit"-
peseverance of the Rotnans.

----
The recent defeat of
the Government candi
~,,,c;
d° I'
!!! Metz, is quoted by the Opposition papers as a
r.,114
what the liberal electors might effect were they ''''',,
act in concert. That, however, they will not do. ~
~ Opposition in France has no trustworthy held, isn'
totally without proper organization.
l ' -Marie Marthe Leduc, grand-niece of Pierre Co"'ie,!,'
, Shakspeare of France, in Paris on the 9th instan%cee
served as a cook in the family of M„adame Dumont, and 'rt,o!
' rated," says the Presse, "in the simplicity of her het
ad
name of her grand-uncle, whose masterpieces she a
without having ever read them." te A Vienna letter of the 30th ult., in the Gazette/. 00
Germany, announces the departure of the son of Don
ar_aiiid I
de Paula, without having been presented, notwithst ji?
residence of four months in the city, to the Imperial ndilo
The same letter states that Prince Nieholas EsterbazY ad 00
Princess were expected at Vienna from London, anott
Prince Paul Esterhazy, father of Prince Nicholas, inte
so
retire from public life, and fix his residence at Vienne,
havingvisited London to take leave of Queen Victoria. Co!
It appears that the explanations given yesterday to tb6ral 11 mittee on the Budget, by tire Minister of Marine ar, o
Tupinier, Director of the Ports, that, by means of a.„, c
0
of 91,923,000 francs, the Government will =iota'
ort I 0
the artillery and infantry serving alternately in the sloe° i
home and beyond sea, on the:r present footing of 20,3°.1 id 01,
and secondly, either at sea, in port, ready for sea, or a oi
158 vessels, consisting of 20 ships of the line, 12
Bert 01
38 war- steamers. Of this naval force, having in off t, 4
crews 28,350 men, 140 vessels are to be fully fitted oe of
placed in readiness for sea, and 14 laid up in ordinzrici it 1
the greater part of' the latter are ship of the line, 11.0,
on this point that discussion chiefly arose in the Comm'
BOURSE:—PARIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9. Lill
First Highest Lowest fat.
Price Price. Pric.• d vreach 5 per Cent 5..,..,, 118 35 ... 118 40 ... 118 35 "' liill
4per Cents. lOl 75 ... 101 76 ... 101 75 ... g
60,
3 per Cents.., 80 91 81.1 9° :3075
Rana of trance - ...93 5 ...3370 ,
Laßue Rapt I.ooof. Shares 1020 ...lea) ...1020 0
Oor
6,00111. Stares 5045 ...5045 ...5042 LO 795
Serrian Bank
Belgian 5 per C .............
ents. .:,...
S per Cents. 1840 104% ... 104% 104% ''. 4
DutCh2%, er Cents':
53S • ''. 61
~,Atitsh Active ..... ... - Ii
Passive 5% ... 6% ... 5% "• 511,0
Portneueses per Cents.
Neapolitan lO7 61 ... M6O ... 107 50 •••10311 0x...;....................
RAILWAY SHARE 11. •
20
St. Germain
Versailles, R. B 340
... 340 ... 340 *" 02 ,
L.B
Rouyn ............. ..........
• Weans
Strasburg to Bale. 235 ... 293 ... 233 75 •"
ik.—____

- f
The Queen held an Investiture of the Order 0, the
-Garter this day at Buckingham Palace, at 'Whic,,'lbe
Grace the Duke of Buckingham was invested wit'rred
Order of the Garter. A similar honour was confloer
by the Queen upon Lord Salisbury, and
cr
wards upon the Duke of Cleveland: 11 is -Oe
the Duke of Wellington and several other Knights,o
Garter; and also his Royal Highness the Duke 01 ',/ji
brige, assisted at the ceremony. The Lord i‘rarldreis
Corporation of Lividon afterwards presented an Au
to her Majesty a nst the Corn.laws.
M !S,

ONEY and COMMERCIAL NEB
CITY, QUAR Tilt TO VIP of of
The near approach of the present Account, the
settlefleopt
which takes place on Thursday, has prevented any gregt.og Olt
of bUsiness • the market, however, is firm, Consols be'otho
soi for the 'Account and for Money, and 91h for the l•I'
May ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 8.9 i 90 ; rsTev, Three-e„,ort
Half per Cents., 1001 1001; India Bonds, 16; and Ese'
Bills, 36.38 prem.
s, 10
Seafeely a bargain has taken place in Foreign 131ci
f,,less
the quotations are generally lower, with great fatness.
rise'
are quoted 41i with, and 34 without the coupons;P"rl3
so
17 ; Portuguese 36i 36i ; Spanish Active Fives, 7.3;per
the Three per Cents., 25*. The price of the Dutch •
Cents., is 1001, and of Brazilian, 67i.
bps
The market for Railroad Shares is good, and there 10.1 i;
a fair demand. Great Western, 93i ; North IIIi(110`"
Ditto, Thirds, 221. 13s. 4d. -;London and Bienainghol' std
Thirds, 294 30; South Western, 60* 64; Dlortteratois
Eastern, 4l 42 ; 'Eastern Counties, si 9i ; and Bt'
364 36*.
rstber
Mercantile letters from the manufacturing districtsgist"
more favourable accounts of the state of trade. The red
rice ,tbttb e
the rate of i n terest, it is supposed, has caused the iniproverce'°
demand for goods being better, although the advance is rouis
is but small. It will be necessary to observe much 00%0
financial operations connected with the country, lest Vs
amount of speculation be encouraged, in
preference toes ewsc
for restoring trade to that healthy state fiem which it
long been removed.
Cat;
The dividend upon the New Spanish Three Per ~.oh
Stock has been paid to day, according to promise. Th'i' hie). first Spanish promise, connected with financial affair'' V
to
has been kept for a number of years, and it is much
tbit
feared it will be the last, for a period at least as long
b° ft'
which has already elapsed, that can be fulfilled. With. obi'
venue scarcely equal to one-half the expenditure, and t,
gation of borrowing year by year to meet the deticieecY. debt
not to be expected that the interest on the foreign tV
can be paid, Mhowever desirous the embers of ,erte
Spanish Government may be to endeavour to prey
the national faith. And, although in this OPo
et
instance, that which was promised has now been fulfilled. 70
Ministries have appeared- to be anxious only to disco'''. los
much they could dupe their victims who, unfortunately'
their money.
bet
This payment is ceitain7y something for the bondholrle7;
~,r cts'
before purchases of these documents be made, in the es ,it
tion that the dividends will continue punctually to be
ll'av,e'
must be remembered that the finances of that cettotr:juer.
fur a number of years, been in a state of hopeless
veney, that for five years and a half not a sixpence has 000 k
remitted to this country towardsliquidating nearly 0,1 r; Ws'
of interest, and that the monernow being distributedfbe
borrowed after long and protracted negotiations, and 'oder'
signation of finance agents, and refuaalairom others
take the office.
The remainder of the overland mail from India has bees
oret
livered, but adds nothing to the accounts received by the
France..

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT 0.0"
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties
Great Western
..., ,
Ditto Fifths
4
10i ..... to 3m
London an,. Brighten
London and Birmingham 9O
Ditto New ...... .............. ... 2
.... London and South Western fifiii ...... 60ii ... w ..... ,1
Manchester & Leeds a Shares) 2 ...... 5 ...... to 45t kr'
Niorthern and Eastern
North Midland ..
..100
Ditto Thirds
221. 13_401 9
South Eastern and Dover 5O . 29. k 29
_it°,
LIVERPOOL COTTON MA RKET, APRIL 10.—The f oiw- 4.
amount to 3,500 bales, including 300 Surats, 374Li
-d "4cLia.'
71 '''
Pernam, 9d., 7di. ; the remainder; American, 41d. t 0
e/
200 bales American hare been taken for export, prices
...or
the same as last week.
An lon, 10
LIVERPOOL SNARE MARKET, APRIL 10.-...-,
~1104;_ik
ment has taken place during the present week, Partle",•gb,'" the Great Western, North Midland Thirds, Ediobt'Olr.,
Glasgow, Eastern Counties, and Manchester and Leal' Edinburg
_'
ter Shares. In some a considerable rise has taklaces '
Great Western having li3en from 93 to 95; Half nie 80
ditto from 641 to 66; Manchester and Leeds, sa t.
Quarter Shares ditto, from 92 to 95a to i.
iIIANciiEsTER STOCK EXC HA NGE, APRIL 9.----ei,h 9.„
0-01
Market continues to exhibit much firmness, and the rvig, b!,;
ranee in prices is well maintained. The sales are Edinu a
Glasgow, 483- 48k; Manchester and Leeds Quart°.s.
Bank of Manchester, 4i ; Stockport Cemetery, 41. 18g.