The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

We subjoin u usual the present rates of the different Go-
vernment securities :—•Five per Cent. Loan of 1825-26.
Rs. 1131; Four per Cent. Loan of 1832-33, Rs. 104; Four
per Cent. Loan of 1835-36, Rs. 991; Five per Cent. Loan of
1841-42, Re. 109 to 110; Four per Cent. Loan of 1842-43,
Rs. 991.
Exchange has slightly given way during the month, and
may now be quoted at Is. 101 d. for six months' bills.
Though eonsiderable transactions have taken place at
ls. 10P., drafts at thirty days may be set down at Is. 94d.
We quote the exchange on Calcutta at sixty days at par, and
on Madras at sixty days at 99i. On China, Rs. 220 per
100 dollars.

Banks—The shares of the Bombay Bank may be set down
at 50 per cent. premium exclusive of dividend of 3i per cent.
for the half year eliding 30th ultimo. The transfer books being
dosed to the 17th instant previous to the payment of the divi-
dend, there have been few transactions in this stock. The
shares of the Oriental Bank may be quoted at 64 to 65 per cent.
premium on amount paid up.
Prices of Bullion—Sovereign, atch, and Bank of England
notes, per pound, Rs. lli; Spanrat dollars, per 100, Rs. 226
to Rs. 227 ; German crowns, per 100, Rs. 216 to Rs. 217 ;
Sycee silver, per 100 toles, Rs. 104 ; gold leaf, per tola, Rs.
17 to Rs. 171.

Bank Shares—Bombay Bank, 50 per cent. prem. ; Orien.•
tal Bank (on Rs. 500, the amount paid up) 64 to 65 per cent.
prem. ; Agra Bank ( Rs. 500) Rs. 300 ditto ; Bank of Madras
(Rs. 1,000), Rs. 400 to 410 ditto.

HAIIII3IJRGH and FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, Au°. 27.—Letters from Antwerp of the
26th say, " Yesterday our public buildings and the ships
in the road and in the basins were adorned with flags
and streamers, in honour of the Saint's-day of the Queen
of the Belgians. To-day the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, the Belgian gun-boat, and a great number of
ships, displayed their colours in honour of Prince Albert,
who completes his 26th year."
Their Majesties Queen Victoria and the King and
Queen of the Belgians leave Coburg to-day (die 27th)
for Gotl%, where they will spend some days. Brilliant
fetes will be given during their stay.
Italie first time that the King of the Belgians re-
vise - native country since his accession to the throne,
fourteen years ago.
The King and Queen of the Belgians will precede
queen Vktoria and Prince Albert a few days on their
.return, and will be at Brussels in the beginning of Sept.
It is not yei positively known whether Queen Victoria
and Prince Albert will pass a few days in Belgium before
they embark for England.—Brussels paper.

HAMBURQH BORSENIIALLE, Anc. 29.
Bills. Money
114%

kostrian 6 per Cents •••• • . • • • • • • •
Anglo-Russian Loan .• •. • ...... 114
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 105
Ditto Ist series inscription.. .. ••• • • • 103
Ditto, hope and Co., 3d and. 4th series.. 99%
:Ditto, in Certificate.... .. •••• .. • • 991,4
2.7',.w 4 per Cent., Hope and Ca. 93
DUO Stieglitz • . • •••• • • • ••••• • • • • 91% 91%
Spanieh New 5 per Cent ••••••• • • • • • • • 19A 19%
Ditto 2 per Cent
Anglo-Wortngueae Loan, 2% per Cent..
Dutch ..cl2,lalDebt, 2% per Cent ••• • • 62%
Ditto' 3 per Cent.
Polish New' 4 per Cent. Doan, 1S 14....
Angio.D.lo Loan, 3 per Cent .. • ...
National Bacot shares • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •
1.-lachange on London.
Hamburgh,l2,kugust 29
Ditto Two ri.lollths • • • • • • • • • • • •
Christiana, MarCh 1, 3 M ........
Stockholm, Aug. ..?2, 75 D ........
Ditto, 5 per Cent... • ••• • • ......
BELGIAN FUNIN-4.—BaussaLs, Aro. 30.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • • • • • • •• • •
Bothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -...—
Ditto Three per Cent • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditto, ditto, 1840 .••••• • • • • . •
Ditto, ditto, 1842..............
Ditto of the City, 1832 .....
Ditto, 1843 .. • • • • • • • • •• • . •
RAN oat elgium • • • • • • • • • • •
—Brussels Pap:tre.A•u3- 30

105 %

13 9%
13 N

11 45

• 101%
• 101

•••••• 101 yC
.....• 670

DISTRESSING DOUBLE SUICIDE.—On Thursday
morning last the quiet v;llage of Perry Bar was thrown into
a state of excitement by a ;report that Mrs. Priestly, the wife
of a brewer residing there, hat,' been found suspended by a rope
to the top of the bed. The alarm was given about seven
O'clock, and on some of the neigin'eours proceeding to the house,
they found the husband, Thomas Priestly, standing by the
body of his wife, which lay extendod on the floor of the' bed-
room. The urn' notice was given to the Coroner, and in the
afternoon of the same day an inquest was about being held,
when it became known that the husband had also terminated
his existence by hanging himself. From the evidence of,
several witnesses, it appeared that Priestly had been very me-
lancholy of late, his demeanour even to his friends being cold
and repulsive. He coin plained of palpitation of the heart, and
was under the medical cee of a surgeon in Birmingham. In
the case of Mrs. Priestly, she jury returned a verdict that she
was found dead, but how deasth had been produced there was no
evidence to show. In the second instance the finding of the
jury was that Deceased had destroyed himself while labour-
ing under temporary insanity.' „qinningham Journal.
EXIWAORDINART ABDUCTION OF A CHILD.—On
ktaturday bills were circulated offering a reward of twenty
guilheas to any person who could ;Ova information that
might lead to the unravelment of the' following mysteri-
ous affair —lt appeared that Colonel Sheasto.^..e, who,
together with his lady, have been stayin, at the Isle of
"Wight, hod left their youngest child, a fine boy about two
yeses of age, in the care of Mrs. Ely, a widow, in Munster-
street, Regent's Park. On Saturday, her daughter, a girl in
her fifteenth year, was sent into the City upon some busi-
:tress, and ifn her return looked in at the Temple-gardens
-for the purpose of amusing the child, who accompanied her.
`There she was accosted by a lady-like female, in deep mourn-
ing, who took particular notice of the child, giving it some
fruit, and inquiring its age, name of the parents, and mar,y
other particulars, concluding by expressing her surprise
at their meeting, as slue knew the parents extremely
well. After continuing for i'ome time in conversation they
preceded as far as the fountain, when the stranger asked
the KO it she would go to Twinike's tea warehouse for her,
end she would amuse the child until she came back. The
girl consented; but, upon her return. neither the lady new
se chid were to be seen. The girl subsequently ascertained
that a female, in every respect answering to the description of
the stranger, accompanied by a child, had taken a cab at
the Bt. Clement's stand. On Tuesday the cabman was
famed, and there is no doubt his fare was the party sought.
Beyond the fact of her being set down at the terminus of the
Eastern £ounties Railway, as }et all clue is lost. The female
*as apparontly about twenty-five years of age, very fair, and
Oalimutatvre, and had a very mild way of speaking. She
were • driblo eze-glass, which she frequently used.
RI4ARD OASTLEIL—We have heard, from autho-
rity onhich we' have pretty good reason to rely, that Richard
Oastler has made .30,000/. upon the Leeds Stock Exchange by
legitimate business .as a sharehroker. That having in every
instance exhibited the strictest integrity,and on repeated occa-
sions displayed as unusual nicety of honour, in handing over to
his employers profits that have generally been retained by the
broker, but to whhiiscbura:.spOresdastleardiadfaino,ht
faithful dealer
andhimself
honestly entitled,
upright man, and his business increased ac di an
Once,
we are he saved to a speculator three or foniiry.th
pounds, which, by the custom of the trade, might have"send Into the broker's pocket. No wonder Richard Oastler gene
:sons.
And he deserved to do so for many well-knoernprea_s-
cons. He is a man whose welfare is of public import;well-known
rand '
whether his honest gains be above or below the sum stated,
there are thotwands in this country who will heartily rejoice at
his success, as they sincerely sympathised with him at the time
of his misfortunes. To crown all, we are assured that Mr.
(haler contemplates entering Parliament, choosing from
among the many interects that now have a voice in the na-
tional assembly, to represel.tt the interests of humanity on the
short-time question. And t.Nen what a contrast will be offered
to the admiring gaze of weary Poverty, or virtuous ambition,
sinking by the way, between h'iehard Oastler confined in the
Fleet prison for debt, and Richa,-1 Oastler, "Esquire," a man
alrealth end an able and influeretial Member of Parliament
Standard.

EARL OF VERuLAm,lire deeply regret to
boar th‘at *is much-esteemed nobleman is at aitesent suffering
from a,vere illness, and that the state of his health is a
BOUro. 01. extreme aletiety to his family.—.llert‘ford Mercury.
SILATLINVG WITHOLIT Ica.—A crowd Re. 2.6 on Friday
ovenlbic collected in the Place Vendome to witness the ev.elu-
Cons of a Francis gelitlemAn upon skates. Each skate, as igr
as could be obeervied, for he' was rather chary of showing his
invention, instead of thy' usual plate of steel was furnished with
two small wheels, placed' at abollt 21/2 inches apart. His per-
tomatoes; certainly were surprisi.lg. He cut the outside and
inside edge, the sprsaad (lam% and a cumber of other manoeuvres
" ell known to skaters, arts apparent:: with the greatest ease,
lad seourit:fr'