The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The improved appearance w hich the English mai ket had on
Saturday has continued to-day, and Consols are very firm at
921 92i for Money, and 94 92i for the. Account. Three per
Cent. Reduced, 911 9li; Three-and-a-Half per Cert. Re-
duced, 99/ 100, New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 100/
101 ; India Stock, 2491250 i ; Bank StOck, 167 168; India
Bonds, 19 ; Exchequer Bills, old, 37 39 ; Ditto advertised,
33 35 premium.
Prices of foreign securities are steady at the former quota-
tions. For Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52/ 53; the
Five per Cents. 1011; Brazilian New Bends, 1839, 63; and
Danish, 81b.
Mexican Bonds are quoted 36i for Money, and 36/ for the
Account.
The Share' Market has been quite neglected to-day, and
business has been confined to South Eastern at 29i, the Scrip
at 7i; and Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 478.
The • Bonds are quoted—Portuguese Five per Cent. New
Bonds, 371. the Three per Cents., 22i; Spanish Three per
Cents. 224 for the Account, and 23 for Money.
Scarcely a bargain has been made to-day in any security.
Money is easy, at from four to five per cent.
Accounts from Rio Janeiro to the 22d March state, that al-
though the quantity of piece goods cleared at the Custom-house
had been large, yet great complaints continued to be made that
business was dull, and that but little was doing. It is to be
feared that owing to the reduction in the rate of exchange, and
the heavy stock, that the prices had been far from remunerat-
ing. The supplies of Coffee had been much increased, and
consisted principally of inferior qualities; prices had fallen, and
purchasers were difficult to be met with. The decrease in
the shipments during the month of February had been large,
being but 86,074, or 10,882 less than the average of the last thi ee
years. The stock was 55,000 bags, and the current prices
from 2.900 to 3.808, according to quality. Money was com-
paratively easy, and discount readily obtained at 8 per cent. per
annum. The rate of Exchange on London had fallen from 284
to 24, at which about 104001. had been negotiated ; local
stock, 70i.
Papers from Buenos Ayres possess no interest—Exchange on
England '3d.
The above were brought by the Pigeon psckot with the
Brazil Mail, as well as dates from Bahia of the sth March, and
Monte Video, 26th February. In addition, there are letters
from Singapore to the 30th December, Sydney 27th, and Port
Phillip 27th December, which have been anticipated by the
India Mails.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.

Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto New

South Eastern and Dover.. 5O ..... . 29i...... to
Ditto Scrip 5 .. 7* to
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 21.—The Matket W 23
better to-day, and the sales amount to 6,000 bags.
No report of the Liverpool Share Market has arrived.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 21.—Our market
this week has been dull, but without any material alteration in
prices. We have to-day to report the following transac,ions:
—Manchester and Birmingham, 27; ; Manchester and Leeds
Half Shares, 36i ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 54.
CL SIN GIP RICE S.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock l6B India Stock .250 pm
3 per Cent. Red. ...... 91i Ditto Bonds
3 per. Cent. C0n5....
3i per Cent. Red... 97i Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent... lOl Ex. Bills, —pm
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/...... pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small pm
Jan. 1860 .. l2i Bank Stock for Acct
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1800 l2 13-16 Consols for Acct
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds... ,
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent 9O
Colombian, 6 per cent 261
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 36a
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et.

IPortuguese, 5 per cent.
IDitto, New Ditto 37
,Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 per cent —
IDitto, Al et slue .....

ISpanish, 5 per cent...... 23
IDitto Deferred .. 104
French,l 5 per cent —f. —c.
Exchange —f —c.
French, 3 per cent —f. —e.
- ;Dutch, 2i per cent. 52,3
IDitto, 5 per cent. ... 101
SHARES.
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ......
Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid....
London and Blackwall (25 paid)............ 11,1-
London and South Western (38/ 17s 9d pd) 631
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 29-g
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) .. 93,t

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MAY 23. Wind this day at Noon, Southerly.
DEAL, MAY 21.—Wind S.W. moderate ; 22, S. to S.E.
light.—Arrd. Black River packet, Baker, Jamaica. Arrd.
from the river and sailed, Tuscan, New Zealand; Apolline,
Hobart Town ; Panock Hall, Singapore ; Caroline, Vere, and
Ada, Jamaica; Ruckers, St. Vincent's; Flirondelle, Antigua;
Preciosa, Boston ; Asia, Quebec ; with the rest of the outward
bound; the Elena, for Valparaiso, remains.
PAlrsTow' MAY 20.—The Springflower, hence to Quebec,
has put back dismasted, from long. 37, having encounted a
hurricane 4th inst. _

SWANSEA, MAY 2l.—Arrd. Harpy, Smith, Valparaiso;
Appleton, Oliver. and S. Abbott, Cuba.
POOLE, MAY 22.—The Port Glasgow, hence to Quebec,
has put back from lat. 48, long. 40, dimasted, with loss of
rudder, boats, &c. • _

Bard-Asir, May 20.—The Macao, Miller, from London-
derry to Quebec, has put back, leaky.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 22.—Wind S.W., hazy.—Arrd. off,
Vernon, Gumbledt, Calcutta. Sid. Ontario, New York.
FALMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind W. S. W. to S.S.W., fresh
,
breezes.—Arrd. Eliza Russell, Russell, Havannah, with loss
of bulwarks sails,
&c., left 11th ult. ; Pigeonpaeltet, Rio,
left 23d March, with 18,0001. on freight; Montrose steamer,
Gibraltar, left 12th inst., Cadiz 13th, Lisbon 16th, Oporto
17th, and Vigo 18th. Sld. Adriana, Havannah. Arrd. off,
Plato, Rotterdam for Philadelphia.
OFF EASTBOURNE, MAY 21.—Arrd. Jack, Cumberland,
Sydney ; Rowena, Palot, River Gambia.
Cowxs, MAY 22.—The Actress, from Youghal to Ports-
mouth, which put in here after being on shore on the Shingles,
has been discharged and hauled upon the slip-way.
Coax, MAY 19.—Arrd. Duke of Wellington, Lawson Hon-
duras, with loss of sails, boats, &c. ; Auckland, Pelltcie,
ditto; Joseph Wheeler, Norton, Barbadoes. Sailed the
Bachelor, Port Phillip. Four vessels, apparently outward
bound, North Americans, persevering to the westward, dis-
masted, were passed on the 7th instant, ih lat 47,. lon. 84, by
the Duke of Wellington, arrived here.. The Ardgowen was
one of them.

OFF NEW ROMNEY, MAY 21.—Bangalore, Birnie, Singa-
pore, sailed Jan. 14, St. Helena, March 2,

THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
Last week's arrivals were moderate of English grain, and
considerable of Foreign wheat. Fine English wheat was Is.
per qr. higher than last Monday ; other sorts, including
Foreign, unaltered with a moderate demand. Barley, Beans,
and Peas, as last quoted. Oats &in, and rather more money
made of good parcels. The demand for flour was rather
brisker, but at no variation in value.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. oats. -Flou-..
English
Irish — --- 8,355 100
Foreign 28.756 -- 3,335 562
'Ames 01.1 BOARD OF 9FIP
Wheat,Red (old) - s. —s. Beans, Sinall(new) 375 Fs.
—..- White (old) 9. ..-1.
—. Red 1841) 50s 54s Tick (new) 27 30s.
..--- Fine 555. 60s. (old) 38..405.
Superfine....332s. 645. Harrow (new) 318.335.
-- White (1841)....5'.3. 545.
...--- Fine 605.63,. Brank
Superfine 66s :Os Oats,Fced --5 i
----Foreignfree 52,... 725.
Eye ' 38s. 40s. Poland ll s.
Barley 265. 325. New 188.245.
--- Grinding 258. 28s Potatoe .s .—s.
Malting 303.325, ------- New 03i. 265.
Malt 565. 608 Scotch 253.275.
8--- Fine New 625. ti4s Irish 14s. ... 175.215.
Pease, Grey, New 10s. 325. Flour Town (per sack).... 545. 575.
--- Maple New. ')l5. 345. Seconds 50s 545.
White .345. 368 --. North Country.... 48s. Lk
Boilers 368. 38s. Bran Bs Us.
SMITHFIELD.

The supply was moderate. The demand brisk, and prices
rather higher. Beasts, 2,755; Sheep and Lambs, 27,320;
Pigs, 44 ; Calves, 126 ; Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton,
3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d.; Veal, 33. 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Pork, 2s. • 4d. to
4s. Rd. ; Lamb, ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d.
TEA MARKET.
Sr.arcely any business done, buyers waiting for the large
Public Sales declared, but prices do not give way. Company's
Congou Is. 9d. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Prices firm, and a fair business transacted at 475. 9d. to
481. on the spot, and 493. for delivery in last three months.
RICE MARKET.
A fair business done in Bengal at full rates ;: 9s. to 12s. for
low to middling white. The.supply was small of fine white sorts.

THE BRIOPORT M.P.'S
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In fairness you should have admitted Mr. T. A.
Mitchell's con fessio4 into your valuable paper. Why, Sir, it
is the " expediency" of his votes that the independent electors
complain of. The electors of Bridport do not like these men
of expediency ; it is troublesome to watch their contortions.
141:4-1-11 4 Ly Lis tie., ,ulued uppusitiou LO
" the small band of monopolists who fatten at the expense of
the rest of the community," and to the abominable sliding
scale; indeed so fierce were his denunciations that I am told he
even declared on his canvass his readiness "to shoulder a
musket" in the cause; and yet he subsequently voted for the
sliding scale; and the accursed Income-tax too 1 It is no
doubt true that he obtained his majority of thirty " by dint of
no ordinary sacri.fices,"t and great exertion on the part of
his supporters. Two hundred and eighty-two electors voted
for him, eight have since died, and five have left the borough ;
so that 269 remain—of these 269, 142 (his majority of thirty
nearly five times told), have freely and voluntarily signed the
requisition calling upon this expedient Member to resign the
trust " he has abused," and a very large majority of the re-
maining 127 who have not signed it, declare their fixed deter-
mination not to vote for him, should he again show his face in
the borough. His few remaining advocates, however, still
cling to the hope that in his future gyrations " he may come
right at last," although he has already done as much mischief
as he may have a chance of perpetrating during the whole
session. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

'Krldport, May 20, 1842: AN ELECTOR.
Mr. Mitchell's address, May 19, 1842.
t Mr. Mitchell's letter to B. Gale, Sept. 16, 1841.

MR. MITCHELL AND THE ELECTORS OF BRID-

PORT.
TO I'HE EDITOR OF THE GLOBE.

Sir,—The idiici;of The Sun having published a letter from
Bridport, containing remarks to my prejudice, and having most
unjustly refused to insert the following reply to it, from the
most influential ofatl my constituents, I shall feel obliged by
your allowing it to appear in your cclunans.—l am, Sir, your
humble servant,
London, Mat 17, 1842. T. A._MITCHELL.
TO -.11.11E EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in your
paper of Moncity, purporting to emanate from Bruiport, and
couched in terriks of extreme malignancy towards our repre-
sentative, Mr. Mitchell. As that gentleman's proposer, I beg
to inform you that the elector, are still disposed to place con-
fidence in him, although we differ from him as to the expe-
diency of some few of his votes. The requisition you published
has only been signed by a few of the electors out of a consti-
tuency of 558 voters.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Bridport, May 13, 1842. T. C, HOUN SELL.

The General Steam Navigation Company's British
steam-ship Rainbow, Captain T. Fife, landed her passrugers
this morning at Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. This splendid
ship has again performed the passage from Antwerp in 16%
hours. The same Company's mail-packet Caledonia, Captain
H. Chessman, arrived with the Hamburgh mail last evening,
having had an excellent run of only 46 hours.