The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-26 00:00:00

&WIE anu IA 11; WS'
CITY; QUARTER TO TALREE.
It is stated in the accounts from Belgium that con•
siderable indignation has been excited at the conduct
of the American authorities in imposing such heavy
dues upon the British Queen steamer, after herarrival '
at New York, and, as a method of retaliation, it is
said to be in contemplation to raise the Scheld dues
and the pilotage charges to vessels bearing the flag of
the United States, though, as is finally
remarked, this
would be only injuring the port of Antwerp without
touching the Americans, who would afterwards direct
their course to Ostend. If retaliation is sougl some
general measure must be resorted to.
The idea of a Customs' league between Belgium
and France does not appear to be much relished by
some branches of native industry in either countriS
_i
and the paper manufacturers of the former were ar*
ready entering their protest against such an alliance,
as being prejudicial to their interests. •
For all really useful purposes, as far as the
public
are concerned, the investigation into the " frauds in
the Custom-house department" may be held as eloscw
The desire has become general in the City, are°+lll°g
all classes, whether merchants or traders, that f
Special Inquiry about to be commenced, by order t.
her Majesty's Government, should be those
ed openly, as by this course alone can
most interested, have an early knowledge of the houses_
which have connived with the Custom-house officers'';.
(who have been dismissed and suspended), in deft"'
ing the revenue, and underselling the fair trader—/.
The conversion of the Three-and-a-Half per t;''
into a Three per Cent. Annuity, is now thought inett!
probable than ever. With the high prices now red
ised for all the public securities, the sehlti,
would be easily carried out, especially as cries
is .so abundant. Some of our Contemporer+lhe
have fallen into a mistake, in supposing that
Minister has not the power, withi the assent ot, '
th
Parliament, to effect a reduction in the interest of the
New Three and-a-Half per Cents. The limitation
applies only to New Five per Cent. Annuities, which
arose from the reduction of the interest on the Niieew
Four per Cents. in 1830, but the amount of
Ltock thus created was only 474,3741., and the
holders were guaranteed from any reduction in f
interest for 45 years, i. e. until 1875. The holders o
the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. cannot, theresi
fore, claim an exemption from reduction of the °Mild,
interest, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer shell of
as expected, resort to a scheme for the diminution
the interest of the debt, as already alluded to. the
At Liverpool yesterday, in the Cotton Market ere
sales were moderate, being 2,500 bales. Priceslu,
firmly supported, however, and the increased s7of
ness of Saturday was kept up. A fair amours the
business u as done in the Railway SharesLbathtna
quotations had a declining tendency, except .brig ere
which were in good request. Eastern Counties:oa
B+, the New 9+ to 5-16, the Debenture's 9+ ; theta
Junction Half 86+, the New Quarter 241; the
and Birmingham Thirds 60, the New 30, the ‘4.'"
ter 47 to 4; and the Brighton 361 to 36+. oh
In the Colonial Markets to-day there is not revire
passing. The price of Teas remains unaltered. Ti
learn that there is some rise in the market for
ber, in which much business is now doing after
long period of extraordinary depression, ncensi° ne
so
by the alteration in the duty being postponed ,
advanced a period of the year as the 10th inst. the
The principal transfers to-day have been in ye
Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents., which lot.
fluctuated between the high prices of 100+ and `are
The New have been at 101+ to 102. Consols
.i.h.
93+ to 93+ for Money and Time. Exchequer 8495
575. to 595. premium ; and India Bonds, 483. to
premium. Bank Stock is 1661 ; and India Stock
touched 254. Span
The Foreign Bonds have been vacillating.
have again advanced, being 17+ to 18+, as the rumour
are
goes that the contractors for the Almaden mines Go
to deliver bonds in part payment to the Spanish,`o
vernment. Portuguese New Five per Cents. Die.
been at a decline to 37+, there being no present ,
mand for them. The Converted Stock is 9,t and
Mexican Bonds are 32+ ; Colombian, 20+ to_ 21,.; are
Brazilian, 641. The Spanish Three per Uern,;"
21+ ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 5-411h:,:e
Railway Shares are rather brisker. Brighton oar
touched 13+ to 13+ ; Blackwall, 101 ; ann,:,:ere
Midland, 39 discount. ondon and Birmingham
out
91+; Great Western, 19 ; and South Western a
17 to 178 premium.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE'
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New .. 50
Ditto Fifths
3jil
London anti Brighton ...........50
London and Rlackwall -
London and Birmingham 9O ......1811•••••• ;"; 59
London and South Western 41% ... 58* .;.. " -.-
Northern and Eastern
..... „ to
...... to
North Midland
.... to
South Eastern and Dover 5O -
itt to
troprkaontSiels
North Midland
i-•
do
Ditto New Shares.
25 e
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, s" 2r. been
have had a dull market to-day, and business has
i.,roir
confined to the following Stocks :—Dublin and iill3;
heda, 168 ; North Midland, Half Shares, '29 1, i 0;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 3 la-
Manchester and Salford Banks, 11
HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE, Om 9.1.
Bins, Ml6*
Austrian 5 per Cents. - -
Bank Shares 1640 ~gst
Anglo-Russian Loan
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 103%
Inscription, Ist series lO3
Russian 3 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
9'7% ,
Series
97% 97. t
Ditto in Certificates
3‘
New 4 per Cent. (1840)
Dutch Actual Debt, OA per Cent. ......... 51%
Ditto - 5 per Cent.
Polish Bonds
New Tickets l6B
91 "
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent.
Spanish, New 5 parr Cents.. -
!, EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURCH, tOqT. 21 —l3 10, Two months 13 8%
PETERSBURG, OCT. 11.—Three months, 37% pence.
RIGA, OCT. 15. Three Months, 39%. •
STOCKHOLM, IOCT. '4.—Seventy-five days, 12 11.
PR4SSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Ocr. 20.
Bills. Aionuel
•
St. Schuldf,A., 4 per cent• ........... • ••• 10314; 1-
Prussian ..0-oglish Bonds, 1830, 1 per cent. 2% 6124
Exchange on London 4
Prusstan'State Gazette, Oct. 21.

CORN EXCHANGE. dsi
The fresh supplies of English Grain since gVheitt
i were small, and of Irish Oats considerable. The other
trade remained dull at Monday's prices. D. tber
Grain not much done, and Irish Oats on 11
lower terms.
CAsS'
ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE NORTHLEACO
,0,
—A second edition of the Cheltenham Journal cuttd,
tains the further examination of witnesses at theork-
journed inquest held on Monday at the Unto"wes
house, on Charles Beale. One witness, named ai,„a
Churm, spoke in condemnation of the Prill'weeri
Curtis, the turnkey, asserted that the day-ee"s.bove
in no case dump, and showed that Churm, the
of tbe
witness, had been twice punished for breach 190 to
prison rules. There being no further evidenr ad'
offer, and it being past five o'clock, the Corone
cop
journed the inquest until twelve o'clock on Tue3frans
All that now remains (adds the Chelt,endict;
Journal) to be done is to consider the 7d the
and if the testimony of Curtis is to be helie„,hiiin'
Jury will find little difficulty as to that. 1-1- bee"
quiry has now extended to three days; 1!„-- the
most patiently gone into, and, in our 010,1-nibere
gaol authorities are completely exonerateuni, it
is not the shadow of a case against tben attaci`
is now well ascertained that Beale died from ai-e sane
of yellow jaundice; he had been ill with tfi disease
complaint the year before; how then could hl,s
lle
possibly arise from the discipline at Northleacntions of
was but a very short time exposed to the priv3;ioa he
the gaol dietary, for during a considerable Pe Tot
had meat, gruel, medicine, and extra atienti°l%. gad,
this inquiry was called for r, no one will doitotioti
more especially, ought the authorities of thedobase
to be thankful that it has taken place ; it will
fainSorth:
the public mind, and prove to the country tiirase
leach is not that " hell " some writers wetlid
us believe. ; ratrenag:
The Glasgow Church Defence and Ant' tuldre—'
Electoral Association have just put forth a"teli AP(i
in conformity to the resolutions which la,. an
geared in our columns. Air. William CoblesYe tied
some other members of the Association, whoililaneverY
themselves neck and heels to the Tories, "
thing that lay in their power to procure the s.nrjr, de-
lion of the address, but it has at length appeaLi:to )10
•
spite their machinations. We have lately sec: boor
conduct regarding the Church Building Sleie`li't, ac
little Mr. Collins' anti-patronage views weres„rPris°
cordance with his practice ; and it does not sec-
us to learn, that the honest and straightforwXssocia'
tion of the members of the Church Defence nor ill
tion are thoroughly disgusted with the ina hn-4
which, in dfiance of his profbssed
of the 'kw
trimmed hire sails to suit the purposes
rles
tri*
Glasgow Argus. °f
His Imperial Highness the Archduke the
and suite arrived at Inverness on Wednesda)oTi..ed be
honu„' 00 111
course of the evening the Archduke
Naughten, jeweller, with his commands, of %oo old
purchased various splendid Highland Nv„ea_Posgell
ornaments. His Imperial Highness left ter
on Thursday.—Ross-shire Advertiser. , with ill
The noblemen and gentlemen connectevuo
county of Stafford have come forward 1,11(01(01;1:Ye
subscriptions to liquidate
.the expenses durbig the
subscriptions to liquidate •the eiPeflseS
(10r;IJ to
the Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry,a_A upon
recent extraordinar duties they were c in tiles;
tell°
the n pee'
of above the allowance mad
perform when the disturbances_e
ftio)io.
t Sir denfr
of that corps by the Governmen •
sith i 3
Bart., has headed the subscription list N garqu_c
tion of 1001., and the Duke of SutherloinL, F4Ol eci
of Anglesey, Earl Talbot, Earl of Harro
-14 tVhert°ll' 5/1'
Dartmouth, Earl of Bradford, Lord cribed
Lord Wriothesley have respectively su,o,s,courit
The Earl of Stamford and Warrington, 710,.
don, Viscount Ingestre, and the We. t,..,nd
Peel have each contributed tewards this I‘4