The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-19 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

At a meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates on Wed-
nesday, an address was on the spot suddenly drawn up,
and agreed to by the Justices preSent, acknowledging the
manner in which the Duke of Portland had filled the
high and important post of Lord Lieutenant of the
county for the last fifty years. -
In the Court of Exchequer on Thursday, Mr. Gye, for
many years one of the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens,
brought an action to recover remuneration for his ser-
vic,s against Messrs. Mitchell and Bunn, who, with the
late Mr. Andrews, of Bond-street, became lessees for a
limited time, under the assignees of Gye and Hughes.
The plaintiff had been employed in 1841, and was to re-
ceive five guineas a week till the property was disposed
of. His claim amounted to 2501. and the Jury, after an
hour's deliberation, gave a verdict for 100 ggineas.
Four men, named Cra,• ley, Brown. Harris, and Davis,
were committed at Queen-square on Thursday, for break-
ing into the dwelling-house of Mr. Piersey, landlord of
the White Horse, Knightsbridge, aboutibalf-past two on
Thursday morning. Two of them were found concealed
in the cellar, and the other two were arrested in the
Broadway, Westminster, a little after. They made a
desperate resistance.
At Kensington Police Court, Mr. Powell, omnibus
proprietor, Brentford, was fined 11. for running an om-
nibus from London to Brentford, having a license only
for the distance to Turnham-green.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Sir William Molesworth, it is stated by a Conservative
print, will probably be chosen High Sheriff of Cornwall
for the year ensuing.
Count Pozzo di Borgo, the celebrated diplomatist,
who was so long Russian Ambassador in France, and
afterwards in England, died on Tuesday at his residence
in Paris, No. 43, Rue de l'Universite, in the 77th year
of his age.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Martin
Luther, in 1516. His life is the history of the age in
which he lived.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The attention of the merchants and others in the City, was
very much engrossed to-day by the consideration of the causes
that led to the return of the Caledonia steamer. It seems to
be agreed upon by all impartial persons that any sailing vessel
under similar circumstances must have been exposed to equal
danger. It is to be feared that the non-arrival of this punctual
steamer will occasion much anxiety on the other side of the
Atlantic.

The members of the Stock Exchange:were much interested
to-day by the trial in the Court of Exchequer, " The Bank of
England against Tomkini," a stock-broker, who obtained a
loan to the amount of 8,0001. from the Corporation, on the de
posit of Exchequer Bills, which subsequently proved to be
forged. It was decided that the defendant must make g, od
the amount to the Bank of England, having his remedy against
the Government for compensation. The decision so far was
such as might have been expected. The business done in the
Funds to-day was to a fair extent, and owing to the rise on the
Parisian Bourse, at full prices. Consols wen done at 894' to
89i for present transfer, and at 894 to 89i for account. Bank
Stock to-day rose to 170, and East India to 248 and 249. The
Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Securities were buoyant ; New at
984 to 98:4, and Reduced at 99/ to 994. For Exchequer, Bills
the premium remained at 235. to 255., and for India Bonds it
was at (is. to 7s.

The business in the Foreign Market was principally in
South American Bonds. Spanish Actives were again quoted
244 to ; and Portu.ruese New receded, to 32,`.. Mexican
Bonds were firm at 35i to s; Colombian at 224.. to 23 : and
Brazilian at,65. French Three per Cents. were marked too,
with the Exchange at 25 .60: Dutch Five per Cents. were
again 102 k to 1021.
Shares did not improve, either in price or demand. Btighton
were 141 to 14A discount, without the loan notes, which were
1 premium. Manchester and Leeds Shares were t 1 premium ;
and Great iWestern, New, 10 premium. Australasia .1.32nk
Shares were 13/; Co:onial, 1/; and London and Westmin-
ster, Z-!/ premium. National Bank of Ireland were 1 discount.
It is satisfactory again to notLe the improvement in
the rate for Bills of Exchange on the leading Continental
cities, and which ire now rather scarcer. On Paris, the
quotations were 25f. 80c. to 85c. ; on Hamburgh, 13 11 to /;
on Amsterdam, 12 4,1 to 5; on Frankfort, 150/ to ; on
Antwerp, 12 4/ ; and on Trieste, 9 52/ to 9 53.
(From The Sun 06-Last Nigl:t.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 17.—The sates of cot •
ton to-i;ay comprise 3,000 bales of lal kinds, prices are without
change, and the Market i, exceedingly'ilull.
LIVERPOOL SI-I aRE MARKET, FEB. 17. —The tranacti,ms
comprise—Eastern Counties, 84; Grand Junction, 91/, Lon-
don and Birmingham, 1671 ; 321. Shares, 57; South
Western, 60.

'1 here are no later arrivals to.day from any quarter.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 17.—The Market
lis gloomy to-day, and prices have a tendency downwards.—
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 511 ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 281 281; London and Birmingham 168 1681 ex div. ;
Manchester and Leeds, Half.shares, 314; Illanchester and Leeds,
Quarter Shares, at 3/. 17s. 6d. ; Union Banks, 6/. 1 Is. 3d.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. I7.—The British and North American
Royal Mail steam-ship, Caledonia, which left Liverpool on the
4th inst. for Halifax and Boston, has arrived off the Port dis-
abled. She had in lat. 49, 20, long. 29. encountered tre-
mendous weather, which lasted three days. The steam-ship
Acadia, is appointed to sail on Saturday, at two o'clock, with
the passengers and the mail from the Caledonia. The Acadia
will convey any letters for Norh America, pasted this evening
at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand.
The packet ship, South America, which was appointed to
sail from New York on the Ist inst., has arrived off Liverpool,
but no letters or papers have been received from her at pre•
sent; they will, however, be only one day later than those pre-
viously received.
Consols opened at 894 4 for Money and Account ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, t•9l, ; Ditto Three-and-a-Half, 993. 4 ;New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 981 4 ; Bank Stock, 169 170 ;
Exchequer Bills, 23 25. The market looking very firm.
Spanish Active Stock, 244 4 ; Mexican Bonds, 354 4;
Colombian, 224 23; Brazilian, 65 66; Chilian, 70 72; Por-
tuguese Five per Cents., 321; Ditto, Threes, 1911.
The business doing in the Stock Exchange has not been I.
any great extent. Consols are now 894 for Money, and 894
for the Account ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 894 90 ; Bank
Stock, 170; India Ditto, 248; India Bonds; 6 prem. ; and
Exchequer Bills, 23, 5, 4.
The following are the quotations during the morning in the
Foreign Market. Brazilian, 65 ; Buenos Ayres Bonds, 19 ;
Mexican, 351 ; Deferred 104 ; Portuguese Fives, 321 ;
Spanish Active Stock, 244 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
32 ; Ditto Fiver, 1024.
Very little doing in Shares and prices are a shade lower
Eastern Counties 84; Great Western, New, 60; London and
Brighton, ex loan notes, 331,4 % ; Ditto Lean Notes 51/ •
Manchester and Leeds 734 ; York and North Midland, 878
ex div.
Consols, 694 ; Mexican, 354 1; Spanish, 24% a, -
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock l7O ' India Stock ... 248
3 per Cent Red ... 90 'Ditto Bonds 7 pre
3 per Cent Cons 894 Ditto Old Annuities ... 8711
31 per Cent Red..
New 3/ per Cent
New 5 per Cent.. — ! Ditto 5001........ 24 pre
Long Annuities t,oexpire Ditto Small 23 pm
Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 124 Bank Stock for Acct —
Oct 1559......... 12 9-16 India Stock for Acct —
Jan. 1860. ...
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 pei cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pet cent — !Ditto, New Ditto 324
Brazilian 80nd5.......... 65 'Prussian, 5 per cent. . , —
Buenos Ayres 6 per ceet 19 IRussian, 5 per cent —
Chilian, 6 per cent..... !Spanish,
Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 psi cent.. !Spanish, 5 per cent. 244
Ditto, 1824............... 224 'Ditto, Deferred .
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —+..,...c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange -.f • c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 354 French, 3 per cent BO . —c •
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1637 Dutch, 21 per cent. 524
Peruvian,lB2s, .'.per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent... 1024
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... B4
Great Western Railway ( 65 paid) —
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) .........
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) Tisa
London arid Birmingham (90)
••••• ••
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) 284
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ..• •• 731
Ditto NeW Shares (30 paid)... ... 311
Paris and Rouen (14 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF.I2 74 Gibraltar ... ......
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam. ...,...2 ...2 U /2 8 Genoa
Antwerp l2 7 Milan
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 !Venice
A ltona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 !Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 !Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 27
Frankfort on Maine... 151 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres —
Berlin... 7 New York, 21days sight 461
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 953 Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto
Madrid
Cadiz ...... 364 Portugal Gold C0m...3 17 5
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville
.`36 Silver in Bars 0 4 114

The Marquis of liertfoid took a drive in -the park
on Wednesday, in a close carriage, for the first time for many
weeks.

MACHINERY AND CORN-LAWS.—The land-
lords and monopolists are now lifting lustily to throw as much
of the Corn-law burthen as they can upon machinery. What,
let us ask, have they to say about the vast improvements that
have been made by the invention of thrashing machines, of
corn-dressing machines, corn drilling machines, &c. ?—Not-
tingha m Review,