The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-23 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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M 0 NEY-TRADE-C 0 MIK ER C E.

The contraband business in Spain is carried on to
an incredible extent. The value of cottons alone in-
troduced by this means is estimated at about 3,004,0001.
sterling per annum.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Another portion of the Niger expedition arrived at
Woolwich on Friday, only six persons of the Albert
steam-vessel, including Corporal Edmonds, having
survived the effects of the climate and river fever.
The rest of the Royal Sappers and Miners who ac-
companied the boats of the expedition are also on their
way to England.
It is reported that a hundred of the oldest Captains
in the Navy, not under 60 years of age, are to be
allowed to retire with the rank of Rear-Admiral on
20s. per day.
LAW AND POLICE.

Upwards of 100 prisoners from the disturbed dis-
tricts have been lodged in York Castle, while the ori-
ginal calendar itself contains no fewer than 137 pri-
soners. The trial of the latter alone will occupy three
weeks.
IVilliam Moorhouse and John Townsend were tried
at the York Assizes on Friday for a burglary in the
house of the Rev. James Nelson, at Warby, and sen-
tenced on two indictments to e transported for 15
years.

There are at present 397 prisoners in Newgate, 265
of whom are males, and 92 females.

A meeting of the firm of Messrs. Acramans, Mor-
gan, and Co.'s bankruptcy was held at Bristol on
Saturday, at which Mr. Thomas Holroyd, one of the
bankrupts, passed his examination on his personal estate.

MOINE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
The principal topic of conversation to-day has been
the intended meeting this evening. The accounts
from the country, received both by the early and
second deliveries of the post, gave a firmness to the
funds, and that firmness has been strengthened by
the preparations to prevent any breach of the peace
occurring here. It is not to be concealed that the
events which take place in the country, have created
much sensation among mercantile men, and since it
has been probable that like scenes may be enacted at
the seat of business, great anxiety has been felt.
To a certain extent business has for some days been
all but actually suspended, and idlers among mer-
chants, taking advantage of the leisure, have gone
themselves to observe the precautions which have
been taken. In the neighbourhood of the intended
meeting large bodies of police have been stationed
since the morning, and all the troops have been
under arms, ready to act at a single moment; these,
with the reserve of the constabulary, will, it is to be
hoped, be sufficient to: protect lives and property
from any violent outbreak. Consols left off at 92
for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock,
1698 170 ; India Stock, 2504- 2518 ; Exchequer
Bills, New, 49 51 ; Old, 51 53 prem.
Foreign Securities were firm, but, however, with
few transactions—Belgian, 1014 102+ ; DutchTwo-
and-a-Half per Cents., 52 521 ; the Five per Cents.,
102 102+ ; Danish, 828 83f ; and Brazilian, 65 66.
The quotation for Mexican was stated to be 348 35*.
The improvement in the Share Market continued—
London and Birmingham were, 181 183, ex div. ; Bir-
mingham and Gloucester, 48 49 ; Great Western,
878 888 ; the New Shares, 62 62}; South Western,
624 634- ; North Midland, 56 58 ; the New Shares,
27 28:k ; South Eastern and Dover, 214 224 ; Eastern
Counties, 9* 98; Northern and Eastern, 394- 40:};
Blackwall, 88 91; and Brighton, 33+ 334 per share.
The Members of the Foreign Stock Exchange re-
turned to their new rooms to day ; but the old, it is
stated, would have answered all purposes of business
at present, bargains in the Bonds having been limited
to Colombian at 20+ 20f ; Spanish Five per Cents.,
208, and the Three per Cents. at 20*.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The accounts from the North continue good, and
the mercantile letters received this morning represent
that all fear of any further movement is removed.
They mention, also, that some improvement is visible
in business, and that some additional orders have
arrived, but which, for the present, will have to be
supplied from the former accumulation of stocks.
The Funds have been firmer to-day : Consols
being 91i 92 for Money and for the Account. Three
per Cents. Reduced, 928 928 ; Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. Reduced, 101 ; New Three-and a-half per
Cents., 1008.1004; Bank Stock, 170 1704-; India
Stock, 2501 2518; India Bonds, 36 ; Exchequer
Bills, Old, 49 51 ; New, 51 53 prem.
Foreign Securities have been quite without busi-
ness, the only transaction having been in Dutch Five
per Cents. at 102+.
Some bargains have been made in Mexican at 361
for Money, and 348 for Time.
Extensive purchases have been made in the shares
of several lines of Railroads, but without material va-
riation in price. These would appear to indicate an
increasing confidence in this description of security,
and to evince a disposition to invest in them, at
a time when our own funds bear so light a
value. This has occurred, too, at a time
when the returns show an immense falling off in the
number of passengers during the past week on ac-
count of the late disturbances.—London and Birming-
ham, Quarter Shares have been sold at 47 ; Thirds,
594 ; New Thirds, 30 ; Great Western, 878 ; and
the New Shares, 62 ; South Western, 624 ; Greenwich,
44, and the preference 164, both ex div.; Brighton, 334,
and the Loan Notes 10*; South Eastern, Scrip, 6f;
Eastern Counties, Debentures, 101. 1 ls. Bd.; York
and North Midland, 878 ; and the New Shares 36 ex
div.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 47 ; and the New
Shares, 3*.

Spanish are the only Bonds quoted to-day ; the
Five per Cents., 208, and the Three per Cents., 24,
both for time.
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. 20.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 991 Grand Canal Stock

Ditto Reduced ...... — Ditto Debs. 6 per cent...
Ditto New 1830... 9911 Ditto 4 per cent ..
3i per Cent. Debs. . 91i Royal Canal Stock —
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 20.—The
greatest flatness prevails in the Share Market. Man-
chester and Birmingham, 24.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ........ 92i
3 per Cent. Cons.-- 92
3-e per Cent. Red... 101
New 3% per Cent... ...... 100%
111.4. 5 per Cent •
Long Annuities to expire •
Jan. 1869 ... l2l
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 l2*
FOREIG.
A chat ian, 5 per cent. 113
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds...

India Stock 251 pm
Ditto Bonds ....... 36 pm
Ditto Old Annuities —
Ditto New Annuities
Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 49 pm
Ditto 5001 49 pm'
Ditto Small 49 pm
Bank Stock for Acct
India t.t oek for ()pg....
Con4ols for Acct. ...... 92
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent.

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Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 pei cent......
Chilian, 6 per cent....... Ditto, Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2oj
Ditto, 1824 ............... Ditto, Deferred.... . ,
Danish, 3 per cent....... French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Gi eek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent 35 French, 3 percent. —f. —c.
)itto, 6 per cent. 1837 - Dutch, 2} per cent. s2*
Peruvian, 1625,6 peret. ,
SHARES.,
5 per cent. .. ... 104
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... .....
Ditto Debentures .. .
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 47
I)it.to New Shares ( 3 paid .
Great Western Railway (65 paid) B7i
Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid) 62
London and Brighton (50 paid) , 33i
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid)
London and Birmingham (90) . ..... ,. lB2
Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid).. 47i
Ditto Thirds (32 paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ... ........ ... 30
London and Greenwichßailwav (12115 s 4d pd) 5
Ditto Preference, or Privilege
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 624
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto New Shares (30 paid) . •.• • 32
Paris and Rotten (18 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid).........paid).........
Ditto Scrip (10 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) .... ..... 84
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)

THE ANGLO-INDIAN ARMY IN AFFGHANISTAN.—
Mr. ‘Vyld, of Charing-cross, has just published
another valuable map connected with Affghanistan,
by means of which the movements of the Anglo-
Indian troops in that country are traceable with the
greatest precision. The military positions of these
routes, the heights of the various passes and moun-
tains of 'the country, together with the distances
accurately calculated along the line of march, speci-
fically present to the inquirer a variety of important
information. The map is further enhanced by an in-
sertion of the names of many ancient localities as they
correspond to the modern topography.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN.—(Front the Nottingham Jour-
nal.)—The following communication having been re-
ceived from the Earl of Lincoln, a meeting, convened by
the Mayor of this town (Mr. R. Morley), was held at the
Exchange-rooms on Wednesday last, to take the subject
into consideration :—" Whitehall-place, August 1, 1842.
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
a letter, signed by yourself and four other gentlemen, re-
questing me to use any influence I may possess to obtain
for the town of Nottingham the advantages of the esta-
blishment in it of one of the proposed district schools of
design. I have lost no time in forwarding your applica-
tion to a leading and influential member of the Council
of the School of Design, and you may rely upon my
anxious desire upon this, as upon every other occasion,
to promote to the utmost of my power any measure
which appears to me to be conducive to the welfare and
prosperity of your town. As soon as I receive any reply
to my communication, I will write to you again, and
shall be very glad if lam able to announce a favourable
result.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, LINCOLN.
Richard Morley, Esq Mayor of Nottingham."
ERRATUM.—We have to apologise to Sir Benjamin
Heywood. We remembered yesterday his exertions to
found a Mechanic's Institute at Manchester, and to
promote the improvement of his fellow-men. We had
quite forgotten that he received a title from the Whigs.
THE NEW TAunT.—We continue to have impor-
tations of cattle under the new tariff, and if the specu-
lation continues to answer the purpose of the spirited
gentlemen who engage in it, the meat market will no
doubt be soon lower. On Sunday, the Emerald Isle
brought twelve cows, two bulls, and twenty-four sheep.
The sheep were immediately sent off into the interior.
The Rob Roy, on Monday night, brought forty beasts,
which were in capital condition. They were in our
market next day, but not meeting with a sale equal to
the expectations of the importer, they were sent off to
Wakefield. They were fed in Jutland and Holstein, and
thence driven over to Hamburgh, a distance of about
sixty miles. The Innisfail has also brought, since our
last, cows from Gothenburg. We have had also a small
importation of pigs by the Hanseatic boat, the Ham-
burgh.—Hull Rockingham.
A correspondent writes from Constantinople on
the 27th ult. :—" It appears that the Cabinets of Europe
have entered seriously on the question of Syria, and that
the despatches brought to Sir Stratford Canning by the
Phoenix, warrant him in maintaining the representations
made to the Porte on this subject. Already two English
ships are moored in the Bay of Besika, and the French
squadron, under Admiral La Susse is, it is understood,
about to approach the Dardanelles. The Marquis de
Lavalette, who has been sent express from Paris, and is
hourly. expected here, is to stop at Vienna, in order to
try to induce the Austrian Cabinet to concur in the pro-
posed measures ; but the changes which have been
made in the Turkish Ministry may render all diplomatic
exertions superfluous."
ACCIDENT BY LEAPING FROM A RAILWAY.-011
Tuesday, as the two p.m. train from Ayr was leaving
Paisley towards Glasgow, and at a short distance from
the former place, a young seaman, beloeging to Paisley,
leaped from a third class carriage after his hat, and NJ as
taken up insensible, in which state he still remains. His
life is.despaired 4dvertiser.

ALARMING STATE OF' THE CITY!

EXTRAORDINARY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE t

TURTLE TUMULTUOUS PROCEEDINGS, Iv CONSE•

QUENCE, IN THE TURTLE-DISTRICTS-INSURRECTION.-
ART SPIRIT AMONG THE ALDERMEN-DISAFFECTION

IN THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL-CALLING OUT

OF THE BEEF-EATERS - MARCH OF THE TRAIN-

BANDS TO THE DIANSION-ROUSE---SANOUINARY CON-

FLICT BETWEEN THE LORD MAYOR AND A FAT SPE-
CIAL-AND LOTS OF HORRORS !

Sir Robert Peel's Tariff—at least that portion of it
which relates to the prices of turtle and turbot—has,
it is well known, occasioned for some weeks past con-
siderable agitation in the turtle-districts of the metro-
polis ; and the discovery by Mr. Charles Pearson on
Saturday, of an old Civic Charter of the date of
Henry the Eighth, which enacts that the prices of
these dainties shall be kept up at one uniform rate,
for the convenience (as the document asserts) of
his Majesty's loyal Aldermen and Burgesses of
the City," has, we regret to state, thrown the entire
neighbourhood of Guildhall into a complete state of
insurrection ! At an early hour this morning the
Court of Aldermen assembled to discuss the question;
and after lamenting the, present fluctuations in the
prices of turtle and turbot, came to a resolution that
they would stanl by the Charter, and would not
cease from agitation till that portion of the Tariff,
which tended to neutralize its spirit, was repealed.
Alderman Humphery was the first to proclaim him-
self a Chartist, and was followed by Aldermen Square-
stern and:Fatsides ; the latter of whom swore, amid
the cheers of the Court, that he would die in the last
ditch in defence of the Corporation privileges. He
added, that the Common Council had also "nailed their
colours to the mast," and had just passed a vote, to
the effect, that they would either conquer or die in up-
holding the Charter. News of these insurrectionary
proceedings was immediately conveyed to the Home-
office ; a Cabinet Council was held; and at ten o'clock
it was determined to call out the Beef-eaters, and
dispatch two troops of the Train-bands, and a detach-
ment of the City Light Horse, into the heart of the
disaffected turtle-districts. The following particulars
are from a City Correspondent, on whose statement:,
we can place implicit confidence :

" GUILDHALL, 10 O'CLOCK, A.M.—lnsurrection is
spreading hourly through the turtle-districts. An
immense body of Common Councilmen, with Alder-
man Puddinghead as their leader, have just passed up
Cheapside on their way to the Mansion-house. They
look stern and sanguinary, and each man has his fist
doubled. The shops are all shut up, and business is
at a stand-still. God knows how all this will end I
fear the worst !"

(EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED THREAD

NEEDLE-STREET, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.)
" The Beef-eaters are in full march for the Man-
sion-House, and it is reported that the Lord Mayor
has proclaimed himself a Chartist. Placards headed
The Charter, and no fluctuations in turtle and
turbot,' are everywhere disseminated through the City!
1 have just learned from the Water-bailiff that it is
the intention of the insurgent Aldermen to set the
Thames on 'fire, if their demands are not complied
with. What have not Ministers to answer for ?"

(FROM OUR OWN REPpRTER.)
" The heather is on fire ! The turtle-districts are
in a blaze ! I have this instant seen a Common-
Councilman who tells me that a sanguinary conflict
has taken place between the Lord Mayor and a fat
Special, and that his Lordship's left eye is seriously
damaged ! It is rumoured, also, that the Beef-eaters
have refused to fire on the insurgent Aldermen, ob-
serving in justification of their refusal, that the eyes
of Europe are upon them !' "

(FROM OUR CITY CORRESPONDENT.)
" The Three per Cents. are down to two ! No
business is doing in Consols. A detachment of the
Train-bands have just charged a body of Chartist
Aldermen, and wounded Alderman Fatsides in his
hinder parts. The Commander of the City Light
Horse was seen half an hour ago to place his fore-
finger beside his nose, and wink in a very mysterious
manner at the Colonel of the Lumber Troop ! This
you may rely on as a fact."
(ny EXPRESS.)

" CITY, TWELVE o'cLocK.--Things are hourly#
growing worse ! The Goldsmiths' Company are up
in arms, rind have joined the Chartists. Bleaden also
and his waiters have unanimously declared for the
Charter ! It is reported in the Poultry that a body
d the most violent Aldermen have resolved on
marching to Whitehall Gardens, armed with spits
and carving knives, and sacking Sir R. Peel's pantry !
Thank God, a Wellington still heads the British army !"
"IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-At half-past twelve o'clock
two Chartist Common Councilmen were seen to walk
into the Night-Shirt and Nutmeg, in Blowbladder-
lane. They looked mysterious, and called in a stern
and determined manner for two glasses of brandy and
water. The nature of their conference did not
transpire, but from what I can gather from the land-
lord, the brandy and water was not paid for."
Sun Office, Four o'Clock.—At the period when we
went to press, the insurrection iri the turtle-districts
was a little abated, in consequence of the Chartist
'Aldermen and Common Councilmen being com-
pelled to go to lunch ! It is feared, however, that it
will break out at night-fall worse than ever. Should
anything of consequence transpire, we shall make a
point of communicating it to our readers in a Second
Edition.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The St. Leger betting was confined to a select few,
viz., Attila, Fireaway, Ballinkeele, and Priscilla Tomboy;
of this lot Attila was backed at 11 to 8 and 5 to 4 (120
to 100), and at the higher of the two prices backers would
have gone on eagerly. Fireaway's price was 13 to 1,
taken two or three times, and afterwards offered to be
laid. Ballinkeele's friends stood out for 20 to 1 and suc-
ceeded in getting on about 1001. A strong commission
in favour of Priscilla Tomboy was executed partly at 25
to 1, offers to bet the latter at the close. The odds quoted
against Seahorse, Policy, Cabrera, and Cattonite are
nominal. Closing prices:—
ST. LEGER.
5 to 4 agst Colonel Anson's Attilataken and
afterwards offered
. 12 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Seahorse
13 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Policy
13 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway—taken, and
afterwards offered
20 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera
25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Eboracum —taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. S. King's Cattonite
30 to 1 agst Mr. Kitching'sPriscilla Tomboy—taken
freely
30 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Golden Rule
100 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor
400 to 100 agst Retriever winning the Leamington
Stakes, and the Great Yorkshire Stakes—taken.
EGHAM RACES.
Nominations for the Gold Cup :—Arctic, aged ; Mo-
n Ops, 5 yrs ; Tamburini, 6 yrs ; Mosque, 4 yrs ; Dark
Susan, 3 yrs.
Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes :
Arctic, Welfare, Mosque, and Pannakeen.
BRO MYA RD RACES.—TUURSDAY.
The All-aged Stakes of 5 sovs, each, and 25 added,
once round and the length, were won, in two heats, by
Mr. Robins' President, beating Isabella and Fitzganabol.
The Broxash Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added,
once round and a dis., were won, in two heats, by Mr.
Hall's Young Rambler, 6 yrs, beating Dick Turpin and
two others.