The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-14 00:00:00

• - -.—
Frankfort, 150/ • Antwerp, 12 41 12 4} ; Paris, 25f.
75c. 25f. 80c.; ?Nrienna, 9 55+ 9 561 ; Lisbon, 524
52;12-, all at three monthi:

An attempt was made some few ,ears since to
open a new trade in the eastern parts of the Mediter-
ranean with the countries abutting on these coasts.
Since the .earlier expeditions but little has
been heard of its progress, but some letters re-
cently received give very favourable accounts of the
extension which it has gradually made. Not only
have British manufactures' been pushed far into the
interior, but quite a new trade has sprung up,
• which has hitherto been exclusively carried on by
Enslish vessels, that of carrying goods from Alexan-
. drut, which has been formed into a depot, to the adja-
cent ports. Hitherto it has been almost a monopoly,
but within the last few months several ships have left
this country to participate in it, and from all accounts
with every prospect of success. It is a singular cir •
cumstance that more has been done to extend this
'branch of commerce by the exertions of certain per-
sons in the suite of the Bishop of Jerusalem, during
the short period he has been in that country, than had
been effected previously. If the trade continue to in-
crease as it has hitherto, a most valuable source of
consump•
tion for our goods will hepermanently opened.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The markets to-day are generally flat, and prices
r9ther lower, but without any particular reason.
Consols are 92i 92i for Money, and 93 for the
Account ; New Three-and-a-Half' per Cents., 1011 ;
Indian Stock, 249 250 ; Indian Bonds, 35 ; Exche-
quer Bills, Old, 49 51 ; New, 49 prem.
Attention to-day has been principally confined to
Brazilian Stock, in which some speculation has been
going on ; it has, however, somewhat receded from
the highest point, and the nearest price is 671.
A transaction in the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
cent& at 52f includes all the other business in Po-
''elffn Securities.
41., The quotation for Mexican Bonds is also lowei, but
"le exposure of the attempt by certain parties to ope-
rate largely for a fall in these, and to raise the rates of
Spanish, has had the effect of putting a stop, for the
present at least to such business. It has long been
known that individualS who were mixed up with the
Exchequer bill affair, though not publicly, have
been trying to raise speculations similar to that which
,f.t,,L; the proceeds of the forgeries were applied to sustain.
„0.1 And it is strongly rumoured, amongst parties likely
fti to be well informed, that the
principal actor' in drat scheme is again engaged in the market by means of
i,, agents. The first endeavours were made upon our
flu aOwn funds, but these having uu
, speculation in bonds was again resorted to; but it is
7.!;',1'4,, expected that the operations even in these will be dis-
-1 countenanced. The quotations to-day are Mexican
35i ; and Spanish Five per Cents. 16f.
'td! With the exception of a slight advance in London
and Birmingham Railway Shares, which have been
sold at 1811, this market presents no feature. South
I,,,Eastern and Dover have been sold at Bristol and hat 10 221 ; Croydon,
yet hat Exeter, 46i ; and Edinburgh and
‘_,Plasgow, 481.
io ,pi;„„ It would appear that the proceedings in regard to
-0,10„, the, circulation of the forged Exchequer bills have not
terminated, the Committee having taken steps for a
more thorough investigation.
.1,1„7. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
R A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
• Bristol and Exeter .....
1041 Edinburgh and Glaspw ...... 50
has London and Birmingham 90 lBl . ...... to --... to --
..
Louden and Croydon (Trunk)... 131 lOO
South Eastern and Dover.so
We have again had a lafiguid market, and but little
business Altfm.,,•!Mafichr.sfer—andl3irfnirigharn, 231
24; EctitiVui-gh 'and C,ilasgotir, :481 49; Manchester
and Leeds; Quarters, 41 41; Sh
Chester, 2,-} 3. effield: -and ManOes-
ter, 311; South Eastern' Scrip,' ; Bank of Aan-

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock (India Stock 2491 pm
3 Per Cent. Red. .... ... I Ditto Bonds
a per Cent. C0n5....
--
p
. per Cent. Red — j Ditto New Annuities...
4,)„,evr 31 per Cent... .......... Tx. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 49 pm
.4 ,
OAW J r per Cen'
Ditto 500/... .. .51 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 49 pm
Jan. 1860 ... ...... Bank Stock for Acct.
,- Oct. 1t.,59
„ Jan. 1860
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... (Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent lO3 (Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds.., 671 'Prussian, 5 per cent....
Buenos A yres 6 per cent — ;Russian, 5 pei cent..,...
, Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic ..... ....
.-; Colombian, 6 per cent — (Spanish, 5 per cent. l6l
ILL Ditto, 1t324 — (Ditto, Deferred.... ... 91
TA : Danish, 3 per cent — ;French, 5 per cent. --f, --e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — I Exchange f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent..... French, 3 percent —f. —e.
it" Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent......, 521
Peruvian, 1825,6 perct. Ditto, 5 per cent.
.. ... 102 i
14d ' SHARES.
ails„. • Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) .. ... 451
~ v.., . Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 48
Great Western Railway (65 paid) B2l
Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid).,
Loodon and Birmingham (90)
..... ...
:•:'
'''')lnl;;.' Condon and South Western (41 16s 10d pd) 58*
11 ' Loudon and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ...) 10-
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY. 1
Amsterdam CF.I2 9 Gibraltar ...
... ... 4630 40
Rotterdam. ...... ...2 U l2 9i,Genoa
tl6 5
. Antwerp
Hamburgh N.B. 13 15 Venice 3147
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 Palermo, per oz. ll9l
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Lisbon ..................... 52*
Marseilles
..... ... 521
Ilourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeir0..........
.. 231
Frankfort on Maine... 1511 Bahia
..................... 231
Petersburgh, 3Us
Berlin 7 New York, 21days sight 4t
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 959 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao 36 New Doubloons ......0 0 0
Barcelona
Seville ,,. 36 Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 111

RCESTER MUSICAL FESTI-
VAL.
The annual celebration, usually known as " The
Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worces-
ter, and 11,!reford," is announced to take place at
Worcester, on the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d inst.
The annals of this time-hallowed institution, pre-
sent a series of events unequalled in the history. of
any musical festival in this country, and it is within
the walls of the venerable cathedral of Worcester that
many of the most interesting of these events have
taken place.
It was here, in 1773, that the talented Miss Lind-
ley, then recently united to the celebrated Sheridan,
terminated her professional career; here, in 1788,
the meeting was attended by George 111., and his
family (the performances on that occasion being held
in the - nave of the cathedral); and here, in 1800, was
the "Creation" of Haydn introduced to an English
Prn:rincial audience.
The forthcoming meeting holds forth atttractions
which promise to equal, if not to eclipse those of for-
mer days. The list of performers comprises the well-
known names'in the soprano department of ,Mrs. W.
Loder (formerly Miss Woodyatt), Miss, Birch, and
Miss Davies. The mezzo soprani are Miss, Marshall
and Miss Dalby. The counter-tenors are Hunt, of
ilereford Cathedral, and Francis ; Hobbs and Pear-
.3.ll fill the tenor department, and the bass is strong
in the names of Phillips and Leffler. The instru-
Mental department is equally rich in eminent names,
Innongst vti hich are those 'Of F. Cramer, the leader,
and the veteran Lindley (both of whom have corn-
Pleted nearly half a century of service at these meet-
,
'lugs' having performed at Worcester in 1793), Loder,
1-4
,114(1 sr!, erry, Moralt, Crouch, Dragonnetti, Anfossi, Card,
t C,o?k, Williams, Baumann, Harper, Smithies, Platt,
and the chorus, on. this occasion greatly
t increased, will number alone 200, including the mem-
bers 'of th© three choirs, and others selected from the
",44,1.ii, Ancient Concerts, the elite of the Sacred Harmonic
xyl;Society, and the Choral Societies of Liverpool, and
,4nittio Birmingham, making a total of above 300 performers,
all " good men and true."
`t46 The selections on the present occasion, present
inane new and interesting features. On the first
mornivg, service will be performed as usual at the
Cathedra:: and a sermon preached by the Bishop of
the Diocese. The musical portions of the service
will comprise Handel's " Dettingen Te Deum," and
his " Jubilate," composed for the thanksgiving for
the peace ofUtfecht, in 1713 (the latter of which
has so long lain dormant that it may be received in
the light of a novelty) ; Dr. Croft's anthem, " Sing
unto God ;" and Handel's coronation anthem, " Zadoc
the Priest" The versidea and responses will be sung
to the grave and solemn harmonies of Talles.
• The second morning's service is " The Messiah,"
that never-tiring oratoria;„which, although more fre-
quently heard than any other, is listened to again
'asi,),o, and• again with renewed vdelight, by entranced and
enraptured audiences.
The third day will bring under notice Handel's
, Judas Maccabeus," which contains some of the most
striking passages of the great master, amongst which
may be enumerated " 0 Father, whose Almighty
Power," "Disdainful of danger," "Hear us 0 Lord, '
" Fallen is the foe," " Tune your harps," "We never
will bow- down," the universally known and
admired " See the
.conquering hero comes,"
with the characteristic march following it, and the
steady and spirited "Sing unto God." Nor are fine
songs or duets at all rare in this work, it comprises
amongst the former, " Pious orgies," " Arm, arm, ye
brave," " 0 Liberty," " From mighty kings,, ‘: The
Lord maketh wonders," " Sound an alarum,' and
Wise men flattering."
Lever bow we down,', and " 0 lovely place."
The fourth day's performance is to be a new
adaptation of Beethoven's sublime work, " The Mount
,of Olives," and called " Engedi ; or, David in the
'Wilderness," an alteration which has been made to

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