The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, PAU) ..EVICNI24O.
So dull a week of speculation on racing affairs as the one
now rapidly passing over, has not often been experienced.
Yesterday we did not hear half-a-dozen engagements made ;
10 to 1 was offered for the Cesarewitch Stakes, to be run for
at the next Newmarket Meeting. It was apparently accepted
to a little money on Calypso, and two points more on Barna-
cles. The southern quotations on this crack event place the
Ruler and Calypso so prominently, that, at noon, 7 to 1 was
accepted on the colt, and a point more was the top offer
against the filly. Seven would have been given against the
field (now reduced to 33) " barring one," viz. the Ruler. We
heard nothing more done, indeed the numerical strength of
the room not reaching ialf-a-dozen, may account for the
dearth of business.

The Mostyn Stakes were simply named, few seemed dis-
posed to lay against Sir R. Bulkeley's colt, upon the suppo-
sition that the field will be a seedy and a small one ; 4 to 1
may be considered the outside price v. Springheeled Jack,
offers to take 50 to 20 Lord Derby defeats him. Not a.word
was said about Scott's stable, nor was there one shot fired
on the Epsom events ; offers to take the last Newmarket
price on Morning Star to a hundred, 25 to 1 was bid.

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET.

THURSDAY EVENING.—The English Funds have not
maintained the advance they gained yesterday, but the de-
pression cannot be otherwise accounted for than by sales
which were made in the early part of the day to realise the
improved price. The pigeon men did not seem inclined to
operate : but this did not, as it generally does, give a firmer
tendency to the market. Consols were last quoted 881 for
money, and 881 sellers for the account. Exchequer Bills 5s
to 7s premium. Bank Stock 1661 to 1671, and India Stock
216 to 247.
The Foreign Stocks have hardly made a movement, and
the prices closed altogether firm. Spanish Actives 224 to 3.
Portuguese Five per Cents 331 to 34 ; Ditto Three per Cents
22 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 504 to 11; and
Mexican 251 to 4.
The Share Market has assumed an active appearance, with
improving prices. Blackwell closed at a discount of 3to 21;
Brighton 104 to 4. Birmingham bear the premium of 76 to
78 ; Great Western 18 to 20 ; and New North Midland are
par to 1 premium.
Late accounts from Rio Janeiro have arrived by the Sema-
rang frigate (which brings 1,500,000 dollars) up to the 31st
of August. About £30,000 had been negotiated in London
at 30 to 301,

FRIDAY EVENING.—The English Funds were in a de-
pressed state all day and a fall of is established in compa-
rison with the last prices of yesterday. Various rumours
were in circulation accounting for this depreciation, but the
main fact appears to be, that the letters from Paris speak in
very doubtful terms of the ultimate arrangement of the settle-
ment proceeding there. Consols for money and the account
were last quoted 874 to 4. Bank Stock closed 1661 to 1674 ;
and Exchequer Bills at the better price of 6s to 8s premium.
The fall in the value of the Foreign Stocks was equivalent
to that in Consols, and business generally was conducted on
a limited scale. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents left off
50 to 4, the Five per Cents 961 to 71 ex dividend ; Portu.
guese Five per Cents 321 to 33 ; Spanish Actives 224 to 4;
and Belgian 96 to 98.
Of the Shares principally dealt in, Birmingham appear to
be the only description that has supported its price throughout
the day. Birmingham leave off 76 to 78 prem., Blackwell
3to 24 discount ; Great Western 17 to 18 prem. ; Brighton
11 to 101• discount, and North Midland 19 to 17 discount.
The exchange upon Paris and Hamburg was quoted rather
lower this afternoon, though there were not a great number
of bills offered. The tendency of the exchanges continuing
adverse to this country, excites the apprehension of the mer-
chants.

SATURDAY.—This has been a day of great excitement in
the Consol market. Consols opened at the closing quota-
tion of yesterday, and were even rising, when intelligence
respecting a bombardment of Beyrout, and still more the
account published to-day of the attempt to burn Sheerness
dockyard, caused a panic, and Consols fell nearly 2 per cent.
Money has been more plentiful than was expected, consider-
ing the near approach of the time for paying the dividends,
and partfes have had some difficulty in lending it. The fluc-
tuations were as follows :—Consols opened 871 to I, whence
they rose to 87i (buyers). At the panic, and the sales made
in consequence, they fell to 86. By a subsequent re-action
they closed, 86i to I for money and the account. Exche-
quer-bills have not moved, but remain 6s. to Bs. premium.

The inquests of the late Mr. Cooper, of Ingham, were in-
correctly stated in our last. They are as follows :—To the
Sick Man's Friend, attached to the chapel inWhiting-street,
£500.; to the school attached to the same chapel, £500.; to
the Suffolk General Hospital, £800.; to the London Mis-
sionary Society, £800.; to the British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety, £800.; payable on the decease of his widow. To the
present minister of the Whiting-street chapel (the Rev. C.
Dewhirst,) £lOO., to be paid immediately.—Bury Post.
PARISH OF ST. MARY, LAMBETH.—DEFEAT OF THE
RADICALS.—The radical party of this formerly radical-
ridden parish, has sustained a signal defeat during the pre-
sent week, in the election of overseers. On Tuesday two lists
were submitted to the parishioners, at a vestry meeting, the
one, a white one, by the conservatives, and the other, the
blue, or radical list ; and out of the four liberties in this ex-
tensive parish not in one has it been successful. This may
be a useful hint to Messrs. Hawes and D'Eyncourt, at the
next election. The
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Conservative list. Radical.
Bishop's Liberty
Prince's Liberty
Marsh and Wall ........ 371
256
Out Liberty

Conservative majority .... 491
Each Liberty returns four names. When the numbers were
announced a scrutiny was demanded of the Bishops Liberty,
but Mr. Wood, the legal adviser of Dr. Doyley,. the rectore
who was not present, said he should not advise it to be
granted, as the objections, if any, should have been made
when the votes were tendered. The meeting adjourned at 6
o'clock, the radicals being sadly discomfited.