The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-19 00:00:00

Cent. France (0.V.) all'
Charl. & Erquel all pd
Demerara all pd
Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd
East Indian 181. pd
Do. Do 20/. pd
GL Indian Penin. all p
Do. Do. 4% pd
Grad. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Louv. a la Sambre 7%
Luxembourg l3/. pd
Do. (Railway) 101. pd
Do. ll. pd
Do. (Canal) 2e. pd
Maria Antonia 2771 pd
Do. New 8% pd
Namur & Liege all pd
North. of France,l6/.pd
Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds, all p
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd
Paris & Lyons _6/. pd
Paris & Orleans all pd
Paris & Rouen ...all pd
Paris & Stras. ...all pd
Rouen & Havre...all pd
Sambre &Meuse all pd
St. Andrew's & Qeebec
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 171. pd
\Vest Flanders...B% pd
West. of France 61. pd

22% - 23
13 -15

••• •••
35/8 - 33/8
4 - 4Y2 P

1 - 13 p
%- 1 p

4y,- 4%
3% - 334
'X - %
% - 5/8
8 -10

674- 63/i,
22% - 23
131/4 - 131/4
4 - 41/4 p
4 - 41/4 p
45 -47

29 LA - 30
213/8 - 215/8
11. -118
5 -5%

531, —5% dia.
3 —3%
IyB 15/8 p

MINES.

Agua Fria all pd
Anglo-Californian, all p
Asturian 151. p
Australasian 2/. pd
Australian Si. pd
Austr. Freehold all pd
Ave Maria all pd
Blaenarvon I. & C. all p
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd
British Iron 131. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24%
Do. Coca. & Cul. all p
Do. St. Joh. del R. 151.
Carson's Creek all pd
Cobre Copper ...401. pd
Colonial Gold 1/ pd
Copiapo 141 pd
Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p
General all pd
Gold Mountain—all pd
Great Polgooth all pd
Lake Bathurst all pd
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Com. all pd
Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p
New Granada all pd
Nouveau Monde all pd
Port Philip ... pd
Quartz Rock all pd
Santiago de Cuba 10%
South Australian, 1 pd
Tin Croft 7l. pd
United Mexican all pd
West Mariposa all pd

par % p
% %3 P

3A— 174 p
% 1
3 die.
% dis.

1/4, dia.

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1%-2•

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par IA P

... --- ...
par 1A p

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1% % dis.

% 'ifi dis.
%-5/8p x.d x.n
V 2 Y 4, die.

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par
par P.
10 —ll

10 —ll
2% 23/8
1— IA die
STOCZ BAN
46% 47%
55 —56
12% 13
25 —26

JOINT.
Australasia all pd
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd
Colonial 25/. pd
Com. of London 20/. pd
Lon. & County 20/. pd
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd
Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd
Do. New lO/. pd
Nat. of Ireland 221 A p
Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd.
Do. New all pd
Union of Austral all pd
Do. New 2l/2 pd
Union of London 10/. p
Union of Madrid all pdl

18 -183/
283% - 295/8

1734 - 17 '
34 -36
441/2 - 453%
16% - 1714
43 - 431/2
3 -3%
15 -16

MIS,
Austral. Roy. Mail, 2 p
Canada 321/ pd
Eastern Steam...2s. pd
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd
Gen. Screw Steam Ship-
ping Company
Mill Beetroot Sug. 2i p
Benin. & Or. St. all pd
Do. Do. ...15/. pd
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd,
Universal Emigration)
and Colonization, 21. pl

:EXMALNEOIC
2 -2%
48 -49 yg

28;i 7-: 2-9

2 - 25/0
8114 821/2
331/ - 343%
761/Q - 77 1/2

2% 34,
83
343 A

HONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were
taken for export, and 1,500 on speculation. The market
was firm. The sales comprised 5 500 American: 400
Pernam and Maranham at bid. to 61d., 200 Egyptian at
60. to 811., 500 Surat at 30. to 40., and 150 Sea
Island at is 2d to 2s per lb.—Railway Shares were firm,
but inactive.

The committee for bringing about a reform of the
Board of Customs is still very persevering, and at the
present time is bringing under the notice of Parliamen-
tary constituencies the importance of obtaining from
candidates some declaration of their views upon this
subject. In agricultural districts this matter may not at-
tract all the attention it deserves, but indubitably every
business community should give it attention. Among
the points to be earliest insisted upon appear to be the
following: —lst. That delivery of goods should be proof
of payment of duties, operating as a receipt therefore
both to the merchant and warehouse-keeper. 2d. Or at
least that a prescription should run of claims sor unties,
except where fraud and smuggling can be positively
proved (the onus probandi to rest with the Crown) in
favour of the merchant and warehouse keeper, in fiscal,
as in private debts; and that in no caso should duties be
recoverable, except where evidence can be produced of
a claim having been made for the same within
three years of the date of the original entry
—such claim operating as a renewal of the currency
of prescription, unless challenged and otherwise dis-
posed of. 3. A list of all licensed agents, lightermen,
carmen, docks, legal quays, and bonded warehouses,
should be published annually. 4. All suspensions of
either officers or agents should be published, and no in-
dividual once convicted of fraud should be restored
against such suspension. 5. An open court or board
should be established to render, by the publicity of its
reports, all officers of the Customs amenable to the dis-
cipline of public opinion, by making every complaint
against them, the Commissioners of the Treasury, or
the Board of Trade, notorious through the press. 6.
The money amount of duties paid on each delivery of
goods should be published, in the same way as the de.
scription and quantities, with the names of the parties
paying. 7. Personal and individual responsibility
should attach both to the officers and agents. 8. No
person other than the principal should be allowed to
transact business at the custom-house who is not
known, and cannot be easily traced.
Fuller quotations were paid yesterday afternoon for
Bills of Exchange upon the German cities, but French
bills were a shade lower. Belgium and Holland were
firm, and Trieste about the same.
The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 17th inst. was
without any particular change. Spanish and Portuguese
Bonds were firmer with an animated business. Russian
were in ricintst, an 1 Venezuela were more offered.
Dutch Tvvo-and-a-Half per Cents. were at 61 1-16.
The reduced rate of interest upon Exchequer-bills
will give a return to holders of 11. 18s. Old. per cent. per
annum.
The English Funds have been firm at the previous
currency. Consols have been marked 994 g for Transfer,
and the same for Account. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have been 1014 to 101*, and the
Three per Cents. 988 to 99k. Bank Stock has been
marked 219* to 220*. Exchequer-bills have been 645.
to 67e. prem. for those dated June. East India Stock is
at 82s. to 85s. prem.

Foreign Stocks havo been very quiet. Spanish Three
par Cents. are 461, and the New Deferred 20k to 20i.
Mexican Old Stock has been at 311 to 32, and the Three
per Cents. at 25/ to 25i. Equador are firmer at 41.
Grenada Deferred are dull at 9. Belgian Fonr-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been 931, and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. 611 .

Railway Shares have been very firm, although ex-
tremely quiet, and there is an improvement in the quota-
tions of Brighton, Caledonian, Oxford and Wolver-
hampton, and one or two others. North Stafford con-
tinue very good. French Shares dull.
Mining Shares have been very quiet. Santiago are
higher. English and Australian Copper have further
declined.

The Steam Navigation Shares have been in demand
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 99
... 991

Consols ... .. ..
Ditto Account. June 9 ..

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official WO _ %
219
0 1/2
Bank Stock 22
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5...........
..
9999%
3499% 98%
8 per Cent. Consols Anns.
New 31,4 per Cent. Anns. lOl 78 100% 101 IA
Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 6 13-16 6%a
India Bondsunderl.ooo/........ ....... 84 85 82 p
Consols for Account 99%
Eirchoeuer Bills. 1 Wid. March. June.
1,0001. ..
?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOOS
Equador Bonds 4%
Grenada, 11h per Cent.
Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849
Ditto Deferred .................... 9
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent
Ditte Account .............
Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto 4% per Cent. .......
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 46X
Ditto, New Deferred 207/8
DividenAs on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto Account . ......

THE
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—The-pretta-
lent opinion has been that the present Parliament would be
dissolved on or about the 10th of June. A later day seems
now probable, since it appears that the Queen intends to
hold another drawing-room about the 3d of June, and Co
templates giving a state ball about the 18th of the satire
month, at St. James's Palace. A grand ceremonial like, a
state ball 'is not likely to be given alter the dissolution,.---
llorning Paper.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—From Hobart Town aind
Launceston we have advices to the ‘2oth February. 'ihe
local papers are filled with the repprts of the gold discove cries
in the neighbouring colonies of New South Wales and 1?ort
Phillip. /No less than 11 whaling vessels were laid up in
harbour from the want of hairdo, the creWA 1147113 g defigiled,