The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

FEBRUARY Q 6, 18542,

ABU. M A ,e1,..K li; -1

'IU7:I

eaid.

N °mina, rriedl,

►seises done
to-day.

Agua Fria
Anglo CalifJmian ..•••
v unary •• • •

knstraliar. •••• • • •

lye Maria •• • • •• .
Blacnarvon Iron & Coal
British Australian Gold
British Iron • • • •
Brazilian Imp . (is. 5/. pi
Da. Cocaes and Culabs
Do. St. John del Rey • •
Cobre Copper ••• • • •
Copiapo .. • . I
Eng. & Australian Copper
Gold Mountain .. • •

Great Polgooth • •
Mexit...n‘c S. American
Nouveau Monde.... • • • •
Santiago de Cuba ......
Tin Croft •......... • •
IJrited
West Maripoea .. ••.• • •
Cenl

Australasia .... • ...... •
British North America ..
Colonial .... •• .... .. ..
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock ....
London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.'
National of Ireland ..
Oriental Bank Corporat.
Provincial of Ireland.. • •

Do. New
Union of Australia
Union of London
Union of Madrid ....
MX
Canada •• •• ••

Gen. Steam Navigation .1
?min. & Oriental Steam.
Ditt• ditto
Royal Mail Steam .. •

(We cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

cl 7;

1%- 134 P
%

% %
dis 4,4 p

% dis

13/. bs.

24% 1% 2
all I%
15 22% —23
40 33 —34
14 4 5
2% %dls par
all 9% 103%
1 % dis par
all par 34 P
9 3% 4
1 P
10% 4 5
7 10 —ll
all 2 41(
Par —311 P
al Australian, 134
OTOCA 8/MILS
all 38 —39%
N 47% —49
25 113 —12%
20 24 —25%
10 18% —17%
20 293 —3B x.d
35 ••

17%- 17
N -31 % Y.(l,
42% - 43
15X - 16%
35 - 36%
3 -334
14% - 15%

Lble for

2% 34

29% La

.2LNE017116
48 49%
27% —985(
70 —7l x.d
17% 18
77 78%
te errors of the Official Lists, and
1 correspondents.]

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es-
imeted at 10.000 bales, of which 1,000 American were

taken for export, and 1,000 Surat and 1,000 American
on speculation. The market closed firmly with prices a
turn against the buyer. The sales comprised 7,500
American, 300 Fermata and Maranham at sid. to 6d., 100
Bahia at bid. to sid., 600 Egyptian at 54d. to 9d ,
1,500 Surat at 3d. to 411., and 50 Sea Island at Is. Id.
to Is. 6id. per lb.—ln Shares a good business

was done at higher prices.
The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 40s. Bd. per
quarter, and the last week's sales were 85,270 quarters.
The Indigo sales have concluded, and as they pro-
ceeded, severs! large parcels having been withdrawn, the
biddings became more animated, and a large quantity
sold at about the moderate rates of last sale. especially
the consuming qualities, which, in some instances, sold
at fully October rates. The following are the general
quotations as compared with last October:—
Bengal. good and fine .hipping 3d. to 4d.lower
a ordinary and defective 2d.
a good and fine consuming
low and ordinary
Dudes par toad. „
Kurpah, fine 2d. dearer
low
Madras, low
fine
If
Beegal figs, all Fold.
Of tne 7,787 chests sold, including about 2,000 chests
of the withdrawn and bought in, about 4,500 chests have
been taken for export, 2,500 for the home trade, and
2.500 on speculation and re-sale.
A statement of the revenue of Java and Madeira
during the eleven months of 1851 gives the amount at
5,996,157 francs, or 1,341,310 francs more than in 1849,
and 1,354,132 francs above the income of 1850.
In the now treaty between England and the Republic
of New Granada for suppressing the slave trade, the
following are designated as the limits within which the
merchant vessels of the two nations shall be subject to
the right of search:—
" Ist. From the thirty-fifth degree of west longitude,
reckoned from the meridian of London to the coast of
Africa, and from the fifteenth degree of north latitude to
the twentieth degree of south latitude.
.' 2d. All round the island of Madagascar, to the ex-
tent of thirty leagues from that island.
" 3d. All along the east coast of Africa, from latitude
ten degrees north of the equator, to the twenty-sixth
degree of south latitude, and to the extent of thirty
leagues from that coast.
" 4th. The same distance all round from the coasts of
the island of Cuba.
" sth. The same distance from the coasts of the island
of Puerto Rico; and
" 6th. The same distance from the coast of Brazil.
" All the slaves who aro found on board a merchant-
vessel detained either by British or Grenadian cruizers,
in conformity with the stipulations of this treaty, shall
be placed at the disposal of her Britannic Majesty's
Government at the time and at the several ports which
shall be stipulated in the Appendix annexed to this
treaty, and shall immediately be set at liberty, and shall
be secured in the permanent enjoyment of their
freedom."
The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under:—
1855. 1851.
Great Western £14,439 £13,194
North-Western
South-Western 8,933 8,186
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
North Stafford 4,541 4,527
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
York and North Midland
Newcastle and Berwick
The idea that the Bank of England must lower its rate
of discount is still entertained, but no step in that direc-
tion has been taken up to this time. It may, under cir-
cumstances, b 3 useful to defer the change for a week or
two, because if we have the excitement of a general elec-
don there will.,be, temporarily, more demand for cash,
and the customary shyness among capitalists in launching
out pending the uncertainty of the issue. Most impartial
men are of opinion that if a reversal of free-trade policy is
to be commenced, if even the slightest alteration in that
direc.ion be made, the consequences must be most per-
Illei011:4; the mere fact of false hopes being inspired
etrioeg the Colonial planters and the British agricul-
turista, just as they are settling down on a wholesome
basis, wed having their burdens adjusted, being enough
to destroy confidence. What would occur supposing a
House of Commons is formed that will overturn
past legislation in any important degree, one
might well contemplate with deep anxiety, were
such a House likely to be formed, which few can
believe now the coaotry has enjoyed the blessing of
cheap food, however imperfect the electoral system is
known to be in affording fair representation for the people

at i,age.
feature is the continued advance in Bank'
The Stock Market ix particularly quiet, and the only
Stock which
has touched 219. East India Stock is firm 'at 260.
remium;
Exchequer-bills keep up, being 60s. to 63g. p
The
and India Bonds have been 71s. to 735. premium.
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have be
Consols
en quoted
994- to 4, end the Three per Cents. 974 to 98.
have been 974 to 971 all the morning.
but there is not
Foreign Stocks have been buoyant,
Bonds
large business doing. Mexican Bonds are firm,
though quiet, at 33 to 4. Grenada Deferred have risen
to 84 4. Brazilian Small Bonds have been marked 964
and 97. Spanish Five per Cents. are 234 to
,244, and.
mv
arsettoebwanto cr et
hr t :9-.
the Three per Cents. 184 -2-. The Cora
catst
to B9. has
Dutchrisen toT svIO .-
a nd - a -l- l Sardiniana i pne r"Cdesnht sa.
This is settling day in the Share Market, andaDttuhBtecBrh:
area carcely such high price'. obtained. Great Western
QUARTER TO TIMER.
are a shads dearer. Foreign Shares are dell,
Rhenish are a little.
Gold Mineshares are all flatter.
..- 97 4 i
••• 97 4

Conao:a •••
Ditto Account, March 11

unITISEE FllN4rSoniEt TthleSollffiAcTialAusjt.TE O'CLOCK
13apilerkCSetn°tek. Reduced Anauities...... ..... 29187%14
3 per Cent. Consols Anne. 219
98
21
,r 4; 7Dnwgo 3.3.4"0 ypee per
Annuities,rC Anal.llEx . Exp.
on . 5t h , IS6 -0
.". .. 13
977V81;:17 1-16
ct...1.0..,...18.5.9...27668:00:61::-:163 6p%
eitcoEltinnxclddlii:4oooaiatßSca:O;fneoc.drrk.sßAuiconllds,oeunrll;ol:oo.e...l
......... 97.14%
• • '''''`'" ....... •--
BrazilianO 5 per Cent....... 96
OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONIG O'CLOCR,
Ditto, Small . .. ......... 961,4 97
Danish
aßorndueonlBd23s, 3.1)..c r.
................... 7471
Equa o -..
Grenada, 1142 per Cnt. ......... ...
Do. Ex Deo. Coupons 1849 .... 21
iii..,timiEDttiL),:,feir;466d.
s..per..zzi .. ....... ..
101 r %
i:,
oeDirrieluvt.trutianD4etstE:e:reer:eeddc:
ed'. :b..
i.P.5. s,rp-
6C;eil;;;; ...... i a 1,4 52
. B'l iii,'
Sardinian
lieenßnodosd. 85,
pserpceernCt,elnBt 89 883/,
40
..,
24
ccount .
Ditto A
nipanish Bonds. 3 per Cent. ..,.., ..
Ditto, New Deferred
Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded.-- I:1i per cep,
t.V.:)levuniid.elte4:olinpottrnbdceantmt
:'2l"2"GY:ibldis i L°351169diA4"
Belgian 4% per emit 92/
..... 4

FREEDOM AND DIGNITY OF THE PRESS.—Spenk-
ing of those English gentlemen wbo have partaken of the
hospitalities of the Prince Louis Napoleon at the Elyse,
and the Tuileries, a correspondent of the Times ex-
presses himself thus teraperately—" They who accept
hospitalities from a rebel, a traitor, a liar, a perjurer, a
butcher, and a robber are not a whit better than
an th
should be." is it possible the Prince President c Sur
wive this