The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-01 00:00:00

Paid. Nominal Peens. Business clot'
to-day.
Agna Fria .......... 111 —l%
Anglo Californian P
Ave Maria ........... 1
Asurtralian ............ 4 234
liarossa Range ........ 118 0 234 —2%
Brazilian Imp, (is. 61. p.) 2434 —••
De. Cocaes and Culaba all ••
Do. St. John del Bey— lb 19% —2l et.d.
Cobre Coprer 4O 83 3434
Copiapo •• • ..... 14 634 734
Geiser/41. all 18% —l4
Mexican& 8. American 9 3% 434
Ncnveal 1 154 1% % 34
Real Del Monte, ITnreg. 3f,
Do. Black Debenture.
Do. Red Debenture
Saatiago de Cuba lO% —3%
Tin Croft .. • • • ..... •• • • '1
Mexican.• -• •• ••28 2 8% 3 2
West Mariposa .. ••.. • • 1 1 X
JOINT STOCK 3311.27M111.
Australasia all 38 39% 3954
British North America 30 4654 49 z.d
Colonial 25 1034 11
Commercial of London 20 25 —26
London Joint Stock lB% 17%
London and Westminster 20 2834 2934
'national Provincial Eng. 35 • • —• •
De. Naw 10
National of Ireland 2234 18% 1734
Oriental Bank Corporat. all 27 28%
Provincial of Ireland.— 25 4354 —43
Do. New .. all 15% 1634
Union of Australia .. • all 35 8634
Do. New ......• 254 3 354
Union of London -. •• 10 /4% lb%
-tnion vadvie
Ivxxsoza.x.e.Nrrous.
Canada ...... • 3254 48 4934
Gta. Steam Navigation
Penin. & Oriental Steam all 74 —75 73 71 31.4
Ditto ditto 10 17% 18%
Royal Mail Steam ..••

Ditto ditt•
Royal Mail Steam .. • • ..
Settling days in the raoi

17% 18%
79% 80%
)ecember. Ticket
Account days, 16t1
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[We cannot be anowen
wlll not Ipe influenced by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY. TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti•
mated at from 4,000 to 5,000 hales, of which 500 Surat
were taken for export. The market closed heavily at
rather lower rates. The sales comprised 200 Pernato
and Maranham, at sid. to 61d.; 500 Surat, at 21d. to
30.; and the remainder American. Railway Share•
were steady.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 375. 3d. pa
quarter._ _ _

The flourishing state of Canada, we have on former
occasions noticed, making some allowance for the losses
of those who have speculated in flour, and ample confir•
mation was given to our information by the proceedings
yesterday, at the meeting of the proprietors of the
Canada Company. According to the statistics of land
sold and leased, and revenue obtained, 1851 has been
the moat prosperous year the company has had during
its long career, and all Rho know the constitution of the
company, and the mode in which its affairs are adminis-
tered, will comprehend that its welfare is so
strictly identified with that of the colony, that
one cannot advance without the other. During
the past year the company sold 21.361 acres, at an eve-
rage of 138. Id. per acre, and leased 116,001 acres at all
average of 16s. Id. The rt ceipts in 1851, to the 4th of
December, were 56,072/., being an increvie of 10,4901.
The chairman, Mr. Charles Franks, remarked that sir.
Widder, the company's commissioner in Canada, de-
served every praise for originating the leasing system.
A strong pro.,f of the contentment of the settlers was
the fact of 10,517 acres having been purchased before
the leases expired. The debenture debt bad been re-
duced by 12,0001, which made the amount now 121,2001.
and he was happy to say this amount had been paid
out of their receipts in Canada. Their balance in rand
was sufficient to pay a dividend, and the interest of the
debentures. The amount remitted home by the settlers
in the year 1851 was 12,975/. 2s. 7d., and the amount
deposited in the hands of the company for settlers we*
21,9001. The emigration to Canada had been large but
not sufficient for the wants of the provinces. Gratifies-
tion was expressed at the prosperous state of the cure'
pang's affairs.

- The South Sea Company, at their meeting to-day, have
declared a dividend of 1 per cent. for the half-year,
being the usual amount.

The postponement by the Dutch Chambers of the
adoption of the treaty of commerce with Belgium cause°
some annoyance even to its opponents in the letter
country, because of the arrangement said to have beeo
made for the continuance of the treaty provisional',
during one month.

The steamer Arctic brings 371,000 dollars in specie,
and on the 20th ultimo the rate of Exchange on London
was 1101 to The state of trade was aatistactoryt
an,i the .alitorniart advices continue very encouraging'
Further large sums were at Panama, ready to be M•
warded to New York.

The Banker's Magazine gives the following statement
concerning the best essay to which Mr. Gillard's prize
of 1001. has been awarded:—
" The writer cf the essay. to which the prize has been
awarded by Mr. Grote, is Mr. Granville Sharp, a Clerk
in the East of England Bank, at Norwich.
" From a hasty glance at the work, we are incliuede
to believe that it will be found to be well deserving 01
the prize it has obtained, and that it will give general
satisfaction. It is full of information on matters of much
importance in practical banking, and we are gratified
at the evident care and research of the author, *II
appears to have noticed almost every invention
importance in the Great Exhibition which can be ad;
vantageonsly adapted to the purposes of practical
banking. We confess we are surprised at the Cs
number and variety of useful inventions which Air'
Sharp has noticed in his essay; and we believe it is the
best attempt that has been made to show in what nla,.°l
ner the Great Exhibition can be made practically useful
to an important branch of business.
" Although written with a view of advancing
banking interests, we need hardly say that Wr;
chants and men of business generally will find Ter./
many of the suggestions of the author of isr,
portance to them. The business of the merchan"
counting-house does not differ so much from that of It
bank office but that suggestions for facilitating the ofoi;
rations common to one, will be almost equally use
when applied to the other. We think, therefore, tbs
the essay will be toiled acceptable to business men ge-
nerally, and we hope it will be found to be as serviceable
as the author and donor of the prize can desire."
The English Stock Market is again very quiet, except
that there is more doing in New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents., which are 98i to Bank Stock is steady SS
216. Exchequer hills have been 565. to 59a., and Didtit
Bonds 655. to 68s. premium. There is still rather an Wl'
settled feeling about the Ministry, and this deters
operations for a rise. The breaking up of the weekly
meeting of Directors at the Bank of England is looked
to with great interest, as many confidently expect are'
duction in the rate of discount.
Foreign Securities are in favour still. Spanish Fig'
per Cents. have been 21{ to 22, and the Three Per
Cents. 40k The New Deferred Three per Cent.
Stock has been at 14 Portuguese Four per Cent°.
have been marked 34. French Five per Cents. bare.
been quoted 100 75 with the exchange at 251/.
Dutch Stock is better, the Two-and-a-Half per Cell
being 59 to i ex-dividend. Mexican Bonds have receded
a little, being 23 to 1. Peruvian Deferred have been
47 Sardinian are firm at 87.
In English Railway Shares nothing of importance bs°
been done, and they remain about the same, but the
Foreigh Lines are buoyant. Gold Mines are not quite
so good.
The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up t°
this day, are in round figures as under:-
1851.
Great Western L14,844
North-Western
South-Western 9,054
Brighton
Midland

185%
£l5 04;
41,5";
9,55'
8.07!
23,8(4'

South Eastern
North Stafford 4735 4 62'
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
York and North Midland
Newcastle and Berwick
QUARTER-PAST TWO.
The Bank Board has broken up. The minimum riii.
of discount is reduced to 2i.
~.
QUARTER TO THREF.,,,
Consols for Opening, Jan. 16 ..„. 97 1 ex di,'
CITY, THREE O'CLOCIr•
A failure that will cause much regret has just been
made known, viz., that of Messrs. Bult, Son, and C'-',
the well-known bullion dealers and bankers e'
Claeapside. Losses connected with parties in the many
incurring districts are assigned as the cause. The 13061
of the firm died a few years back leaving
an 80
capital. 41°

ONE CL051243
YRICES OF BRITISU FUNDS O'CLOCK, TRICE'S'
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced iinns.
Kew 314 per Cent. Anna_ ~ „,.
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o ..... 7 1-16 711
6%
Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6% 65 P
Indn. Bondi, 1,0001
• 68 P
I.)itto under 1,000/........ ......... 65 t 8 p
Coitsuis lot Account
Exchequer Bill, 1 +,,. U.
1,000/.
5001.
Small. ..
ONE
.'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK

59 P
59
59 P
CLOSIN ui
PRICE•

....... __
eazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
95 ---
1e
Ditto, Small
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent
34
hquadur Bonda
di ,xican, : per (A., ex Jan. Coupe. 28% 28 14 2'4
84
Ditto, Account ..... .... ..... ...... 94,
Peruvian Ronda. 5 per Cent..
41:
Ditto, Deferred
Port uguttt.i 0 per Cents.
nitt.o. 4 Der Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Sfrtn)s, a ptr k;Orlt. 'B4O
51A
Ditto, Passive —
dis'•
Ditto, 8 per Cent
17%
Ditto, New Deferred
.
Venezuela Bonds, 3,,,i per Cent — 124
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London
French Rentes, 5 per Cent loof. 75c. 100 f. 50c.
Exchange - 25c.
French 3 per Cent
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild 5B 9;4 9 59 ex,
PAW i per Cont. Q 6014401 „ VS 9021