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

Cent. France (0.V.) all!
Charl. & Erquel all pd
Demerara all pd
Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd
East Indian 18/. -TAI
Do. Do 20/. pd
Gt. Indian Perrin. all p
Do. Do. 4% pd
Grad. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Lour. a la Sambre 7
Luxembourg _lB/. pd
Do. (Railway) 101. pd
Do. ll. pd
Dc. (Canal) 2c. pd
Maria Antonia pd
Do. New pd
Namur & Liege all pd
North. of France,l6/.pd,
111.20/.3 p. c. Bds, all p'
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd
Paris & Lyons ...61. pd
Paris & Orleans all pd
Paris& Rouen ...all pd
Paris &. Stras. pd
Rouen & Havre...all pd
Sambre &Meuse all pd
St. Andrew's & Qaebec
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 17/. pd,
West Flanders...B% pd
West. of France. 6/. pd

221,i, - 23
13 -15

3ye dis,
4 —4;,!!, p

1 -1% p
/8 - 1 p

4%- 4%
3%- 3%
8% -
- 10%

6y,— 63A
22% --- 23
1314 133%
4 —4% p
4 p
45 —47
29% 30
21% 215/8
11% nys
5 —5%

53A 51,E dia.
3 31.4
13k— p
MINES.

Agua Fria all pd
Anglo-Californian, all p
Asturian 15/. p'
Australasian 21. pd
Australian Si. pd
Austr. Freehold all pd
Ave Maria all pd
Blaenarvon I. & C. all p
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd
British Iron 13/. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24%
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p
Do. St. Joh. del R. 151.
Carson's Creek all pd
Cobre Copper ...401. pd
Colonial Gold 1/ pd
Copiapo 14/ pd
Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p
General all pd
Gold Mountain—all pd
Great Polgo:;th all pd
Lake Bathurst all pd
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Corn. all pd
Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. p
New Granada pd
Nouveau Monde all pdi
Port Philip „X. pd
Quartz Rock all pd
Santiago de Cuba 103/4
South Australian, 1 pd
Tin Croft 7l. pd
United Mexican all pd
West Mariposa all pd

Par p
1/1 ;v8 P

3A - 1/ p
% - I
%-- - . %di s .
IA yi di s .

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% —die.

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par IA p

par % P

dis.

1-4 dis.
% p K.d x.n
'A dis.

'Adis.— par
-par p
9,8 dii.
10 —ll

10 • —ll
lib—
% dis
.STOON BAN:
46% —47%
55 —66
12% —l3
25 —26

JOINT
Australasia all pd
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd
Colonial 25/. pd
Com. of Loudon 20/. pd
Lon. & County 20/. pd
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd
Nat: Prov. Eng. 35/. pd
Do. New lOl. pd
Nat. of Ireland ,22% p
Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd.
Do. New all pd
Union of AustraL all pd
Do. New 2l/, pd
Union of London 10/. p
Union of Madrid all pd

18 - 18%
28% - 2954

1734 - 17
34 -36
44% - 4534
'1678 - 17%
43 - 43%
3 -3%
15 -16

Austral. Roy. Mail, 2 p
Cauada 32% pd
Eastern Steam...2s. pd
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pa
Gau.Scre7 Steam Ship-
ping Company
Irish Bet•troot Sug. 2i p
& Or. St: all pd
Do. _ Do. ...151. pd
Royal Mail Stin. GO/. p 1
Universal Emigration,
and Colonization, 2/. p

:ELL.EINEOU;
2 2,`a
48 49;i

28 1/2 --
2-9

2 -
8114 -; 82%
33 IA 843/4
76;4-- 77%

83
343

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MONEY and COISIMERCIAL 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 5.00 American, 400
Pornard and Maranham at 6il. to 6id.. 200 Egyptian at
6id. to 81,1., 500 Surat at 311 to 4id., and 150 Sea
Island at Is 2d to 2s per lb.—Railway Shares were firm,
but inacave.

The_ committee for bringing about a reform of the
Beard 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 t e earliest insisted upon appear to be the-
following:-Ist. 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 for duties,
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 case should duties be
recoverable, except where evidence can be produced of
as claim having been made for • the same within
three years of the date of the original entry
—such claim operating es a renewal of the currency
of prescription, unless challenged and otherwise dis-
posed of. 3. A list of all licensed agents, lightermen,
carmen, docks, Irgel quays, and bonded warehouses,
should ho 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.
seription and quantities, with the names of the parties
paying. 7. Personal and individual responsibility
should attach Loth 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 eliimated business. Russian
were in request, and Venezuela were more offered.
Dutch Two-mid-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 991 i for Transfer,
and the same for Account. The New Three-and.a.
Quarter per Cents. have been 1001 to 104, and the
Three per Cents. 98k to 99g. Bank Stock has been
marked 2191 to 2201. lxchequer•bills have been 64a.
to 675. prem. for those dated June. E bat India Stock is
at 823. to 853. prom.

Foreign Stocks ban been very quiet, Sluttish Three
per Cents. are 461, and the New Deferred 201 to 20k.
Mexican Old Stock has been at 314 to 32, and the Three
per Cents. at 25i to 25k, Equador are firmer at 4i.
Gteoada D4erred are dull at 9. Belgian Fear-and-a-
fialfper Cents. have been 931, and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. 614

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 gond. French Shares dull.

Mining Shares have been very quiet. Santiago are
higher. English and Australian Copper' hare further
declined.
The Steam Navigation Shares have been in demand.
QUARTER To THREE.
991
991

Consols ••
Bitto Amount. June 9 ..

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank blonir.
3 i,cr Uer.t. 3eduard Ann&
3 Der Cent. Ot,usols Ann niti.Li...
t..•,Tew au per Cent. 1.-nns.. ....
1,0147A/inn. ti, expireJ an.IRBO
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 —7%
laktia Bonds,, 10004 .
Ditto under 1,0e0t........ B4 85 82 p
.7ens,lll for Account .. 99%
?.-400olner Bills. I%d. March.
1,0001. •. . ..... .. ....... *mamas 71 p
&nail,
ONE
PRICES or FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.......
Oanish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent...
Ditto, 5 per cent.
Equador Bonds 4%
Grenada 80-sda, 1% per Cent
Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons —
Ditto, Deferred ...... ... ...... 9
1,1,-,Ak•-,ari. 5 ~,J: i. en, ,1816
D o itto. &cunt ..... .
„ .
Ditto, 3 per Cent... ~.
Fjr,ivi4a iii:uds. 1849;6 f 7"•
erC
Ditto, Deferred, 3 per C 8"
Bussmn Boreis
Ditto, 4% per Ccnt
~.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent, ..
12
8 .
. ~.nrel, 5 per f.',lnt. 1940
Ditto. 3 per Cent
4634
Ditto. New Deferred
Venezuela Bonds. 31% per Cont....
Ditto Deferred —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian, 4% per Cent.
Ditteh 21,4 per Cent. 12 Guild —
Ditto, Account - • 6134

82 p
.99j
June.
64 67

CLOMNG
PRICES.
7

104t,i,

103 i/2
9714

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—From Hobart Town and
'Launceston 'We have' advices to the 'Oth Febivary. The
local papers are filled with the rep;orts of the gold-discoveKies
in the neighbouring colonies of J. ew South Wales and Port
Phillip. No less than 11 whaling vessels were laid up in
harbour from the want of hands, the crews having deserted.