The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

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Anglo Californian ..
Asturian
Australian
Aye Maria
Blaenarvon Iron & Ceal
British Australian Gold
British Iron

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Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.)l
• DG Cocaes and Cniaba

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all
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14 4 5
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CopiaPo •••• • • . • •
Eng. & Australian Copper
Goneral ••• • . • • .

Gold Mountain •••
Great I'olgooth
Mexican& S. American
Nouveau M0nde........
Santiago de Cuba
Tin Croft .. • • • • •• ••
T.Trated Mexican— ...• ••
West Mariposa .. • • ....

Antral/ma .....• • • • • • •
British North America..
Colonial
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock ....

London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.
Do. New ...... • • • • • •
National of Ireland
Oriental liank Corporat.
Provincial of Ireland....
Do. New .. - •• • -
Union of Australia •• • •
Do. STOW
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Union of Loudon •• ••
Union of Wlrdrld

17% 17
30 —3l x.d
43% 45
15% 16%
35 36%
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Canada IY.EX • • • • • • • •
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interests,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The accounts received by the two last mails from the
United States as to the Fremont gold titles are calcu-
lated to excite earnest attention, if not uneasiness, among
the parties interested; and we may question if the time
be not come when very explicit explanations must be
given to set at rest the reiterated statements of defective
title, &c. It appears that at Baltimore parties are get-
ting up an agitation against Colonel Fremont, and are
desirous that the great mineral riches of his estate should
be secured to the country at large, the ground upon
which they work being thus defined :—The Colonel, it
is said, purchased from a former governor, when Cali-
fornia belonged to Mexico, the extensive tract which he
has located, at the cost of a few hundred dollars; but he
purchased it in the way that all land is bought in Mex-
ico, viz., with the right of soil, bat without that to the
minerals. This, we believe, is the same in Cornwall.
When California was annexed to the United States the
latter agreed to respect all grants legally made; and we
apprehend there will be no difficulty on the part of
Colonel Fremont in showing his claim to the soil. A
paragraph in a New York journal, dated Washington,
mentions that the Land Commissioners were to report
upon Colonel Fremont's claim, and that, pending their
decision, the Colonel had positively declined any sale.
The report of the Commissioners will have to be con-
firmed, we believe, by Congress, and consequently the
determination of the owner is vary proper.
At the same time, however, the inquiry
will naturally be made whether, doubt being involved,
there ought to have been leases granted. If the leases
are merely conditional upon the ratification, they are
very uncertain instruments, and we hope have only been
received as such and not paid for; though we believe
the public generally, upon taking shares iu the different
Mariposa companies, not only were under the impression
that they held good leases from the alleged freeholder,
but likewise that there was no shadow of doubt that the
right to the mineral had been obtained at least from the
Mexican Government. We can even now scarcely
credit the assertion to the contrary, but what we see in
the American papers, and the rumours which ever and
anon are resuscitated here, make it highly desirable
that an official intimation should be given upon the
subject, especially if it be true that a new French com-
pany on a large scale is now negotiating for another
lease. The blame in this affair will not rest solely with
Colonel Fremont and his agents. The various solicitors
and boards of directors who have formed the Mariposa
companies will be amenable to severe censure if they
have compromised their constituents by buying " a pig
in a poke," and we happen to know that doubts were
entertained and expressed in more than ono case before
the leases were bought. Where no heavy amount of
purchase money has been paid down, the mischief may
not be great, for the royalty will be pay-
able only during occupincy ; and it is a curious
circumstance, as showing tne laxity of feeling on such a
has been expressed,
consolation by saying
theregra ve
re subject,
parties that
wh
who have
offered
anxiety
that the United States Government could be kept at bay
in the law court for five or seven years, by which time
the leases would have run out. We are strongly of
opinion that such attempted consolation would, to the un-
lucky shareholders, be an aggravation, rather than other-
wise, of the original culpability or supineness; and a
better saving, clause,,to our mind, is the probability that
if Colonel Fremont s claim to the mineral be negatived,
the Government at
.Washington will readily accept, as
tenants, the companies in possession, and be content
with the same royalties as were by express stipulation
to have been paid annually to the Colonel. So strongly
do some of the leading American merchants resident in
England feel upon this subject, that we not only fail to
recognize their names upon the direction of the Mari
posy companies, but we hear them daily express appre-
hension that the credit of their country will suffer a
groat blow, if the public have subscribed tinder the be-
lief that the title is good, and Congress should decide to
the cont rary. The production and publication of a cer-
tified copy of the original Mexican grant might, per-
haps, set all doubt at rest, and, if so, the sooner we have
it the better. We have gono into this matter with the
sole object of eliciting the truth, and keeping the public
at large informed of what transpires.
Since writing the above another instance of the mys-
tification relating to the Fremont leases has come under
our notice. Mr. Hoffmann, the original agent, has writ-
ten a letter stating that, under date of December last,
the Colonel had sent him a communication to the effect
that he would not sell his Mariposa estate, while the
West Mariposa Company received by yesterday's mail
an official announcement that Mr. T. D. Sargent had
purchased the whole for 1,000,000 dollars. The follow-
is a letter on the subject:—

" New York, Feb. 4.
" All is now concluded, King and Sons have paid the
money. M`Dougall sails to-morrow. Heap will sail on
the 11th instant. I will leave on Saturday, if possible.
" THOMAS GREEN."
We understand, further, that Mr. Sergeant is ex-
pected in the Arctic steamer on Thursday, with the
deeds and ether papers.
The English Stock Market has been very depressed,
and the reaction in prices is to -1 per cent. The cause
assigned is the speech of Lord John Russell, in which he
details the militia plan, and the announcement that the
interest on Exchequer-bills is to be maintained at 1 per
centum per diem. This has rallied them to 58s. and
61s. premium. East India Bonds are 68s. to 725. prem.
Consols for Money have been done as low as 96i, but
are now the same t.,as for Account, viz., 97 to The
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 99 to,
and the Three pia Cents. 971 Bank Stock has been
supported at 217.
Foreign Securities have been rather fluctuating again.
Mexican keep at 321 to -a. Peruvian Deferred aro 48
to 49. Grenada Active Bonds have been in request at
211 to 22, and the Deterred at Bto 4. Brazilian Old
Stock is 951, and Buenos Ayres 51k. Spanish remain
about the same, being 234 to a for the Five per Cents.,
and the Certificates have been quoted I/ per cont.
Venezuela Stock is 36i to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 59k.
The Gold Mines Shares of California are in more
demand, and rather fuller prices have been paid in some
instances.
Railway Shares are weaker, without any
important
dealings. Foreign Shares are dull.
QUARTER TO THREE-
-97
97

Cons ois

Ditto Account, March 11 .- -
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official Liet.)
Bank Stock ..... .. 217
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...... 97%3/4
S per Cent. Console Anne.
•......... 96% 97
New 314 per Cent. Anus. ............ •-. 99% 99 14
Long AMlllities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 71.4 I_l6
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 6 13-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860' 6 13-16 7/
India Stock 6,8
Do. Bonds, 10001.
Ditto under 1.0001 .
Consols for Account 72
Exch.ouer Bills 97% 97
1 18
1,0001. . .
8 7—AT ONSIIBBB OP6P'ICLPOCS.
5001.
PRICSmEiIIOIF FOREIGN.-.. .............
BußernaossrlAiaynr .el3so=ss
136eprerCCenet.nt. ... 59151h14
Equador Bonds
Grenada, 11,4
Dec.l deso.o Coupons 1849
mean Bonds, 1846, 6
8: .............. -. 64% 5
ID:iot.t
Ditto Deferred P
per Cent 271/2 22 2114
111 •
Peruvian Bonds, i per Cent "i3l-1/1314. 83"
Ditto for the Account
Do. Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ....•• 921 h
Ditto 4 oar Cent.
Ditto Account ... ..
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .....
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
64f. 50c.
Ditto Account ...... .
Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded I% per cent
Venezuela Bonds
Ditto Deferred
Dividenala on the above payable in London
::count Cent..
......
FrenchEi
jaßnegnetes, 3 per Cent .. ......
25f. 3
Dutch 21,4, per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto for the Account ..... ...." 591.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

32

OXF°"
AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT...OARED RACE.—
No°.ci
I answer has at present been received to the chal-
lenge sent by Cambridge to row at Easter over the usual
rPutney to blortlake—but from the fact that the
course—Putney
men have had a crew down practising, there appears
but little doubt that the race will come off at that time and
place.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EIGHT-OARED RACES.—.
TheAr.,;,,mmsneL on Tuesday next, the 24th inst. Some
good racing may be expected, although good rowing is scarce.
The services of Phelps have been engaged by Ist Trinity.
Coombes (the Champion) is likewise at work with 3d Trinity,
sad hill bretliu T 914 yfith Ist §t•