The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-22 00:00:00

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Leasing Business
ItaliwaYs' Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done t.o.4ay.
Bcdf. & Bletch-
loy .. Lon. & N.W. all
Birming.: & Ox-
ford Juncion,
guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 293( 3034
Do., without a
guarantee .. De .. • • all 28 - 29%
Wolver.,
& Dudley, gua-
ranteed .. Do .. all 29 —3O
Do., without a
g-aarantee •• Do • • • • all 28 •••• 29
Bockinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% —lB x.d x.d
Clvdesdale Jtmc Caledonian all 42 •-• 44
E. Lin., Guar. 6
per Cont. •• G. Northern all 33 ...88r%
Gloucester and
D0..0 Forest Gt. Western 20 1 —. 2 p a‘d
Hartlepl Dock f Yrk, Nsw.,l ail
and Railway /. ant Ber.
Enil and Selby Yk. & 2i. M. all IN 108
Do. % Shares Do .. • • all 53 —54
Do. 1 Shares Do • • • • all 25 —96
Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 102 103
Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% 12%
Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 24 26
Lowestoft, Gd. 4
per Cont. Norfolk •• all 14 —l5
De.. 6 per cent Do
Middlesbro' and
Reties; 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all .„
N. & East. 6
par Cent. •• E. Counties . all ..
Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 56 —56
all 44 -- 46 57
Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 56 —5B
Preston and I L. &N. W.
wyro .. • • &La.& To I
x;0.34 SharesA Do .. •• 11 834 934 p
Read.. Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Eastern ••• all 223( 225
Uoy. & Hitchln G. Northern 614 834 —B% 8% %
Do. Shop. Ex.. Do .. • • all 8 _ 814
Shef., Roth. and
Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc.& York 18 11 6 ,
South Stafford!. Mr. M'Clean 934 1% —l% dls.
Wear Val. 6 per
Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all • • • •
Do. do. •• Do .. .. 25 28 —29 28%
Do. do. •• Do • • 25 ..
Wilts &Somers, Gt. Western 100 91 —92 x.d

SMARMS.

Business dont,
Paid. Nominal ?elect.. to_duy.
p.
Ague Fria •..... 1i -114 P 2%
Anglo Californian ...... 10s. % p 1
Australian • • • ....... a
Ave Maria I 3g - P 136
Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all _.British Iron . .• • • 131.55.
Brazilian Imp, (is. 51. ro 243 1% - 2
Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all 134 -1%
Do. St. Bohn del Rey- 15 223; - 2336 x,d
Cobre Copier ••••• • • • • 40 34 -35
Copiapo - ..... •• •• 14 4 - 5
Eng. &Australian Copper 234 % % p 3% %
General • • ••-•• • - • • all 9% - 10%
Gold Mountain •• •• .. • • 1 3t - % P
Mexican & S. American 9 3% - 4
Nouveau 310nde...... • • 1 % - p %
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10% 4% - 5
Tin Croft ..... ......... 7 - 934
United Mexican.- ••.. • • all 2% - 256
West Mariposa .. • • .... 1 ; par - 3,E p. 15i
JOINT bTOCX 31.51.N3LE1
•• •• • • all 34 - 19%
British North America.. 50 463{, - 49
Colonial ..............25 11% -- 12%
Commercial of London.. 20 25 -- 26
London Joint Stock .... 10 18% - 17%
London and Westminster 20 2834 - 29%
National Provincial Eng.' 35 .. -• •
Do. New ............ 10 • • -• •
National of Ireland .. • 22% 18% - 17%
Oriental Bank Corporat. all 30 - 3111% x.d x.d
Provincial of Ireland 25 4336 - 45
Do. New • • ..... . all 15% 1634
Union of Australia .... all 35 - 3634
Do. New . - 334
Union of London ...... 10 t 4% - 1534
Union of Madrid •
M15C331.1...A.NE01178.
Canada ..... 3234 48 -- 4934
Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 2734 -28
Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 70 -71 x.d
Ditto ditto 10 17% -18
Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 76 - 78%

Canada ...........MX
...
Gen. Steam Navigation .'
Penin. & Oriental Steam.
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam .
Settling days for the mon)
Shares, 14th and
rwe cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

th of Jani
29th ; Ac(
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wary—Ticket days for Registered
count days, 15th and 30th.
he errors of the Official Lists, an
d correspondents.]

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, of which 1,000
American were taken for export. The market conti-
nued tame, but Steady, without alteration in prices. The
sales comprised 500 Peril= and Maranham, at 50. to
64d; 200 Bahia, at 50. to si; 200 Egyptian, at skl. to
7.. d.; 800 Surat, at 211 to 4d., and the remainder Ame-
rican.—Raiiway. Shares were flat at lower prices.
The six weeks' averoge price of Wheat is 375. 6d. per
quarter.
__

- The excellent example of the London and West-
minster Bank in appropriating no less than 10 per cent.
as a bonus to their clerks, deserves to be brought promi-
nently under notice.. Here is a bank, prosperous in a
high degree, rightly estimating the labours of those who
have made it so, and who can doubt but that an increase
of zeal will be the result? When we lately referred to
the question of bank wages, we adverted to
the necessity of offering some encourage-
ment of this hind, and we should now
mantion, by the way, that this is not the first oc-
casion upon which the London and Westminster Bank
had acted thus liberally. The whole affair reficts great
credit on the manager, the board, and the proprietary.
_ _

The controversy about Californian Gold Mine leases
has brought out a pamphlet from Mr. Sargent's solicitor,
to show that the Mariposa estate Lai been sold to his
client, and there is evidently no doubt upon the point,
as the following particulars will prove:—

" TO MR. T. D. SARGENT, LOND'2N.

" Washington November 10, 1851.
" have just received from Colonel Fremont his
full and regularly authenticated power of attorney, to
ratify and carry into eff.,,ct the conditional sale that was
made to you of tho Mariposa estate.
" I shall act for him as soon as you arrive hero to
execute your part of it. I go to St. Louis to-morrow,
but will return in eight days after being telegraphed of
your arrival.
"This puts an end to all Mr. Hoffman's operations
since the date of the sale, which I believe was the 7th of
July; and as he was authentically in:ormed of it, at the
time, ell that he may have done since in the way of leases
is void.

" Yours very truly,
(Signed) " THOMAS H. BENTON."
" When the leaer from Colonel Benton, of the 10th
November was received," says the solicitor, "I sent the
following notice to all the Gold Mining Companies,
founded upon Mr. Hoffman's leases signed since he had
notice of the sale; and I also forwarded a copy to Mr.
Hoffman.

"TO THE-DIRECTORS 9R COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
OF TEE GOLD MINING C,XPANY.
"2, New Inn, 24th November, 1851.
" Gentlemen
,_Mr. Thomas Denny Sargent, of Wash-
ington, now in London, having received from Colonel
Benton, the father-in-law of Colonel J. C. Fremont, by
the steamer Europa, just arrived, a ratification, dated the
10th instant, of the contract signed on the 7th July last,
at New York, with Mr. Sargent, for the sale to the
latter of all Colonel Fremont's Mariposa Estates and
Gold Mines, and notice of such contract having in July
last been given to Mr. David Hoffman, who has since
pretended to grant leases of all portions of Colonel
Frernont's estates, desires me to inform you,
that all leases or contracts signed by the said
Mr. Hoffman regarding those estates or mines,
since such notice to him, will be treated by Mr. Sargent
as invalid, and as requiring his express sanction and
confirmation in writing before having any validity.
" You will, therefore, after this be pleased to take
warning what proceeding you adopt either with Mr.
Hoffman or with your shareholders or.other persons.
" I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,

" J. DUNC AN."

•' The original lease of the West Mariposa Mine, for-
merly called, in California, • Santa Maria,' is in the
hands of the directors of the West Mariposa, Company.
The signature to it, as stated in my letter to Colonel
Fremont, has been verified by the, lion. Abbott Law-
rence; and the examination of it will prove that most
important fact, which I assert (overturning all assertions
that it has been forfeited) thas it does not contain the
clause inserted in Colonel Fremont's other leases that
machinery must be erected within 12 mouths, or the
lease be void.

" The original lease of the San Carlos Mine (sold as I
have stated in my letter to Colonel Fremont at the end
of November to the Ave Maria Company) is in the
-hands of the respectable solicitors of that company,
Messrs. Wilkinson, Gurney, and Stevens, Nicholas-
lane,i Lombard-street, where it also can be inspected."
The Stock Market had rather an iMproving tone early
in the day, but has become a little weaker since. The
report that an attempt has boen msde to assassinate
Louis Nalooleen does not obtain much credence here,
though most persons expect that there will be such at-
tempts frequently. Consols have realised 96i to and
are now 96i- The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been quoted 98/ to and the Three per
Cents. 97* tot. Bank Stock has been very steady at
2161, and India Stock et 261. Exchequer Bills are 561.
to 59g. premium.

An improvement has occurred in the Foreign market,
in Mexican Bonds, which have realized from 29i and 30
to 30 and 30k.

The American mail brings the speech of the Pre-
sident of Mexico, in which the financial poiitiou of
the Republic is described as being
."eery threatening,"
pressed that the Extraordinary Con-
but a hope is ex
gross, by its exertions, has paved the way fur a better
state of things.

Brazilian Old Bonds have been at 94k; and
Chilien at 101 i; Equedor are firm at ai to
owing to the idea started that there are gold mines in
that state. Spanish Five per Cents, are 23 to i; and the
new Deferred Three per Cents, 184; Portuguese Four
per Cents. are 344. French Three per Cents. are 674,
with the exchange at 25 35. Belgian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 92 to 4.
Business in Railway Shares continues very dull, and
prices are in a few cases rather lower. Some of the
French lines, however, have been at improved rates,
compared with the lowest prices paid yesterday.
Gold Mine Shares are rather heavier. The number
of Australian companies being brought out is against
premiums, but for investment many offer a deciied

temptation.
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under :-
1852. 1851.
Great Western £13,611 £13,906
North-Western
South-Western 8,468 8 250
Brighton
Midland
South• Eastern
North Stafford 4,503 10,284
4,363
Caledonian
Great Northern .................. 9,744 7,238
York and North Midland
...... 6623 6,192
6,616
Newcastle and Berwick ......... 12,718 12,871
QUARTER TO THREE.
Conao:s 96/
Ditto Account, Feb. 10 ... 961
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
161,4
Bank 5t0ck...... 2
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...... .••• SA 9
3 per Cent. Consols Annfl• ...... «...... 9g13%%
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 ..........9812
New 31,,i per Cent. AUS ..... ..
Long Annuities, Exp. Jen.sth, 188L0...
673/1-16 7
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,
3.860...
6);
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5,
India Stock ...................................296 :4
Consols for Account % VI
11/2d.
Ezeirzquer Bills.
I,OOOL .................
555 p
6 59 p
5001.......... ............
Small ........................... 56 59
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ........ , 101
Ditto 3 per Cent. ..
Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent--
Ditto, 5 per Cent
Equador Bonds ....... .......... 35.£34
mlxican Bonds, 1846, ex Jan. Coupons 30. 29V4
Ditto Account
Portuguese POD ds,s per Cent 9034 91
Ditto 4 oer Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9O fi
Op.lnigh Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
ripanish Bonds. 3 per Cent.
Ditto, New Deferred lB
Dividends on the above payable in London,

French Rentes, 3 per Cent' 67f. 50c.
Exchange 2sc. 35f..
Belgian. 02 per Cent . 92 1%
Dutch 21% per Cent., 12 Guild ... 581/25,
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 90%3'8

LLOYD'S sllll-lel.ol G.-1 THIS DA 71r
LONDON, JAN. 22.—Wind this day at noon
light breeze, and fine clear dry weather.
GRAVESEND, JAN. 20.—The Spray, from Newcasi
was run foul of by the Royal Victoria steamer from Lei
arid sunk in this reach; crew saved.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.—Wind S. to S.W.—Ari
Westphalia, Virginia; Pacific steamer, New York, 1
January 10th; on freight 700,000 dollars ; Prince A ,
thur, alifax, United States. Sid. Columbus, Perna r
buco. Put back, Abbot, Lord Baltimore, leaky.
port, Manhattan, Henry Clay, and Dryad. The Die g
delion, from Valencia, is discharging in a vary le a'
state, having run her anchor through her bow w b
docking.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 21.7—Wind S.S.W., hard.—
Independence, New York.
FALMOUTH, J.N. 21.—Wind S.W., fresh gale.—Ar:
Antoinette, Aux Cayes, for Hamburgb, leaky, So
Aste, Charleston.
QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 20.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd, .1
vinia, Callao.
WEXFORD, JAN. 21.—The Theothatus (Greek 1)36
Alexandria to Liverpool, has come on shore; crew sav
DEAL, JAN. 21.—Wind S. W., reoderate; P.M. S.S.4t
very hard, end every appearance of a boisterous night.
Arrd. Johanna Louise, Boston' fur Rotterdam, lost t.
men overboard ; Chcapside, Whampoa ; Forfarshi
ditto. Arrived from the River, Rainilies, Cape a
Bombay; Beacon, River Gambia. Sid. Christiania, N
York. Put back, City of Kandy. Calcutta.