The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-07 00:00:00

MINNS.

Paid. Nominal Prices. Badness aor oto-day.
Agtia Fria ............ 156 —l% p 2% % %
Anglo Californian • • —% P
Aro Marla ........... 54dls par
Asturian 15 .
Australian 5 %
Earossa Range ........ 118 0 3% —3%
Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 2434 134 2
Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all 1%
Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 21 , 22 L.(l
Cobre Coprer 4O 33 —34
Copiapo ..• ..... • • 14 4 5
General• • • • • • all 10 —ll
Dleaican& S. American 9 3% 4
Newnan Mond e ........ % X p 1% %
16
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentnres • ••
Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba .... 10% •45( 5
•
Tin Croft .. •••••• • • • • • • 7 8 —9
United Mexican •••• .• •• all 24 —2% 2% %
West Mariposa .. •••• • • I l par i dis. % 1
JOINT STOCK BANES.
Aastralasia ........ •• • • all 38 39% 139%
Erltish North America.. 60 463(, —49
Colonial ...... 25 1034 11
Commercial of London.. 20 25 —. 26M
London Joint Stock .... IS 18% 17%
London and Westminster 20 28% 29%
National Provincial Eng. 35
National of Ireland 2254 18% 17%
Oriental Bank Corporal. all 27 28%
Provincial of Ireland •• •• 25 4356 —45
Do. New - . ..... all 1534 —1656
Union of Australia .. • • all 35 3634
Do. New ........ •• • • 254 3 354
Union of London .. 10 74% 1554
Union of Madrid . all —••
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada •• •..• 32% 48 4934
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2756 —2B
Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 71 —72 x..d x.d
Ditto ditto 10 17% 18% 1751
Royal Mall Steam 60 7954 80% 78 80 76
[We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and
will not be influenced by interested correspondents.]

MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NE WS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool were estimated al
4,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for
export and on speculation. The market was quiet, but
steady at previous rates. The sales comprised 3,500
American, 160 Pernam and Maranham at 4-id. to 6do
70 Egyptian at 6d. to 84d., 350 Surat at 21d, to 3id.,
and 30 Sea Island at is. Id. to Is. 6d. per lb.—The
Share Market closed firmly at improved prices.
The Ilamburgh mail or last Friday gives the quota-
tio❑ for bills on London higher, viz., 13 4i. Wheat
was firm.

The Cape of Good Hope accounts received this morn-
ing aro deemed very unsatisfactory, and, according to
the letters, the trade of the colony is suffering very
much in consequence. The loss of cattle was forcing up
prices, and consumers would be much affected in conse-
quence. The Governor, Sir Harry Smith, appears to ba
condemned as inefficient.

With the accumulating mass of capital, investments
must eagerly be sought after in all quarters wherever
the least chance exists of a moderate return; and, cer-
tainly, when we review tho past in regard to mining
operations, we see very great encouragement for
a judicious and moderate application of every
man's surplus means. There is no occasion to
go into headlong speculation, or to participate in every
scheme, got up for the main purpose of being sold out
at a premium; but, although in this line, as in others,
there are plenty of bubbles, some very sound undertaking'
likewise exist, and if there be not too much staked in one
enterprise, or, in plainer terms, if the money intended
to be applied is distributed over a " picked lot," there
seems no greater risk than in other concerns. Last
year mining received a great impulse, and a sum ex-
ceeding 300,0001. was embarked in it. This ls
an unusually large amount, we are told,
but new mines have engrossed about one-third,
and the outlay having been for machinery and plant
will not occur to the same extent again, and many of
the mines will begin to pay dividends this year. The
amount of dividends paid is a fair test, and taking Bri-
tish mines the total would be samewhat under 256,0001.
Looking down the list, we find the Devon Great
Consols paid no less than 401. per share,
only 11. being paid up. Wheal Buller paid
701. upon every 5!. subscribed. Wheal Basset 601. upon
every 10/. 55., and South Frances 421. upon To!. paid
up. Some minor shares yielded a few shillings, but have
had only 1/. or 21. subscribed per share. These, it
must be remembered, are all mines situated
in the United Kingdom. It is not desirable
that mining undertakings should be unduly pushed for-
ward, however, because machinery, labour, and
other expenses, are fictitiously advanced, and when the
reaction sets in, deception and suffering result to all
classes, but there is ample room for profitable working
in many directions without placing our money
is foreign companies. California and Australia
both hold out temptations, and we state
now, as we have always affirmed, that a handsome re'
turn can be obtained if the management be honest and
able. The variation in prices last year was interesting,
but not to the same amount as in 1830. Devon
Great Consols advanced about 301. per share, Wheal
Basset 701., and West Buller, 173/.; St. Aubyn and
Grylls from 41. to 101, and Wheal Lovell from let to
301. Some mines are lower, and among them Alfred
Consols have fallen 3/.; Wheal Mary Ann, 261.; and
others more or less. In Ireland there seems to be fair
prospects for the mines that are in operation, and in
Wales late discoveries of importance have been made.
It is stated that about thirty of the clerks employed
by the London Joint-Stock Bank, conceiving themselves
under-paid, and not advanced as their merit'
and the work required „of them would justify,
have made a joint representation 'of their wishes
and of their intention to " quit the service" if greater
liberality were not exercised towards them, and whieh, it
is further said, they had been led to expect. We he'
lieve an amicable arrangement has been come to.
There has been a heavier market for Public Securities,
and the amount of business done has been small, the
Cape news being so unfavourable. Consols have been
97 to 1, but are now only 96i to 97. The great
additional outlay that the Cape war must occasion
us, is a serious drawback to Stocks. The New Three'
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to and the
Three per Cents, 97 to Bank Stock has been up t°
216 to 216 i, Excequer-bills have been 58a, to 615., and
India Bonds 695, premium.
Foreign Securities have been steady generally.
Spanish Five per Cents. are scarcely so good. They
have been 23i 1, and are now 231 to f. The Passive
are 51 and the Three per Cents 414 to 411 ex-dividend.
The Three per Cent. New Deferred Stock has
been at 181, and is now 18k to Mexican
Bonds have been rather firmer, viz.,, 281 to 28k. Gre-
nada are 16k. Sardinian Stock is worth 90 to 90i-
Danish has been at 103 for the Five per Cents ~ and
Russia 1131 to 1134. French Five per Cents, have
been at 104 25, with the exchange at 25 25
Railway Shares have been inactive, but have kept up
steadily in price. Midland seem a shade better, end
York and North Midland are very firm. Brighton
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire hare
been in request. The foreign lines have been at
fuller rates again, with a fair business doing. Gold
Mine Shares are still looking up.
The melancholy loss of life in the Amazon steamer
has occasioned a deep gloom in West India circles, and
the shares of the Royal Mail Steam Company have
fallen 41., viz. from 804 to 78 to 77.

oNE CLOSIDTO
RICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anne.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 97 %97 97 ex d.
New 34 per Cent. Arens......_ ..
L mg Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 7
India Bonds, 1,0004 . 69 p 72 p
Ditto under 1,0004. ..... . ........
Consols for Account . .............. 97% 97 37%
xchequar Bills.
134 d •
1,0001.
5001.
Small. .. .........................
.......... „ .............. 58 61 p

61 ii
CLOSING
PRICES.

oNE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK,
Chilien Bonds 6 per Cent .....•
Ditto
3 Per Cent.
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto, 5 per cent.
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent l6
M.xictui, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe 2814
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent— — _
Ditto, Deferred
11311/4 114
Russian Sonde
101,4 10114 ex (I.
Lotto, 41,4 per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
StiAnisti 5 per cont. 1840
i
Ditto. Passive 54 +5
Ditto.
Ditto, New Deferred.
Venezuela Bonds, 3'4 per Cent._ —.361A
Ditto. Account
Dividends3PerCeonnt the atieve payable in London. 37
French Rentes, 5 per Cent lo4f 25c. 104 f. 25c.
Exchange
Dutch 21,4 per Cent. 12 Guild —591 i, ex d.

COURSE OF EXC
AmsteX tun •• .. 11 1T
Ditto, three months 11 11.4(
Rotterdam .. ••.. • • 11 19%
Antwerp.. .... 25 4Y4
Brussels** • • •• 25 42 %
Hamburgh ..Mait. 13 10%
Altona... .....
Paris, 3 days'sight •25 25
Ditto, 3 months 2.5 45
Marseilles .......• 25 45
Bonrdeanx.. •••• • • • •
frankforton Maine.... 120%
Vienna, °lice. fio ••• • • • 12 11
Trieste, ditto—. ••• • .• 12 9
Petersbargh,Sil.

ii,g
28%
28%

!lIANGE—TUESDAY.
Gibraltar.. • • •• • • • • •• •• -
Leghorn ........ • • ...• 30 873
Genoa ...• • • 25 60
.. ........
Naples •• 40
Palermo, peroz 1304
Messina .............. 120 4L
Lisbon.. .. ............ 52%
Oporto ..... • 52%
Etio Janeiro •
Luenos Ayres ........
New York, 60 dayesight
Philadelphia .... .• ,

Cadiz • • -_,...• ......
Barcelona • • • .... _a,

49X
49X

?RIM OF BULLION, PER 011.
Foreign Geld inbara.. 43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin •. 0 0 0
Spanish DouialOoaa .. 0 0 a
Now Dollars 0 4 11%
Silver in bars ........ 9 5 05(

The final arrangements regarding the Paris and
Lyons Railway were completed on Monday, the subscription
being divided, as has already been stated, between the Paris
bankers and the English applicants. The amount appor-
tioned to the latter is one-third. The shares have already
been quoted at WI to 4 premium.

Tun FIUST OMNIBUS.—The honour of having in-
vented the omnibus is due to M. Baudry, a native of Nantes.
The first omnibus
.that ever ran made its appearance in the
streets of that city. in the year 1826 ; and in the short space
of time that has since intervened the manufacture of that
most convenient of popular vehicles has extended to all parts
of the world. Even in the sandy environs of Cairo you are
t 9 . L9lOl thitatal mitibut.-fraerl

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LLOYI)N S H i PPING.-(THIS OA Y.)
LONDON, J.Y. 7.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze and
fine clear weather. It blew heavily after midnight until
daylight this morning, when it moderated.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dl‘c. 19.—The barque which was riding
dismasted off Chile, 16th inst , proves to be the Mystery,
Kertch to Queenstown or Falmouth, has been towed in to-dny.
Iler deck is stove in by the falling of the masts, and the
cargo is likuly to have been seriously damaged. The Con-
queror, from Galatz, arrived here 17th, with considerable da-
mage; as likewise the Elise (French vessel), bound to Eng-
land, on the 11th December. The Cheviot, from Ibraila,
which arrived here 14th October, had received damage at
Sulina, having struck on a rock, or something similar, under
Water. _ .

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.—Wind S.—Arrd. Corinthian, Mau-
ritius; John Carp, Ichaboe ; Neagaree, New Orleans, and not
from New York, as reported; Joseph Howe, Pugwash ;
John Cumming, New Orleans; William Sprague' citto ;
Clarissa Currier, ditto; Columbia, New York; Bloomer,
St. John'a, New Brunswick. Sid. Calla), Calcutta ; Joshua,
Moucan New Orleans; Georgia, Savannah; Preussiceher
Adler, Calcutta; Rival, Rio Janeiro; \orah, Bahia; Coun-
tess of Eglinton. ditto ; Matilda, ditto ; Kitty Cordes, Mobile ;
Helen, ditto; St. Johannes, ditto. Off port, Phcebe schooner,
Caroline. _ .

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 6.—The Amazon steamer, Southampton
to the West Indies, was totally destroyed by fire on the 4th
instant; part of the crew and passengers picked up in two
boats in lat. 48 N., long. 6 W., by the Harbinger steamer,
and landed here; the other two boats were swamped with
great loss of life.

MARGATE, JAN. 6.—The brig Commerce, of Rye, Sunder-
land to Newhaven, sunk at her anchor, North Foreland
light bearing S., about half a mile above the Long-nose;
crew saved.

DEAL, JAN. 6.—Wind S.S. W., very strong.—Arrd. Essay,
St. John's, and sailed for Hull. Arrived from the River
Goddess, Demerara. Ski. Investigator, Madras; Fritheof,
Havre and Lima, and both bore up for Margate roads.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Wind S.S.W., strong. Arrd. Orion,
Valparaiso; Plencea, Havannah.
WHITEHAVEN, JAN. 6.—The Cariboo from Kingston
!struck against the pier and is making much water.
WIHrBY, JAN. 6.—The Clyde barque, of and for Newcas-
tle] from St. John's, N. 8., called in the roads last night and
took 20 men to assist in pumping; the crew being worn out.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN 6.—Wind S.—Sid. Hendrick Hud-
son, New York.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Wind S. —Arrd. Harbinger steamer,
Cape of Good Hope; her Majesty's steamer Southampton,
West Indies.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 6.—The Thomas and Mary schooner,
of Milford ( Wales); to Langston Harbour, on shore on the
Woolmeners, beat over the shoal, and is now on the main.
POOLE, JAN. 6.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd. Sylph,New-
foundland ; Vola, ditto.
GLOUCESTER.—Arrd. Hope, Miramichi.
FLEETWOOD, JAN. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Celeste, Fleet
Wood.

QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 5. —Wind S.W., strong.—Acrd. Ame-
rican, Callao.

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WARILEXPOINT.—Arrd. Brothers, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick.

MARKET J.NEIVS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCH AN GE—WEDNESDAY
The supply of English Wheat on offer in to-day's
market was but moderate. Although the attendance of
buyers was comparatively limited, the demand ruled
steady, and Monday's advance in the quotations was
well supported. For forward delivery very little was
doing. Rather over 6,000 quarters of foreign Wheat
have come in, chiefly from the westward. Really fine
qualities were held firmly, at extreme currencies, but
all other kinds commanded scarcely any attention. For
coating cargoes we had no inquiry. Malting Barley
was scarce, and quite as dear, but grinding and distil-
ling sorts met a slow sale. Malt, though in short
supply, commanded very little attention. We bad a
fair consumptive inquiry for Oats at last week's cur-
rency. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were firm.