The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

" Committee of Spanish American Bondholders.

" The committee received by the last packet two
letters from Mr. Lord, dated Le Guayra, the 10th and
the 26th of December. 1851. The former contains a
copy of the Finance Minister's letter to him, telling him
what he had written to the Bank of England to rectify
an irregularity which hed taken place with regard to the
last remittance of 7,0001., and which is as follows:
" Caracas, Dec. 3, 1851.
" Sir,—Under this day's date, lam writing to the
Governor and Directors of the Bank of England the fol-
lowing:—

" The Venezuelan Government having appointed in
London their consul, James Milligan, Esq., Baron de
Goldsmid, and John Diston Powles, Esq., as a provi-
sional commission for paying the dividends to the Vene-
zuelan bondholders, it is rt quisite to provide the said
commission with the necessary funds; you will, there-
fore, be pleased to hold at the disposal of those gentle-
men the sums which have been remitted by this depart-
ment since the last year of 1851 to your establishment.
" I have the honour to remain, &c.,
" To. H. J. Lord, Esq.' " P. C. GELLINEAII.
" Mr. Lord's last letter informs the committee of his
having received theirs of the 15th of November, with the
information of the bondholders having in their public
meeting of the 6th of November accepted the agreement
concluded by Mr. Lord with the Executive Power of
Venezuela for the settlement of tour years' arrears of in-
terest, and of having also received at the same time an
attested copy of the resolutions passed unanimously at the
said meeting. These resolutions Mr. Lord had at once
transmitted to the Venezuelan Government, together with
a long letter of his, of which he has sent a copy to the
committee, and in which he explains in the strongest
and clearest terms the great expediency and necessity
for Congress to coefirm the said agreement in their en-
suing session without the least delay,
" Mr. Lord takes the opportunity to press the Govern-
ment again most urgently for immediate remittances, to
complete the last October dividend, and to provide for
that of next April.
At the meeting to be held at Amsterdam on the 26th
instant (adjourned from the 20th June last), the direc-
tors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company " will
submit a draft of agreement proposed by Government,
to carry out the stipulations contained in the treaty
with Prussia, respecting the junction of the Dutch
Rhenish Railway with the lines of the kingdom."
The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re-
ceived, through the medium of Messrs. Baring Brothers
and Co., a letter:from Mr. Faiconnet, dated Mexico, 17th
December, of which the following is an extract:—
" I am happy to be able to advise that I have suc-
ceeded in bringing to a favourable termination the ar-
rangement to which I alluded in my last as then in con-
templation between me and this Government, to provide
the requisite funds for the payment of the January divi-
dend. By the agreement into which I have entered on
behalf of the bondholders, and D.I. Esparza en behalf of'
his Government, it is arranged that 800,00 u dollars shall
go forward to London from the various ports of the Re-
public, to the consignment of Messrs. Baring Brothers,
and Co., and I shall start from this almost immediately
for London, rid United States, to arrange with Messrs.
Baring, according to the terms of the agreement with
this Government."
Mr. Felconnet also states that a meeting of the credi-
tors of Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh is about to be
callei
d, n consequence et proceedings on the part of cer-
tain of the creditors.
The accounts from the French and other principal
Stock Markets of the Continent notice continued heavi-
ness in prices. The remainder of the Belgian Loan re-
fused by the SocidtE Get erale has been taken by Messrs'
Rothschild& and Messrs. Bischoffsheim. It is calcu-
lated that the Belgian Government will actually receive
about 98 per cent.

The market for English Securities has been dull
agaia this morning, but prices are supported, and the
decline in the Rentes at Paris has but a seconder,' in-
fluence. Consols have bean 96k to f for Transfer, and
the same for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 98* to .., and the Three per Cents
96* to 97. Bank Stock has been steady at 216 t 0217, and
India Stock quiet at 259. There have been bargains in
the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 981 to 1:
58s. h
and in the Three per Cents. at 96i to 97. T 6 Er.%
mium on Exchequer-bills has been 555. to Th
speculators aro holding off, and do not appear inclined
to deal at present.
but the sales are not
maintained the improve-
Foreign Securities are dreoeoring,
extensive. Mexican have
29_
to
30.
*The speech of
ngress, is being coin-
being 4-
of Co • •-
Gmeennetroafl
Arista, yesterday,
though it had come to hand by
raented upon, as .
mail, :while, in reality, it was re-
yesterday's
week. The allusion to the bad state of the
ttt the dos!
a reservation that does not
e6nerni:vc:l deuedslea last
paecefo°rultTenifeudtubrye. Spanish Bonds are worse.
i.
They were 22i i, but they aro now 221 to The
Three per Cents are about 40 to 41. The New Deferred
bring 17f to '7}. Portuguese Five per Cents have been
at 6,3 i. Brazilian Small Stock has been at 94. EWA°
dor Bonds are, 3i. In Danish Five per Cents. there
have been transactions at 1031; and in Russian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. at 100 to 1001. French Three
per Cents. have been 63, with the exchange at 25 35.
Railway Shares are the turn better in some instances,
but the transactions have not been numerous. There is
much less doing in the French lines.
Gold Mine Shares have been much quieter by
sympathy with all other securities.
°
CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITIsII FUNDS .
O'CLOCK
16 "1g63 .
Bank Stoca
96%
3 per Cent. Reduced Awls: ----------- _96)k _97
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.. ....... nx€,311%
98%
New N per Cent..Anns -. L. 7,
,reja ..1111:1;ii .. ........ 7 1-16 7 7
Long Anna. to exP— 511.1860
Ditto 30 years, Jan. , •
259 259
India Stock ......
South Sea Stock . .
96;4 ' 107906
Consols for A.ccount
Kzettequer Bills. I%d.
1,000!. Ditto Old Annuities
.... ........ 55 58 p 58 P
amt.
Small, .. ... ....... ..

CLOSING
PRICES•
93
94
.....
10314
354
..-•

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
iirazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... .....
Ditto, Small
• Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent. ..
Ditto, 5 per cent.
Equador Bonds
Greek Bonds
Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 5
. 99%
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coups. 30 2978 291
Ditto, Account ... 30% Portuguese 5 per Cents. -
Ditto, Converted, 1841 3314 331/4
Russian Bonds ... 112.,
Ditto, 414 per Cent
88A
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Srianisti 5 per Cunt. 1840 2`24%
D .--•
3 per Cent
17
Ditto,itto Account — 14
40%
Ditto, New Deferred
Spanish Cora. Cert. Coup. not funded :— _ 11,6 per cent'

Dividends on the above payable in London.
French 3 per Cent
Exchange
Belgian, 4% per Cent.......... 9174 91%
Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild 5B IA 59!ii,
Ditto 4 per Coot. Certificates

- -
THE Loss OF THE AMAZON.—The official in'
quiry into the loss of the Amazon was resumed this morning
at the Privy Council Chambers, Whitehall, by the official
authorities of the Board of Trade. Several of the witnessesp
!Jd,
who gave evidence on the former inquiry, were exanu
but no new fact was elicited. Mr. Labouchere, M•P., the
President of the Board of Trade, was present during a the
por-
tion of the morning.
The King of Prussia bas conferred the Orde for
Merit upon Professor Richard Owen, of the Royal College ft
Surgeons, London, in consideration of the eminent servo.°
rendered by that gentleman tv natural Niglio.