The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-30 00:00:00

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrivals this morning—French and Ostend mails; ship
letters from Mauritius and Jamaica.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—....WO have
had only a moderate demand for cotton to-day, and prices
are rather easier. Sales 2,500 bales.
THE FUNDS.

We have no arrivals this morning of any consequence;
they are very few in number. It was generally expected
yesterday that a notice would have been issued by the Bank
Directors to advance money on
temporary loans ; but the
regular time for issuing the notice is not until next week ;
by some persons it is imagined that this accommodation
will be discontinued—but this is not likely to take place,
as the commercial affairs, by such an operation, would be
greatly affected, and no doubt would cause a number of
failures both in the manufacturing and commercial com-
munity. The Bank at present arc liberal in their dis-
counts, but it is supposed that the chief point on the tapis is,
whether the Directors will include Exchequer Bills on
their temporary advance of loans.
The British Funds are heavy this morning., and
have receded per cent. from the leaving off prices
of yesterday. The cause is stated to be owing to the
whole of the Consol Account not being settled, also that
the Bank intends to confine their discounts to a very nar-
row compass, not with reference to the quality of paper
but only to the amount. It is supposed that this intima-
tion has recently caused the great pressure on the Money
Market. Discounts and accommodations still continue at
a very high rate.
Consols may be quoted at present 91i for the Account,
closed at 92 to ; Money, 90i 91; Exchequer Bills, 12
14; Bank Stock, 18411851; India Stock, 247 249.
This being the pay-
day for the settling of the Account
of yesterday both the brokers and jobbers are busy in paying
and receiving their balances.
In the Foreign Market it is the settling and pay day for
the Account, consequently in both houses they arc actively
employed in paying and receiving.
In Spanish Active there has been a rise of about 2 per
cent. during the Account. Spanish not quite so good as
the closing price, which was 211131,clagtiapnre, sleon2ti2llt3il;; Ptcoor.-
Dutch Two-and-a-Half
ou
mg übei
as
ne
329113; 2
,I_3l r;a
Mexican,i• 8 i2;B ;
per Cents., 544; Five per Cents., 103 i.
The Settling of the Foreign Account as yet appears to
be ~oing off well ; we do not hear of any failures.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAy AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock lB4 5' India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 914414% Ditto Bonds pm
3 per Cent. Cons. 9l South Sea Stock
3yi, per Cent --1 hid Annuities
Ditto Red ‘IST(i% 9 New Ditto
New 3 per Cent 98%144 3 Per Cent. Annuities 1751
New 5 per Cent. - Exch. Bills, Xi 000 11 12 pm.
Bank Long Annuities toocpure Ditto.... .... .. . '5OO —l4 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 i4 5-16% Ditto Small ..
20 ..• 12 14 put
Oct. 10, 1859 14% Ditto Commercial par
Jan. 5, 1860 _l4 1-16 Ditto Advertised ..•••• pm.
Jan. 5, 1880 - Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 188(1. - India Stock for Account
JAR. 5, 1870 Consos for Account
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds

Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds

Ditto Account.
Portugueie Bono .s
Ditto New Bonds Bis

Ditto Account ...
Buenos Axles Bonds
Ditto A“..unt
Chilian Bon.ss

Ditto Acc.unt 9 3G
Ditto, 3 Per Cent.
Ditto Account
Prussian Bonds .-

Ditto Accet.. t
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account

Russian Bonds, 1822
Ditto Account
Ditto Metallic-

1824....... :( Spanish Bonds 2ll' 1 1104
Ditto Account 204 1%4
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian
D: t
- i Deferred 9tAN
Greek Bonds. •
i Dutch,
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ---..—.. 4 per cent.
2X, percent. f. c.
:o'Accßoounndts,
Ditto Account — ----- 3 per cent
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. —1 ---- Exchange. 251. 40c,
Ditto Account SIU,
Ditto, 6 per Cent..........••• '—'; Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Account....... ......
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
United Mexican (Issued at 24 Paid.
pm.)
r Ditto Scrip
Great Western Railway Company 65 164
London and Birmingham Railway Company
Ditto New Shares
London and Southampton-
Northern and Eastern Railway Company
North Midland Railway Company 75 70 69
British North American Bank
HALF-PAST ONE.
We continue without any further arrivals since the morn.
ing. The Hamburg mail is not as yet arrived, although
expected every hour.
The Consol market remains heavy at 90i for money ;
Account, 91i. Owing to the great scarcity of money a
large lot of Consols has been carried over for the next Ac-
count.

The dullness of the weather casts a gloom on commer-
cial transactions, and speculations in the funds. A report
prevailed of an express from Paris, with important news
from Spain, which had the effect to improve Spanish Ac-
tive from 21-,1,- to 213 ; we believe it to have originated in
the Stock Exchange, as we cannot trace it to any authentic
source.

Exchequer Bills, 12 14 11 12 premium ; Bank Stock,
1844 185,i; India Stock, 248 i; Scrip at par.
In the Foreign Market little doing. Spanish, 21f ;
Portuguese improved, 30; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 544.
At present, the settling of the Foreign Account appears
to going off well.

No. 2,615,
OMNIBUS LOITERING.—On Saturday last, at
Bow-street, the driver of Bennett's Mile.end omnibus,
was fined 20s. for an infringement of the clause
18 of tho New Metropolitan Stage Carriage Act, by
walking his horses from Charing Cross to the Adelphi.
The worthy Magistrate (Mr. Alinshull) expressed his
regret that the police officers had not instructions from the
Commissioners, to summon all drivers who loiter on their
journey to the annoyance and loss of time of the passen-
gers. A very mistaken notion exists, that if the omnibus
is moving on no offence is committed; but this is alto-
gether an error, as the words of the Act are, "or shall
improperly
ignorance of the Act, or a'discreditable supineness on the
delay such carriage on any journey." By an
part of the City Magistrates, the Poultry is now an omni-
bus stand. The Act falls far short in stringency ; for
oitering, stopping at this or that house of call, is as much
elt by the public as ever. Almost every body but a crip.
pie can walk faster than an omnibus is driven,

A few days since the boa constrictor in the me-
nagery of M. Van Aken, at Rotterdam, very nearly de-
stroyed its keeper. He was about to give the snake a
young living goat,
when the reptile, which bad become
ravenous by being kept three months without food, in its
eagerness to seize its prey, wound its folds round the arm
of the keeper, and would, in all probability, have killed
him had not M. Aken and four assistants, by their united
force, compelled the snake to di3entwine itself sufficiently
to get the poor man released. He suffered severely from
the crush, but no bone was broken, and in two or three
days be was able to resume his service. —Galignani's
Messenger.

Grace Sampson was charged with stealing SAGACIOUS JURORS.—At the Bodmin assizes,
a
in necklace and
other valuables belong to her mist ,•cos. The articles
herowfe,r,eGfouulintydi,nwitha
g
recoinpocket.m recommendation
nurtyo rsnoteurronyc,d a verdict
they thought the things might have got into her pocket by
acci4vlt or mistake.