The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-31 00:00:00

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.

HIJNGERFORD MARKET.
This market was tolerably well attended, and there was a
moderate amount of business doing. Turbot 6s. to 21s. ; Cod
3s. to 12s. ; Lobsters 10d. to 3s. ; Soles 10d. to 3s. 6d. per
pair; and Salmon, 3s. 6d. per lb. Butcher's meat in tolerable
demand, and prices steady ; Beef, 7d. to 8d ; Mutton 7p. to
afd.; Veal Bd. to 9d. ; Pork 7d to ad. per lb. In vegetables
no variation in prices.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
The supplies were to a fair extent, and the demand was
good; prices stationary. Turbot, ss. to 21s. ; Cod, 2s. 6d. to
; Oysters lie. to 48s. per bushel; Salmon, 3s. per lb. ;
Soles, 6d. to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters, Bd. to 3s. 6d. ; Sprats,
ss. per bushel ; Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; and Haddocks, Id.
to Is. 6d.

HAY MARKETS.
The supplies were generally extensive, particularly of Hay
and Clover, and there was also a revival in the demand.
Prices remain much as before. Hay, 50s. to 88s. ; Clover,
85s. to 115 s. ; Straw, 30s. to 40s. per load.
TEA MARKET.
The trade are anxiously looking for further news from China,
and no impulse can be given to business until such arrives.
Prices remain the same as they. were before Christmas.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVA O'CLOCK.
LIVFNPOOL, COTTON MARKET, MONDAV.—The
sales amount to 3,000 bags, without change in prices,
and wholly to the trade.

Extract of a letter from New York of the sth of
December :—" Our town was in an agitated state du-
ring the whole of yesterday, expecting the President's
Message, as well as the Liverpool steamer, neither one
or the other made their appearance ; in consequence
of these disappointments, the criers of the news
in the streets made their appearance with papers,
containing the President's Message of last year,
of which they sold a great number before the
deception was found out. The news expected by the
Liverpool, the organization of the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives at Washington, and the nomination of the
President at Harrishourg, greatly excites the people. In
respect to the question of the Presidency, it is the
opinion that General Scott will be appointed.
• " Another explosion of a steamer has taken place. The
Wilmington just haviug left New Orleans for St. Louis,
her boiler burst, and the explosion was dreadful. It is
stated that 20 were killed and wounded.

" At Mobile there has been another fire. Accounts of
the 21st of November state that on that morning ten
houses were consumed by the flames, as well as a number
of wooden ones."

We still continue without any arrivals from New
York of a later date than that received at Havre of the
.sth December, to the great disappointment of the mer-
chants. %% e are in hopes, as the wind has changed, it
will not be long before we have several arrivals from the
United States, as well as the President's message to
Congress.

We have very few arrivals this morning, and the Lis
bon mail, due on Monday, has not yet arrived.

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the closing price of
yesterday, 92} -1, for the Account ; Reduced, 90k 91;
Exchequer Bills, 2 dis., par ; Bank Stock, 177 178 ; In-
dia Stock, 253 255._

In the Foreign Market it is settling day. Brokers
and jobbers are chiefly occupied in paying and recei-
ving the different balances. Spanish Active, left off
24/1 i, has receded to 241 i ; Portuguese left
off 33i 34, opened at the same ; Colombian as they
closed, 231 241; Mexican, 254 29 ; Dutch Two•and-a-
Half per Cents., 531 ; Five per Cents., 981 i.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
British Iron Company ...... .. 40 534%
United Mexican (issued at 21. pan.) ... 4O 2Ni
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 90 455;
Great Western Railway Company 65 59
Diito New bbares ... ., 9O 16k
London and Elackwall Railway
London and South Western
N wth Midland Railway Company 95
.Ditto NilW .. Id 12Vo.
HALF-PAST ONE.
The Lisbon mail has arrived, with an overland ex-
press from India, bringing the remainder of the letters
left behind by the last express, consequently they are
not of a later date.

The Braganza steamer, which has brought the Lisbon
mail, brings accounts from the above capital to the 25th
December. The Braganza sailed from Lisbon the 24th
November, and brings letters from Alexandria of the
25th November, Corfu the Bth December, Malta the
Ist, Cadiz the 22d, and Vigo the 26th.
The papers by the express from India has just been
received, but they are of old dates.

Scarce any business has been doing in the British
Market during the morning, and in the Foreign the
settling of the Account is going off well.
Money in the House is at any easy rate.
Up to the present hour we have no tidings of any of
the New York packet ships having arrived, but the
wind at present being fair they may be hourly expected.
Consols are the same us at the opening price, 9214
for the Account ; Reduced 90-1 91 ; Exchequer Bills
2 discount, par ; Bank Stock 178 ; India Bonds, 8
discount.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather better
thanlin the niorning,at 24k. ; Portuguese 3314 ; Colon,-
bian 244 ; Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents., 53i ;
Five per Cents., 98i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS
Bank Stock 178 India Stack
3 per Cent. Red
..
;1 per Cent Ceus. — Ditto Old Annuitie,
3,.4 per Cent, Red 9:l ;Ditto New Annuities
New 11y4 per Cent 100% 'Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 9d 2 dis.
New 5 per Cent , Ditto 500/ 2 dis.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/.....
Jan. 186,)
Oct. 1859
. .. „

6

Jan 1860

Consols for Opg

FOREIGN FUNDS
Portuguese Bonds, sper cent.
1 Ditto, New Ditto q3%
Prussian, 5 per cent,

Austrian, 5 per cent
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds —

... .
B 6
Buenos Ayres, per cent — Illussianßonds, 5 per cent....
Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colomb.an, 6 per cent.... ..... `.)1% Spanish, 5 per cent 2l'A
Ditto, 1824 24 I Ditto, Deferred
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. llll. 50c.
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct. Exchange —f. —c
Mexican, 5 per cent — French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, (i por cent.. 1825. Dutch, 2% per cent. 53%
Peruvian, 1525,6 per cent...... Ditto, 5 per cent. ... l/8%

SHARES
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
(ircat Western Railway 'Sy
Ditto New Shares
London and Brighton Railway 1654
. ... .. ..
..._

London and MaCl:wall Railway
London and Birmingham Railway l 4•?

,:: _
London and South Western R 41 ailway %
Manchester and Birmingham Kailwaay
North Midland Railway ........ ..... SO%
Ditto New Shares
South Eastern and Dover O%

PRIZE FIGHTS PREVENTED.--11l conse-
quence of information received by Mr. Goodyer, Chief
Constable of the county, that three prize fights were
(in sporting phrase) "to come off" in a field near the
Red Cow, Hinckley-road, Mr. G., accompanied by a
party of police, repaired to the spot. There were there
assembled about three hundred persons. On the ap-
pearance of the force, just now so novel to county de-
linquents, the prize fighters, with their numerous
backers, ran off in all directions. A part of them went
to Ratby, where the interference of the police Trre-
vented a renewal of the entertainment. One of the
gentlemen of the " fancy" was taken into custody, and
will be brought up for examination to-day at the County-
office.—Leicester Chronicle.

A PARIS PICKPOCKET'S FIT.—On Christmas
Day, the divine service in the church of St. Merry was
suddenly interrupted by one of the congregation, who
pretended to be in a fit. The congregation rose from
their seats to render him assistance, and he was con-
veyed to a neighbouring house. The sensation created
by this event had hardly ceased, when a great number of
persons perceived that they had been robbed of watches,
purses, snuff-boxes, &c. A commissary of police who
had been sent for visited the man who had been in the
pretended fit, and a physician declared that he was in
the most perfect health. He was recognised by a police
agent as one of the most notorious pickpockets in Paris, and
was taken to prison, where he was joined in the evening
by several accomplices who had been arrested with the
stolen property still upon them.—Paris Paper.
FESTIVITIES AT CASSlOBURY.—Cassiobury,
the ancient seat of the Essex Earldom, in the county of
Hertford, has been this week the scene of Eglintonian
gaiety. The weather has been all propitious 4 although
we must add, that the amusements were chiefly indoors,
and the whole arrangements such as defied the power of
Murphy and his satellites. A host of Nobility have
been the guests of the liberal Earl of Essex during the
last fortnight, and we are told that covers have been
laid for sixty during the whole of that period. But the
grand night was on Thursday, when the effect produced
by the pieces du theatre, and the tableaux was strikingly
interesting. A grand ball and supper succeeded, to
which, as we have said above, the whole county were
invited; and the scene now was literally as splendid as
youth, beauty, wealth, gaiety, good taste, and grace
could render it.