The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-21 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TW EL VE 0' CL OC K.
Arrivals this morning, French and Ostend mails. No
ship letters.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 20. —The Columbus, from New York,
packet ship of the Ist instant, off the port inwards, will,
perhaps be up in time for the three a.m. train.
COTTON MARKET, FEB. 20 —The market continues in
a dull and inactive state, the sales 2,500 bags to the trade,
ssiihout change in prices.
The accounts received from Manchester this morning,
state that there was not the slightest symptom of improve-
ment in the market yesterday, and the prices of yarn, espe-
eially of the ordinary shipping numbers, continue so de-
pressed, that a considerable number of spinners have be-
gun to work short time, or have shut up their mills alto-
gether ; the market for goods was also much depressed
yesterday, and power-loom printing cloth was again rather
lower in price.
Accounts from St. Pierre, Martinique, of the 11th Jan.,
state that at five o'clock on the morning of the 11th
they experienced a terrible shock of an earthquake, which
lasted nearly two minutes ; a quarter of the town has been
greatly damaged. Several persons have been killed, and
others wounded; the town of Fort Royal is nearly de-
stroyed. A boat has just arrived from Port Royal with the
information that more than 800 persons have been already
found dead and wounded.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's
date :

" BRUSSELS, FEB. 19.--M. Goldsmith, provisional Di-
rector o 1 the Anglo-Belgian Bank, was received y esterday
by the King. It is assured that the resdutions of the Ca-
binet have been signed by MM. Nothomb, Willmar, and
Theux.

" The following are the reports of what will take place
in the sitting of to-morrow ( Wednesday) :-Ist. The Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs will continue to complete his pre-
ceding Report, in rendering an account of the negotiations
which took place without coming to a conclusion. 2d. In-
stead of proposing the ratification of the decision of the
Conference, signed by M. Van de Weyer in the name of
the King, M. Count de Merode in quality of the Minister
of Finance ad interim, will present a project to authorize
a forced loan of 100 millions of francs, in order to face the
expenses of the armament.
" The greatest measures have been taken for some time
past to maintain public order. The garrison of Brussels
has been reinforced. In the Court of the Palace of the
Prince of Orange is a park of artillery composed of 23
pieces of cannon.

ANTWERP, FEB. 19.—TELEGRAPH DESPATCH.—" Brus-
sels, 19th February, half-past Three o'clock.—Brussels is
tranquil. The Chamber has assembled. A part of the
Civic Guard is under arms."

Dutch Funds, 54i ; Five per Cents., 1008.
To the present time no American papers or letters, by
the Columbus, of the Ist instant, from New York, have
been received.

We have very few arrivals this morning. The only news
we have as yet is from France and Belgium. The latter
was anxiously sought after.
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prces of
yesterday, 924 s for the Account and Money. Exchequer
Bills, 58 60; India Bonds, 62 64; Bank Stock, 205206;
India Stock, 2561 2571.
The Foreign Market continues inactive as yet. Spanish
as they closed, 191 1 ; Portuguese the same, 354 36 ;
Three per Cents., 22i ; Belgian Stock no alteration,
991 100 ; Brazilian, soi 811, a shade higher; Colombian
as they closed, 29/ 4; Mexican also, 241-; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half a shade lower, 55i ; Five per Cents., 104

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS
Bank Stock 2o6'
3 per Cent. Red. ... ......... 93% %
3 per Cent. Cons. 92% s. i 4
:3,, per Cent -
Ditto Red. lOl 1(.0%
New 3% per Cent 100%'4
New 5 per Cent. -
Bank Long Annuities toexpire t
Jan. 5, 1860 15 1-16 15
Oct. 1,1, 1859 I 4 15-:6
Jan. 5, 18811
-
Jan. 5, 1880 -
Aprils,
5, 1880 -
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DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
India Stock
Ditto Bonds - pm.
South Sea Stock
Old Annuities
New Ditto
3 per Cent. Annuities, 17,il
Exch. Bills, £l,OOO —6l pm.
Ditto 500 ...:9 61 pm.
Ditto Small pm.
Ditto Commercial — pm.
Ditto Advertised
Bank Stock for Account ....205
India Stock for Account

Jin. 5; 1970. —l Consols for Account 9,34 T. ..4
I'RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per Cent. 2.2% 14
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
D tto Account
Columbian Bonds Ditto Account
Ditto Account — i Ditto Metallic —
Columbian Bonds, 1824 ...29%41,4 Spanish Bonds .
Ditto Account 'AN Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds 76 5 ii, , Ditto Bonds, 1834
Ditto Account Ditto Account. l9i
Greek Bonds French, 5 per cent....... —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 - 4 per cent ...... —f. —c.
Ditto Account , ----- 3 per cent.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. . —_— Exchange. —f. —t'.
Ditto Account Dutch, 2b per cent. 55
Ditto, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account 55%
Ditto Account — Ditto, 5 per cent —
Neapolitan Ditto Acc0unt....,,........
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAYAT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per share
Cobre Copper.
Brighton Railway
Lon,ion and Croydon Railway Company l6/. Bs.

Ditto New Scrip
Midland Counties Railway Company. 6O 51
North Midland Railway Company 55 55
National Provincial Bank of England 35 39
HALF-PAST ONE.

Accounts received from Jersey this morning state that it
is affirmed his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has re-
ceived a second despatch from Lord John Russell, the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, dated the
sth inst., in reference to the Act adopted by the States,
at their sitting of the 23d of January last. Report says
shat his Lordship, although approving generally of the
provisions of said Act, deems it susceptible of serious
amendments and modifications, and has thought proper to
intimate his opinion to the Privy Council, that the said
Act should not, in its present form, be allowed or con-
firmed by her Majesty, and his Lordship has recommended
the following dispositions as addenda to the project :-
1. That the inspection of the Fishery on the Granville
Beds, shall be confided to the officer of her Majesty's Navy
commanding on the station...

2. That the inspector shall have power to deposit on the
pares, the oysters taken from dredgers convicted of an in-
fraction of the law, and to have them sorted at their own

expense.
Lastly, That it shall be held unlawful for any boat or
smack to have dredges on board, wherever the fishing on
the coast of the Island may be prohibited.
It appears that at Brussels proclamations have been dis-
tributed in several quarters of The town, as well as to the
army in the invirons of the Casernes, in which it is stated
the Belgian army, of 100,000 men, will be dishonoured by
submitting to the partition of Limburg and Luxemburg
without making resistance.
Consols have reached, since the early part of the morn-
ing, 92*, buyers for the Account; may at present may be
quoted 921 ; Money the same ; there has not been much htsi-
ncss doing. Exchequer Bills, GI ; India Bonds, nothing
done ; Bank Stock, 206 ; India Stock, 256;f.
In the Foreign market, the intelligence from Belgium has
not had any effoct on the said funds, which are quoted 99
100; Brazilian, 804 81g. Nt alteration from the morn-
ing price. Colombian, 294 ; Mexican, 24i; Portu-
guese, 351 36 ; Three per Cents, 2.2 i; Spanish Active,
191 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents, 554; Five per
Cents, 1031
The speculators on the Foreign securities are waiting
to hear the result of the decision of the BeigiAn Chambers
before they undertake operations of magnitude.
We have no papers or letters as yet from New York by
the Colunibus.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for the Account, 92i.
THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock 2 6 India .B.)ck 056:44
3 per rent. lied 935,.; Ditto Bonds
.'per Cent Ccus ',2% ; ~tto Old Annuities
3.,i, per Cent. Red 100,* Ditto Sew Annuities ...... ..
New 3!.4 per Cent 1 1% , Ex. Bills, 1,1410/ 2y4d....6! pm
Ncw 5 per Cent Ditto boo/ 61 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001. pm.
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860
FOREIGN FUNDS
Asturian, 5 per cent — !Portuguese ', , ond,, sper cent.
13..sli.„ian, 5 per cent 99% IDitto New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent
'Buenos Ayr. s, 6 per cent.... Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 11454
Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colomb.an, 6 per cent Spanish, 5 per cent. 1914
Ditto, 1824 2954 Ditto, Consolidated
Danish. 3 per cent 75% French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct — Exchange —t: —c
Mexican, 5 per cent — French, 3 per cent —f..--c
Ditto, 6 per cent.. 1825 — Dutch, *4 per cent.
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent.... Ditto, 5 per cent. 103%
SHARES.
London and Brighton Railway
London and Blackwall Railway 7%
London and Birmingham Railway l7l
London and Southampton Railway 45
London and Croydon tt away (New Scrip)
Midland Counties Railway 5l
North Midland Railway

ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.-A Meeting
of the Rate-payers of this parish was held this morning, the Vicar
in the Chair, to take into consideration the alleged misconduct
of the Guardians, in the case of a pauper named Hickey, and the
girl Croker, who was sent to the Cape of Good Hope. The pro-
ceedings had not terminated when we went to press.