The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-23 00:00:00

BOURSE.-PARIS, SATURDAY, DEC. 21.

Hirst Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price.
French spn Cent* IP' 15 40. II 15 ••4 112 10 112 10

4 per Cents lO6 50 ... 106 50 106 50 106 50
4 per Cents lO2 25 ... 102 50 ... 102 25 ... 10.250
3 per Cents BO 50 ... 80 60 ... 80 50 ... 80 55
Bank of France 4987 5U —O9O ...2987 50 ...299J
I,affitte Br.ek 5,000 f. bk 5225 ...5225 ...5225

Belgian Bank . -----
835 ... b 37 50 ... 8:',0 ... 832 50
C3upons
Dutch 2% per Cents 53% ... 53% ... 53% ... 53%
Spanish Active 254 ... 25% ... 254 ... 25%
Passive 6% ... 6% ... 64 ... 64
Neapolitan
Roman ,
___1014........ 1014 ... 101% ... 101%

RAILWAY-SHARES':
St. Germain
Versailles, It. 13 505 ... 505 ... 505 ... 505
L.B. 32! 25 ... 327 50 ... 221 25 ...:325
Orleans . . 4.50 ... 457 50 ... 445 ... 445
Strasburg to Bale 315 ... 315 ... 315 ... 315
ASPHALTES AND BITUMENS.
Yarn (Maberly's)

DUTCH FUNDS.--AMSTEADAN, Disc. 20
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
A mort Syridic, 4% per cent 92% 93
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. 76 i'74
Commercial Company, 4!. per cent 166 34 167%
Ditto (1592 and 1833) 5 per cent. —
Ditto 1g37, 5 per cent. 95% 1614
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. -.. ...._
Exchange en London, One month ll 97%
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Dec, 20.
BELGIAN k UNDS—BncesELe, DEC. 21.
Actual Deht, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lro3
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per'Cent. 92%
..........-- 3 per Cent 70%
Loan of City, 1932, 4 per Cent. 95
Society of Commerce, 45; per Cent. ll4
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 7l
National Society .
Exchange on London (short) -
-Brussels Papers, Dec. 21.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.....VIENNA, DEC. 13
_

Five per Cents. Metalliques
Emir per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares ............»...................... 1608

______ ...
..,Allgenseine Zeitung. Dec, 18 '''''''
—HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE):Dee. 17
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents. ........ '''''''''''' ........ ..... 106% 100%
Bank Shares
An.lo.Russian Loan 106% 106%
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate
Inscription, Ist Series 102% 10.1%
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series 29 97%
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 51% 51%
Ditto b per Cell' OS
Polish Bonds
New lieket
~.„
Angle. Danish Loan, 3 per Cent _..,"3is '2UN
Norwegizn Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent...• IOC% 100
Spanish, New 3 per Cents. 22 is
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, DEC. 17.-13. 6—Two months, 13. 9%.
STOCKHOLM, DEC. 10.—Seventy-five days, 11. 39.
BERLIN, DEC. 17.—Three months, 6. 24%.

Circulars from the Duke of Wellington, sum-
moning the Conservative Peers for a meeting at Apsley
House on the day preceding that appointed for the
meeting of Parliament, were delivered on Friday and
Saturday last. , hose of Viscount Melbourne to the
Whig Peers were issued a few days previously.-21forii-
ing Post.
The British Queen steamer, from New York,
with the President's message, now out at least sixteen
days, had not made her appearance when this paper
went to press.—Hampshire Telegraph of Saturday.
Colonel Wylde, the British Commissioner in
Spain, has just arrived in Paris from the head-quarters
of Espartero.— Galignani.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW:.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK
The letters and papers from the Post-cffic3 were de-
livered late this morning.
We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the
3d November.

FRONTIER.—.A return of horses, cattle, sheep, goats,
and other property, robbed from the Colony, taken
across the frontier, and reclainmable, &c. &c. for the
month of September, presents one horse and twelve
cattle recovered ; lost, but not reclaimable, fifteen
horses, thirty-fonr head of cattle, three goats ; recovered
seven horses and twenty-four head of cattle.
A considerable number of horses and cattle arrears
due at the beginning of the month, have been paid up.
POET NATAL.—The following important intelligence
has just come to hand ; it was brought by the Louisa,
which arrived at Port Elizabeth on the 23d inst.:—
" Natal, Sept. 28, 1839.
" The Boers have °not settled everything with Din-
gaan as yet, but he sent them word to go to his place
for the ivory promised, and to receive the cattle, which,
he says, are ready for delivery. A commission was ap-
pointed to visit him, but, when on the point of moving,
news came of an extensive revolt in the King's County.
Umpanda, his brother, who resided near Tugela, sus-
pected that Dingaan intended to kill him, and fled
across the Tugala. As soon as his flight was i
known, he was followed and joined by several chiefs
with their people, comprising the Iblernenblini, Janduna,
Intinteto, &e. (these are the names of the regiments),
the population residing between the Tugala and the
Unahlasusi rivers, and probably half, or nearly half the
population of the whole entire country. They are now
busy in moving their women and children, cattle, &e.,
through the Tugala towards the former.

" The farmers are full of apprehensions ; they are
suspicious that this movement is directed by Dingaan,
that the party which had professedly revolted, wish to
settle in their vicinity, get their confidence, and improve
the first favourable opportunity to destroy them. They
have directed Umpanda not by any means, or for many
rc:,.sons to cross the Ornvoote river."—Graliam's Town
Journal.

" P. S., Sept. 30.—1 have to-day received intelli-
gence that I can depend upon, that Umpanda has been
made King with a great deal of ceremony at Chaka's
grave. Frain all accounts, I judge he has at least half
of the Zalu natives attached to him, probably more.
Dingaan has lately been beaten by Sopnna, and has
now, it is said, but the remnant of four regiments :
thus far there has not been much blood shed, but if
Dingaan lives, he will probably not lose his kingdom
without a struggle. Umpando does not fear .him, and
intends soon to recross the Tugela river."
MARKETS.—The Market has been well attended.
This week there has been a good supply of meal, and
in consequence it has suffered a reduction in price.
This morning it realized a price varying from rds. 33
to 34 4.—Graham's Town Journal.
OPENING OF THE HOWIE RIVER.—We are happy
to leans that the long des'red and much talked of open-
ing of the Howie River, for vessels of considerable
burthen, is about to be mae the subject of a fair ex-
periment. A private firm, Messrs. Cock and Hodgskin,
having proposed to undertake this very important wall,
on conditions, so reasonable, that no doubt can be en-
tertained of their being readily accepted by Govern-
ment.

In the Legislative Council, Monday, 21st October,
it is stated that in the absence of official returns to afford
more precise data, the amount of money in the colony
mey be estimated at from 250,000/. to 300,0001., exclu-
sive of the Government promissory-notes, which, in
virtue of the Royal prerogative, have been described as
of equal value with gold, though it was feared that
none of those who thus described them are disposed to
think so. As an approximation to the truth, the
amount of mortgages may be computed at 500,0001.
sterling ; it must therefore be quite obvious that
.5,000,000/. mortgages cannot be converted into money,
the money in circulation not exceeding some 250,000/. to
300,0001.

The foregoing- was mentioned in a very long debate in
the Legislative Council on the usury laws and bills of
exchange.

We have received the Journal of Anfitcry of yester-
day's date. Letters received from Batavia of the 17th
September state that the affairs in China appear to
hale taken a more favourable turn, and there was a
prospect that commerce would revive again.

Extraordinary surprise was experienced this morning
by the various merchants connected with the.
,commer-
eial affairs of the United States at the great delay of
the arrival of the British Queen steamer, as well as the
packet ships of the Ist inst., in consequence of which
numerous conjectures are afloat, but none of which are
verified to the present hour.
We have many arrivals this morning, but most of
them are of old dates, with the exception of the intelli-
gence from the Cape of Good Hope.
The acco'lnts by the Lisbon mail this morning are
rather of an unfavourable complexion, in respect to the
capture of two Portuguese slave ships, and their being
sunk, but wt have nn doubt that after an explanation on
the subject it will end amicably.
THE FUNDS.

Consols, which left off Saturday at 92 for the Open
ing, may be quoted at present at the same, with very
little doing ; Reduced same as they closed, 904 ;
Exchequer Bills, 5 3 die. ; Bank Stock, 177_}• 1784- ;
India Stock, 253 255.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which closed
on Saturday at 244- has rather improved, at pre-
sent 2-14 ; Portuguese, which left off at 33} 34, not
quite so good at present, owing to the intelligence by
the Lisbon mail, 334 4 ; Colombian same as they
closcd, 234 244 ; Mexican, 2711 284 ; Brazilian, 71 72 ;
Spanish Passive, 64. ; Deferred, 114 ; Dutch Two-and-
Half per Cents., .531 ; Five per Cents., 991.

.
P AWES 01, STOCKs THIS DAY AT ONE u_•CLOCK.
Bank Stock 177% 7% 1 India Stock
3 per Cent. red. .90X% Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ......... -....— i South Sea Stock
Ditto lied. 93% 9' New Ditto
New 314 per Cent... ...... .... -- 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toetnire Ditto 500
Jan. 5, 1860 l4 13 15-16 Ditto Small 5 3 dia.
Oct. 10, 1855 — Ditto Commercial —
Jrn. 5, 1860 — ' Ditto Advertised .....
Jan. 5, 1850 — Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 1490. — India Stock for Account ..
Jan. 5.1870 —t Consos for Account....• 92
RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Tills DAY AT ONE OCLOCK.
Austrian Bonds 107% • Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Itrazilia n Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account . ........
2,hilian 3erzd i Prussian Bonds
atto Ace,m. et Russian Bonds, 182" lli%
Cokzr--t: t- 11•71CIS — Ditto Account
Pitta Ases nt
:.eli ,•: v. 3;7 d 5,1824 —21% % 4 , Spanish Bonds —
:..:3:3 AC:9.llt — Ditto Account. i4% -X%
Druilsa. 3,:r d • —' Passive t4
Ditto A: cc nt b. "Deferred 11%%
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent.......
—l, —4:4
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — --- 4 per cent.
Ditto Account — ----- 3 per cent. —f. --e.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent ---- Exchange. —f. —c.
Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account — Ditto, 5 per cent .......... . l'%
'
Neapolitan. --' Ditto Acc0unt..........„-
--- - -- ---

_---- —.moo
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby Railway Cempany ..., 90 ;A
Groat Western Railway Company 65 58
Diito New shares
Brighton Ttailwar
London and Birmingham Railway Company.,. 90 142
I coriou and Croydon Railway Company II/. 18s.. Gd. 9}06
Mexican and South American 7 • 5
PRICES 01, IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DECEMBER 21.
3 per Cent. Consols -
3y, per Cent. Stock
Ditto Reduced -
Ditto New, 1530 ......... oSii City of Dublin Stearn Comp. -
41 per Cent. Debentures.., 91 National Insurance Company -
Bank Stock - City Debentures, 4 per cent. -
Grand Canal Stock - Ballast Office Debentures, 4 -
Royal Canal Stock - per cent
HALF-PAST ONE.
We have no tidings to the present time of writing,
of the British Queen steamer, or of any of tile other
packet ships from New York, which arc due, which
.
causes much anxiety to the commercial community,
and some fears arc now entertained that she has met
with some accident,

Consols, at present 92 for the Opening, have been
92 to 4 ; Reduced, 904. Exchequer Bills, 5 3 dis. ;
Bank Stock, 1784 1774.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 241 ; Pas-
sive, 64 ; Deferred, 114 ; Portuguese nothing do-
ing ; Colombian 24, have been 244 ; Russian, 1114 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents,, 534 ; Five per
Cents., 994.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY. We
have had a moderate demand for Cotton to-day, at yes•
terday's quotations ; the sales 3,000 bags, chiefly Ame-
rican descriptions, to the trade.

lIE WEATHER.—This morning at one a.m.'
the thermometer stood at $4 degrees in a northern ex-
posure, or about as high as the average temperature o
the month of June, and higher than during some nights
in July.
We have seen some very beautiful and novel spe-
cimens of embossed card and paper work, applicable to
work and envelope boxes, &c., which have hem de-
signed by Messrs. Summers and Smith of Tabernacle-
walk, Finsbury. The medallions and ornamental de-
vices are finished in a very chaste, accurate style, and the
perforated work with which some of the envelopes are
decorated, vies in minuteness and elegance with the
finest lace.
130 ROUGH OF LUDLOW.—I❑ the Spectator of
yasterday a paragraph appeared stating, as a rumour,
that Mr. Alcoek, the Liberal Member for Ludlow,
would not defend his seat." To this rumour we are
authorised to give the most unqualified contradiction ;
the defence of the scat is entrusted to Mr. Coppock,
and all the necessary steps are already taken. Mr. Al.
cock's seat is unassailable.

Covent-garden Market was re-opened yesterday
morning at an early hour, for the sale of fruit and vege-
tables to the poor and middle classes, who are prevented
by their daily occupations from taking the advantage
of Saturday's supply. Every commodity remaining
unsold was cleared away by a little after nine o'clock.
Colonel Ty me is entertaining a large family
circle at his seat, Halswell House, Somersetshire.

VEN ING EDITION

BOWSTREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Ellen Meighnahan, a married woman, having an it
Pant in her arms, was charged with having a quantit:
of wearing apparel in her possession the property of tht
Guardians of the Poor of the Strand Union, well
knowing them to have been stolen.

Mr. Kirby, thereie;:ingoficJ, stated, that from in-
formation he had received he went to No. 4, Brown's-
buildings, Stanhope-street, Clare-market, where the
prisoner lodged, on Saturday last, and found the articles
produced, part of which the prisoner was wearing.. They
had been given to Mary Anne Browne, on her going
to a situation, from which she absconded after remain-
ing iu it only a few days, having plundered her mistress
of some property, for which she was fully committed for
trial, but previous to her being apprehended she took
s'aelter in the prisoner's room, where she left every article
she bad received at the workhouse, and upc which the
mark of the Strand Union was stamped.

The prisoner slid she had been deceived by the girl,
who told her the clothes had been given to her by her
mistress, and cot being able to read she did not know
the meaning of the stamp upon them, or she would
have delivered them up at the workhouse.
A women who lodges in the same house with the pri—
saner said, that she was an industrious, honest woman,
and would not be gulty of
.such an offence had she
known to whom the property belonged.
Mr. JARDINE said, that had she .not received, such a
good character, a very severe punishment should :be in-
flicted upon her, and in order to deter others from .com-
mitting a similar offence, and for the protection of pro-
perty intended for so laudable a purpose, she should. be.
committed to prison for three days.