The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-18 00:00:00

HAMBURG BOIMEN HALLE, OLT. 12.

Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Batik Shores

An 10-Russian Loan, 116% 105
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate lof s, 101 IA
Inscription, Ist Series —
Russian 5 per Cent. Hop • and l o. 3d and 4th
Se i s 97 q 97
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch actual Debt, 2 y;? pe Cent 51% 51%
Ditto 5 per Cell* I, 0
Polish Bond-
New icket
Anglo- , ,anish Loan, 3 per Cent 70!,4 70%
Not wegian Loan, 11,34, 4 per Cent.........

PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— &Run, OCT. 12.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 41 per cent 10374 103%
Prussian Engiish Loan, ISM, 4 per cent. 10.2•?. 102 y 4
I,4l.iliange on London, three months 6 201,E
--Prussian State Gazette. Oct. .3.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Our. 15
Money. Bills.
actual Debt, 2%, per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Ainort Syndic, 4% per cent 94% 9I
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 7Bl/ 78%
Commercial Company, 4,., per cent 172% 173%
Ditto (1 32 and 1833) 5 per cent.
Ditto 1837. 5 per cent. lOO% 101
Loan 1537, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 02%
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Oct. 16.

THE GLANBRANE ESTATE IN

WALES.

This Principality, near to L'landovery, extending to
10,000 acres of land (several thousand are mountain land,
it may be observed), has been in the market some time,
in consequence of a supposed defect in the title. Mr.
Lewis Loyd, the eminent London banker, bought it a
few years since, and in consequence of a misnomer only
in the Christian name in the marriage certificate, be-
came dissatisfied with the soundness of the title, and
objected to complete, although the opinion of Dr.
Lushington as to the validity of the marriage, and Mr.
Preston and Mr. Knight Bruce, as to the validity of
the title, were all favourable. However, it was a de-
fect that required a tedious process of law to
overcome, and the consequence was, the great and
rich banker was relieved from his purchase.
Mr. Gwynne, the proprietor, then sought the assistance
of Mr. Geo. Robins, to find another purchaser. Mr.
Loyd, it should be observed, gave 85,000/. without any
previous knowledge of a technical defect in title. Yes-
terday this princely domain was sold by Mr. Robins,
to Mr. Crayshaw Bailey, the wealthy iron master at
Merthyr Tydvil, for eighty thousand guineas, indepen-
dently of timber, and with all its supposed infirmities on
its head. We are led to these remarks because there
is a diversity of .opinion as to the progress of agricul-
tural pursuits, and much argument has been expended
on both sides of the question, to illustrate the varied
opinions ; one thing is happily demonstrated this season,
viz., that land is rising in public estimation.
Capitalists have at length preferred the solid security
of terra firma to the visionary schemes that al-
most overwhelm the country, remembering (it may be
presumed), that all those who realise their three per
cent, at 91 or 92, and convert it into land to pay
per cent., have this certain advantage in perspective—
first they realise their stock at a very high and
unhealthy price, and whenever a war takes place, have
not only secured a profit of 20 per cent. (or, perhaps,
30), but insure at least 30 per cent. increased annual
revenue. It would be exceedingly difficult to
point out, amid the contesting claims to specu-
lation which the new light has discovered, any-
thing so cheering as a sound investment in land. " Facts
are stubborn things," and we will illustrate the argu-
ment by one or two apt conclusions. The Nunnington
estate in Yorkshire, belonging to Sir Belingham Graham,
Bart., has just changed hands through the instrumen-
tality of Mr. Robins ; the rental was 4,3001. a-year,
and he sold it for 150,000 guineas. An estate within
a few miles of Canterbury, although away from the high
road, was sold the other day ny Mr. Robins for 33 years
purchase ; and to this list many more might be added,
within his single professional labours. It is said that
the applications to his office alone for landed investments,
would just now require a million of money to accomplish
the whole.