The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-19 00:00:00

EAST INDIA DOUSE.-(THIS DAY

A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors of East India
Stock was held this day, Sir R. JENKINS in the Chair, who
stated that the dividend warrants would be ready for delivery
on Saturday, the 6th of July next.
Sir C. Foams complained of the delay that had occurred in
furnishing the usual Accounts of the Company. -
Mr. PoiNDER presented a petition from the Clergy of Bris-
tol, praying the Company to abolish the Pilgrim tax, and not
allow their servants to interfere iii the religious ceremonies of
the natives.

• The CHAIRMAN said they had received notice from the In-
dian. Government that the Pilgrim tax had been abolished at
.Allerhabad. No information had yet been received from other
places.

MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.

Small supplies of Grain, and little disposition to do business,
and Mondays rates are hardly maintained. Barley, Beans
Peas, and Oats unvaried. Flour met a very dull trade at last
quotations.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY. 'TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrivals this morning—French mail; Ship letters from
Singapore, 23d February.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET OF TUESDAY.--We had a
very limited demand for Cotton to-day. The sales are
about 1,500 t ales without a change in prices.
BiLs on the Continent were again scarce yesterday,
whicli caused a decline in the foreign exchanges.
The accounts from Liverpool, this morning, state that
the corn crop is improving rapidly, and promises to be ORO
of the finest ever known,. if the weather continues.
Some heavy sales of stock, in the course of yesterday,
took place, owing to the uncertain state of affairs in
the East which rather depressed the British Market, but
towards the closing of the market Consuls were rather bet-
ter, and opened this morning as they closed, 931 I for the
Account; Reduced 924 1; Exchequer Bills, 29 31; India
Bonds, 32 34; Bank Stock, 191 192.
In the Foreign Maiket little doing as yet. Spanish
Active remains at the closing price, 14 I ; Portuguese,.
shade lower; Three per Cents, 211 i; Brazilian
lover, 78 791; Dutch . Two-and-a- Hall per Cents.,
55. i 56.
A letter has been received from Monte Video, stating that
the French had commenced hostile attacks against Buenos
Ayres, and destroyed the town of Rosario, which is a short
distance up the river Plate.
PRICEs OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 92-7;;-1,i Ditto Bonds 54 32 pm.
3 per Cent: Cons.
3 -4 per Cent Old Annuities
i)itto Red. New Ditto
New 3 4 pp- Cent .............3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
Netv 5 per Cent.
Bank Leal; Atenuitiei toexpire . Ditto 500 .. 31 29 pm.
Jan. 5, 10 '4 3-15 5-16 Ditto Small 33 09 32 pm.
Oct. 10, 180 Ditto Commercial —
Jan.. 5, ISila
Jan. 5, !MO — Bank Stock for Account ..,
April 5, IMO — India Stock for Account
Jan . 5. 1570 Consos tier Account 93'42%
_HALF PAST ONE,
We are without any further arrivala, not even the Ame.
rican Papers or letters by the Sn•::ridan have as yet been
received. We may expect by to-morrrow or the follow-
ing day the New 'York packet ship of the Ist inst., and
the Great Western by to-morrow week.
Money for lirst-rate bills may be obtained at rather easier
rates than last week, but for commercial purposes it is
tight.

The British Queen steamer is expected to arrive in the
river, prior to her voyage to New York, in the beginning
of next week. She sails from Glasgow to-morrow, and
we understand that all the main cabins are already en-
gaged; she will also take out the richest cargo of znanu-
fitcturcd goods that ever left London.
Although some heavy sales took place yesterday in the
British Market, they have not had any effect on the
Funds; on the contrary, Consols have improved to 391
for the Account, at which price they are at present; Re-
duced, 92i ; Exchequer Bills lower, 31 29 ; India Bonds,
lower, 34 32 ; Bank Stock, nothing done.
In the Foreign Market a little business has been doing.
Spanish Active improved to 191 ; Portuguese, 35i ; Bra-
zilian, 79 ; Chilian, 32 ; Colombian, 32k; Mexican, 26 ;
Belgian, 102 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., b - ;
Five per Cents, 1021.
CLOSING PRICES.
Pank Stock BRITISH FUNDS
India St 'iek
3 per Cent. Red
3 per Cent Ccos.
2t6 per Cent. Red 99% I)itto New Annuities New 31i per Cent—
New 5 per Cent. Ex. Bills, 1, Ditto 50000/ 20/.......2.1 3O pm,9
pm,
Jan, 18
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001 32 :.m,
Oct. 185930 .................. 1416 Bank Stock for Opg —
.............."'• India Stock for Opg 257
Jan 1800 .................
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Consols for Opg 9316
Augianstrian,
5 cent Portueuese Ronds, sper cent
Bel, 5 perpor cent. — Ditto, New Ditto 35%
Brazilian Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent..... Russian Bonds, 5 per cent —
Chihan, 6 per rent 32 Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent. 1916
Ditto 1824 '32% Ditto Deferred ........... .......
Danish, 3 per cent .. French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek Bonds, 1825, sper ct. Exchange —f —c
Mexican, 5 per cent French, 3 per cent —f. —(
Ditto, (i per. cent, 182.5......... Dutch ; 2 per . 55%
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent.... Ditto, 5 cent. cent. 102,4
SHARES
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Great Western ltailpay
Liverpool and Manchester Railway 12%
London and Brighton Railway 9
- Landon and Birmin,hara Railway
Ditto Quarter Shares
London and Croydon Railway (Trun:.) l2;
Midland Counties Railway .