The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-29 00:00:00

It is reported that while Baron de Lagos was
here he was offered the post of Minister of Finance
by her Majesty, as well as by the Premier, but
he refused the high honour. It is well that the Bri-
tish holders of Bonds should know for their guid-
ance in any arrangement which may be proposed
to them, that the New Five per Cents., now issued in
virtue of the authority of the last Cortes for this loan
lately contracted for are only worth from 511. to 521.
per cent. in the market, notwithstanding that the re-
quired sum for the purpose of paying the dividends has
been expressly set apart with the Board of Public
Credit. It cannot arise from a general feeling of dis-
trust.

Exchange on London is 56k, and the price of the ex
paper money 60 to 61 per cent. discount.

Tne Post-office Packet List for the first time gives
notice that letters for China will be forwarded with the
Indian mail, via Marseilles, of the 4th November, if
specially addressed " Per Ariel," which vessel is now
at Aden, waiting the arrival of the mail.
Private letters received from Alexandria state that
some fear is entertained of the stoppage of the commu-
nication with India through Egypt in the event of the
Allied Powers blockading that port.

THE FUNDS.
Various accounts have been published in the Morn-
ing Journals respi.cting the return of Mr. Jaudon from
Amsterdam, to which capital he proceeded to negotiate
a loan in aid of the Bank of the United States. The
information on the subject greatly differs ; one Journal
states that the negocia,jon is going on favourably, while
another states that his journey has not been attended
with success, owing to the unfavourable state of the
Dutch Money Market. To the present hour we have
no positive information on the above subject, but the
report is that the negotiation is not broken off.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 90i for the
Account ; Money, 901, may be quoted at present 901 i
Money, Account 901 -;1, not being quite so good as
the closing prices ; Exchequer Bills, 4 to 2 dis.; Bank
Stock, 1791 180 i ; India Stock, 246 247. Money
continues eery easy.
In the Foreign Market Spanish, which closed at 29n,

receded to 29 ; Portuguese is very heavy, owing to
the unfavourable aceaunts from Lisbon—it closed at

364 374, opened at 344 354—at present 35 to 4 ;
Colombian, 311 32 ; Mexican, 311 82 ; Brazilian,
714 721 ; Belgian, 1031 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents. 2344 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cat*, 524 ;
Five per Cents., 991.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT °NI' O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ii% par
lii Ditto Bonds
__
3 per Cent. Cons. 9u k % South Sea Stock —_
3,, per Cent
Ditto Red. 9734 7 ' New Ditto
New 3% per Cent... .... .... .9.4 % 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long AAnuities toexpire f Ditto 5041 .. 1 3 dis
Jan. 5, 13641 13% 11-15 i Ditto Small 2 die,
Oct. In, 1859 .., 13 11-16 Ditto Commercial —.
Jan. 5, 1960 — Ditto Advertised ..... --
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... 180
April 5, MO. — India Stock for Account ...
Jan. 5. 1879 — Consos for Account 9Ol
PRICES OF FOREIGN Fl) NDS THIS DAI AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds 10834 Peruvian Bonds _
Belgian Bonds - Ditto Account.
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Amount — Ditto Account -
Chilian Bonds -; Prussian Bonds
Ditto Anew., t
Columbian Rends — ,
Ditto Account
Ditto Account —' Ditto Metallic
Columbian Bends, 1624 —,' Spanish Bond, 29 ', %
onto ,et .Illlt
Danish Bonds ......
Ditto Account, — DeferredLi !i,
,
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent. ....., —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 11325 — , ---- 4 per cent....... —f. —c.
Ditto Account — ----- 3 per cent. -f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. ---- Exchange. —f. _c,
Ditto Account — Dutch, 2% per cent, .52V •

Ditto, 6 per Cent. 31% Ditto Account
Ditto Account

Neapolitan....

:1( O. Ditto Account

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONX O'CLOCK
Paid. Per Share.
London a d Greenwich (New) Railw y .... 20 16%
London and Southampton ...
Genera: Steam Navigation Company .... 14 209
HALF-PAST ONZ.
The north-easterly winds prevent the expected ar-
rivals of the two American packets now due.
The chief arrival this morning is from Lisbon, and
the information it brings is of an unfavourable nature for
the Portuguese Bondholders ; nothing has as yet keen
adopted to pay the dividends due to them, nor is there
any appearance of the Portuguese Government coming
to any arrangement ; in consequence of which Por-
tuguese Stock receded in the course of the morning 21
per cent. from the leaving off price of 36i 371 down to
34 1.

We hear that Mr. Ja'idon's negotiation for the loan
at Amsterdam has been postponed at prt sent, owing to
the Dutch loan.

Consols have been during the course of the morning
90i, alternately buyers and sellers, with little doing.
Exchequer Bills lower, 4 discount ; India Bonds, 2 dis.
to par.; Bank Stock, 1791.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 29i ; Por-
tuguese, 35 ; Three per Cents, 24; Brazilian, 72+ ;
Danish, 73} ; Mexican, 312- ; Colombian, 32 ; Dutch
Two-and-a• Half per Cents lower, 51i, have been 52i ;
Five per Cents were 99i, at present 99.
No reports of any description or any further arrivals.

Ito trans;ate him to the Archivpi,,copai ate ui
Lyons, and to obtain for him a Cardinal's hat. If
subserviency to the Court be the right road to a
seat in the Apostolical conclave at the Vatican, no
Ecclesiastic in France has trodden it more unde-
viatir2ly than lIYACYNTH, Archbishop of Paris—
The Dunkirk Journal Le Dutikerquoise, says, that
the result of the cod fishing on the coast of Ireland this
season, has been still more disastrous than in 1837.
Eighty-eight ships were fitted out from Dunkirk for the
cod-fishing on the coast of Ireland, and, on the Dogger
Bank, only seventy have returned, of eighteen others
five were wrecked on the coast of Ireland, and the part
of the crew that was saved has been brought home by
the other ships. The remaining thirteen were not seen
after the storms in March and April, and it is feared
they are totally lost. Their crews amounted to 167
men, which, added to eighteen other sailors of the port
of Dunkirk belonging to other ships, who were drowned,
make the number of 185 men lost in 1839 on the
coast of Ireland.—Le Constilutionel.

MONEYATS`DCOMMERCIAL NEWS

T'ELTE 'CLCK.
LIVERPOOL COTCITY, M
TON ARW
KET, MONDAY O .--Tbere
has been a steadier market to day, but no alteration in
prices can be quoted. The Sales are from 4,000 to
5,000 bags. 1,000 have been taken on speculation.

A Quebec paper, of the 4th October, has been re-
ceived, being six days later than the last received.
UPPER CANADA, KINGSTON, SEPT. 28.—" The
weather within the last few days has been very cold
and unpleasant. On Wednesday and yesterday heavy cold
rains fell. Last evening we were visited by a slight fall
of snow, and during the night there was a sharp frost.
Yesterday there was a heavy gale on the Lake, and
several schooners were driven into our harbour fiom
various quarters.

" THE STAVE TRADE.—This is becoming a very
extensive branch of trade at this place ; not less than
twenty vessels are now discharging their cargoes about
Kingston."
MONTREAL, OCT. 3.—There is nothing new to-day.
The weather has been rainy and unpleasant since yes-
terday, and the clouds have yet a watery appearance.
QUEBEC, OCT. 4.—The weather, which has been so
long rainy, with southerly, easterly, and westerly winds,
cleared up last night, with a stout north• wester, and
this morning has the appearance, of being settled. A
few weeks favourable weather would enable the farmers
to secure, in good condition, an abundant potato crop.

A Lisbon mail has arrived this morning, sailed on the
21st October, by the Liverpool steamer, from Gibraltar
the 17th, Cadiz the 18th, and Oporto the 23d.
By the acec2unts received by the Lisbon mail a con-
ference, it appears was held between the Ministers and
some few Senators or Deputies, to deliberate on the
plan proposed by Baron de Lagos, the financial agent
of the Portuguese Government in London, for the pay-
ment of part of the interest on the foreign debt. This
plan is to convert the whole debt into Six pef Cents.,
giving .50/. of Six per Cent. Stock for every 1001. of the
Three per Cents. ; and towards the payment of divi-
dends to set apart 900 centos a year out of the 1,400
annually paid by the tobacco contractors, as the price
of their monopoly. The Minister of Justice and two
of the Deputies present set their faces decidedly against
it ; but nevertheles it was approved by the majority, and
is to be submitted to the Cortes when they meet. The
Ministers have proposed to the Queen to convoke the
Chambers for the 20th of next month, for the purpose
of taking the measure into consideration ; but her Ma-
jesty has refused to convene them before the usual time,
which is the beginning of the new year ; but according
to appearance, if the plan be laid before the Cortes it
will be scouted at the very first mention, as the whole
of the ultra Liberal journals have declared themselves
in opposition to it.