The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-27 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
This week's supplies have been moderate both of Grain and
Fleur, and the buyers have been disinclined to purchase, little
has been done in the trade, and prices of all articles are un-
varied from Monday. In the Flour trade there has been a
moderate demand at previous prices.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
The supply of Cattle was larger than for the season of the
year might have been expegted. There was a fair trade at a
decline on last. Friday's prices on Beef and Veal of 2d., and
Pork 4d per stone. Mutton secured more demand and higher
rates were freely submitted to, the finer descriptions sold at
5s ; and superior 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. per stone. Price per stone
of Sibs., sinking the offal—Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. ; Mutton,
4s 2d. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Pork, 4s. to ss.
Head of Cattle at Market—Beasts, 525 ; Sheep, 1,870 ; Pigs,
304 ; Calves, 73.

CITY FISH MARKET.
The market was moderately supplied, and prices were
lower. The demand tolerably good. Turbot ss. to 20s. ;
Cod 4s. to 20s. ; Oysters 425. to 48s. per bushel ; Carp h. to
ss. ; Whitings 4d. to Bd.. Haddocks Bd. to as.; and Soles 6d.
to 3s. per pair.

SEED MARKET.
This market to-day was utterly destitute of interest. The
arrivals were but moderate, and no variation on current
prices.

TALLOW MARKET.
Very little business in this commodity, and the price o;
P, Y. C. is 495. to 495. 6d.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

DEAL, DEC. 26.—Wind S. S. E., strong breezes.—Ar-
rived the Malvina, Burton, from Monte Video ; Victoria,
Goulding, Carthagena. Sailed the Abel Gower, for Bom-
bay, with most of the outward bound.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 26.—Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the
Myrtle, Farrant, from Terceira; Nino, Jarvis, ditto ;
Naiad, Smyrna. Sailed the Mary, Williamson, for Rio
Janeiro; Patrick Hurry, Delano, New York. Off port
the Areatus, from New o:leans.

HULL, Dan. 26.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Kingston,
from Richobucto. Sailed Persian, Rowan, for Sotannah.
SUNDERLAND, DEC. 25.—Arrived the William, Crisp,
from Quebec.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 25.—Wind W. S. W. to W. N. W.--
Arrived the Lady Flora, from London, with cargo shifted
and leaky.

CARDIFF, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Mary and Harriet
Rees, from Miramichi.

MILFORD, DEC. 25.—Arrived the Argo, Ablett, from
Quebec, with three feet of water in her hold.

MARIPORT, DEC. 25. —The Venus, Wilkinson, coal
laden, in putting back to this port, got on the North
Bank, but came off with the tide, and was brought into
the harbour, where she grounded and filled immediately.
HULL, Dac. 26.—The Newland, Tonge, from Archan-
gel to this port, has put into Stromness, leaky, and with
loss of sails.

STRANRAER, DEC. 25.—The wind yesterday suddenly
shifted from S. to W., and blew a perfect hurricane for
two hours. The Letitia, M'Galkin, from Carrickfergus
to Carlisle, struck on Sugar Head, and sunk. Crew, ex-
cept one, drowned.

REDCAR, DEC. 25.—The Comet, from London to
Stockton, ran on the rocks off this place, 23d inst., but
got off with assistance, and proceeded,

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW WS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL, COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY,—" WC
have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day, the sales
4,000 bags to the trade, without change in prices.

The Dutch mail has arrived of the 26th inst.,
bringing papers of the same date. The prices from
Amsterdam are, Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 51 1.16 th
to i ; Five per Cents., 96i ; Ardouins Spanish, 224 to
9-16th.

Arrivals this morning, French and Ostend mails,
ship letters from Munte Video and Carthagena.
On Monday evening the Dutch prices, Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., receded to 50i-, and on Tuesday they
improved to 51i.
The Chamber requires a considerable reduction in
the Budget before they vote the ways and means, but
they will at the same time give the King a vote of
credit for six months for what he may require.
Private letters received from Philadelphia by the Bri-
tish Queen, state, that the statement of affairs of the
United States' Bank so lately published, inspired great
confidence in its ability to discharge all its engage-
mentst and has sufficient left to pay its shareholders.
The full amount of the capital and the prevailing
opinion there was that a dividend would be declared in
January next.

Up to the present time we do not hear of any further
arrivals from kievv York. The President's Speech is
anxiously looked for, which is expected by the packet
ship which sailed on the 7th instant.

THE FUNDS.

This being a dull morning and holiday time, little is
doing in the funds or in commercial affairs.

Consols opened at the leaving off prices of yesterday,
92i for the Account ; Reduced, 901,1 ; Exchequer
Bills, 5 3 dis. ; Bank Stock, 1771 178 i ; India Stock
253 255.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is rather
lower, left off at 25i, at present 24i 25i ; Portuguese,
3:31; :34 ; Three per Cents., 231 24 ; Colombian, 241 ;
Mexican, 281:-1 ; Spanish Passive, 6,-ii ; Deferred, Ilia ;
Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents., 52i i ; Fire per
Cents., 971 981.
ruicEs OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 1778 8 7 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 901.1• % Ditto Bonds
3 per Ccnt. Cons. — South Sea Stock —
3N, per Cent 9Bl Old Annuities
Ditto Red. 98;14 % ' New Ditto
New N per Cent... ...... .... 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toes tire Ditto 500
Jan. 5, 1860 !S 15-16 14 Ditto Small 4 2 dis.
Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised ......
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ...
Jan. 5. 1870 — Consos for Account 0.2 N
RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAI AT ONE (),CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds — , Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilia n Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian 3ortd . , Prussian Bonds
Ditto Ac c: nt. — Russian Bonds, 1822 —
Colarn: 1.7.2<r1d$ — Ditto Account
Ditto ices, nt
Ulan' z 1: 3;: d 5,1824
1.11::o Acco.nt
EaMsh 3:r d • —; Passive
Ditto MGM nt — -I).,lvrred
.s.
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent....... _f.—c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — --- 4 per cent.
Ditto Account —l ---- 3 per cent
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. --- Exchange. —G ~..,
Ditto Account — Dutch, ‘2.Y‘ per cent..........
Ditto, (1 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Neapolitan. — Ditto Account ..... ... ......
._........ .._......

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Cobre Copper.
brlghton Railway lO 15Mi lti
Mexican and South Aingfican 7 55i
HALF-PAST ONE.
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To the present time of writing, we have no further
arrivals either from America or any other quarter to
communicate.

We hear that a great commercial house at Liverpool
expects from New York about 105,000/. sterling, in do!-
lars, by the Liverpool steamer, which is expected to ar-
rive in the course of a few days.
Since the early part of the morning the British funds
have rather improved, and at present have a firm ap-
pearance, with little doing ; Exchequer Bills 4 2 rather
better; Bank Stock 177 k 8 7 ; India Bonds 7 discount ;
Money rather more easy.

In the Foreign Market very little doing. Spanish
rather improved, 241,- 25 ; Portuguese Three per Cents.
23 ; in the Five per Cents. nothing done ; Colombian
241 ; Brazilian 71,i ; Dutch Five per Cents. 97 98.

The Lelpsic Musical Gazette states that M.
Manuel Garcia, the father and instructor of Madame
Malibran and Mdlle. Pauline Garcia, is about to pub-
lish a great systematic work on the art of singing. This
announcement is partly incorrect. Garcia, the father
of these celebrated ladies, who was one of the greatest
tenor singers in Europe, and formerly well known on
our opera boards, has been dead for several years ; and
the forthcoming work is from the pen of his son, himself
an eminent musician, and the husband of Madame
Garcia, who lately made so brilliant debut at the Opera
Comique in Paris.

SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER.-Thursday night
an inquest was held at the Barley Mow, Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square, on the body of a very fine female
child, which was found on Tuesday morning, near
Cumberland-gate, Hyde Park. The Coroner directed
the body to be placed on the table of the jury-room, and
upon the jury examining it they declared that it must
have been born alive, and said it was necessary to have
a post mortcm examination. The parish surgeon was
accordingly sent for. Mr. Attwell, of Moscow-row,
Bayswater, said he was coming through the Park at
the time stated, when his attention was called to a dog
pointing at a bundle, which was covered with blood, and
upon opening it the body of the child was discovered in
it. Mr. Bloxham, the surgeon, said the umbilical cord
was torn, and there was a bruise on the chest, but he
could not say whether the child had been born alive.
The inquiry was adjourned to Saturday.
The venerable Earl of Leicester's cattle sale, at
Holkham Hall, took place on Monday, when there was
a large attendance of the gentry, farmers, and buyers.
The Noble Earl, with his daughter the Dowager Lady
Anson, attended the sale. Every one was rejoiced to
see the Earl. in such wonderful health.

Three years ago the winter set in so early that
the harvest was not all gathered in some parts Of this
neighbourhood, particularly at Thistleton, Rutland ;
and at the present time there are fourteen or fifteen
acres of beans and pease in the fields in that Lordship,
which the wet has quite spoiled.—Lincoln Mercury.
His Excellency Baron Brunow returned to Mi-
vart's Hote;l on Tuesday night from Broadlands, Hants,
where his E xcelleney has been staying a few days on a
visit to Viscount Palmerston and the Dowager Countcss
Cowper.