The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-29 00:00:00

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock 2311
Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 3 8 ,
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent 1054
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1003
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £1,000
Consols for Account, Feb. 5 921 3
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent par 3 dis 1 pm
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Egpptian 7 per Cent 961 7 6
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons l7 1 3
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada 2 per Cent
Ditto Land Warrants .. 51 1
Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 131
Palivian 4/ per Cent. ..
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 953 i i
Ditto Scrip, £56 Bs. paid
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 725 35
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852
Ditto Account 661 4
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 651
ltaiian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f... 693
Ditto Account......
THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, Money
Ditto Account

COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.—At their usual
weekly meeting, held on Tuesday last, the execu-
tive committee of this association had an interview with
Mr. Manuel Quintana, of Peru, who submitted samples of
cotton grown on the Elias estates, worth respectively from
2s ld to 2s 3d per lb. He stated that three millions quin-
tals of such cotton might be grown in Peru equal in qua-
lity to New Orleans ; that adequate labour may be obtained
from China and Polynesia, and the cotton profitably grown
for 7d per lb. The great advantage of Peru consists in the
soil yielding two crops each year. Two very interesting
reports on the result of experiments in growing different
species of exotic cotton in Oude, by Dr. Bonavia, were re-
ceived and read, as were also some other interesting reports
and letters from India, and a letter from Natal, stating the
difficulty of obtaining labour for cotton cultivation. Two
applications for seed were received from Queensland and
Venezuela, and granted.

THE WEDDING OF GEN. TOM THUMB AND MISS
WARREN.—The excitement and interest in the mar-
riage of Gen. Tom Thumb and lldiss
little Queen of Beauty, increases with the idaysWarren' the
attend her levees to pay their respect, , and crowds
previous to her re-
tirement to the private and domestic circle. The
is to be a rich and recherche affair. In fact it promiseswed
rdi wedding
be the great fashionable event of the season. They a
be married on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The nuptial ceremonieset
go
will take place at one of the most fashionable churches in
this city. Cards of invitation will be issued to the relatives
and friends and to some of the first families of the city. As
the number of tickets will correspond with the number of
seats in the church, no person will be admitted except those
invited. At the close of their honeymoon the illustrious
little couple will make the tour of Europe, the trip being
merely one of pleasure, as they never intend to give public
exhibitions. They expect to be absent several years. We
can but wish them the fullest measure of happiness and
joy.--lhe New York World.
MIL AN GERSTEIN, M.P., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.
--Last night at 8 o'clock a crowded public meeting
of the electors of the boroughs of Greenwich residing at
Woolwich, Plumstead, and Charlton, was held at the Lite-
rary Institution, Nelson-street, Woolwich, to hear an ad-
dress from Mr. Angerstein, M.P. The chair was taken by
Mr. Jolly. Mr. Angerstein, in a lengthened address, reca-
pitulated his views on various public questions, as at a
previous meeting at Greenwich, and stated, with reference
to the national defences, that he had heard from officio
authority that the inside forts at Plymouth had been con-
demned. He believed that no more of these forts would be

constructed. The experiments at Shoeburyness had proved
that 41 inch iron plates could be penetrated at 800 yards
range with rifled ordnance; and he had ascertained that
Government experiments carried out in France fully proved
that iron plates six inches thick had been shot through at
1,000 yards range. The hon. member concluded hie ad-
dread by referring to local matter'',