The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-08 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Launceston Papet s to the 2d of March have been received ; they are
entirely void of interest ; old dates.
The accounts from Manchester state that there was a very active de-
mand for yarn yesterday, and a considerable extent of business was done
at the full prices of the preceding week. Some of the spinners were de.
mending a slight advance, which was not obtained. In goods there was
no material change from the preceding Tuesday.
THE FUNDS.
Yesterday we had numerous arrivals, but this morning we are de.
fieient of them. Only one foreign mail (French), with a few ship letters
of old dates. Consequently, to the present hour, there prevails a great
dearth of news in the City.
The operations in the British Funds during yesterday were of a
limited description, but Consols closed steady, with a trifling improve-
ment at 93i 94 for the Account; 93! I Money. Opened at the
above prices. The Foreign Exchanges were rather lower, and it being ex.
pected that some further extensive importations of Foreign Grain will
take place, will cause the rates of the exchanges to continue lots. Ex-
chequer Bills, 75 77 premium; India Bonds, 76 78 ; Bank Stock, 207
208; India Stock, 264 265.
The Foreign Market, as usual, in a stagnant state ; Spanish Active,
21; IA ; Portuguese, 344- 4 ; Three per Cents., 221 e 3 ; Brazilian, •
811 82 ; Mexican, 241 251 ; Columbian, 261 27 ; Dutch Two.and-a_
half per Cents., 541 55.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock ... .. ..: ............ 207% I India Stoott 265 444
3 per Cent. •Red. . 94%% i Ditto Bondi. ......„... 78 pm.
3 per Cunt. Cons. My.% 41South Sea Stock
314 per Cent-- : Old Annuities ...,.... ...... ~.... --
Ditto Red (01% 21 New Ditta ... . .... .... ..
New 314 per Cent lO i lil Ivi i 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751...
New 5 per Cent..-..... ............ —1 Exch. Bills, :.0-LiCli. 7B 76 pm
Bank LongAnnuitlestoex•iire 'Ditto 501.' 7B 76 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 1514 7-161 Ditto Small ... 7B 76 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859 .. Ditto Commercial pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 l5B Ditto Advertised pm.
Jan. 5, 1680 — Bank Stock for Account —
April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account —
J.ln . 5, 1870... — Consols for Account 91 n 4is
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLoCh.
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds . .. Ditto Account —
Ditto Account i. Portuguese Bonds —
Brazilian Bonds ...
Ditto Account .... ...... 8•2 Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres ?fonds ..... ....... Ditto, 3 per cent —
Ditto Account .......... ........ Ditto Account 221
;hilliaP. Bonds ...........„ ....... Prutsian Bonds —
Di:to Account Russian Bonds, 1822 --
C3lumbian Bonds... ........... .... Ditto Account..„.„.„ —
.Ditto Account — Ditto slenillic .... ....... ........
Cilumblan Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds —
Ditto Account 27% Ditto Account —
Din ::h Bonds ....~
Ditto Account
Greek Builds.... — Breech, 5 per cent...,...... —f. —,
Ditto Bonds, 1825 —. 4 per cent —f• C.
Ditto Account ... ---- 3 per cent
14 exican Itonci:s, 5 per cent. ... I —..-- Exchange
Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per cent.
Ditto Account ...... ...... . ..... 2514 iti Ditto, c per cent
seapclitan .1..1 •• •• Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Paid. Per Share
(~,i ........... .63/. 10s. (id.

Reatrial Monte Mining Co., Register
Ditto Unregistered
Great Western Railway Company 65
Brighton Railway Company ll
1. mion and Birmingham Rail,: ay Company 9(l
Ditto 1,4 Shares 5
London and Southampton Railway Company.... 50
:.nchester and Birmingham Railway
North 'Midland Railway Company 45
Asphalte, Claridge's Patent ''
Colonial Bank
Legal and General Life Assurance
COUT(SE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY
Am .terdam C.F. 19 6% 'Gibraltar 4s
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam `) U. 12 fils Genoa 26 0
Antwerp...
HATTlburg. ....... ..... ...M.13. 13 13% Venice eg
Altona ..
Paris, 3 days' sigh 25 65 Palermo per oz. 117%
Ditto 3 Ms. '.'s 90 Lisbon, R 3 54)
n trsoilles.
Boure.eaux .
Frankfort on Maine, Ex. 54. 154. 0 Bahia 27
Petersbutgh, ruble 3 Us. 10 0 Buenos Ayres
--
Berlin
Vienna, effective II ...... 2M.10 15 Philadelphia
Tric.te ditto lO 16 PRICE OF' BULLION, I'ER 02.
Madrid 7,7 Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0
Cadiz ',N Foreign Gold, in bars '3 17 9
Bain ...,. '6lu Now Doubloons OO 0
Barcelona '.6 New Dollars
Seville ',6 'Silver. bars. standard 0 4 1: %
HALF-PAST OAF..

10
79

21%
45545
7Y

Late accounts have been received this morning from Bahia to the
17th of Jurc•--as yet we do not hear they bring any Commercial news
of importance. _ .

Coisols, which were stationary in the early part of the morning,
have since improved from 94 to 94A ; and at present the Market has a
firm appearance ; Money, 03.1 94. In Commercial affairs there is a little
dcing, but the transactions are chid!), for Money; Exchequer Bills,
1,0001., 78 76 ; India Bonds, 7S ; Bank Stock, 207* ; India Stock,
265 2641.

In the Foreign Market Brazil Stock improved to 811 821 ; Spanish
Active, 211 1 ; Portuguese, 341 ; Three per Cents., 221 23 ; Co-
lumbian, 271 ; Mexican, 25 26 ; Dutch, 541 55.
In the Share Market a few bargains have been done. Great Western,
1:3 prem. ; Brighton, 1i disc. ; Birmingham, same as yesterday ; ditto,
Shares, 231 prem.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols fnr Account, 94h.
THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 91%1Ditto Bonds 76
3 per Cent. Cons 9t Ditto Old Annuities
::,i per Cent .___. Ditto New Annuities
% per Cent. Red ...................102 Ex. Bills, 1,0001 214 d 76 pm
New 314 per Cent ..................101k 101 k Ditto 50,1 70 pn.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/ 76 pm
Jan. 186 ,
Oct. 1850
Jan. 1860
FOItEIGN FUNDS
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent.. -
Ditto, New Ditto ... 3;3
Prussian, 5 per cent
Russianl Bonds, 5 per cent —
Ditto, Metallic —
Spanish, 5 per cent 21%
IDitto, Consolidated
French, 5 per cent. lllf. 15.:
Exchange
French, 3per cent —f. --,
Dutch, 2% per cent.
,Ditto, 5 per cent. 102%
SHARES.-(THIS DAY).
79%
071,
[way
‘..!8.:,
ilway
Railway
47%

Austrian, 5 per cent —
Belgian, 5 per cent.
Brazilian Bonds B2

Buenos Ayr. s, 6 per cent.
Chi Han, 6 per cent
Colombiam, 6 per cent 21%
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent 7fi%
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent
Ditto, 6 per cent.. 1821
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent
(CLOSING PRICE OF
Great Western Railway
London and Brighton Railway
London and Birmingham Rail
Ditto Quarter Shares
London and Southampton Rai
Manchester and Birmingham
North Midland Railway

DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN HYDE PARK.—On
Saturday last, about eight o'clock in the morning, as two young gentle-
men were walking near the Serpentine, they saw a lad, about fourteen
years of age, with a lucifer match in his hand attempting to fire off a
small cannon which lay on the ground before him ; but the match
failing to do it as readily as he wished, he knelt down, and applying
his breath to the almost dying embers of the lucifer, a spark caught the
priming, and with a loud explosion the cannon burst. The boy fell
to the earth in seeming agony. On seeing this the gentlemen hastened
to his assistance ; and on raising him they discovered that one eye was
completely forced from the socket, and hanging on the cheek, that his
face was dreadfully lacerated, and the other eye so much injured that
I o all appearance blindness will be the poor boy's lot for the remainder
cf his days, By the kind attention of the spectators and the assistance
cf two of the police brigade he was conveyed to St. George's Hospital.

IMPERIAL PARLIAAIENT,

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at two o'clock.
Mr. HARVEY moved to discharge the order for a Com-
mittee on the St. Saviour's ( Southwark) School Bill•
fle,
made the present motion, because he consideredgeat it would
be an act of kindness to all parties concerned in tie measure
that it should not be pressed forward any further during the
present Session. It was utterly impossible in the present
state of the House that the Bill could pass in the present Session:
The object of the Bill was to enable the trustees of the school,
to erect a new sehool and master's house, at an expense °I
4,0001., while there were no accounts audited. e
school had been established three centuries ago, for
objects which, by the lapse of time, had become unneces-
sary. On all accounts he moved the order be discharged.
Mr. P. THOMSON assented to the motion, which Was
agreed to.
The report on the Consolidated Fund Bill was, on the
motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'
received; as was also the Report on the Exchequer Bills
Public Works Bill, and the Exchequer Bills Bill.
The Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The County Treasurers' (Ireland) Bill was reported.
COAL TRADE (LONDON) BILL.

Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report on this Bill.
CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL., .
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ei"
CHEQUER the House went into Committee on this Bill.
The Church Building Acts' Amendment Bill was re
The Tin Duties (Cornwall) Bill was reported.
AGL I 0 NB Y moved for returns of the gross annual Pal"
vents during ten years in respect of coinage duties ; and also a re;
turn of all the costs, charges, and expences to officers sou
others in each year during such period, incurred to, and in,:
cident to, the ascertaining, managing, and collecting of sue'
coinage duties.
Dr. LUSHING TON presented petitions from Poplar an
Limehouse, against idolatrous worship in India ; the Spirit
Licenses (Ireland) Bill was reported and ordered to be read a
third time to-morrow.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, attd
the House adjourned at half-past two o'clock to four o'cicie'
to-morrow. ported.