The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-12 00:00:00

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
(From the Official List.)
Burliness done
216 15

Bank Stock ..

per Cent. Reduced Annuities B7A 7 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities BBl 8 A 3 i
New 31 per Cent. Annuities BB 1 73 83 i
New 5 per Cent. Annuities ll5
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
India Bonds, 1000 ... .......... ........
Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d
Consols for Account 18th April BB4 8 4 8 3 i 8
Exchequer Bills, 2d. - _ .

£l000
£5OO 2 1 5 p
Small 2 1 5 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 92 3 x d
Ditto for the Account 93t
'Ditto Small . .... . ... .
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 54
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ........
Ditto 3 per Cent
Mexican 3 rer Cent.
Ditto for the Account 24s i
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 6l
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Sent 36
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St.., 93 2i
Ditto 4i per Cent B2 80
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 35
Ditto for no Account 3si
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 561
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certilleates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols BB
Ditto April Account

FOREIGN RATES OF EXCHANGE.—The closing prices
from the Paris Bourse yesterday afternoon showed a
further decline, although not to the same extent as that
which has taken place in Consols, the difference since
last evening being about a half per cent. At Vienna on
Monday there was a considerable improvement, the
funds having advanced 1 per cent., while in the rate of
exchange on London there had been a favourable re-
action of 3 per cent., the quotation being 13.14. At
Amsterdam on Monday there was also a general im-
provement, but in both instances the alteration was,
most probably, merely a result of the great rally which
had been reported in the English funds.
THE PACKET SERVICE OF THE POST OPIFICE.--Ire9-
terday a return to the House of Commons was printed,
shewing that in the year ended Januarylast the amount
paid on account of the packet service was 895,275/.
The amount chargeable to the packet service was
801,4551., and 81,1001. " otherwise chargeable," in ad-
dition to which 12,7201. was paid as salaries of Admi-
raltey agents CM beard the AMTIITAI coat-net packets,

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THE WAR.

The last intelligence from Vienna is to the fol-
lowing effect :
The news of the defeat of the Greek insurgents
near Janina is confirmed.

The Greek commander Grivas is retreating.

The relations between Austria and Russia are
daily becoming more distant.
It is probable that Austria has proposed to Prus-
sia a German 'ultimatum, demanding the evacua-
tion of the Danubian Principalities by Russia.
Advices from Orsova of the 6th of April state
that Omer Pacha has received instructions from
Constantinople to undertake no important opera-
tion until the arrival of the allied forces.

The English and French declaration of war
against Russia was read to the troops at Kalafat on
the 6th, and was received with tremendous ap-
plause.
_ _

Skirmishes took place daily.
The dates from Varna are to the Ist inst. On
the 24th ult., the British squadron having landed,
the Turkish troops proceeded in the direction of
Sebastopol.
From Berlin, we learn that on Monday a com-
mission was appointed to settle the details of the
military convention entered into between Prussia
and Austria.

The following members compose the commission :
—The Prince of Prussia, Generals Bonin and
Reyher, and Baron Hess.
The New Gazette of Munich states from St.
Petersburg that the mission of the Duke of Meck-
lenburg to the King of Prussia was entirely a per-
sonal one from sovereign to sovereign. Count
Nesselrode was not, it is said, consulted on the
subject.

A letter from St. Petersburg of the 31st ult. says :
—" The movements of troops continue in the Baltic
provinces and in Finland. Whilst the guards were
setting out on their march, the battalion of chas-
seurs of the reserve of Moscow and the battalion of
sharpshooters of Helsingfors were arriving there.
The Emperor reviews the troops as they arrive."