The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-16 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrivals this morning of French and Ostend mails. Ship letters from
the Cape of Good Hope of an old date.
We have very few arrivals this morning, and the American Papers
by the Sheffield, of the 24th ult., have not been received as yet. Late
yesterday afternoon, the Bank Directors issued a notice that on and after
the 16th instant, the rate of interest on Bills of Exchange, and notes
discounted at the Bank, will be four per cent. per annum.
This operation on the part of the Bank Directors will not produce
much profit to the Bank of England, as good bills can obtain discount
from two and a half to three per cent. per annum ; money being so plen-
tiful at the bankers' and capitalists'.

The United States Banks and American merchants will also
greatly profit by the Bank of England lowering the rate of interest.
Sovereigns, which obtain, at New York and other parts of the United
States, a profit at about three per Cent, to the exporters from England.
i will be now sent there in abundance, and enable the banks of America
to renew specie payments in a short time. We understand that
already 30,000 sovereigns are on their way on board the packet ship
Westminster, which will soon be followed by much larger amounts.
As soon as the notice of the Bank lowering their rate of interest was
known at the Stock Exchange, a considerable improvement took place
In the British Funds. Consols, which were during the morning of yes-
terday at 921,6 to t, for the Account, immediately advanced to 92i,
and closed at 92% j.
Consols opened this morning at 921 buyers, but they soon receded
to 91 sellers, for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 14 56; Bank Stock,
201 206 ; India Bonds, 55 57 ; India Stock, 264 26i.

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In the Foreign Market little doing as yet.
,Brazil Stock closed at 74 '4
1, opened at same ; Spanish Active, 1.80 i, opened at same; Portu-
guese, 200 27, opened at same; Three per Cents., 17} I ; Dutch Two.
and.a.Half, 53i i ; Mexican, 29i ; Columbian, 270, opened at same.
Owing to several private letters being received from Bahia, of the
2d and 3d of January, which do not mention the sortie made by the in-
surgents, and their loss of 300 men, as well as the arrival of the Govern-
ment troops from Rio and Pernambuco, the accounts of the above events
are doubted ; nevertheless the price of Brazil continues the same as it
closed at yesterday.
Consols just done at 9Z'; i for Account.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stook 206 514 India Stork 255V,
31"'r Cent. Me d. 9314 I,i, •., Ditto Bonds
3per Cent. Cons 22-)f0“ South Sea Stock
IlittpooritCedent......... .- ...........
1-01% ONledwAoninttnoitios ..
New 314 per Cent 1001,04 3 per Cent. Annultiee, 1751...
New 5 per Cent.. — Exch. Bills, £l,ow 55 57 OM.
sank CougAnnultieetoexpire Ditto 500... . .. 6", 57 pm.
Jan. 5, laic ....... 15 5-10 W Ditto Small
Oct. 111 :559
Jan. 5,1 e; 147 Ditto Advertised pin
Jan. 5, Ptßo
April 5, l `.30........-.. ...... .. , Indla Stock for Account —
Jan, s, 1t170..............
•..... —lComols far Acoonnt 9'2 % 'is
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account ....... ........ ...
Dktto Account Portuguese Bow's —
Brazilian Bonds .. -410 A 21,411 Ditto Account —
Ditto Account ..„ .... a4vi 3%.-ci Ditto New Bonds .........
ii.ierins Ayres Bonds 2l Ditto Account
ixtt. Account ..... ..-... ..... D.tto, 3 per cent.... .....
hillinn Bonds .....,- ..... .....-. Prissian 11,,ids —
Ditto Account
C Atimbian Winds ..... .........
Dittc Account ... ... Ditto Metallic.
•;)Junibian Bonds, :89.1 2724 f 8 7. Spanish Bonds
Ditto Account ... 27%14 81,4 IA Ditto Account --.
Owlish Bonds ... ..
Oat() ACCelltit -• Ditto Account
Weak 80nd5.... ..... ....... ..... ... French, 3 per cent ......... --f. --c.
—1 --r.
Ditto Bonds, Ins ....... .....
f —e.
Ditto Account
Exchange
--
34 1,,:.:,,r
cent..cen t .
Dutch 24, per cent. Nll•.', N,
Me;xitictoanAliccotsi,t 5 pr r cent....

f,Mtto, f, per cent. to 9.9 ii
ilitto Account.... ..... 9)!<, 30 '20%
Noltroli t tta .......
PRICES OF SHARES THE

Dab; AC:c.ount
Ditto, 5 ecr cant. lO2
Ditto Account •
DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
raid. Nl* Share.
dat 51. pm ) 9(1 19% 19
23% 4
ed 031. IN. 04.

Brazilian imperial Mining Co. (Isom
Ditto 51asattbas Cocaes
Realdel Monte Mining Co., Register
Ditto Unregistered - 154
Biriningliarn and Derby Railway Company :10 I/
Bristol and Exeter Railway Lion-Irani., ,,,,,,,, !,, 19 6
Cheltenham and Great Western Railway
Commercial Blackwall Railway Company 2 CV'i
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Company
Eastern Counties Railway 3 2% 2 4
Fidiiiblirgh) Leith, and Newhaven i 116
iii-eat western Rail*ay Company ll5 115% 6
Hull and Selby Railway Company lO 6.6%
Brighton Railway Company
London and Blackwall Railway
Dittn StripA:l.‘l•7l. •• pj 3 714%%
1. ndon and Blrtilingliant Rail.tay Company , go 166 6
London and Croydon Railway Company
se; nchester and Birmingham Railway 7 9% 10,4%
Midland Counties Railway Company 2O 18
Northern and Eastern Railway Company
N.rth Midland Railway Company 26 261,4 4
Pouth Eastern end Dover Railway Company 7 6%31 7
20 2.54
24 32
Canadaßi tt• sh Northpt Americanasntyoek B Bank
n k Bank
fpndoll 7
Fißavnekpeorf
CRlreEe:Na.nc.d.ilogrturir
51c. 45c.
F. 7427514. 39
Provincial Bank
and a Half nor Cents. 105 f. LOc.
Four per Cents., 104 f.
lihrtle per Cents., 791. 55e. Ike. 55c.
Bank Actions, 1,6111 f. 500
(lento de Naples, 98f. 950..99f.
Roman Five per Cents., Wl4.
Spanish Actives, 19X%.
Belgian Loan, 10410.
Belgian Bank, 1,527 f. 50c.
Portuguese LOatl, Three per Cents 174.
EICHA Wig ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 23f. 4734 c.; money, 25f. 4714 c
Tkree months, paper, 25f. 35e.; looney, 25E 3234 e.
LAST PRICW.
Ms per Cents. 1091, 500.
Throo per Cents., 70f. 65c.
Bank Actions, 9197 f. ioc.
Romans, 101 X.
Belgian Bank, 1,527 f. 50e.
Portuguese Throe per Cants., 17g.
Spanish Actives, 1514.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The Consol Market has been very buoyant (luring the morning,
with a considerable improvement in the prices. Consols have been
done at 921 for the Account; at present may be quoted 92L ; Money
the same, owing to its being known that there will not be a large
augmentation in our army, consequently the expenses will not be so
great as previously anticipated by the public ; also they are Bears in
consols to a large amount in the Market,
Exchequer Bills, 55 57 ; India Bonds, 15 14, to be paid off; Bank
Stock, 2054; India Stock, 2654.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active improved to 194, with Cou-
pons; Portuguese, 274; Threeper Cents., 17 M ; Brazilian maintains
the price, 744 ; Dutch Two.and.a.Half per Cents. 53 ; Colombian,
f; Danish, 741 ; Mexican, 294; Peruvian, 204 21. Most of the
Shares have improved; Brighton done at 5 premium.
We have received the second letter from Liverpool. The sale of
Cotton has been 3,000 Bags. There are a great number of arrivals at
Liverpool, from various quarters.
Consoli for ttio Account, 924,

THREE O'CLOCK.

Pitotintss of TIItttALLOT.
It has been said that no question of pt-itic Utility was
ever yet brought into the House of Commons, but what
ulimately succeeded, however small its original support
Qr diticouraginoy slow its progress. The Ballot began
with tiffee Member!' only—Mr. JAMEP_, Mr. HUME, and
Mr. RICARDO—it now numbers two hundred; The
Rubicon is passed !
' The following is the progress of the ballot since 1833 :
1833—For the Ballot
Against it 2ll
1835—For the Ballot
Against it 319

1836—For the Ballot
Against it... 139
1837—For the Ballot 155
Against it
1838—For the Ballot
Against it 317

BRISTOL ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)

The Committee met at one o'clock, Mr. Charles Wood in the chair.
The petition was read at length by the clerk. It alleged bribery, &C.,
on the part of Mr. Francis Hervey Fitzharding Berkeley, and prayed
that Mr. William Fripp might be declared duly elected.
Mr. Thessiger and Mr. Wortley appeared for the petitioners; Mr.
Cruwder and Mr. Adolphus for the sitting Member.
Mr. TIIESSIGER proceeded to open the case at considerable
length, stating a variety of circumstances to prove the allegations in the
petition, particularly with regard to Mr. Berkeley and Mr. Cunningham
(the Chairman of Mr. Berkeley's Committee), which we refrain from
publishing until they shall come out in evidence.

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