The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker entered the House, attended by Lord Wm.
Russell, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and took the Chair at Half
past One, when the attendance of Members was by no means
numerous. The Attorney-General, Mr. Ward, Mr. Wilson,
and Mr. Fox Maule were the only members of the Govern-
ment present; but at a later period, after prayers had been
read by the Speaker's Chaplain, there was a much fuller
House. The back seats both of the Opposition and Minis-
terial sides, however, remained quite empty.
Amongst the Honourable Members who were earliest in
their places we observed the following :—Lord Lincoln, Mr.
Hume, Mr. Feargus O'Connor, Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr.
John O'Connell, Mr. Gladstone, Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir
John Pakington, Colonel Thompson, Sir, R. H.lnglis, Mr. C.
Anstey, Mr. Stuart Wortley, and Mr. Brottierton.
At half-past-two o'clock, Mr. Pulman, the Deputy Usher
of the Black Rod, appeared at the bar, and summoned the
House to thel House of Lords, to hear her Majesty's most
gracious Speech from the throne.
The Speaker, in obedience to the summons, left the chair,
and, attended by:nearly all the Members present, proceeded to
the bar of the House of Lords.
After an absence of about ten minutes, the Speaker re-
turned to the House, and again resumed the chair.
'The House then adjourned till a Quarter before Four
o'clock.

MONEY acid COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'O THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was again
buoyant, and with good sales. Railway Shares were looking
firmer and with a fair inquiry.
There are no late arrivals with news of general interest.
The Funds opened well, Consols being 917 to 92, but
they have since gone back to 91% %. There is not much
d ing, the opening day of Parliament being one rather of
gossip and expectation than of business. Toe New 'llree-
and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 021- a, and the Three
per Cents. 91A 4. Bank Stock has been quoted 193 to 195,
and Exchequer-bills have realised 425. to 455. premium.
In Foreign Stocks there is not much change. Spanish
Five per Cent. Bonds have been about 15 to 1. Portuguese
Four per Cents. 251 to 261-, and Mexican 25a to 26. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 49 to 50.
Railway Shares are very firm again, with a moderate busi-
ness doing-
13R1T1SH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 91";145
3 per Cent. Consols Anna.. ......
New aq per Cent. Allll9. 923/4%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 11-16 %
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 B%
India Stock
Do. Bonds, 10001
Ditto under 1.0001 r)o p
South Sea Stock 101
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 21/21 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
5001 4l p 47 49 p

Small 4l 45 p 50 p -
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
&lexicon Bon,ls, 1846, 5 per Cent...... Cent......—
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent 74
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto for the Account 15% 15
Ditto Passive Bonds 3%
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 23
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 21,4 per Cent.
Dutch 21/s per Cent.,l2 Guild 49 izt
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
Ditto for the Account ...
617SINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PIS SHARE.
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
"!aledonian
Ditto, Quarter Shares 11v2..... 5
Ditto, New 101. Preference 71,¢ 834 to
,;hester and Holyhead
Ditto, Preference
Eastern Counties ....
Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10
East Lancashire .
East Lincolnshire
Great Northern
Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121,E 5%...... to
Do. IA B 6 per Cent. Guar. 6% 5
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 45
Great North of England •100
Ditto, New 301. . 3O ... .. 72
Great Western 100 lO5 ... .. to 10314
Ditto, Quarter Share ...... 23
Ditto, Fifths
Do. New 171 l5 ... 15 .. .. to
Lancaster and Carlisle....
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 .....
Ditto, ditto
Ditto Half Shares ...... ... 43
Ditto Quarters 17%•••••• 13:34 ...... to
Ditto Fifths ...
Ditto Thirds (Reg.)
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 7%
Vt...
9Vs ...... to
Do.,
4,
West Riding Union...
570 . lO3ll/8
..... tto o
1011
Leeds and Bradford
London & Blackwall ....AU Es. 8d.... 5
Lund., Bright., 86 South Coast 50.....,35%:34 A; %x:d to
Do. Fret. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 .... 49% ... . to
London & North Western.....loo 119
DI. New
Do. Fifths
Do. 106 ... M. and B. (C.) 1