The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-31 00:00:00

S N. 7 DECEMBER 31, 1847.

' MONEY and COMMERCIAL ;NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very
firm; sales, 5,000 bales. Shares had a downward ten-
dency again, but a fair business was doing. The buying
orders were at too low a limit.
Public attention has been directed this morning to the
conttnts of the Message of the President of the United
States, and upon the whole, as a loan must be raised, it
is considered that the general tenour of the address is
unfavourable, as it may keep specie in the country.
However, the Funds have been little influenced by the
Message. True it is that the prices have fallen about a
per cent, but this is the consequence of an express
having come in from Paris announcing that prices of the
11-ntes had fallen on the Bourse rather considerably
there.

Consols for the Account opened at 84i, and are now
85. The Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities have gone
back from 85i to 84i, but with Consols have advanced
per cent. The premium upon Exchequer -biils stands
at 9s. to 12s. India Bonds have been taken at is. and
2s. premium. Bank Stock is at 1861 to 187 k.
In the Foreign Market, the only quotations to-day have
been for Mexican,l7i; for the Four per Cent. Portuguese,
23i ; for Russian, 107 ; for Spanish Five per Cents.
18i ; for the Three per Cents., 30i ; and for Dutch
Four per Cents.,"Bs

The transactions in the Share Market have been of a
very unimportant character to-day.
We regret to learn that a firm in the East and West
India trade has been placed in difficulties. The suspen-
sion is for &WWII:WOOL, as ,belistoct Ttrere turtnalter"
firms talked of in the City.

The letters brought by the Britannia steamer have,
been received. The Exchanges bad fallen about ito
1 per cent., and the demand for gold and silver for
export to Europe had somewhat subsided. Some
failures had occurred, one, the principal, being for
550,000 dollars. The Britannia has brought 53,000/. in
specie. The Exchange at New York was at 1094. The
contents of the Message had not given satisfaction to the
American merchants.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock 186 187%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 65 853/ 84%
New 314 per Cent. Anus. 861A% 86
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8% 11-16
India Stock
Do. Bonds, 10001 1 p
Ditto under 1.0001
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. Bd.
1,000/.
500/. .. . . .. 9 12 p
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK..
&lexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. 171,
Ditto for the Account ....... 17%
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 23 23%
Ditto for the Account 23%
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent lO7
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840
Ditto ;or the Account 18%%
Ditto Passive Bonds 4% %
Ditto 3-per Cent BOl/2%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
BUSINESS DONL IN RAILWAY MURES AT ONE O'CLOCK

PAID. Paz SHAZIL
Aberdeen
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2%......
Ayrshire and Galloway -
Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. ..
Birmingnam & Oxford June... 20
Birmingham, %Vol., & Dudley 10 ... .
Binning., Vol., & Stour Val. 101.145....
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction.. 73/4 to --
Boston, Bumf., & Binning... A
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire..
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares .... ...... 33/4 ..... to
Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead 37% — to
Ditto, Preference 8
Clarence. .... - ••• •• to -
Do., lei:Class, 6 per Cent
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 -
Do., GOT. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction..
.20 -
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 16
East Anglia, 25/. L & E.,
sad L. &D.
Ditto, 111., E. & H 18 — to
Ditto, V. 10s., E. & H... 2
Eastern Counties
Ditto, ditto (B)
Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... to
Do., do N 0.2,61. 13s. 4cl. to

RAILWAYS.

Do., York Extension
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50
Do., Quarter .... ...........
Do., New
Eastersn Union. .. 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto., Thirds l3s. 4d — to
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.)
East Lancashire

Ditto, New .
Do., New Quarters
East Lincolnshire 12% — to
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —,
Edinburgh and Northern ... 22%......
Ditto, New 3% ...... to
Ditto, New port 91,,$ — ...... to
Ditto, ditto, New ... 21,4 — ...... t.
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2%
Ditto, New
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6).8d...
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New
Do. ix, Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12%
Great .N orthern .. 10
Do. London & York Emten. 2% — ...... to
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35
Great Noe% of England 100 226
Dia°, New 40/ 5
Ditto, New 30/.
Ditto, New 151 6%...... . ... to
Grea;; Western
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Do. New 171 7 ...... 8
Huddersfield and Manchester 24 .. -.
Ditto, Thirds 8
11ull and Selby
Ditto, Half Shares

Ditto Quarter Shares 12% — to
tumid: & Bary St. Edmunds 171,E 73/4 to
Do. do. and Norwich
Do., do., Extension Scrip
(late (Camb. and Ely) 21...... I%
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do.,Thirds..
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarters ...... 141,x
Dittu Fifths 8 — to
Ditto Sixteenths ........... 6!4...... --- to
Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101.45. — to
Do. Liverpool aad Bury... 34
Do. (Rudders. and Shoff.) 33
Do., Wakefield, Pontefract.
end Goole 474 —
Do., West Riding Union ...4/. 25.....
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9
Ditto ditto ..............(B) 2I,E
Leeds and Bradtord 5O ..... 91 .. ... to
Leicester and Bedford l6s.
Leeds, Dewsbury, & Mancha. 371,E —
Do., Branch % Shares 121......
Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 21,x......
Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% — to
Do., New Eaten. (pink)... 2% — ...... to ---
Leeds and Thirsk 36
Ditto, New
Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 314..... ...... to ---
Liverpool. Crosby, and South-
port.
Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction ....... ... 21i — ..`.... to
London 81 Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d. —
Ditto New, No. 1..
Ditto New, No. 2 4l. 13-. ti.... . .... to
Do. Extension ........ ....... 171,2 •-..
Load., Bright., & South Coast 50 ... ..
Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 ......
Do. Gueranteedsper Cent. 9 . .....
Do. Prof. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ....„
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 .....
London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d...
Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ..,... to
London and North Western..loo 1481,1] t) 148
Do. Quarter .....L. end B. 17
Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2
Do. do. Fifths
Do. Quarters ... G. J. 25
Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 15 ......
Do. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... 59
Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 71g.....
Do. 10/. .. M. and B. ( B.) NI — ...... to
Do. 10/.... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western.... 41.. 6s 8d... 51% to 52
Do. New ConsolidatedBths. 40
Ditto New 501.
Ditto New 401..... ..... .. .. 26
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 60 .....
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
Ditto, Thirds 8/. 6s. 8d ... 2 0'5.... to
Llndon, Salisbuif, & Yeovil 1% — ...... to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 271.4 —
Londonderiy and Enniskillen 23% ..... to
Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 3
Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Ditto IA Shares (No. 1) ... 13
Ditto, ditto (No. 21 25
Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 71,4 ......
Ditto Grimsby ... 25 '
Ditto, ditto.
Ditto, ditto .... 4% — to
Ditto, Sheffield, and Lii c. 7% — . to
Manche.ster and Southampton 214 — ... to
Midiand. 100 199
Ditto, Coml. Preference...100

[PRICE SD.

Ditto, 401. Shares
Ditto, 501. Shares..... ...... 10 ...
Midland. Birm., and Derby...loo .....
Midland, Consol. Bristol and
Birmingham 6 per cent-100 —
Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34
Ditto ditto 71.,95......
Midland, Leices. and swan-
mington (8 per ct. gua.)....100 .....
M 'did. Great Western (Irish) 35
Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ..-..

Ditto Quarter Shares
Newmarket and Chesterford 18% — to
Ditto Extension
Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6 ...... ...... to
Norfolk IOO
Ditto New 201.
Ditto Extension
Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk 2
Do. do. Wareney Valley... 2 -
Newry and Enniskillen - •
: \ awry, Warrenpoint, and
Rostrevor 12% — ... .. to
__ _ _

..iorthem Counties Union - —.-... to
Sorth British - ... 243/4 ...... to
Ditto Half Shares
Do. Quarters 4% 4%...... to --
Ditto. Extension
Ditto Thirds ..- ........ -.• • • 2
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 7% 7% ...... to
North Wales
North Western ..e. .......
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
yerhamton
Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7k
Royston and Hitchin
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland ..- ........ ... 17% - ...... to
Ditto, New lO — to
Sheffield, Rotherham, and
Goole 5 ...... . to -.
ihrewsbnry and Birmingham 6
DION . _ clit4Q,Class B. a ..
_:_-_____tit jo,-..!. _.
31irewstair-.` undi:i,V4i4;tl,---

(Nor. W. Min.)
Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. .
Ditto, Oswestry l2 ....
Ditto (New) 1
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref 5
Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2
Shropshire Union
South Devon ....... ......... 40
Ditto. Preference 2O ......
South Staffordshire 4
South Eastern and Dover 331,E
Ditto, New, No. 1
Ditto, New, No. 2
Ditto, New, No. 3 ls
Ditto New, No. 4. .. .. 71)(1 —
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Doncaster,
and Goole
Swans. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 4
[lames Haven Dock and
Railway 17% — to
Law Vale Extension
Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny 131,4......
Waterford and Limerick ... .. 48 ... ..
Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw,
and Dublin
West Cornwall
Whitehaven and Furness l2 .....
Windsor, Staines, and South

Western ...... 525.
Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 30 --- 14 to
\-ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 334 r to
Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 to

Do. NuriliShieldsPurchase 25 ..... ...... to

Do. Exton. No.l (Y. &N.) 10
Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 10
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8
fork and North Midland .. 50 ...... 72A % to 72
Ditto, Preference
Oitto East and West Riding
Extension ....
FOREIGN RAILWAYII,..
Boulogne and Amiens 2O . .....
Central of France ( Orleans

and Vierzon) s 14
Central of Spain
Ceylon ... ss.
Demerara.
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... .
Datch Rhenish 7 .... 2% ...... to
East Indian . 14" to
Great Indian Peninsular 55....... —..-.. to
Italian and Austrian
Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1
Louvain ii, la Sambre ......... 7
Luxembourg
Lyons and Avignon (Con-
stituted)
3' :Arid and Valentia
mar and Liege........ l4 ...... ... . to
Northern of France. l6
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6
Over Yssel 4l3s 4d — to
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans
Pans asul Enna ____—__ 9.1) ..... —— tu
Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8
Rouen and Havre 24
Sambre and Meuse -
Strasburg and Bale l4
Teurs & Nantes ... .. 8
Tourney, Jurbise, Landen,
and llasselt
West Flanders S
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia -
British North American .... 50
Colonial
Commercial of London 2O —
London Joint Stock .... ...... 10
London and Westminster. .. 20
National Provincial of Engld. 35
Ditto, New
National of Ireland 22% ... - to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New
Union of Australia
Ditto, New 2% to
Union of London ... 10
Union of Madrid 4O ...... -

MINES.
Anglo Mexican ..
Astrian Mining Company ... 11
Australian ... 2
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50
Bolanos Scrip
British Iron
Brazilian Imperial .... ..
Galvanized Iron
to
Ditto, New
Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. lis to 2

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 31.—Wind N.N.E., light airs, and dull,
damp weather, with fog.
SHEERNESS, DEC. 30.—Staadsraad, Band, Batavia.
DEAL, DEC. 30.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—Arid. Japara,
De Groot, Batavia; Teazer, Bahia; Lord Ashburton,
Mann, Quebec.

OFF PORTLAND, DEC. 28.—Koophandel, Remmers,
Surinam for Rotterdam.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Sutley,
Corkhill, Calcutta; John Dugdale, Killick, Singapore;
Beraga, Moran, Valparaiso; sld. 7th Oct., with 200.000
dollars in specie; Formosa, Trevillick, Maranham ; Mary
Allen, Wade, Jamaica; Lydia, Greaves, New Orleans;
Champlain, Miller, ditto; Margaret, Rodgers, Savannah;
Ashburton, Howland, New York; sld. 9th inst., with
21,0001. on freight. Sid. H. H. Boody, Philadelphia.
Off port, Britannia steamer, Boston; Blarney steamer,
Flint; and Parker, ---.
PORT:.MOUTIT, DEc. 30.—1 t has blow❑ hard all night
at S.S.W., with heavy rain, but moderated at daylight.
CowEs, DEC. 30.—The Slan, Rumney Ellis, from St.
John's, New Brunswick tilb London, went on shore last
night near Atherfield, and it is expected will become a
total wreck; crew saved.

WEXFORD, DEC. 2g.—Two boats have been washed
on shore near Arklow, quite new, but the name boards
were broken off. A book was found in one of them on
which was written " barque, Commerce, of Sunderland,
Robert Whitaker, master." A boat is also reported to
have been picked up at Mizer Head.
PETERHEAD, DEC. 29.—The Earl of Aberdeen,
.-..J.erdeen to Sunderland, went on the rocks this morn-
iug during a gale, and it is feared she will not be got off.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Venus,
Mortimer, Prince Ed/void's Island. Sld. Scotia, Cape
of Good Hope.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Wind N.B.—Sid. Saguenay,
for Mobile.

BRISTOL, DEC. 30.—Wind N.; fresh.—Arrd. Mary
Jane, Sargent, Prince Edward's sland; Recovery, Wil-
liams, ditto, for Bideford; Maple Leaf, Look, Quebec.
NEWPORT, DEc. 30.—Wind N.E. Arrd. Secret,
Garvin, Quebec. Sld. John Knox, Coquimbo.
CLYDE, DEC. 29. Wind W. Arrd. Hyndford,
M'Alpine, New York; Rankin, Lawson, Dalhousie. Sid.
Favourite, Trinidad.

MARGATE, DEC. 30.—The Robert and Mary, Lynn
to Plymouth, got on the Long Nose last night, but came
off this morning.
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, DEC. 19.—A large quantity
of wreck came on shore on Cranstale Beach yesterday.
A large stern piece is marked " Ocean Queen," cut in
and painted white ; part of a mizenmast, painted white,
and a boom, 26 feet long, painted black, came on shore
here 17th inst.—appeared to have belonged to a large
ship. The masts, sails, and rigging, apparently of a
large schooner, were seen drifting off Langness, 16th
instant.

DUBLIN, DEC. 29.—A ship's boat, painted black,
with an iron guard round the gunwater, and " Hope, of
London," painted on the stern, was picked up, 13th ult.,
near the North and South Light, by the Erin-go bragh.
CORK, DEC. 28.—The Sandwich, Clunn, from West-
port to Newfoundland, out 41 days, bore up to this port
yesterday, from lun. 30 W., leaky, and with loss of part
of sheathing. A ship's boat, quite new, apparently Ame-
rican, painted black outside and green inside, was picked
up in !at. 51, lon. 12, by the Mary and Hannah, Mather,
arrived here.

GALWAY, DEC. 28.—The Pembroke Castle, of Pem-
broke, from Cardiff to Limerick, was fallen in with to-
tally dismasted, and making a great deal of water, off
Solway, by the Lady Lilford, Johnson, arrived here, and
from her lights disappearing soon after, it is supposed
she went down—two of the crew were saved.
WESTPORT, DEc. 27.—A large quantity of wreck
was p tsed of the Alizonhead by the Premium, arrived
here.
BSUDLINGTON, DEC. 29.—A boat, marked " Abdiel,
Whitby," a good deal damaged, and a 'cower yard, about