The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-22 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL ISE WS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000
bales. Prices were firm. Railway Shares were in more
request, but not higher.
The Share Market has been firm to-day, without
much change in the quotations. The following are a
few of the principal ssales of Railway Shares by Messrs.
Dimond and Co.:—
North British, Extension 0 15 6
Ceylon ......

Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 014 0
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, ex int... 5 17 0
North British, Thirds
Eastern Counties. York Extension 6 13 0
Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tvne 0 17 6
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 19 0
Great Northern
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, ex int 5 12 6
Newcastle and Berwick, New 9 15 0
North Staffordshire
East Indian

Ambergate, Nottingham, and 805t0n...... 1 7 6
Northern Counties Union 1 5 0
West Riding Union
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. -..
The details by the Overland Mail represent the state
of political affairs as being tolerably satisfactory, all
being quiet $ but the markets for European goods were
still dull. The accounts from Canton are not so favour-
able as could be desired, but the naval force of the
English seems to be quite adequate to any emergency.
The advices from the West Indies all notice the
abundance of the crops, but, at the same time, the
weather was in some parts, Barbadoes especially, too
dry for the young canes. The quantity of sugar to be
shipped to England was very large, but there were not
enough vessels to bring it on at present. The merchants
of Kingston, Jamaica, had been complaining of the rail-
way company having entered into trading operations,
and had taken a legal opinion against the company.
The Trinidad Railway Was sanctioned by the Assembly,
but the terms asked were not conceded to the full extent.
In Demerara there had been sufficient rain.
The demand for bills yesterday afternoon for remit-
tance to the principal continental cities was again such
as to indicate a balance against this country, but the
rates were not rower, and indeed were even firmer in
some instances.
The Corn Market has been steady to-day, at about
Mon lay's rates.
In the English Funds the business done continues to be
limited, nor does the circumstance of ME Hibernia
steamer carrying out such a much smaller amount of
specie than was expected, or the rise in the Paris Bourse,
excite any buoyancy. We are now, however, getting so
much nearer the harvest that a continuance of fine
weather must strengthen public confidence. Consols
have been 883 for present transfer, and 89 to 3 for
Account. Exchequer-bills have realised Bs. to 1 ls.
premium. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 903 to 913. Bank Stock has been steady at
198. Consuls Scrip is a premium.
The Fdreign Investments have been extremely heavy.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been quoted 314; Mexi-
ca❑ 19i, and Brazilian 84. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 573.
For Railway Shares the market is depressed.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRIcES.
Bank Stock .. .. „
~ „ .. .. 198 198
three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .• • • 89% 89 89% 8914
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 88% %% 88%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 911* 90% 9114
Long Annuitiee. Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 1.16 11%
India Stock .. , „ .. .. 244% 244x4
,S)ountiois ro arSotopcek .ning:
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
.. .• • • • • 10 10
South Se
38 98%
;
88%
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip • • • A P 14 P
exchequer Bills. lid._ ..2d.
1,0001. _ „ „ 8 11 p 8 p
5001. . Aug 26: :: :: :: 899811 89
9 12 p 12 p
Ditto. Small •
—. .... 12 14 p 15 p

BRITISH FUNDS.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent -• •
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 ..
Dutch, 2 per Cent., 12 Gull • • • •
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent • •
Ditto, for the Account • • • • • • 19%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • •
le in London.
Ditto, Three per Cent .• .• • • 318
Dutch Twovi-dandd-as.
Ditto, per Cent. Certificates •. 91 90%
Ronalithpeearbrenetpaya.l3:

ONE CLOSINt4
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
.. 84 84
82%
57 IA
19%
14%
21%
31%

PRICES OF BUSINESS
RAILWAY SUARES. PAID. DONE AT CLOSING
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction . 2% •• • • 1% •• • • ......
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .• • • 18 17
13irming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 8 • • -8% .. • • .... .
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 •• • • 5% ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Half Shares 2% •• • • •. • • ......
Eastern Counties . .. 20 .. •• 19 20 %
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d.

Ditto, ditto-- .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. ......•
% p
Dltto, York Extension .. .• 7% •• •• 6%%•• •... ••
East Lancashire
1200
Ditto, New
Great Northern .. 6 •• •• 4 •:•• 4IA

Do., London & York Extension . • 2!{4 2........
Great North of England . ..100
Ditto. New 301. .. .. 30 .... 68% 69
Great Western .. 85 .•..116 118.... .
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 6814
Ditto, Quarter shares .. 15 .... 19%..........
Ditto, Fifths .. '2O .... 27 . ...
Ditto, New 171, .. 7 .. 9% 10 .....
Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 32%.... 36%..........
Llverp.. Stanch., & Newt:. J unct. 2 % ..........
London, Brighton, & 3ontla Coast 50 .- •• 553(
Do. Pref. Convert. 5 per cent. 50 .... 54 ..........
London an North-Western ..100 ....175 176 175....

Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 12 ....
Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 11%
Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 16% .• • ...
Ditto, 401. Shares M. k 13. .. 40 ... 69 • •...
London and 'South. Western 41/. 6s. 10d... 66% 67% ....
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 49% ....
Ditto, New 40/. • • • • •• 26 .... 29 .
Ditto, Scrip 50/... • • • • • • 5 .. bi/i3
Manchester and Leeds .. .• • • 82 ....101 ......
Ditto, Quarter Share., .. 14% .... 17% .• ..
Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • 6% .... 11 ••
Midland .. ••
- •• • •• • •-100 .... 127
Ditto, 401. Shares • • • • .. 40 .... 47% 47 ••• • • •
Ditto, 50/. Shares • • • • • . 6 _
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100
.... 98%
Newcastle and Berwick • • 20 ..•, 29%
Ditto, New •• • • • • • • 5 •• .. 9% 10 9% %
•
Ditto, Scrip,dito:
Watveney Valley.. 2 .... 1817, N. of Norfolk 2
...
Ditto,
North British •• • • • • • • 25 •• .. 32%
Ditto, Thirds .. • •
North Staffordshire • • • • • • 7% .. • • 10%
Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • . 25 .. ..
Ditto, Half Shares (A) .... 13
..
Scottish Central • • • • • •• 20 28%
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3%
....
..
Ditto, Class B • • • • •• • • 3 .... 2%
South Staffordshire • • • • .. 21. 125... % dis.
South Eastern and Dovor 33%
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 .... 20% . • . 20%
No.. New (do. 1014 .. No. 4. 6
South Wales • • • • ' •• •• 15 .... 11% .......... 11%
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
• Wilts. Somerset, and. weymouth 25 .... 15% ..... .... 15%
York and Newcastle • • • • •• 25 _ 371,14• ▪
••37%
Ditto, Extension • • • • • • • • 10 .... 16 .. . . 16%
York and North Midland .. 50 B6 _ •86
Do. E. and W. Biding Eklen • • lb 27%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Lyons and Avignon (Constituted) 5
.... .......... 2%
Namur and Liege • • • - • • • . 12 6 -
Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 5,
Paris and Lyons ........8 51 5
.▪
....... 5
West Flanders • • • • • • • 8 4%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Australasia • • • • • • • • • • 40 , ..,
London and Westminster ~..
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 13 .... 194 „ ........
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered ,
.... 2
lii
..........

POST-OFFICE REFORM.

On the 28th of May, when the titiestionoilest-office
reform was under discussion in the French Chambers,
we published,in correction of some false statistics ern,
oßwonwiasyndsteHmilsi
Hill. To
othteheisnotrsotdautecmtinonntsofsntmhee
rl atnh eorf
ployed by M. D umon, an abstract of the progress of our
par-
ticulars may now be added from a return just presented
to the House of Commons. It appears that the total
Ivdelivereds9,76l, inw h
itnhhe
was United
the
Kingdom
o fh
al
number at the date previous to the first general reduc-
tion of postage, on the sth of December, 1839, to
6,148,876, at which it stood on the 21st of April last, the
increase throughout the entire period having gone
steadily on, almost without exception, week by week. Ot
this total of 6,148,876, about 670,000 pass within the
London district post, the increase in which department
is about half as great as that which has taken place in
the London General Post. The following is the revenue
comparison of the year preceding the reduction with the
year ending the sth of January, 1847:
Gross Cost of Net
Revenue. Management. Revenue.
January 5, 1839 ... 2,346.878 686,768 1,614,353
January 5, 1847 ... 1,978,293 1,138,745 724,757
whence it will be °ham ved that the gross revenue already
very nearly reaches the amount at which it stood pre-
vious to the alteration, and that the more than fourfold
increase abovementioned in the total number of letters i
delivered in the United Kingdom s obtained by the
sacrifice of less than 890,0001. of annual revenue—a sa-
crifice which, as all the existing returns tend to show,
will rapidly diminish each year. It should also be re-
marked, that the above net revenue is exclusive of the
charges for postage incurred by the Government de-
partments, and that as these have increased from
45,1561. to 114,7911, the difference should be taken in
favour of the present account. The payments made for
conveyance of the mails by railway appear to be
107,890/, but as the charges of one year are merged
more or less in another, the actual present annual cost
cannot be gathered from these returns. The account of
money orders issued and paid in England and Wales
shows that during the quarter preceding the 20th of No-
vember, 1840 (when the charges were reduced more
than one half), the number issued was only 122,420, the
amount being 196,507 t, while for the last quarter em-
braced in the return (sth April, 1847), the number issued
was 810,603, and the amount 1,654,2784 Since 1839 up
to the present time, the value of the orders for which
payment had not been claimed has amounted to a total
of 500,0561., being a per tentage of about 1 11-16.
Macs.

Year ending—

CHURCH EXTENSION IN ST. PANCRAS. —MUNI..
IiCENCE OF TEE DUKE OF BEDFORD.—The population
of this extensive parish amounts to upwards of 160,000
persons, whilst the whole of the accommodation furnished
by the existing churches is only sufficient for 23,000,
being one eighth of the population. There are also more
than 8,000 children who are growing up without any
instruction in the doctrines and precepts of the gospel.
To remedy this deficiency the Rev. Mr. Dale, the vicar,
has set on foot a public subscription for the erection of
places of worship, and which amounts to upwards of
3,0001. Within the last few days his Grace the Duke of
Bedford has made the munificent donation, in addition
to the funds already raised, of 500 L, together with a site
of ground for the erection of a church subject to certain
arrangements as to the building.