The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-24 00:00:00

MONEY And vir)MMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, 7' IT EL KS 0' CL CK.
Llyzaroot. 'COTTON NIAR.K.ET, SATURDAY.—The sales
today are B,fooo bags at yesterdn)'s pries.

The Iher is steamer hits arrived at Falmouth with the
Lisbon rnt ii, sailed c_n the 17th instznt, from Gibraltar the
13th, Ce rfe the 14th, and Vigo the 19th. She brings the
India wad Malta mails. The intelligence from Lisbon
chi( fly relates to the debates in the Chambers. The first
Para aph of the address was carried, after five days' de-
bati.eg. by 63 to 43 The paragraph was expressive of
the 'willingness cf the Chambers to cc-operate with the
It.nistry. In the sitting of the 10th the third paragraph
°f the address was brought under discussion, the same
hx`ing previously approved of without opposition. The
*lntendment proposed by the minority of the Committee
was the addition, " that the Chambers regret to find that
'some most extraordinary and groundless demands on the
part of the British Government have retarded the conclu-
sion of a treaty with Great Britain, for the repression of
the infamous and barbarous slave trade."
The letter from Liverpool, received this morning, states
that the papers by the South American packet at Cork
went to the Post-otEce.

We have just received the New York papers of the ht
February.
Srocx EXCIIANGE —The Sales at the Stock Exchange
are to a large amount this morning, and generally at a
decline in price. United States Bank opened at 76, and
closed at 74 cash, thus establishing k decline of 23- per
cent. since yesterday, Dry Dock declined 5; Arnericvn
Exchequer Bank. 1 ; Do!aware and Hudson, and Harlem
Railroad, '31.; North American Trust, I; New Jersey
Railroad, 3.
F.xcnallon.—ln consequence of the storm to-day the
Packets are detained ; the Liverpool till tomorrow morn-
Hie, and the Loneon till Monday. The French ship is
announced to sail this evening. The amount of business
in bilut on England for the present packets has been 7ut
Yt a limited extent, at Bto 81- per cent. prem. The
latter is the current rate Tor good bills this morning on
France at 5 francs

Protest of the American Merchants and Shipmasters
against the Blockade of the Port of Canton by tiro
British.

Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1839.
The undersigned citizens of the United States of Ame-
rica, merchants and shipmasters, at present in Hong Kong
Bay. in the waters of China, having heard a report that it
is )our intention, at Vie requisitiou of the Chief Superin-
tendent of British trade in China, to blockade, after the
expiration of six days from this date, the river and port of
Canton ; and that the force to be employed, it is under-
stood, will tsansist of her Britannic Majesty's ship Volage,
under Sour command, and such merchant vessels as can be
convenien tty armed for the oecation
Wes t'
eerefore, beg leave most respectfully to present to
you, and through you, to her Majesty's Chief Superinten-
dent tit Trade in China, that the right of such a blockade
car, not be recognized by the undersigned, and if attempted
to be carried into effect to their injury, or the injury of the
American shipping and interests, will be considered by the
lindersigned and by their countrymen, an infringement of
their legal and just rights, it being it contrary to the laws of
na dons, existing treaties, illegal, and without precedent.
We hereby enter our most solemn protest, and do now
'solemnly protest against such a blockade, as we understand
from report is now proposed to be enforced.
To H. Smith, Esq , Captain of her Britannic _
Majesty's ship Volage, Hong Kong Bay.
And we do heriby give notice that we shall hold her
Britannic Majes y and her Government responsible to the
manner for whatever lives may be sacrificed, and
other losses that may be sustained by American citizens, in
consequence of the said blockade and sudden proceedings
()Eller Majesty's officers in China ; and we shall further
hold you personally, and all persons acting . under your au-
thority, responsible for whatever lives may be lost or in-
jury sustained in person or property by any American

The above is sip:fled by 10 influential merchants.
Several vess,:ls under the American, Spanish, and
banish flags, were employed in bringing Indian cotton and
British mar ufacture; to Cantcn from Hong Kong Bay, at
high rater, of freight, and additional export duty on teas
anti silks was about being laid by the Chinese, to meet the
extraordinary expense incurred by the dispute with Eng-
-11'.4d. The Chinese had permitted the American mer.
chants to go up to the Bogue promiiing them protection
with their armed schooners against the English.
An Indian mail has arrived, bringing those papers left
baind by the last arrival—they are not of a later date.

THE PONDS.

Consols opened this morning at the quotations they
closed on Saturday, 901 1, both for Money and time ;
Exchequer Bills 1 3 prim ; India Bonds 2 discount, par;
Bank Stock 178 179; India Stock 248 249.
In the, Foreign Market Spanish Active 27a ; Passive
7i t ir;—Deferred 13i ; Portuguese lower, closed at
1 at present 344; Three per Cents. 23i i; Co-
mnih, an 251- 281; Brazilian 78i ; Mexican 29} ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. 521 i; Five per Cents. 1001 t.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCti.
Bank Stock 171111; ' India Stock
I per Cent. Red. 91% % Ditto Bonda
I Per Cents. Con, tit %%40, South Sea Stock IOIA
8% per Cent. Old Annuities —
Ditto Ited.
Nese '
Ne.„ 46 IserCent... ...... ..... IN Y7:‘, 3 per Cent. Annuities. tr.!
. •• 5 per Cent.
''?...nk Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto 500. .. 3 1 ma.
dalii 5, 1860.
fOct. 10, ISA-- ........ .... —....' Ditto Commercial eta.
jail. 5, IMO 13% ', Ditto Advertised ... - --
'lan. 5, 1850 . Bank Stock fir Account ...
April 5, 1880 --India Stock for Account ..
Jaw. 5.1870 — Consos for Account 9051
/PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK
Austrian Bonds — i Peruvian Bonsis —
:Belgian Bonds . —; Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Bruins n Bonds
Ditto iccount ..-......
13050(*s 'tyres Bonds — I Ditto, 3 per Cent.........
Ditto IccTsnt
Chiltwa ioad '; Prtivian Bonds
... A Atzt *:`,t 13., nt .
‘-.olarai ian z< - ids . --Ditto Account —
"Ira lc:a, nt
LAdurnbian 1: ds,ISO4
tNI , - Ditto Account. 27%44 It 31 '
Zalirst.}' L.:7l•Dt ...... ..

ianis4 Bonds - -
Passive 7%
Ditto 1-:.;.:r nt — Deferred 4 I 3
t*reric 80w15...
D.ltto Bonds, IS')5. ''''' ....- —! 4 per cent. —f. —c.
~ Oitto Account -- 3 per cent. ...... ...f. —r.
litcxican Bonds 5 . C • 1 rxchange. —f. —r.
~ I,CT CI n . —. _,.
Ditto Account — Dutch, 054 per cent. —
Ditto, ft per Cent.
Ditto Account
Pleitpolitan — Ditto Account.... —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCB.

------ „„ --......., - --
Paid. Per Share.
'British Iron Company .............
II:101ton Railway
l'"don and South Western ... ....... .... SS/. 17s. Dd. 41
Midland Counties Railway Ccmpany. 99 743 5
North Midtand Railway Company —
Ditto New
Colontal Joie Stock Bank l5 Stia
•
. PRICES OF IRISH STOOLS. DUBLIN, FESUARY ‘.:2.
!Per Cent. Console
etner Cent. Stock
itto Reduced
Ditto New 1130 ....... "AN , City- et Dublin Steen Comp.
5% per Cent.bebantures... 915 i National Insurance Company
wank Stock ...
Grand Canal Stock
RoYal Canal Steck
HALF-PAST' ONE.

We have received Montreal Papers to the 28th Jan.

" The Governor- General hail communicated to the
Assembly, by message, that her Majesty's Government
could not assent to the bill of last Session, or to the
`Ordinance of the Special Council of Lower Canada, af-
fixing a certain value on gold and silver coins in these
Provinces, for reasons assigned by the Lord Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, to whom the matter was
referred.
With the exception of the ordinary mails, and the
packet from the United States, we have few arrivals this
morning.
The accounts from Lisbon by the mail, this morning,
still leave the unfortunate Portuguese bondholders in
jeopardy; nothing as yet has taken place in the Cortes to
give them any hopes of a speedy adjustment.

To the present time there has not been any speculations
of consequence in the British Market, and Consols may be
qatted as iti the early part of the morning, 901 for the
Account ; for Money they have been, 901; at present,
901 ; Exchequer Bills, 32 4 ; India Bonds, 2 dis. par ;
Bank Stock, 174
In the Foreign Market some business has been doing in
Spanish Active, which may be quoted, with a little int•
provement. from 271 to 274. have been 21 ; Portuguese
receded. 331, at present 34i ; Columbian; 26 ; Mexican,
291; Spanish Passive, n: Deferred, lii ; Dutch Two-
ana-a-Half pet Cents. 521; Five per Cents. 1001.

Xt the public ditinet in the Guildhall at York, in
honour of the Queen's marriage, where, politics generally having
been first introduced by the Whig Recorder, he proposed the
health of " her Majesty s Ministers," which was received with
biases, groans, and' Dow& with the Whigs." An amendment
was moved, " That this asse.nbly has no confidence in her Ma-
jesty's Ministers," and carried by a majority, on a show of
hands, of five to one, and the health of " Sir Robert Peel and
the Conservative Members of the House of Commons" was
drunk with cheers.

MURDER.-011 Monday, David •Fivans, the
gamekeeper of J. Wynne Eyton, Esq., was found murdered
in the wood near Northam, near Coeday-Heudne mine. The
infamous perpetrator of this dreadful dead committed the act
for the purpose of robbing Evans of the little money he had
upon him. Edward Jones, a notorious poacher, has lseen ap-
prehended on suspicion of committing the murder, and has
been committed for trial. •
The Great Western steamer, Captain Hosken,
sailed from Bristol for Nev York on Thursday last, with the
• evening's tide. This is the first voyage of this celebrated yes-
eel for the present season. Since she has been in dock she
has undergone a complete oeerhauling-, and many improve-
ments for the comfort and convenience of passengers have been
effected, and enlarued accommodation provided. Prince Mu-
rat, son of the cx- King if Naples, and member of the Buena-
parte family, vas amongst the passengers, of whom there were
76• There was a very valuable cargo of silks and other light
goods, about 10,000 letters, and several sacks of newspapers.
The Great Weitem e ill be the first vessel to carry to America
the new, of tl.e marriage of our gracious Queen.
TI f,
' .fig Kent is to have the stables in
• • • • ,:f Y• wh, r. slle gees to re-
. "..
•', r(' : Alirrt will have stabki
ereese.l between the Larracks and .lates-street, in St. Jatneel..
park.