The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-11 00:00:00

RUMMIES OP THE DAY.

The letters in the Times signed " Conservator,"
proceed from Sir- Robert Peel, and are written at his
suggeilion. Sir Robert and the Times are going to rat
together.
Mr. Backhouse means to resign his situation as
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Tories propose to raise the postage of letters,
With a view, in complete opposition to Lord Ashburton's
',aim, to raise a revenue by carrying them.
It is reported that Sir George Cockburn goes to
die Mediterranean, in command of the fleet in that sea.

Rumour states that Mr. Peter Borthwick, M.P.
(late of the Surrey Theatre), has publicly announced his
determination to decline the office of First Lord of the
Treasury, in the highly probable event of its being offered
him.
We understand that the Bishop of Exeter is busy
Writing a.pamplet recommending the expediency of the
Ties restoring to him his fat rectory of Stanhope, of
whiclf the wicked Whip deprived him. On these con-
ditions he is willing to give Sir R. Peel's Ministry
thi benefit of his disinterested support.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL CorroN MARKET, Auo. 10.—We have
had a very quiet Cotton market to-day, the sales not
amounting to more than 1,000 bales at the previous quo-
tations. The business has been confined entirely to the
trade.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 10.—The follow-
ing aro the transactions :—Grand Junction, Quarter
Shares, 27 ; London and Birmingham, 160 ; Ditto New
'Shares, 24 ; London and Brighton, 43 ; London and
South Western, 52 ; North Midland, 64k.
~MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 10.—But few
'transactions in Shares have been reported to-day, al-
though the present low prices of Railway Stock afford a
safe and eligible opportunity for capitalists to effect in-
vestments :—Midland Counties, 85 ; North Midland
Thirds, 9i- ; North Union, 88 ; Manchester. Bolton, and
Bury, 54 ; Grand Junction, 198.

THE FUNDS.
The British Market opened this morning flat and heavy
awing to the change in the weather.
At, a late hour yesterday afternoon a purchase was
made of near one hundred thousand Consols, said to be
by the Government broker, which caused the Market to
recover from its previous flatness.
Consols, which left off yesterday at, for Money, 89+ I,
9ened this morning at 89i1 + ; for the Account 894- i ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 89,1 i ; Three-and-a-Half-
per Cents. Reduced, 984 99 ; New Three-and-a-Half,
981 I. Exchequer Bills 14 16 ; Bank Stock, 168 169 ;
India Stock, 247 249 • India Bonds, 6 9.
In the Foreign Market things are in the same state as
that of the British, heavy, with scarce anything doing
as yet. Spanish Active lower ; left off 201' at present
19 1; Deferred, 94 10 ; Passive, 41 i ; Portuguese,
29 301 ; Three per Cents., 11 l ; Brazilian, 67 68 ;
1
Co ombian, 20+ ; Mexican, 25+ 26 ,• Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., rather better, 52+ ;Five per Cents., 1021.
SHARES.—Great Western, 18 19 prem. ; New, 7+
8 prem. ; London and Brighton, 74 + dis. ; Blackwell,
10 91 dis. ; Birmingham, 69 71 prem. ; Southampton,
51+ 52+ per share ; Croydon, 12+ 13 per share ; Green-
vtich, 7 8 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 20
18 discount.
No arrivals, nor any news.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New
APitto I. ifths
London and Brighton
London and South Western 3Bl 52 ... .. to
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—( YESTERDAY).
Amsterdam CF.I2 6k Gibraltar ... ........ . 46
Ditto, at sight . 12 31 Leghorn .... ... 30 25

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