The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-03 00:00:00

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IiTENIWG ROITLON

rr'nittct upatt %wet- have ben riwifilA Mr
•': a‘; well as trig 114/04'11 ei
dent to the Board of Trade, on "the present state of Labe()
printing in Belgium." The fintains various drawings
explanatory of the piracy to which., Lane, who had priyiuced
an original awl popular "style, was subjected, during the three
months' existence of his copyright, and the unrestricted com-
petition afterwards, when he was simultaneously met by the
whole trade with his own pattern.
In the letter to 6ir Robert Peel, who is understood to take a
deep interest in the matter, Mr. homson expresses a confi-
dent hope that the facts elicited in Committee have been such
as to ensure a modification of the system.
These letters will assist Members of Parliament very =Ae-
rially in coming to a correct judgment upon the Bill brought
into Parliament by Mr. Emerson Tennent, the chief purpose
of which is to extend the copyright of calico printers from
three to twelve months, and that of paper-hanging manufac-
turers to a still longer period, three years being named.

CHRONICLE.—Money has been easier to-day on the
Stock 1 &change, and the increase in the nary estimates has'
let to to depres-ion in the Fund). On the contrary, the Yiase
in the 11.1oney Market ha 3 given an itnpulse to pr'ees. ConsCis
for the Account .opened at b9,i buyers, from which quotati,,st
they &chanced to b 9 toe ; this improvement, however, was
not ful!v maintained.

The knowing are the official return; of the exports of the
precious metals from the port of London, for the week ending
the 25th ult :
Silver coin to Belgium
Silver coin to Calais 05 000
Silver coin to Havre 943
Silver bars to Calais 5,000

TIMES —The premium on gold at Paris is 41 po mile
-
which, at the English price of 3/. 178. 101 d. p-r ounce
for standard gold, gives au exchange of 25. 26, a Al the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25. 3:4, it fo lows
that gold is 0.26 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By adviccs from Hamburgh the price of gold is 423 per
mark, which, at the Erglish Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per
ounce for standard gat, gives an exchange of 13. 41, and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13. 51, it
follows that gold is 0.9 per cent. dearer in Llndon than in
•Hmburgh.

SUN.—Ti.ere was a firm market to-day for pul.lic teen•
riti s, but the business done not extensive. The adva see in
pt ices was equal to about 3-16 per (cat. For jinn ediseu
transfer Consol3 wc.e marl.el 851 to 83i, closing rt to
and for the Account 89 to I. Bank Stock was ad-
arced agsio per cer.t., namely, 167 to 168 ; anti Ildia
Stcck was f-ns at 247 to 245 ;
Half per Centr. Teethed 97kto 97;4 ; and the Three o:
Cet.t,. at 68; t 89+ Exchequer Bills t )uctel 9 and 12
premium, aril India 13,)nd415 to 10 discount.
The transecti)ns in the Foreign Market were c xe:ed-

ingly uri:nprr a t, and there was not tie sligh e.t move •
I ice t in price:. Spanish Active Banda were Leavy at 24;
Portuguese New Five per Cent•. at 31g.; Mexican at
28; Colo,nLian at 2315, and Brazi izn at 72; Fieach
Throe }per Cents. R ntcs were at 76f. boo., and Dutch
Twr-and.-,- Half per Cents. at 501.
The Sere M iiket was tolerably active, and the quota-
tions were without much alteration. Great Western Rail_
way were 225 to 23 ; the New 105, the Fifths ; the
London and Birmingham Thirds 25, and tt e South-
Western 17i prem. Brighton were 7, Wackwall 6, South
Eastern 15i, North Midland 30, Mi Band Coutiti..s 22, and
Manchester and B'raiiigham 151 discount. Colonial Bank
Shares were 10i prem.
In tl e Foreign Exe h trges Vier.) was rather less firm-
netts peicetitible, but the rates were not matt rally different
from those of last post day. On Paris bills wtre rego.
tiated at '2sf. 60.! to 625 e. ;on Am.-ter lam at 12 31 ;on
Antwerp at 12 24 to ; on I lamburgh at 13 74 to 4 ; on
Frankkrt at 149 k; and on Trieste at 10 1 t s 10 2.