The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. i
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
8,000 bales, including 4,000 American on speculation.
Prices remained as before. Shares were heavy, and on
the decline.
There is an appearance of rather more ease in the
Money Market this morning. The intense excitement
of last week appears to be gradually wearing away.
The Stock Markets are more tranquil. There is an
ndvance, however, to be noticed in the Corn Markets
this morning. The commercial sales announced for the
present week are rather considerable, but in the
present state of the Money Market it is not
very generally anticipated that prices can rule high.
The rate of interest upon the first description of paper is
rather on the advance than otherwise in the general dis-
count market. The directors of the Bank of England
are most careful in restricting their accommodation upon
mercantile paper, and without reference to any parti•
color and heretofore select firms, with the exception of
those known to be carrying on their usual commercial
transactions upon the steady principle which has for a
lung time past marked their operations.
The opening price of Consols this morning was 85k,
and for the 15th instant 851; but the present values are
851 R for the former, and 85i for the latter. The value
of Consols Scrip is as low as 3i and 4 discount. Bank
Stock is worth 195. The New Three and-a. Quarter per
Cents. are 86 to ip
The transactions in the Foreign House have not been
of any magnitude. Spanish Five per Cents. are 254;
and Portuguese Four per Cent. Bonds 35. Mexican
have been at 21; and Brazil Stock is 83. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 57,1 to 58-4- ;
and Danish Bonds are 861 to
Railway Shares have in a few instances been a shade
better. Great Western Half Shares hare been 68 to
671; South-Eastern, 344 to 354; North-Western, 173 to
172 i; South-Western, 62 to 63; Midland, 113; Brighton,
50 to 51; Eastern Counties, 18 to 184; Caledbnian, 234
to 241; Boulogne and Amiens, 16 to 16k; Northern of
France, 12i I; North Stafford, 6i to 7i; York and
Newcastle, 32 to 32i; and Aberdeen, 26.
BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. 195 192
Three-per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 84;4 84%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 85%%7% 857%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 86% 85 86%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. —8%
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8 13-IG 11-16 8 11-16
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. par 2 dis
Ditto, under 1,0001. 5 dis par par
Consols for Account .. • . 851,,i743,4 85%
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip • • • • • 43% dis 3% dis
Exchequer Bills. Ixd. 2d.
1,000/. 5 1 dis 1 die
5001. .... 5 1 dis 1 dis
Ditto, Small• 1 dis par 4 disc par
ONE CLOSINt.
POREION FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Prazilianlltipppls, 5 per Cent • • .. 83 83
Danish, 3 per Cent -• •• •• •• 8041/4 86
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account • • • • .. 21 21
Portuguese Four per Cent • • • • —34 y
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 35 35
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .•
Ditto, for the Account • • .. 2514 253!
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5%
Ditto, Three per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 36%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-llalt per Cent .. 57N 58% 584
Ditto, I per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 901% 89% 9014
P EUSINESSRICES OF PAID DONE AT CLOSING
RAILWAY SH . ARES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Aberdeen.. .. .. 30 .... 26 .•• • • • .... 26
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction 2% .. •••• • • • • 11
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 12% .... • • .... 13
firming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 ... • • .
Birkenhead, Lancesh., & Cheshire
Junction .. .. 4 .... .......... 31,4
Caledonian .. 30 .... 241% 231 244 24%
Ditto, Half Shares 2% .... 2 .• • • ...... 2
Eastern Counties .. .. 20 ~ 18% 18 ...... 18%
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto.. .. .No. 2. 6/, 13s. 4d. %p••• • .. • • % p
Ditto, York Extension .. 5% .... 4 . . ..... •• • 4%
East Lincolnshire .. 4 .... 6
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... ••••• • • • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 .... 19 ...........19
Great Northern 334 .. • . 32 s, .. • . 2 t
Great North of England . 100 ....231 ..... 231%
Great Western .. 85 •• ..
Ditto, Half Stares .. 50 .... 68 67 .•
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 1714 •• •• ...... 17%
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 ....
Ditto, New . . 4% .. • • 7 .. •• • •
Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 •• .. 102............102
Leeds and Bradford •• • • .. 3. .... 78 • •
Leicester and Bcdlord % dis ..... . % dis.
Leeds and Thirsk 22% •••.. • • .. 18%
Liverp., 31arieli., & Newc. Junct. 2% 1 1
London and Blackwell .. 161. 13a. 4d. 7% .. • 7%
Ditto, New, No. 2 .• • • 1/. 13s. 4d. % p........ % p
London, Brighton, and S Coast •• 50 .. ••50 51 ......
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .. I I
London an t North-Western ••100 —173 171 172% .. 173
Ditto, Quarters -- L. and B. 7 .... 22 .... • • .... 22
Ditto (litto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 11% .... • • .... 1134
London, Oxford, and Ch elt. .. 2 .... 1%
London and South• Western • • 41/. 6s. 10d...
Ditto, New .. 27%
Ditto, Scrip.. .. • . 5 .... 4 pis
Lynn and Dereham .• 20 .... 21% ...... ••
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 •• .. .•..•• .. • •
Ditto, Fifths 5 .... 9%%....
Ditto, Thirds (fteg.).. ..71. 45..... 1% p.....• •• 1% p
Manchester, Buxton, & Matloc.k 428. -• • • par.... •• • • dis
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... tA
Midland —lOO. ....113 ..
Ditto, New .• 36 .• .. 388 X..•• • —. . 383(,
Ditto, New .. .. 2 .... 334 4 33a ....
Ditto, Consol. Bristol aid Bir-
mingham 6 per cent. .. .. 100 .. • • 122 •• .. .. • • 122
Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .. • • 25% • • ...... • • 241
Ditto, New •• • •• • 5 .. • • 7 •• • ....... 7 1,4
Norfolk .. 100 ....13'2 .. •• • • .... 132
Ditto, Extension • • . .. 6 6
North British .. 25 .. • • ..
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 12% •• • • 15% ....... 15%
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .... • • 3%
Ditto, Extension .. • • • . •• • %••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Thirds .. • • .. 1 .... 2% 3.. ..... 3
North Staffordshire .. •• 5 •• .. 6% 75% ••. • .. 754
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • •. .. 2 •• .. '• • •
Preston and Wyre • • .• 25 .... 33% .... ; 33%
Ditto, Half Shares (B) • • .. •.•
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 4% .••.. • •
Scottish Central • • .. . 17% .... 25 .. •••• • • • • • '45
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3%...- 3% sA •. ..• • • • 3%
Shropshire Union .. 425..... 1% % dia.. •• • • 1% dig
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3354 .... 34% 35% •• • • 35%
bo., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 54%••• • • • • • %
South Wales .. .. 10 .... 71% ••••• • • • • • 7'A
West Riding Union • • .. 41.25.... .1%1p• • • • • • 1 P
Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425. %p••• • • • • • % p
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 32% .•••• • • • • 32N
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 ... , 13%N •••• • • • • 13%
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 6% 7. ••• • • • 7 •
York amd North Midland .. 50 81 80% 8134 . . 82
Ditto. Preference • • .. .. 2 .... —••••• • • • • • 1 0
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 10 .• • 191,91 •••• • • • • 19%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. •• ••-• 16 ••••• • • • • • 16%
Demerara . • • • • • • 2%.... 3% ?4 .
Dutch Rhenish • • • • - • 7 •• • • 3% • • ..... •• .
East In lian .. • • • • • .. . • •
Namur and Liege • • • • • • • • 10 •• • • .••'•• • • • ••
Louvain ala Sambre .. • • • • 6 .. .......... 11,6
Northern of France • • • • • • 8 12%%3,
Orleans and Bourdeattx 6 .... 614
Paris and Lyons • • • • • • • • 8 •• • • 5 411 •••• • . .
Paris and Rouen • • • • • • • • 20 •• .. 35 35.
Rouen and Havre • .. . • .. 20
'26
Sambre and Meuse • • .. .. 12
.• 6

MINES.
Real del Monte, Unrezistered .. .... 3%
.........
3%

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.--The Elijah of Men-
delssohn will be produced at Exeter-hall on Friday next,
under the personal superintendence of the composer, who
will arrive in town to-morrow.

We understand that a new novel from the pen of
the writer of " Temptation; or, a Wife's Perils," is
about to make its appearance. The secret of the author-
ship has at length transpired, and it seems that we are
indebted to Mrs. Gascoyne, wife of Colonel Gascoyne,
for that highly interesting production. The title of the
forthcoming novel is "Evelyn Harcourt."
LADIES' CARRIAGES.—It is the intention of the di-
rectors o f the Great Western Railway to set apart one
division of a first-class carriage in every train for the
exclusive accommodation of ladies who travel without a
male companion. By this arrangement ladies with
first-class tickets, should they prefer this secluded
mode of travelling, will be able to avail themselves of
it, and thus bo precluded incurring annoyances which
sometimes happen on the best regulated railways.
THE COBDEN NATIONAL TRIBUTE FUND.—Since
the last advertisement of subscriptions to this fund, we
find that 5591. have been added, including 1001. from Mr.
Jedediah Strutt, of Belper, and 501. from Messrs. Petrie
and Co., of Rochdale. The subscriptions are from many
places, principally, however, from Hull, Belper, and Dun-
fermline, and chiefly in small sums. The total amount of
of the subscriptions, as advertised here, now reaches
60,6921—Manchester Guardian.
STATE OF THE FRENCH CORN MARKET.—lntelli-
gence from Havre, dated Thursday evening, announces
that the price of flour had risen on that day rapidly, and
that but little wheat was in the market. New Orleans
flour, which on Monday paid 48f. the barrel, was sold on
Thursday morning at 51f., and in the evening at 52f.
and 52f. 50c. A great number of purchasers had ar-
rived from Paris and Lower Normandy. The Nicolas,
from New Orleans, has come into port with 3,000 barrels
of flour and.l,loo hectos. of wheat. At Montvilliers
near Havre, wheat had risen If. to If. 50c. the hecto.
The quantity of wheat exposed for sale is stated not to
have exceeded 250 sacks. From Lisle we learn that
wheat has fallen 84c. the beet°. This downward move-
ment was attributed principally to the fact of the Socie 6
de Pt avoyanca having exposed a certain quantity for
sale. At Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne) there was a
slight fell. At Valenciennes quotations were firm, but
little business doing. Yesterday, in the Paris market,
scarcely anything was done, both buyers and sellers
seeming determined to wait for the prices of this day. It
was said that purchasers had arrived from Orleans, where
the supplies were beginning to run short.
KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.--The Council of this
College have appointed Mr Fearon, late interpreter to
the Chamber of Commerce at Canton, and Registrar
General at Hong Kong, to the Professorehip of Chinese,
lately founded for the instruction of missionaries and
others intending to proceed to the dependencies of the
British Crown in China. The professor intends corn-
silencing his course of lectures on Wednesday, the 20th
instant.
ACCELERATION OF TRAINS..-.-It is stated that ar-
rangements are now in progress to accelerate the speed
of the express trains, which now perform the distance
from Paddington to Exeter, and vice versa (1931 miles),
in four hours and a half. When completed, it is in-
tended that the journey shall be perforuied in four
hours, being at the rate of 4834- miles an hour, including
stoppage:.
The installation of his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will
take place, we understrand, some time in July, unless a
general election should interfere to prevent this ar-
rangement. The venerable Laureate, William Words-
Worth, is to write the Installation Ode, which will be set
to music by T. A. Wahnisley, of Jesus, M. 8., Professor
of Music in the University,—John Bull.