The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-21 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sua of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 to
4,000 bales, including 1,000 bales of American for exporta-
tion. Prices were without alteration. There were 3,500
bales of the quantity American, which sold at N. to VAd.
per lb. Railway shares had been very dull again, and at low
rates.

Accounts from Vienna of the 10th instant state that the
exportation of grain was prohibited for the next five months.
This had the effect of reducing the price of wheat from 24
to 17 florins per metzen (100 metzen are equal to 21
quarters), but subsequently a rally occurred to 19 and 20
florins.

The Clyde steamer, from the West Indies, arrived at
Southampton at nine o'clock this morning, but we have not
yet received her letters.
In the London (C. W.) Times of April 1, it is stated that
the Provincial Government have been making inquiries as to
the number of persons that might be advantageously dis-
tributed as farm servants among the settlers. This step may
be very well if the object be to furnish information to the
Colonial•office. The answer is, however, obvious—that while
such labourers would be very desirable in harvest time, say
for two months, in order to enable the firmer to cut and
stack or house his grain, after that time these labourers
would be almost thrown out of employment; and if no
other plan was devised to help or direct the immigrants,
the great mass of the labouring class of them would, in a
short time, become absolutely destitute and helpless.
" While on this subject," says a writer in the Toronto
Patriot, ", we have heard from an authentic source, that the
country about Lake Nippissing is an extremely desirable
one for its fertility and salubriousness. The great difficulty
to any of these plans is the want of funds; but we cannot be-
lieve that Government would find any difficulty in obtaining
these, if they once determined to carry the matter out.
" The recent Immigration Act of the Legislature of New
York will probably increase the number of immigrants to
our province, whether they come to settle or only to pass
through, instead of taking a route which their own parti-
cular circumstances might have made them prefer."
The general Money Market is easier, owing to the in-
creased facilities afforded by the Bank of England. In
Liverpool and Manchester also the pressure is much less
felt, and payments are said to have been very well met.
Stocks are again rather weak, and there is not much
disposition to speculate. Consols have been 86% for
transfer, and have dropped since to 861/2. Time bargains
have been effected at 86% 3/4. The New Three. and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have realised 87 to 14, and the Three per
Cents. 85% to 3A. Exchequer-bills have not been higher
than 2s. premium to Is. discount.
The Foreign Securities have been again neglected.
Spanish Three per Cents. are 33%, and Mexican 20. Brazil
Bonds have been at 82. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
were 573/4.
For Railway Shares the market is heavy.
BRIT'S!' FUNDS. ONE CLOSINU
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 85%% 85%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 86% 863(4
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 874 87 87%
Long Annuities, Expire ;an. 5, 1860 .. 8X 8 15-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 834 13.16 8 13-16
India Bonds. 1,0001. .. „
Ditto, under 1,0001.
Consols for May 27
Exchequer Bills.
1,0001...
5001.
Ditto, Small

5 dis par
. 8634 5%
1
• •
M.2d.

2 p par 1 dig
4p
3 5p
ONE
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82
Ditto, Small .. • • .. 83%
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 ..
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 38
Equador Bonds ..
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 20

•
Ditto, for the Account ..Poruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. ..
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. ~
Spanish Bonds, bper Cent

Ditto, Fassive Bonds „
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. 33%
Dividend"; on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent .. —f. —c.
Exchange .. . —f. —c.
Belgian Four-and-a-Stall per Cent .. 91
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 57N
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 88

116 f. 50c,
25f. 60c,

PRICES OF US [NESSCLOSIN G
DOSE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID.PRICES
ONE O'CLOCK.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. ........
Caledonian
Eastern Counties .. .. 20 187( %
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. ........
Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. par 14 p....
Ditto, York Extension .. 7%.... .......
East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 17 •• ..
Ditto New .. .• .. • 5%.......,
East Lincolnshire .. .... 774 •. • . • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 67
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 12%.... 15%........
Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 ~.. 15%........
Great Northern .. .. ........
Great North of England . ..100 ........
Ditto, New .. . .... 61% ..
Great Western .. 85
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 611¢ ........
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 15%
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 2414
Ditto, Yew .... %
Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 102
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 •• • • ....
Leeds and Bradford • • • • .. 40 .... 83%
Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 .... 19 4 ........
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. • • 314 .... ........
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. .... 1
London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 514 ........
London an North-Western • .100 ....169 170.•
Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 ....
Ditto ditto, New Shares . • .. 2 .... ...•
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. •. 40 .. 65 • • • • ,
Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 .... 5% .....
London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... 61 60% ...
Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • • • .. 5 .... •- • •
Lynn and Ely .. .. 25 .... 26%
Lynn and Dereham .. 20 .... • - •
Blanchester and Leeds .. 82 •• .. . •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 5 8
Ditto, Sixteenths .. .... 7%........
Ditto, Thirds (Keg.)..45... .. iq %
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... 14 dis.
Manchester and Southampton 2 .... % ........
Midland ..100 ....113% 34 ......
Ditto, New .. .. 36 .... 38% •• • .•...
Ditto, New .. .. 6 .... .. ••• • ..
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 89 • •
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .• 24% %.... •• .
Ditto, New .. 5 •• .. 6%
North British • • .. • • • . 25 •• .. 30% .. ••.- • • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. • . 12%.... 14 137'
Ditto, Thirds .. • • 1 .• • . 24 %••• • • ••
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .........
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .... 14% .•..• • .. •
North Staffordshire .. 7% .. .. 98% .... •• •
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • • .. .. 2 1% .... • ....
Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 22% .... 13 . • •
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .. • .4%.........
3hropshire Union 4 .... .........
South Eastern and Dover .. 33 % •. 35% .........
Do., New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 12 .... 11 ..........
Ho.. New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 4%% • • ..4%
West Riding Union • • • ..41.2s % di5........ dis
York and Newcastle .. .. 25
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4
York sad North Midland .. .. 50
Ditto. Preference • . .. 2 .... 914 %• . • ..... 9%
Do. R. and W. Riding Extol— 10 •• • - 19% ••• • • • ...• 19%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 20 .... 16 ••••• • • • .. 16
Central of France (Orleans and
Vierzon) • • • • .. .. 12 ••..•• • • .. 14%
Namur and Liege .. • . .. 10 .... 3A 34 •••• •• 3%
Northern of France .. • . 8 .... 11 .... ••• • • • 10%
Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 .... 5% •• • •
Paris and Lyons • . 8 .... 5 .. •••• .. • .
454
Sambre and Meuse .. .. 14 .... 6% • • ........ 6%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland • • • . 25 .... 45% ....
MINES.

613 i
• 109
61%
15%
2414
. 63,4
. 102
59%
. 83%
. 1914
. 3%

Real del Monte, 'Unregistered .. .... 3% ..........

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In a letter which appeared in the Times of yester-
day, addressed to the editor by Mr. George P. Putnam, my
name is included among a number of English publishers
who are termed by the writer " Fagins of letters," and
" very respectable dealers in stolen goods."
In reply to this letter, I think it only due to myself to
state that I have had the honour to be connected for many
years with most of the eminent American writers, and during
that period have paid them for their copyrights in Eng-
land considerable sums. As it cannot be expected that I
should divulge confidential arrangements with individuals, it
will, I trust, be quite sufficient for me, in order to rebut this
impudent accusation, to state that between 14,000/. and
15,0001. have been paid by me to three American authors
alone. _ _ _

I beg to refer any person desirous of knowing the nature
of my dealings with literary men in America to Colonel As-
pinwall, Consul-General for the United States in London.—
I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
RICHARD BENTLEY.
8, New Burlington-street, May 20.