The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-18 00:00:00

I N CI, DECEMBER 18,

MONEY arid COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
4,000 bales. The market was fiat, as the accounts re-
specting the crop in America make it 2,200,000 bales.—
Railway Shares were again lower.
The following is an analysis of the Bank of England
weekly return to the 11th inst., which is satisfactury, as
showing the strength of the Bank, though the dullness of
trade is also made more apparent:—
Notes issued
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease 3,913
Seven Day and other 8i115... 861,271
Decrease 24,446
Government Securities No alteration.
Other Securities
Decrease 439,478

Notes 6,448,780
Increase
Bullion
Increase
Active circulation
Decrease .— 462,180

The only arrival to day with late news of interest is
from the Cape of Good Hope. The Governor was
bringing the troops steadily towards a common centre,
and already the Gaikas were deserting their country,
and their cattle and kraals were falling into our power.
It will evidently be necessary, however, to secure their
permanent subjection, ere the frontier farmers can hope
to live in peace.
There is a complete lull in the English Stock Market,
and speculation is totally inert. The sales of Reduced
Three per Cent. Annuities, and the partial investment
of the proceeds in the unfunded debt, have not raised
the value of the latter above 7s. and 10s. premium; and,
therefore, could not have been carried to any extent, as
one or two of our contemporaries would infer. Consols
are 84i to 85, the highest point of the morning hav-
ing been " buyers " at 85. The favourable news from
America, and the improved position of the Bank, may
tell when business becomes more active. East India
Bonds are worth 13s. to 18s. discount. The New
Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. have been 8G to 86:f ;
and the Three per Cent. Reduced, 84i to 84g. Bank
Stock is worth 1861 to 1881.
Spanish Three per Cents. have realised 29k; Mexican
are 17ii and Chilian, 89k. Dutch Four per Cents. have
been 84f.
Railway Shares are very much depressed.

1847.

London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
Londonderry &C,leraine
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 233y .....
Alanchester,Bv ton ,and
11Iatlock 3 ......
Manehester, Sheffield,

and Lincolnshire ...100 - .•• •• ......... ----
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13
Ditto ditto (No. '2)... '".
Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 71/
Ditto and Grimsby.... 25
Ditto ditto . ......... 7
I)itto ditto .
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 71,.. ...
Manclicst. &Southampt 21,4 • .
Mildand
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do. 40/. Shares - ••••• .........
Do. LW. Shares
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Midland Consul. Brist. &
Binning., 6 per cent. 100
Midlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 34

Ditto, ditto 7/, 9s
Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar 100
Midland Great Western
Irish
Newcastleand Carlisle 100

Do. Quarters 25 ....
New in & Chesterton' 18%
Do. Extension .........21. 12s
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen 7 - .....
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor 12% - ........ -• •
Norfolk lOO
Do. New 201.

Do. Extension
Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of Norfbik

Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4
North British ........ ... 25
Do. Half Shares? l2l/,1 ...... 1 l %14
Du. Quarters 434 •• .•.• •
Do. Extension
5ue.,....
2
Ditto Thirds
Norte Staffordshire 7l/g...... 7 6:% 74 ... . .....
North
,Wales
North Western 6
Oxford, Woreesu,r, and _ _ • .

Wolverhampton ...... 35 ... .. 19%
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Ilitehin ... 1% 1 ...• ....... ..
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 17% — . ....
Ditto, New ... 10
Sheffield, Rotherham, _. ,

25
11%

. ,
and Goole
Shrewsbury and Birrn... 6
Ditto ditto. Class B. 3
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nur. W. Lin.) -
Ditto halves ... ditto 8
Ditto Oswestry ...... 12
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 5
Shrewsbury and lierefd. 2 .....
Shropshire Union
South Devon 4O ...... 24 ... ..... .....
Do. Preference
South Staffordshire 4
outli Easters & Dover. 33141 3O
Do., No. 1 26
Do., Ne. 2.
Do., No. 3 .. ..... ...... 15
D0., No. 4
South Wales l5
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole 2
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-

19%
1
22%

11,4
24

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'Heron's Stet. C0a1.... 4 •.• ...... •.
Taw Vale Extension ... 4 ••• ••
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway ...... 171/2
Vale of Neat!! . . 4
Watertord and Kilkenny 13
Waterford and Limerick 40
Waterfd,Wxtrd,Wicklw,

and Dublin
West Cornwall ...... 4
hitehaven & Furness 12
NV indtior, Staines, and

South Western........ 525.
‘Vilts, Sunierset,& Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .
Do. Or:ginal New and
Berwick .. 25
... .7 . *!7

Do. North Shields Pur. 25
Do. EXtOIISiOP. NO. 1. to
Do. do. No. 2......... 10
Do. G.N E.Prelereuce 8 ...... 9 83/4
YOYlcand' N orth Midland 50
Ditto, Preference...... 10
Do. East and est Ria-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

123
111,4
73
15

Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ....... 14% ..... ... 14%
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 14
Central of Spain ... . . 9
Ceylon ss.
Demerara 5
Dendre Valley 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish •• 7 ..
East Indian ... ...T. .... 1M
Great Indian Peninsular ss.
Italian and Austrian.... 4
Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1
L...,... am a ~.. Sambre __ . 7
Luxembourg. ... .. 4
I,.yons and Avignon 5
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... ..
Naniur aid Liege , l4 ...... 5 ...... ...... .. 5
Northern of France lO •.... 111X1 % lll,
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yfisel 4l3a 4d . ...
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans 2O -
Parts and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg 8
Rouen and Havre - ••.,
Sambre and Meuse ..... 18 7 ..... ... ...
Strasbourg and Basle... 14
['ours aisi Nantes .....• 8
•••
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and 11a55e1t......• 16
West Flanders ...... .... 81A'a ll/2

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