The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-23 00:00:00

THREE O'CLOCK.

Wood
Walter 1463
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Wood .. 2052
Walter
Mr. Curling resigned at an early hour.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The St. James, packet.ship, from New York, has ar.
rived, but does not bring later dates than previously re•
ceived to the 3d inst.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The
demand for Cotton to-day has been to a fair extent. The
sales 3,000 bags, including 300 for export at last Friday's
quotations.

Besides the reward granted to Captain Clegg and the
crew of the Huddersfield, mentioned in another part of
the paper, the Humane Society of Liverpool have voted a
gold medal to Captain Collins of the Roscius for saving
the crew of the Seolux, also 101. to Captain Schabiling of
the Dutch galliot Harmony, and 151. to his crew ; also 101.
to the Captain of the sloop John and Grace, and 50s. to
each of his crew, with sundry other small sums to merito-
rious individuals.

Hobart Town papers have been received to the 7th o
September, near a month later that/ the last arrival.
(From the Hobart Town Courier of Aug. 23.)
....

MARKETS.—SEPT. 23.—Wheat, 21s. to- 225. 6d.
Oats, 7s. 6d. to Bs. ; Barley, 7s. to Bs. Gd. per bushe
Hay, loose, 61. to 61. 10s. ; pressed, 81. ; Straw, 31.
Potatoes, 181.

Fine Flour, 601. ; Second, 581. ; Third, 561. per ton,
Bran, 2s. ; Pollard, 2s. 6cl. per busal.
Butchers' Meat—Beef, 6d. to 9d. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd,
per lb. ; or by the carcass, 7d. ; Pork, 7d. to Bd. ; Veal
yd. to 10d. per lb.

At the meeting of the Proprietors of St. Katherine's
Dock, the Chairman stated that the receipts of the Com-
pany in the last year were rather less that,the previous
year, on account of the interruption of the China trade,
45,140 packages of- tea, and 1,100 bales of silk have been
received into the docks in 1839 less than in 1838. The
dividend declared was 2i per cent.

TUE I,IIINIIII.
Consol! opened this morning at the leaving off quotations
of yesterday, 90i 91 for Money ; for the Account, 914 -I.
There being but few arrivals, and no continental intelli-
gence of consequence, or from the Peninsula, no specula-
tions worth notice have taken place as yet in either of the
markets.

Exchequer Bills 13 15 prem.; India Bonds par, 2 prem.;
Bank Stock 1781 1791; India Stock 2481 2491.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at
251 ; at present a shade lower, 951 I; Portuguese also
shade ower, left off at 331 34 ; at present J3f a ; Co-
lombian also lower, closed at 26 a 27-k ; at present, 261
27 ; Brazilian 75f 76 ; Mexican 284 29+ ; Dutch Two-
and-a- Half per Cents., 52k ; Five per Cents. 101+
PRICES OF SHARES 1-1 lb N AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Paid.
British North American Bank 25
Colonlal.loin• Stock B,ink 35
Union Bank of Australia
Ditto of London
lIALF-PAST ONE.
We have received Boston Papers to the 31st. Dec.
which contain the following :
" MESSOURA, BOUNDARY WAR.--PapOIS from St. Louis,
contain melancholy reports of active preparations or, the
Nlessouri northern border, for hostilities in asserting the
conflicting claims of the State, and of the Jowa territory.
The Jowa troops were encamped at Farmington, and
those from Missouri twenty miles distant at Waterloo, the
Shire town, Clark County.
It seems that a Sheriff of Missouri had been arrested and
was confined in gaol in Jowa, and the Missourians (made it
a point of honour to release him, Orders of different
officers for drafts of troops or volunteers are mentioned.
An express messenger was on his way to Washington.
We have just received Sydney papers to the 10th Sep-
tember, and Port Philip to the Bth September :
" The Melbourne Batik is swamped, and gone to im-
mortal smash."

Per Share,
274 i
31%

From Port Adelaide.—We have dates to the 21st
August. The colony was progressing rapidly, the popu-
lation had increased to 8,250 souls, and the revenue ex-
ceeded 5.000 in the half year. The flocks of sheep have
also greatly increased on one estate, out of 1,000 sheep
there had been an increase of 975 within one season.
Horses and bullocks had increased in the same proportion.
The moral and religious state of the colony is spoken very
highly of.
The latest dates in London are at the North and South
American Coffee-house, from Sydney, New South Wales,
I 2th September ; from Hobart Town, Port Phillip, Bth
September; Port Adelaide, 21st August.

Consols may be quoted at present at 91i Money, 901
9 the Account; Exchequer Bills have improved to 18
prem., a scarcity of Bills in the Market; India Bonds,
21 3 prem. ; Bank Stock, nothing done.
In the Foreign market little doing; Spanish Active
reached 25,i, at present rather lower, 25i; Passive, 6:1 ;
Portuguese, 33 ; Three per Cents. 2.34; Colombian
2q. have been 261.; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
.54 ; Five per Cents., 2014.