The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-04 00:00:00

SEED MARKET.

The season being now nearly over, and nothing doing worth
notice in any description, the prices are merely nominal.
TALLOW: MARKET.

The market very still, the season being about over. The
nearest quotation for P. Y. C. was 50s. The Stock was 16,200.

COLONIAL MARKET.

Nothing done either by public sale or private contract. The
business advertised for the week is not heavy by any means.
Imports continue light.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.

DEAL, MAY 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Spartan,
Butchard, for Sydney ; Dovecote, Bull, Port Philip ;
Treasurer, Hutchings, Bermuda; Saniton, Sturges, New
York ; Roxburgh Castle, Boucheer, Madras ; Catherine
Baland, Wylie, Cape Coast Castle.
LIVERPOOL, MAY. 3. —Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the
Alliance, Paley, from Mobile; Atherspool, Scales, Cal-
cutta ; Thomas Battersby, Bahia ; Sarah Sheafe, Grey,
Charleston; Janette, Collyer, Mobile. Sailed the Ann
Baldwin, Hay, Lima ; Roman, Hopner, and Cherokee,
Simmonds, Havannah ; Margaret, Appleby, Halifax ; Vir-
ginian, Harris ;jAlhambra, Davies ; Franconier, Brad.
tree; and Tammend, Borland, New York; St. Andrew,
Storer, New Orleans ; British American, Pritchard, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Osprey, Donkin, Newfound-
land; Superb, Gatchell, Charleston; Jessie, M'Lellan,
Quebec; Sir H. Parnell, Airtb, St. Thomas; John
Brooks, Smith, La Guayra ; Carina, Heyden, Calcutta;
Zephyr, Powell, Africa. Off port, the John Marshall,
from Virginia ; Thomas Mellor, Paraiba.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 3. —Wind E.N.E.—Off port, the
Jeune.Bertrand, from Guadaloupe.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The sales
of this day aro 3,800 bales at yesterday's prices.

We have a late delivery of letters and papers from the
Post-office, it being double post day.
Arrivals this morning.—Two French Mails, two Ostend,
one Dutch, and ship letters from Madeira.

We have received the Hamburgh Papers by the mail of
Ist May, which brings the exchange on London 13 4,
half schelling lower than the last arrival. Gold 429 ; no
alteration.

We have receive Port Philip Gazettes to the 213 o
November.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NEws.—A numerous and respect-
able meeting of gentlemen and others interested in
agricultural pursuits, was held on Monday evening at the
Court-house, for the purpose of forming an Agricultural
Association.

By the Abeona we have letters to a recent date from
Port Lincoln. The settlement was progressing satisfac-
torily, and every one was delighted with the place and the
country round.
We are authorised to state that Mr. Marshall, the emi-
gration agent, has advised his agents in this colony, that
before March next ho will have sent to Sydney, via Port
Philip, eight ships of every description of emigrants.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. —We understand that the de-
clared value of the exports from this port, during last
quarter, was double that of the corresponding quarter of
last year, or nearly 90,0001. It may be presumed that
this, in a great measure, is to be ascribed to the difference
of the value of colonial produce.
Accounts from South Australia state that the Murray
River natives have lately been committing depredations on
the sheep.

A private letter from Port Philip states that the natives
had been spearing the cattle, and loud complaints were
made of the want of protection afforded to the settlers in
the interior.

By the last arrivals from Sydney we had as late dates
from Port Philip as we received this morning, conse-
quently they do not bring any news of consequence.

THE FUNDS.

By the late delivery of the letters this morning from the
post-office, we anticipated numerous arrivalg, in which we
have been deceived, for there are very few for a double
post day, and those are of little importance.
Up to the present time there is not a feature worth at-
tention in the British market.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving off price of
Saturday, 9014 for Money ; and 904 91 for the Account;
Eichequerißills, 25 27 premium ; India Bonds 4 6 pre-
mium ; Bank Stock, 1755 ; India Stock 2495 2504.
In the Foreign market Spanish Active is a shade lower
than they left off OR Saturday, owing to the accounts of
disturbances in the Basque provinces. Deferred, 145 4 ;
Passive 71 4 ; Portuguese, 351 36; Three per Cents.,
241 25 ; Colombian, 265 ; Mexican, 284 9 ; Brazilian,
754 76 ; Dutch Two-and-a-alt per Cents., 534 54 ; Five
per Cents. 10041.
The mama in the Share Market still continues. The
following are the favourite speculations :
Brighton, 6 discount ; Blackwell, 2 premium; South
Eastern, 51. per share.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per share
Bil mingham and Gloucester Railway Company 80 70%
Ea%tern Counties Railway 2l 11 ji
tlreat Western Railway Company 65 LB9
Ditto New
Gosport Junction 25 29
Brighton Railway
London and Blackwall Railway 2O "22 I% A,
London and South Western ...
London and Croydon Railway Company l4/. 18s. 6d. 11%4
Ditto Scrip. 9 114
,anchester and Leeds Railway Company 6O 82%
Manchester and Birmingham Railway .......
Northern and Eastern Railway Company
N,,rth Midland Railway Company 100 107 8
South Eastern and Dover Railway Company lB h 4 54 5
Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 44%

HALF-PAST ONE.
A report prevails that intelligence has been received by
Government from China, that two Indiamen, the Thomas
Coutts and Royal Saxon, had been burnt by the Chinese,
and the crews murdered. To the present hour we cannot
trace the above report to any source to be depended upon.
We have seen Sydney papers to the 22d December,
containing dates from Port Philip of the 23d of November.
They do not contain any news of consequence.

Consols have somewhat improved since the early part o
the morning, and may be quoted at present 91ii for the
Account, Money 91 ; Exchequer Bills 25-27 prom, ;
India Bonds lower, 6-4 prem. ; Bank Stack nothing done;
India Stock 250.

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In the Foreign Market Spanish Active has also
rather improved, 29 to k; Passive, 71; Portuguese, 35i-
firm ; Colombian 26,1; Mexican 281 ; Brazilian no-
thing done; Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents. 53i;
Five per Cents. nothing done.

Railway Shares :—Shares are still improving, Brighton
51 discount; Blackwall li i prem. ; Great Western, 52
to 53.

CLOSING PRICES.
BIIITISII FUNDS

Rank Stock 175 India Stack 250
3 per Cent. Red
3 per Cent Cr its 01 Ditto Old Annuities 87%
3 per Cent. Red 08% Ditto New Annuities
New 3X, per Cent 09% Ex. Bills, 1,00(1 2d `,7 pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ ‘).7 inn
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small •27 pm
Jan. MI
0ct.1859
Jan 1880

FORF.I 0 N FUNDS
A•istrian, 5 per cent 11014 Portuguese Bonds, sper cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent —
Buenos A yrt•s, 6 per cent l6 ltussiau Bonds, 5 per cent.... 1136
Chilim, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic
Cobinbiati, 6 er cent — Spanish, 5 per , eat 29%
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, Deferred
Danish, 3 per cent 78% French, 5 per cent........., —f. —c
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct — Exchange —f. —c
Mexican, sper cent — French, 3 per cent --r. -,.
Ditto,6 y,or cant., 1825 2J Dutch, 2% per cent. 53%
Peruvian ,1825.6 per cent —
Ditto, sper cent. —

SHARES.
ql
Birmingham ~.nd Derby Railway
7
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
170%
Bristol and Exeter Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Raiway lB
Eastern Counties Railway
Great Western Railway
'mt. New Shares
Gosport Junction Railway
London and Brighton Railway 24%
22
London and Blackwall Railway
53% London and South Western Railway
11 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 34
Ditto Scrip
Manchester and Leeds PailwaY
Manchester and Birmingham Railway 23%
96
Midland Counties Railway
Northern and Eastern Railway lB%
North Midland Railway
Ditto New Shares
South Eastern and Dover 5%