The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-18 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SuGAft.—The demand for British Plantation has rather
improved, and, compared with last week, there has been an
advance in prices of 6d to is per cwt. At auction Barbadoes,
150 hhds, has realised 49s 6d for fine yellow, and 42s 6d to
43s for low.

. REFINED.--Standard lumps have been firm at 59s to 60s
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—The business done in Bengal has been
chiefly by private contract, and at 6d to Is advance. Good
and fine white has been sold at 47s 6d to 535, and damp and
washed at 46s 6d to 52s per cwt. Mauritius has been sold at
a like improvement.
FOREIGN.—Java has realised 48s 6d to 493 for good, and
40s to 50s for damp, about half being sold ; damp was taken
in at 53s 6d to 54s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—Cuba has been taken in at 24s per cwt.
vance.CO FFENE.a---ti':e good Ord, t has not been brisk. Jamaica fine
3-
bold coloury has been sold at 95s to 965, and good mid at
735. Ceylon has been at very
to full prices to a slight ad.
;45rsea61d pergood cwt.Ord,
37s 6d to 38s 6d ; and pea
Brazil, 1,125 bags, was bought in at 355, St. Domingo at 32s
to 335, and 124 bags Java at 331 per cwt.
sound, 45s
SPICES.—A small business has been done. Pimento has
realised 5d per lb. Cassia Lignea has had rather a brisk
sale at 56s Gil to 62s 6d per cwt. Jamaica Ginger has been
3; to
3 osti
nearly all taken in at 60s to 120 s per cwt.
RICE.—Tbe market has declined. Madras at auction
has been sold Is to is 6cl lower; low white 18s to 183 6d,
and mid 193 to 193 6d per cwt. Bengal has declined to
about the same extent; good bold white 20s to 20s 6d
per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta Sibs to fibs refraction Las been
sold at 28s 6d to 29s 6d per cwt.
Corrox.—The market is less active.
RUM.—Proof Leewards has been in request at 33 2d to
3s 3d per gallon, and low to very tine Jamaica at 4s 7d to
6s 3d per cwt.
TEA.—There has been no alteration in the market, and
business is dull.

w hALaLOfaNir.—b Ccioiisn:::s 9d to 51s per cwt, on the spot,

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—We have been re-
quested by Mr. Batty, of Astley's Royal Amphitheatre,
to state, as a caution to the
public, that there is a person
going round to different tradespeople, representing him-
self as coming from Mr. Batty, and requesting them to
call and take orders; he is dressed as a sweep, and re-
presents himself as such to the theatre. Having deli-
vered this message, he usually requests a gratuity from
the tradesman, and in many instances has succeeded in
obtaining mono y. The man in question is an impostor,
and bus no connexion whatev©r with the theatre.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was steady.
though rather dull. Sales, 5,000 bales, of which 3,750
were American, at sd. to 'lid., and 1,000 Surat at 3id.
to qd. per lb. American and Surat were considered
dearer. Shares were dull, at barely previous rates.
The arrivals of foreign grain have been very large
this week in London and at the outports, and the indis-
position to purchase is as manifest as ever.

Acconnt; of June 4J, from Odessa, state that wheat
was in more active demand, but that there was a want
of shipping. In rye less was done.
Considerable importations of soda biscuits are being
received, to ascertain their availability for consumption
in this country, a great many of which have been distri-
buted in Liverpool, and the London market is now being
well :supplied with them direct; and to obviate the com-
plaints made by the public, in consequence of the various
parcels being sold privately, and the price being en-
hanced beyond a moderate remunerating profit, the
shippers at New York have thought it desirable
that a fair market value should be ascertained
by public sale, and a few hundred cases
were consigned to Messrs. Keeling and Hunt,
for that purpose. The consumption having hitherto
been confined to New York, it is only since the duty
has been reduced on " bread-stuffs" that they could be
introduced in quantity to this country, the present duty
being ten per cent. on the value as a manufactured
article. The first public sale took place on Monday
last, the prices realised being 525. per cwt. for the plain
soda, Ms. for the sweet, and 80s. for the lemon, the pur-
chases being principally made by the grocers in the
metropolis.
The Ceylon Railway Company have had a most in-
teresting, and, to the parties concerned, important
meeting, to-day. We have not at present time to enter
at length into particulars, but it may suffice to state
that a return from existing traffice of no less than 19
per cent. upon a line of thirty-two miles from Colombo
to Kandy, is estimated by the engineer.
The English Funds are firmer to day. Consols have
been 88 to 4 for July. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. are 894 to 90 ; and Bank Stock is 196 to
197. Exchequer-bills are 7s. to 10s. premium.
Portuguese Four per Cents. are 32 to 32/ ; and there
has been no business in Spanish. Chilian have realised
92i; Brazil Bonds are 82i to 834 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been 58i to 584.
Railway Shares are much the same as yesterday, but
with rather more doing.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
. .

Bank Stock .. .• .• •• • • .. 196 197
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities •• 88% Nt 88
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 89% 90 89%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .• 9% 1-16
India Bonds, 1.,0001.
Ditto, under 1,000/.
Consols for Opening, July 16 .. 88IA 88
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d.
1,0001. .. ..•• 710 p
5001. •• 11 14 9p
Ditto. Small • • .. .... 20 15 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 821% 8314
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. •• 92%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..
Ditto, Four per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 32% 32
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Ceuts. 58% %
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 891/
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK,
RAILWAYS. PAID, PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 10 .... 163 .. • . to 17

Buckinghamshire • • .. . • .. • .61. 45..... I ais. • • to
Caledonian :. .. .. • • • • •• 35 .. .. 30;6 14 ••to

Eastern Counties .. .. 20 203 %.. to
Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, • 6/. 13s. 4d
Ditto, ditto .. .. No. 2, 61. 13s. 4d 54 %pto
Ditto, York Extenglon • • • • 7 •• • • 6%.... to
East Lincolnshire .. .. • • • • 6% -. • • 7% %.. to
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • • •• 50 • •
Ditto. Half Shares .. .. 15 .. • • 22 .. • • to
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 30
Great North of England .. .. • .100 .. ••to
Ditto, New.. .. 5
Ditto, New .. • • .•
Great Western •. .- • • • • .. 85 ll5 .... to
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • • • 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% 17% .. ••to
null and Selby .. .. • • .. • 50 lO5 .... to
Leeds and Bradford .. .. 40
London, Brighton, and South Coast • . 50 54% to
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths .. • • 10
London and Nurth-Western.. • • .. 100 .. • • 178% .... to 179
Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7

Ditto ditto New .. • 2 .... 12% .... to
London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d. .... 6F*, .... to
Ditto, New •• •• 2714.... 30 %.. to
Ditto, New • • •• • .. 22 23% .... to
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • . 50 55%•.•• to 56%
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • .. 40 .... 45 ... • to 46
Ditto, Scrip .. • • .. •• • • 5 •• • • 4Fs% ••to
Lynn and Ely •• 25 .• • • 23% •• .. to

Lynn and Doreham .. •• • • .• 20 . •• 19 .. ••to
Midland

Ditto, New .. .. •• 6 .... 9 .... to
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. •• 20 .... 274.... to 28
Norfolk .. .. .• -. ..100 . •• •- to
Ditto, Extension • • •- • • .. 10 .... 10t,i.. • • to
North British .• • • .. .. 25 •• .. to
Ditto, Half Shares •• •• 12% .... 153¢ .... to

Ditto, Quarters .. • • .. • • • . 31, .... 4% .... to
Ditto, Extension • • • • • • .. 54 .... 34 ..•• to
North Staffordshire •• • • • • • .
_7% .... 10 •• • • to

Preston and Wyre . • • • • • • • • . 25

.... 36.... to 37

Scottish Midland • . •• •• •• 17%.••• 171,Z —• • to

Shropsture Union • .. .. 4 .... 21 •• .. to
south Eastern and Dover .. • . • .331.25. 4d. 3G% •••• to 37
Ditto, New (do. 331. 6s. Bd.) No. 2.. 12 ... 12 1132 to 121
Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. .. 5 .. • • 4% to
South Wales .. .. • . -. • • 10 • • 7 .... to
South Yorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 ...• 1 •• to
Windsor, Staines, and South-Western 425. •• • • 1% p• • to
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth— • • 20 .• • • 10 .... to
York and Newcastle .. •• •• 25 .... to
Ditto, New •• .• • •• 10 .. • • 15M. •• to
Ditto, Preference .. •• • . 8 .. • . 11 .. • • to
York and North Midland .. .. • • 50 85 .... to Ho
Ditto. Extension .. 25 •••• 42 .. • • to
Ditto, Preference .. .• • • .• 6 •• • • 15%.... to --
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 21 •• .. to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. • • .. 20 .. • • lc% to
Luxembourg • • • • .. .• 6 .• • • 1%. • • to
Northern of France .. .. 8 .... 11% .. ••to
Rouen and Ilavre . •• 20 26%.... to 26
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Union of London • • .. • • • • • • 10 .... 12 .• • • to
MINES
Real del 31onte.Unreg,istered •• .. 3k • • to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 18.—Wind W.N.W., light breeze, and
cloudy.

DEAL, JUNE 17.—Wind S. to S.S.W., moderate;
S.E. to S.S.W., light.—Arrd. 12, Junge Heinrich, Groot, St.
Croix. 13, J. C. Linde, Callao, and sailed for Antwerp; St.
Surinam, Boyan, Baltimore, and sailed for Bremen. 16, Mar-
garetha, Moop, New York. 17, Norfolk, INVGildowney, Ma-
tanzas ; Elizabeth, Rae, Nassau ; Edinburgh, Jackson, New
Orleans; Belle, Whitten, Bermuda; Charlotte, Campbell,
New York. Sid. Washington, New York ; Sir Robert Sale,
New Zealand; Marmion' Port Philip; Manner, Adelaide;
Renown, Launceston ; Leontes, Ceylon ; Milford, Berbice ;
Superior, Demerara; Ann, Trinidad; Sandwich, St. Lucia;
Miranda, Antigua; Blanche, Jamaica; Harmony, Labrador.
Arrd. from the river, and sailed, Ocean Queen, Cape of Good
Hope; York, New Orleans; Tiberias, Boston; William,
Qucbec. •

- PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind S.W. to S.S. E.—Ski.
Willesley, Madras and Calcutta.
COWES, JUNE 17. Wind S. W.—Sld. Superior, New York.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 17.—Wind N.N.W., moderate.Arrd.
Nile, Kennedy, Callao ; Salacia, Boyce, Havannah ; Emerald,
Buck, New Orleans ; Lady Falkland, Smith, New Orleans ;
Renfrewshire, Cleaver, New York; Lord Wellington, Wins-
field, ditto; Abraham, Epring, Montreal and Sydney, C.B. ;
Oak, Penrice, Calcutta ; Mediterranean, Bonny, Equador ;
Fordyce, Valparaiso; Letitia, Thorpe, Matanzas; Columbus,
Green, Pernambuco, sailed 15th ult. ; Archer, Machlachlan,
Savanilla ; Bona Dear, Brown, New Orleans; Portland, Mo-
bile ; Dauntless, Rogers, Apalachicola ; St. Clair, Balti-
more ; Louisiana, Call, ditto ; Maryland, Raines, Virginia ;
Rose, Moore, New York ; Malabar, Barker, ditto ; Empire,
ditto ; Colonist, Sinnott, ditto ; Emperor, Day, ditto ; Stephen
Whitney, Popham, ditto. Off port, Wilsons, Matanzas ;
Royal Sovereign, Joshua Waddington, and James Porter,
Sld. Syria, Calcutta ; Cunada, Callao ; Ottavia, Lima;
Isabella, Monte Video; Alice, Rio Janeiro; Hermann, Bal-
timore; Columbia, New York; Liberty, ditto; Charleston,
ditto; James, Cape Breton; Agape, Quebec ; James Munn,
ditto : Mountaineer, Newfoundland.

WATERFORD, JUNE 16.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd.
Minerva, Parker, New York.

LIMERICK, JUNE 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Shepherdess,
Craig, Baltimore; Saxonville, Reid, Philadephia; Royalist,
Campbell, New York; Undine, ditto.
WARRENPOINT, JUNE 16.—Wind S., fresh.—Arrd. Bro-
thers, Craigiee, New York; Margaret, Montgmery, ditto.
CLYDE, JUNE 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Ann Hasley, Scott,
New York ; Cora Linn, Graham, Pictou. 15th, Ski. Mel-
bourne, Port Philip; Lima packet, Demerara; llelen, Bar-
badoes ; Vermont, New York. 16th, Wanderer, Demerara.
MARGATE, JUNE 17.—Some deals have been brought in
here to-day, being part of the cargo thrown overboard from
the Chester, St. John's, New Brunswick, to London.