The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-18 00:00:00

TILE FUNDS.

The British Market continues very buoyant, and Console
opened this morning at 92i 9,.;, both for Money and
Time; at present may be quoted 92i H for the Account,
and f,,r the July Account i; Exchequer Bills also
'mprcved, 25 27 prem. ; India Bonds 3 5 prem. ; Bank
Stock 17.:4 176:} ; India Stock 251 252.
In the Poreifin Market Spanish Active 254 29 ; De.
ferred 131 z ; Passive 71 1 ; Portuguese (although the
accounts arc very urfavourable to the Bondholders) has
rather improved--left off on Saturday 351, at present 35i
36 ; Colombian 20- 27 ; Mexican 311 a ; Brszilian
761 ; Dutch Two-aad-a- Half per Cents. 54 ; Five per
Cents. 101

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The chid business in' the Foreign Mat ket is in shares,
and a good dual is doing in them, with au improved market.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 1761 India Stock
3 per Cent. Bed. ... ...... 91,-4 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cents. Con. 92:4-iiig South Sea Stock
31 per Cent.
Ditto Red ... .........
Nev 3} per Cent.
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 5001. 27 29 put.
Jan. 5, 1860... 13 13-16 L Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1859....13 11-16 Ditto Commercial • dis.
Jan. 5, IB'6o. 14 1-16 14,1, Ditto Advertised ....: Pm
Jan. 5, 1880.
AlTil 5, 1880. •••
Jan. 5, 1870.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austria!) Bonds
11e!gian Bonds 1034 Ditto Account
Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds --
Brazilian Bonds ......... 75,1 Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account — Ditto Account 24,7
Chilian Bonds .. -- Prussian Bonds ..... ...

~ —.
Ditto .Account
Colombian Bonds
Ditto Account.
Coln nbiati Bonds, 1824 26 Spanish Bonds .. ...... 2SEi 9-1'
Ditto Account...26.'2 7 03-fi; Ditto Account 2S4 9i
Danish Bonds 3oa Passive
Ditto Account —a Defel rod l3i
Greek Bands
Ditto Bonds. 1825
Did n Account — 3 per cent... —f. —c..
Mexicanlionds,s per cent --Exchange... —f. --c..
Ditto Account ...... .. Dutch, 21; per cent ... 54111;
I)itto,6 per Cent
_31.4 Ditto Account - baig
Div() Account 3; 4i 2 Ditto, 5 per cent !wig.
Nearo'itaii ••• Ditto Account
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
X. a. d. £. s. d. .E... s. d.
RAILwAYS. Paid. Per Share.
B. i,tol end Exeter 5O .......:0 ..... to
C`reltenham and Great Western
Eistern Counties - to a
Great Western - to 95, 4
Ditto New
G /spott Junction
London and Brighton .
London and Blackwell
London and Birmingham 9O
Dittos, Shares
Ditto New Shares
London and Greenwich ..... ...... 20
London and South Western 3Bl
London and Croydon (Trunk) •.. 13:-1 l9l-..... to 12
Ditto Scrip
Northern and Eastern
North Midland, (New)
20
South Eastern and Dover
York and North Midland ... ...... 50
JOINT STOCK BANNS.
London Joint Stock ... ........ .. 10
National Provincial of England... 35
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PRICES OF HUSH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 16
3 per Cent. Consols
N per Cent. Stock 9% Ditto, 4 per cent.
Ditto Reduced
Ditto New, 1S:i0
pm' Cent. Debentures... 91% Nationallnsurr.nce Company --
Bank Stock -
Grand Canal Stock -
Royal Canal Stock - I per cent....
HALF-PAST ONE.
Extract of a letter from Malta received this morning :
" The Editor of the Portfolio still continues to insert in
his columns the Damascus affairs, which is evidently for
some particular purpose, and in which it is equally evi-
dent he deights. If he still has his doubts as to the false-
hood of the motives he has advanced as reasons for the act,
let him consult • Leviticus, chap. xvii, verses 10 to 16, in
the Bible, and which sets at rest all doubts on the subject
of requiring blood on he occassion. As to the assertioa
that the accused under torture confessed the fact, lam
surprised that any sensible person acquainted ail the
horrors of the Inquisition, should advance such a
thing, since he ought to know that under . suck
sufferings every one confesses what the oppres-
sors requirt. 1 believe the French Consul at Damascus
must be a Greek, for a Frenchman is too liberal in his
• ideas. All passed qu'etly in passion-week—raill prejudice
continues against the Jews. The Talmud has been
translated, and the use of Christian blood is not men-
tioned in I'. We Ia 1 ten Neapolitan: vessels: sent in
by a squadron. 'We have also the plague in the Lazaretto,
on hoard one of our steamers."

The arrival of the Cordelia, at Liverpool, from Hong-
Kong, caused the tea-market on Saturday to be dulb,
owing to her having brought accounts of six ships taking
in tea. Prices :must be regarded; as nominal. Com-
pany's Congou cffered at 2s. 4d. per lb. for cash.
Bills Consols nsolsfo, Account, 924 ; Money, 92i ; 'Exchequer
improved, 27 5. 28 prem ; India Bonds, 4 prem. ;
India Stock, nothing done ; Bank Stock, 176 i. In the
Foreign NI itket, 29i to 1; Deferred I3i ; Portuguese re.
ceded near I per. cent., in the morning they were 361, at
present 351 ' • Three per Cents., nothing do,ne ; Colum-
bian, 26'1; Mexican higher, 32 ; Brazilian, 75! ; Dutch
higher, 54i ; Five per Cents, 1011.
Th:.s. Share Market continues buoyant; all shares higher
except the Southampton.

The Earl of Yarborough left town on Thursday
last for Appuldercombe, Isle of Wight. The Noble Earl in-
tends staying there until his yacht is thoroughly equipped, when
his Lordship sails for the Humber. His Lordship visits
Brocklesbv *luring the assembling of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Cavalry.
We hear that a marriage is on the tapis between
Sir George Baker, Bart., and Aliss Sutton, daughter of Mrs.
Nassau Sutton, in Harley-street.
Sir Robert Peel gave a Parliamentary dinner on
Saturday evening, in Whitehall-gardens, to the following•_Nc‘
blemen and Gentlemen :—Viscount Lowther, Earl of Hilts-
borough, Viscount Dungannon, Hon. Colonel Lowther, Sir
Arthur Brooke, Sir John Pollen, Sir A. Grant, Mr. Barry
Baldwin, Mr. H. Baillie, Mr. Chute, Mr. T. A. W. Parker,
Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Baker, Mr. J. Bailey, Mr. J. Bailey, jun.„
Mr. T. I'. Williams, Mr. H. C. Compton, Mr. Cumming
Bruce, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Bolling, &c:
THE RIGHT HON. Sir ARTHUR PAGET,
G.C.B.—We regret to hear that Sir Arthur has been dange.
rously ill during the past week, so as to cause great alarm to his
family.
Mr. Carter with his lions, tigers, Sze., after a tour
of seven months in Faris and the principal towns of France,
has returned to London to fulfil an engagement.
Lablache, who is a native of Naples, though his
father was a Frenchman, and his mother came from Ireland,
appeared first on the Italian stage at Salerno, where his salary
amounted to 15 ducats a month, or Is. Bd. per diem !
How TO CALCULATE POSTAGE.---.TO find
the postage of a letter, first weigh the letter, then multiply the
ounces by two, and you have the postage in pence. For ex-
ample, a letter weighing seven ounces, say twice seven, four-
teen pence. In this case every fraction of an ounce must be
calculated as an ounce, as the postage of seven ounces and a
quarter, for instance, is as high as the postage of eight ounces.
THE SANATORIUM.--A meeting of the sub-
s ribers and friends of this institution was held on Saturday at
Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James. Lord Robert Gros-
venor, M.P., in the chair. The Secretary read a list of
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