The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-20 00:00:00

3MITHFIELD,

A 'bort ',apply; and prices in gerwal lower than vu
Monday is t; -very few buyer,, and those purchased very
sparingly. Beef, 3s. 2d., 4a. 2d. to 4s. dd. ; Mutton' 3s. &1.,
4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. 10d. to ss. &L ; Pork, 4s. 4d.
to ss. 4d. Cattle at Market—Beasts, 395; Sheep, 2,150 ;
Pigs, 417 ; Calves, 113.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

1. Supp les good, and prices much the same as last quoted.
Turbot, 6s. to 20s. ; Cod, 4s. to 12s; Salmon, 2s. 6d. to 3s.
per lb. ; Oysters, 245. to 60s. per bushel • Soles, 6d. to 4s. per
pair ; Lobsters,Zls. to 4s. ; Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; and Had-
docks, Bd. to Is. 2d.
TEA MARKET.

The declaration of Lord Palmerston, relative to the objects
of the war with China, has put th' holders of Tea in better
spirits. The Tea Market was very dull indeed, and what was
sold was mostly sold for prompt.
TALLOW MARKET.
P.Y. C. quiet, and the nearest price 51s. 6d.
SPIRIT MARKET.
All kinds of spirits were flat, and priees for Rum, Brandy,
and Geneva, little better than nominal. British Corn Spirits
in steady demand, at 10s. per gallon. .
COLONIAL MARKET. _ _ .

There was but one public sale of Colonial produce, viz.,
2,000 robins Malabar Pepper, which fetched market prices,
British Plantation Sugar sells slowly, without any variation in
price.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TMIS DAY).

FALMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Wind E. to N. E.—Arrived
the Lyra packet from Havannah, Belize, and Mexico;
Magnet packet, West Indies.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Wind E. to N. N. E.—Arrived
the Eve, Marshall, from Monte Video—sailed December
22 ; Sir Henry Parnell, Airth, Monte Video ; Globe,
Almer, and Liverpool, Davenport, New Orleans ; Cara-
van, Nicholls, and Romulus, English, Savannah ; Ram-
say, Hill, St. John's, New Brunswick, leaky ; Baldassai,
Mediterranean. Sailed the Johnston, Spencer, for Deme-
rara; Frances Ann, Saul, and Susannah Cumming,
Salter, New York ; Sarah, Redhead, and Belle Barbara,
Barrow, Halifax.

SALCOMBE, MARCH 18.—Sailed the Felicity, Vincent,
for Malaga.
SUNDERLAND, MARCH 17.—Sailed the Baron, Hall, for
New York.

SCILLY, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Durham, from Val-
paraiso ; Norman, Bond, Jamaica.
KINGSTOWN, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Atalanta, White,
from Malaga.
WORKINGTON, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Horatio, Bell,
from Sierra Leone.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool letter containing the Cotton Market has
not been received as yet.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.
HAGUE, MARCH 16. —The Council of State assembled
this day to examine the Project of the reversion of the
fundamental law which the Government proposes to submit
to the States General.

The Councillor of State, Band, Member of the Mixed
Commission at Utrecht, arrived here yesterday. It is
not known whether his return is caused by necessity, or
that new difficulties have taken place in the operations of
the ab6ve Commission. It is believed that he will be
replaced.
Other accounts from Utrecht state that the Commission
has been suspended for eight days, and several Members
have already taken their departure.
EXCHANGE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH 17.—The general
state of the funds (National) are in general more fa-
vourable. The purchase of the Integrales for the account
of English houses caused a rise of per cent. in the ac.
tions of the Society of Commerce for the liquidation of the
13th May. Tll2rc were several purchases, which closed
at 1771, and opened to-day at 178, and were done at 179.
Arduin's Spanish-improved, but no business of import-
ance was done in them.

Dutch Funds, 17th of March, 51 15.16 ; Five per
Cents., 98 ; Ardoin's Spanish, 26 5-16.
The Dutch mail has arrived, of the date of the 18th of
March, bringing the prices rather better from Amsterdam,
of the 17th March, Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 41i to
15-16 ; Five per Cents., 97 15-16 to 98.
The above papers do not contain any news of importance.
With the exception of the usual foreign mails, French,
Ostend, and Dutch, we have no other arrivals worth no-

tieing, in consequence of which speculating in the Funds,
es well as in commercial transactions, continue inactive at
present, and a dullness pervades the City.

TILE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving-o$ quotations
of yesterday, 90 i Money ; Account, 914 ; Exchequer Bills,
17 19 prem. ; India Bonds, 1 3 prem. Bank Stock for the
opening 177 179 ; India Stock, 247 249.
In the Foreign Market most of the prices are nominal.
Spanish Active, 284 29 ; Deferred, 141 ; Passive, 74 4 ;
Portuguese, 344 ; Three per Cents., 244 ; Colombian,
244 254; Mexican, 284 291 ; Dutch Two and a Half per
Cents., 524 4; Five per Cents. 1004 1011.
PRICEs ur STUCK:, THIS DAY Al UNE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock

India Stock -

3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cents. C0n...... %
:3s? uer Cent
I 3itt-o Red.

Ditto Bonds
South Sea Stock
Old Annuities
New Ditto

Now 3y, pei Cent o9g ! 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500... 18 18 pin.
Jan 5, 18611 — i Ditto Small l9 16 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial dls.
Jan. 5, 1800 l3li Ditto Advertised ...... pm.
Jan. 5, ll'Al — Bank Stock for Account ... 178
Aprils, 1880. — India Stock for Account ... .--
Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account Ol
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCk.
Austrian Bonds —, Peruvian tonsis —

Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilis ri Bonds
Ditto Account
3nenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account .........

- -- --
Ditto Account -
- Portuguese Bonds -
- Ditto New Bonds -
- , Ditto Accoun' -
-1 Ditto, 3 per Cent Cent -
- Ditto Account —

:hilian 3ond I

Ditty nt
:o:umt ian Beals
Ditto iccaL ut
Columbian 3: 7 d 5,1824
r.,:0
ii:anioh Bonds