The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-15 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO TiirEE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
steady, and rather firmer. Sales, 2,500 bales. In Rail-
way Shares, however, there was no improvement, the
pressure for money being as decided as ever.
The steamer from America is anxiously looked for.
There is a report of another mercantile suspension in
the East India trade, but the amount probably will not
he very heavy. If correct, we may be enabled to con-
firm it later in the day.
Snapp's Abingdon Bank has suspended.
Some prospect would exist of an improvement in the
general state of affairs if we could satisfy those who
have funds at command that there is reason to hope that
the worst is over. Few, however, will venture to loan
their capital, and we must say that in refusing aid upon
undeniable security, there is something like usury ap-
parent, and a desire to make the most of the crisis,
Many of our traders are most substantial in their re-
sources, and should not be so remorselessly treated.
We have heard of one graphic illustration of
that independance which conscious security imparts, an
individual having declined to take up bills not due,
which he had discounted at the Bank of England, al-
though the penalty has been the stoppage of his account.
The practice, in these times especially, is one to be
greatly reprobated, and resistance thereto becomes a
virtue.

The accounts from the provinces differ but little from
those already come to hand. The most favourable we
have seen are from Glasgow, where money seems com-
paratively easy. In the provinces matters would soon
improve were the impulse given.
The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company had a very
favourable meeting yesterday, and declared a dividend
of IL 15s. per share, notwithstanding the outlay of
40,0001. in the purchase and repair of the Great Western
and the completion of the new steamer Conway. After
all its reverses, this company appears to be getting round
excellently, though mainly relying upon the Government
contract. The report of the directors states :
" Referring on the other hand to the receipts from pas-
sengers and freight, the proprietors will be gratified to
observe that there is an increase under every head, ex-
cept homeward freight, the falling off in which has been
already accounted for. The measures adopted to pro-
mote the transit across the Isthmus of Panama are
gradually producing the desired effect. Since the end of
March last, many passengers have passed by that route,
and there have been shipments of specie by each packet,
the amount of which seems steadily on the increase."
The Funds are weak still, though they hare exhibited
a slight tendency upwards during the morning. The
settlement of the Account exercises most influence upon
prices, and besides one or two failures in the Stock Ex-
change, there have been "suspensions" among the small
fry of speculators out of doors. Consols have been up
to 81f, and are since 80} to 81 for Transfer. Time bar-
gains have been effected at 81} to 821. Exchequer-bills
have realised 15s. to 235. discount. Bank Stock is at
178 to 182.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 251 to 261;
Mexican 17+ to i; Portuguese Four per Cents. 20 to
221 and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. i 2 to 53f.
Railway Shares are dull.

ONE CLOSING
RICES OF DRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICES.
Bank Stock lBO 181 178 182 182
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 70339 14 80 80
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 80% 811 803/4 811
New 314 per Cent. Anns. 801,4% 81 80% 811/= 80% 81%
iiong Anns. to expire J an. 1860 -16 5-16 % 8%
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ...... ..
India Stock 222 222
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... . 25 dis 25 dis
Consols for Account ..... 81%% 82% 813/4 82%
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,0001.
500/ .............. ...... ...
Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK ?RICES
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small ••.• 76 76
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 17%4 174
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 —17 A
Ditto, Account — 17
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 75 75
Ditto, 4 per Cent. 2O 21 21
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Gent 26% 26%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 86
Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 531/ 5314
Ditto, 4 per Cont. Certificates 82 81%
micEs OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 2%
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2%
Belfast & County Down 10
Birmingham and Ox-
cord Junction
Birmingham, W olver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 .....
Birming.,Wolverlepton,
anu Stour Valley... .. 8 ......
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 61,/x .
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter 75
Ditto, Thirds
Buckinghamshire Bl. 4s 4 dis
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares..... 33/4 3/4
Ditto, Clydesdale June 40 ......
Chester and Holyhead... 32% l6l/... ........ ... 161,
Ditto, Preference 4 ...... 3A ......... ...... 3'o
Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ......
Clarence
Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. al Class, 5 per Ct. 10

Do. Governmenl Loan,

4 per Cent. lO r ...
Dublin andßelfastJunc. 20
Dundalk & Enniskillen 15
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D. ...... 25 ......

Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18
Do., 31.105., E. &IL 1
Eastern Counties 2O ...... 15% 16
Ditto, Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d...
Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d...
Do., York Extension.. 10 ..... 7%74, 7T6
Do., North. & Eastern 50 ....„ .. ..•• --
Do., Quarters
Do., .New 23 —
Eastern Union 5O .. ... ••• ......

Ditto, Quarter Shares 121
Ditto, Thirds ........13s. 4d —
East Lancashire
Ditto. New
Do., do., Eaten. Scrip 14
East Lincolnshire
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto Half Shares ... 15
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ......
Edinburgh & Northern.. 20
Ditto, New
Ditto, Newport ..... ... 7 ......
Ditto, ditto, New . .... 1%
Edinburgh and Perth... 2 ......
Ditto, Extension los.
Ex eter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2%
Ditto, New . 2%......
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle Bl. 6s. 8d
Glasgow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New .. 35 .
Do. Preference Consol. 121,i
Great Nortkern 8
Do., London and York 214
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great N orth of England..loo ...... .
DI tto, New 401. 5
Ditto, New 30/ 30
Ditto, New 151. 144 — ..
ireat Western
Ditto, /2 Shares SO
~. ... _ _

Ditto, 4 Shares._
Ditto, fifths 2O
Ditto, New 171 7
Huddersfield icldanches. 22 ...... ........

Ditto, Thirds ...
Hull and Solby 5O .• ... ........ ...•..
Ditto, Half Shares 25
Ditto, IA Shares....... 12% . —
Ipswich & Bury St. Eiu. l5

Do., do., and Norwich 12
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely)... 2%.....
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds lO
Lancashire & Yorkshire 82
Ditto lA Shares . ... 38
Do. Quarter Shares.— 14%
Do. Fifths 6,/.2..... 6 5%
Do. Sixteenths 614
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/. 45....

J.
Do. Liverp. and-B-ury 34
.....
DD
oidt.
(teo (late Ilud-
rws fiaekl de
fiaeni
dd , Shefl ) 33
Ponte-
fract. & Goole
Do. ( W. Riding Union) 41.2 s —
Do. (Preston Zs Wyre) 25 —
Do. 14 Shares (A) 9
Ditto ditto (B) ... I%i
Leeds and Bradford SO
Leicester and Bedford... 16s.
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 37% .......
........ _
Do., Branch % Shares 1214„ .
......
„.
DoNew Branch(blue) 21/2 ... .........
...
..
"_"_. -
.........
...... _
Do. Extension (green) 21/2„
.........
....
Do. New Exten. (pink) 21/
Ditto
ly
Leeds and Thirsk 3l ...... 11 12
, New 17% ...... ........ ...... --
Liverpool,
Do., Prefer., 6 per (;t. 3%. ... ....
Crosby, and
Southport .... ........„ 2
.....
Liverp., hlnchstr& New-
castle Junction, 2%..... ,r• ••••• •• ......
London and Blackwall..l6/. 13s. 4d. ••• ....... '..
Do. New, No. 1
Do. New, No. 2 .. 3/ 138. 4d.... ..,„
Do. Extension.. 15
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O ...... 39 39% 381/04 393,4
Do. Consol. Eighths 2O
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 - ..... 9%
Do. Pref. Con. 5 perct. 50
London and Greenwich 121 15s 4d —
Ditto, s.2d —
i.oialon and N. Western 100 145 146 ••
146'"
....,
Di.., Quarters L. & B. 17
Do.. uth, New - 7%
Ditto Fifths ... - •••• 2 . 91/2%•••
Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 20
Do 404ShAreALM) 15 a..