The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.

The Funds were in a dull state all the day, but there
was no material alteration in prices. On the whole, per-
haps, the account price may be said not to have been quite
supported. Consols for immediate transfer have been
marked 885 to 884, and for the Account 881 to 881. Ex-
chequer Bills have been dull at 6s. to Bs. prem. ; the New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have realized 97 to 964;
the South Sea New Annuities have been done at 86i ;
and India Stock for the opening has touched 2481.
The favourable accounts from Mexico sent up the price
of the Stock of that republic, from 281 to 314. These,
however, were the account prices, the money bargains
being, effected at 30 to 304. Colombian Bonds of 1824
were reduced from 224 to 214 and -22, but this was owing
to the unsatisfactory intelligence that has reached the
Committee of South American bondholders from New
Granada. Brazil Stock was worth 711, being a slight
improvement ; Chilian touched 63, and Peruvian remained
at 164; Russian Bonds were worth 111 to ; and Dutch
Five per Cents. were steady at 991. In tne Peninsula
Stocks there was scarcely any business done. Portu-
guese New Five per Cents. were dull at 31 ; the Three
per Cents. at 181; and Spanish Actives at 235.
There was a good business done in the Railway Shares,
and at fully previous rater. The Loncon and Birmingham
Railway Shares were done at 64 to 63 prem. ex. New,
the Quarter at 17 to 161, the New at 22, the iVlieland
Counties, Quarter Shares, at 41 to 4, the York and North
Midland at 30, the Great We tern at 251 to 24, the New
at 12 to 11, the Fifths at 5,1 to 4, and the South Western
Tenths at 5 prem. Brighton Shares were at 64, Black-
well at 54, South Eastern at 16, Midland Counties at 22,
Birmingham and Derby at 31 to 30, and the Third Shares
at 2to 1 discount, Australasian Bank Shares were at 14
premium.
The Foreign Exchanges were rather firmer this after-
noon. Three months paper was negociated as follows :
Paris, 26f. 60c. to 65e. ; Frankfort, 1494; Hamburgb,
13 84 ; Ams'erdam,-12 31; Antwerp, 12 24 to 3 ; Trieste,
10 11 to 10 2.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, ktacn 18. —The demand
for Cotton to-day has been wholly confined to the trade. The sales
do not exceed 2,500 bales, principally of American descrip-
tions. Prices are entirely without change.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 18.—The following
are the transactions reported at the Stock Exchange this day:—
Grand Junction, Half Shares, 1001 ; areat Western, few
Shares, 611; Hull and Selby, 43; London and Birmingham,
New Shares, 214 ; London and South Western, 564; Midland
Counties, New Shares, 15.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 18.—The sales
arc— Bristol and Exeter, 34 ; Live, pool and Manchester, 188;
Ditto, Quarters, 45; Ditto, Halves, 90; Lancaster and Pres-
ton, sew, 224; Stafford and Rugby, 2 ; Bank of Manches-
ter, 77g.

A French brig-of-war, bound to France, put into St. He-
lena the 26th January for water, with a piratical vessel carry-
ing IS guns and 73 men, that she had captured in one of the
bays of Madagascar.

Ban ME OF AMSTERDAM, MA RCM 16. —ln general affairs
do act offer any interest, and the prices were nearly the same
as yesterday. The Actions of the Society of Commerce, for
tl-e I.7th of May next, were a little better, from 161% to 162.
The Foreign Funds are without variation with little business
doing. Spanish has been a little mere offered. lutegrales,
stl to 7-16. Ardoin's, 21 to 3-16.
BELGIAN BANE—The general assembly of the Bank ofßelgium
has taken an important resolution. On the proposition of its
Council of Administration it has decided to issue ten thousand
new Actions of 1,000 francs, at the interest of 5 per cent.,
and old Actions will continue at the interest of 5 per cent.
The Director of the above Bank alio stated that persons had
come forward to take the whole amount on the above reduc-
tions, but he thought it his duty to stipulate that the two -thirds
of the New Actions to be issued may be reclaimed by the
ancient shareholders.
Accounts from Madrid of the 9th instant state that four com-
mercial hou.es there have offered to the Government to ad-
vance 90 millions of reels in specie, 48 millions of which is to
be applied during two years to the payment of interest for the
capitalization of Coupons, and 42 millions for the wants of the
easury.

The intelligence received by the Sheldrake packet from
Vera Cruz of some money (11,550 dollars) having arrived in
part to pay the dividends, has had the effect to improve that
Stock 2 per cent. this morning. The barbarity commit-
ted by the Texians or Indians from the north, murder-
ing in cold blood men, women, and children, is generally sus-
lected by the well-informed in the City to be greatly exag-
gerated.
The Mexican packet has brought 800,000 dollars for mer
chants' account.

In the British Funds there is no alteration to the present
hour, from the leaving off prices of yesterday, 883 4 for the
Account; Money, 881 b, with scarce a bargain doing. It ap-
pears that the speculztors will not operate until furilier intel-
ligence is received from the United States, which will be about
the 26th instant. Exchequer Bills, 6 8 premium.
In the Foreign Market the Chief feature is the improve-
ment in the Mexican Stock which left off at 281 291, and at
present may be quoted 301 31.
In the ether Foreign securities the prices are nominal, as per
yesterday's leaving oil. Spanish Active 233 3.; Deferred 113
123; Passive ba ; Portuguese 30.; 31; .Three per Cents.
19; Brazilian 70* 714; Colombian 221 23; Dutch
Two-and-a-IPM per Cents. 50'3 ; ; Five per Cents. 99* 100.
SiranEs.—Gretat Western 24 25 prem. ; New 11* 12
prem. ; London and Brighton 63 3 dis. ; Blachwall 51 dis. ;
Birmingham 59 61 prem. ex. New ; Southampton 55 56 per
share ; Cro)don 12/ 4 per share ; Greenwich 74 8/ per share;
Manchester and Birmingham 16 14 dis. ; Sou'h Eastern and
Dover 14.16 dis.
We hare few arriva!s this morning—most of them old dates.
PRICES' OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Shire.
-:Stialitingham and Derby • 100-•..
Ditto Thirds
Great Western
Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
London and Birmingham 9O 154
London and South Western 3B; — .. to

Ditto Tenths
South Eastern and Dover

ii 2
33

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
anion of Australia.

Ditto New Shares
Accounts received from New Orleans state that a brig bad
arrived there from Gallivas, coast of Africa, with intelligence
that an out, age had been committed by a British man-of-war
upon the factories of Don Pedro Blaney and Don Pedro Mar-
tinez, at that place. The crew of the man-of-war landed and
destroyed goods to the amount of 500,000 dollars, and 1,500
negroes employed by them had made their escape.
At the Tea Sale this day, at the Commercial-rooms, Minc-
ing-lane, of about 11,000 chests, we learn that the prices ob-
tained are from Is. 74d to Is. 71d. for Congou.
We understand that there is a difference of opinion between
the Brazilian Government and ours in respect to the expiration
of the present Treaty of Commerce, in regard to its duration,
it being maintained by the Brazilian Government that the
tr. aty expires on the 15th year, ending in November, 1842,
whi! the British Government insists upon two year's notice
frcm the 15th year; hut the Brazilian Government have given
notice in the 13th year, which is two years before the expiration.
Consols, which had a firm appearance in the early part of the
morning at 883 4 for the Account, are not so good at present,
and may be quoted at 88i ; Exchequer Bills, ts 6 prem ; Con-
sols fiir Money, 681; New Three• and-a-Half per Cents.,
97 963 i,.
In the Foreign Market, Mexican, which reached 31*. has
receded to 30 ; Spanish Active, 2.31 ; Deferred, l'2h ; Colom-
bian also lower, receded Lora 22i to 21L ; Brazilian, 7 ;
Chilian, 63 ; Portuguese, 303, also, lower; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. 100 1; Five per Cents.,
In Shares, little doing. Great Western, 90i ; New, 61:1 ;
Fifths, 91 ; London and Brighton, 434; London and Birming-
ham ex div., 154 ; South Eastern and Dover, 17.
Consols for Money, 85% a ; Account, 881 ; Mexican 291
30 ; Deferred ; Portuguese 30?-, 31 ; Spanish 23A

CLOSIN(

PRICES.
FUNDS.
India Stock—
Ditto Bonds dis
'Ditto Old Annuities ...
Ditto New Annuities... 864
lEx. Bills, 1,000/-20 6 pm
Ditto 5001 9 pm
Ditto Small 9 pm
Bank Stock for Acct —
'lndia Stock for Opg.
'Consols for Acct B6i
J FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
IDitto, New Ditto 3l
'Prussian, 5 per cent.
'Russian, 5 per cent IIIA
'Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per cent 23A-
Ditto, Deferred ... 12i
French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Exchange —c.
'French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Dutch, 21 per cent. ... 504
Ditto, 5 per cent 991

Bank Stock
3 per Cent Red
3 per Cent Cons BBA
3i per Cent Red —
New 31 per Cent 96L
New 5 per Cent
Long Annuities to expire

Jan. 1860
Oct 1859

Jan. 1860. -

FOREIG
Austrian, 5 per cent....

Belgian, 5 per cent....
Brazilian 80nd5........

Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent
Chilian, 6 per cent 63
Colombian, 6 per cent
Ditto, 182.1.
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek, 18:45, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825 —
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et —

SHARES.
'Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd) ... 70
Ditto Thirds ( 10 paid) Si
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ......
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 6l!
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
~
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall Railway (25 pd)
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 154
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 5 paid) ... 2l it
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) 22
London and South Western ... ...........
Ditto Tenths
Midland Counties Railway_ ( loq paid)

do p;
Ditto Quarter Shares (10 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (33 paid)... 17
York and North Midland Railway (50 pd) SO
COURSE OF EXCHANGE-7(YESTERDAY)4B

Amsterdam' CF. 12 6A,
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U l2 7
Antwerp l2 6
Hamburgh M.B. 13 11
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 50
-. 25 75

Gibraltar ..................
Leghorn .................. 30
85
45
Genoa .............. 2.5
Mi1an...................... 31
Venples .
ice ................. .•• 47
Na ...............
Palermo, per oz .......... 119
Lisbon ..................... 52
52i

Ditto, 3 month`
Marseilles
Bourdeaux ............... 25 80
Frankfort on Maine.•. 150 k
l'etersburgh, 3Us 374.
........... 6 '26
ViLlina, effec. . fl. 3M. 10 2
Tyieste, ditto ........ 10 4
"-Madrid ............... 35i
Cadiz ..................... 351
Bilboa ..................••
3J
Barcelona .............. . 35
Seville .........

Oporto ...............
Rio Janeiro 2B
Bahia ... 27
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days' sight 46i
Philadelphia ......
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ
Portugal Gold Coin £3 17 6
Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars... 0 4 10
Silver in Bars 0 5 0

THE WEAT

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ROYAL GALLERY
STREETOFSCIENCE, ADELAIDE,

NOON, MARCH 19
Barometer 29 64 In.
Thermometer
Highest . 53.5
Lowest
Wind S.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

SOCIETA A RMON ICA —The first of these very
attractive, concerts for the season takes place, in the concert
room 0 her Majesty's Theatre, on Monday evening next.