The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-02 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKET.

There was a very light amount of business in this Market,
although it is just re-opened. The Public Sales were few arid
light, and the transactions by private treaty very insignificant.
British Plantation Sugar sold slowly at from 595. 6d. to 68s.
Some small parcels of Ceylon, Brazil, St. Domingo, and East
India Coffee, at the 9d. duty, were sold at the last quoted
prices. 600 bags Saltpetre sold at about 22v. Rice a little
cheaper, and not quite so brisk.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS.

CITY, TWELVA O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The
demAnd for Cotton has again been limited. The sales
1,000 bags, without change in prices.

The letters and papers were this morning again de-
livered late

We have received a New Brunswick Paper of Nov.
30. The following are extracts
FREDERICTON, Nov.23.—A gentlemanccame ex-
press from Washington last week, and another arrived
from Quebec, with despatches for the Lieut.-Governor,
on Wednesday last.
" WoonsTock, Nov. 23.—The 11 th regiment, it
seems, will take up quarters for the winter at Lake
Jamisquata. An express passed through this place last
Monday, on • its way from Montreal to Frederickton,
with despatches for Sir Jelin Harvey. We have not
learned the nature of the despatch. The messenger
arrived here yesterday on his return, and brought intel-
ligence that the left wing of the 36th regiment would
proceed to the Grand Falls. We consider those move-
ments to be very judicious, as their object no doubt is
to keep the communication open between the provinces.
It will not be forgotten that threats have been fre-
quently made of stopping the mails this winter, as well
as the fact that Governor Fairfield stands pledged
to take possession of the whole disputed territory
during the present season. Under these circum-
stances we consider the movements exceedincly well
timed, as in the event of an attempt to carry these
threats into execution, we should not be taken by sur
prise as we were last winter."

Intelligence has been received at Havre from Monte
Video to the 7th November, which states that the
commercial and political positions of that country are in
a most distressing state, and that, for a month and a
half past, the enemy's army was only a short distance
Irom Monte Video ; and there was no signs of either
party attacking. This inaction caused a great preju-
dice to commercial affairs.

Nothing can be sold, and less received ; the country
was encumbered with merchandise of all description.
Articles of the first necessity have fallen 20 per cent.
since a month.

The presence of two armies, each consisting of four
to five thousand men, at the gates of Monte Video,
prevents all merchandise going out of the town, as well
as coming in from the interior.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yes-
t9rday's date.
By the above Journal the prices of the funds at Am-
sterdam come higher I per cent. Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 52 .5-16 ; Five per Cents., 97i ; Ardoin's,
22 11-IG.

HAGUE, DEC. 28.—The project of the law to regt-
late provisionarily the expenses of the State, and the ways
and mhos for 1840, havo been adopted in the sitting of
the Second Chamber of the States General, this day, by
a majority of 3.5 against 14 votes, for the first six months.
Accounts from the frontiers of Italy of the 17th De-
cember, state that the health of the Pope does not
leave any hopes of his recovery, and his approaching
death is near. His successor, it is rumoured, will be
Cardinal Angelo Mai.
The Roman Legations are in a state of fermentation.
and a revolt would have taken place some time past if
the Austrian forces had not prevented it.

Great surprise and much anxiet) are experienced by
the merchants in the city, owing to the non-arrival of
the Liverpool steamer to the present hour, or of the
President's Message to Congress. Such a delay of the
arrival of the above document has not happened for
several years past. The other New York packet ships
arc also due. .