The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-18 00:00:00

BOURSE' -PARDI, SATURDAY, MAY 15.

first Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price Price
trench f.ner Cents ll4 90 ... 115 ... 1 490 ... 115
456 per Cents ...... 10;: ... 103 i 5 ... 113 75 iO3 75
4 ner Lents 1.4) 30 .« 99 30 ... 99 SO 99 33
3 per erns 79 541- .9 6i ... 79 45 19 55
of trance .. 5O 250 50 ...3250
Lattitte Bank 1.c001.51 ares 10s, ...11135 ...1(85

%OWL St arcs 5157 50 ...5157 50 ...5157 50 :5157 50
vlgian Bank .. 795 ... 795 ... 795 ... 79)
1841....
5 per Cents.
New Loan lull ... 1 2 ... 101% ... 111%
:banish Aciive.........
Passive 5% ... 5% ... 5% ... 5%
Portuguese 3 per Cents 2O ... 20 ... 20 ... 20
Nespoitan O4 5 ... 114 5 ... ''..4 ... 14
Roman
BAILWA ) aUAItES.
Ve:saillcs..L.P ...... 037 50 ... 237 50 ... 2`32 10 .. :32 50
B. 1$ ::60 ... 160 ... 310 ... 300
louen 460 ... 4ro ... 460 ...4(U
4ir ',male to M11e....«
Orleans .. 4tB 75 ... 488 7; ... 487 50 ... 487 50

The French Government received on Saturday
a telegraphic despatch, announcing that, on the
10th inst., ESPARTERO took the oath prescribed
by the Cortes as Regent of Spain. After which he
was conducted in State to the Palace, surrounded
by a vast concourse of the citizens of Madrid and
its vicinity. The Madrid Papers received are to
the. 9th, and describe the election of the. Regent
on the Bth with considerable spirit. The Mem-
bers of the two Chambers wore Court dresses,
and the hall of the Cortes was crowded with
persons of the first distinction. When the votes
were given the following was the result:—

179

FOP fkletiVniAilitielles
For the Queen Dowager
For Count Almadovar
For Brigadier Thomas Garcia Vicente, 0 le of
the heroes of Alay 2, 1808
Blank ticket

General Eq3artero having obtained a majority of 69 vats,
vs as proclaimed sole Regent of the kingdom during the mino-
rity of the Queen. M. Arguelles, alter announcing this result,
adjourned the meeting.

;' Everything," says a private letter, "passed off with perfaci
order. No murmur or cries were uttered ; the greatest de.
corum prevailed during the whole of the sitting, which lasted
four hours and a half.'

It was said that General Espartero had stationed two of his
aides-de-camp in the hall, who reported to him the progress of
the proceeding, and that he had horses saddled in his stables
ready to leave Madrid, and repair to Logrono, if the Trinitarians
had gained the day.
In the evening the bands of the regiments of the garrison
serenaded the Duke.

The Regency having been appointed, the new Cabinet of
Espartero formed the next subject of speculation. The fol-
lowing was one list in circulation

President of the Council and Minister for
Foreign Affairs Senor Gonzalez.
Interior
Justice
War
Finznce Senor Cant ero.
Marine
The Castellano states that Senor Gonzalez will be Prettier,
with Senor Infante as Minister of War; and Senor Olozaga
would return to the Spanish Embassy in Paris. The Correo
N-teional's list excludi-s Senors Olozaga and Sancho altoge-
ther, as will not take office to govern with the present Cortes.
• The Fives were at 27 3-16 for cash.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF RUTLAND.—The readers of
The Sun will not have forgotten, we think, that the
Duke of Rutland was the man to move a resolution, in
1839, in the Poor-law Union of which is a Guardian, to
lower and degrade the pauper's diet, in order to keep it
down to the level to which the agricultural labourers had
been obliged to degrade their diet. This high and mighty
Nobleman, who was complimented by more than one
of his brother Peers, last night assured their Lordships
that the labourers in his district were well off, that he
gave his labourers 12s. a week, and that wages had
risen with the price of provisions. If so, how came the
labourers in 1839 to live worse than they did before
and how came it to be necessary for the Duke of Rut-
land to move, a resolution to lower the diet of the
paupers ? We hope his Grace will explain this mat-
ter to an observing public, that is far less prone to
praise Noble Lords than they seem prone, if we may
judge from what occurred last night—to praise one an-
other.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
The Stock Market assumed a more buoyant appearance to-
day, and there was an improvement in Consols, taking the
closing prices of Saturday, of from to per cent. The cur-
rent value of Consols to-day was 894 to 90, the market dosing
at t 3976 90, and the quotations for Account were 90 and 90A ;
Money was not so scarce, but a sale of 50,000/. sent down Ex-
chequer Bills to par, subsequently they rallied to 3s. premium.
The East India Bonds were at par ; New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents., at 98a to 984, and India Stock at 2514.
The Foreign Market is still in a very inanimate condi: ion,
and the quotations wear a heavy appearance. The Yor u-
guese New Five per Cent. Bonds were quoted 34; Spanish
Actives, 231 ; Mexican at an improvement to 28%; Colom-
bian at 22i ; Brazilian at 674 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-ball
per Cents. at 521,4.
For Shares of alt kinds the demand is but limited. London
and Birmingham were at 68 to 69k; the New at 22 to 223 ;
and Great Western at 29i premium; Brighton were 3ii;
131ackwall, 7; and North Midland, 26 discount.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
A Lisbon mail has arrived, brought by the Braganza steamer.
of the slate of the 10th inst. The accounts represent the poli-
tical circles as being agitated by intrigues of the candidates
for office. Ao chans have taken place in the Ministry, and
it was expected they would meet the Cortes when the period of
adjournment expired (25th inst.) A portion of money towards
the next dividends was on the point of being remitted by the
above packet, through the Bank, but at a late hour some dif-
ficulties were started which would prevent its remittance by
this post.' The pending treaty of commerce with England
continues to excite the clamour of the revolutionary and anti-
English press.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,
tv 15.—The sales of
Cotton to-day consist of 1,500 bales only to the trade, without
alteration in prices reported in Friday's circular.
LIVERPOOL SIIA RE MARKST, Al 15.—The Share Market
still continues very languid at present rates. G rand Junction, 204 ;
Ditto Halt Shares, 1011,-; Liverpool and Manchester, 199;
Birmingham and Gloueester !New Shares, 3* ; Eastern Coun •
tieZrSt ; tilasg°w, Paisley, and Greenock, 29*.
NCHEUTEX STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 15.—The de-
mand for Shales is very limited, and the market closes heavily.
London and South Western, 67i ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, London and birm
ham, 25 21i1 •
hester, Bolton, and Bury, 53 54; Bank of 3bnchester, ;
South Lancashire Bank, 5i to 5 3-16 ; Rochdale Canal, 1:36 ;
Manchester Assurance, 9i. ingham, 158 160 ; Man-
-

We have received New Brunswick papers to the 25th April.
We urnier.tand that his Excellency Major-General Sir John
Harvey has taken a ge in the Acadia steamer, to ieave
Halifax on the 341
LAlla) passage
Nova SCOTIA EGISLATUILE.--1 he cession was closed on
Saturday last the 10th inst.
Prince Edward Island papers td the 28th April have been
received. The merchants of St. John's, Newfoundland, have
fitted out this spring 72 vessels of the aggregate burthens
of
5,905 tons, and carrying 2,078 men, for the seal fishery.