The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.
TlNlES.—Notwithstanding the appearance that affairs with
America are coming to a crisis, such is the firmness of the
money market, that prices have been fully sustained through-
out the day, with a tendency to advance The French loan
proposed by M. Ilumann, though a subject of conversation on
the Stock Exchinge, does not seem to produce any practical
effect, notwithstanding the deferring of the Railroad Bill shows
that there is no doubt that the French Government is really in
earnest with the measure. The brokers are of opinion that
the operation-, when it doc 3 take place, will be spread over a
considerable length of time, and also that very little of the
loan will be taken by the English market.
Consols for money opened 88d, touched 88i, and closed 861
to For the account they opened 88i, were afterwards
marked 884, and left off 88g. New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. closed at 97 ; India Bonds, 15 dis. ; and Exchequer
Bills, ss. to 7s. prem.
Commercial matters in Jamaica wear an unsettled appear.
ance, and the distress caused by the scarcity of money, and the
disinclination of the banks to discount, is said to originate in
a measure with the Commissioners of Accounts. Among
other suggestions made for the better regulation of the cur-
rency in one for contracting a loan of 250,0001., but to retain
this money it is said the coin must be necessarily debased, or
an export duty laid en. To the first proposal objection would
be made as an encouragement to a fictitious, debased, and un-
lawful currency ; the latter would, it seems, be disallowed by
Government. The only method left, it is said, would be to
' reissue the island notes, meking them a legal tender. By
doing this; it is contended the Commissioners would render
the community independent of the banks, which are alleged in
the first instance to be the cause of all the misery that pre-
vailed. The draught was will severely affecting the crops in
the interior districts. Advice& received from Cuba repre-
sented the small-pox as prevalent there, and the Jamaica
papers were endeavouring to rouse the authoi Wen so that effi-
cient measures might be taken to secure vessels thence not in •
troducing the epidemy. The cultivation of silk in Jamaica.
appears at present to be successful.

POST.—The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders
met again this morning, when a communication from the
Buenos Ayres Envoy, Senor Moreno, was laid before the mem-
bers. The document is one that afforded great satisfaction.
M. Moreno appears to have taken up the cause of the Bond-
holders with scarely less zeal than the Committee themselves
had done. He pledges himself to use every effort, and to exert
his utmost influence in the proper quarter, in order to obtain a
settlement of their claims at the earliest possible period. In
proof of his good faith and sincerity, M. Moreno encloses for
the perusal of the Committee the copy of a recent despatch to
Buenos Ayres, in which the subject is dwelt upon with much
emphasis. He declares it to he his duty, now that the difficul-
ties of the Republic with France have been disposed of, to
place what he aptly terms " this most serious and important
business" in the strongestocpltoashinest ofelks of
viewniisct
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Finance, paying at the same time a just tribute to the forbear-
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debt, the accumulation of Coupons, and other circumstances
being essentially the same, the arrangement just concluded
with the Chilian bondholders might, perhaps, be taken as tho
best guide for Buenos Ayres in her mode of dealing with her
British creditors. _

The Committee passed a resolution expressive of its high
approbation of the conduct of Senor Moreno in connection
with this matter, a compliment to which he was certainly en-
titled.
It was determined further to address letters on the same
subject to Mr. Mandeville, the English Minister at Buenos
Ayres, and the contractors of the loan, Messrs. Baring, Bro-
thers, and Co., of this city.
It was whispered in the more select commercial circles to-
day that the British and American Steam Navigation Oompany
had sold their magnificent ships the British Queen and Presi-
dent to the Belgian Government. The President is now on
lace voyage from America and will, it is added, have to be sur-
veyed before the ccntract can be considered definitively corr.
eluded; but, if our information be correct, of which we have
no doubt, the British Queen has already been " proved" and is,
in fact, the property of the Belgian Government. The future
destination of the two vessels is scarcely less certa.ip. The
Belgians are anxious to push their commerce in every possible
way, and we believe it will turn out that the British Queen and
President have been purchased with the view of forming a re-
gular steam communication between Antwerp and New York.

SUN.—The belief that the new Treaty for the settle-
ment of the Eastern question, including France, has been
signed, bad a good effect upon public securities to-data
Consols fer money brought 881 to and for the account
8811 to 1. Exchequer Bills were at ss. to 7s. premium.
and India Bonds at 20s. to 159. discount. The New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents were worth 97 to 1. The improve-
ment iu prices was about k per cent.
The Foreign Stocks were more dealt in, but did rot
improve in price. Portuguese Stock was dull at about the
previous value—viz. 31 for the New Five per Cents, 60}
to 62 for the Old Five per Cents, and 18k to for the
Three per Cents. Spanish Active Bonds realised only
23i to k; Mexican were heavy at 291; Colombian at
224 ; (Milian advanced to 63i for account ; Cuba were at
70 ; and Braz l'aa at 714. Danish Bonds brought 78k-;
F. eneh Three per Cents, 76f. 75c. ; and Dutch Two-and-
s-Half per Cents. 301 to j-, rather higher.
The Railway Shares are generally very steady. Great
Midland 36 to 28k, and the South Western 16k to 16i
SNVI,e stthcer nB Railwayngrha
in( ('New)
hbrought
slOl
York, rk tabned Fifth Nor t
hs
premium. Brighton were 7to 6i, and the North Mid..
land 29} discount. Colonial Ban umhares were at 9, and
Provincial of Ireland at 1131- prem
Our evening. Contemporary the Globe was quite its
error in supposing that the Rochester packet, from New
York, brings later accounts, as her dates are only of the
owr taasn
tcoe .
be Stock
celebrated was ai
in
25. h ultimo.
We have news from Rio to-day to the 23d January, via
btphe iefeopmr epo'en'; ihbz otf3owhich
. Ti
shT: i notlcecrre.)onet aati sim°nnpo change in the affairs of
Ri.) Grande.
Advices have also come to hand from Bahia up to the
27th. Trade was extremely dull there, and, in fact, nothii g
stirring but the slave trade. Two schooners, one belong-
ing to Pedroto with 450, the other to Jon. Joze Pa-
chula with 350, and a yacht belonging to Joa. Pacheco with
about 300, had come in within a fortnight, and many more
were expected. Captain Franklin, cf the Pearl, was said
to be lying quietly in the harbour, while everybody knew
these slavers were off, and discharging at ease. All theabove
three owners were Portuguese, but two of them lately
naturalized for the purpose of getting the protection of
both Governments in their nefarious pursuit?. Some of
the English houses at Rio had latterly lost much. by
failures of the smaller class of slave dealers, who, not
being able to go on a; before, were try.ing to make their
money thus at the expense of the British,
with them in the trade. Slave dealers such as th
I eat their
named, who were able to rig out a vessel
esseethuar:cy
own expense, were doing a better
C JOURNALS.
SPIRIT of the ru.DLlwbo inattvecie

.---6,
MAL TIIE bIORNINO PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
thCehrrOOiCFl-el.at Amendment
Before going(mplained of the arbitrary
hadtbdeisallowed
Bill, last night, Mr. Wakley co
I:nrioomt he
Committeeor r toi /nig
duct of boards of guardians, and he alluded in particularlocodine
conduct of the guardians of the unions of Uxbridge and Not..
tingham. What he stated with respect to the Nottingham
1 otniieels eßuonlli ostson .
case was afterwards substantially f confirmed by Colonel na..
leston. It seems
medical g
detailed
guardians n scoo
the orders of their medical.offic!rs, that nourishing sustenance
Not-
and stimulants should be given in certain cases.
In the
tingham case, as b
man, upon bEing aske IM whether someth. medical
than water gruel, warm tea, &c., was not n tog stronger
d Park, answered, to his ecessary to a
man name
assuredly he would have ' astonishment, that
warn, wine, or spiced wine, 0 given the patient
kind, but that he had the orders of the Board something of that
to do so without applying to the Board." Board of Guardians net
ton) replied that it was impossibleHe (Colonel Holies-
made such an order ; that it w the Board could have
Ac., the rules of the Commissioners,ascontrary to the spirit of the
manity. Upon being and to all feelings of hu-
manity.
Board, a gentleman referred, however,
of the highest ,to the Chairman a
lity, he found, to his g
written order to this- eatsuprise, that though there was no
instructions not effect, the medical gentleman had re-
ceive4tients without an order to apply stimulants of this sort to pa-
added, that he had from the Board; and the Chairman
injunction fourreseinded, or five times endeavotireitimtohave this
but without effect. It is .
.doubt.true,
as was observed b
_y Lord Ho •• .k that these objectionable re-
gulations of the B v""
Guardians could not be laid to
Boards of Guar , the
charge of the Poor-law Commis,ioneis ; but ac do not see
how thi •
s justified his Lordship's assumption, for the purpose of
striking a blow at Mr. Wakley, that it was quite possible the
recommendations of the medical officers might be made with.
cut any just foundation:—
" It did not follow," said his Lordship, " because a man had
preferred to receive a medical education, and was a Member
of the College a society,
Surgeons, or any other medical and
was entitled to practise as a medical man—it did not follow that
this man might not be a person whose object it was. to create
discontent among the populace—(Hear, hear)—that he might
not be a man anxious to curry low and despicable
by flattering groundless prejudices, and endeav popularity,
an outcry by untenable assertions---(Hear h ourmg to create
low that, because a man had obtained , ear)—it did notfol-
permission
he might not be a person capable of to practise
abusing
had been reposed in him, for the the trust which
purpose of mischief, and of
defeating the law which it was
hear)—and if it was considered his duty to administer—( Hear,
dians might occasionally possible that a Board of Guar.
have reason to suspect that, under
the pretence of
providing
due nourishment for pauper patients,