The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-05 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The result of the division this morning has rather sur-
prised the speculators and moneyed interest in the City,
but, up to the present time, has not had any effect on
the British Funds. There is no doubt now that a disso-
tion will take place, and the fate of Ministers will be
decided by the new elections. Consols opened this
morning for the Account at the leaving off prices of
yesterday—Reduced 88k. Although there is no busi-
ness doing of any consequence, there is a decided ten-
dency to an improvement, although the dissolution is
so near at hand. Exchequer Bills, Bto 10 prem.; Bank
Stock nothing doing as yet, nominally 169 170 ; India
Bonds, 1 3 prem.; India Stock shut.
The Foreign Market corresponds with that of the Bri-
tish Market ; nothing doing. Spanish Actives opened a
shade lower ; left off 23i- k, at present 234 ; Deferred,
11i ; Passive, 54 ; Brazilian nothing done ; Portu-
guese, 331 34 ; Three per Cents., 20k ; Colombian,
211 22 ; Mexican, 281 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 52i 1 ; Five per Cents., 904 100.
SHARES.—Great Western, 291 - 304 prem. ; New,
141- 1 prom. ; London and Brighton, 4 31 discount ;
Blackwall, 5:1 4 discount ; Biriningham, 68 70 prem. ;
Southampton, 55 56 per share ; Croydon, 13k 14 per
share ; Greenwich, 84 per share ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 17 16 dis. ; South-Eastern and Dover, 18:1
17 4 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
. .

London and Brighton
London and South Western 367 557... to

London and Croydon ( Trunk)... 13:1 13i...... to

. _
Manchester and Leeds . _
70
to --
Ditto New Shares ' '3O
llanchester and Birmingham ... 40

South Eastern and Dover

York and North Midland

Ditto New Shares
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Prey ineihl of Ireland...

Union of London -
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Steam Navigation
HALF-PAST ONE.
A general report prevailed in the early part of the day
that the President had arrived at Falmouth, in conse-
quence of which three cheers were given at the Stock
Exchange, but we are sorry to state that there is no
truth in the above report.
Consols for the opening, 16th July, 89, have been
; Reduced, 88i 89 '; Exchequer Bills, 87 89 prem.,
a shilling lower ; Bank • Stock, 170 ; India Bonds,
3 premium.

-In the Foreign market scarce a bargain doing. Spa-
nish Deferred, 11+ ; Portuguese, 33:1 ; Russian, 1134- ;
Dutch Five per Cents., 100.
The above market is entirely neglected at present.
The Britannia, from Halifax and Boston, is not yet
arrived. It is supposed she has met with some accident
in her machinery, and was obliged to put back.
QUARTER TO THREE.
The general produce marketshave been in a dull state
this week, and sugar and other leading staples of con-
sumption have barely supported their value. The
great object of attention among the speculators in
Mincing-lane has been the tea market, where
the fluctuations have been rather vi3lent. Early in the
week Company's Congou was not higher than ls. 41.
per lb., but after the advices from China came to hand,
the price rose to the extent of G d., or to 2s. 3d. per lb.
In the very same afternoon there was a reaction of
more than 2d. per lb., the price having dropped
to 2s. 04-d. The publication of the official despatches
detailirg the brilliant capture of the Bogue
Forts, and the occupation of Canton, rather checks
the ardour of some of the dealers inclined to go for an
important ii ie under the impression of hostilities being
protrt c ed for aconsiderable time. We have good reason to
state, however, that too many of the wholesale and retail
houses in this line of business have already incurred
severe losses, some of them narrowly escaping entire
ruin, not to inspire them with a good deal of caution in
their future dealings.

Up to this hour we have no news of thc,s Britannia; some
think she would leave Halifax on the 10th ult., and
others say a, day or two later.

Consols 89 sellers ; Mexican 274 ; Spanish 23i

Summonses were issued this morning to the
Ministers to attend a Cabinet. Council at the Foreign-
office. Twelve o'clock was the hour appointed for the
meeting., but it was not until one o'clock that all had
assembled. The Court is expected to leave town fi r
Windsor Castle on Monday next, to remain during the
Ascot Races.

CHOICE WINE.—On the qualities, nature,
prices, and management of Bourdeaux wine, I found my
c companion much more at home than upon the domestic
policy of England, and got from him much interesting
infoimation. Among other things he told me several
anecdotes of prices, almost incredible, given for choice
wires; but mentioned none so high as that which another
merchant told me of, upon another occasion. He had re-
cently- sold, he said, a thousand bottles of Chateau gar-
gaux to the Emperor of Russia, at thirty-six francs a
bottle. It was forty-four years old, and had a bouquet,
which its owner assured me, scented strongly the whole
of a large room as soon as ever it was opened ; nor had
its age destroyed a particle of its colour, flavour, or even ,
strength.—Trollape's Summer in Western France.