The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-06 00:00:00

To the Merchants.

To the Coutitry

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KILKENNY MARKETS.
Wheatsperbarrel)3os.od.to 375.04. Beet ',.tcr W..... tti Pd. tr. Os. Pd,
BiLr!ey 9O 0 22 11 51.1;t44;) ........... 0 5 0 8
liats 1:: 6 14 0 Pork ... ..... ....... o 4 0
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Butter(percwt.) 90 0 l),, 0 crest! Butter..... 0 0 1 0
Bacon Pigs 33 0 36 0 Sao. Ditto ........ 11 6 010
Coals 1 0 1 2 l'otatocs(per et.) u Y 0 0

LJ4O YD'S SHIPPING.-('PHIS DAY.)

LONDON, JAN. 6.—There has been a heavy fall of snow
during the night.
RANISGATE, JAN. s.—Arrived the Osprey, Davey, from
James River ; Britannia, Hipplewhitc, and Herring, Stod-
dart, Quebec. The Industry, Sausinc, from Bordeaux to
Bremen, which put into here 3d inst., has sprung a leak,
and must discharge to repair.
DEAL, JAN. s.—Wind E. N.E., fresh breeze.—Sailed
the outward bound. A schooner is on shore on the Good.
win Sands.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. s.—Wind N. E.—Sailed the John
Walker, Gaskin, for New Orleans ; Columbine, Walsh,
ditto ; Virginian, Allen, New York ; Beverly, Braver,
front Quebec to this port, was stranded in Red Wharf Bay
yesterday, and is expected to become a wreck—crew saved ;
11. M. S. Merlin, and Earl of Bridgewater steamer, were
in contact this morning off the George's Pier, the letter
sunk, the former was unable to proceed with the Irish
mails. The bowsprit, beams, knees, and bulwarks of a
smack apparently, washed on shore this morning at the
Magazines. The Columbia steamer, for Halifax, was unable
to get out of dock this morning in consequence of the N. E.
wind cutting off the tide, but she will proceed this evening.
JAN. 5. —The Vixen, Finlay, which arrived at the Cape of
Good Hope, Oct. 10, from this port, was fired into by a
brig, on the morning of the 31st Aug. Mem.—The Vixen
no doubt was the schooner fired at by her Majesty's
packet Magnet, on the supposition of her being a pirate.
DOVER, JAN. 4 —Off port the Foxhound, Blake, from
the South Seas ; Florentin, Goodwyn, Manilla : Diamant,
Greenwood, R;o Janeiro. The barque Economy. of
Shields, abandoned, was passed in lat. 44, long. 34, by
Enterprise, of St. John's, New Brunswick.
DARTMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Arrived the Ocean Queen, Ro-
bertson, from Prince Edward Island.

FALMOUTH, J•N. 4. —Wind N. N. W. to N. N. E., strong
gal, and violent squalls.—A schooner coming from the
westward was seen to go down off House Hole, 3d instant,
during a tremendous squall.
YAtMOUTH, JAN. s.—The Venus, Gibson, of Newcas-
tle, came on shore near Scratby.
LOWECETOIFFE, JAN. s.—lt blew a heavy gale from the N.
to the E. N. E. last night, several vessels parted their
cables. The Quebec, Bayling, from Quebec to Sunder-
land, has arrived in the Roads with loss of bulwarks, &c.
Passed on the sth of October in lat. 41. lon. 29. u large
brig waterlogged and abandoned, she had yellow sides
w th a black riband, bowsprit and topmasts gone, the letters
TL E being the last three letters of the port she belongs
t.), painted on her stern.
HARWICH, JAN. s.—The Barbary, Dove, from Newcas-
tle to Woodbridge, in entering the haven last night,
grounded on the bar, and it is expected will become a
wreck.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. s.—Wind N. N.E.—Sailed the
Gcorge IV, Ward, Calcutta.
CowEs, JAN. s.—The Theodore Kerner, Bridgman,
from Batavia, to Rotterdam, in entering the harbour this
morning, grounded and remains.
BRISTOL, JAN. 5. —The Venus, ran down Channel yes.
terday, got on shore on Black-stono and is reported to
have gone to pieces ; crew saved.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.— The sales to.
day are 3,000 to 4,000 bags at full prices, chiefly Ameti
can descriptions.

THE FUNDS.

The important intelligence from China has caused a
great sensation in the city, this event not being anticipated
so soon in the tea market. This morning the dealers ap-
peared to be panic-struck. At 10 o'clock no transactions;
Lairs at Is. 7d. per lb. refused, but no doubt Is. 10d. per
lb. would he accepted for Company's Congou.
The official statement of the quarter's revenue was pub-.
liahed last night, by which it appears that there is an in-.
crease in the quarter of 80,602/. sterling, and a deficiekey
in the year, ending sth January, 1841, of 254,0001.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 895 for Account,
opened this morning at 895 5, since which they have been
down at 894, not quite so good. Exchequer Bills 7 9
prem. ; Bank Stock 159 160 ; India Stock 238 240.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active:is a shade lower,
left off at 245 ;4, at present 244 4; Deferred 12:5 13
Passive 65 5 ; Portuguese same as they left off, 325 ;
Three per Cents., :101 ; Brazilian 705- 715; Colombian.
234 24 ; Mexican 285 29 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. 491 50; Five per Cents. 975 985.
SliAßES.—Great Western, 29 30 prem. ; New. 135 145
prem. ; London and Brighton, 55 5 dis. ; Blackwell,
4.}. 4 dis. ; Birmingham, 83 85 prem. ; Southampton,.
58 6t) per share ; Croydon, 125 4 per share ; Greenwich,
8 9 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 15 13 dis.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester 90
Great Western
Ditto New ...
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
London and South Western 3B& 5841... .. to 59 t:q
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 134. 121...... to

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia.. - to

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam C F. 1" 4/1 Gibraltar.
I )itto, at sight
Rotterdam 2 U. P) 5 Genoa 25 85
Antwerp ' l2 4/ Milan
Ilamburgh... M.B. 13 10 Venice . 47
Altona l3 10/ Naples ... .......... ....... 394
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40 Palermo, per oz 121
Ditto, 3 months 25 65 ;Lisbon .. 52/
Marseilles
Bourdeaux... . 25 70 ;Rio Janeiro 2B/
Frankfort on Maine.... 149 Bahia 27
I'etersburgh, 3 U 5..... 37 'Buenos Ayres —
Berlin 7 0 New York, 21 days' sight 46i
Vienna, effec. fl. a M lO 3 :Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto.
Madrid
Cadiz
Billsoa 35 New Doubloons 0 0 0
Barcelona
Seville 3s} 'Silver in Bars 0 5 Oa
HALF-PAST ONE.
The British Funds are not quite so good as in the early
part of the morning, when they were 8911 for the Account,
since which they may be quoted at 891 1. Their not
being so firm is caused by the intelligence from Madrid
that the Regency had ordered troops to be marched to the
frontier of Portugal. All other intelligence is absorbed
by that from China and India. Exchequer Bills, 7 9
prem.; Bank Stock, improved,
.160 161; India Stock,
also improved, 242 ; India Bonds the same, 5 dis.
In the Foreign Market very little doing. Spanish
Active 24i, had been 244 ; Portuguese, lower, 32 3111- ;
Dutch Two-and.a..Half per. Cents., 501 ; Five per Cents.
98,-} k.
In the Share Market not much doing. Great Western,
95 961 ; ditto, New, 64 65 643 65:} 643 ; ditto, Fifths,
11 if ; London and Brighton 444 45 44if ; South West-
ern, 581 59 58k.

From Port Phillip :Papers of the Bth of August :
SnirwltucKs.—The Ocean Queen and City of Edin-
burgh have been both wrecked in the Straits. They were
from London, with merchandise and passengers, the former
for Launceston and the latter for Sydney.

SPITALFIELDS SCHOOL OF DESIGN.—On
Monday evening a preliminary meeting for establishing a
Branch School of Design, in connection with the parent
institution at Somerset House, was held.