The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-05 00:00:00

:?; EY and COMMERCIAL -NE WS.

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
It may be easily inferred that. the tenor of the advice-,
bo;11 political and monetary, received from the Ua.i;ed
St.• e 3 to-day, had the effect of depressing the value of
stocks, and it is fortunate, this being the 4th of the month,
wben so large an amount of mercantile bias fall due, that
no pressure for money was occasioned by it. Consols
fluctuated to-day from 881 to 88f fir money, and from
89-k 881 for the aeciunt, the market closing rather
he vily. Exchequer Bills were 10r. to 1 ls. premium,
and India Bonds 155. discount. The Reduced Three
and-a_ Half per Cents. realised 98 to 97k, and the Three
per Cents. 88} to 884.
The Foreign securities were dull, and under the in-
fluence of our own funds had a downward tendency.
Spanish Active Bonds were at 24' t0,24k , Portuguese
Ti ree per CI) its. at 19* to 191; Mexican 281 f ;
Colombi in, 231 to 231; Buenos Ayres 24 to 23; Bra-
zilian, 711; Ft each Five per Cents, 113 f. 50c. ; and Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 501 to 50f.
The Railway Shares were rather steady, but there was
not much business done in them. Great Western rea!ized
24; the New, 114; and the Fifths, 54- ; the Birming
ham, 80 to 79 • the South Wetrern, 14, and the York
Lnti North Midland 30 to 31 prem.; Bustliton as ere 61;
South Eastern 16f ; aid Hull aid Selby 61 discount;
N:stiJeal Provir,cial Bank of England New Shares were'
ii:count.

- Most persons in the City tike a very gloomy view of
the afftirs of the United States Back, but &Jule !ew think
it would be a national benefit if the institution were
broken up.

(Rom The Sun of Lact Night.)
l'Tew Yolk Papers received this morning to- the 14th Feb-
ruary, by the United States and Washington.
LEOD INDICTED.—An extra from the office of the Lock-
port Democratic and Ballance, confirms the statement pub-
lished in our paper of yesterday, that the Grand Jury after
being engaged two or three days in hearir.g the evidence against
Alexander M'Leod, came into Court on Saturday last with a
bill against him for murder. The Democratic adds that
M-Leod will have to remain in gaol until the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, to be hed on the fourth Monday in March,
unle,s a Special Commission may be issued by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate. A Jatice of the
Supreme Court, or a,Court Judge, must in all eases be ap-
pointed to pre-ide in such Special Court.
Extract of a letter posted at the North and South American
Cuff. e• house :

" Office of Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 8.
" I have unpleasant news to communicate to you. The
United States Bank suspended payments last week, and other
banks in Philadelphia followed the examp'e. Delaware Banks
have also suspended. The United States Bank paid a large
sum before its stoppage."
SarALL NcrEs.—" We are extremely glad to be able to
state," says the Philadelphia Standard," that we have ju.t
learned from a gentleman direct from Harrisbourg, that not
only every sound Harrison democrat, but also a large number
of the friends of Governor Porter, are in favour of granting
to the banks the privilege of issuing one, two, and three dol-
lar bills.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's
date.

THE BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH 1.-The Bourse
has been but little animated, without business, or variations in
the funds. In Ardoin's some business has been doing, and it
has improved ; it remains at 22b 3-16 ; Coupons, 2l
HAGUE, MARCH I.—Prices at Amsterdam—Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. 50 7 •16 ; Five per Cents. 971.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 3.—The trans-
actions in our Market to-day have been very limited. London
and Birmingham, 1711 ex div. ; Manchester and Birmingham,
24 ; Manchester and Leeds, 74; Ditto Halves, 32}; London
and south Western, 58; Liverpool and Manchester, 186;
union Bank of Manchester, 8a 83; Manchester and Liverpool
District Bank, 11.

The important intelligence received this morning by the New
York Papers of the Bth and 10th, of the suspension of the pay-
ments by the United States Bank, with several others in Phila-
delphia, which caused a great deeliiie in the Bank Shares, to
26, as well as a great confusion at the Exchange there, has also
had the effect to create a great sensation in the City, and more
particularly amongst the Kmerican merchants and Shareholders
of the United States Bank, who did not anticipate the blow so
soon, in consequence of which they will be great sufferers. The
111 itish Market, left off yesterday at 895 5 for the Account;
Money, 885 89 ; opened this morning at 894 5 far the Ac-
count ; Money, 8855. with little doing as yet ; Exchequer Bills,
10 12 prem. ; Bank Stock shut ; India Stock, 247 248.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active as it left off, 245 5 ;
ferred, 125 a; Passive, 55 64 ; Portuguese a shade better,
315 32; Brazilian, 715 725; Colombian, 235 5, also a shade
better; Mexican' 285 29; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
505 5 ; Five per Cents. 995 100.
Bhares.—Great Western, 24 25 prem. ; Ditto, New, 11 12
prem. ; London and Brighton, 7 65 die. ; Blackwall, 6 55
dis. ; Birmingham, 79 81 prem. ; Southampton, 555 565 per
share ; Croydon, 113/i 125 per share ; Greenwich, 85 5 per
share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 16 15 die.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New 50
Ditto Fifths
Tull and Selby 5O 43* to
London and Brighton
London and Birmingham 9O l7O
London and South Western 3n 55i..... to
fork and North Midland...
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 2.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 9611 , Grand Canal Stock, ..... ...
Ditto Reduced ... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent...
Ditto New, 1830 ...... 97 . Ditto 4 per cent
34 per Cent. Debs.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY. —WO have
had an animated demand for Cotton to-day, chiefly for home
consumption. The. sales realise 5,000 bales, at Friday's
quotations.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 3.—The following
transactions comprise the business of the Stock Exchange this
day. Eas'ern Counties deb. 4 ; Glasgow and Paisley, and
Gr, enock, 20 ; Grand Junction, Half Shares. 89 ; London and
Birmingham Quarter Shares 2734 ; ditto New Shares, 57k;
32/. Shares 21 ; London and South Western; New, 18.
According to the accounts from New York it appears that
the United States Bank closed its doors at two o'clock in the
afernoon of the 4th, on a demand of $lOO,OOO for specie; the
tirz,t demand of any considerable amount was for $lO,OOO,
which was paid. It is added, that the suspension of specie
payment was caused by their continued disappointment in the
receipt of large amounts of specie. The run was brisk the
whole of yesterday, and everything was promptly met until a
few minutes before three, when abroker appeared with a de-
mai:d for $lOO,OOO in specie.
Up to the present time we do not hear of any business doing
in the United States Bank Shares in the British Market, the
holders being afraid to sell at present. A broker offered Si.
for one hundred shares.

The British Funds, which left off yesterday 891 for the
Account, have receded to 69 ; for money 881, in consequence
of die intelligence from New York this morning, as well as the
Grant Jury having found a true bill against ill'Leod for mur-
d‘r Exchequer Bills 11 10 prem. ; Bank Stock shut ; little
doi e.

In the Foreign Market little has been doing. Spanish
Active, 243 k ; in Portuguese, nothing done ; Colombian,
Zia ; Mexican, 28i a; DutehTvs o- and-a-Half per Cents. 50k;
Five per Cents., 100 993.
In &hares als,)l.ttle doing. Great. Western, ex div., 89 ;
New, 62 ex. div. ; Fifths, 94 ;1 London and Brighton,
43 ; London and Birmingham, 170; South Western, 55L ;
York and North Midland, 60.