The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

PR/CES OF BULLION.

Sovereigns, each, 11r. 2as. ; Bank of England notes,
per 11. 101 r. ; Spanish dollars, per 100, 221 r ; German
crowns, per 100, 215 r. ; Sycee silver, per 100 tolas,
103 s. ; gold leaf, per tola, 16r. to 17ir., range of quality ;
gold bar, 97, standard, per tola, 16r. 1 la. ; gold mokuns,
Bombay, each, 16r. ; Ditto, Calcutts, old, each 20r.,
new 17r, ; gold tomauns, 16 wals in weight, each 6r. and
Freights—To London, 80s. nominal ; to Liverpool,
80s. nominal ; to Cl) de, no quotation ; to China, 12r. to
15r.—rather difficult to procure.

ARRIVAL from SOUTH AMERICA.
PORTSMOUTH/ JAN. I.—Her Majesty's ship Daphne,
Captain Onslow, has arrived at Spithead. She came up
about nine o'clock, after twelve days' tedious passage,
from Vigo, into which port she had been compelled to
put to obtain water and provisions. The Daphne has on
board a freight in gold, bars of silver, and dollars,
amounting in value to about one million and a half
sterling, which will be sent to London by the South-
Western Railway. The Daphne quitted Valparaiso in
August, having taken in all the merchants' money which
had been collected from the intermediate ports, and
brought thither by her Majesty's ship Talbot. The
Daphne arrived at Rio Janeiro in October, and left for
England on the 20th of that month. The Curacoa and
Griffin were the only men-of-war there. The Raleigh
had not arrived. The Daphne did not touch at any
place except Vigo. She has brought home Commander
Barrie, promoted ; Lieutenants Aldridge and Jackson,
from the Sampson, invalided ; 1)r. Slight, promoted ;
and Lieutenant Pennington, R.M., with a few invalids
from the Brazils. The Daphne was fitted out at
Chatham, and will probably be sent there to be paid off.
She encountered several heavy gales of wind in the Bay
of Biscay, and has lost some sails and spars.

MONTE VIDEO.--.FALMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Iler Ma-
jesty's packet Swift, Lieutenant Douglas, arrived to-day
from Rio de Janeiro, whence she sailed on the Gth of
November. Passengers—Captain Barker and Mr. Tom-
linson, R.N., and Mr. Cox. She brings on freight about
1.1,500/. There is nothing of interest by this arrival.
She brings no mails from the River Plate, the branch
['ticket having signalised going into Rio as the Swift
came out; but the Crane, remaining there, was expected
to leave in a week after, by which the mails wil► arrive.
As to the affairs of the River Plate, nothing would be
done until Mr. Hood's return, or some one instructed as
to the policy to be adopted by the Anglo-French authori-
ties at Monteo Video. At Buenos Ayres, the Firebrand
remained blockading; and at Monte Video, the Eagle,
Vernon, Alecto, Melampus, Rally, and Grecian. It was
reported that some of the above were under orders for
the East Indits. The Royal Princess would he chris-
tened in a day or two at Rio, for which much prepara-
tion had been made.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The pantomime of
Saint George and the Dragon is one of the most success-
ful that has ever been produced, and the following dis-
tinguished members of society have already been to see
it:—Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Beaufort,
the Marquis of Titchfield, the Earl and Countess of Har-
rington, the Earl of Munster, Viscount Cliffden, Counts
Kielmansegge and D'Orsay, the Lords Strathmore,
Thomas Clinton, A. Vane, Willoughby. W. Lennox,
Templemore, Clifton, the Ladies Somerset, Dundonald,
Blessington, Burgoyne, Graham, &c. The Marchioness
of Conyngharn, Sirs J. Burgoyne, E. Codrington, H.
Webb, C. Shakerley, B. Graham, R. Fitswigram, J. Lub-
bock, W. Curtis. &c., &c. The Hor. H. Stanley, 11.
Baring, J. Macdonald, J. Jocelyn, F. Chichester, F.
Stanhope, General St. Clair, Colonels Bentinck and
Knox, Messrs. Clayton, Bernal, Purvis, de Bathe, &c.,
&c., and a host of authors.
PRINCESS'S TILEATRE.—This elegant place of
amusement has been nightly crowded to witness the
attractive entertainments that have been selected for the
holidays. The pleasing and wonderful drawing-room
performances of Professor Hemming and his sons must
be seen to be appreciated—they have all the talent of
the Risley's, but being five in number makes the tout en-
semble more complete ; some of their groupes are the
most classsical we ever beheld. The magnificent comic
pantomime of the Enchanted Beauties of the Golden
Castle ; or, harlequin and the One-Eyed Genii (written
by Mr. Medex), is decidedly the best of the season. The
scenery and splendid costumes in the opening are of the
most costly description, and olicits shouts of admiration.
The Isle of Parrots and the Golden Apartment are per
feet gems. Too much praise cannot be lavished on the
liberal manager, Mr. Maddox, for the manner in which
this pantomime has been put on the stage ; nor must we
omit Mr. Emden, under whose superintendence it has
been produced, for the great care he has bestowed in get-
ting it up. We should advise those who wish to visit this
house to go early, as money has actually been refused
at the doors, the theatre having been more than
crammed nightly.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The last perform-
ance this season of Handers beautiful and popular work
" The Messiah " is announced to take place at Exeter
Hall on Friday next, the Bth inst.
The Conde de Montemolin has signified his inten-
tion of honouring the Lyceum theatre with his presence
on Monday next, and for this occasion the Conde has
chosen the popular piece of To Parents and Guardians,
which will be performed, together with the new pieces
of the season.

EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—STRAND DISTRICT.
—On Friday night a public meeting of the assistants of all
trades was held at the rooms of the association, 355,
Strand, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the
proceedings of the Strand district committee for the last
quarter, and concerting measures for future operation.
Mr. Sinclair having been called to the chair, Mr. Hunter,
the secretary, read the report, which stated that the
contributions of the assistants amounted to 71. 95., being
an increase of 31. beyond the previous quarter. Evening
shopping in the district had considerably diminished,
and the employees were very anxious to encourage early
closing. The report was adopted; and after addresses
from Messrs. Fiefash, Reynolds, Way, and others, the
PagOtiDg lePalitede

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The Cotton market at Liverpool this week has rallied
about Ad. to id. per lb. Tha sales of the week are :I
31,810 bales, of whic‘i 20,000 bales were on speculation.
The stock is 438,970 bales against 885,480 bales at this
time last year. Shares were much the same.
The principal points in the Bank of Ergland stitc-
ment for the week to December 26, compared with the
previous week, are these:—
Notes issued ...
Increase •••
Rest increase ...
Public deposits, increase
Other deposits, increase
Seven day and other Bills, in-
crease 14,0 M
Notes, decrease 50,770
Rullion 15,066,691
Decrease 95,932
The later information obtained from India, Trieste,
through the indefatig tble exertions of Mr. Waghorn, is
in respect to political matters, of a more gratifying tenor.
Cashmere being tranquil, and a temporary lull in other
quarters—where the din of warfare has been heard so
long, being likewise observable. The market for im-
ported goods at Bombay had, however, become lulled
also, and prices were receding.
11. M. S. Daphne, from South America, furnishes no
news of interest, though it brings the large freight of
1,500,0001. in bullion and specie.
Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, advise
us, in their monthly statement of the piece-goods trade.
that " the depression of this market, to which we ad-
verted in our last trade report, has continued unrelieved
to the present. Although the business transacted, as s
whole, has been very limited, yet quotations of prices, in ,
some cases, exhibit a very large advance on the rates pre"
viou•ly current. This anomalous condition of things is the
result entirely of the speculation in cotton at Liverpool'
which, since the date of our last, has been conducted
on a most extraordinary scale : in the three weeks end-
trig the .18th December, no less than 207,702 bags having
changed bands on speculation account alone, and in the
same time, prices were advanced lid. per lb. on the pre-
vious high rates. It is manifest that spinners and manufae" ,
turers could not sustain this continually advancing cost
of their productions, without some upward movement
being made in the value of manufactures, and they se' ,
cordingly withheld their stocks, or refused contracts ex-
cept for higher prices; but notwithstanding the firmness
which their necessities rendered imperative, the advances
on fabrics are not yet equivalent to the enhanced cost of
the raw material.'
Much firmness has been displayed in the Consol.
market this morning. The price for the Account bas •
just touched 94; for the Three per Cents. Reduced 941;
for the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951; and
Exchequer-bills are at 9s. to 10s. premium. •
The only business done in the Foreign Stocks this
morning has been in the Grenada Deferred, at the low
figure of 3,1-, in the Mexican Five per
_ Cents., for the.
Account, at 25 in the Portuguese Four per Cents.
36, in the Spanish Three per Cents. at 36i, in the
Dutch Two-and-a-Half par Cents. at 591, and in the
Four per Cent. Certificates at 93.
In the Railway Shares and Scrips a full aversi°
amount of business has been transacted to-day.
several instances prices have risen, as the official '':
is
annexed will show : 10
ORE CLOSE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. ERIC
3 per Cent. Reduced 94% 9S
n 4
New 314 per Cent. Annuities 95%34 9
Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 9 13-16 715'
Consols for Opening 93% 94 94
Exchequer Bills, 1000/.1%d. 910 p 10 P
Ditto, 500/
Ditto. Small
ONE
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... £28,442,030
29,030
6,522
493,571 ,
80,469 •••-1

VRICES OF FOREIGN _FUNDS.
Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. —
Ditto, Deferred ... 3:N
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 —
Ditto, Account 25 2-i
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto 3 per Cent. ...0.,
Ditto, Account 36% 364
Dividends on the above payable in London. 94
Dutch 2', per Cent.
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 93
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PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLO-,A,
RAILWAY SIIA PAID. RES AT ONE O'CLOCK. plilu•—
....

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Aberdeen ..,__ __
.. 25

Amber., Nott., Boston, ie.
and Eastern Junction 2%.• ... 2% X. int ... 2% ei
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Belfast & County Down 43/4 — • 714 p
Birmingham and Dudley 425. ... .. 7N1,1 p........ 1,4
Birmin. and Gleucester..100
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Birmingham and Ox- 113,4
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Birkenhead, Lancashire, ,
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and Cheshire Junc.... 234
Boston, Stained, & Birm. 225.
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Bristol and Exeter 75
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Ditto, New
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ......
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Bristol and Liver. Junc.. 21/.12...... -
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Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto Half Shares...... 2% 23/.t ji. •••• ••••• i•Ditto, Clydesdale June 25
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Churnet and Blyth.. 2
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k_liesiei iiiia maiicticster 425.
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Cheltenham and Oxford 2
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Do. Government Loan,
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Cork and Killarney ... 2% —
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Direct Lincoln, East Rot- ..•
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Direct Northern Scrip.. 3% —
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Dublin and BelfastJunc. 121/4 —
Dublin, Belfast, and - ......
Coleraine
Dundalk & Enniskillen 10
Eastern Counties 14/. 16s 231,4 23
Ditto New
Ditto Perpetual, 5 pm ...,
Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d —
....
Ditto ditto, N 0.2... 61. 13s. 4d... ' #3
Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3% .•
EastDerch'in andNor'ch 1
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Ditto, Quarter Shares 10
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Do. Exten.(Harwich) l "ii —
Do., Camb. and Ely.. 21/4......
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Do., do. (late Preston
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Do., do., New Scrip... 11/1.
East Lincolnshire ...... 14 4 3% j,
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East & West of England 1%...... ....
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Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• ......... ... •• _,:
Ditto Half Shares ... 10
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Ditto, Quarter Shares 1214 ......
Edinburgh & Northern.. 12IA —•
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Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ......
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Ely and Huntingdon ... 121,2......
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 214 —
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Glasgow, Dumfries, and
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Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New . 15

Do., 14 Shares (5 per
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' Goole Doncaster, &c... 2
Great Eastern &Western 2%...... ••• ••
Great Northern (London
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Great North of England..loo
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19 18% .. Ditto 44 Shares lO
Ditto Fifths
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Huddersfield & Manches. 13
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Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 14 ......
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Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9
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