The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-24 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the closing prices .f yester-
day, 88a 4 for the Account ; Money same. The market at pi e-
sent is inactive. Exchequer Bills, 4 6 premium ; Bank
Stuck, 165 167 ; India Stock, 247 248.
In the Foreign Market scarce anything doing. Spanish
Active, 234 24 ; Deferred, 121 3 ; Passive, 53 6A ; eortuguese,
313 4 ; Three per Cents , 191 ; Chilian, 61 63; Colombian,
223 4 ; Brazilian, 711 721 ; Mexican, 274-3 ; Dutch Tw- an d-
a-Half per Cents., 504 ; Five per Cents. 991.
Shares.—Great Western, 23/ 241 prom. ; New, 10/ 11
prem. ; London and Brighton, 8 7/ dis. ; Blackwall, 51 5
dis. ; 79 81 prem. ; Southampton, 57 5S per
share; Croydon, 114 123 per share ; Greenwich, 81 per
share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 151 141 dis. ; South
Eastern and Dover, 163 154 dis.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great western ..,
Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
London and lllackwall - 17k to
London and south Western 3Bi 5B ... .. to
Manchester and Leeds ... 70
t'ork and North Midland ... ...... 50
JOINT STOCK lIA NKS.
Provincial of Itseland 25 .. .. 431 to -
NUNES.

Cata Branca
Copiapo
11ALF-PAST ONE.
Owing to the north-easterly winds having set in again- we
are deprived to the present moment of arrivals, consequently
we have no intelligence of the least consequence to communi-
cate. Since the e-,rly part of the morning Consols have rather
improved front 885 4to 88; for the Account; and at present
may be quoted ssa spat:ish Stock is alsb' firmer, owing to
the Administration at Madrid proscribing measures for the
capitalization of the interest of dome,tie and foreign debts.
Exchequer Bills 5 7 prem. ; India Stock 247 248; India
Bonds 15 discount.
In the Foreign Market the chief business done was in the
Spanish Active which has improved from 234 24 to 246. ; De-
ferred 12i ; Passive 5i 6 ; Portuguese 314; Chilian 60 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 50A a ; Five per Cents.
99'1,

In-the Share Market some business has been doing. Great
Western, 89; New, 61 ; Fifths, 9A; London and Blaekwall,
17; ; Manehestvr and Leeds, 7.4 ; South Western, 68; York
alai North Midland, 74 ex.-div.

The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of
the General Steam Navigation Company, was held 3es-
t iri!ay at the office cf that Corporation, 69, Lombard-
street, and was numerously and respectably attended.
The chair was taken by Wolverley Attwood, Esq., M.P.,
at two o'clock preciceiy, when a Report from the Direc-
tors was read, from which it was collected that the opera-
tions of the fast year had been attended with success, and
that the affairs generally were in a course of prosperous
advancement. Full explanaions were entered into upon
various points interesting to the Proprietors, and appeared
to afford much satisfaction. It was resolved that a consi-
derable sam should be appropriated towards the cost of
two large steam-ships of 650 and 900 tons,-now building.
by Messrs. Green, Wignms, and Greens, and the cus-
tomary dividend and bonus were Tho cordial
thanks of the Proprietors %vete vstcd to the Chairman and
Direct rris, whose exer ions were spoken of in very com-
plimentary taytts, and the meeting then separated.
SALE or BEER LICENSES.---It appears from
a return made by Mr. Cottrell, the General-Accountant,
that there has ben a decrease of 3,214 in the number of
licenses issued last year as compared with the previous
se-r. From the 22d August to the silt January, 1840,
the number of country licenses issued for the sale of bear
to be consumed on the premises, at 31. 3s. each, was
16.277; London licences 640 ; total 16,917. For the
same period in le4o-41, the number (including town and
country) was 14,137; decrease 2,760. The number of
liconses for the sale. of beer not to be consumed on the
prem'ses, at 11. Is. earth, for the first-mentioned period
(i (ludo g town and couatry) was 2,459; and fur the
second 2,025; decrease 434.
VIENNA, FEB. Excellency Lord
Besev..le, the English Ambassador, is on the point of
marrying the beautiful and amiable Countess Maltzan,
daughter of the Prussian Ambassador at this Court.-411-
yerstine Zeitung, Feb. 17.
Alderman Darley, Chief Magistrate of police
in Dublin, has sent in his resignation, and will be suc-
ceeded at the head office by Alderman Fleming, from
College-street division. Mr. N. Fitzsimon fills the va-
cancy in the Magistracy caused by Alderman Darley's
retirement.
KING'S COUNTY ELECTION.—The contest is
now proceeding, the Liberals are prepared, and there will
be a clear majority for Mr. Armstrong of 300.
Sir. Matthew Wyatt having obtained from the
Government one of the guns taken at Waterloo, bas cast
tte metal into a fire colossal likeness of the Duke of We!..
lington, for the equestrian statue on which he is engaged,
and which is to he erected opposite the entrance to Hyde
Park, Court Journal.