The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

the Throne at the opening of the session of the
Cortes on the 19th. Senor OLOZAGA, the Spanish
Minister at the Court of France, had arrived in
Madrid, to be present at the debate on the Re-
gency question. It was to be discussed at a
second Council of Ministers on the evening of
the 16th, preparatory to its being brought before
the Cortes.

The Fives were done on the 16th at 27i f‘r
cash, and at 28 for sixty days. No other news
of any moment.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
The intelligence from the United States has had a fa-
vourable effect upon Ile value of the public securiti••s, as
it has given rise to irtereasei coafideace in the maintenance
of peace with Engl•lnd. The prospects of trade, how-
ever, arc not yet part.icul•arly cheering and our merchants,
who are at present detiving scarcely •any pr fits from the
little business they do, are still kept in much doubt as to
what they are to expect during the present year. The
policy of the Pt esident, it is said, will be to establish a
N.•ti mal Bank, by incorporating several of the minor in-
stitutims now in existeuct, into onc, so as not to derange
the money market by the absorption of a large capital far
the new Bank, and int injure (Him the business of the
establishments now in op, ration. The improvement in
the Funds wan about k per cent., the range of Consols
Lt. Money being hom 881 to 834 to 881, and
for the A:coui tat 88f to 884 to 89. Exchequer
Bills are still depressed by Vie doubt hanging over the
market, as to the extent to which Mr. Baring will carry
his sales of the unfunded debt. The New Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. improve I to 96i and 97k. Bank Stock
for the openiug was steady at 170, and India Stcck at 249.
There was a rise in most of the Foreign Stocks, as well
as in the Railway Shares. The Spanish Active Bonds
were quoted 23k to 23k, the New Portuguese 314, the
Three per Centi. 18f to 1, Mexican 291 to 304, Colom-
bian 22i, Chilian 63k, Buenos Ayres 22k to 23, French
Three per Cent=. 751. 25c., Dutch Two.and-a- Half per
Cents. 50/, and Austrian Five per Cents. 110.
Tt.e Great Western Railway Shares touched 24, the
New 114, the FifAis 5 to 6 ; the Birmingham Thirds 191,
the New 21k, the South Western 16k, and the Green-
wich Scrip 1k prem. Brighton Shares were at q, and
Midland Counties at 20 discount. Colonial Bank Shares
were at 84, and London and Westminster at 2k premium;

(From 7'he Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 24. —The sales of
Cotton to-day are limited to 2,000 bales ; the market is firm at
Friday's quotations ; speculators and exporters are inactive.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 24.—Glasgow, Pais-
ley, and Greenock, 23k; Grand Junction Quarter Shares,
27,1, ; Chester and Crewe, 50k; Lancaster and Preston, 23a ;
Midland Counties, 78; Quarter ditto, 15*; North Midland,
35%.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 24.—We can-
not report any ma'erial alteration in the state of our market :
Ed:nburgh and Glasgow, 29*; Bank of Manchester, 741
Grand Junction Quarter Shares (late Chester and Crewe), 50
to 50i; Eastern Counties Debentures, 6* to 61; Midland
Counties, New, l‘q to 15 ; Lancaster and Preston, New, 23
to 23A ; London and Birmingham, 148 to 150 ex-new.

The Batavier Dutch steamer has arrived with papers of the
23d Alarch, bringing the Dutch prices. Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 50 7-16; Five per Cents, 97 17-16 ; Ardoin's Spa-
ni,h, 20 15-16 to 21.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's
dLte.

.POURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH X23.—The Bourse was
le -s animated, and the prices not so well sustained in respect to
the national funds.

By the arrival of the Patrick Henry from New York, which
sailed on the Bth instant, we have received the Montreal papers
to the 3d of March, and Quebec to the 28:11 of February.
The Montreal papers are void of intelligence. The Quebec
papers state front Kingston that the weather, for the last fort-
night, has been very mild for the season, and the market con-
tinues to be well supplied.
The following appeared at the Exchange Reading-room :
" A letter from Toronto, dated 15th of Februa:y, states that
accounts had just reached that place that Colonel Prince had
been shot by the Americans at Sandwich."
A letter from Mayaguey, dated 3d of. February, gives further
pa,rtieulais respecting the destructive fire which took place
there, by which it appears that the entire loss by the fire is
estimated at about two and a half millions, and from 20 to
25000 quintals of coffee have been consumed. The fear that
a revolt of .the negroes might break out, is at present entirely
suppressed. lhe strictest vigilance on the part of the Whites
had been observed, and the confusion is not by any means as
great at present as during thepreceding days. The Qorernor-
General is expected every moment to arrive from the capital.

Accounts from Monte Video of Dec. 21 state it was reported
to-day that they are digging trenches round the city of Buenos
Ayres.
The great anxiety which has been expressed in the City for
further intelligence from the United Stat,s, has at length been
allayedby the arrival of the Patrick Henry, at Liverpool, which
railed from New York on the Bth instant, with intelligence cf
seven days' later information, by which it appears that affairs
are taking a more pacific turn.
The Congress has also taken a more peaceable view of the
relations between England and the United States, in respect
to the maintenance of peace with England. (For further ex-
tram s from the American papers, we refer our readers to another
part of the paper.) The exchange upon England 76 8; United
States Bank Shares 18.
In consequence of the above favourable intelligence from
New Yolk, the British market funds have risen full per cent.
on the leaving off prices of yesterday, closed at 88* s ; for the
account at presentBla ; money 888 I ; Exchequer Bills 57.
!rem

In the foreign market Spanish Active 23i, Deferred 12i,
Passive 5 2, Portuguese 304 31, Three per Cents, 18}
Brazaian 7172, Colo:nbian, 214 to 22*, Mexican 29i Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bin 51; Five per Cents. 99i 100.
SHARES. - Great Western 22 23 prem. ; New 10 11
prem. ; London and Brighton 7 6fr dis. ; Blackwall 5 div;
Birmingham 53 60 prem. ; Southampton 54 55 per share ;
Croydon 12i per share; Greenwich 74 8i- per share; Man-
chester and Birmingham 16 15 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eai,teriii Counties

to

Ditto Debentures ... ... 4 ..... 61 to
Gre it Western
Ditto New
London and Birmingham ... 90
Ditto New 2 - to
London and G►eenwich -
Ditto Scrio..
Loudon and South Western 3B/ 55 ... .. to
Londen and Croydon (Trunk)... 131 12i...... to
Midland Counties
In the course of the morning the Bears became alarmed at
the intelligt,nce from America, and some of them bought in
their accounts, which gave an impulse to the British market,
and it aontinues firm to the present time, without any opera-
tions of mitgnitucie having been effected.
Consols have Leen during the course of the morning alter-
nately, buyers and sellers, at 881 for the Account; Money, 13*
Exchequer Bills, 6 4 prem. ; New Three-and-a- Half per
Cent,.. 961 97/ ; Bank Stock, for the opening, 170 ; India
Stork (It., 219.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 234 4 ; Portuguese,
31 ; 'three per Cents., 184; Mexican, 29a 4; Dutch Two-
and-a-Hal per Cents., 504 ; Five per Cents., 100. •
In Shares not much doing. Eastern Counties Debentures,
64 ; Great Wes:ern, New, 61k; London and Birmingham,
Third Shares, 23k; South Western, 55; Midland Counties,
80 79k.

Consols, Money, 881 881 ; Account, 883/4 ; Dutch Two-
and-a-Ralf per Cents., 504 51 ; Mexican, 291 h 294 ; De-
fermi, pa 9a ; Portuguese, 34i 311; Three per Cents., 19
19i ; Spanish, 23i 23g.
i\lark. is firm, with every appearance of improvement.
No news of the President by the second train from Liverpool.
CLOSING PRICES.
BItITISfi FUNDS.
Bank Stock - — :India Stock ...
3 per Cent Red — Ditto Bonds ... dis
3 per Cent Cons BBl Ditto Old Annuities ...
31 per Cent fled —
,Ditto New Annuities... 81
New 31 per Cent 97i 'Ex. Bills, 1,000/....20 4pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001 Bpm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small Bpm
Jan. 1860 — Bank Stock for Opg. ...170
Oct. 1859 — India Stock for 0pg....249
Jan. 1860. Consols for Acct 84
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... 110 Portuguese, 5 per cent. 62
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.......... Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 23 Russian, 5 per cent .
Chaim, 6 per cent 631 Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 231
Ditto, 1824. — Ditto, Deferred -.. 121
Danish, 3 per cent. —i French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, I 8;45, 5 per cent. !Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent. ... 301 iFrench, 3 per cent 77f. 25c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 21 per cent. ... 504
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 161 Ditto, 5 per cent 99'4
SIIA RES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid ... .....
Ditto Debentures ( 4 paid).... . ...... ... 64
Great Western 1Z ailway (65 paid) ...... ... U.)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 6 I i
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd)
Ditto Thirds (32 paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid). 231
L ndon and Greenwich Railway (20 pd)
Ditto Scrip. (3 paid) 4j
London and South Western
Ditto Tenths
London and Croydon Railway ( Trunk) -• •. 12i
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)......
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)..
Midland Counties Railway ( 100 paid)

LEGACY AND PROBATE DUTIES.—A re-
turn of the total amount of revenue received in the United
Kingdom in the year emiing Jan 5, 1841, for stamp duty
on b gac:es, probates, &e., has been laid before the House
of Commons. For England end Wales there has been
received 1,985,802/, Scotland 139,2331., and Ireland
66 9751. The amount of capital on which the several
rates of legacy duty ba.e been paid in the year 1840, was
for Great Britain 40,441,678/, and for Ireland 2.087,233/.
The total du'y ived since 1797 far the United King-
dom has been 60,108,0841., and the capital, which had been
transmitted de.rmg that period (forty-four years), amounts
to the enormous sum of 1,121,808,000/. About one halt
of this sum paid a duty of 1 per te.,t., having been trans-
mitted to children, or parcz:t: or lineal descendants, or an-
cestors of the deceased, one fourth t anamitted to brothers,
sisters, or th,,ir descendants, paid 3 per cent., and only
about ore tlntli paid 10 per cent., having Leen left to
distant relations or strangers in Llood.
THE LATE MR. Slms.—There are few occa-
casions on which public support could be appealed to with
more nasonable claims to the most favourable attention
than in the case of the widow of the lbk Mr. W. Sims,
the well known theatrical agent, who was for thirty-four
rears engaged is the profession, and who, during that great
length of time, was instrumental in introducing many of the
most celebrated and even famous actors and actresses of
the day. The widow of such a man should not be left in
a state of indigence, nor is she by any improvidence of her
husband, who bore an exemplary character; and we ear-
nestly hope the talent engaged on, the occasion of ber
benefit will insure an overflowing house.