The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-23 00:00:00

BO URSE-PARIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19.

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First Highest Lowest 1 ast
Price Price. Pricy. Price
'tench 5 per Cerny ll6 tO ... ild 55 ... 1 6 50 ... 116 50
4% per Cents ......
4 per Cents 99 70 ... 99 70 ... 14) 70 .. 99 70
3 per Cents. ex. div 77 60 .. 77 60
... 77 50
... 77 50
Bank of France .... 2190 ...3190 ...3190 ...3190
Lartitte hank 1.11001. St area 1140 ...1940 ...I(40 ...1040
5,0001. Skares 5,20 ...51.10 ...5110 ...51211
icleian Bank
Belgian 5 per Cents.
3 per Cents 7l a 0
... 71 50 ... 71 51 ... 71 50
Dutch 2% per Cents. 52% ... 5214 ... 52% ... svsli
ip..insh Au.i.i 50% ... :OA ... 1:0% ...
,20%
Pasmi,.. 4% ... 4% ... 4% ... 4.4
New Deferrhi
Neapolitan
114 30 •114

30
Liman lo2}ti 1044 ...1023 ...10251
ItAILWAN 81-IAREs.
728 75 73,1 ... 728 75 ... 728 75
408 75 . 210 2.0 i 75 ... 210
321 50 37 5C ... 323 ... 3.5
450 ... 450 ... 45,1 ... 450
4,-2 50 482 50 ,82 20 ... 482 50
237 50 ... 237 50 ... 237 50 . 237 50

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Mean.
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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUG. 20.—The trade
have shown decidedly more disposition to purchase than
for a considerable period, which we may attribute to the
unnatural state of the Market last week, accompanied
with a favourable change in the weather, from the com-
mencement of the present week. Holders also, influenced in
a great measure by the latter circumstance, have mani-
fested less anxiety to sell, which has resulted in an ad-
vance of id. per lb. in the common qualities of Ameri-
can, and generally an d. in the better sorts. The de-
mand for Brazil, &c., still continues very moderate and
are nominally as before quoted. Surats also, though
there has been a fair quantity disposed of, remain un-
changed. 1,900 American, 260 Peruvian, and 500 Surat
have been taken for export, and 7,000 American on spe-
culation.

Stock on hand August 20, 1841
Do. August 20, 1840
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, AUG. 20.—The im-
provement noticed in the Share Market has continued
to-day, and the following are the transactions:—Grand
Junction, 199, ex dividend ; Great Western, New
Shares, 57 ; London and Birmingham, 321. Shares, 54+;
Midland Counties, New Shares, 19+ ; North Midland,
Thirds, 91.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 20.—Shares
kept firm in price with but little doing.—London and
Birmingham, 160 161
_; Ditto, 321. Shares, 53 53. ;
Ditto, ditto, New, 22+ 24 ; Ditto, Quarters, 22. ;
Manchester and Leeds, 53 ; Ditto, Halves, 21k ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 201.

The following is an extract of a private letter from
New York, dated August 7 :
" OF Teas there has been a direct arrival from Can-
ton this week, in 110 days, with the intelligence that all
the English and American ships in port would be dis-
patched with full cargoes. A public sale to-day went off
with spirit, and, considering the nature of the intelli-
gence from Canton, very full prices were paid.

Consols opened at 891 1 for Money,' and 891 for the
Account ; Exchequer Bills, 12 14 prem. Spanish Active
Stock, 194 20. No business doing.
The English Stock Market is flatter since the opening.
Consols are now quoted at 891 1 for Money, and 891 for
the Account ; Exchequer Bills 13 prem.
In the Foreign Marketßrazilian Bonds are 673,-; Chilian
71 ; Spanish Active Stock, 20 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 511 ; Ditto Fives, 1014.
Little doing in Shares. Great Western are 81 ; Lon-
don and Brighton, 44a ; Manchester and Leeds, 57 ;
South Eastern and Dover, 164.
The advices from the United States are considered ra-
ther satisfactory in some points, and it is anticipated
that if the Bankrupt Bill receives the assent of
the President, and operates in the way it is in-
tended to operate, the rotten traders will no
longer struggle on, and embarrass their European
creditors, but being relieved by giving up at once what
they possess for the liquidation of their engagements,
will once more become useful members of society, and
learning wisdom from experience, as we hope also the
creditors on this side of the Atlantic be disposed
henceforth to conduct their business more upon the
cash and bona-fide principles.
The result of this week's business in the produce
markets is satisfactory as regards Tea, Cotton, Coffee,
and Tallow, but Sugar suffers from the heavy supplies of
East India, &c. Altogether we may congratulate the
mercantile community upon an improvement in their
prospects.
Consols, Money and Account, 893 ; October, 89i
90 ; Colombian, 204 ; Mexican, 26+ ; Spanish, 20+.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock .. 168 India Stock
3 per Cent Red B9l, IDitto Bonds ........
..... pm
3 per Cent Cons B9i Ditto Old Annuities
3i per Cent Red 99 Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent 9Bi Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 13 pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001......... 15 pm
Long Annuities toexpire Ditt 5ma11...... 15 pm
Jan. 1860 .. 12 15.16 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for 0pg....
Jan. 1860.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... 109. Portuguese, 5
,per cent.
l3elgidn, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.... 67i Prussian, 5 per cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent
Chilian, 6 per cent...... 70i Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, .5 per cent 2O
Ditto, 1824. — Ditto, Deferred ... --
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. --f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 percent —f.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2i per cent. ... 52i
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent.......... 102
SHARES

Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)
Ditto Debentures ( 6 paid) 8
Great Western Railway (65 paid) Bl
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London'and Brighton (50 paid)... 45
Londoriand Blackwall Railway (25 paid) l4i.
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 1616
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l2l
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto New Shares (30 paid 24
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) .. ...... 81
South Eastern and Dover (38 paid)... 161
York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) 74
Ditto New Shares (10 paid)

THE SLIPPERY BARONET.
If there's a man, of whom 'tis said
" He's slippery as an eel ;"
No one deserves the compliment
More than Sir Robert Peel.

If we upon his public life
E'er venture to look back,
O'er all the way there still appears
A crooked sliding track.

Not long ago he vainly hoped
Prime Minister to be ;
But slippery was the road he took,
Like all his policy.
He held not a straightforward course,
But, full of wiles and snares,
He slipped while turning out the maids,
And fell upon the stairs.

For Britain's weal, the Ministry
The Corn-laws now assail—
True to himself, Sir Robert Peel
Prefers the sliding scale.
'Tis quite in keeping that the man
(Though some may here deride)
Who has so slippery been through lite,
Should love to have a slide.
When after place again he looks,
I hope he'll get the slip,
"Which sometimes happens, it is said,
Between the cup and lip.
And so may all Monopolists
Who do our land enthral,
Get, like the wily Baronet,
A heavy backward fall.