The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-07 00:00:00

INK FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving off quota-
tions of yesterday, 91 to e Money, and 91i for the Ac-
count ; Exchequer Bills 25 27 premium; India Bonds
4 to 6;prem. ; Bank Stock, 1751 ; India Stock 2491 250 k.

In the Foreign market the prices were as follows :

Spanish Active-28i 29; Deferred, 14f i; Passive, 71
Portuguese, 354 ; Three per Cents., 24f- 1; Colom-
bian, 25f 26 ; Mexican, 28i 29 ; Brazilian, 75} 76f ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents., b 34 54 ; Fivv per
Cents. 1001 /.
In Ardoin's Spanish there was no variation. From the
Hague it is stated that the Second Chamber will assemble
on IWednesday to hear the report of the Central Section
on the Budget of 1840. The Minister of Finance left
yesterday for Amsterdam.

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Durcu UNDS, MAY 4.—T wo-and-a-Half per Cents.,
52i.; Five per Cents., 99 11.16ths ; Ardoins, 27i.
It appears that the navigation of the Baltic in the year
1839 was very animated ; the Sound was passed and re-
passed by 16.157 vessels, more by 2-196 than the pre-
ceding year. The increase is principally attributed to the
transactions in corn during the winters of 1838 and 1839.
The duty on the passage of the Sound was about
2,903,000 f.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCN.
Bank Stock - 175tH % ' India Stock -
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cents. Con 90% , South Sea Stock —
3% ncr Cent - Old Annuities... ........... .... FS
1)1th, 1ied............. --DEIN% New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 99Ti 100; 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toccnire 1 Ditto 500.. 2:i S:7 pm.
Jan. 5, 1800 13% 11-16; Ditto Small 25 27 ion.
Oct. 10, 1859 13% l Ditto Commercial...". dia.
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised ...... pm.
Jan. 5, IMO — Bank Stock for Account ..
Aprlls, 189(1. — India Stock for Account ..
Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account 9114
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O CLOCK
Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Tionsls
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian ilonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto ..I.ccount .........
Chilian 3end a — , Prussian Bonds
Ditto Azi:c's Pt — i Russian Bonds, 1822 11414
Colurntian Br :ids —, Ditto Account —
Ditta tc--, nt
Columbian 3: -thi,15124
DL:? kccJ.l it
2 anish Bonds
Ditto Act( Int - Deferroil
Greek Boasts .... French, 5 per cent...... —f. —c,
Ditto Bonds, IWS — --- 4 per cent....... —l. —c.
Ditto Account .......... - 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent 24% —. Exchange. —f. —c.
Ditto Account ... —. i Dutch, 2% per cent
Ditto, 0 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Acc0unt......., —
HALF-PAST ONE.

We continue in the same state as in the early part of the
morning, without any intelligence of importance—few ar-
rivals, and very 'laic doing. Money continues exceed-
ingly plentiful.
Consols are firm, and rather better than in the morning,
91 i for the Account ; and 91it for Money ; Exchequer
Bills 26 27 prom. ; India bonds 6 4 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 176 i 4
In the Foreign Market Spanish continues at 29 ;
Portuguese, 30 ; Russian 1141 ; Mexican 294 ; Danish
784 ; Dutch Two.and.a-Half per Cents , 63i
CLOSING PRICES.
nrarisit FUNDS
Bank Stock 175y,'„ India Strick
per Cent. Red
3 per Cent Ci.ns 914, Onto Old Annuities.... .....
3t4 per Cent. Red 98% Ditto New Annuities
New 11t.,i per Cent 100' Ex. 13111 s, 1,000/ t.'d "e. pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ "7 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 27 pna
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan ISO .....
FOItEION FUNDS
Austrian, 5 per cent sper cent.
Brßelgianazilian Bonds, 5 per cent
Prussian, 5 per cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Russia's Bonds, 5 per cent... 114
Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic..
mei Colobian, or cent — Spanish. 5 per yen' 2B,BDitto, 1824 — 110
DPoitrttou,gts,u.zf.l3Dnint 'tic: '
Ditto, Deferred 14%
Danish, 3 per cent 78%, French, 5 per cent
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct. ' Exchange l. —c
Mexican, 5 per cent 24% French, a per cent —4. —c,
Ditto,(l mem cent., 1895 — Dutch, 2N, per cent.
Peruvian ,1823,6 per cent..... , Ditto, 5 per cent.
314 A RES
11irminghatu and Derby Railway
Cheltenham and (treat Western Rziway lB
Great Western Railway
Di"" few Shares.. -

Gotiport Junction Railway ........................
London and B-righton It3tiway. ...................
22ScX

London and Bla-ekwall Railw.ay
Lontinu and Birmingham Railway.
London and South Western Railway 5l
11
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk)
NorthrsTonr Ditto
Northern staa
irt
Shares
12061 75

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—An ordi-
nary general meeting of the members of this Institution and
their friends took place on Monday evening. The attendance
vas numerous.