The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-24 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool is described in some ac-
counts as having been rather steadier yesterday. Sales,
23,650 bales. • Stock now 516,970 bales against 841,240
bales at this time last year. American sorts have declined
%d. to Ud. per lb., and Brazil, Egyptian, and Surat %d. to
Vtd. per lb.—Railway Shares were again decidedly worse,
and at lower rates buyers were " shy."
The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. La-
mond and Co., participated in the general decline, and
the quotations must be considered again a shade lower.
The following are a few of the principal sales:—
Calcutta and St. George's Point £0 2 0
East Indian

Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire .... 0 9 6
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 4 17 0
North Staffordshire
Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0 19 0
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3 15 0
Eastern Counties, York Extension ... 5 5 0
Louvain ala Sambre 1 1 I
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 14 0
Great Northern ... 2 19 6
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 5 1 0
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 15 0
Northern Counties Union
The Bauk of England statement for the week to April 17
exhibits many important features, viz.:—
Notes Issued,
Decrease
Rest, increase
Public deposits, decrease
Other deposits, decrease
Seven-day and other bills, decrease 77,494
Other securities, decrease .. 1,025,376
Notes unemployed, decrease 274,600
Bullion
Decrease
The statement is so far explanatory as to need but
little comment. The active circulation has not
been much reduced, because the directors have
made use of some of the unemployed notes in the
banking department to accommodate the public. This so
far is as it should be, but the bullion left in the " banking"
department is getting too low, 528,741 L, to allow of the
operation going much further. The question arises, " What
is a sufficient reserve of notes and coin to carry on the
banking busines?" for no one denies that the
issue department is well taken care of, while most
consider that it locks up far too much money.
We shall no doubt find less bullion leave the country in con-
sequence of the Bank screwing ; but is it not a serious matter,
that to accomplish this the mercantile interest should be so
severely punished? The Bank must perforce restrict its
discounts to keep the coin, and to obtain coin the " ex-
change" capitalists will lessen the amount of their balances.
Hence the decline in the other securities and other deposits.
The Funds are very depressed again this morning. Con-
sols have been 86% to 85% for present transfer, and
86% to 86 for Account. Exchequer-bills have been par to
3s. discount. Bank Stock is at 198, and New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. 871,E to 86X.
Spanish Active Bonds have been 241,4, and the Three per
Cents. 35%. Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 34.
Mexican stock is 20% to A. Dutch Four per Cents. are
89%.
The Share market looks very " sickly " this morning. It
is needless to particularise, for the decline is general.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .. 193 193
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 85% 85 8534 34% 84%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 863 85% 85%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 8714:86% 86%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8 15-16 9 9
Consols for May 27 .. • • .. 86% 86 8614 86
Exchequer Bills. 1% d. 2d.
1,0001... .. 1 dis par 3 dis 3 dis
5001. .... 2 1 dis 1 dis
Ditto, Small .... par 3 dis 3 Ws
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 193 % 19%
Ditto, Deterred 334
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 2034% 20%
Portuguese Four per Cent
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 34 34
Spanish Bonds. 5 per Cent 2434 24%
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. —5%
Ditto, Three per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 353 35%
Dividencla on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 583 5814
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 8934
PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Amber., Notting., Reston, and
Eastern Junction • .. • . 2%....
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 18 ........ • • 17%
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... .. • • ...... 6
Caledonian .. 30 .... 24 23% . • .... 233(
Ditto, Half Shares .. 236 .... 1%3e 1
Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .... 22 .......... 22
Eastern Counties .. 20 .. 183434 1834
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. ...... •• .. t 34 p
Ditto, York Extension .. .... 5
East Lincolnshire .. .. 4 .... 68% •.......
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .•••• • .• ..
Ditto, half Shares .. .. 10 .... 18%
Ditto. Quarter Shares .. 12% .. •• 17
Ely and Huntingdon 15 .... 15 . ..... •• .. 15
Great Northern .. .. • • 234..........234
Do., London & York Extension 2% .... l % .. • • I%
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 25
Great Western .. .. 85 ....114 114
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... •• • • •• . 68
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 123 .... 17• • ••• .. 17..

Ditto, Fifths .. 20 - 2634 2634
Ditto, New .. 434 • • 7%•• • • • • 7%
Hull and Selby .. • .. .. 50 .... ......
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • 1234 .. •• 23 .. • •
Ipswich arid Bury St. Edmunds .. 14 934 .. .. •
Lancaster and Carlisle, .. 50 .... .... • •
Ditto, New 10%
Leicester and Bedford .. 165..... 14 dis .... • • % dis.
Liverp., Manch., & NCWC. Junet. 234 .... 36 1
London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, New, No. 1 b
London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 5034 %34
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .... 11 10%
London an North-Western ..100 ....170 169 17114 1713
Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 .... .• .. • •
Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 1l lx % .
Ditto, Fifths 2 .... 16 16
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • • 40 •• .. ••.• • •
Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 • • .. ••..• • • • 614
London and South-Western • • 411. 6s. 10d... 633{
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 47 ••..• • • •
Ditto, New .. 2734
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) . • 50 .... .... ••• • • • 52%
Ditto, Scrip. • .. • . • • .. 5 .... 414
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... .. ••.. • •
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 99 • .. • 99
Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 •. • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 5 .... 914
Ditto, Thirds (Beg.).. ..71. 45..... %% p•• ** % P
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... dis
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 ....
Midland —lOO ....113 114 • • 114
Ditto, New ~ 36 .... 38% % •. •• 39
Ditto, New .. .. 2 ....
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 90 89 .... • •
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .... 25%
Ditto, New .. • . • 5 .... 7 6%...• 634
Ditto, North Shields.. .. 25 30%34
Northern Counties Union .. .. 4 .... 135 34
North British.. 25
Ditto, Half Shares .. 1214 1434 143
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 21,4.... 336 3.......• 3
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. % .... 1 1
Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • .. 1 .... 2%
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... ..... 5y
North Staffordshire .. • • .. 5 .... 634 %% 634
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • . .. 2 •• ..
North Western • . .. • • 4 .... 2
Preston and Wyre .. • • • • 25 .... 34N
Ditto, Half Shares (B) • • .. 11,4 .. l%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• •
Shropshire Union .. 425..... 1 dis •• • • 111 dis
South Devon .. 40 .... 29 30...•••.• 30
South Stafford3hire • • • • 21 125... 34 dis.• ••• • • 34 dis
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33%.. • • 3534 ••••.. • • • • 3534
1)0., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 5 .• .. • •
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
134
Waterford and Kilkenny 1334 .... 654 .. • . .... • • flit
West Riding Union • • • • .. 25... .. 3434 p
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 34 • •••• •• • • 333
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 . 14
Ditto, Preference .. 4 .... 6% . ..... 65/B
York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 8234 82
Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 25 .... 40 .. • • • 40
Ditto, Preference • • .. 2 .... 10% 10 • 10
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten. • • 10 •• •- 20% .. •••• .. . • 201%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 .... 16% •• .• 16%
Central of France (Orleans and
Yierzon) .. 12 .. • • 15 ••..• • • •
Demerara .. . • • • • • • 214 •• • • 3 • 3
Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • • 7 •• • • ••••• • • • • • 374
East Inlian . ss. .... ......

Luxembourg .. .. .. .. 6 .... .. . ......-
Namur and Liege .. • . • • .. 10 ....11— .. •••. • • . 4%
Northern of France • • • . • • 8 .... 12% .. ..... • • 1234
Paris and Lyons •• • • .. .. 8 .... 4%..••• . . • • • 5
Paris and Rouen .. • • .. .. 20 .... 3634 •••• . • • ... 36%
Paris and Strasbourg ......5 .... 2 .. 2
Rouen and llavre - . .. .. .. 20 .... •••.• . • • .. 26%
Sambre and Meuse .. .. .. 12 .... 5% • • • • 5%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
British North American .. .. 50 .... ••••• • • • • • 44x
Provincial of Ireland • . .. .. 25 ....
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. •• •• 3% ••••• • . • • • 3%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Aran. 24.—Wind N.W., light airs and with fog.
DEAL, APRIL 23.—Wind E.N.E., to .li,S.E.—Arrd. Klune
Mario, Hanson, St. Croix, for Copenhagen ; Duke of Cam-
bridge, Ratbjen, La Guayra and Porto Cabello, for Bremen.
Sld. Queen, Port Wallace.
OFF SALCOMBE, APRIL 23. Wind W.—Victoria, Wil-
liamson, Singapore.
FALMOUTH, Aram 23.—Wind E.—Arrd. off, Glenmore,
Barnett, Whampoa ; Admiral Tromp, Kerman, Batavia, and
Rio Janeiro. for Amsterdam ; Malabar, Desonnais, St. Do-
mingo for Havre. Arrd. Rainbow. Benjamin, New York.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23. Wind N.N.W.—Sid. Hermes,
Hong-Kong ; John Dugdale, Singapore ; Dryad, Valparaiso ;
Geo. Glen, Para •, Grace, Antigua ; Majara, New Orleans ;
William Carson, New York • Superb, Matanzas; Chester,
New Orleans; William and Elizabeth, New Orleans;
Amazon, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Fisherman, Bays,
Chaleur ; Sisters, Quebec ; Fisher and Anna, Newfoundland.
BRISTOL, APRIL 23.. Wind W.N.W.—SId. Neptune,
Calcutta.
HULL, APRIL 23.—The Archimedes steamer, from Ham-
burgh, has arrived here to-diy leaky, with damage to ma-
chinery ; cargo discharging in a damaged state.
GREENOCK, APRIL 22.—The Charles (barque), water-
logged and abandoned, was passed 21st ult., in lat. 26 lon. 41
W., by the Diana, arrived in the Clyde.
OFF PORTLAND, APRIL 21.—Rebecca Jane, Le Measurier,
Monte Video.
DUNMORE EAST, APRIL 21.—Arrd. Rhodes, Remington,
Baltimore (America).
GALWAY, APRIL 20.—Wind W.—Arrd. Blomfield, O'Brien,
New York. Sid. Rio Janeiro, Mathew, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Linden, St. Andrew's; David, Halifax.
DONEGAL, APRIL 19.—Arrd. Emerald, Bull, Philadelphia.
BELFAST, APRIL 22.—The Doni, Nicholson, of Boston,
New York to this port, ran on the rocks near Donaghadee
during a fog yesterday, but got off apparently without da-
mage. The Prince of Wales steamer, from Fleetwood, ran
on shore near Gray Point during a fog this morning, but
got off apparently without damage.

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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—We have had
occasion so frequently to direct public attention to the va-
luable lectures delivered at this popular scientific resort, and,
judging from the crowded audiences which daily congre-
gate within its walls, it would appear hardly necessary to
revert to it again, were it not for the circumstance that at
no period of its formation do we remember to have heard
subjects of so much public importance, or so skilfully handled
as the lectures of Professor Rymer Jones on animal me-
chanism, and Dr. Bachhoffner on artificial light, now de-
livering at the above institution; the latter, more particu-
larly, cannot fail to recommend itself to all classes of society,
from its practical nature and utility; for while the rich are
directed to the best and most efficient mode of domestic illu-
mination, the less opulent are not forgotten in. the admirable
illustrations of the learned Doctor, which embrace the various
modes that have been employed for this purpose, from the
pine torch of the savage to the modern refinement of the
camphine lamps. We are glad to find that the subject will
be resumed by ;Dr. liaehhoffnor every evening during
.the
ilext wook.