The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-24 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

(From The Sun of Saturday Night.)

In the Liverpool Cotton market a good deal of
business has been done this week for export, but not
much for the trade. This sales are 29,490 bales. Stock
531,580 bales, against 791,620 at this time last year.
Railway shares were at advanced rates, as it wds stated
that the leading companies would carry on their works
most cautiously, and restrict their "calls" to the nar-
rowest possible limits.

There are accounts to-day by a direct arrival, to
January 28th, from Port Phillip, but we have advices
as Isle yid Sydney.
There is a more cheerful appearance in the Money
and Stock Markets to-day. and the " sl,lendid" weather,
together with the accounts from the provinces, the flat-
ne,s of the grain markets, the facilities offering by the
Bank, and the idea that even the exportation of two or
three millions of specie would not be regarded with
apprehension, provided our harvest was likely to prove
propitious, serve to encourage a better feeling generally.
The Bank of England returns for the week to the
15th instant are also favourable, as will be shown by the
subjoined analysis:—
Notes issued
Increase
Public deposits increase
Other deposits decrease 179,157
Seven-day and other bills increase 10,257
Government securities increase
Other securities increase
Notes increase 596,795
Active circulation decrease
Bullion
Increase
The Stock Market has been rather improving, not-
withstanding the absence of many of the jobbers, and
the Hebrew holiday of the Pentecost. Consols have ad-
vanced to 87 and 87* for transfer next week, and the
same for account. Exchequer-bills have been par to is.
premium. Bank Stock is quoted 189.: The New Three-
und-a-gtiarter per Cents. are 87i I. Consols Scrip is
2* discount:
There has not been a single bargain in thct Peninsula
Securities to-dsy. Mexican are dull at 1.61, and Brazi-
lian at 82i. -
Railway Shares have been better supported, though
not generally higtor in demand.
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ONE • CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. • • 189 190 k,
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 86 5574 85 fliree per Cent. Consols Annuities 87 87% 87X
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 87% % % 87%
New Five per Cent. Annuities .. 112 112
Lung Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8% 15.16 8 15-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. —8%
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% 3-16 9 3-46
India Stock .. . .. 240 240
India Bonds, 1,0001. .• 2 dis
Ditto, under 4,0001. par par
r"onxols for May 27 .. • • .. 8714 87%
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. . 21,‘ dis 21/8 dis
Exchequer Bills. 150. 2d.
1,0001... 1 p par
• 5001. . • .... 3 p
Ditto, Small .... 26 p
ONE
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bond*. 5 per Cent .. • . 8234
Ditto, Now, 1843 ..
Danish, 3 per Cent -• • • •• 8314 88
Mexican Bonds. 1846, 4 per Cent .. 19%
Portugtiese Bonds, b per Cent ..
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. • •
Russian Bonds .. •• 109%
Dividend* on the above payable in Landon.
Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 91%
PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES,
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen.. .. • • • . .. 30 .... 24 ........
Amber., Notting., Boston, and

3p
6p
CLOSINi
PRICES.
821,,
83X

Eastern Junction .. 2% 1 ........
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 16% ..... ..•
Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.. b .... 9%........
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead 27% • • •• ..
Eastern Counties . .. 20 .... 18% • • .....
Do. l'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 4 p....
Ditto, York Extension .. 7%....
East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 17 .. • •
Ditto New .. ...
East Lincolnshire .. 6% .... 8 7% ••• • • •
Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 •
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2%
Great Northern 31.... 2 1
Great North of England ...100
Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 58% ....
Ditto. New . .. 25
Great Western .. 85

•• -108 ........

Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1214 ...., 15%
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 25 25
Ditto, New .. 4% 7% % . .. .".. 7
Leeds and Thirsk 26 .... •• •... 19
Ditto, Preference 6 per nt...
London an North-Western ..100 ....170 169........ 169
Ditto, Quarters . L. and B. 7 .... •• • • ...... 21
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 2 .... 145........,. 14%
Ditto, 401. Shares N. &B. • . 40 .... 65 ...... 65

Ditto, 101. Shares M. &U. (B) 5 .... 914
London and South• Western 411. 6s. 10d... 61%
Ditto, Scrip.. .. • . 5 ....
Ditto, ditto .. .• • • 4 .... 3% • •
Lynn and Ely .. .. 25 .... 26%3i
Lynn and Dereham .. • • 20 .... • ....... •
Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .
Ditto, Fifths 5 .... 8 4 ...... 814
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. —7l. 45..... % dls %
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... dis. • •• • •
Manchester and SouthaMpton .. 2 .... ' ••.• • •
Niid;and ..100
'Milo, New 6 .... 7 .. • •
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .• • • 2114
Idtto, New .. .. • • 5 •• .. 6% 5...
North British .. • . 25
Ditto, ilalf Shares .. • • 1214 •• . • 13t .... • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • 34, •• • . 3%...... • .
North Staffordshire .. 74 •. 9Li 9. .....
Oxtord, Niroester. & Wolverhamp. 22 131,4
Preston and Wyre.. .. 25

Ditto, Hall shams (A) .. 8% .. • • 12 •• • • •• • • 12
Reading, Guildford, and ltglgate 5 .. • • 4% .... ••• • • • 4%
:Scottish Central .• . •• 17% .. • . .• • *-43
Shrewsbury and Itirmingham .. 3t ......
South Eastern and Dovor .. 33% .... 35 •• • • 3 1/,
Ditto, New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 20 .... 19 ..... • 19
tio.. New (do 101.) .. NO. 4. 5 . . 4 .• • •• . • 4
West Riding Union • . • . .. 4/. 25... % dis .... 3G dir
Windsor. Staines, Sa S. Western., 425....• p ........
Wilts, Somerset, 'Ad Weymouth 20 .... 10% •• • • • • 101,,
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 3416 • •• .. 34y,
Ntw.• ' • . 10 •. •." •••• •• •• •-• 14
Ditto, Yreterence 4 .... ........
York aad North Midland 50 8114 ..
Ditto, ExtenSfon" 25 •• • • •• 40
Ditto. Preference 2 .... 9)3,
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 16 ..........
Toul., 3E.Cette (Constituted) 4 • 1% •• • • ......
Centril 4af. France- (Orleans and
Vierzon)' •;- • • • • • • 12 .. 14% . ... .
Northern of France • • .. 8
Paris stud LYons t• • • • • • • 8 .... SIA
Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 24 .......
Tournay, .Jdrble, 'Auden, and
Hasselt

.. 12 .. 6 6
MINES.
Real del Monte, Irnrerlstered 3U • • • • • • - • • • 314

REPORTED DEATH OF MR.
O'CONNELL.

The Monileur Parisien of this night (Thursday;
contains the following :
A letter from Nice gives the death of Mr. O'Con,
nell on his arrival at Genoa.

"On ecrit de Nice que O'Connell est wort en
arrivant a Genes."

Although this important statement bears no date,
yet it must be observed that it is communicated
through the organ of the French Government, who
received it probably by telegraphic dispatch, as it is
worded in the form usually adopted when giving such
Communications to the public.

(From the Atlas of Saturday.)
SECOND EDITION.—We are in receipt of a private
letter this morning from Florence, dated May 13th,
by which we are enabled to set at rest the anxiety of
Mr. O'Connela friends respecting the above report.
It gives us pleasure to state that Mr. O'Connell was
then on his way to Rome, and apparently recovered
from the attack which seized him at Genoa. The
writer says—

"Mr. O'Connell and his son, Mr. D. O'Connell, jun.,
with the Rev. Dr. Miley and his privite physician, have
arrived at Leghorn, from whence they proceed by the
steamer to Civita Vecchia and Thane, where, he is to
remain a short time; after which he comes to Florence
to pass the summer months at a villa."

POET WINE.—We are informed that the Junta of
Oporto have resolved that wines of the Upper Douro ,ot
the vintage of 1846 may be brought into Oporto until
the 20th of June neat. Upon wine of the: first quality a
duty of 7,200 reis (about 11. 143.2 d.) a pipe is to be paid,
and the owner of the wine is to bind hinisall to export
the same to porta in Europe. Upon wine of the second
quality the duty is to be 600 rein (shout 2.. 10d.), and
on wine for home consumption 6,800 reis (about V. 12w.
101.) a pipe. The entrance duty paid •on wine of the
fir,t qoality is to be deducted irons-the export duty.
-MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—.—Visoount Palmerston
lektown on Friday for Broadlsnds, Hants, for the holi-
days. ThP Noble 'Viscount, who was= accompanied by
her Ladyship, returns to town:on Too day-or Wednesday
next. Lord John Rs s ,!I left .0 eshsui place on Set Ar-
tily, for Richmond, to pass the.ho)lo4S whti Lady John
Russell and family. His Excellency the Earl of Clares-
don is expected to leave for Dublin at the close of the
riekt, or early in the following week, to enter on the
C,trtiei of 'his new appointment. The Countess will ac-
company the Noble Earl. The Earl Grey, accompanied
by the Countess,' purposes to reside at their seat near
Windsor during the holidays. The Noble Earl, as.
Secretary for the Colonies, will entertain the Duke of
Wellington and a distinguished party, on Thursday next,
in ct lebration of her Majesty's birthday. The Right Hon.
Henry Labouchere will return from Dublin in about a
week.

ALARMING FIRE NEAR THE FOST-OFFICE.-.--Friday
•night, snurtly after 11 o'clock, a fire that caused consi-
derable alarm broke out upon the premises belonging to
Mr. Falshaw, fancy box manufacturer, situate at No. 8,
Staining :arm, St. Martin's-le-Grand. The flames origi-
net' d from some unknown cause in the front shop, and
before being perceived they bad obtained the complete
possession of the whole of the stock therein. Whilst
the firemen were engaged in extinguishing the flames. a
report was raised that an elderly female was at the top
of the house. The escape of the Royal Society for Pro-
tection of Life from Fire was immediately raised in
front of the building, and the conductor ascended, and
rushed through the smoke, and inspected every room
not on fire, but without finding any one, and it after-
turned out that the residents were from home when the
outbreak occurred. By dint of great ex, rtions the fire
yea confined to the lower portion of the premises, but
before it was extinguished nearly the whole of the stock
in trade was destroyed. It could not be ascertained
whither or not the property was insured. Shortly
betore the above outbreak a fire broke out st 13, Water-
loo-terrace, Chelsea-common, occupitfl by Mrs. Mary
Apted, a laundress. Thy loss will be covered by au in.
surarm in the Ccunty.office.