The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm
at Friday's rates. Sales, 3,000 to 4,000 bales, including
3,000 bales of American at bid. to lid. per lb. Shares
were steady.
Although Consols were seriously depressed yesterday,
yet the price of Railway Shares, at Messrs. Lamond and
Co.'s sale, was fairly maintained, and many were dis-
posed of. The following are a few of the principal
sales :

Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... £0 4 6
Taw Vale Extension and Dock . 2 13 0
Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire .... 0 8 0
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
Louvain b. la Sambre 1 2 6
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 18 6
London and Blackwall, No. 1
Eastern Counties, York Extension 4 12 6
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 2 6
North Staffordshire
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 1 5 0
Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1 7 6
Newcastle and Berwick, New 8 5 0
The returns of the receipts of the quarterly revenue,
which were made public this morning, have given a con-
siderable degree of satisfaction in all circles here. That
trade has increased was pretty well an ascertained fact
before the official receipts of the Customs and Excise
were known. Indeed, the ports of London and of Liver-
pdol have, for the principal portion of the quarter
which has just ended, been in a most active state.
The deliveries of goods of all sorts have been large, and
almost exclusively for instant consumption—cotton
and co ern excepted—not on speculation.
Nothing further has transpired relative to the re-
ported loss of the West India mail steam-packet Tweed.
It is considered certain, that should the intelligence un-
fortunately be true, that the number of passengers could
not have been as great as has been stated.
Much solicitude is still felt in the City relative to the
influence that may be produced on the Money Market
by the recent resolve on the part of the .directors of the
Bank f England, in. restricting the movements of the
discount firms of the City. In consequence, the result of
the next weekly meeting of the court on Thursday is
looked for with anxiety.
The Funds opened well this morning on account of
the revenue, but have gone back since. Consols were
884 e, and are now 88. Bank Stock is worth 199} to
200 ex dividend. Exchequer-bills have realised Is. to
4s. premium. The Scrip is discount.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds have
been 240, and the Three per Cents. 36 to 35k. Por-
tuguese Four per Cents. are 341; Brazilians have been
844. The Spanish Investments are very buoyant.
Shares are very dull, but steady in price.
BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRE ES.
Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. •• 26014 199% ex dv 19934
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87NA ex div 86%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 8814% 88 5734
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 8834 Ni ex dlv 88k
Long Annuities, Expire •Jan. 5,1860 .. 9 1-16 ex div 9 1-16
India Bonds, 1,000/. ..
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 2 p
Consols for Account .. .. 88 1,4 %88
India Stock for Account .. 24634 247
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. .
Exchequer Bills. 13id.
1,0001...
Ditto, Small

dis
2d.
3 1 4 p
3 5p
ONE
O'CLOCK.
• 8414
▪ 38
• 34X
34
▪ 24;4%

2p
873
247

CLOSIN t
FOREIGN FUNDS. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 83%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. 38%
Portuguese Four per Cent 3134
Ditto, for the Account 3414
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent 24 74
Ditto, for the Account • . •• 237
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5%
Ditto, Deferred ..........16 16
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 35%
Ditto, for the Acc0unt......354 36 351 A 35%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 40% 40%
Ditto, Deferred .. 12%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 587/4 34 59 58%
Ditto. 1 per Cent. Certificates .. 91 91% 90% 90%
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Bristol and Pieter .. 75 .... 74%.......... 7434
Buckinghamshire ..61.45..... par % p•... • . 1p p
Eastern Counties .. 20 .... 19!4 19 •• .. 18%4
Do. l'erpet., 5 par Cent. No, 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. 1,4 p• • •• .. 34 p
Ditto, York Extension .. 534 .. 4%34 •• 4%
East Lincolnshire .. 4 .... 634
Great North of England . ..100 •.••• • • • • •
Ditto, New .. .. • • .. .. 5 .... 59% • ........•
Great Western .. • . 85 ....114 116•
Huddersfield and Manchester .. 16 ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, ditto, Extension 5 .... 5% .....• •. • •
Hull and Selby .. • • .. .. 50 .• •••••• • • ••
Ditto, Half Shares 25 .... 51 ...... •• • •
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... 63 .. •••• • • • •
Leeds and Bradford . • .. .. 35 .... 78% ..
Leeds and Thirsk • • • • .. 22% ••••• • • • •
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent... 3% .... 5 .• ••..• • • •
London, Brighton, end S Coast • • 50 .... 52
Ditto, Quarters • .. .. 7 ...• ..
London an North-Western ..100 .• •• ..........
Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 12% .... • •
Ditto, 40/. Shares M. &B. .• 40 .. —• ••••. • • • • •
London and South-Western • • 41/. 6s. 10t1.. • —••-• • • . • •
Manchester and Leeds .. • . .• 82 .... 104% ••• • _
Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 .... 4834
Ditto Fifths .. • • .. 5 •• • • 0%. 10 ••• • • •
,
Ditto, Sixteenths .. 6%.... 77
Midland .. • • .. ..100 ....115? 114%..•
Ditto, New ~ • . 36 .• 39% 40
Ditto, New .. 2 .• • • 454% • •
Midland, Birming. & Gloucest.• .100 ....124 .....
Ne ,vcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 2,i% ..••. • .. •
Ditto, New .. . • . . 5 .... 8 .... • .....
Ditto, North Shields.. • • .. 25 .... 31 N .. • •
Norfolk .. • • .• .. —lOO .• .. ..........
North British .. 25 •• • • ••••• • • • . •
Ditto, lief Shares' 12% .• • • 153
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 2 .. 433
Ditto, Extension .. • . %.• 114 ••••.. • • • •
Ditto, Thirds • • .. -• .- 1 .... 3% . •
North Staffordshire 5 •• .. • • ••
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • • . .. 2 .• .. 4 ......
North Western • • .. .. 4 .... ...... •• • .
Portsmouth Direct • • .. .. 3% •• • . 31A ..
Preston and Wyre • • 23 .... 34% 35% . .
Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 8%
Ditto, ditto (B) .. 1% g. • • 1% •.• • .
Scottish Midland .. • • 17 4 .. 2014 •••• • • •
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3% .... 4%1A . ..... .
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33% .. 3.1% ........ •
South Wales .. .. 10 .... 8 7% •
Vale of Neath .. 2 .... % • .....
York and Newcastle .. .. 25 3414 31
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .... 7% •• • ••• • •
York and North Midland .. 50 .... 84 •• ••• • •
Ditto, Preference • • .. 2 .... 11% •• •• .... •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 20 .... 16% •• .....
Demerara .. .• 2rs 334........
• •
Dutch Rhenish • • . • .. .. 7 .... 4% .... • •
Northern of France .• .. • • 8 •• • • 131.4 Ys
Paris and Lyons .. 8 .... 534 .. • ....•

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Real del Monte, Unrezistered —3% .• •• •• •

59Y
116

631,4
104%
4?41/4

77%
114 t%
39,4
434
124
26'
31!;)

2012
4 IA
3fi 4
7%

,G%
3%
4%
13%
S•X

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.---(YESTERDAY).
Amsterdam .. .. .. C.F. 12 4% Gibraltar.. •.. •• ..
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 2 Leghorn .............. 30 45
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 5 Genoa •• .• 26
&ntwerp • .. .. 25 85 Milan ... • . —
Elimburgh .... • • M.B. 13 11 Venice .... .. .. • • ......
&Bona ...... Naples ...• .. ...., .. • • 40%
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 60 Palermo, per 0z........ 120%
Ditto, 3 months .. 25 90 Lisbon .... . ...... ..... 53%
Marseilles •••• • • • ..... 26 Oporto ••••• • • • • ....... A 4%
Bourdeaux. ... .. 25 95 Rio Janeiro .. •• • • 26%
Frankfort on Maine.... 121% Bahia .. •• .• ••• • ..
Petcrsburgh, 3 U 5......— Buenos Ayres •• • ...
Berlin ••.. • ..... .. •• • • New York, 21 days' sight
Vienna, effcc.flo •••• 10 4 Philadelphia • • ....
Trieste, ditto.
Madrid .
Cadiz • • ... : . ..... .. 36% New Dollars
Bilbao.. ••••••• • • • • . . . Portugal Gold Coin
Barcelona •• ••••• • • • • . Spanish Doubloons
Seville.• ••••.•• • • • • • Silver in bars .... —O5 0%

RELIGIOUS FANATICISM AT READING.—SOIDe ex
citement has been occasioned in this town of late by a
series of -prophetic announcements by a section of
religionists—called by some the " Latter Day Saints,"
but whose tenets are very peculiar and very difficult to
define—of the final termination of the world, and that on
the 31st of March we were to hear what was termed by
this party the " Mighty Angel's midnight roar." In-
credible as it may appear, the fact is beyond contradic •
tion, and a number of periods had been fixed for this
event, but hitherto the predictions had proved as false as
the notion was absurd and ridiculous. We will not go
so far as to say that these pretenders to prophetic
powers had many credulous followers, but the circum-
stance -had given rise to very much observation, owing
to a tradesman doing an extensive business, and living in
one of the greatest thoroughfares of the town, having
for months past been a convert to these sentiments, and
that such seems to have been the strong convictions of
his own mind of the veracity of the announcement that
his shop window has abounded with pamphlets on the
subject, and he has been known to have engaged himself
in promulgating these notions amongst the halt-educated
and easily beguiled inhabitants of rural districts. As
the day approached the interest increased amongst some
people, and towards the evening for the prophesied
" mighty roar," the " faithless" gathered near his shop
in numbers rather too thick to be pleasant, and with the
view to prevent the demolition of his windows, as well as
"to save his bacon," he found it necessary to put up the
shutters, and a number of policemen were kept parading
the street for several hours to preserve order. Vat ions
were the rumours of what this deluded and much-to-be-
pitied individual proposed doing, and we Will mention
only one as showing the extravagances of mind of
religious fanatics. It was reported that he intended to
dress himself in white and proceed to a high hill about a
mile or two from the town to meet the Saviour.
COAL IN SOUTH AFRICA.—The attention of the
Colonial Government has been directed to the coal fields
in the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. The beds of
coal which were discovered some years since at Coles-
berg, are not available, owing to their distance from sea-
coast ; but recent information goes to show that the
coal-fields of the new settlement at Port Natal promise
to be the means by which steam navigation is to be ex-
tended in the Southern Hemisphere. The following
official notice, issued from the Colonial-office at Natal
will direct the attention of the colonists to the value of
this mineral product :—"lnquiries having been addressed
to this office by parties interested in steam navigation,
relative to the quantity and price of native coal to be
obtained at Port Natal, his Honour the Lieutenant-
Governor requests that landed proprietors who may have
found coal, of quality equal to that brought to this
market from the northward, in situations more favour-
able for conveyance to the port, will forward specimens
of the coal to this office. The Lieutenant-Governor
will also be glad to receive information upon this subject
from any oue disposed to furnish it.
"By command of his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor,
(Signed) " D. MOODIE,
Secretary to Government."
The masons employed at the Sunderland Pier have
given notice to their masters for an advance of wages
from 275. to 30s. a week, intimating that unless this de-
mand be complied with they will have their work. It
is only three weeks since their wages were advanced
from 244". to 275. 'a'weok. The demand appears unreason-
able.--Newedsrte Paper.
DEATII;or THE HON. MRS. WARNEFORD:This
lady, intittigii.:in-law of the late Sir Charles Wetherell,
expired, liefelit the past week, at her seat, Warneford-
place, Wiltihire, at the advanced age of 81. She was
daughter Orthe late and sister of the present Viscous-it
A-librook, and in 1789 married the late Colonel Warne-
curd, the representative of one of the wealthiest tstaities
in Wilts. By this union, amongst other issue, she had
Lady Wetherell, who, by the melancholy event, becomes
one of tte richest heiresses iu the empire.