The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-10 00:00:00

MONEY arid COMME RCI Al. ,E Iv . i London and S. Western.... 41.. 6s 8d...
Do.NewConsolidatedBths. 40
CITY, QUAECTER TO Tiil-:P.:E. Ditto New 501
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool market, on Sa- Ditto New 401........ .... 26
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ......
turday, were 3,500 bales, at steady rates. Railway to
Shares Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
unproved a little. ' Ditto, Thirds .. B/. 6s. 8d ... ...... to
The iron trade, which even during the period of the London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 112 —
Londonderry and Coleraine... 27% —
monetary disasters has been comparatively prosperous, eo
Londoriderry. and Enniskillen 233/4
is now very depressed. It is stated in the Birmingham ... to
1 ...... to
Gaza*, that—
" From the unfortunate feeling that exists among the Ditto 14 Shares (No. 1) ... 13
Manchr,6labl3Subettlioneid,an6dlaLtteck.lo3o
25 —
workmen connected with the coal and iron trade, it Ditto, ditto (No. `2 . to
Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 7% ......
appears rather important that we should announce the
Ditto Grimsby
result of the preliminary meeting of ironmasters, held at 7
Dudley on Tuesday last; and we are happy to be able to Ditto,ltt o ddiittttoo.
4% — to
report that the utmost unanimity prevailed through- Ditto, Sheffield,.. and Line. 7%......
out their proceedings. After a full discussion Manchesterand Southampton 21
of the important topics of prices and wages in mid,„,i 100—.111% 113 111% to 113
all their ultimate bearings, a reduction of 21. per Ditto, Consul. Preference...100
ton upon manufactured iron from the nominal prices Ditto, 40/. Shares
of last quarter-day, was decided upon by a very Ditto, 501. Shares-- ...... 15 ... —13,4 x. int to
lull met-Ling without a dissentient voice, and a Midland. [firm., and Derby.-100 —• ••
confirmed determination was emphatically expressed to Midland, Consol. Bristol and
frfrxii.ng_fumi 6 per eent....100 ...... 12')
given.carr out a reduction in wages according to notices to
j
It was udged that this was pushing the re-
11')1;attnd•dHristol and
111.G10ac.336s 6d
duction upon iron quite as far as circumstances would Miutanod, It:ices. and S * •
nington (8 per ct.
Swan-
warrant, and sufficiently to produce any benefi-
cial effects that might be expected from lower Midld. •Great Westein(li•ish) 35 —•
prices. It rests with the ironmasters indivi- Newcastle and Carlisle
guaw)a.n..- 100 .
100 ...... •••••• to
dually, by a firm adherence to such arrangement Ditto Quarter Shares
at the next quarterly meeting, to induce a return in con- Newmarket and Chesterford 18%
fidence, an animation in the trade. The slightest giving Ditto Extension
N,rewpt Abergy., and Heret. 6 ......
way or wavering would prolong the present inactivity,
and retard the giving out of orders that are now atm- Norfolk
v.
.201. IOO
to
dantly remaining in abeyance. As this is fully under- 11))itttwo New 2UI.
16
stood and felt by the trade in general, it is hoped that
the quarterly meetings will pass off more satisfactorily Do. Scrip,lB47,N.oi Norflk 2
Do. W do. aveney Valley... 2 -
...
than was previously anticipated." Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7
The Corn Market to-day is steady. :Newry, Warrenpoint, and
The packet-ship American Eagle, Captain M. Chad- , Rostrevor
_Northern Counties Union .... 4
wick, has arrived off Lewes. The date of her accounts North British
is the same as those received by an arrival at Liverpool. Ditto Half Shares.
The statements in the Madrid letters concerning the Do. Quarters 434 4%...... to --
Ditto. Extension
Igl to
health of Queen Isabella have excited some uneasiness, Ditto Thirds ... ......... —... 2 ......
but it is remarked that her Majesty could not have been North StaffOrdshire... .. ...... 7% 7701/06 to
much inconvenienced, or else was badly advised, to con- North Wales 3% ..... ..... to
North Western
tinue the pursuit of pleasure. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
There has been a further improvement in the Consol verhampton
Market this morning. Some purchases for the Account Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 71,2 — ..... to
have been made at 86i ; for Money the same; but now Isi.co(i-tsttioshit acnedntHraitichin
...
210% -.... ...... toto —__
the rates are a shade lower. The premium upon Ex- Scottish Midland ... ......... ... 17%
chequer-bills opened at the high rate of 225. A sale has Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham, and
just been made at 20s. premium. Bank Stock is very
Goole
susceptible of change, having, soon after the commence- Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6
ment of business, been bought at 192, and just now a Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3
sale has been made two per cent. lower. India Stock S 1 ir eNwosrb uNrIT
Mlinld Chester
has advanced to 234. India Bonds are at 10s. premium, ( Ditto. Halves, ')
Ditto... 168
... .. --
. ttoo --
and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are at Ditto, Oswestry
87i i. Ditto (New) 1
Ditto 8 per Cent. Prof
The temporary indisposition of the Queen of Spain, Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2
as noted above, had not the least effect upon the value of Shropshire Union
the Bonds here to-day. The Five per Cents. are South Devon ....... ...... ... 40
Ditto, Preference 2O
South Staffordshire ... .. 4
at 19i, and the Three per Cents. at 29i. The Portuguese . to
Five per Cents. have been sold at 76, and the Four per South Eastern and Dover 33%
Cents. at 24k. The Dutch Two.and-a-Half per Cents. Ditto, New, No. 1
have been at 54k and 1, without the dividend; and the Ditto, New, No. 2 l7
Ditto, New, No. 3
Four per Cents. at 841 :. For Brazilian Five per Ditto New, No. 4. .. 71/2 6
Cents. there is a fair demand at 801. South Wales
The Railway Share market has the aspect of more South Yorks Yorkshire, Doncaster, 0
Goole

firmness to-day, but it cannot be said that business is by
any means brisk.
There has been a full attendance of parties entitled
to receive dividends at the Bank of England this
morning.
Bali ISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 191 192 190
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... ... 861% %%
3 per Cent. Consols Anna B6') %Ai
New 34 per Cent. Arms 875/AVe
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B3/4 13-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 7-16
India Stock 233 234
Do. Bonds, 1000/ lO p
Ditto under 1,000!
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent . 891/Q
Equador Bonds 234
Grenada, 1 per Cent. .
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent lB 17%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 3l
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 25%
Ditto for the Account 26 25%
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent lO9
Spanish Bonds, 6 per Cent, 1840
Ditto Passive Bonds 44
Ditto 3 per Cent 294
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent.,l2 Guild 541/s4 x d
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
Ditto for the Account
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Paz SHARE.
Aberdeen
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. '2% —....— to
Ayrshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. ..
Birmingham & Oxford June... 20
Birmingham, \Vol., & Dudley 10 ... . 1414 to
Birraing., \Vol., & Stour Val. 10/.145....
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Ckeshire Junction 73/4
Boston, Stmt., & Birming... 5
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire lOl. 4s 2l/21idis. to
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead 37% .....
Ditto, Preference
Clarence.
Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 20
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 15 ......
East Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
cad L. & D.,
Ditto, 18/., E. & II
Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 2
Eastern Counties .....
Ditto, ditto (B)
Do.Perpet.,s per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... to
Do., do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d..
Do., York Extension
Do., Northern & Eastern
Do., Quarter .... . ......... ... 12%.....
Do., New
East ersn Union 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — to
Ditto., Thirds ...135. 4d — to
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... ......
East Lancashire
Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 13
Do., New Quarters
East Lincolnshire 12% 12% to
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Halt Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —,
Edinburgh and Northern ... 22%
Ditto, New ..... ... ..... ...... 2% .... to
Ditto, New port 9l/2
Ditto, ditto, New .. 24
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% ...... ...... to
Ditto, New
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 64.8 d...
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50
Ditto, New

Swans. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal
rhames Haven Dock and
Railway l7l/2 — to
raw Vale Extension
Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny 131h......
Waterford and Limerick ... .. 40 ... ..
Waterford, Wexford,Wickiw,
aid' Dublin
West Cornwall
Whitehaven ardFurress l2 ..... ..... to --
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western 625.
Wilts Somerset,&Weymoutb 30
York, Newcastle, reml Berw:ck 25 ... . .. ... to
Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .
Do. North Sbie'ds Purcirase 25 ..
Do. Exton. No.l (Y. Sr N.) 1.0
Do. do. No. 2, .1.2.ew & B. 10
Do. G. ....i. E. Pur. or Pref. 8
York and NoriA Midland .. 50
Dtto, Preference II -
Oltto East and Weztß4ding
Ex tension 2O 34% ..... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens - 20 ...... ...... to
Central of France ( Orleans
and Vierzon) ... l4
Central of Spain
Ceylon .... sa.
Demerara. ...... .....
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... .
Datch Rhenish 7
East Indian
Great Indian Peninsular 55......• . to
Italian and Austrian
Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1
Louvain ala Sambre ......... 6
Luxembourg
Lyons and Avignon (Con-
stituted)
Madrid and Valentia
Namur and Liege l4 ...... ... . to
Narthern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6
Over Yssel 4l3s 4d — to
Paris and Lyons
Pans and Orleans 2O
Pans and Rouen ......... ..... 20
Faris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Bale l4
Tours & Nantes ... . ...... .. 8
Tournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and Hasselt
West Flanders Blh — ...... to
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia -
British North American .... 50
Colonial
Commercial of London
London Joint Stock ... lO
London and Westminster... 20
National Provincial of Engld. 35
Ditto, New
National of Ireland 22% ~, .. to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New lO
Union of Australia
Ditto, New 2th — to
Union of London ... 10
Union of Madrid 4O ......
MINES.
Anglo Mexican .. 100
Astrian Mining Company ... 11 . —
Australian
Blaenarvon Iron mad Coal ... 50
Bolar.os Scrip
Billfish Iron
IVA zilian Imperial ....• .. ... 21 —
6111vanized Iron
Ditto, New
, Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. 1% to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 10.—Wind this day at noon N.E.
DEAL, JAN. B.—Wind N.W.; 9th, E.N.E., fresh.—
Arrd. Bth, Lady Lilford, Scott, Bombay; Camorna,
M'Kenzie, Callao ; John Willis, Willis, Demerara ;
Liverpool, Irving. St. John's, New Brunswick. 9th,
American Eagle, Chadwick, New York. Arrd. from
the River and sailed 6th, Emily, Bombay ; Bth, Ad-
miral, St. John's; 9th, St. George, Ascension; Loch-
libco, Callao; Dorothea, Grenada. Sid. 9th, Tamar,
Hobart Town. Sth. The Janet Wilson, Smith, Loudon
to Batavia, put back yesterday, having been in contact
off Dungeness, and received damage; will be towed to
the River to repair.
DUBLIN, JAN. 7.—Arrd. Isabella, Blessed, Charlotte
Town, Prince Edward's Island.
DUNDEE, JAN. B.—Sid. Douglas, Mobile.
BRISTOL, JAN. 9.—Wind E., fresh.—Sld. Nora Creina,
Antigua; Belmont, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off
port, Susan, Demurara.
SWANSEA, JAN. N.E. —Arrd. 7th, Harriet,
Ruston, Cuba; William Nicholson, Rees, Cuba. 9th,
Dorothy Gales, Stephens, Cuba; Alicia, Colly, Cuba.
GLOUCESTER, JAN. B.—Wind easterly.—Arrd Elisa-
beth, M'Carthy, Baltimore.
MILFORD, JAN. B.—Wind N. by E., squally.—Put in,
Lemuel, Viekinnon, Bristol for Africa, with damage.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. B.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Defiance,
Stone, Calcutta; Charles Brownell, Splatt, Valparaiso ;
P. Dean, Dean, Monte Video ; Shinandoah, West, New
York, sailed 18th ult., with 20,0001. in specie, on freight.
901, New York Packet, Dring, Camaroons ; Creole,
Jamaica ; Janet Willis, Long, St. Domingo ; China,
St. John's. New Bruns... ick. Sld. Bth, Robert Finnie,
Lima; William Russell, Bahia; Roseberry, Rio Janeiro;
Mary Elizabeth, St. Thomas ; Mountaineer, Demerara ;
Manilla, Havannah; W illiam and James, Apalachicola ;
Allison, Charleston ; Emerald, Baltimore ; Devonshire,
Boston ; Ama Welsh, New York; Unicorn, New York;
Hottirguer, New York; Lellias, New York; Virginian,
New York ; 9th, Pydia, New York ; Norfolk, Boston ;
Catherine, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ; Edward Kenney,
Charleston ; Consbrook, Charleston ' • John Balton,
New Orleans ; Ripley, St. Domingo ; Thomas Mellor,
Pernambuco ; Prince of Orange, Bombay. Off port,
Nimrod, Sotnnauth, and Mischief.
GREENOCK, JAN. B.—Wind, N.E.—Arrd., 6th, Al-
ceste, Carmichael, Demerara ; Gipsey, Sheen, New-
foundland; Bth, Royal William, Duther, Newfoundland;
7th, Thomas Dempsey, Donaghue, Demerara ; Bth,
Lyra, Swan, Demerara. Sld. 7th, Abeona, New Or-
leans ; Bth, Euecles, Bombay ; Snowdon, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
HOLYHEAD, JAN. 8.-.-.Sld.Margaret Anne, New-
found land.
PORT LAGAN, JAN. s.—The Rack, Belfast to Port
William, which was embayed in the Bay of Lud Ist
inst., and abandoned, has been hauled off and sailed
without damage.
CORK. JAN. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Grampian,
Graham, Callao; John Mackenzie, Peterson, Callao ;
Lucy Aikin, St. John's, New Brunswick.
HULL, JAN. 9.—Wind variable.—Arrd. 8. Minna,
Dinineman, New York for Bremen.
KINGSTOWN, JAN. 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Wan-
derer, Campbell, St. Lucia.
RANSGATR, JAN. 9.—Wind E.N.E., strong.—Sld. 8.
Maria Hardy, Rio Janeiro. 9. Anversais, Havaenah.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind 8. N.; 9. E.N.E., fresh.
—Sid. 8. Maria, Callao. 9. Parsee Merchant, Ceylon
and Madras;. Irvine, Agaila,, and put back same day.
COWES, JAN. 9.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Virginia, New
Orleans.
WIVENROE, JAN. B.—The James, of Belfast, New-
castle to flitlway, has been assisted in leaky, with psr&

Do. l'il Shares (5 par ct.gua.) 12%
Great Northern lOl/2... 4%%x. int. to
Do. London Sc York Exten 2% — ...... to
Gt. South. & \Vela,. (Ireland) 35
Great North of England 100
Ditto, AN t w 401. b
Ditto, New 301 ... 30 ... .. .. ... to —.
Ditto, New 15/. ..... ... ...... 6 %...... . ... to
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares

Ditto, Quarter Shares 17% 19% to
Ditto, Fifths
Do. New 17/ lO ......
Huddersfield and Manchester 24 .. -.
Ditto, Thirds 8
[lull and Selby
Ditto, Half Shares
' Ditto Quarter Shares 12% — to
Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 17% — to
Do. do. and Norwich
Do., do., Extension Scrip
(late (Comb. and Ely) 2% l% to
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do., Thirds lO ......
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Ditto, ditto ... 82
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarters
Ditto Fifths 8
Ditto Sixteenths ...........614 ......
Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 10/. 4s . —
Do. Liverpool and Bury... 34
Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 33
Do., W akefield, Pontefract,
and Goole 47% —
Do., West Riding Union ...41. 25.....
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9
Ditto ditto
Leeds and Bradford
Leicester and Bedford
Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manches. 37% — ...... to
Do., Branch % Shares 12%....•
Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2%
Ditto, Extension (green)... 2%
Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2% — ...... to
Leeds and Thirsk
Ditto, New
Do., do.,Preter., 6 per Cent. 3%. ...
Liverpool. Crosby, and South-
port.
Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction 2l/2 — to
London ) Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d.......
Ditto New, No. 1.. -
Ditto New, No. 2 4/. 13s. 4d.... 2% dis. to
Do. Extension ......... ...... 17% _
Lund., Bright., & South Coast 50 ... - 43% to
Do. Consolidated Eighths-. 30 ......
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ......
De. Pret. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ......
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 .....
London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d...
Ditto Preference
London and North Westernl-811 152 150% to 152
0107.! . 21c15 .1. . --.. ... . to
Do. Quarter ...,..L. and B. 22
Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2
Do. do. Firti's
Do. Quarters
Do. 401. Shares L. &M. 15
Do. 401. StJares... M. ard B. 49
Do. 10/.... 51. arid B. (A.) 7%. ....
Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 7% lll/4 %... to
Do. 101.... M. wind 11. (C.) 1 -