The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS:
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was active,
the principal sales being to the trade. Sales, about 10,C00
bales.—Shares were steady.
So serious have been the losses sustained by the market
gardeners and florists by the late storm, that, without some
extraneous aid, hundreds of industrious, and in their pro-
fession, able men, must be consigned to ruin. Not only have
a large number of the parties so situated lost glass, but their
valuable plants have, in the great majority .of in-
stances, been entirely destroyed. A number of influential
persons in the southern parts of London (where the storm
proved most disastrous) have taken the subject up, and a
meeting has been convened to consider the best course to be
pursued to relieve the sufferers, which is appointed to be held
this evening at the Swan Hotel, at Stockwell.
There has been some attention directed in the Bankers' Maga-
zinc to the convenience of bankers' drafts as substitutes for
Post-officeorders. Jealous, and not, perhaps, without reason, of
the extraordinary increase in the amount of Post-office orders
granted, the private bankers have been, in some cases, turn-
ing their attention to the matter with a view to ascertain if
they cannot participate in the profits. At best, however,
the public could never by such means possess tie same faci-
lities as under the almost universal system brought to bear
under the peculiar agency of the Post-office. For particular
localities, however, and for amounts above those which the
Post-office will grant in one order, no doubt the provincial
bankers can make themselves very useful, and perhaps at
the same time enhance their their own profits a little. It is
suggested that a party wishing to send 151. 2s. 6d. from
Derby to Beccles, might be accommodated in the subjoined
form, which could be used as a re. • tance by the Beccles
bask to Glyn and Co., who would V p the draught :
" No. erhy, July 18, 1846.
"Messrs. Smith, Payne and Smith, London."
" Gentlemen,—Please to credit Messrs. Glyn and Co. with
fifteen pounds two shillings and sixpence, which charge to
account of your obedient servants,
" £l5 2s. 6d. " W. and S. EVANS.
(Crossed) " Messrs. Lacon and Co., Beccles."
" No. " London, July 23, 1846.
" Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith.
" Pay bearer fifteen pounds two shillings and sixpence, as
per credit from Evans and Co.
" £l5 2s. Cd. " GLYN and CO."
The charge of % per cent. for the letter, and 1/8 for cashing,
the credit would, it is said, be sufficient remuneration to the
banker, and to their customers no charge need be made.
The Stock Market, although rather dull, continues very
firm, and the only security which at present exhibits any
weakness is Exchequer-bills, the premium being down to lls.
and 7s. Money is in some request, but the main cause of the
decline is the better rate of interest obtainable from other in-
vestments. Consols for present transfer have realised 95%
to 96. The New Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. have been
98 to %, and the Three per Cents. 96% to 1/i. Bank Stock
is 208%.
The Foreign Bonds are very dull, but Spanish Three per
Cents. are up to 36%. The Five per Cents. have been at
26%. Portuguese Four per Cents. were 45 to 46, being ra-
ther firmer. Brazil Stock is at 90.
Shares look well again this morning.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. •• 205% 208%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96% 96%,
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% 96 96
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 98% 98%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 % 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 10% 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10%
South Sea Stock ..
Ditto, New Annuities .. 954 9514
Consols for Account • • • . 96%
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 116 d.
1,0001... .... 11 7 11 11
5001. ~ 11 8 12 ptn. 12
Ditto, Small 12 pm. 12

ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 90 89
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 88 88
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 2524
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. 38%
Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 45 4G 46
6panish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .•
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 26% 26%
Ditto, Coupons ..•• •• .-
19
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. —5%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 36% 36%
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .• 36%
Dividends on the above payable in Lendon.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 98 98

PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen.. .. .. 15 .... 9 ••••• • • • .. 9
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .... 2% % %
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 834 A%•• • • • • 714
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .... 88 ..... . . 88
Buckinghamshire 425. .... % p .. par
C ,ledonian .. 20 .... 17% 16% •• • • 161,4

Ditto, Half Shares .. 24 ....
Chester and Holyhead 27%.... 29 28% .... • •
Cliuniet and Blythe .. .. 2 .... 11A ...... •• . •
Cornwall .. .. 5 .... %..........
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% . .
Direct Northern .. 2% .... 2 B►% ...• •• ..
Eastern Counties .. 14!. 165..... 24% • • . • • .
Ditto New .. 10/. 165..... p........
Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. %
Eastern Union .. 30 .... •.........
Do. Ipswich & Bury SLEdinunds 9 .... 8% % ........
Do. Extension to Norwich .. 2% .... 2% 2........
East Lancashire .. .. 14 •• .. 25

24►,4
B%P
2%
42
Bii

East Lincolnshire .. ••••• • • • • • 11A
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .. 18% 18%
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. .......... % dis.
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% % 1% 1%
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) .25 .... 31 301/4 • ..... 30%
Great North of England . ..100 ....235 .... • • .... 235
Ditto, New . .. 15 .... 50% 5052
Great Western • • .. —.........—
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... • • 35%
Gitildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth 5 ....
Hull and Selby .. .• 50 ••.. .......... 106
Ditto, Half Shares 15 • • ........ 39
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 45 .... 68 67 •• • • .... 67
Ditto New .. 5 .... 12%........•. 12
Leeds and Bradford! • . 2G .... 72 ••• • • • .... 71
Leicester and Bedford 225. % dis... • . % dis.
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .• .. ie t di5..... 1/4 dls.
Liverp., Stanch., & Newc. J unct. .... 2 3.. • • .... 3
London and Birmingham . ..100 .... 235 234........ 231
Ditto, Fifths 2 ....••.... 27
London and Black wall .. 161. 133. 4d. 9 .. •• • • .... 9
Ditto, New .. .. 3 .... -- • ......... 5
London and Brighton .. 58 ••. G 7 66%
London and Croydon .• .. 131. 153 9d... 24 .... • • .... 23%
London and South-Western ..41/. 6s. 10d. • • 77 ••..•• .. • • 77
Ditto, New .. • • .. • • 17% .......... 281/4
Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 21%.......... 211/4
London and York .. 2% •• •• 21/4 % %
Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 2% .. 2% ••.. • • • .2%
Manchester and Leeds 82 ....124 . 124
Ditto, I fall Shares 38 •• • • 56
Ditto, Quarters .. 2 .... 11 10% ...... 104
Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .• • • 121/4% •••• • • • • 12%
Ditto Extension .. .. 425. .. •• 4y 4.• •••• . • • 4 p
M anchester and Birmingham .. 40 . ..• • ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B .. 4 .... —.. • • .... • • 16%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • - 11% •.. • 11
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• • • 11/4% p...... 1% p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 ....
Midltrid .. • • .. ..100 —.147 x 1461/4 ad
Ditto, New .• 24 •• • • 39%% d•• • • 391/4 xd
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 45% 45 x div 45xd

Ditto, New . 1 .• •• 13 •• •• ••• • • • 12
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .• .. 30 2934 29
Norfolk .. . • .. .. 20 .... 29 y„ 2834 28
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 5 . oy, 9...... 9

Ditto, Extension . .. 2 .. .. 2 % . ....... 2!
North British „. .. 25 ...• 42% 41 ...... 40%
Ditto, Halt Shares .. .. • . 8%.... 16IA 15% .... 15U
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 114 .. 444 3,4 % .. 444
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .... 5 4%%% p.. p
Nortlimpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 .... • • ........
Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhiupta. 121% .... 19 9% • • 91
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 394 .• • • 5% ..... ••• • • 5%
Preston and Wyre .. • • • . 25 37 ys . . . . . 37%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. .... 1 !,4 %:dis •• .. 1% Cis
R chmond .. • • .. 10 .... 18% •..• • • . 18%,
shrewsbury and 11.rmingham 2%.... 3%14 •••• • • • • 3
1%
Shropshire Union 425..... 94% W. 1.. • • % dts,
Smith Midland .. 425..... p.. •• •• •• % P
South Eastern and Dovor 33% .. • .. •••• . • • • 45'74
Do., New (d 0.33/. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 19 ••• • • • •••• 18%
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... .74 ••••• • • • .3.;,i)
South Wales 5 .... 2 'At% •••• • • • • `,`.
Vale of Neath „ •2 1%..
Welsh Midland .. 2% 1 .... • • .... 1
West Riding Union .• .• 425. • ... 414 394 p•• • • 3% p
Wisbeaeli and St. Ives.. .. • • 2 3% • • •• • • 3%
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 .. • • 6 ••••• • • • • • 6
York and Carlisle .. .. . • • •
York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... •• • • -•• • •
Ditto. Extension • • .. .. 20 .... 40 ad.. • • ....
Do. E , and W. Riding Eaten... 1 14 .• •••• • • • •

40xd
13%

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo-Belgian .. 4 ... 2% ...... 2%
Boulogne and Amiens .. 14 .... 123,4 ••..•• • • • • 12%
Central of Spain .. .. 2 .... I ••..•• • • • • 1
Dutch Rite:fish , . G % • • • • • • • • 6%
East Indian; . .. ss. 1% 1.. • • • • • • 1
Great Indian Peninsular .. ss. .... ••••• • • • • •
Great Western Bengal .. ss. %•••• • • • • is
Ixernbourg
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 1344 %...• •• •• 131,(3
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 8%% •••• • • • • 8%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 5% %..•• • • ..
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 4% . .. 4%
Rouen and Jlavre . .. 20 .... 28 27% ...... 27l
Tours and Nantc s Constituted .. 5 .. .. 4 .. •.•• • . .. 4%

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster .. 20 .... 28 . ..... •• •• 28
Union of London .. 10 •• • • 11% ..........115•.••i

MINES.

Real del Monte, Unregistered 3U • • • • • • •• • 334
Erratum, August I—Read Manchester and Leeds (Fifths), 1214 lA,
and Sixteenths, 9 .

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Aua. 4.—Wind this day at noon S.E., moderate breeze.

DEAL, AuG. 3.—Wind S.S.W., light. —Arrd. H.3LS. Nautilus,
westward ; a ship (name unknown), Quebec. Arrd. from the
River, Winchester, Milligan, for Launceston; Derwent, M`Pherson,
Hobart Town ; Sir George Seymour, Underwood, Sydney ; Tasmania,
Black, Sydney ; John Balmy, New York ; Kingaloch, Burk, Hali-
fax ; Victory, Terry, Quebec. Arrd. from the River and sailed,
Cambria, Lash, Quebec ; Baron, Richards, Quebec ; Aspasla, Crow,
Quebec; William and Thomas, Wilson, Quebec; Fair Acadian,
Headley, Quebec ; Nicaragua, Marshall, Quebec ; Everson, Quebec,
Hazard, Neville, Newfoundland ; Fanny, Ayles, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 3.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Princess
Royal (transport), Burnie, ISarbadoes, sailed 6th ult.; Aurelian,
Brown, Quebec; her Mkiesty's steamer Victoria and Albert, Liver-
pool.
DARTMOUTH, AUG. 3.—The Hope, Trapp, from Memel to Oporto,
has put in here with loss of bowsprit, jib-boom, bows stove, and
other considerable damage, having been in contact with her Ma-
jesty's steamer Victoria and Albert this morning, during a fag.
PLYMOUTH', AUG. 3.—The Sir F. B. Head, reported yesterday as
capsized in Stoneheuse Pool, has been floated, and the water
pumped out.
OFF DOVER. Atm. I.—Svea Lofgren, New York for Gottenburg•
3d, Intrepid, Quebec.
HARwicir, Ano. 3.—The Ant, Williamson, from Hull to Rouen,
was assisted in here this morning, having been dismasted.

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.)
may 19CASLIC1irT8.
SMITIIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41; New ditto, 21 5s to
Si 14s ; Old Clover 41 to 51. 16s ; New ditto, 31 5s to 41 15s ; Oat
Straw, 11123 to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw. 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Sup-
ply good, and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Ilay, 3/ 3s to 4!
4s ; New ditto, 2
255 5
to 3/ 15s ;Old Clover, 4/ to 51 14s ; New ditto, 31 33 to 4/
Oat Straw, 1/ 129 to 11 149: Wheat Straw, 1/ 148 to 11 18s per
10a4. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WIIITECIIAPEL.—OId Meadow flay, 31 3s to 4/ ; New ditto, 21 5s
to 31 14s ; Old Clover, 41 to 5116 s ; New ditto, 3159 to 4/ 16s • Oat
Straw, 11 12s to 11 143 ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 168 per load.
Trade dull at the above quotations.
COLONLA.L.

woes.—There has been only a limited business done in British
Plantation, and previous rates have been barely supported. About
350 hhds have been sold. The public sales have consisted chiefly of
5,769 bags Bengal. and 766 bags Madras. Only about one-halt of
the Bengal found buyers at 45s Gd to 52s Gd for low to good white,
being a decline of about 2s to 3s from the higest period on this de-
scription ; the remainder was taken in, being held for the pre-
vious value. The only transactions which have transpired
privately consist of two cargoes of yellow Mavannah, containing 4,800
boxes, which have been sold afloat, one at .23s Gd, the other at
24s 6d, both deliverable at Trieste, and 500 boxes ditto on the spot
at 245. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the
East and West India Docks was 1,342 hhds, 149 tierces, 3.58 barrels,
and there were taken for home consumption 1,028 hhds, 54 tierces,
304 barrels. The stock in the same place is 10,836 hhds, 1,246
tierces, 2,364 barrels.

CorrEt.—Privately 1,000 bags Sumatra and Padang sold at 23s 6d
to 24s 6d per cwt.
BUM —The quantity landed last week at the East and West India
Docks was 182 puns 260 Mids. There were taken fur home con-
sumption 81 puns 5 hhds, and exported 71 puns. The stock in the
same places is 11,124 puns 2,458
RICE.-3,624 bags 2,400 pockets Bengal chiefly sold at 14i to 16s
for tad to fine white, which are fully former rates.