The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
active. Sales 10,000 bales. During the week, the
market has been very firm, and both the trade and
speculators have been buyers. The prices have tended
upwards. The Share Market was again better, and a
good business was done.
The weekly account of the Bank of England to Sa-
turday last is of the same character, in every essential
respect, as the returns which have recenly been pub-
lished. The assets are still greatly accumulating, but
the business would appear not to increase, for we have
both the circulation and the loans upon securities less in
amount. The great addition made weekly to the Go-
vernment deposits must, however, be taken into account,
as throwing back upon the Corporation a good deal of
its paper. The changes that have occurred in the Bank
accounts, compared with the previous week, are as
follows :

Notes issued 27,733,735
Increase 317,895
Rest . ... 3,374,251
Increase
Public Deposits 7,061,202
Increase
Other Deposits 9,567,966
Decrease
Seven Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes 10,771,720
Increase
Bullion
Increase
Active circulation
Decrease
There are no arrivals in the City to-day with late
news of interest, and the wetness of the day interferes
with out-of-door business.
The Mining Share Market this week has not been
quite so brisk either for home or foreign undertakings.
The quantity of silver shipped from London this week
has been considerable—over 300,000 ounces; and 1,320
ounces of gold have been sent to France.
In the Funds there have, this morning, been renewed
speculations for a rise, and Consols are up to 8711.
The further advance in the French Rentes, and the
good Bank returns have stimulated the dealers. Ex-
chequer bills (March) are 403. to 425. prem., being also
rather higher. Tne New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have realised 87k to 88k, and the Three per
Cents. to 87i to 871.
The Foreign Bonds are generally better also. Span-
ish Three per Cents. have touched 26 upon the adver-
tisement of the dividend. The Five per Cents. are 12k.
Portuguese Four per Cents. are 241 to 25. Mexican
Stock has been 22 to 22i. Dutch'two-and-a-Half per
Cents. have touched 481.
Railway Shares are all in the ascendant, and the im-
provement is general as the list will show. The chief
business, however, has been in Great Northern, North
British, Midland, and Boulogne and Amiens.
BRITISH FUNDS-THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87%1A %
New 314 per Cent. Arms. 87% 881/2
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860
India Bonds under 1,0001..
Consols for Account
exchequer Bills. 21/2d. 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
Small 37 41 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent . 85
Mexican Bona, 1846, 5 per Cent...... 22
Ditto for the Account . 22U
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto for the Account 391/2
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto for the Account l2l/2
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Cent
Ditto for the Account 26
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent.,l2 Guild 48%
JUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SLIAREK AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Psa Basis.
Aberdeen
\ mbar., Notting., Boston, &c. 414 l 4
.Ayrshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down .. 19 ..
Birmingnam & OxiordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20
Do., without a guarantee... 20 te
3irminghain,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... .

Do., without a guarantee... 10
Birming., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.145....
dirkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction..
Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5
dristol and Exeter . 9O
Do., Thirds ...... ... ..... ... 27% — ...... to
duckingliamshire—
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, New 101. Preference 5
Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50
~)hester and Holyhead 5O .....
Ditto, Preference
larence
Do., li.t Class, 6 per Cent... 10 . ... to
Do., 2d Class, 5 par Cont... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 5 -
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 ......
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
am' 1.. & D ...
Diao, 181.,E. &11
Ditto,3l. 105., E. & H... 3% — to
_ _

astern Counties ....
Do.. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 - -
Do. Perpet., 5 per ct..N o. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... - -
Do., do N0.2,61. 13s. 4d... - -
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - to -
Do., 5 per cent. - to -
Do., Quarter 12% .. .. - -
Do., New - to -
Eastern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ......... .. 25 - ...... to -
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 , - -
Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 20 - to -
Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 20
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per cL) 10 . - -
Ditto, ditto ......... 20 ...... 17%% .. to -
Ditto (C. & E. ), 5 per ct. 2% - to
East Lancashire - to -
Ditto, New
Do., New Quarters - to -
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares
East Lincolnshire -
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Halt Shares - -
Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ...... - -
Ditto, New port l5
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% -
..... to
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s.Bd - ..... to -
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - to -
Do. Preference Consolidated - ..... - to -
Great Northern.... .......... ... 19
Do. 4 A Deferred ..... ..„ 12% 4A ...... to -
Do. %B 6 per Cent. Guar. 6% - to -
Do. Extension ... - -
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 42% 23'' to -
Great North of England 100
- -
Ditto, New 40/. 4O
- ...... to -
Ditto, ditto .... 25 - ...... to -
Ditto, New 30/. 3O ... - -
Ditto, New 151...... ... ...... 14 ...... - . -
Great Western 9O -
Ditto, Half Shares 5O -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 2l -
Ditto, Fifths
Do. New 171. l3 .. ... 10;,‘ to -
Huddersfield and Manchester 30 .. ... - -
Ditto, Thirds lO - to -
dull and Selby 5O - to -
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... - -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% - to -
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 -
Do., Thirds ...... lO - to -
I. ancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... - 'to -
_Ditto, ditto - -
Ditto Half Shares - 43 - to -
Ditto Quarters - to -
Ditto Fifths 9 - to -
Ditto Sixteenths ........... 6i,i...... - ... to -
Ditto Thirds (Reg.) - ...... to -
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 -
Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 - . ... to -
Do. (Hudders. and Shelf.) 43 - ..... to -
Do., Wakefield, Pontefract,
and G001e....... .. ....... 50 - -
Do., West Riding Union-. 7 .... . -
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... - .. -
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9% - to -
Leeds and Bradford 5O .• ••• - ••• •• to -
Leeds,Dewsbury,& Manches. 50 -
Do., Half Shares - -
Ditto, Blue (scrip) ..... .... 2% - to -
Leeds and Thirsk ...-.... ..... 50
Ditto, New ....- ..... .. 35 . .... - ...... to -
Do.,do.,Prefer , 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - ...... to -.
Liverpool. Crosby, and South-
port. ... 3% - .. .. to
.verpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction 2% - ..... to -
London& Blackwall ......13/. Gs. 8d 4% to _
Do. Extension ........ -..... 22%- ll ....- to -
Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 -
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 - to -
Do. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ..-.. - .. to -
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - -
Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 ...... 5%. to -
I ondon and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... - ...
Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... - ...... to -
London ts North Western.....loo l2O . ... to -
Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 -
D 7. New - to -
Do. Fifths - -
Do. 40i. Shares.....L. & M 25 ...... - -
Do. 10/.... 51. and B. (A.) 9 .... . - .
••••• to -
Do. 101. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 - to -
Do. 101... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western...-. 50 .. .., - -
Ditto, New 501.............. 42%..,.„ - -
Ditto, New 401............. 84 - to -
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... - -
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - -
Ditto. Thirds -.- ...... 13/. 6s. 8d ... - -
Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref.
7 per Ct. on Deposit and
5 per Ct. on Calls --I/. 13s. 4d.... - -
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% - to -
Londonderry and Coleraine... 28% - to -
Londonderry and Enniskillen 27% - -
Liwestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 - -
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 - to -
Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 - to -
Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - to -
Ditto 1;,4 Shares (No. 1) ... 18 ...... -
Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 - to -
Ditto, 4 Shares (No. 3)... 10 . ..... - -
Do., IN'evi M., Preference.. 10 ..... 10 -
i'•:!ti (.:1-i ~..by -
Ditto, ditto. .. l3 - •••••• to -
Ditto, ditto - ...... to -
'Ditto Sheffield and Linc. •15 - ...... to --
Ditto, Grimsby Pock ...... 20 -..