The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-31 00:00:00

ITALY.

TUSCANY.
The Grand Duke of TUSCANY has at length yielded
to the wishes of his subjects, and appointed a Demo-
cratic Ministry. The New Ministry is composed of
MONTANELLI for Foreign Affairs and President of
the Council; GUERAZZI for the. Interior; Mazzorsr,
Grace and Justice; ZAKIELLI, Public Instruction.
The GRAND DUKE has also promised the immediate
convocation of the Italian Constituent. This pro-
ceeding of the GRAND DUKE has caused the greatest
satisfaction among the people.

The insurrection in ba;sano against the Austrians
still continues, and there have been risings at several
places in the Valteline. The whole of Lombardy is
ripe for revolt.

Great improvements are making at the Guildhall,
to increase the convenience of the company at the
approaching Lord Mayor's day—it being intend.l
to open a new entrance through the Courts to afford
a better access to the Hall, and also to give greater
accommodation and protection from any cold wind
while waiting for the carriages. It is understood
that all her Majesty's Ministers will honour the Lord
Mayor with their presence, and that a large number
lof naval heroes will be present in honour of the focal
Lord Mayor—perhaps the first old sailor who ever
obtained that dignity!

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MONEY and COAli`va ERCI AL NE WS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The demand for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was
extensive, but holders supplied the market sparingly.
The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000
on speculation and 500 for export. Prices of American
were also higher from the lowest: point on Friday.—
Railway Shares improved, in the morning, but sellers
appearing did not leave off quite so well. The rise at
the outport has not been equal to that which has occur-
red in London.

The continental advices are again to-day the object
of great interest, and the extremities to which matters
have arrived at Vienna have caused the termination of
the contest to be regarded as much more proximate
than was the case a short time back. The opinion
seems to be, that the Imperialists will triumph, disunion
prevailing in the capital. The election for resident
in France is, however, more a subject of P
interest
here than any other in connexion with foreign affairs.
It is a matter for sincere congratulation, that the
German states, in accordance with France and Holland,
are likely to relieve the navigation of the Rhine from
the trammels imposed upon it, and to abolish the tolls,
&c., levied at various points, and therefore most ob-
noxious to traders, as much from the mode of levying
them, as from the amount. The measure, when brought
into operation, will be some step towards free-trade
principles. A circumstance still more cheering, how-
ever, is that the states of the Zollverein have deter-
mined to admit British manufactures at the
duties levied before the advance was made to
protect German fabrics from the effect of the
French bounty system. England and Belgium now
stand, therefore, in their right position as favoured na-
tions, trading upon something like reciprocal terms, to
which they are so fairly entitled, as having never en-
forced the protection or bounty system against Germany,
and all duties surcharged will pe returned to our mer-
chants. It thus becomes extremely problematical
whether, even at a great loss to the nationrl treasury,
France is in a position to do good to its industrious
population, by bolstering expedients opposed to the en-
lightened commercial tenets of the present day.
A ship (one of the monthly " liners") arrived direct
from Australia, furnishes the Post.office mail with let-
ters and papers dated June 14. Business at that period
was tolerably good, although we know from accounts
a little later, per overland mail, that the 'markets sub-
sequently became more inactive. The grazing interest,
owing to the low price of wool, is doing so badly in the
byanety district, and we rear taw as run, rhil.p, that
absolute prosperity could not be expected.
There has been considerable excitement again to-day
among all parties connected with the Share Market, and
the !greatest difficulty is stated to exist in procuring the
delivery of shares purchased. We can, of course, feel no
sympathy with the gamblers who, by depressing the
market value of other persons' property, have them-
selves incured enormous losses, that will strip them of
,their ill-earned gains; but there is another class who are
really entitled to commiseration—via., those who sold
(under the apprehension that their shares would become
almost valueless), after having held, perhaps, for years.
The Funds are buoyant again today, and there is a
favourable opinion entertained of them, chiefly in view
of the abundance of money. Consols have been marked
85i- to 84, New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
been 85k to 1, and the Three per Cents. 84i to 85.
Exchequer-bills have touched 465. premium for those
dated in March. Bank Stock has risen to 1881 and 189.
India Bonds of 1,0001. are 435. premium.
Speculation in Foreign Stocks is quite neglected. In
Spanish Bonds not a bargain is reported. Portuguese
Four per Cents. have been up to 24. Mexican have
been firm at 211 to 1. Brazilian Small Bonds are, at 72.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 45/ /.
Railway Shares have been in great request, and, there
is much excitement. The settlement of the account is
exceedingly heavy. Midland have touched 85 to 86;
North-Western, 120 to 122, &c.

ONE CLOSING
PttlOES OF PIJtITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock 188% 189 187
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna 843,4 85 85
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8534 86% 85% 86
New 314 per Cent. Anns... .
Long Anns. to expire J an. 1860
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 —8%
India Stock — 234
India Bond?, 1,000/. ........ .....
Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... — p
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account 85% 86% 85% 86
b-xchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
1,0001. March ... 46 p
1,0001. June 42 45 p
500/. June
Small, March .. 45 p
Small, June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS oIIE
O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
PRICES.

Brazilian Bonds ••• --
Ditto, Small 72 72
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 21%% 21%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto, Account — 3134
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent. — .....
Ditto. Account ... .......... 24 24
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto 3 Der Cent — 23%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 45341,4 45%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 69%!,1 69
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O ...... 17
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction VA...."
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5
Belfast & County Down 17%
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with aguaran. 20 ...... 23 li
Do, withoutguarantee 20 • ...
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 13 13%
Do. without guarantee 10
Birrning.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 13/. 145... ‘.--• ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.... 10
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 .' —
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds ..-
Buckinghamshire... 141.45.
Caledonian " 5O ...... 19% 20,6 193%
Ditto, Half Shares
Do. New 101. Pref 5 .....• 4%%5/8 5 4%
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
...
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference
Clarence
..............
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Govemment Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 .....„ "'•••
Dundalk & ._Enniskillen 20 ...............
East Anglia, 25/., L & •• ............
E. and L. and D...... 25 5 Do., 184 E. & H.- .. 18 .. " " ........
Do., 3/. 10s. - .....
....

ho
EasternCOUßties... ..... 20 ... •••
••• 000000000 ••••
... 13%%4 ......
Do. New Guaranteed
---6-per Cent. 7% .. 8% ........
Ditto,Extension,s per
DiCent., No. 1 ... . ... 6/. 13s. 4d.... % dis.. ..........
tto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... . Do. North. & Eastern 50 ...... .. . ...................
Do., 5 per cent.
... . . ............
DDo. Quarters .... 12% — ...... .
o. New ........... 34 .. .
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, Class B (I. &

and B.) .
20
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 .
Do. ......... Scrip (6 percent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
Ditto (C. & E.) guar. .... ........
5 per cent...... ...... 2% .. -
East Lancashire ..... :—. 25
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 — ..... . .
. .....
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
... ....

83A (118
196,
1A

ferenCe Quarters ... 414 ...............
Last Lincolnshire ...... 23 .
...
Edinburgh and Glasr 50 ......
......

1314

% dis

igow
Ditto, Half Shares -. 15 .. .. -
•••
EdinburghandNorthern 25 -
....
Ditto, Newport l3 • L,.,,... . .... -•
•
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2- -
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle -
Glasgow,liilmar.,& .Ayr 50 ...... - •••
Do. Preference Consol. - - ........ ---
Great Northern
Do., -1/2 A Deferred ... 12%
,4 ,i % %.. ...
Do., %B 6 per Cent. ' '
guaranteed ... ..... 4%. l% 1
Do. Extension 2% - ..... ......... -
I Treat South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ......219 220 ' 220
Ditto, NeW, 40/ 40 -
Ditto, ditto 25 - .. - •
Ditto,.New, 30/ 3O - ' -. •
Ditto, New,ls/ l4 :. -
Great Western 9O ... .. 79 80 78 82 .... 8--2
Ditto, % Shares
DiDttiot,toF,if%thsS.lins... 2201 ..
_l6 -17%
......
_1734
Ditto, New X
171........ 13 ...
Eluddersfield and Manch. 30 - ....... _......
..... 4
Ditto, Thirds - .. .......... --
Hull and Selby .. .. . . ••• 50. ...... - ............... -
• Ditto, Half Shares - ..... ........ -
Ditto, % Shares -
Lancaster and Carlisle 5O •
-- .... ........... -
Ditto, Thirds -
.... -
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - ......... ••
...............
Ditto, ditto - .. •
Ditto, % ............ Shares -
•••• •
Do. Quarter Shares 17% -
Do. Fifths.... ....... .... 9
Do. Sixteenths 61,4 -
Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ... 4% 34 ..... .. .
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 5
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 -
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 43 - •• -
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte- '
Tract, and Goole) ... 50 -
Do.( W.Riding Union) 7- - 1 ih.% 4- Do. (Preston & Wyre).2s - ---
-
Do. 1,/e Shares (A)... 9% -
Leeds and Bradford 5O -
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 •••••• -
Do., Half Shares 25 - ••••
Do., (blue) Scrip....- 21;&....»
Leeds and Thirsk ..... 50 • -
Ditto,New 35 - - -
• Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3%...... -
Liverpool, Crosby and - . .
Southport . 3142 -
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 2%., -
London & Blackwall...l3/. 68. 8d 436
DQ, Eztea4lcni ,„„ ,„ 221/2.,.its !...., inst... .... run

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