The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-02 00:00:00

(From The Sun of Last Night.)

The New York packet-ship Independence has arrived
at Liverpool, bringing Papers one day later. The Presi-
dent's Message bad not been received at New York, owing to
the snow-storm having prevented a sufficient number of
the Members from arriving to form a quorum. The Money
Market at New York was heavy, and most ofthe Stocks
had declined in prices. The rata of Exchange was 84
to 9 per cent. prem. ; United States l3ank Shares 661.
A Brazil Mail has arrived by her Majesty's Packet
Magnet ; the dates from Rio Janeiro arc of the 18th of
Oc ober, up to which date the Minister of Finance had
not adopted any measure to supply his credit. Money
was scarce, discounts from 10 to 12 ; Exchange on the
17th was 31, at which price a great deal of buz:iness was
done for the Packet.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 31.—The tran-
sactions since our report of Friday last have been to a
good extent, but there was more spirit in the, demand
during the first th ce days than there has been since,
yet on the n hole prices may be considered a shade
higher than Friday last. Speculators have taken 500
bales of American and 1,200 Surat; there has been 280
bales of American and 530 Surat forwarded into the
country this month unsaid. The import has exceeded
that of last year 398,564 bales, being in excess from
the United States 382,280 bales; yet with this
great increase of supply our stock is only 160,100
more than at the same time last year, (the whole of the
stock being equal to fifteen weeks supply from hence),
showing that there has been 1,185 000 bales required front►
hence for consumption against 980,000 bales in 1639. It
is estimated by good authority that the present consump-
tion averages for the kingdom 24,500 bales for the week,
of which we may fairly put down 22,500 bales per week,
as supplied by this port ; making an aggregate from hence
for the year of 1,170,000 bales. Prices have varied very
little this year. There has been only three instances (or
weeks) when choice Uplands sold above 7d. per lb. The
lowest point of the market was in the middle of the year,
when common qualities, now worth 54d., were sold at
qd., and fair, now worth 61d, brought kid. per lb.
LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, DEC. 31.—Eastern Counties,
81; Debentures, 5; Grand Junction, 212 ; Quarter
Shares, 521 ; New Shares, 28i ; Liverpool and Man-
chester Half Shares, 89i ; London and Birmingham, 32/.
Shares, 494 50; Brighton United Company, 271 ; Midland
Counties, New Shares, 91.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, DEC. 29. —The news that the
Treaty made by Admiral Napier not having been ratified,
and the fall at Paris, caused a reaction. The Integrales
were offered at 491 yesterday after the Bourse, but at the
opening to-day they were at 49. f.
The Actions of the Society of Commerce opened at
157 i, and fell to 1561, and remained at 1574.
Ai doin's Spanish, owing to their coming better from
Antwerp, got up to 21i ; Coupons, 17k.
We have received a Rio de Janeiro Price Current of
the 17th of October:—

Money Market—Exchange—Since our last, bills to
some extent have been passed on England at 30i, and at
the close of the month money was not forthcoming at this
rate.

The amount negotiated during the month may be fairly
estimated at 220,0001. sterling. Stock was last sold at
742-. Specie generally fist, with a limited business done.
Revenue—A perusal of Table No. 4 will show an in-
crease in the amount received for duties on imports; both
in the month ami quarter ending 30th September, 1840,
compared with the four preceding years, and on exports
during the same respective periods, except 1839, when, as
before stated, the export of coffee was unprecedently large.
Table No. 4 shows, likewise, an excess in the month and
quarter of 1840, both on imports and exports of the
average of the five years from 1836 to 1840. The arrivals
from foreign ports amount to 41 vessels, including 1 in
ballast; of 40 vessels which sailed hence, 22 were laden.
and 8 in port, laden with our produce. The coasting
trade consists of 74 arrivals and 96 departures. Trade
generally vary dull, owing to the unsettled state of the
money market and the foreign exchanges.
Offers aro stated to have been made to the Ministers for
stock to the amount of 3,000 to 4,000 Apolires at 74,
which offers, we understand, have been refused upon the
plea that the market price was 3 to 4 per cent, higher.
The difficulties of the money market have been materially
augmented, owing to rumours in a variety of shapes, of an
intended issue of notes. A petition to be presented to
Ministers, favourable to an increase of our circulating me-
dium, is now under signature, We ate induced to attri-
bute the rise of the exchange upon London to the general
opinion that the Government has directed a loan to be
made in England.

The British Funds arc not quite so good as they left off
yesterday, !Btl for the Account, at present may be
quoted at 88g ; Exchequer Bills, 3 5 premium ; Bank
Stock, 157 158; India Stock 237 239.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active lower than it
left off, 2.51 ; Deferred, 121 13 ; Passive, 51 i ; Portu-
guese same as they left 011, 324- i-; Three per Cents.,
204- i ; Brazilian, 70i 71i ; Colombian, 24i; Mexican,
29i ; DutchTwo-and-a-Half per Cents. 49; 50k ox. div. ;
Five per Cents. 971 .
SHARRS.-Great Western, 251 261 prem. ; New, 111
12k prem. ; Londun and Brighton, 61 6 discount; Black-
wall, 41 4 discount ; Birmingham, 81 83 premium; South-
ampton, 56 57 per share ; Croydon, 124 i per share ;
Greenwich, 8f per share.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto Debentures
Great Western
Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
London and Greenwich ..... ...... 20
Ditto Scrip
Very late dates from Buenos Ayres have been
received at Havre, of the 21st of October, and from
Monte Video of the 29th of October, by which it is stated
that the blockade of Buenos Ayres was not severe, and
that a great quantity of merchandise entered the town.
The French residents found themselves in such a situation
that most of them were preparing to leave the town, but
they found protection, in the British Consul, from mo-
lestation and bad treatment. At Monte Video the
French - division, commanded by Admiral . Mackuu,
arrived on the 25th, and were preparing to act. Already

the companies were formed for effecting a land.
ing, which were going to make a descent at Marti:
Garcir, and from thence procecd to Buenos Ayres.
report prevailed in the squadron that Rosas had caused
a licitenant of a French ship to be assassinated,
but the report appeared rather vague. In the Rio de ;Is
Plata there were 44 French ships of war of all descriptions.
Fruits the American papers received this morning to
the 1 Ith December:—
' Ice in the Delaware.—All the vessels along the ends
of the wharfs yesterday morning were compelled to haul
inside. of the docks, in order to:avoid being cut through by
the skim ice, large quantities of which came down yester-
day. The river Dclawarre at Bordenton, yesterday morn-
ing was filled with ice afloat from shore to shore. The Ca
vigation of the river, for the present, is completelf
stopped."

Consels, which were nominally in the early part of the
morning at 88i I for the Account, have since been dine
at 881 4, and at present may be quoted a shade later,
88i. For the Opening little has been doing during the
course of the morning ; Exchequer Bills rather
proved, 4 6 premium; Bank Stock, 157 158, also inn'
proved.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active may be quoted
at 25i ; Deferred, 12i ; Portuguese 311; Three Per
Cents., 20i ; Mexican, 294; Brazilian, 7 frt ; Colombia,
24 ; Dutch Two-and a- half per Cents., nothing done.
In Shares not much doing. Eastern Counties flr-
benturcs, 5; Great Western, New, 62/ ; ditto, Fifth
P
11/ ; London and Brighton, ; Greenwich Scrip, 31

CLOSING
BRITISH

PRIGES.
FUNDS.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 69 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons ...... --- . Ditto Old Annuities ... --
31 per Cent Red 971 Ditto New Annuities... --"' 0
New 31 per Cent ..
New 5 per Cent ...
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11...... 6 Pin
Jan. 1860 -
Oct 1859......... 123 India Stock for Acct ..• ---
Jan. 1860 ... ...... Consols for Opg . O3
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A ustrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto.... . • ''''
Brazilian Bonds .. ..
Buenos A yres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent.... I ''•
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 percent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2ll
Ditto, 1824 231 Ditto, Deferred .•• 121
Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... —f. '''—,'
Greek, 1825, 5 percent. Exchange ..
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 281 French,3 per cent —f. ma
c•
6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 21 per cent...... ;771
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent... .. '
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway Debs. (2 paid) b
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (40 paid) .... .. ... 024
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) ll
London and Brighton Railway (50 paid)
London and Greenwich Railway ;(20 paid)
Ditto Scrip. ( 2 paid)... 3l
South Eastern and Dover (28 paid)... „.
York and North Midland Railway (50 pd) 68
COURSE OF EXCHANGE--(YESTERDAY):

Amsterdam C F. 12 4i
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam 2 U. 12 5
Antwerp
Hamburgh... M.B l3 10
Altona l3 101
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40
Ditto, 3 month•
Marseilles... .. ......
Bourdeaux.
Frankfort on Maine.... 149

Petersburgh, 3 Us. 37
Berlin 7 0:
Vienna, dice. ft. 3 M lO 3
Trieste, ditto. . 10 6
Madrid
Cadiz

Bil oa
Barcelona 35
Seville 35

Gibraltar ....... 4B
Leghorn.
Genoa 25 c"
Milan .
..
'7

Venice
Naples 34
Palermo, per oz 121
Lisbon ...521
Oporto . . 521
Rio Janeiro 24
Bahia 27
Buenos Ayres ---
New York, 21 days' sight 46i
Philadelphia
PRICE OF MULLIoN, Pvt. 01'
Portugal Gold Coin£o 0 °
Foreign Gold, bars.. 3 17
New Doubloons 0 0 ~,v
New Dollars 0 4 1,1
Silver in Bars 0 5 v

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.— Al'
Her Majesty and Prince -
bert walked on the terrace and slopes this morniegei
but the unfavourable weather in the afternoon prevent e.,
her Majesty and his Royal Highness taking the'
usual drive.
The Belgian Minister and Madame Van do WeYet
have arrived on a visit to her Majesty.
Lord Alfred Paget has succeeded Colonel WeiIII
as Equerry in Waiting on her Majesty, and Colonel
Bouvcrie has relieved Sir E. Bowater in the duties °
Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness. ~t a,
'The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
ward, promenaded this morning on the terrace of I"
Castle, and in the slopes.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon arrived yeger:
day on a visit to the Queen, and Baron Stockmar sf
rived to-day.
The Royal Dinner party at the Castle this evenin; t,
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of IslePr
the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van do Wel
Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Viscount Melbourne'
Lord and Lady Holland, Baron Stoekmar, Mr. G.
.1!
and Hon. Mrs. Anson, Duchess of Bedford, LadY
Howard, Hon. Misses Paget and Cocks, 13arones"
Lehaen, Lord Lilford, lion. C. A. Murray, Mr. Bic"'
Lord A. Paget, Col. Bouverie, and Captain Scymoo,r'
T'

:he Countess of Sheffield has succeeded the r
countess Barrington as the Lady in Waiting on he
Msjesty the Queen Dowager at Sudbury Hall, and 111
Hon. Miss Mitchell has succeeded the Hon. Miss Go
as the Maid of Honour in Waiting on her Majesty'The Earl and Countess of Sheffield left town Yote.,.'
day morning for Sudbury Hall.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridie
dined with the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester
House last evening.
Major Watson, 13th Light Dragoons, had the he'''
nour of an interview with Prince Albert on Webeti:
day, to present a set of his newly-improved figures 119:1
the elucidation of cavalry movements, which he ha
been commanded to have prepared for the use of 1(,;
Royal Highness, and with which the Prince express('
his entire approbation.
Lord John Russell returned to town yesterday, frn,
a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, at their
scat, Broadlands, Hants.
Despatches for the Governors of the West 101
Colonies, were sent off last evening from the Colonis'
Office.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's MI"/
Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday. The LAO
present were Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancell°r;
Mr. Justice Erskine, and the Judge of the Admirniti
Court.
The appeals relative to the will of the late Alra
Wood, of Gloucester, " Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., and
Others, v. Elizabeth Goodlake, widow, and Edwar
Hitchings," was appointed for hearing, but on the OPcl/'
ing of the Court, Sir Fred. Pollock objected to Pr°:
ceeding with the case on account of one of their .1-4°l.d
ships (Dr. Luahington) having been Counsel for °°
of the parties to the appeal. The case, in consequence'
was not proceeded with, and the Court adjonrned.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint
Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Chancellor and Senior Koig,l!t'
Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Nl`
chael and St. George, to be a Knight Grand Cross of t"
said Order.

The Earl of Westmorland has been slightly
disposed since Thursday last, but is now nearly rcovered;
His Lordship had, in consequence, discontinued his din ue
parties, Lut will resume them to-morrow, on which d'fi
the Noble Lord will enter his 82d year, having been borS
on the Ist of January, 759.—Brighton Gazette.
The Duke of Wellington is expected on TueS'
day fortnight, at Apsley House, from Strathfieldsaye, for
the !season. His Grace gives his first party dinner this
year on the 25th instant, for which purpose cards Ila°
been issued.

The ship Marlborough, Captain Budie, be'
longing to the West India Immigration Society, left tbd
Downs a few days since witk emigrants for Jamaica, Pr
we understand the Company are about to despatch another
vessel to that Island in three or four weeks, and also to es'
bark ploughmen and tradesmen for St. Vincent's.
We are sorry to announce the death of Frani!
Hall Standish, Esq., of Duxbury, in Lancashire. He bad
almost entirely recovered from a long and painful illaesicr
but being attacked with inflammation he died suddenly at
Cadiz on the 21st of December.
By the rocent demise of Lord Bruce, the eldest
son of Lord Elgin, his sister, Lady Mary Christopher, the
Lady of the Member for North Lincolnshire, has bosom
the next in succession to an immense fortune, approach/vs,
to thirty thousand a year.
They have been performing at the British En"
bassy at Paris a pretty little play, called The Wreck
Ashore, from tke Adelphi, where the following gentlemen
and ladies received much applause :—Mr. Howard, Loot
F. Leveson, Miss Raikes, Misses Ellis, Lord Howdel'i
Mr. Plunket, Miss Pellew, and Mademoiselle de Flahault•
Mr. Charles Kemble is so much improved in
health that the most sanguine expectations are row enter"
tained that he will be restored to his friends. Mr. List":
the eminent surgeon, attends him daily, and is satisfied
with the very great improvement which his patient has ex"
perienced in the last few days. His daughter, Mrs. Butler,
is constantly with him.
MALTA, DEC. 17.—The Britannia, 120'
Captain Drake, with the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir F. A.
Oninranney, and the Howe, 120, Captain Sir W. 0. Mil'
arrived off the great harbour last night from Englanu'
Owing to a strong head-wind they did not enter the har;
hour till this morning. P. S.—lbrahim Pacha, I hear, bad
arrived with his army (reported 30,000 or 40,000 strong)
at Geza, so it is clear Mehemet Ali cent orders for evacu-
ating Syria before Napier's Convention.
NOVEL CRICKET MATCII.—On 'Monday a
novel game of cricket was payed on the Mill-pond, Ten"
terden, an extensive piece of water of about thirty acre 5,
by two elevens, one company being on skates, and the
other without. It is thought that about 1,000 persons
assembled to witness the " ups and downs" of the cow'
petitors, which were both numerous and highly amusing.
Although the skaters had the advantage in rapidity of
lo-
comotion, their fielding, or rather their iceing, was le!li
successful; and after a good and laughable contest their
opponents bore away the palm—Brighton Gazette. d
The high price of butchers' meat has induce
the graziers in Scotland to send an additional supply
butcher's meat to the metropolis ; and from Ireland the
exportation of pork furnishes a seasonable supply of OAS
article to the London Market.

MORNING _EDIT t()N