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

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

(From The Sun of Last Night )
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
6,000 bales, including LOCO American, on speculation, all
at very full prices. Shares were dull, and without any
change for the better.
The statement made by Sir Robert Peel last night in the
-e Commons, raletive 1$ the intentions of Govern-
House • with eaavray projects, an 4 the means to be
ment connect,- .leabtful projects, has given the fat
adopted to wind up ' - the
onlyhaapenktin,gr
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unqualified! satisfactiort In
Stock Exchange, but figacing
mercial interests. There is ie. and,
e e t aP c
tot'L nha
money no,.
at no very distant period a vast amouna
leaked up, in the shape of railway deposits, will be rre...."_fled
into circulation, and that schemes which were brought Into
existence during the mania of the months of June, July,
August, and September last, will be brought to a
termination, and all expenses incurred paid off,
and the managing and provisional committee men be
eased' from additional responsibilities, and affairs wound
up with honour to all parties. Still the details to be fur-
nished by the Earl of Dalhousie, to be given in the House of
Lords this evening, are most eagerly looked for. All parties
agree that, by instantly passing resolutions through Parliae
merit, upon the topic stated, is the best course. to be
adopted, leaving the Bill to take its ordinary course, its
principle being of course admitted. There is one great feature
in the proposals of Sir Rehert reel which deserve especial
notice, and that is, that all promoter* of schemes, whether
they have been enabled to go before Parliament er noi,
should be held liable to all engineering or other expenses
necessarily incurred.
There are not any late colonial arrivals announced la the
City to-day.
The British Securities have been rather flat to-ilay. Con-
sole for the account have fluctuated only from 9614 for
MOney from 9614 %; the Reduced Three per Cents. from
95% to 95%; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from
971/s to 9674 ; and Exchequer-bills have ranged from 235. to
2Cs. premium.
This evening's Gazette will intimate the amount of surplus
revenue to be laid out in the redemption of the debt during
the present quarter,
The Foreign Stock Exchange list has a vary meagre ap-
pearance to-day. The only bargains have been in the
Brazilian Five per Cents., at 80%; in the Mexican Deferred,
at 163/4 ; in the Portuguese Four per Cents. for the Account,
58 ; and in the Belgic Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 98,
The Shares of lines of railway in operation, and what are
considered good scrip, have been in rather better request.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRIC ES.
Bank Stock .. .. • • .. .. 207 206 ex div 206
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 9b%% ex div 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 9634 %!G 9634
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 0734 96y, ex div SG%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 6,1860 .. 10 3-16 4ex d 104
Ditto, 30 years. 0,,t. 10, 1849 .. 10 ex dlv 10
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. 10% 1I
Consols for Account • • • • .. .. .. 96%1A 96%
India Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 2603 y 2624 2624
Exchequer Bills. 14d. lid.
1,0001... .. .... 23 26 pm. 26
6001... .. .... 23 26 pm. 26
Ditto. Small .... 23 26 pm. 26
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN* FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 80% 80%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, I per Cent • •
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. • • 163 i 16%
Portuguese Four per Cents
Ditto, for the Account
Spanish Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto, Passive Bonds
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • •
Ditto, for the Account .. .. • .
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Ceut 98
Dutch Two-anti-a-Half per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates

BEITISII FIJIWS.

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