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

CLOSING
PRICES.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE
O'CLOCK.

75%
85

Brazilian Bonds —
Ditto, Small —
Chilion Bonds 6 per Cent.....
Grenada Bowls, 1 per Cent. —
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 22
Ditto, Account 22%% 22%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 40
Ditto. Account ..... ... ......
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent 21% 25 25
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 12% 12%
Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... ........
Ditto, Account 26 26
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 72%
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 48% 48%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONB CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen ... 50 ......
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 41A...... 14

Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 g - -
Belfast & County Down 19
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 .
Birming, Wolverleton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10 -
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 145... oo .
Birkenhead, Lancashire, _ _

and Cheshire June.... 10
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter 9O ...

Ditto, Thirds .. ..... 27%
Buckinghamshire... 141. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares

Do. New 10/. Pre.... 5 5% 5
Ditto,ClydesdalaJune 50
Chester and Holyhead... 50

Ditto, Preference l5 ......
Clarence
_ _ _

13%

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ......
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 20
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D....•. 25
Do., 184 E. & H.... 18
Do., 31.105.
Eastern Counties... 20 12 11%
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent........... 10 ......
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 4d...
Do. North. & Eastern 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters 12% — ••• ***** •••• •
Do. New 34
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, Class B (L &
and B.) 2O
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 .
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ......
Ditto, ditto ...
Ditto (C. & E.) guar.
5 per cent............ 21,E
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 — ...
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 61,4 —
East Lincolnshire ...... 25 •••
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 3814 36
Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. •••
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... 8d —
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50

12%
11%

17%

13
41A

634
25%
38

....
11A4

8
4%

DO:Preference -Cons
Great Northern
Do., A Deferred
Do., B 6 per Cent
guaranteed
Do. Extension 2IA
:rent South. and West.
(Ireland) .. 2314 2314
Great North of England.loo

Ditto, New, 40r 4O
Ditto, ditto

Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New,ls/ l4 .. .. - ........«..... -
Great Western 9O ...... 79 .. .. .. ...... 80
Ditto, % Shares
Ditto, 1,4 Shares
Ditto, Fifth 5............ 20
DAL., Nan- 17/... ..... 13 ... .. 1014 ... •- • -.
II uthlersfield and Munch. 00
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... ..
Ditto, 14 Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... 494
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, 1,4 Shares
Do. Quarter Shares... 17% — .... ...........
Do. Fifths... ......... ... 10
Do. Sixteenths 61,4 —
Do.
Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 .....
__, .__

-
491 A

60

Do. New, Giia. dier ct. 5
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ......
Ditto 1,4 (late Hud-
dersfield and Shelf.) 43
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
tract, and Goole) ... 50
Do. (W. Riding Union) 7 ..
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. % Shares (A)... 9% _
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, 1ic...• 50
Do., Half Shares
Do., (blue) Scrip.—... 2%...,„
Leeds and Thirsk
••.••••• ......
Ditto, New ..... .....—• 35
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3%.•••••
•••••
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport 31% — ...
Liverp., MancLster, and
Newcastle Junction... 21% —
London &Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... 43A
Do. Extension ....• ... 22% ll
London, Brighton, and

13/a

South Coast 5O
Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9
Do. Pref. Con. 6 per et. 50 .. ...
Ditto, ditto 1852 50
Ditto, New Si., guar.
6 per cent. .. 5
Lon don and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... .
Ditto, Preference... 18117 s 2d...
London and N. Western 100 .....120
Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 ......
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... 2 --
Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25

-
4N
11

29 Ts

-
7%

Do. 101. M. &-B.) A. 9 —
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1
27
Lond. &S. Western 5O „. ..
Do. New 501. ... ..... 42.. .. ....... ..... 391'42
Do. New 401. •
84
........
*" ---
.....
Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 ...,.....
.. •... .....

nitto ditto .: -,....:—.4 40 ••••••
Dii,,`„?,. Thirds— ......JA .-
6s. 8d... .. ******** .
....
1,0,4 Re7,-,
.Scrip, 1840
. ••"•• •••. ... --
iiref.. 7 per Cent* on \
Depvtitir4 ;; per ...
Cent. on Nils' ....,14 A 4d...
London, Salisbury,- and`
••
Yeovil
N....
. , .
4

Londonderry&Coleiaine 2821/X
Londonderry and gurus- .
- ....
killen ...... .„....': 27%......:, _ ... ••••• .....
Lowestoft (4 per ct.) 2O ...... 'l., ...............
Ditto (6 per ct.)
Manchester,Buxton,and , ::
Matlock 4 ...... -- , r
• )
Mandiester, Sheffield, , 3_
and fAcolnshire —IOO
Do. Quarter: (No. 1) 16
Ditto ditto (NO. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 111 A — ..... ...... ...
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40
Ditto ditto . ..._... 13 --!•—••••••
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffiald and :

Lincolnshire l5 .
Do., Grimsby Dock.., 20 - ••• MIND •
Do., Manchester and
_ _

Lincoln Union..... 4/. 2s, —....••.-••• ••• •-••
Midland ... ...... ........100 .. Bl% 82 81 ...... 82
Do. •Consolidated Pref.loo -• .. .
Do., do., SOL Shares.- 20 ...
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo -
Do. Coml. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 119% 120% „ 120%
Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 38
Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 14/. 18s ...
Ditto,Leieest: & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland. Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar.
__

6 per cent. sruar.
N wcastleandearlus m lOO

Do. Quarters 25 ....
Newmarket ..... . .. 20 . —

Do. Extension .........21. 128...• ... •""
Newport,• Abergavenny, -
and Hereford 6 ;;..•• --
Newry and Enniskillen 7 . —
Newry, Warrenpoint, •
and Rostrevor 2O — .. ........«•. dam.
Norfolk .......••• ....... .•••100 - .......
Do. New 204 .. ... 15 -7. •• •••• ....
Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20
Do. Guaranteed .51/2pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
N;orthern Counties Union 4 .

..,_
''orth British ......„ 25 ...... 15%%1434. 14
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters 1 64 31,200i... - 1%
Ditto, Extension O% ..... ..
Ditto, Thirds ......
North & South-Western 2
NorthlStaffordshire
North Wales ... ...... -.. 3% —
North-Western . lO 0•11 .--
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton] ...... 50
21 .!4
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate lO
1
Royston and Hitchin ... 2 ...... ---, ...... .' .` 1.1
Scottish Central ' 25
..........N... '26
.:
Scottish Midland 25 -
Ditto, New -
Sheffield, Rotherham,
Goole (Nor. Div.) 7% — ......... ......'
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ''' 4
Shrewsbury andißirnt... 9 ...... 1%%•••... l§
Ditto ditto. Class B. 6
Ditto, New Guaranteed 6

Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... --
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) l7 - •••
Ditto Halves ... ditto 81,?...... -- .. .... -
Ditto Oswestry ..... . 17%
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref
Shropshire Union
South Devon 5O ...... -L- .... ..... ...
Do. Preference
South Staffordshire 6% — .
South Eastern .. 33% 23
Do., No. 1... 24
Do., N 0.2. - ..-.
, .
Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10
South Wa1e5............... 28 ...... 7 ..•• .......
South Yorkshire, Don- _

_
_
1

.....
28$
14
10
11
6
6

caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-
meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6
Taw Vale Extension ... 8
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway ..... ...... 17% . . ... . ~-.-
....
Vale of Neath ... .. 4
1....
Waterford and Kilkenny 17% , ..
Waterford and Limerick 47 % ; ' ....
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... ..
Do. do. do. ... 25 ' ••••• .0
Do. do. do: ••• 10 ...••;',..-- ••• ..... .....
West Cornwall 6 .. ..%--
West London
Do. Do. Ist Class .•• 20
Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 - ..... • ••• imp.
Whitehaven & Furness 14 •0.
Windsor, Staines, and :
...
South Western ..... ... 9% - ......
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- ,' - •
mouth 4O — Me • • ••• ••• Mb
York, Newcastle, and ,
Berwick. ............... 25 ..;,. ' 26
Do. Original New and.
Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 2S!A 2614
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... li
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... VA 74
York and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference ...... 10 - ' .............A. 9
Do. East sad West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late 1ta-
....
lian and Austrian). ... 5
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 17
Ceylon
Demerara ...... ..... ...... 15
Dendre Valley...
Direct Bombay and
Madras ss. . ... --
Dutch Rhenish ,••••••••• 7%,•••• .. --- •• . ..... ••••
East Indian BAAL, — ...... .. ••.. • ....
Great Indian Peninsular U
Louvain Ila Sambre ... 7%
Luxembourg.._.
Ditto ...... ...... .. ....... 10 —
Madrid and Valentia... 2 ......
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. ... .....
Northern of France...... 12
Orleans and Bordeaux... 7
Paris and Lyons ..... .. 11 - ....

••• *O. •••

••• .. ..
Do. Do. .
Paris and Orleans ...... 20
Paris and Rouen 2O ......
Paris and Strasbourg ... 9
SI( ..-
Rouen and Havre ...... 1.0
Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 3%
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14
Tours and Nantes 9 ....... ..--
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den,...
and Hasselt ...... 20
West Flanders B34— ...

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
British North American 50 —
Colonial 25
Commercial of London 20 .. ...
London Joint Stock lO
London & Westminster. 20 ......
National Prov. England. 35
Ditto,New...... .. ..... 10
National of Ireland 22%...... .... ........ ....
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto New... ••..•....•• 10 .....• 93A..
Union of Australia
Ditt0,New.............. 2%...... -m-
Union of L0nd0n„....... 10 ...... - ...
...•
Union of Madrid 40 — ...„ ...„
MINES.
Asturian Mining Com... 14
4
Australian. 2% 4% 4

...
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...•
9$

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY')
LONDON, DEC. 16.—Wind N.N.E., moderate' breed
and dull hazy weather, with rain.
Pto beENZANCE, DEC. 14.—A schooner, supposedt•
foreigner, was seen at daylight, standing to the 116,4
ward, from under the eastern land, and at eight delp
was endeavouring to weather the Wilkie Shoals, ono.
a press of sails, and when abreast of them she was s
denly capsized, and went down in deep water, and of
hands must hay. perished. There was ne possibila4
rendering assistance. Broken staves, beams, bulkhetg
ladders, &c., have been washed on shore, but noth;o,
whereby her name can be ascertained. A vessel fro
Nantes to this port, with grain, is due, bat hee.,,itit
made her appearance. It is blowing strong from
a heavy sea running.
BRISTOL, DEC. 14.—The Aspacia, Calmaris;• fe
here from Syra, was struck by a heavy sea in 10.4;
long. 13 W., and threw part of cargo overboard.,
..„1
of
DOUGLAS (ISLE or
MAX),MAIO DEC. 13.—The Jane!
Whitehaven, has put into Ramsey harbour in a sie:L,
state, having been in contact on Bth inst. with the
row, of Whitehaven, it blowing a gale at the time.
TRURO, DEC. 14.—Tbe Peggy, of and from Self •
for Irvine, became water-logged and foundered, abG"eri.
quarter of a mile off this port, yesterday; crew 0'
She lies with her topmasts above water. `r 1l
WATERFORD, DEC. 14.—The Jeune Alexanare,,'
Normatier, with wheat, went on shore in Tremors -7111
hopes are entertained that the cargo will be saved,
not the vessel; crew saved.
MARGATE, DEC. 15.—The Diadem, from Antwert of
Liverpool, has put into these roads, making • d 040%
water, much strained, and with pumps choked, ns
been obliged to carry a press of sails last night to k
clear of the sand in the North Channel, and most
surveyed.
DEAL, DEC. 15.—Wind S.S.W.— ~ tas
Arrd. Rookery '-'
Mauritius ; Herald, Vestal, Madras. Arrd. freinkalft
River, Duke of Manchester, Dell, Jamaica. Put ,0-004
15th, London, for New York; Afrika, for Cape of
Hope:
MILFORD, DEC. 14.—The George of Cork, Newsoo
to Cork, drove on Habberstove Point, expected that
would be got off this night's tide. ell!
HoLYIIEAD, DEC. 15.--It has blown a teemee
gale the whole day }row S.S.E. to S.W. with beg A 0
00
Cher. A barque and a brig trying to work up in% Jr
harbour, were obliged to bear off; the latter had A
j".° head pilot on board.
Set(
YOUGNAL, DEC. 14.—The brig Growler, ei, bit.
York, for Waterford, went on shore last night, in —.el,
trig Bay; crew saved. The schooner Falcon, of Glegeopl
went on shore last night at Ballycotton; crew (es
.mne) saved.
tr°9l BELFAST, DEC. 14.—1 t has been (blowing - 9
uy°
gale from the south all day, and still continuo. die
Carrywell, of this port, has been assisted in here
masted.
HULL, DEC. 15.—The Buceleuch, from Leiibit'io
coming up the Humber last night, got in contact
the William OW Wen) for Undo, riding in 0'