The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-08 00:00:00

310:11)( and COMMEttUtti..L NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market as Liverpool yesterday was dull.
Sales, 2,000 bales. Railway Shares were flat.
eVhe aceouets to tlw 20th ultimo from New York. by
teVashingten steamer, do not bring any definite in
igence respecting Mexican affairs, as was confidently
expected. Still the conclusion of peace is held to be
/cry near.
fft Among the various rumours and surmises in re•
either
to the treaty which it is supposed Mr. Trist has
th_l,lryllegotiated or proposed, we rind the following in
ashingt n correspondence of the Journal of Gm
"KrCeof this city.
`` The truth is thatM'lntosh has unceasingly en-
esso Mr.
to'v ured to effect a treaty. He persuaded Santa Anna
be treat, and assured General Scott that a treaty would
13)4( e, and thereby brought about the armistice, prior
...ithe final battles before Mexico Since that time, Mr.
fllnto.h has unweariedly operated upon the Govern-
erit at Queretaro with a view to effect a peace. He
l'eught the three commissioners from Queretaro to the
11:1 15F ,)lexieo to make overtures, or rather to confirm
is overtures.
" The head of the commission was Mr. M'lntosh's
teen
lei-al adviser and attorney, and the other two were
Aso
einpletely under his influence. They were ready
to
„„ anything that the Government at Queretaro
°illl ratify. Their propositions have been, without
this
by the Mexican Government, forwarded to
t`e.ti Governusent, and they are in such a shape that they
nn"t he
_recognised. They would justify the Presi-
;et in sending a suitable person as Commissioner to
,!C`) to treat with the Government at Queretaro."
Le-4:ne prospect of peeve has, however, most decidedly
reased, and we may yet hope ere long to hear of its
coclusion.
h In the Money Market capital was abundant, and the
eight
discounted liberally. Still the Government
e'eight experience some difficulty in contracting its
dew isifess uropean caitalists participated. The
York HeraE
ld is tolerably sanguine upon the point,
o:°egh it is io-poesible to say whether well-informed
not tu its statement regarding Messrs. Rothschild.
There is no doubt but that this loan bill will pass
the senate at once, receive the signature of the Presi-
dent tad become a law. In accordance with its provi-
fel;",,s,t,he Secretary of the Treasury will issue proposals
‘1,416, and a few weeks will settle the question. As
f•• Jean must be made at par or above, no bids will
course be made below, and the Secretary of the
sul'easury will soon know what prospect there is of
trees's'. Should European capitalists view the terms
bu,tuit loßu in a favourable light, it is not improbable
lit,Ll that bids may be received from the other side,
it, Is we look upon this as the only chance of
si,eueing taken at par. The statements made rela-
te the Rothschilds are something more than
tre rumours, as the circemstences connected with
tol3,finaticial operations of that house in Mexico are
as to make it a very great inducement to take the
e„,u'e or that part of this loan which would be re-
within the limits of Mexico. Other European
aPitalists may become large purchasers of United
States stocks from second hands, and our capitalists re-
iovtehdsciiinuothis way of much of the burden but the
s must come in as bidders for the loan, it
ter! Wish to make their funds in Mexico available for
sPurpose of payment. So long as we retain posses-
Ira of that country, so long will the restrictions
the funds
upon the exportation of specie, and so long will
k e fuads of the Messrs Rothschild, or any other house,
&abject to the payment of the duty fixed by the
`,',aeretary of the Treasury. It therefore appears that
1.46 only way for that house to make their Mexican funds
available is to take the loan of the United States autbo-
Ved by the Bill recently passed ; and if they not
"Ish to hold the whole .or any part of it, chipusers
cOuld be easily found..
There are accounts from Berlin via Antwerp, of two
,
fillortant failures having occurred in the former city,
'llnected with the Bourse, but the names are not given.
~,,the
mercantile markets have been dull here, but some
dies, such as Rum, for which a large Government
Contract is expected, Saltpetre, &c., are held more firmly.
at 814
Public Securities left of rather flatly last night,
i;„"t 4, owing to the slight disturbances here, and this
"raing there was no particular improvement, the first
potations being 81-1 for Consols. Since then the rates
i.qtre been 814 to 814. Exchequer-bills are 255. to 30s.
lattilltas Bank Stock has ranged from 190 to 194.
'41,,e1 Three per Cents. have been 814 to 82A.
Gate.
Foreign Bonds are heavy, Spanish Five per
2 lite. bring 12k to 124, and the Three per Cents. 23 to
tz• Portuguese Four per Cents. are worth 16 to 17.
t_exican have not been quoted. Brazils Bonds have
marked 78. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
ace realised 424 to 434.
The Railway Share Market is looking rather heavy
tni and prices are lower both for the English and
„nch Northern of France have been down to
.4
Mid 34.
ONE CLOSING
PILICEs OF Bytmsff rims. O'cLOCIE. FItICES
-eeelt Stock 190 190
a Per Cent Reduced Anne ..... 31% %82 82
ler Cent. Consols 81%W/fit% 8114
dew ete Cent.
Lo per ent. Anus 82%
ngArins to expire Jan.lB6o I 13..16 11-16 11-16
Ind• ia
s tto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B%l 8 Mtock
"tha Bonds, 1,0001.
Unto under 1,0001... ...... 3 p
k;ensols for Account ....... 81143/4 30/4 81
i 1/4
lehequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
„,5001.
/spun

UNE
Fitt,
-.,-Kg OF FOREIGN fUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto, Deferred 314
',lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846 —

CLOSIIU
PRICES.
78
2%
3/4
141

,---,
Ditto. Account
Peruvian buds, 6 per Cents 241,;1
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 73
, Ditto, 4 per Cent
il— .
ussian Bonds 97 97
BPanith 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 12114 113 A
Ditto 3 Der Cent 231/23/4 23 23
Ditto, Account . 23% 23
Dividenels on the above payble in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.
Ditto. 4 per Cant. Certificates 72 70 72 72

p„, PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
it""`Alk. LwAy SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O' CLOCK. PRICES.'
I'deen
'uber., /slat., Boston,
411r1c1 Eastern Junetion 314 .....
Pshire and Galloway.. 2% •
....'... ....... .
r„,lfast & County Down 11%
''rtningliara and Ox-.
Birmingham,
Junction .... ... 20
k_ Wolver-
b.'amPton, and Dudley 10
irrning,,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 101. 145... •••
li ikenhead, LancisLire,
and Cheshire June.... 734 — ... . ... ..... .
Oston, Statnfd & Birm. 5 ...
Bristol and Exeter B5
.., Ditto, Thirds
Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. ...
Caledonian .. ...... ...... 50 ... .. 301,E
Ditto, Half Shares .. 334
titto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead... 37%
CFIBI/ Preference l2 ...
v&arene9e
bo• tat Class, 6 per Ct. 10

Do. 2d Class,l 5 per Ct. 10

Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Directn London & Ports-
Mouth
Pt blin and Belfast Junc. 25 ......
übandalk & Enniskillen 17%
4114.„t Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ••••••• 8%.•• -
Do., 181., E. & H.... 18
a Do., 3/. 105.... 314.•••• —13% .x d
4aidern Counties........ 20
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... 1/ dis. par
,no, North. & Eastern 50
"0., Quarters
_De., New -
44•steni Union 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —
Ditto, Thirds
Do. (guar. 6 per cent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
CAE Lancashire
Ditto, New
, Ditto, New Quarters 2 3/4 ......
tan Lincolnshire ...... 16%
Xdinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... •
Ditto, Hall Shares ... 15 .. •• 9
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,4 -
tdinburgh and Northern 25 —
Ditto, New.. :33;i —
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New 214. ....
Exeter,Yeovil, &
Durch 2% — ..... ......
Ditto, New 2%••••••
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
`4l_asgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50
Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40
Do. Preference Consol. 15
Great Northern
1)0, London and York 2% — •• ..... -
Great South. and West.
( Ireland)
Great North o',' Englaud 100 ..• ••
Ditto, New, 40/
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New,ls/... ...... 6% • •••••
Great Western 9O ... 95 96 ex div 96 x.d.
Ditto, % Shares 5O .....
Ditto, 14 Shares
bitto, _Fifths 2O
„..Ditto, New 171........ 91,4.....
•icludderstield and Stanch. 24

~ par,

191,1
~. 229%
... 561/2

........_
, Ditto, .._.Thirds
Mull and Selby
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ......
Ditto, 14 Shares
IPswich & BurvSt. Edin. 171/2 ..... ....
1)0., do., and Norwich 15
Du., do, Ex tens. Scrip ,
(late Camb. & Ely) 21/2 —
'l4ancaster and Carlisle... 50 ......
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 .....
Ditto ditto
Ditto, IA Shares ...... 38 ••• ••
Do. Quarter Shares... 141/2
Do. Fifths. • ... 9
Do. Sixteenths 614
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.45...... ..... ... •
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and ShefE) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50
De.(W. Ridirz 1if1i0n)41.25...... --