The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-19 00:00:00

MO 7N E 1 a. in i r‘l ‘VI i': (;1A L IN ENV .
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
4,000 bales, including 500 American for exportation,
but .prices were rather lower.-Railway Shares were
firm, at about previous rates.
The foreign accounts are still perplexing and difficult
to comprehend, and much anxiety is manifested for
later news from Vienna. The fishery off Holland is
Mated to have resulted in the " take " of 14,500 tons of
k rrings, &c.
The French paper Corsaire states, that the father of
Messrs. Louis Blanc and Charles Blanc, the latter chief
clerk in the office of the Fine Arts, connected with the
Ministry of the Interior, died a week since in the greatest
distress, at the Hotel Dieu.
The Detroit Advertiser has some remarks upon the
difficulties interposed to the circulation of British North
American paper currency that are interesting. It is
stated that-
" The Act to prohibit the circulation of the bills of
the Canada banks, within this state, takes effect on the
2d day of December next, after which no person may
'in any manner circulate as money any Canada bill, on
pain of forfeiting three times the nominal amount of
such bill, to be recovered in the name and for the use of
any person who shall sue for the same.' We have a word
to say respecting this singular and unjust enact-
ment. And, firstly, the disposition of the fine to the in-
former is clearly iu violation of the State Constitution
(Art. 10, sec. 4), which devotes all fines for any
breach of the penal laws of the State to the ex-
clusive use of the town libraries. Secondly, the Act
itself is incontestably prohibited by the Constitution
of the Uaited States. Canada bills are as much an
article of traffic as Canada lumber or cattle. Can
the potent Locofocos prevent the sale or delivery of
these last articles? Can they impose restrictions and
prohibitions which pertain exclusively to Congress, by
virtue of the commercial power? Wby was the silly
and mischievous Act passed ? Why set one neigh-
bour as a spy upon another, and tempt him
by the hope of gain to become an informer
under the unconstitutional law? What interest have the
people of Michigan in expelling the Canada money? Is
it: not as good at least as the Locofoco-Wild-Cat Cur-
rency of 1838 and 1839? But the law is void, mani-
festly void, and we hesitate not to assure our readers
that it will be so determined by the Courts."
A table, published in the Herald, shows that in the
years 1841 to 1847, 2,690 buildings were erected in
Montreal, of which were of wood-1 story, 1,071; 1i
story, 6; 2 story, 558; 25 story, 3; 3 story, 2-ot brick,
1 story, 72; 2 story, 381; three story, 21; 4 story, 1-
of stone, 1 story, 22; 2 story, 359; 3 story, 145; 4 story,
32-of brick and wood, 1 story, 3; 2 story, 10-of stone
and wood, 2 story, 4-erected in 1841, 147; in 1842,
471; in 1843, 454; in 1844, 587; in 1845, 460; in 1846,
375; in 1847, 196.
The value of money in the Stock Exchange has been
very low since the dividends were paid, say 14 to 2 per
emit., where the loans are for short periods,
bit it is evident that in the face of ex-
' rating political difficulties abroad, very few invest-
ments have recently been made in the Public Securities;
and yet events rather favour the impression that higher
values will obtain. The Vienna insurrection is a great
drawback, certainly, but against this we may
place the strength of the French Ministry, the
large specie arrivals, the last revenue statement
&c., allowing even for the admitted decay in our export
trae. The indisposition lately evinced to invest in
Shares should also throw surplus capital upon the Stock
Market. Consols have been 844 to 85 ; the New Three-
and-a- Quarter per Cents. 844 to t- ; and the Three per
Cents. 83i to 834. Bank Stock has been at 180 to 183.
Exchequer. bills are 375. to 38s. premium for those of
March.
The Foreign Stock Market is very dull again. Mexi-
can Bonds are 194 to 4, Spanish Three per Cents. 214,
and Brazilian 71. Equador Stock is marked 2. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 44 to 444. Por-
tuguese Four per Cents. have been 22i to 235.
The Railway Share Market is very dull, but prices
continue about the same except in the instance of York
and North Midland, and the other York lines and North
British, which are affected by the report that no arrange.
ment has been come to with Mr. Hudson for leasing the
latter.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank St' ok 1.801 18214 180 183
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- ..... 834%
3 per Cent. Consols Anna . 84% Si
New 3!4 per Cent. Arms 84%%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 ... 6 5-16 7-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859... 8 3-16 %
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 9-16
Vonsols for Account ...
Exchequer Bille. 2%d. 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
500/. 3B p
Small 34 38 -
32 36 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 70
Equador Bonds 2
Grenada, 1 per Cent. ...... ..... -
Ditto Deferred
Mexican Bomb, 1846, 5 per Cent 19%14
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 2l3i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21% per Cent.,l2 Guild 44 4414
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
9118INESS DoNt IN RAILWAY SHARES AT 01LU't,LOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PSI SHARI.
Aberdeen - ...... to -
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 44 - ...... to -
AN rshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down - -
to -
liirmingnain & Oxford Junct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . -
Do., without a guarantee... 20 .- -
Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 .- • - to -
Do., without a guarantee... 10 - to -
Diming., Wol., & Stour Val. 13/.145.... - ..... to -
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction... lO - to -
Heston. Stamf., & Birming... 5 - to -
Bristol and Exeter - -
Do., Thirds ... ..... ... 25 - to-
Buckinghamshire.. - to -
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares - •-•- -
Ditto, New 101. Preference 21% % -
Litt.. Clydesdale Junction 50 - to -
Cheater and Holyhead..-..... 4714 ..... - ....- to -
Ditto Preference -- 15 . ...... - -
Clarence. - ...,.. to -
Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10
-
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - - Do., Goy. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 514 - ...... to -
to -
....- .. ..
ttoo =
-
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20
East Anglia, 251. L. & E ,
12434 ...... to -
aid L. & D ... .......... • 25
Ditto, 18/. E. &11 . ~.... 18
Ditto,3l. 10a.,E. & H... 3%
Eastern Counties ..... ....... 20 - -7"
DDoo..pNeerwpaGt.u,oarpagrct.GLer.l%. -173;is ...... .. 8 -
11 ?s
Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,6/. L35..4d...: -- •.. ......
e° --
..... - -
Do., Northern & Eastern... au
Do., 5 per cent. ......... ... 50
Do., Quarter .... ... 12IA .....
49 -
Do., New .......................... 34 -....
E.Eastern Union, Class A. (late ..... -- -
U. Shares) ...... ..... 25 ...... -
-
Ditto, do, Class B (I. &B) 20 ............ -- -
Ditto, do, •Class C, ditto... 20
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6per ct. 18 ......
-
Ditto, ditto ....... ) ...... 51,-41A.., to
--
te -
EDitto (C. & E.), 5 per ct 2%
ast Lancashire .............. : 25 .---
- -
to -
Ditto, New II - ...- to -
Q
Do., New -
Do., 6 per Cent.uarters Preference 6to -'
Quarter Shares 4!i -....- . .to -
.....
ast Lincolnshire 23 ...... 20 to -
Edinburgh and Glasgow
to 37%
Ditto, Half Shares - t
Edinburgh and Northern
......
o -
- •••••• to Ditto, Now port.... ..... - ...... to -
Exeter,....-
Yeovil, & Dorchester 2%
(Rug., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B4 6s.Bd - ••••••
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ss Ayr 50 .. - -•-* I: --
Do. Preference Consolidated - *-
•- -*".
Great Northern l7 -
Do. % A Deferred ...... ... 12% 2% ...... to 3
Do. 1,4 B 6 per Cent. Guar. 4% . ..... to -
Do. Extension .....•... ..... 2%.. - t
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 421 - .::: ... toe -
Great North of England 100 - •
...... to -
Ditto,Ditto, New 40/. 4O - ...... to -
ditto
Ditto, New 301. ...... 30 - - ...... to -
to -
Ditto, New lit.-- ... ..... 14 - • ... to -
Great
Western 9O -
Ditto, Half Shares bo -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 2l
Ditto, Fifths 2O -
Do. New 171 -
.. -
Huddersfield and Manchester 30 .....,, -... ............ to e = Ditto, Thirds ... 10 ...... - ...... to
Rail and Selby •
60 .... -- to
Ditto, Ralf Shares .. ... 25 ..
......
-
Ditto, Quarter Shares - 1VA...". - ......
t4te --
-
La•leaster and Carlisle.... - ... 50
Do.,Thirds lO --...... to --
...
Lancashire and Yorkshire •
~, 93 ... - ......- ...... to
to -
Ditto, ditto -
-
Ditto Half Shares .. -43 - •to -
Ditto Quarters 17% ......
8 .. .. .... : . to -
Dl)Diiirttoo STII x'
hi Fifths
trhedess
(Reg.) 9 - to -
13
Do
,o”New Guar. 6 per cent. 5
1,-. • Liverpool and Bury... 43
.'l.;°. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 43
"'IL Wakefield, Pontefract,
and Goole 5O -
Do., -
to
Do , eat Riding Union... 7 .... . -
N to -
D:: Preston and Wyre ... 25 - -
LlOl3 tio, Half Shares (A) 9% - to -
and Bradford 5O .. ... - to -
14)(181bowsbur& blanches. 50
De, Half Shares ............ 25 - to -
„ _Ditto, - -
".isall Blue (scrip) .....».. 2%
50 - ...... to -
Ditto,dNTewhirsk
....
.....
..
35 .
_151...***:..• tta° 1-
~.bo.,do.,Prister., G per Cent. 31% - .••••• to -
sdverpeol.Cresby,andSouth-
Port. ............. ... ......... 3% -„_to --
moterPool. Manchestr, and
Aewcastle Junction. .... 2% - ...... to -
London 41c Blackwell
... . .....
.. - ...... to -
, Do. Extension...
Adon(l., Bright., &South Coast 50/2 255/6%....% to -
De. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9
.... ...... to -
RiDe, Prot. Conv 5 per Cent. 50 -
tt,.„ditto .... ..1852 50 - to -
...u,,
_xt.,uoi;
niNanewd,treaeri.l:ipeehr:..c.enit.l.
1455.
4d...
....4%•.:: ttot: =4
London & North Western. Ditto Preference ..,......181 17s 2d... - to -
1 ib)o):
Ntleuwarters (Le.stanernd..B...)l2o2o ...... 103 104 to 103
...... - -
Do. Fifths' .....................
7 ......
- -
Do.
40,.6b, ..................... 2 ..... - to
Do. toi Awes- L. &hi 25 .... -
Do. 10i, ... M. and 9 . ..
- -
Do 10 " ii,eM ' and It (IL ) 9 •••
• -
- -.
* 1•••• ~... and B. (C,) 1
•--; t tO -.