The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were
7,000 bales, including. 1,500 for export. The market
was firm, and for American very full prices were obtained.
Other sorts were wrehout change. Cotton was not so
freely offered. American realised 4d. to sid. per lb.
Shares were rather dull again.
It has been of late a matter of too frequent remark,
that the committees of management of new railways,
either abandoned or lost by the decision of Parliament,
are slow to come forward with a statement of accounts,
and to wind up affairs. This charge cannot be laid to
the managers of the Irish Great Western Railway (the
Dublin and Galway), to the Bideford and Tavistock,
and a few others. But still there are very many
other committees who required working up, and a sug-
gestion having been made that a little publicity in this
respect would not bo amiss, as occasion servos, it may
be politic to give the names of a few of the most promi-
nent of the parties who hold back accounts and retain
moneys belonging to scripholdcrs. What are the War-
wick, Worcester, and Rugby people doing, for in-
stance ?
By the returns furnished to the Board of Trade the
quantity of tea entered for home consumption, up to *he
sth December, is stated at 40,956,4481b5, against
38,291,0731b5. in 1844, and 37,009,4381b5. in 1843, show-
ing an increase of more than two and a half millions,
attributable principally to the general employment of
labour. If, consistently with otle-r financial arrange-
ments it were possible to carry out the suggestion of a
reduction of duty to Is. or even ls. 6d., it is probable no
period would be more propitious. On the importance of
a step, the policy of which is so generally admitted, it is
not now necessary to dwell.
Our relations with China, both commercial and poli-
tical, continue uninterrupted. The only one of the new
ports that at present promises to rival Canton in the
extent of trade is Shanghao, where the silk trade is
already mainly conducted, and where, probably,
before many years elapse, no insignificant pro-
portion of the tea trade will follow. The
policy of the re-surrender of Chusan has
been gravely questioned, but, involving as it does
the good faith of our Government, there can be no
doubt of the issue. Our efforts might be more reason-
ably directed to obtain the consent of the Chinese au-
thorities to declare it a free port.
The stock in London at the present time may be
estimated at 34,000,0001b5., and the deliveries from Lon-
don this year have been 22,780,0001b5., including the
home consumption of " the great metropolis," the
quantity sent coastwise, and the exports to foreign ports.
The settlement of th.) Consol account has given a de-
cidedly favourable turn to the Stock Market, and prices
are ups to 4 per cent., the quotations for Money being
95i A, and for October 14, 96 to There have been
some large amounts carried over, and this indicates con •
fidence. Exchequer-bills have been worth 10s. to 13s.
premium, and East India Bonds under 1,0001. 19s. to
245. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been quoted 97i to 98k, and the Three per
Cents. 96 to 4.
In the Foreign market there has been very little pass-
ing. Portuguese Four per Cents have been marked 42k,
being steady ; Spanish Three per Cents have realised
361- ; and the Passive 4. Mexican Bonds have been
worth 24, and Brazilian Five per Cents 891. Dutch
Four per Cents have been quoted 934
For Railway Shares the market is very dull, and
where sales are pressed, which, however, has not been
in a dozen cases altogether perhaps, the quotations have
been rather in favour of the buyer.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 96%
Three per Cent. Consuls Annuities • • • • 95%%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 984, 97% 97%
Long Annuities, Expire .Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 5-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 •• 10%
India Bonds, 1,000/. • • .. • •
Ditto, under 1,0001.
South Sea Stock .. • • .. • •
Ditto, Old Annuities
Consols ter Oct. 14
Exchequer Bills.
1,0001. • . ••
5001.
Ditto, Small

.. .. 24 19

95%
I%d. 134 th
•• 10 13 pm.
.... 10 13 pm.
10 13 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 89%
Mexican Old, 5 per Cent • • • • • •
Ditto, for the Account • • 24
Portuguese Four per Cent • • 4234
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • •
Ditto, Passive Bonds • • • • • • 5%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • 36%
Ditto, for the Account .. • 3634
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 93% %
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 94
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER. SHARE,
Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. •2% .. to
Birmingham and Gloucester .. ..100 127 .... to 128
Ditto New (issued at 734 ells.) • • 1734 •• • • 31%.. ••to
Birmingham alai Oxford Jtuiction • • 2 •• • • 5% %.. to
Bristol and Exeter .. • • .. .. 75 •• • • •• • • to
Ditto, New .. .. 5 .. • • 10%.... to
Buckinghamshire • . • .. 425. •• • • %34 dis. to
Caledonian .. .. 20 lsy, ••.. to
Ditto Half Shares .. • • .. 23Q •• • • 19;; • • to
Cambr:dge and Oxford .. • • .. • • 1% • • 34 .. • • to
Cornwall • • • • • • .. 5 •• • • %•• . • to 1
Direct Northern .. .. 234. •. • 134 %• • to
Eastern Counties .. •. .. 14/. 16s. Od 2234 %.• to
Ditto, New • • .. • • .. 10/. 16s. Od.•• • • 734 p•. to
Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d
Dllt, ditto • • .. N 0.2, 61. 135. 4d. • •
Ditto, Yore v-•:teasion 10s. .• •• 234 • to
East Lancashire ••• 14 .. • • 23 •• • • to 22%
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • .. 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • • • *91,4 173¢ .... to
Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425.
Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% •• • • %••• - to
Great North of England • . .. • .100 .. •• .. ••to
Ditto, New .. .. • . .. • • 15 • •
Great Western • • •• .• 85 14634 to
Ditto, Half Shares .• .• • • .. 50 83 .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. .• 10 • •
Hull and Selby .. • • .. 50 .. • • .. • . to
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. .. 25 5034 .... to
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds .. 9
Ditto, ditto, and Norwich• • • • .. 214
Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junet. s% •• • • 1% .... to
Losdon and Brighton . • • .. 50
London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. •• •• 23 %• • • to
London and North Western • • ..100 .. 205% •• .. to 20614
Ditto, Quarters .. • • .. • • • • 2 .. • • 24 .. • • to
Ditto ditto New Shares • • .. . 16 p.... to 151 A p
London and South-Western 411. 6a. 10d. • • 74 .... to
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40
London and York • • •• • • • • 2% 2IA .. to
Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • .. 2%
Manchester and Leeds • • • • • 82 • •
Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • •• 38 .• 53 .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • . 2
Ditto, Fifths • • .. • • • • .. 3 11 ••.. to 1034
Ditto, Extension .. • • • • • • 425.
Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 •• • • to
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 5 .. • • 13% .... to
Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 ...• i..• • to %
Midland • • • • • • • • • • 100 —13914 to
Newcastle and Darlington J unction • . 25
Ditto, New .. • • • • • • • . 1
Newcastle and Berwick • • • • •• 15 .. •
North British • • • • • • • • • • 25 .. • • 38 IA %.. to
Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • . • 11X • • 4% • • to 4
North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425. .. • • 3% p•• to
Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 121% 8 .... to
Scottish Central .. • • • • • • • • 12% .. • . 191 A .... to --
Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • .. 2% 2%.... to
Shropshire Union • • • • • • • • • 42s j4 dis. to
South Eastern and Dover • • •• • • 331,4
Ditto, New, No. 4 • • • • • • • • 234 •• • • 318 .. • • to
South Wales .. • • • • • • • • • • 5 . • • • 41,4 to 4
Vale of Neath .• • • • • • • • • 2 .. • . 1% .. • . to 1
West Riding Union .. .. •• •• 425.• 2% p• . to 3 p
York and Carlisle • • • • • • •• • • 2% •• • • 34.... to
York and North Midland • • • • •• 50 •• ••.. to
Ditto. Extension • • • • .• .. 20 .• •• 39 .. •• to 3834
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .. • • 12% •• .. to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2
Ditto, ditto (Esrelete) • • • • • • 2 .• • • 1 ••.. to
Dutch Rhenish • • . • • • • • • • 6 •• • • 6 ••• • to 5%
East Indif.n • • • . • • • • • • • • ss. •• • • % .... to
Orleans and Bordeaux • • .. 6 .. • • 8% to—
Paris and Lyons Constituted • • 5 •• • • 5%•• • • to
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster • • •'• • • 20 .. • • 2834 to
MINES

Real del Monte. Unregistered • . • • 3)4 to
ERAATU3I.—In yesterday's List, read Lancaster and Carlisle, 65
63%, instead of 65 65%.

BANK OF ENGLAND.-(THIS DAY

QUARTER-PAST THREE.
The following notice has just been issued by the Bank
of England:—

"Bank of England, Aug. 27, 1846

" The minimum rate of interest on bills discounted by
the Bank of England, not having more that 95 days to
run, will for the future be 3 per cent."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Am. 27.—Wind N.E., light pleasant breeze, and
fine clear weather.

DEAL, AUG. 26.—Wind N.E., strop g. —2l. Arrd. Tweed,
Norelius, Bahia, and aid. for Gothecburg. 26. Acajou, Bahia,
and ald. for the Baltic.

OFF SANDOATE, AUG. 23.—Dr. Syntax, Laguna, Bremen.
OFF BEACIIY HEAD, AUG. 26. —Emma, Packwood, Per-
nambuco, for Bn men.
FALNIOUTII, AUG. 26.—Wind E.-24. Off port, Industri-
ous, Fraser, Sierra Leone, for Plymouth.
LivEnrooL, AUG. 26.—`tiipd S.E.-25. Ski. Cordelia,
Hughes, Calcutta; Camilla, Jackson, Demerara; Stirling-
shire, Rattray, Maranham ; Agnetnet, Mosher, New Orleans ;
Narraganset, and Emblem, Smith, Destiliccho ; Franktield,
Mitchell, Miramichi ; Hvndford, llP.Alpine, St. Mars's,
N.S. ; Naomi, Walsh, Dalhousie ; Christiana, Magee, Quebec
Ceylon, M'Alley, ditto; Susan, Gray, ditto; Coeur de Leon,
Kendall, Montreal; Magnet, Marton, ditto; Baron of Brain-
ber, Flinn, ditto; Harriet, Williams, Newfoundland. Oft
port, Devonshir,e Champlain, Springfield.
BRIDLINGTON, AUG. 25.—Arrd. Alert, Fisher, London for
the Orkneys, to stop a leak.
LANCASTER, AUG. 20.—Sld. Charlotte, Fance, Quebec ;
Alcyone, Stricks, Quebec.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Aug. 22, 1846, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In Esgland and Wales
Per Imperial Quarter.

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WHEAT. IFIAItLEIC.I OATS. i BYE. i BEANS.I PEAS.
PRICE —45 s 27s 5d 23s 3d 30s 10d 38s 8d 36s 9d
DUTY... 10s Od 4s Od Is 6d 4s Od 4s Od 4s Od

MARKET NE WS -(THIS DAY.)

SAY IVIATZILETS.
SsurmiEr.D.—Old Meadow Hay, 31 5s t 41; New ditto,
2l 58 to 31 15s; Old Clover, 4/ lOs to 5/ 16s ; New ditto,
31 8s to 4/ 18s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s; Wheat Straw,
1/ 14s to 11 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull.
CUMBERIAND.—OId Meadow Bay, 3/ 8s to 41 ; New
ditto, 2/ 5s to 31 16s; Old Clover, 4/ 8s to 5/ 15s; New ditto,
315 s to 4/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw,
1/ 14s to 1/16s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish
demand.
WIIITECITAFIL.—OId Meadow Hay, 315 s to 41; New ditto,
21 5s to 3/ 15s ; Old Clover, 4/ 58 to 61 ; New ditto,
3/ lOs to 51; Oat Straw, 1112 s to 1/ 14s • Wheat Straw, 11 14s
to 1/ 16s per load. Trade dull, at the Love quotations.
MEAT MARK.ETS-
SOUTH A LL. AUG. 26.—We had a very steady demand for
the primest Beasts and Sheep, but other kinds of stock were
somewhat neglected :--Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 4d
to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; and
Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
1103IFORD, AUG. 26.—0 n the whole, we had a very steady
trade, on the following terms:—Beef, rom 2s 8d to 4s; Mut-
ton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s 6d to
44 4d; and Pork, 3* 10d to 44 6d por 811 m. Suckling Calyes,