The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-16 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The following was put up
on Tuesday at the Ship Letter-office, St. Martin's-le-
Grand:—

" Ship letter bags will be made up here for the West
India steamers, to sail from Southampton on Thursday,
the 16th inst., and Saturday the 18th inst.
" The Forth, on Thursday the 16th inst., at one P.M.,
for Havannah, calling at Nassau, proceed to New Or•
leans, Tampico, Vera Cruz, and then return to Havannah.
" The Solway, on Saturday the 18th inst., at one P.M.,
for Barbadoes, proceed to St. Lucia, Martinique, Domi-
nica, Guadaloupe, Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitt's,
Tortola, St. Thomas's, St. Juan's, Porto Rico, Grand
Key, Turk's Island, Hayti, St. Jago de Cuba, Belize, and
thence to Havannah.

" The Tweed, on Saturday the 18th inst, at one P.M.,
for Barbadoes, proceed to St. Vincent, Grenada, Trini-
dad, La Guayra, Porto Cabello, Curacoa, Santa Martha,
Carthagena, and thence to Jamaica.
" The Clyde, on Saturday the 18th inst., at one P.M.,
call at Madeira, and proceed direct to Surinam and De-
merara, calling off Berbice, thence to Barbadoes, call at
Tobago, and from Barbadoes to Grenada.
" Letters for the above conveyance must be specially
addressed by ship.'
" The bags will be made up in London on the evening
previous to sailing from Southampton. That of the 16th
to-morrow, the 15th (this day), and that of the 18th, on
Friday evening the 17th.
" Ship Letter-office, Dec. 14, 1841."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The English Market for Stocks was very dull
to-day, although the business transacted was not
of magnitude. The rate for one or two invest-
ments was rather higher. For the opening Con-
sols were marked 884 to 89, and for present de-
livery 894 to with the dividend. Exchequer
Bills were 10s. to 12s. premium, and East India
Bonds 2s. to 3s. premium. Bank Stock rose to
1654 to 165:1, and India Stock was specially trans-
ferred at 249. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. were at 981 to 98k, and the Three per
Cents. at 981 to 89/.
There was rather more done in Foreign Stocks,
and prices, except for Portuguese Bonds, which'
were still heavy, generally kept up. Spanish
Active Bonds were at 24 to 24/; Portuguese
New Five per Cents. at 321; to 321; the Three
per Cents. at 194 to ; Mexican at 26; Colom-
bian at 231, and Brazilian at 631. Austrian
Stock advanced to 109; 'Russian was at 1131;
French. Five per Cents. Rentes obtained 116 f.
25c. ; and Dutch Five per Cents. 99/ to 991.
In the Share Market thc! transactions were to
some extent, and prices r&.ed firm. Great Wes-
tern were 181, the New 9i ; the Birmingham
Thirds 23; York and North Midland 39; and
South Western 18/ premium. Brighton were
13/ to 131 ; Manchester and Leeds 4 5 Midland
Counties 161; and South Er-astern and Dover 25
discount. Australasian Bank Shares were 121, and
London and Westminster 11 premium. British
North American Bank Shares were 4 discount.
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sales
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14.—The
to day comprise 2,500 to noway 3,000 bales, of which
600 have been taken by speculators. Prices are steady
at Friday's quotations.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARRE'..c, DEC. 14.—The transac-
tions comprise —London and Birmingham 32/. Shares
at 55 ; Grand Junction, 198 ; London and South Wes-
tern,_ 43 ; North Midland, 7o f.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 14.—There
is no change in the charactei: of this market. London
28.1 28 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter
and Birmingham Quarter 'bhares, 23 ; Manchester and
Birmingham,
Shares, 3/. 16s. 6d.; Manchester Assurance, 9k.
to the preser.t time. Consols are firm at
There has been but little business doing in the Stock
Exchange up
881 for the Account; Three per Cents. Reduced, 882, 89;
Bank Stock, 165 166 ; Excb.equerßills, 10 12 premium.
Spanish Securities vont:l,4lle firm. The Active Stock