The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

TOE Sll N,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, ()LIAR FE!? TO 7'l!R P..
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday wer,
3,000 bales, at steady prices. Railway Shares were ex-
ceedingly dull.
Some time may elapse ere the fiscal position of this
country will attract such attention as it did last j ear,
but should the revenue exhibit a falling off, owing to the
prevailing political excitement, and especially the stag-
nation of business abroad, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer will have the subject of retrenchment in the
expenditure pressed more forcibly than ever upon his
attention. As far as we can judge by the non-official
returns of stocks, imports, exports, and deliveries up to
the present time, we should say that the consumption of
most articles has declined, the want of employ-
ment for the labouring classes being the imme-
diate cause. It is, however, to be hoped, that
next quarter will show better results, for by
that period, the effect of the recent political changes,
if favourable, will be more appreciated, and there will
at least be less uncertainty and apprehension than now
exists in some quarters.
The position of the shipping interest being under in-
vestigation in Parliament, and the extent of the mer-
cantile marine a matter of importance to us in the event
of a Continental war, even though we may happily
remain uninvolved, it will be useful to glance at some
returns concerning the tonnage of vessels belonging to
Great Britain and her colonies.
In the year 1821 the tonnage of the United Kingdom
was 2,355,853 tons; colonies, 204,350 tons. In 1841
the former was only 2,224,356 tons, and the latter
357,608 tons. From that time it has steadily increased,
the total tonnage of 1846 being 3,817,112 tons.
Ship-building seems to have been at its lowest point in
1822, and at its highest in 1840; and in 1846 a fair
average amount of tonnage was built and registered.
The tonnage which entered into and cleared from
British ports was in 1814, 3,764,428 tons, of which
2,562,200 tons were British, and 1,202,228 tons foreign.
In 1646, the total was 12,415,586 tons, 8,688,148 tons,
being British, and 3,727,438 tons foreign. The increase,
therefore, from 1814 to 1846 was 239.08 pr cent: on
British, and 210.04 per cent. on foreign shipping.
To deny the progress of the shipping interest, there-
fore, is futile, in opposition to such facts and figures as
these.
The packet ship Victoria, Captain Harvey, from New
York, does not bring any later intelligence, but she has
some specie on board, and a good general cargo.- -
The letters from the Continent add nothing of im-
portance to the accounts in another column, but describe
trade generally as being exceedingly dull.
We understand that a very influential meeting of
merchants has been held at Bristol in support of the
Provident Clerks' Association, for which a liberal sub-
scription was made.
The English Stock Market has been exceedingly
quiet this morning, and indeed there is scarcely a fea-
ture to be noted, except a decline in Exchequer-bills,
which appears to bear out the statements made as to
money being rather dearer. The premium on Exche-
quer-bills has receded to 28s. and 253. East India Bonds
are Ifs. premium. Bank Stock for account has been
190 to 191. Conso!s are heavy at 80t to 81.
In the Foreign Securities there has been a fair business
doing, but prices, generally, are not higher. Venezuela
Bonds are nominally better, viz., 18 to 22. Mexican
have been 144 to 4. Grenada are 134; and Brazilian
Small 69. Spanish Five per Cents. have been marked
114 4; the Three per Cents., 214 4; and Portuguese
Four per Cents. 144 to t. Russian Stock has been 85
to 88; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 41 to 42.
The Railway Share Market is very dull, and prices
are in some cases lower.

CLOSING
PRICES,

ONE
PRICES OF QIZ.ITISII FUNDS. O'cLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... 8034 81
Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 ...
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1560.... 8 5-16 8 54-16
India Bonds, 1,000/.
Ditto under 1,0001.
Bank Stock for Account .. ...191. 190
Consols for Account
xchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/. March
1,0001. June 25 23 p
5001. June .. 25 p
Small, March
Small June
of
O'CLOCK.

llp
1911/2

2G p
28 p
25 p
26 p
29 p

CLOSING
PRICES.

RIVE'A OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small 69
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Ditto, small... •
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto, Deferred 2%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 14% 4
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account 1434 % 141/s
Russian Bonds .. .. B7 b 5 88 88
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account ll% 11%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account .
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —
Ditto, Deferred 5 5
Dividends on the above payble in London.
Belgian 4% per Cant ...... 58
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 41 42 42
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 62%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Aberdeen 5O
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21,E —
Belfast & County Down 11%
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 .....13
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 10/. 145... •••
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.... . ..... .
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5

Ditto, Thirds ......... 20 ' 12%
Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4a.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares .. ......
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50
Chester and Holyhead... 37% —
Ditto, Preference l2 ......
Clarence
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 25 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% —
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18
Do., 31.103.
Eastern Counties
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1-- 6/. 13s. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d...
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters
Do., New 23
Eastern Union 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2 —
Ditto, Thirds ....
Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 - • •••• •......
Ditto, ditto
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
.....

Ditto, New Quarters 33/4 —
East Lineo:nshire ...... 16th
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ~ •••
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121.„.„
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. 3
Ditto, Newport l2 - •••• • •
Ditto, ditto, New 21.....
ExAer,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% .....
Ditto, New ... 2% —
Gla.sgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar ,& Ayr 50
Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40
Do.Pre'erenee Consol. 15
Great Northern
Do., London and York DA .,••
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of Enghind 100 .....

Ditto, New, 40/ 5
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
_. .

. .
Ditto, New, 15/ 6% ... .. •••••••••• 00000
Great Western .. 90 ... .. 90 91%
Ditto, % Shares 5O
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths.. 2O
Ditto, New 171... .. - 91i(t••• 8
Huddersfield and blanch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby -
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ......
Ditto, 14 Shares ..... 12%..... . ...... ..
Ipswich& Bury St. Edin. 171/2 ......
Do., do., and Norwich 15
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely) 2%
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 - ...
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
...... ..••..
Ditto, % •• •• Shares
,•••••
Do. Quarter Sbnres... 14% •
Do. Fifths... ... 9
Do. Si:iteenths 614
....
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.45......
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38
Ditto % (late Hud-
-1 derstield and Sheff.) 33

13%
2%
14%

21 1,1

12%
4 dis
27%

lii dis

-
15%

.4%

181 i

91%

151,4
8

4%

7% x.d.

Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50
Do.(W.RidingUnion)4/.25...... 3% dis 3% dis.
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. % Shares (A)... 9
Leeds and Bradford
Levis, Dewsbury, &c.... 421 .....
Do., Half Shares ...... 17%...... ...... .......
Do., (blue) Scrip .... • 2%. ..
Leeds and Thirsk
••• ..... .•••••
Ditto, New ...... ....... 22%
••• •—•
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%......
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport. 2
Liverp., Manchester, and
.. Newcastle Junction. 2%.......
_. •

London &Blackwall...l3/. 434
Do. New, No. 2, —
Do. Extension . 17%

-
SG%

London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 ...... 19
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .........
Ditto, ditto 1852 50
London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d — . ....... .......
Ditto, Preference—. 18117 s 2d —
Loudon and N. Western 100
Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22
Ditto, New ,......-2

29N
18

127%
- .
3N,

.. 2
1)o 4'31. Sliare ( LAI.) 20
Do. 101. & B.) A. 7% — .......
Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 7
Do. 10'.(M. & B.) C. 1
Lon'. & S. W - Ftern 50 •••
1/,. New 50/. ..... .. 25
Do. New 40/. 3O ••••••
Do. Tenths (Consul.) 50
Ditto ditto .. .... y 0
Ditto, Thirds 81.65. 8d... ...... dis.
London, Salisbury, and
Y:ovil. .
Lornionderry &G.leraine 27%. —
Londonderry and Ennis-
kll,-n 25 ...... ••• .....
Lowestoft (4 per et.)
Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3
ManzheAer,l3uxton,and
Matlock . 3
Manchester, Sheffield,
•
and Lincolnshire ...100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 ..•
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 714 —
Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 7% — •
Ditto and Grimsby.... 25
Ditto ditto . 7
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 7%.-
Do., Grimsby Dock 12% —
Do. Man. & Lin. Union 41.2 s —
Mancliest.&Southampt. 2
100 ...... 99
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
De., do., 501. Shares... 15 ...
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do.Consol. Bristol and
Binning., 6 per et.... 100 ll6l/.2...
Brist. &Glocetr. 36
Ditto, ditto ..... ..111.8s. 6d —
Midlud, Leieest. & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Eedcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastie and Carlisle...loo
Do. Quarters 25
Newmrk et &Chesterford 18%
Do. Extension .........21. 12&...
Nswport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpomt,
and Rostrevor
Norfolk ..............100
Do. New 20/. ..
Do. Extension
Do. Guaranteed 51,4ipc. 5
Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of Norfolk... 2
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4

71A... ......

4512

991/2
8%
73

60!4

North British ... .... ... 25
Do. Half Shares 12%..... 8% 9 9
Do. Quarters.• • ...... .. 613 3%43/4 3'!4
Do. Extension
Ditt,) Thirds 2 •.• IA
North 114 South-Western 2 ...... .......
North Statlordshire lO .... 83A IA ...... • • ..•
North Wales - •

_North Western. - -•-

-
%

8%

Oxford, Worcester. and
W olverhamptoa ...... 40 ... .. 21x1
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Roysten and llitc'nin ... 1%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 22% — • —
Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole ... 5

Shrewsbury and Birm... 7
Ditto ditto. Class B. 4
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nor. W. Min.) l6
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8
Ditto Oswestry ... .. 14
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. I'ref 6
Shrewsbury and Ileretd. 2
Shropshire Union
South Devon.— 4O ......
Do. Preference
South Statrordihiv
South Easto-m & Dover. 33% 23% xd ... ..... 23 xd
Do., No. 1 24
Do., Nc. 2. - ... .........•• -/
Do., No. 3 ..
Do., No. 4
South Wales lB
:!:(iuth Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-
meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6
raw Vale Extension ... 4
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway ........... 17%
Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 4

814

Waterford and Kilkenny 13 A......
Waterford and Limerick 40
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin • 2 .... .
West Cornwall —
Whitehaven & Furness 10
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 7
Wilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick.
Do. Original New and
Berwick . ..... 25
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. -do. No. 2. ..... ... 10
Do. G.N E.Preference 8 ...... 85i •••.• 7%
York and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 16
Central of Spain
Ceylon
Demerara
Dendre Valley... 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras 5B. . ...
Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ... .. %...... .... ..
East Indian ll4 — ...... . ... •
Great Indian Peninsular 55.
Italian and Austrian. ... 4
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1
Louvain ila Sambre ... 6
Luxembourg.... 7..

27%

-
%

Lyons and Avignon 5
Madrid and Valentia... 2
Namur and Liege l6 ... .. 234 S .••
Northern of France.-- 10
Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... ..... ......
Over Yssel 4/ 8s 4d......
Paris and Lyons lO ••• NI - ••• • • ••• ......
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen ........ 20
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 5 ...
Strasbourg acid Basle ... 14
Tours and Nantes .. 8
Tourney, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ...... 16
West Flanders• Bl/..• •••

3
2

2514
16

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 20.—Wind S.W., light breezes.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Wind W .S.W.—Arrd. Co-
lumbus, Green, Pernambucco. Sid. Feb. 17, Defence,
Benster, Charleston; France, Senegal; Conrod, Boston;
Emma, Newfoundland; Brooke, Africa; Belle, Africa ;
Mediterranean, Africa ; Eleanor Chapman, Ali ica ;
Bathurst, Honduras; Concord, Barbadoes ; Rival, Bar-
badoes ; Carolus, New Orleans ; Wilkinson, Boston ;
St. George, New York. A quantity of railway sleepers
were seen floating to the westward, off the Bell Buoy,
esterduy.
DEAL, MARCH 18.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E. ; lath,
S. to S.W.—Arrd. Sarah Trotman, Brown, China; Blue
Bell, Johnson, Rio Grande. Arrd. from the River,
Mahomed Shah, Port Philip ; Allandale, Cape of Good
Hope ; Diadem, St. Helena ; Duke of Wellington, St.
John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River and
sailed, Gazelle, Sydney, New South Wak s ; Marion,
Trinidad.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 13.—Wind S E. ; 19th, S. to
W.S.W.—SId. Northumberland, New York ; Feroze•
pore, China; Neijcesaki, Batavia; Dibden, Barbadoes.
SHEERNESS, MARCH 17.—The Starling brig, of Dover,
' has received considerable damage by being in contact
with the Liberty brig, of Sunderland, in Folkestone
harbour.
DUNDEE, MARCH I7.—The brigantine Zephyr, Welsh,
from Newport to Perth (with railway iron), while taking
the river last night, went on shore on the south aide of
the Abertaf sand and filled ; crew saved. The vessel
is likely to be a total wreck, but if the weather mode-
rate, the cargo may be saved.
DUNBAR, MARCH 18.—The William, Thomson, of
and from Goole to Port Dundas, struck on a reef of
rocks, two miles west of North Berwick, 14th inst., but
was warped off, and taken into North Berwick Harbour.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Wind N.; 19th, W.—Sld.
18th, Chapman, Atkins, Rio Janeiro; Abbot Lord,
Nason, Boston; 19th, Cawton, Dann, Sierra Leone;
Jabez, Booth, Boston.
NEWPORT, MARCH 18.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Casscopea,
Cape of Good Hope; Plymouth, Bermuda; Quebec,
Boston.
PETERHEAD, MARCH 15.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Victor,
Greenland.
PWLHELLI, MARCH 17.-It blew a violent gale all
last night and this morning, from N.E., and the wind still
continues strong and squally.
FISUGUARD, MARCH 18.--A large number of water
casks, full of water, with no mark on them ; several
empty palm oil casks, made of very slight mates ial, the
head of one was marked—" STRIPS—L'POOL-18—a
coronot-46; SOLDAN," in masking ink; a large quan-
tity of tobacco, and some salt beef and pork, have been
washed ashore here during the last few days.
NWHITIIY, MARCH 17. —The Conopia, or Conova, of
Sunderland, was on shore on a rock off Flanahorough,
on the 14th instant, but was towed off and proceeded.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Her
Majesty's box was occupied of Saturday evening by
Lord and Lady John Russell, and Mr. William Ruselt
We also noticed his Royal Highness the Coade de
Montemolin and party, his Excellency the Greek Mi.
nister and Madame Ralli, the Duchess Dowager of
Bedford, the Duchess of Montrose, Lord and Lady
Ernest Bruce, Viscount Cantilupe, Lord Ossulton, the
Mai quis of Tichfield, the Marquis of Lusada, Viscount
Neville, Lady Domville, the Right Hon. Edward Strutt,
M.P., Hon. F. Scarlet, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. A.
Willoughby D'Eresby, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Upton, Hon.
Colonel and Mrs. Fizgibbon, Hon. Captain Coke, Sir
Henry Paulet, Sir William P. De Bathe, Sir Archibald
Macdonald, &c.
Her Highness Princess Grassalkovitch de Gyrach
(Rea Princess Esterhazy) arrived at Mivart's on Satur-
I day, from her estates in Hungary.