The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

,1•10NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000
bales, of which 2,500 were American on speculation.
There was no alteration in prices. Shares were rather
higher. Speculation in Cotton at the port above named
is now exceedingly flat indeed.
It appears to be a settled point that the directors of the
East ledia Company, and the Board of Control have
granted the concession of the first line of railway to be
cornmerced in India to the East India Railway Cctortel,
the managers of which, after incorporation, are tot have
the rower of extending branches in e
directions from Calcutta which may receive
the sanction of the Indian Government. Interest 4
the rate of four per cent., is to be guaranteed, and the
Government of India are to have power to purchase the
lines out and out, at the current value of the day. At
first the East India Railway Company are to provide a
capital of three millions sterling.
There are not any late arrivals announced in the City.
Many in mercantile circles, especially connected
with the East India trade, have recently heard with re-
gret of the sudden death of Mr. James Wilkinson, the
indigo broker. Having on many occasions availed our..
selves of the information practically possessed by hiel,
annexed we give a remarks contained in a strictly- coin'
mercial contemporary, believit g in sincerity that the
picture drawn of the deceased is not overcoloured
"Died on the 15th inst. , James Wilkinson, of Leaded;
hall-street. He was a native of Yorkshire, and as well
known and respected by the manufacturers of that in-
dustrious district as he was in London. For men/
ears his monthlcirculars have been quoted for com-
mercial
information by journals of all parties. His at-
tachment to the late William Cobbett is well known, so,
we have often beard him repeat the pleasure he felt sP
the predictions of his prototype with regard to the
failure of the potato and introduction of Indian ee° !I
80..
into Ireland. Mr. Cobbett called the potato the
debasing root,' and ascribes to its general use the degre;
dation of that unfortunate count Mr. Wilkinso_
was himself averse to potatoes as arc bstitute for b:cit:
food, yet at the moment of his death he was engege ia.,
the purchase of a cargo to ship to Ireland, at th
stance of a Noble Lord with whom he had recerrhis
formed an acquaintance. In fact, whether with the
working man, the merchant, or the man or, CO
birth, his demanour imparted cheerfulness seutoined
tent. Like Cobbett, Mr. Wilkinson Otero, his
strong opinions in favour of his countrymen,
opposition to Cobden at the Anti-Corn-law Mee trader -
the Guildhall ; for, although in favour of fre! 0 the . ~
Mr. A ilkinson felt that native produce sbouldn.ba_.,ce
of
preference over foreign, and maintained the i Juvisa; jar
taxing malt, hops, &c., whilst foreign Precft.tistielell,'
ported duty free. Mr. Wilkinson was a gook' s", goers
and the principal efficer of that department at tu!_n wto
hence. in
of Trade has publicly declared that his informatioe
~:,,li
to be depended upon. We must not forget t 0 T. len' o' :s ,
that amongst his numerous acts of public useleoh in-
there is one to which the maritime interest are swot of
debted, namely, the alteration in the adrneaszrefn at
merchant vessels ; and in assisting to effect this Boa
change, he had the proud satisfaction of seeing our....,Ded
vessels made equally, if not better, adapted forst:Via
and stowage to the ships of other nations. Thedvaii/u ce-
of these remarks devoted his time more to the a savor
ment of the public weal, than his own pecunitight him
tage, which, with the changes in trade, hrelfeesion,
down from the pinnacle of greatness in his Pr e with
to circumstances when money bad lost his influenc
unier.
him. He has, however, brought up respectablY A lilliin in
ous family, mostly sons, some of whom follow _le_
his established business. He died without A strUgfi '
apparently in a tranquil state."
The Consul Market has been very firm this gi9krileilliail
at 93i to 94 for the Account. At the same time 1,,r: a
1, e Dee
be noted that hut few investments for cash -et! on an
made in the Stocks now open. There has °,,e atir.
upward movement in the premium upon FAeuei has
bills, te value whih is nw at 12s. Bank Stoe r
rte 13°
rallied to 206.0 f The New Three-and-a--Qua— r
Cents. have been quoted at 951-. -quest.
The Foreign Funds are rather in snore I-'-r, to
Mexican for the Account have been sold at °taut;
Portuguese Four per Cents. are at 36 for the AhecTwo..
the Three per Cent. Spanish at 38k; the Diztc nt at
Account
and-a-Half per Cents. are at 60i; for the
60i-; and the Four per Cent. Certificates at 921. ,
_sd
With the exception of the North Staffordshire so
been
the East India Railway Shares, the market has not
brisk to day. The quotations are annexed.
cLoSrlia
ONE rIlle".
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 206
Bank Stuck .294143C 95
05 206 94
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns
rNew 3% per Cent. Annuities 96 ,iN 9
Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 97s 94
Consols for Opening
Exchequer Bills, 10001. 11,6 d. ...
+ ***** ,93:389t2 P 12 p
12 p
quo, 500/ ••• 12 p
ii 8 12 --- P
Ditto, Small
oNE TRW"
11. 8 12 -- p
, nicF.S OF FOREIGN fUNDS. O'CLOCK 877 i
Brazilian Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846........ —., 24%
Ditto, Account 2-tra
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account ......... ..... 38 .....
Spa n;sh 5 par Cent. 1840.
Ditto 3 per Cent. ... .. 38% 37N1
Ditto, Account . 37'313
Dividends on the above payable London.
Dutch, 21A per Cent .
in
60
Ditto, Account 6O
931
34
Ditto. 4 net Cent. Certificates 923% 9314
Ditto Bonds

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PRICES or BUSINESS DONE CLOS.--.,
R iILWAY SHARES PAID* AT ONE O'CLOCK. yElerf;
Aberdeen
Amber., Nott., Boston, 2%
and Eastern Junction 2%..... 23/83/a

Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush
Itt

Belfast & County Dowtt ............. .•

Birminghaniand-Dudley ..... . .......
Birmin. and Gloucester..loo l2B ...............
Ditto New 174 — ••• ••••....
Birmingham and Ox-
cord Junction
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June 23%. — ••••••

..-- • ,
75
1/4 P •

Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. —

Bristol and Exeter
. .........
Ditto, New
...... .. .....
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... --..............
Bristol and Liver. June 2l/2...... -- ....
..
Buckinghamshire
5 .........
Caledonian
.... 29 aii 7' a ...
... •....
Ditto Half Shares 21,12 2%.••• ......
Ditto, Clydesdale June 25
......
Chester and Holyhead... 271.
.....
Churnet and Blythe
.....
Chester and Manchester 425.
Ctieltexham and Oxford 2
...
......
... Clarence IOO
........
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
.....
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan, ,
•••
4 per Cent.
..... -- ................. •..•
...... Cork and Killarney
Cerk and Waterford ... 1%

Dnlitwtoa,llHalf Shares ***************
Co

. ..... ... •

_ •••
Direct Lincoln, East Ret-
ford, and Sheffd. June. 25
Direct Northern
.................... :
Direct Norwich
. •••
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% — ••• .......
Dublin, Belfast, and
Coleraine
Dundalk & Enniskillen 10
Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 2-3% :......:::::::::::
Ditto New l2l. 16s — ...............
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent No. 1. . 61.135. 4d,
_ ,

.• •••••• ..••
,
Ditto ditto, No. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d ..... *********
Do., York Extension.. 2 3%% ..........
EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1
Eastern Union ...
Ditto, Quarter Shares 10
Do. Exten.(llarw
,ich) 1% — i• • • •..•'
- . ... - .

,
Do., Camb. and Ely 2%...... ...............
East Lancashire
Ditto. New
Do., do. (late Preston
and Ormskirk)...
Do., do., New Scrip l4 ..... —...— ....... "
East Lincolnshire •••••• 1.4 ...... ............••
East & West of England 1%...... ...............
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 76% ........... • "
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% - ... .......... .
Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% — ... ........ ...•
Edinburgh and Perth... 3
Elyand Huntingdon ..; 12% — ..... • .........
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% — ...............
Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2% ...............
Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50
Shares (5 p
Ditto, New
% per
15
......
---
....
: .......
::
............
Do.,
cent. guar.) ... ...... 12%...... • .............
Goole, Doncaster, &c... 2
• ••• •••••••••
Great Eastern &'Western 2% • ••• ••
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great Munster 2% ...... . ........
....,
Great North of Scotland 2% ▪ ..... .. .... . ... 2.0
Great Northof England..loo
Ditto New 5
Ditto, New ... l5 711 .........................................«.1.... :::
Ditto, New
Great Western B5 126 ............... ',7311i
Ditto % Shares ........50
Ditto 4 Shares
Ditto Fifths
Ditto, New
Huddersfield & Manches. 13
Ditto, Extension 3
Hull and Selby 5O
Do. Half Shares
Ditto 41Shares
... ... .. .................. ... ......... ......: ...:•1---!
IP'

ipswich iC Bury :t. Edm. 14 _ ••• . .............. 4,
Do., do., and Norwich 5 ...- 45 ............... ...
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Do. New
Leeds and Bradford 10
Leicester and Bedford... 163.
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 24% .-. .. ...... ..•••• ...-
Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% — .............. . "-.1
Do. Extension(Green) 2%...• — ............ • 16
Leeds and Thirsk 17% 1614 ...............4
Ditto, New
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% 4% ........ . .....
Do., linclistr & New .....•
castle Junction .... 2% .....• ........... '" -""t
L -,ndon and Blackwall. 161. 133.4 d ............... 'a
Do. New
Ditto Extension ~ 7 %•••••• - ........ ".
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Ditto, Fifths .. 40 ...... 48 47% ......••• .....
Do. Consol. Eighths.. 10
....,
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9
London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d — ............... , ....
Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d — ..............•
London, Hounslow, and

Western
ondon and N. Westernloo 195 194.........••• ....4
Do. Quarters
Do., cio., New
Ditty Fiftli 3