The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-20 00:00:00

MINES.

Paid. Nominal Prices. Business don
to-day.
Anglo-Mexican(is. 51. p.) 100 .. —..
Asturian ...... .... •• • • 15 .. —..
Australian .... • •
Barossa Range ........ 113 0 3% —3%
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 .. —..
Boianos Scrip — .. —..
British Iron.. ... • .... 13 5 .. —..
Brazilian Imp. (is. 4/. p.) 24% .. -- ..
Do. Cocaes and Culaba 30 2% —1% 2
Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 14%
Cobre Copper ...... .• • 40 32% 35%
Copiapo ........... •• • 14 5% —5%
General • • 20 13% —l4
Real Del Monte, Unreg. %
Do. Black Debentures. • • —-.
Do. Red Debentures .. • • —••
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 9 —7%
Tin Croft • • 7 lON 11
United Mexican...— • • '2B 28N 6% —5% 5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada •• .. •••.• • • • • • 32% 42% —44
1
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —28 N
Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 78% —76 x. all ex. all
Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 73 —72
(We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and
will not be influenced by interested correspondents.]

MONEY and COMillhitUIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
estimated at 4,000 bales, all to the trade. Tbo market
cloned firm at previous rates.—Railway Shares were
heavy at lower prices.
The Corn trade in Mark-lane this morning is rather
firmer.

The accounts received by the steamer from New
York to Jan. 8 are again satisfactory upon commercial
subjects. The total imports into that place last year
amounted to 138,334,642 dollars, including 23,000,000
dolls. in specie, being an increase of 40,67F,391 dolls.
compared with 1849. Of this amount the increase on
foreign dry goods represents nearly 13,000,000 dolls.
These were 12 or 15 packet-ships due at New York from
Europe.
At New Orleans, on the sth inst., the exchange on
London was rather easier, being 108, but brisk at the
decline.
The Californian advices are more satisfactory as to
the public health, and it is estimated that at New York
about 4,000,000 dollars in gold were daily expected,
that amount having already reached Panama. Such an
addition to the large amounts already received for
several months past shows that the mines are still
largely productive; and the preparations for the winter
operations, as we are instructed by the journals, promise
further large returns in the spring.
Late advices from Central America confirm the report
of a declaration of war between the states of San Sal-
vador and Honduras. Mr. Chatfield says, officially, that
the British Government will interfere.
By way of Panama there ate some interesting items
of news from the Pacific. Bolivia was tranquil and busi-
ness active. General Balliaran had been obliged to
leave. The election of a President in Peru was to take
place on the 20th December. An armed band of rob-
bers is stated to be committing serious depredations at
Lima. Chili had been rather disturbed, and the new
laws of the Government prohibiting the right of re-
union caused much dissatisfaction. The Valparaiso
market up to the 25th November was duller, the dis-

turbances at Aconcagua and the declaration of Santiago
in a state of siege for 70 days having acted upon it. An
improvement was expected. There was a fair supply of
all classes of goods. Freight for ores to Liverpool was
1,3, 3, and 5 per cent. prem. Exchange on London
45 1-3 d. at 60 days.
The accounts received in the United States from Bar-
badoes state that the cholera had not broken out there,
as was reported.
Great loss had been sustained at Dominica by the
overflowing of the river Russeau,which had been swollen
by some very heavy rains; and the neighbouring sea•
coast, end also many estates i❑ the interior had been
great sufferers from the heavy torrents of rain, and a
vast amount of sugar cane in the plantations and other
property destroyed. Many of the roads were completely
submerged, and persons going to Rosseau had to proceed
by sea.

Accounts of the 7th inst from Hamburgh state that
the ratty of exchange on London had been officially
quoted as low as 13.1, but was much better subsequently.
Coffee was cheaper.
A loan of 70,0001. for Demerara, guaranteed by the
Home Government, is announced, to be tendered fur
next Thursday. It will of course be promptly taken,
and probably by one firm.
The important news from Paris of the decided ma-
jority against Ministers has not had so much effect either
upon the French or English Funds as might bave been
expected, and, probably, because the event was partly
foreseen. Still there is an admitted difficulty in fore-
telling the future, as either the President or the As-
sembly must give way, the former not possessing the
right of dissolution. Consols have been 96 to 96i for
Transfer, and 96k / for February. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 98i 1, and the
Three per Cents. 96i to 9'4. Bank Stock has been
firm at 214 to 215. Exchequer-bills are 555. to 585., and
India Bonds 70s. to 735. premium.

Very few transactions have taken place in the Foreign
Market, and the quotations have undergone no material
fluctuation. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17i I.
Mexican Bonds have brought 324 j. A letter dated the
10th ult., from Vera Cruz, has been received this morn-
ing from Messrs. Manning and Markoe, who advise the
committee that 47,000 dollars was the amount which
was ready there for the dividends, but which the steamer
had been unable to call fur owing to the stress of weather.
Russian Bonds are 94 j, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. 57i. Equador Stock has been done at 34.
It will be remembered that 3/. 13s. of the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham A share represents a gross ►um of
160,08741., or the company's subscription to the Birming-
ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley line, which
sum, under the leasing arrangements with the Londo❑
and North- Western, is entitled to a rental equal to two-
thirds of that company's dividend. Clause 31 provides
that 31. 133 may be deducted from the general A share,
and regarded as a distinct stock, to be called "London
and North-Western Guaranteed Stock," and a question
has arisen whether, under the specific language of clause
32, the preference shares have a claim upon the profits
of the company, subject not merely to the bonded debt,
but to the 31. 13s. guaranteed stuck as well; or
whether their claim should be postponed to
interest on" loans" only; in which latter case, the pre-
ference shares might, in a certain sense, be considered as
having a large proportion of their dividend secured by
the London and North-Western engagement, viz., to
give two-thirds of their own dividend upon 190,087114
equal at, say 5 per cent., to 6,3361. per annum, or rather
more than a moiety of the 8 per cent. on the preference
share capital of 153,000/.
Railway Shares to-day are lower on account of the
reaction in the Funds, and there has been rather a fuller
supply of them.

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