The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, FEB. s.—The exchange market is heavy and
the supply fair. Sterling is Si to 10 for first-class bills •
France, 5 1211.
The money-market is easier. Good stocks loans are ne-
gotiated with more ease. The rates are sto 6 per cent.;
paper goes at 6 to 7 per cent. for good names.
Cotton is very heavy, with sales of only 350 bales, at a de-
cline of to 11, but no large sales could be effected without a
greater concession. Subsequent to the departure of the Asia,
Wednesday last, prices receded ac., and remained steady
till Monday last, at this reduction, pending late advices
from abroad, but when these came to hand yesterday, they
completely unsettled the market, the decline in Liverpool
being unexpected, sales of some hundred bales were made at
uneven prices, averaging about half a cent lower. Our quo-
tations, though reduced, must be considered as entirely no-
minal, buyers claiming a still further reduction. The re-
ceipts at all the shipping ports are 1,254,384 bales, against
1,217,731. To same date last year—an increase this season
of 3,653 bales. The total foreign exports this year are
93,858 bales more than last—say, 29,964 bales increase to
Great Britain, 46,391 increase to France, 6,834 increase to
the North of Europe, and 10,669 increase to other foreign
ports. The shipments from southern to northern ports are
91,920 bales less this season than last, and there is an in-
crease in stock of 45,836 bales. The sales for the week
ending Friday last were 5,100 bales, and fur the last three
days 1,400 bales.
The ashes market is heavy for pots, with sales at 5 dolls.
32ic. Pearls unchanged, and saleable at 5 dolls. 62ic. Sales
50 barrels.
Iron—There have been sales of 200 tons of Gartsherrie and
Coltness iron, at 21 dolls. 58c., at six months, to arrive. The
market is firm.
Flour and meal were a heavy sale, at easier rates, the
market being unfavourably influenced by the Canada's ad-
vices. Wheat was a dull sale, at late rates. Indian meal
was steady, but quiet ; 3,500 bushels of Southern sold at 67c.
Provisions—The market for pork was dull. Beef firm, and
in fair demand. Lard was in good demand. 160 tierces new
sold at Bic. to Bic.
Freights steady, but shipments small. Flour, Bd. to 9d.
Cotton, ; dead weights, 12s. 6d. to 18s.
Tobacco—There is a fair amount of business going forward ;
holders are firm and prices well supported, with an increasing
inquiry for low grade Kentucky and Maryland. The stock
in the inspection warehouse on the Ist inst. in first and se-
cond hands consisted of 5,259 hhds, 612 ditto Virginia and
North Carolina, and 73 Maryland—together, 5,914 hhds.,
being 430 less than on the Ist ult.
NEW ORLEANS, FEB. I.—Not much doing in corn. Prices
are 65c. to 68c.

CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIEN-

TIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

Mr. Catlin, the celebrated traveller and delineator of
the North American tribes, gave his third and concluding
lecture on Friday evening, to a crowded and highly-
respectable audience, in the theatre of this institution.
The first two lectures of the course were devoted to the
tribes of the North American Indians generally, among
whom Mr. Catlin had resided for eight years; and were
rendered deeply interesting, by the numerous illustra-
tions, consisting of paintings, dresses, weapons of war,
and the chase, &c., besides living representatives of
their chiefs, warriors, and medicine men; with war-
dances, songs, &c.
The last and concluding lecture, was devoted to a full
and graphic description of the strange and mysterious
religious ceremonies of the interesting tribe of the Man-
dans, with an account of the heroic exploits and
stoicism of some of their valiant chieftains; and the
awful and sudden extinction of the tribe. These de-
scriptions:caused great excitement, particularly when
the lecturer exhibited, with much feeling and emotion,
the decorated sheath and war-knife of the chief of the
tribe; who, in his dying moments, had requested that
they might be sent to his friend-- the Great
White Medicine," the • nams, by whiqh ' Mr. Catlin
had been known among them ; and Vdilch, a+ter.
having been sent from place to
.place, ant ‘fioni hand, to
hand, for many thousand miles„And across the(Altaiit.e,
had at last been delivered to hir in England. • '
The curious and most interesting information imparted
by Mr. Catlin to his audience, wee received with mingled
emotions of surprise and satisfaction ; and when he an-
nounced that his extensive collection, which once
occupied the Egyptian Hall, was shortly to be
re•opeued. at the spacious /notes, No. 6, Waterloo-
place, with numerous additions from the Rocky Moun-
tains, he was greeted with unanimous shouts of ap-
plause. The lecture was not concluded until a late
hour, which the audience, however, under the influence
and excitement of the subject, seemed to overloelt;
whilst their unwearied attention and unmixed approba-
tiJn must have been highly gratifying, to Mr. Catlin.

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REPRESENTATION OF GLAMORGANSBI&E• - The
election for Glamorganshire is appointed to take place on the
25th instant. At present there is only one candidate, Sir G.
Tyler, and no opposition is anticipated.