The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-13 00:00:00

Anglo-Mexican(is. 51. p.)
Asturian • • • • • • • • • •
Australian • • • • .
Barossa Range ......
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip ........
British 1r0n...... • • . • • .

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Brazilian Imp. (Is.
Do. Coates and Cuiaba

De. St. John del Rey..
Cobre Copper ...... ..•
Coplapo ..........
General..

3%- 314
14% - 14%
32% - 35;(,
- 5
- 13%

Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures
Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba ......

Tin Croft ............
United Mexican........

9 734
lOU 11
—56
ANEOUS.
42 —44
264
78;4 —7i x. all
73 73; 7:34
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interested correspondents.]

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Canada ..............
Gen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.
Royal Atail Steam .. • • ..
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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
es,timated at 3,500 bales. The market was dull.—lu
Railway Shares only a limited busincas was done at pre-
vious rates.

The Grain Market has been very inactive this
morning.

The steamer Africa brings late accounts to the Ist
instant, from New York. The rate of exchange on
London continued as high as 10/ to 104 premium, and
the amount of specie exported thence during the week,
and the year ending the 28th ult., was as follows :
Steamer Arctic, Liverpool, gold dust... 413,040
Do. do. do. British silver 1,000
Do. do. do. American gold 100,000
Barque Kathleen, Rio de Janeiro, Sp. dollars... 5,080
Do. do. do. do. doubloons 13,20
Brig B. Young, Curicoa, five francs ... ... 1,940
Ship George Hurlbut, Havre, American gold 6,207
Ship American Eagle, London, sovereigns ... 19,600

Total from December 21 to December 28 $160,067
Previously reported ... ••• 9,221,191

Total for 1850
_49,381,258
A very small part of the shipment of the week was
in silver coin, the bulk being American and British gold.
It is mentioned that, The aggregate value of foreign
dry goods put upon the market, during the week, was
only 271,920 dolls. This is a favourable feature in this
trade, and will enable us to provide better for a large
importation in the spring. The impression is gaining
ground that the spring importation will be comparatively
limited. Much depends upon the position of affairs in
Europe, and upon the movements in Congress in relation
to our commercial system. It is expected that some
changes will be made, during this session of Congress, in
the Tariff Act of 1846, but it is our impression that no
alteration will be made."
It appears by the news from Central America that
Nicaragua has declared war against Costa Rica, and
sent troops to occupy the department of Guanacoste,
which has been in litigation between those two repub-
lics. The Government of Costa Rica had taken
measures accordingly, and sent to Guanacoste a Ger-
man officer, who was lately in the service of the King
of Prussia, to act in its behalf. General Guiros, who
took a prominent part in the revolution against Gene-
rals Flores and Castro, and who was exiled, was on
board of a ship anchored at Punta Arenas, and destined
to Nicaragua. The partizans of Castro were preparing
a movement at Costa Rica, and a revelation was ex-
pect( d on the arrival of General Castro, who, at the
appeal of his partizans, sailed from London, and was
expected at Costa Rica during this month. General
Guiros was expected in Nicaragua to take a part in the
war against Costa Rica.
The coffee crop is very good, and prices were set at
7 dollars, the highest for several years.
From Curava it is stated, under date of the 10th
ult., that the market is well stocked with foreign and
domestic produce.
Under date of the 22d ultimo, from Havannah, we are
informed that—" The change, in our duties to which we
made some allusion a short time ago, will take place
as was expected. There will be an increase of 11 per
cent. on the per-centage charged on all imports, corn-
meneiug on Ist February, for North America, and on
Ist April, Europe, &c. On Spanish imports (except
Flour, which will pay 2c. more) there will be an ad-
dition of 1 per cent. The alteration of the export duty
begins on the Ist of next month, and comprises an in-
crease of 4 rs. per box en sugar; 2 rs. per ql. on to-
bacco, 2rs. per M on segars, the balance being reckoned
on the aggregate duties. This alteration remains in
force for two years. A few boxes new segars have
at/rived, at 7 a 7-4- for ordinary yellow. 7i rs. have
been repaid for a fear boxes fair yellow."
By a fast sailing clipper advices of the Ji2sl ult. have
been received from Brazil. Trade was not very brisk,
but there was a. hope of a better season in 1851.
The question as to the holding of high 'Change at
half-past three will be taken into consideration by the
Gresham Committee next Friday at tw o o'clock, and the
merchants are invited to attend, and state their views, as
some may possibly object. The large majority acquiesce.
The English Funds have been better this morning,
but there is not any great activity. Consols have been
96 -1, for transfer, and 96i for the settling day, show-
ing rather a Bull account. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have realised 984 to 99, and the
Three per Cents. 97i 1. Bank Stock has been higher—
viz., 214 to 215. Exchequer-bills have been marked
58s. to 60s. premium.
The Foreign Market is extremely quiet. Spanish
Five per Cmus. have been 17i and Portuguese Four
per Cents. 35. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. -nave
realised 571 to 58. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
have been quoted 95i- to 96k.
Shares are at about previous rates.
In reference to the dividend on the Great North of
England purchase shares, a representation was made
from the Stock Exchange Railway Department, of which
the following is an extract:—
" I fear, however, the proposed plan is calculated to
occasion considerable trouble, as you will, in fact, close
the books twice for the same shares. Where the shares
are 131. or more, paid up, and the 81. has been detached,
I see no difficulty; but where, as in the majority of cases,
the shares stand with 91. paid up, and, of course, undi-
vided, we think a simpler and better course would have
been to give the guaranteed, as well as the non-guaran-
teei, dividend, to parties on the books at the ordinary
closing, &c."
In reference to this representation the matter was
brought before the directors, who instructed the secre-
tary to write the following letter, dated the 4th inst.:—
" I have laid before the board of directors your letter
of the 27th ult., and in consideration of the representa-
tion which you have been directed to make, lam de-
sired to say that the directors will accede to the wish
expressed by the Stock Exchange, and that the dividend
upon the guaranteed portion of the Great North of Eng-
land purchase shares will be paid at the same time as
the general dividend of the company. The dividend,
therefore, for all the shares of the company for the half-
year ending 31st December, 1350, will be paid to those
shareholders who are on the register when the company's
books are closed, prior to the half-yearly meeting."
QL~dtl:11N.1? TO THREE,

Consols ...
Ditto Account

vRICES OF BRITISH IrITN ONE CLOSING
DS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Ban.k Stock ... 21442 214 215 215
97%
3 per Cont. 114.4uoed Anal.
96%
3 peg Cent. COllsolS Aral tlitlEti••• .....• 96%.% 7s 3 3
New 01;4 per Cent. Anns.. ...
7 ,:i'
{,ong Anna. to oxoireJan.1860
267
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0004 - , 76 p
Consols for Account 963/4% 9636
Exchequer Bills. 11,4 d. tir 2d
1,0001. June ••• 56 60 59 p
5001. June
58 60 59 p
58 60 59 p Smell, June

59 r
59 p
59 p
CLOSING
PRICES.
484
75%

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FONDS. O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. —
M3xican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons.—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... —
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 415 per Cent —
Ditto, Account —
Portuguese 5 por Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cont.
Russian Bonds ... --
Ditto, 4% per Cent,
Ditto, Small
Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840 17%4
Ditto, Passive 3%
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.
Ditt ), 4 Der Cent. Certiti,,ates 9O 34 %

HIPPING.—( THIS DAY.)
13.—Wind at noon S., light airs and
LLL•ONDYOND,
cloudy.
DEAL, . JAN. 12.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd.
Black River Packet, Jamaica; Otto, Lima. Arrd. from
the River Bondicar, Sydney, New South Wales; Cen-
taur, Algoa Bay; Jordison, Sierra Leone; Midas, Val-
paraiso; Belle Vue, Cape end Madras; Grampian,
Coquimbo. Arrd. from the River and sld. Propontis
steamer, Madeira, Sierra Leone, and Cape of Good
Hope. Put back, Soubandur, for Calcutta.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11 AND 12.—Arrd. Queen of the
West. New York ; Corinthian, Mauritius; Druid,
Benin; Jupiter, Buenos Ayres; Empress, Pernambuco.
aid. 17th December; Trobadour, Demerara; Sophie.
Honduras; Christiana, ditto; Louisa, Prince Edward's
Island; Africa steamer, New York, sld. let January,
on fright, 225,000 dolls, and 7441. gold. SJd. Dumbar-
ton steamer, Africa; Emma Graham, Pernam-
bucco; Trinity yacht, Pam; Arctic steamer, New York.
Off port, Duchess of Beaufort, New Orleans; The Baltic
steamer, from hence, arrd. at New York Ist inst., had
put into Province Town for feel, where she got on shore
and remained six hours.
YARMOUTH, ISLE of WIGHT, JAN. 12.—The Barco
brig, Newport from Southampton, has been wrecked on
the shingles; crew and part ef materials saved,
PENZANCE, JAN. 12.—The New Commercial of Whit-
by, Liverpool to Santa Martha, has been totally wrecked
on the Rock Ledge; between the Brawls and Cape
Cornwall; but one man as yet saved.
Grammy, JAN. 12.—The Catherine, Stettin to Lon-
don, has put into Christiansand very leaky, and would
discharge.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 12.—The sloop Hope, Maldon to
Hartlepool, has been towed in leaky.
BERWIcK, JAN. 11.—A schooner with flag of distress
flying was seen to go down 9th inst. between the Fern
Island and the Megstone Rocks, during a gale at N.N. W.
The Hero, of and for Arbroath, from Settham, in taking