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

" The leading facts presented by this table may be
recapitulated as follows:-1. Between July and De-
cember, 1850, there has been a very marked fall, against
this country, in the exchange with Paris; and this fall
has taken place quite apart from any corresponding dis-
turbance in the actual trade in commodities between the
two countries. 2. The same observation applies to the
exchange with Hamburgb, 3. There has been a marked
fall in the premium on gold at Paris, notwithstanding
that during the progress of that fall there has been no
influx of gold into France from this country. And 4.
The fall in the premium on gold at Paris has been so
rapid as to postpone until the 21st of December, 1850,
the occurrence of a state of things which rendered gold
so much dearer in Paris than in London (say 1 per
cent.) as to render it profitable to send gold from
hence to Paris. These are the facts which appear
on the face of the table when connected with the
notorious truth that little if any gold has been sent
to the continent from England during the last six
months, until within the last week or two, when per-
haps a million or so has been exported. The enormous
exportation of silver is, of course, well known."
The accounts from both the copper and iron regions
of Lake Superior, as to the richness and new discoveries,
exceed former reports, and come in that authenticated
shape that they can be fully depended upon. The
immense quantities of supplies which have
gone up to Sault St. Marie, thanks to the
energies of Colonel M'Knight in completing his
railroad across the portage, are likely to arrive safely at
their several points of destination. Without this im-
portant work, nearly one-half would have failed, the
rains and heavy loads of copper having nearly destroyed
the old read. But we are sorry to say that there is, as
usual, a .mething to mar the prospects. Gen. Taylor had
appointed Mr. Acker registrar, and Mr. Backus the re-
ceiver of the Land-office at Sault St. Marie, but it seems
Mr. Fillmore is sending nominations to the Senate for
confirmation, reversed their order, and the tendency
is such as to prevent parties from entering on lands
until the expiration of a long seven months of winter,
Mr. Backus not having received his papers in season to
open his office this fall, and meantime a deputy-marshal
is sent up to prevent felling the timber for building and
other purposes.
The Foreign Exchanges rallied very generally yester-
day afternoon, and there was more doing. The rate,
for 90 (lays' paper were 25 12i to 20 on Paris, 11 16i
to 17 on Amsterdam, 13 5 to 6 on llarnburgh, and
12 40 to 45 on Trieste. _

The English Funds have rallied to-day, and Consols
have touthed 96k 1. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. are 98,k I, and the Three per Cents. 971 1,
Exchequer bills have been 575. to 60s. prem. The ad-
vance in the exchanges has had a favourable effect.
In the Foreign Market the quotations have been
very limited, Spanish Three per Cents. are nominally
38 to ; Mexican Bonds are 354 to k; and Peruvian,
791. Brasil Bonds have been 88i. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. are 57i ex div.
Railway Shares have been rather flat again, but there
is not much doing.

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