The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

MINES.

Canada
Gen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam .. •...
IWe cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were
taken for export and on speculation. The market was
quiet.—ln Railway Shares only a limited business was
done, at lower prices.
The changes in the items of the Bank of England
weekly balance-sheet, to the 19th instant, are again of
some importance. The amount of bullion was materially
lessened, and this does not appear to have arisen from
any increased demand for money, as the balances to pri-
vate individuals were larger, and the loans upon other
securities were smaller. The circulation was reduced
by these circumstances, although a larger sum was paid
out of the public deposi:s. Compared with the previous
week, the results are as follows:
Notes Issued
Decrease
Rest

... 26,733,660
▪ 232,610
3 100 403
Increase 2,474
Public Deposits ... ...▪ 4,102,458
Decrease ... ... 620 865
Other Deposits
... 10,256,573
Increase ••• •• • •• • 92,233
Seven Day and other Bills .. 1,058,932
Decrease ... ... 34,317
Government Securities ... ... 13,936 798
Decrease ... ... 150,000
Other Securities ... 11,638,650
Decrease 263,182
Notes ... 6,887,180
Decrease ... 132,765
Bullion ... _ 13,342,398
Decrease ... 247,138
Active Circulation... 19,846,480
Decrease ... 99,845
There was some weakness yesterday afternoon in the
rates at which Bills of Exchange were negotiated upon
the principal continental cities, and in a few instances a
slight decline took place.
The gradual extension of the principle of self-govern-
ment to our colonial possessions js working great changes
in the feeling of their respective inhabitants, and is more
than ever likely to bind them to their adopted soil.
There are increased duties and responsibilities, however,
along with the privileges tendered. Earl Grey has com-
menced in the West Indies by granting municipal insti-
tutions to the principal towns, thus, as we are advised in
the accounts received yesterday, George Town in De-
merara, Port of Spain in Trinidad, and New Castries in
Saint Lucia, enjoy corporate rights. 'The first election
for town councillors, al they are termed, for
Castries, took place there on the 27th February, when
nine councillors and two auditors were elected.
The Lieutenant-Governor was endeavouring to prevail
on the Legislative Council to pass a permanent revenue
law, or to grant a fixed revenue for the support of the
civil government of the colony. He is reported in the
newspapers to have said in the Council, that " by refer-'
ence to Parliamentary papers lying on the table, it would
be seen that all the other islands embraced in the wind-
ward command, with the exception of St. Lucia, had
their tariffs of unlimited duration; and the object of the
present measure was to secure the Customs' and tonnage
chides of that island upon the same permanent basis, the
revenue arising from them being applied to the mainte-
nance of a civil list and the administration of justice.
The principle of making the imports ordinance a per-
manent- measure was recommended by the Secretary of
State; and the necessity of providing for the mainte-
nance of the civil government by something more
than an annual Bill, must be apparent to
all. This proposal was not altogether agreeable
but it is believed the ordinance would pass for five or
seven years, the latter period being that which was
agreed upon in Demerara. Certainly trade must suffer
by frequent changes in Revenue Bills.
The following is an extract of a letter received by the
Committee of Spanish American Bondholders, from their
agent, Mr. Lord, dated Laguayra, March 25, 1851:
" The interval between this and my last, of the 10th
instant, has produced an important movement in favour
of the bondholders, viz., the introduction in Congress of
a project of law for continuing for two years more, with
exclusive application to the payment of the four years'
interest duo on the foreign debt to the Ist of April en-
suing, the contribution extraordinary that has been in
operation since the 2d of May, 1849, and will expire on
the 2d of May next. The law is waiting a third reading
in the Lower Chamber, having, after a long discussion,
been unanimously approved on the second reading.
"This contribution produced in the financial year
ending on the 30th of June last the sum of 520,055 dol-
led. The exclusive application met with some opposi-
tion, and this is part of what Senor Monzon, Chairman
of the Finance Committee, said in the session of the
12th instant.

" Sir, we are not ashamed to act honestly; the pro-
ject has for its object to re establish our credit lost in
consequence of the non.-fulfilment of our promised en-
gagements, and the National Congress will not say any-
thing derogatory to its dignity by telling the foreign
creditors there is now a gurantee for the payment of
what is due to you.'
" Before the result of the second reading had reached
me, I had prepared another representation to Congress
in reference ,to this extraordinary constitution, and in
support of its exclusive appropriation. On the same day,
and 'the coincidence is somewhat remarkable, her Ma-
jesty's Chargiii d'Affaires was also employed in addressing
toitho Minister far Foreign Affairs a strong, energetic re-
monstrance, in reply to a dispatch from that Minister,
Senor Steres, dated the 13th, in regard to the bondhol-
ders' claims. Thus do we at last appear to be gaining
ground; and if public tranquillity be only preserved, I
trust proof will soon be given that the present adminis-
tration is sincere in its desire to satisfy the foreign cre-
ditots of the Republic."

The letters from the textile manufacturing districts
report trade as being.dull.
The oxports of bullion direct from London this week,
and to Thursday, have been 3,623 ounces in gold coin to
Hamburgh and Belgium, 5,800 oz. in silver coin, 150 os.
in gold bars to Dunkirk, and 107 oz. in gold and silver
bars to Hamburgh.

Public Securities are still very flat. Consols have
been 961- to 97 for Transfer, and 961 to for Account.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
971 1, and the Three per Cents. 96 to Bank
Stock is steady at 2111. Exchequer-bills have been 51s.
to 555. premium. Business has been dull.
In the Foreign Market there have been a few bargains
in Mexican Bonds, at 35if to and in Russian Four-and-
a-Halt per Cents. at 991 t to Peruvian Deferred Stock
was quoted 39 to Grenada Bonds, ex dividend, were
at 16i. Dutch Four per Cents. are 90/.
Shares are all depressed. The larger Shares are down
about los., and the smaller ss.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 964 97
964

COnsola ... .. ...
Ditto Account, May 13 ...

ONE CLOSING
PRICER OF BRITISEI FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 por Cent. Reduced Anne.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 97 9634 ' 963%
New 34 per Cent. Anns.. ....
India Bonds, 1,000/... 5B p 58 p
Ditto under 1,0001....... .
Consols for Account 96%3 96%
Exchequer Bills. I%d. to 2d
1,000/. June 55 51 54 p 54 p
500/. June 55 51 54 p 54 p
Small, June 55 51 54 p 54 p
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. .. 77 77
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent —
Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons l6'
M.ixicau,.s por Cent.lB4b, with Coupons--

16% ex d

Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds; 5 per Cent—.

Ditto Deferred
Rrtssian Bonds _

39 39
99%%

Ditto, 4% per Cent
Spanish 5 per Ccnt. 1840 .........

Ditto, Account ......
Venezuela Bonds, 2 M per Cent
Ditto. Deferred ....................
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian, 414 per Cent. ............... 9414
Dutch Vie por Cent., 12 Guild.
Ditto 4 per Cont. Certifwates 90V

1914%

COURSE O}
Amsterdam •• 11 15
Ditto, three months., 11 17
Rotterdam ..• •• ea • 11 17%
Antwerp ...... ......•• 25 30
Brussels 25 30
Alton
Hamba•...urgh 13 8U
...........,
Paris, 3 days'sight
<• 25 10
Ditto, 8 months .... 25 30
Marseilles .. • • .......• 25 30
80urdeaux......... •
Irrankforton 119%
Berlin..
Vienna, effec. flo.. 13 30
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 13 33
Petersbargh,Sll. Rble.• 3736
Madrid .... .......... 50%
Cadiz •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• 60%
Barcelona •••••• ••
80171119...,_,... • • • • BO

EXCHANGE.

35%
39%
99%

1914

12%
94%

f.)O

Gibraltar-7..7.... „• ••
Leghorn ...... ••.. • • 30 55
Genoa .... 25 55
Milan .. •• • . •• • •
Venice.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Naples .. .. ••..•. •• 4134
Palermo, per0z...... .. 124%
Messina ••••••• • • • • • • • 124%
Lisbon• . • • • • • • • • • • •• • • 5356
Oporto .• .. • • .. • • •• • • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro ••..•• • • • •
Buenos Ayres .. • •
New York, 60 dayesight
Philadelphia .... • • ....

PRIORS OF BULLION. PEA OZ.
Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 11%
sum In ban •.•• 0 0 0

Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done
to-day.
Asturian .........• •• • • 15 .. ,
Australian 4 1%
2%
Barossa Range ..... 113 0 —3%
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all ..
Bolanos Scrip
British Iron.. .....• .... 13 5 ..
Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) 24% _
Do. Cocaes and Cniaba all 32% —32
Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 16% 15%
Cobra Copper ...... ... 40 35% 38% 39
Coplapo ..... • • ..... 14 —7%
General.
Mexican& S. American 9 3% —4%
Real Del Monte, Unreg. %
Do. Black Debentures . • •
Do. Red Debentures .. —•Santiago do Cuba ...... 10 7% —6%
Tin Croft • • 7 4% - 5 5
United Mexican........ 28 28% 4% -
JOINT STOCK ZANIES
Australasia ........ •• • • all 33 32%
British North America.. 50 42% 433{
Colonial ........ • ..... 25 9% —l2
Commercial of London.. 20 25 25%
London Joint Steck .... 10 18% 17%
London and Westminster 20 27% 27% 28
National Provincial Eng. 85 ..
Do. New ........ •• .. 10 ..
National of Ireland ...• 22% 18% 20%
Provincial of Ireland •• • • 25 42 43%
Do. New ............ all 15% -15
Union of Australia ...• all 35 33%
Do. New ............ 23G 3 —33 y
Union of London 10 12% 133
Union of Madrid —-- all ..
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada .. ••• • .. 32% 4234 —46
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2B
Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 65% —66
Ditto ditto 5 11 113 11%
Royal Mail Steam .. •• .. 60 75 —7B x.d x.d
[We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and
will not be influenced by interested correspondents.]

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LLOYD'S SiIIPPING.—(THISDA ')
LONDON, APRIL 26.—Wind at noon W.,
light breere
FALMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind N., fresh hreeile'n,
Arrd. Yrie, Havannah. Off port, Dankbaarheed, Pa,
goewanjse, for Rotterdam.
BRISTOL, APRIL 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrd.
Dernf.rars. Sld. Elizlbeth, New York. Wel
.....
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 24.—Wind S.E.—Acrd. Fa
Mauritius.
ol
HOLYHEAD, APRIL 25.—The Victoria, Li; verpo
Burgois River, North America, put in here lastnwa
very leaky, baying struck on Blackwater Bank,
inst., during thick weather.
WHITBY, Amur, 25.—Tho Rapid, of Sunderland, fder.
Trinidad, struck upon the rocks, but came off
diately.
OFF BEACHY HEAD.—Catharine Johanna,
for Amsterdam; LzAein and Heicker, New Orleans, le`
Bremen. "fork
WARRENPOINT.—SId. Eliza and Brothers, Isle!' -
New Zealand, and Bowes, Quebec. COWlit*
DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind N.E.— Arrd. ed
a sell '
Sandwich Isles. Arrived from the River all- tor,
Bank of England, Sydney, New South Walealf Ors(7)
Calcutta; Bombay, San Francisco; Paiiiiie° tte
Prollelpin
(Forfarshire), Valparaiso. Sailed, the whole Of the
ward bound. EarRAMSGATE, APRIL 25.—Wind
Manilla.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 25.—Wind S.E. to N.
Hortense, Morlax,• James Turian, Shanghai; clod;
Mauritius; John Cook, Ichaboe; Monarch, ▪
,hildil•
Juno, Brass River and Sierra Leone. Sailed, "▪ 11-iitto;
Cuidad, Bolivar; Jane, Sts tin Island; Riverdale, ditto';
George, Quebec; Hero, Newfoundland. °lf 1)-
Orkney Lass.
g ge.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind E.N.E. to -.N.
Sld. Independence, Sir John Falstaff, MoultneiliA,..attak
COWES, APRIL 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. D"
Pernambuco. 11911°
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25.—Wind
mann steamer, New York. tcl
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25. Wind N.I`LIV:•.?
Gasparino, Havannah. Off port, Tory, Caddill°' tiger
ALDERNEY,' APRIL 24. The Cherub brigllnpos
Guernsey to London, sunk at the entrance of the rof
(Cape La Hogue, light bearing S.E.) yesterday;
c
saved.
took
PARIS, APRIL 25.—A ship of about 400 or 6,-on .oed,
nearly new, and coppered, truck of mainmast Vidor.
painted ports and a narrow white streak, le13"-beet
glasses on deck, capstan ornamented at top
of yellow copper and taffrail of iron, was passed 17tbole
January, 35 N., 12 W.,' and a few days previouslic;,,ite
of cotton, marked A. C. M. 4 B. and two casks o eS;ris
by the Sernes, arrived at Martinique. The Louise fiat,
Havre to California, has been condemned at
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Video. with a sb of

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS 1141.)
COVENT GARDEN. lb ell
Our market to-day has been heavily supplied oleo,
kinds of Vegetables in season yet the demand bag,,oo
steady, at very full prices. In Fruit, the quotat".9 if
which are high, very little doing. The show of Flos'i
large.

FRUIT.—Pine Apples, 6s Od to lOs Od per lb. ;,,,iepf
house Grapes, 12s Od to 24s Od per lb ; Straw
2s Od per oz • Pears, 2s Od to 5s per dozen ; .401);per
58 to rao,
dessert, (id to 'Os per dozen ; cooking ditto,
bushel ; Oranges, Gs to 14s ; Seville ditto, 7s to 14s; Le
5s to lOs per 100; Almonds, Os per peck; ditto sweet,o p
Os per lb ; Chestnuts, 2s to 5s per peck ; Brazil N14%10
I4s ; Barcelona, 20s to 22s per bushel; Cob Nuts, '
75s per 1001bs.
iota ;
VEGETABLES.—Savoy Cabbages, Gd to 8d per
Greens, 2s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches,; Brocoli,Bs to
per dozen bundles ; Potatoes, r Os to 95s per ton ; ditto, ""16
44 6d per cwt ; ditto, is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; TurniPsi'ito
to 2s; Carrots, 2s to 5s per dozen hunches; Cucumbersroir
as 6d each ; Leeks, 1 d per bunch ; Celery, 6d to is 34,1." lir
barb, 6d to is 6d; Horseradish, Is to 4s per bundle; N3lcea,
Is to is 6d per ball sieve; Onions, 2s to.2s rd; Artie"u, ;re;
is to is Gd per half sieve; Endive, is to is 4d per se"oar,
Red Beet, 6d to 1; per dozen ; Mushr,,orns, 6d to Su red
pottle ; Corn Salad, is to Is 6thper half sieve; Radishostner
to 8d per dozen hands; Cabbage Lettuces, ed to lef
score ; Parsnips, Cd to 8d per dozen ; French Beans, „,
2s Od per 100.

NEVTGATE AND LEADENHAIM. *4el
Turkey 6, 4s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s Od to 7s Od ; Ducks!, ,„
to 2s 6d ; Tame Rabbits, Is Od to is 6d ; Wild ditto,
~b;
Is; Pigeons, 6d to 8d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s 6d to 7s Od esodi
Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9s; ditto Chickens, 4s Od to 65 ss
Barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to 5s per couple; Englibh Egg9Sci to
Od; French ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od ; and Irish ditto. 55,,,pd,
6s 6d per 100; Fresh Butter, Os to Os Od per lb ; PartricU
to Os Od ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Leverets, 2s 6d to 35tsr
Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od; .0
pdi
migan, Os Od to Os Od; Snipes, 6d to is; Teal, 6d to 151
Wild Ducks, is 3d to 23 6d; Widgeons, is Od to Is 6d;
Plovers, 6d to is Od each.

NEWPORT. °
Beef, from 2s Ed to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 35 8d ; La 0
58 4d to 6s Od; Veal, 33 4d to 3s 10d • and Pork, 38 Od to
per 81bs.

VITIIITECBAPEL. • arpbt
Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 6d; -14,A'' to
4s I,ld to ,5s 10d; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 10d; and Park, 2s *"
3s 10d per Sibs.
BILLINGSGATE.

Turbots, 2s 6d to 12s Od ; Brill, is Od to 3s 6d ; Had—A6'64
Os 6d to is Od each ; Cod Fish, Is 6d to 4s Od ; Lobster* 04
to 2s 3d ; and Crabs, 4d to 2d each ; Soles, Os 6d to 2s_l4.
per pair; Flounders, Gd to 2s Od each; Dried Haddoc-7.;
Od to 8s Od; Smelts, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ;
2s Od to 7s Gd per 15; Eels, Os 6d to Os 10d ; 5a1139;
Is 3d to 2s Od per lb ; Herrings, is 6d to 4s Od per •
Common Oysters, 6s Od to 12s Od per bushel; Salt Fish,
to is 2d per score; and Mackerel, 25s 001 to 30s Od per 100'

BREAD. .
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are frcl°
614 d to 7d; of Household ditto, 41/,d to 6d per 41b loaf-
BIDE MARKET. 117
Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to Od ; ditto, 641 b 10
''
2id to :id; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 2id ; ditto, 80Ib to
881 b, 2id to 2d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b, 2d to 3d; ditto, 961 b..„
1041 b, aid to 34d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 4d to Od. Calf Ski'
light, Is 6d to 3s Od each ; ditto, full, 5,6 d to Os Od;
.4.,°tlhr
Hides, Si 6d to 6s ; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Se 6d
6s Od to 6s 9d ; Half-breeds, 5s 9d to 7s Od; Downs,
to 5s 9d; Lambs, Is 10d to 2s 10d; Shearlings, Od to Wu'
HAT IKA. t
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay,R
31KETS Os to 4/ 8s Od;' ,m
4 pe,
ditto, 31 Ss to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 8s per
A fair average supply, and a moderate demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 10s; Clov'Aer
ditto, 31 Si to 41 10s; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per IN"
Supply good, and trade tolerably firm. WrirrEcHarar..—Meadow Hay, Si Os to 4/ 8s; 'Cloud
ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ las ; and Straw, 1/ is to I/ 8s per lcul
Trade dull, at our quotations.