The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-08 00:00:00

IWICEI.7.4IITEOUS.

The weather here has again staienTy- changed from a
keen frost to a thaw, accompanied with rain, and the baro-
meter stands very low. _

The opening of the South-Eastern line between Folkstone
and Dover was celebrated on Tuesday by a dinner, given by the
Mayor and Corporation of Dover to the Chairman and Direc-
tors of the Company. The whole proceedings were of the
most enthusiastic and gratifying character.
'An Anti-League meeting was held at Lichfield on the same
day. Mr. Manley, the High Sheriff of Stafferdshire, presided,
and the usual resolutions were adopted.
The nomination of candidates for Devizes took place on
Tuesday, when the show of hands was declared to be in favour
of Mr. Bruges. Afh-Temple demanded a poll.
On Friday, the first of a regular line of Post-office packet-
ships for New South Wales, sailed from Gravesend for Syd-
ney, carrying out all letters which were posted at the General
Post-office up to Thursday evening.
At Guildhall, on Tuesday, Mr. Alderman Gibbs was una-
nimously elected Chairman of the Commission of Sewers for
the ensuing year.
A select dinner party, consisting of Noblemen and Gentle-
men connected with the Fox Club, took place on Saturday,
at Brooke's. Among those present were Lord Dinorben, the
Earl of Errol, Earl Fortescue, Lord Rowley, Earl Fitzwilliam,
Lord Duncannon, Lord John Russell, M.P., Lord Strafford,
the Hon. C. Ponsonby, M.P., Lord James Stuart, M.P., and
the Hon. Fox Mettle, M.P.
An Anti-League meeting of landowners and farmers of the
Eastern Division of Gloucestershire was held at Cirencester
on Tuesday, and was well attended.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Stock Market closed with a somewhat better
appearance than yesterday' Consols being 97h to i,. Rather
an extensive business was done for present transfer. The
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were firm, and in the Unfunded
there was no alteration. . .

The business done after our first report was very trifling.
Spanish Five per Cents. were 231 to 24, and the Three per
Cents. 321 to a. French Three per Cents. were done at 81f.
50c. Portuguese Converted closed at 471. Mexican were
not quite so good, being 35 to 341. Brazilian New were
751. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. realised 551 to 1.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these :—Eastern Counties Extension were 1; Gravesend and
Chatham, 1 ; Hull and Selby, 91 ; Guildford Junction, 1 ;
South Western, 351; Do. Eighths, 21 -1-; Croydon Scrip, 6 ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarter, 71 to 1 ; Newcastle and Dar-
lington, 17/; and South Eastern Scrip, 11 1 to 1 premium.
Great North of England, 8 to 9 ; Brighton, 41; Greenwich,
71 ; and Manchester and Birmingham, 1/ to 1 discount.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
In the Liverpool market yesterday, the sales were 13.000
bales, at previous rates ; speculators took 7,000 bales.—Bir•
ming and French Shares were rather lower, but other stock
was firm. Birmingham and Gloucester, 721 ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 591; Birmingham, 244 ; Brighton, 451;
Manchester and Leeds, 113 ; Paris and Rouen, 321; South
Eastern and Dover, 351. _

The delivery of the general correspondence by the
Overland Mail, is expected to take place to-morrow ;
but the roads in France are described as being so bad, that
doubtless active exertion will be necessary to accomplish
this. As far as the mere summary of commercial news can
afford data for conclusions, we should say that there is a
prospect of improvement in the Indian trade, though it will
hardly this year take the developement which some parties
anticipated with respect to China. The Consular arrangements
appear to be progressing steadily, and also the necessary port
regulations ; but it is hoped the other settlements may not
prove so unhealthy as Hong-Kong.
The Funds have not recovered the depression of yesterday
' Consols for Account have been 97 to 974, and for Money
the same. The Commissioners have purchased at 974.
Exchequer Bills are 675. to 695. premium, being steady.
Bank Stock is 1924 to 1931, and India Stock, 2774, neither
having fluctuated to any extent, and being tolerably firm.
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents, are 102 to 101/, and
the Reduced 102 i to 103.
The Spanish Market is not so gay. For the Five per
Cents. the rates have been 244 to 234, and for the
Three per Cents., 324 to 321 ; Portuguese Converted
Bonds have alternated from 474 to 1. Mexican are 35 for
Money; and Columbian, 121 to 1, which is an advance.
Dutch Five per Cents. bring 1014 to 4.
Business in Shares is dull. Birmingham are not higher
than 140 premium, and the French lines are quiet. Great
Western, Brighton, and the few others dealt in are much the
same.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 6.—The market
continues firm, and considerable business has been transacted,
Ditto New, One-Eighths, 31 to ; Man-
at the following prices :—Dublin and Drogheda, 55i ; East-
ern Half Shares, 50* ; South Eastern, ;
Counties, Reg►stered, 12 5-16 ; Ditto, Perpetual, 29i ;
eSiieuttsTe, rWScairiesdpt,eLr:se'ea:Stso: ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 14j.

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CLOSING PRICES. -
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ............ 1921 India Stock .. 277i pm
3 per Cent. Red....... Ditto Bonds
$ per Cent. C0n5...... 94 Ditto Old Annuities —
3i per Cent. Red....... 103 Ditto New Annuities —
New 3} per Cent ...... 102 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. lid 69 pm
New 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto 5001 69 pm
Long Annuities to ezpire Ditto Small.-- 69 pm
Jan. 1860 ......... 12i Bank Stock for Acct —
Oct. 1859 ......... 12 11-16 India Stock for Acct 2781
Jan. 1860
...... •12 9-16!Consols for Acct 97a
FOREIGN FUNDS.

A lama, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent
lielgian, 6 per cent...... Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilianßussian, 5 per cent
DPrusittos,ialittie.tams pecr..c.e..n.t.: —___
6 per cent... 124 Spanish, 5 per cent
alerk(,sAsßroesn6dspe..r...c.;;. —__
etiDan, 6 per cent.
Colombian, 24
Ditto 1824 ............... Ditto, 3 per cent —
Cloa Bonds, 6 per cent 93 Ditto, Deferred.... .. : ]3i
Danish, 3 per 5ent....... French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent Exchange ...... .... —t —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 341 i French, 3 per cent. Blf. 50.4.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent. 65k
Peruvian,lB2s,6 perct.
..::- Ditto, 5 per cent.... 101/

SHARES.
Eastern Counties (23 paid) loi
Ditto Extension (13a 4d paid)
Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (2i p) 2i
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 91
Great Western (75 paid) ll3
Ditto Fifths (12 paid)
Hull and Selby (BO paid)
.._ - - -- +s9i

London and Brighton (56 pad) 45•
London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dpd)
London and Guildford Junction ( 5 paid) bi
London and South Western (4116 s 10dpd) 77
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) ... 24
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ... 164
Ditto Scrip (74 paid) .. „ • 134
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ••••••
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) 394
Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) .....
Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid` 324
Paris and Orleans (20 paid) ........ ...... 334
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)
Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 36i