The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-24 00:00:00

The amount of bills drawn by the Hon. tho East India
Company, from the 7th to the 23d day cf August, was
as under:—

Rate of Exchange.
0 J Bengal ... 23. Od. ...
„ Midras 25. 01.
„ Bombiy Oici.

Amount.
.. £181,716 12 2
... 14,964 6 10
... 353 8 0

Total ... £197,034 7 0
The amount of the precious metals exported from
London this week has been large, viz., 925,120 ounces of
silver, of which 813,120 ounces were sent to St. Peters-
burgh, and the rest to Hamburgh, Belgium, and Holland.
Of geld 1,300 ounces have been shipped to Monts Video,
argil 3,000 to the Mauritius.
The accounts received this neorning,from the manu-
facturing districts state that business during the present
week has beer. active in most articles.
In home Mining Shares there has been an average
business this week, and there has been a constant in-
quiry fir dividend and leading mines, and there are
some new concerns before the public. Shares in the
following mines have changed hands during the week:—
Esst Wheal Ro3e, Devon Great Consols, Treviskey,
Barrier, Trelawnev, Mary Ann, Tremayne, Tresavean,
Bedford United, Wellington, Souta Tolgus, Venters,
ileignston, Down Consols, Tavy Cons ,ls, Peter Tavy,
and Mary Tavy, Daren, Langford, Langmaid, Calling-
ton, Lewis, Tineroft, South Melton, South Plain Wood,
Wheal Crebor, West Caradon, Alfred Console,
Bishopstore, Montgomery, and Tamar Consols.
The Funds do not quite sustain the highest values of
yesterday afternoon, viz, 96i i for Consols, but are,
nevertheless, buoyant, at 961 1, for Transfer, and 96:4 1
for Time. The New Three-and-e-Quarter per Cents.
have realised 9Si to 994,, and the Three per Cents. 97
to 97i. Bank Steck has been at the advance i price of
213. Exchequer-bills are 655. to 68s. premium, and
India B ends 83s. premium.
The Foreign levestments have been very vie t;and are
mostly at nominal rates. Spanish Five per Cents. are
called 17-k to 1811,-, being firm, and Portuguese Yes:. per
Cents. 33 to 34. Mexican Bonds have been 29i a. Rus-
sian Four-and-a-Hall per Cents, have been 95-1.
Railway Shares have been inactive, but look well ge
nerally. Great Western have further improved, Semis-
Western are buoyant, Midland maintain their value, and
some of the others are a little weaker, including the
York and North Midiaad. Foreign Shires are dull.
East Indians* to i premium on 7/. paid.
QUARTER TO THREE,
... 9GI I
... 96t 1

Consols ...
Ditto Account

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
_ _ _

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitiss
3 per Cent. Consols Anus ... ...
New 3 per Cent. Aims. t9 98j4 99%
Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 —
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 —
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8
India Stock
Do. Bonds, 1000/ BB p
Ditto under 1.0001
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 1,4 d. 2d.
March. June.
68 65 68 p

1,060/.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
ftexican Bonds, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto Account . ......
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent
Do. Deferred
Rus3ian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent —
Ditto 4% per Cent 9 %
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditt:,, Co ........... 81,{3
Dividends on the above payable in London.

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARI'S AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pea SHARE.
\ herdeen
Ditto, Preference .. ...
i mbar., Notting., Boston, &c. 8% — •••• • to
kyrshire and Galloway
8; Ifast ant County Down .. 32 •• •• -.-
3erks and Hants Extension
uGt. West. l'erpet. 5 per ct.) 6 -
tirrningnans & OxfordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . — •• ... to
Do., without a guarantee... 20 .•• ... .• to
Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 15 .....
Do., without a guarantee... 15
Uircsing., Wol., & Stour Val. 13/.l4fs —
3irkenboad, Lancashire, and
Cheshir Junction
3ristol and Exeter
itickingharushire
.;aledonian
Ditto, New 10/, Prefeienes 10 ...... 5
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
;heater and Holyhead... 5O .....
Ditto, Preference - ...... to --
ilarence
iirect London & Portsmouth VA to
Oublin and Bel -st Junction.. 45
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 30 ......
E Ist Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
and L. & D -~
Ditto, 131., E. fr. II l3 ... ..
% to
Do, 31. p.13,5.,6 Ct. Prof. 3
to
Do, 71. 178., 7 par Ct. Pref. 2 -
Eastern Counii,3s .... 2O -
Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/.138.4d... 34 p to
N 0.2,61. 135.4 d..
Do„ do — p to
Do. New Pref., 6 pr. Cent.. 10
Do., N. unthern & !astern... 50
Do., 5 per cent.
to
Ditto, ;Jew
astern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ••• .• 25
...

Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 - ...... to
Ditto, ditto, B& C - ...• • 25 - ...... to -
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 - - - to -
-4:ast Lancashire ... . - x.d... to - z.d
Do., New Quarters -
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares N...... -
East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per
Cent........ ... ......... ...... 25 -
Uinburgh end Glasgow 5O - . ..... to -
Ldinburgk , Perth, & Dundee 25
Ditto, New port l5 -•••-• to ....
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% -
~ ... to -
Exeter and Exmouth...
'..4lasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-34 6s.Bd - . ti.,
• In • vs. ••••
.11aegow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 -
Do. Preference Consolidated -
••-• •-• ... ••• to
Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 14
-- ••• ... to ....
Great Northern . -
Do. 1,4 A Deferred ..... ..• 12% _
.. to
DJ. % B 6 per Cent....... 111 - -
Do., 5 per Cent. Prof. ...... 121/2...... 11!4... -
'lt. South. & West. (Ireland) 50 -
Ditto, Eighths ... ... 2%...... 234 to -
,Treat North of England...... 100 -
Ditto, New 404... ..... .. .. 40 - •••••• to
Ditto, New 301. ......... ...... 30
••• •• - to •‘• •• _ -
Ditto, New 151....„ ..
Great Western ,-.100 58% 5%14x.d to -
Do. New 171 - x.d.... to -
Hull and Selby 5O - •••... to -
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 -
Ditto,Quarter Shares ... 12% - to -
Lancaster and Carlisle-- • ... 50
Do., Thirds - p to -
Lancashire and Yorkshire ...100 - to -
Ditto Quarters 23% - ..-.. to -
Ditto Fifths 111x..... - -
Ditto, Thirds....., . ..... ..... 18 ...... - -
Do., New Guar. 6 per cont. 10 - to -
Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 50
Do., West Riding Union... 11U .... - ... .. to -
Leeds and Bradford ....._, .... 50
Leeds and Thirek ...-... ...... 50
Do. ,do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 6 . - dis. to .....
Ditto, ditto... - ...... to -
Ditto, ditto ..... ... No. 3 5 - to -
Do. Pref. Quarters. 1848... 9 - to --
Liverpool,Crosby, and Sout h-
port l5 - •• •• to --.
London & 81ackwa11......114 68. 3d - -
Lend., Bright.,& South Coast.loo ..... - -
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ..... -

D. Preferential, b per Ct., 50 ......
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 .. ... ...... to
Do., New, gua. 6 pr Ct.... 100 l3sk ...... to
London and Ureenwich... 121.15 e. 4d ...... to
Ditto Preference
London & North Western-100 —
Do. New Quarters. l7 -
Do. Fifths l2 ..... ...... t) --
Do. 104 ... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western .......100
Ditto, New 50/........ .. ..... 424,„ —
..... to
.....
Di tto, New 401
Do., New Preference .... . 5
Londonderry and Coleraine... 25
Do. Half Shares
Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 ...... ..
... ..
to --
Do., Half Shares 7 /%4 —. .
...... to ....
I.4westoff, guar. 4 per ct ...... 20
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13
&lunch 11u.x.tun, & Illatleck 514
..
. ::: 0 _
t*Lanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo
Ditto 14 Shares( No. 1) ... 25
Do., New 101. Yreforenco.. 10 .. t,
-