The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL l3, 1850.1

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 10 THREE,
The C'tton Liv,:Trool ~ern
timAt,cl et 10,000 bales, of. wh:ch 3,000 were taken on
speculation. The market closed very firm.—Railway
Shares were very dull at a further decline in prices.
The weekly return of the Bank of England to the
6th inst. is tiro last which we shall have that does
not include the dividend payments, and the changes are
mere:y premonitory. Toe active circulation was rather
smaller, but upon balance there was an increase of de-
posits, and a decrease of bullion, both tending to diminish
the employment of notee. The repayment of loans was
effected also to a small extent. Compared with the pre-
vious week, the following are the results:—
Notes is,urd ... 30,190,420
Decrease ... . . 110,845.
3.033 525
568,705
9,255 123
315,024
10,024,993
498.360
1,094,919
••• 34,587
No alteration.
11,981 414
••• 285 919
Notes 10,515,930
Decrease ... 33,435
Bullion ... 16,935,762
Decrease
_ ••• •.• ••• 143,173
Active Circulation 19,374,490
Decrease 77,410
The total circulation ot notes in the United Kingdom
for the four weeks ending the 23d ult. was 32,541,360/.,
a decrease compared with the preceding month of
684,3052
The Foreign Exchanges were yesterday afternoon
negotiated in some instances at slightly lower rants.
Paris was 25 72f to 771, and Hambnrgh 13 124 to 13k.
No change occurred on Amsterdam and Trieste, but
Frankfort was a shade higher.
The amount of the precious metals exported direct
from London this week has been 3,370 ounces of gold
and 51,052 ounces of silver.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts are
more cheerful this week.
We have nothing of interest to add to the American
news in another column.
The Mexican meeting held yesterday afternoon, re-
sultad in the strengthening of the new committee by
additional members, and the proceedings went off ami-
cably.

Rest ... ..• ... ...
Decrease ... ... ...
Public Deposits ... ... ...
Decrease ... ... ...
Other Deposits ... ... ...
Increase . . •,S ...
Seven Day and other Bills ...
Increase ...
Government Securities
Other Securities
D..Truase

The funds have been heavy again, and with but li-
mited transactions. Consols have realised 95; for
Transfer, and 95; to 96 for Account, being now 95i I for
the first named, and 95; for the latter. The New
Three•'and•a-Quarter per Cents have been 97 to I, and
the Three Per Cent... 94; to 95. Bank stock has been
steady at 207. Exchequer-bills are 68s. to 70.. prem.
In the Foreign Markat there have been special changes
arising from the preparations for Monday's settlement.
Portuguese Four per Cents, have been 32; to 33,
and Spanish Five per Cents. 183. Russian Scrip has
been at 2, and Danish at 4 to 4* premium. Mexican
have been done at 29 and 29k, and Peruvian at 68 to
69i. Buenos Ayres Bonds are 531- to 54i. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have beau 55; to 561
Shares generally are depressed, prices being in a few
cases a shade better, in others rather worse. The
arrangement of the account takes place on Monday, and
this is " ticket day."

ONE CLOSIITG
PRICES OF BRITISH FENDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
lant, Sr,ocK
3 per ( ent. Reduced Anna .
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95%3/4 95%
New 314 per Cent. Anns... .... .....
Long Anne. to expire Jan.l860
null, Bonds, 1,000/
on3ols for Account 93 9534 95'%4
• ,ccheoner Bill?. 14d. ez 2d
1,000/. June 63 70 p
Small. June

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent ... 54 W 53
Chili= Bonds 6 per Cent .... ....... 98
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. ..
Equador Bonds
,1,1
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... 2914 29 29% 28%
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account — 69,4
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds •...
Ditto, 414 per Cent
Ditto Scrip
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 lB%
Ditto, Account ....—...
Ditto, Passive 3%
Dividends on the above payable in Lyndon,

CLOHNG
PRICES.
531,i
98

Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild: .: 56% 55% 5534
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOF IN 3
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. BRICKS
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Janet., calla duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20

Do, withontgarantee 20
Caledonian
Ditto, New iel. Pref... 10
c:eiter and Holyhead... 50 --... ...... 6%
H astern Counties... .... . 20
Do., New Pref.rer.ce,
6 per Cent. . .... ..... 10 ...... 11!4............... 11
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.133.4 d.... p
East Lancashire 25
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 261,E 27 ....
Great Northern
Do., ',,i A Deferred ... 121,4-- 1% .
Do 112 B 6 per Cent.. 91,4 —

Do., .5 per Cent. Pref. 12 th ..... .
Great Western 100 ...... bOth ..... •••••
Ditto, 14 Shares

% P

27
17
534
1%
936
49

112%

Ditto. New 171........ 15 ... ,
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... ... —
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% 21% . ...... 21%
Lancaster and Carlisle-. 50 ......
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ...... 321% 321,
Do. Quarters ......... 23% 614 6%
Do. Fifth5... .. 10
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10
Leeds and Bradford
London Scßlackwall...ll/. 68. 3d... 33/4 .
London, Brighton, and
South Coazt... - . 100
Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent . ...100
Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ,„.„. 101,4
London and N Western 100 102% 103 10134
1014
114
DDDoiitt.ttool,o.lN,iittelsQ.:.ar.B.t..eir.sc.... 11212
.........: 11011t114
114
London & S.W( atarn . ICO ... . 58% 5B
Do., New Preference. 5
Midland ... ll O...... 333/a 14 ... 32%
ic3oo ..... 2% '4... ..... ... 21,(
•• •, 12014
15746114%14: x.i
- 6
43/4
zg
. 63/4
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ni'r
ShrewsburyGuildford,
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and• rde.
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Shares
BristolrD.ei
r m. ert.
andb .
•8:•.:121:1(5)35 :. . ... : .1.
..
a'.
—dis... . . . . . . . die
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
South V, astArr 831,6 13% 127/8
Do., Registered No. 4 10 ..
....
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50
Do. do. do. ... 25
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ... 25 ...... 113/q 1.4 .... .
Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 -.... 65" % ....
Dc. G.N.E. Preference 8 ... - A lit . •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...„. 6
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 20
Dutch Rhenish ... 8 .... 1%
East Indian
Great Indian Peninsular 5
Do. D 0.... ....... 1
Northern of France...... 16
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint 'Stock...... 10 ...... 17

25 3/4
1114
6 !ii

51.,'4
12%
1%
SIA;

1%
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 13.—Wind at noon, S.E., light brecae
and dull foggy weather.
DEAL, APRIL 12.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W., fine.—
Arrd. Osborn, Dalrymple, Dominica; Herschel, Robert-
son, Trinidad. Arrd. from the River, Steed, Amster.
dam; Britannia, Drybope; Elizabeth and Margaret,
Reid, Quebec. Sld. Duke of Portland, Adelaide, South
Australia. The Sea Park from Calcutta experienced a
heavy gale 33 inst., lat. 42 N,, long. 23 W., and received
considerable damage.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 1 4.—W ind N.N.E.—Arrd.
Johanna, Bangor, Pernambuco. Sid. Lillias, New York;
Roslin Castle, Woodbine, and Countess of Mulgrase,
Quebec; Dart, Mogadore.
JERSEY, APRIL 11.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Chance,
and Admiral Nelson, Gaspe, Lavinia, Labrador.
PILL, APRIL 12.—Wind N.—Sld. British Queen,
Countess of Durham, Feronia, and Seaflower, Quebec.
WEXFORD, APRIL 10.—A cask of brandy marked
"F. Rulien and Co., Cognac," hat been picked up at
Haggard.
STORNAWAY, APRIL B.—The Ariadre, Troon to
Stettin, put inhere sth inst., leaky, and must discharge.
BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 12.—The John Mowlem, from
Weymouth, which got on Hamborough Head Rocks,
Bth inst., has been assisted off, and brought in here walla
considerable damage.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd.
Peruana, Espege, Callao. Sid. Pearl, Richebucto;
Hannah, Newfoundland; Astarte, Hong-Kong; Jenaima,
Calcutta; Cosmopolite, Brazils; Windsor, Para; An-
drew Foster, and J. H. Shepherd, New York; Conser-
vator and Aleiste, Montreal; Success, Newfoundland.
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 10.—The Harlequin, and not
the Harmony, of Belfast, Barbadoes to Limerick. has
been got off Carlisle Point and taken up to Cork to dis-
charg, , her keel being injured.
animus, APRIL 12.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Endymion,
New York; Choice, Patras and Make, Qui bee; Duke
of Kent, Cape of Good Hope; Romulus, California;
Chanarion, Boston, America. The Union has been assist( d
off the Scarp. The Countess of Westmoreland, and
the Weatmot eland, both from hence to London, were in
collision 9.b, off Seahana; the former has put back with
loss off bowsprit. The schooner Theodore, of Ryde,
was got off the rocks at Tynemouth yesterday alter-
O( OP, and brought here.
GLOUCESTER.—And. Corsair, Naive, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, APRIL 11.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Stand-
ard, Miramichi; Barbara and Jane, Quebec.

Sir George Drinkwater died yesterday, at his re-
sidence, Rodney-street. He was mayor of Liverpool in the
year 1829.--liyerpool Mercury of yesterday.