The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-16 00:00:00

MAY 10

()IS 1% V and COMMERCIAL, NEWS.
CI Ttb 0 0' CLOCK .
The s4l('s rik Cot!,,n y o,ter CIA) w,"
e,titn,evd at from 7 000 t r 8 000 hales, of which 1.000
American r Luta) I:),.,rnarn I,llranhatn were taken
for exprt, and 5 000 Atner'..cin, 500 n.:11111M and Mn,
rarihmul, and 500. Surat on speculatiun. The marke;,

(dosed firmly. The sates comprised 1,000 Pernam and
Alp.rmiharn at 7d. t‘,7ici., 400 Bahia at 71d., 500 Egyptian
at 74d. to Bid., 1,000 Surat at 44d. to 51d., and the re—
mainder American.—Railway Shares were steady.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is declared at
375. Id. per quarter.
The following notice is copied from a Toronto

We are happy to learn that the Bill now passing (if
not already passed) through the New Brunswick Legis-
lature will perfect the preliminary conditions for the
transference of the Colonial Post-office department from
the Imperial Government to the several provincial
authorities. The Bill will be sent home with all
speed, and the necessary arrangements for the trans-
ference eompltted without delay. It is absolutely
necessary that this should be done on one of the
quarterly days on which the accounts are made up. It
is feared that it will not be possible to have any ar-
rangement effected by the sth July; but on the sth
October, undoubtedly, the transference will be com-
pleted, and threepenny postage the law of Canada."
Accounts of Tuesday horn Amsterdam state the home
funds were not quite so firm. Business was very litaited.
Dutch Two- and-e-Elalf per Cents. 5.5 11-16. Spanish
and Portuguese Bonds were rather weaker. Peruvian
were in demand. At Fiauktort, on the 13th inst.,
Austrian Bonds were 77. •

The subs.ance of the news from Mcsico, which Mr.
Robertson has received, is as follows:
The Committee f Finance presented, on the 6th of
April, a projct de loi for the arrangement of the debt,
based on the fo:lowing terms:—
lat. The Five per Cent. Stock to be converted into a
Three per Cent. Stock, instead of a Three-and-a-Half,
as agreed by Mr. Robertson.

2d. On the acceptance of the New Stock by the bond-
holcb-rs, orders to Le given forthwith on the executive ( f
the. United States -tor 2 millions of the indemnity
money due in 1851, 4i millions dce in 1852, being 3i
millions on account of toe overdue dividend.
3.1. Over and above thi,, all sums 'air( aiy received
and to be received up to the 30th June, estimated in
Mexico at 2,700,000 dollars, to be applied to the divi-
dends from the Ist January, 1847, to 30. h June, 1850.
4th. The appropriations of revatiue conceded to the
bondholders on the import duties of Vera Calm and
Tampico, amounting to 20 per cent., are to be raised to
30 per cent., and to be extended t.) all the custom-houses
of the republic.

sih. A sinking fund of 250,000 dolls. annuully to be
provided by Mexico, but not to come into operation for
six years.

Phis
projet de loi h supported by the whole Finance
Committee, and having been read a first time in the
Chamber of Deputies on the 6th, was rtferred to the
extraordinary sitting of the Ist of May as the exclusive
object t f their deliberation.

Such arr important, and upon the whole highly favour-
able settlement, for the arrangement seems sure to pass
the Congress, has given the highest satisfaction here,
and will doubtless be accepted by the bondholders, with
the proviso, that at any future time, should the
dividends fall into arrear, their original rights should
be restored. Senor Mora, the Minister here, dcervem
great credit for having sent out a special agent to urge
upon his Government the necessity of a settlement, and
it is gratifyisg to hear that General Arista will, in all
probability, be quietly elected Pr.sident next year.
The English Funds opened very firmly, but have re-
cod:A a trifi,r since, in consequence of the arrival of the
second mail from Paris with letters which advert still
to the uneasy state of affairs there. Nevertheless,
the Bulls here deny that our market should be
influenc. d. by the circumstarce. Consuls have realised
96* to fir Transfer, and 96k to for Account. The
New tiree-and a-Quarter p‘r Cents. have been 97* to
i; and the Three per Cents. 95i to Exchequer-hills
nave been quoted 68s. to 718; and India Bonds 88s. to
91s. premium. Consols now are 96* 4.
The Fvr'•ign Market is extremely. buoyant again for
Spanish American investments. Mexican Bonds have
been quoted 30i and since 31k to ;4, owing to the in-
formation above given, which is the substance
of various letters published in detail in the Times
of to-day. Peruvian Active Stock has touched 77 and
78, arid the Deterred 344 and 35. Equador has been at
331. Brazil Bonds have been marked 88. Spanish Five
per Guts. have been 17k end Portuguese Four per
Cents. 334 to 34. Dutcth Four per Cents. are 85i 4..
The Batlway Share Market has been very steady, in
the absence of much activity. North-Western have been
at about pre►ious quotations. Great Northern, North
Stafford, and Scottish Central are better. Great Western
firm, and York and North Midland scarcely so good.
The French lines are much the same.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this
day, are in round figures as under :-
1850. 1849
North-Western
South-Western
Midland 21,271 20,607
South-Eastern
Caledonians
..... 6.074 4,961
North Stuffords. .

1850.

Mnid (f Auckland, Druid, Callao; Rhoda, Mogadore
,nor, thrbldo, S; Caroline, Jamaica.
ZMI.OOI3IBE, MAY 15.—Wind Sctlut, Au•

Z1~;t1,..

11AY 15.—Wald N.E.—Sid. Emily, Ade,
S.uth Australia, cud Port Philip.
FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. MarsLal
BeLinea, Small, Sierra Leone. Sid. Aar:toil, Calcutta
Arg,,, Now Yak.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Martha
Ehallcroie, Crocker, Buenos Ayres. Sld. James Scutt,
Shangliae; Pedlar, Hong-Kong; Magdelene, Moulmein;
Aramanta, Bombay; Mary Winch, Valparaiso; Britan-
nia, Brazils; Wanderer, Grenada; Thetis, Belize; Ore-
gon, New York; Colon, ditto; Princess Alice, ditto;
Schoodiac, ditto; Columbus, ditto; Aberdeen, ditto;
Penguin, Staten Island; Venture, Boston; Adelphi,
Montreal; Bess, Nevifiiundland.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
r7EWGATB 111%1D LEADEIVELELI.L.
These marktts were tolerably firm to-day, and prices
had an upward tennency. Beef from 2s to 3s 0,1 ;
Mutton, 2s 8d to 33 10d; Lamb, 44 41 to 5s 8d ; Veal,
23 8d to 3s 2d ; and Pork 3s to 4s per Blbs by the
carcase.