The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-30 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIALNEWS

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Funds have left off rather heavily at 99i for
Consols. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been 1011 to 101. Bank Stock was 199 to Sellers
rather pressed in the market.
The Foreign investments were neglected. Spanish
Five per Cents. were quoted 22i 1, and the Three per
Cents. at 331 4. • Mexican Bonds were 351 Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 611 to 61.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :---Bristol and Exeter were 11 ; Chester and
Holyhead, 11 ; Great North of England, 13 ; Birming •
ham, 120 to 119 ; Manchester and Leeds, 52 ; Midland,
44 ; Northern and Eastern, 12 ; South-Eastern, 4i ;
York and North Midland, Scarborough Branch, 21 ;
Ditto, Selby Scrip, 331 to 34:1- ; and Orleans, Tours, and
Bordeaux, 1 premium. Eastern Counties have been
111 ; Blackwall, 9i ; Brighton, 1i- to 2 ' • and Green-
wich, 4 di:c .unt. Bristol North American Bank Shares
were discount.
The following notice was issued this afternoon at the
Bank of England :
" The Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land are ready, until further notice, to receive applica-
tions for loans, upon the deposit of approved Bills of Ex-
change not having more than six months to run, Ex-
chequer Bills, and East India Bonds, such loans to be
repaid on or before the 23d October next, with interest
at the rate of three per cent. per annum, and to be for
sums of not less than 2,000/. each."

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
There was more business doing yesterday in the Liver-
pool Cotton market, and full prices were realised. Sales
li,ooo bales, of which about 1,500 are for export, com-
prising 300 Surat, and 1,200 American. The total sales
were 400 Egyptian, at 6d to 9d ; 150 Bahia, at 6d ; 350
Maranham, at 4kd to 51d; 200 Pernam, at 6d to si; 600
Surat, 3d to 3.id ; and the rest American, at 34d to sid per
lb.—Shares were rather dull. Chester and Holyhead,6i;
Eastern Counties, Registered, 131 ; Glasgow and Ayr,
58 ; Grand Junction, 218 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
New, 361 ; Birmingham, 2181 ; Lynn and Ely, 31 ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarter, 51. Bs. 9d. ; Midland,
106 ; North British, 31 ; South-Eastern, 3S+ ; Ditto,
New, 12} ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 7s. 6d. ; Paris and
Rouen, 37.
A decision, given by the Commissioner of the Bir-
mingham District Court of Bankruptcy recently,
demands peculiar attention, as it is the first time, we
believe, that the law has been so settled upon the point
raised. An insolvent, named Wood, having filed his
petition, it was dismissed by the Learned Commissioner,
on these grounds :—Firstly, that the insolvent had
not resided for twelve months immediately preceding the
filing of his petition ; and, secondly, that his domicile
was not situated in the district of the Court ; for though
he had himself been residing in England some time, his
wife and family were now in France, and he had come
over expressly to take the benefit of the Act. This
was held to be contrary to the intention of the
Legislature, and therefore the petition was dis-
missed. If this principle is held to be generally good, a
great number of individuals who have been compelled
to live abroad, will be debarred tho privileges which the
recent changes in the law hold out to insolvents.
We are entirely without arrivals from the colonies
today of later dates than those before obtained.

The Funds have been very heavy this morning owing
principally to the settlement of the Consol Account
now in progress. Stock has been borrowed, and the
continuation is at one-sixteenth per cent. For Money
the value of Consols has fallen from 981 to 94, and for
Account from 98; to 98g. This afternoon the New
Tree-and•a-llelf per Cents. will close for the calcula-
tions of the dividends, as well as the Three-and a-Half
per Cents. Reduced. The Government brokers bought
5,0001. Reduced Three per Cents. at 99i. The premium
upon Exchequer Bills has fallen to 745., and Bank Stock
is lower by per cent. than it was yesterday.
In the Foreign Funds the business done to-day has been
very trifling. Spanish Bonds are rather higher, the
Actives being quoted at 22k Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., however, fluctuated from 611 to 61f.
Belgian Bonds are heavy at 1021. Mexican are at 35i,
and Colombian at 134.
An improvement has taken place in the Birmingham
and Gloucester Railway Shares, in the Great Western
Half Shares, and in the London and Birmingham. The
other shares are generally rather lower than yesterday.
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
Bank 5t0ck...... .....„.„....».»....».».».«.«....» 199% 199
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99%%M
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities ........... 98%14%
9% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lOl%
Iper Cent. Annuities' 1726.......... .............. 5+7%34
S i per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuities.....„..... 101% 100%9( 101%
Long Annuities, Exore sth 12% 7-16
India Stock
India 80nd5,1,000... ........... ..... --
Ditto under 1,000 96
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account .... ....... 98% %

Jr.xch

'us? Bills,

INci.

11,,,,,.. 00000 ••••••••••••••••••• —••••••....-.. .
50Ql.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .. •••••••••••• 75 71; era.
Ditto Small— ........ — ..».»..••• 75 77 pos.
Ditto Advertised —
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 102%
Columbian Bonds. 13%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent ft/
Mexican*Bonds, '837, 5 per Cent ..... 35%
Spanish ponds, Five per Cent 1840............... 2234%
Ditto Passive Bonds. .... ........ ..........._ 5%
Ditto Three per Cent.
Dutch 2% per Cents ........ ••••••••••• ........ ....••••• 611 %% %
Dutch 5 per Cents. IOO%Y.
PRICES OF SHA lt ES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
R•ILW•TS. Pato. Pas iliac,.
Birmingham and Gloucester..„.. 100 ......... 110 .. to 109
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead 5 51343 ... to
Dublin and Ca5he1....... ........ ..... 2%
...-.

._ ._
Eastern Counties ..... ........... ... Z — to
Ditto New Registered...—. 81. Si'. Bd.
Great Western
Ditto 4 Shares ............
Ditto fifths
_ . .

Loudon and Birmingham. lOO 2 9 to
Dit o % Shares .......... ........... 2
London and Brighton
London and Greenwich
London and South Western 41% ...... 84334 ..... to
Lynn and Ely.
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ..... -
Norwich and Brandon
South Devon
York and North Midland ........ 50 .........105
Ditto Selby Scrip
Paris .nd Orleans ..... —... ........ ... 20

Parisand .. ............ 000000000 000 20 ......... 97-3(

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 23.—We
have had a dull market ; prices generally are lower, and
little business done. Barnsley Junction, 3i- ; Leeds.
Dewsbury, and Manchester, 1 prem. ; Manchester and
Birmiagham, 52} to 52 ; Ditto, Quarters, 5-1- ; South-
Eastern New, 11 ; Trent Valley, 9:.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bask Stock 199 Indian Stock 281%
3 per Cent. Red 99 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
5 per Cent. Red lOl% Ditto New Annuities...
New 3% per Cent lOl Lica. Bills, 1,00.11. 1%d... 74 Pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5(5)1
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small... ......... 77 pm.
Jan 1860 l2 7.16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 199
Oct. 1859 ,Consols for Act. 98%
Jan. 1E160.. ....... ;India Stock for Acct....

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian. 5 per Cent .., ...... Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian; 5 per Cent 102% Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds ............. Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... -, . Russian, 5 per Cent —
Chllian, 0 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic ....... ........ ...
Colombian, 6 per Cent .....; 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent 2-%
Ditto, 1824. .... .......... ....... . Ditto, 3 per Cent 33%
Cuba Bonds, .
13 per Cent .t. Ditto, Deferred —
Danish, :3 per Cent
Greek, 18-5, 5 per Cent — Exchange ..... ....... .... —f. --c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ....
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837..
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent,,, Ditto, S per Cent .......1004
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) Bl
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Great North of England, 100 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Blackwall (161..135. 4d.) 7
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (12t. iris. 4d. paid) B%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid.
h EasternMidlandu, Countiesand Dover (190 paid)
(33
2s 4d paid)
a
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
38
York and Scarborough Branch (2% paid)
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, 1 paid ......
laris and Orleans (21) paid)
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid