The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

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Paid. Nominal Prices. Busl'l'"6 d',, '
to-day.
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Anglo-Mexican(ls. 51. p.) 100 —• •
Asturian .............. 15
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Australian ............ 4 3 3% 3%
Barossa Range ....... 113 0 3% —3%
Blaenarvon lion and Coal 50 .. —..
Bolanos Scrip .......... _
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liritish Iron ...... ••• • • . 13 5 .. —..
Brazilian Imp (is. M. p.) 243 _..
Do. Cocacs and Cuiaba 30 3% 3
Da. St. John del Rey.. 15 144 16%
Cobre Copper ...... •• • 40 32% - 3334
Copiapo ..... • • .... ••• —• 536 5
General.. ••..••.• • • • • 20 - 13% 13%
Real Del Monte, L'hreg. 4 _l,
Do. Black Debentures. ..
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Do. Red Debentures .. .—
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 9 —.7%
Tin Croft .. •••••• .• •• • • 7 10% —I I
United Mexican , ...... 28 28% 6% —5% 534 6
3 ISCELLANEOITS.
Canada ............ 323 42% —44
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 263..4 —27
Pepin. & Oriental Steam. 50 89% —8?% ....'9%
Royal :flail Steam .. •• .. 60 66,8 —7O
[We cannot be answerable for tie errors of the Official Lists, an
will not be influenced by interested correspondents.]

will not be influcnccd by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool:y-esterday were esti-
mated at 8,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken
for export, and comprised about 5,500 American, 250
Perrana and Maranham, a, 811. to SIO.; 300 Bahia, B*(i.;
500 Egyptian, 74d. to 104 d.; 1,500 Sur it, at sd. t. 61.;
and 70 Sea Island, at ls. Old. to ls. 21J. per lb. The
market closed firm.—ln Railway Shares a large busi-
ness was done, at rather easier rater.
The Harnburgh mail of Friday brings the rate of ex-
Change rather lua er, viz., 13 I*. Funds and shares,
with very little doing, were rather flatter. Bills
on London were offered more freely. Corn was
dull, but Coffee had been brisker; in Sugar there was
not much doing. At Frankfort, on the 13th instant,
Austrian Metallies were 734 to 74, and Spanish Three
per Cents. 334 to
The Niagara steamer has arrived off Liverpool, and we
have an ontline per telegraph of the news she brings. The
rate of exchange on London had rather improved. The
President's me,eage is of about the tenor expected in
regard to the tariff, and savours of " protection."
Whether Congress, however, will coincide in such views
is considered extremely doubtful.
At the meeting to-day of the Direct London and
Portsmouth Railway Company, it appeared from a
statement of the Chairman, that the probable return
from the capital subscribed might, upon the winding up,
amount to 12s. or 18s. per share, supposing no unex-
pected litigation occurs.
The English Securities have been rather flatter, titer
having opened tolerably well. Consols have been 96*
and 97 for Transfer, and are now 964 a fur Account.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have
been quoted 98* to 99*, and the Three per
Cents. 971 to *. Bank Stock is worth 213.
Exclp quer-bills have been 655. to 68s. prem., and India
Bonds 85s. premium. The continued fell in the rates of
exchange abroad seems to have some influence.
The Foreign Market has been very quiet, except as
regards Mexican, in which there have been
dealings to some extent in connexion with the
settlement of the account. The old Bonds have
been 36 to I for Money, and 36* to 36*
for Account. Peruvian Stock has been quoted 824 for
the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Equador Bonds have
been marked 31 i; Spanish Five per Cents. are 18k;
Russian Bonds have been 110 for the Five per Cents;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 581
to 58i.
In Railway Shares there have been large dealings,
but the arrangement of the account operates mainly
upon the quotations, and prices are in acme instances
rather favourable to buyers. Still, upon the whole,
there is considerable buoyancy, and a confident expec-
tation that when the settlement is completed, prices will
go higher. Foreign Shares have attracted unusual at-
tention, and are decidedly better.

QU4RTER TO THREE.

Consols ...
Ditto Account

... 964 iex div.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITINCI FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICE F.
Bank. Stock
3 .(5 Cent. Reduced Anne. ..... 97 1414 1,7%
N'lx :3!,‘ per Cent. Anne ..... ..... . 93% 99L, 98% 98%
Long Anne. to expire Jan. 1860 7% 7'!4
India Bonds, 1,0001 , ... 85 15 p
Ditto under 1,0001......... .. pB5 p 8i p
Consols for Account ............ ..... ... 96% 97 96% 963,8
Exchequer Bills. lly„.0. & zu
1,900/. Juno-- ..... ...
500/. June
Small, June 65 68 p

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Baenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
ftquador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent —
Maxican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...
Ditto, Account ..... 361061/51,4
Pe -titian Bonds, oh per Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Deferred
Rwaian Bonds ... 110
Ditto, 414 per Cent
S apish 5 per Cent. 1840 lB%
Ditto Account ..... .. —
Ditto, Passive
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account —
Dividends on the above payable in London
Oath 211 per Cent., 12 Guild.

LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 17.—Wind at n )(an S., light breeze and
dull cloudy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Wind W. to W.N.W.,
blowit g herd.—Arrd. Don Quixote, Rio Janeiro, for
Hnmburgb.
BRISTOL.—Arrd. Anna Watson, Africa; Ocean Queen,
Qn, bee; Yorkshire, Miramichi.
SHIELDS, DEC. 16.—Wind W. to S.W., strong.—
Arrd. Keepsake, Quebec.
OFF DOVER.—Jessie, Pugwash, for Hull, Wa3 struck
by a thunderbolt off Scilly.
COWES, DEC. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Charlemagne,
Ceylon.
HULL, DEC. 16.—Wind W.—Arrd. Sovereign, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
GLOUCESTER.—Arrd. Falcon, Quebec ; Hendrika
Wey land, Richibucto.
HOLYHEAD,' DEC. 16.—The John, of Milford, Liver-
pool to Youghal, with loss of sails and anchors, has gone
on shore on Trefadag Beach to the eastward of this har-
bour, has bilged, and her cargo (salt) is lost; crew saved.
GRimsny, DEC. 16.—The Charles, of Lyme, at this
port, took fire and was scuttled, on the 14th Dec.; she
is not supposed to be much damaged, and exertions are
being made to raise her with every prospect of success.
LOWESTOFT, DEC. 16.—The Magnet, Hartlepool to
London, ran upon the Holm Sand, remained beating
heavily, was subsequently assisted off, and brought into
this roadstead, making water, but will proceed with ad-
ditional hand.
DEAL, Dm 16.—Wind W.—Arrd. Gambia, Calcutta;
King William, Madras; Toronto, ditto; Alice Maud,
Ceylon; Wharnpos, D. merara ; Kendrick Hudson, New
York; Elise, ditto; Pearl, Montreal and Quebec; Eliz.s-
beth, Holderness, St. John's, New Brunswick. And.
from the River, Strati Ann, Launceston, Van Dieman's
Laud; I. T. Foord, Port Philip; Hindoo, China; Faith-
ful, Calcutta; Pandora, Sandwich Islands.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind S.S.W. to W.SW.—
Arrd. Windermere, Crompton, Old Calabar, left Fer-
nando Po Bth Oct ; Jaine:s, R iy, Valparaiso; Lady
Franklin, New York; Margaret, Newfoundland; 'Mary
Caroline, St. John's, Ne Brunswick; Jessie, Richi-
bucto. I'ut back, Adolph Werner, St. Thomas's; Porter,
Marey, New Orleans. Off port, Charles Chaloner,
New Orleans; Euphrates, Sarawak. The Rapid, Brass
River, to this port, has put into Fernando Po, very leaky,
and was repairing; cargo landed on the beach; she was
expected to be ready for sea about 14th Oct. 17th,
9 A.M. Arrd. Niagara steamer, New York.
DEAL. Dix. 16.—The barque Earl of Sky, Prince
Edwara's Isaind to London, was totally distnasted oft
Cape Grinez, and is now at anchor hen,. The Pearl,
Quebec and Montreal to London, has arrived here, with
damage, and proceeded for the river.
KINGROAD, DEC. IC—Put back, Congo and Nestor,
Africa.
HARWICH, DEC. 16.—A vessel of about 300 tons,
spars painted white, is sunk in the Severn in seven
fathoms water, the Gunfleet-buoy bearing N. by E. one
mile. She is supposed to be the Martin barque, of and
from Dantzic, to London, with wheat.
DUNDEE.—Arrd. Royal Mint, St. John's, New Bruns
wick.

YARMOUTH, DEC. 14.—The Susannah, Shields to
Whitstable, has been assisted in very leaky, having struck
on the Gunflact Sand.
BRIDLINGTON, LEC. 14.—A brig, said to be the Lord
Glenelg, London to Sunderland, is reported to have
been three hours on shore on the Head yesterday, but
came off on the flood and proceeded.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 16.—The Condor, Porto Plata to
namburgh, 4as put in with loss of bulwarks, and much
strained in upper works.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 16.—The Emma barque, with loss
of rudder and in a sinking state, was abandoned in lat.
47 N., long. 15 W.; crew taken off by the Caroline,
Newcastle to Naples, which has put back here from
long. 17 W., with loss of bulwark, stanchions, and boats
stove.

MILFAID, DEC. 16.—The Emily, Mears, to Liver-
pool, was struck by lightning, and obliged to cut away
all her yards, topmasts, stanchions, sails, and bulwarks,
for the preservation of ship and cargo, on the 14th inst,

MARKET MEWS.—(THIS DA Y.)
EMT M.& MAWS :S.
SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay; 21 8s to 31 15i; Clover,
3/ Os to 41 03 ; and Straw, 11 Os to 11 7s per lead.
Trade dull, at last week's prices.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3l 17s ;
Cl )ver, 31 Os to 4l Os;; and Straw, 1/ to 11 8s per load.
Supply good, and trade dull.
lIITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 2l Ss to 31 i‘j;
Clover, 3/ Os to 4103; and Straw, 1/ Is to 117 s per load.
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely Wt.
rates.