The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-20 00:00:00

APRIL 20, 18,50.

Rest

It c ease
Public Deposits

er( e
Other posits .. •••
Increase
Seven Day and other Bills

IrLease
G overutnent ;`ccurities

D. ert ase
Other Secur;ties

Dt cr4'use

and C',OMMERCIAL NE,W6

CITY, WIARTER T O THREE.

The sgl,-,7 Cc .t, a, Livvrp.ol yetelday were
mate- d at 6 twO Ti.e eGal lut Y. a yilet. bu, svad,)..
Rails ay Shares there was a slight de clue from y(-s-
-tfrda) 's vothtioLs.

The operation of the dividend ps.) ownts is shown in
ti e 1.,,&nk of Lei._ !and %veal), return to the 13th just.
The active circulation ar d bullion were both brought
into !tiller play, and there a al a reduction of nearly one-
halt in the public deposits, but a feature not, less extra
unlit ary is the reps 3 recut of nearly two and a half
millions of loans, and en increase besides of nearly a
millien in the private deposits, the best possible a videnei,
of the plethora of money. The return, compared with
the previous week, exhibits the following results.—
Notes d 30,044,650
Decrease .. 145,770
... 3,077 384
••• 43.859
••• 4 914.388
... 4,340,7:35
... 10,969,389
... 944,396
... 1,151,963
••• 57.044
... 14 2(9 962
••• 208,892
.. 9,744 702
2,236 732
Notes 9,997,075
Decrease 818 855
Bullion ... 16,759,035
Deere a,e ••• ••• ••• 176 727
Active Circulation 20,047,575
Increase ... ... 673,085
The Foreign Exchanges were yesterday afternoon ne-
gotiated at low, r terms for bills upon some of the conti-
nental cities. Paris was at 25 72f to 77 ; Antwerp at
25 80 to 85; Amsterdam at 12 3 to I; liamburgh at 13
12i to 4, and Frankfort at 1211
The entire line of Lake coast, in North America, is
2,000 miles. The following is the result of the.survey
of the United States Topographical Engineers:—
"L.ke Champior, 150 miles, the greatest width 12,
average width 8 ; ake Ontario 180, greatest width 51,
average width 40 ; Lake Erie 240, greatest width
57, average width 37 ; Lake St. .Clair 18, greatest
width 25,° average width 18 ; Lake Huron' 260,
.greatest width (not including the extensive bay of
Georgian, itself 120 miles long, averaging 56 miles in
width) 150, average width 80 ; Lane Michigan 340,
average width 58 ; Lake?, Superior 420, greatest width
135, average width 100. The lakes nay be considered
as connected throughout their whole extent. Lake
Champion connects with Lake Ontario by means of the
the river Richelieu, the lock and dam navigation of St.
Lawrence River, Ottawa river, the Rideau canal,
through Canada, and the Champlain and Erie canal of
New York. Lake Ontario is connected with Lake Erie
by the Welland canal. Lake Erie is connected with
Lake St Clair by the deep and navigable strait of De-
troit, twenty-five miles long. Lake St. Clair is con-
nected with Lake Huron by the navigable strait of St.
Clair, thirty-two wiles long. Lake Huron is connected
with Lake Michigan by the deep and wide strait of
Mackinaw, forty-two miles long."
There are no ship arrivals this morning bringing
foreign news of interest.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts state
that a fir business was doing.
The txports cf the precious metals from London
durirg the week to Thursday last were 23,000 ounces
of silver, and 1,666 i f gold.
The Funds art. very steady to-day. Consols, 9G to i;
New Time-and-a-Qat ter per Cents., 97i to i; and the
Dine per Cents., 95 to I. Bank Stock tias been 206i-
t0 207 i-. The premium on Exchequer-bills is up to
695. and 71e.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Three per Cents.
have been dull at 37. and the Five ier Cents. at 181.
Portuguese Four per Coats. are 331. Mexican Stock
is quoted 284 to 29k, and Peruvian Active Bonds have
fluctuated from 701 to 704. Equador Bonds are
at 31; Frscch Five For Cents. have realised 88 75, with
the exchange a'. 25 60.
Railway Shares have been more buoyant. North
S'afford h..ve touched 101; Great Western, 531; Nott-
Weq,rn, 102 i ; MidLimi, 33; Cakdonian, 7i; and South-
Eastcrn, 131.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Baulk Stock
3po tent. Reduced Arils .....
3 ,tet Cont. Consols Annuities 96 96 961
Naw 3/4 per Cent. Anns. ...
Long Anns.to expire Jan.lB6o -16 BIA 814
Consols for Acco❑nt 96 9b,/s 9618
Exthequcz BillF. 11,40. a' 2d
1,000/. June
500/. June
Small. Juno

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto, Scrip
i Equador Bonds ..
Greek Bonds —
Ditto ex Over-due Coupons
1 ' Mexican 5 par Cent.. 1840, with Coupons--
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto, Account 29 283/4 283/4
Ditto, Small
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
l Ditto,t Account
Ditto Deferred
Portug•mwe ! per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Ditto, Account .
) tinspisn Bonds -.. 107% 107%
Ditto, 4% per Cent
'i,),tniii.l 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive 3%
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London
French Rentes, 5 per Cent B'f. 75c. ESE 75c.
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. ..
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 85%'4 8514
PRICES OF
PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLO; IN
RP A,WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE;.I.
berdeen
Do. Preference B} ...... 13/4 % dis. ... 1% dis.
3irmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguaraLtee 20
Caledonian
C-:e,ter and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l 5
astern Comities.- ..... 20 ...... 7 7% .. .....
Do , New Pit f. recce,
0 ;,er Cent............ 10 ...... ...........•..•
Citto,Extensiou, 5 per
Cent., N 0.1.. ... . . 61.135. id.... % p
Fasten) Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 -
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 15% .....
East I anesehire ...... ... •15
=rest Northern
Do., •% A Deferred ... 12 %...... 1%4
D 0.,, %B 6 per Cent... 9%. 3% 4...
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12%...... 10 it. % x.i. lO% x.i.
real North of England.loo ......215 ... 217
.rest Western 100 ...... 52% 53% 52 .3 53%
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths.....- .... 20
Ditto. New 171..... ,15 ...
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100
Do. Fifths...
Do. New, Gua. 6 perct. 10
Do. (W. Riding Union) 11% 21444 - 13/4
Leeds and Bradford
London & Black wa11...11/. 6s. 3d - .. ...
L intim, Brighton, <ad
South C 055..... la;
Loldon and N Western 1(X) 102%34
Ditto, New Quarters 12 ...... 10%%
D., to, Fifth.
London & s.W,stqrn .. lt:0 .... ..............
so.. New Pree en2e. 5
XlidlAnd ....... ........ ...O 0 ... .. 33 32%34 •—•
Do., 501. Shares
Do.l3irm., and Derby P 0
worth Britilli .. .... ... 26 .... ~ - ..... ..
Ditto Preference
North Staffordshire ... 17% 7% !Vie .
kieading, Guildford, and
Reigate . l5 ..... 15 ... l5
Acottish Central ...
Shrewsbury and Birm... 1314
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nor. W. Min.) 2O
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10
Shropshire Union
S)lth Devon
to :Lb 1':4..-it•rr, 33% 131414
Do., Registered No. 4 10
kirk, Newcas.le, and
Berwick. .... .......-- 25
Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 ...... 6% .........
Do. Gl.N.E.Preforcnce 8 ....• 5',, l/5
Yo .14 ;.•11,1 North Midland 50
1). t ••• Preferenel
FOREIGN RAIL WA Ys.

Fast Indian ...
Namur and Liege .20 ..... ••••••
Orleans and Bordeaux 7 ...... 214 ..... .......
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14
MINES.
Brazilian Imperial ...... 244
Do. St.Johu Del Rey 15
United tiiexican
JOINT STOCK BAN KS.
Colonial 25 . 71,4

781,;
102
lo
1114

655,
321/2

12%

131%

21/

14,
6%2

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 20 —Wind this day at noon 5.W.,.
moderate bret ze and cloudy, with rain.
LIMERICK, APRIL 18.—Wind W.—Sld. Victoria,
Quebec.

BELFAST, APRIL 18.— Wind W.—Sld. Sobraon, Bar-
bailees.
ABERDEEN, APRIL 17.—Wind S.S.E.—ShI, Carrara,
Quebt-c.
LERWICK. —Sid. S)lphide, Iceland; Frere et &ear,
ditto.

STROMNESS. APRIL 15.—The Lord Brougham, for
Newcast!e, %%Lich was stranded at the bland of Edgy,
has put in here to repair.
HARWICH, A PAIL 19.-It is blowing a strong gale from
S.W., with lit avy
Hui.r„ APRIL 19.—The Henry schooner, of Ply-
mouth, arrivt d here 17th inst., leaky, and rudder un-
shipped, and eon.iderabl... damago to her hull. Laving
be-n athwart hawe cf a veLeel at anchor in Grimsby

OFF BcNCRURCLI, ISLE OF WIGHT, APRIL 18.._..
William Clay, licit, Batavia; Nassau, Bangoewil,kie,
BRISTOL. APRIL 19.—Wi❑d S. \V., light.—Arrd. Mary
Ann Johnstone, Jol.nson, Calcutta.
SWANSEA, APRIL 18.—Arrd. Medium, Fowler, Vto.-
paraiso. Bld. William Nicholson, Cuba.