The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-27 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday ware esti-
mated at 5,000 balee, all to the trade. The market
closed tamely without alteration in prices.—The Share
Market was firm.

There have been active markets for produce this week,
and fuller prices have been obtained for Sugar and Coffee,
the latter article being in speculative demand, and the
other still wanted for export. Tea is held more firmly.
Indigo and Cochineal have been rather heavier, but
Cotton and Wool have been taken freely. Ttie home
consumption of most articles continues large, and the
shipments are satisfactory.
We have been favoured with a communication from
Mr. J. J. Morewood, of Winchester-buildings, which
will be highly interesting to parties who have friends on
the way to Natal. There were GOO landed safely early
in July, viz., 118 per Conquering Hero, 187 per Hen-
rietta, and 287 per Minerva, although the latter vessel
was lost, as the subjoined letter will explain:—
" D'Urban, Port Natal, July 6, 1850.
"I now have the painful task to inform you of the loss
of the Minerva since she arrived here, and after her mail
and part:of her passengers were landed. On July 4th the
wind blew gently from the S.E. until about the middle
of the day, when it freshened, and continued to increase
until five or six in the evening, when it blew very hard,
and the Minerva was labouring very much. The cap-
tain had landed from seventy to ninety passengers when
he discontinued, and sent the boat ashore with only half
the quantity she could carry, deeming it unsafe to be
alongside any longer. About eight to nine o'clock the
wind moderated, but freshened again, although not so
strong as it had been previously. Some time early in the
morning of July sth the Minerva parted from her anchor
and drifted ashore just by the reef of rocks that abut
from the point of the bluff. You may imagine the con-
sternation cf the remaining portion of the emigrants on
board—by far the greatest portion. The yells and
shrieks of the women and children were truly heart-
rending, and it was long before they could be pacified
by pointing out to them that if they would be quiet and
have some sort of order restored, they would be safely
landed. lam happy to say that every assistance wus
rendered by the inhabitants, by the crews of the other
ships in the bay, and by the coasters in the harbour, so
that all the remaining passengers were landed; but not
without great difficulty did they accomplish this.
There was not, however, a single passenger's life lost,
although several boats were upset, and all were immersed,
and many were the bard blows and bruises before the
inhabitants, who vied with each other in rendering the
most strenuous assistance, could drag the passengers to
the shore. Mr. John Newton, in venturing too far in
the surf was knocked clown, and when dragged out by
his fellow-townsmen was insensible for two hours after-
wards. Several boats have been rendered unfit for fur-
ther use; and I am sorry to say that the boat belonging
to the Henrietta, in trying to reach the Minerva through
the surf, was upset, and one man was drowned, the others
being washed ashore dreadfully mutilated and distressed.
I did not hear the name of the man that was lost. The
escape of all the emigrants has been most providential,
but they have lost every vestige of what they brought
with them.

" There are contradictory accounts respecting the
Minerva's parting with her anchors. Some of the pas-
sengers say she snapped her cable, others that she slipped
it. It is also said that she had only seventy-five fathom
out in twelve fathom water. It is very certain that the
Aliwal and King William experienced much heavier
gales when lying in the Bay without a particle of damage
being done to either, they baying out 100 to 120 fathom
of chain. The Conquering Hero and the Henrietta re-
main without any injury at the outside anchorage.
" EDWARD MOREWOOD."
The Hamburgh mail of Tuesday advises us of conti-
nued steadiness in the rate of exchange on London, the
quotation being 13 73. Bills were in more request.
Coffee had been in brisk demand, speculators having
bought as well as consumers. Grain was inactive.
The Leipzic fair will not commence this year until
the 6th October; in the interim there had been a few
sales made of English manufactures.
St. Petersburgh letters of the 18th inst. describe the
Corn market as being dull. Tallow was firmer, and in
Linseed the transactions were limitfd.
At Amsterdam, on the 25th inst., Dutch Stock was
rather firmer. The Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were
57 1-16. Spanish Bonds were rather more feeble.
Accounts from Vienna inform us that the Austrian
Government had decreed the formation of a finance de-
partment for Hungary and Woiwodie, being, as is con-
sidered, the first step towards the introduction of indi-
rect taxation into those countries.

The English Funds have been very quiet, and prices
exhibit some want of buoyancy. Consuls have realised
961 -II for Transfer and Account. Exchequer- bills
have been quoted 635. to 665., and India Bonds 83s.
premium.

The Foreign Securities have been in limited request.
Spanish Five per Cents. have been 1811. and the Three
per Cents. 381 Mexican have been 301 to 31. Pe-
ruvian are steady at 301. Brazil Bonds have realised
921, Chilien 1041, and Equador 3/1. Belgian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. are 911, and Dutch Two-and a-Halt
per Cents. 51
Railway Shares were a little weak at the opening of
business, but are now better in some instances.

The last week's railway receipts,ascertained up to yes-
terday, are in round figures as under:—

1850.
Great Western £18,105
North-Western.
South-Western 12,231
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastorn
North Staffbrdshire
Caledonian

1849.
..• £16,082
. . 43,452
... 10,052
„. 12,011
23,659
... 12,645
... 4,260
6,812

Consols ...
Ditto Account

QUARTER TO THREE.
961 1
96b 1

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISEI FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96 L/2 % 96%
t,onz Anna. to aspire Jan.lB6o ......

Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859 .......
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. — E 1 8
fltiie Bonds, 1,000/..... ...... ..... a— 84 p
Ditto under 1,0001. .... . . .... 83 p 83 p
Consols for Account 96% 96%
Fxehequer Bills. I ic,d. & 2cl
1,0001. June ...... ........
5001. June
Small. June 64 p 63 p

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian bonds 921,i 92 ,42

Ditto, Small
Chilion Bonds 6 per Cent .... . 1041 101 W,
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons--
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..- —307 i
Ditto. Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 8214 8214
Russian Bonds

Ditto, 414 per Cent
Snaniab 5 per Cont. 1840 lB% 1836
Do., Coupons — B►x2
Ditto. 3 per Cent
French Rentes, 5 per Cent 93f. 93f.
Exchange
L)ivkdends on the above payable in LoudoL,
_

Beligan, 4% per Cent. ... - 9114
Aiutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild. 57%5,%
Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 9l

PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSINGRAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE i
A.berdeen ... 50 - •• ...... ..•••
Do. Preference.
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 81,4
kyrshire and Galloway.. 71,E
Belfast & County Down 32
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per cL) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
dirming. Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
Do. without guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... •••
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Junc.... 26
iriatol and. Exeter 100 ... ..
%uckinghamshire ...... 1714
••
k2aledow an
Do. New 101. Pref..... 10
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 —
Cteiter and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference ls
Clarence
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Oublin and. Belfast Junc. 45 ......
:).indalk & Enniskillen 30
E ist Anglian, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D... 25
Do. 181., E. &11...:... 18 ..... .
Do., 31. 10s., Pref.. 31,4 — .... ..... ......
Do., (51.) 7 per Ct.
Preference. ..... ...... 5 ..., — ... .
Ditto ,(7 1. 175.) 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2
Eastern Confides........ 20 ...... 6 VA 6 6
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... —p .. ••• ...... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d... p.... .. :.. ...... p
Do., New Pref.rence,
6 oer Cent..
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent. ... 5O
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
Eastern Onion, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6
Do., Class B& C 25
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 1 S:/i ••• ...... •.• •,• 18',7ii
East Lancashire
.._.

Ditto, New Quarters.. 614 ...... ..
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 614 —
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent. .. .... ..... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
• •••
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... ... ...... _
Exeter.Yeovil, & Dorch 2 5A a - ..... _
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. -
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
... _
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ......
Do. Preference Consol.
Gloucester & Dean Forest 14
...
Na
... ...... • ••
aeat Iv ortlurn
.... ... 12%
Do., ';y,A Deferred
..
..
.....
"'4
Do., NI B 6 per Cent 1 l N,...... 8
8%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 4 . ..... 12% 12
;rest South. and West.
'
( Ireland)
Ditto, Eighths 2 th .. •• •••
Great North of England.loo _
Ditto, New, 401 4O
Ditto, New, 301 3O