The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-22 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
ma'ed at 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were
taken for export and 3,000 on speculation, the Luying
being more spiritei, and id. advance was readily paid.
Prices of ord. and mid. American are *d. lower than on
Friday last. Surat acd all other kinds are also d.
lower.—Railway Shares were firm, with a fair business
doing.
The sales of Wheat in the provincial markets are in-
creasing. The official returns fur the last week give the
quantity at 97,969 quarters.
The wine trade have been amused, if not a little scan-
dalized, by some proceedings in which it has been
thought judicious to invoke the name of the ex-King of
the French. There may be some want of taste on the
part of an individual who has brought the matter under
review, and there is an appearance of officiousness too,
but if some of the smaller wine importers have been spe-
culating upon his Majesty's name fertile purpose of selling
trash said to be his property, and which a Mr. G. Ridley
tells us, brought only Is. 4d. per gallon for brandy, and
7s. 6 1. ler dozen for Champagne' tilt re may be a slight
ground for the interference of the latter gentleman
when the more important firm of Matthew Clark and
Sons announces that they are deputed to bold a genuine
auction of royal property. With these preliminary re-
marks, and suite dists,te for the whole affair, as savour-
ing too strongly of tie " ruff oblique," it not the " puff
dirt-et," we give for what it may be worth, the corres-
pondence that has passed :
" 27, Crutclied Friars, London, July 17, 1850.
" Monsieur le Comp'e de Islcuitly.
" A Monsieur,—l, the undersigned, am authorised by
several influential wine merchants of the city of London
most respectfully to put a question to your Majesty, re-
lative to a representation ut a sale by suction of 260
hogsheads of French wine, said to be the property of
your Majesty, as per frontispiece of the catalogue and
advertisements inserted in the London papers, which
I have respectfully enclosed for your Ma-
jesty's perusal. Tats plan of attracting at-
tention to property in connexion wi h your
Majesty is so completely novel in the wine market,
that the trade have reason to doubt your Majesty is not
cognizant of the proceeding. Your illustrious name, in
connexion with the celebrated bankers, Messrs. Coutts
and Co., seems quite unnecessary for the legitimate ob-
ject in disposing of merchandise, more particularly ca-
pricious property like wine; and the trade, believing
your Majesty never intended your name to be bandied
about in the manner herein described, conjecture it is a
manoeuvre of some one in a less diguitied
position than your Majesty, and for pur-
poses at present inexplicable. Will your Ma-
jesty therefore, for the sake of justice and the honour
of your exalted position, deign to reply to my request,
on behalf of the wine trade, stating it is your property
as described, and published with your authority, as per
documents enclosed.

"Apologizing for intruding upon your Msjesty, I
have the honour to be, Monsieur le Compte de Neuilly,
your very humble servant,
(Signed.) " GEORGE BIDLEY."
In cusequence of this letter a gentleman called from
Messrs. Coutts and Co. to express their surprise that
they bad not teen applied to, and this gave rise to the
following:—
_ _ _

" 27, Crutched Friars, London, 20th July, 1850.
24hicssra. Coutti and Co., Bankers, London.

"Gentlemen,—ln consequence of a gentleman having
called upon me from your house, respecting a lett,:r ad-
dressed and forwarded by me, on the 17th inst., (on
behalf of the wine trade), to the Count de Neuilly, re-
lative to the use of his name, in conjunction with that
of your house, respecting a proposed public sale on the
25th instant, since postponed sine die, and your house
13, jig now in possession of the said letter, will you
favour me with an answer to the same, viz.—lf the
wines in question are the bona fide property of the
Count de Neuilly. If they are, certain it is they have
been purchased recently by him on speculation, and not,
according to the statement made, originating in a mys-
terious manner, also briaging your house forward before
the public in a most unprecedented manner, no doubt to
give (Oat and success to a very doubtful transaction.
"I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant.
(Signed) " GEORGE RIDLEY."
This brought a reply, the subjoined reply, from the
brokers—

" Great Tower street, 22.3 July, 1850.
" Sir,—We are requested by Messrs. Coutta and Co.
to desire that you will not again trouble either the
Count de Neuilly or themselves respecting the wines
referred to in 3our letter?. These wines being in
our hand?, any communication respecting them should
be made to UP.

" We are, Sir, your obedient servants.
(Signed) " MATTHEW CLARK AND SON."
" Mr. Ridley."
This afternoon the wines are being sold, and the auc-
tion, from the Et:pebble above referred to, has attracted
rattier more attention than usual.
Later Belgian advices give further details of the in-
jury done by the floods, and state that the crops were in
some parts much damaged in consequence. In France
they have escaped comparatively without injury.
At Amsterdare, on the 20,h instant, the Dutch Funds
were well supported, and an animated business was done.
Spanish Bonds were less in favour, and Mexican were
higher. Peruvian were more offered. Dutch Two-and-a
Half per Cents. were 574 to 3-16.
With a most inactive market for Public Securities we
have continued heaviness in prices, and the rather
conflicting reports about the potato and corn crops
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Foreign Sticks are rather more dealt in. Peruvian
Bonds have been 801 to 81k. f r the Four-and a-Half
per Cents., and the Deferred 33 to 344. Mexican have
been voted 29} and Brazilian 92f. Portuguese Four
per Cei.t3. havo been 33} to 33k. and Spanish Three per
Cents. 371. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have
been 57k to t.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this
day are in round figures as ut.der:-
1850. 1849.
Brighton
••• £1'2,744
Dover 17,039
••• 13,300
Midland 25,560
..• 24,677
South- Western
Greet Western
North- Western
Theso returns, as will be observed, are very satisfac-
tory in every instance, but particularly so as regards the
North-Western, and the market for shares generally
looks firmer in consequence, although there is not a great
deal doing.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols ... ••• •-• 96k
Ditto Account 96f

ONE
PRICES OF nn itisa EUND3 O'CLOCK. CLOSING
PRICES.
liana Mock 213 212 212
3 par Cent. Reduced Arne .......•.•• 9644 x v
96%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ••••• 96 961/s a 964
;Taw 314 per Cent. Anne.. 98%%
98%
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o —
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. W. 1859 — 6
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860.
8
India Stock ...... .. ...... ...... 264 266 266
83 p
India Bonds, I,OOOL ..... . .
Ditto under 1,000/.—....• .. •••• 88 p 88 p
Consols for Account ...................• 9614 % 88 p
t.achequer Bills. 1 4d• S` 2d 96%
1,0001. June 6 p
500/. June
68 p 6
638 p
Small. June 65 68. p p
68 p

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. CLOSING
PRICES.
srazihan Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Eqnador Bonds — 102
&lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—, 33/4
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..
..
Ditto, Account
29
Peruvian Bonds, 41% per Cent—
Ditto. Account ..... . ...... .. €121% 81%4 81%
81%
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted, 1841 34
Ditto. 4 per Cent.
Ditto, Account
33%
ttussian Bonds ..... ••• 1121/9
Ditto, 4% par Cent
- -- i L,int. 1840 17%

Spanish; 5p- ar- Con- .. . ........ 1714 . 17,4,
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Beligan, 41,4 per Cent.
i.utcn vy r Cent., 12 Guild.
Ditto 4 Der lent. Certalleates B9l/1

9114
57%
t9IA

PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
berdeen 5O
0000000 •• ••••• .....
Do. Preference .. '. . 81
Amber. Nott., Beaten,
and Eastern Junction 8t,4 ............ .. --
tyrshire and Galloway.. 7IA
...............
telfast & County Down 30
...............
erks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6
idrmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
raid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20
••. .....
3inning. Wolverh'ton,
and I. udley, calls duly
pd, or wan guarantee 15
.........»••• -....
Do. without guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... ..............•
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June 26 -
instol and Exeter 100 ...... 63 ..... 621A1
....... ...
~
'.uckingharcshire - ..... ••••••••. 1 , I,i
Caledonian
Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
C' este, and Hol) head-. 50
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... ..............
Clarence
...
Direct London & Forts-
month
--
Dublin and Belfast June. 45

isundalkilz Enniskillen 30
East Anglian, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18 ..... ........«..... -
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Do., 31,4 — ............... "
Cent., Preference... 2 -..
........... 6
4asfern Cti ouves... ..... 20 578' 61..6 .....
Ditte,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6/. . •••••••""' 'TA Pp
Ditto ditto No. 13s. 4d... parp .........
Do., New Pref.rence,
6 per Cent........... 10 ...... 11%1/2 ............ 111/2
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent... 50
Do. New 43 M... MO. ...........