The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-02 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CI7'Y, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales without alteration in
prices.—Railway Shares improved a little; London and
North-Western and Midland were firmer.
The weekly Bank of England retina to the 23d ultimo
shows a further increase in the assets, but the influx of
public moneys affects the circulation of notes despite a
small addition to the discount and loan business. The
other deposits were slightly diminished, but every item
of the return tends to illustrate the abundance of money,
notwithstanding the 'Russian loan. The Bank cf Eng-
land is lending on stock at two Fer cent., and will con-
tinue to do so, it is understood, until the re-opening of
the transfer hooks. Compared with the previous week,
the return exhibits the following changes:—
Notes Issued ... ... 30,326,155
Decrease ,„ „, 13,880
••• ... 3,268,145
Decrease ... 49,516
Public Deposits 7,639,031
Increase 552,001
Other Deposits :„ 9,749,035
Decrease 99,746
Seven Day and other Bills 1,111,658
De crease 41,706
Government Securities ... No alteration.
Other Securities ... .. 9,687,835
Increase 30,768
Notes ••• ••• ...• 11,437,600
Increase • • ••• ••• 284,065
Bullion ... 17,122,221
Increase
_32,320
Active Circulation ... 18,888,555
Decrease ... • 297,945
The negotiation of bills of exchange was concluded
last night at rates somewhat below those of Tuesday, as
re4ards the principal continental cities. Paris, 90 days,
was taken at 25 65 to 70, Antwerp 25 671 to 721, Ham-
burgh 13 134, and Trieste 11 40 to 45.
The Banker's Magazine for March states, that " the
last advices from the United States say, that a disposi-
tion appears to exist in several of the States of the
Union, to introduce the present banking system of New
York, which, if adopted by them, will necessarily absorb
considerable amounts of the various State loans. Ac-
cording to the system which obtains in New York, all
individuals or associations organised under the general
banking law are required to deposit with the State
Comptroller, as security for their circulating notes,
State and United States loan, each for one-half of the
amount of their issues. The notes, before they can be
put into circulation, must be registered and countersigned
by the comptroller, which can only be done by him upon
the actual receipt of the required deposits. Six per cent.
stocks can be thus deposited at their par value, and Five
er Cents. at rates equivalent thereto. Should this
system be generally adopted, it will readily be seen what
a large amount of the stocks designated will be require I
to meet its provisions.
The amount of precious metals exported from London
during the week to Thursday last was only 25,000
ounces in silver bars to Belgium.
The English Stock Market ha. been rather fluctuating
again, but there is not a great deal doing. Consols have
been 94/ to 951, and are now 95 to ▪ The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. realise 971
.Exchequer-
bills have been quoted 545. to 575. premium. India
Stock is worth 2671.
The Foreign Investments have been quiet, if we except
Peruvian, in which there have been a good many bar-
gains, at a decline to 731 and 711 for the Active, and to
32 and 304 for the Deferred. Mexican are steady at
291, Equador are 31 4, and Buenos Ayres -52: Spanish
Three per Cents. flat at 361, and Russian Scrip only 11
to 14 premium.
Railway Shares have been without any essential al-
teration, but, perhaps, on the whole a little firmer.

Hest

ONE .i.....,- i G
P . k- • .i• 14. 1 Tis )1 t• T.INDs O'CLOCK. PRI(' FF.
g per Cent. Reduced Anne
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 95 94% 25 IA 951,E
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5...... ........ 97%3/4 97
Long Anna. to expire Jan.l860
India Stock ...... .. ...... ...... 267 LA 2'.71,4

,It..i.i Bonds, 1,0001.
Consols for Account 95 95l
xelicquer Bills. 11,4 d. ai 2d
1,000/. June 54 57 p
500/. June
Small. June 54 57 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FONDS. cl4ll.

87 p
95

p
57 p
57 p

O'CLOCK. PRICER
.'razilian Bonds 891,4 891/2
Ditto, Small

Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... S•L
Equador Bonds

51
3...%

Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent —
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account 73% 7214 71% 72 73
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Ditto, Account
Russian Bonds ......
Ditto Scrip
"Spani6b 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto. Account
Ditto, 1838, 9, 40 1840
Ditto • 1849
Ditto, Passive ......
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto. Account ..... ........ 36%
Dividends on the above payable iu London
Dutch 2% par Cent., 12 Guild. ..
_ .

29N

321/2

17%
12

-
06 q

Ditto. 4- per Cent. Certificates.- 86% 86%
I'RICES OF rAm. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
Ai L IVA v siIAKES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Berks & Hants Extens.
(G LWest. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
sinning, Wolverh'ton,
and 1' u Bey, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
,inatol and Exeter 92 ... .. 62
Caledonian - - .. 50
Do. New 101. Pref lO ... .. 7
- astem Comities— ..... 20 ...... x.d .. 7 x.d
Do , New Pr. f.rence,
6 i.er Cent. .... ..... 10 ......
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... 34 p 3/.i p
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
-;reat Northern
Do., 1% B 6 per Cent... 7%. 514...
Great Western 100 ...... 563/ 571,4 x.d. 57x.d.
Ditto, IA Shares
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifth 5............ 20
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... , 714 x.d.......... 7% x.d
Lancaster and Carlis1e... 50
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100
Do. Fifths.... ....... -.. 10
00. (W. Riding Union) 1114..... 414.-
Linden, Brighton, and
Le ads and Thirsk
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3% — ..........,.... 3% dia.
South C0a5t....... 10J
Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent . ...100
Do.Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 ......
London and N Western 100 10314 x.d lo3%xd
Ditto. Fift` . 12 ... .. 117/8 x.d l2 x.d.
Lowestoft', guar. 4 per et 20
Manchester. Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo -
Ditto, New 101.1 Pref... 10
Midllnd ...... ...80 .. .. 39 x. d .... ... .. 38',4
Do., 50/. Shares ..... 30 _ ... 5%..»..... 5l/81x.d
Do.Birni.. and Derby 11.0
Do. Consolid. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ..... 123
Norfolk ..,....... ....... ....100
Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5
North British ........ ... 25
North Staffordshire ... 17% —
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Shrewsbury and Bina-. 13% , — ........ .. .. 8 dis
Ditto ditto, Class B. 8
South l' astern
Do., No. 3 ....... ..... 30 ..... 16
Do.. Registered No. 4 10 - ... ..... ......
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... ... ..... 60 ......
Do. do. d 0.... 25
York. Newcastle, and
Berwick.
oe. Newcastle Exten. 20
Do. G.N.E.Proference 8 ..... 11,4
York and North Midland 50

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
aat Indian 5 - • •
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... »
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ......
Paris and Rouen 2O ••• •• ......••

MINES.

United Mexican 28%

11714

2
41/s

25

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP SEWERS.—The
Commissioners of Sewers held a Court yesterday, at
their premises, No. I, Greek-street, Soho-square, for
general purposes of business. Present—Viscount
Ebrington, in the chair, Sir T. Burgoyne, Mr. Hawes,
Mr. Hardwick, Captains Harners and Dawson, and Mr.
S. M. Peto. The secretary read the annual statement
of accounts, which showed that the general cash, ba-
lance in hand, on the sth January, 1149, amounted to
22,9561. 3s. 7d.; the receipts from rates and contribu.
tions, from sth January to 31st December, 1849,
amounted to 71,6231. 13s. 10d., the payments during the
same period for works, survey, management, &c., were
85,3451. 3s. 6d.; balance in hand, 9,234 Z 13s. lid.;
outstanding assets, 64,4891 2s. 6d; •utstanding lia.
bilities, 100,7382 Is. Id. The auditors certified
to the accuracy of the accounts,
. and reported most
favourably on the manner in which they were kept. One
or two answers to summonses were then considered.
Permission was given to the Lambeth Water Works
Comp iny to drain their premises into the sewer in Bol-
sedere-road, and instructions were given for several
sewerage improvements within the jurisdiction of the
commission. The Court then adopted the following re•
solution That the Court regard with satisfaction the
efforts made by the Metropolitan See-age Manure Com-
pany to distribute sewage water and manure, and thereby
remove from the Thames, when it is noxious, matter
which, if spread. over the lane, is found to be most bene-
ficial and fertilizing. That the Court will afford to the
company, and to all parties engaged in effecting this
usefulobject, every facility and encouragement eonsisp
tent %all the important public interests confided to the
care, of the commission." The court was then adjourned
till f uesd3y, March 14, when they will meet at Poplar.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the
names of gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received certi-
ficates to practise, on Thursday, the 29th of February,
1850:—William Foot Vidal, Aveley, Essex; John Page
Cooper. London; John Willingtcn Clement, Pockling-
ton; Charles Nelson Wilkinson, R.N., South Lambeth;
Alfred Whittle, Liverpool; James Samuel Seyer Lang,
Yatton, Somersetshire ; Edmund Grosvenor Goulden,
Hazelgrove, Cheshire ; George Charles Armstrong,
Ware, Herts. •

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 2.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze and
cloudy.

DEAL, MARCH I.—Wind W. to W.N.W., thick wea-
ther.—Arrd. Janus, Ilovason, St. John's, New Bruns.
wick; Arrd. from the River Steadfast, Calcutta;
Richard, Thornton, Batavia. It is feared that a vessel
is on the Goodwin Sands, the Gall light-ship having
fired; boats have gone to her assistance.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH I.—Wind W. to W.N.W—Arrd.
Mail, Henderson,lchaboe; Uriel, Simpson, New Orleans;
Living Age, Snow, ditto; Schoodiach, Nickels, Mobile;
Science, G %v.) ther,Arica; Victoria, ditto;:Gresley, Buenos
Ayres; Presto, Le Gruzelier, Gonaives; General Park-
hill, M•Known, Clarkston. Sld. Currency, Calcutta;
Wasp, Africa; Atlantic, Jamaica; Lady Young, New
York; Dryad, Valparaiso; Lelia, Rio Grande; Chrono-
meter, Rio Janeiro ; Broadoak, Bahia ; Rossendale,
ditto; Frances, New Orleans;
_Ocean Star, ditto. A
ship of about 600 tons, with painted ports and white
monkey-rail, was teen to go on shore on the Tortugas
shoals 23d January. The Aurora from Guernsey has
been run foul of by the Gipsey, of Glasgow, and Queen,
steam-tug. Off port, Lucknow, Demerara.
BELFAST, FEB. 28.—The Catherine has been go; (fl
shore, and towed up here.
l'aLmouTll.—Arrd. Orpheus, New York.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH I.—The wreck of a large ship,
supposed to be French, was fallen in with 26th ult., mar
Feamp.

l'Eiv.rncAwr„ FEB. 28.—The Abbess, of and from
Net.th for Briaol, and the Pionktr steam-tug towing her,
ball got aground on the Taker Rock yesterday; got
off with eonsi lerlble damage, and in a sinking state. The
latter was run ashore in the Bay, and the former took
the ground at the harbour's mouth, and will ebb dry at
half-tide.
MONTROSE, an. 27.—The British Queen, Messina
to Leith, put in here 16th, windbound, and in proceeding
out struck the ground and sprung a leak; put back, but
proceeded to day.
NEWPORT, MARCH I.—Wind S.W.—SIO. Elizabeth,
Havannab.

STOCKTON, MARCH I.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Yorkshire,
Philadelphia.

MAREET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
COVENT-GAZUMN.
Large supplies of vegetables were on sale to-day.
The demand for them ruled heavy, at drooping
prices. In fruit, very little business was transacted.
English Fruits—Pine Apples, 6s to 8s; Hot-house
Grapes, 12s to 15s per lb; Pears, 15s to 20s; Eating
Apples, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half-sieve; Apples for cooking,
2s to 4s 6d per bushel; Filberts, 70s to 75s per 1001bs.
Foreign Fruits—Black Hamburgh Grapes, 9d to Is;
Portugal ditto, 8d to is per lb; Spanish Nuts, 4s to
ss; Brazil ditto, 3s to 4s ; Barcelona ditto, 5s to 6s;
Almonds, 5s to Gs; and Spanish Chesnuts, 3s to 6s
per peck; Lemons, 5s to lOs ; and Oranges, 3s to 10s
per 100 ; Spanish Onions, 14s to 20s Od per box.
Vegetables—Cape Brocoli, 6s to 9s per dozen bundles;
Turnips, 2s to 2s 6d; Carrots, 2s 6d to 4s; Greens, is
to is 6d; Leeks, 10d to is 4d; Parsley, 2s Od to 3s Od;
and Sage, 2s 3d to 3s per dozen bunches ; Horse-radish,
Is 6d to 3s per bundle; Onions, 2s Od to 3s Od per
bushel ; Savoy Cabbages, 6d to 8d; and Red ditto,
2s Od to 3s Od ; Red Beet, Is to is 6d; and Parsnips,
4d to 6d per dozen ; Endive, Is 3,1 to Is 6d per score;
Mushrooms, is 3d to is 6d per pottle; Brussels Sprouts,
Is Od to is 6d; Spinach, is Od to is 6d; Jerusalem
Artichokes, is to is 6d; and Common Salad, is 3d
to is 6d per half-sieve ; Small Salad, 2s Od to 2s 6d
per dozen punnets; Shallots, 3t to 4d per lb; Potatoes,
80s to 1104 per ton; ditto, 3s 6d to 4s 3d per bushel;
Sea Kail, Is 6d to 2s Od per punnet; Asparagus, 3s 6d
to 5s per 100; Rhubarb, 5s to 6s per dozen bundles;
Cornwall White Brocoli, 9d to is 3d per dozen heads;
Celery, Is to is 3d per bundle ; Cucumbers, 6s to lOs
per brace; Turnip Gnaw, 3d to 6d per bushel.

NEVI/GATE AND MEADE/VEAL?...
Turkeys, 4s Od to 9s Od ; Geese, 4s Od to Gs
Od; Ducks, 2s to 2s 9d ; Tame Rabbits, is 3d to
Is 9d ; Wild ditto, 9d to is 2d; Pigeons, 6d to 9d;
Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to is Od each ; Surrey Fowls,
7s Od to 8s Od ; ditto Chickens, 43 Od to 6i Od ;
Barndoor Fowls, 3s 6d to 6s Od per couple ; Fresh
Butter, 9d to is 2d per lb ; English Eggs, 7s 3d to
8s 9d ; French ditto, 6s Od to 7s Gd per 100 ;
Hares, 2s to 3s each ; Wild Ducks, is Gd to 2s 3d per
couple.