The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1845.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was flat.
Sales 4,000 bags. Railway Shares were somewhat firmer.
Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 41s. ; Birkenhead,
Manchester, and Cheshire, 103/4 ; Blackburn, Darwen,
and Bolton, 5% ; Belfast and Ballymena, 83/4 ; Bolton,
Wigan, and Liverpool, 13 11% ; Caledonian, 11 ls. 3d. ;
Ditto Extension, 314 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 7 ;
Chester and Birkenhead, 54% 55; Ditto, New Shares, 48 %;
Ditto, Half Shares, 27 ; Churnet Valley, 6% 6 ; Clitheroe
Junction, 2% ; Cork and Waterford, ; Dublin and
Galway, 4 ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 4% %; Dun-
dalk and Enniskillen, 43/4 ; Eastern Counties, New Shares,
414 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 17%; Grand Junction,
230 ; Great North of England, 198 ; Great North of Scot-
land, 3 •, Great Southern and Western Extension, 1314 ;
Great Western, Fifth Shares, 41% ; Jamaica Junction, 4 ;
Limerick and Waterford, 8% ; Liverpool and Manchester,
Half Shares, 107 ; Ditto. New Shares, 38% ; London and
Birmingham, 235 ; London andlWindsor, 1/2 N; London and
York, 91s. 935. 9d. ; Direct Northern, 314 ' • Leeds and Thirsk,
7%; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 95,‘ 3/4 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 9% 1 ; Manchester
and Buxton, 55% ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 160 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 6% ; Manches-
ter and Leeds, 154 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 701% 70; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 21% 14 ; Midland Railway, 16211 : Ditto,
401. Shares, 19% 3/4 ; Ditto Consolidated Birmingham and
Derby, 1231 • Newcastle and Berwick, 14% 15; Newry and
Enniskillen, 51/4 Is. 6d. ; North Union (A), 145% ; North
Wales Mineral, New Shares, 5% ; North Western, 4% ;
Oxford and Birmingham Junction, ; Runcorn Gap,
Preference Shares, 34 % ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 151,4 ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birming-
ham, 4% 5 ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 51/6 ; Shrews-
bury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 434 ; South-Eastern and
Dover, 411/ ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 1, 13%; Ditto, No. 3,
676 18s. 9d. ; Scottish Central, 63/4 ; Trent Valley Con-
tinuation, % ; Welsh Midland, 2 ; West Yorkshire,
21/s ; Worcester and Tring, 434 ; York and Carlisle, 214
475. ; Namur and Liege, 614 ; Northern of France (English),
5% ; Ditto, Rosamen-, ( English), 465. 214 ' • Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux (English), 10%; Paris and Lyons, .affitte's
(English), 3 595. ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneren's), 535. ed.
545. ; Paris and Rouen, 421%; Paris and Strasburgh, 2%;
Sambre and Meuse, 10.
The arrivals of the present week having been so numer-
ous, there is nothing due, and we have no later intelligence
to-day.
The Bank of England during the week to May
10, increased its issue of notes by 55,840/., and its
stack of bullion by 58,4321. There were, however, 312,1251.
more of the notes appropriated to the creditor side of the
banking department. The Rest has been remarkably steady,
for it exhibits an increase of Si. The Public deposits were
increased by 679,4361., and the other deposits lessened by
290,1541.
The Funds are firmer to-day. Consols for immediate
transfer bring 98% to 98%, and for time 99 to 1/s. Ex-
chequer-bills have been at a premium of 565. to 545. Bank
Stock is at 210%. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 100% to 100%.
The Foreign Bonds are still dull. Spanish Five per Cents.
hive been nominally 30% %; the Three per Cents are 42% ;
and Portuguese Converted, 67 t 0.6714 ; Mexican have been
361/ to 36%; and Chilian Deferred, 52 ; Dutch 2% per
Cents. have realised 631,ti.
For Railway Shares there has been a firm market, and the
Paris and Lyons Shares have risen, as well as some of the
other French lines. The Midland Counties, the Irish, and
some of the English lines are very well supported.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
New 314 per Cents 101 100% 101% 1011/8
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 1114 111/
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 ... 11% 1i %
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11 9-16 11 9-16
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001..
Ditto under 1,0001. .. ......
Consols for Account..... .....
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d.
Ditto 500/.
Ditto Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 151/2
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent..., • ••••••
Ditto. Deferred ... 52 52

Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 —
Ditto Account
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, Converted 671% 674
Ditto, Account 671/2141,4 67%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto, Account 4214 42S
Dutch, 21/2 per Cent
63%
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 984 97% 97%
PRICES OF
CLOSING
PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% 2%
Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 20
Bristol and Exeter 7O

Do. New .... . ......... 2
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 60

Caledonian

73/4
60%

5

Ditto Extension ...... 212..... 3g, 3%
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ... 7%1 7iii
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Chichester and Brighton 10
Churnet Valley
Direct Northern
Dublin and Galway 2%...... 4% 4%
Dundalk & Enniskillen 2%
Dublin and Mullingar... 2% — .. 4%
Eastern Counties —
Ditto Perpetual, 5 par
Cent, N0.1.-5/.135.4(1. l4 IIA
Eastern Union l5 .. .. •

Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, New Quarters.. 21,E 6% 6%
Great North of England..loo
Ditto New
52%
Ditto New 2 .... 251/ 24%
Great Western ... 80 •••... 186 185
Ditto 1,4 Shares 5O 105
Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2% .., „ 54% 5%
Harwich
London and Birminghm (Stock)...
Do. New Quarters ... 2 ..... 331
London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d. sli
London and Brighton... 50 ...... 64
64
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 181,4 lB%
London and Greenwich 12/ 1554 d... 10%3/ 11
London and S. Western 411 63 10d 791/2 79%
Do. New
London and York ...... ..• 2% ...... 4% 4%
Londonderry &Coleraine 2 %3% 314
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen
......
1764°41:470
162% 164% 16964:
Manchester and Leeds 732%
Do. 1/2 Shares .........32
Manchester and Birmin. 40 _
Do. Quarters 4 ...... 914..:
Midland... 100 A.
Do. New
.. 1
Midland, Birm.,Derby 100 ......126 12:.% 204
125
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ...... 491,4
Do. New Brandling... 10
30
Neweasile and Berwick 1% 1443/, ..
North British
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Kent
5Y
Norwich and Brandon
Rugby. Worstr. & Tring 1
4% VH, 476
Scottish Central
Shrews., Wolverhamp., 04
Dudley, and Birm 2%..•.. 51414...
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 41 41
Do., No. 3 ............ 214 ..... 63/4 7
South \Vales 2% ...... 5% 6 6
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
York and North Midland 50 ......104
Ditto % Shares
... 52
Do. Selby
Do. Extension ......... VI ...... 181
... lB%
FRENCH RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and A miens... 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cot te
Great North. of France... 4
m Do. do. (Rosael's) 2 ...... 2 814 2B
Louvain and Jerneppe... 2 ... . 4A 11,... .....
Namur and Liege ...... 2% 6
Orleans and Borde lux— 2 ...... 1034
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain ... 2
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
National Provincial of

England. ..... 35 •• ••• 38

LLOYD'S suli ppiNG.—SATURDA Y.
LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind N.W., moderate breeze and
cloudy.
DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Lady Lydford,
Scott, Ichaboe ; ;Nord, Kaslen, Bahia, for Stockholm.
LIVERPOOL, MAy 16.—Wind N.N.W., light. Arrd.
;
Evening Star, New Orleans Powhatton and Carrel,
Mobile. Sid. William and Elizabeth, New Orleans ;
Senhora, Nassau. The Bairns, bound to Jamaica, has put
back with damage, and leaky, having been on Burbo Bank.
BRISTOL, MAY 17.—The Nora Creina. from Sumna,
which sunk in Kings-road in November, has been raised and
towed on the mud at the entrance of the River, where it is
expected she will ebb dry.
GALWAY, MAY 14.—The Susan, O'Malley, in entering the
BELFAST, MAY 14.—Sld. Perseverance, New Yorkf
harbour grounded outside but got off, after being lightened,
without apparent damage The Mary, Davis, on leaving the
harbour grounded. but came off without damage.
SHIELDS, MAY 15.—The Queen of the Tyne, of Aberdeen,
in leaving the harbour on the 9th got in contact with a
vessel belonging to Newcastle, which sprung her bowsprit,
and has since been surveyed and condemned.
GREENOCK, MAY 15.—A large iceberg was passed on the
3dinst., in lat. 45, lon. 71, by the Countess Loudon, arrived
here. The mast and part of a rudder, supposed belonging to
one of her Majesty's revenue cutters, the pulleys having the
broad arrow, and being marked " No. 1 cutter, have been
fallen in with off Lowestoffe, and brought in here.
DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.
The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands,
Egypt. India, &c., ria Southampton, will be dispatched
hence to-m.brrow morning.
Tht next m9ih for th. Mediterranean, Egypt, Tndio„
&e., will be dispatched hence on the evening of the
24th inst.
AMERICA.—The steamer Cambria, for this evening's
mails.
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALE.--Ship--Ship
Wm. Metcalfe,
for the mails of the evening of the 31st inst.

OPENING or OXFORP-STRE:ET EAST.—On Friday
a portion of the new street, called Oxford-street East, waA
thrown open for the passage of vehicles. The whole line will
be opened in the course of a fsw weeks.
Woor.wiot, MAY 15.—Sedihornet Mustapha,
at present in this country on a mission. from the Emperor
of I‘.lorocco to the British Court, Visited the Royal .Ir3eaal
yesterday.