The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

THIS DAY S NEWS.

MONEY AND COMMERCIALNEWS.
There was rather a heavy market for Cotton at Liver.
pool yesterday, the sales being 2,000 bales only, but
at previous rates. Shares were languid at the following
quotations :—Birmingham and Gloucester, 112; Caledo-
nian, 4/ ; Chester and Birkenhead, 31+ ; Chester and
Holyhead, bit ; Dublin and Cashel, 6/ ; Grand Junc-
tion, 219 ; Ditto, Halfs, 109/ ; Great Western, Fifths,
; Lancaster and Preston, 39 ; Liverpool and Man-
chester, 203 ; ditto, Quarters, 50 ; London and Birming-
ham, 2221 ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 51 ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 51 ; Mi !land Counties,
109 ; North Union, 1284 ; Scottish Central, 24 ; Trent
Valley, 10k ; Ulster, 371 ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 10s.
We have no late arrivals from any quarter to-day.
The decree of the Spanish Government suspending the
sales of national property, has at last come to hand, and
we must say excites a feeling of very general disgust
among those who were credulous enough to attach any
sanctity to Peninsular State finance documents, however
solemn in form and guarantee. The preamble of reasons
assigned by M. Mon is, of course, only what might be
expected, and will fail to exonerate either himself or
or those associated with him in the Ministry,
for such an act of wanton bad faith. Once
in the ascendant, the Spanish clergy are not likely
soon again to lose ground, and we may bid adieu to
liberalism and reform for many years to come. A sug-
gestion, however, has been thrown out which may de-
serve attention, and that is whether the present decree
is not a mere political ruse to influence the elections, as
the suspension of the sales must be acquiesced in by the
Cortes. Still, it should be borne in mind that if the mem-
bers are returned under the influence of the decree, they
will in all probability be inclined to vote for its confir-
mation.
The public securities are not so fiat as they were yes-
terday afternoon ; but it must be observed, that although
the Bears may not be successful in reducing prices to
the full extent of the first blush, when they make any
sudden assualts upon the market, they generally effect
some permanent reduction upon previous rates. Hence
it is that Consols now realise only 981 4 for Money and
Time, the Government broker having purchased at
9811 to the extent of 5,000/. Exchequer Bills
brought 71s. to 745. premium, being somewhat
firmer. East India Bonds, under 1,0001., are 945. prem.
Bank Stock has been steady, at 199 k-. The New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents. are. 101+ to 101 ; the Reduced,
10211,- to 101 i ; and the Three per Cents., 991 to +.
The Foreign Stocks rule heavy. Spanish have been
22 to for the Active, and 32i to 33-k for the Three per
Cents. Portuguese Converted are steady, at 4414 ; and
Mexican heavy, at 35+. Colombian remain at 13i; Bel-
gian are worth 102 i ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 61 to 61i.
The Railway Shares have been tolerably good, and
with a moderate business doing.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 199%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 983(,14%
3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lOl%
336 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl% 102% 1017
New 3% per Cent. Annuities IOI%M 101
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-.6%
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under 1,000 94
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, l%d. 136 d
1,000/. ........ ..•••••• ..... ••• ••••••• .... 72 73 pm.
............ 72
Ditto ....... ••••... ..... 72 pm.
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 102%
Columbian Bonds. 13%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ........ 3.5%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted a 44414
Spanish Bonds,. Five per Cent 1840 22
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 32% 33% 33
Dutch 2% per Cents 61%%
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOO%

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
• RAILWAYS. PAID. Pal SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .........112
Bristol and Exeter 7O 79% ... to
Bristol and Gloucester
Chester and Holyhead 5 ......... 6%
Dublin and Cashel ... 2% 6%% ... to
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d....
Ditto Ditto (No. 2) ...... ... ........ '
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .... ..... 66%
Ditto 4 Stares
Great Western
Ditto % Shares ........... .......... 50
London and Birmingham. lOO 224
Dit o % Shares
London and Blackwell 16% ...... 7% ..... to
London and Greenwich
London and Croydon
Lynn and Ely 11,4...... 4%
Manchester and Leeds 7O ..... ....125
Midland Counties lOO "...MCI. ... . . to 109%
Newcastle and Darlington Junct
South Eastern and Dover .... ..... 32%
Ditto New
Trent Valley
Whitehaven and Maryport
Narmouth and Norwich lB ... 29 to
York and North Midland
Ditto Selby Scrip
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen 2O 37%
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 20.—The
market continues good, and a considerable amount of
business has again been done. Blackburn, Burnley, and
Accaington, 2i- ; Lancaster and Preston, 39 ; Lyme and
Ely, 5i ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter, 104 ; Man•
chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5* 4 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 544- ; ditto, Quarter, 5f ; North British,
565. ; Sheffield and Manchester, 83i 83 ; Trent Valley,
10 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 10s. prem. ; London and
Greenwich, 9.