The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-19 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Consol Market leaves off steadily at 983 to T.
Those who talk of an advance in prices on account of
Sir :Robert Peel's remaining in office, should remember
that they are now even not so high as they were on this
day 'week. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
touched 1013, and Three per Cents. 983. Spanish Bonds
left off at 23i 3- for the Actives, and at 344 3 for the
Three per Cents. A purchase in Brazil Stock caused
an advance to 82 and in Old Portuguese to 81. Colom-
bian were dull at 124.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Eastern Counties, New, were 53 to 3 ;
Great Western, 453 ; Ditto, Fifths, 103 ; Harwich
(Locke), 3 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, I ; Birmingham,
118 to 1174 ; Manchester and Leeds, 36 ; Newcastle
and Darlington, 21i. ; York and North Midland, Half,
35 ; arid Paris and Rouen, 17i, to 183 premium. Eastern
Counties were 111 discount.
The axchange on Paris, Antwerp, and Hamburgh
was, this afternoon, rather more in our favour.
The following is the official return of the exports of
the precious metals from the Port of London for the
week ending Thursday last :
Silver Bars to Hamburgh
„ Coin to Rotterdam
IP, „ St. Kitt's
If Bullion to Rotterdam 11,600 oz.
to Hamburgh 6,500 oz.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday had a very
firm appearance, and fully 10,000 bales were sold at steady
prices, and in some instances rather higher. Exporters took
2,500 bales, and speculators 500. The sales included
300 Egyptian, at 7d. to Sid. ; 100 Bahia, at 53d. ; 200
Maranham, at 5/d. to Rd. ; 500 Surat, at 3d. to 3/d. ; and the
rest American at 34 to 7d for New Orleans.—Shares were
rather languid. Eastern Counties, 11/ ; Grand Junction, 217 ;
Birmingham, 219 ; Ditto, Thirds, 354 ; Midland Counties,
934; North Midland, 934; Ditto, Half, 463; Paris and
Lyons, 33.
There are no ship-letters to-day, but the Brazil Mail
is considered due. Her advices, however, will probably not
be of particular interest, as we have intelligence by private
ship to the 20th April, and the packet was to leave on the
22d of that month.
The renewed division on the Sugar Bill, leaving the ques-
tion in abeyance till next year, has not caused any vexation
in Mincing-lane, as the importers and dealers are harassed by
these frequent petty changes, and would rather go on till a
decided alteration can be made. At the sametime, it is admitted
that if the free foreign sugar could have been got in without
much delay, but which, owing to the distinctive vouchers
required as to their growth, &c., few persons believe, a boon
would have been conferred upon the consumer.
The movement of the agriculturists against the Bank
Charter Bill is considered to be gaining ground, AS, indeed,
the farmers begin to be more sensible of the increased diffi-
culty they will experience in obtaining occasional money
accommodation from the local banks. Numerous petitions
have been adopted, in substance mostly agreeing, but
especially directed to this point.
The Funds have been very steady, and support the im-
provement of yesterday afternoon. Consols for Account have
been 984 to 3. Exchequer Bills are also at the full pre-
mium of 745. to 765. East India Bonds have been steady
at 955. premium. The Reduced Three -and -a-Half per
Cents. are 1014 to 3, and the Three per Cents. 984 to 4.
Bank Stock has been marked 1974 to 1984. Long An-
nuties are 12 7-16 to 123.
The Foreign Market has been well supported, although the
operations are on a moderate scale only. Spanish Five per
Cents. obtain 234 to it, and the Three per Cents. 343 to 4;
Mexican Stock has maintained itself at 343 to 3 ;
Colombian is dull at 121, and Brazilian at 81/ to.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 613 to 4.
The Share Market is very quiet, but has a firm appearance
for the few railways dealt. in. There have been no transfers
n banks or mines.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 17.—We have
bad a quiet market, without any material change in prices :
—Barnsley Junction, 3 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 57 ;
ditto Quarters, 4 prem. ; "York and North Midland, 120;
Preston and Wye Guarantee, 25.
CLOSING PRICES.
BJtITISH FUNDS.
Bask Stock 198% Indian Stock pm.
3 per Cent. Red 98% Ditto Bonds 95 pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3%-per Cent. Red :„... . „ lOl% Ditto New Annuities ...
New 3% per Cent. Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 130 ... '76 pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 5001. ...... ......... Pin.
Long Annuities to expire ' Ditto Small 76 pm.
Jan 1860 12% Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 12% Consols for °pg..... ..... 98%
Jan. 1660 lndia Stock for Acct....
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent ... ...... Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent — Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent
Chllian, 6 per Cent ... ..... ... !Ditto, Metallic .......... ......
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent 34%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, Deferred
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, I8.:5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ..... ... French, 3 per Cent. —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 613
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent .........100%
SHARES.
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto Registered (816 s 8d paid)
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 77 ki
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid 2:.%
Harwich (Braithwaite), 2% paid. '
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid' 5%
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Newcastle and Darhngron Junction. 21 paid 42%
York and North Midland (50 paid) l2l
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
P, ' - and Rouen, 20 paid 38%

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COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERIAY.,
Amster dam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar —
Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn 3O 45
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Genoa 25 90
Antwerp ' 25 90 Milan —
Bamburgh M. 8.13 14 Venice 47
Alton . 13 144, Naples 39
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 65 Palermo, per oz ll7
Ditto, 3 months -25 85 Lisbon 54
Marseilles 25 90 Oporto 54
Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 23
Frankfort on Maine.. 121 i Bahia 23
Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Ayres —
Berlin 7 NewYork,2ldys sight
Vienna, effee. f 1.3 M 953 Philadelphia —
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37 Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Cadiz
Bilbao ' 36 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
Barcelona 36 , New Dollars 0 410
Seville — Silver in Bars 0 4 11i

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
The Earl of Leitrim, in Great Cumberland-place ; Lord
Leveson, in Bruton-street ; Sir E. and Lady Smythe, at
Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Acton Burnet, Shrop-
shire ; Lord Crofton, at the Marquis of Anglesey's, Burling-
ton-street, from Mole Park, Roscommon; Mr. Baillie, in
Belgrave-square, from 11111 Park, near Sevenoaks ; Mrs. and
the Misses Alexander, on Carlton-terrace ; Earl and Countess
Bruce, in Pall-mall;
,Lord and Lady Cloncurry, from a con-
tinental tour; Captain ancflady Caroline Barthe Hamilton.
and family, from ditto; Sir Charles Chad and Lady Jane
'Tumour, at the York Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their
seat in NOrwich ; Mr. and Mrs. Barton and family, at ditto,
from a tour ; Mrs. Burrows and family, at ditto, from Paris ;
Mrs. and Mrs. Armitt and family, at ditto, from Woolwich ;
Mrs. and Miss Hendrick, at ditto, from West Grinstead ;
General arid Miss Sitwell, at Crawley's Park Hotel, Norwood,
from town Mr. and Mrs: Long and family, at ditto, from
Regent's Park; Lady Caroline Morrison, at ditto, from Har-
ley-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Kinnaird Smith, at ditto, from
Welbeck-street ; the Countess of Charlemont, at ditto, from
Grosvenor-street'; the Countess de Palffy, at Thomas's Ho-
tel, from Paris.

DEPARTURES.
Lady Matilda and Miis Locke, for St. Leonards-on- Sea ;
Messrs. Wainwright and Anthon (of the United States),
from the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street; the Hon. William
Bagot, from Lord Dartmouth's, St. James's-square, for BlOm-
field, near Stafford;' the Hon. G. J. Cavendish, for his villa,
at Chertsey ; the' Hon..H. D. Ward, for Lord Ward's seat,
Himley Hall, Staffordshire ; Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. .Gerrard,
from the York Hotel, Albemarle-street, for their seat in Lan-
cashire; Mr. and Mrs.,Bendyehe and family, from ditto, for
their seat, Kneesworth House, Royston ; Mrs. Waddington
and Miss Cocksedge, from ditto, for Ely, Cambridgeshire ;
Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt and family, from Crawley's Park Hotel,
on a tour in the north ; the Hon. Mrs. Brown Jones and
family, from ditto, for Wales; Mr. and Mrs. Harman, from
ditto, for Richmond;. General and Mrs. Soubbankoff, from
ditto, for, the Continent. • •

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LII.E.—=On Monday, at St.
George's, Hanover-square, by the Venerable Archdeacon
Shirley, Keith Stewart Mackenzie, Esq., of Seaforth, to Miss
Hope Vere, eldest daughter of the late James Joseph Hope
Vere, Esq., of Craigie Hall, and Blackwood, N.B. The bride
was given away by, the Duke of Wellington. There were
present the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, Marquis of
Huntly, Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Earl and
Countess of Dalhousie, Earl and Countess of Dunmore, Earl
and Countess of Rosebery, Countess of Lincoln, Earl of Gif-
ford, Lord John Hay, Lady Charlotte Egerton, Viscount and
Viscountess Beresford, Viscount Loftus, Lady Anne Dash-
wood, Hon. Admiral • Proby, Ladies Proby,. Hon. Mrs.
Stewart Mackenzie, of Seaforth, Hon. Captain and Mrs.
Knox, Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Hon. Charles
Murray, Sir Archibald Macdonald, Sir John Wilson, Mr.
Hay, Mr. Wells, Ike. The bridesmaids were thg Misses Hope
Vere and the Misses Stewart Mackenzie. After the ceremony
the wedding party, with the exception of the Duke and
Duchess of Hamilton, and the Countess of Lincoln, who
were prevented by a domestic calamity from joining the
happy circle, returned to Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere's house
in Park-lane, where they partook of an elegant dejeuner. In
the evening Lady Elizabeth entertained a select party of
friends. _ _

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FRENCHGENEROSITY.—The brig Symmetry, which
arrived at Falmouth lately, for orders from Odessa, with
grain, had a very long passage, and when a few leagues off
Scilly, the crew were so short of provisions as to be com-
pelled to bruise some of their cargo and make a kind of pud-
ding for food. They were likewise very short of water. In
this strait the Symmetry fell in with an English brig, and
one of the officers went on board, and inquired if he could
be spared some provisions. Have you got any money? was
the reply. This being satisfactorily answered, one cwt. of
bread was hoisted out, for which this selfish captain charged
285., though most probably it cost him only a guinea! A
few days after the Symmetry fell in with a French brig,
and after stating their destitute condition, applied again for
provisions. The French captain immediately got out a bag
of his very best bread, a supply of water, and a variety of
other articles of consumption, and when he was asked the
cost, he magnanimously replied, " Noting, me no take one
sous; me very glad to carve you; no take one sous."—West
Briton.
PROSPECTS OF THE GROUSE SEASON.—We learn
that the grouse are in the seine critical state with the crops,
being, like them_, dependent upon the weather of the next
week or two. The birds are just now chipping the shell,
and are found in hatches from eight to twelve, which,
allowing for casualties in early youth, would likely give an
average number of coveys in the autumn. Everything, how-
ever, depends, so far as regards the lower range of moors,
upon an early fall of rain, for with the continuance of the
present drought for another fortnight few birds, in such
situations, would survive it. Again, on the higher range of
shooting grounds—viz., at the head of Atholl, Badenoch, and
Lochaber, where the snow is only yet melting, abundance
of springs are found all the year over for the young birds,and the supply of birds on such places will, to all appear-
ance, be as good as usual. The principal moors in the Perth-
shire Highlands, are held on leases, so that there are com-
paratively few changes on such; but on the lower grounds
there are some excellent shootings in the market.—Perthshire
Courier.
A man is going about' the town selling -canaries,
which turn out to be nothing more than sparrows painted
yellow. Several persona have been taken in.—Liverpool Mail.