The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-30 00:00:00

the Presse, the state of things stands thus:—Mr. Polk,
by his firmness, will compel the English to come down a
few pegs in their claims; the Senate will refuse to sanc-
tion the extreme views of the President ; and the two
Governments thus restrained, the one by fear of the
hostile attitude of the United States, the other by the
prudence of the Senate, will again negotiate and at
length come to a good understanding. The Presse evi-
dently calculates more, however, upon the fears of Eng-
land than upon the prudence of America. The National
expresses its regret that want of time and
space prevents it, for the present, from saying all
it thinks of the Message. It must, it says, confine
itself to remarking that the language of Mr. Polk is
clear, firm, and decisive, and that there is no longer a
door left open for compromise. This journal seems to
think that when the President of the United States lays
down his opinion thus decisively, it must, as a matter
of course, be approved of by the Legislature, and that
nothing is left for England but to withdraw her pre-
tensions, and accept peace with the United States on
the terms offered by the President. The Courrier Fran-
cais observes that the Message is very warlike in the
terms used, but really very pacific in spirit, and ex-
presses its belief that the dispute will be arranged.
Our readers are aware of the view taken of this ques-
tion by the Courrier, it is that neither France nor
England has any right to the Oregon territory. The
Courrier coincides with Mr. Polk in what he says about
the French Government and the question of the Texas,
and attacks M. Guizot warmly for putting himself at the
service of England."
The Emperor NICHOLAS arrived at Florence on the
19th, after remaining five days at Rome. A letter
front that capital of the same date says :
"The Pope, in separating from the Emperor for the
last time, said, lem an old man, who will soon appear
before God to give an account of my actions in this
world. You are young, but you will one day appear
there also. Think of that ! I trust that God will en-
lighten your conscience. and will make you change your
conduct with respect to your subjects of the Catholic
communion.' "
On Sunday the Three per Cents. were done at
TORTONI'S at 82f. 85c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEG. 29.
Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... 1
Barba does
Boulogne and Amiens.. 11% Namur and Liege —
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 101/
1)o. ( Mackenzie's ).. 1 j(i Over Yssel •••
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Ly-ons (Laffitte) 2%
citic Coast
Central of Spain ..
Ceylon .
Demerara
Denelre Valley ......
Dutch Rhenish ...
Dieppe & Paris Janet — i (Ganneron's)
Dijon and Mulhouse ... Do. (Compe de L'Est)
East Indian ....»........ 15y8 IDo.
Do. (Aymard's) —
Fampoux & Hazebrouk Paris and St. Quentin —
Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre--
Constituted 14% 'Royal North of Spain.
Do. Pepin le Hallam — Sambre and Meuse .... 5%
Great Paris and Lyons 2% Strasburg and Bale ....
Great Western Bengal Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
Great Western Canada 3% den, and Hasselt ...
Jamaica S. Mid. Jaiaction Tours and Nantes
Do. North Midland — (Mackenzie's) —
Do. Extension
Jersey
Trinidad
Verona and Ancona 2
West Flanders —

Louvain and Jemappe 214
Lyons and Avignon
Luxembourg

THE INIDIBTar.—We noticed a few days ago the
statement that Lord Ellenborough would be appointed
First Lord of the Admiralty, vice Lord Haddington.
It is now very generally rumoured that Lord Had
dington will not leave Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, but
will take another office in the ,t.dministration.

Lord Stanley is said to be assuring his friends that
he does not disapprove of any measure contemplated
by the Government. What does this mean ?—that
Lord Stanley is a free-trader, or that Sir Robert
Peel is nat ?

MPERIAL PARL lAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
This being the day to which Parliament was prorogued,
on the 16th, the Commissioners attended for the purpose
of its further prorogation io the 22d January, according
to the Order in Council just issued, at two o'clock, the
usual hour.

The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Haddiagton, and Lord Dalhousie.
A few minutes past two o'clock the Lord Chancellor
took his seat on the Woolsack, and commanded Mr.
Pulman to summon the Commons to the bar.

Immediately after, Mr. Henry Lee and the other
officerA of the House of Commons appeared at the bar.
The Clerk then read the Royal Commission, when
the Lord Chancellor, in conformity with the powers
therein conferred, further prorogued Parliament to the
22d of January next, then to meet for the transaction
of business.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The".sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were 7,000 to
8,000 bags, 2,000 being on speculation, and all at very full
prices. There was a good business done in shares, and a con-
siderable advance took place in prices.
The commercial accounts rihich have been received from
India and China are considered to be of a satisfactory tenor.
The current of trade betweeja the British and the Chinese
ports, which have been opened by the treaty with the Em-
peror of the Chinese, had become more steady, and
the great desire previously existing for extensive
speculations in goods appears to have given place
to a snore wholesome and regular description of
business. Still, however, there were many difficulties
yet to be overcome before an entire and free intercourse will
be had with the Chinese. Thiel mode in which the merchants
having exclusi'-e privileges heretofore transacted operations,
especially as regards the Chinese, appears to be incompatible
with a free trade, and old pi rjudices will take a long time
ere they be swept away. Still, however, the private
accounts we have seen are full of hope that a few
years will afford ample: proof that the Chinese
merchants must give way to the necessary forms for conduct-
ing business, and that as mach confidence will be placed in
icdividuals of British origin. trading with them, as was so
eminently displayed towards the representatives of the East In-
dia Company, down to the Ne try moment when that establish-
ment ceased to be a commereial community. It isunderstood
that shipments recently ma, le to Chinese ports have turned
out well, thus making up in some measure for the heavy
losses which many of our meediants sustained by overloading'
the markets of China with goods when the trade was first
opened.
There are no liter accounts of importance from the co-
lonies to-day.
The advice given yesterday, under this head, that the
Metropolitan bankers should take into due and liberal con-
sideration the-severe labour imposed upon their clerks during
the railway mania, and by which the bankers themselves are
such large gainers, may be extended we think with even greater
force to the sharebrokers. Itt. the majority of cases these
have been overwhelmed with business, which, night and day
combined, scarcely sufficed to bring them comfort-
ably through, and a very am nple " Christmas-box" may
not probably cover the injury .None to the health of those in
their service. At present, it :is true, the hours of buStness
are greatly circumscribed, and much more like those for-
merly observed by stockbrokers, but they must not on that
account, forget that they have had the gingerbread, and now
refuse to give those who zealously assisted them, a trifling
portion of " the gilt."
The Public Securities have been moderately active, and
the quotations are pretty steady.
Consols have been 95 to 943/4 for time. On Exchequer-
bills the premium has been '2.55. to 285., being higher again.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised
97 97%, and the Three per Cents. 95 to %. Bank
Stock is 203% to 204%, having given way slightly. The
premium on East India Bonds is 38s. for those under 1,0001.
Portuguese Stock has been rather lively, but it seems to
be rather on account of tellers than purchasers. The Four
per Cents. have realised 59Th to 60%. Mexican Active
Bonds have been steady at 31%, and the Deferred at 17%
% ; Chilian Stock is worth 99; Spanish Bonds are flat, and
quite neglected; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been 61 to %.
The Share Market has been very buoyant again, and
prices are nearly all better, both for English and Foreign
Scrips.
131{1T1SII FUNDS 'Ellis DAY AT. ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95%% 95 9514
New 34 per Cont. Annuities ...... 97% 97 9714%
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860... 10% 9-16
India Bonds 1,0001

Ditto under 1.0001 3B
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 11/2d.
1,0001.
5001.
Ditto Small — .. .. 27 pm.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent... 41
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent 99
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 31%
Ditto Deferreu
Peruvian Bovds, 6 per Cent 40% 42
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840...
Ditto 3 per Cent 4O
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9334
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE
O'CLOCK.

PER SHARE.