The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-20 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, JAN. 18.—The StoWs Courant of this
date containing a notice relative to the conversion of
5 per cent. stock into 4 per mat. The amount of
the 5 per cent. stock is six millions of florins, and
may be increased to seven millions. The operations
are to commence on the Ist and 15th of February
this year. The Minister of Finance has given notice
that the total amount of Treasury bonds issued by
virtue of the laws of 27th December, 1840, and 19th
June 1843, which were still in circulation on the Ist
of this month was 2,624,300 florins.
Letters from St. Petersburgh of the Ist of this
month, which were received here yesterday, make no
mention whatever of the indisposition of the Emperor
of Russia, of which a report was spread a few days
ago, and of which we said that nothing was known of
it here.
The accounts ft orn all parts of the kingdom state
that the ice is everywhere breaking; in some
parts the rivers are quite clear, and navigation is re-
sumed. It does not appear that any particular acci-
dents have occurred.
BERLIN, JAN. 11.—The provincial assemblies of
the Rhine provinces of Westphalia and Brendenburg
are convoked for the 9th of February.
We hear, from various quarters, of coercive mea-
sures to he employed against Hanover by the Zoll-
verein, unless that kingdom should be induced volun-
tarily to join the Great Customs Union. We have
already spoken of this matter. At present report
goes so far as to affirm that the plan is not only to
impose higher duties on Hanoverian ships in Prussian
ports, but also to impose higher import duties on all
articles coming from Hanover, which will be equiva-
lent to a total prohibition of them. It is asked, in-
deed, whether such coercive measures are justifiable,
so long as Hanover is an independent State, and must
know best how to promote the interest of its people.
To this it is answered, that Hanover should not so
obstinately oppose the general national interest of
Germany, and that it must thank itself for the dis-
agreeable consequences of its obstinacy.
BERLIN, JAN. B.—IN ithin these few days, we ob-
serve the arrival and departure of many cabinet mes-
sengers, with great activity in the offices of the lega-
tion of the great Powers. They are supposed to
have a reference to two important questions. It is
affirmed that the Austrian Cabinet has very de-
cidedly recommended the consideration of the ques-
tion of a joint guarantee of the land frontiers of the
Ottoman empire. The second question relates to the
pacification of Spain, and the recognition of the Go-
vernment of Austria, Russia, and Prussia.
COBLENTZ, JAN. B..—Bishop Amelde has issued an
ordinance to his clergy, announcing that he has re-
solved to constitute a special holiday in honour of the
holy garments of our Saviour, and of the other valu-
able relics, namely, the nails and tl'e spear; that this
fete shall be celebrated' on the Wednesday following
the third Sunday after Easter.
ST. PETERSBUGII, JAN. 9.—We have received posi-
tive information that Dr. Wolff, who has arrived at
Teheran from Kegkhara, will return home by way
of Russia and St. Petersburgh. We hope to see him
here very shortly.
WARSLW, JAN. s.—lt is affirmed by some persons
that our city will have the pleasure of seeing our
Sovereign the Emperor in the month of May next.
The population of Poland in 1843 was 4,700,374
souls. Since 1829 it has increased by 566,740 souls,
and since 1842 by 97,002.: There are 4,175,598
Christians, 295 Musseltnen, and 524,481 Jews. The
latter were, in 1829, 583,102 souls.
HANOVER, JAN. 11.—The King set out to-day for
the Gohrde. The three Princes Selm went to Bruns-
wich yesterday, perhaps to go with the Duke to join
the King at the Gohrde. _ _ .

Our Court will shortly be graced by the presence
of a relative, the Princess Louis of Hess (sister of
the Duchess of Cambridge), who is married to Count
Von de Decker, and has hitherto resided at Vuder,
but in consequence of the promotion of her husband
to the rank of Brigader-General, will in future reside
with him here.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
There was again a very good demand for Cotton yes-
terday at Liverpool, and at full prices. Sales, 10,000
bales.—Shares were not quite so active. Birmingham
and Gloucester, 108; Bristol and Gloucester, 44+; Cale-
donian, 88s. 9d.; Eastern Counties, 17 17+; Grand Junc-
tion, 229; Grand Junction New, Quarters, 44; Great
North of England, New, 27; Great Western Fifths, 39+;
London and Birmingham, 223 ; Ditto, 321. Shares, 40i
41 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 27+ 28 ; London and South-
Western, New. 12} 4 ; London and York, 3/. 18s. 9d.
4/. ; Churnet Valley, 81s. 3d. ; Manchester and Leeds,
126 ; Midland Counties, 129 127} ; North Union, 1471;
South-Eastern, 424 ; Ditto, New, No. 2, 13* f ; Paris
and Orleans, 44i ; Rouen and Havre, 244; Orleans,
Tours, and Bordeaux, 8 ; Northern of France, 51 I.
There are not any arrivals of importance from the
Colonies or elsewhere this morning.
The periodical account of Promissory Notes in circu-
lation in Scotland and Ireland gives the following
results as compared with the previous statement :
The chartered, private, and joint banks of Scotland,
according to the previous return, had a circulation of
3,486,3181.; now, 3,ls9,4so4—decrease, 327,3681. The
Bank of Ireland's return gives the present circulation at
3,917,8001.; last time, 3,9oo,27sl.—increase, 17,5251. The
private and joint-stock banks of Ireland, by the previous
return, had out 2,945,046/.; at present, 3,o6s,7sll.—in-
crease, 120,705/.
The weekly statement of the affairs of the Bank of
England, as compared with its predecessor, shows
an increase in the issues from 28,087,055!. to 28,163,1301,
a decrease in the public deposits from 7,366,643/., to
4,128,9661. In the other deposits there has been an in-
crease from 8,037,320/. to 8,877,905/. In the seven
days bills there is a slight increase. In the other Se-
curities a diminution trom 11,426,996/. to 9.000,5441,,
and in the gold and silver coin there is a reduc-
tion of 101,8571. By the last return: the total Banking
Department statistics stood at 34,099,407/.; at present,
31,774,0221.—decrea5e, 2,325,385/.
This is the pay-day in the Consol Market ; and,
although money has been in borne request, we believe all
has gone off satisfactorily. Tho immense amounts
of capital that are now locked up in deposits
on new lines of railway appear to produce but I
little effect on the rate of interest, so vast in the amount
of floating capital in circulation at the present moment.
The price of Console for the Account is 100 f to 1001 and
104 to 1001 for the February Account. A full amount of
business has been transacted in the NevrTbree-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. at from 104 i to 100/. Reduced
Three per Cents. have advanced to 104 The premium
upon Exchequer-bills is rather lower Ow it was yos,
terday, as well as Bank whiah is at 211.
An improvement has taken place in most of the Fo-
reign Funds to-day. The speculators In
appear well satisfied with the budget .n Stocks
of Senor Mon.
The Five per Cents. have bean done at 27e
per Cents. at 38+ The Dutch 'No-a; the Three
nd-a-Half per
the Rye
Cents. are at 6345. and 4
PeV Cents. at 98H. The
RUS.
(Pa at 103 BMW ApeS

at 39, Mexican at 34, and Portuguese Converted
at 5911.
A large amount of business in the Railway Shares has
been transacted to-day, and the fluctuations have been
rather considerable.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List )
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO3/4%7(3
3 per Cent. Consols Anns lOOl/41
IA%
New 31/4 per Cent. Annuties
India Bonds 1,0001 75 pm.
Ditto under 1,0001
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 114 d.
1,000/
500/. ........ .... .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised ........ pm.
PRICE OF FORE)GN FUN DS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent 393/
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 34%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted 59%
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 274
Ditto for the Account.: 27141/2%
Ditto 1841
Ditto 1843
Ditto Passive Bonds 6 ,/, ,
Ditto Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent 38141
Ditto for the Account 38%01/2
Dutch 21/2 per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditto 5 per Cents
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chatham and Portsmouth
Chester and Holyhead
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1 3.7(2 — to
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Ditto Additional
Great North of England 100
Ditto New
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham ...100 231
London and Blackwell 16% 7% to
London and 8right0n.......... 50
London and Greenwich ...... 12% ll
London and South Western.. 41%...... 80
Ditto, New —
London and Croydon
London and Y0rk•....3% 3/4 4% to 3
Manchester and Leeds 7O
Midland lOO 129
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100
Newcastle & Darlington ;i-unc. 24 ...... 65
Newcastle and Berwick
North British
Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14%%14 to
Ditto New Shares 1
Richmond and West End June. 1
Rugby
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 21/2 3 to
South Devon
South Eastern and Dover ... 3314...40 48 463/4 to 47 461/2
Ditto New 1
Trent Valley
.. to
West London, Old Shares ... 20
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland ... 50 lO7l/2 to
Ditto 1,4 Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Ditto Selby Scrip
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Great Northern of France ... 4
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Strasburg...

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, JAN. 16.
3 per Cent. Consols
314 Stock
31/2 per Cent. Debentures
Royal Canal Stock
LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Drogheda Ditto
Great Southern and Western
Ditto Extension 214 4
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2172 5llB
Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mul- 3 %
2 1/2
lingar and Athlone Railway
Waterford and Limerick
Dundalk and:Enniskillen
Wexford and Carlow 2l/2 3
Wicklow Copper Mines 5 18),4(
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock _ _ 2ll

3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
New 3 per Cent .............. 100/4
India Bonds, 1,0001 .... 75
Ditto under 1,0001. .....
Console
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11/24.... 60 pm.
Ditto 500/.
Ditto Small ... 61 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS

Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent 393A
Columbian:Bonds 6 per Cent 14%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto 1843 233
Ditto 1844 22
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Dutch, 21/2 per Cent .
Ditto, 5 per Cent 99
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid
Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid.
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid .. 44
Caledonian, 5 paid 4%
Cambridge and Lincoln, 11/ paid
Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid ..... 64,
Cliurnet Valley, 2 paid
I'irect Northern, 2% paid 2IA,
Dublin and Mullingar, 21,4 paid 3
Eastern Counties, 25 paid 19%
Eastern Union, 10 paid ll
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid 62%
Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 paid 1014
Great North of England, 100 paid
Great Western, 75 paid... .....
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid ... 1011
Hull and Selby, 50 paid 7O
nd ' " -

Lancaster and Carlisle, 15 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock) ... ...
London and Blackwall, 16.4
London and Brighton, 50 paid
London and Greenwich, 12718 paid
London an.: South Western, 41i paid 79
Ditto N .!w, 21/s paid
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. r aid ......
London and York. 21/ paid • 3YB
Manchester and Leeds, 70 paid ..
Manchester and Birmingham, 40 paid ... 55
Midland,:loo paid ...
Ditto New, 2 paid
Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 100 paid 97
Newcastle and Darlington:Junction, 24 paid 65
Nt- weal:: le and Berwick, 11/a paid
North British, 71/Q paid
Norwich and Brandon, 8 paid l5
Richmond and West End Junction, 1 paid 4
Rugby, 1 paid 2l/8
South Devon, 10 paid
South Eastern and Dover, 33h paid 47
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid 1914
South Wales, 2% paid
Trent Valley, 2 paid 914
West London, Old Shares, 20 paid 6
Yarmouth and Norwich, 20 paid 274
Ditto, New Shares, 8 paid l5
York and North Midland, 50 paid
Ditto Half Shares, 25 paid
Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 10 paid 3.112
Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid
Ditto Extension, 1 !..4 paid... ............... ...
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid
Great Northern of France, 4 paid
Orleans and Vierzon, 2 raid ll
Orleans and Bordeaux. 2 paid
Paris and Lyons, 4 paid
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid 4P
Paris and Strasbourg, 2 paid ..... 24

SPORTING NTELLICEN CE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTEB.—FRIDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
5 to 1 agst Lord Bentinck's 40 to 1 atzst Ould Ireland
Lot 35 to 1 agst Semiseria
30 to 1 agst Winesour(33 to 40 to 1 agst Sweetmeat
1 taken to 501.) 40 to 1 agst Extempore
35 to 1 agst Ratan 50 to 1 agst Hemp
40 to lagstFaugh-a-ballaghlso to 1 agstZanont—taken.

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Alarm 1 13 to 1 agst hedger
The rest as before.
OAKS.
7to 1 •got Lancashire 115 to 1 agst Rose of
Witch Cashmere

COURSING.
ALTCAR MEETING, JAN. 16 AND 17.—The Ridgway
Challenge Cup (4 dogs) was won by Mr. Garvin 's
Gambler; Mr. Edward's Cauts ran up.—The Sefton Cup
(16 dogs) was won by Mr. Ridgway's Rowena ; Mr.
Temple's Titania ran up.—The Molyneux Plate (16
dogs) was won by Mr. P. Taylor's Tester ; Mr. Taylor's
Beeswing ran up.—The Croxteth Purse (16 dogs) was
won by Mr. Swan's Sparks bf Fire ; Mr. Segar's Handy
ran up.—The Altcar Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr.
A. Graham's Long-long-ago ; Mr. Temple's Men ran
up.—The West Derby was won by Mr. Bell's Burgundy.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE COURSING CLUB
MEETING, JAN. 16 AND 17.
The Scarisbriek Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Dick-
inson's Dressmaker ; Mr. Robinson's Tyrant ran up.
The Fleetwood Cup (16 dogs) was divided, after two
undecided courses, between Mr. Deakin's Decrwent and
Mr. Robinson's Phoebe.

The Churchtown Stakes (16 dogs) were divided by
R. B, Bennett's Lincoln*hire (late Merry) and his Staf-
fordshire (late Duchess).
The Claret 8-dog Stake was won by Mr. Robinson's
Rocket ; Mr. T. B. Bennett's Smeker ran up.
The Champagne 8-dog Stake was won by Mr. T. B.
Bennett's Ellen ; Mr. Rake's Bolivar ran up.
The Port Stakes (8 dogs) wre won by Mr. Robinson's
Empros i his Robin Hood roll up.
r,IIUNTINT.rd APPOINTMENTS.
Durham "ounty lids., Tues., Willington ; Fri., Rainton
Bridge-10i.
Sherwood harrs., Tues., Rainworth Bar ; Fri., King's

Mills.
Ilurworth hds., Tues., Srneato Bridge ; Thurs., Mid.
dleton One Row ; Sit., Ma.sham-10i,
Mr. Trelawny's hds., Tues., Erm Bridge; Fri., Newnham
Park.