The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-22 00:00:00

CANTON RANSOM.

The last, portion of the third instalment of the
twenty-one millions to be paid to this country as the
Canton ransom, has been received into the charge of
J. W. Cooper, Esq., of her Majesty's Treasury, from
on board her Majesty's ship Harlequin, Hon. G.
Hastings, and the Pelican, Captain Justice.
These ships delivered their valuable freight to Mr.
Cooper at Portsmouth, and the whole of the treasure,
in Sycee silver, has been brought to London, and de-
posited in the Royal Mint, to be credited to her Ma-
jesty's Exchequer.
The Harlequin and Pelican quitted Canton at the
same time, but the Pelican, a very old ship, being
found leaky, the half of the treasure on hoard her was
transhipped by Captain Justice to the Harlequin at
sea. By this Captain Hastings became entitled to
the freight payable under the royal proclamation for
the conveyance of the treasure to England ; but it
has come to our knowledge that he has abandoned
all claim to it, and thereby placing Captain Justice
in the same position as if he had conveyed home the
freight.
This conduct reflects the highest honour upon
Captain Hastings and the service of which he is so
gallant a member.
It has been stated that the Pelican came into har-
bour in a dirty state, but this we can contradict from
the evidence of an officer who boarded her imme-
diately on her arrival at Portsmouth.
We can also bear witness to the activity of the
authorities at Portsmouth on the occasion of the
Pelican grounding on coming into harbour, although
much has been said to the contrary. The Pelican
has been built thirty years.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.

The Funds have been steady to the close. Consols
have realised 1004 to loq for Money, and 1004 1 for
Account. Exchequer Bills have been 575. to 555. pre-
mium; and New Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. touched
1044.
The Foreign Bonds have been quiet, but Spanish
continued at the advanced rates of the morning, viz.,
284 for Money,. and 401 4 for Account. Mexican
Bonds were at a rise to 34; a ; Dutch Four per Cents.
were 984.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these : —Birmingham and Gloucester were 7 ;
Bristol and Exeter, 64 ; Churnet Valley,
3 ; Cale-
donian, 4 ; Eastern Union, 11 ; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, Quarter, ; ; Great Southern and Western (Ire-
land), 6 ; Ditto, Extension, 34 4 ; Ditto, Additional, 6 ;
Great North of England, New, 94. ; Great Western,
93 ; Birmingham, Thirds, 42 ; Brighton, 24 ; London
and York, 21 to 2 ; Lynn and Ely, 21 to 3 ; Man-
chester and Leeds, 61 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
144 to 154 ; Midland, 31 ; Ditto, New, 8 ; New-
castle and Berwick, 10/ to 94 ; Northern and
Eastern, 17 ; Ditto, Quarter, 15 ; Rugby, 11 ;
South-Eastern, 154 ; Ditto, New, 171 ; South Wales
14 to 1 ; York and North Midland, Scarborough'
Branch, 25 ; Ditto, Selby Scrip, 51 to 52 ; Boulogne
and Amiens, 3 ; Great Northern of France, 14 ; Paris
arid Orleans, 241 4; and Paris and Rouen, 211 premium.
Cornwall have been at par to 1 discount. Dublin and
Galway were 4, and Eastern Counties, 54 4 discount.
The Exchange on Amsterdam was rather higher this
afternoon, but on Antwerp, Hansburgh, and Trieste.
bills were taken at rather lower prices for the pound
sterling.
The following is the official return of the exports of
Bullion from the port of London, for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver Coin to Antwerp, 6,000 ounces.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The prices of Cotton at Liverpool. yesterday, were
well supported, and the trade bought 7,000 bales, con-
sisting of 1,000 Egyptian, at 54d to 74d; 300 Maranham,
at 41d to sd; 100 Bahia, at 51d to sd; 600 to 700 Surat,
at 21d to 31e1 ; and American, at 31d to 3d per
lb.—There was a large business in Shares, at
firm rates. Birmingham and Gloucester, 105 ; Ca-
ledonian, 54 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 374 ; Dub-
lin and Cashel, 101 a ; Churnet Valley, 4/. 3s. 9d. ;
Eastern Counties, 191 20,1; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2,
11. 65., 11. 7s. ; E inburgh and Glasgow, 631 .
Grand Junction, 232 ; Ditto, Halves, 116 ; Great North
of England, 1504 ; Great Western, 178; Ditto, Fifths,
404 ; Kendal and Windermere, 41 ; Lancaster and Car-
lisle, 251; Lancaster and Preston, 471 ; Liverpool and
Manchester, New, 391 4; London and Birmingham, 238
240 ; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 414 42; Ditto, Quarter Shares,
1 ; London and
28:1 294 ; London and Brighton, 52 52/ ; London and
South-Western, 794 ; Ditto, New, 13
York, 44 4 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 553 56 ;
Manchester and Leeds, 131 132 ; Ditto, Halves, 57 571;
Midland Counties, 129 1314 ; North British, 104; North
Union, 148; Sheffield and Manchester, 100 1004; South-
Eastern, 49 501 ; Ditto, New, 201 211 ; Trent Valley,
104 ; Lyons and Avignon, 24 21. I Is. 9d. ; Rouen and
Havre, 244 25 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 8/ ;
Northern of France, 54 6; Boulogne and Amiens, 5.
There is an appearance of increased activity this week
in the produce markets, but the business doing is, and
no doubt will continue to be, almost exclusively for con •
sumptiun until the Government has laid before Parlia-
ment the further tariff alterations, which it is reported
to have in contemplation. Money is very easy, and as
the uncertainty and full supply checks speculation in
produce, Stocks and Shares are very generally resorted to.
The Funds are to-day rather brisk. Consols for im-
midLite transfer realise 1001 to 1004, and for Time,
1004 to 104. Exchequer-bills have been quoted at 555.
to 57:. premium, and India Bonds 71s. to 735. premi=l.

Bank Stock is 212 to 2121, and India Stock 2871. 'I he
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are quoted at 1041
to 104, and the Three per Cents. 1004 to 1001. The
Government broker is a daily buyer. South-Sea Stock
is 117.

Time bargains in Spanish Stock seem to have been
renewed with some vigour within the last day or two,
and the Bull party seems in the ascendant. The Five
per Cents. have been up to 28k and 281, and the Three
per Cents. to 401 and 41. Portuguese Converted
Stock is firmer at 60 to 1. Colombian Bonds are 141,
and Brazilian for Account 901. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. bring 631 to !.
Thu Railway Shares are lively again, and the old lines
are still on the advance in some instances. The Churnet
Valley, Cambridge and Lincoln, and South-Eastern, are
very buoyant.
PRICE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO3/41X3
3 per Cent. Consols Arms lOOl/0,11/8
New 31% per Cent. Annuties
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% 3.48
India Stock 1.'2871/
India Bonds 1,0001 7l pm.
Ditto under 1,0001 74 pm.
South Sea Stock ll7
Ditto Old Annuities
Bank Stock 213
Consols for Account
India Stock 288%
Exchequer Bills. INd.
1,000/.

. .
500/. ... ........ ... .... ...
Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ........
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 14%
Portug-uese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted 6Ol/2 60
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 2Bl/84
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Passive Bonds 6%
Ditto Deferred _ 17

Ditto 3 per Cent 11,401,4 41 401/,
Ditto for the Account.; 401 A 411/g 44
Dutch 21/3 per Cents
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILwAYs. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holy-head
Churnet Valley
Direct Northern 214 . 214%._... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21/2 SV,VA to
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 3N — to
Ditto, ditto, No. q J '
/8 OVA... to
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Great North of England 100
_ _ to

Ditto _
2
Great Western
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto Fifths
Harwich 1
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham ...100 `035
London and Blackwall 16% 73/4%... to
London and 8right0n.......... 50
London and Greenwich ...... 1234 IIM to
London and South Western.. 41%......
Ditto, New
London and Croydon
London and Y0rk........ 2%..... 41/i %
Midland lOO 133 132% to 134
Ditto New
Midland, Birm. and Derby _lOO lOO
Newcastle & Darlington ,Yunc. 24 ...... 65% to 66
Newcastle and Berwick
North British
1/2% Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 154 to 143/4
Ditto New Shares 1
Rugby
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Bii in 2% 31%%... to
South Devon lO ...15 14 153/4 to 15
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New
South Wales
Trent Valley
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland ... 50 lll
Ditto Selby Scrip
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens
Great Northern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans . 20 ...... 441/2%... to
Paris and Rouen
Strasburg and Bale
11.11ANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 20.—Prices
continue to advance, and there has been an immuise amount
of business done :
Eastern Counties, Perpetual, —.193/4%1/2 20% 20 201 A
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
~,.

Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters 23/4
Lancaster and Preston, New Shares,
6%
4
Liverpool and Manchester, Quarter Shares th 5
London and Birmins:ham, Quarter Shares 2B
London and Brighton. . ..
London and South Western, New l3 14
Manchester and Birmingham SSIA 3%
Ditto Quarter Shares
Midland Rai:way Consols
Ditto Preferential 3%
Ditto 401. Shares 9l/ 1/2
Preston and Wyre lBes
South-Eastern
Ditto, New Shares
Ditto New Creation
Belfast, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus 3 1-16
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesh. Junct., 71 %
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington
Cambridge and Lincoln
Churnot Valley 4% 11-16
Leeds and West Riding Junction 4%
London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby 418.6 d. 21/s
London and York 414 4
Manchester and Buxton 2l/4
Trent Valley 93/4-7/8 10
West Yorkshire
Great Northern of France
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ... .. ..
- •

3 per Cent. Reduced. ... 100%
3 per Cent. Consols
New 314 per Cent .. ... 1041%
Long Annuities to expire Jan 1860 12% 3—it
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001..
Ditto under 1,0001. ..
Bank Stock for Account... ... 213
Consols
India Stock for Account 288%
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 55 pm.
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Columbian_Bonds 6 per Cent 14%
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid
Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid 76%
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Catcdonian, 5 paid
Churnet Valley, 2 paid
Cornwall, 3 paid ... 2%
Direct Norwich, 1 paid l%
Dublin and Galway, 21,4 paid ...
Eastern Counties, .25 paid...
Eastern Union, 10 paid lll4
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
Ditto Quarter Shares, 12% paid 153/4
Great Southern and 'Western (Ireland), 5 paid 11
Ditto Extension,2% paid 5%
Great Western, 75 paid... .....
London and Birmingham (Stock) ... .. —
Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid
London and Brighton, 50 paid 523/
London and York. 21,4 paid
Lynnan d Ely, 114 paid
MaticheiLet and Leeds, 70 paid
Manchester and Birmingham, 40 paid
Midland, 100 paid ...
Ditto New, 2 paid
New,as; ic and I terwick, 1% paid ......... ...
North British, 7% paid
Northern and Eastern, 45 paid O2
Ditto Scrip, 30 paid • 45
Rugby, 1 paid 2%
South Eastern and Dover, 3.3 i paid 48%
South Wales, 2% paid
York and North Midland, 50 paid

Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 20 paid 45
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid
Great Northern of France, 4 paid
Paris and Orleans, 20 paid
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid 414
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibra1tar...............
Ditto, at sight l2 6 Leghorn .............. 31 0
Rotterdam 2U. 12 8i Genoa 26 0
Antwerp
flamburgh M.B. 13 14 Venice .... ...,... ..... 47
Altona l3 14 Naples ..... ... ..... .. .. 39b
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Palermo, p•,,r oz ll9
Ditto, 3 months 25 0 Lisbon ........... ...... 53
Marseilles 261 0 Oporto ,••- • .. ... 53
Bourdeaux 26 10 Rio Janeiro .»........ 24
Frankfort on Maine 122 Bahia . . .
Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos A f i'4B.. —
Berlin 7 NewYork.::'dyssight
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 1 Philadt;rl.4l. —
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36i Foreign' ;old, bars. .£3 17 9
Cadia
_ _ IX.

uilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Seville —

New ,oil.ioons 0 0 0
New p:.L'ars 3 4 33
Silver ,!, Clue 9 4 1:i

LETTERS OF A GERMAN COUNTESS, WRITTEN
DURING HER TRAVELS IN TURKEY, EGYPT, THE HOLY
LAND, &c. 3 Vor.s.—This is a very spirited and into-
resting work, giving a graphic and unprejudiced picture
of the scenery, manners, and political relations of the
countries visited. The Countess is perfectly at home on
every classic soil, enters con amore into the difficulties of
an Oriental journey, and sees all that is worth seeing.
She traverses the dreaded sea coast district from Carmel
to Joppa, accompanied by an Arab Sheik, and the plains
of Jordan and the Dead Sea, under the escort of Wild
Bedouins ; crosses the Desert on a camel, ascends the
Pyramid of Cheops, visits the Cataracts, and inspects the
sepulchral chambers of the Temples of Nubia and Egypt.
Her Letters from the Holy Land are full of interest, in-
formation, and originality. The descriptions, for ex-
ample, of Balbec, Damascus, Carmel, and Jerusalem, are
strikingly beautiful.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—The Great Britain steamer
will leave liingroad next Thursday evening, for London.
A vast numb,r of persons will be on the look-out for
her at Hoyle. St. Ivei, the Land's End, and Lizard.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 17.—N0 im-
provement has taken place in our sugar market, either as
regards prices or demand ; the sales since our last are
very limited, and the former currency is about supported.
Rum dull, and rather easier. In Molasses there is nothing
dving.—Bristol Mercury.