The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-30 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were B,OJO to
10,000 bales, including 2,500 on speculation. The ma ket
was very firm.—A large business was done in Shares at lii m
rates. _ _

There are no late arrivals to-day with news of any general
interest.
The monthly statement of the Circulation of Promissory
Notes in Scotland gives the am punt at 3,3042554 a decrease
of 30.651!., while the Bank of Ireland and the private and
joint-stock banks of that country reduced their issues to the
extent of 144,991/. The total issues in both Scotland and
Ireland were 9,662,4141. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes
a summary of the weekly returns of the banks of England
and Wales, and the average during the month to
the 16th of August was 7,553,231/., which is but
84,2921. below July, an instance of remarkable steadi-
ness under existing circumstances, and taking into
consideration the gross amount. The Bank of England re-
turn for the week, to last Saturday, is 29,022,310/. for the
note issues, or a diminution of 53,5951. The bullion amounted
to 15,602,6051., an increase of 77,198/. The public deposits
have increased again, while those for private parties have
been further trenched on. The seven day bills have in-
creased, and also the quantity of notes, but the other securi-
ties have fallen off.
There is a firmer market for Stocks to-day, but the trans-
actions have been moderate. Consols are 983% to 99 for
Money, and 99 1% to 14 for Account. Exchequer-bills realise
465. to 48s. premium. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 1021/I to %. Fast India Stock is worth 272, and
South Sea Stock 112.
The Foreign Investments have been rather more dealt in.
Spanish Five per Cents. have been 24%, and the Three per
Cents. 38%. Pcrtuguse Four per Cents. are 63%; Mexican
continue flat at 33%.
Shares are all very buoyant again, and there is in many
lines a good deal doing. The Bear party are quite hors X
combat, and must be severe losers where they have closed
their accounts.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99%1/2%
3 per Cent. Consols Anus 9834 99 98%
New 311,4 per Cent. Annutiea 102%M%
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll%
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 11 3-16
India Stock 272
India Bonds 1,000/ EO
Ditto under 1.0001 64
South Sea Stock 112
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 134 d. I%d.
1,0001.
501)1.
Ditto Small
/.'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 53
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO2
Mexican Bonds, 1837. 5 per Cent. 33%
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent... 119
Spanish Bonds, 5 peCent,lB4o ...
Ditto 3 per Cent 38%
Dutch 211, per Cents
Equador
Granada
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE

O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID.
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New
Caledonian 5 l2l/2 11N to 12
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln „.... 11/2 3,21/2% to 4
Canterbury and Dover 1%..... 2i4%... to
Chester and Holyhead
Cheltenham and Oxford .. 2
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.,
and Leicester 1
Cornwall
Pirect Northern : 2l/2... 214%%1/2 to
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21/2 6l/234... to
Dublin and Galway 2I,E 3%%... to
Eastern Counties
Do. New 41. 163 7%14 p to
East Dereham and Norwich 1
Eastern Union
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5O ..... 91 to
Ditto New 14 Shares
Fly and Bedford l% 4% to
Gloucester, Aberystwith. and
Central of Wales IYB
GrndUnion(Notting.SrLynn) I% 234 . ... to 314
Great South and W. (Irish)... 15
Ditto Extension - to
Great North of Scotland 2I/2 3
Great North of England 100 ......
Ditto New
Great Western
_ _

PER SITARS.

...
Di
tto 14 Shares
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Fareham, Portms, 21,4 3% to 3
Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 25 ...... 56% to 55%
Leicester and Birmingham... 225.
Leicester and Bedford 22s. 314,5A3ip to
London and Birmingham IOO
Ditto Thirds
Ditto Extension
London and Blackwall 16%...... 10%... to
Do. New ••• l% 43/4 to
London and Brighton
London and Croydon 13/. 15s. 9d. 26%
Do. New
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 6
London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d...
Ditto Preference ........181 17s 2d... 24
London and South Western.. 41% 77% to
Do. New consolidated Bths.. 20
Ditto New 2% 15% to
Do. New
London and York... .... ....... 2%... 714% to 7%
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2%
Lynn and Ely
Lon. & Manch. (Remington's)
Lynn and Der eham
11am:timer and Leeds 76 .. ...
_217 ..... to -_7,

Ditto % Shares
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Ditto Quarters
Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 22s
Midland 100 .175
Ditto New
Midland, Birm., and Derby...100
Newcastle and Berwick
New Ross and Carlow 22s.
Newry and Enniskillen
North British
Ditto New...
North Kent & Direct Dover 214 5% to 5%
North Staffordshire
North Wales II,E
Oxford and Worcester 2% —B% to 94
Portsmouth Direct
Preston and Wyre 5O 40% 41... to 41%
Richmond
Rugby. Worcester. and Tring 1
Scottish Midland
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 63/4 71/2... to 75
Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225. ...
Shrews., Herefrd &N. Wales 23/4 . 5
South Devon
Sonth Midland 22s. 8 73/41 to 8% p
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New, N 0.2 7 15%
Ditto New, No. 3 2l/
Staines and Richmond........ 1
South Wales
Trent Valley ..... ............ .. 2
Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 1% 2% 314 to 3%
Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Welch Midland 2 ...... 41/ 5% to 4%
Wrster, Shrews., & Crewe Un 1%...... 4% to
York and North Midland ... 50 ......

Ditto, Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens G
Bordeaux and Toulouse
Dutch Rhenish 3 ...... 9%%%... to 10
East Indian
Great Northern of Franco
(Laffitte's)
Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ..... .., 2 ....., 3% to 4
Great Paris and Lyons.
Louvain and Jemeppe
Luxembourgh
...... to 234
Namur and Liege 4 ... 714 to 7
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 4 ..... 1214 p.. to 121/8
Over Yssel
daris and Lyons (Laffitte) ... 2
PgMband Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 3
Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 . ... 2% to 2%
Paris & Strasburg(Gannern's) 2 ...... 3
Co. (Compe de L'Est)
Paris and St. Quentin
Royal North of Spain
Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 2
Ditto Ditto (Levevres). .....
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MINE.

Real del Monte, Unregistered

COURSE OF EXCHAT
Amsterdam CF. 12 9
Ditto, at sight l2 7
Rotterdam 2U. 12 94
Antwerp 26 0
Ramburgh 111.8. 13 15
Altona

IGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
.
Leghorn ....... 30 70
Genea
Milan
Venice .....
Naples 4O
Palermo, oer oz 1204
Lisbon s3*
Oporto.
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ay;
es
New York .::2dyssight
...... •
PRICKS OF OULLION, PER OZ
Foreign 61.••1d, bars. £3 17 9
Portuga: Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New DoLars ......... 0 4 9
Silver iv tlars 0 4 11

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles 26 0
Bourdeaux 26 5
Frankfort on Maine 122

Petersburgh, 3 Us...

Berlin — _ _ --

Vienna, effee. f 1.3 M lO 3
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 364
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona

Sevilla

MEDICAL AND LEGAL COMMIS-

SIONERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—When the Lunacy Bill was in progress through
Parliament, it was distinctly stated by the Government
that the Medical and Legal Commissioners would not be
allowed any other avocation ; consequently the Times
journal recently adverted to the vacant appointment of
medical examiner to the East India Company, occa-
sioned by Dr. Hume's nomination to a commissionership
in lunacy. It is understood that he has made no signifi-
cation to the Court of Directors, and that he has refused
the Government appointment. In the absence of all
specific information, and no new appointment having
been made by the Lord Chancellor or the East India
Company, I beg the favour of your informing the public
as to the state of the case, it being clear that Dr. flume
cannot hold both consistently with the declarations of the
Ministers.—Your obedient servant, M.
_

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[We "have it not in our power to afford our cor•
respondent the information he requires, but possibly the
publication of his letter may elicit some declaration on
the subject from the parties concerned.—ED. Sun.]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.-EDINBURGH, AUG. 26.-
The discussion on Councillor Russell's motion in favour of the
total repeal of the laws which inflict capital punishments, was
resumed this day in our Town-council, and carried by a majority
Of 13 to 5. ,