The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool again
yesterday. Sales 8,000 bales, including 3,000 on speculation.
—Shares were firm, with a fair demand. Birmingham and
Gloucester, 1354, ; Caledonian, 6'A 7% ; Churnet Valley,
73s % ; Eastern Counties, Perpetual, Si. 13s. 4th ; Glas-
gow and Dumfries, 315.; Ditto and Greenock, 153 i 16;
Harwich, ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half; 103 ; London
and Birmingham, 238 ; Ditto, Quarter, 30 ; London and
Brighton, 551%; London and York, 63' 34 ; Direct Northern,
214 ' • Manchester and Birmingham, 64%; Midland Counties,
40/. Shares, 81/s 8 ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 120 ; North Bri-
tish, 131 ; Preston and Wyre 2214 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 105 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 6% ; South-
Eastern, 41 ; Ditto, No. 1, 1614; Trent Valley, 16% 1714 ;
Northern of France, 514.
The sole engrossing topic of conversation in the City this
morning has been the financial exposé of the Premier in the
House of Commons last night. On the whole it is held to
be satisfactory—the item of income and property-tax, per-
haps, excepted. A rapid march in favour of free trade prin-
ciples has been made by Sir Robert Peel ; at least such
is the opinion of parties interested in mercantile affairs
in the City. A sop in the pan has been given to the agri-
cultural interest, for neither is there to be an alteration in the
corn-laws or the malt-tax proposed.
There has not beep any arrivals from the Colonies to-day.
In theyunds this morning there has not been much altera-
tion. Consols, for Money, have been done at 991 %, and for
the Account at 99% The Three per Cents. Reduced
were pretty firm at par to 1001, and Exchequer-bills at
545. to 565. premium. South Sea Stock has been at 117.
Bank Stock has fallen from 1121/ to 1111/2.
But a very few bargains were made up to mid. day in the
Foreign Securities. Spanish Three per Cents. have
just been quoted at the same price as yesterday.
The Portuguese Converted at 59 ; Russian Metalliques
at 119 ; Mexican, at 36 and 3534 ; the French Five per
Cents. at an improvement to 122, with the exchange at
25f. 70c. The quotations of the other Foreign Stocks are
much the same as they were yesterday.
A very large amount of business has been transacted in
the Share Market to-day. The corrected list is annexed.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2121; 2111;
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ... 1001% ICO
3 per Cent. Consols Anna 9914
New 314 per Cont. Annuties
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1-161/8
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 ll%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860
South Sea Stock ll7
Consols for Account

...
Exchequer Bills. 134d.134d. 11/O.V
1,000/.
5001.
Ditto Small —
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 14""
'or
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 35,,8
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Deferred Stock 161%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted 59
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange.
Dutch.2l4 per Cents

Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9$3A
Ditto 5 per Cent.

PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 135 ...... to
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chaster and Holyhead
Churnet Valley
Cornwall
Pirect Northern
21„6x... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2f/2 5
Eastern Counties 141. 16s 171,4%... to
Eastern Union

Ditto Extension
Great South and W. (Irish) 5
Ditto Extension
Great North of England ..... .100 179 ...... to
Ditto New
Ditto New
Great Western
Ditto 1,! Shares
London and Birmingham ...100 235 ...... to
Ditto Quarters
London and 8right0n.......... 50 5614 574 to 567,4
London and Greenwich... 121. 15s. 4d 10% to
London and South Western.. 41%...... 79% to 79
Ditto New 2% l2l/3/4.. to
Ditto, New
London and Croydon
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 4
London and York... ..... ...... 21/...... 7
Mancheitf-i and Leeds 73 .. ...

Ditto Half Shares - 33
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Midland 100
Ditto New ... .. 2
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100
Newcastle & Darlington junc. 24 ...... 48
Newcastle and Berwick
Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... 21
... .._ . .

North British
Ditto New 1 ...... 31/2...... to
Norwich and Brandon lO ... 161/2 to
Oxford and Worcester 2l/2
Rugby, Worcester. and,Tring 1
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 21/2 76% VA, to 63/4
South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 4ll/2 ..... to 42
Ditto New, No. 2 2 • 121/2 to
Ditto New, No. 3 2l/2...... 10 91/2... to 10
South Wales
Trent Valley
York and North Midland
Ditto Half Shares
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Great Northern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and, Orleans 2O ...... 45
Paris and Rouen .
Paris and Strasburg... 2 ...... 2% to
Tours and Nantes ... 1
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 14.—There has
been more inquiry for Railway stock, and a fair business has
been done, Is ithout much variation in prices :—Birmingham
and Gloucester, New Shares. 416 ; Blackburn and Preston,
14% ; Bristol and Exeter, 82 ex new ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 65 64% ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale,
111 ; Preston and Wyre, 221%; Sheffield and Manchester,
Quarter Shares, 12%; South-Eastern, No. 3,75 At premium ;
Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 2% ; Birkinhead, Manches-
ter, and Cheshire Junction, 71/2 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and
Accrington, 6; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 61/2 %; Ca-
ledonian, 71/4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 31/2 %; Churnet
Valley, 74 %; Ely and Bedford, 38s. 375. 6d.; Hudders-
field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 5 11-16 13-16;
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 41,4 ; London and York,
61/2 34 ; Newark and Sheffield, 21/4 ; North British, 131/2 ex
new; Ditto, New Shares, 2%; Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Junction, 1 11-16; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley,
&c., 64; Trent Valley, 17% 3A.