The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

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Strasburg to Bale.. .
Avignon to Marseilles •

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Royal suite, are expected to arrive in town at three
o'clock this afternoon, travelling from Windsor by a
special train on tho Great Western Railway. A Privy
Council will afterwards be held for appointing the
Sheriffs of the different English counties during the pre-
sent year. The Queen's Speech on opening the session
of Parliament tomorrow will be settled at the Council.

Lord Stanley arrived in town this morning from
Windsor Castle.

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MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO 7'IIREE-
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the sales were
20,000 bales, including 15,000 American on speculation, and
all sorts under" good" were id. per lb higher than on Friday.
In Shares a fair business was done. Eastern Counties were
104 ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Great North of England, 87 ;
Great Western, 1093; Birmingham, 243; Manchester and
Birmingham, 393 ; Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; Midland
Counties, 91 : Paris and Rouen, 313.
Accounts have been received from the Cape of Good Hope
to the sth December, and from Natal to the 19th November.
At the latter place matters remained in nearly the same po-
sition, the farmers being dissatisfied at the uncertain state of
the tenure of the land they occupied. It was expected, how-
ever, that the return of the Commissioner, Mr. Cloete, from
his excursion to Panda, would gradually tend to allay the
feeling.
It is satisfactory to find that the parties connected with the
tobacco trade are continuing their exertions to obtain a reduc-
tion of the duty payable upon this article of import. State-
ments, founded upon actual ifacts, have long been placed
before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, present as well as
past, showing, beyond all question, that the present tax
affords such immense advantages to the encou-
ragement of smuggling, that a reduction to a low
impost, say one shilling per pound, would, in a
very short time, yield more than the present duty.
The Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool, of Glas-
gow, and of other principal places in this coun-
try, have backed the dealers in the article in London
in their attempts to obtain the concession sought for, and
from the tenor of the reply of the Chancellor to the deputa-
tions that have waitod upon him on this subject, we believe
we may assert with confidence, that there will be an altera-
tion in the duty imposed upon tobacco made in the coming
session, though not to the extent desired by the trade.
As might have been expected, the information com-
municated yesterday from America of the decision of the
American Equity (a misnomer, surely) Court, by which a
trust deed, involving large sums of money due to the Bank of
England and others, was set aside on the impudent plea of
undue preference, has created a vast deal of indignation in
commercial and moneyed circles in the City.
The Funds have been much the same to-day, nor is any
material alteration expected until Parliament re-opens. The
Government broker has made no purchase to-day. Consols
for present transfer have realised 973 to 974, and for Time
about corresponding rates. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 665.,
and India Bonds, 81s. to 83s. premium. The New Three-
and Half per Cents. are 1013 to 102, a purchase having im-
proved them. Bank Stock is down to 1954 and 1944. India
Stock is firm at 2774 to 278.
The Foreign bonds have been flat. The settlement is
going off easily. Spanish Five per Cents. are 23 to 4, and
the Three per Cents. 313 to 3. Mexican are 34 to I. Por-
tuguese Converted realised 473 to 3. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 1014 to 3.
The Railway Shares are firm. Brighton look very buoyan
and South Easterns have fallen back a trifle.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 98134
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities
per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 10133 102 1
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1660
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,000
Ditto under 1,000
Consols for Account
Canada Guaranted Deb. 4 per Cent.... llO3
Exchequer Bills, lid. lid.
10001.
6001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.....,,... 34
Ditto for the Account 3444
Ditto Deferred Stook... lO3
Portuguese Bonds, b per Cent
Ditto Converted
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto Three per Cent. SW
Dutch 24 per Cent B4
""" Dutch 5 per Cent. .. .. 1044
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby ... 100
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ...... 714--. to 724
Eastern Counties
Ditto New ...... .. ..•
Do. Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow ......... 50 ...... 60
Great Western - to
Ditto 4 Shares
Harwich Extension
Hull and Selby 5O ...... 60
Liverpool and Manchester .....100 ...... _
Ditto 4 Shares
London.and Brighton •..... 50 ... 434 ... to
164..,•„ 64 . ..... to
London and Birmingham Stock .........
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ... 41%...
..
..... .
to
Ditto Eighths
London and Blackwall
I ••• .. 244 ... to
to
Manchester and Leeds
London and Croydon ( Trunk) l3l ...... 17 11.
Ditto 4 Shares ........
Manchester and Birmingham ..• 40 ...... 394 to --
Midland Counties 100 ...... 92 ...... to 93
Newcastle and Darlington Junct 15 ...... 301 ..... to 31
100 .... North Midland
Ditto Thirds ............... 211. 13s• 4d... 313 to 32
Paris and 0r1ean5......... 2O ...... 334
Paris and Rouen .. •••• • •• ••• 20 ..... 3244 .., to
South Eastern and D0ver......... 50 ...... 3533
Ditto Scrip... ......... ••• ...... 25 ...... 36441 to
York and North Midland..
New Registered, l2i ; Lancaster and
Ditto Scarboro' Branch ...... .. 24 ...... 20 194 to 204
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 30.—There is
FUNDS.
no change to notice in our market to-day, the demand
.........................................................
..
still continues good, 1
;andßiprmricinegshaarare faunidly
Gsluopupcoerstteedr:
Leeds, 110 ; Sheffield
Darlington Junction, 30.
Manchester and
;Newcastle and Darli
QapEnruadesastrettomrennra,sC73colhsu)instlieerNs:
Bank Stock ....... .
3 per Cent. C0n5......
1023 Ditto 34 per Cent. Red .....•• _ _ _ New Annuities.. _
3 per Cent. Red....... 984 Ditto Bonds
New 34 per Cent ...... 1016 Ex.
.Bills, 1,0001. 11d 66 pm
500/. 66 pm
Long Annuities to expire _ _
16 Ditto Small C6 pm
Jan. 1860 ......... 12 13-Bank Stock for Acct --
Oct.
New 5 per Cent. ..... ..
1859
Jan. 1860 ......
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Portuguese, A tstrian, 5 per cent. .... 5 per cent.
t .. 106 Ditto, New Ditto
belgian, 5 Per e'en.... '"9 P •
Brazilian 80nd5.... ...... 1 Prussian, 5 per cent —.—
Russian 5
BAenos Ayres 6 per cent. Ditto n, per cent..:..,
Chilian, 6 per cent. _ Ditto, Metallic ... -
•••
Colombian, 6 per cent... 113 Spanish, 5 per cent 23
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per cent 313
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent. 93 Ditto, Deferred.... ,
Danish, 3 per sent 864 French, 5 per cent. ---i. —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange ...... .... —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.
I) i t to, 6 per cent. 1837 j Dutch, 24 per cent. 55
Annuities...
34 ppmr:l
Peruvian,lB2s,6 perct. Ditto, 5 per cent.... 1014
SHARES.

Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) ......
Ditto Thirds (20 paid)
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto New Shares (25 • ,id)

20
68k
10
12i

.1 pai( •••• •--
Ditto Extension (13s 4d piid)
Great North of EngLang-Railway (100 pd) 89
Great Western (75 paid) .................. ... 12
Ditto Fifths (12 paid) l9]
London and Brighton (50 pa d)..• •
London and Blackwall (16/ 13s 4d paid)
London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dld) 51
London and Croydon Railway ( Trunk)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ..........•• 109
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)
Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 9l
Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) ... ••
Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... .. 36i
York and North Midland (50 paid) .. ..
Ditto New Shares (20 paid) 57

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MA.NCHESTER.—TUESDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Sir Robart (t) 25 to 1 agst What (t)
18 to 1 agst Cattonite 30 to 1 agst Pharaoh (t freely
18 to 1 agst The Prior
40 to 1 agst Young Lochin
22 to 1 agst Tacita (t) var (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Merry Andrew (t)
DERBY.
25 to 1 agst T'AuldSquira(off:
25 to 1 agst Runningßeiu(off;
30 to 1 agst lonian (taken)
50 to 1 agst Foig-a-Ballagh
50 to 1 agst Saddle Bow
,50 to 1 agst Telemachus

5i to I agst Scott's lot
10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot
7 to 1 agst Ugly Buck (off)
15 to 2 agst Rattan (off to t)
14 to 1 agst Leander (t freely)
18 to 1 agst Loadstone
25 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (off )i

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind light N. Westerly breeze,
with snow.
DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind w.N.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Brunette, Cousens, Ceylon ; Union, Allen, Mauritius ;
Matilda Luckie, Munro, Demerara ;Richmond, Boston ;
Emma Searle, Hogan, Prince Edward's Island ; Hardy,
Valparaiso ; Victoria, Havannah. Lady Falkland,
Bermuda, remains, with the Waterwitch, for Mauritius.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind, N.W. to W.N.W.—
Arrd. off, City of Poonah, Brid, Calcutta.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30. —Acrd. Liverpool (s.),
Gibraltar.
OFF BROADSTAIRS, JAN. 29.—John Taylor (Ame-
rican ship).
OFF NEWHAVEN, JAN. 28. &yea, Bahia, for
Gottenburgh.