The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 28?_ 164,4.

MONEY AND COMMERCIALNEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
Stocks cloSe steadily. Consols were 99 for Money
and Time; the former sellers. Exchequer Bills main-
tained the rise to 755. to 775. prem. The New Three-
and-a-hlalf per Cents. were 1024 to ?3- ; India Stock was
at 232; and India Bonds were93s. to 955.
There was a rise in Spanish Stock, some parties hav-
ing purchased to complete their accounts by settling
day. The Five per Cents. were 22i. -I, and the Three
per Cents. 331 to I. Mexican were firm at 35i. Belgian
improved to 103 i. Dutch Five per Cents. were 104.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester, 84; Ditto,
New, 104; Chester and Holyhead, 2; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 151 ; Great Western, Half, 334 k ;
; Ditto, Thirds, 34; South-Western, 43* to 43i;
Croydon, 5* ; Manchester and Leeds, 52; Ditto, Quarter,
9; Manchester and Birmingham, 12; Ditto, Quarters,
; Newcastle and Darlington, 28i ; Northern and
Eastern, Scrip, 10k; South. Eastern, 4i to i; Ditto, New,
; York and North Midland, 55; Ditto, Selby, Scrip,
34; and Paris and Orleans, 17 to 17i prem. Blackwell,
9i to 1- • Brighton, and Greenwich, 4* discount.
British North American Bank Shares were 7i to 7 dis-
count ; and London and Westminster, 7 prem.
The Exchange on Paris and Trieste was barely so
good; nor that on Leghorn. On Amsterdam it was
higher, and much the same on Madrid, Lisbon, Bum-
burgh, &c.
The following is the official return of the exports of
bullion from the port of London for the week ending
Thursday last:—
Silver Bars to Harnburgh
St. Peters burgh £3,400
„ Coin to Rotterdam 12,000 „
Gold Coin to Port Philip
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The prices of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday did not
undergo any alteration, and a fair business was done.
Exporters took 1,000 bales, and the total sales were
6,ooo—viz., 600 Surat at 21d. to 3id.; 150 Pernam, 51d.
to 6.; 100 Maranham, sd. to sid.; 200 Egyptian, 6id.
to 7±d.; and the rest American, 31d. to skd. French
Railways were more in demand, but Birmingham, Mid-
land Counties, and Eastern Counties were dull. Bir-
mingham and Gloucester, 1071; Chester and Birken-
head, 314 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 67; Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton, 17; Great Western, Half, 83 ;
Lancaster and Preston, 39; Liverpool and Manchester,
Half, 53 ; Ditto, Quarter, 35; London and Birmingham,
220; Midland Counties, 106; Preston and Wyre, New,
37; Sheffield and Manchester, 84k; Lyons and Avignon,
11. 18e.; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 1/. 165.; Lynn
and Ely, 3i.
A plan for the formation of a railway to connect the
metropolis with Richmond has been announced, and at a
meeting of the principal tradesmen of the latter, held a
day or two since, it was unanimously agreed that the
line would be highly advantageous to the town, as well
as to those places through or near which it will
pass, such as Barnes, Wandsworth, Putney, &c. It is
intended that the railway shall be formed on the Surrey
side of the, river, and to be connected with the Hunger-
ford Suspension-bridge. A most easy and rapid com-
munication-will thus be formed between the west end
and that delightful and favourite place or resort.
There is not a single colonial arrival of any importance
to announce this morning.
The Stock Market has been in a very active condition
this morning. Consols for Money and the Account
have reached 9811„ but are now a shade lower. The
Commissioners bought 5,000/. Reduced Three per
Cents. at within per cent. of par. Money is more
plentiful, and the premium upon Exchequer Bills has
advanced to 765. The Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
becn in good request.
A 1":11 in Belgian Bonds to 102;1 has just occurred.
Dutch Stu,'
kis rather heavy. French Three per Cents.
have advanced a
trifle, but Portuguese Stocks are cheaper
than yesterday.
L7inanish Consols remain at about
224 d ; the Three perat 33/8 ' • and Mexican at
2. "nts.
35i 4.
There was a fall in the London and Birmingham, in
the Birmingham and Gloucester, in e Brighton, and
most of the other Railway Shares this morn;.7. A good
deal of business has been done.
PRICES OF BRITISH k UNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock... ......... ................ 199%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... 995(%%ii
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99 98%
3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 95%
31'I per Cent. Reduced Annuities 11%
New 3% per Cent.
Long Annuities, Expire Sts Jan. 1860.,......., l2 9- 63
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 .... 12%
Ditto 30 Year;, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India 80nd5,1,000.... ..................«....«.».«...... 93
Consols for Account . ....... ....... 99% 99
India Stock

Exchequer Bills, I%cL 134 d.
10001. 00000 —...........•••••— •............ 74 76 pm.
Ditto 5ma11....... ..... .....• --..».«.».. 74 76 pm.
Ditto Advertised
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent 114%
Belgian Bonds, 3 per Cent ll/25i
Mexican Bonds, 1837. 5 per Cent. .... ........
Ditto Deferred Stock. I51(
Ditto D,:bentures
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 43%
Ditto for the Account
Spanish, Bonds,, Five per Cent 1840.... .....
Ditto for the Account ..... ....................
Ditto Three per Cent. ••"..... ..... ...........•••••
Ditto for the Account. 33%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 42
Ditto Deferred
French Rentes, 3 per Cent
Exchange
Dutch 214 per Cents ...... -...... .......... ---
Dutch 5 per Cents .... ..........................„ 100,u%
New Loan. 5 per Cents. (1837)
riticES Or stlititEs A. oz‘z u-cLocii..
RAILWAYS. PA/D. Pea RIIARE.
Rirmlngham and Gloucester lOO .... ..... 109 .. to
c4ester and Holyhead 5 ... ..... . tiAiii ... to
Dub lin aisd Cashel 234 7!I
Eastet.'t Counties ..............,,.....23 .... ..... Ilie%
Ditto New Registered,..... si. os. Bd.
Edinburgh and Glasgow ~„„...... SO
Ditto s,y-ares
Great Wester:l
Lancaster and Carlisle. ........... ... 5
Loudon arut.Birmingharn. ......... 100 2!B
Ditto New Thirds 2 365i
Dit o lA, Shares
London and-Blackwall.. ............. 16%
London and Brighton . .......... .... 50 .....
London and Greenwich ......... ... 12N
London and Greenwich (Preference) ISX ...... 2.: % to -.
London and South Western ...... 41%
Ditto Eighths
Lynn and Ely 1iA........ 3% ...... to
Manchester and Birmingham
Ditto % Share.,
2 ..... .... 5
Midland Counties
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 21
North British 2% ...... 3 ... ...... to
Trent Valley
PRPyaaoorli;iikessinta,,aon:;ndds:oNosozriauhlreeatvahnrnyeeDss.ll.d. Midland
.. .......
.....
......
2502210500 :
303 (577:72:. . . ... ... •
.. • : ... •
..
to
000:
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18Ni to

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCRANGE, AUG. 26.—There
is no material change in prices, but stock is more freely
offered.—Bristol and Gloucester, 541 ; Blackburn, Burn-
ley, and Accrington, 2 9-16 ; Bristol and Exeter, 804 ;
Churnet Valley, 3s. prem. ; Huddersfield and _Manches-
ter, 2i 7-16 ; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester', It
prem. ; London and Brighton, Eighths, I Is. 3d. prem. ;
Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 7-16 -I; Manchester
and Birmingham, 531 ;
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock . ..... ..... ....... 1549% Indian 5t0ck......... ..... --
3 per Cent. Red 89% Ditto Bonds 93 pin •
3 per Cent. Cons.
1.1}4 per Cant. Red ION Ditto New Annuities ...
New 3% per Cent. lOl% Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1%d... 7 pm.
New 5 per Cent. .-- Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 75 prn.
Jan )860 12% Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 12% Consols for Act.... ..... 99
Jan. MA... ......
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent Portuguese, 5 per Cent ......
Belgian, 5-per Cent lo3k Ditto, New Ditto.... ....... ...
Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per Cent .....».. --
-- !Russian. 5 per Cent.... ..... --
- 'Ditto, Metallic.... ..... ......
Colombian, 6 per Lent „„ — Spanish, 5 per Cent 22%
Ditto, 1821........ — Ditto, 3 per Cent...—.
cßhuteiniaonsyperersc, 6enpr Cent...
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, Deferred ..... ..........
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 1815, 5 per Cent — Exchange --f, —c.
..... ..... ... •
37
I;texican, 5 per Cant
_._-_
Dino, 6 per Cent., 1837....... ,Dutch, 2% per Cent..., dl
Peru.lan. 1825, t 3 per Cent.. -- ) Ditto, 5 per Cent lOOl,B

SHARES. -
Binr:riftnog,hNamewansdhaGul,so,ucnesxtepar, (i1d00.r.2
.. 7tl
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
Edinburet and Glasgow, 50 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 83%
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid
London and Blackwall (161, 13s. 4d.) 7%
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (121. 15s. 441 paid) .....
DIU°, Preference or Privilege, X; 8 17s 'd paid 42Ni
London and South Western (411. Os. 10d. paid) B5
London and Croydon (Trunk)...,,,, ........ ...
Ditto, Scrip, 10 paid lB %
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid,
11
Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid)
52
Manchester and Birmingham ........ ..... ..... ...."
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid) 4%
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. 2I paid 49%
37
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares 4 paid
York and North Midland (50 paid) .....
lane and Orleans (20 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHA.
Amsterdam CF. 12 5
Ditto, at sight l2 3
Rotterdam 2U. 12 5
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 13f
Altona - 13 14
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 DO
Frankfort on Maine l2l
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. ft. 3 M 952
Trieste, ditto
Madrid ' 37
Cadiz . 37
Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Sevilla —

:17%
GE.—(YESTERDAY:
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85
Milan
Venice 47
Naples 394
Palermo, per oz llBk •
Lisbon s4k
Oporto s4h
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars..l.3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10h
Silver in Ba. 0 4 11

BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.—The number of persons
who passed to and from France via Boulogne during the
week ending last Thursday, was 3,367, and via Calais,
500. The numbers during the corresponding week of
last year were, Boulogne 2,446, and Calais, 696.
DEVIZES.—With the exception of a few drops of
rain on Tuesday we have had a week of uninterrupted
fine weather, and harvest work has made great progress.
Should the remainder of the week continue dry the wheat
crop throughout the country will generally be secured on
Saturday night. That the crop will be most abundant
is now beyond a doubt ; the quality also is very fine,
but the colour of the wheat has beea slightly injured by
the rain.— TVdtshire Independent.
A PLEASING RETROSPECT.--A life of a Wesleyan
minister, written by himself, whose scenes of labour
were in Lincolnshire, from the year 1780 to 1822, con.
eludes his account of them by stating :—" I have en-
joyed in my ministry 2,028 Sabbaths ; read the Scrip-
tures, two chapters for each day, 36,500 times; preached
8,112 sermons ; occupied fifteen pulpits ; and ridden
117,000 miles; and my salary never at any time amounted
to 50L per annum."