The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool yes
terday, the sales being 4,000 bales, of which 1,000
were for export, prices being rather in favour of buyers.
—There was a dull market for Shares, and in some in-
stances at rather lower rates. Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 113 f ; Caledonian, 4 ; Chester and Holyhead,
61 ; Dublin and Cashel, 61 ; Grand Junction, 2191 ;
Ditto, Quarters, 541 ; Great "Western, Fifths, 244 ex
div. ; Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 104 ; Liverpool
and Manchester, Halv,es, 991 ; London and Birmingham,
321. shares, 38 ; Lynn and Ely, 4/ ; Midland Counties,
109 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 84 ; South-Eastern, 124 ;
Trent Valley, 10 ; Ulster, 374 ; Paris and Lyons, 21 ;
Paris and Orleans, 37/. ; Rouen and Havre, 184 ; Or-
leans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 30s.
The dates from Jamaica are to the 24th July. The
subject of obtaining a full supply of hill-coolies con-
tinues to attract, it would appear, very general interest.
An authorisation to raise a loan of 500,000/. for this
great object has, we believe, been resumed. The Corn-
wall Courier, of the 18th July, received at the Jamaica
Coffee-house this morning, upon this subject states
Were this island (Jamaica) peopled in proportion to
its extent, prosperity would attend every effort that is
made to improve its culture, labour would be at com-
mand at a moderate rate, and an increased ',demand
would exist for the luxuries as well as the necessaries of
life. There would be also an increased consumption of
British manufacture, as well as of American goods."
No doubt any step in the right direction to render
labour adequate to the wants of the planters would
be most beneficial ; but without the sanction of the
home Government, and, indeed, its guarantee for re-
payment, it is questionable if so large a boon as half a
million could be raised here upon the security of any of
the West India Colonies. The HOMO of Assembly had
been prorogued to the 20th of this month.
Meetings continued to be held in the Colo-
nies to protest against the Government measures
connected with the reduction of the duties on foreign
sugars produced by free labour. The quotations of
sugar in Jamaica and other colonies had advanced, more
rain having fallen than was required in moist districts.
A strong phillippic is inserted in the Falmouth Post at
the mode in which too many of the planters and over-
seers lived. " If," says our authority, " they were
to commit their houses to the keeping of vir-
tuous wives, instead of profligates, we should
soon see the effects of so desirable a change by the in-
crease of respectable families, who would then be iden-
tified with the interests of the colony—equal, at no dis-
tant period, in wealth, intelligence, and happy contened-
ness, with the farmers of Great Britain."
There are accounts from Hayti of an unfavourable
tenour. The island was in a most disorganised condi-
tion, and it is asserted that French vessels of war were
hovering about to take the people under the protection
of the King of France. The Ilaytians are said to hate
the French.
The Victoria left the SL Katherine's Dock for New
York yesterday afternoon with 50 cabin and 150 steerage
passengers, and a fair cargo. On Saturday a dinner was
given to Mr. Voy, pilot, by the captains of the London
line of packet ships, and presented him with a service of
plate, value 50 guineas, as a tribute of respect for his
good conduct, having piloted their ships for the last 24
years successfully.
The Funds have been pretty steady this morning.
Consols, for money, have been sold at 984 to 4 ; for
the account at 984 only. The Commissioners took
5,000/. Consols at 984. Exchequer Bills, Canadian De-
bentures, and the other Securities, were ratherihigher
than yesterday.
The Foreign market has been in a quiescent state to-
day. Spanish Actives are at 224, and French Three per
Cents. at 80f. 25c., a fall of about 4 per cent. The only
alteration in the other Foreign Bonds is an improvement
in Brazilian, which opened at 834, and are now at 844.
The tendency of the Railway Share Market has been
upwards, but the variations were but slight. Provincial
Bank of Ireland are at 201 premium.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL
(From the Official List.)
Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%cl
1,0001...».«.«.«.«.».».. •••••••••••• 73 14 pm.
75 74 pm.

Ditto Small. 0000 ..• - ...•• ••..... 00000 73 '75 pm.
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839. 82%
Mexican 80nd5,1837, 5 per Cent. ....... 0000
Ditto for the Account 3SV, %
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 ..... ..........
Ditto for the Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent
Exchange 2sf. 50c.
Dutch 234 per Cents 61%%%
Ditto for the Account.
..
Dutch 5 per Cents ..... 100 S%
New Loan, 5 per Cents. (1837) .......... ........... 100 A
PRICES OF SHARES.THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS, PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .....„..112'4
Bristol and Exeter 7O .... ..... 79% ... to 80
Bristol and Gloucester So
Caledonian
Eastern Counties ........ ..... .... 23 ........ 12 ... to
Ditto New Registered —
81. 6s. Bd.. ...... 13S
_ ___to 14

. .... -,.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O f,6%
EL Great North of England lOO ..... .... 112 to
Great Western ........ ........... ..... '75 135
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Fifths... ........ ........... ..... 12
Hull and Selby
Loudon and Birmingham. lOO 223%
Ditto New Thirds 2 38% ..... to
London and Blackwall 16% 7%% ... to
London and Brighton SO
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ...... 41%
Ditto Eighths
As 4 —
3)4% ... to
London and Croydon
Lynn and Ely l% 4s 4
Manchester and Leeds '7o 124
Ditto % Shares 3O 52% to
Dit o % Shares
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 54% to
Ditto % Share" 2 gs% to
Midland Counties lOO llO to 109
Birmingham and Derby ..... ......'.lOO ......... 81
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 21
North British
Norwich and Brandon
South Devon ••• 5
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 923. E
Ditto New ......... ....... ...... ..... 4
Trent Valley
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland ......... 50 .........108
Ditto 34 Shares 25
Orleans. Tours, and Bourdeaux 1
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans 2O 37% to

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland.
Union of London lO
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 19.—We
have had a good market to-day, and a considerable busi-
ness has been done. Blackburn, Burnley,:and Accring-
ton, 2 ; Churnet Valley, 3s. prem. ' • Eastern Counties,
Perpetual, No. 2,20 s. ; London and Brighton, Eighths,
13s. 9d. to 12s. 6d. prem. ; Lynn and Ely, 41. 19s. to
51. ; Manchester and Leeds, 122 ; Ditto Half Shares,
313 .; Manchester and Birmingham, 541 ; Ditto, Quar-
ters, 54 ; North British, 2 15-16 to ; Trent Valley, 10.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bask Stock 11;9 'lndian Stock —
3 per Cent. Red 99% Ditto Bonds — Pin •
3 per Cent. Cons.
234 per Cent. Red lO2 Ditto New Annuities ... 97%
New 3)4 per Cent. lOl Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 134 d ... 74 pm.
New 5 per Cent. - Ditto 500/.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 75 pm.
Jan 1860 l2 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1359 — Consols for Act. 9814
Jan. IP6O 1214 India Stock for Acct.... 29234
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrians 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian 1, 5 per Cent Ditto New Ditto —
Brazilia n Bonds ......... ...... 8414 Prussian, 5 per Cent —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent —
China!), 11 per Cent Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent ,-: 7; 1,6
Ditto, 11324 !Ditto, 3 per Cent ..-.. ....... ..
Cuba Bc In Is, 6 per Cent ;Ditto, Deferred
Danish,:3 j ,er Cent ....... ..... 'French, 5 per Cent....... —t —c.
Greek, l 8: :5, 5 per Cent — Exchange ... ........... .... —f. —c.
Mexican,: 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6la T Cent., 1837 — ;Dutch, 234 per Cent...... 6114
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, 5 per Cent .........100%
SHARES.
Birr aingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 11234
D itto, New Shares, 173,', paid
Iris .tol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Chet ;ter and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
1) ut 4in and Cashel, 234 paid
F astern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto Registered (816 s 8d paid)
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent., 13s 4d. paid,No. 1
Ditto ditto, paid, No 2
E. Enhurgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
Ditto Quarter Shares (12.4 paid)
H: zll and Selby, 50 paid 6614
Lc riclon and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid
Lo radon and Brighton (50 paid)
. . A

1 )itto Loan Notes, 10 pail! ' 11'719
Loi I don and Greenwich (12t. lf.s. 4d. paid) 9
Et ;ito, Preference or Privilege, £lB 17s i:d paid :214
Man chester and Leeds (70 paid)
D itto New Quarters ( 2 paid)
Mar ,chester and Birmingham
r.... itto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid)
N, trthern and Eastern (45 paid)
Soi ith Eastern and Dover 2s 4d paid)
Vat in outh and Norwich (1 paid)
Yorlk and North Midland (50 paid) lO7
Diit to Half Shares (25 paid)
Orrten; as, Tours, and Bourdeaux, 1 paid
Par is :and Orleans (20 paid) '
Par is and Rouen, 20 paid '
Hon ill and Havre, 10 paid ... IS3

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 20.—Wind N.W., light breeze, and
cloudy.
DEAL, AUG. 19.—A.M. Wind, N.W. P.M. N.W. to
W.N.W.—Arrd. Liverpool, Halifax. Sld. Cygnet,
Port Phillip ; Mary Taylor, Ichaboe ; Coquette, St.
Helena; William and Alfred, Antigua; and the outward
bound, except Norma, Malay, Minerva, York, Amiza,
and Launceston.
OFF BEACHY HEAD,' AUG 18.—Triton, Bahia.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Tudor,
London, for Calcutta ; Northumberland, ditto, for the
Cape and Madeira.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 19.—Arrd. Friends, Ray,
Quebec; Dee (steamer), Hemsley, West Indies, left
Demerara July 20, Jamaica 24th, Barbadoes 24th,
Grenada 25th, and St. Thomas's 30th. Sld. Blucher,
Bombay.
OFF WEYMOUTH, Atm. 19.—Escalus, Rogers, Bahia.
OFF DARTMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Ruby and Lady Corn-
bermere, Quebec.
CowEs, AUa. 19.—The Nancy, from Stockholm co
New York, which put in here yesterday, is not leaky, as
reported. Her rudder is supposed to be damaged, and
part of her cargo is shifted, and will have to be landed.
LIVERPOOL, Auo. 19.—Wind N.N.W. to W.S.W.,
fresh.—Arrd. Treasure, Frizo, Jamaica ; Remittance,
Kilsby, New Orleans ; Sherrandoch, West, Philadelpia ;
Joseph Porter, Wilson, St. Stephen's ; Indus, Quebec.
A quantity of deals, apparently not long in the water,
were passed on the 13th inst. by the Joseph Porter and
Dee.
WORKINGTON, AUG. 18.—The Favourite, from Derry
to this port, struck on a bank near Roben Rigg on the
16th instant, and sank ; crew saved.
BRIDLINGTON, AUG. 18.—Arrd. Charlotte, Fishenow,
with loss of bowsprit, sails, &c.
Hum., AUG. 19.—Arrd. Wallace, Miramichi, St.
John's, Quebec.
CARDIFF, AUG. 17.—The Farmers' Increase, from
Gloucester to London, struck on Lavenock Point yes-
terday, and sank ; crew saved.
PWLLHELI, AUG. 17.—Part of the cargo of the Pilot,
from Liverpool to Aberystwith, ashore near here, has
been saved in a damaged state.
GALWAY, AUG. 16.—The Confidence, Davidson, in
leaving the south sound of Arran, struck on the Frenish
Rock, but came off, and was assisted in here, leaky.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 19.—Wind variable.—The Forth,
ashore on the Batten, has been got off, strained, and
makes much water.
SWANSEA, Ave'. 18.—S1d. Cubans and Alderman
Thompson, Cuba.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Arrd. Wassacunicon, a-
vannah for Hamburgh ; Hazeligg, Miramichi, sailedH for
Southampton.
OFF ST. ALBAN'S HEAD, AUG. 16.—Elinina, Bonny,
;Or Amsterdam.