The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

in the House of Common; on Mr. T. DUNCOMBE'S
motion relative to opening letters at the Post-office,
and complained that the statement of Mr. DUN-
COMBE, implying that the secrecy of letters was not
respected in France, had been published in the
Moniteur, without any protest, denial, or remark, fur
it was a well-known fact that no such practice now
existed at the French Post-office. M. GUIZOT, from
his place, said " The Hon. Deputy was perfectly cor-
rect in stating that both in right and in fact the
secrecy of letters was completely respected in France,
but we have not judged it proper, nor shall we ever
think it necessary, to make a complaint against er-
roneous statements made on this subject either in
France or other countries." We hale adverted to this
subject in a separate article.
The accounts from Morocco caused a sudden de-
pression of the French Funds. On Friday the Three
per Cents. fell to 81f. 85c., and on Saturday they
closed at 82f., and the Fives at 122 f. 20c.
THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, JUNE 29.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five peremts 122 10 .. 122 40 .. 122 19 .. 122 10
Three per Cents.•• •• 81 95 .. 82 10 .. 81 95 .. 82 10
Bank of France 1027 50 —3027 50 . 3027 50 ..3027 50
Lattitte Bank, 5,000 f. SharessoBo —5OBO .. 5080 —5OBO
Belgian Fins, 1840 •••• • • • • 1041 • • 1041 .. 1041 • . 1011
1842 •• •••• •• 1081 .. 108/ .. 1081 .. )081
Spanish Active •••••• • • • • • • 34 •• 301 • • 301 .. 30*
Threes.... •• •••••• 35 •• 35 .. 341 .. 341
•
Passive .••.•• •• •••• 51 •• 51 • • 51 .. 51
Neapolitan.— ...• •• • •• 99 10 .. 99 10 .. 99 10 .. 99 10
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES.

Versallleg,L.l3.•• .• •• •••••• 232 50 .• 25750 .. 25'2 SO .. 257 50
Rouen ........... ...... ..• 087 50 •• 987 50 .. 957 50 .. 9F7 50

Rouen to Havre • • • • • • 755
Orleans .

• • 755
• • 995

st.
•• 753 75 .. 753 75
•• 995 .. 995

Strasburg to 8a1e.... ...... 242 50 .. 243 75 .. 241 25 243 75
Avignon to Marseilles.• •• •• 760 .• 760 .. 760 . 760
RAILWAY SHARES FOR 30vu
Versailles, •• • • 380 .. 380 • • 380
• . •• 255 .. 257 50 • • 255
Rouen .................... 982 50 .. 987 25 .. 982 50

.. 330
.. 255
• 9.47 50

Rouen to Havre.. ..... 755
Orleans ....... .......... 992 50 .. 996 25

•• 755
•• 992 AO

7h5

.. 995
Strasburg to Bale.— •• •• •• 241 25 .. 242 50 •• 241 25 .. 242 50
Avignon to Marseilles.... • 751 25 .• 765 .. 761 25 .. 765

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
The market for Consols did not rally up.to the termi-
natien of business this afternoon, the latest bargains
being 98}:- to 1 ; they were done even as low as 98-.
The Reduced Three- and-a-Half per Cents. receded to
102* and 102. Bank Stock was firm at 198 to 1 ; India
Stock for Account was 2844.
Spanish Bonds remained about the same as in the
morning, the Five per Cents. being 22g- -.a, and the
Three per Cents. ex dividend, 321 Mexican were 351;
Portuguese Converted, ex dividend, 431 ; French Five
per Cents., 121 r. 75e.- ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. 603 to 64
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Derby were 35 to 351 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 1 ; Blackwall, ; Brighton, 311
Greenwich, 6 dis. ; Chatham and Portsmouth, 4 ;
Eastern Counties. New, 41 • Great Western, 48',1 to 491;
Greenwich Preference, I•,' Manchester and Birming-
ham, 16 ; North Midland Thirds, 9a ; Norwich and
Brandon, 5 ; South-Eastern, .1i ; Yarmouth and Nor-
wich, 6; York and North Midland, Scarborough Branch,
171- to 18 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 1 to 4 ; Paris
and Orleans, 183 to -a ; and Paris and Rouen, 181
premium ; London and Westminster Bank, 54 premium

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
Sales to a good extent were made in Cotton at Liverpool
on Saturday, at very firm rates. Speculators took 1,000 bales,
and exporters 500, and the total sales were 6,000 bales. The
transactions in Shares were on a moderate scale at the sub-
joined rates :—Birmingham and Gloucester, 92} ; Chester and
Birkenhead New, 191; Eastern Counties, 11i ; Great Wes-
tern, 123; Ditto Fifths, 23; Liverpool and Manchester, 223;
Ditto Quarter, 54i ; London and Birmingham, 217 ; Ditto
321. Shares, 35i ; London and Brighton, 46 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, 217; Manchester and Leeds Half, 44i;
Midland Counties, 94k; South-Eastern, 34i.
Much interest continues to be taken in the state of the
grain trade. Fine showers having been experienced in al-
most all the principal parts of the country, speculation in
foreign wheat has been somewhat checked. Still, however,
there is no doubt entertained that the arrivals of foreign
grain before the autumn will be very considerable from the
Continent, as well as from Canada and the United States.
It appears from the accounts received this morning from
Mauritius that the trade there had been in some degree in-
jured by the apprehension that the hay and corn crops have
been damaged by the long continued drought that has pre-
vailed in many sections of the United Kingdom. Still, for
the autumn trade in British manufactures, considerable ex-
pectations are entertained that there will be a most abundant
demand for cotton and woollen fabrics for exportation. Yarns
have been in fair request of late.
There have not been any accounts from the Colonies this
morning, with the exception of ship-letters, which are of old
dates.

Although there has not been any business of importance
transacted in the funds this morning, a strong tendency to
decline is ethibited in the prices. Consols for the Account
have fallen from 98a to 98i, but they have since rallied to
981. A large delivery of stock is expected to-morrow. Re-
duced Three per Cents. have been sold at 99* ; Exchequer
Bills at 735. to 755. premium and India Bonds 945. premium.
Bank Stock for the Account has been sold at 194 ; and the
Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102 A.
The payment of the dividends upon the Spanish Three
per Cents. were commenced this morning, but the market for
this stock is notwithstanding heavy, at 32a 1. The Five per
Cents. have fallen from 22i to 22i. The half-yearly interest
upon Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., and upon Portuguese
Converted; Bonds, are also in course of liquidation to-day.
Money is easy in the Foreign Market. The Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been quoted at 601 ex div. ; Old Five
per Cents. Portuguese at 804 ; the Colombian ex Venezuelan,
at In ; and Mexican at 35i1 for the Account.
The result of the interview to be had with Sir Robert
Peel and the Directors of the principal Railway Com-
panies, this afternoon, upon the subject of a Bill
now before Parliament, for the future guidance of
establishments of the description referred to in the measure
in question, is looked for -with interest. Any attempt to
fetter the managers of the existing lines is held by them in-
consistent with the property they hold, but it is quite another
and a most important question, as far as the public are con-
cerned, that all attempts at monopoly should be checked, and
so it is hoped that the Parliament will, by stringent laws, de-
cide. A good deal of business has been transacted in the
Share Market this morning, but at prices not differing much
from those of Saturday last.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 22.—The market
to-day has been very languid, and only a limited business
done. Manchester and Leeds Half-Shares, 434 ; South
Eastern, 31i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 56i to 56i ;
Liverpool ar.d Manchester, 221 to 223; Manchester, Bolton,
and Bury, 109 i to 1101; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale,
3 to 3i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
143 A Indian Stock ...............
Bank Stock
g 9% Ditto Bonds . ............ 94 pra.
3
3 per Cent. Red
Ditto Old Annuities
.. VS
per Cent. Cons.
10-4% Ditto New Annuities ....
3% per Cont. Red
Ex. Bills 1,000/. 134 d ... '75 Put
New 3% per Cent.
_ Ditto 5,00/ ..... .. ........ 7 3 pal.
New 5 per Cent,
Ditto Small ............ 73 9"
Long Annuities to expire
Bank Stock for Acct.... 1981,4
Jan. ISM
Consols for Opg.. ..... .. i=t3Si
Oct. MI
India Stock for Acct. .... 25434
Jan. 18(50
FOREIGN FUNDS.

;Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Prussian, 5 per Cent
:::_— :Ditto, New Ditto —
'Russian, 5 per Cent
Ditto,' Metallic —
Brazilian
Belgian,
52p
oepnredrcs
eCnetn t .. : .
13% Spanish, 5 per Cent„.„„ 22%
Colombian, 6 per Cent
--'Ditto, 8 per Cent 32%
Oitto, 1824
Chllian,Runos Ali ypreers,c6enpter Cent
_—
'Ditto, Deferred _.Cuba Bonds,6 per Cent
Danish, :3 per Cent
Exchange ... f --C.
's2plr Cent ....AO() !it
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent ............... —• •
:French, 3 per Cent. —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837. Per Cent.... CON
—._ ;Dpuittctoh,
Peruvian„ 1825, 6 per Cent
_....._

SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby, £lOO paid Bl%
Chester and Holyhead ( a paid)-. 4%
Eastern Counties (Z 3 paid) ;. —
Ditto Registered (8/ 6s Sd paid) ............. .... /3
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent., I3s 4d. paid,No. 1 I
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid
Ditto Fifths. 12 paid
London and Birmingham (St:: ................
i.d.,), 2:6
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid)
London and Blackwall (161. Hs. 4c1.)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (121. I:.'s. 4cl. paid)....; 6.0
Diito, Preference or Privilege, X.lB 17s *A paid 19.34
iviLondonManchester
andst
er
and South
Birmingham
56
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto, Thirds, £2l 13s. 4d. paid e1,,4
South Eastern and Dover (3.3 2s 4d paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (2)a paid)
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, I paid
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid ............ .......... 2111%