The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-12 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
cxTy, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The quotations for Consols are scarcely so good this
afternoon; being 1001-1 ; Exchequer Bills have realised
565. to 58s. premium ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. receded to 1021 ; Bank Stock was firm at 2083 ;
and India Stock at 286 to 2863.
The Foreign Stocks were well supported up to the close.
Spanish Actives realised 253 to- 25 ; the Three per
Cents., 37 to I ; Mexican, 361 ; Belgian, 1011 ; and
Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 641. The French
Scrip was 2 to 23 premium.
Tho additional, transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Cambridge and Lincoln were 1 to 1 ;
Churnet Valley, 11 ; Great Southern and Western (Ire-
land), 33 ; Great NVestern, Half, 40 to 39+ ; Hull and
Selby, 19 ; Birmingham, Thirds; 36 ; South-Western,
401 to 411; Croydon, 21.. i Lynn and Ely, 13 ; Manches-
ter and Birmingham, New, 3 to 21 ; Northern and
Eastern, 121 ; North Kent, 3 1 ; Norwich and Brandon,
New, 21 1 ; South-Eastern, 5/ to 1 ; Ditto, New, 73
to 8; Trent Valley, 63 to 7 ; York and North Midland,
52 ; Ditto, Half, 26 to 251 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 311;
Paris and Lyons, 13 3 ; and Paris and Strasbourg,
premium. Birmingham and Gloucester have been 4 ;
Direct Northern, 3 ; Eastern Counties, 113; and Green-
wich 33 discount. North British were at par ; and
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1-5 prem. to par; British
North 'American Bank Shares were 5,i discount ;
London Joint-Stock 31; National Provincial of England,
2 ; and Provincial of Ireland, 193 premium.

(Fret: The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
large, and prices were firm. About 7,600 bales changed
hands, including 2,000 American on speculation.—Shares
were not quite so good :—Bristol and Gloucester, 87;
Churnet Valley, 31. Is. 3d.; Eastern Counties, 131 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61i ; Grand Junction, 225 ;
Ditto, Quarters, 561 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
New Shares, 211 ; London and Birmingham, 221 ;
Ditto, 32/. Shares, 381 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 261;
Ditto and South-Western New, 33 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 521 ; Midland Counties, 1084 ; Sheffield
and Manchester, 141 ; South-Eastern New, 12 ; Trent
Valley, 83_ ; Ulster, S ; Lyons and Avignon, 24 ; Paris
and Lyons, 665. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 5.
We are without any late arrivals from the colonies
to- day.
It appears, that a portion of the 260,0001. loan, gua-
ranteed by the Government, for the prosecution of
public works in Canada, was taken at 112, or very
nearly 1 per cent. under the quotation realised a few
weeks since for a parcel of the debentures (paying four
per cent.) before issued on the same account.

The piiCe at which the New ThreePeTaent. French
Loan ha's been taken by the Messrs. Rothschild,
Brothers, in Paris is prima fucie apparently high, but it
should be 'considered that there are inducements held out
in its favour which do not appertain to most other ad-
vances of capital to Governments that the ..pro-
ceed► are to be devoted to railway and other
public works. Every measure that may tend
to promote internal communication in a country advances
its prosperity ; and hence, under a well-regulated admi-
nistration of public works, the means of payment of in-
terest upon such advances is rendered the more certain.
The reports current last evening of the terms upon
which the contract for the 200,000,000 f. was
taken, were pretty nearly correct. We have heard
that the minimum ♦alue fixed by the French
Minister of Finance was 84f. 50c. The bidding et the
Messrs. Rothschild was 84f. 75c., and that is the contract
price. When it is recollected that our Three per Cents,
are above par, it may fairly be considered that there is a
wide margin for an advance in the New Three per Cents.
French Loan that was contracted for on Monday last.
The Old French Three per Cents. since July last have
advaneed nearly 3 per cent., and the stock is scarce here,
as well as on the Bourse of Paris.

Parsuant to the decree of the Ist December, there
were drawn at the Hague the . following (being the
fourth series of debt to be paid off in money) letters,
Q. Y, N, F, and Z, and the greater part of K, under
which last letter stand the administration of Koning and
Ketvich, and Voonibergh. Also there were drawn under
the fifth series for conversion, 4/. per Cents., letters
I, 0, H, and part of B ; under the last letter stand the
administrations of Brondeest, Byleveld, and Boorgaurt.
The Commissioners bought about 13,0001. or 14,0001.
of the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents• this morn-
ing, at 103. The market for Consols for the Opening
has been rather heavy, the prices having receded from
tool •to 1001. The New Threi,,and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have 'Jaen fluctuating from 102 i to 1031. Bank
Stock is 1 per cent. lower than it was yesterday. Ex-
chequer Bills are rather lower than yesterday. India
Bonds rather higher. India and Bank Stocks have re-
ceded-1 per cent.
A great deal of business has been done this morning in the
Foreign Stock Exchange. The principal variations have
been as follows:—Belgic Scrip has touched 1k premium;
the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64; the Five per
Cents, 98 ; Spanish, 25k; the Three per Cents., 371;
the Portuguese Converted, 57; Russian Five per Cents.,
119; Mexican, 361 k; and Colombian, 14k 1.
The Railway Share market is scarcely so high as it
was 'yesterday, with the exception of. the London and
Birminihams, which are up to 122 premium.
PRICES OF BRITISH k UNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
• (From the Official List)
Bank Stock for Account
3_per Cont. Reduced Annuities 100,4%
New 34 per Cent. Annuitie5..„............ 103 4 402%
India 80nd5,1,000.. 78
Ditto under • 7B
Consol. for Opening 100%%
India Stock for Account ........«......» »...•. 284% 288
Exchequer Bills. 130. 14d.
10801..•»•M«••••»••••»» •••••••••••• 58 58 pm.
•"•••••••••••••• ••••••••••••
Ditto pm.
Ditto Adrertis.a.... ..... —
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
BeMan Bonds, spot Cent. ....
Ditto Scrip
Columbian Bonds .. 14%%
Danish Bonds, 1825, .S:per Cent. gg
Mexican Bonds. 107, 5 per Cent. .....
DMA for the Account 88%%
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents.. .......
Ditto fir the Account.- .........
.."..
Portuguese Bonds 5 per
Ditto Converted.... ......... . ......
Ditto for the Account 58% 57
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent.. ...
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 25
Ditto for the ....... 251 25
Ditto Three per Cent. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 974
Ditto for the Account •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3'74%
Dutch 234 per ..... 63% 64
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICES OF SHARES AT, ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER Saws.
Bristol and Exeter 70 78%
Bristol and G10uce5ter..„.......... 90 37%
Caledonian 5 44 to
Churnet Valley ....... 2 214% to
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% ..... 3% to
Ely and Bedford
Great North of England. lOO ........,121%
Great Western 75
Ditto 34 Shares 5O ..... ..... to MN
Lancaster and .Carliale. .......
London and Birmingham. l4O .... ...221 to 222
Ditto % Shares
London and Brighton 50 504 to
Ditto Loan Notes
London and South Western 41% 82 .. to
Ditto Eightha .......
VA to
London anS ..... 431.
Manchester and Birmingham
Midland ...... 108
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct 24 61
Rub
Sbrgewsy bury, Wolverhampton,l 1
Dudley, and Birmingham j
South Eastern and Dover ..... 33% ...... SEA% Jo
Boulogne and Amiens • SIA% ... to
Orleans and Thrum
Paris and Lyons

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHA.NGR, DEC. 10.—Manches-
ter and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 10i ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 52-4,; Ditto, Quarter Shares* 6-16; Midland
401.- Shares, ; York and North Midland, 102 ;
Cburnet Valley, 33, 3/. ss. 6d. ; London and York,
33 13-16 ; West Yorkshire, 63 6. The market con-
tinues firm, and the heavier stooks generally are hi gher.

. CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 208% Ditto Bonds 41;000...... /8 pm.
3 per Cent. Red ....... .......
, =-'':%, Vint: 6h Sr: AnVntailess....... .---
3 per Cent.
Cent.
Cone. .....u, ::::::::,....e:
New 31gl per Celitsisii 102% Ditto New Annuities...
RIM 5 per Cent........--•
Long Annuities to expire
Ditto 5001. ......•.....•. -- Pm
Ditto 5ma11...,..... ..... bd pm
Oct. 1859:•.....•..•.:.. Bank Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860 — Consols for Opg. ......... 1004
Indian-Stocks...i.e. ........... .. .•-• India Stank for Acct. me 286
FOREIGN Ftmog.
Austrian ; 5 per Cent . '- Ruislish, 5 per Cent............
&Meth, 5 per Ceht ..... lOlB4 Ditto; Metallic . ...... ......
Britilliali Bonds — ipanish, 5 per &int., 1840... 25
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... ditto;lB4l .....................
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 1842............... -...
Chlliant 6 per Cent
Colombian, 6 per Cent..., — Ditto, 184$ ..... ................
Danish, 3 per Cent — Ditto, 3 per Cent ..".. ... ...... 37)4
Greek, 18'25, 5 per Cent." — Venesuela Bonds, 2perCtEss --
Metican, 5 per Cent
Neapolitan Bends, 5 pet Ct — French, 3 por COM...—. —E —e,
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Ceht — Exchange .................. —f. —c.
Perlivian 'Wilds, A per Ct — Dutch, '234 per Cent
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct Ditto,,s per Cent ... —
Birmingham and Gloucester SHARES.(IOO paid)
2
.ChurnetCambrid gevmaienid.„Lpaincid01n,,,....1,%.,,er,..1,e1“..,;!....::::.it5.,....,:a.; 1
Direet Notthern; 211 0210
13 Flistierti Chanties (25 paid)
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5 raid ••• 8
Great Weitern (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid • • MU
60
. Hull and Selby, 50 paid . .
London and Birmingham (Stock)
3.1 i Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid ...... ii.sssita!!.s;
- lisondett Arta Orethrrith (121. 151 i. 4d. paid) 9
abit itid South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) B3
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
London and Croydon
Lynn and Ely, 14 paid
Manchester and Birmingham
Ditto Quarters ( 2 paid) ' 4ai
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, .24 paid 1
North-British, 5 paid
Northen and Eastern (45 paid)
North Kent, 2% paid 34
Richmond and West End Junction, 1 paid .... 2
Rugby, I paid l%
boutr. Eastern and Dover (33 2a 4d paid) ••••••••• 39
Ditto, New Shares, 4 paid................. ..... ....
Trent Valley, 2 paid 9
York and North Midland (50 paid) lO2
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid „....,.«..w 4.01 t
.....
Paris and Lyons, 2 paid
.. . . • z
...
Paris an •••......•....
,4
d Strasbourg 2N .n.ii.4 '

--______ -__ -•--
HIGH TIDL—On Tuesday afternoon the tide rose
' unusually high, and several premises along .tin Ti!q,roio
were flooded ; but as a high title *i4li aiitibipated 'uly most
of the occupiers; the diEige Sustained was comparatively
Wittig, At high tide (2 o'clock) the depth of water at the
outer entrance lock of the St. Katharine Dock was 28 feet
7 inches. The high tide is attributable to the prevalence
of north-easterly winds. As the tides art e_Aill oh the iiii:.
crease,
ected. a few more partial overflows a the Thilibes may
be expWharfmgers and others have adopted the
necessary precautions against the loss or damage to pro-
pyrty intrusted to their temporary keeping.
ECCLpIASTICAL NOTICE.—The Bishops of London, Durham, Lincoln, and Ely, have given notice, that after
the present year, they will require from all candidates of
the University of Cambridge applying to them for holy
orders, a certificate of their having passed the voluntary
theological examination. The Bishop of Norwich has
given a similar notice, but his Lordship intends that it
shall apply only to gentlemen seeking admission to the
pri 'estheod, and that it shall come into operation aft or
•
August, 1545,