The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-19 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The English Stock Market closes very firmly, and
Consols were at 1004 iex div. for Money. Bank Stock
was 208 to a. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
were 103 to . Exchequer Bills were 595. to 575. prem.
Spanish Active Bonds obtained 254 4 ; the Three per
Cents., 374 4 ; Peruvian, 30 ; Chilian, 101 ; and Bel-
gian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, 1024. French
Scrip was 11 premium.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares were
at full quotations. For London and York, 141; Northern
and Eastern, 121 ; South-Eastern, 5R ; and Lancaster
and Carlisle 3 -4- to 4 premium. Greenwich were 34 dis.
(Frorr The Sun of Last Night.)
There was a quiet, though steady, market for Cotton
at Liverpool yesterday, and previous rates were paid for
about 3,000 bales, sold to the trade. There was a good
demand for Railway Shares, and prices remained firm.—
Chester and Birkenhead, 344 ; Chestei and Holyhead, 6;
Churnet Valley, 34 ; Eastern Counties, 134 ; Grand
jenction 223 ; Grand Junction, New, Quarters, 421 ;
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Liverpool and Manchester, N;o r North f England,
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;; Great Western, 148 ;
Ditto, Half, 1024 ;
London and Birmingham, 2241 ; Ditto, 321. Shams, 37 ;
London and Brighton, 504 ; London and South Western,
524 ; London and York, 44 ; Midland Counties, 115 ;
South Eastern, New, 124 ; Trent Valley, 7 ; Lyons
and Avignon, 535. ; Paris and Lyons, 655.; Paris and
Rouen, 40 ; Strasburg and Bale, 124 ; Sambre and
Meuse, 61s. 6d.
There are no arrivals to-day.

It is stated that the Customs' authorities have wholly
denied redress to the importers of oranges, for the excess
in the charge fur duty, and, unless something is done,
the trade must be stopped, as the merchants will never
submit to an extra payment of 50 or 100 per cent. for
the sake of half-a-dozen oranges. The whole case is as
overstrained as any we ever heard of, and the loss upon
the fruit coming over will be a serious matter, unless the
Treasury does something.
Much satisfaction has been expressed in the City this
morning among the merchants and others connected
with the East Indies, at the announcement made this
morning by the Chairman of the Company, that dis-
patches have been sent out to sever the connexion be-
tween the Government of India and the keeping up of
the Idolatrous Temples there. At the General Court
of Proprietors now being held, the announcement was
received with a burst of applause. We believe we may
state with confidence, that the financial affairs of the
Government of the East Indies is rapidly improving.
There is an increased demand for money in the City
this morning, and that, too, for commercial purposes.
Still the markets for Stock rate high. For the Account,
the prices have been at 100 k I, and the Reduced Three
per Cents. have reached i per cent. above par. The
Commissioners bought about 15,000/. of the Three-and-
s-Quarter per Cents., at 103 k. Exchequer Bills were
gone at 595. and 575. premium, and Indian Bonds at 75k
premium. Bank Stock has improved to 1081.
In the Foreign Funds a very fair amount of business
has been transacted. Spanish Three per Cents. have been
steady at 37i I, but Portuguese Converted, after touching
581, are now at 58. The Dutch Four per Cents. have
fluctuated from 97i to 97i, and the Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. hare fallen from 644 to 64. Buenos Ayres Bonds
have been done at 37, Mexican at 361, and Peruvian
at 29.

The Share Market is firm this morning. Confidence
in the new Irish projected lines is much increasing.
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(F;;liih; Official List.)
Bank Steck for Account ..... 206%s
Slier Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... 10034%
New 35( per Cent. AnnuitieS ....... ............. 1035 e
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1960............ 12 1-1654
India 80nd5,1,000.....
Ditto under 1,91111.„
Consols for Opening
Exchequer Bills.
Ditto &101. •••”•••••«••••••••••• •••••••••••• 59 57 pm.
•••••••••••• 59 57 pm.
Ditto Advertisa,........ —
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent...... ....... 37
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..«•«•.••••••••• 36%4
DDiittttoo
Dfoer
fe r the
redAgtcoocutn 3166 i
16
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. 29 29
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted...—. .......... ••••••• 5e% 58
Russian Bonds, 1822 5 per Cent..„ ....... 1.19
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the
Dutch 254 per Cent 5......„................ 04
84
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates........ ....... .... 97 %X %
Dutch 5 per ........ ••••-• 9954
1.1111 PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pan SHARE
Bristol and Exeter .....„.„.«.».. 70 . ........ 79 to
Cambridge and Lincoln
Eastern Counties .. . .........•. 25 •l4 to
Great Southern and Western/ 5
•..
(Ireland)
Great Western •••••••••••••••••••• • 75 ««.....14$3e 150 to 140%
Ditto Shares 5O 81116%
Hull and-Selby
London and Birmingham......... 100 to
Ditto New Third 5................. 2 ..... 2954
Ditto % Shares
London and 16%
London and Brighton 50 ..„.« to
Ditto Loan Notes
London and South Western ..„...41% 76 to 77
Manchester and 70 to 120
Midland ..... 113 ...... .. to 112%
Birmingham and 100 83 ... to $254
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 24 61;4 to
Richmond and West End Junct. 1
South Eastern and Dover ..... 3354 3854%
York and North Midland ........ 50 103 to
Ditto Extension 1154 ..... to 121(
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bourdequx ..... 29 73%
Paris and Orleans. 43 -
Parisand R0uen.............•...... 20 a
Paris and Stra bourg
Strasburg end Pasle 14
JOI NTAITOCIE lAMICA
NationalProvinci.i.....l4.llU..• JJ ..••••••• 47
Erratum in yesterday's list.—Read Great Western 149,
instead of Great North of England.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 17.—A con.
siderable business has been done to-day at firm prices.—
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 3 ; West York-
shire, 6/ I; Churnet Valley, 3 7-16 ; Chester and Bir-
kenhead, 331 ex new ; London and York, 4; Belfast
Junction, 31 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire
Junction, 6i. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2i i; Paris and
Lyons, 3i; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter, 12 15-16;
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter, 41. 18s. 9d.

litd.

I;4d.
59 67

100%%

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bask 5t0ck......„.„....„..... 205% Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Pm.
3 per Cent. Red ....... ........ 100% Ditto under 11,000 73 pm.
3 per Cent. Cons. I — South Sea Stock
per Cent. Red — Ditto Old Annuities ...
New SU per Cent...„ 103% Ditto New Annuities...
New 5 per Cent...„.„.„ — Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 13id ... 57 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001. .......... ..... 57 pm.
Jan. 1860............... 12 1.164 Ditto 5ma11............. 57 pm
Oct. 1859............... Bank Stock for Acct. ,

Consols for Opg. 100%
India Stock for Acct.
FUNDS,
Austrian, 5 per Cent Russian, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent............ Ditto, Metallic
Brazilian Bonds Spanish, 5 per Cent.:ls4o 25%
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Ditto, 1841.,„..„„,„,„,„,
Cuba Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent...... Ditto, .
Claim, 6 per Cent 101 Ditto,
Colombian, 6 per Ce'nt Ditto, 1844
Danish, 3 per Cent ............ Pitto, 3 per Cent ..... 37%
Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent — Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Ct...
Mexican, 5 per Cent French, 5 per Cent...... —t. c.
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct — French, 3 per Cent —f.
Prussian ibnds, 4 per Cent. Exchange
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct.. 30 Dutch, 2% per C.ent .....
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct Ditto,:4 per ..... -994
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
.............. 6934
Caledonian (5 paid)
4
Churnet 2 paid
...........
Eastern Counties (25 paid)
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Lancaster and Carlisle, 10 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes, 10 paid 12%
London and Greenwich (121. 15s. it paid) ...... 9%
London and York, 2)4 paid 4
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto Quarters ( 2 paid) ........
.....
Manchester and Birmingham,4opakt...... ......... 51
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s Id paid) ••••• 391
Ditto llew Shares (4 paid)
West:Cornwall. If 5s .......... . ........... 4
York and North Midland (50 paid) ........
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
Ditto Searboros Branch,
••• 10 paid
Boulogne and Amiens 2' paid
Paris and Lyons, 2 paid ............. •„•„.„....
Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .......... ••••• • • ..••• 43
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid ............................. 40

Jan. 1860.....«....... --
Indian 5t0Ck....”,...”. ........

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QUARANTINE.
A private letter from Messina, dated the 30th ult.,
mentions that his Majesty the King of the Two Sici-
lies has made the following reductions in the quaran-
tine department :-
1. Vessels arriving from Constantinople, if furnished
with a clean bill of health, and a consular certificate, will
perform 14 days' quarantine, instead of 21, as formerly.
2. Vessels from Algiers (the country) will perform 7
days, provided no goods from the interior of that regency
be on board.

3. Vessels from the port of Algiers, from ports of
Russia, the Black Sea, and Azof, will be admitted to
free pratique, when furnished with the consular certifi-
cate as above.

4.. Restrictions for shipping goods in America, except
the Antilles and the Mississippi, are entirely abolished.
5. Restrictions on all vessels coming from Spain, Por-
tugal, the Balearic Isles, and Gibraltar, are also abolished.
6. The qUarantine on vessels coming from Tangiers,
Tunis, Greece, and the lonian Islands, having been im-
posed by foreign Powers, no alteration has been deemed
necessary by his Sicilian Majesty in this respect.—Ship-
ping Gazette.

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Dovaa, DEC. 17.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, with
their suite, arrived here this afternoon, about *four
o'clock, by special train, and immediately embarked in
the Black Eagle steamer, under a royal :slate from
the Western heights. The Black Eagle left the harbour
shortly after for Calais.
THE LATE ACCIDENT ON TIIE DOVER RAILWAY.—
On Sunday afternoon the remains of the unfortunate
men, Robert Buckley and Aaron Wilkinson, who were
killed by the explosion of an engine on the Bricklayers'
Arms branch of the above railway, on Tuesday night
last, were interned in the burial-ground attached to the
New Church, Deptford. A ♦ast number of people assem-
bled rit New-cross, where they lately resided, to witness
the funeral, the expenses of which were defrayed by the
Railway Company. Both men were single, and Buckley
was on the point of marriage when the melancholy acci-
dent occurred.

A sIITON- UNDER-LYNE.—COLLTERS' WAGES.—On
Saturday last, the notices given to the coal-masters, by
the colliers of this district, for an advance of wages, ex-
pired ; when it was expected that a strike would take
place at many of the pits in the neighbourhood. We are
happy, however, to state that the matter ht,s been
amicably arranged between the masters and men ; the
latter having received an advance upon their wages of
twopence in the shilling. Coals have been raised in
price one halfpenny per hundred weight, which is thought
by the manufactiirers in this locality to be most exorbi-
tant ; and many of them have determined to get their
supplies from other parts of the country.—Manchester
Guardian.