The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-31 00:00:00

COLONIAZ.

SUGAR—The market for British Plantation has not been
very active, but a fair business has been transacted on the
whole, and prices, which were previously drooping, are a
shade lower. The private sales amount to about 1,300 hhds,
and at auction 125 hhds, 10 trcs ; new Barbadoes went
readily at 65s to 67s for fine, and at 60s to 64s for low to
good yellow. Refined Standard Lumps have been at 77s 6d
to 78s percwt. •
111Aufarius AND BENGAL.—Owing to the Whitsun holi-
days the public sales have been limited. Privately the for-
mer is also quiet, and at auction 1,204 bags of the latter sold
at full rates: white 66s to 68s 6d, low to good sound yellow
57s 6d to 60s, and damp and washed 57s ed to 59s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There have been no public sales.
MOLASSES.-124 puns Antigua sold at 24s 6d to 25s 6d,
and 155 puns Barbadoes were taken in at 26s to 27s per cwt.
COFFEE.-367 casks 115 barrels British Plantation have
been brought to auction, which sold rather slowly at 25s to
85s 6d, and 90s for triage to mid Jamaica, and at 38s to 75s
for ord to fine ord Dominica. The market privately is not
quite so firm as it was. A small parcel of Domingo sold
at 31s 6d for good ord, and 1,200 bags of Rio by private
contract realised 29s to 32s for ord to good ord. Mocha has
sold at a decline, 821 bales realising 71s 6d to 79i for mid
greenish to good yellow ; 1,580 bags Ceylon only partly
found buyers, good ord at 47s 6d to 48s; and Plantation
coloury sorts up to 82s per cwt ; 585 •bags Singapore Java
were bought in at 48s for fine ord, and 947 bags• Havannah
at 455.
RUM.—This article is much the same.
COCOA.-655 bags 18 brls Trinidad partly sold at 43s to
45s for mid red, the rest being taken in at 42s to 445.
per cwt.
Rica is firm ; 1,403 bags 1,600 pockets Bengal sold at
lOs 6d to lls 6d foi• mid to good mid white.
SALTPETRE.-2,400 bags Calcutta went 6d lower, viz., at
22s 6d to 265, for 141 to 4,1 per cent. refraction, part being
taken in.
SricEs.—CaSsia Lignea has been steady at 61s 6d to 68s 6d
for mid to good, Tellicher?, Pepper has been sold at 311 d to
3id for half heavy, and Pimento at 3d to 3id per lb.
COTTON.—The market is heavy.
TEA.—There are large public sales declared for next Tues-
day. The market is neglected in consequence.
TALLOW.-P.Y.C. is 40s 3d to 40s 6d per cwt on the spot.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 31.—Wind. northerly breeze, and cloudy.
DEAL, MAY 30.—A.M., Wind N.E., fresh breezes; P.M.,
N.E., moderate.—Sld. rabia, Ceylon; Briton, Mauritius;
Camilla and J. Baker, Jamaica; Susannah, Montreal.
GLOUCESTER, MAY 30.—The Jane, from Dantzic, in en-
tering the pier at Sharpness Point, broke the warp, sheered
over, and received considerable damage, by coming in con-
tact with the west pier.
SWANSEA, MAY 29.—Arrd. Circassian, Smith, Cuba.
OFF SALCO3IBE, MAY 28.—Appolden, New York, for Rot-
terdam..
'OFF PLYMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind Easterly.—Fame, New
Bridford for Flushing ; Phenomena, Batavia fer Rotterdam.
;FALMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind N.E.' cioderate.—Off, Char-
lotte, King, for Havannah ; Milford and Johann, Conrad,
Charleston ; Brothers, New York ; Mary, Maria, and Christian,
Surinam.
IN CHANNEL, MAY 2G.—Christina, Batavia for Hamburgh.
OFF PENZANCE, MAY 29.—Palatine, Gardner, Batavia.
BRISTOL CHANNEL, MAY 30.-L-Shakespeare, Ambrose, New
York. •
DONEGAL, MAY 28.—Sid. Defender and Zephyr, Quebec.
NEWPORT, MAY 28.—Sid. Helen Mary, Mauritius ; John,
Prince's Island ; Mathilde, Havannah.
RAMSGATE, MAY 30.—The Rapide, from Marseilles to Yar-
mouth, which put in here 24th inst. leaky, is discharging
her cargo.
HULL, MAY 30.—S1d. John Gibson, Cape of Good Hope. •
SUNDERLAND, MAY 29.—Sid. Welcome, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 30.—Wind E., moderate.-Arrd. Kate,
Macao ; Cicily, Cox, Pernambuco ; Goliah, New Orleans ;
Atalanta, Fairfield, and Triton, New York ; Catherine,
Halifax. Sld. Araminta and Princess Victoria, Ichiboe ;
Falcon, Sarah, and Oscar; Africa; William Murray, Bahia;
Science, Trinidad ; Ann Falcon, Jamaica. 250 sail of vessels,
inward-bound, were passed within soundings by. the Kate,
arrived at this port.
Dummy, MAY 29.—Sld. Tom. Quebec.
OFF WATERFORD, MAY 28.—Henry Duncan, New Orleans.
OFF CORK, MAY 28.—Royal Archer, Scott, Ichiboe.
SHIELDS, 3.1A.Y 29.—S1d. John George, Calcutta ; Walker,
Bordeaux and Mauritius; Johannes, Rio; Lucerne, Quebec.

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool continued very dull yes-
terday, but prrces were without any decided alteration. Sales
4,000 bales, including 400 bales American and 100 Pernams
for export.—There was rather more inquiry for Railway
Shares, and more business was done. Great Western Fifths
21i ; Birmingham Thirds, 36i ; Brighton, 46 ; South-West-
ern Eighths, 4i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 56i ; South-
Eastern, 35i ; Ditto New, 104 ; Paris and Lyons, 3 ;
Paris and Orleans,, ; Paris and Rouen, 38 ; Grand Junc-
tion, 111 i.
The Directors of the Bank of England have issued the
following notice :
" The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are
ready, until further notice, to receive applications for loans
upon the depoSit of approved Bills of Exchange not having
more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills and East India
Bonds, such loans to be repaid on or before the 19th of July
next, with interest at the rate of three per cent. per annum,
and to be for sums of not less than 2,0001. each."

The usual promissory note will be required from the
borrowers.

We have no arrivals to-day.
The English Securities are again firm this morning, al-
though there has not 'been a large business doing. Consols
for immediate transfertiave realised 994 j, and for 'rime 99/ j.
Exchequer Bills are worth 70s. to 725. premium, and India
Bonds 925. premium. Bank Stock has been firm, at the
high price of 1994 to 200, and India Stock, 288. The New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1024 to ; and the Three
per Cents. 984 to-i.
Spanish Bonds are going down again, as we have the re •
ports revived as to the straitened position of Mon, the Fi-
nance Minister at Madrid. The Five per Cents. have been
worth 23/ to 4, and the Three per Cents. 35/ to A; Portu-
guese Converted are steadier at 46 to
fi / ; Mexican
have been dull at 354 ; and Brazilian rm at 814.
The settlement of the account is proceeding satis-
factorily. Belgian Bonds are at 103. French Three per
Cents. realise 84f. 50c.; and the Dutch Five per Cents. are
99/ 4, for the 1837 loan.
There has been an extremely limited market for Shares,
and consequently prices are not buoyant. South-Eastern
have rallied, but Birmingham continued flat.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock _ 200_1,99%

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities . t 99%3'i i
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuities' 1°9404%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860... ..... 12.7-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under 1,000 92
Consols for Account
India Stock
Exchequer Bills, I%d. 1 Yid
1,0001.
5001 — ............ 72 pm.
Ditto Small .... ..... ... 7: pin.
Ditto Advertised — 69 pm.

FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO3
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 46%
Ditto for the Account. 46
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 233f 4%
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent B4f. 50c.
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cents 61343y
New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents.... 99304
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Derby 100
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered. Si. 6s. ltd.
London and Birmingham. lOO ... 222 -
London and Brighton
London and Greenwich
• London and South Western 41% ...... 86)4
London and Croydon
....,_ Ditto Scrip
North Midland
Ditto 34 Shares 3O . 4434
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North• 51idland
Ditto 34 Shares 25 53
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 234 ...... 11.14 ..... to
Paris and Rouen 2O

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSlA.—lntelligence
was received in town this morning at the Russian
Embassy, that his Majesty the Emperor of Russia is
coming on a visit to this country. The Emperor is
expected to land from the Continent to-morrow (Sa-
ttudq).