The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-23 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was without
alteration • sales 2,500 bales.—There was a g.od inquiry for,
French Railway Shares, but the heavier Stocks were in dull
demand. Chester and Holyhead, 6i ; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, 65 ; Eastern Counties, 111 ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Great
Western, 112 ; Birmingham, 237 ; Manchester and Birming •
ham, 47i ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 15s. 6d. ; Ditto and Orleans,
34& ; Ditto and Rouen, 36i ; South-Eastern, 35i Ditto
New, 36k.
The result of the discussion on the Factory Bill in the
House of Commons has been a topic of very general conver-
sation in the City this morning, but the opinions are most
conflicting upon the policy of the ten hours' plan being car-
ried out.
The accounts received from the United States to-day, aer
considered to be so far satisfactory, and it is announced that
the war party, as respects the Oregdn question, has been
defeated. Our new Minister at the Court of Washington,
appears to have won golden opinions from the people, and
very strong hopes were entertained that the difficul-
ties of the question would be got over. There was a
great solicitude entertained in the United States relative to
the future condition of the Cotton Markets. It is said that
an immense quantity of the staple was about to be forwarded
to Europe, and that the bold attempt to keep back supplies
had most signally failed. The quotations at New York were
principally nominal.
There are some later accounts this morning from the Cape
of Good Hope, namely to the 9th January_ There is no in-
formation from Natal of consequence. It is mentioned that
coal had been discovered. The attention of the Government
was directed to the improvement of the lands, a subject that
had not of late years had much consideration. The revenue
of the colony is represented as being in a more prosperous
state than it had been.

This is the last day for permitting dissents to be entered
against the plan for the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half
per Cents., but up to the present hour the books, at the Bank
of England, have but nine or ten names, and said to be for
small amounts. It will be some time before those holders in
distant parts will send in their adhesion or otherwise to the
plan. At present the amount of the objectors' stock is kept
secret. With respect to the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. of
1818, it is said that the assents are very general as far as ho ne
holders are concerned. This is the version of the affair curr,,nt
in the Market. The Commissioners did not buy to-day.
Consols for Money are firm, at 984, and for the Account at the
same rate. A bargain has been made in the Three per Cents.
of 1751, at 96g. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents, have
been steady at 1024 a. India Stock at an improvement to
294, but Bank Stock has fallen from 2004 to 1994. The
premium upon Exchequer Bills has also dropped a trifle.
Business has been slack in the Foreign funds to-day.
Spanish Bonds have remained at about 254 ; the Threes at
35g, Mexican Deferred at 154 to 154, Russian at 117, Dutch
Five per Cents. at 1014 to 102, and Colombian ex Venezuelan
at,144.

The Railway Share Market is pretty firm Birmingham
and Derby have risen to 37 discount, the Thirds to 21, the
Edinburgh and Glasgow to 141 premium, the London and
Brighton to 54 discount ;but in the other lines the alterations
have been slight. Brazil Imperial Mines are at 13 dis.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3Npee; Cent. tp.eCro&s Consols. tnnnuuiiteses 013%%
102%%
South Sea Stock
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 96
Bank Stock for Account 200% 199%
Consols for Aecount
India Stock
.._ .

Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%cl.
1,0001.
500/.
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 14%
Mexican Bonds, ISM, 5 per Cent...„„.....,,
Ditto Deferred 5t0ck....... 15%34
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll7
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 234 per Cents 57 }i %
Dutch 5 per Cents IOIX 102 101%
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHAYS
Birmingham and Derby
Ditto Thirds
Ditt o Eighths
Chester and Holyhead
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. 8d....... 13%% ... to
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d.... %
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 64g
Great Western
Ditto h Shares
H arrowgate and Knarosboro' ... 3
Lan caster and Carlisle 5 7%% ... to —..
London and Brighton 5O 44% .... to
London and Birmingham. Stock ..
Ditto 4 Shares 2
_ MU% ... to
_ Ditto New Thirds...

2 . .... .... 40 _ to
London and Croydon (Trunk),.. 133( ...... 16% to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland Counties
Ditto q Shares
North Britiili 2}Z
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18
Northern and Eastern 45
Ditto ShareQ 12% ..—.. 1-6 U% ~. to
North Midland
Ditto Thirds 21% 13s. 4d 495i to
Paris and Orleans ............... ..... `..,0
Paris and Rouen 2O ..... .... 346% . to
Rouen and Havre.
South Eastern and Dover 5O ......... 3614- to
Ditto Scrip
...
York and North Midland
......... 50 „,.
Ditto New Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch .... ..... 2%
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, MiliCil 21.
3 per Cent. Consols 9B".
Th• ',ld "

iree and a Half Stock ......
Ditto Reduced. lOll4
Ditto New, 18.30 ..
--sii

3% per Cent. Debentures 93,,
Bank Stock 195-'
Grand Canal Debs. 6 per Cent B-G.
LAST PRICES OF SHARES.
. RAILWAYS. PAID. PRI &TARR.
Dublin and K. Road
Drogheda 55 64%
Hibernian Rank 25 29%
City of Dublin Steam Company
British and Irish Steam Company ... 50 5O
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANQR, nano-( 22.—Our market
has been quiet to-day with no improvement in prices. The
sales are :—Bolton and Preston, 3oi ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 47} ; Norwich and Brandon, 7 • Manchester, Bury,
and Rossendale, 3i and 4 ; Manchester Assurance, 10i.