The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-24 00:00:00

THE FUNDS-((LOSING PRICES

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BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 2OO Indian Stock 286
3 per Cent. Red lOO% Ditto Bonds pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red 103% Ditto New Annuities ...
New 3% per Cent. 1025( Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 11id... 81 pia
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small Bl pm.
Jan 1860 l2 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 12% Consols for Act. lOO
Jan. 1860 _ _ India Stock for Acct....

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FOREIGN FUNDS. - --- .
Austrian, 5 per Cent ..... .... !Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, b per Cent 103% Ditto, New Ditto —'
'Prussian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Russian_ , 5 per Cent. l2O
Chiba'', 0 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic ..... ........ .....
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — 3 per Cent 33%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, Deferred l3
Danish, 3 per Cent — French, 5 per Cent. —t. —c.
Greek, 18.45, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2) per Cent...— %. 62
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent —i Ditto, 5 per Cent .........
SHARES.
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid . 49
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid) ~
Ditto Registered (8! 6s 8d paid)
Great North of England, 100 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, LO paid 83%
Hull and Selby, 50 paid 6O
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 434
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4d.)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (12/. 15s. 4d. paid) 7%
Diito, Preference or Privilege, £lB 17s 2d paid 20%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham
North British, 2% paid l%
Norwich and Brandon, 4. paid
. South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid)
. Ditto New Shares, 4 paid - l2
York and North Midland (50 paid) 10936
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
Orleans, Tours, and Bonirdeaux, I paid
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
8%
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid

THE IRON STEAM-BOAT CompANy.—The Directors
and Shareholders of this Company had their annual trip to
commemorate its formation yesterday. The trip on this oc-
casion was from London-bridge to Purfleet. The company,
consisting of the Directors and their friends, both ladies and
gentlemen, were embarked at half-past ten o'clock, on board
the Queen of the Thames steamer, and landed at Purfleet
at two o'clock, whence they proceeded to the grounds of
Mr. Whitbread, which were very kindly, by leave of the
proprietor, placed at their disposal, and in one part of
which an elegant marquee, the property of Mr. Lee, was
placed for their accommodation. The company, after view-
ing the grounds and promenading through the walks cut in
the woods were regaled beneath the marquee with an elegant

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On the. clause proposing the rate of . interest in repast, at which -.lllr. Chaplin presided, and at which they
the Government Lop.as 5L ss. per cent., were plentifully supplied with ice, prepared by artificial
Mr. WILLIAMS suggested that the rate should be means by Mr. Sweeting, whose patent apparatus was put in
reduced to 5/. I requisition, and somewhat severely tested. During the re-
.i' lie lIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did rot 'which
past,added
a military band played sortiepieces of concerted music,
pleasures of the d'y. Several
think that the conduct of perions borrowing from the vocalists also much to
favoured the company with their songs, &c.
Government could be taken as an element in the calcu- Dancing was then commenced, and continued till past seven I
lation of the amount of interest they were to pay. . o'clock, when the company re-embarked in the Queen of
Colonel TREVOR would be disposed to agree to ! the Thames, and returned to London. This trip was excel-
terms
which would press more lightly on those who • lently arranged. Everything that could conduce to convi-
were to pay than thOse proposed in the clause under viality and good feeling was provided, and great praise is due
consideration, but he did not think that money could be those 4 who had the immediate direction of the celebration.
got on terms more favourable than those proposed by the LADY JOHN RUSSELL.—We hear ofthe slow but safe ;
Government,
recovery of Lady John Russell, the change of ^..r'-- 'flaying I
proyed Luglily beneficial. - ler