The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-23 00:00:00

HONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS, I

CITY, QUARTER‘7'O THREE.

The Cotton. Market at Liverpool was firm yesterday.
Sales, 5,000 bales, of which speculators took 600 bales Ame-
rican, and exporters 400 bales. 300 Surat, 31d. to 40. ;
100 Pernams, .50. to 6d. ; 50 Egyptian, 7d. to 41. ; and the
rest American, at 4id. to sjd. per lb. The transactions in
Railway Shares were on a limited scale, except far Paris and
Orleans, Paris old Rouen, Manchester and Birmingham,
which were much inquired after. Birmingham, Quarter,
22i • Eastern Counties, 12i ; Great Western, 1121; Dublin
andCashel, 5 ; Birmingham, 223 ; Manchester and Birming
ham, 54i ; Paris and Orleans, 37i ; Paris and Rouen, 374 ;
South Eastern, 36.

The return of the amounts of cheques passed through the
Clearing-house, to which the private bankers of the City of
London have alone access, shows that in the
.y ear 1840 no
less a sum than very nearly nine hundred and eighty millions
was cleared. This is not a very large increase on the
sum cleared by crossed cheques in the previous
twelve months, and it may therefore, be inferred
that the augmentation in trade and commerce had not, up to
the termination of the last year, been very considerable. The
present returns give the clearances of the three principal pri-
vate bankers, viz., for Messrs Barclay and Co., 107,000,0001.,
for the Messrs. Slyner, 105,603,000/. ; and for Messrs.
Jones Loyd, 103,000,0001. Each of these firms have

men:se discount, as well railway as other
business. Were the Joint-Stock Banks ad-

:men

-mitted to the Clearing-house, and the West-end
Banks, it is calculated that the amount of cheques that
would have passed through must have been at least
250,000,0001. worth more.

le 'mercantile accounts received from SLPetersburgh

mention that much apprehension was entertained by the
merchants connected with the trade to Pekin, that the
direct intercourse now opened with the Chinese ports would
most materially interfere with them. In fact, already it is

stated, that the amount of manufactures sent annually overt
land from St. Petersburgh to Pekin, and other parts of the
Celestial Empire had fallen off to some extent. As to the
surplus of Tallow to be shipped off the river fur England, no
correct data had been formed. '
The public sales of Wool having terminated, it may be
important to state that they have gone at very full prices,
except a proportion of the Van Diemen's skin, which went a
fraction lower. About 3,411 bales of Colonial and East India
have been offered, and 2,500 of Foreign.
The English Funds wear a very firm appearance, and there
has been no extraneous or speculative influence used to get

them up, a moderate business only having been transacted.
Consols have been 99* to 100 for Money, and 99* to 100 for
Time. Exchequer bills have been marked 765. to 745., and
India Bonds 91s. premium. The Commissioners have given
99A for Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities. Bank Stock is
looking better also, viz., 197 to 196 A, but India Stock remains
flat at 290 i.
There .has been a disposition this morning to sell Peruvian
Stock, and this has caused some fluctuation in them, the
range of prices having been from 30 to 29. Mexican Bonds
have been on the advance, having touched 358 to ; Colom-
bian, are 15k. Belgian Bonds realise 104*; and Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., Oa ; both being well supported.
'ortugucse Converted Stock has been at 46. Spanish Ac-
.ves are dull at 25i; and the Three per Cents. at 37j, to A.
ailway Shares are dull, but they realise full prices.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List)

Bank Stock . 197 196!
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
9 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99% KO
334 per Cent. Annuities, 1818. IO2W
3,14 per Cent. Reduced Annuities

evi 3% per Cent. Annuities 1031,(
Long Annuitips, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% 7-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. ISM)
India Stock

India Bonds,l,ooo 9-V
Ditto under 1,000 9l
South Sea Stock ll4
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, Ilid. I yd
1,0001.
500/
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised — 74 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 104%
Columbian Bonds.
Mexican Bonds, 1837,5 per Cent - •••
Ditto for the Account
Pquvian Bonds, 6 per Cents
Ditto for the Account 29% SO 29%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ....
Ditte Converted 46
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto for the Account ... ..... ...........
Ditto Passive Bonds.
' Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 32%
Dutch 2% per Cents 60%
Dutch 5 per Cents 100%%
.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARP.
Birmingham and Gloucester
Cheater and Holyhead 5 714 to
Eastern Counties O3 l 2 tp 13
Ditto New Registered Si. tis. 5d....... 1436 7i, to
Great North of England 100 93
Great Western

Ditto % Shares 5O 72% to
Harwich (Braithwaite)
London and Birmingham. lOO 2:28 l*
London and Brighton 5O ..„..... 49.% % ... to
London and Croydon (Trunk) 1344 ...... li%i( )4 to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct
Northern and Eastern 45 .........5714
Ditto Scrip.
North Midland

Ditto % Shares 4O ' 443% to
South Eastern and Dover 32' ...... 36
York and Northplidland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Paris and Orleans ..................... l." 0
Paris and Rouen 2O 37% ...... to SS
Strpburg and Basle

This morning, at twenty minutes to ten o'clock, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, aeccompanied by
Prince Leininger, Lady Anna -Maria Dawson, and
Sir George Cooper, arrived at the London-bridge
Railway-station, in order to proceed by a special train to
Dover, en route for the Continent. 'The Illustrious party
were received by Mr. Whitehead, the Company's secre
tary, and Captain Charlewood, R.N. After acknow-
ledging the salute, the party entered the carriages,
and, the signal being given, the engine was attached,
and they proceeded on their journey. The engine
which was elegantly decorated with flags and ever-
greens, was driven by Mr. B. Cubitt, the Company's en-
gineer, who was also accompanied by Captain Charle-
wood, R.N.