The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-17 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

SUN-OFFICE, Quarter past Three,

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Nothing positive is known at present respecting
the formation of the new Administration. Several
of the influential political leaders of the Whig party
have paid visits this morning to Lord JOHN Pas-
SELL, at his residence in Chesham-place, Be'grave-

square.

&lONE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THI?EE.
There was a very quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday. Sales 3,000 bales, all to the trade. Shares were
quiet, and prices remained unchanged. Only a small busi-
ness was done.
The example which has been set by the Committee of
Management of the Midland Grand Junction Railway Com-
pany, of requesting all creditors to forward their accounts,
with a view to an adjustment of claims that may be found
correct, is a fact honourable to the parties concerned to men-
tion ; and we trust that similar conduct will be followed by
the managers of those projects which have not been able to
prepare themselves sufficiently early in conforming with the
provisions of the Act of Parliament, in lodging their plans,
&c., before the 30th ultimo. The course taken by the Com-
mittee named is, at the present moment, of peculiar value,
as we fear there are not a few of the Committees of Manage-
ment who are desirous of shirking the responsibility which
they have legally incurred by permitting their names to
appear as Provisional Committeemen, after expenses have
been entered into.
The accounts from the United States, by the steamer, lead
many to hope that there may yet be an improvement in the
tone of the President's message, and that the very beneficial
trade which the Yankees are now driving with us
may prompt them to be a little civil. Not, however, that it
comports with the dignity of any nation, much less
with that of England, to bribe other powers into peace and
friendship, and we venture to affirm that there is not a
British merchant in the City, however extenstve his trans-
actions with the United States, but would scorn to evade
the injury of " horrid war," by such means as these. On
the contrary, we must play our part, say they, honestly and
discreetly, trusting to the good sense and good feeling of bro-
ther Jonathan to do the rest. If he fail to recoglise the claims
of humanity and civilization, why on his head be the heavy
blame of all that follows.
In advices to October 22, from the Cape of Good Hope, a
very satisfactory report is given as to the state of the colony,
now unquestionably as flourishing as any possession of the
British Crown.
The Public Securities have been rather less buoyant than
yesterday. Consols realise 92% to 92% for the opening, the
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 941/8 to %, and the
Three per Cents. 92% to %. Bank Stock is less firm at
1991/2, and India Stock at 261. Exchequer-bills have been
dull at 21s. premium. It would: be idle to expect anything
like a steady market until a Cabinet is formed.
The foreign investments have been generally very well
supported. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 281 h, and the
Three per Cents. 38% :%. Portuguese Converted Stock has
been marked 591/i. Mexican Bonds have been up to 293/
and 30%. Grenada Stock is 20%; and Brazilian New
Bonds are 771. French Five per Cents. have beee done at
117 ,with the exchange at 25 70.
There is scarcely anything doing in Shares, but they are
firm, and the French scrips have again been rather higher.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
hank Stack 199% 1991/2
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3% per Cents. 94%100,41,i% 4%
Long Annuities toexpire Jan.lB6o 10% .)--16 10 5-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859
India Stock 2EI
261
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Bank Stock for Account —
Consols for Account .....
Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 11/2d 2l
Ditto 500/. .................... 21
Ditto Small ..... . ............ 21 19

91%
200

92%
pm. 21
pm. 21
pm. 1$

ONE
E'RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK
Brazilian Fonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and. 1839 771,6
Equador Bonds .................... 31.4
Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. gOV
Ditto Deferred
.%. 41% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837..,...... 29%
Ditto Account ........... ........... 30;,1 Ditto, Deferred..,,, ~ ........
... _
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 59% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Ar.,:,ount 23% 28%
Ditto, 8 per Cent 3l 3834 Ditto, Account 3B 39
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Renter, 5 per Cent, ...... 117 f. —c. 117 f.
—c.
Exchange 2sf. 70c. French, 4% per Cent: llof. —c. 25f.
110 f. 70
—o.
c.
Exchange 2sf. 70c. 25f. 70c.
Belgian 4% per Cent
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates
33

OLOP:ING
PItICES

201
45
302934
14
16
69%

PRICES OF
PAID. BUSINESS DANE CLOSING
AbRAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CL'OCIi. PRICES.
erdeen .............. .. 5
•• ............
Aberdeen, Banff, &Elgin 2%
Armagh, Coleraine, and
APortrusa l% ..... . •••-• ...............
yleshury and Theme.. 1%...,..
...............
Belfast & Count 7 Down 21/, ..... .
.............
..
Bideford andTavistock... 1N.......
Birm in. and Gloucester. 100 123 ...............
Ditto New.. 123
.......
t 0,...,,..
... 1 7 .IL
..............
Birmingham and
ford Junction 0
..
Birmingham.. & .. ..... 2 Leicestir
Bo
Direct
...... . ............. 425. ..sto-4, tarnfd, & Birm. 225.
... ......
...
Brfgew,.•ter & Minehead 425. ...
-sristol and Exeter ..... 70
Ditto, New .......... 2
wrist and Gloucester... 30 .....• • •
Bristol and Liver. Junc . 2%•••••• - .. Buckinghamshire
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 1%...... ••• .........
00. New ... ............ 1% — .......... ''
Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — ..........
CCanterbury and Dover.. IN, — ..... ....••
entral Kent 2% ...... .. ............
Chelmsford and Bury
Chester and Holyhead... 15 ...... Chester and Manchester 425. . ..... •••••• Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...... •
,'l.:Nr-ici e s taectnecitci,' o n
and
Passages
C
225.
..
Cork and Killarney ... 91h Cork and Waterfor.d, ..• 1% oilman .......
.....
Coventry, N".fleaton,Bir
and Lei,„,ester 114......
Dartin•jutli, Torbay, and
Exeter
Uerby and Crewe
Dy, Gainsbro', and
Great Grimsby ......
Derby, Uttoxeter, and
Stafford
Direct Manchester
(Remington's)
Ditto (Rastrick's)
DirectNorthem
")irect Norwich
Dublin and Armagh
Dublin and BelfastJunc
Dublin, Belfast, and
Coleraine

12%
2,

14%

- .” --

13‘
2%.....
23, • -
514 "
.....
v 2 "....
1
1 77

5 _

21,i

The policy, which, under present circumstances,
would be adopted by Mr. O'CoNNELL, has naturally
been regarded with great anxiety. Upon that
policy it was clear that much would depend, and
the conduct of Lord JOHN RossELL would be mate-
rially influenced thereby. The receipt of O'CoNNELL's
speech on Monday last, at Dublin, places that ques-
tion beyond doubt. O'CONNELL prefers food for
the people to repeal. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S course
as to Ireland is now free from one great difficulty.
In the course of this evening it is more than
probable that the full arrangements respecting the
Ministry will be announced, and the state of
uncertainty which the delay of the last few days
has caused, will be removed. The sanction of her
MAJESTY is all that remains to complete the resolu-
tion at which Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his colleagues
have arrived.