The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-31 00:00:00

The Earl of Shelburne is expected at 11•1/13434"71°
House.at the close of this week.
The Earl of Liverpool left Fife House on Thurs.
day, for Pitchford Hall, near Shrewsbury.
Lord Castlereagh has arrived in Chapel-street, over-,,l
land from Marseilles.

Viscount Lowther left Carlton House-terrace on
Wednesday last, for Cottesmore, Rutlandshire.
Lord
on
Wednesday,Brouhfor London
left Brougham. Hall, Westmore-
land,

MONEY and. COMMERCIAL NEWS'

(Prom The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The Gazette of last night contains the statement of rt
the average aggregate amount of promissory notes
payable 'on demand, which have been in circulation
amount
in the United Kingdom, and also the average
of bullion in the Bank of England during the fear
weeks ending the 15th inst. This return would 9P•
pear upon analysis to offer data for arriving
at the conclusion that an improvement
trade is considered more probable in the provincial:
districts, though the Bank of England has rather.-•t
curtailed its circulation, according to the usual Nurse
ed
about dividend time, and its specie is slightit
creased. The diminution in the latter is com Parr
tively nothing, considering the immense amount tPcat
Bank has to pay out to the public annuitants; an
clearly shows that these latter have been almost en.;
tirely supplied from the additional amounts, of sP,°t
which have been received from abroad since the .151
return. As the investments of surplus dividends
jt
now recommence, we may look for a steady increas"
in the bullion, and if any financial project be in con-
.
templation, possibly also for an extension of the cir-
'illation, from this date.
A comparison of the present with the last ret4,lll
exhibits the subjoined results :
Bank of England, Sept. 17 £19,9141,,t
Ditto, Oct. 15
£411,0
Private of England, Oct. 15
Sept. 17
x 390402
Joint Stock England, Oct. 15 £3,04,539
0,819,749
£244,7°'

Decrease

Increase

Increase.

Scotland, Chartered, Private, and Joint
Stock, Oct • 15
Sept. 17 2,643754
X95,_,146
40
Bank of Ireland, Oct. 15 £3,0410.74
Sept. 17
Increase
Private and Joint Stock of Irel and, Oct. 15 £2,002'780
Sept. 17 1,6037°
Increase
Total, United Kingdom, Oct. 15
Sept. 17 34,949,59'
Increase
Bullion in Bank of England, Sept.
Oct. 15 97801,0
Decrease
The report from the Liverpool Cotton MaritetP"—,,,,„..
the sales of yesterday, at 5,000 bales, prices cenk.ib"cls.
ing steady. For the week the sales are 27,000 t
The stock is 512,000 bales, exceeding that of .70
year. In the Railway Share-market the qnetell„re
were not so steady. Eastern Counties, Newr „"-d,
10 ; Grand Junction, 173 ; Great North of DIM')
351; London and Birmingham, 181 ; and '—
Eastern, New, 161.
The tariff seems to be working a reduction in P.I;
17 £9,Bl6,°°°
Visions everywhere. A country dealer, vre Pereelnt.:
who professes to have made arrangements vvitia is
on the Continent, as well as in the United '
advertises American pickled pork at 3d. to„43Vrecl
lb.; do., corned beef, .to 4d. per-lb ; fine nev,r,i- to
hams from Montreal (mildly cured) from 4ws•fh
4*d. per lb.; Prime rounds of beef from Pis"; t
40.; famous Virginia hams, equal to the fitfora
Westphalia, 6*-d. per lb.; good old cheese% -ese,
Philadelphia, 4d. to 40. per lb.; and nevr e"ebire,
from New York, equal to the finest Chhesprve,
to e`.'s_,*
at 6d. to 7d. per lb. It is satisfactory to °L's-„ter
however, that English produce is likely
into competition, for cheeses are now advert' etov
at from 4-0. to 7d.; hams at 7d. ; bacon at 'ldiot
6d ; and butter at 10d. per lb. We expect, ooh geld`,
ict,
report, in The Sun of yesterday, Pr'ves
these will come lower, as the lengthened Smith ehe
with ,
graziers will be up and st* • comp
wring to c
reign fed cattle. •
We are looking for the British Queen steamer.
•of
The Bank broker has been a purchaser again
10,0001. in the Reduced Three per Cents., but there
is very little business doing in other respects, anal;
that t
market is rather flat. Consols for immediate tram'o
have receded to 93i and 93/ ; and for Account
ar
same. Reduced Three per Cents. have declined to
93 and 928; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 4;
1014 and 1018 ; and Reduced to 1004 and 11;c1
Long Annuities are 121 to 12 5-16. The unfurl ds
debt realises 58s. to 60s. premium ; and thelndia neon k
have improved to 495. and 51s. prem.'; India St
is quiet at 253. brisk.
The Foreign Bonds are steady, but not er
Spanish Actives realise 18* to 184; the Three,po,
Cents., 22 ; Portuguese, New, 38*, and the Ll°oo
verted, 321. The Peruvian Stock is at 1611131140.
business has been done in Mexican or ColornuA,.o
Buenos Ayres realise 221. Russian Bonds are
at 1134 ; and Dutch iTwo-and-a-Half per Gee°
521 to 521.
The Market for Shares is still rather buoyant lissir;
gards prices. Brighton are 138; Midland Counties,
Northern and Eastern, 8 ; and South Eastern'heas
discount. Great Western are 19 ; Birming:o- d
Quarters 221; South Western, 18* ; and Yor%o.
North Midland, 40; and Paris and Rouen, 21 Pf-0-cgt
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 28• t, •
has been sparingly offered to-day, consequently 13'; in
small amount of business has been done. Price„„•e•
most Railway Stocks have a tendency to ir011„
Manchester and Birmingham have been sold amid.
and there is some demand for North Midland/
land Counties, and South Western.

Increase

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
.2,55 ro
India Stock ........yl I'o
Ditto Bonds .......
Ditto Old Annuities
.0,
Ditto New Annuities...•ra
Ex. Bills, 1,000/....d. ;.;45 PO
Ditto 5001... " tit)
Ditto Small .....
Bank Stock for Acct.
India Stock for Acct... 93J
!Consols for Acct.
V FUNDS. ,
'Portuguese, 5 per cell"'
Ditto, New Ditto ..... ...
Prussian, 5 per cent. • " 1131
Russian, 5 pet cent ""' ...-
Ditto, Metallic..... ' 18}
Spanish, 5 per cent...."
Deferred.... 'f, '4l
French, 5 per cent. -"f ..—c.
Exchan. ..........
French, ge 3 per cent. . 51c
Dutch, 2} per cent.. lON
Ditto, 5 per cent.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 92i
3 per Cent. Cons....
3i per Cent. Red 10(4
New 3} per Cent... lolft
New 5 per Cen'
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860 ......... 121
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1260