The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY. QUARTER TO THREE.

The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
again extensive. Speculators took 7,000 bales, and the
entire sales were 15,000 bales, viz., 1,100 Pernambuco at
51/d. to 614 d., 1,100 Maranham at 5%d. to 53%d., 500 Bahia
at 53/4d. to 6d., 1,000 Surat at 23/4d. to 3%d., 500 Egyptian
at 51/2el. to 7%d., and the rest American at 3%d. to 6%d.
per lb.—A consderable business was done in Railway Stock
at previous rates. Birmingham and Derby, 97% ; Birming-
ham and Gloucester, New, 3%; Caledonian, 7% ; Chester
and Birkenhead, 40; Chester and Holyhead, 8%; Eastern
Counties Perpetual, 57.135. 6d. ; GrandJuaction, New, 441 ;
Hull and Selby, 9114 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 33 ; Liver-
pool and Manchester, New, 37% ; London and Birmingham,
Quarter Shares, 293% % ; London and Brighton, 63% 62% ;
London and York, 7 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, a% ; Churnet
Valley, 6% 5/a % 1/ ; Manchester and Birmingham,
Quarter Shares, 12% 12 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 140 ;
Manchester and Leeds, 149% ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 17% ;
Midland Counties, 1281/2 ; Ditto, New, 93/4 %% ; New-
castle and Darlington, 471,1 E ; North British, 14 ; North
Union, 138% ; Preston and Wyre, 29% ; Scottish Central,
41/f ; Sheffield and Manchester, 104% ; Shrewsbury and
Grand Junction, 5% % ; South -Eastern, 42% ; Ditto, New,
No. 3, 8 ; Paris and Lyons, 3% 3/4 % ; Paris and Rouen,
44% ; Paris and Strasbourg, 31., 21. 18s. 9d. • Great Northern
of France, 6% % ; Boulogne and Amiens, ; Central
of France, 17.
There are no ship arrivals to-day with later news from
any quarter.
Accounts from Messina state that a large deficit had been
discovered, or was reported to have been discovered, in the
funds of the Municipal Bank, where a lodgment of 900,000
ducats of the Government money had been made; one thing
at least being certain, viz., that the Bank could not pay the
Sicilian Treasury bills issued to the prizeholders in the recent
lottery.
There is, apparently, but one way of getting on in the
sugar market, where business for the last few days has
been duller than ever, and thisplan has to-day been adopted
by a leading broker's firm. A large quantity of Mauritius
sugar is to be offered, upon condition that the buyers shall
have it at the low duty if agreed to.
The progress of railway Bills in Parliamentary Com-
mittees excites much interest, and all manner of reports are
current for or against particular lines. It has been
stated that the Direct Northern line stands a better
chance of success than its opponents are willing to allow,
but in answer to this, the fact may, perhaps, be adduced,
that if this line is better in price to-day, so also is the Lon-
don and York. The South-Eastern Company is reported—
but we merely state it is a report—not to have complied
with the standing orders relative to the new branches, while
the Chumet Valley Company, which was also reported to be
in the same predicament, is now declared, by parties con-
nected with it, to have done all that is necessary, and to be
confident of success. The various reports of the Board of
Trade are read with great interest, and seem to give as much
satisfaction as could be expected.
The Funds are extremely quiet to-day. Consols realize
99% to par. There have been no time bargains. Bank
Stock for Account is 214. Exchequer-bills are firm at 635.
to 655. premium.
The Foreign Bonds are buoyant. Portuguese Converted
have touched 68 for Money. Spanish Five per Cents. are
29% to 3/—a further advance; the Threes are 41 to %.
Mexican realise 364 to 36%. Columbian are 14k ; and
Brazilian 91. Dutch Four per Cents. are 994.
There is a good deal doing in Shares. The
French lines are buoyant. North Kent are in
favour, and South-Easterns are declining still. Brighton
are much the same. Churnet Valley have improved. South-
Western, Birmingham, and Eastern Counties are firm ; and
Manchester and Leeds higher. Croydon have got up again.
The Joint-stock Bank Shares have been in some request.

ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
PRICES.

3 per Cent. Consols ..

Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11% 11%
South Sea Stock
Bank Stock for Account.
_ _

Consols for Account.... .......
India Stock

Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 63 65 pm. 65
Ditto 500/.

Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised — Pm.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — 881/
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela l4l/4
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — 361
Ditto. Account ..... ... .....
Ditto, Deferred Stock...
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted
Ditto, Account 67% 67 66% 671/2 67%
Russian Bonds 116% 117
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account 293/4% 30
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred — 17%
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto, Account ...... .. ..... -.... 41 411/
Belgian Bonds, 41/2 per Cent — 1011:2
Dutch, 21/2 per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9914
PRICES OF CLOSING
PMD. AT ONE O'CLOCK' PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES
Binning. and Gloucesterloo 134
Ditto 1/2 Shares
Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 10
Bristol and Exeter
_ .

Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30
Cakdonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 1%... 31% 2% 31-A, 23/4 4
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Chichester and Brighton 5
Churnet Valley
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast June. 21%
Dublin and Galway 2l/2...... 32% •••
Eastern Counties 141. 165.... 173/4
Eastern Union lO .
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto New iii Shares... 21/2 SSA, %
Ely and Bedford ..... -.. 1 ...... 1%3/8
Great South. and West. _ _

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of England..100
Great Western BO ......178 178

Ditto % Shares
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2%..... 4% 51/S
Harwich
Hull and Gainsborough 1% 2
Hull and Selby
Ditto Quarter Shares 121/2 ...... 201/2%
Do. Half Shares
Kendal and Windermere 11/ —
Lancaster and Carlisle... 15
London and Birminghm (Stock) 231 232 —
Ditto New Thirds
Ditto, Quarters
London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d 7% —
London and Brighton... 50
Ditto Consolidated Bth 16
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 181/%......
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 80 79
Ditto New 2l/2 12%.
London and York 2% 7% 711 7.....
Lynn and Ely
.%
Manchester and Leeds... 73 l4O/i 150 144...

Ditto % Shares 32 -
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Midland 100 127 1/2 128 1/2
Ditto New 2 ..... 10 9%
Midland, Birm., Derby...100
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 24 ...... 48%
Do. New Brandling... 10
Newcastle and Berwick 1% 14%
Newark and Sheffield ... 1% —
North British ..... ...... 10
Ditto New 1
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Kent
.....
Norwich and Brandon
Richmond and West End
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2l/..... 2% 3104
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 403/ 411%
Ditto, No. 1
Ditto, No. 2. 2
Ditto, No. 3 2142.2. 61/8%14 7% 6%
South Wales 2% 5%%
Trent Valley 2 ...... 22dA
Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ......
West Cornwall ...... 14... 41% •
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 —

Dit to, New 8
York and North Midland 50 lO3
Ditto 1/2 Shares 25 52
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20
Ditto, Selby 2O —
Ditto Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 2
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse. and
Cette ......... . ... ..... 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
t'aris and Lyons
1" 4
Paris and Orleans 2O 50% /2 50
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Rouen and Havre l4
Tours and Nantes 1
JOINT STOCK. BANKS.
British North American 50 .. ... 453/
Commercial of London... 20
London & Westminster. 20
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Union of Australia
Union of London.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 6.—The sales
are :—Blackburn and Preston, 14% ; Lancaster and Preston,
New Shares, 7 1/2 ; London and South-Western, New Shares,
121/8 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 66 ; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 17; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares,
12 113/4, ex div. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 13% ;
Ditto, 401. Shares, 9%; North British, New Shares, 3%;
Preston and Wyre, 29 % ; South. Eastern, No. 3,8%;
Barnsley Junction, 6% 7 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3 % ; Black-
burn, Burney, and Accrington, 5% ; Blackburn, Darwen,
and Bolton, 31/4 ; Caledonian, 71,4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln,
; Churnet Valley, 6% % ; Kendal and Windermere, 4% ;
Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6%; Liverpool, Ormskirk,
and Preston, 3%; London and York, 7% 1 ; Newark and
Sheffield, 2% 2 ; Scottish Central, 4 1-16 ; Sheffield and
Lincolnshire Junction, 1/. 3s. 9d. ; Shrewsbury, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley, &c., 4% 1/2 ; West Yorkshire, 3%;
Bordeaux and Toulouse, 2%; Great Northern of France
(English), 6% 11-16; Lyons and Avignon (English), 2% 3;
Paris and Lyons (English), 3% 3/4 ; Paris and Strasburg, 3 ;
Sambre and Meuse, 5%; Union Plate Glass, 1414.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total HUM.
ber of deaths last week was 1,132, being about 102 above
the average. The increase is chiefly from diseases of the
lungs and other organs of respiration. The deaths from
these were 404, average 347. The number of deaths
from small-pox was 24 ; and from violence also 24, of
which 5 were suicides, and 5 from burns and scalds.