The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

and COMMERCIAL NE %‘ S.
_ CITY, MONDAY BVONING.

A further Mame on account of the East intlia
Company relieved the IMarkßt from the flatness
which during the morning had peiNgdod it, but (lid
not cause any alteration in the price of CotigolP, which
remained at 92,4 92• for Money, and 9313- for the Ap.
count. The heavy Stocks having been chiefly in de-.
mand for investment showed a greater improvement;
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced being 1601;
New Three-and-and-a Half per Cents. 1011 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 92-,1 ; India Bonds, 46 47 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 55 57 premium.
The Foreign market was flat ; Belgian, 103 104 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52+ 521; the
Five per Cents.,loo 100 i; Danish, 83 84 ; and Brazi-
lian, 63 64.

The quotation for Mexican Bonds 32k 32k.
What business was done in Shares was at rather
higher rates. London and Birmingham 186 188 ;
Great Western, 82 83 ; the New shares, 60 61 ;
South Eastern and Dover, 22i 23 ; South Western,
57/ 574 ; Eastern Counties, 84 84 ; Blackwall, 6 ;
and Brighton, 36- 37 per share.
The quotations of the Bonds were Colombian
204 20k; Peruvian, 16 17 ; Portuguese Five per
Cents., 37/ 374 ; the Three per Cents., 22 224;
Spanish Five per Cents., 16 16/ ; the Three per
Cents., 21 21k.
The indigo sales have made a better progress to-
day than they have hitherto done, more than one-half
of the quantity put up finding buyers ' • 1,523 chests
passed the chair, of which 846 were sold at about an
average advance of 4d. upon the prices of last sale.
The orders from the manufacturing districts are
stated to be extensive, but in consequence of the im•
porters acting upon the intelligence received by the
last mail, and demanding extravagant rates, agents
have not felt themselves justified in exceeding the
limits originally given.
At the meeting of merchants held to-day, upon the
subject of altering the hours of business, it was agreed
that the question should be referred to a Committee,
and that their recommendation would be subsequently
discussed, and agreed to or dissented from at a future
assembly. It may be stated that it has already
formed a subject of serious consideration, and that
the opinion of practical men is generally in favour of
the change.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
A meeting is being held at the London Tavern at
the present hour, to consider the propriety of altering
'Change hours to three instead of four p.m.
Especially devoted as the space usually occupied
under this head is to review and protect the proceed-
ings and interests of foreign Governments, as regards
loans raised in this country, it is with unmixed plea-
sure that we direct attention to the most able speech
delivered by Mr. Daniel Webster.

There are advices from Amsterdam, but no con-
firmation is received of the reported loss of the
Austrian frigate Bellona, under the command of the
Arch-duke.

The expose' of the affairs of the Bank of Manches-
ter has created great surprise in the City. The
opinion Of nine out of ten capitalists here is that the
Directcrs ought to pay all the losses that have been
incurred upon the operations of this ill-fated estab-
lishment, through their neglect.
The public securities have been less buoyant, with
moderate business doing. Consols for present transfer
have realised 931 to 934 ; and' for the Account 931.
Money continues easy, as the dividend payments
are progressing. Exchequer Bills have been 555. to
575. premium, and East India Bonds 465. premium.
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 1011 to
1014 ; the Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 100/
to 1001; and the Three per Cent. Annuities 921 to
92i ; Bank Stock is nominal ; Long Annuities are
121 to 12 5-16ths.
The news from Lisbon is not at all more auspicious
than any we have received for some time past, and it
argues but little for the resources of the Government,
or for its tact in improving them, when we heard of a
gold mine being depended upon as a lift in meet-
ing the expenditure. Far preferable would it
be to hasten the commercial treaty, and develope the
agricultural resources of the country. The New Five
per Cent. Portuguese Bonds have been at 37k, but
the Three per Cents. have been nominal. Mexican
Stock has been run down to 311, but is now again up
to 321; Colombian Bonds are worth 20i, and Chilian
'B4 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents are 521 to 524.
The Railway Shares have been very little dealt in,
and prices are rather heavy. Brighton 'are 134 ;
Blackwall, 101; Manchester and Leeds, 2; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 4; South Eastern, 271; Ditto,
Scrip, 31 dis. ; and South Western, 161 prem.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 15.—We
hare had a very gloomy market today, and prices
have a downward tendency. Manchester and Leeds,
Half-shares, 294; Ditto Quarter-shares, 4; London
and South Western; 574 58 ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 194 20+ ; 'Manchester aud Liverpool District
Bank, 101.. •

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
!India Stock --Pm
Ditto Bonds
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities —
Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 57 pm
Ditto 5001—
Ditto Small
;Bank Stock for Acct. 166
ilndia Stock for Acct...
IConsols for Acct.
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto 37i
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 pet cent
Ditto, Metallic .
Spanish, 5 per cent. .... 16h
Ditto, Deferred .
French, 5 per cent —f. —c.
Exchange
French, 3 per cent —f.—c.
Dutch, 2i per cent. 52
Ditto, 5 per cent. .. 100/

Rank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. .. 92d
3 per Cent. C0ne..... 93i
3i per Cent. Red......... 100
New 3i per Cent... ......!O1
New 5 per Cen'
Long Annuities to expire

Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859

Jun. 1560

FOREIG
Anstrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds...
Buenos Ayres6 per cent.
tAilian, 6 per cent. B4
Colombian, 6 per cent —
Ditto, I V 24 2Ol
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 79
Danish, 3 per .ent
Greek, 1825,5 per cent —
Alexican, 5 per cent 321
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian,lB2s,6 peret. (
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... Bl
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 46
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid) 4/
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall ( paid) ..... 6
London and Birmingham (90)
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid

London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dpd ) 5
London and South M'estern (4116 s 10d pd) 54
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid)...
North Midland Railway ( IOU)
Ditto Thirds (211. 13s. 4d. paid) . l9
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)... .. .
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) ... 114

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.

The quarterly meeting of the Court of Assistants of
the Royal Naval Benevolent Society was held yes-
terday at Willis's-rooms, at twelve o'clock, Admiral
.--:topford, the President of the Society, in the chair.
The Secretary, Commander DicasoN, announced
that the Society's votes to the Adult Orphan Institu-
tion were given to the daughter of the late-Lieut.
Pimm, who was struck overboard and nearly killed by
a blow from a handspike when boarding a Por-
tuguese slaver, and who subsequently fell a
victim to the African fever, after six years'
service on the coast, while commanding
the vigilant and celebrated cruiser the " Black Joke.'
After the minutes of the last meeting had been read,
the Court proceeded to consider the petitions of the
various applicants for relief. Among the applicants
was Mrs. Pimm, the widow of Lieut. Pimm, to whom
the Court voted 201. There were upwards of 80
petitions for relief; having disposed of which, the Court
adjourned.

Sir Charles Scudamore, M.D., has arrived in Wim-
pole-street, from Burton.
Lord C. Fitzroy returned to Burlington House on
Saturday from Euston Hall, Norfolk.
SOUTIIAMPTON, OCT. 15.—Sailed at twelve o'clock
this day, the Royal West India Mail Steam packet,
the Dee, for the West Indies, taking out ninety-fiur
passengers, thirty of whom are for Madeira, raying
the full fare to St, Thomas's. In consequence of the
number of passengers which the Dee has been obliged
to refuse, the Tay steamer, Captain Hayden, which
arrived.here on Thursday evening last, will sail as an
extra padiet in the course of next week, sixty berths
having already been engaged. The Oriental and
-,-, r iminsular steam-packet, the Montrosi.s; sailed this
afternoon for Gibraltar, with full complemei;t
,pas-
Severs, among wii9m are Sir Charles Napier ana
fa-
mily for Lisbon. Sunday, October 16.—The Orien-•
tal steamer, from Alexandria, was this morning
released from quarantine and arrived here
from the Motherbank, and , landed her passengers,
thirty in number, who proceeded from hence per
railway. Arrived this morning, the Peninsular Com-
pany's steam-packet Royal Tar, with full cargo of
fruit, and 12 passengers, and 30 oxen. The Royal
Tar left Gibraltar on the 6th inst., Cadiz on the 9th,
Lisbon on the 10th, Oporto on the 11th, Vigo on the
12th, and Falmouth on. the 15th. There is consider-
able improvement in the beasts imported this week,
and when the Spaniards begin to find a ready sale for
their produce, some little more attention will be paid
to their grazing of the cattle, so as to let them come
in a better condition, and more suitable for the Eng-
lish market. The 30 that have arrived by the Royal
Tar were sent by, special train from Southampton
this day, to enable them to be Party in Smithfield to-
morrow morning. A sailing vessel left Vigo on the
3d inst. with 50 beasts, and owing to adverse winds
has not yet arrived. The cost of beasts at Vigo averages
from 51. to 71.; freight and railway expenses, 4/. ; and
they fetch on an average 151. to 161. each ; some have
fetched as
.high as 251.
Lord Charles Wellesley, Lord Wilton, and Mr.
Mellish were among the passengers that landed at the
Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, yesterday, cfenp the
General Steam Navigation Company's steamship
Rainbow, Captain T, Fife, that left Antwerp the pre-
vious afternoon.