The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

" BANK OF ENGLAND.

" MAY 26, 1842.—" The Governor and Company of the
Bank of England are ready, until further notice, to receive
applications for loans upon the deposit of approved Bills of Ex-
change not having more than six months to run, Exchequer
Bills, and India Bonds, such loans to be repaid on or before the
15th of July next, with interest, at the rate of Four per Cent.
per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,0001. each."
The principal occupation in the English Market is the ar-
rangement of the account, which has been easily effected,
speculative business having been very small during the last six
weeks ' • the value of money has been four to five pm-cent, from
day to day, and the rate of continuation nominally five-eighths,
but currently :done at nine-sixteenths per cent. Prices and
Consols for Money, 92if 921; for the opening 15th July, 931
93*; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91i 911; Three-and-a-Halt
per Cents., 99:1 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 1001;
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 a ; Bank Stock, 167*
168 ; India Stock, 2501 ; India Bonds, 19 '2l ; Exchequer
Bills, Old, 37 39, Advertised, 33 35 premium.
The prices of Foreign Securities are firm, although but little
doing. Business has been confined to Dutch Two-and-a-Hall
per Cents. at 52}.
Very little has been done in Shares. Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 531 531, New, 41; North Midland Thirds,
20/. 13s. 4d. ; Midland Counties, Quarters, 17 ; Cheltenham
and Great Western, 221 ; South Western, 63i ; Eastern
Counties, 91h, New, 41. 9s. 2d. ; Blackwall, loi ; and
Brighton, 36.
'1 he quotations of the Bonds are—Portuguese Five per
Cents., 35; the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 22i ; Spanish
Five per Cents., 23 ; the Three per Cents., 22k.
Late accounts from Buenos Ayres furnish some particulars
regarding the trade with the Havannah in salted beef, which
are the more interesting at this time, when the necessity of
obliging our own vessels to resort to foreign ports for their sup-
plies is partially removed. At the Havannah several cargoes
were remaining unsold, and the quantity sent there in 1841 had
been 444,055 quintals, each 1001bs. British; and the stock on
shipboard was estimated at 66,000 quintals. It has been calcu-
lated that this beef could be laid down here at the cost of about
twopence per lb. ; and that, although some portion of it is
lean, and of an inferior quality to what we have been accus-
tomed to use, yet the bulk is sufficiently good for general
consumption.
Letters from Rio two days, and from the Mauritius, one day
later than these previously received, have arrived, but contain
no further information.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 25.—Sales to a good
extent were effected, and the Market had a steady tone, the
last quotations being easily realized for 6,000 bales.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 25.—The demand for
South Eastern and Eastern Counties somewhat improved, but
for other Shares there was little inquiry, and the sales were
confined to —Eastern Counties, New, 4/. Its. Bd., Deben-
tures, 10/. 11s. Bd. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 1 ;
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, New, si; Grand Junction,
185 ; Great Western, Halves, 631 ; London and Birmingham,
180 ; Brighton, 36 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 51;
South Eastern, New, 2/.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 25.—We have had
more stock offering to-day, and the market generally flat :
Manchester and Birmingham, 27* 273/4 ; Eastern Counties,
9g ; Do. New, 4/. 105.8 d.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock l67* India Stock 2501 pm
3 per Cent. Red. .. 91.6 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons 92g Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent. Red 1006 Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent... lOl6 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2id 37 pm
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/...... 39 pin
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 39 pm
Jan. 1860
. _

Oct. 1859 - India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 18u0 l2 13-16IConsols for Opg 93i

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent. — Portugu e 5 per cent.
es
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New 'Ditto
Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. ...
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent....„ _
Chilian 6 per cent B7 Ditto, Metallic ...... . ....
Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent. 23}
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange —f —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent — French, 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent. 521
Peruvian,.lB2s, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 101

SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p)
Ditto New Shares (17% paid) l3i
Cheltenham and Creat Western (72k paid)... 224
Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ...
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 53
Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid....
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 63%
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall ( paid) loi
London arid Birmingham (90)
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid )
London and South Western (381 17s 9d pd) 63%
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) • 17
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto Thirds ( paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 29
71
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)

jesty's ship LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON., AlAv 26. Wind this day at Noon, S. to S.W.
DEAL, MAY 25.—Wind S. W., moderate. —Arrd. Margaret
Conell, Smith, Mauritius ; James M'Coll, St. Kitt's. Sld.
Margaretha, Batavia • Arabella, Mauritius ; Highbury and
Richard Brown, St. Vincent ; Broad Axe, Newfoundland.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind S.S.
Spider, Plymouth: W.—Sld. her Ma.
DA RTMOUTH, MAY 25.—Arrd. Sophia, Tope, Oratuexe
(Teneriffe).
BRIsToL, MAY 24.—Arrd. Adelaide, Dowell, Tobago. Sld.
Pomona, Trinidad.
CARDIFF, MAY 20.—Arrd. Margeretha, Amsterdam.
OFF PENZANCE, MAY 24. —Cani3h, Diamond, Mediterra-
nean.

°FP DOVER, MAY 25.—Ship, Amsterdam, No. 508 ; Susan,
Allen, Rio; Fama Cabana, Havanna') for Hamburgh.
LIVERPOOL MA y 05.—Wind S. W., moderate.—Arrd.
Dorothea, Barbar, Valparaiso; Harris and Castilian Maid,
Scott, Gracioza, with cotton, from the Alary-le- Hatton. Ski.
Franciosa, Boston ;
Hindley, Mauritius ; Amelia, Trinidad ;
Harkaway, Vera Cruz.
SCILLY, MAY 1.-A pipe of white brandy, marked 009
al-LB.?. has been picked up near Lere.
FALMOUTH, MAY 24. Wind S. S.W. to W., moderate.—
Sid. Brazilia, Quebec. Arrd. off, Achilles, Mauritius ; Volgo,
Africa, for Amsterdam.
HULL, MAY
25.—S1d. Suffolk, Quebec. A vessel of about
150 to 200 tons, bottom up, was passed 15th inst., about 15
miles W. S.W.
of Saints, by the Ibis, arrived here.

The popularity of her Majesty's Ministers is so
great in St. Pancras, that a petition has been prepared, to be
presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to dismiss them
from her councils. From what we have heard of the petition,
we have no doubt it will be numerously signed by great num-
bers of that class whim the Ministers have tried all they could
to bribe into supporting them.