The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-21 00:00:00

BOURSE-PARIS, THURSDAY, FEB. 17.

Fast Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Pricy. Price.
ranch 5 per Cents ll9 35 ... 119 35 ... 1.9 20 ... 119 25
4 per Cents ............ 103 91.1 390 ... 103 90 ... 103 90
3 per Cents BO 20 ec 20 ... 81 15 .« 80 20
sank of !lance . 1385 ...MIS ...3385
Latlitte Bank I,oo'ol.
5,0001. Shares 1020 ...5025 ...5030
<rigian Bank
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 per Cents. 1840 1(6% ... 108% ... 1(6 ... 11.5%
Dutch 2% per Cents 53% .. 53 ... 53% ... 53%
ACtIVe as3( ... 25 ... 25% ... 25%
5% ... 5 Syr 3%
Neapolitan 1148 10 ... PAS 10 ... 105 90 ... 105 90
.................«.. 104% ... 101% ... 1045{, ... 104%
RAILWAY SHARES.

Versailles.R.B 347 ... 347 50 „. 347 50
L. 8..... .......... 215 215 ... 213 75 ... 213 75
Rouen 515 ..• 515 be. 510 510
'means ....... 452 50 ... 562 50 ... 560 ... 560
rastairgto Bale. 238 75 ... 249 2..34 75 298 75

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET FEB. 18.—The cotton
market has been very quiet throughout the week, but prices
have undergone very little change ordinary and middling
qualities of American and Surat are barely 4d. per pound lower,
while the high& qifalities are'statiotfary. • Brazil's and Egyp.
tians have had a tendency downwards; -and may be-quoted id.
per lb. lower. Sea Island is' without change. There have•
been taken on speculation 500 American, and for exportation
100 American, 60 Brazil, and 100 Surat. The prices declared
by the Committee of Brokers for fair cotton are, Bowed, 53d. ;
Mobile, 51,4 d. -,___ Orleans, 5%d.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, Fin. 18.—The transactions
at the Stock Exchange this day are—Grand Junction, 184;
Eastern Counties, 84; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 454.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 18.—The Market
continues very heavy, and little disposition to do business, ex-
steady, 23,25.
ex-
cept at reduced prices, which are mostly nominal.
There are no later arrival* to-day from any quarter.
The English Securities have given way a little this morning
—Consols are now 893, sellers for Money and Account •
894 i ; Ditto, Three-and-a-Half,
so fiat, with a tendency downwards.
9Tgli Three per p;Eorxr Cigennqt
Market
arrßeduced,Bkeiltls
israie
Spanish Active Stock is now quoted at 244 4 ; Portuguese
Fives 324 ; ditto Threes, 194 ; Mexican Bonds, 354.
The Continental ExcLanges were firmer again yesterday, with
a further tendency to advance.
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. 17.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 974 'Grand Canal Stock ... '—
Ditto Reduced ...... ... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 824
Ditto New 1830.........1830.........954 Ditto 4 per cent .. --
34 per Cent. Debs.
I
27
There has been but little transacted in the Stock Exchange.
Console are steady at 894 for Money and Account; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 894 ; ditto Three-and-u- Half, 994 ; India
Stock, 248 ; Bank Stock, 1694; Exchequer Bills, 23 25.
The Foreign Securities continue flat. Spanish Active Stock
is now quoted at 244 ; Brazilian Bonds, 65 ; Mexican, 354 ;
Pcoernttusg,use2sei.Five per Cents., 324 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
The following are the 'only transactions to notice in the
Share Market : —Birmingham and Gloucester, 614; ditto
New, 5 ; Great IN estern New, 60; London and Brighton, 354
ex. Loan Notes ; ditto, Loan Notes, 54 ; Paris and Rouen, 14i.
Consols, 894 4 ; Colombian, 224.23 ; Mexican, 354 4 ;
Spanish, 244 %.

CLOSINGI6_B99 ,11DPn
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tCtsoEt OldoSc.k
5.
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1. .. Annuities...." .....224_58
prx
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent Red. B9i Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons.. . 6pm
38 per Cent Red.. 994 ;Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent..
Long Annuities toeapire 1 Ditto Small 25 pm
Jan. 1860 .. 12. i Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct M 59. ........ 12 9-16 India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860........... Consols for Acct B9A
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 pal rent.—
,Portuguese' 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pet cent — Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nd5.... 65 :Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos A y res, 6 per ceat ißussian, 5 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per eent..... IDitto, Metallic . ..... . •••• ..
Colombian, 6 per cent.. 'Spanish, 5 per cent 24i
Ditto, 1 824. ......... ..... --Ditto, Deferred._.,, „ I%
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —.i„ .....c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange f --c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent BO . 50c
Ditto, 6 per cent.. 1637 Dutch, 21 per cent. .. . 521
Peruvian, 1825, 6per ct. 151 Ditto, 5 per cent.... .. 1021
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 60i
Ditto New Shares (7i paid) ••
Great Western Railway ( 65 paid) B4
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ......... ••••• 60
London and Brighton (50 paid) :35/1
London and Birmingham (90) ...... .... ..
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) .............•' 281
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 34
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto Thirds (15 paid)
Paris and Rouen (14 paid) ............... ... 14i

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'MYSTERIOUS ALLIANCE.
kept profoundly secret. The match,
the visitors of Spa, to a young gentleman of distinction, believed to
be from Germany, but educated in France, whose name has been
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formed by a gentleman older than himself, who was with him as a
kind of tutor or companion during the last season at Pau. The
young man is quite indifferent to his wife ; and the rumour goes,
says the Independant, th.it he is the illegitimate son of some great
personage, who wishes to fix him at a distance from his family. A
person, apparently the guardian of the young gentleman, with his
companion before mentioned, were present, says this journal, at the
marriage, and after it was solemnised they took their leave, Saying
to him, " Our task is now accomplished' and we are going back to
Germany. Do what you like, and endeavour to spend in a suit_
able manner the pension which you shall receive punctually.., The
young man, lt adds, has set out for France with his wife.
JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY --A Frenchman, who vi-
sited
England, was so afraid of being at a loss for words, that he
always carried a " Johnson's Dictionary" about with him, One
day, having spent a pleasant evening with a very merry old gentle-
man, he asked him who he was. .. lam a stock-jobber," said his
companion. This last word puzzled the foreigner, who consulted
his Johnson, and replied, " Vat, zace, you are den a low wretch j
who gets money by buying and selling in the funds;" which is the
explanation given by the great colossus of literature. It is need-
less to add that the Frenchman descended the stairs quicker than he
came up,