The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-17 00:00:00

The Rodney has sailed for Malta, leaving the English
frigate the Inconstant. The Etna, which left Barce-
lona yesterday at three o'clock, arrived atPort Vendres
this morning, with forty passengers. She will return
to Barcelona to-morrow."

BOURSE—PARIS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14.
First Highest ..owest Last
Price. Price Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 119 191 60... 119 55... 119 60
Four per Cents. 101 50... 101 50... 191 50... 101 50
Threes, ex div. 79 25... 79 25... 79 25.. 79 25
Laffitte Bank 1,000f...1055 ..1055 ...1052 50...1052 50

5,000 f 5080 ...5080 ...5080 ..5080
Belgian Bank, 1841 1070 ...1070 ...1070 ...1070
Belgian Fives 1033 ... 1033 ... 1033 ... 1033
1840 1043 ... 1043 ... 1043 ... 1043
Spanish Active. . 234 ... 234 ... 234 ... 234
Portuguese Fives 32 ... 32 ... 32 ... 32
Neapolitan
Roman lo4h ... 104 h ... 104 ... 104
RAILWAY SHARES.
_ _

Versaille's, L.B ll O... 122 5n...- 110 ... 'lO
11.13 263 75... 270 ... 261 75... 270
Rouen
Orleans....
Strasburg to Bale 203 75... 203 75... 203 75... 203 75

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Stock Market was very dull this after-
noon, and we have not the slightest alteration to re
port in the; quotations. Consols remained precisely
the same as yesterday-95 for Money, and 938 to 94
for the Account and cx dividend. Only the smaller
Exchequer Bills were dealt in, and these realised 50s.
to 523. premium. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. brought 101 to 101 ; and Bank Stock was
rather neglected at 1721.
Speculators confined their attention chiefly to Spa-
nish Stock, which, judging by the prices paid, seems
decidedly the favourite, and this more especially in
reference to the Three per Cents. The Five per
Cents. brought 19 to 19i, and the Three per Cents,
241 to 244 for the Account. Portuguese Bonds re-
main dull, but are a 'little firmer. The Old Fives at
63 ; the Converted at 321 to 324; and tl:e Three per
Cents. at 23 to 23i. Mexican Stock has obtained 31
to 31* ; and Buenos Ayres 231, being full prices.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at
524- to 52k. _ _

The Share Market was very dull, but there was
no depression in prices. Great Western, New, were
141, and Manchester and Leeds, 4 to 3i premium.
Brightens were 14f discount. Australasia Bank
Shares were 14, and London and Westminster,
2 premium.

Nothing transpired in the City this afternoon re-
lative to tho small loan for Canada, for which tenders
were received at the Treasury, though it was under-
stool public intimation of it will be given in the
course of to-morrow.

The Foreign Exchanges were generally- without
any material alteration.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
quiet, and not much variation occurred in the prices.
The new crop of American was a point lower than en
Friday last. Sales 4,000 bales, 200 Maranham, at
54d. to 64d; 140 Pernams at bad. to 74d. ; 600 Surat,
at 34-d. to 44d.,, and 3,000 American. In the Share
market Brightons were in request, and business was
done in the other lines at the following rates :
Eastern Counties, 8i ; Grand Junction were 189;
Great Western, Fifth,_ B'-s ; Brighton, 364 ; Manches-
ter and Leeds, Quarter, 611 ; North Midland, 62.
The Exchange comes over the same from Ham-
burgh, viz., 13 7/, and the price of gold 431.
The Russians seem resolved to continue their sys-
tem of exclusion against anything likely to promote
liberality of sentiment in political matters, and which
they are especially apprehensive may penetrate by
way of the German frontier, so, to obviate this, they
make the Customs establishment subservient to their
views, and in their rigorous search of travellers, they
have an eye to State manifestoes, as well
as to smuggled manufactures. New Customs
offices have been opened on the Austrian frontier, as
well as in the Cracow districts, and such trammels
will ere long be imposed as to have the effect desired,
that of cutting off all intercourse between the remote
Russian provinces and the frontier kingdoms.
The progress of manufacturing industry in Ger-
many is solid and promising. The conference of the
leading manufacturers, proposed to be held early
next year at Cologne, or elsewhere, excites much in-
terest, and great results. are anticipated from it.
We have no news yet of the steamer from Halifax.
The corn trade abroad is in a very languid condi-
tion, and it is uncertain what may be the prospects of
the trade for the ensuing year. In the meantime the
dealers .here have received such a severe blow as to in-
dispose
them entirely from speculations of magnitude,
and if foreigners want our custom they will be com-
pelled to submit to very low rates.
The Telemaque business has turned out as it was
expected. It does not answer the purpose of
the contractors and the engineer, who will profit
greatly by the sale of the shares to act with
energy or straightforwardness, and whereas, with
the beautiful weather at Quillebouef, and the ad-
vanced state of the works, three days would have suf-
ficed to bring up the whole of the wreck, it will
now be deferred till April next. As to what Mr.
Adam chooses to say about the treasurer, it would be
sheer folly to take his ipse dixit, given, as it is, with-
out a single explanatory remark. Probably a prompt
search of the vessel would spoil the sale of the. shares.
The funds are very quiet, and not a feature can be
noticed in them. Consols for special transfer are 95
with the dividend, and for the opening 934 to 94.
Exchequer Bills, the Five Hundred Pounds, have been
50s. premium. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
are 94} to 944-, and at the latter quotation the Go •
vernment have taken the same amount as for some
time past. Bank Stock is rather dull at 1721.
The Foreign Bonds are less animated. Spanish
riVe per Cents, bring 19, and the Three per Cents.
24k I. Portuguese Three per Cents. are 234, and
Mexican Deferred 81. Buenos Ayres Bonds keep
steady at 23i ; Dutch Five per Cents. are 101.
Shares are firm, but scarcely any business is doing.
Great Western Railway, 254-; Ditto, New, 141;
Ditto, Fifths, 5 ; and _Manchester and Leeds, 3i pre-
mium. Brighton, 14 to 144- ; Croydon, 4i. South
Eastern Scrip are 24- discount. Colonial Bank shares i
are down to 6 discount.

The tea offered to-day found no bidders, and is
therefore withdrawn. The few lots taken were at hi.
to lid. per lb. tleclitie on Congou, and lid. to 2d. on
other sorts.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 15.—The
Share Market is still inactive, but prices generally
continue firm ;—Eastern Counties, New, 104 ; Man-
eliedM‘ and nirminghtun, 20 to 201; Manchester
and Leeds, 731 to f4l ; dittos Quarter Shares, 51 to
si; Lancaster and Preston, 281 to 2gl; ditto Three-
Quarter Shares, 19 to 191.

CLOSING
BRITISH
Banic stock

PRICES.
FUNDS.

3 per Cent. Red. 94i
3 per Cent. Con. 95
3i par Cent. Red... 101
New 3i per Cent
Nqw 5 per Cen:
Afttzttiti€s to expire
Jan. 180 19 9 166
Oct. 1859
Jar. 1860

India Stock ... —pm
'Ditto Bonds — pm
Ditto old—
,Ditto New Annuities
lEx. Bills, 1,000/....2d. pot
Ditto 500/ 50 pm
Ditto Small ..... 52 pm
'Bank Stock for Acct. 172

Mat Stack for Org... 261
Comoli for Opg. ...... 94
.1 FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent 63
Ditto, New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 pei cent —
Ditto, Metallic .
Spanish, 5 per cent., l9
Ditto, Deferred.... . 101
French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Exchange
French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Dutch, per cent....... 524
Ditto, 5 per cent. .. 100 i