The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-27 00:00:00

Duchess of Inverness leave Castle Howard, the se4
of the Earl of Carlisle, early in the ensuing week, for
Woburn Abbey, to honour the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford with their company.
The Marquis of Granby, M.P., has returned to
Belvoir Castle, from a visit to the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Exeter at Burghley House, near Stamford.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn have a
select party assembled at Barons Court, County
Tyrone.
Viscount and Viscountess Howick, and the Earl of
Durham and the Ladies Lambton, have arrived at
Howick Hall, on a visit to the iarl and Countess
Grey, from Lambton Castle.
Lord A. St. Maur has joined the hunt at Melton
Mowbray.
Lord William Lennox has left town for Goodwood,
to join the party assembled there for the Christraas
holidays.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Upwards of 30,00 e persons visited the British
Museum yesterday, being twice as many as came the
last Boxing-day, when the numbers were 14,600•
The Royal Polytechnic Institution was visited by not
less than 5,000 holiday-folks.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS'
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE'
Yesterday having been a general holiday at Liver
pool, no business was done in either the Cotton or
Share market.
Two new plans, just laid before the Government at
Madrid, for furnishing it with funds to carry on the
administration with vigour, and to effect judieious re'
ductions in the expenditure, have just become known
in the City, where they attract a good deal of atter
tion, and lead to general discussion aince.4
all parties interested in the affairs of Sp?"
With regard to the proposition for advancing one Mir
lion sterling upon the security of the Almaden mines'
and 500,0001. subsequently, there may be something
feasible in this, but the other proposition for
guaranteeing the payment of the interest on the three
per cent. debt, provided more three per cent. stock to
the amount of 5,000,0001. is created, and given ss
collateral security to the capitalists, so binding the°'
selves, is of a most dangerous tendency, notwith-
standing the proviso that the new stock should only
be issued in case of a failure of its en-
gagements on the part of the Spanish Ct
vernment, and then not at a lower price than 35y.
Those acquainted with the financial affairs of govera•
ments are well aware of the temptation, when tilt
coffers are low, of breaking through contracts, and
raising money by issues of stock when once there to
a supply of such on hand ; and if the object be to
prove the security of the present creditors, nothing
more fatal could, we think, be resolved upon than t°
hold such a rod in terrorem over their unfortnnatp
heads as the contingent issue of 5,000,0001. of stock.
The Almaden mines may be let well, and are quite
sufficient security in themselves, but that a few ri
stockjobbers prefer the plan most likely to put money'
in their own pockets.
Free trade principles, we hope, are spreading in
America, as it is stated in the accounts received Yee"
terday, that among other objections to the existing
t
laws, which regulate commerce with other nations,
has been urged that the want of sufficiently discritar
nating impositions, are the cause of great and disPre'
portionate increase in the employment of foreign
sels in the transportation of American produce.
proportion of United States goods exported in Brii"'•
vessels to Great Britain direct, declined from one-
third to one-fourth, while the proportion carried!:
the vessels of the north of Europe, which are not sub_.
ject to onerous taxation at home, has largelY
creased. The vessels of the Hanse towns carry pow
200 per cent. of that carried in American vessels, in-
stead of 15 per cent. as in 1827. This is the ow,
Power which has the advantage of the United Ststee'
in the international trade ; and it arises
Partif
ls
from the absurd treaty which admits vest
ic
of all nations to sail under the Hans" ce
flag, but mostly from the fact, that in consequenels
" of the absence of all taxation at home, those re the
can be built and sailed cheaper than those cotton
United States ; and the increasing quantity of ,_ti.",h
to be carried creates a demand for tonnage, iviikr
they can supply cheaper than the American 6.11 rs
huilder, whose Government has imposed upon
tax of five dollars per ton, to protect the mou
turers of iron, cordage, &c. These common cool*
mercial principles have infinitely more to do with the
increase or diminution of American trade, than 4;
he
dreams of small political lawyers, whose
paper schemes are set at naught by trading ingensym,
The market for the public securities has bee° The
though business continues very restricted' oners
broker acting for the Savings' Bank Commissions
r
has taken the usual amount in Reduced Three pf:r
Cent. Annuities at 94i. Consols are ,931 to 931540..
the opening. Exchequer Bills realised 528• t° ts.
premium. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Can r
1011 to 101-1 ; and the Old Three-and-a-110,4,
most
Cents. 101 to 101*. The Canada Debentures ham
been done at 11 premium.
In the Fcreign Stocks the leading feature haste
the dabbling of a few jobbers of influence in the SP%
Dish investments, upon the strength of the " gren
new and original pantomime," said to be in preps-
tion for exhibiting more tricks in the finance line, and
building up a famous treasury, not of cards, but D:
something equally fragile, Three per Cent. Bonds,
to the amount of 5,000,000/. The Actives
touched 18i- to 19-1: • and the Three per Cents. 241 14°.'
25i; Portuguese Bonds are firm,
and the Converted, 33k; Mexican Stock has rttulserA
only 34, but Brazilian has improved to 71i ; DiLte‘..
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been quoted at
t07.1_
The Railway Shares have been very dull, buts
not lower in price. Edinburgh and Glasgow 11_7.
the New at
..4?
realise discount ; Great -Western, New, 1.41. parrea
mium ; Brighton Loan Notes, premium ; Parnie, di9.
Rouen, 6 premium; and South Eastern Scrip, ti
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE"

RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Edinburgh and Glasgow lO -
Ditto New A
644: . .
...
........
•••-•
...
to to :
...:
Great Wester*
.... .
•••"
Ditto New ...... .. ... ......... ... 50
London and Brighton ...,.. 10
Ditto Loan Notes
Paris and Roue' ... .... . ...... 20 -
South Eastern and Dover
M
t* Scrip
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DU8L1N,1.... 17....• t•
Three per Cent. Consols
1001,
Ditto, New, 1830....
Bank Stock
4'
BOURSE—PARIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ug g
First Highest .i..owest uric**
Price. Price Price. lie
French Five p J
er Cents. 118 95... 119 ... 118 90•••
Four per Cents. 101 50... 101 50... 101 50••• 78 0
Threes ... 78 60... 78 65... 78 b 5•• 20
Bank of France 3315 -.3320 ...3315 " •
aoo
Laffitte Bank 5,000f,,.5080 -.5080 -.5080 •••roilo
Belgianßank, 1841 lO6O ...1080 ...1080 ••' iO3l
Belgian Fives lo3i ... 103 k .... 1031 ..• 104
1840 1031 ... 104 ... 103 i '" 231
Spanish Active. . 231 ... 231 ... 231 "' 4
Passive 4 ... 4 ... 4 ••• 106 Pi
Neapolitan ...... ..... lO6 20... 106 20... 106 20••• AI
Roman lOO ... 104 k ... 104 k •••
RAILWAY SHARES. ma
St. Germain ... 840 ... 840 ... 840 ••• 115
Versailles, L.B ll3 75... 115 ... 113 75... 265
R.B 2BO ...285 ... 280 ••• 652 50
Rouen
Orleans.
Strasburg to Bale 202 50... 202 50... 202 50•••
BELGIAN FUN_3.—BaussaLs, Doc.%
..-
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent., lO2
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent.. ............
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent
Three per Cent........... Fig
Thlrty.seven Milli, ns, ditto .. ......... .... 116
------ (1846).............. ca
Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent.
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 77
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent
.....
National Society
...•
Exchange on London (short) ...................••••••••
—Brussels Papers, Lee. 24.
A U'TRIAN FUNDS.VIINNA, DUc' 1100
Five per Cents. hletalliques
Four per Cents.....-- . „a

--
iv
Ttirei; per Cents
..........» 000000 ops
Bank Shares
11.•••••••11•1010.....
lgemeine Zeitung, Dec. aO.
CLOSING PRICES.

BRITISH FUNDS. ro
India 5t0ck............46 pis
Ditto Bonds ............
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New AnnuWes...o pia
Ex. Bills, 1,0001....94. 54 pra
Ditto 500/..... • 0 pel
Ditto Small ...... _
Bank Stock for Acct. '—
India Stock for °pg.- 951
Consols for opg. ••••-•
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditt0.........
'Prussian, 5 per cent. I :131,
Russia 5 pei
....?"
Ditto, Meta11ic....... ~a,
Spanish, 5 per cent. ...••
Ditto, Deferred....
French, 5 per cent.
Exchange ........... --1_
French, 3 per cent.
Dutch, 2i per
Ditto, 5 per cent. •••

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cent. Cons ..
3i per Cent. Red... 1011
New 3i per Cent.........
New 5 per Cen'
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860... —
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 —
FOREIGJ

Austrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds...
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. 25
Chilian, 6 per cent. 74*
Colombian, 6 per cent —
, Ditto 1824
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent
Danish, 3 per sent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 313
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825,6 per et.
SHARES.
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) •••
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid)
Great W

'extern, (65 paid) .
641

• -
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) .
London
and Brighton (50 paid`, iok
Ditto Loan Notes (10 ',did) ..... ••••
Paris and Rouen (20 pai4' ..... .....
22
South Eastern and Doer (50 paid) 17
Ditto Scrip (20 maid)

STATE OF TnADE.—We are sorry to learn
symptoms of depression have again manifested ,
selves in several districts where a revival of trigle but
commenced. China will take a good many 8*()°(1:4,,.,'h
ys
it can give us no staples in return, save tea,
rather a luxury than a necessary of life; and, —apci
we can get access to the continental m's
America, we fear trade will continue to coaklis—
decay.—Aberdeen Herald.