The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-31 00:00:00

surprise at a paragraph in his pamphlet, an-
nouncing that for the subjugation of Algeria, a
force of from 90,000 to 100,000 men would be re-
quired, fbr he had made the very same statement
in the Chamber of Deputies.
BOURSE—PARIS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28.
First Highest sowest Last
Prie. Price P
11.
French Five per Cents. 119 c 119 50... 35...ce
119 35... 9rice 45
Threes 79 ... 79 ... 78 95.. 78 95
Bank of France, ex div. 3315 ...3315 ...3305 ...3305
Laffitte Bank 1,000f...1025 ..1025 ...1025 ...1025
Belgian Bank......—..... 810 ... 810 ... 810 ... 810
Belgian Fives ........... 1034 ... 1034 .. 1034 ... 1034
1840.... 1044 ... 1044 ... 1044 ... 1044
Three 5......... 73 ... 73 "' 73 ... 73
Spanish Active. . 24 ... 24h ... 24 ... 24
Passive ...... 3/ ... 3/ ... 3/ ... 3/
Portuguese Fives 33 ... 334 ... 33 ... 334
Neapolitan
Roman lO4 ... 104 ... 103/ ... 104
RAILWAY SHARES..
St. Germain B4O ... 840 ... 540 ... 840
Versailles, L.B ll2 50... 115 ... 112 50... 115
R. B 295 ... 306 25... V. 95 3C6 25
Rouen
Orleans. 633 75... 633 75... 632 50... 632 50
Strasburg to Bale 203 75... 203 75... 202 50... 202 50

MONEY and COMM E RCIAL NEWS.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
Stocksi closed extremely firm, and appearances,
judging from their scarcity, were rather in favour of
an advance. Consols left off at 94 to 948; and Ex-
chequer Bills at 60s. to 625. premium ; India Bonds
touched 51s. to 535. premium ; the Reduced Three
per Cents advanced to 948 ; Canada Debentures got
up to 2 and 21 premium; Reduced Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. were 101- to 101 e : and Bank Stock realized
1721.
"The Foreign market was quiet this afternoon.
Spanish Actives were 188 to 184, and the Three
per Cents. 241 to 249. There was an improvement from
64 and 65 to 70 in the Portuguese Bonds of 1836, on
account of:the new proposal of the Government. The
Converted were 344; Colombian rose to 229 and 228;
Mexican were 314 to 32 ; and Brazilian 71; Belgian
Bonds were steady at 1014 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 538.
More activity prevailed in the Share Market, and
the holders were firmer at the subjoined quotations :
Bristol and Exeter were 21 ; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, 21 ; the New ditto, 8 ; Brighton, 13* ; and South
Eastern Scrip, 24 discount ; Great Western were 2,51;
Brighton Loan Notes, ; South Western, 208; Nor-
thern and Eastern Scrip, 5 to 58 ; and Newcastle and
Darlington Junction, premium; Colonial Bank
Shares were 5 ; London Joint Stock, 3i ; and National
Provincial of England, 4 premium.
In the Foreign Exchanges there was no particular
alteration this afternoon.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Liverpool Cotton-market was good yesterday,
the sales having been 6,000 bales, at former prices,
including 500 bales of American on speculation.
The Share Market was firm. Eastern Counties New,
101. 3s. 9d.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 478; Grand
Junction, 190; Great Western, DO ; Brighton, 369
and Paris and Rouen, 268.
There does not appear to he much news in the let-
ters from the United States brought by the Columbia.
Monetary and commercial affairs were not in an encou-
raging state, and languor pervaded most departments.
The finances of Virginia appear now to be in an unsatis-
factory state, but Ohio was improving. The Legisla-
tive Session of Illinois having commenced, it was
hoped some provision would be made for the interest
on the debt.
We are sorry to hear bad accounts of the state of
trade in Canada, partly owing to the panic produced
by the alteration in the timber laws, and also from
the general depression in the Mother country. No
doubt matters will improve next year. It is stated in
a communication from Kingston, dated Dec. 2, that a
general want of money is the prevailing sensation.
The necessaries and luxiiries of life are cieap and
plentiful, but the means to purchase them are lament-
ably deficient. The farmers have their barns and
granaries filled to repletion, while they can hardly
command sufficient ready cash to buy their wives a
new gown. Wheat is selling in country places at
three shillings per bushel, while no other kind of
grain can be sold for cash at any price. A country
cannot be called badly off; when it has sufficient to
live upon and to spare ; but it cannot be termed
prosperous, while the farmers suffer, and every kind
of trade and commerce is at a stand still.
It is also mentioned in our advices that the capital
of Prince Edward's Island bids fair to become in time
a place of some note. The situation is beautiful, and
having a rich and well cultivated country around it,
we can see nothing to retard its growth. The pro-
gress of the island generally depends upon circum-
stances. No country ever thrived equal to its re-
sources that had; a large body of absent landowners
withdrawing from it a yearly portion in the shape of
rent. The Colonial Herald says, that no less than
88 buildings of various classes and dimensions, ex-
clusive of stables, have been erected during the pre-
sent year. Several of those buildings are said to be
commodious and elegant, and would do credit to places
of far loftier pretensions than Charlottetown. The
trade of the port is stated to be rapidly on the
increase. Nearly 200 vessels entered during the last
quarter, including the dullost portion of the business
season.

The Government at Lisbon, in consequence of the
refusal of the holders of the Portuguese-Brazil Bonds
to accede to the terms offered them some time since,
has come to the resolution to make a new proposition,
but it will be time to comment thereon when the
feeling of the Bondholders upon the subject shall have
been more clearly ascertained. It is at least some sa-
tisfaction that an offer should have been made, since it
evinces a desire on the part of the Government to come
to some settlement.

The English Securities remain very firm, and the
Bull party gains strength. The Commissioners for
the Savings' Banks were compelled to make their
usual purchase in the Reduced Annuities at 4 per
cent. advance this morning, viz. 948. The Unfunded
Debt is rising still, from the abundance of money,
and the scarcity of this investment. The premium
has been 58s. to 625. East India Bonds participate
in the rise, having been done at 51s. premium. Re-
duced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 104 to 101+,
and Long Annuities 12 9-16. Bank Stock is steady
at 172 k. The Canada Guaranteed Debentures have
touched 2 premium.
The settlement in the Foreign Market has made
Spanish Stock worse, the Actives being down to 18*
and 18*, and thewee per Cents. to 248 and 24
Portuguese Converted Bonds have been marked 34+,
which is about the same. Mexican have been sup-
ported at 31* to 32; Columbian at 222_ to 22f ; the
Dutch Five Far Cents. have realised 101 to 101+.
Railway Shares are rather firmer. Edinburgh and
Glasgow realise 28 ; Bristol and Exeter, 21+ ; Brigh-
ton 13f ; Midland Counties, 384; and South Eastern
Scrip, 2f discount. Great Western New, are 14 ;
Birmingham, quarter, 24* ; Manchester and Leeds,
; Rouen and Havre, I; and York and North Mid-
land, New, 18+ premium. London and 'Westminster
Bank were 4 premium.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 29.—The
market continues firm, and without any material alte-
ration in prices:—; South Eastern Scrip, 17*; North
Midland, 624 to 63f ; Manchester and Birmingham,
20 to 204 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 314 to 32 ; South
Western, 62 to 62} ; Manchester and Salford Bank,
10 15-16.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
.174 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. .. ...... 94i Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Con. Ditto Old Annuities
3i per Cent. Red... 1018 Ditto New Annuities -
New 3ii per Cent......... Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 5B f,m
N 9 IV 5 per Cen' — Ditto 500/...... 62 om
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 62 pm
Jan. 1860
Dd. 1859 ......

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an. 1860 .

rOREIG.

IConsols for Opg. ... 94
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent. ~ —
,Russian, 5 pei cent —
Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Spanish, 5 per cent. lBi
Ditto, Deferred.... .
French, 5 per cent. --f. —c.
Exchange f. —c
French, 3 per cent —f. --c.
Dutch, 21 per cent....... 53h
Ditto, 5 per cent. 1011

ustrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian4.s per cent lOl3
Brazilian Bonds... 7l
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. —.
Chilian 6 per cent.
Colombian, 6 per cent —
Ditto, 1824 22i
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent
Danish, 3 per tent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent --
Mexican, 5 per cent 313
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. 193 I
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) .. 49
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 473
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid) 4l
Great Western, (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid)
... ...... 103
London and Birminghar '9o'

.....irminghard (: ) . . ..
Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 49
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 62*
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip (20 naid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) ...
Ditto New Shares (30 paid) ... ........
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Gibraltar ~. ... 46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .2 U. 12 96 Genoa . 26 21
Antwerp l2 9 Milan ... .................. 31
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice ................. ... 47
Alton
Paris, 3 days' sight
Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Lisbon ..................... 52
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 10 Rio Janeiro 25
Frankfort en Maine —1526 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 Us. ... 36 Buenos Ayres
Berlin...
Vienna, efloc. fl. 3 M lO 3 , Philadelphia 4l
Trieste, ditto lO 4 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid
Cadiz 36 Portugal Gold C0m...3 17 5
Bilbao ' 36 New Doubloons OO 0
Barcelona
Seville ... 36 Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 111