The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, FRIDAY EVENINL
The funds did not leave off quite so well 0
they were in the afternoon, although the accounts b 7
several deliveries of the post were quite as good 0
these in the morning. It has been ascertained that
all the military, in the neighbourhood of London,
'were under arms, shortly after-twelve last evening,
and that orders have been issued to keep themselro
prepared for any summons this night also. 'These
facts, coupled with the regulations of the City audio'
rities, and the presence of the Lord Mayor, who has
come expressly from Scotland to resume his proper
-authority, has given greater confidence to the citizens,
all of whom are upon their alert, in consequence of it
being understood that another meeting is about to
take place to-night, which has already been ushered
in by a tumultuous procession of boys; intermixed
with some of the other sex about their own ages,
throughout the principal streets. One of The great
objects to be attained by these assemblages is the
possession of the Bank of England. And it is a fat,
but little known among the surrounding inhabitant',
that a stronger castle does not exist. It is so built
that the roolatibrds a complete platform, which is largelY
supplied with cannon, that embrasures are ready
to be fbrmed at a moment's notice, and that a guard,
with a sufficient number of experienced men, are,
always at hand to repel any attack. It is to be hoped
that no such extremity may occur, inasmuch as iron
the difficulty of approach, and from the nature of the
defences, any hostile party must necessarily exile"
rience great loss, without deriving any adequate
benefit. Were every book in the Bunk of
England to be destroyed at the present' moment,
the national debt, or the interest of the holder'
therein would not in the slightest degree be lessened,
because precautions have for years been taken against
the possibility of such an event. Consols closed at
91f 92 for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock,
169 f 174 ; India Stock, 250 '251 ; Exchequer Bills,
Old, 51 53; New, 49 51 prem.
Foreign Securities were—Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., in which business wii.s chiefly carried on,
.52 52f; the Five per Cents., 102 1024 ; Belgian,
101 k 1021 ; Danish, 82f 83f ; and Brazilian, 65 66.
The Share Market closed firmly ; London and
Birmingham were, 180 182, ex dividend ;
mingham and Gloucester, 48 49 ; Great Western,
87i 88i ; the Half Shares, 62.62 f ; South Western,
62i 63f ;. North Midland, 56 58 ; the New Shares,
27 28 ; South Easte,rn and Dover, 21f 22; Eastern
Counties, 9f 9f ; Blaekwall, 8f ; and Brighton,
334 33f per share.
The rates for the Foreign Exchanges remained with'
out material change from last post day.
The Builds were thus quoted :—Colombian, 201
20i : Peruvian, 15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
33f 334 ; the Three per Cents., 19f 20 ; Spanish
Five per Cents., 20i .21 ; and the Ihree per Cents,'
204 20f.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The anxiety to obtain information- relative to th•
proceedings in the North, has not in the least sub-.
sided, but, in fact, rather increased, from the attempted
demonstration in the metropolis last evening. The
city, until an early hour this morning presented on
unusual sight of being patrolled by merchants and
several- of the civic authorities, with the Lord Mayor
at their head, for the purpose of rendering assistance
should an attack have been made on the Bank, which
from the demeanour of the mob in passing that build-
ing, was thought not to be improbable ; at about three
o'clock all apprehension was, however, at an end.
Business being completely at a stand, the mercan'
tile letters are but few in number ; these, however,
give more favourable. accounts generally, and it may
ue gathered that the outbreak is , virtually at an end.
Much apprehension is exhibited as to what may be
the ultimate consequence on trade, and fears are ex.'
pressed that it will be some time yet before it will he
restored to its former state.
As might be anticipated, but little. has been done in
the funds ; holders, however, are firm, and the price
of Consuls has advanced beyond that of yesterday',
being now 921, rather buyers, for Money and for the
Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 Three'
and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 101 i ; New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents., 100 i; Bank Stock, 1691 170 i;
India Stock, 250 251; Exchequer Bills, Old, 53
New, 49 51 prem.
One transaction in Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents, comprises all the bargains in Foreign Seculv
ties. Prices of the others are nominally the same 0
last night. There has been no official quotation for
Mexican Bonds.
The Share Market is exceedingly firm ; and a rise
of 21. per share has to be noticed in London and. Thr-
iningliain, these shares having been sold at 1811. ex•
div., or rather more than 1001. per cent. prem. Great
Western New Shares, 624, Fifths 9 ; Soutb.Western
624 ; South Eastern, New, 6.3- ; and Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 47.
The Bonds quoted to-day are—Portuguese Fill
per Cents., 331 ; Spanish Five per Cents, 211;
the Three per Cents., 201 ; all for time.
Some.very strong and persuasive feelers have been
put forth, to endeavour to induce subscriptions for the
Federal -loan of the United States, but fortunately
hitherto without success. It is stated that the agents
have proceeded to the Continent for the purpose of
trying what may be effected . among the capitalists
there, but have taken the precaution to leave powerful
advocates behind them. To render any arguments of
those gentlemen unavailing, it is necessary only to
ittfer to the States of _lndiana, Illinois, Mississippi,
Pennsylvania, and a few others, not omitting the
United States Bank, and some similar private insti-
tutions, by each of which the E iglish have been
robbed to an enormous extent, and derided when
seeking an arrangement by which their claims might
be liquidated.
MANCHESTER STOCK ENcHANGE, AwG. 18..—There
has been shore activity to-day in the Share Market.
London and Birininglanns are in good demand. The
sales - are—Manchester and Leeds, 75k- and 75k ;
Ditto, Halves, 324 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quar-
ters, 34 ; Manchester and Salfbrd Bank, 10i ; .
Union Bank Of Manchester, 7f.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
?lank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 921 Ditto Bonds .... 37 pm
3 per Cent. C0n5..... 92 Ditto Old Annuities •
31 per Cent. Ditto New Annuities_
New 31 per Cent... ...... 1001 Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2d. 51 pm
Ntw 5 per Cen. • Ditto 5001...... 51 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ... 51 put
Jan. 1860 ...... 12 9-1611-lank Stock fur Acct....
Oct. 12t<59
Jan. 1860 l2l :Consols for Acct....... 92
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... 112 Portuguese, .5 per cent. ...-
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto 331
Brazilian.-Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. .
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent — Russian, to per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent. — Ditto, Meta11ic....... ....
Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 6 per cent...-. 21
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, Deferred.... . —
Danish, 3 per cent - French, 5 per cent. —f. —r.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — 'Exchange —f —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent — French, 3 per cent. 79f. 25c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent 54
Peruvian,lB2s,6 perct. .Ditto, 5 per ••••en:..
SHARES.
Cheltenham and Creat Western (SU paid)...7 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 47
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ' 88
Ditto New Shares ( 50 paid) • 621
• Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Birmingham (90)
- Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) . 471
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 624
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (11 paid) 154
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid).
Ditto Scrip. (10 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY. )
Amsterdam CF. 12 A Gibraltar ..
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U l3 v Genoa 25 90
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 144 Venice... ........ 47
Alton& • -
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65 Palermo, per oz ..........120 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 'Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro , 26
Frankfort on Maine... 1511 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us 37 !Buenos Ayres ..
berlin
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 957 'Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto ... 959 'eaten OF BULLION, PER Ot.
Madrid
Cadiz 37 Portugal Gold C0m...3 17 5
Bilbao ... 36 New Doubloon! ......0 0 0
Barcelona - 0 0
Seville

•
A woman of New Stapleford, when returning
from gleaning, on Wednesday last, was told that the
" revolution" was coming I and seeing some Irishmen,
she took to flight, and sounded the alarm as she went,
by screaming with all her might. People who ran from.
their houses to learn the matter, when informed of the
" thousands upon thousands " of rebels approaching,
joined the concert of screams, and presently- the whole.
neighbourhood caught the news, and such a tumult en-
sued as can scarcely be imagined ; children were fetched
from school, others from the corn-fields, &c., and all
were locked up. A thousand blessiags would have beta
bestowed on his 11,,ati, if any could hate mustered con.
rage to itif;.mn their sons and husbands at the neigh-
bourinn collieries, but no one could be prevailed upon to
run such risk ; at last the women committed the only
sensible act in the whole affair, by locking themselves
up ! and a vacant street, locked and bolted doors, and a
death-like stillness, were left to inform the mob that the
G„thurnit,..s of N:'w Staplefbrd had taken time by the
fin-dock, and .retreated to safe quarters.—f ottinylium
Review.

COPEZMAGIN, AUG 1 I.—The harvest is in full
progress, and promises to prove very abundant. The
rye; harvest in Fuhnen is nearly ended, and appears to
exceed the expectations that were entertained of it.
Captain Sir Thomas Parry, R.N., arrived in Lon-
don on Thursday by the General Steam 'Navigation Com-
pany's, steam .ship IVilberforee, that left Antwerp on the
preceding afternoon.
STATE or TRAIM.---It is stated that nearly all
the mills in Dewsbury are in fall work. Govermnem
ordersiare the occasion of this briskness.— York Courant.