The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

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131.7Y,—the English market presented, at tho close of
business, no new feature, beyond an additional firm-
ness, owing as much to the near approach of the pay-
ment of the dividends, as to the reports of the
favourable condition of the quarter's revenue. These
tables are looked for with some interest, but it is
believed that they -cannot be taken as a correct
I criterion of improvement, if such be the fact, inasmuch
as they will include large amounts deducted from the
dividends, &c., in anticipation of the Inconie-tax,
and the sums unexpectedly received for the duty on
corn, as well as the duties , upon other articles
which were not released froin bond until the tariff
came fully into operation. Consols left off at 93i 93/
for Money and for the Account; India Stock, 049
251 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 54 56; New, 53 55 prein.
Foreign Securities remained nearly as on Saturday
—Belgian, 103 104; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 52i1,- ; the Five per Cents., 100/ 1001;
Danish, 82 83 ; and Brazilian, 63 641.
The speculators in Alexiean Bonds appear now to
he as anxious for a rise as they laiely have been fur a
decline ; but the distrust which the late operations
have created would appear to be more difficult to re-
move than had been anticipated. The quotation was
raised to 321 331.
The Share Market was without any particular
fact worthy of notice, beyond the predominance of
buyers over sellers. London and Birminghani'were
183 185 ;. Birmingham and Gloucester, 40 41; Great
Western, 82 83 ; the Half-shares, 594 60+; Soulth
Western, 57i 58 ; North Midland, 57 68 ; the I.kieW
Shares, .28 29 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23 23} ;
Eastern Counties, 8* ; Northern and Eastern,
35i 36i; Blackwall, 6+ 61; and Brighton, 35f 36
per share.
It has been attempted to give a degree tof public
importance to the meeting of Portuguese- . Bond-
holders, about to be held upon the question of con-
version, and to the financial situation of 9.that
country, and, consequently, to raise a specala-
tion thereon. The latter has long been ascertained
to be as bad as it well can be ; that is to say, that they
are without money for the most ordinary purposes,
arid without credit to raise it; in fact, it is in nearly
as disreputable a state as Spain. It is somewhat sus-
picious that the strongest argument in favour of Use
arrangement is found in the difficulty of dealing in
the documents, owing to the numerous designations
which they at present bear, and therefore the utility of
reducing them to one time, and the fact that the
identical parties who at the time of issuing the decree
were so much opposed to it, are now as desirous that
it should be taken advantage of. A stringent question
on the subject has been asked, and to which no reply
fins yet been found :—" If it were inexpedient to in-
vest two years since, when there was a prospect of
payment, why should it be resorted to now, when the
Portuguesetreasury is avowedly bankrupt?" The chief
object has, however, been effected, and the quotations
raised to 37 37f for the Five, and 22 22:} for the
Three per Cents., but all transactions to-day have
been for time. Colombian were 201 21 ; Peruvian,
16 17 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 16 16/-; the Three
per Cents., 201 20/.