The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET,

MONDAY EVENING.—The depression in the funds at
Paris, ascribed to the unfavourable turn which the debates in
the amber of Deputies appeared to be taking, reacted upon
the market here to-day, and consols declined to 90 to * for
money, and for account 901 to being 1,
b ---g 4- per cent. lower
than at the close of last market day. Bank Stock was 1584
to 9. India Stock 2111 to 21. Exchequer Bills 4s. to 6s.
premium.
TUESDAY -EVENING.—The Funds have been on the im-
proving order to-day. Consols left off for money at 90.4 to
1, and for account at 91. Bank Stock 1581 to 91. India
Stock 241 to 2. Exchequer Bills 3s to 5s premium. London and Birmingham
Railways were 77 to 9, Great
Western 23 to 4 premium. South Western 531 to 41 per
share. North Midland Old Shares 26 to 24, the New 3to
1, Brighton 91 to 4, Blackwall 34 to discount.
There was scarcely any alteration in the exchanges to-day.
The rates negotiated were, on Paris 25.55 to 57-1 ; on Ham-
burgh 13.74 to 8 ; on Frankfort 149 to 4 ; on Amsterdam-
-12.21 to 3 ; on Rotterdam 12.3 ; on Antwerp 12.2 to 4, all
at_three months. _

WKDNESITAVEVENII.IG.—The funds remain rather heavy
and a shade worse in prices. Consols, which shut to-day
for making up the books preparatory to the payment of divi-
dends, and for which, therefore, as no transfers can be effected,
there is no money price, left off at 9O to 1 for the January
opening. Bank Stock was 158/ to 9/. India Stock 241/ to,
21. Exchequer Bills 2s to 4s premium. The New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents shut to-morrow, to make up the books
for the dividends.

This has been a flat day in foreign securities, with rather
a tendency to decline in peninsular matters. Spanish Active
with the Coupons were 23i to 4. Portuguese Two-and-a
Half per Cents (fraudulently pretended to be Fives) were 34*
to the One-and-a
-Half per Cents (falsely called Threes)
22 to I. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were firm at 52 to
I, the Five per Cents 99 to 4. Belgian 97-i to Bi. Brazilian
72 to 3. Mexican 291 to 34. Colombian 26 to 1.
London and Birmingham Railways were 77 to 9. Great
Western 21 to 2, the half shares Si to 9 premium. South
Western 53 to 4 per share. Gosport 34 to 44 premium.
North Midland old shares 27 to 5, the new 4 to 2, South-
eastern and Dover 16 to 154, Eastcrn Counties 144 to 134,
Blackwall 4 to 34, Brighton 104 to 10 discount.

The French government has determined on raising a loan
for 25 millions of
i francs, three per cents. ---43,000,000 ster-
ling. The order n council has been signed, but the minister
of finance delays bringing it f ,rward till after the address be
voted by the deputies.—;horning Herald.

Sir Frederick Smith, and Professor Barlow, the commis-
sioners appointed by government to investigate the best rail-
way route to Scotland, have recently re-examined the lines
between Lancaster and Carlisle, and are said to have reported
in favour of the project which takes in Kendal.

The mahogany " door," supposed to have belonged to the
President steamer, has since been ascertained to be the pannel
of a locker in the ladies' cabin of the City of Bristol, lost the
week before last.

ENORMOUS CABBAGE.—During the present season, an
enormous cabbage has been grown in the gardens of J. W.
Eaton, Esq., Leeswood Hall, near Mold, the weight of which
was 371bs.

THE OUT-PENSIONERS OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL.—The
whole of the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital (capable of
serving) have received instructions to hold themselves in rea-
diness to be called out upon active duty in the event of their
services being required. The lords and other commissioners
for managing the affairs of the hospital have just determined
that all the out-pensioners shall undergo a personal inspec-
tion within the ensuing month, in order that their identity
shall be clearly established prior to their being paid their next
quarter's pension. For this purpose several gentlemen have
been appointed to attend at the several excise-offices through-
out the kingdom, at which places the pensioners have been
required to appear, " in an orderly and soldierlike manner ;"
and in the event of any pensioner neglecting to present him-
self for inspection and examination, his name will be erased
from the hospital books, and he will be deprived of his pen-
sion until he has satisfactorily accounted for his non-attend
ance, and clearly established his identity as the individual
actually admitted on the pension-list. There is a provision
made for those who are prevented from attending by sickness
or old age.