The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET.

THURSDAY EVENING.—The English Funds have not
maintained the advance they gained yesterday, but the de-
pression cannot be otherwise accounted for than by sales
which were made in the early part of the day to realise the
improved price. The pigeon men did not seem inclined to
operate : but this did not, as it generally does, give a firmer
tendency to the market. Consols were last quoted 881 for
money, and 88A sellers for the account. Exchequer Bills 5s
to 7s premium. Bank Stock 166-A to 167 L and India Stock
246 to 247.

The Foreign Stocks have hardly made a movement, and
the prices closed altogether firm. Spanish Actives 22k to 3.
Portuguese Five per Cents 331 to 34 ; Ditto Three per Cents
22 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 501 to 1+ ; and
Mexican 25+ to 1.
The Share Market has assumed an active appearance, with
improving prices. Blackwall closed at a discount of 3t021 ;
Brighton 104 to 4. Birmingham bear the premium of 76 to
78 ; Great Western 18 to 20 ; and New North Midland are
par to 1 premium.
Late accounts from Rio Janeiro have arrived by the Sama-
rang frigate (which brings 1,500,000 dollars) up to the 31st
of August. About £30,000 had been negotiated in London
at 30 to 34.
FRIDAY EVENING.—The English Funds were in a de-
pressed state all day and a fall of is established in compa-
rison with the last prices of yesterday. Various rumours
were in circulation accounting for this depreciation, but the
main fact appears to be, that the letters from Paris speak in
very doubtful terms of the ultimate arrangement of the settle-
ment proceeding there. Consols for money and the account
were last quoted 87 to 1. Bank Stock closed 1664 to 1674;
and Exchequer Bills at the better price of 6s to 8s premium.
The fall in the value of the Foreign Stocks was equivalent
to that in Consols, and business generally was conducted on
a limited scale. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents left off
50 to +, the Five per Cents 961 to 74 ex dividend ; Portu-
guese Five per Cents 324 to 33 ; Spanish Actives 228 to 1;
and Belgian 96 to 98.
Of the Shares principally dealt in, Birmingham appear to
be the only description that has supported its price throughout
the day. Birmingham leave off 76 to 78 prem., Blackwall
3to 24 discount ; Great Western 17 to 18 prem. ; Brighton
11 to 104 discount, and North Midland 19 to 17 discount.
The exchange upon Paris and Hamburg was quoted rather
lower this afternoon, though there were not a great number
of bills offered. The tendency of the exchanges continuing
adverse to this country, excites the apprehension of the mer-
chants.

SATunDAY.—This has been a day of great excitement in
the Consol market. Consols opened at the closing quota-
tion of yesterday, and were even rising, when intelligence
respecting a bombardment of Beyrout, and still more the
account published to-day of the attempt to burn Sheerness
dockyard, caused a panic, and Consols fell nearly 2 per cent.
Money has been more plentiful than was expected, consider-
ing the near approach of the time for paying the dividends,
and partfes have had some difficulty in lending it. The fluc-
tuations were as follows :—Consols opened 87-i to whence
they rose to 87 (buyers). At the panic, and the sales made
in consequence, they fell to 86. By a subsequent re-action
they closed, 86 to for money and the account. Exche-
quer-bills have not moved, but remain 6s. to Bs. premium.

The bequests of the late Mr. Cooper, of Ingham, were in-
correctly stated in our last. They are as follows :—To the
Sick Man's Friend, attached to the chapel in Whiting-street,
£500.; to the school attached to the same chapel, £500.; to
the Suffolk General Hospital, £800.; to the London Mis-
sionary Society, £800.; to the British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety, £800.; payable on the decease of his widow. To the
present minister of the Whiting-street chapel (the Rev. C.
Dewhirst,) £lOO., to be paid immediately.—Bury Post.

PARISH OF ST. MARY, LAMBETH.--DEFEAT OF THE
RADICALS.—The radical party of this formerly radical-
ridden parish, has sustained a signal defeat during the pre-
sent week, in the election of overseers. On Tuesday two lists
were submitted to the parishioners, at a vestry meeting, the
one, a white one, by the conservatives, and the other, the
blue, or radical list ; and out of the four liberties in this ex-
tensive parish not in one has it been successful. This may
be a useful hint to Messrs. Hawes and D'Eyncourt, at the
next election. The polling had been very languid through-
out, and at the close the numbers were as follow :
Conservative list. Radical.
220
211
371
256

Bishop's Liberty ...••••
Prince's Liberty
Marsh and Wall
Out Liberty

Conservative majority .... 491
Each Liberty returns four names. When the numbers were
announced a scrutiny was demanded of the Bishop's Liberty,
but Mr. Wood, the legal adviser of Dr. Doyley, the rectore
who was not prescnt, said he should not advise it to be
granted, as the objections, if any, should have been made
when the votes were tendered. The meeting adjourned at 6
o'clock, the radicals being sadly discomfited.