The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-12 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET,

MONDAY EVENING.—In the English stock—market prices
have fluctuated, but compared with those of Saturday, there
is little difference in the final quotations. Consols for money
opened 884 to 4, and closed at that price. For the account
the price was 884, sellers, then buyers reached 89, and left off
81* buyers. Exchequer-bills were better, ss. to 7s. pre.-
mium. Bank stock was last marked 163 to 164, and India
stock 245 t(1 247 ; 3 per cent. reduced, 89* ; 31 per cent.
reduced, 981. long annuities (expiring January 5, 1860),
13 ; ditto 30 years (expiring January 5, 1860), 124 ; and
new 31 per cents., 97*.

Very few bargains were made in the foreign securities, but
they closed, if anything, a trifle firmer. Spanish actives
were finally quoted 24 ; Portuguese 5 per cents., 31/ to 32 ;
ditto 3 per cents., 19/ to 20 ; Dutch 21 per cents., 49k to
50*; ditto 5 per cents., 98+ to 9+; Mexican, 271 to 28 ; Co-
lombian, 22/ to 23 ; razilian, 72 to 1; and Belgian, 98 to
99.

TUESDAY EVENING.—A good deal of business was trans-
acted to-day in the government securities, and under the
pressure of sales, which created a demand for money, to-
wards the close f business prices gave way nearly a quarter
per cent. Several reasons are assigned for this decline, but
the more solid ones appear to be distrust respecting the
result of the pending negotiations between our government
and the United States, and the expected introduction of the
new French loan into the Paris market. Consols for the
account opened at 884, declined to 4, rallied toe, but were
lastly quoted 884 to 1. Consols for money, after having
been 881-, closed Of to I. The reduced securities were
similarly affected, Three per Cents. Reduced leaving off
884, 31 per Cents. Reduced 971, and New 34 per Cents,
97 ; Bank Stock closed 163 to 164 ; India Stock, 2454 to
2464 ; Exchequer-bills, 5s to 7s premium ; Long Annuities
(expiring January 5, 1860), 13, and ditto, 30 years (expiring
October 10, 1859), 124.
The foreign stocks were not much dealt in, but the ten-
dency of prices in the English market produced a decline.
Spanish Actives closed 234 to 4- ; Mexican, 274 to 28 ; Co-
lombian, 224 to 23 ' - Dutch 24 per Cents, 494 to 50 ; ditto
5 per Cents, 981 to Portuguese 5 per Cents, 311 to 32 ;
ditto 3 per Cents, 194 to 20 ; and Brazilian, 72 to I. Bue-
nos Ayres Bonds are quoted 22 to 23.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The private bankers continue
to manifest every possible hostility towards the joint-stock
banks, so that any reconciliation or amicable arrangement be-
tween the parties seems to be past all reasonable hope. There
could be no benefit, therefore, in giving further instances of
this feeling. unless some point of law, or matter in which the
public generally can acquire an interest, happened to he mixed
up with them. A check for 1.4,000, drawn by a Stock Ex-
change firm upon a private banking house, was presented
yesterday for payment by a joint-stock bank, which was re-
fused, and the answer written on the check was, " Orders to
pay through the clearing only." Inquiry was subsequently
nAde whether thd check would be paid after five o'clock,
when the business of the clearing house would be over, to
which the reply was, that it would not be paid till the next
morning. The check, it appears, has been presented this
morning and duly paid, but the question which arises upon
the affair is, supposing the private bank to have failed in the
mean time, upon whom would the loss have fallen—upon the
drawer of the check, or the party to whom it was given ?
This might involve a very curious point of law.
Some of the letters from Paris hint at the probable renewal
of those disagreements which have existed between the French
and English governments; and it has had a further effect upon
the value of the funded securities. Consols have declined
about 4 per cent., having opened at 884, and closing at 88 to
I, the last money price was 87+ to 88 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced
closed at 88+ ; 31 pet Cents. Reduced, 974; New 34 per
Cents., 96+ ; Long Annuities (expiring January 5, 1860), 12
15-16 ; ditto 30 years (expiring January 5, 1860), 12i ; Bank
Stock left off 163 to 164; India Stock, 245 to 247 ; and Ex-
chequer-bills; 55. to 7s. premium.

HORRID DEATH.—During the late snow storm a man
named Roddy Divver, went to the village of Cresslough, in
the county of Donegal, and remained drinking in a public-
' house till he became intoxicated to such a degree, that when
about to return home, the people of the house, fearing he
might fall on the frost, and be injured, as the road that night
was very slippery, made a bed for him beside the kitchen
fire, on which they placed him when retiring to their respec-
tive places' of rest. On arising in the morning, an awful
spectacle was presented to their view, the unfortunate man
was literally burned to a cinder, his body being so mutilated
from the effects of the fire, that it could not be removed till
it was placed in a coffin.—Londonderry Sentinel.
THE TUDOR COTTAGE AFFAIR,—As soon as the letter of
Mr. Lethbridge, in reply to the Rev. Mr. Bernard, had been
published in Wiveliscombe, a meeting of the neighbours and
acquaintances of the latter gentleman was called, which took
place at Wiveliscombe on Thursday last, and although the
notice was a very short one, it was very numerously at-
tended. From the speeches of the different movers and se-
conders of them, as well as from the enthusiastic manner in
which the character of Mr, Bernard, as a clergyman, a ma-
gistrate,* a neighbour, and a friend of the poor, on all occa-
sions was spoken of and received, there can be but one
opinion as to the foulness of the scandal which Mr. Leth-
bridge has attempted to heap upon him. At this meeting,
composed of all parties on politics, whilst there was a gene-
ral abhorrence expressed of the sentiments imputed to Mr.
Bernard by Mr. Lethbridge, there was also the most marked
conviction declared that a gentleman, who has throughout a
long period of time acquitted himself towards all classes as
to acquire their most cordial esteem and regard, must be in-
capable of holding sentiments in any way approaching to
those stated by Mr. Lethbridge.—[* Mr. Bernard has been
an acting-magistrate for this division of the .county for up-
wards of 24 years.]