The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

Bloat!! ,larlitt anti (itg )ntrlligence.

Fttit,tr Evcsiso.
N., 1'111114,1 \s, the stErmtl ul IHIIIHIII thtriag the
w,...k ICI th, ~‘1,.111 fir II milhim sterling, and, an a
conpsequence, ca.iet• 'hey Alafket, the laud% h 111•
gratittall tleighwit.

We stated last week that the moment the market
ammumod a propitious aspect, foreign loans would be
brought forward. and already we hear of itego:iat.
being on foot for two—a French and Turkish ; and
these will be11..1 iWei. 011 l I y all 1116'1111a on the part of
Austria and Russia to 'Adieu money on All) terms
that will induce capitalists to take lintels. We say
on "any terms," lowans'. we wish to drew attention
to the fact that the public, the loaders of hireign
bonds, look on the value of their securities as rela-
the, and that if Russian Bonds are, in their opinion,
nitwit cheaper relatively than French Heide*, they
will sell the one and buy the other.
Hy this process, if .liistrie and Russia will only sell
their securities low enough, they will he enabled
and actually do, obtain 1111111 ; iii Teri Ire it il4 absurd
to imagine that, 10wan.... Eng! I differs p..litically
from Russia and .liistria, these isowen4 will not
be 44'04.1 to obtain noon.) from English 1111t1 foreign
capitalists.

Foreign 1011104 are really the great question to
which the moneyed public and the Bank of England
alight to direct t heir attentism, 114 Ihey Mill be the
great disturbing causes of t lit. Nloney Market during
the next year ; anal we lwlieve large sales of the
English funds have taken place during the present
week in order to provide for coating loans ; and it
will he Seen that the Bank of England, in order to
counteract these loans, will Nell sreinities.
It ought, however, to be observed, that foreign
hauls for internal improventents and foreign loans
for the imrpos.e of war are widely tlitieretit, and the
public 'tight t 0 r eels,', timely Essotion *vaned
entering into thesis, al any price, if war is to take
place.
The tlitetuations in Consols lime %ery con-
siderable 'lining the week : the Isiglie.t price has
been trii, from which they loos. v114411,1'14 weeded
to 111. The bill lias been eattsed Iry the Hebrews and
other influential parties making large sales, summoned
to be coniseet4.4l with foreign loan.. To this may be
tables! the gloomy •.late of the Fat.terts que,tion, and
the inipre...isso a bich k doily becoming stronger that
England and Franey must interfere by force of arms.
IVe liter no (lonia also that the disisioes in the
Cabinet, which have ended in the retirement of Lord
Palmerton, had winthow or other oozed out, sad

i t is not a matter of surprise that the funds should
fall, when, for the security of the country, the utmost
unanimity of feeling should exist in the Cabinet,
or that capitalists should feel alarmed when its
moat efficient member suddenly retires at so critical a
j tincture as the present.
Be this as it may, we have only to look upon the
matter in a commercial sense, and we state, without
fear of contradiction, that a state of affairs will soon
arise that will compel whatever Ministry may exist
to terminate this state of suspense in regard to the
Eastern question, so detrimental to the commercial
interest« of the country ; for we understand that
both in England and France the trading interests
are suffering severely from the uncertainty in
which the question of pellet) or war is shrouded.
Money has been rather more in demand in the
Stock Exchange, the rate being 3 per cent.
Exchequer Hills have been rather heavy at 3 to tt
premium.
Money in the Diseontit Market has been rather
easier; still no material alteration has taken Owe in
the nominal rate of money, which may be quoted 4i
to 5 per cent.
The foreign exchanges remain steady and with.
out alteration.

The bi,t quotation ha (0n54014 iv 1111 to I.
IMILWAYS.

Notwithstanding the bill in the English Mu& the
market for railway shares has been thin, and the
public eontinue t.. absorb whatever Rtilek ix otli.rell for
sale. The settlement or the aecoutit whielt Lug
jnat taken plume clearly proves this as tank
for mom. of the line 4 1184 been very Prime. The
traffic returns also continue tottisfaetorv.

Largo f 4 RIP% have taken place in french shares
during the week by influential portieft.
FoltEltiN HINDS.

More business than usual has been transacted in
foreign stock, especially in Russian Bonds, and the
idea prevails that the market has been supported by
purchases in them by the Ititssian Government.
Spanish stock has been rather heavier in eOW44--
(111eliee Of the 4111101'4M of the fortes.
Permian It have been rather more in de-
mand, the publi coniideration, t linking that
the are perfectly well secured

PRICES CURRENT.
BRITISH FUNDS. - Closing Prison.
1)1.1 m 42:0EATiox.

Mood. Tue4.l.
• por Cont. Commie I mint etoo,shin
blue for Ai .wilt
$ per !eta Itediteril '65 15.1 5 54f sat
S 1 per Cents 417 07 91 041 81
I.eog A Mem — 515.18
Hoek Stark, 7 per Vent 2911 7190+s
ludir mtoek,lol per
Vali.. flp6 6p a epl 7p, 4 II p
India BOWLS, (1,0U11) •-•• I— 9

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