Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-07 00:00:00

until the 11th instant, in order to

>ee the

result of the opening of the French Legislative
Chambers. - The quotations from the Paris Bourse
fell to 66f. 80c. on the publication of the-pamphlet
referred to above, and the last money quotation
was 66f. 90c. The. European Money markets are,
therefore, wholly under the influence of Continental
politics ; nor has the Royal Speech, nor the dis-
cussions. in Parliament, sufficed to allay the
prevailing uneasiness. In the meantime, money
for commercial purposes continues abundant in the
hands of bankers and brokers, though the pay-
ments due on the 4th have slightly increased the
demand; but the rates continue out of doors at
24--to 2t per cent., while on the Stock Exchange,
it is not more than 1 per cent. To-clay, the
funds have Sustained a fresh fall of k to 3-16
per cent., owing partly to a sale of
£lOO,OOO Consols to close the account of a specu-
lator for the rise. Altopther a most uncomforta-
ble feeling prevails in speculative circles, and a
further depreciation is not improbable. Very
little attention is paid to financial affairs, and the
fluctuations in the Money Market, as well as

rumours of loans, are lost sight 4: amidst the
excitement produced in the political world. Secu-
rities of a speculative character are the most
depressed, and -these these include Foreign Shares,
especially Lombardo-Venetian and Turkish Stock,
the new issue of which .is now 7 or. 8. per cent.
discount. The fall in Consols during the past
five weeks has been two per cent., and in. the
Rentes it has represented about 51 per cent.,
which is an ample proof of the uneasiness prevalent
on the Paris Bourse. Consols closed this afternoon
at 94 to 94i-7,- for both Money and the Account,
and the New Threes at 951 to 951. Exchequer
Bills were quiet at 33 to 39.
There was further depression in the London
Railway Share Market to-day, and the business
done has been. at a considerable reduction. Cale-
donian and Midland Stocks have been pressed.. for
sale ;
.the former have declined to 841, and the
latter to 100:1. Eastern Counties are heavy at
611. Great Western, 55. Lancashire and York-
shire; 94;9. London Brighton, and South Coast,
1081. London and North Western, 941. Mid-
land,
.100. North Eastern, Berwick, 921.; ditto,
Leeds, 471 ; ditto, York, 781. The following were
the closing prices :—Amberkate, • Nottingham, and
Eastern Junction, 61; _Caledonians, 841, 'B5 ;
-Eastern 'Counties, 614 ;. East Lancashire; 94,. 95 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 69, -70 ; Great Northern,
101, 1011 ; Do, A. 'B5l, 861 ; Great Westerns, 547.-,,
551,- Great Western Of Canada,- 161 ; Grand' Trunk
of Canada, 81' 81 ;' Great Southern and Western,
105, 106 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 941, 95 ;
London and North Western, 9-11; London
and South Western, 911, 95 ; Leeds Northern,

474, 48 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 361, 371; Midland Stock, 1001, 1001 ; North
British, 611, 62 ; South Eastern and Dovers, 724,
73 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 92;1,93 ; York
and North Midland,. 771, 781.
Respecting Mines, the alining Journal of this
day says :
Although rumours of wars on the Continent, and a
fear on all sides that use may be drawn into collision

with one power or another, affect people's minds, and
prevent them speculating, except for a " fall," we find
the' Mining Market was well supported during the
greater part of the week, and a good demand for leading
mines existed. Before the close, however, shares in
many cases were flatter, and a greater desire exhibited to
sell. Lead and tin mines are best supported, 'as appre-
hensions exist that copper may slightly decline. Lead
containing.good quantities of silver is in great request,
and one mine has lately sold a parcel as high as £3B per
ton. Rosewarne shares have been very largely dealt in,
and advanced to 75, but owing to a few sellers appear-
ing, and an attempt to run them down, the price
receded, and left off at 55; the bottom level, the 80
east, is worth £2O per fathom ; the 80 'west, £6 to £7 ;
great interest attaches to cutting the-load in 'the 70 in
abont 'a week, which may again cause a great rise in
shares.

The -movements in the precious metals during
the past week have again been of a rather impor-
tant character, the. receipts- representing a total
of £423,724, viz., -X94,918 by the Africa, and
£11,099 by the Alps, both from the United States;
. _ .

£145,581 by the Donald M'Kay, from Melbourne ;
£179,657 by the Parana,, from the West Indies;
and £1,466 by the Sultan, from the Peninsula.
The exports have been £195,828 by the Indus, to
India and China ; and the shipments to the Con-
tinent, through the London Custom House, which
have amounted to £60,992, making a total of
£256,820.

The advices received by the Port Phillip. Gold
Company to-clay are of a highly satisfactory
character. The profit on the operations during
the month of November was rather more than
2,0001. A remittance has been received of 1,5001.,
completing the amount required for machinery,
and .1,000/. on account of 2nd dividend.
The average price of brown Muscovado Sugar
from British North America, computed from the
returns made in the week ending the Ist day of
February, 1859, is 28s. 111 d. ; from. the Mauritius,
28s. 9d. ; and from the East Indies, 295. lid. per
cwt. The average price of the three foregoing
descriptions of Sugar, jOintly computed as above,
andexclusive of duty, is 28s. 111 d. per cwt..-
. Increased agitation has .been manifested to-day in all
departments o 'business. The Bourse accounts, from
time to time, promoted - the greatest distrust. Consols
left off at 94-4 to 95. The transactions of the Govern-
ment Brokers, on account of Savings Banks, was larger
than usual, the amount being £32,000. Times City
Article, Friday _Evening.
The Funds opened at a, fall of about ti per cent., and
although rather more steadiness was apparent at one
period, the appearance of the several markets at the
close was very discouraging. Consols left off 7- per cent.
lower than yesterday. Nearly all other classes of securi-
ties show a decided fall. Although this was the 4th of
the month, the demand for money was comparatively
slack. There were no gold operations at the Bank. The
specie- by the last West India packet, amounting to
£120,800 in gold, will, it is expected, be all taken for the
Continent. The Foreign Exchanges, this afternoon, were
decidedly firm, and in several instances the tendency was
upwards. The chief rise was in bills on. Vienna, which,
though nominally quoted 10.70 to 10.80, were almost
unsaleable. According to the telegrams, the Bombay
Exchange shows no alteration of importance. A telegram
from St. PeterAurgh quotes the' Exchange on London
36,4 d —Daily Hetes City Article, Friday _Evening.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC: --The aggregate traffic of last year
for the kingdom shows an increase of £27,804, compared
with last year. •

SHARE AND PRODUCE MARKET.—The Times, in its
weekly review, states that these markets have been gene-
rally quiet, the expansion of the export trade being
checked by Continental uncertainties, Although supplies
have been low, prices of some leading staples show a
decline.

GREAT FALL IN THE FRENCH FUNDS.--On the Paris
Bourse, on Friday, the last price .of the Three per Cent
Reutes for money. was 66. Compared with the closing
prices of the previous day, shows a fresh fall of to I
per cent., making a reduction of nearly 11 per cent. in
two days, and a total fall of fully 61 per cent. since New
Year's Eve.

THE AUSTRIAN 'Aux.—On Friday, Messrs. Roths-
child intimated to the Stock Exchange that the
subscription list, instead of being closed •on Monday
morning, would be kept open until next Friday eveninge
It was probably felt that no olio would subscribe pending
the :,Incertainty 4.1,5 to the speech of the Minister of the
French.