The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-01 00:00:00

MONEY MA 11K ET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCIC.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
;ere estimated at 6,000 bales, all to the trade.
oiarket cloned tamely, but steadily, without
°a in prices. The sales comprised 5,250
Amer.illcan, 50 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to
%I, 40 Bahia at sid , 2GO Egyptain sid to 81d,
!1,41d 500 Surat at 3W:to 4 1-16 d. per lb. Railway
"'area were quiet, but steady.
Wheat has been firm to-day in Mark-lane.
The letters from Birmingham respecting the iron
tradei
are again somewhat unfavourable. The de-
88Ien n the money market at New- York has
)/triallY reduced the demand from that quarter.
St qualities of pig areto Si. 155., and
cinder
h, P.gs are in request at 4!. to 51. per ton. The
4-proachin
, g quarterly meetings are looked forward
it°,,witu great interest, and they will determine, in
great measure, the future course of the trade.
14!-'1,Y the monthly shipping list, compiled by Mr.
Pol'er of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, we find the
aleunt of tonnage on the berth for the various
Port
for ;81,of our Australian possessions, and advertised
most part to leave in the present month,
L„`°"°wa :---To Van Diemen's Land, 3,142; New
u
4-1 Wales, 11,833 ; Victoria, 11,988 ; Adelaide,
; Swan River and Fremantle, ,124 ; and
va3o.
L) Wellinolon, Canterbury, Octago, and
a„exland, 2,639 tons.
a-13- the -Union from New York, we have intelli-
;iettlee to the 16th' ult. At that date "fancy" secu-
kinear) though quiet, were steady, in the absence of
last 498 and unfavourable rumours. Although the
h two or three steamers that have come to hand
ea.,47° relight no specie, the money market was not
f';',,ej, the banks continued their policy of con-
re-4n% and the smallest shipment of the precious
had a sensible effect.
The market for flour continued firm. The ex-
"ea was steady, and prices were strength-
by the closing of canal and river navigation.
11,(111 Was fluctuating, with a limited inquiry.
-..trB Mining news from California is highly satis-
eozi:::7,butNew diggings were constantly being die
quiet The markets at San Francisco were
prices did not decline; while at Sacra-
grent° trade was brisk, at previous quotations.
ale
Th Was firm, and tended upwards.
"e steamer Atrato, from the West Indies,
pgs 203000/.
lettir. the West Indies we learn that the Legis-
tetioh- 'll Jamaica had met under the New Con sti-
tatilia' and the Governor's speech had given
ction to both planters and labourers. ea-
oftll'4 are to be brought forward for the development
0f the fibrous resources ofthe island, in consequence
and msoarcity of the materials for paper making,
flat, demand demand for the substitute for hemp and
beet• Several motions upon financial subjects had of
tile et). in, and there seemed every probability
Aab 1+8.4 6.. session being a busy one. Encouragement
—;,_.°ll to mining operations, and a stimulus, it
Thee-l'etied, would be given to immigration.
kar news from Peru, as given in the Panama
OenZ Illentions that the Government troops, under
appe:4l-,AH-kinique, are daily losing ground, and it
;old ,s to be the general opinion that they cannot
sppl,,,`lll,_t much longer against Castilla, who had
steillred close to Lima. The Peruvian papers,
eltacki ',1,0 Callao News, appear to be perfectly
Word .4'l regarding politics, as they do not say a
Then reference to the present aspect of affairs.
I\ll4l:dykes to Sept. 29 from Australia, via
rents notice no rally in the markets. The heavy
dealers ere causing failures still among the retail
The 4:11e gold yield continued satisfactory.
ooedhn—Limairman of the Committee of Portuguese
aPterdi`Tre, Mr. Richard Thornton, has this day
eactio; 418 Usual protest against the arbitrary de-
th,-.3f 2 Per cent. per annum from the dividends
paper; Per cent. foreign debt, without even a
h equivalent for the difference.
ties ere has been a flat market for public securi-
-414 notwithstanding the comparatively favourable
ho,w4lla return expected. The increased taxation,
004"_er, had led to some hope for a larger total.
4t„..8°_,1s have been 91 to 91i, or it per cent. under
laik'ecraY'S rates. The new French loan being
telki,t:lPeu terms that are considered to offer a
rah to subscribers, is, of course, for the
fillse remains aisnss.t our own funds. Exchequer
r Cents. are 911 tot 7s.
premium. The New 3
and the Reduced 90i to 91.
ti_Vi
tZroyegn Securities have been supported. Equa-
_to have realised 3i the news of the alleged
k,,Ttbe United States of the Galapagos (guano)
s 3 having stimulated business. Mexican
tov_ul has been firmer at 214. Brazilian Now
ee ...Q.. have been done at 93. Sardinian 5 per
f!ts• have been marked 831. Spanish New De-
red Stock has been at 181. Turkish Bonds have
quh quoted. 751..
%tot: following are the nominal prices of foreign
tau 2 1 •Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i to si; Mexi-
Oet',t, to 211 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per
42. 48i to 49 ' • Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to
C'ettt;ll3lsiart 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 4} per
181 ,*1 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 171 to
Ditto 3 per Cents., 361 to 37f ; Ditto Certifi-
li? ti to 5.t. ; Ditto Passive, 411 to 4i.
and, i Railway Share Market has been rather i,
nocie;ll some cases, the current values are slightly
rite-!11,ose of Saturday. Caledonian are not
Gr,-"L nigh, and Great Northern have receded
n, Western are /i to 1 lower, North-West-
tuteelalad, and North-Eastern are fully sup-
"l h.: 11l the foreign lines the transactions have
sesieimors limited, and the quotations have been
sans —"fling Market is dull, the Joint Stock
4nd 0r4113 in fair request at about previous rates,
Yetal Palace are heavier at

likrri
-411 FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES.
IN. e.,, L (From the Official List.)
91 90i i i
:telt 3";:'• Reduced Annuities Au•iness done
91i 4 A I
40ag t eellt- Annuities
vooso44,Llllitiel3, Expire sth Jan-, 181i0
itzol, 'r Account 10th January'
""egner iid 1000 Dom, •
4 7 5
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4 7
ro,,
keheanni. ........... , ................ _
riiitteor ands 1858, 34 Per Cent.
995
1859, l,
trazitliaket OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
_
Ditto'l Rends, 5 per Cent
tNeu, 14.0 w, 1852, 4A Per Cent ' •** ...
9533
%dor 13 n s'
P
ex. : 431.0en7d130s d 6per Cent
3.
3
_-
,se. 0_ per Cent.
21i
84)(4tiltr for the Account
apaTiis:llllol3,oande, 5 per Cent... ..... .... .
_B3j 4
Ditto v - ~ a per Cent
18A
tnrikish 1,7e1.4: Deferred, 3 per Cent
_
1)14 'erlP, paid up in full
75i i i
0 for the Account Bel,. "Ividends on the abova payable in Lon,lon•
'Il Bonds 4i er Cent. ox. 25 fr
11

flortsois THREE 0' CLOCE.
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°°C4-1.-Xa IN NEWCASTLE BARRACKS.

,It is

di - again our painful duty, says the Newcastle.. Gu.a_r: kit` ititli.to record another case of this brutalising punish
t,,,_111 our town, On Tuesday last, about noon,. Geo.
t
katzenit age 28,
a
' d . private in the 26th Cameronians, a
cent, stationed here, underwent the sentence of a
for cent,
receiving 40 lashes by the cat-o'-nine-tails
D.„ tiertion, using disrespectful and threatening leo-
'ea. .
their to his sergeant, and for two. several cases of
teln'' At the time appointed for his punishment the
march garrison .
-PI inparaded in the square and were
.
enki. od down to the hospital, taking up a position im-
iltrinlyast.,,l3' in front of it. The prisoner, after being
le.; v‘o) Wet tied up to the triangle by the arms and
• ii., 'Stip
It feit i. lie the adjutant stood by to see each stroke as
fenna,
_Leine the powerful arms of the
.hat, selected
is called
'` elo'taPnglt others for his aptitude in what
the • • Ituo' —a refinement of cruelty only known to
Initiated
eke 01, '
Ii v , Narver of the scene that ensued thus describes it :
nad ex
etteded petted a bloody scene, but the reality far ex-
tht tit hit I had even dreamed of in human torture. At
eett, 11,atrok welts lash the flesh rose up on
if thet4c, the thicker than my wrist, and the writhing cetiii,°lsElY showed the agony he endured. .As each . e
ibloodllakh fell on the laCerated and bleeding back, Pa
14311 114hed bout on all around. . After the fortieth
geriek. B.t.een inflicted, he was untied, and after stag.
to the how,,ev:_ paces,
fell fainting, when he was remonve_d.
cal office:', k 1 and paced under the charge of the mdi
lie has
namely, Yet to receive the remainder of his punishment
104
Itl •
Justine days, solitary
confinement.
stated that oe to the officers of the 26th, we have h.seanradseit,
and wet they they were averse to flogging inthi
inithne, overruled by a recently arrived high military
think 411.4 well-knownmartinet." We should
not had ' finch treatment of the British soldier would
et presentuc such a rapid augmentation of the armyn_aasnais
101 called for. In a corps like the Catneromi.
erg,
ree,C.' almost of raw recruits, desertion in
nbntionn—.—
indee,ltlevitably be the result of Tuesday's exhi i
iehnle before three hours had elapsed after the puno-..
Boren z(lit 4 desertion took place, most likely in terror i
we
Thinkceving a similar military lesson.
lent ni it is exceedingly unfortunate, at the pre-
:Bort to °lllent, that it should be deemed necessary to re-
,‘ %tn" Punishment which is deservedly odious, both
l'eve `,.°B of soldiers and civilians, and which, as we
trtli,i:ttteb contended, while it lacerates the body brtuer-
the' 1.4 Lill ?ilia& Row can we expect recruits to en they t,-.8 of the army when they find that by doing so.
kent ~,,Vev themselves liable to castigation by an instil! from th I,ch the British Parliament indignantly struck
%I ,e, I. 'land of the elave•owner 7 If we would make
code -Ile° Popular, we must reform the military penal
4tl
A and euhatitute for coarse and revolting torture
41 444 Ithetanaite =or
DelleatieL