The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

THE MONEY MARKET.

The advices from Paris this morning state that the
advance of the rate of discount yesterday by the Bank
of France was•not resolved upon until the telegraph re-
ported the alteration on this side, when it was adopted
to preserve the equilibrium between the two countries,
no change having otherwise been intended. If this be
correet, it is an additional proof of the salutary course of
the Bank of England, since it is only by the adherence
of the Bank of France to those vigorous measures, the
early neglect of which has caused much of the present
embarrassment, that the danger of further difficulties can
be averted. The discount-market in Paris, however,
seems to be less unsettled than in London, since, from
the mercantile letters received to-day, it appears that
good bills can be negotiated a half per cent. below the
Bank rate.

It is understood that the prevailing high rates of dis-
count have already had the effect of causing considerable
amounts of foreign stock to be sent to the Continent for
sale. A further favourable circumstance consists in the
fact that some portion of the recent drain from the Bank
of England has arisen simply from a demand on the
part of the Scotch, Iriab, and other provincial banks.
In this manner a large parcel of sovereigns has been
taken away to-day, and it is believed that the total ab-
sorbed in these channels during the past month or two
beyond the usual amount is little short of a million ster-
ling, the means for procuring such extra funds having in
several instances been obtained by sales of Exchequer-
bills or Stock. On the other hand, against these re-as-
suring circumstances must be set a rumour that the
Rink of France are desirous of procuring an additional
2,000,0001. in gold, and that the future Australian arri-
vals are likely to be purchased to supply it. h,' mode,
however, ontioe,
however, in which the credit is to bo arranged
be hoped
stated, and. it would be satisfactory if it could
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—Admi:ision on payment,
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SITILLINQ DAY. •—• Fri-
-547; total 8,769. C • ,I.
3,222 ; do. by
Olrespon"lng day
2,48 .
last year, 1
sdeaays,o,?etticret:s,_
THE MINES OF MEXICO.—A. Pamphlet
was lately
published in Mexico, under the title of "Mexico's
Foreign Trade since the Conquest ;" it contains some
interesting statistical details respecting the produce of
the gold and silver mines. The total value of the gold
and silver coins struck at Mexico (the kingdom) from
1521 to 1852, together with articles made from the
4865 pr-
ecious metals, amounts to 3,562,205,000 dollars. In the
city of Mexico itself the silver coinage amounts to
,000 dollars,
and the gold to 111,806,000 dol-
lars, together 2,359,971,000 dollars. The remainder
was coined or wrought in the other towns of Mexico,
but the whole of this colossal sum, with the exception of
100,000,000 of dollars, was exported. In the year 1690
the quantity of silver coined iu the capital was
5,286,000 dollars, and in 1691 it amounted to 6,214,000
dollars. From 1691 to 1700 the quantity diminished,
until it dwindled down to 3,379,000 dollars. After thi!
year it gradually increased again, till in 1809 its
eint
point was attained, the coinage for that year
in
24,708,000 dollars. In 1837 only 516,0n0018
silver were issued by the Mint;7 i
's were_.. a Pole
again, and in 1852 amounted to 2,770,00,0, dollars.
Extract of a letter from Sebastopol
and a Russian, and both were in such a condition as to
deserters who arrived a tGeneral Simpson
among our soldiers.
excite the liveliest compassion
thea _
and fragments of their
Their clothes were in rags,
their feet. They came from the
a the whole of the
state , that all they had to eat
men were in the same _
army near Raider, and they stated.
was bread or biscuit and barley, and
that they got no
meat, and had only occasional issues of quarter rations
of vodka, or spirits. When the place was evacuated the
English took 62 prisoners,
many of whom were drunk:
and asleep amid the ruins of the houses, and they were
all badly dressed and ill provided with shoes or boots.
The wounded men taken in recent affairs of outposts by
the Sardinians present the same appearance, and the
fact is evident that the Russians are rapidly deteriorat-
ing in condition and in external efficiency. The men
state that they get 31b. of bread or 1k lb. of biscuit a-day,
and a little barley, which they boil into a kind of soap,
and that that is all their rations. Now and then they_
receive a small allowance of wheat or barle brandy.
They are kept alive by assurances that the allies
soon go, and then they will have (pear
tures!) the spoils of the English camp, which "
everything but food." deluded
is rich
i cc:r e
ie.