The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-02 00:00:00

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MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday
closed firmly, at Friday's rates. The sales were
estimated at 10,000 bales (3,000 of which were
taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export). The
Railway Share Market closed heavily, and prices
were considerably lower.
In Mark Lane to-day there is no alteration.
The advices by the Africa, from New York, re-
port rather more activity in the demand for money,
871 the last weekly return of the City Banks
d showed an increase in the discounts of 991,288
ju „ars• The specie was augmented 26,597 dollars,
large receipts were expected from California.
" fair business was doing in foreign fabrics, and
lalPorts being moderate prices were supported.
The letters from Australia by the ship Lightning
are to the 10th April, the voyage having been per-
formed in 80 days from Port Philip. The accounts
respecting the markets are decidedly better, but
the writers of the Melbourne price currents dis-
tinctly warn shippers on this head not to be mis-
led, inasmuch as the demand was due entirely to
the necessity of getting supplies up to the diggings
While the roads were practicable, and would fall off
inamediately afterwards, not to be resumed for two
or three months. The vexed question about the
gold diggers' licences seems likely' to receive a
pacific solution, as the Commissioners recommended
the abolition of the licence fee, and an imposition
Of an export tax, a measure advocated months
since.

The ship Seringapatam, from Melbourne, does
not bring later dates than March 18. She has on
board 15,865 ounces of gold and 234 bales of wool,
besides what the passengers bring.
The Gipsy Bride, arrived at Liverpool from Mel-
bourne, has accounts of April 11, and 40,000 ounces
of gold on freight.
Advices from the Crimea state that enormous
supplies of provisions, ammunition, &-c., were being
forwarded from Perekop to Simpheropol, and that
the army in Sebastopol was provided for the
winter.

The Stock Market is flat this morning, with
scarcely any business doing. Several circumstances
have combined to induce caution. The death of
ii4ord Raglan, and the small knowledge the public
La" Of the character of his successor, are naturally
cLroutustances to check dealing, and then we are
on the eve of the French loan, and notwithstand-
ing the large arrivals of bullion this morning, gold to
°l3leamount may be temporarily withdrawn from us.
Seeingeo the excessive supply here, we should not ac-
count this this an evil. The Revenue Return has not made
fa -c" iinPression. On the whole, it is probably as
Th-v°llrable as could be expected, but it establishes
more Conclusively than ever the fact of our ex-
Pehditure fully absorbing both the increased tax-
ation and the loan, rendering more borrowing in-
evitable. Consols have been 91 to Aat the com-
Mencement of business, but are since 901 to 91.
The New 3 per Cents. have been 921 to 1, and. the
Reduced 914 to 91i. The Omnium has been at
4i premium. Exchequer Bills are 19s. to 225.
Premium, for those at 2d.

The foreign securities have been very dull, and
Turkish Bonds rather lower, namely, 81i to 82.
Mexican are dull at 21A. Brazilian Old Stock has
been quoted 100 i. Nothing has been done in
Spanish. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have been
marked 85i. Dutch 4 per Cents. are steady at 95.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7; Mexi-
can, 214 to 211 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three
per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
42 to 44 ex div. ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to
100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ;
Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 181 ex div. ; ditto
3 per Cents., 361 to 37i ex div. ; ditto Certificates,
4 to 4i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 4/.
The railway meetings announced are the follow-

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Central Company. Date.
Penins. of Portugal July 16, tisbon. Place.
Cork and Bandon e July 4.
I,:aneat Western of Canada... July 4, London Tavern.
9Ahlre and Yorkshire... July 12, Manchester.
VLondon and Greenwich . July 10, Coleman-street.
o ndon, Tilbu, &c July 3, London Tavern.
Manchester,anchester, Sheff. and Linc Aug. 1, Manchester.
.4,5%1 Swedish July 5, Gottenburg.
'uanles Haven July 2, London Tavern.
The amount of " calls" due this month upon
railways is 1,749,0971., of which 80,000/. is upon
the Central of Portugal, 209,0001. upon the East
I llclisz, 1,060,0001. upon the Paris and Lyons,
m
'40,0001. upon the Cherbourg, 122,5001. upon the
Bciude, and 140,0001. upon the Western of France.
It is not to be assumed, however, that more than a
stall proportion of the French " calls" will fall
UPon English holders.
There is a heavy market generally for the Eng-
lish Railway Shares, but the dealings are very
limited. The decline, however, in most cases is
not more than to per cent. The Foreign lines
are neglected, and Great Western of Canada are
weaker.

Mines rule dull. Banks firm, and also the Mis-
cellaneous Shares.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES.

(,Prom► the Oticial List.)

Rn.iness done
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 914
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India, Bonds, .RlOro

Ditto, under £lOOO 34
Consols ?or Account, 10th July • 91 901 il 87-
Ointrium
Exchequer Bills, 2M. I 2d.
£1000
22 I 22 19
£5OO
I 2-0 19
Small .

22 6
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS PAY.
ErniHan Bonds 5 per Cent. ._ lOOl 1.1
korican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent —
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 7l
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Turkish Bonds, 6 pmcent —
Ditto for the Accognt Bli 2 i
DiVidends on the above payable in London.
batch Exohanae,,2A per Cent. 12 Gull —
Ditto 4 per Cals. Certifieates .......... 95
eh,' THREE O'CLOCE.
.

Consols
Ditto for tho Account ,

904 1 x d

LLOYD'S SITIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, July 2.—Wind this day at non, W. ; light
breeze, and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, July I.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—ln-
disna (s. transport 147), from Constantinople, and left for
Southampton. Sailed—Barham, for Madras and Calcutta;
Csndia (s. transport 213), for Southampton. Off port—
Queen, from Calcutta.
CowEs, July I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived--Louisa, from
Trinidad de Cuba.
DOVER, July I.—The Paris et Londres (s.) was in con-
tact yesterday off Folkstone with a Dutch barque, and
went down ; master and five men landed here ; the re-
mainder of tho French crew got on board the Dutch
barque.
FALMOUTH, July I.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Frey,
from Rio Janeiro ; Prospero, Porto Rico ; William 111.,
Matanzas.
for London. Off port—Undaunted, from —, and sailed
GRIMSBY, July 1.--The Mermaid, of Guernsey, stranded
near Donna Nook, Feb. 8, was got off this morning, and
placed on the Zu d. with considerable damage.
SHIELDS, June ;Bl—:Sailed—Cornelius Smidt, for China.
CLYDE, Jly
u 30.rrived—Neander, from Hantsport,
U.S. Siled—Glenroy, for Melbourne ; City of London,
Calcutta.
PENANG, May 18.—The Prince Arthur, from Singapore
to London, put in here on the 12th inst., making 15 inches
of water per hour; discharged about 150 tons of cargo,
stopped the leak, and put to sea yesterday.
HONG KONG, May 10.— The Countess of Seafield, from
Shanghai to London, which was on shore on the Prata
Shoals, March 2, and abandoned the following day, has
been got off and towed up to Whampoa by a steamer.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Monday lifornin,

Wind, N.W.
Arrived—Jean Baptiste, from Santander.
Off port—Mayflower, for New Orleans Lebago, for
Mobile ; Governor Langdon, Mobile.

QUEENSTOWN, June 30.

Wind, S.W.
Arrived—Baltimore; from Constantinople ; Ocean Gem,
Alexandria ; Vorsworth, Trieste ; Albertine,Hayti ;
Vicar of Bray, Arica; Cheviot, Akyab.