The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-28 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT SEM:MUM.

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cent. 1867-1868...103*
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104*

STATE SECURITIES.
California 7 per Cent. Bonds
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)...
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds).
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45

1870... 78 80
... 90
.98 99

Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16 18
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 78 f'o
south Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Baring's) 1858-1868... 97 98
South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Palmer's) 1866... 83 90
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 83, 84;
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 8B

CITY SECURITIES.
Bolton $ per Cent. Bonds (Divers) CD 92
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85
Now Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 80 b 2

RAILROAD BONDS.

Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 74 75
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 76 77
Michigan Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 92 94
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 94 91
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1833... 80 82

New York aeci Erie 7 per Cent. let Mort-
gage 1867... 2 100
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 83 85
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 72 74
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 30 82

Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds), not convertiblo 1859... 92 93•
Ditto ditto 1864... 94 95
Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., lat Mort 1880... 88 90
* Ex dividend.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7; Mexican,
191 ; Peruvian, 74 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 4 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 88 90 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 40} ; ditto Deferred, 21} ; ditto
Certificates, 41 ; ditto Passive, 7 7i.
In the Railway Share Market the amount of
dealing reported continues very limited, and with-
out particular variation in prices. The weekly re-
turns published yesterday show a diminution of
1,1081. in the traffic on the Caledonian line, com-
pared with the corresponding week of last year,
and not 11,0501., as inadvertently stated, the
figures being as follows :—for 1854, 11,258/. ; and
for 1855, 10,1001. Foreign Railway Scrip is not
in request, and there are no quotations for the
Groat Western of Canada.

Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are
not much in demand. The few shares which have
changed hands show no feature worth remarking
upon.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK.
( Prom the 0 Orin( List. )

Ttuon-, done.
Bank Stock
3 por Cent. Redvcod Annuities BB4
3 per Cent. Consols Anntitiot
New 3 per Cont. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 34
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 18S5 l6 5.16
Ildis Bonds, .£lOOO ..........
Ditto, tinder £lOOO 8 d
consolO for Account BB4 4
Exchequer Bills, 20.
£l000
8 4
Ditto Bonds, ISSB, 3i por Cent 9713
1559 IP 97i
SP
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( K.
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account 834
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cont.
Dividends on theisbovo payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.

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Ditto Account ......

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SFLENDID PRESENT FOR THE KING OF SIAM. —An
inkstand, probably the most brilliant and beautiful article
of the kind ever ma le, has been manufactured by Mr.
Dodd, of Cornhill, intended as a present from her Ma-
jesty to the King of Siam. The figures, emblematic of
science, and the ornamental portions generally, are
executed with great taste. The inscription on the ink-
stand purports that it is presented by the Queen to the
King of Siam, whose names arc fully set forth.
WRECK OF A FRENCH BRIG, AND Loss OF FOUR
LIYES.—PORTMADOC, Dec. 25.—At three p.m. yester-
day, the French brig Charlotte, Corrie, of and from
Havre, for Cardiff (in ballast), came on shore on the
sands about two miles S.S.W. from hence. The crew
(eight in number) hurriedly took to their longboat, and
attempted to land ; when in the breakers the boat cap-
sized ; mainly by the exertions of one man (Mr. John
Roberts, Clogwyn, Harlech), four of the crew were ,
saved. The other four were drowned.