The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-04 00:00:00

'ION E V MA HKET

AND

COMMERCIA L INTELLIGENCB.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The cotton -market at Liverpool yesterday
'dosed, With a hardening tendency, and prices of all
kinds are extreme. The sales were estimated at
10,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for export,
and 2,000 on speculation), comprising 400
Egyptians at 54d. to 9d., and 1,500 Surats at 3F.
to 40. per lb. The Railway Share Market was
dull, and: closed at a decline off to A per cent.
In the Manchester report of Messrs. M‘Nair,
lareenb ow, and Irving we have the following de-
tails :--

"The demand for the country trade has throughout the
month considerably improved, although by no. means
Prosperous. Much suffering, in a pecuniary degree,
derally prevails in the agricultural and manufacturing
districts, from the severity of the last winter, which has
had also its t fleets connected with the export trade, and
„sst4e onprofitableness ari:ing from manufacturing employ-
"'mt and the dearness of food. What the future pros-
ze.tion is,
:Peets of this market and locality may be—and their
of-ellurse, involved with other producing dis-
nets—it is impossible to' tell. With the cessation of
amNr
„ We might, however, reasonably calculate upon
improved state of things generally. So far, we
,ne‘'e great satisfaction in recording a decided improve-
-:ent feeiing
and in practice, as contrasted with the
'hate of things existing at the end of February. In the
curse of the closing month alternate changes have
Sen perceptible • nevertheless, they were not of such a
character as to 'militate against the improvement indi-
rNed for the time being. The immediate aid increas-
glY Productive power of the district must, however,
e taken into account, and act unfavourably as to the
Per
inmanence of a really sound and steady state of
It thgto
appears by the Californian advices that the
-'4ll Francisco failures were in some instances as
/411011 the result of panic as necessity. The stop-
page of Messrs. Adams and Co. might probably
—4\re been prevented, from the offers of assistance
~sithieh the merchants made, but the firm deemed it
re advisable to suspend at once with such a
ill of specie. Messrs. Page, Bacon, and Co.
ra"topped necessarily, owing to the previous failure
qAtheir United States branch. The liabilities of
Adams and Co. are estimated at 2,000,000 dollars,
but with good assets.
The Californi.an papers state that the Quartz
all
t 8
Mariposa Mining Company of London had
;;1 lita property seized by the Sheriff on the 17th
07. and private letters received here by Mr. H.
irecialla assert that the lessors of the mine are
~...4)aling to England, and require new terms to be
--"`tl°) increased royalties, &c.
40eounts from Madrid stated that popular dis-
elat.bauces were greatly apprehended, and that the
lefa of the Militia had met and held consultations,
e majority being in favour of Espartero. The
ofet.g3', however, were working upon the feelings
the lower as well as the upper classes, to
1151'eut the sale of ecclesiastical 'properties, and
""e
the
municipal authorities were indisposed to the
nation of the common lands.
ItTlie efforts that are still used by the agents at
atlrid of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders
ofeBe End
high commendation, and the Government
Cspartero really seems disposed to take into
.7nsicleration the claims of the certificate holders,
tqad to recognise their validity, which former Minis-
Lrles have contested. Lord Howard de Walden
48, iu the most praise Worthy manner, seconded
ve exertions of the- agents, and the necessity of
aathg Spanish credit will probably hasten a fa-
urable decision by the Cortes.
The advices received from Paris report a very
buoyantk feeling there yesterday in the Stock Mar-
het" and with much more confidence displayed than
Palace All securities were readily saleable, Crystal
having been as high as 172 50.
l'he Foreign Exchanges were a little weaker
'ories,terday afternoon as respects bills on Paris at
Awhich were done at 25 37i to 42k, and on
'Meterdam at 11 194 to 19g. On Hamburg the
rates
were firm, at 13 7i to 7i, and on Trieste at
12 30 to 36.
aThe English Stocks have been very depressed
gain, although atthis
moment rather higher, in
nsequence of the more favourable news from the
U..rimea. There
t is, apparently, no expectation
itiakt the Bank of England will to-morrow reduce
28 imam rate of discount. Consols have been .
t° for transfer, and 92,1 to for account.
illehequer Bills have been N. to 95., and India
Fos uls. premium.
For •
elgu securities havo been dealt in to a fair ex
al:but at about the
previous rates. Mexican Bonds
Ze 20 to 21, and Peruvian 71. Chilian have been
il°ted 102 and Brazilian old 99. Russian 41 per
Neat's. have realised 89i. Belgian 41 per Cents.l
qiwt° 941, Dutch 21 per Cents. 62J to 62k. Sar-
atelan stock has been at 87i. Spanish Deferred
„1,81
following
and the C,?rtificates are firm at 51.
4.ee
/goo."
°flowing are the nominal' prices of foreign
:--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi-
per'r,2ol to 21; Peruvian, 70 to 72; ditto Three
12 ;'ellte., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
ditt ° 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101;
N,4° Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
pernish New Deferred, 18i to 181 ; ditto Three
ditto nts., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, sg. to 51; I 11
n passive, 41. to Q.
Prieestailway shares very little has been done, and
lilies continue about the same for,the English
less inloTile Canadian lines are rather heavy, and
neotai he
prevails in the Indian and Qopti li
-
have undertakings, although, generally, prices I
11(3t varied much.
itriptlortle United Mexican Mine Shares a further
effeetert rise has occurred—bargains having been
l'ia high as 8, owing to the confirmation,
totheevlrleYwolrok,of the last favourable accounts as
de.
ryst
Palace Shares are steady, and General
nier. The Bauks are dull.

llnp,, -
-.4184 PIINDS THIS DA.Y.—.7..0, SING PRICES.
(Prom the qinal Liar.;
, . ,
4m.
BU'l T 1 M.
,
924 i a
lie:,':eit. Consols Annuities
11.
~4130 ad, 41000 . •
LITLIT 1' ?ur Account April 923 a a i i,
La Stock .
.......................... 2283
Ito for the Account '
,cl,oooequer Bills, 2d. .
5 8
......................... ....
~. .-,
....... u u
i;n4p, ................................. , 5 9
tieheq114eur..13................ ..........
bitto "ds 1858, 33 per Cent. ril• 1
1859, ~
PRlCEratilia„ bOF FOREIGN FUNDS Talb DAY.
eaba 7 bon OF
5 per Cent
3
ohiliauper Ct, oratuza, 8, sabanilla Bonds) 90 _
Dish
jirida, 6 Per Cent ....•••••••• I_2
Ditto 5°11(18, 1825, 3 per Cent
kezican 3Par Cent ........ ..... . .....
Perevia Per Cent.
71 70
kassie,44e°,l,24s, 43 per Cent -
'iambi;
~ Bo per per Cent B9.
BPaai tait,,"°V!, 6 per cent. •••••••••"' 874 •
Ditto —44.'B'
;1 Por Cent
18i
apatiiB4 I.`.ievf too-erred, 3 per Cent _ e• p 0
ttuatiA Zanicrttee Cert. of Coup. not fun OO ,
bita, for
thse, %per cent
Acount .............. ••••••• 80 4
z3el. Dividends on the above payable In London.
kteiltiil°,llcle 43 per Cent. ex. 25 fr 93
62.437
Ditto "euauge. 23 per Cent. 12 Gull-- 4 x d
4 per Cent. Certifieates .....
°mem, . . ,
... flf.E92((rOair.
Ditto. 4.1.41 . .ii ce...n.e.n..t .....
92a i
ksy4riaTß4ll ANTIQUITIES. About sixty cases of As-
, ,r, antiquities from the excavations ( f Mr. Layard,
Aleei:iits4ll3, and Alr. Loftus have arrived at the British
ItlitaetitsTunatrlat TO A
James
"JoNas.”—The stewards of the
Jeff- Sea, fleet have made a subscription for
to reerY. late
shiP's steward of the Tiger, to enable him
estseelit'ell—Z.Some small articles, as a mark of their. greate
Thund''' 'lr. Jeffery was cast away four times—in th
he ertl,lt in 1847 ;in the Birkenhead in 1852, when.
thfiltsallrua'lrs in the water ; in the Caique, sunk in
' Se
- e.,o'll'irrnora • and recently in the Tiger, when
. Wasi e nrison4, being the last to leave the ship.
4 ::rn --d3uRGuALE.— Good Edinburgh ale contains about
-ett or nearly half a pound to the gallon, of solid
A icitre Matter. It is, therefore, food as well as drink.
to e beef eaten with it makes up the deficiency in gin-
-1411,2:0 thrit beef, beer, and bread, our charactere,tin Ento
firel, are Most philosophically put together, at once_.
r"gthen, to sustain, and to stimulate the bodily
Powere
A .---011emistry of Common Life.
`,,, t--,:.;.7 tlblat ott PUGILISM.—Justce Cresswell, in passing
11,., ",''ial sentence the other day upon a young man who
441-1. killed another in a fight at Whitehaven, male same
diarlt'ge remarks (or a judge) upon the settlement of
nl bY beating each other to the point of and l"-L--" Now boys will quarrel,. and boys will fight,
til_. 1 don't know that there is any great objection to
their settling their differences in that way, provided
efe37 dllt whenny unfair means, or other weapons ex-
f.Dtth?se h nature ga•.'e'ell, their fists
"II ' ' fi ht i
th •"'' P(11 merely went out into a field to g . ou
air diff.rences by them elves nobody would think of
Party Punishing them and I look upon it that if one 4.4 the
were
to !meet with his death in the encounter, it
1-;•-'.'-1 be ant] ccident.” If there are fights in plenty at
nitehaVin after this, the indigo oannot be qurprieed.
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