The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-24 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S.--(This Evening.)

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
sto 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
DERBY.
850 to 100 agst Wentworth (taken)
10 to 1 agst Ellington (taken)
14 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
16 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken)
20 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken)

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.)

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty this afternoon :

LIEUTENANTS AND COMMANDERS.
Edward Hardinge, to the Banterer.
Viscount Gifford, to the Bustard.
P. Saumarer, to the Carnatio.
C. W. Martin, to the Bull Frog.

PAYMASTER.
G. F. Bateman, to the Brunswick.

MONEY MARKET

AID

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Tke Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
eloped very firmly at full prices. The sales were
6,000 bales, comprising 80 Pernam and Maranham
at 61d., 20 Bahia at 6d.,1550 Egyptian at sd. to 7d.,
and 500 Surat at 3ld. to 41d. per lb. The Rail-
way Share Market was steady at a slight advance
on Friday's rates.

The intelligence from America brought by the
steamer Atlantic reports a continuance of large
shipments of flour to Europe. The merchandise
exported was composed chiefly of breadstuff.. To
Havre alone flour and wheat to the value of about
280,000 dollars were sent during the week ending
December 6. The value of imports in the same
period was 1,670,402 dollars. The latest return
of the City Banks shows a large increase in the
loans and discounts, but the specie was augmented
to nearly the same amount.
The recent rise in the prices of sugar has given
9 fresh impetus to the manufacture of beet-root
sugar in France, and the makers have taken pre-
cautions to have larger stocks on hand in the event
of another sudden demand. The quantity in the
different depots throughout the country had in-
*feased 1,247,034 kilogrammes on the Ist of this
litonth from the former figures, and now there is
7,831,307 kilogrammes in store. This increase has
prinoipally been deposited at Paris and Lille ; the
depots of Douai and Valenciennes have very little
less on hand than previously, but those of Arras
gild Orleans are nearly exhausted. The consump-
tion of beet-root sugar throughout France, for the
year ending November 30, 1855-6, was 38 million
kilogrammes, showing au increase of 14 millions
cver the previous year. There were 270 manu-
factories in operation, and 14 inactive at that
date.

The Foreign Bourses remain in a very dull state,
aid prices of securities have a tendency to decline.
At Paris the fall in the French funds on Saturday
'fru 25c. compared with those of the day previous,
sad in Rsilway Shares there was a general decline
of sf. to 10f. Shares of the Credit Mather were
heavy, at a decline of 12f. 50c. At Vienna the
state of affairs was feeble, and shares generally
were falling, excepting in the New Bank of Credit,
Which rose from 110 to 111. Money was again
becoming dearer and exchanges rising ; on Lon-
don it was 10.47, and on Paris 127 g.

According to information from Moscow it ap-
pears that the commerce of the city of Odessa is
kcompletely annihilated. The inhabitants lament
the deserted condition of this once flourishing city.
Transactions of the smallest description for money
are scarcely known, and it is in vain that the
bank endeavours to keep up its credit by the issue
Of a depreciated paper currency.
Some rumours wkich have been circulated stating
that the French Government intended to increase
the duties on tobacco and other produce during the
isasuing year have been oontradicted by the Paris
journals as being entirely without foundation.
The English Stook Market remains in an in-
animate condition, and a large number of the prin-
cipal operators are away from business. - Until the
expiration of the Chrismas holidays the market
will probably exhibit a languid appearance, unless
some important political event occurs. There is
some revival of the impression that the peace
negociations will prove successful, owing to the
intelligence received from Berlin and Vienna, but
the quotations of the Funds have not improved in
consequence. Consols opened at 881 , and are
now 881 The New 3 per Cents. have been 89k
`to 894, and the Reduced 881 1. Exchequer Bills
are 7s. to 3s. discount.
Foreign Stock are in several instances at merely
-nominal quotations, but the market rules steady.
;Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen j per cent., viz.,
Ato 834 t, and the New Scrip is firmer, being 3 dis-
count. Mexican Stock is 191 to 19k, and Dutch
4 per Cents. are 94.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 to 7 •
-Mexican, 191 to2o ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per
?Cents., 48 to 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ;
,ditto 44 per Cents., 88 to 911 ; Spanish Three per
'Cents., 40i to 401 ; ditto Deferred, 214 to
; ditto Certificates, 44 to 5 ; ditto Passive, 71
to t.
In the quotations of some of the principal Rail-
:fray Shares, a slight improvement is apparent, but
the transactions are limited. Brighton have ad-
vanced 55., and also North-Eastern, Berwick, Great
Western f Canada are well supported, but the
Foreign Lines have attracted scarcely any at-
tention.
Mining Shares are quiet, and some of the Bank-
ing rule heavy. Canada Land are rather higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DIT.-CLOSING PRICES

Prom tA► l itioi Lfr.

All n done.
• 3 per Cent. Rodttoed Annuities BBj j
New 3 per Cent. Annuitiee
j
Oonsois for Account .. 88j j

Etchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO.
£5OO
, timall 3 7
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 971 i 4
ft
. 1859 ...... . 971 I
i If
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Chilian Bonds, 0 per Cent 1024
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t....
Ditto 44 per Cent
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkikh Bonds, 6 par cent —
Ditto for the Account 834 i i
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account 3 d

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Duteh Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Cortifioatee 94
THREE O'CLOCK,

Console
Ditto Account Jan. 10