The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-21 00:00:00

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~.anal. PAW,. .o-da-•
- • -_ • -
Apia Fria . .......... 1 1% - l%p 234 %
Anglo Californian ...... 10s. %
Australian %
Ave Maria i par - % p
lilaenarvon Iron & Coal all -
British Australian Gold 1 - % die
British Iron , 131. 58.
..
Brazilian imp. (is. 51. p.) 24% 154 - 2
Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all 1 -1%
Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 2254 - 23%
Cobre Copper ••• • • •• • 40 33 -34 x.d
Copiano .• •••• • • • 14 4 - 5
Eng. & Australian Copper 234 par - p 23(
General• •• • ••••• • • • • all 9% - 1054
Gold Mountain ,••• • •• 1 par • % p
Great l'olgooth . •• • all par -54 p 3%
Mexican& S. American 9 3% -- 4
Nouveau Monde ~...• •• 1 34 %P 134
Santiago de Cuba .• •• • 10% 4)6 - 5
Tin Croft .. •••••• .• .• • • 7 10 -11
United Mexican .......all 2 - 214
West Mariposa .. ••.• • • 1 134 p
TOIENT BTOCIL DANIELS.
Antralasia... ,••• • • • . 38 - 39%
British North America 50 4754 -49
Colonial .... • • 25 113{ •- 125. s
Commercial of London.. 20 24 -- 2554
London Joint Stock .... hi 18% - 17%
London and Westminster 20 2934 -30 x.d x.d
National Provincial Eng. 85 • • -• •
Do. New ............ 10 • • -••
National of Ireland .. 2234 17% -17
Oriental Bank Corporat. all 30 - 3114 x.d
Provincial of Ireland .• • • 25 42% - 43
Do. New all 15% - 16%
Union of Australia • ... • all 85 - 3634
Do. New 234 3 - 334
Union of London • • • • . 10 4% - 1554
Union of Madrid all •• -••
DIXSCELL.A.NEOUS.
Canada ........ •• .. 8234 48 - 4834
Gon. Steam Navigation . 14 2734 -28 i
Penni. & Oriental Steam. all 70 -71 x.d
Ditto ditto 10 175( 18
Royal Mail Steam 60 77 - 783¢

Ditte ditto -----1
Royal Mail Steam ......
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MONEY and COMIVIE,RCIAL NEWS
CITY, TWO O'CLyCK.

Cotton was in active demand at Liverpool yesterday,
sales for the week 74,300 hales at an advance ot in
American and Surat, and to id. in Bahia.—Railway
Shares were rather firmer.

A very considerable increase has occurred again in
the amount of bullion in the Bank of England. During
the week, to the:l4th inst., the addition exceeded what
htiss occurred for some time past, but there was another
feature nut cf late observable•, viz , an extension of the
circulation. The amount paid in and withdraw❑ upon
deposit accounts would pretty nearly balance each other,
and we must ascribe the larger circula ion of paper to
purchases of or loans upon Government Securities, and
to sales of gold in specie and dust to the Bank. Com-
pared with the previous returns the changes are as
follow:

Notes Issued
Increase

... 32,094,395
382 355
... 3,336 486
••• 5 373
'5,925,306
... 661 334
11,552,777
... 575,861
... 1,169,951
••• 79,077
... 13,524,391
... 103,468
... 11,125,457
••• 56,44
Notes . 11,385 900
Increase ••• 21,850
Bullion ... . ... 18,596,167
Increase ... ••• ••• 314.524
Active Circulation... ... 20,708 495
Increase ... •-• ••• 360,505
Such mistakes have been made by some companies,
eager to get out their staff as soon as possible to the
gold regions of California, that the utmost attention
should be paid to the construction of the machinery sent
Wi;hout this is done,
all subsequent operations may
entail loss, or even failure. Iu California numerous
private individuals have constructed machinoy that has
entirely failed, and as the services of experienced par-
ties are to be had in this country, it will be a saving, in
the first instance, to make them available. There is
some talk of a new patent for rendering quartz triable,
but the expense may be an object, unless more has been
accemphste d than former chemists have succeeded in.
The following letter has been addressed to us upon
the Australian Mine question:—
" Sir,—Notwithstanding the croakings of our political
Mufti, the Australians still persist in robbing the earth
of its newly-discovered sweets; all classes are fl caking
to the more attractive • diggings,' from whence they are
sending back, under weekly escerts, the produce of their
industry, in the form of valuable treasure. The gold
seekers are enriching themselves, and for once at least
the Government is cheerfully paid its tax upon labour.
What the amount of this royalty will be it is impossible
to estimate, but there is every reason to believe that the
tax will produce a revenue more than suflicent to satisfy
any legitimate demands for local improvement. The
population of our Australian settlements has hitherto
been comparatively sufficient for their increasing pros-
perity, but the great efflux of labour which has re-
cently been carried away from commercial and agri-
cultural enterprises has developed an evil which
makes reparation necessary. It is alleged, and I believe
the report has gained credit, that the Colonial Govern-
ment have, in consequence offered to promote emigra-
tion by the aid of a very large sum of money. Australia,
by the possession of its mineral resources, has assumed
and must maintain a most important position in our
Colonial establishments; her population will increase in'
an unprecedented ratio, her agricultural and commer-
cial products will be enlarged in equal proportion, her
citizens will acquire in case and competence a greater
taste for luxuries, and open to the manufacturers of
Great Britain new ports and ready markets. Her
mines will pour a new stream of wealth into this
country, and give additional lustre to the dignity of
the Empire. Public companies are elready forming
here intending to ap a gulden harvest in
her mines. Noblemen of the highest rank
unite with men of business in consecrating some of these
undertakings, but tnis should form a special object or
inquiry with intending shareholders, some of the men
behind the curtain, and who, for reasons best known to
themselves, are afraid to appear in public, having taken
advantage of the legitimate desire to embark moderately
in the new speculntien—for all mining is to a certain ex-
tent a speculation, however remunerative on the average,
and " cooked-up" the rottenest concerns ever ushered
into existence since the famed West Middlesex' In-
surance. lam sorry to say too that a few of the Cali-
fornian companies have been formed too hastily. They
will lose money by the machinery sent out, and they
have paid too dearly for their concessions. I fear the
Australian companies may, if not careful, matte a
similar mistake. I only Bee ono company that
advertises a paid engineer, who has been en-
gaged in both silver and gold mining in America,
to get up its machinery in England. Others have sent
out parties of tolerable experience, but leave the makers
of machinery here to act pretty well on their own judg-
meet. Tne Central Australian' Company selects a
superintendent here to aid and direct Messrs. Bolton and
Watt, and this in one shape or another all the rest
must do. Not to trespass more on your space, though a
great deal more could be said upon the unbusiness-like
way in which some of the companies are being launched,
I will just observe that I think copper will utter as great
a temptation as gold in Australia, and beg to subscribe
myself, yours, &e., " T. E. W."
The negotiation of Bills of Exchange upon the prin-
cipal continental cities was effected yesterday afternuoi•
on fully the previous terms, and iu some cases at an ad-
vance. Paris, 90 days, was ut 25.45 to 50; Hemburgh
at 13.10} to i; Amsterdam at 11.194 to 20; and Trieste
12.38 to 45.
The Trade and Navigation returns for the year to the
sth January are just out, and stand thus:
1852.
1851.
68,492,659
Exports ... 65,
Minis-
The Funds have suffered by the resig
cent. Congo,.
735,447
per
tors to the amount of about / to 1-34-
New Three-
have been 96k to 97i, and are new 9
7.
Exchequer-bills.
98i to 99*. of
and-a-Quarter per Cents.
645. premium. nation
gold
coin,
Tweh week to
d p
oerf Thursdaycsiel
Ceuta.
silver,
The exports of bullion
302,000 ounces, cbicflY to
dull, but at about former rates.
last were 382 ounces t'dßuelsr igupnt:unt
nits.hhe
Foreign Steels are
se 321 1, and Grenada Deferred
Mexican Bonds realise 14_
it.
quador are
are 411,
A Mining Shares are rather worse.
gailwoy and
TO THREE.
Deferred 184.
Si
a.
Ettied the

Rest

Decrease ...
Public Deposits ...

I❑crQase
Other Deposits ...

Decrease ... ...
Seven Day and other Bala

Decrease ...

Government Securities ...

Increase ...

Other Securities ...

Decrease ...

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BRITISH FUNDS TillS DAY
1313)itilt8o°11 ocount,robnilAatrtacehnoi
O'CLOCK
BNperrer
3Cmentp.er Reducedc(Fent,
Ann.
'''''''''
" n;:
91,
98%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan.sth, 1860 7 1-16
3 per Cent. Consols Anna. 977%3417%
India Stock
Do. Bondi, 10001 —
Consols for Account 73 71 p
Elch.ouer Bills. 9636 97
1,0001. 11/4d.
••••• • 64 p
600/. —
60 63 p
Small . —
60 63 p
.r'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCIi,
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. •••••• 96
Equador Bonds ................. 4 tAi%
Grenada, 117111 per Cent. ........ .... --
Ditto Deferred ....... .............. e!,4%
Mixican Bonds, 1846, 3 per Cent. 32%1A3/4
?ortuguese Bonds,s per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent•
payable in London.
33 t 4 2% x 0.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4114
s4Noenpwetrh (.3 Deferredeanbto.v, 12 Gui 1 d ... 59 siii
Ditto Account ...... .
Ditto, New
Dr
li vapti dei
Ditto 4 per 'ent. Certificates

COURSE OF ETt
Anißter
. 11 19
Ditto, three months
2 0
Rotterdam •• 25 50
A•ntwerp • • 25
60
Brussels ••• • •• ••• • •
Eitunburgh .• . ••'"
M.B. Mal . 13 101 i
gums, • • •
aris, 3 dayesight •••• 25 30
2 Ditto. 3 months .... 25 50
Marseilles ••••••• • •• • • 25 52%
Bourdeanx...• ••• • • . _•••
rrankforton Maine.... 121
Vienna, effect. fib. • .... 12 42
Trieste, ditto..
Petersbragh, 941. Rble.• 37%
ofadrid
Oadlz •• 50%
Barcelona • •
80V1110...••",..... • • • • •4

.;11L NGE.-FRIDAY.
Gibraltar.. •• ........ ••
Leghorn 30 80
Genoa .. .• .• •• •• 25 GO
Milan .. .• •• •• •• .• •• ••
Venice................
Naples ... •• •• •• 40%
121%
Messina .............. 121%
Lisbon.• .• •• •• .• •• •• •• 63%
Oporto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 53M
Rio Janeiro • • • • •• •• ••
Buenos Ayres
New York,6odays'aight
Philadelphia ..

TRIM Or BULLION, PEI O.
Foreign Geld inbars.. ZS 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars •• .. 0 4 10%
41verin bars ~.• •• 9 5 ON