The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday con-
tinned steady, and sales to the extent of 6,000 et,
bales were reported. The market closed quietly. 12
Since the recommencement of business in the Rail- 50
way Share Market, after the holidays, business has 13.1
heels very dull.
The Bank of England return for the week end-
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ing December 22 is considered rather uneatisfac-
tory, and the changes presented are important. A 22
large diminution in the bullion was expected from 25
the active demand for gold which has recently Bt.
prevailed, and the material extension of the better St.
securities is accounted for by the monetary require-
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rnenta necessitated by the payment of the Turkish 80
instalment, and the preparations for the closing of 20
the annual accounts. 20
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Active Circulation £18,379,890 10
Decrease 201,470 10
Bullion
Decrease 324,593 25
Rest 3,219,877 25
Increase 14,395 St.
Public Deposits 5,344,753 20
Increase 916,313
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Other Deposits
Decrease 81,005 25
Seven-Day and other Bills
borrow 11,357 St.
Government Securities 9,929,197 10
Increase 139,821 8t-
Other Securities 19,204,123 10
Increase 843,362 5°
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Notes unemployed 6,464,705 st.
Decrease
1111 91,920 10
The latest advice*: from Australia are considered St.
to be of a more favourable charaCter than those re- :t:
ceived for some time past ; and although no de- St.
Bided movement can be reported, still there were Li!:
unmistakeable symptoms of revival. A very'
favourable feature was the limitation of ins- 12 I
porta ; and, owing to the demand for most ?.?,'
articles from the interior having materially 16
increased, the heavy stocks were gradually 81-
being reduced. The high price of breadstuffs which 20 '
bad prevailed during the past twelve months had 11k:
caused considerable inconvenience to those who et.
bad not secured constant employment, but the 20
labour market was in a more satisfactory condition, ak,
and for agricultural labour advanced rates of wages NO
were offered. From the mining districts the re- 50
ports are generally encouraging. At Ballarat the g
diggers were inconvenienced by excessive water, 25
but several new discoveries had in other localities Bt.
recently been made. 25
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In the Sydney letters, .however, the state of liOt
trade is less favourably reported upon, and it is
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mentioned that there was a "perfect stagnation in 50
• every branch of business, and a growing want of 1208
confidence which rendered it most difficult to die- 26
pose of goods." It was considered that, owing to :0
the excessive dulness, some further failures would be
announced, and notwithstanding the building trade St.
had lately been so satisfactory, three or four
builders bad been obliged to succumb. The alto- 16
rations in the tariff continued to cause much dis 16
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iotisfaction, and there wore expectations that when 8
the Council to be elected under the new Constitu- / 231-
tional Act entered upon their duties, some modifi-
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cations of the imposts which had been placed 50
upon the necessaries of life would be made. St.
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It is announced in the foreign financial news 10
that Lord Clarendon has transmitted a copy of the
notice recently issued by the Stock Exchange, to
the diplomatic agents of Great Britain throughout
the continent, in order that they may give all due
publicity to it. It was by this means that the de-
oument was published at Hamburg ; and it is ex-
pected that the same will be done at Berlin, if it
leas not already taken place. At Paris, the Syndic
Chamber of the Bourse, which is similar to the
London Stock Exchange Committee, have decided
upon a similar resolution to the one already no-
ticed, viz. :—That the New Russian Loan shall not
be quoted on the Paris Bourse, and that the nego-
tiation.of shares for a similar purpose by the agents
elf the Bourse is specially interdicted.
On the Paris Bourse, yesterday, there was some
fluctuation in the prices. At the opening the
French Funds and other securities ruled at the
fuller quotations of the previous day, but towards
the close of the market they became heavy, with a
downward tendency, and the 4} per Cent. Routes
declined 25c., or I per cent. This was principally
caused by the speculators for the rise selling largely,
owing to an expected diminution in prices at the
close of the month, in consequence of less faith be-
ing placed in the pacific rumours which have been
circulated during the week. The Railway Market
was without animation, and prices receded. Shares
of the Credit Mobilier Bank fell 5f., and other
securities were dull.

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The Funds have been without any variation of
consequence, but rather a firmer feeling has pre-
vailed. Consols have been 888 all the morning.
The Now 3 per Cents. have ruled at 88g to 89,
and the Reduced at 88i Bank Stock brought
205 to 206. Exchequer Bills declined to Bs. and
I. discount, and India Bonds to 9s. and Bs. dis-
count, cawing to the active demand for money and
the high rates current.

Foreign Stocks have again been exceedingly in-
active. Turkish 6 per Cents. have advanced nearly
per cent., namely, to 833/4 aid 831, and the New
Scrip has been firmer at 3 discount. Mexican 3
per Cents. have reached 20, and Dutch 4 per Cent.
Certificates 94i, but ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds have
been at 931. •

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7; Mexican,
19 ; 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
S per Cents., 40k ; ditto Deferred, 21} ; ditto
Certificates, 41 ; ditto Passive, 7 71.
Railway Shares have been firmer, and dealings
have slightly increased. Caledonian have risen
55., and most of the others are at rather fuller
rates. Foreign lines have again been quiet, but
Great Western of Canada have risen ss.

In Mining and Miscellaneous Shares no changes
of importance ha►e occurred.

BRITIBH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom the o)'iciest Litt.)

Rnlimns done.
Bank Stock
a per cont. Rednced Annuities BBi
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 8
Consols for Account BBi
Exchequer Sills, 24d.
£l000
11=11

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( E.
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Turkish Honda, 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account B3} i
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Aceount .
Dividends en thefabove payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gull —
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates . 94; 5
Ditto Account _
Ditto 4 per Cont. (April and 1 Oct.)

Two O'CLOCK.
Consols BS 1

Mr. George Crnikshank, the artist, has aot, as was
stated a few days ago, left England for America.
Mr. Walter Savage Laador, in a letter to the Times,
nrges the Proposal of a testimonial to the gallant de-
fenders of Kars.

ADIIIIIISTRATIFE RISFORM. —A public meeting was
held last night at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end,
in furtherance of the above object. The meeting was
addressed' by S. Morley, Big., Mr. Gassiot, and Mr.
R. Moore. Resolutions in conformity with the object
of the meeting were agreed to unanimously.
SALE OF LAND.—The estate of Monkrig, about a mile
from Haddington, belonging to the trustees of the late
Hon. Capt. Keith, has, we understand, been purchased
by ex-Provost More of Haddington. The price, includ-
ing the stocking on the home farm, was about 17,000/.
THE SUPERANNUATION PETITION, D l:111LIN. —Not with-
standing the great anxiety apparently displayed in get-
ting the petition for the abolition of the superannuation
tax as numerously signed as possible, no paper has yet
been submitted to the War Department, Dublin, for sig-
nature. Is it yet too late !—Civil Service Gafette.
The new convict prison in course of erection at Chat-
ham has already cost about 200,000/., and, it is sup-
posed, will accommodate 1,000 prisoners-200/. a piece.
At the BankruptCy Court, yesterday, the examination
of Adam Glen, late proprietor of the Bear Hotel, Picca-
dilly, was adjourned for a month. The unsacurod debts
a mount to about 6,0001.

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