The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-28 00:00:00

Cent. France (0.V.) all
Charl. & Erquel all pd,
Demerara all pdi
Dijon & Besancon, 2 pd
Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd
East Indian all pd
Gt. Indian Penin. all p
Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Louv. a la Sambre 7%
Luxembourg l4l. pd
Do.
Do (Railway) 1
10/. pd
IA pd
Do. (Canal) 2 pd
Madras 2,, pd
Maria Antonia 27i pd
Do. New 8 pd
Namur & Liege all pd,
Do. ex int all pd
North. of France, all pd
Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p
Orleans & Bor 111. pd
Paris & Lyons 101. pd
Do. Bonds ... 12 pd.
Paris & Orleans all pd
Paris & Rouon pd
Paris & Stras. pd
Rouen & Havre...all pd
Sambre & Meuse all pd
St. Andrew's & Qsebec
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 17/. pd
West Flanders all pd
West. of France 61. pd

15/1 ' P
3% iy dis.
4
734 • 81A p
P
1 p

634 7 x.d
43,8 45/8 x.d
x.d
13/8 x.d
2t,ip
7 9
2 3
634

26 -26 IA
1354 - 137A3
% Pp

55
24 341,4 x.d
21.1 —26
14% 141%
7YB

... di s.
3/8 —4%

3 37/8 P. x.d
MINES.

Agua Fria all pd
Anglo-Californian, all p
Asturian 151. p
Australasian 21. pd
Australian 51. pd
Austr. Freehold all pd
Ave Maria all pd
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd
British Iron 131. ss. p
Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 241,E
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p
Do. St. Joh. del R. 151.
Carson's Creek all pd
Cobra Copper ...401. pd
Colonial Gold 11 pd
Copispo 141 pd
Eng. & AUSt. Cop. all p
General all pd
Gold Mountain all pd
Grd. Duch. Baden, all p
Great Polgeoth all pd
Lake Batharst all pd
Liberty .. all pd
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Com all pd
Mariquita... all pd
Maxi. & S. Amer. 91. p
New Granada all pd
Nouveau Monde, all pd
Port Philip all pd
Quartz Rock all pd
Santiago de Cuba 10%
South Australian, all pd
Tin Croft 7l. pd
United Mexican all pd
West Mariposa all pd
Yuba 1 paid

Par % p
% 'A P

34 - 1 p
%- 1

14 dis.
Adis.
di&

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•• --- •
3 - 4

P
41 -42

ii— 3/a P

••• •••
% --%•dis. x.d

die. par
%dig. p
1 P
1/5i dis.
%p

% dia.
%dis. par
4 5
3/s dis.
% P
3/s p
dis. par
11 12
%dis. par
12% —13%
214 2_3/4
Par P
par % p
...STOOK BAN:
551,4 56
69% 61_
14% --153
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JOINT•
Australasia all pd
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd
Colonial 25/. pd
Cora. of London 201. pd
Lon. & County 20/. pd
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd
Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd
Do. New lOl. pd
Nat. of Ireland 22% p
Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd.
Do. New all pd
Union of Austral all pd
Do. New 2% pd
Union of London 101. p
Union of Madrid all pd

1814 - 19
31 -33
43 - 4414

183,4 - 20
38 -39
46y,, - 47
167A3 - 17%
49 -50
6 - 614
17% -18

AIM
Austral. Roy. Mail, 4,p
Canada 32% pd
Copper Miners of Eng..
land . . all pd
De. Preference, 7% pd
Crystal Palace ... 5 pd
Eastern Steam...2s. pd',
Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd
Gen. Screw Steam Ship.'
ping Company...sol. p
Irish B eetroot Sug.
Penin. & Or. St. all pd
Do. Do. ...151. pd
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p

;CELLELNEOUO.
3 - 4
50 -51

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47/8 -51 A

••• ••-•
28% -.-29%

2 -2%
84 -86

85 84

35% - 36%
78 - 79%

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 were taken for
export and on speculation. The market closed steadily.
Railway Shares were dull at lower prices.
The employment obtained for the assets of the Bank
of England had not increased, if we may judge by the
weekly return to the 21st inst., when the discounts and
loans, as represented by the kern "Other Securities,"
both exhibited a falling off, but the diminution of the
Active Note circulation is not attributable to this, inas-
much as the public deposits are steadily accumulating
and counterbalanr3 the reduction of private balances.
The bullion was rather smaller in amount. The changes
in the general account, as compared with last week, are
as follow:
Notes Issued
Decrease
Rest

... 35,425,130
••• 194,985
... 3,288,643
1,378
5,844,525
1,015,605
... 12,945,084
••• 858,449
],336,037
5,529
•••
... 14,139,338
••• 49,843
... 10,714,100
••• 26,059
... 12,665,015

Increase ... ~.
Public Deposits ... ...
Increase . . ~.
Other Deposits ...
Decrease ...
Seven Day and other Bills
Increase .. ~,
Government Securities ...
Increase ...
Other Securities ...
Decrease ...
Notes

Decrease ••• ••• ••• 2,545
Bullion
••• ... 21,873,966
Decrease ••• 52,161
••• ,••
Active Circulation 22 760 115
Decrease 192,440
Bills of Exchange on the Continental Cities were ne-
gotiated here on nearly previous tsrms yesterday after-
noon. Paris, 90 days, being taken at 25 45 to 50; Am-
sterdam at 12 o to 1, and Trieste at 11 59 to 12 2.
The last named, therefore, is lower.
In the very interesting report for the year 1851 upon
the state of the British Fisheries, the Commissioners,
besides the usual statistics, offer some important sug-
gestions as to the necessity of endeavouring to obtain
extended markets, They tell us that—
"lt may bo'assumed that the consumption of cured
herrings in the British Isles has reached its maximum.
The transmission of fresh fish by means of railroad, the
general fall in the prices of all kinds of food, and the re-
duction of duty upon the import of foreign articles of pro-
vision, have an undoubted tendency to lessen the con-
sumption of cured fish among our labouring popula-
tion; the coldness of the climate, the long hours of
work, the severity of the physical labour to be endured,
will always direct our population to the purchase of
the most nourishing description of food that their means
will procure them. Accordingly, it is found that neither
in Great Britain, nor in Ireland, is the demand for cured
herrings, taken over a period of years, at all what it
used to be, and that the continent has become the only
outlet for this staple of Scottish produce. It is impos-
sible, however, to see without profound regret, that
the supplies which are wanted on the continent, which
would naturally flow there, and which would then give
an impetus to mutual commerce on the most profitable
basis to the exchanging nations, are interrupted and
suppressed by high prohibitory duties among the Con-
tinental States, artificially maintained to check trade,
and calculated to foster national animosities and jealou-
sies. There are large communities on the continent
where a barrel of herrings would be much preferred to
any other food that could be presented to them within
the reech of their circumstances. There are periods
of tho year, such as Lent, when in many countries
they would be largely consumed, not merely as a de-
licacy, but for ordinary subsistence, and it may almost
be doubted whether, if the restrictions referred to were
removed, tho coasts of Scotland would be able to supply
the immense demand that would arise. It is certain
that Scotch herrings would obtain a preference in every
market whore they could be procured, from the excel-
lence of the cure, the full quantity given with the barrel,
and the moderato price at which they can be supplied.
It is well deserving the consideration of the British Go-
vernment, and of all who may have influence with foreign
states, to promote a reduction of these oppressive duties.
In the Boats Account the number of boats employed
in the fisheries in 1851 was 10,914, being an increase
over the number employed in 1850 of 434 boats. There
was also an increase in the number of persons employed,
of 1,967, the relative numbers being, in 1850 68,939 per-
sons, and in 1851 70,906 persona. The addition to the
number of boats employed is one that may give rise to
much satisfaction. Tho boats are everywhere now much
larger than they were formerly—taking more material
to construct, more ability to plan, and more time and
capital to complete. There is, therefore, a very consi-
derable development of national employment in the re-
turn that shows the number of boats in use, absorbing
much of the extra population in skilled labour of the
moat valuable kind; and it must behighly gratifying to a
maritime country to be assured of an extension of these,
and to perceive an augmenting number of trained crews,
habituated to our national coasts, and conversant with
the various tides, marks, and inlets."
The Commissioners very properly refer also in their
report to the importance of increasing the number of life-
boats off the coast
The following has been received by the Committee of
Mexican Bondholders:—
" Foreign-office, August 24, 1852.
" am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter, with its enclosures
of the 9th inst., requesting that the assistance of her
Majesty's Government may bo afforded to the Wash
holders of Mexican Bonds, to enable them to procure the
punctual fulfilment of an agreement entered into by them
with the Mexican Government for the payment of divi-
dends upon those bonds; and I am to acquaint you in
reply, for the information of the Committee of Mexican
Bondholders, that Mr. Doyle, her Majesty s Minister at
Mexico, has been instructed to make a representation to
the Mexicen Government upon this subject.
i• I am, Sr, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " STANLEY.
" The Baron de Goldsmid, Chairman of the couusifra
tee of bk#6l9lol I3Qa4lavid9ro, 61, go9rgoglirech!