The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
ttiraated at 15,000 bales, of which 5,000 were
talcw en for export and on speculation. The market
tijl, Very animated, and prices of all kinds were
1,1:ut• The sales comprised 12,000 American, 500
:Irlain and Maranham at 6d. to 7g-d., 200 Bahia
at 6
500 Egyptian at 5/d. to 9d., and 2,000
s'
Ilrat at 3d. to sd. per lb. Railway Shares were
finer.

The advices from the Continent add nothing im-
prtant to the previous accounts, but they are still
;Pella generally as to a pacific adjustment of the
Astern question.
3 The ship Geelong, which left Adelaide March
0_ is reported off the coast, and brings 38,000 oz.
la gold. The Alecto, advised yesterday afternoon,
(4 oz.from
312)000
1.

S At the general meeting of the London Joint-
' At
Bank Proprietors, held this mornipg, the
bowing report has been adopted :
g,
to vn Presenting the half-yearly accounts, the direc-
t: are happy to have it in their power to report the
atirmed progress of the business of the bank.
It will be seen that the net profits of the half-year
4t,,e,,,31,_,5401. 35., out o which sum the directors propose
per a diviend for the half-year after the rate of 81.
"4 cent, per annum, and to carry forward the remainder,
OF;_ 7,540/. 3s. to the credit of profit and loss account
the next half-year.
i;" The directors have had under their careful consider-
t4lsll the suggestions made at the last meeting of share-
Ri°clers res petting the expediency of placing some re-
trietion on the amountg of which the Guarantee Fund
14(1"°111d be allowed to attain, and they have consequently
neterroined to divide annually in future the whole of the
tit ?refits amongst the shareholders, and not to put to
it at fund any part thereof, excepting such fractions as
the
inaY be impossible to divide : so that henceforward
z Only additions to it will be interest after the rate of
wiPler cent., as required by the Deed of Settlement ; and
f ea they consider the important objec for wich this
fund
lhWas established, and that for thets attainment of
°'le objects, a resort to the reserve which it provides
be occasionally necessary, the directors trust that
1,9 arrangement will be satisfactory to the shareholders.
tit" While calling the attention of the shareholders to
te duty they have this day to discharge, in filling up
existing vacancy in the direction, the directors wish
the themselves of the opportunity of expressing
ita' seftse of the great worth and highly honourable
a raeter of their late colleague, William Curling, Esq. ;
the„, the shareholders will, they are sure, participate with
ha in a feeling of regret at the loss which the bank
eat sustained. The only candidate to supply the va-
qua is Philip William Flower, Esq., who is duly
—lucti, and has given the requisite notices.
the
dividend will be payable on and after Friday,
e nth inst."

LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, JUNE 30.
To
at P
ch Dr.
To 10/.
at ai-
d up, viz., 60,000 shares
oa
To 4ltiount due by the Bank
non/It of "The Gua-
:tee Fund," 31st De-
Totuber 1852 £146,613 8 2
ix ,
ditt enths interest on
pero, at 31. per cent.

£600,000 0 0
4,485,329 19 7

`),199 4 0
To mio
unt carried to profit and loss
amount 59,471 0 1

£5,293,610 11 10
Cr.
llyo,elleer ills India Bonds, &c... £565,324 16 9
-'s discounted,' loans, and ca5h....4,698,610 15 1
s:building, furniture, &c.
4111'410es-street £20,675 0 0
,panto ditto ditto in
fa 11.......... 9,000 0 0

29,675. 0 0

£5,293,610 11 I 0
lotIT AND Loss ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR
ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1853.
ce Dr.
1111'ent expenses, proportion of build-
lh,,b expenses, directors' remuneration,
IC: debts, income tax, &c £16,498 17 5
41.140 tint carried to profit and loss,
oz,-", Account, being rebate of interest
l,'Ols di counted not yet due 11,431 19 8
aVdend account for the payment of
/: '4-year's dividend, at the rate of
Bflr,"' Per centum per annum, upon
, amount of paid-up capital
TnuPon 60,000 shares 24,000 0 0
Wtance, being undivided profit for
the past half-year 7,540 3 0

X 59,471 0 1

Cr. s
balance brought down £50,471 0 1 I s

is but a limited business doing in Public
kt-Z 't:l-ties either for Transferor Account, but prices
3. 'rYfirin. Consols have been osii, I, the Now
Thep Cents. 1011 -a, and the 3 per Cents. 99 to 4.
I:avi;‘,klt3 of East India Stock is still fluctuating,
''''`,ls.-r°ll 255 to 257. Exchequer Bills are par
1411Iol'eruium, and India Bonds 225. to 275. pre-
pBouth Sea Stock has been done at 116.
'very reign Stock Market has been quiet, but
biark;4l4a • Spanish Deferred Bonds have been
231, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. 43-i.
Q,eilt;"ll Stock realises 261, to 27. Russian 5 per
,114— maintain the advance of yesterday, being
11)4 r,_ Sardinian are quoted 96, a further rise of
(35, a-,7,11„t• Dutch 21 per Cents. are very firm at
here
Danish 5 per Cents. at, 061.
kite is Some activity in Railway Shares, but
T.ks are not higher.
to 0,4,,,e last week's railway receipts ascertained up
4 day, are in round figures as under :
Soli
1853. 1852.
_.e4;t Western £26,404 £20,437
-ulibt tut

4 to ztere 19,075 17,624
n ....
15,204 15,088
and...
20073 18,264
10,645 8,870
li"tlL Western 17,658 14,335
ert
letid) i. tWestern 56,543 52,469
G ;414. xl
iotri:al4-(olWiern
le 16,250 10,664
7L'a terw?icrth, anlifilneldsN;owicilaisetrn 26,094 24,437
uec3e returns are very encouraging in view of
Illdavourable weather lately experienced and
pril4 tend greatly to the consolidation of railway
do,t'ertY, and, provided the expenditure is kept
I_l T.,, to tile payment of larger dividends.
am 'le Gold Mine Shares have been flat generally,
ar' ths Australian Agricultural and Peel Rivere
Ark:receding. The Australian Bank Shares ar

ar.r ISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(.Prom the Official List.)

-
- Rosiness done.
n 4
,l'els Cent. Iteduced -Annuities. ...... 99i I
,er Cent. Consols Annuities .
Nee
Cent. Annuities, 1726
nageW3l per Ccnt. Annuities lO4 i
Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
n Stock
Idia Bonds £lOOO
gob.% Sea ...... ••• ••• - • ••• •
Bonds,
................. •
8011th Sca, New Annuities . .......... ... 316
994 i
CO '!,a for Account 11th August,.. .
..... •
It2Echequer Bills, Id.

21060 - ....... .....• par 3
2500 .......................................... 1„, , _
5ma11..........................................
pa, ii:
P-UCE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Da aish Bonds, 5 per Cent lo6k
Me rican 3 per Cent.
Po. tugueso Bonds, 5 per Cent.
, 3 )itto 4 per Cent.
~/.1) asian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ................ :
96
118 A
~ Aliniau Bonds, 5 per Cent
°J) trash Bonds, 3 per Cent 474
811. apish New Defen•ed, 3 per Cont 231

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dntc h Exchange, 2i per Cent.
1)i tto for the Account 65

Consols HALF•PAS9BT TWO.
Ditto August Account 9B t

L.blIG-111TION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The total number of
:e'w.els now preparing for the various ports of Australia
; the total amount of registered tonnage 16,300.
sailings from this port from the 7th to the 13th
Ittit,, have been—one vessel for Moreton Bay, 997 tons ;
hi vessel for Sydney, 1,650 tons ; three vessels for
g AllSourne, aggregate tonnage 987 tons, or an aggre-
„4 k. tonnage of 3,634 tons. In the half-year ending
"u e 30th of June, 138 ships sailed from Liverpool to
4 stralia, and their tonnage was 73,190 tons. The
;I.Pments of manufactures and ordinary merchandise
ire increased, and, since the arrival of the overland
too ail the rates of freight have exhibited an advance.
h Wing, however, to the greater demand for labour at
emigration has for some time received a check.
I,r..iverlool Chronicle.
tiAN INTERESTING ATLAS.—The Constitationne2, in
ti..ucling to the sale in London in which the Bouillon
b.ible was lately disposed of, says :—An atlas of the
IPercr Napoleon, on which are traced with his own
lies his principal plans of battle, and which was to
en put up at 501., was withdrawn from the sale
_l' the owner. A visit made to him by the French am-
oassador is said to have induced him to do so. We
ezwanot but congratulate our representative in London
tqa the result obtained. There are souvenirs whose origin
entitle them to respect, and this is one of them. The
relict
has, it is said, been just sent to Paris to be placed
At the Invalides by the side of the impe/ial sword."
isthANOTRER ABORTION.—We understand that one end
e new basin in her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport,
Wicitil•' to be taken up, the entrance not being of eutficient
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