The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
TWO O'CLOCK.

The American advices represent money as being
still scarce, this, however, will probably not lead to
any serious pressure as the demand for corn and
cotton will be large and the imports of Californian
gold are continuous.
It is stated by a party writing at New York,
that--

"By the arrival of the steam-ship Northern Light,
we learn that upwards of $2,000,000 specie left San
Francisco on the 16th ult. for this port, part of which
has arrived, but the greater portion is expected in the
mail steamer, which is now fully due.
" The shipments of specie from California during the
month of July were something less than those of the
previous month, as will be seen by the following table :
June 1, 1853...52,284,050 July 1, 1853...52,004,549
June 16,1853... 2,223,870 July 16, 1853... 2,128,052

Total 54,506,920 Total 54,132,601
Being $374,319 less in July than was shipped in the
month of June preceding."
There are two or three ships in from Australia
and New York, but the dates are old.
The English stock market is very firm, but with-
out much doing. The information by telegraph
from Vienna that the Porte has accepted the pro-
positions of the allied powers, has a good effect,
although the contingencies that yet exist are not
overlooked. The large purchases of money stock
have intimidated the Bears, as a considerable
amount of consuls will have to be delivered.
The prices have been 98g. The New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents. are 1014, and the Three
per Cents. 99i to I. Bank Stockl, is firm at 2281.
Exchequer Bills are par to 2s. prem.
The Foreign Stocks have been very active, and
there are considerable purchases in Peruvian at
further advanced rates, 85i and 86 having been
paid for the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., and 60 and
61 for the Deferred. The Grenada Deferred Bonds
have realised 10i to -68. Equador Stock is worth 5/.
Brazilian Five per Cents. have been quoted 101 i
to 1024. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 45 toil-.
Mexican Stock is worth 27 to 4. Sardinian Bonds
have been at 96i to 97. Spanish New Deferred
Stock is worth 23g and the Committee's Certifi-
cate is at 61.
In English railways there has been, more anima-
tion, and the quotations have advanced. Great
Northern, Great Western, Midland and York, and
North Midland have been in request. French
shares are quieter.
The Joint-Stock Bank shares have been very
quiet and rather feeble.
The Land Companies' shares have been higher.
The Gold Mines have been nominally steady.
The railway meetings announced are the fe
lowing :
COMPANY.

DATE. PLACE, &C.
Ambergate Aug. 31, London Tavern
Bideford Extension Aug. 24, London Tavern
Blackburn Aug. 29, Blackburn.
Bristol and Exeter Aug. 25, Bristol.
Cork and Waterford Aug. 30, London Tavern
Cornwall
Direct London and Portsm Aug. 26, London Tavern,
Dublin and Drogheda Sept. 1, Dublin.
Dundalk and Enniskillen
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union Aug. 26, Ipswich.
East Kent
Edinburgh and Glasgow Sept. 6, Glasgow.
Furness
Glasgow and South-Western Sept. 6, Glasgow.
Gt. Sthrn. &Westrn.,lreland Aug. 27, Dublin.
Kilkenny & Great Southern
and Western, Ireland Aug. 30, London Tavern.
Lancashire and Carlisle Aug. 31, Lancaster.
Liverp., Crosby, & Southp Aug. 27, Liverpool.
Llynvi Valley Aug, 22, Bristol.
Loughar
Lowestoft
Manc., Buxton, & Matlock Sept. 8, Derby.
Manc., Sheffield, & Lincoln Aug. 31, Manchester.

Midland
Aug. 23, Derby.
Midland Gt. Western., Irel. Sept. 2, Dublin.

Monkland

....... Aug. 31, Glasgow.

Newmarket Aug. 31, London Tavern,
Newp.,Abergay.,& Hereford Aug. 31, London Tavern.
Norfolk Aug. 29, Guildhall-buildgs,
N. and S. Western Junction Aug. 29, 15 Parliament-st,
North Devon Aug. 24, London Tavern.
North-Western
Northern Counties Union Aug. 25, London Tavern.
Oxford, Wore., & Wolverh Aug. 31, London Tavern.
Redruth and Charewater Aug. 30, 6 Queen's-st.-pl.
Royal Swedish
St. Andrew's and Quebec
(Class A) Aug. 25, 26 Parliament-st.
Shrewsbury and Hereford
South-Eastern .... Sept. 15, Bridgehouse-hotel
South Wales Aug. 26, Paddington-stn.
South Yorkshire Aug. 26, Sheffield.
Thames Haven Aug. 31, London Tavern.
Vale of Neath Aug. 31, Neath.
Waterford and Limerick Aug. 30, Waterford.
West Cornwall Aug. 31, Throgmorton-st.
West End & Crystal Palace Aug. 29, 3 Adelaide-place,
London-bridge.
West London Aug. 26, London Tavern.
Whitehaven & Furn ess June Aug. 26, Office.
York and North Midland Aug. 30, York.
York, Newcastle, & Berwick Aug. 30, York.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Prom the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock ................ ..................... 2281
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .......... 994 A 4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 984 2 g 4
New 34 per Cent. Annuities lOll i a
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859
Consols for Account Bth September 9Bl R A
Exchequer Bills, id.
£IOOO
2500 par 2 p
Small par 2 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 99 x d
Danish Bonds, 5 per Cent lOB
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 231
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. 854 6 54
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 44 per Cent lO2 14
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account 97 64
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 234 a il
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6 4 p c
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 9S4 A
Ditto September Account 9S 3

SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before R. Gurney, Esq.)
THE USURY LAW.-IMPORTANT QUESTION.
MOODY V. WRIGHT.

This was an action to recover the sum of 51. is. 6d.,
the balance of a promissory note made by defendant, and
payable at seven days' sight, to plaintiff or order, and
on which money was advanced by plaintiff.
The case was heard on the 28th July last ; and a ver-
dict having been given for the plaintiff, Mr. W. R.
Garry subsequently moved for a new trial, on the ground
that plaintiff had taken usurious interest.
Mr. W. B. Davies, in reply, contended that the 2d
and 3d Vic., c. 37, called the Usury Act, did not refer
to these cases, and cited cases and the opinions of Sir F.
Pollock, Mr. Chitty, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Serjeant
Byles to that effect.
His Honour took time to consider his judgment, and
to-day refused the motion, with costs.

DEATH OF A SONNAMBULIST.—On Saturday an in-
quest was held in Ratcliffe on the body of John Bell
Parker, captain of the brig Newcastle, who, early on
Wednesday morning, lost his life in a fit 'of sonnam-
bulism. Deceased had for years been subject to this
habit, and on the morning named he rose, dressed him-
self, and set out from his house in Bromley-street, Com-
mercial-road East, towards the basin of the canal. He
was observed walking, along, in an apparently dozing
state, and was seen to turn down a yard leading to one
of the wharves. In a few minutes there was an alarm
that a man was in the water, but before assistance ar-
rived he had disappeared, and it was not till after some
time that the body was taken out. Deceased had on
his person at the time 211. in notes and gold, some
silver, a watch, gold chain, and tooth-pick. A witness
identified the body, and said deceased was frequently in
the habit of walking miles in his sleep. Verdict—" Found
drowned."
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL-
WAY. —On Saturday morning the Deputy Coroner for
Middlesex and a jury met at Enfield, to inquire into the
circumstances touching the death of John Newson, aged
29, carpenter. It appeared that on Tuesday evening
last the deceased accompanied some friends to the En-
field station, for the purpose of seeing them off by the
seven o'clock train. While taking leave of them the
London train was set in motion, and his foot slipping,
he fell down on the rails, and before he could recover
himself, the whole of the train passed over one of his
feet, crushing it in a most frightful manner. Assistance
was at once at hand, and the deceased having been con-
veyed home, medical aid was called in when it was
found necessary to amputate the injured limb below the
knee. The poor fellow, however, died the next morn-
ing. Verdict—" Accidental Death."
FIRE IN GOSWELL-STREET.—Yesterday afternoon,
between the hours of two and three, a fire broke out in
the premises belonging to Mr. Feret, haberdasher, car-
rying on business at No. 111, Goswell-street. In the
course of a few minutes after the alarm was given, seve-
ral engines of London Brigade, and that of the West of
England Office, reached the scene. The firemen then
found the whole of the stock in trade enveloped in
flames, but by great perseverance they succeeded in
getting the mastery over the fire, but not until the
valuable stock was nearly destroyed. The origin of the
ire is unimvirp.