The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, KUGUSTI7-1, 18b

that displayed by this poor Irishman. It would
be a useful lesson to the peasantry of the district
to show them that " virtue is not always its own
sole reward."

We direct public attention to a letter from a
military officer in Turkey. It•more than con-
firms all that has been already said of the strange
" doings in the East." Verily, the Minister at
War and the Prime Minister "at peace" are
worthy of each other. How long must the nation
be made to pay, and her brave soldiers to bleed
iu most inglorious ease, for the private benefit of
such incompetent advisers ? Prussia and the
German Bund seem now to rule the roast with a
vengeance ! They parley for delay in favour of
Russia, and while England and France listen or
hesitate—delay is death.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMEBOLA L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 7,000 bales, including 2,000 American
taken for export and on speculation. The market
was tame but steady, and closed without change in
prices. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 600
Egyptian at 54d. to 7id., 1,000 Surat at aad. to
32d., and 20 Sea Island at Is. 3id. to ls. 11d. per
lb. Railway Shares were steady.
The Manchester market is stated by Messrs.
M‘Nair, Greenhow, and Irving to have been rather
unsettled during the past month. There was con-
siderable dullness at first, but there has been a de-
cided improvement since, arising from the finer
weather, and the aggregate transactions have been
large. The state of the Indian trade is not alto-
gether satisfactory. The stocks of goods generally
are heavier than they were a mouth ago, particu-
larly as concerns low descriptions of India shirt-
ings, which are 11d. lower. The prospect of money
being cheap as well as provisions is calculated to
have an excellent effect.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

THE WAR.
RETREAT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

The Vienna Presse of last night has the following
news from Bucharest of the 27th :—" The Russian
army at Frateschti is in full retreat upon Bucharest,
pursued by Omer Paella. Official information is
wanting."
BELGRADE, JULY 29.—1 t becomes more and
more difficult to account fur the strategy of the
Russian army, or to comprehend the contra-
dictory and confused movements of the Russian
Generals. Yesterday it was announced from Bu-
charest that Prince Gortschakoff had received
orders to eject the Turks from the other side of the
Danube, cost what it might. To-day a despatch
emanating from the same quarter announces that
the aide-de-camp of the Emperor Nicholas, Count
Adlerberg, had just arrived, and was supposed to
be the bearer of the order that the Russians should
again fall back upon the Pruth.

From Liverpool we have the following report
upon the public wool sales there, by Messrs.
Browne, Hunter, and Co. :
" The public sal,,s of wool, which commenced on the
26th inst., and terminated yesterday, were but thinly
attended by the trade. The quantity brought forward
amounted to 4,909 bales E. I. and 40 bales China, the
whole of which sold at the prices noted at foot. In the
early part of the first day's sale prices ruled about Id. to
Ad. per lb. above the sales here in June, but the prin-
cipal buyers not being willing to pay the advance, the
biddings became languid, and prices receded from
to ld. per lb. On the second and last day, rather more
disposition was manifested to purchase, arid higher
prices were realized, but upon the whole the sales went
off most irregularly. Good and fine whites brought, in
many cases, previous rates. Coarse whites, id. per lb.
higher, but good and fine yellows, as well as greys and
blacks, which in June sales went higher in proportion
than other sorts, have sold at a decline of id. to ld. per
lb. The following are the particulars, viz.:—Good to
middling fine white 9d. to lid. ; low to mid 61,1. to
81d. ; coarse 64d. to 71d., part washed, sd. to sid. ;
yellow good to fine 7-1 d to 94d. ; low to mid. 4id. to
; pieces 4d. Gd. ; black and grey ordinary to good
M. to 64d. ; burry ld. to 3d. ; native black 3d to 34d.
grey 24d. ; yellow cutch 21d. ; black hair id. ; China
white, little heavy, 7d. to 7id. ; yellow, part washed,
6d.

MEETING OF GERMAN MONARCHS AT

According to the list made up by Mr. Miller, of
the Jerusalem Coffee-house, there are now loading
in the port of London 11 ships for Van Dieman's
Land, 24 for New South Wales, 34 for Port
Philip, 10 for South Australia, 2 for Swan River,
6 for New Zealand, 7 for Madras, 15 for Bengal,
6 for Bombay, 5 fur the Cape and Ceylon, 3 for
the Mauritius, 7 for Hong Kong and Singapore,
2 for St. Helena, and 7 for the Cape and Algoa
Bay. This represents a large amount of tonnage,
and more than is likely to obtain ready freights.
According to the Weekly Shipping List there is a
slight improvement, compared with last week, in
the demand for vessels, and the rates have some-
what improved, being 508. to 60s. per ton, paid
here, for goods to Australia. At the same period
of last year 71. and 81., and even 91. to 101.
per ton were paid, and last week as little as
40s. was accepted in special cases. This ,extreme
fluctuation must necessarily affect the mercantile
community and interfere very much with their
calculations. At the same time, the number of
vessels which the Government is taking up, both
for emigrants and for the conveyance of troops and
stores to the seat of the war, affords a means of
making satisfactory profits. The steam companies
especially have benefitted by this ; the Peninsular
and Oriental, the Royal Mail, and the General
Screw having netted large sums.
"It appears from the advices just received from Mel-
bourne, that in addition to the 100,0001. in the hands of
her Majesty's Commissioners of Emigration, there was a
further sum accruing for the year 1853 of 771,0141.,
making a total of 871,0141. applicable to emigration
purposes for the colony of Victoria. At the average
rate of 6,0001., as the cost of each vessel for every 400
passengers, it is thus shown that about 140 vessels can
be chartered, and about 56.000 emigrants sent out to
the colonies, out of the proceeds of the revenue ap-
plicable for such purposes, made up to the close of 1853."
In the accounts from BAgitun this inoruing, a
very favourable report is made upon the import
and export trade of the six months to tile end of
June lrst, as compared with the like date-of 1853.
Advices from New York report no material
alteration in stock which were depressed. The
money market remained as before. Breadstuffs
were generally firm at the latest date and cotton
was active. The last bank's return showed an
increase in discounts, deposits, and specie, but a
falling off in circulation.
The Committee of Alexican Bondholders have re-
ceived advices from Mexico dated 3d inst. Mr. Rickards
arrived there on the night of the Ist inst., and on the
following day waited oil the president and met with a
most friendly and satisfactory reception from his Serene
Highness, who appointed the sth inst. to see him again
on the affairs of his mission. Of the money to be re-
ceived under the Gadsden treaty nothing final was as
then yet known in Mexico. Mr. Rickards had also had
an interview with Mr. Falcounet, who promised to give
him every assistance and information. Mr. Olazagarre
had succeeded Mr. Parres as Minister of Finance. He
is a man of talent and has received an English education.
The steamer brings for the dividend fund to the com-
mittee from Tampico $32,841 05c., and from Vera Cruz
$1,134 23e., and to Colonel Facio, also for the dividend
fund from Vera Cruz 02,000.

MUNICH.

MUNICH, JULY 28.—The King of Prussia ar-
rived yesterday evening at the Chateau of Nym-
phewbourg. The King of Wurtemburg is expected
to return to-day to Munich, where the King of
Saxony and the Regent of %len are also expected
in a few days.

The Funds have maintained the firm tone which
they assumed towards the close of business yester-
day, ,
na butoed
ra sis notco much business doing at the
d
Consols have been 92-s I for trans-
fer,and 92i for account. The New 3,} per Cents.
atherete
have and the 3 per Cents. 92i
t
Bank Stock has been supported at 210 to
2111. Exchequer Bills have been at 3s. prem.
to 'g. realised 931 to I ,
In Foreign Stocks there is more activity, and
prices lobk up. Mexican have been dealt in at,
241, Spanish Threes at 371, and the New Deferred
at 181. There have been i-.arg,ains in Russian 4i
per Cents. at, 84 French 41 per Cents. have
been at 99, with the exchange at 24.95. Dutch 4
per Cents. are 91i to 92g.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexi-
can, 2,q to 24; ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cants., 39 to
41; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 4/ per
Cents., 81 to 83 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to
19 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; Ditto Certi-
ficates, 4 to 41 ; Ditto Passive, 3lr to 4k.
i
The Railway Share Market is very buoyant, and
there seems to be a disposition to put up the quo-
tations in anticipation of the dividend:., although
the actual purchases by the public have not been
large. The Great Northern shares have been in
demand, the North-Western have been higher, and
the Brighton and Caledonian are firm. Midlan d
are not so good. The foreign railways are merely
nominal.

This meeting is considered as an attempt on the
part of his Prussian Majesty to place himself at
the head of a league of the States whiah some weeks
ago formed the Conference at Banberg.
A despatch, dated Vienna last night, says :
It is not probable that the Vienna Conference will
meet to draw up another protocol, as Russia is said
to have still 15 or 20 days to resolve on quitting
or retaining possession of the Principalities.
It is supposed that the King and Queen of
Prussia have to-day reached Ischl, where the Em-
peror of Austria now is.

In the
Mining market the business done has been
very small. The Joint Stock Banks are firm.
Miscellaneous generally at previous rates.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom the Olicial List.)
Business done.
la.nk Stock . . 210 11i
..... ....... .........................
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92i
3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 92
3 per Cent. Annuities 93
Lung Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4$ 9-16
Consols for Account 17th August 92i
Exchequer Bills, 2i d.
A:1000
X 500.......................................... 1 3 P
Small
Exchequer Bonds, 1853 •
11-)exßilcaCnE3 perOF CFeOnItt.EIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO
24
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. z.c., St —
Ditto 4i per Cent
Ditto Small
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 x d
spanialt New Deferred, \:3 per Cent. lBl x d
Ditto Passive (Converted)
`nvio,:iids on the :above payable in London.
French Routes, 4A per Cent.
;Jutcb Exchange, 2t per Cent. 12
Ditto 4 por sent. Certifieates
HALF-PAST TIVO.
Consols
Ditto August Account 92g

THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PORTE.---The
Serbian Government has received orders from the Su-
blime Porte to cease from their warlike operations and
exercises. It is believed that the Porte will immedi-
ately order the complete dis,rinaruent of thy'. Principa-
lity. The attention of the Porte has been called to the
procee.;ito in Serbia by the Austrian internuncio,
Baron von Bruck, who has exhibited the matter to the
Turkish Government in its true light,—Aachoter Zei-
euVa44..Y 25.