The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-18 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4/ 15s ; clover
ditto, 41 Os to 5115 s ; and straw, 115 s to it lOs per load.
A fair average supply and a heavy demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 17s ; clover
.litto, 41 Os to 51 15s; and straw, 116 s to 1112 s per load.
Trade rather dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 41155; clover
ditto, 41 Os to 6' 03 ; and straw, 11 5s to 11103 per load.
A moderate demand.

PATRIOTIC FUND.—The Society of Odd Fellows of
Manchester and the surrounding districts, propose a
subscription of one penny per member to be made to-
wards the relief of the widows and orphans of our gal-
lant defenders in the East. This one penny will raise a
fund of one thousand pounds, thus beneficently real-
ising the virtue of unity in charity as well as in war.
COVENTRY ELECTION. Sir Joseph Paxton continues
his canvass. Mr. Hubbard is not a candidate on the
present occasion.
The Belgian Government have removed the import
duty on grain, and in consequence of the failure of the
crop the injurious palliative has been resorted to of
prohibiting their exportation. On the other hand, the
Viceroy of Egypt, tempted by existing prices, has been
selling his stores of wheat, and is stated to have resolved
that the cultivation of the land shall henceforth be free.
The purchases of wheat at Alexandria on English ac-
count have lately been very large ; and a considerable
amount of sovereigns was taken from the Bank of Eng-
land yesterday for remittance to that city.
The commercial advises by the overland mail of yes-
terday are unfavourable. The import market at Bom-
bay is still heavy from over-supplies, while at Calcutta
the recovery anticipated at the date of the previous let-
ters has not taken place ; and sales could be effected only
at a fresh reduction.
GOVERNMENT OF PARAGUAY.—The mail from the
River Plate brings intelligence of a misunderstanding
between Mr. Hopkins, the United States diplomatic and
consular agent at Assumption, and the Government of
Paraguay. Mr. Hopkins, being dissatisfied with the
amount of punishment awarded to a soldier who had
behaved offensively to a United States citizen, addressed
the Government in terms which caused them to with-
draw his exequatur. In addition to his consular func-
tions, Mr. Hopkins carried on those of agent-general of
a United States Steam Navigation Company at As-
sumption ; but in that capacity he had likewise fallen
into disagreements with the authorities, which had ended,
it is alleged, in a series of decrees being issued, forbid-
ding foreigners to use commercial titles, rendering it
illegal for them to hold slaves, and denying them the use
of any public lands or buildings.
THE MAIL PACKETS.—SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.—The
Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Atrato, Captain
Woolley, left this afternoon with the usual semi-monthly
West India and Mexican mails. She has on board 151
passengers, amongst whom are :—Dr. and Mrs. C. Fos-
ter, Drs. Cruikshank, Dickie, Gonzales, and Thompson ;
Major and Mrs. Wetherall, Lieutenant Carter, Captain
Milner, Ensign Braniish, and Rev. J. D. Mason. Her
freight consists of specie and jewellery value 6,3741., and
a very full general cargo. The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Cook, also left
this afternoon with the usual mails for Vigo, Oporto,
Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. The Madrid has on board
twenty-six passengers, and specie amounting to 82,4111.,
viz., for Lisbon 44,201/., Cadiz 32,1201., and Oporto
6,0001. ; she has also on freight a full general cargo.
The United States mail steam-ship Washington is ex-
pected to arrive to-morrow, with the usual mails from
New York. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship
Tamar, which arrived yesterday with the West India and
Pacific mails, has been secured by Government for the
conveyance of troops. She will be got ready for sea as
soon as possible. The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steam-ship Nubia is expected on Monday next
with, the heavy portion of the East India and China
u mas.

EXPENSE OF THE POOR LAWS:—Yesterday a return
to the House of Commons was issued showing that the
expense of the establishment for the administration of
the poor in the year, ended the sth January last, was
215,9801.

NEWSPAPERS AND ADVERTISEMENTS,—Yesterday a
return to Parliament was printed, from which it appears
that the duty on newspapers and advertisements for the
year ended the sth January last amounted to 563,7391.
against 594,1521. of the preceding year. In 1852 the
duty was 396,5141:

IONEY MA ItK ET

AND

COMMERCIAL INT ELL fa ENO E.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated? at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for
export and, on speculation. There was no change
to notice in the market. Railway Shares were
flat.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
to the 11th inst. is comparatively favourable, and
the demand for discounts had been more limited.
The Bank appears also to have been a seller of

funded or unfunded debt. The balance to the
credit of the national treasury was increased, but
private depositors were diminishing their lodg-
ments. The reduction in the Government securities
would appear to indicate the repayment of loans
obtained thereon, or sales by the Bank. The
slight increase in thetbullion was perhaps scarcely
expected. Compared with the previous week, the
changes were as follows :

Active circulation
Decrease

£20,289,035

Bullion

314,575
13,579,795
54,769
Rest
Increase 29,197
Public Deposits 3,525,677
Increase
Other Deposits • 10,243,333
Decrease 688,690
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities 11,413,016
- Decrease 111,476
Other Securities 13,899,081

Increase

Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

256,008
6,710,345
344,005

There was no further decline yesterday in the
rates for bills of exchange upon the principal con-
tinental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25
27i to 32i, Amsterdam 11 161 to 17, Hamburg
12'54 to 6/, Frankfort 1183 to 1183, and Trieste
12 20 to 30.

The dollars per steamer Atrato have been sold at
ss. per ounce. The gold. per Africa, from New
York, 7,1,800/., the rest being for Havre, has been
received in London, and sold for exportation ; and
the gold per Charlotte Jane, from Adelaide, has
also been sent abroad. Owing to the absence this
week of arrivals from Australia until to-day, the
demand for gold, which is now very brisk, cannot
be met, and the quantities early expected will be
immediately absorbed for the continent.
Two arrivals from Australia are just announced.
One, the Mermaid, at Liverpool, with dates of
August 18, from Melbourne, and 20,000 ounces of
gold. The other, the Ballarat, which left Aug. 25,
is off the Start, and has 50,000 ounces in gold, and
20,0001.

The prices of United States Securities, as fur-
nished by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., are as
under :

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862...101 102
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...1081 1091
United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed
Stock 1867-1868-1051 106
Unites States 6 per Cent. Inscribed
Stock 1862...101 102
Petinsylvanja 5 per Cent ... 76
Maryland 5' per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 93 94
Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83
V irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 90 92
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 84

LOANS OP CITIES.
Boston 4i per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 99 101
Montreal 6 per Cent 1857-1865... 83
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 82

RAILROAD BONDS. •
Illinois Central 6 p'er Cent. 1875... 63 65
Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6p. Cent... 1880... 88 89
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort-
gage
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage
New York and Erie 7p. Cent., Convertible 1862... 70
Northern Indiana 7 per Cent. Ist Mort-
gage (Gosehen Branch) 1868... 73 75
Terre Haute and Alton 7 per Cent. let
Mortgage 1867... 75
The importation of the precious metals during
the week to Thursday last comprised 198,160 ounce
of silver, and 2,000 ounces of gold, all to the con-
tinent.

The frightful loss sustained by our forces in the
Crimea has still a very injurious effect upon the
Funds, in which the further decline is kto per
cent. Consols have been as low as 901 for trans-
fer, but are now 91k. For account they have beeb
quoted 90 , and since 91f I. Exchequer Bills
have varied from is. to 4s. premium. Bank Stock
is firm at 2121. The New 3 per Cents. have been
891 t) Bn. -

Foreign Securities have been weak, and the
bargains in Turkish scrip have been at prices lower
than ever, viz. : 8 and 9 discount, although the
present prices are 61 to 7 discount. Spanish New
Deferred Bonds have been at 18k. Portuguese 4
per Cents. are 381. Peruvian have realised 661 and
67. Danish 5 per Cents. have been done at 99k.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 51 ; Mexi-
can, 21k to 214 ; Peruvian, 65 to 67 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 46 to 48 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto,
4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18k to 18i ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto,
Certificates, 5g to 5- ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 5.
The Railway Share Market has been heavy
again, and upon the average about to 1 per cent.
lower. The business done, however, has not been
large. The Foreign Shares have been quiet.
Gold Mines have been quiet. The Australasia
Bank is rather lower, and the miscellaneous shares
are supported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0'01,0( 41,.
( Prom th,c (*fiat List.
Bo giness done

tsank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 9l 903 14
ti3W 3 per Cent. Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
11000
2500 2 1 4 p
Small
Exchequer Bonds 1858, ai per Cent. —
Ditto 1859, ~

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Peruvian Bonds, 42 per Cent. 67 61
rochigueso Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto ex. all over due Coupons ..
82a,nish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 18&
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account 8 9 61 d.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
HALB-PAST TWO.
Console
Ditto, Account