The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
7,000 bales, including 1,500 for export and on spe-
culation. The market closed steadily. The share
market opened with a dull appearance, but after-
wards improved and closed firmly.
The following account of the present state of the
dried-fruit trade in London is by Messrs. Wetherby
and Hansom :

"At the commencement of the 1846-7 season, we
were literally without currants, and prices were driven
up from 45s to 565, but before December about 7,500
tons of good new fruit had arrived. This cannot by any
possibility be the case this autumn. We may receive a
little more old fruit direct and from the Continent, but
as the clearances are likely, in the interval, to continue
on, at least, a moderate scale, we shall find ourselves, at
the commencement of the new season, with a most
trifling stock of old fruit. ill assorted, and with no hope
of a prospective supply of such qualities as are adapted
to our usual winter demand.
"It is a peculiarity in this trade that currants and
raisins are seldom excited and brisk at one and the same
time. The latter article having, since the date of our
last report, attracted much attention, and been subject
to vast speculative operations, currants have, accord-
ingly, been comparatively quiet. There has been, how-
ever, no retrogade movement, but rather the contrary ;
some extra fine old Zante has again commanded 100 s.,
so that 90s. to 100 s. are no longer looked upon as extra-
ordinary quotations for finest fruit. New fruit having
been rather scarce, has not met with much attention ; it
is much inquired for, and will, no doubt, continue to
command full prices.
The amount of bullion in the Bank of England
shows a decrease during the week to the 2d inst.,
compared with the previous return. This arises
principally from, the sums remitted to the Conti-
nent for " calls ' upon foreign railways. The ad-
vances upon other securities were augmented,
showing more demand for money. The various
changes were as follows :

Active circulation
Increase ,
Bullion

£22,867,820
216,260
18,553,905

Decrease

Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease

111,384
3,149,789
35,257
5,615,362
83,249
12,504,620
172,210
1,372,642
49,248
13,116,997
1,013
14,372,331
666,942
9,204.260
359,065

Bills of Exchange upon the principal Continental
cities were taken yesterday afternoon at nearly
Tuesday's rates. Paris, 90 days, 25 ; 22i- to 25 ;
Amsterdam at 11 181 Hamburgh at 13 7 to
and Trieste at 11 4 to 6.
The amount of gold shipped from London during
the week, to Thursday last, was 4,537 ounces, and
39,5811., the latter all to Australia, and of silver
2,104 ounces.
The English Stock Market has been very firm
this morning, and the assurances given in Parlia-
ment last evening seem to have inspired the hope
that negotiations will be continued that may lead
to a pacific solution of the Eastern question. At
the same time the foreign accounts do not
read well. The value of Consols has been 98 and
981 for transfer, and 981 to 8 for account, the pre-
sent quotations being 98k f. The New 3k per
Cents. have realised 104 to and the 3 per
Cents. 981 to 99. East India Stock has been
marked 257 to 258, being an improvement. Ex-
chequer Bills are ls. to 4s. premium, and India
Bonds 245. to 30s. premium.
Foreign Stocks generally are rather higher, and
with moderate transactions. Mexican Bonds have
been at 27 to Eqnador have been firm at 515-.
Grenada Deferred Bonds have been marked 91-.
Portuguese Four per Cents. are very firm at 41 to
i• Spanish are merely nominal. The Swedish
Loan is at 1 premium again. Russian Four-and-
Half per. Cents. are steady at 1001, ex dividend.
French Three per Cents. have been 76 25 ; Bel-
gian Four-and-a-Half per Cants. at 97 to 98 ; and
the Dutch Four per Cents. at 96 to k.
Railway Shares have advanced with the funds,
but the transactions are not large. French shares
are merely nominal.
The Gold Mine and Land Companies Shares are
very flat, and in the Australian Banks there is
scarcely anything doing.

RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
( Frbnt the Olicial List.)

Rosiness done.

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .
11.13 W 3,} per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, ld.
£lOOO
£5OO
Small

98. i 9
984 8
1014 a
257 8
25
30 24
981 I

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1

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
I,lllador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent.
P°llllgnise Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Ex all over-due Coupons
Russian Bonds 5 per Cent.
Ditto 4A per Cent
Swedish Loan *

2?
...
▪ 41
▪ 38i
• 100 i
1

Dividends on the above payable in London. .
French Routes, 3 per Cent 76f 25e Ex 25f 10c
telgiau 44 per Cent.
Dutch ExChange, 21 per Cont. . ......
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..

961 6

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening 19th July 9Bl i x d

THE SAVINGS BANKS BlLL.—This bill, as amended,
was yesterday printed by order of the Commons.
CHANGES IN THE PRACTICE OF APPEALS.—Her Majesty
has been pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy
Council, by an order dated the 13th of June, 1853, to
approve certain rules and regulations set forth in a re-
port of the Lords of the Judical Committee of the Privy
Council, for the purpose of effecting greater economy,
dispatch, and efficiency in the appellate jurisdiction of
her Majesty in Council.
THE WAGES' MOVEMENT.— SHIELDS, July 7.—Yes-
terday the South Shields' Town Council determined to
advance the wages of the men in the police force in that
borough 2s. per week. On the same day the Tynemouth
Town Council resoli,ed to adopt the following scale of
Wages to be given to the police force in that town :
Serjeants, 235. per week ; first-class men, 21s. per
week ; second class, 19s. per week ; third class, 17s. per
week. The masons in North Shields struck ast week
for an advance from 245. to 265. per week. Several of
the masters have given the wages, and there seems every
probability that the whole of them, will comply with the
terms asked by the men, which is not more than what
is being received by the wcrkmen of the adjoining town.
APOTHECARIEs-lux
L.—The following are the names
of the gentlemen w 0 passed their examination in the
science and practice of medicine,
to practice, on Thursid eyrlicine' and received certificates
7th of July :—Henry
Cooper Rose, Canterbaur' th:Jhn Heiary Thomas,
Llansamlet ; Peter Leigh
Bayard, Ll'angelan,
Syme, Cumberland ; JohnSadler Warrington • James
South Wales ; Joseph BeauthanmsP Matthews, Oxford-
shire ; John Adams, Bolton.
er(-)yilptrasing cha-
racter HANWELL.—An entertainment of a
took place at Hanwell, Middlesex,
the 6th inst. The spacious grounds attachegthntOad the
Rev.
Hanwell College were liberally thrown open b
of Hanwell and
Dr. Emerson, the Principal of the institutiOrn, to
members of the Hanwell Mutual Ipprovement Society,
their their friends, neighbours, and gentry
the neighbourhood. The fineness of the day contributed
to enhance the pleasures of the field, which were of the
usual rural character. There was cricket and climbing,
pony and donkey races, raffling, leaping, jumping in
sacks, climbing for prizes, &c. An excellent band was
in attendance, and added to the attractions of the fête
by its enlivening strains. In the evening the company
adjourned to the spacious and hospitable residence of
Dr. Emerton, and tea and dancing closed the entertain-
ments of the day. Just previous to separating, "God
save the Queen" was sung, and a vote of thanks rap-
turously accorded to the rev. doctor, who briefly returned
thanks, affectionately alluding to his twenty years inter-
course with them as a pastor and friend, and assuring
them that he deemed the best means of promoting the
glory of God was to contribute all in our power to the
well-being and happiness of man.

LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday morning,
wo hear, a lamentable occurrence took place at the seat
of Savill Onley, Esq., at Stilted. A young lady on a
visit at the mansion, the daughter, it is stated, of Cap-
tain Barrington, was found drowned in the water in the
park, supposed to have committed suicide.—Chelmsford
Chronicle.

REPRESENTATION OF NORTH DERBY.-Mr. William
Evans, of Allestree, having accepted the Chiltern Hun-
dreds through increasing years and ill health, his son,
Mr. Thomas Wm. Evans, has issued an address on free
trade principles to the electors. The High Sheriff has
fixed Saturday, the 16th of July, for the election, at
Bake well.
SLIGO ELECTION.-Mr. Sadleir has been returned Fy
the small majority of 4. The following' were the num-
bers at the close of the poll :
Sadleir..
Somers..

145
141

Majority for Sadleir 4
TRALEE ELEcnoN.—The nurnter.i at the close of the
poll were :
O'Connell
Fitzgerald

................ 150
................ 10

Majority for O'Connell,..., ....... , 140