The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMM-BBC:MI, DITELLMENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK,
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday

were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000

taken for export. The market closed heavily,
without change in prices. The sales comprised
4,000 American, 150 Pernam and Marauham, at
52d; to 61d. ; 20 Bahia, at 6id. ; 50 Egyptian, at
6d. to 6V. ; and 600 Surat, at M. to 31d. per lb.
Railway Shares were firm.

Letters from Birmingham, respecting the Iron
trade, are not altogether favourable. Indeed
much more caution is stated to exist, an d there
seems every probability of a reduction, variously
stated at from 20s. to 40s. per ton, being declared
in prices at the close of the quarter. The demand
for manufactures has greatly diminished, and
underselling appears to be actively resorted to.
The unsatisfactory position of financial affairs in
New York has, of course, caused a material dimi-
nution in the shipments of manufactures thither.
Accounts 'from the Baltic state that during the
present year 5,000 ships less have passed the Sound
than in 1853, a proof of the severe effects of the
blockade. The falling off in English vessels was
from 4,683 to 2,000. The Danish Government
suffered materially in its revenue from this cause.
From Finland we learn that the principal gene-
rals who had been in command there during the
summer bad received orders to proceed to the
Crimea, and the large garrisons that had been
maintained at Riga and Revel. were reduced
almost to the peace standard.
Our flying steam squadron in the Baltic is still
capturing stray ships, principally salt laden, and
the Russian war steamers had returned to Swea-
borg, and were not again expected to venture out,
the winter having already set in with some
severity.
The letters from India and Australia by the Over-
land Mail are expected to be delivered to-morrow
afternoon. The steamer Pacific left Plymouth on
Saturday with a large quantity of letters and papers.
Accounts from New York report an upward move-
ment in the stock market with considerable activity.
The last weekly return of the City Banks was of a
more favourable character, as it showed a decrease
in discounts of 652,049 dollars, and an increase in
the specie of 467,852 dollars. The large receipts
•f gold from California, and the limitation of busi-
ness which has for some time past prevailed, led to
the belief that the New York money-market would,
before many weeks, become comparatively easy.
An active demand for breadstuffs had arisen for
exportation to Europe, and as it is asserted that
there is a large surplus of wheat and flour in the
United States, we may look for a fair supply from
that quarter.
The English Stock Market has been heavy again,
and the influential buyers who gave support to
prices are not continuing their operations. No
doubt they bought upon the supposition that Aus-
tria was about to adhere more strongly to the
'Western Powers, but the revived rumours of the
intention of Russia to accept the four points im-
pair confidence again, since few can believe in the
possibility of re-establishing peace on such terms.
Consols have been 925 I, and since 911 to 92 for
transfer, the extreme rates for account being 921
and 91k. The New 3 per Cents. have been quoted
901 and 902, and the 3 per Cents. 90g- and 901.
Bank Stock is heavy at 209. East India Stock
has been 233. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to Os., and
India Bonds Bs. to 10s. premium.

In foreign stocks very little has been done, and
the quotations are heavy. Sardinian 5 per Cents.
have realised 85i, Turkish Scrip has been 61 to 7
discount, a renewed decline, Spanish Passive Stock
has been marked 4'i, and Dutch 21, per Cents. are
Is 'eady at 601.
tE,The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 5.1 ; Mexi-
can, 215 to 21f ; Peruviau, 67 to 69 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 94 to 96 ; ditto,
4 per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18{ to l 8 ;- ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 38; ditto,
Certificates, 5a to 5 ; ditto, Passive, 41 to 41.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing

Date. Place.
Demerara
European and N. American
Waterford and Kilkenny Nov. 30, London Tavern.
Railway Shares are, in most instances, 4 per
cent. lower again, and with more offering, but
there has been a fair business done. The French
lines are dull.
In the Foreign Mines there have been but
few transactions, but several bargains have taken
place in the Joint Stock Banks and miscellaneous
shares, though at rather lower rates.

Company.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk.
(From the Official List.)
nwiness done
Rink Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities..
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 1 1i 2
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
03 a
India Stock . 233
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 8 10
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
21000
£5OO 3 6 p
&nal,
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. —
Ditto 1859, ~
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 852
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent. 12 Gull
HALF-PAST TWO.

! Consols
6.Ditto, A comint

DEATH OF THE RET. MR. WHEBLE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

Sir,—ln the Morning Post of yesterday a letter ap-
peared from your correspondent at Sebastopol, in which
he speaks with high praise of the late Roman Catholic
clergyman to the British forces in the East, a mistake
has arisen (probably in the printing) with regard to the
name, for I grieve to say it is my brother of whom such
honourable mention has been made, and who, like so
many of our mutual friends after nobly performing his
duty, has found an early grave in the Crimea.—l am,
sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM FRANCIS WHEBLE.
Bulmershe Court, near Reading, Nov. 25.

PRINCE NAPOLEON.

TO THE FDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.
Sir,—One of your contemporaries, in his correspon-
dence from Paris,
ileon, thinks fit to din speakinguss of H.
r.ilt.edly the motives of H.I.
Highness's return to Con
discuss I. H. Prince Napo-
rsetpea ample. The Times' cor-
respondent insists particularly this point, that the
Imperial Prince ought not to have as; left the camp at a
moment when the storming
, may I beg of you to
take place. Sebastopol is about to
justly ap-
Without entering into a polemic
lay before thoitnglish public, which so v
preciates the 'exactitude of your inforrnationesr.r'
the most
who suffered for several days previous fromuat II 11.9
painful disease, was the whole of the
the sth, on horseback, and in the middle day,r the"
hottest struggle. Returned to the camp, the prion-c
consequence of the great hardships he had to undergo,ein
'got worse and worse. A consultation of several
physi-
cians took place, who decided unanimously that the
Prince ought to quit instanter a spot where the epidemic
iufluence still prevails, although in a less degree.
Prince Napoleon for several days would not listen to
this resolution, and remained at his post for two days
after, growitiLt every hour weaker and weaker. At
last General Canrobert came and announced to bin,
that, in a council of war, it had just been decided upon
that the storming of the fortress should be postponed
until the arrival of the expected reinforcements. At
the same time, his military superior; General Canrobert,
insisted imperatively upon the Prince's following imme-
diately the advice of his physicians, adding that there
would be sufficient tinte for the Prince to recover, and
to be at the head of his division, where till Slow he had
so bravely fought, when the storming of Sebastopol
should take place. In consequence, the Prince left the
camp on the 7th, and arrived at Constantinople on the
9th.
I am happy to add that the Prince's health is so much
improved by this change, that at the very moment when
the
Times' correspondent wrote his bitter remarks, the
Prince possibly may have nobly shed his blood on that
glorious field of honour where his uncle and his father
have for ever illustrated the name of Bonaparte.—Ac•
cspt, &c.
Paris, Nov. 23. A. DE3INILER.