The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-05 00:00:00

MOIY-E'Y AN

X2l, 990,050
90,640
18,190,805
123,812
3,247,336
Decrease ........ 65,773
Public Deposits
......... . 7,062,129
Increase 324,070
Other deposits .................... . 7.2,397,543
Increase 315,602
Seven day and other Bills
1ncrea5e.............. . ... .
Government securities
Decrease ........ .. . .
Other securities
..... . v ..•. 14,926,214
Increase .................... .... 748,512
Notes unemployed ........................ 9,662,270
Decrease ........................... 5,325
The rates at which bills of exchange *ere yester-
day negotiated here were scarcely so high as re-
gards some of the principal Continental cities.
Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 27i- to 30 ; Amster-
dam at 11 18-1 to 19 ; Hamburgh at 13 7i to ;
and Trieste 11 3 to 6.
The exports of the precious metals from London
direct during the week to Thursday last, were
4,780 oz., and 2,6361. in gold, and 8,186 oz., and
4,0001. in silver ; all but 500 oz. of gold being sent
to India and Australia.

Rest

The Funds have been very steady, but inactive.
Consols bring 990 to f, and the New 3 per Cents.
103 - to g. Exchequer Bills are 13s. to 18s. pre-
mium. Nothing has been done in the " adver-
tised" bills.
The foreign market is very buoyant. The rise
in Greek Bonds, anticipated by many, has oc-
curred already, the quotations now being 9 to I.
Mexican Stock is quoted 251 to g. Brazilian New
Bonds are at 98 for the 44 per Cents. This is the
last day for converting Peruvian Stock, and there
are not likely to, be many dissentients. To meet
them, however, ample funds are lodged at the
Bank of England. Spanish 3 per Cents are worth
48 to 1, and the Deferred 24k. The Certificates
are at 31. The Swedish Loan is at 1i to 1i prem.
Dutch 4 per Cents. bring 99k to t.
Gold Mine Shares are much the same, but the
Australian Agricultural has declined, and also the
Peel River, the recent settlement bringing forward
sellers.

Australian Joint-Stock Bank Shares are firm,
Crystal Palace Shares have risen again.
Australasian Coal is supported at premium.
Railway Shares are steady generally. South
Eastern have rallied.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)

_
Business clone,
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... ......... lC'
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities........ .........
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
India Stock
Consols for Account 10th March 99a
Exchequer Bills lid.
£lOOO.. lB 13
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. _
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent OS
Greek ex over-due Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent 25
Peruvian 6 per Cent.
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 641
Portuguese 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account llBl x d
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 96,-
Sp inish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4Bi
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24i
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6i p •
Swedish Loan li i d
Dutch Exchange 24 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates,.~.
TWO O'CLOCK.
99
99/1 t

Consols
Ditto March Account

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Slll,—With reference to the numerous "squirts" which
in London, and elsewhere in England, do duty for "foun-
tains"—and most especially with reference to the New
Crystal Palace at Sydenham—it is singular that no attempt
has been made to reproduce the fountains in the Piazza of
St. Peter's in Rome, one of which is by far the grandest
object of the sort in the world, and next to which is that
in the " Park," Broadway, New York.
With the abundant supply of water London, with its
vicinity, commands, the wretched hydraulic abortions of
the metropolis are a disgrace to the nation, the opportu-
nity for retrieving which is afforded by the building now,
erecting at Sydenham. Hundreds of our architects have
seen the Roman fountains. Is it not something more than
strangeness (say, stupidity) that nothing hydraulic seems
to have been viewed with reference to such magnificent
models ?

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken
for export and on speculation. The market closed
steadily. Railway shares were firm.
From non-official estimates made, it appears that
during the month of January and Feburary, in the
years stated, the following were the movements in
sugar and coffee as far as the port of London is
concerned :

• Deliveries.
Sugar.. Imports. Home use. Export. Stocks.
1853, tons, 19,440 29,629 2,064 59,290
1852, „ 29,160 29,779 4,130 86,511
1851, „ 18,847 23,283 1,743 53,193
Coffee.
1853, „ 1,020 2,529 241 16,529
1852, „ 1,586 2,057 518 15,744
1151, , 1,437 1,781 215 17,393
From this it clearly appears that the consumption
of coffee has largely increased since the late Go-
vernment disallowed the fraudulent admixture of
chicory.
The large exports of specie by the steamers to
Australia told upon the specie in the Bank of Eng-
land vaults during the week to the 26th ult., the
imported bullion not having been assayed. The
demand for louts and discounts had increased to
such an extent as to account for the charge of 3
per cent. now making for advances on Exchequer
Bills during the shutting of the books. The prin-
cipal changes, contrasted with previous returns,
are the following
Active circulation ..............
Decrease. ................
8u11i0n...... .... ...
Decrease.......