The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-07 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The
market was steady, and prices of all kinds were
the same. The sales comprised 4,000 American,
300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 250
Bahia at 6d. to 61d., 100 Egyptian at Go. to 10d.,
and 300 Surat at 3/(1. to 4 d. per lb. In Railway
Shares a good business was done, at rather lower

prices.
The Markets for Produce opened on Tuesday
under very favourable circumstances, and there was
much elasticity in prices, with a strong tendency to
an advance in the principal staples. This, but for
the check imposed by the advance to-day in the
Bank rate of discount, would probably have soon
degenerated into speculation. Sugar has been
taken very quickly at the public sales, Coffee has
been in demand at higher prices, and Tallow has
got up is. to 25., having been done at 465. 6d. to
475. for Russia samples. Not much has been done
in Cotton, but Iron has been largely dealt in. Tea
has been firm.

Having given, a day or two since, some statistics
upon railway property, it may prove interesting to
advert to English mines. These have made excel-
lent returns in the shape of dividend during the
past year, and there is great favour shown to them
in consequence. The proceeds have necessarily
fluctuated, East Wheal Rose having paid 7,0401.
less than in 1851, North Roskear 3,3601. less,
South Francis 3,7201. less, Treviskey 2,0101. less,
Cam Brea 3,0001. less, and several others smaller
sums, so that the total decrease is 49,2791. Against
this, however, there is an increase of 85,3461., in-
cluding Wheal Buller for 7,0401. more, Par Con-
sols 10, 240 /. , Phoenix 7,0001., Alfred Consols 6,6561.,
Devon Great Consols 5,1201., West Providence
8,1921., United Mines 4,500/., Wheal Bassett for
6,4001., Great Polgooth 3,8501., South Tamar
4,5001. and some others. The secret of mining in-
vestment is judgment in selection, and a distribu-
tion of capital by investment in many different
undertakings. Messrs. R. Tredinnick and Co.,
furnish the table subjoined, of Cornish and Devon
Mines exclusively

Dividends Dividends P riZr Price
Mines. Mines..
1851. 1852.
~..
pr.1a51.. P 1852.
----
X £ £ £
Devon Great Consols
Wheal Buller 17,920 24,960 550 800
Alfred Consols
South Francis
Treviskey and Barrier 6,780 4,770 310 125
Balleswidden 3,247 1,542 10 10
Carn Brea 9,000 6,000 95 85
Wheal Lovel 3,440 4,300 33 50
Great Work
Botallack
East Wheal Rose
Drake Walls - 640 6A 51
North Roskear 4,270 910 180 180
St. Aubyn and Grylls - 896 12 7A
West Providence
Wheal Basset 15,360 21,760 389 525-
Wheal Reath 3,000 2,520 80 50
Wheal Friendship 1,536 1,024 110 125
West Caradon
Seaton
South Tolgus 4,224 5,888 150 200
Condurrow
Bedford United
St. Ives Consols
Margaret
Levant
Spearne Consols
North Pool
Tremayne
Trumpet Consols 5OO 2,000 110 140
Great Polgooth... l,lOO 4,950 3 4A
Par Consols
Wheal Golden
South Tamar - 4,500 21 5;4
Mary Ann 4,608 1,024 42 28
Tincroft - 3,150 9A 12
United Mines
South Caradon
Rixhill - 389 - 3}
Jane - 256 - 8
North Basset 1,500 1,500 7 11
Exmouth and Adams - 1,605 - 8A
Owles - 966 100 125
Clifford - 352 - 150
Calstock United - 4A lA
Herodsfoot - 4 5
Lewis 1,500 - 10 13A
Providence Mines 1,680 - 20 22
Perran St. George - 40 40
Phcenix 3,000 10,000 240 750
Trelawney 2,340 - 47 52
'Prethellan 3OO - 12 15
Trehane. - 6 15
Wellington - 4A 8
Goncmena - 384 - -
Polberro - 1,000 - 13
Totals - -
Increase of Dividends in 1852 over 1851-£36,067.
The English Securities have been heavy again

The English Securities have been heavy again,
and there has been very little doing. Consols have
been 1001 to for Transfer and Account. The
New 3/ per Cents. have been at 104/ to g. Bank
Stock is well supported at 2241. The precaution-
ary measure of advancing the rate of discount has
thus far had no material influence upon prices, and
if speculation in new and doubtful schemes is
checked, sound investments will benefit. A lead-
ing broker has just invested largely in New 31 per
Cents., supposed to be for the Scotch Bank.
Foreign Stocks have been dull, but the sales have
not been to any extent. Spanish Deferred are 23a
to .1. The Certificates are 41 per cent. The Turk-
ish Loan is to discount. Portuguese 4 per
Cents. have been steady at 40. Peruvian 4 per
Cents. are supported at 104 k. Brazilian New Loan
are 981 to /. Dutch 3 per Cents. are at 661 ex.
dividend. Austrian 5 per Cents. are 89-i to 91.
Railway Shares are depressed, but there is not
much doing in them. French Shares are dull,
owing to the continued failures at Paris.
The Gold Mines are to / lower for those which
rule at from 31. to 51. per share.
The Land Companies have been flatter. Van
Diemen's down about 21., South Australian 11. to
21., although really better than after official hours
last evening, and-Australian Agricultural about 51.
cheaper. The future price of these shares will de-
pend upon their absorption by the public, and we
of them than for years past.
understand there greater activity in the transfer
is

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Front the Official List.)
Business done,
Bank Stock •. . .... • . 2244 4 5
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....... ..... 100,E 1 100 k
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities.
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 --
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 -16
India Bonds, £lOOO B2 79
Ditto, under £lOOO B2
Consols for Opening 18th January ... lOO4
Exchequer Bills lid. March. June.
£l000.
£5OO
Small 69 72
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Peruvian
DittoD i
.N6ce
wwp
e,
Blr .08:5ed2ns,t, 41t.
.2 per..9...4.. C..
3. c. 9 .n.
10904688:
Danish 5 per Cent. ..... 103
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent
Portuguese 4 per Cent..

Russian! Bonds, 4i per Cent 1043
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .......
St -ish Bonds, 3 per Cent .., 49

ipan. _
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 233
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun,
Swedish Loan . . ...... .. .
Turkish Loan, 6 per ....... 1852
Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent 9l 894 9O
Dutch Exchange 2A per Cent 661 7 x d
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates...

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening
18th January ...... 1008 ex 4.

FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The usual general quar-
terly court of the governors and subscribers to this in-
stitution, which was founded in 1758, was held yesterday
afternoon in the board room of the charity, Westminster-
bridge-road, for the purpose of receiving the report of
the committee, and upon the general business of the
asylum—Mr. lyde Williams in the chair. The report
stated that there are in the asylum at the present time
163 children, and that their health and general progress
in the various educational studies pursued in the school
was highly satisfactory. From a general statement ap-
pended to the report, it appeared that the total number
of children admitted since the commencement of the in-
stitution in 1758 to 1852 had been 2,251 ; of whom have
died in the house 217; placed or apprenticed out, 2,180 ;
and employed in the house, and children in the asylum, 157.
Since the year 1796, 746 young women had returned pub-
lic thanks, and received five guineas each for having
faithfully served their apprenticeship. The balance
showed the total receipts (including a balance in hand of
1,0711. 14s. 2d., and a legacy of 2001. from the late Mr.
J. Thackeray), to have been 4,9621. 7. 7d., and after all
the necessary expenses had been defrayed there was left
in the hands of the treasurer the sum of 1,0961. 6s. Bd.
It having been reported that during the year 1852 a
legacy of 1001. had been left to the asylum by the Rev.
P. S. Dodd, the meeting, after a vote of thanks to the
chairman, separated.
IMPUDENT FRAUD.—The wife of a. M. Rousselet, of
Paris, was some timd ago delivered of a child, and her
mother, Madame Philiche, hastened to the Bureau des
Nourrices in the Rue Pagevin, to find a wet-nut se. A
stout healthy young woman, carrying a child in her
arms, was presented to her by M. Vautier, keeper of
the bureau, and she was at once engaged, Mme. Philiche
paying 45fr. for a month in advance. But after a while,
it was discovered that the child confided to her did not
thrive, and a medical man having been called in, he dis-
covered that the woman had -no milk at all. This led to
an investigation, and it turned out that she and Vau-
tier had committed a fraud, and the child that she car-
ried in her arms had been borrowed. For this offence
they were tried by the Tribunal of Correctional police,
and the woman was condemned to a year's imprisonment
and 50fr. fine, and Vautier to 200 fr. fine.