The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1854,

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, including
1,000 American taken for export. The market
closed firm without change in prices. The sales
comprised 200 Pernam and Maranham at 50. to
61d., Egyptian at sid. to 7d., 600 Surat at 3d. to
41-d., and the remainder American. Railway
Shares wire dull and heavy.
The number of ships from foreign parts arrived
in the Thames yesterday was 72, and there were
4 from Ireland, besides 22 colliers.

The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
tion for the month and nine months ended Oct. 10
have been issued. From these it appears that the
total declared value of the exports of British and
Irish produce from the United Kingdom for the
month, exclusive of the " unenumeratecl" article—s,
was 8,074,0481., being a decrease of 754,952/. as
compared with the same month of 1853. There
was an increase in the shipments of beer and ale,
coals and culm, and cotton manufactures, but a
decrease in haberdashery, hardware and cutlery,
linen manufactures, machinery, silk manufactures,
thrown silk, woollen manufactures, and woollen
yarn.

The importations of the principal articles were
larger for the month this year as respects cochineal,
guano, mahogany, saltpetre, raw silk, cassia lignea,
cinnamon, cloves, pimento, rum, sugar, tea, wine,
and cotton wool. A diminution, however, took
place in cocoa, coffee, wheat, barley, oats, flour,
Indian corn, indigo, flax, currants, hemp, palm
oil, opium, cheese, rice, mace,
brandy, Geneva, and tallow,
nutmegs, pepper,
The shipping accounts for the month exhibit a
decrease in the number of tons engaged in the
foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the entries
inwards, but an augmentation in the clearances out-
wards, compared with the like period of last year.
In the coasting trade for the month 93,865 tons
more were engaged as shown by the entries in-
wards than in the corresponding month of 1853,
and 106,184 tons for the clearances.

A statement of the position of the National
Bank of Belgium on the 31st ultimo gives the
total operations at 165,000,000 francs. The amount
of the precious metals was 47,163,000 francs, besides
demonetized gold to the amount of 11,987,000
francs. The securities, including bills discounted,
were 79,409,000 francs, the circulation was
92,648,000 francs, and the accounts current
amounted to 33,425,000 francs.

The much-vexed question whether foreign states
shall be permitted to introduce their home debts
upon the English Stock Exchange has again
received a solution, by the decision of the commit-
tee of the " house " against any such permission
being accorded. The principle has been so often
affirmed that it is surprising any men at all versed
in the line of policy adopted by the Stock Ex-
change should make an attempt to procure its
reversal. Every artifice, we are aware, has
been used to " make the worse appear
the better part, " but highly to the credit of
the business-like chairman and his coadjutors who
are at present serving their term of office the
attempt has signally failed, and the decision given
is against the introduction of these bonds. One
can readily imagine the enormous mass of foreign
stock which every State that was pressed for cash,
or that wished to reward its Court favourites,
would send into our compliant market were the
door once opened. We congratulate the bond-
holders at large upon this result, as promising for
their future prospects as it is honourable to
the Stock Exchange, and creditable to the
perseverance of the Anglo-Peruvian Committee.
There has been a larger supply of money stock
to-day, although cash is represented as being easy
in Lombard-street. Consols have been 941 2, and
since 941 1 for Transfer. The Account prices are
94i ft. Exchequer Bills continue at 6s. to 9s. pm.
In the New 3 per Cents. a good deal has been done
at 931 to 93i.

Foreign Securities have been heavy. Mexican,
22g. Peruvian not dealt in. Turkish Scrip down
to 1± g prem. Dutch 2i per Ceuts. have been GO2-

to 61. Buenos Ayres Bonds are 58 to 59.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenacla Deferred Bonds, 54 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 22i; to 22i ; Peruvian, 69i to 70i ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto,
4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
181,to isg ; ditto, 3 per Cents,, 37i to 381 ; ditto,
Certificates, 5-2- to sg-; ditto, Passive, 4il to 4i.
In the Railway Share Market there has been
very little doing, and prices are rather lower.
Foreign Shares are scarcely so good.
The Gold Mine and other shares are nominal.
The Banks keep firm, and the new companies are
still in request. The Land Shares are supported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the OilEcictl List.)

nu Mess done
Bank Stock
4 5-16
212
3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 93/ 3 g
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 9l i I i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
•••• 93i ii t i I
New 2i per Cent. Annuities ......... ... ... 82/
n3non iyt iz,.s E,
Ex px ipr
joy
05 tllO.l
tJha n.
Oct., 6O
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India Stock ....................................... 231
India Bonds, .21000 . ...... ..................... _
Ditto, under £lOOO l3 10
Consols foriAcconnt 14th Nov. „' 94i........ g
Exchequer Bills, 21d.
21000 - .......... .. 6 9 p
2500
Small .................. . ................... .. 6 9 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .................. 98i 9
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 69 8
%lexicon 3 per Cont.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Pitto 4 per Cent .....,... .......
.ardinian. Bonds, 5 per Cent ........ ....
TarkishScrip 6 per cent ll a p
Swedish 4 per Cent .. .
Dividends on the above parable In London,
Belgian Bonds 4i per Cont. ex. 25 fr ...... 92
Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 601 1
Ditto 4 per Cont. Cortifleatea ...... , ...... 90i
HALF-Pd ST TWO.
Consols ....................................... 94i i
Ditto November Aco onnt .... .......... 94i 11

mas Russell, who has
CAPTAIN KELLOCR, who has been engaged in the
transport service in the Crimea, as commander of the
gigantic steamer Himalaya, which has rendered such
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account
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atirno oTphso, is coming home on
seen much service in the Black Sea, as commander of
one of the Oriental Company's vessels there, has been
appointed Captain. Kellock's successor, and proceeds
aorfviiclle -h in
eacltohn.veyCina
almost immediately to the Crimea to take charge of the
Himalaya.
AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.—
The weekly reports from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam
produce-markets mention that business had been less
active. There was no material variation in coffee, and
prices continued to be fairly supported. The operations
in sugar had been more restricted, but prices exhibited
firmness. A further decline had occurred in rice, owing
to an increase of sales. Tea and indigo remained quiet,
the transactions having been unimportant.
ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen state that the mar-
ket for manufactures was steady, without material alto-
ration in prices.
Tun FRENCH GUIDES AND THE ENGLISH GUARDS.—
During the short stay of the band of the French Guides
in the St. George's Barracks the non-commissioned
officers of the Scotch Fusilier Guards had not a favour.
able opportunity of showing their good will and cordial
feelings in a special manner towards them until it came
to the evening previous to their departure, when an ex-
tension of leave was granted to the whole of the non-
commissioned officers, for the purpose of taking a fare-
well of their brethren in arms of the sister nation. The
evening was passed in a jovial and convivial manner ;
loyal toasts were given, popular songs sung, both French
and English, the favourites being the national anthems
of the two nations, where "all" could join in chorus.
Everything went on in the most creditable and enthusi-
astic manner. A substantial breakfast was prepared for
them in the non-commissioned officers' mess-room at 5
a.m., and upon their departure from the barracks the
whole of the soldiers turned out and cheered them
heartily m a manner indicative of their fraternising en-
thusiasm.

The French Glliied during the past week visited
several of the public exhibitions in the metoopolis, and
among them expressed themselves greatly delighted at
the large and valuable collection of Napoleon relics con-
tained in the museum of Madame Tussaud's. The car-
riages of the Emperor appeared to interest them greatly,
as they continued for a long period of their stay to be
passing in, and out of these curious and interesting
vehicles.

DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART.—This unfortunate
gentleman, one of the party injured by a recer t coach
accident at Dunkeld, expired on Saturday morning. He
was a general in the Austrian service, and claimed to
be a lineal deacentlant of Prince Charles Edward Stuart,
—Scotfraam.