The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-19 00:00:00

MONEY MA RKET

AND

COM ArEIi!CIAL INT ELL IG-'ENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK,
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken
for export and on speculation. The market was
very dull. Railway Shares were firm at rather
higher prices.
The returns of the Bank of England for the week
ending the 12th inst., exhibit some variations of
nterest as compared with those of the week before.
It will be seen that although the notes unemployed
had increased by 377,6051., yet other securities,"
denoting bills discounted, had increased by
462,6471., which would imply for last week a larger
demand for accommodation. The decrease in Go-
Ternment securities is most probably attributable
to the repayment of advances on deficiency bills.
The addition of 262,3101. to the stock of specie and
bullion will be viewed with satisfaction.

Active circulation
Decrease
Bullion
Increase

X 20,164,510
137,955
13,561,821
262,311
3,438,416
8,668
2,990,274
642,684
10,153,899
455,769
1,043,799
12,560
1%680,493
679,890
14,101,584

Rest

Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven• Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities

Increase
Notes unemployed 6,668,840
Increase • 377,605
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm on most of the continental cities, but as ex-
ceptions we notice Paris and Trieste, on which
there was a slight decline.
The exports of bullion from London direct
during the week to Thursday last, comprised
151,200 ounces of bar silver, and 551 ounces of
gold, all to the Continent.
An adjourned meeting of the Great Polgooth
Mining Company took place this day, for confirm-
ing the resolution of a former meeting, in respect
to the forfeiture of a number of shares on which
the calls were unpaid.
We have a firm market in public securities,
with much activity in the transactions, consider-
ing this i 4 the last day in the week. Consols are
in advance and have been done at 94 money,
and 94k fur account. The actual quotatiohs are
Ito 4 for time, and 9k to for money. Re-
"cod hrees 941 to k. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. were bought as high as 94k. In new 2k
Per Cents, a bargain was done at 82k. Long
Annuities, 4 Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 98k.
Bank Stock, 210. India Stock, 226. India
Bonds ls. premium. Exchequer Bil]s, large, ls.
iscount to 2s. premium, the small par to 3s.
premium.
The Turkish loan was still the leading object of
speculation in the Foreign market, indeed the only
one. It has been dealt in for the co. ,ing out at
rates of premium ranging from 5 to 6 per cent.,
and is now quoted 51 to These quotations will
probably be quite supported when the intelligence
from Paris becomes more generally known. It ap-
Pears that M. Trove Chauvel and Mr. Est. Stanley,
t.he directors and chief proprietors of the Ot-
-I°lnan Bank, or Bank of Constantinople, now
!tetually in Paris, have protested by letter
the editors or the public papers, and to the
Turkish Ambassador there, against the allocatiOn
"' the Egyptian tribute as a guarantee for the pay-
Inent of interest on the loan. They state that the
tribute is already engaged to their Bank by firman
of the Sultan and contract with tire Government,
and that they shall inforce their lawful claim to it
by every means in their power.
In other foreign securities we have had few
dealings. Brazilian are 1001 ; Chilian sixes were
bought at 1041 ; Mexican Fives at 244 ; Peruvian
~our-and-a• Half per Cents. 71 ; Sardinian, 87* ;
Dutch Two-and-half per Cents. 62i ; the Fours,
94i.
The Railway Share Market is recovering from the
recent depression, being influenced by the buoy-
thCY of Consols. There is a general improvement
s morning, but most perceptible in Great North-
ern, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, North-Western
and South-Western. The French Shares are very
inactive.
g _alining Shares are dull, the Joint-Stock Banks
1"nl, - and the Land Companies' without much
variation.
BRITII

.SH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
( From the 0-eial List.

k Bank Stock Ttusinpes done
$ ..
a per Cent. Re.dneed Annuities 2OB 10
. 94k g
#
per Cent. Consols Annuities
94$ NA i Per Cent. Annuities • 94i 5
ew 24 per Cent. Annuities
143ng Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO ....... ....... ..... ......
pm
at°, under £lOOO
console for Account 13th Sept.
tZehequer Bills, 24d.
. £IOOO
£SOO
..._ %mail
''''lchequer Bonds Scrip, 1858 . .. —
Ditto 1853
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
iltazilla. n Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Maxi
than Bonds, 6per Cent. lO 14
pe la 3
per Cent.
""u_rwm
ri an Bonds, 44 per Cent. 7l
-llian Bonds, 5 per Cent B4
rqvicends on the shnve pavahie gi London
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail
Ditto 4 per tent. Certificates ......., .... 944 3k

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 94s
Ditto Member Account

GIYvERNORS or COLONIES.—On Thursday, a Parlia-
blelatarY Paper was printed, obtained by Mr. Brotherton,
of the names of all governors of the different colonies,
7th their salaries and their residencies, distinguishing
wo have served in the army and navy. There are
"n
goverhnors and others in colonies, of which 16 had
al'ear in in the army, navy, or artillery. Two receive 7,0001.
; one, 6,0001.; five, 5,0001.; three, 4,0001. a-year,
gland other sums varying down to 4001. a-year. The
ary of the Governor and Conunander-in-Chief of Hong
sng, Sir John Bawring, is included in that of the Chief nperi nten dent of Trade in China, namely, 4,000/.
a-year.
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION.—It is
rahlltl'te d that the engineers of the Telegraph Company,
London
a view
of
perfecting the commu:Jica.tion between
and Dublin commenced on Tuesday to lay down
the cable from Holyhead to Howth.
the Br huge boa constrictor was brought to England by
Brazilian steamer Thames a few days ago. It was as
tackthic round as a man's leg, and about
14 feet long. It
remarkably savage. It is the property of Count
Lavaradio, the Portuguese ambassador in this country.
NEW GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.—On Friday fore-
noon an immense fossil tree was discovered in the Brom-
field Freestone Quarry, Airdrie, the property of Dailie
John Davidson, of Airdrie. At present there is only
uncovered of the tree about 39 feet, and, from the thick-
ness at which it disappears into the adjacent rock, its
entire length seems to exceed 50 feet. The roofs, so far
as they are uncovered, show a diameter of not less than
6 feet ; the base of it runs to fully two feet in diameter.
On the whole of the side uncovered there appears to
have been no branches. These, however, we presume,
must be near the top, as a person picked up several nuts
in the broken fragments of rock, which possibly may
have been the fruit of this giants of the early forests.
The depth'at which it was found is fully 39 feet. The
crowds that have flocked to see it from the town and
neighbOurhood are immense.— Glasgow Chronicle.
TEnc NEW BEER BILL was not attempted to be put
le operation in Wolverhampton last Sunday, for no copy
of the' act has been received by the authorities, and the
13°110e were really unaware of the precise nature of its
Provisions.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.
SECESSION OF ANOTHER • CLERGYMAN FROM THE
aitqloH.—The Derby papers qf yesterday announce that
the ttev. John George Macleod, 8.A., formerly assistant
curate of St. Peter's Church, in that town, has seceded
from thesChurch of England and joined the communion
lei the Church of Rome. Mr. Macleod has recently held
it" curacy of the church of St. Matthias, Stoke New-
Ni ,gtnn, the incumbent of which, the Rev. T. A. Pope,
gave in his adherence to the Church of Rome a
azn.
De eatraCTl RATES IN THE PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT
rat Yesterday evening a public meeting of the
i,sePayers of the parish of St. Clement's Dane was held
tne large room of the Wheatsheaf Tavern, Vere-
-Btb-reet, to take into consideration the present position of
withme ratepayers with regard to church rates, and also
regard to the subject of church rates generally, to
determine
what steps ought to be taken before Path-
lzent re-assembles. Mr. J. P. Murrough, M.P., was
etialled te the chair, and after various addresses had been
anv_?red, the following resolution was adopted without
• -"J
ulss.entients :—" That it is the opinion of this meet-
porthat the tax known under the name of church rate
lt oust in principle, being a tax on the conscience of a
,tteri of her Majesty's subjects who may differ from
he creed of the Church of England, arid alike unjust
t u
the members of that church, as they are prevented
Sects
that rule over the church they support which other
8 exercise. This meeting pledges itself to do sll that
t in its power by petition to Parliament or otherwise,
oget total abolition ef church rates " tOia OF' A PoLTUGuESE WAR SHIP. —The Portu-
leaguese war-steamer Duque de Saldanha was lost on the
st of Pereira, between Avara and Aveiro, about ten
lo_agues from Oporto, on the 31st ult. The steamer was
u
..,`r „1 her way from Madeira to Chagres, with a battalion
the line on board, when at nine in the evening she
struck on a 'sand b k By the ai lof the merchant shin
i
Veen an •
vi and two government steamers sent from O
the Crew and passengers were saved.
Porto,
OREECE.—A committee has been formed at Athens
fortor securing the qpreidfitalinii of Greek art; thanufac.-
ea, and agriculture at the Paris exhibition-next year.
P-194t0r OkOstitis is it, proilidost.
.