The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday vrel
estimated at from 7;000 to 8,000 bales, of wille
500 American and 500 Surat were taken for er
port, and 1,000 on speculation. The market
firm, and closed tightly. The sales compri°%
6,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranharel
6d. to 71d., 100 Bahia at 60. to Cid., 400 EgYrt
tian. at 6id. to is., 1,000 Surat and Madras
aid. to 4d., and 60 Sea Island at ls. 9d, to 2s.
per lb. Railway shares were flat atrather love'
prices.
The Metal markets of the United States al
sympathising with our own, and there is a get
increase of production irc consequence of the 3u
varice in prices. In a communication from Ner.,
York, it is stated that
" The recent rise in the market value of iron tall°,
give a great impetus to its production, and we have I'.
doubt the returns for 1853 will show an important 11r
crease. In this country an impulse of some consequolf
has been given to the business. In Essex county,
this State, particularly, the manufacturers are qll,l`
active. The fires which have for several years been.,_t
tinguished in the furnaces and rolling-mills, have DW,
rekindled. There is a brisk demand for ore andt .i,
beds, and high prices have been demanded for favor/
locations. A report of the Committee on Mining 51'
Smelting was recently made to the Wisconsin Legislature;
from which we find that the average amount of les"
raised annually, for eleven years, from 1841 to 1852, if
elusive, was 41,727,023 pounds, according to the follo''
ing figures :

No. of pounds Value dollars.
1841
1844
1847 -
1852
, , .011
"In the mining counties, with a population. of e"
45,229, and with a taxable property valued at little xtco
than four millions of dollars, the lead product of 0
year 1851 was valued at $1,380,015, while the aver'',
lead product for the last twelve years in the same CO° of
ties has been $1,669,080. Should the present prieekho
lead continue through 1853, the amount received fora
product will far exceed that of any previous year. 'O,
report concludes with a recommendation for the l''
pointment of a State Geologist."
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A private meeting takes place this day, 01.,1A;
Committee of Turkish Bondholders, to corol`:,)
the proposition of the Ottoman Government, whlto
now specifies that the scrip is to be sent, f
Adelaide Chambers, Gracechurch-street, ford
ment. It is probable that the committee
commend the holders to accept the proffered ter
which amount to about per cent. bonus, ando
per cent. interest. Many of the holders of t,"6
scrip bought at 7 and 8 premium, and coned '•,
themselves fairly entitled on that ground to p;t,
cipate in any new loan that may be brought I
ward. It will rest, in a great measure, withlm`,
contractors, whoever they may be, we presume, `,,
carry this out ; but the special agents of the Of'd,,
man Government, if so instructed, would have "
power to afford relief.
The grand project brought forward under
auspices of the Government at Madrid, called i.,
cc North of Spain Railway," is exciting much 'lO
tention, and some controversy. The objecto
view is to afford accommodation to the great to
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from Bayonne to the metropolis.; and the ca 4
required is rather over six millions sterling.
length of the line, including the branch to vo
port of Bilboa, is 427 miles, and the concessic6l.,
for 99 years. The caution money has been Pilioft
and the Spanish Government guarantees a Tnivio
interest of 7 per cent., including 1 per cent. t°
applied to a sinking fund. The great featurl,
that the provinces and communes traversed by l'(
railway, as well as the contiguous provinces, 11',0,
agreed to share with the Government the resD
sibility of this guarantee. The contracts have L'V
already arranged, and will be under the stipOty
amount, leaving about 10 per cent. capital in 50
hands of the directors to meet the general exr , iBJI
of the undertaking, and to pay interest at the ri_l;o.
5 per cent. per annum to the shareholders dwiff
the course of construction. This railway ifl
verses the most important industrial distrio
eluding Biscay, Guipuzcoa, and Alava, as Weld
other parts celebrated for their wool wineaslicy,
grain. If Spain had always respected her 01',.
tions, railways would long since have traced
these parts. The cost of the line will be less rd
in England or France, and the rails and en
will be allowed to be imported free of duty, Ivy
the returns are expected to be• much largerl_j
cause the present means of communication are I'o4
defective. Even if the 'charges for travelling pi
comparatively very high, they will be much be 0
those payable by other modes of conveyance
Spain. The lines already formed in Spai'd
yielding remarkably well, and far exceed the °o6t4
iasnTdhtehree calculatedquotationsi sa at
heavier O p e
are
cent.
There nal estimate. In the present case, the nievtit)pernse •
after deducting 45 per cent. for working
market for public se-- 1
'Parliamentary decision upon the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, it may be expecer
that a lull will be felt the market, and it is if
thin that the lapse of time and the further digcd
sion -upon the matter, have only served to con
Until there
the previous impression that the principle is 176 i
rently vicious which seeks a present gain in illtet;
at the expense of a future addition to egi'id.
Even as an experiment, such a thing has no
to be tried, because its success would have to
deplored if it led to a larger conversion on the
terms. Consols have bees 1004 f. The N,e
per Cents. bring 103 to ; and the 3 per IQ
991 Bank Stock is steady at 2251. East P'i,?
stock has been quoted 260. Exchequer 800
only 2s. to 3s. premium. India Bonds bring
to 455. premium.
In the 'Foreign Market there has been 0
deal doing. Spanish Stock is lower on accoefloe
the apprehended opposition in the Cortes to
scheme of the new loan. The Certificates ~
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dropped to 6i and 6g. The New Deferred 41
also lower, being 24k, and sir ce 23k. Porticl
Four per Cents. have been at 40/ to
Ayres Stock is at 61 to 62. Equador Bon&V
at and Grenada Deferred at 11/ k ; 1V101.44
have been firm at 271 and Peruvian Defe
have risen to 65. Russian, Mach, and I:>'
Bonds have been higher.
The Market for Railway shares continues. head
and and prices are again rather lower. The but'jl!
done has not been extensive, but sales are
to
made in Leeds-Northern, North-Western
South-Western, South-Eastern, and York el,
North Midland. The North Stafford and ,
Ambergate have been depressed, in consequenc
the determination of Parliament not to alloWo
amalgamation bills to proceed at present.
French Lines are very 'quiet, and at about
previous rates.
The Gold Mines are very inactive but the
fornian Companies continue,steady. „
In the Australian Land Companies therel;
further decline, while the British American J
are up again 3/. to 5/. It is still asserted that
gold discovered upon this company's propertY the
prove valuable ; but it should be remarked Leo
the present supply of shares is said to come
holders in Canada,—not a very encouraging zn
cation.
The Australian Bank Shares are gene..--7 at ff
prices, but with little doing.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCKBTasilinesslS
( From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
New 5 per Cent. Annuities . . .
Long Annufties, Expire sth jan., 1860 -16 6.1
India Stock .. . . ......................... 2604
India Bonds, £lOOO ....................
Ditto. under £lOOO ................. 40;,5
Consols for Account ........... 1003
Exchequer Bills lid.
£1000...
... .
£5OO ........................
Small
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FRIG., JIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CV.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6l 2
Danish 5 per Cent.
Equpdor Bohds , 5
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Portuguese 4 per Cent. .
40 4
Grenada Deferred ll6 1
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. , 1186
Ditto 44 per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent:
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Dutch Exchange 2A per Cent 661 $
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.
Consoli HALF-PASITOOIIO

SUPPOSED DEATH FROM VIOLENCE IN WEST..--.,
—An inquest was held yesterday evening, at the',"
and Crown, Peter-street, Westminster, on the V' p. 4
Agnes Ann Weaver, a wtman of abandoned 13:t1',;
aged 44, who was supposed to have been killed Pi j'fr
brutal violence of George Cox, a man with whoy
cohabited, a " jigger" shopkeeyer and dog-fancier. 00
witnesses examined at the Westminster Police Conr"oef,
Saturday, having repeated their testimony, Dr. Pad •
of 58, Denbigh-street, described very minutely, °l3tiotli
great length, the result of his post-mortert exarctiof' 011
from which it appeared deceased had enlargeme%o4
dilation of the heart, congestion of the lungs, -And 1
on the chest, and was in so shockingly diseased
that any sudden excitement, mental or physical, iptii
produce death. The immediate cause of death vill'El44
monary apoplexy; but whether it had been accele',o4
or not by the prisoner's unmanly conduct, it 1!010.
matter of speculation. The jury, after a' few n'l,„, 7t#':
deliberation, retusned a verdict of " Mandattig"
against George Cox,
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