The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

conditions which Turkey is stated to insist upon—
viz., that the old treaties shall not be renewed,
and the alleged declaration of the Emperor
Nicholas, in non-official, communications, to demand
greater concessions, diminishing the chances of
peace. The money market, however, is so good,
that Consols, without some decided news, will not
apparently give way to any extent, and shortly the
dividends will increase the ease at present expe-
rienced. The quotations for Consols have been
• 93i to 94. 'Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. to 6s.
premium. The New 3 per Cents. have been 951
to .
Foreign Securities have been quiet, and rather
lower. Russian 42 per Cents. have been dealt in
at 98 and 982. Dutch 4 per Cents,. after being
.96i have receded to 951. Danish Bonds are 103
'to 1. Brazilian Stock is worth 98. Portuguese
per Cents. have been 43k, sand Spanish 3 per
vents. not higher than 21 gr.'
Railway shares have not varied much, but there
is a want of buoyancy. The French lines have
been duller.
sold Mine. Shares are neglected. Cobro Copper
Mine are 1/. 108. lower.
The Land Companies' Shares remain about the
same, and the Banks are heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY
( From the Official List. )

nuoness Aone,
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 941 3i
New 3} per Cent. Annuities9s 4
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
India Bonds, £l000
Ditto under £lOOO 3
Consols'for Opening 18th Jan. 937i 4 3lgdi
India Stock for Account
Exchequer Bills, id.
£lOOO
5500
•
Small

6 3 p
6 3 P

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 9B
Chilian ilouds, 3 per Cent 75
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO3 i
Equador Bonds A"
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
eiceek Bonds, Red ..

61 7

Ditto, Blue
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 231 4k
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. 43t
Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent 4O
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St
' Ditto 4i per Cent 94 S
Ditto Small
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9O
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 46i
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2l 2
Dividends on the above payableain London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening 18th January 938 x d

THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, Dec. 27.—
The. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Corn
pally's ship Iberia, Captain George Bradshaw, sailed
this afternoon with the usual mails for Vigo, Oporto,
Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, taking out 20 passengers,
among whom is his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of
Saxe Coburg and suite, a general cargo of manufac-
faetured goods, and specie value 1,0001. sterling. The
screw steam-ship Douro, Captain Hederstedt, belonging
to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, also
sailed this morning for Bombay, via the Cape of Good
Rope, to be employed on her arrival out in the Indian
mail service. The screw steam-ship Rajah arrived to-
day from Wales with a cargo of between 600 and 700
tons of coals for the use of the Peninsular Company's
steam fleet. This vessel is now regularly employed in
conveying coals between Cardiff and Southampton, and
renders great service to the company in the existing
high price of coal freights. The Rajah, although of 700
tons burden, has only engines of 60-horse power. The
steam-ship Euxine, Captain F. Meehan, will leave ou
Thursday, the 29th inst., for Gibraltar, Malta, and Con-
stantinople. Among her cargo will be 30 heavy pieces
of iron ordnance (32-pounder shell guns) for the Turki.4l).
Government, from one of the iron factories in the north,
which is understood to have large contracts in hand for
warlike materials, including cannon, &c., for the Otto-
man Government.
AUSTRALIAN FREEHOLD GOLD COMPANT.—A meet-
ing of the shareholders in the Australian Freehold Gold
Company took place yesterday, when a resolution
was passed appointing a committee to protect their
claims. The absence of accounts and the doubtful pros-
pects of success were urged as grounds for winding up
the undertaking. It was stated that the directors are
a respectable body of persons, but that, having compro-
mised their position by connection with promoters who
induced them to enter into the purchase of a worthless
section of land, they ought without delay to bring the
company to a close and divide the remaining asses.
'she real question at issue was, whether the board could
not be compelled to refund the whole of the deposits if
• legal proceedings were instituted against them, the con-
tract for the property on the part of the vendors having,
as in the case of the Lake Bathurst Company, been of
• a disreputable nature. The Australian Freehold Com-
pany having beep one of the earliest in the field, it had
been brought out under encouraging circumstances, and
the greater part of its capital had, it was believed, been
subscribed. A. considerable sum, reported at about
3.0,000/., being understood to remain in hand, it Ns as
desirable that active measures should be taken to• pre-
vent further unnecessary outlay, and to facilitate an
early distribution. The shareholders generally concur-
ring
in these observations, the committee was aP"
Pointed, and the meeting adjourned. ,
FOREIGN GOODS UNDER L)OND. —An important con-
cession has been made by the Commissioners of Cus-
torn; which will be a material convenience to the
holders and removers of foreign‘considerable extent,
spirits, and other
goods under bond, to a the • sue
of an order dispensing with a separate bond on the oc-
casion of every individual removal of foreign goods of
anY kind, in bond, from one part of the kingdom to
another ; and allowing a general bond to be entered
into for the purpose, which is to cover all subsequent
transactions of this nature, under certain regulations
Specially arranged and approved for the purpose. The
roCOeinzittnitisii under OriershaVe been enabled to effect this •arrange-
the provisions of the Act 16 and 17 Vic
cap. 107, of the last melon of Parliament.