The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were
estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 Ame-
rican were taken on speculation. The market
closed heavily. The sales comprised 100 Pernam
and Maranham at 6id. to 7/d., 70 Bahia at 6-Ad.
to 61d., 1,000 Egyptian 58d. to is. Old.. 400 Surat
34-d. to 4id., and the remainder American, The
Share Market opened dull, but closed with a better
tone.
The Board of Trade Returns for the month end-
ing January 5, have at length been issued. The
Imports show a decrease, compared with the like
date of 1852, in live cattle, grain and flour, cur-
rants, hemp, bacon, rum, sugar; coffee and tallow.
The articles that increased were-flax, raisins, pota-
toes, pork, beef, rice, cloverseed, silk, spices,
brandy, Geneva, tea, timber, tobacco, wine, wool
and cotton. We select a few items that bear most
on the revenue :

Jan., 1852
Coffee, lbs 5,977,867
Rum (proof) gals 616,515
Brandy, gals.
Sugar, cvvts 863,704
Tallow "
Tea, lbs 7,997,365
Tobacco, lbs 6,140,408

Jan. 1853.
• 3,060,376
538,920
. 832,150
. 605,155
. 143,720
. 8,640,242
. 10,604,225

Wine, gals 1,15015

1,415,448

The total exports from the United Kingdom dur-
ing the mouth to the dates given, were in value as
under :

Jan. 5, 1852..
Jan. 5, 1853..

£5,178,387
6,149,414

Increase..

£971,027

The principal items showing an increase are—
Coals, cotton manufactures, linens, woollens, haber-
dashery, metals, and silks.
The vessels employed in the foreign trade of the
United Kingdom during the month were to the
following extent :

1852. 1853.
Inwards 544,190 ... 559,630 tons.
Outwards 412,013 ... 505,062
Of these totals the vessels of the United Kingdom
and its dependencies stood for 400,221 and 368,493
tons inwards, and 412,013 and' 505,062 tons out-
wards, taking Jan. 1852 and 1853.
The coasting trade shows a decrease inwards,
but an increase outwards.

In reply to an application made by the General
Screw Steam Shipping Company to the Admiralty,
praying for permission to substitute Southampton
for Plymouth as the port of departure for the mails
to the Cape and India, the Lords of the Admiralty
having taken the matter into consideration, have
declined to accede to the requisitionists without
reference to the alteration vitiating the contract
existing between that Company and the Govern-
ment, and upon the ground that Plymouth offers
the necessary accommodation even for the large
steamers of 1,800 tons now placed on the station by
the Company. Evidently, however, the port needs
great improvement
Two steamers have been sent out to the channel
to bring in the homeward bound vessels, a very
wise measure, as many must be running short of
provisions, and several have probably rich bullion
freights.
The Australian Coal Company has explained
that from conversation had with a member of the
firm of Jardine, Mattheson, and Co., it was ex-
pected they would become the agents for importing
Chinese labour into the company's estate, but
should any disinclination exist, there are other and
ample facilities, and it is proved by the example of
the Australian Agricultural Company that there is
no difficulty in getting the Chinese to emigrate.
The funds are very firm, but not much is doing.
Consols have been 99i for Transfer, and 99a 2
for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have realised 103# I, and the Three per
Cents. at 1001 Bank Stock has been quiet at
227, and India Stock at 269, being about the for-
mer rates. Exchequer Bills are still fluctuating,
those advertised to be paid off, being ss. to 13s.
premium. India Bonds are 50s. premium.
The committee of Mexican bondholders have re-
ceived advices from Mr. Falconnet, dated Mexico,
the Bth ult., in which the point of chief interest to
the bondholders is this—that the parties now in
power at Vera Cruz respect the funds of the foreign
debt there.
The late President, General Arista, after formally,
resigning his office into the hands of the Chief Jus-
tice, as such is provided by the constitution, left
the capital early on the morning of the 6th ult.
Congress, as also provided by the constitution, had
immediately proceeded to the election of a Presi-
dent ad interim, until the votes of the country
could be collected, and their choice had fallen upon
the Chief Justice (Cevallos), who had entered on
the office, but not yet named his Cabinet.
Nothing had, subsequent to those events, trans-
pired
iof the intentions of the garrison of the capi-
tal ; t was thought that it would pronounce, in
favour of the Guadalajara movement, and was only
waiting to learn the effect at Guadalajara of the
news of the retirement of Arista.
Public order had so far been maintained in the
capital ; and the English, French, German, and
American residents there had, at the invitation of
the Ministers of their respective Governments, and
with the sanction of the Mexican authorities, formed
armed associations, to act, if need should be, for
mutual defence, and the protection of their pro-
perties and of public order.
It was as yet uncertain what answer General
Santa Anna would return to the invitation sent
him by his partisans to take the reins of Govern-
ment. The consideration that he is the only man
who can rally a strong party around him, and
form anything approaching to a strong Govern-
ment, and prevent the Republic from being dis-
membered by the dissensions and struggles for
power of the chiefs of the different parties in
which the• country is now divided is reconciling
many who hitherto were his opponents to the
prospect of his resumption of power.
Foreign Securities have been in good request.
Spanish New Deferred are 23i to 2. Mexican
Bonds 'are steady at 24. Brazilian New Stock is at
97i. The Swedish Loan is worth nto discount.
The Gold Mine shares have been very firm, but
not much has been done. The Land Companies
aro good.
The Railway shares have been rather flatter.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOOl i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3f per Cent. Annuities 1031(
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 .64 7-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 3-16
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO 5O
Consols for Account 10th March ..... March. 998 i
Exchequer Bills 14d. June.
£lOOO..
10 20
£5OO ............. . .........................
Small. .. . .... . .... .........................
' Ditto Advertised ........................ 13 5 12 5
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. -
103
.
Ditto Small .. .. .......... . ... .
Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent ...........•• 97fi
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
Mexican 3 per Cent.... ...... ...... ............
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 4A per cent .. . ... .'
' i
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 234 i
Spanish Passive (Converted) ............
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5, P *
Swedish Loan li i d
Dutch Exchange 24 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.... 99 84
•-• . •••
THREE O'CLOCK.
99i $
99fi t

Consols
Ditto March Account ,

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AT THE TRAFAL-
GAR HOTEL, THIS DAY.---This morning considerable
excitement was created in the neighbourhood of Spring-
gardens, in consequence of it having been ascertained
that the head porter at the Trafalgar Hotel, Spring-
gardens, had made such a determined attempt to
destroy himself that not the slightest hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery. It appears that this morn-
ing, at half-past eight o'clock, Anna Maria Knight, the
housemaid, on going into the smoking-room for the pur-
pose of putting it in order, was horror-struck on dis-
covering the unfortunate man lying on a sofa in a pool
of blood, and a desperate gash in his throat extending
from ear to ear. On the floor close to the sofa she
found a venison carving knife covered with blood, and
which no doubt is the instrument that had been used.
She instantly raised an alarm, and a policeman, A 204,
was called in, who directly sent for assistance and a
stretcher. In the meantime a surgeon was procured,
who considered it most prudent to have him removed to
Charing-cross Hospital, to which institution he was car-
ried by the above-mentioned constable, A 234, A 58, and
A 549. Mr. Adkins was promptly in attendance, who
endeavoured by every means surgical skill could
adopt to stop the excessive hemorrhage, as life was ebb-
ing fast, and there is not the slightest probability of his
recovery. Information of the melancholy occurrence
was quickly dispatched to Mr. Derrick, the proprietor
of the hotel. It is stated that a deficiency in his pecu-
niary affairs led to the commission of the rash act.
EFFECT OF THE SUDDEN FROST ON THE WATER-PIPES
IN THE METROPOLIS.—The frost having set in so sud-
denly and intense, the greater portion of the inhabitants
of the metropolis had not taken the usual precaution by
covering their water-pipes with straw. Yesterday the
lodgers in numerous streets, were not able to procure a
drop of water, as even the "mains" were frozen, and it
was with the greatest difficulty the turncocks in the
different localities could get them to flow properly. It
was rather an unusual sight in London, so well and
plentifully supplied with water, to see people going from
house to house, with their jugs and pails begging for
, this moot necessary article.