The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

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MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

The CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
sal
ettim.,_ es of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
wer7'ecl at 8,000 bales,
takeof which 2,000 American,
!parka for export and on speculation. The
vi was animated, and closed firmly, compared
ThewridaY's rates prices of American were tight.
and " cerapiised 7,000 American ; 150 Perham
Mar.„l,
100 wi,Laro at 7d. to Bd. ; 150 Bahia, at 6id. ;
E • '
gYPtian, at 61d. to Bd.; and 500 Surat, at
It
to 41,1
-4‘4. per lb. Railway Shares were quiet.
140_1,8 stated that the rise of 2s. in wheat, occa-
. hot 4 ea' I)3r private purchases on French account, is
It:laintained, and that the large importers who
1/44,Partieularly firm in anticipation of a further
to -440 e and continued purchases, are now anxious
taile_ There are large arrivals from the Mediter-
117u shortly expected.
e foreign political accounts are more favour-
construed.
toa7„e, tuglish Stock Market has been rather flue-
Q,oixs'-u,g again. At the commencement of business,
°lB Were 981 They were marked soon after
Ceol• , d are now about 98 The New 31 per
99 ivave realised 1011 and the 3 per Cents.
Prekto •a• Exchequer Bills have been at 2s. to ss.
tra,4„11.111?) and there have been more numerous
141"°118 in India Bonds at 275. to 325. prem.
klighu °reign Stocks there is a little doing, at prices
day. 3:.n favour of sellers compared with yester-
-28. „,,The value of Mexican Bonds has been 27i to
the The settlement of the account is acting upon
beeiiilue of most securities, but although there has
preponderance of " bearing" recently, the
lisiTs..ters are, apparently, not yet disposed to
tok,u4ek, and accordingly the market is dull
ste'rii.,,ed with former periods. Should the East-
lit: i "uueulty be solved, there would be many secu-
t which, from their low price, would present a
httetation to capitalists, especially as there is very
' Probability of new loans to absorb surplus
631-eYs• Buenos Ayres Stock has been firm at
eta'steady
Brazilian New Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
thaeacly at 98g. Equador Bonds are not better
`)/i ; Russian Securities have maintained
- ground, and the Five per Cents. have
teen at 117 ito 118. Spanish 3 per Cents. have
,
pe,"olloted 481, being rather heavy. Dutch 4
ents. bring 961 to x. Grenada Deferred Bonds
vAbeen at 91.
° Railway Share Market is rather unsettled,
apee"",,,g to the adjustment of the account, but the
la4wtation carried on of late does not appear to
The been active, and the differences are not heavy.
Ile," Principal transactions have been in York and
Caledonian, North Western, and Great
the-1/11. French Shares are not buoyant, nor is
p'l ranch doing in them.
ke e Shares of the Australian Joint Stock Banks
Ueglected, and those of the Land Companies
4,1:lull, though British American have been
fiser• The Gold Mines are without change.
to 41,48 last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
"4 is day, are in round figures as under
qre 1853. 1852.
at Western £24,018 £21,277

----
bWestern 54,439 51,057
Iltil Western 18,249 13,802
RHO
13,207 12,157
Ndla 4
kil i rid 25,631 23,905
Ca, t 4 Eastern 17,197 15,135
Cal
10,021 8,717
Qre lan
1,4 at Xerthern 15,904 11,628
\r ileashire and Yorkshire 20,244 18,042
°,l‘k and North Midland, Newcastle
s`nd Berwick, and Leeds Northern 28,038 24,972

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)
Business done.
311411 - Stock
De •
lie • Cent. Reduced Annuities . 99 i
140:21 per Cent. Annuities lOll 1 1 i
hie Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
I)7unds under
% it°, der £lOOO 2B 32 27
11018, for Account 9Biiiiiil
E
ellequer Bills, ld.
klooo .. 5 2 p
500 5 2 p
small 5 2 p
11 I'ItICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
kz-
-1
1 ~•
Di 4 Bonds 5 per Cent
114 tto New, 1852, 41 per Cent 983 x d
k 1,4•12,8 Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 631
).1,-'n, Bonds, 1825, 5 per Cent lO6l
1.,,,,a(10r Bonds
Itei:4,la Bonds, Deferred
l'eLtl 'eau 3 per Cent.
illatt Bds on, 41 per Cent. B2l 31
It to for the Account B3l
tilau Bonds, 5 per Cent.
!ix 'tto 4 per Cent.
sl,llish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4Bl
veedish Loan dis
4ezuela Bonds, 31 per Cent. .....
Dividends on the above payable in London.
',tell
bifjachange, 21 Der Cent. —,-,-
''''o 4 per Cent. Certificates 961

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for Opening 19th July..

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--TING OF THE SWELLY ROCKS.—The removal by
fis"g of the " Swelly Rocks," situated in the centre
v.,. . •
%fps' menai Straits, will take place during the course
liage Present summer. The Lords of the Admiralty
the adopted the plan proposed by Mr. Edwin Clarke,
fir ,engineer, and the contractors have received
redo ions to proceed without delay with the work of
the time for which has been limited to 18
tont The chief portion, it is expected, will be
klk;„ol'ed during the present season. The cost will be
"wi6,000/., for which a Parliamentary grant has been
ptir, a, '
ed, and this will insure the removal of the princi-
Ith,ebstructions with a considerable portion from the
110 e of the quarter tide rocks, thus leaving the im-
lit navigation of the Straits comparatively un-
tie Ltled. The removal of these obstructions will scour
bed and channel of the Straits, and considerably
1d cause
the bar harbours of Beaumaris and Carnarvon,
14' cause the transit of many vessels through the Menai,
reference to the longer route by Holyhead.
(1", eRTLAND BREAKWATER.—This great structure now
Ail ends upwards of 3,060 feet, comprising 102 bays of
tilf,eB, each bay being 30 feet in the clear ; the founda-
*4l of the inner breakwater is filled up level with the
atet d o is ready for the commencement of the masonry
tftations. Vigorous efforts are now being made towards
filliTting the preliminary arrangements for laying the
tx,' tier of stones, with which the " pier heads" at the •
kt'retaities of the opening are to be constructed ; there
t: two locomotives daily at work in the quarries, and
en the breakwater, and all the available convict
strengthib is brought into requisition for the purpose of sup-
leg the quantity of stone necessary for the emergency.
Rome months past artisans have been employed in
1144ieg and sharping the stone to the moulds which
tttte been prepared, in the form and position which they
04 to occupy in the breakwater. They are now laid
1117 at the end of the " Gantry" at the foot of the incline,
the
14 ' form of a segment of a circle, being a fourth of
t, Whole area of the piers (which are designed to be of
o:,'reular form). The travelling " Gantry" is now run
to the end of the inner breakwater, and is quite
Ivo-.0.Y to be used for the purpose of lowering stones and
tli„f"jug the diving bell. Divers are daily employed, as
,"des serve, in levelling the giound-work beneath the
1,7,r, and preparing it for the reception of the blocks
!eh are to form the foundation of the structure.
Pg Gazette.
pr„IIIC FISHING SEASON.—The present fishing season has
eed, so far, one of the best which has occurred in the
th'se district for some years. Mr. T. Bell, of Thorn-
Oaite, caught a pike 241 b. weight in Bassenthwaite
11.,1/4,e about ten days ago. On Tuesday last Mr. T. F.
ilbta'r, late of Cockermouth, caught one which weighed
ti,4„erds of 201 b. The trimmer was used in both in-
""B.—Cumberland Pacquet.
NVc,lt COST OF A CONTESTED ELECTION IN 1768.
134 L 4 all our corruption, we don't spend quite as much
the
elections as did our ancestors. In 1768,
St Northampton election (decided in favour of Lord
ein eel.), that nobleman spent nearly 130,0001. ; Lord
ellt:i.fax was ruined ; and Lord Northampton, besides
to„"leg down all his old timber, to the amount of
N,COO/., sold most of his furniture from Ashby, and the
lit °le of that at Compton, and spent the rest of his
1.;11 Switzerland.
rETURN OF MR. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM TO LONDON.—
kit are about to lose another of our musical favourites.
N.ceei has taken her departure—Kate Hayes gone to
144.,4")rnia—Sontag touring—and now Augustus Bra-
to'' intends leaving us just when we want him
4 remain—but we are glad to be able to say that
111,- will. revisit us, for certainty, and that too at
Iv-Itv,‘erY distant period, and when he does, he will meet
a most hearty and unaffected welcome from the
ki-all,!,ands whom he has delighted with his sweet strains,
'laewise from the immense number of favourite friends
t.i1,91 ,have become attached to him, from the kind,
eve t.leced, and gentlemanly conduct he has so invariably
It during his stay among us children of the West.
titttliatated, and upon good authority, that he intends
five in the United States, and on his return brings
slaali his children with him. We need not say that we
tkt had him with pleasure as one of our citizens ; in
Its We may truly say that he is already (one of us).
txt career in this country has been brilliant in the
renle—and we fervently trust that he will startle the
i,j'edotters in the same manner. In his concert ainginghe
(11818erpassed ; who can listen to his " Pretty Jane" or
give"‘.lll the Stillyi Night" unmoved? or hear the curse
ahe in "Lucia" wthout feeling a most unwonted thrill?
84 to "Still so Gently," many a tear have we seen fall,
fanner,
not only sang but sobbed it out in such a heartfelt
fanner,
that. even we ourselves, case-hardened and hard-
pocked stoics as we supposed ourselves—found that our
handkerchief was suddenly drawn out (of course in
_ouse
kan quence of a severe cold). Well, we have spent
.
va,tl Pleasant and agreeable hours publicly and pri-
•trustY 'with Augustus Braham, and in bidding him (we
see hi"lY a short time) farewell, beg to state that we
tur,, re depart with sincere regret, and shall hail his re-
as'‘ with real pleasure ; and all who know him will
474% ee With us that we wish all Englishmen were like
i\i;B23irit of the Times.
.14,40: YORK INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.--AD official
Cis "ecement has been made, that the Exkibition at the
B~id~~.Palace will be opened on the 16th of July.—The
Kttacr.