The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The following prilrate telegraphic despatch has
been received hero :
" BERLIN, 19th—ST. PETERSBURG, 19.—Prince
Menschikoff writes from the Crimea under date of
the evening of the 12th, that since the Bth the
siege works have not advanced ; the cannonade es
well as the bombardment are continual without
producing any effect or causing great dama:re, which
are repaired every night. The enemy continues to
entrench himself strongly on his right flank, and
even as far as Balaklava.'

On Saturday Lord and Lady Palmerston paid a
visit to their Majesties at Saint-Cloud, Where they
were most graCiously received. The Empress paid
marked attentions to Lady Palmerston, and con-
versed with her ladyship for a long time. In the
evening Lord and Lady Palmerston dined with Lord
and Lady Cowley at the Embassy, where a select
party were invited to meet them. They are to dine
to-day with the Emperor and Empress at ra•nt-
Cloud, and have been invited to dine te-morr,
with the Minister of State, and on Wednesday with
the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The Moriteur publishes a decree promulgating
the convention of extradition recently concludel,
between France and the Electorate of Hesse. The
convention comprises the usual stipulations .as to
the offences which come within its operation. A
second decree promulgates an additional article
to the convention for the transmission of telegra-
phic despatches between France, Belgium, and
Prussia, whereby the calculation for the charge will

ba made from the Ist October next ,on twenty-five
words, instead of twenty as hitherto.
`We read in the Sentinelle de Toulon of the 18th :
" The Semillante frigate sailed last night with a
detachment of foot chasseurson board for the East.
The Requin also left with a number of men to re-
join their regiments in Italy. The Egerie, govern-
ment transport, has gone into the outer roadsted
and received orders to proceed to the Levant. The
construction of the battery close to the water's
edge to the west of the naval Pyrotechnic School,
which is to be mounted with 30 heavy guns of
very long range, and intended to complete the de-
fences of the roadsted, which had long since been
decided on, but postponed for other more urgent
works, is to be commenced forthwith."
A letter from Sebastopol, in a French journal,
says :
" One would say that in all the great feats of war
France is destined to furnish arms to her enemies. With-
out speaking of the Duke de Bourbon, Prince Eugene,
and Bernadotte, at the siege of Rome, the artillery of
the besieged was commanded by an old pupil of the
Polytechnic School. At Sebastopol, it appears that it
is a .xeneral or Colonel Godowin who commands it ;
and that officer was formed in the schools of our coun-
try. Since Godowin, it is said, knew at Metz, where
be remained several years, most of the superior officers
of the artillery and engineers, against whom he defends
so well this bulwark of Russia. He even, before the
war, corresponded with the colonel second in command
of our artillery. Thus it is a fatality. This one at least
is not a Frenchman."

BOURSE, YESTERDAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4 per Cents 94 60 94f. 50e. .
3 per Cents 7O 40 70 15
Credit Al,,bilier 6BO Roman —
Credit Fonder Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B5 25 Home Debt 33i
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
fr. c. fr. c.
Orleans 1,130 Lyons 950
Western 612 50 Rouen 932 50
Cette
Mediterranean B3O Havre 520
Northern

MONEY MA RK ET

'OM AfER-OIAL INT'ELLIGENC'E.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK,

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,000
Surat taken for export. The market closed heavily
without change in prices. The sales comprised
5,000 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham, at
51d. to 7ld. ; 200 Egyptian, at Rd. to 80. ; 1,500
Surat, at 3id. to 44d., and 30 Sea Island at Is.
to ls. 3d. per lb. Railway Shares were rather
firmer.

The commercial advices received this week from
the Australian Colonies are of only a few days
later date than previous accounts ; they are not
satisfactory, as the market generally continued
depressed. Many of the diggers were returning to
settle in South Australia, but the reports from
the mines are nevertheless very gratifying to
those • engaged in the pursuit of gold-digging.
The mercantile interest and general public will
he glad to hear that notwithstanding the heavy de-
mand which the Government have to Make on the
resources of the various steam navigation companies
for the use of vessels destined to expedite the war-
like movements in the Crimea, they are not ne-
glectful of the requirements of the public with
reference to the continuance of the usual postal
communications between our colonies and
foreign possessions. As the vessel which was to
have taken a mail to Australia next month has
been engaged for the conveyance of troops to the
East, the Post-office authorities 'have made engage-
ments with the owners of the fine clipper-ship
James Baines, of Liverpool, to take out, on the
9th December next, the usual mails, under a con-
tract subject to forfeiture of penalties, if unsuc-
cessful, to perform the voyage to Australia in 65
days.

The Government have also engaged for the trans-
port service the Niagara and Arabia, belonging to
the Cunard line of steamers between Liverpool and
America ; and also, the Magdalena and the Tamar,
belonging respectively to the West India and
Brazil Mail Service. There will be some disarrange-
ment of the mail services, but arrangements have
been effected to lessen the public inconvenience as
much as possible, and accordingly the next mail for
America (Halifax and Boston) will be despatched on
the 9th December, the West India Mail on the 2d
December. The Brazil Mail will be omitted.

The sale of Mr. Oliver's (of Liverpool) vessels
has been postponed from the 23d inst. to the 7th of
December next, when the number will be increased
from 32, to 78. The paper of Mr. Oliver is to be
accepted as payment at the full rate of 20s. in
the pound.
The Direct Ors of the Trust and Loan Company
of Upper Canada have issued their report, which
will be read at the forthcoming general meeting.
A dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum is
recommended out of the nett profits of the past
half year, viz., 11,2071. 14s. ld. The company
has 418,0001. invested in Canada.

The tone of the English Stock Market is firmer
to-day, partly because there is not further news of
a decided character from the Crimea, and because
the operations by buyers and sellers of stock are
equally balanced. Consols are now 91R. for money,
and 91/ for the account, and unless the sales
increase the Market appears likely to become
somewhat better. Exchequer Bills are I.s. to 4s.
pm., and the Bonds steady, at about par. Bank
Stock is fir►n at 211. to 213.

There is very little business doing in the Foreign
Market. The attention of the dealers is directed
chiefly to Turkish Scrip, the market for which is
firmer, at 61 to 6 per cent. die.
The Firman of the Porte,authorising the contrac-
tion of the Turkish Loan, and the hypothecation of
the Egyptian Tribute, amounting to 82,0001. per
annum, for the due paythent of the interest on the
5,080,0001. of Stocks, will, it is said, be forwarded
by the next, or succeeding, mail from Constanti-
nople.
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The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5.1 to 5i ; Mexi-
can, 218 to 21ft ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto,
4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18i to 18i ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 38k; ditto,
Certificates, 5i to 51 ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 41.
A trifling advance has taken place in the leading
Railway Shares, but the dealings continue limited.
In other descriptions of shares there is very little
variation. Mining Shares are neglected, and also
those of the Joint-stock Banks.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE s-L
( From th O 9 ial List, ;

Be Incas done
;i.snk Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 9lll 89i 90.t-
-3 per Cent Consols Annuities 914 -I,
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 i
India Bonds. £lOOO ............
Ditto, under £lOOO lO
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£l000
i5OO
Sraal,
Exchequer BondilBsB, 31 per Cent. —
Ditto 1859, ~
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 97
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B6
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Tarkish Scrip G per cent
Ditto for the Account N is' d
f)ividends on the above payable in Lorylee
Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent. 12 Gail 6Ol a 1
uitto 4 per Ceut. Certifieates..„,
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols
Ditto, Account