The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-18 00:00:00

£22,108,570
448,545
16,203,528

Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities

23,155
3,440,601
91,078
1,981,907
139,811
12,357,045
251,881
1,119,351
25,231
11,941,666

Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
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,
596,050
13,415,280
155,185
7,358,340
391,835

There was a rise yesterday afternoon in the rate for
Bills of -Exchange upon some of the principal Continen-
tal cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 271, to 321 ;
Amsterdam, at 11 15i, to 16; Hamburgh, 13 5 to 51 ;
and Trieste, 12 50 to 55. . .

The demand for gold continues active, and already
the amount received by the Great Britain has been
melted, and a considerable portion taken for exportation.
Advices have been received, per the Atlantic, by the
directors of the Waller Gold Mining Company, from
their resident engineer at the Mines, under date of Jan.
17, 1854, in which he reports the shipment of boxes
containing samples of ore, through Messrs. Adams &
Co., and Messrs. Edwards, Sandford, & Co., of New
York, for London. With regard to the underground
mining operations in progress, Mr. Gregg states that
the audit on the Goochland vein is proceeding satisfac-
torily, and that he is cross-cutting from it to the Waller
vein. The engine for working these veins is being ra-
pidly sunk, and he expects shortly to strike the Waller
vein at a point where the rich shoots and threads spoken
of in the various reports may be expected to exist in
great abundance. He intends sinking this shaft ulti-
mately to a depth of between 100 to 200 feet. In the
surface erections and works, Mr. Gregg reports that the
earthworks and foundations for the heavy steam machi-
nery and stamps were, at the date of the advices, nearly
complete, and that as he proposed starting them in less
than a month from the date of his letter, and had already
a large quantity of ore delivered at the mill site, he con-
fidently expected to be able to make a speedy remittance
of gold to England. Concurrently with this progress
in mining matters, Mr. Gregg has proceeded to put, the
cleared portion of the estate under cultivation, with a
view to render it as far as possible self-supporting to the
large number of hands engaged by the company.
The Tonnen steamer belonging to the North of Europe
Steam Navigation Company has been taken up by the
Government to convey troops to Constantinople, her
engagement being for 4 months certain.
The amount of silver exported from London direct,
during the week to Thursday last, was 102,000 ounces,
and of gold 50,130 ounces, all to the continent.
The English Stock Market has been very dull, and
the quotations, though without material change, are
flatter. Consols have been 914 f for transfer, and 91f f
for account. The New 31 per Cents, have been at
93A to $, and the 3 per Cents. at 921 to 1. Exche-
quer Bills arc 19s. to 225., and India Bonds 7s. to lls.
prem.

The Foreign Market is very inanimate, not half-a-
dozen bargains being officially recorded. Mexican are
heavy at 25. Russian 5 per Cents. are 1 per cent.
lower, being 1041 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. firm at
40i. Dutch 21 per Cents. are steady at 61, and 4 per
Cents. 1 per cent. lower, viz., 92.
There is an active market for Railway Shares, at
advancing rates for Great Northerns, which are most in
favour, and have risen about 1/. to 1/. 108., and the A
Shares 2/. Great Western are firmer, and Lancashire
and Yorkshire are steady. Midland, and North-
Western are fiat, and South-Eastern a shade better. The
French shares are mostly supported, and the Paris and
Strasburg rather higher. The Luxembourg are quiet.
BRITISH Mamts.—This day the market exhibited a
more favourable demand for the following shares, at
yesterday's prices :—Alfred Consols, Sortridge Consols,
Mollands, North Pools, North Dawns, Poltimores, East
Russell, Great Crinnis, Tremollite Downs, East Bosorns,
and North Damsels,

The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not officially
quoted are as follows : —Metcalfe, to # prem. ; Sue
River, 4 dis. to par ; Port Royal, to a prem.
Gold Mine Shares are quiet, but steady. The
Waller Shares are in request at about 16s. 3d.
In Banks very little is doing at about former quota-
tions. Land Companies' Shares are supported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(Frog, the Official List. )

Business done
; per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 a
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l.
!few 31 per Cent. Annuities 93
Endia Bonds, 11000 .......,....... ......

Ditto, under £lOOO ll p
Consols for Account 16th March
Exchequer Bills, Id.
£IOOO
£5OO 22 19
Small 22 19
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
"vtaxican 3 per Cent.
I.l.ssian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 1044
Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent 4oi
Dividenis on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 23/4 per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates......., 92
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols
Ditto March Account 914 II

EXCHEQUER BILLS.—The 'March Exchequer bills have
been advertised to be paid off on the 9th of next month,
but will be received for renewal at the existing rate of in-

terest until Thursday, the 2d.

AMSTERDAM.—The advices from Amsterdam mention,
with regard to the new project for the conversion of the
public debt, that it is not expected under the present state
of affairs to succeed, but that, as the minister has not
bound himself to anything, it may be altered according to
circumstances.

THE 'THORNTON FREE SCHOOLS.—These schools have
just been opened for the admission of the poor children of
the parishes of Burton and Thornton-in-Lonsdale, and
about 50 children of each sex are already admitted to the
benefit of the institution. This edifice has been erected'
and endowed at the expense of Mr. Richard Thornton,- a
well-known merchant. in London. at a cost of 15,0001., to
commemorate the place of his nativity.—Lancaster Guar.
than.

LECTURES TO WORKMEN.—During the winter months,
Mr. Randal, the proprietor of the extensive tile-kilns in
Maiden-lane, has opened his school-room in the Caledonian-
road, one evening in every week, for the delivery of lec-
tures, which hie workmen and others have been invited to
attend. He has himself delivered one lecture, and the
itev. L. R. Ayre, the incumbent of St. Michael's, Islington,
another; and also engaged the services of Mr. Joseph
Simpson, librarian of the Islington Literary and Scientific
Society ; and of Mr. E. V. Gardner, late of the Polytechnic,
Institution. The former gentleman has delivered six lec-
tures on subjects calculated to interest and instruct the
class of persons for whom they were chiefly intended ; the
latter, a course on Christianity. We have much pleasure
in recording instances of this kind, as it is a move in the
right direction, and has proved successful in deterring
many from spending their evenings in that " root of all
evil," the public-house. We hope that many other pro-
prietors of large establishments (particularly those in which
numerous workmen are employed) will be induced to " g o
and do likewise."
SUPPOSED MURDER OP Two CHILDREN IN LAMBETH.—
Yesterday Mr. Adamson, the coroner's summoning officer,
waited upon Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey,
and informed him of two children having been found in
the river Thames under the following circumstances, which
leave little doubt that both had been murdered : It appears
that on Thursday the attention of Inspector Johnson, of
the Thames division, was called to the body of a fine fe-
male child, found lying in the River Thames, off Lett's
wharf, Commercial-road, Lambeth. It was taken ashore,
and removed to the dead-house in High-street, and upon
being examined the body was found to be covered with
tar. Another body was picked up by a man near Waterloo-
bridge. This was also the body of a fine child, and it is
supposed had been murdered. The body, which was
wrapped up in a napkin, and afterwards removed to the
vaults of Wit. John's Church, remains there to await the
coroner's inquest. In order that the body may be identi-
fied, it should be stated that the napkin in which the child
was wrapped was placed in a chintz school bag.
THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN THE ClTY.—Yesterday
searching iuvestigati ei was instituted into the circum-
s..ances under which the robbery at Messrs. Hargraves and
Sons, in Gresham-street, was effected, and subsequentlydis-
covered ; the inquiry was conducted with great tact, by Mr.
Acting Inspector Chambers, of the Cripplegate division of
City Police, an efficient and skilful officer, through whose
exertions and untiring perseverance, several robberies that
appeared to the uninitiated to be enveloped in mysterywere
brought to light. Mr. Chambers was on duty at the time
the robbery is alleged to have been effected, and was called
upon, when discovered, to make a strict examination of the
premises. The result of the investigation is such as to
give the inspector and detective officers employed in the
affair, the most sanguine hopes of capturing the thieves,
and recovering a part if not the whole of the property car-
ried off; but the particulars of the inquiry are not per-
mitted to transpire, as such a course might tend to delay,
if not completely to defeat the arrangements of the police.
It is a singular fact, that no vehicle was observed to stop in
the vicinity during the night of the robbery, nor were any
persons seen carrying parcels ; it must, however, be borne
in Mind, that within less than 100 yards from the ware-
house, in Gresham-street, there is a cab rank, to which
the heavy parcels may have been conveyed during the ab-
sence of the policethan on another part of his beat. It has
transpired, that amongst the stolen property there were a
„Urge number of halfamtes, of the Bank of England, which
can be identified. The police constable, who was on duty
at the time, has been suspended.