The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

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• A Society at Geneva has made application to the
French Government for a grant of 20,000 hectares of
. land in Algiers, upon which it is proposed to erect 10
villages.
The West India accounts are of a chequered com-
plexion. The crops in Jamaica were short, but the
mineral riches being discovered were of the utmost im-
portance, and mining operations were attracting a good
-deal of attention. The discovery of gold in the Hectors
River forming the boundaries of Manchester and Tre-
lawny has led to the forwarding of several lumps of the
metal for analysis to Kingston. The Crown Surveyor was
about to proceed to the spot for the purpose of exploring
the river, over which there has been placed a restrictive
guard. Extensive discoveries of copper had taken
place on the lion. E. T. Clarendon's estates, where
it is stated that there are several mines, the indications
of rich veins extending for miles. Active explorations
were being made to test this. One specimen upon
analysis yielded 40 per cent, of pure copper. The staff
and implements of the Mount Vernon Mining Company
had arrived out. This new source of expected pros-
perity to the Island was creating much satisfaction
among all parties.
From the Metcalfe Mine the advices are highly en-
couraging, but nothing had been done at the Jobs' Hill
because it was known that the purchase had been com-
pleted in London by the payment of 20,0001.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in the Bank
of Jamaica had been held. From the report it appeared
that the gross profit of the half-year was 6,4901., which
contrasted favourably wits the profits of the preceding
half-year. The directors congratulated the shareholders
on a more cheerful aspect of affairs, and expressed an
earnest hope that the recent advance in the value of their
staples, and the prospect of successful mining operations
would be the commencement of brighter days for Ja-
maica.

Small-pox still prevailed at Savanna-la-Mar, and at
Montego Bay there had been several cases. In Wester-
moreland, where the disease was far from abating, medi-
cal attendance was generally inaccessible.
The amount of silver exported from London direct
during the week to Thursday last was 147,189 ounces,
and of gold 127,826 ounces and 93,2001., principally to
Belgium and Port Philip.
The Funds are looking up this morning, and Consols
have reached 1001 and I for Transfer, and 1001 for
Account, acme money purchases having been made.
Business has, however, not been very active. The New
31 per Cents. have realised 1031 ti and the 3 per Cent.
Reduced have touched par. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to
7s. premium. India Stock is firmer at 262 ; and South
Sea Stock has been at 116.

Advices from Ecuador state that Mr. Mocatta had
not made any further progress.
In the Foreign market there is more buoyancy also.
Peruvian Scrip has advanced to 4f premium, and the
Deferred Bonds have risen to 68 and 684. Equador
Bonds are up to 61 4. Spanish Certificates are firm at
61. Mexican are quiet at 27g.
Railway Shares are all rather better. French Shares
are also slightly dearer.
Agua Fria Gold Mine are it higher. The Great Nug•
get have similarly risen. The Land Companies are dull,
and also the Banks.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Front the Official List.)

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99j 10 done.
0
Business
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock 262
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills lid. June.
£lOOO..
£5OO ..
Small ..

March.
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PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Braz Tian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 66 7
. Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Greek ex over-due Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. B9
Peruvian Scrip 4i 4 p
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto 4i per Cent lO4
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. 971 i i
Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 4B 4
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per. Cent 24k 3i
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l 7 p c
Swedish Loan
Dividends on the above pay .ale in London.
Belgian 4i per Cent.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

97 G
TWO O'CLOCK.
• lOO-1
100 i

Consols
Ditto May Account

DARING BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF
PLATE, WATCHES, AND JEWELLERY.--One of those
daring burglaries which appears to bid defiance to the
exertions of the police to discover the thieves was
effected this morning, on the premises of Mr. Cutmore,
manufacturing silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweller,
of No. 6, St. Ann's-lane, St. Martin-le-grand, when
property to the amount of several hundred pounds was
carried off. The premises of Mr. Cutmore are adjoin-
ing the burial-ground of St. Paul's Church, which en-
compasses it on two sides ; in the back wall of the house,
opening to the churchyard, is a small recess four feet
square, in which Goddard, the gravedigger keeps his
shovels, spades, and mattocks. The thieves contrived to
conceal themselves in this recess, and having closed the
door, with great perseverance succeeded in cutting a hole
through a nine-inch wall that separates it from the par-
lour behind the shop. The aperture was made about 15
inches by 16 inches, of sufficient size to admit a stout-
built man with facility. After . entering, they
packed up every article of value, including above
120 gold and silver watches, above 1,000 ounces of plate,
and a large quantity of valuable jewellery, with which
they decamped by the same aperture as they entered.
Mr. Cutmore, who does not sleep on the premises, on
arriving in the morning to superintend the opening of
his shop, found the fastenings safe, but on entering dis-
covered he had nothing but bare walls to look at. In-
formation was given to the police, and a large reward is
offered for the apprehension of the thieves. It is sup-
posed that the robbery was effected by the same gang
which broke into Mr. Lendesby's, watchmaker, of Bull
and Mouth-street, a few weeks ago, and carried off pro-
perty to a large amount.
PENNY RECEIPT STAMP. —A correspondent, whose
letter appears to-day, urges that a suggestion from the
Times might do good, to the effect that bankers' checks,
constituting as they do evidences of payment, should be
charged with the penny receipt stamp. This duty,
however, has already been repeatedly performed, and, in
the Times of the 28th February, 1851, the remark will
be found, that to render the scheme of a penny receipt
stamp universal and coherent, bankers' checks should be
included. It was pointed out that the number of banks
and their branches in the united kingdom was about
1,750, and that, assuming their average of checks to be
100,000 each per annum (some of them pay about
1,000,000), a total would be obtained from this source
alone of about 730,0001. Bankers themselves, it was
also stated, could hardly object to it, since, if it had any
effect at all as concerns them, it could only be to prevent
their customers from drawing checks for frivolous sums,
while, with regard to persons in trade who draw a large
number daily, it was shown that they would be protected
from loss by the habit which would become universal of
deducting the penny from the amount of the check, so
as to make it fall upon the receiver. Finally, it was
said, "It is true that the application of the stamp to
bankers' checks would be tantamount to the imposition
of a new tax ; but if those imposts which cripple trade
and injure morality and health are to be got rid of with-
out waiting, year by year, for the slow operation of a
surplus, it can only be by distributing the burden through
some less - objectionable channel, and it is for the com-
munity to determine which they would prefer,"—Times.

636,450
18,792,996
433, 338
3,110,471
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other deposits
Decrease 1,310,929
Seven-day and other Bills
Decrease 50,142
Government Securities 13,221,382
Decrease 450,000
Other Securities 14,085,637
Decrease 790,590
Notes unemployed 8,906,720
DecKease 933,025
There was a slight decline in the rates for bills of ex-
change negotiated yesterday upon the principal Conti-
nental cities, Paris being taken at 25 22i to 271 ; Am-
sterdam at 11 181 to ; Hatnburgh at 13.71 to 81 ; and
Trieste at 11 5 to 8 for 90 days' paper.
The Grain Market at Constantinople was heavy early
this month, owing to the want of orders for foreign
markets. The contemplated formation of a new Bank
was exercising a beneficial influence upon the exchanges,
especially as it was to be accompanied by a reform in the
coinage.
The emission of 50,000 Bank Shares having been de-
cided upon at Vienna, the price fell on Thursday to
1,395.