The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

CALCUTTA MARKETS.
Owing to native holidays and the arrival and depar-
ture of ing,ils, we have had but a very moderate amount
of business transacted during the week in our produce
market. In indigo soars sales have been reported, and
since the receipt of advices by the last mail, our market
has assumed a firmer appearance. Raw silk and piece
goods have attracted better attention, especially the
latter, for which the demand is very brisk. Sugar is not
much wanted, though prices for the different qualities
remain unaltered, stocks in the market not being heavy.
Saltpetre has been in better demand, and a slight ad-
vance hi prices established. Rice has experienced a fur-
ther improvement, though fur want of supplies little
business has actually been done.
We have nothing new to report as regards our import
market ; the demand for most descriptions of British
cotton goods continues good, without, however, causing
any alteration in prices ; and considering that native
holidays have again interfered with the progress of busi•
nest, transactions have been to a fair extent.

Our Money Market has commenced to show signs of
tightness. Funds are not so abundant, and capitalists
do not seem inclined to meet tho wants of borrowers on
such easy terms as for some time Pile- There bag
scarcely been any change in the rates of Governaient
Securities

12:15 uart . 1, a an'
I t- • ` L"'
ditto dooaments,
atorial alteration
ci ceirge:::tw::::101:1:14.
ap9etrt,CooonlaanEys .3:12;
at ls. 110. to 'lid. ditto.

•
, .
THE SUN,
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in the rates to Europo during the wea,'and the among ”; (I, N 7 -
E 1 NI Art x I'l "' SU ARE MARK ETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED lit.l iNTALP,
"o .a. 9....9 .;-.. N 1 I ,_ s .it, of tonnage engaged is moderate.
indigo,—We are as yet without any public sale. AND (THIS DAY.) .
Leasing modes v flees Vastness
__ __ -aa•
Stu Paid, RAILwAYt-
-- COMMET:CIAL INTBLL.TGENCE. RAILWAYS. .
THE BOMBAY MARKETS. _._____________ esteril ay. this day.
•
...........—. ........... --...-4---.!... -,.....--.
Pitom THE 14TH TO THE 28TH NoV. ';hr. Paid. RAnwAye. Closing Prices Busineos ione ' Compans. Y
()ITV-, TWO o'CLOCK.. 50 all !lel ford and London Sz.
The stringency in the money market noticed in our yesterday. this day.
Bletchley ... N. West. ... ,•••
last report has increased during the fortnight, and au The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were —-- ------ --
St. 100 Ruckghan.lish. L.&N.W. 95 100
advance of 1 per cent. has taken place in the rate of dis- estimated at 6,000 bales, including 500 American Si*, 100 A1.er,1,-,r 20 —20 i 100 tilydesdal e Jc. 'jaledon... 98 100
count at the several banks. Advances on security of
St. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr.
and 20 Sea Island, taken for export. The market 12i 8•:, A.mbg. Nottng. Bos'.
6 per cent. It.Nrthn. 130 135
Government paper cannot now be had under 5 per cent.
50 all uaenift,ltsEtlstuJymuneta.:
..4.i 5...
Our import markets in British manufacture, and ill closed steadily, at previous rates. The sales corn2s all alas. Barr. & Caldonian.
general, since the despatch of the last mail seem to prised 4,500 American, 200 Pernam and Maran- 13/ all liirming. Wclverh. & Neils. Direct „„ •••
25 all Do. NCW. Do ... •••
have assumed a more deplorable aspect than was re- Stour Valley ......., S 84
P Business Itra,nsacted during the past fortnight ham at sd. to 6id., 150 Egyptian at 51d. to 742 d.,
31 ?9,1, I.lirkenhd. Lancsli. 4 25 all Glstr.eiDn.Fl Cit. Vrestn ... -- •••
-
100 all llrtlpl. Dk. & 'Vic. New.,
is very limited. Twist is in the same dilemma as piece 1,000 Surat at 3.1. to 41; and 40 Sea Island at 11d. Ches4ire junct l3 —l2 o
Railway & 'Servs. ... •••
goods, except some favourite marks (orders for which to ls. sd. per lb. Railway shares were steady. 274 all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
50 all Hull & Selby •I.Y. &NW. 103 -- 105
being received here) for transmission, which have met The amount of bills drawn hero by the Hon. £5O and 1,'.25 Cons. 16 —l7
25 all Do. i Shares. Do ••• ...... •.•
22 19 Do., .£21..... ....... ~ 7 6
with purchasers at or even above the current rate of the
123 all Do. i Shares. D 0...
East India Company, during the past fortnight, 25 30 Ply '‘,ll &Tyn)origina
day. Sales about 1,050 bales mule, and 383 bales 12i all Lou.& Greenw S. Eastcsrn 13 —l3
water, with stocks on hand. was 545,2641. 13s. 3d. , X 25 (isscl. at .£45) -.— ...
20 all Do.Prefcrence Do 23 —24
St. 100 Bristol au- Exeter... 93 95
Our metal market remains more firm. The intimation at length given of the amount St. 100 eel 1 'onian 6oi - 614 10 all Lon., Til., &S. ?do &Co. 11 lli
cc
Our market for piece goods has not much altered for of the French loan, twenty millions sterling, will 10 As. Catmarther. and Car ' at. 100 Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk... ... --* •••
England, and any change has unfortunately been dir•an .
tend to confirm the impression entertained that St. 00 Do. 6 per ct.
against importers. 50 all Che'ster Cz Holyhead iii --
143
Freight, owing to the numerous arrivals during the the English money market must be unfavourably 50 all Cork and Bandon 9 11 N
Matlock
& Midld. 2 2 all ',ranch. Bxtn. L.&N.W.
1
fortnight, has declined ; under our last quotations, the influenced. Specie will be remitted by capitalists 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass ... ... and Ma
50 all Niiddlesbro' & Stckton&
2 16 Cornwell ••• •••
present rate for Liverpool and London is 3/. per ton. and speculators anxious to participate, and ex- 10) 1i Crieff Junction Redcar. . Darlingt. ...
Exchange on England has varied little since last... ...
me all Nfidld.Bradfd Z.fieland.. 91. 93
pecting to derive some profit; and since the in- 50 15 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 4 3 mail. The ruling quotations have been 2s. to 2s. 04d.
25 all D•indeePerth&Aber 50 all Northern and
for China paper, and 2s. Old. to 2s. 5-16 d. for document stalments will be periodical, we may calculate ale n Junction 6l —74 Easternsp.c. E. Con.'t. 57 —• 59
e
bills. that the Bank reserve will be trenched upon, 25 all Do. New ••• ..• 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do_ ...... ... -- ...
--..
St. 100 East Anglian l4i 15} s(' all Do. Fixecls pf' 00 •.' "".
".
all Eastciat C Ort titles ..... 11 114 11i 25 all ?rest. & Wyrc .&N.W
and kept lower for some time, unless our 20
CHINA. imports of gold continue on a large scale from Aus- St. 100 Eastern Union, A &Ln&Yk „.. ...
Since last despatch we have not received further tralia, and there is a resumption of specie arrivals Stock - 30 126 all Do. i Shares. Do ......... ... ... .
St. 100 Da., Stock 2O 22 St. 100 iloystn.&llit. 3tNorthr 130 155
intelligence from Europe. from the United States. Altogether the position 25 83 Do., Now A. . 25 18i 3hef.Roth :tin% Gancash&
ThecEnglish and. American Plenipotentiaries in .....
i Goolog.sp.c. Yorksh.
...
_.:••
of the money market is both interesting and sug- Et. 1.00 il:zoit Lanmshire 7O —72
12 9:, S. Statlorclsb. ~Mikan 211 --:4 01 ri
China, accompanied by a gentleman attached to
gestve, and every one will be anxious to learn if we
the French Legation, left Shanghai for the Peiho St. WO Edinburgh& (Haney 53 55
10 N Mint). and Peebles._ ... .•
6 per cent... Darlingt ... ...
on the 11th ult. It is quite uncertain when this can carry on the war by taxation or terminable loans St. 100 Edin.Prth 6tDunde, 19i 204
Z.' I ;),1:1:: "):Troie:thr :01 In: Yr: : 3:t t:W.O II
CIL: 93°2 7 a
'orth & Clyde Jun,_., •..
expedition will return, but letters from Sir John instead of the more conventiooal system resorted to 10 1 r 67 69
t. 100 411asgew &S. wester.'
Bowring may be looked for before the despatch of by our ally. The nunnnr 1-11,1 Tnrir,.., ;. ~,,-:-..._ - .„.- -•-- - CA I .AI

Since last despatch we have not received further
intelligence from Europe.
The English and American Plenipotentiaries in
China, accompanied by a gentleman attached to
the French Legation, left Shanghai for the Peiho
on the 11th ult. It is quite uncertain when this
expedition will return, but letters from Sir John
Bowring may be looked for before the despatch of
the next mail ; for, whatever may be the state
of the country near Peking, his Excellency will
naturally be most anxious to communicate intelli-
gence of it. We cannot regret this voyage to the
north, though the avowed leanings of Sir John to
the fortunes cf the Manchow give every cause for
apprehension lest his interference should be other
than beneficial to the public interests.
The Peking Gazette has been so often proved
guilty of the grossest misrepresentation of facts,
that we place no faith in statements found in late
issues, of Imperialist successes over the followers
of Tai-ping-Wang. It is, ho Never, generally be-
lieved that the fleet of Canton junks (formerly
pirates, but taken into the Imperialist service)
which left.Shangliao for Nanking a s:iort time ago,
succeeded in passing Chin-keang-foo, and as Tao-
ping-Wang had no squadron sufficiently trained to
oppose them, Imperialist possession of parts of the
Yang-zekiang abovo Nanking has been to a certain
extent complete. But with the river's banks the
career stands checked, and in the course of a short
time a return to the south may be safely calculated
on ; the clinpaign proving of no political effect
whatever, further than that of more and more ex-
asperating the people of the districts harried by
express license of the so-called Imperialist Govern

A squadron, supposed to have been piratical,
found by the American steamer Queen in a bay of
the island of Lantao, between Hong Kong and
Macao, has been destroyed. Admiral Stirling
had determined on ferreting out the huge nest
discovered by the Spartan's bnts on a recent occa-

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK..
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 500 American
and 20 Sea Island, taken for export. The market
closed steadily, at previous rates. Tho sales com-
prised 4,500 American, 200 Pernam and Maran-
ham at sid. to 6id., 150 Egyptian at 51-d. to 7d.,
1,000 Surat at 3kl. to 4d.,.and 40 Sea Island at 11d.
to ls. sd. per lb. Railway shares were steady.
The amount of bills drawn here by the Hon.
East India Company, during the past fortnight,
was 545,264/. 13s. 3d.
The intimation at length given of the amount
of the French loan, twenty millions sterling, will
tend to confirm the impression entertained that
the English money market must be unfavourably
influenced. Specie will be remitted by capitalists
and speculators anxious to participate, and ex-
pecting to derive some profit ; and since the in-
stalments will be periodical, we may calculate
that the Bank reserve will be trenched upon,
and kept lower for sonic time, unless our
imports of gold continue on a large scale from Aus-
tralia, and there is a resumption of specie arrivals St.
from the United States. Altogether the position 25
of the money market is both interesting and sug- st:
gestive, and every one will be anxious to learn if we 10
can carry on the war by taxation or terminable loans St.
instead of the more conventional system resorted to 'st,
by our ally. The rumour that Turkey is anxious St
to issue the remaining two millions of the loan sBt,..
Airman which the Sultan's authorises, and wishes st'.'
the French Government to assist by guaranteeing St.
the interest, is another circumstance that will illus- r'4t.
trate what we may expect in the future. Indeed, 12
we cau scarcely come to any other conclusion, see- 50
ing the vast expenditure incurred by all the Con- 1.6;,
tinental Governments, than that money will be in it
active demand, save for commercial purposes, slur- 14
ing the next few months, if not permanently while 20
the war lasts. There is satisfaction in reflecting T!
that a large portion of our expenditure has gone St.
,hitherto among our manufacturers, shipowners, 2(,),
and artisans, hut in the payment of cattle, grain, 12;
and other necessaries, more cheaply and conve- St;
50
niently obtained in Turkey and the neighbouring 40
countries, there must throughout the contest be 25

eion, but before pro-ceeding to work made applica-
tion to the Viceroy at Canton for some official
' sanction. This was readily given ; but before the
expedition could start the Chinese diplomatist gave
the pirate leaders warning, with offers of rewards
to join the Imperialist service. There had been
negotiation on the subject before. IN o doubt but
Admiral Stirling's reported intentions caused the
sealing of the compact ; the bulk of the fleet went
forthwith to Fatshan, and it is thought they will be
successful in recovering the town from the insurgents
who have now held it for a
:third of a year and up-
wards. Such is a specimen of the methods adopted
by'the Imperial Government to protract the evil
day—a day which must come at last, for it is im-
possible for matters to revert to their old position
of comparative quietude with them.
It Canton the rebels hold their position, and
all attempts of the Imperialists to dislodge them
are futile.-

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.—Canton On London,
4 8 ; on Bombay, 240 Rs. ; on Calcutta, 241 Rs. ;
Carolus Dollars, 25 per cent. premium. Shanghae,
Nov. 5 : On London, 6 5 to 6 51 ; on India, 317
Rs. ; Drafts on Canton, 26 discount ; Gold, $2l-15
per T. ; Sycee T's., 2-9 premium.
Opium.—Canton, November 9.—Patna, $350 ;
Benare, $355 ; Malwa, $460 ; Turkey, $3BO.
Shanghae, November s.—Malwa, $365 ; Patna,
$245.

100 Al,er,hien
Ambg. Nottng.
and Eastn. Junct..
all llelfast & Ballymena_
a;9llilt'
£5O and 1:25 Cons.
19 Do., .......
30 Myth &Tyn)origina?
£25 (iced. at £45;
1100 13ristol and Exeter,
1100 Caledonian.....
21s. Caimarther. and Car
digan
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon..
all Cork, Black, & Pas,
16 Cornwall
1. Crieff Junction ,
15 Dublin&Belfsestiunc,
all Dundee Perth&Aber
Been Junction...
all Do. New......
100 East Anglian
all Eastern Counties....
100 Eastern Union, A
Stock .
100 Da., B. Stock
83 Do., Now A
100 East Lancashire
100 Edinburgh & Cdasgov.
92 Edinb. and Peebles...
100 Edin.Prth eaDunde)
1 'orth & Clyde June,
1100 ilitSgOW &S. WeSterlt
100 4reat Northern
;100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
;)0 Gt. Sth. & \Vest. (I re. ;
100 Grey Western
100 Do. Stour Val. Rail
Gua. SJe
all Irish South-Eastert 1
all Lancaster &
14i Do., Thirds
4 Do. Now Thirds__ '
100 Lancash.andYorki•l.
19:-. Do., Fifths
"01.4 1)1.' Wet. Riding Ile
all Liv.Crsby.&Sontlii,i
all London & Bfaelt was
100 i.cpid. Bright ek ••;.ost
100 I,ond. and N. We,,t,,
12 Do. Fifths ...
1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&tt_.
Do Elrtitha
100 I,ondmiten-13. iVeste,
422 Do., 1.2:i.r0
14 Do. £1')..,•
all f,ntll)drry&Coleraiile
all f..ndudrry.& Enniss .
100 vi:anch.Sll,f.k.Linclu
4.; 00., Man.& Liu. CI,
100 Midland
100 ,so.l3lrning.&Derb:,
all Midld. G. West. (Ire, )
22t Do. Half Shares..... ,
all Newcastle & Carlisle.
Newinkt. Bury Exton.
21' Nwpt.Aberg, & gra
8 lCowry & Enniskille)
Nowry Warre).)point'
,t.nd rtostrevor.,
100 Norfolk
iortlin.Coanties Ult.
100 North British
alll North Devon, No. 1
all 1)0., No. 2
all Do., A A Deferred
all Do., B Guarantee)
100 N.Eastern—Berwicli
20 Do. do. Extension ..
13 00. do. G.N.E. Parch
all Do. Leeds
100 Do. York
all North London ..
Do. New .i.. 510
11 lF N.&S.Wstru.,Hamp-
stead, and City Jn..
17? North Staffordshire.,
all- North Western..
all N. &S. Westrn.Juny.
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley
and Leicester..
.00 I Oxford, Worcester,&
Tirolverliampton
6 lr'ortsmouth
.00 icottish Central .
.00 ScottishMidiand
all ihrewsby. &
al ,111ropshire Union
Do. A, B, C,&
paid up at per con
111 youth Devon '
00 loath Eastern
ill south Wales .
5 Yrksh. do Rh,. Dur
5 .......

large sums disbursed. If there be any counter-
t.
advantage derived in this instaxee beyond the
great blessing of administering to the comfort and 1-
health of our troops, it will be firstly in giving an 54
impulse to agricultural and commercial enterprise 25
in the Ottoman and other territories, where pre- 'et.
viously there was absence of all incentive, neither tr'
due protection to property existing, nor prompt
payment being afforded; and, secondly, in enabling 20
the Government at Constantinople to purchase in St. •
England the clothing and materiel of war which its s2(t).
army so greatly needs. In this way the founda- 16
tion of a steady and profitable interchange may be tg
laid, susceptible of great extension after hostilities 8
cease. St.

An official document has been issued, showing
the amount expended by the various Railway
Companies in the obtainment of their Acts of
Parliament, and from the abstract it is shown to
have been, in some instances, considerable, al-
though, owing to the absence of returns from the
principal companies, it is difficult to arrive at any
result.

The English Stock Market has bean very quiet,
and there is no speculation going on. A few pur-
chases for investment have been wade in the NO ST
Three per Cents. at 91f to 91k, and the Reduced
Three per Cents. at 90i to 91k. Bank Stock has
been firmer, at 209 to 2094. Exchequer Bills
havo been 53. to 7s. premium. Consols, which
were purchased rather freely late yesterday after-
noon, upon a rumour that there was to be a Peace
Congress at Vienna, have been steady this morning
at 914 to a.

The foreign investments are mostly firm :—Tur-
kish Bonds have risen to 75'1, And 76 for account,
although done at 75 to 1 for money, an immense
" contaugo," which shows the extent and bearing
of the speculation recently. Spanish New Deferred
_Bonda have been 13(t 3. The promised retrench-
ment of expenditure, sale of clergy lands and fund-
ing into permanent home stock of the onerous
floating obligations, are all calculated to inspire
confidence, but not a word is said yet about the Cer-
tificates. This, probably, is to come when Espar-
tero feels his position to be stronger. French Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been dealt in at 92/ with
the Exchange at 251. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 614.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 20 to 21i ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to
43 ; Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per
Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to
18 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38/ to 38 ; Ditto Certifi
ea:tea, 5 to 5 ; Ditto Passive, 41 to 4i.

20
20
10
10

St.
10
St..
•25

8 itaine,s,Wok. &Wols
i tockton & Darlin;l.
Stockton St Hartlopl
100 rail' Vale
9 Do. £lO shares
100 Do. Fre.f., No. 1
21 rhs,mei Haven Doct
and Railway
all Vale of NOath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenn)
all Waterford&Limcrick
18 West Cornwall. .
3 West End of London
and Crystal
all West London
Inds. Wimbledn &Croydon,

all
3i
8
2s.

67 - 69
891 - 5'0::
77 - 79
123 - J 25
89 -- 91
70 70;
53 - 62

72 - 77
6 - 8
6 - 8
72 - 734
-- 5i

691 701 701 1 25

ex arra a

PREFLaM.

100 (Aberdeen...,
101.) Do. No. 2,7 p. c
30 Myth and Tyne lOper'
c. pref. (issd. at 501)
100 ;Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St.
5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares
Caledonian £lO
all Chester & Holyheaii
Guar. 5i per cent
all Do. do. Pref. No. 2
all Do. do. Pref. No. 2
all Cork tzßandonsip.Q;
all Dundee Perth &Aber:
doen Junction •
ell EastAnglian (X 31052

- 100

94 2: i)*6

74 8A
106 108
100 —100 i
d a
d d
if
81
9 • 81
0 —80 l

734 I
21
1.41 -;

4i - 6.

10G1

I .
6 per cent
all Do. (.C5) 7 per cent
2 Do. (e 7 17s) 7p. c
~tll E4stern Counties Ex-I
1 tension, 5 p. c. No. 1
All Do. No 2 .
all Do. Now 6 r. c. s-,
all Eastern Union, Seri'

! - i 1",

12t -

241 - '24

GS 69
41 - 42

1,1 par
10i 9.
24

49 - 51
31 3A
31 32
8 10

17i
20
20
20

Antwerp &Rotterdam.
Belglan Eastn. June.
Beziers to Graissessae
Bombay, Baroda, and.
Central Inclia,Serip
Central of Italy
Demerara

'Dijon ard Besancon.
'Dutch Rhenigh

Eastern of France .
Do. Now

East Indian
De. Extension
Do.,q p. c. Lids., pay
'57, convertible
Do. do. do., '59, do
Gd. Jur et. of France
Gd. Tk of Canad,,A is.
Do. do

The last week's railway receipts ascertained up WU
ICI this day are in round figures as under : 100
1854. 1853, 202.3
463,311 £55,642 25
14,731 11,827 25
12,045 10,398
___

North-Western*
South-Western*
Brighton
Great Western
Alidland*
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire*
North-Eastern

29,025 27,291
15,549 14,145 kchf
11,258 9,646 20
23,569 18,544
19,276 17,892 2.61
30,252 27,520

101
14
all

H)o. St. Lawrence &I
Atlan:c

'Do. Cert. of Deben.,
con. into Stk. till '63
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Central 0. Franc::
Gt. Indian Penin..ula
Do. Now 5 per cent
Gt.Westernof Canad •
Shares
Do. 1303., payable's7,
with option till '55
Do. do., '62, p. '56
'Pc do., '76, p. '6O .
Do. do., '73, without
option .. . .
Itlamilton & Toronto
IDo. 6 per crnt.

* Christmas week.

The half-monthly account is being adjusted in 100
the Railway Share Market, and prices are tolerably 100
firm. There is no business doing except in con- 100
nection with the settlement.

The Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Compa-
nies are mostly nominal, but Crystal Palace have
improved

Lake 63nst. & Basic
Lucca 6t Pistoja 5 P.C
prof
Great Luxembourg

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CILOOk.
(From the Official List. )

Thriness dons
thnk Stock ... 209
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... ........ 90i lk
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Consols for Account, 10th January
Exchequer Bills, 24d.

1.1
64
73i 74!
7 6,3
44 4
12 —12 i
52 53
52 E 4
par aP

pd
4i 4id
6 60

~. .... ~.

31 - 32

90 98
61 63
8 Rap
44 46

12 - 14
681 - 694
28i -22 i

.•• - -
i ...
I (
1

35 - 37

21060 , .
~ 7
2500 . 5
Smal! 6
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. —
Ditto 1859, „
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.... ..... ...
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.... lBi i
furkish Scrip, paid up in full
Ditto for the Account 7si 6
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Relates, 4h per Cent. 92f 250 ex. 25f 50
Belgian Bends ,q per Cent. ex. 25 fr
Dutch Exchange, *4 per Cent. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 nor Cent. Certifieates...„
HALP•FAST TWO,
Console

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3
isj 17i
4 - 41
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20 - 2
6 7

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6. - 7

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4 1 51
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9 7d
10 84

I iP
I 4'P
par ip
161 171

id ip
2 d • par
2 d par
2 it par,

... dis
2f 3A
2i 2k
ad 1p

Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations
Lyons and Gcneva
Lyons dz Moditerran
sladras
Do. New

20
20
20
20

I 10
2
all

d par.

Maria Antonia
Do. do. New .

Is,Telbourne Dk. & Ry.
Namur & Liege (with

interest) -
Do. (ox interest)
Northern of France
D 0.20/. Shs.late Char-
leroi and Erquelines
guar. 3i p. c. & red.
at 22p. dm.. 88 yrs.
from 1 Jan. 1854
Do. 201. 3 p. e
(fmy.B.drAms.Shs.)
NorwegianTrunkPref
Paris and Lyons
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Paris and Rouen.—
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of the confusion
byrttehaer.Admiirraalltß,oyinesehoaoss,oriituninsnestated, been ordered
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY
AT s.,a7hOonisWkendonwensdatyo lasttile
Leeds police as a desperate character,
a Powerful follow, named L
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dock of the Leeds Courthouse, chargedwaswthpalac murderous
i nth the
assault and robbery late the
previous night. About
,
midnight on Tuesday an elderly farm servant, named
James Crossley (who had sold a load of wheatin the
.
town, and was returning home with the money he had
received for it) called at the Black Bear, in the en
of the town, and was served with a glass of ale. IIL.
e
drank it at tie door of the bar, and while doing so ob-
served that Bull and several women were in the tap-
room. Not liking their appearance he hastened out
quickly, followed by Bull and two of the women. Bull
knocked him down by a heavy blow upon the head,
seized him by the throat, and beat his head against the
ground, swearing that if the poor fellow attempted to
cry out he should be murdered at once. Bull was as-
sisted by the two women, and the three, after beating
the him until
rifled his pockets of 141. 10s. lqd., took his
cravat from his neck, and his hat from his bead, and
then ran away. Crossley was subsequently found in a
sad state, and conveyed to the chief police-office. There
he described his assailants, and Bull and a female named
C.,;1e,01i :11',:i', lki; O.IIC, 7, ppl ~,Itt':,: ~..I. *NO:I,' of th,
!Ato.un prop: I•fy, licyA ever, vat,fot;;,,: ::r;,,'1i.,;13,•i I ~:lca.
The evidence against Collinson was inconclusive, and
Ishe was discharged; Bull was eon-pitted for trial at
lie York Anizos.

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100 Do. 4i per cent....,,,
all i.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar.
all S Wales Gua. 4p. c,
all Do. clo. 4 p. c.
all Stockton and Dar-
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4 WatorfciAKilk.gp.c.

all Agua Fria
all Anglo Austrin. Gold
all Anglo Californian
6 Australian
all Australian Cordillera
all Australian Freehold.
all Ave Mania,...Re
all Baden (Gd.Dhy of,
all Blwnarvon Iron and
Coal
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and Smelting Co
all Nouveau Monde
all Pontgiband Silver
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all lihymney Iron
all Do. New
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all South Australian
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1 Brit. dz Coln. Smelt&
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32?., Canada
100 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct
Jan. and July
all Crystal Palace
all Crystal Pal. of France
5 Eastern Steam
21 ElectrieTelegraph(A)
all Electric Teleg. of Ir.
14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
all General Screw Steam
10 Irish Beetroot Sugar
10 Magdalena St. Navig,
all Aediteran. Elec. Tel.
all Nat. Pat. Steam Eno
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all N. B. Australasian
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all Penhisular& Oriental
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31i

THE SION, LONDON, T:HURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBI4_74It 28, 1854,

THE FRENCH AI 2IY IN THE EAST.

The French Minister of War has addressed the
following circular to the prefects of departments,
generals in command of divisions, and military in-
tondants

" Paris, Dec. 26.
"Gentlemen--Several persons having written to in-
form me of the articles which they intended eending asgifts
to our soldiers in the East, and to inquire how they were
to send them, the government of the Emperor accepts
with pleasure these manifestations of national gratitude,
which honour alike the brave soldiers who are the object of
them and the citizens who desire to show their lively
sympathy for the groat cause which we support in the
East. I desire, therefore, that the greatest publicity
may be given to these generous offers, and that each per-
son may be acquainted with the employment assigned to
the objects which be sends to the army. I have decided
that articles shall be addressed to the intendants of the
military division', who shall have a receipt given for
the same by their agents, shall classify them according
to the nature of the service for which they shag
be destined, and shall at once forward them to the
port of Marseilles, and from that place to Constan-
tinople. A notice will be inserted in a journal of
the locality to the end that all gifts may be
known, registered, and receipted, according to a
form prepered fur the purpose. A copy of every
form shall be forwarded to my office, where they
will be centralised by a commission composed of
the following persons :—MM. Derrican, councillor of
State, president; Bouaisser de Bornouie, military in-
tendant ; de Tablay, lieut.-colonel of the staff ; and
de Franconiere, lieutenant-colonel of the staff and
chief of my Cabinet. I thank you, gentlemen,
for the care which you have been pleased to take
in seconding the intentions of the Emperor by
encouraging the generous enthusiasm of the persons
under your administration. The Government has
largely provided for all the wants of our army ; but
it is exceedingly agreeable to it to see the soldier,
who are fighting so far from their country receiving
these marks of gratitude from their countrymen,
who thus recompense so many fatigues and sacrifices.—
Receive, Gentlemen, the assurance of my roost
distin-
Huished consideration,
VAILLANT, Marshal of France."

STATE OP TRADE.

(Frona the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)

MANCTIESTER, Dec. 26.—This being the Christmas
holiday week, we have had a comparatively scanty at-
tendance on 'Change to-day, and the market must be
described as a quiet ona ; yet, as rec,ards prices, marked
by a general steadine-s. Among the dullest articles in
yarns are 24's and 28's warps, and 20's and 30's water
twist.

IIALIFAx, Dec. 23.—The market in our Piece llall
has been very dull to-clay, and there is little doing,
either in words, yarns, or pieces.
ROCHDALE, Dec. 2.3,—We have a very thin attend-
ance of buyers in the market to-day, and a limited
amount:of business transacted at last week's prices.
HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 26.—The last market in the
year has not been an improvement on its predecessors.
There has been very little done in the way of business,
and few orders given out for new year's account.