The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-18 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INT ELL ra-ENca

CITY. TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 Ameri-
can taken fur export and on speculation. The
market closed heavily, with prices of all kinds
1-16 d. in favour of buyers. The sales comprised
.4,500 American, 30 Pernam and .Maranham at
60, 100 Egyptian at 6d.. to 91, 300 Surat at 31d.
to 41d., and 40 Sea Island at 111 d. to ls. ld. per
lb. Railway Shares were firm.
A fair business has been done in Colonial pro-
duce this week, and former prices have been main-
tained. Sugar has been steady, and Porto Rico
can only be obtained at higher rates. Coffee has
met with very little inquiry, and publicly the
quantity offered has been limited. Rice, though
quiet, has realised full values. Tea at auction has
gone off steadily, and spices have sold at good quo-
tation. In cotton very little has been done.
Saltpetre has been inactive, and cochineal has slip-
ported late rates. Tallow has been firm.
The Bengal, from Australia, is reported in the
Downs this morning. She sailed from Adelaide on
the 22d of March, and brings 18,633 oz. of gold.
From Brussels yesterday the Belgian corn mar-
kets come are reported quiet, with a tendency up-
wards, and an actual advance in rye and barley.
The Belgian Moniteur reports 'the official average
of the principal corn markets for the week running
from the 7th to the 13th inst. at—for wheat, 31f.
730. ; rye, 18f. 49c., against 30f. 55c. and 20f. 74c.
respectively, for the week before, thus showing a
rise upon the wheat averages, and a decline on rye.
At Amsterdam, on the 18th, the prices of corn
generally had given way, and the market heavy.
The Confucius is reported in the Downs from
the Mauritius, from whence she sailed May 4.
Neither letters nor papers are yet up.
The corn market may be reported quiet in Mark-
lane, with last Monday's quotations rating for the
limited, business doing. There was but a moderate
show of home grown wheat on sale, and buyers not
eager. For foreign wheat there was rather more
eriquiry but without alteration in prices.
Some of the accounts from Ireland report very
-unfavourably of the potato crop, in the appearance
of which during the last few days an unfortunate
change had taken place. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that the much larger extent of ground under
cultivation this season will greatly, if not wholly,
tend to mitigate the calamity of the disease with
'which the crop in some districts appears to be at-
tacked. In the meantime the oat crop is spoken of
.as promising to be very much in excess of last year,
and indeed of many years past ; and wheat also
shows well for the harvest. _ _

—The dealings in public securities have been
rather more active to-day, and prices generally
well supported, with more firmness in the pur-
chases for time. For money, Consols were done
as high as 94, and are now quoted 931 to 4 ; for
the account, they are a shade better at 94. This
was pay-day upon the settlement. Reduced
Threes are 93/ to 4. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. 941 to Long Annuities were done at
4g. Bank Stock, 209 to 210. Exchequer Bills,
ls. discount to 3s. premium. Exchequer Bonds
duo 1858 98i and ; of 1859, 981.
The Stock Exchange list shows the remarkable
singularity of three quotations only of foreign se-
curities, representing probably single bargains each.
They are of Sardinian done at 87, Belgian 4i per
Cents. at 92i, and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 94. But
for the Turkish Loan this might almost be reckoned
a blank day in the foreign market. The dealings
in that loan for the coming out, for the letters of
allotment have not yet made their appearance,
have been somewhat animated, although the highest
quotations of yesterday have not been maintained.
The loan is still in marketable request, however,
at to 6 premium.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
atocks":—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexi-
-can, 24E to 241 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to
42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; Ditto 4?2- per
Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18/ to
18 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38 to 3Eq ; Ditto Certifi-
cates, 41 to 51 ; Ditto Passive, 31 to 4.
The Railway Share Market is quiet and without
much alteration in prices. Some lines are rather
fatter, but others on the contrary are firmer. The
principal dealings have been in Eastern Counties,
Great Western, and Great Northern. The foreign
shares are neglected.
Mines are dull, Banks rather better, and Land
Companies shares without variation.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Prom the Olicial List.

Rusin,... one.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 4 3 41
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93i if 4
3./ per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
liAmsols for Account 13th Sept.
Exchequer Bills, 2id.
£1000
£500
Small par 3 pm
Exchequer Bonds Scrip, 1858 .
Ditto 1859
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St lOO
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent... ...... .
rividends on the above payable .n London.
Belgian Bonds 4i per Cent. cx. 25 fr
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gail 6lB
Ditto 4 per Ceut. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 931 4
Ditto September Account

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

•
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON DINNER. - Fifty-eight
noblemen and gentlemen were present at the annual
dinner of the members at the Royal Yacht Squadron
Rouse, on 'Wednesday ; Commodore ►the Earl of Wilton
in the chair, supported by the Marquis of Ely, Sir Bel-
lingham Graham, Lord Colville, the Hon. Captain Den-
rum; &c. The Vice•Coinniodors filled the vice chair.

THURSDAY, AUG. 17.—HER MAJESTY'S CUP.
Exactly at 10 a.m. the starting-gun was fired, and
the yachts got sail on them with all possible despatch.
The Alarm, 248 tons, J. Weld, Esq., took the lead,
closely followed by the Shark, 150 tons, Wm. Curling,
Esq. The two other yachts, the Titania, 181 tons, and
Ginevra, 142 tons, were moored farther to the north-
W!.rd, and were considerably astern of the others. The
Wind was very light from the westward, but it freshened
about mid-day, and on the yachts' return from the Nab
about 3 o'clock there was a fine breeze—the Alarm being
a long way ahead, followed by the Shark, Ginevra, and
Titania.

The Town Regatta commenced soon after 2 o'clock,
and there were several very excellent matches between
four-oared boats and with punts, numerous duck hunts,
&c. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent,
and the Royal children were on board the Fairy, moored
close in to the Parade, and seemed to enter into the sport
With great spirit. The deck of the yacht was all on the
move, the Royal party running from side to side and
fore and aft to witness the duck hunts and boat racing.
Rer Majesty took tea on the deck of the yacht while
lying off the Royal Yacht Squadron House, in full view
of the thousands that lined the Parade and beach.

8.40 p.m.—Neither of the yachts having completed
the course, there is no match, and the cup must be sailed
for again, giving the yachts another chance, but it ap-
pears a very poor one to compete with the Alarm.

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, THURSDAY.

The Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness
of Ely, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, and Major-General the
-Ron. C. Grey, drove to Shanklin yesterday afternoon.
The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty. Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, Major• General Simpson, and Sir
James Clark had also the honour of being invited.
This morning, being the anniversary of the Duchess
of Rent's birthday, the band of the Royal Marines played
a selection of music at Powless-house.
Her Royal Highness breakfasted with the Queen.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of the
Duchess of Kent, it was celebrated in the customary
manner by the ringing of merry peals on the church
belle and hoisting the Royal standard on the Tower. In
the evening her Royal Highness's London tradesmen
dined together at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensington.
133' 'her Majesty's gracious command a dessert of the
lest fruits of the season was sent from the Royal gar-
-4.,(18118 at Frogmore • and by the Duchess of Kent's orders
'Re table was supplied' with a fine fat buck. Mr. Edward
jun., presided as chairman.
A deputation, including Mr. Hume, M.P., and Mr.
Rodgskin, had an interview with tbe Earl of Aber-
en yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town yes-
terday fur Brighton.
Sir Geo. G rey has left town for Fallowden, Northum-
berand.
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on W .iltla TEUPEST AT LOWESTOFT..—From an early hour
ednesday morning the sky became overcast, with a
da
close atmosphere, and a perfect calm prevailed all the
y ; towards noon the cloudy assumed the appearance
of electrical rocky cumuli. At 3 o'clock p.m. a shower
earne on, accompanied by thunder, which soon passed
2fri after which the sun bur:4 forth with oppressive heat.
tLowards 7 p.m., the rocky cumuli again increasing fast,
c'
114.?' crackling thunder in the north-west portended an-
Thef* storm of a severer character. It came on quick,
tilltoicg being very vivid, and the thunder alarming.
to thveleotric fluid struck a shock of wheat in a field close
other town and set in on fire. In a few minutes an-
electrical discharge took place, when a ball of Ere
vas seen to fall into the sea. The fall of rain was not
e.ii:Y
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bate 't-r 11411-au-hour's duration the storm passed over
the sea:-
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