The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-22 00:00:00

I‘lO:',EY MARKET

AND
Ca, 11111 ER CIA L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK

Foreign Securities have been very little dealt in,
and are in favour of buyers. Russian again pre-
sent the most notable instance of this, the Five
per Cents. having fallen to 85 and 84, and the
Four per Cents. to 75 and 74. Dutch Four per
Cents. have been Adone at 83g. Brazilian Old
Bonds have been quoted 951 to 96, Grenada De-
ferred 54, and Mexican 23. Spanish Deferred
have reached 17i f.
The marliet for' Rail way Shares has been on the
decline again, with a preponderance of sales, and
very little disposition to give support to prices.
London and North-Western, Aberdeen, Brighton,
South-Western, and York and Berwick have all
been at a reduction. French shares have been
to cheaper. Great Western and Great Northern
shares have been steady.

The Foreign and Colonial Mining Shares have
been rather flatter, and St. John del Rey have de-
clined.

Australasia Bank Shares have fallen again L
to 21.

The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not
officially quoted, were as follows :—Metcalfe, i to
i discount ; Port Royal, I to I premium.
The Australian Agricultural Shares have receded
about V. British American - Land are firm.
Crystal Palace rather heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From t/ Official 4ist.)

3 por Cent. Consols Annuities BuslnAss done.
India Stock
Cousols for Accouut 18th April BO3
Exchequer Bills, 2d.
£lOOO
....... 6 4
£5OO
Small 3 7

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Greek Bonds, Red
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St B5 3j z d
Diit) 4A per Cent 74. 5
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Dividenda on the &have payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates .....
HALF-PAST TWO.
89$
89d 3

Consols
Ditto April Account

MARKET NEWS-(TIIIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supply of English wheat here today was limited;
nevertheless, the demand for all descriptions, owing to the
immense imports from abroad, ruled heavy, at almost
nominal currencies. To effect sales, lower rates must
have been submitted to.

A very large quantity of foreign wheat was brought for-
ward, and the week's arrival is upwards of 50,000 qrs.
Most kinds wore offering on lower terms.
Barley sold heavily, and the quotations had a downward
tendency.
The oat trade was dull and drooping.
Beans and peas commanded very little attention.
The top price of town-made flour was 70s per 2801bs.

AItItIVALI TUTS WEER.
Barley. Malt, Oats. Fleur.
2,050 3,910 940 840
1,400
&0,580 14,010 54,12.0 2,47011r1

Wheat.
690

English ..
Irish •. • •

Foreign ..

WHITECHAPEL.
The general trade ruled steady to-clay, as follows :
Beef from 3s Oct to 4s 2s • mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; veal,
3s 6d to 4s 10d ; pork, 13 S 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the
carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report a moderate demand for most kinds of
hops, the prices of which are well supported.

THE NEW JUDGE.—RECORDERSHIP OF BRISTOL.—
There is not, we are informed, any longer a doubt that
Mr. Crowder will be the nirr Judge. It is added that
the Attorney-General will himself take the Recordersbip
of Bristol, which Mr. Crowder vacates. The office, it
will be remembered, was held by Sir Charles Wetherell,
Sir Vicary Gibbs, etc. It is understood to be worth
about 7001. a-year.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday the general court of
proprietors adjourned from Thursday last for the purpose
of taking the determination of the proprietors by ballot
on the resolution proposed by the Governor, Mr. John
G. Hubbard, "that a, dividend be made of 41. 10s. per
cent., interest and profits, for the half-year ending the
28th February last, without any deduction on account
of the income tax," was held in the large room at the
Bank. Precisely at 4 o'clock the balloting jars were
closed, and shortly after Mr. Vine, the scrutoieer, an-
nounced that the resolution was carried, and the meet-
ing separated. The dividend warrants will be payable
on the 6th of April next.
LETTERS FOR' THE FLEET IN THE BALTIC.—MaiIs
will be made up from time to time, as opportunities
occur, for transmission to her Majesty's fleet in the
Baltic. Letters for soldiers and seamen in the fleet,
with respect to which the regulations requires; by law
have been duly ob-erved, will be forwarded on payment
of ld. Letters addressed to commissioned or warrant
officers will be chargeable, under the Treasury warrant
of the 21st inst., with a rate of 6d. when not exceeding
oz, ; is., when exceeding 4 oz.. and not excee ling 1
oz. ; 25., when exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz.;
and so on, which postage must be paid in advance. No
charge wig be made upon British newspapers addressed
to the fleet, provided they are duly stamped and posted
in conformity with the established regulations.
THE MURDER IN ST. LUKE'S.—Au inquest was held
on Monday evening, by Mr. Baker, on the body of
Jane Hennen, the circumstances of whose death were
recorded on l‘fonday in this paper. The jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful murder" against William Vernon
Hennen, her husband, who is in custody.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA.—The ac-
counts from British North America embrace a veiny
favourable statement of the Great Western Railway of
Canada,—_a line of 228 miles, recently opened, and the
stock of which is largely held in England. The receipts
showed a rapid increase, and for the week ending the
3d of March they had reached 4,980/. Much of this
activity may doubtless be attributed to the demand for
wheat and flour.

THE FAILURE OF MESSRS. ELKIN AND CO, - With
regard to the failure of Messrs. Elkin and Co., having
been caused by advances to correspondents in the West
Indies, it is understood that the amount due to them
from Jamaica is comparatively small, and likely to be
realised in full within six or twelve months. Demerara
appears to be the quarter in which the largest amount
of their funds has been locked up.
Ilussus PaoDucE.--The markets for Russian pro-
duce, notwithstanding the extent of the recent rise, con-
tinue to exhibit great firmness, and prices yesterday pre.
seated a further alight advance.

The salt is of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 4,000 bales, including 500 American
taken for export. ' The market still continued
heavy, at about former prices. The sales comprised
3,500 Auerican, 40 Pernam and Maraullam at Gd.
to 60., 1,00 Bahia at aid., 200 Egyptian at Gd. to
9d., and. 200 Surat at 3d. to aid. per lb. Rail-
way Shat •es were very heavy.
The e: forts making by the English holders of
Peruvian t foreign debt to obtain fuller security for
their clai ms, and an enlarged sinking fund, with a
view to t he extinction of the bonds, are shown by
the occurrences of every hour to be necessary, and,
in fact, indispensable. The subject of an increased
supply of guano is occupying great attention
in the Unite,' States ; and were the views
of some parties to be followed, namely, that
the Peruvian Government should permit the
sale of the, article at the islands, instead of making
the consignments direct to its own agents, the cre-
ditors wou id have less security for the payment of
their diviclen.ds, and the agriculturists a smaller
guarantee for the genuineness of the commodity.
The Peruvian Government has before it another
course that would probably satisfy all. It can send
much larger to England and America, and out of the
proceeds of the shipments to the first-named coun-
try, at least, could rapidly extinguish its liability.
We trunt that our Government will give all possi-
ble support to the bondholders to secure this end,
because now is the opportune moment for compel-
ling a satisfactory arrangement.

Bills of exchange upoti the principal continental
cities were taken yesterday afternoon at fuller
rates. .Paris, 90 days, 25 25 to 30 ; Hamburgh,
13 4i to 5 ; Amsterdam, 11. 141 to 15 ; and Trieste,
13 20 to 30.

Bar silver is still in demand. The price of Mexi-
can and South American dollars is given by Messrs.
Haggard and Pixley at ss. ss. Old. per oz.
There is a further decline in English Stocks
amounting to Ito per cent., and while the specu-
lative transactions continue exceedingly limited,
the supply of money stock rather increases. Con-
sols opened at 89i to 2, and have since been done
at 89/ to 1. The treaty, offensive and. defensive,
which, it is stated, will be concluded between Aus-
tria and Prussia, does not seem calculated to in-
spire much confidence in their line of action. Ex-
chequer Bills have been heavy at 4s. to 6s. prem.
East India Stock has been firm at 234.