The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL,
INTELLIGENCE—(THLS DAY.)
CITY, TWO 0 CLOCK. shr.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,500 Arne- —st.
rican were taken for export and on speculation. 20
The market closed with more animation ; compared
with Friday's rates prices of American were ex- 14
treme, other kinds without alteration. The sales n
comprised 6,000 American, 20 Pernam and Maran-
ham at 61d., 500 Egyptian at 60. to 6kd., 600 27
Egyptian at 61d. to Bd., 1,000 Surat at 31d. to
4id., and 60 ea Island at Is. 9d. to 2s. Bd. per lb. 22
Railway Shares; were firmer. St.
A draft of a bill brought into Parliament for Ito'
regulating the weights used in sales of bullion has 50
been published. The object is to legalise the weight 20
ordinarily used, namely the troy ounce, and other
denominations which are multiples or decimal parts Et
of such ounce, and the act provides that, in future, "
all contracts made and sales of gold, silver, platina, 25
diamonds, and other precious stones, shall be legal 25
if determined by the troy ounce, being the stan-
dard or unit of weight. Models of these weights 18
are to be made and verified under the direction of N
the Treasury, and the contents of the weights are
to be stamped thereon. 25
In an account of all gold, silver, and copper 25
moneys of the realm, coined at the Mint during the St.
first three months of the present year, it appears 50
that there were no less than 4,335,3571. 10s. 7d. in St.
sovereigns and half-sovereigns, 38,2141. in florins, 10
42,3721. in shillings, and 12,0781. in sixpences. St.
The fourpenny and other silver pieces represented St.
92,8621. There was no copper coinage carried on. St.
In a letter addressed by EL Bellenden Ker, Esq., t:
to the Lord Chancellor, on the subject of the cost St,
of registration of assurances, it is stated that the
expense would be about 15,0001. a-year, and that St,
a building of the size of Lincoln's-inn-Hall, divided 12
into three storeys, would be calculated to contain 50
I;
all the necessary documents for the next 120 years. St.
The memorials usually run about an eighth of the 20
length of the deeds, but in future, under a 14
general registration act, there would be an ro
abridgment of the documents. The average 111
expense for registering the deed would be about 10
1/. 55., but this would be diminished upon sums St.
under 1001. The stamps now are less onerous than St.
they were. At present the cost of registering a
deed of ordinary length in Middlesex is 2/. 195., 20
10
St.
and if there is a plan on the conveyance this is in- 50
creased to 41. ls. Where the title is complex, from 40
251. to 501. is often paid. The usual charge for 25
searching a title by solicitors is at the rate of 6s. 25
Bd. per hour. Bt.
There has been no change in the English Stocks St.
upon the majority in favour of the Budget, and St.
this is considered rather singular a circumstance, 50
looking at the confident -predictions of those who 25
are friendly to the plan. It would seem that the La
income tax is as unpopular among capitalists as it 6
will be among the humbler classes affected by it. 25
Consols have been quoted 100/ for Transfer, and 50
100 to 101 for Account. The New per 20
Cents. have realised 103 k to 10n, and the 3 per St.
Cents. 100 to 1. Bank Stock has been firm at 227 to 15
228. East India Stock has realised 264 to 262 k, 50
and South Sea Stock has been done at 1151. Ex- St.
chequer Bills are not higher than par to ss. prem. 16
East India Bonds have been 255. to 285., the fall 12
of Saturday not being recovered. Several mem- 8
bers of the Stock Exchange are still absent fiom 20
business. 20
In the Foreign Market -there has been a decline 10
in Greek Bonds which opened at 10i. for the red, St.
and have since been done at 10. Spanish 3 per St.
Cents. have been firmer at 24i to and the Cer- st,
tificates 6g. Mexican Bonds are quiet at 27i to g. St,
Peruvian 4i per Cents. have been marked 89, and St,
the Deferred 69. In Dutch per Cents. there
have been numerous transactions at 651 to 66k.
The following is a translation of a letter from the
Spanish Minister of Finance :
" Madrid, April 26, 1853.
" Sir,—The affair to which your communication of
the 16th instant refers, has been submitted to the Cortes
for discussion, as a project of law presented by my pre-
decessor.
an;: TrehseolGutoiovnerninmaenntaffnaoirt g thregaredsfaecxneltluystivoelaydothpet
Chambers, it is impossible for me to resolve this question
in the manner you desire.
"I take advantage of this opportunity to repeat my-
self your obedient servant,
(Signed) " MANUEL BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO.
" To Daniel Weisweiller, Esq."
The Railway share Market is very firm, and with
rather an increased business doing. French shares
are supported. -
The Gold Mine Shares are rather fluctuating.
Great Nugget do- not rise upon the official an-
nouncement that the dividend will probably amount
to 33 per cent. Agua Fria Shares are rather lower. 5
The Land Companies' Shares have been firm but St.
quiet, except Scottish Australian, which are better. 20
The Bank Shares are steady. St.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
15
lowing : 6

Company. DAte. Place.
London and South-Western May 19, 34, York-road,
Lambeth.

Manchester, Sheffield, and 3
Lincolnshire
Paris, Caen, and Cherbourg May 4, Paris. 6'
Paris and Rouen May 3, Paris.
South Yorkshire ,May 12, London Tavern. 10'
The sums called for in May by the various rail- 20
way companies are as follows :

Amount. St.
Great North of Scotland, original 101 £27,686 5
Ditto ditto, IsePreference 30,000 St.
Great Southern and Western, Ireland, 4 per St.
cent Pref 56,250 St.
Killarney Junction 15,000
Lake Constance and Basle 72,000 6
Maryport and Carlisle, 41 per cent., 121. 10s unknown
Norfolk Debenture Shares 101,340 50
West Flanders, 51 per cent. Pref 40,000
Qi-

£343,276
16
The proportion called by foreign companies is st.
112,0001., but the holdings of English proprietors St.,
are not known.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
( Prom the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. ReducedlAnnuities lOO * 100,E
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 3-16
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 23 9
South Sea Stock .. .... ... ...... ...... .........
South Sea Old Annuities on
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills IN. June. March,
£lOOO par 5 p 5 1
£5OO
Small 5

-iii PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent lOOl
Equador Bonds
Greek Bonds, Red
Ditto, Blue
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 27d
Peruvian Bonds, 44• per Cent. B9
Peruvian Scrip 34 P
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account 4Bi
Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred 241
Ditto for the Account • 24i a
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6a i p c
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont. 12 Guil.
Ditto 4. per Cent. Certificates..........
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols
Ditto May Account

1001
1001 1

DINNER AT THE MaNsioN-HousE.--The Lord Mayor
last night entertained at dinner the judges, a certain
number of official dignitaries, and a few literary men.
There was, as usual, the average sprinkling of legal gran-
dees. After the customary toasts (Mr. Ingersoll having
in one replied nobly for his own country), the Chief Baron.
of the Exchequer proposed the Lord Mayor, and then
Mr. Justice Talfourd gave the health of Mr. Charles
Dickens, and in proposing it passed a just eulogy on
I.‘lrs. Beecher Stowe, who was present. Mr. Dickens,
in reply, said some happy words of compliment about
Mrs. Stowe.
NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.—The seventy-
third anniversary meeting of the friends of this society
was held yesterday, at Willis's Rooms ; the Marquis of
Cholmoudeley presiding. The report of the committee
announced that during the year more than 23,000 copies
of the Scriptures had been circulated, and more would.
have been distributed but for a• want of funds. Singe
its formation, the society had distributed the enormous
number of 578,688 copies of the Scriptures, both amongst
the land and naval forces of the country, and amongst
the seamen of the mercantile marine. The many agents
of the society had manifested their usual zeal in the
work of distribution, as shown in the result of their
labours. At Halifaz, Nova Scotia, 1,310 bibles and
testaments were circulated in the past year. The agent
on the river Thames issued 954 copies; the Port of Hull
Society, 1,055 ; at Plymouth 746 were issued ; at 10
Portsmouth, 829 ;at Liverpool, 2,823 ; 910 were issued 20
by the British and Fcreign Sailors' Society ; 960 copies 20
at Dover ; 424 at Cardiff ; Leeds, 379 ; Falmouth, 296; 20.
at Dartmouth, 270 ; Newcastle, 268 ; and Redruth, 2A)
323. The total cash receipts for the year amounted to 20
2,101/. 15s. 11d., and the total payments were 10.
2,102/. 18s. 9d., which, with a balance from last year, 200
left a present balance of 68/. 3s. sd. The balance wan, 10
however, merely nominal, as there was an outstanding 20
debt of 786/. for 10,000 Bibles, which the Committee 20
had felt it their duty to procure, in order to be prepared 8i
for any demand for the supply of the military, in conse- ;;10
quence of the offer made to commanding officers. A 20
small effort on the part of the friends of the society 10
would speedily liquidate this elaira. ,20_