The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

47-8 Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

TheCITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
eatitaat
~,sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
Were .I.oe' at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American,
1441.67". for export and on speculation. The
With si; Was animated, and closed firmly, compared
'thejidaY's rates prices of American were tight.
an sales 3tes comprised 7,000 American ; 150 Pernam
laranham at 7d. to Bd. ; 150 Bahia, at ;
ttrtrroh4.•
an, at 6id. to Bd.; and 500 Surat, at
It tn° 4id. per lb. Railway Shares were quiet.
do stated that the rise of 2s. in wheat, occa-
by Private purchases on French account, is
werealatlltained, and that the large importers who
kivahPartioularly firm in anticipation of a further
to knee and continued purchases, are now anxious
kit,• There are large arrivals from the Mediter-
-1,14n shortly expected.
kr_ e foreign political accounts are more favour-
fioonstrued.
ttlainetlnglish Stock Market has been rather flue-
%NZ again. At the commencement of business,
N.-- were 98i They were marked soon after
Oeth and are now about 98i The New 3f per
9, • itave realised 1011 2, and the 3 per Cents.
keit? Exchequer Bills have been at 2s. to ss.
trah„„_11); and there have been more numerous
ji'",,tinns in India Bonds at 21's. to 325. prem.
aligh„. °reign Stocks there is a little doing, at prices
day. "Y,NII favour of sellers compared with yester-
-28, The
value of Mexican Bonds has been 27i to
the .17,,,J'ae settlement of the account is acting upon
beeli 441 e of most securities, but although there has
aDee a preponderance of " bearing" recently, the
b4ylllators are, apparently, not yet disposed to
torti,l,3ack, and accordingly the market is dull
ern .t.,;`red. with former periods. Should the East-
titte"moulty be solved, there would be many secu-
ttit,B3Which, from their low price, would present a
httration to capitalists, especially as there is very
koe Probability of new loans to absorb surplus
C,3llleYs. Buenos Ayres Stock has been firm at
aly!' at'd Brazilian New Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
tha toady at 98,i. Equador Bonds are not better
then 5~ ; Russian Securities have maintained
tee'„` ground, and the Five per Cents. have
beg at 117 A to 118. Spanish 3 per Cents. have
leer „, quoted- 484, being
1. rather heavy. Dutch 4
ha
elats. bring 061 to Grenada Deferred Bonds
e been at 91
The Railway"
Share Market is rather unsettled,
ape'g to the adjustment of the account, but the
I,4:lllation carried on of late does not appear to
IV been active, and the differences are not heavy.
Bee Principal transactions have been in York and
11,-"o4ick, Caledonian, North Western, and Great
Vern. French Shares are not buoyant, nor is
I,le much doing in them.
wtele Shares of the Australian Joint Stock Banks
krA neglected, and those of the Laud Companies
Vt, dull. though British American have been
gri". 'The Gold Mines are without change.
ql.ee last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
418 day, are in round figures as under :

r.., ..„,_ 1853. 1852.
/i''''' Western £24,018 £21,277
k)rthWestern 54,439 51,057
eth Western 18,249 13,802
147gliton
Idla d
,01it1,11.,., 25,631 23,905
eo --. Eastern 17,197 15,135
Great
10,021 8,717
Zra at Xorthern 15,904 11,628
Ocashire and Yorkshire 20,244 18,042
()4( and North Midland, Newcastle
and Lerwick, and Leeds Northern 28,038 24,972

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 10
(Front the Official List.) 26

Ipe,_ Business done.
/i, e,:;',ollt. Reduced Annuities 99
I,olut per Cent. Annuities lOll i
hie Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 28 £lOOO . ...... ~..—•••••••••••••••
hoothc,, under 21000 2B 32 27
eon "' Sea Old Annuities
els for Account 9Bl 1
chequer Bills, id.
1.004)
4:500 ..
5 2
Small 5 2 p
LICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
1V,14,1 Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ne"Le New, 1852, 41 per Cent 9Bl x d
13411.1°8 Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 63iB
F.,1,1811 Bonds, 1825, 5 per Cent lO6/
'odor Bonds
)444a Bonds, Deferred
lie eau 3 per Cent.
,Qlrian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
17au Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto 4- per Cent.
ash Bonds, 3 per Cent 4Bl
It) Dividends on the above payable in London.
31'1,11 CentA., per.C,ent. . ...... .
I'o 4 per . Certificates 961 i

HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols for Opeuing 19th July... 9B x d

2LOTING OF THE SWELLY ROCKS —The removal by
of „ting of the " Swelly Rocks," situated in the centre
fr Menai Straits, will take place during the course
11,"" present
themsumer. The Lords of the Admiralty
tt;ve adopted plan proposed by Mr. Edwin Clarke,
(lie engineer, and the contractors have received
Netions to proceed without delay with the work of
removal, the time for which has been limited to 18
40,44. The chief portion, it is expected, will be
Coved during the present season. The cost will be
0315,14 6,0001., for which a Parliamentary grant has been
b iLained and this will insure the removal of the princi-
La,%ohstructions, with a considerable portion from the
I,"`xace of the quarter tide rocks, thus leaving the iM-
Lsttant navigation of the Straits comparatively un-
to Peded. The removal of these obstructions will scour
e bed and channel of the Straits, and considerably
11,prove the bar harbours of Beaumaris and Carnarvon,
ir ,'4 cause the transit of many vessels through Menai,
"reference to the longer route by Holyheadthe .
PORTLAND BREAKWATER.—This great structure now
„l,tends upwards of 3,060 feet, comprising 102 bays of
'F, piles, each bay being 30 feet in the clear ; the founda-
-11, of the inner breakwater is filled up level with the
water, and is ready for the commencement of the masonry
operations. Vigorous efforts are now being made towards
c'4ecting the preliminary arrangements for laying the
`Lrst tier of stones, with which the " pier heads" at the
tremities of the opening are to be constructed ; there
"te two locomotives daily at work in the quarries, and
OWO on the breakwater, and all the available convict
strength is brought into requisition for the purpose of sup-
plying the quantity of stone necessary for the emergency.
For some months past artisans have been employed in
cutting and sharping the stone to the moulds which
lave been prepared, in the form and position which they
are to occupy in the breakwater. They are now laid
;int at the end of the " Gantry" at the foot of the incline,
t°l the form of a segment of a circle, being a fourth of
:le whole area of the piers (which are designed to be of
" circular form). The travelling " Gantry' is now run
out to the end of the inner breakwater, a-id is quite
ready to be used for the purpose of lowering stones and
~,, orking the diving bell. Divers are daily employed, as
the
tides serve, in levelling the ground-work beneath the
water, and preparing it for the reception of the blocks
icy are to form the foundation of the structure.
'Wing Gazette.
,
-taE FISHING SEASON.—The present fishing season has
tsr°ved, so far, one of the best which has occurred in the
,
district for some years. Mr. T. Bell, of Thorn-
uWaite, caught a pike 241 b. weight in Bassenthwaite
fake about ten days ago. On Tuesday last Mr. T. F.
Taylor, late of Cockermouth, caught one which weighed
upwards
of 201 b. The trimmer was used in both in-
‘ ,ances.—Cuniberland Facquet.
11:1IE COST OF A CONTESTED ELECTION IN 1768.
" Ith all our corruption, we don't spend quite as much
ell contested elections as did our ancestors. In 1768,
at the Northampton election (decided in favour of Lord
jencer) that nobleman spent nearly 130,0001. ; Lord
' was ruined ; and Lord Northampton, besides
elitting down all his old timber, to the amount of
6°,0001. sold most of his furniture from Ashby, and the
•Viiele of that at Compton, and spent the rest of his
'lie in Switzerland.
,i,RETURN OF MR. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM TO LONDON.—
" e are about to lose another of our musical favourites.
•!!+lhoni has taken her departure—Kate Hayes gone to
California—Sontag touring—and now Augustus Bra-
112.tu
4 intends leaving us just when we want him
remain—but we are glad to be able to say that
will revisit us, for certainty, and that too at
very distant period, and when he does, he will meet
with a most hearty and unaffected welcome from the
thousands whom he has delighted with his sweet strains,
2nilike wise from the immense number of favourite friends
:u° have become attached to him, from the kind,
and gentlemanly conduct he has so invariably
epliced during his stay among us children of the West.
t is stated, and upon good authority, that he intends
settling in the United States, and on his return brings
;
°_ yer his children with him. We need not say that we
hall hail him with pleasure as one of our citizens ; in
IV, we may truly say that he is already (one of us).
is career in this country has been brilliant in the
extreme—and we fervently trust that he will startle the
Londoners in the same manner. In his concert singing he
?unsurpassed ; who can listen to his " Pretty Jane" or
~,g; Oft in the Stilly Night" unmoved? or hear the curse
'''"ven in "Lucia" without feeling a most unwonted thrill?
and as to " Still so Gentl " many a tear have we seen fall,
4,,,s he not only sang but sobbed it out in such a heartfelt
K'anner, that even we ourselves, case-hardened and hard-
earted stoics as we supposed ourselves—found that our
pocket-handkerchief was suddenly drawn out (of course in
e°°4equence of a severe cold). Well, we have spent
4°Y
t
pleasant and agreeable hours publicly and pri-
g with Augustus Braham, and in bidding him (we
!rust only a short time) farewell, beg to state that we
;leer him depart with sincere regret, and shall hail his re-
turn with real pleasure ; and all who know him will
alsilgr,_u.ee with us that we wish all Englishmen were like
'" —Spirit of the Times.
REIN
YORK INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.—An official
announcement__s has been made, that the Exhibition at the
JlY.,tal Palace will be opened on the 15th of July,—The
t4lider.