The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY- EVENING, JULY la, 14j44i

port of his children, or for assistance from the
Poor-box of the Court for the family, sud-
denly plunged from comparative affluence into
the depth of poverty and distress. The Ma-
gistrate found himself unable to make any order
affecting the money secured by the husband, and
now doubtless in the hands of the authorities of
the House of Correction. Although an order may
be made in favour of the overseers for money
expended by them, nothing can be given to avert
the necessity of obtaining poor relief ! The
wretched applicant was a dressmaker, and could
earn sufficient for her own support, although not
for the wants of the four illegitimate children of
her husband, but the law in its wisdom declared,
that notwithstanding the ill treatment she had
sustained, notwithstanding that her oppressor
sullenly refused to allow one shilling of the money
held for him by the prison authorities to be
applied for the maintenance of his children—she
was still bound to look after them, and protect,
and support them. This is certainly a very one-
sided law, very unfair to the sufferer. Why should
she not be entitled to a divorced mensa et thoro,
to support out of his funds, and to the removal of
any responsibility ? Simply because she is poor,
and cannot set the legal machinery in motion !
Surely the Session is not too far advanced even
yet to introduce a measure calculated greatly to
reduce, if not altogether to abolish, the practice of
wife-beating, and to give cheap, expeditious, and
adequate relief to sufferers like poor unfortuate
ANNE THOMPSON.

MONEY MA RKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton •at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 800
American, and 500 Surat taken for export and on
speculation. The market closed steadily without
change in prices. The sales comprised 4,500 Ame-
rican, 100 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to Gd.,
150 Bahia at 6d. to Cid., 200 Egyptian at 6d, to
Bd., 1,000 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 30 Sea Island
at Is. to is. sd. per lb. Railway Shares were flat.
The freight market, according to the Weekly
Shipping List, continues dull, and with but little
prospect of early improvement.
The activity observable last week continues in all
the departments connected with the war. Tenders
are invited to be made at the Admiralty on the
11th inst. for conveying in a sailing ship 500 tons
of Navy provisions to the Baltic, and 500 tons by
steamer to the same destination, and both from
Gosport. Also, for 300 tons of provisions from
Plymouth, and 7 officers and 560 men from the
river and Cork, for Malta.

Advices from New York report the continuance
of a tight money market. Stocks were fluctuating;
flour was dull ; wheat tended downwards, and cot-
ton inactive. Freights were steady generally.
In the letters received this morning from the
Continent favourable mention is made of the gene-
ral condition of the money markets, but the Rus-
sian Loan was everywhere badly received. The
weather appears to have been more satisfactory
than it is here. The German wool markets have
been tolerably active again at Breslau ; several
buyers had arrived from England, Austria,
and other places. Single clip wool sold at
seventy to eighty Rix dollars. The Austrians
took the low qualities generally. Prices were with-
out alteration. At Hamburg, the business doing
in colonial produce was chiefly for present wants.
In prices there was no particular change. Dis-
counts were lower, owing to the abundant supply
of cash, being 2 to 2/ per cent. In France the
price of iron is tending upwards.
There is a very flat market for public securities,
for, although prices opened tolerably well, Consols
being 92/ to 93, they have gone back to 92g upon
sales by influential brokers, the interpretation of
the political news from' Vienna not being favour-
able, and the continuance of wet being apprehended.
The nature of the answer given by Russia is such
that, unless Austria stands proof against the temp-
tation, and acts with the Allied Powers, fresh com-
plications will arise. There are many who rather
confidently expect that she will refuse the proffered
conditions of the Czar, even if Prussia entertains
them. The speculators look, however, at the
war as it stands, and seeing a large expenditure
before us, under any circumstances, some of them
conclude that the funds are too high. Exchequer
•Bills have been is. discount, to 2s. premium, and
' Fast India Bonds 4s. premium. The New 3- per
Cents. have realised 92/ to 9347 and the 3 per
Cents. 924 to 92/. Bank Stock has touched 209.
Foreign Securities have been quiet again, and
without any particular change in the quotations.
The accounts from Spain seem still to be favourable
for the Government, but the Bonds are heavy at
181 to 19 for the New Deferred, which have alone
been dealt in. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been
marked 391 ex dividend. Mexican Bonds are dull
at 24 to Peruvian Stock has been at 67. Rus-
sian 41 per Cents. are 841 to el-dividend, and
Dutch 21 per Cents. 59/ to

The following aro the mornitial prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6.1 to 6k) Peru-
vian 3 per Cents. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents.
39 to 41, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 41
per Cents. 81 to 83, Spanish 3 per Cents. 37k to
38k, ditto Certificates 4 to 41, ditto Passive 4
to 44.

The railway meetings announced are the fol
lowing :

Company. Date. Place.
Central Peninsula of Portugal Aug. 1, Lisbon.
Lond and Greenwich J my 11, 10, Coleman-street
London and South-Western July 22, York-road.
London, Brighton, and South
Coast July 27, Bridge house hotel
Lucca and Pistoja
Madras July 18, 33, New Broad-st
Manchester, Sheffield, and

Lincolnshire
North British July 16, Edinburgh.
North Staffordshire ....... July 27, Euston-square.
Paris and Rouen
West Flanders
Ditto
The Railway Share Market has been inanimate,
and lower prices are accepted for the principal lines.
Eastern Counties bring nearly the previous rates.
Midland have receded, and also Brighton, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, and Great Western. French
Shares have been merely nominal. Luxembourg
Constituted are comparatively firm.
The Gold and other Mining Shares have given
rise to no transactions. The Banks have been
purchased to a small extent, ou former terms. The
Crystal Palace have been as low as g discount, and
the Land Companies are cheaper.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Prom the °tidal List. )
nnsinPss done.
Bank Stock
; per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92
3 per Cent. Console Annuities
31 per Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO
Consols for Opening 19th July
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
Small p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ktexi„n 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 67
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent, St —
Ditto 41 per Cent...... 844
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBi 19
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull
L'A LF-Pil ST TWO.
Consols for oPening 19th*July

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We believe that the anticipations respecting a more
than usually short session of Parliament this year are
likely to be disappointed. There is still much important
public business to be done, and the private bills are so
numerous and so backward as to render it probable that
the session cannot be brought to a close before the 10th
of August.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.— Vice-Admiral the Hen.
William Gordon is appointed Commander-in-Chief at
Sheerness. Captain the Hon. Frederick W. Grey, C. 8.,
of her Majesty's ship
-commo-
dore of the second class. Mr. G-. C. Harrison is ap-
Hannibal, is appointed
ap-
pointed acting second-class clerk ; Mr. R. P. Chap-
lain is appointed second-class clerk ; and Mr. W. Follett
Pennell is appointed third-class clerk, in the Accountant-
General's department, Somerset-house. Mr. Edward
Joseph is appointed to be third-class clerk in Deptford
Dockyard,
INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL POSTMASTERS.—GeneraI Post-
office, July,
1854.—Many newspapers addressed to the
Cape of Good Hope have recently been posted in this
country, unpaid, and the Postmaster-General feels it
necessary, therefore, again to give notice that a postage
of one penny must be paid in advance, either in money
or by stamp, upon each newspaper sent to that colony,
and that, unless such postage be paid, the newspapers
cannot be forwarded. Postmasters are desired to give
the utmost publicity to this announcement.
THE IRISH COAST.—A fixed light has been placed in
Tralee Bay, the south-west coast of Ireland.
SPECIE.—The arrivals of specie during the week have
been moderate, the total being a little over 250,0001.,
of which the chief portion was gold from New York.
The exports have amounted to about 400,0001., of which
about 260,0001. was silver.
ALARMING FlRES.—Yesterday morning, at a few
minutes before one o'clock, a fire of an alarming nature
broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. P. De
Beauvoir, situate at No. 3, Park Villas, Regent's Park.
The fire was discovered by a police-officer of the S divi-
sion, who in passing the building perceived smoke pour-
ing forth from the top part. He at once sounded an
alarm, and after considerable trouble he succeeded in
arousing the inmates, who all happily effected a safe re-
treat. The engines of the parish, London Brigade,
and the • West of England were soon on the spot,
and a plentiful supply of water having been pro.
cured, the engines were set to work, and a powerful
stream of the opposing element was scattered over
the fire ; but in spite of the most strenuous exertions
of the firemen they were unable to get the mastery
over the flames until four of the upper rooms
were burned out, their contents consumed, and serious
damage done to the lower part of the mansion by fire
and water. The origin of the misfortune is enveloped
in obscurity, and unfortunately the sufferer was not in-
sured.—About an hour later, a fire that at ono time
threatened most disastrous consequences, broke out in
the extensive range of premises belonging to Mr. Fowler,
pump-manufacturer and engineer, situate in Whitefriars-
street, near the Temple. The outbreak began in the
basement amongst some rubbish over the steam-engine,
caused, it is believed, from the overheating of the boiler.
The engines of the London Brigade, West of England
office, and the Royal Society's fire-escapes promptly at-
tended, and owing to the exertions of the firemen the fire
was soon extinguished, the damage done being inconsi-
derable. The premises and their contents were insured 1
in the West of England Office.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

THE WAR.

THE LAST DESPATCH FROM VIENNA.

VIENNA, Sunday, July 9.—lt was only yesterday
that the Emperor received Prince Gortschakoff.
The audience was short and cold.

Prince Gortschakoff brought no definitive an-
swer, but unacceptable, propositions. The Czar's
definitive reply is expected in fourteen days.
Prince Gortschakoff now awaits it here.
Decisive despatches were sent to St. Petersburg
last night.
Despatches confirm the diFgraco of Prince Pas-
kiewitsch.
The Russians re-occupy Wallachia.