The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
GUAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TIN 0 o'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,500 Ameri-
can, and 1,000 taken for export and on specula-
tion. The market was steady, and prices of all
kinds remain without change. The sales com-
prised 5,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maran-
ham, at 61d. to Gid., 100 Bahia at 6/d to Gid., 200
Egyptian at Gd. to Bd., and 2,000 Surat at 2d.
to 4d. per lb. Railway Shares continued dull and
inactive.

The state of the Silk Market during the present
month is thus described by Mr. Henry W. Eaton:—
"The public sales of raw silk concluded yesterday.
The quantity sold in the room was as usual small, but a
large business has been done in Chinas by private con•
tract ; the sales I should i.ay exceeding 2,500 bales, re-
sulting ;n an advance of is. to 2s. 6d. per lb. on the rates
of August. The prices realised have been 17s. 6d. and
18s. 6d. for best first and second Tsatlees, 14s. to 16s.
for other sorts, and lls. to 14s. for Taysaams. The
fully confirmed reports from China of short settlements
and the inferiority of the new silk has caused consider-
able buoyancy in the market, and the unprecedentedly
large quantity of 6,000 to 7,000 bales have changed
hands during the last four weeks. In Bengals there is
little alteration ; rather more has been doing, but the
qualities offered are not generally adapted to present re-
quirements."
The Produce Markets generally during this
month may be said to have decidedly improved, a
better demand having arisen for the principal
staples, both for home use and exports. The im-
ports, however, are large, and the stocks generally
exceed those of the corresponding date of 1853.
In the accounts from Germany mention is made
of rather an important circumstance, viz., the in-
creasing scarcity of ammunition in Russia, and of
the materials for manufacturing it. So severely is 15-41
this felt, that the Government at St. Petersburg 16i
is making every exertion to discover mines of lead, 14l
sulphur, or coals,'and will resume the working of I 9
those which hitherto have been neglected. For- 14
merly a large quantity of lead was obtained from 174
the mines of Finland, when that country belonged st.
to Sweden, but subsequently the working of them 30t.
was abandoned, owing to the cheapness of the
12'
10
article supplied from abroad. In proof of the
existing scarcity, it may be mentioned that the 50
price of lead, which in ordinary times is 11 roubles 10
per good, has risen to 6 roubles. Sulphur likewise, N
owing to the blockade, is extremely scarce. st.
The return of the French Customs Receipts for 4s/
t 2,
the first nine months of 1854 gives the total at st.
only 107,000,000 francs, being a falling off to the 50
amount of 70,000,000 francs, compared with the iOO
like date of 1853. 6)
The arrival of the steamer Atlantic has occa- 5
Jr
sioned great satisfaction, seeing she is the bearer of 20
news that 109 passengers, in addition to those pre-
viously reported, have been saved from the Arctic.
The greatest anxiety prevails on the part of those
who had relatives on board to ascertain the names.
The amount of specie is 900,000 dollars. The
letters are not yet delivered.
The Stock market has not maintained yesterday's
improvement, the statement that M. Soule, the
American Minister at Madrid, had been refused
admission into France, on his way to Spain, having
occasioned some uneasiness, or given at least en-
couragement to the Bear party who previously
were inclined to operate with greater boldness
upon the rumour of a new French loan being con
templated. The funds being high at present, how-
ever, a reaction of 1 per cent. is of no moment
Consols have been 944 to 1 for transfer, and 94i
for account. East India Bonds have been 11s.
premium. The New 3 (late 31) per Cents. have
realised 931 to 93a, and the 3 per Cents. 93 to 4.
Bank Stock has been buoyant at 211 to 2121.
Foreign Securities are almost nominal. Sar-
dinian Bonds have been dealt in at 881, Russian
5 per Cents. at 96. Peruvian 44 per Cents. have
been at 71. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 90-g to 91/.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 22i to 231 ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto,
4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
184 to 185 ; ditto, 3 per Cents:, 374 to 38 ; ditto,
Certificates, 5 to 54 ; ditto, Passive, 4l to 5.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day_are in round figures as under
1854. 1853.
£24,429 £22,753
56,466 53.816
13.414 12,285
14,797 13,012
26,785 25,609
17,932 17,519
11,802 10,600
22,185 19,218
19,126 17.613
32,385 30,089

Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern

The railway share market has been rather heavy, 20
but without material change in values. The Cale- 20
douian, North-Western, and Great Western have 20
been principally dealt in. Foreign shares have been V)
slightly in favour of buyers. 100
The Colonial and Foreign Mines are more dealt
100
in, but far from brisk. 20
The Joint-Stock Banks have been firm. Crystal 25
Palace are better. 25

13itiTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Ittpiness done.

Bank Stock ..
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 938 3 /
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 944 i h
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Dittc. 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859. 4 3.16 1-16
India Bons, 11000 . ...... ....... ..... , —
Ditto, under £lOOO ll p
Console for Account 14th Nov. .. 94
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO
£5OO 9 6 p
Small 9 6 p
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent. lOO
_Ditto
1859, „
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 96
Serdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ........ ....
Dividends on the shove payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates..~,.
HALF-PAST TWO.

Console
Ditto November A celnnt

.. 99441

EMBEZZLEMENT OF 7151. BY A PARISH OFFICER.— 20
Yesterday information was received at the Chief Police- 16
office, Great Scotland-yard, that William Badger, who 20
had been for some years a.sietant overseer for the
parish of Elesmere, Salop, had absconded, and for
whose apprehension a warrant had been issued on the
charge of embezzling the sum of 7151. 17s. l ld., the
property of the Guardians of the Ellesmere Union.
DEATH OF THE RIGHT 110 N. JAMES GRATTAN.—The
Dublin Mail of yesterday evening announces the death
of the Right Hon. J. Grattan, which event took place
suddenly on Tuesday at his residence, Tinnehinch,
county of Wicklow. The right hon. gentleman was the
eldest son of the late Right Hon. Henry Grattan, and
repre4ented the county of Wicklow in many Parliaments.
He leaves no i.sne.
" COMING. EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE "
Until the time of their victorious gathering on the glo-
rious heights of Alma, the last occasion when the French
and Bri',ish armies met each other on the field of battle
was on the plains of Waterloo, at a spot prophetically
ailed La Belle Alliance.
ST. JOHN'S-WOOD.—A. meeting of the inhabitants of
St. John's-wood supplementary to a meeting held some
days ago, in aid of the Patrotic Fund, was called for last
evening at the Eyre Arms Tavern. Mr. A. Watts Pro-
fessor Creasy, the Rev. Mr. Ma dock, incumbent Of All
Souls Mr. Ridgway, and some other gentlemen of in-
fluence in the district, were present ; but the attendance
generally being, in consequence of the inclement state of
the weat'ier, extremely thin, the Rev. Mr. Maddock,
who took the chair pro forma, moved an adjournment,
which was carried, and the meeting was fixed for Wed-
nesday next.
etsveen four and five o'clock
FIRES YESTERDAL—B
yesterday morning the Queen's Theatre, in Tottenham-
street, Tottenham-court-road, narrooly escaped destruc-
tion by fire, which, it appears, broke out at the back
part of the stage, under the flooring. When discovered,
the flames had possession of the whole of theitu flooring,
jointing, and scenery, and, but for the promptde dis-
played by the police, and the speedy. arrival of the en-
gines, the building must have been quickly burned to the
ground. The cause of the fire is not yet ascertained.
Previous to the above outbreak no fewer than nine other
fires occurred in the course of the morning in various
parts of the metropolis, but were got ui,der before any
serious mischief had resulted.
GALLANT CONDI:JCL—A private letter, from an offi-
cer on board one of the ships of the Pacific squadron,
states that, during a visit to Nuka, Siva (one of the
Marquesas Islands), Mr. Nugent, a naval cadet belong-
ing her Majesty's ship President, was saved from
drowning by Commander Connolly, who incurred great
risk of his own life in the act of saving that of the
young gentleman.