The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL IN TEL LIGENCE.

CITY; TWO O'CLOCK,

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 American
taken for export and on speculation. The market
closed steadily without change in prices. The sales
comprised 3,750 American, 450 Pernam and Maran-
ham at bad. to 7d. ; 120 Bahia at 6&d. ; 150 Egyp-
tian at 6d. to 7d. ; 500 Surat at 3d. to 3id., and
30 Sea Island at is. to 2s. 4d. per lb. Railway
shares were dull.

In wheat more business has been done, but not
much in other grain.
The steamer Europa from New York brings dates
of May 31, with 700,000 dollars in specie. There
had been three or four failures at Boston and other
places, but they do not appear to have been those
of first-class merchants having direct connections
with England, and one. of them arose from share
speculations.
The letters and papers by the Overland Mail
have been received at last from Australia, but the
dates were anticipated via Marseilles.
Another Overland Mail, India and China only,
is telegraphed as having reached Marseilles in the
Vectis steamer, and her letters will probably be de-
livered here to-morrow about mid-day.
The ship Woolloomooloo, which left Sydney
February 27, has arrived. 'Her dates will not be
later, nor is it yet ascertained what amount of gold
she brings.
The Stock market is flatter, and there is no acti-
vity apparent, the speculators being much at fault
how to proceed: Consols have been quoted 91/ to
and are now 91i to I. The New 3i per Cents.
have been marked 91i to 92, and the 3 per Cents.
911 to Exchequer Bills are Is. to 4s. premium,
and the Bonds about # premium.
The Foreign Securities have been as little dealt
in as the English, and participated to a small ex-
tent in their heavier tone. Mexican Bonds have
been at 23g. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have been
marked 85. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have
varied from 19i to 193. Dutch 4 per Cents. are
89#.
the railway meetings announced are the follow-
ing : _

Company. Date. Place.
Central PeninsulaofPortngal Aug. 1, Lisbon.
Glasgow and South Western. Juno 13, Glasgow.
Great Northern June 22, King's-cross.
Leeds Northern June 24, Leeds.
L'pool, Crosby, do Southport June 14 Liverpool.
London and North Western June 21, Euston-station.
London and South Western June 20 York-road.
Lou., Brighton, & S.-Coast June 21,1 B. H. Hotel.
Lucca and Pistoja July 15, Lucca.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham June 12, Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury and Chester June 13, Chester.
Notice has been given that all the old shares of
the Cheat Luxembourg Company, of whatever de-
nomination, are required to be brought in for con-
version (in conformity with the resolutions of the
shareholders, passed at a general meeting held in
Brussels, on the 17th December, 1853, and 9th
January, 1854), on or before Monday, the 3d of
July next. And notice is further given, that as
interest on the constituted shares commences from
the Ist of January, 1854, it has ceased on all shares
of this company not already brought in for conver-
sion as from the 31st of December, 1853 ; and that
on all shares which shall not be brought in for con-
version on or before the said 3d July next, the
title to the interest which had accrued on them at
31st December, 1853, will be absolutely forfeited.
The Railway Share Market is rather easier, but
there is no important variation in the prices. York
and Berwick, York and North Midland, and Great
Northern, have been cheaper to buy. Great Wes-
tern and the other lines have been tolerably steady.
French shares are nominal. A few bargains have
been entered into in the Canadian and Indian lines.
The Mining Market is inactive, the Joint Stock
Banks are quieter, and the Australian Agricultural
rather lower. Crystal Palace have again declined.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
( Prom the Official List.)

Business done
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li 1
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 92 1
Consols for Opening 19th July
iii
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
Small 1 5 p
Exchequer Bonds Scrip a
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Equaelor Bonds
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 231
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 993 9
EDitto for the Account lOO3 991
mrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B5 41
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 194 1
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening 19th July 9ll # x d

THE LATE FRAUDULENT RELEASE OF A PRISONER.—
On Saturday afternoon, at Bow-street, an application
was made to Mr. Henry for a summons to compel the
attendance of one Thompson, a lawyer's clerk, who
swore to having left the necessary notice of an applica-
tion to Justice Coleridge for the bail of a female prisoner
in the House of Detention, named Blackford. In this
case, it will be remembered that two attorneys' clerks,
named How and Rickards, are at present out on bail for
re-examination, charged with having, by means of
forging the name of a solicitor for the prosecution, ob-
tained the release of the woman Blackford. Mr. Henry
instantly granted the summons required.
CONFLAGRATION AT BLOXHAM, OXON.--A fire broke
out yesterday morning at Bloxham, near Banbury. At
about a quarter before 8 o'clock the servant of Mr. Bar-
rett, a timber merchant, went to the workshop for
shavings to light the fire in the house, and to her as-
tonishment, found flames iu the building. She imme-
diately raised an alarm, but before sufficient assistance
could be procured the entire buildings, with the excep-
tion of the dwelling house, were on fire. The wind was
blowing strongly, arid everything being excessively dry
the flames soon spread to adjoining property and to the
timber in Mr. Barratt's yard, where a very consider-
able quantity of deal and other balks and planking were
stored, the whole of which were consumed. The fire
spread rapidly, and in the short space of two hours
about 12 or 14 houses, with out-buildings, Jrc., were
completely burnt to the ground. The cause of the fire
is at present a mystery, as the proprietor of the work-
shop was not aware that it had been entered since the
previous evening. His premises were insured, but the
stock was not. The greater portion of the buildings
burnt was cottages, occupied by persons in humble cir-
cumstances. The engines from Banbury and Adderbury
were soon in attendance, and by the exertions of the
villagers and others, who came from all directions to the
scene, the progress of the fire was at last stopped. The
exertions of all deserve great praise, more especially
those of the clergymen residing at Bloxham, who with
the scholars of the collegiate school lately established
there, at once turned out, and lent a useful hand to ex-
tinguish the fire.
TERRIBLE SCENE AT THE FRENCH OPERA HOUSE.—
There was on Monday night a terrible suicide committed
at the French Opera House. Meyerbeer's Prophete was
being played to a very brilliant house. All went on
merrily till the fourth act, when sudderily a man in the
second tier of boxes drew a pistol from his pocket, and
then and there blew out his brains, which bespattered
the glossy shoulders and blooming cheeks of two ladies
in the next box. Judge of the horrible confusion which
ensued. Such shrieking and such screams. The corpse
was carried off, and the man was found to be a Prussian
officer, who had taken this summary method of making
known to a figurante at the Opera that she was the ob-
ject of his unrequited affection.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—INTERESTING TO THE SHIP-
PING INTERESTS.—The mercantile community will be
glad to learn that there is at length a probability of
these great works being now proceeded with in a man-
ner commensurate with the growing magnitude of the
locality, and immense requirements of the port of the
Mersey. The last monthly meeting of the old board took
place the other evening, Mr. J. H. Greene in the chair,
who congratulated them on the position Birkenhead
now occupied. They were progressing Prosperously.
There was no interest in the town but what was pros-
pering. There was a Canada company, and other manu-
facturing companies, which were all certainly conferring
great benefits on the town. He thought the landlords
would not complain, as property was rapidly increasing
in value. The tradesmen and shopkeepers were never
better employed or more prosperous, and the labour-
ing classes had no cause of complaint. Cottage pro-
perty was also prosperous, as there was not a house
unoccupied, whilst the higher class of property
was also doing well. Since the appointment of trustees
in August last, contracts had been fully entered into
with Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack, to carry out the
full completion of the docks, and the names of those gen-
tlemen were a sufficient guarantee that they would be
completed in the time stipulated. In 1852, for the first
5 months, the dock revenue was about 7001. In the 5
mouths ending May, the present year, it amounted to
2,5001. They had paid every penny of arrears to the ,
township ; they had paid all the arrears of poor-
rate, and all arrears of salaries. They had paid,
he repeated, everything, so far as the township
was concerned. The election of the following gen-
tlemen, composing the new board, took place on the
6th ult., after a poll:—Messrs. Cooke, Colborne,
Graham, Harrison, Hind, Keightley, Watson, and
A.pinall. The result may be considered as putting an
end to the litigious dissensions and procrastinations that
have hitherto wrought so much mischief to the pore of
Birkenhead, by impeding the progress of the docks and
other essential improvements.
EXTENSION OF THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY.
—During the last week, engineers have been engaged
in the survey of levels for a new line of railway, branch-
ing off from the Great North of Scotland line at Nether-
mills, and passing in a northerly direction through the
parish of Grange, thence along the Vale of Deskford to
Cullen, and from that burgh along the coast to the river ,
Spey, near Fochabers.