The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1854

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLMENCE.

CITY, TNN 0 o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for
export and on speculation. Tho market was flat,
without change in prices. Railway Shares were
dull.

The official returns relating to trade and navi-
gation for the month, and ten months ending Nov.
5, 1854, have been issued. From these it appears
that the total declared value of the enumerated
exports from the United Kingdom, for the month
was 5,574,8681., being a decrease of 593,1581., as
compared with that of those shipped in the same
period of last year. For the 10 months there ap-
pears an augmentation over those of 1853,
to the same date, of 146,3111. in the value
of articles exported. The month's exports were
larger of linen yarn and woollen yarn, but a de-
crease is perceptible in cotton manufactures, cotton
yarn, earthenware, haberdashery and millinery,
Hardwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, machi-
nery, metals, silk manufactures, thrown silk, and
woollen manufactures. The imports in the same
time were more extensive of coffee, cochineal,
guano, mahogany, cinnamon, cloves, pimento,
rum, and unrefined sugar, but less of cocoa,
wheat, barley, oats, Indian corn, flour, flax,
hemp, currants, provisions, rice, saltpetre, raw
silk, cassia lignea, brandy, Geneva, tallow,
tea, tobacco, cotton wool, and lambs' and sheep's
wool.

The shipping accounts exhibit a decrease in the
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade
of the United Kingdom for the month of 86,566
tons for the entries inwards, and of 28,307 tons in
the clearances outwards.

In the coasting trade for th• month there was a
falling off in the tonnage engaged for the entries,
but a slight augmentation in the clearances.
The Bank of England return for the week to the
25th ult. is more satisfactory, the discounts having
fallen off slightly, while the bullion increases. The
Government Deposit Account is also improving.
The changes compared with the previous week were
as follows :
Active circulation £19,749,975

Decrease
Bullion
Increase

78,295
13,709,794
215,010
3,176,199
3,835
4,782,390
316,472
9,715,309
30,305
1,044,770
25,895
11,461,703
31,832
13,850,140

Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Governmer Securities
Increase
Other Securities

Decrease ..
Notes unemployed.
Increase....

420
7,352,645
328,495

There was greater firmness yesterday afternoon
in the rates for foreign bills of exchange drawn
here. Paris, 90 days, realised 25 321 to 3n,
Amsterdam 11 171 to 17i, Hamburg 13 5:1- to 61,
Frankfort 118 to 118 i, and Trieste 12 42 to 47.
The shipments of gold direct from London during
the week to Thursday last comprised 576,593 ounces
of silver and 818 ounces of gold—all to the con-
tinent.

The Funds have improved upon the statement
that Austria has joined the Allies, and Consols
have been as high as 92 1, after opening at 912
and 92. There is, however, not much doing.
Bank Stock is dull at 209, and India Stock firm at
233 to 234. Exchequer Bills continue at 3s. to Gs.

premium.
The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
received accounts to November Ist. The insur-
rection continued, and there was not much pro-,
spect of the Bondholders receiving a further appro-
priation out of the indemnity money. The remit-
tance for the dividend is 36,000 dollars, and there
were 15,415 dollars ready in Tampico.
In the Foreign Market Turkish Scrip is improv-
ing, having been done at 61 discount. Spanish
3 per Cents. are 371. Dutch 4 per Cents. arc 90i
to 1.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5k to 52 ; Mexi-
can, 21k to 21-g ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto
4i per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18k to 18,i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 371 to 38i ; ditto
Certificates, 54 to 51 ; ditto Passive, 41- to 41.
There is more firmness in the Railway Share
Market, and the prices tend upwards, but the
amount of business doing is limited. The French
Shares are generally about ss. higher.
The Mining Shares are very dull, and also those
of the Joint Stock Banks.

Australian Agricultural Land Shares are ad.
vanced, and also the South Australian Land.

aarrisH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Front the Official List.)
BuQiness done
Sank Stock 2o9k 9
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... .........
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9li 2i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Consols for &count
Exchequer Bills, 21d.
21000
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3} per Cent.
Ditto 1859, „
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. lOl
Peruvian Bonds, 4b per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 49
Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent 374
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5l p c
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account 7ll 6 d
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull —
nitto 4 DU UM. Dertifieates ...... 901
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols
Ditto, Account

THE "ADDITIONAL ARTICLE." 120
I 20

Some of the German papers have announced
that Austria and Prussia signed an additional
article to the treaty of the 20th of April. A trans-
lation of the text of this important document is
as follows :
" ADDITIONAL ARTICLE TO THU TREATY OF TER 20TH OF
APRIL, 1854, BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA."
" The continued threatening state of the affairs of
Europe has induced the high Courts of Vienna and
Berlin to consider the necessity of an understanding
proper to complete the provisions of the treaty of the
20th of April.
"The high Sovereigns have coincided in this considera-
tion that in as far as regards the treaty of the 20th of
April, extended by the federal decision of the 24th of
July, it is above all things Necessary to act in common,
in order to bring about the acceptation by the Diet of a
basis for the future negotiations of peace—a basis which
would be recognised by them as a proper one.
"They acknowledge that such a basis is to be found
in the four preliminary points, in favour of the adoption
of which Austria and Prussia have already interfered
with the Court of Russia ; and they will endeavour, ac-
cording to circumstances, to procure for that basis a
favourable reception. Although the hops of advancing
towards a pacific understanding depends on the adop-
tion of that basis, the general situation of Europe, and
the necessity of pursuing the object of peace with
more force, requires that the whole of Germany
should act with union. Guided by that idea, and
appreciating all the dangers which might result for
Germany from an attack against the Austrian troops, not
only if the Russians entered into the Austrianterritories, 46'
but also into the principalities, his Majesty the King of
Prussia takes, by these presents, with regard to his august 50
ally n hist f Majsty the Emperor of Austria, the engage. 25
him assistance, even in this last case; and 20
he reckons that the other members of the German nen
Con-
federation will also testify, and will prove, in case of
100
necessity, by their acceptance of the present additional 11:P,
givinge
article, the same anxiety to offer assistance to Austria.
20
" Done at Vienna, this 26th 'of November, 1854.
(Signed) " COMTE DE BUOL.
CONTE D'ABNIM." 50
50
DISASTERS IN THE BLACK SEA.—An impression is ,102,
understood to exist at the Admiralty that the disasters
in the Black Sea during,the night of the 14th of Novem- 20
ber, although very severe, will not prove to have been
50
SO great as the vaguely-worded telegraphic despatch 20
published on the subject would seem to indicate. 25
ALTEN MINING COMPANY.—At a meeting of the
Alten Mining Company yesterday, it was stated that 100
the profit on the year's operations is about 2,5001,, equal 10
to 10s. per share. The return would have been greater 5
but for the increased price of coals and other materials. 25
On the arrival of the remainder of the ore in England 25
arrangements will be made for a distribution. The 50
balance of assets in London and Alten is about 12,0001. „.