The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 2,500 American
and 300 Surat were taken for export. The market
wag 'very animated and closed without alteration
in prices. The sales comprised 8,000 American,
200 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to Bd. ; 50
Bahia at 61d. ; 600 Egyptian at 6-gd. to 9d., and
1,000 Surat at 3id. to 41d. per b. Railway Shares
were flat at rather lower prices.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. Bd.
per quarter, and the last week's sales are 90,736
quarters. _ _

- The accounts from St. Petersburgh would appear
to be more favourably construed, as the speculators
in tallow are manifesting some uneasiness. Prime
yellow candle sorts are offering freely this morning
for October and December delivery, with few
buyers, at 51s. 3d. to 51s. 6d. per cwt.
The accounts from New York represent the stock
market as being quiet but steady. The, value of
merchandise imported last month was 15,631,842
dols., against 10,030,354 dols. during the same
month last year, showing an increase of more than
GO per cent. The exports during the same period
are valued at 8,825,122 dols., against 7,530,818
dols. in the same month last year. Gold and silver
entered to the extent of 4,418,537 dols., of which
18,633 dols. were in silver, 5,932 dols. in gold,
and 4,393,972 dols. in gold dust. In June, last
year, the total was 4,634,586 dols. The return
for the month of the United States Mint shows the
deposits of Californian gold to have been 4,473,000
dols., and from all other sources 60,000 dols. Sil-
ver bullion was deposited to the value of 678,000
dols. The gold coinage exceeded four and three-
quarter millions, more than one-half of which was
in bars, and about one million in gold dollars and
quarter eagles. The silver coinage was 650,000
dols., one-half of which was in half-dollars. The
total coinage last month was 2,658,701 dols. 32
cents.

The Funds have been depressed this morning,
and there is again rather a fuller supply of stock.
The speculators yesterday afternoon took further
options to some amount, an influential party
giving 1 3-16th for 100,000/. Consols have been
972 for Transfer,'and after receding to 972 n for
Account, have been since done at 97.1 • Bank
Stock is quiet at 2282, and India Stock at 259.
South Sea Stock has been done at 1151. The New
32 per Cents. have been marked_ 1004 to 101, and
the 3 per Cents. 981 4. Exchequer Bills are ls.
discount to 2s. premium, and India Bonds 21s. to
265, premium, money being still in some request.
Foreign Securities have been very quiet and
rather heavy. Spanish Deferred Bonds are 224,
a decline of I. Portugues 4 per Cents. have re-
alised 41k. Mexican Bonds have been much the
same, 261. Equador Stock is at sb. Brazilian 42
Per cents, have been quoted 93g to The
Swedish Loan continues at 1. premium. Russian
44 per Cents. have improved to 1004 ex dividend.
Railway Shares have been very little dealt in,
and are flat. The settlement of the account is
Progressing quietly. In French Shares there is
nothing doing.
The Gold Mine Shares have been firm generally.
The Land Companies Shares are still depressed.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1853. 1852.
£25,754 £19,121
54,869 49,800
16,526 13,642
13,958 12,214

Great Western.
North Western...
South Western....
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire
and Yorkshire
York and North Midland, Newcastle
and Berwick, and Leeds Northern 27,195 24,921

25,052 23,033

19,027 16,219
10,205 9,058
15,708 11,296
19,442 17,816

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
( From the Official List.)

_ ...
Business done.
tank Stock ••• ••... . .
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ba A
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3t per Cent. Annuities IOO,T i i 1 1001
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ... 51 15-16 13-16 4
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct.' 1859 .... 5i
Ditt• 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5 9-16
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account Win'
Exchequer Bills, ld.

£lOOO
£5OO
Small

2pld
2pld
• 2pld

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent

Ditto Small
Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent 9B i
(I.llador Bonds
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. -
i
Ditto 44 per Cent. 99 1001 100 a d
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 93i
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 461
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 22ls
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Swedish Loan •• ••
Venezuela Bonds, 3} per Cent.
Dividends on tte above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent....
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .....,

96;

TERRE O'CLOCK.
97i as

Consols for Opening 19th July..,

`4l-13ILEE OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

cele-
brated l,
st evening the jubilee of this institution was a
public meeting, at Exeter-hall, Strand, Mr.
h• . Gurney, founder and president of the union, in
e chair, supported by Mr. James Nisbet, Mr. Thomas
t7'3l institution,
who had assisted him in the work of forming
e and many other gentlemen interested in
uthe success of the undertaking.
The proceedings having been opened with prayer,
The CHAIRMAN remarked upon the success which had
attended the operations of the society since its com-
mencement. Fifty years ago there were but 21,000
Scholars in all the Sunday schools, whereas the number
had now increased to upwards of 140,000. There could
be no doubt that great and important benefits had arisen
from the proceedings of the union, and he trusted that
its friends and promoters would continue in the good
work they had hitherto so successfully carried on.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which gave a
general view of the objects and progress of the union,
and stated that it had been proposed to erect a suitable
building on freehold land for the purposes of the society
at a cost of 10,0001., less than that sum not being suffi-
cient to effect the object in view. During the past few
years the union had aided in the erection of new school-
rooms by granting 7,0001. for that purpose in various
Parts of the country. The union had opened the schools
toinfants, and had delivered the younger scholars from
the drudgery formerly attendant upon the A B C
sind elementary classes. It had also assisted in pro-
curing a cheap Bible for Sunday scholars, and had
established the principle of a uniform Scripture lesson
in Sunday schools. The scholars
in-
debted to the union for their lendin were
libran.esla:tgheely
num-
ber
of libraries granted up to the 31st March, 1853,
being 2,75 rio, the value of wh*
was 16,7621., but for which the at the publication price,
sum of 5,5871. Juvenile periodicalscbools only paid the
union literature originated
with the Sunday-school
They had provided a
library of reference and circulation, comprising
3,000 volumes, to which the about
the union
had access at a nominal subscription (781 of per annum.
m ie:ds of the
!
The total amount of grants made out of the fends
union fro the year 1831 to 1853 for bel
poses, was 28,704/. 2s. 7d., and of this sum I
7,118 rt pur-
had been received by the schools of the rnet.rls 7d.
*
The report concluded by expressing a hope that
jubilee of the Sunday-school Union would bcothe starting e
point of a new career of usefulness.
The Rev. G. SMITH, of Poplar, proposed, and the
Rev. SAMUEL WARD, a negro minister from Canada, se.
conded the first resolution, expressive of gratitude to
Providence for the great blessings which had attended
the proceedings of the society since its commencement.
The resolution was adopted, and was succeeded by
several others, having for their object the support and
encouragement of the Sunday-school Union.
The meeting then separated.