The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-05 00:00:00

NEW MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.

( From a Supplement to the London Gazette of yesterday. )
At the Court at Windsor, the 4th day of January,
1853. Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.

This day the Most Noble George Douglas Duke of
Argyll and the Right Honourable John Robert Viscount
Sydney were by her Majesty's command sworn of her
Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took
their respective places at the Board accordingly.
Her Majesty havinc, been pleased to deliver the cus-
tody of the Privy Seal' to the Most Noble George
Douglas Duke of Argyll, the oath of the Keeper of the
Privy Seal was this day administered to him, and his
Grace took his place at the Board accordingly.
Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to de-
clare the Right Honourable Edward Granville, Earl of
St. German's, Lieutenant-General and Governor-General
of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland.
Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to ap-
point the Right Honourable Edward John Lord Stanley
of Alderley, President of the Committee of Council ap-
pointed for the consideration of all matters relating to
Trade and Foreign Plantations, in the absence of the
President of the said Committee for the time being.

The American Minister, Mr. Ingersoll, was entertained
last evening at a splendid banquet given by the members
of the American Chamber of. Commerce at Liverpool.
The Earl of Derby accepted an invitation to attend. The
guests comprised a large number of the most influential
merchants of the town.
VISIT OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO MANCHES-
TER.—The Manchester Commercial Association have de-
termined to present an address to the Hon. J. R. Inger-
soll, the American Ambassador to this country, upon
the occasion of his visit to M'nchester on Friday next,
when he is to dine at the Town-hall, with Mr. Baines,
the mayor, and a large party of commercial gentlemen.
The Bishop of Manchester, the Mayor of Liverpool, and
the mayors of several surrounding towns are to be
present.
THE MISSING MAIL STEAMER AIISTRALLIN,--SOIITH-
AmnoN, Friday.—As public attention is much drawn to
the non-arrival of the steam-ship Australian, from Syd-
ney, Port Philip, Adelaide, and the Cape, and supposed
to have on board gold on freight and in the hands of pas-
sengers to the value of over 1,000,0001. sterling, it may
be satisfactory to those interested to be informed, that
as this vessel comes home by way of the Cape of Good
Hope, it is possible she may not make her appearance
for a few days, and that no uneasiness need yet be enter-
tained. The fine clipper ship Marco Polo, which left
Port Phillip 11 days after the Australian, and reached
the Mersey on Sunday week after an unprecedented run,
came round Cape Horn, and met generally with fine and
fair winds. At this season of the year the winds are
generally adverse to vessels taking the homeward route
by the way of the Cape of Good Hope, and it is there-
fore surmised that the Australian has had to steam against
contrary winds the whole distance from the Australian
.continent to the Cape. For a steamer to be beaten by
a sailing-vessel may, on the face of it, be considered a
disgrace ' • but, all circumstances taken into account, and
in the absence of any positive information as to how long
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THE CONVICT KIRWAN.—An order for the immediate
transmission of this culprit from Kilmainham Gaol to
Spike Island, previous to his perpetual banishment from
Ireland, was received on Saturday by the prison autho-
rities, and was only prevented from being carried into
instant effect by the intervention of a medical man, who
certified that the state of the prisoner's health would not
permit his removal for the present.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW S.

CITY, Two o'CLoox.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American
were taken on speculation. The market closOd
firmly without alteration in prices. The sales com-
prised 4,oooAmerican, 250 Pernam and Maranham,
at 61d. to 711 ; 20 Bahia, at 61d. ; and 700 Surat,
at 3/d. to 4d. per lb.
Railway Shares were steady.
The following summary of the silk market for
1852, is furnished by Mr. Henry W. Eaton :

" The demand for both raw and thrown silk for
exportation has exceeded that of any former period, that
of the latter contributing materially to the advantage
of the English throwsters, who, with their operatives,
I ,am happy to say, have for some time been fully
employed at an improved remuneration.
" The Italian market seems again to have been quite
of secondary importance with our manufacturers, the
consumption having been still less than in 1851, which,
even then, showed a falling off of nearly 700 bales, as
compared with 1850. The decrease in the imports is
about 450 bales.

" China silk has again retained its accustomed pre-
ference, the consumption during the past year being
unprecedented, and showing an increase, as compared
with 1851, of 236,103 lbs., or nearly 2,320 bales.
" The increase in the imports is 5,270 bales, the totals
being for 1852, 28,437 bales against 23,167 bales in the
preceding year.
" The last accounts from China report the total quan-

tity of the new Silk shipped up to the 22nd October, to
be about 20,500 bales, against 10,000 bales to the same
date last season.

"Of these 8,200 bales have already arrived, whereas,
last year only 1,900 bales had been received prior to
January.
" The falling off of the supply of Taysaam and coarse
Canton Silk has been much felt, while the finer quali-
ties of the latter have been entirely neglected.
"It should be observed that these large deliveries of
China silk are chiefly for home consumption, the foreign
demand merely taking a comparatively limited quantity
in the thrown state, the price of Taysaams even entirely
precluding their exportation.
" In Bengal silk a very largely-increased consumption
has also to be reported, say of 498,4601b5., or about
3,300 bales over 1851, chiefly, however, attributable to
the requirements of France and Germany.
" The position of this market has, throughout the
year, been so needlessly wrong as to call for some ob-
servations.
" Impdrters will doubtless say that their profits have
been by no means commensurate with the demand and
consumption. This is, to a certain extent, true, but it
is entirely owing to the reckless competition of houses
new in the trade with little knowledge of the article, to
buy silk from its mark, rather from its then actual
character.

"It is much to be regretted, that several filatures of
Bengal silk, the marks of which alone would once have
insured their sale, have so deteriorated, that at this
moment there is a considerable stock of Jungypore silk,
of the desired size, but so mixed and endy from being
picked on the reel, that it can only be sold at a heavy
loss. It is the more unfortunate, as, had the original
character of these silks been maintained, they would

have participated freely in the demand for exportation,
from which they have been excluded by those very
faults. _ _ _

"Had this been done, the inferior cocoons would have
been .applied to their original purpose of making the
lower class of coarse silk• so much missed, and thus all
parties would be benefitted.
"I would also urge upon importers of this Silk to
look for their profits more to good and judicious buy-
ing than to any advance in the home market, merely
because the cost was dear in Calcutta, as, generally
speaking, high prices for Bengal Silk are totally incom-
patible with the uses to which it is applied.
"The increase in the imports over 1851 is 530,0001b5,
or about 3,500 bales.

"As regards future prospects, as far as one can judge
from the present tone of the market, I think we are
justified in anticipating a good trade, and that from the
supplies which we are led to expect, prices may be ex-
pected to range steadily at about present rates.
"Brutia Silk has sold currently through the year, the
consumption varying but little from 1851. The imports,
however, show an increase of about 470 bales.
"Persians have been taken freely, mostly for importa-

ion."

--filre-aonth Sea House Proprietors, at their half-
yearly mealttg,..to-day, declared a dividend of 11
per °wait. for the Siftrteakths.
At the close of the stocr'market yesterday, Con-
sols were not better than 1001 but, they have
since improved, and are now 100 rumour
that the Bank of England might advance-its rate
of discount, was, we believe, the only cause, added
to those sales of stock which usually precede thiN
re-opening of the transfer books. The dividends
will be paid to the public on Saturday. The
New 3f per Cents. are 104 to ; and the 3
per Cents. 101* to I. Bank Stock is very
firm at 2244. Exchequer Bills are 715., and India
Bonds 83s. premium. The flatness of the Paris
Bourse has had its effect.

Foreign Securities have been rather depressed.
Mexican have fallen to 23- to 4. Peruvian Old
Bonds have been quoted 105. Grenada Deferred
are worth 12i to 13, being a shade lower. Bra-
zilian New are worth 98/ to -.1. Spanish Threes
are at 23k, and the Certificate is at 4-i, and very
firm. • Portuguese 4 per Cents. are at 40 to 40k.
Dutch 2 per Cents. bring 67.
Business has been restricted in Railway Shares,
and the dealings are at lower rates in some in-
stances. North British are firm, but North Wes-
tern, South Eastern, Midland and Lancashire and
Yorkshire are cheaper. French Shares are ne-
glected.
Gold Mine Shares are quieter, and the Colonial,
Port Philip, and one or two others, are cheaper.
The Land Companies are at about the closing
rates of last evening.