The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL

CITY, Two o'CLooK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
steadily without any quotable change in prices.
The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, comprising
160 Pernam and Maranham, at 6ld. to 7id. ; 20
Bahia, at 61d. ; 250 Egyptian, at 6-id. to 71d. ;
700 Surat, at 4d. to sd. ; and 20 Sea Islands, at
11id. to ls. per lb. In the Share Market there
was but little business done.

The French commercial report for the past week

notices a general improvement in the state of trade
as compared with the previous week. Orders for

Parisian manufactures contitine to arrive from
England. The last packet from the United States
reports an improvement at New York in the mar-
kets for French goods ; and in consequence of
many orders for silks not being executed, there has
been a rise in that article. The export trade to
Spain is completely at a standstill. Accounts from
Beaucaire, where the annual fair for the sale of
merchandise is held, are satisfactory. There was a
large attendance of Piedmontese and Italian pur-
chasers of silk and cotton tissues.

The manufacturers are agitating still the ques-
tion of free trade, notwithstanding the adjourn-
ment of the measure for reducing prohibitory
duties this session. They are now working to ob-
tain a more radical reform than they at first de-
manded from the Legislature. The Austrian Go-
vernment have taken the initiative this year in
this important question. Their new tariff, which
came into operation on the Ist of the present month,
shows a reduction of duty on a great number of
articles, ranging from 15 to '75 per cent. The
retailers at Paris are doing a quiet business, chiefly
with strangers visiting the French capital.
From New York the accounts by the steamer
Canada state that the market for speculative secu-
rities, at the latest date, was quiet, with a good
inquiry for stock, at full rates. The balance of
trade continued in favour of Europe, the imports
having exceeded the exports during the week end-
ing July 12 to the extent of $789,881.
In the general state of the market for English
Securities no decided change has taken place this
morning, but the transactions have decreased
rather than otherwise. This has occasioned some
flatness in prices, and the market', presents a
dull appearance. The preparation now in progress
for the share settlement is chiefly occupying the
attention of the dealers. Consols have been 951
and 95i for money, and 95i 4 for account. The '
New Threes are 96a 2, and the Reduced 96 to 96k.
Exchequer Bi]ls (small) are 20s. to 245. prem., and
India Bonds under 1,0001. are 21s. prem.
For Foreign Securities there is also a dull mar-
ket, but the prices are not generally lower.
Turkish 4 per Cents. rule at 104 a, and the 4 per
Cent. Guaranteed at 1061 -a. Spanish have rather
improved, the Threes being 44/, and the Deferred
23i to 24. Sardinian are 924 1. Russian 41 per
Cents. 981. Dutch 21 per Cents. 65 to 65k, and
he 4 per Cents. 97k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7f ; Mexi-
can, 22jx 31; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents,
67 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; ditto Deferred, 231 4;
ditto Certificates, 64 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7.

To-morrow is " making up" day in the Railway
Share market, and the dealing in connection there-
with constitute the chief business of the dealers,
the fresh transactions being of an unimportant
character. The Caledonian, North Western, Nor-
folk, and South Eastern have all been rather
weaker, but the general tone of the market is good.
Rigas have been supported, but most of the foreign
shares are merely nominal. Bengals are
premium, Ceylons 14 premium, and Calcuttas
# premium.

Mining Shares were generally flat. In Banks
there has been very little doing ; and Miscellaneous
generally remain without variation.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Prom th.e Ogcial List. )

Rn,lnea• done.
per Cont. Reduced Annuities 96 6
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9si
Ken 3 per ('ent. Annnitieg
New 2i per Cent. Annuities 79i
Lone Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 7-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 346
Indic 'Bonds. f.lOOO . .
Ditto, under £lOOO 2l p
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2Ad.
£1000
R5OO 2O p
&nail 24 20 p

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 loli
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent
Ditto Account 49i
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account .
lip a nisi Hoods, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
TarkiKh Bonds, 6 per coat —
Ditto Account . lO4l I
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
')i7,,en is o- thn ahovo :,a.,-.01, i., L.-,00,3.
butch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 65i 5
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols 9si i
Ditto Account (Aug. 7.) 9si i

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MANSION•HOIISE.

ELTIGLART.—John 0' Deer, an Irishman luxuriating in
a prison crop, and with much of the militia bearing
about him, was charged before Sir W. Carden with
burglary.
It appeared, from the evidence, that police-constable
412, when near Dyers'-hall this morning, about five
o'clock, beard a noise in some unfinished buildings at
the rear of the hall on Dawgate-hill, and on going in
he there found the prisoner tying up a bundle, which
Was afterwards found to contain a coat, waistcoat,
pocket-handkerchief, and other articles of wearing
apparel. The prisoner was taken to the police-station
and charged with robbery. The policeman, with police-
sergeant 75, went back to the buildings, and on a minute
examination they discovered that some person had got
from them up by a water-spout to a window in Dyers'.
hall which was open. The hall, beadle was called up,
and on examining the premises it was fund that a
square of glass had been broken in the window of the
committee room, by which means it had been opened
and egress got to the premises. A search was then made
and articles of wearing apparel, Ice., belonging to vari-

ous officersconnectedwitl-;the hall, were missed, and to

have gained possession of them the thief must have gone
over nearly the whole of the premises. The articles were
produced and identified by Mr. Price, the hall beadle.
who stated that the premises were secured on Sunday
Celt at 10 o'clock.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

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