The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCD.

. CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly, but with a steady appearance. The sales
amounted to 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 were for
export and on speculation. The Railway Share
Market was quiet, and prices were a shade lower.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
the, 19th inst. is of an unfavourable character,
although the payment of the dividends, and the
demand for money to meet the final instalments of
the Loan, have no doubt. principally produced
some of the unsatisfactory changes exhibited.
The decline in the bullion is accounted for by the
shipments to Turkey on account of the Loan, but
as these are likely to diminish, and the arrivals
of gold from Australia continue large, an early
alteration for the better is reasonably anticipated.
Active Circulation
Increase
Bullion . 9,875,732
Decrease
3,167.890
11,145
2,958,753
484-383
11,907,623
407,078
796,057
12,903
13,117,833

Rest .

Increase
Public Deposits
Decrea,se
Other Deposits
Decrease.
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities

Increase

Other Securities ...
Decrease ...
Notes unemployed
Decrease ...

199,396
15,929,363
865,165
3,668,600
226,440

Several rumours are in circulation with regard
to the manner in which the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer will obtain the pecuniary supplies neces-
sary for discharging the outstanding liabilities con-
nected with the war. It is confidently reported in some
quarters that a loan of 10,000,0001. and a funding of
Exchequer-bills to the extent of 5,000,0001. will be
determined upon ; but after the remarks made to
the Chancellor, when the last loan was taken, with
reference to a suspicion that the particulars had
been given to a few favoured individuals some
days previously to the official announcement,
it is considered improbable that the pre-
cise intentions of the Government upon the
present occasion have been allowed to trans-
pire. Many incline to the belief that the
sum required will not reach 15,000,0001., that a
small Consols loan will be taken, and that an issue
of Terminable Annuities, will be included in the
OPerations. All statements at present, however, are
Purely conjectural ; but the determination of the
Government will, no doubt, speedily be made
known, and set at rest the anxiety which is now
felt upon the subject by those interested in the
progress of monetary affairs.
The official return of the exports of bullion from
the Port of London for the week ending Thursday
last is as follows :

azs„
Silver Coin
II Hamburg
2, Bare
Gold Coin
3/ f, Belgium 65

The Continental Bourses have exhibited some
degree of fluctuation in the quotations of national
securities during the week, with a general tendency
to decline, which shows that the rise in stocks con-
sequent on the announcement of peace has been
°ver-estimated. On the Vienna Bourse the 5 per
Cent. Metallics have fallen 4 to 854, ; shares of tilt
New Bank of Credit 21 to 342, and Austrian Rail-
Ways to 2611. At Berlin the 34 per Cents. are
864) and-the 4 per Cents. 96k. At Frankfort the
5 Per Cents. are 83, and the 44 Stock 7,6. At
Madrid the 3 per Cents. are 40-70, and the New
beferred 24-75. On the Paris Bourse the 3 per
Rentes left off yesterday at a decline of 15c.
for the account, and the 44 Stock improved 5 cen-

A. telegraphic message from Liverpool announces
the arrival at that port of the Royal Mail packet
teemach from Australia, with advices from Mel-
bourne to the 31st January. These mention that
a motion was brought forward in the Legislative
Assembly proposing the reduction of the export
clutY on gold, but it was negatived by a large ma-
jority. The state of trade in the colonies generally
is reported as very satisfactory. The price of gold
ruled steadily at 31. 15s. ; and no alteration in the
rates of exchange had taken place. This vessel
brings 72,0001. value of gold on freight, besides a
quantity in the hands of the passengers, who
number 180.
The unfavourable nature of the Bank of Eng-
land return, the particulars of which are given
above, and the rumours that a loan will soon be
announced, have had a depressing influence upon
Zb° Funds, a further decline of nearly per cent.
"'jug occurred. Consols • have been 92j 92k,
4,14 921 921 for money. For account they
have been 92 921, and since 921 921. The
!lell 3 per Cents. are 911 to 92, and the Re-
duced 91k g. 'ast India Stock is quoted 226.
The March Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. prem.,
and the June ditto 4s. to 2s. discount.

In the • Foreign Market there has been in-
creased animation but sales have preponde-
rated, and prices are consequently weaker.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 9G to
94, and. the 4 per Cents. 1011 Spanish 3 per
(..,
'ellts. were 441, Do. Certificates 5, and French 41
Per Cents. 93, with the exchange at 25f. 40e.
Sardinian Bonds have been 941. to 95, Russian 5
Per Cents. 1058, and Mexican 21/ ;, being flat.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, —; Mexican,
221 ; Peruvian, 77 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
Per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 94 5
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; ditto Deferred, 231 z ;
ditto Certificates, 4'l 51. ; ditto Passive, 6 71.
Most of the English Railway Shares are consider
ably lower in price, and the market has closed witi
a depressed appearance. East Anglian declined
,4 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 1/. lOs
"neat Western, 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire 1/.
\l'orth-Western 15s. Midland 1/. 55., and the rest
In proportion. The Foreign and Colonial lines
'lave tended downwards. Great Western of
Canada are ss. lower.
Mining Shares have been dull. Bank Shares
have mostly ruled firm, and the Miscellaneous
Undertakings were about the same as previously.

BRITISH IrITNDS' THIS DAY AT @N IL U' CLOCK.
I" Prom the Ofeial List.)
itronrA, done.
I nor Cent. Redyced Annuitles..... ......... VA i h
s,Per Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 6 1
'4 e V. 7 $ per Cent. Annuities
hdia Stock
Cause's for Account
Exchequer Bills, lid. March. June
£lOOO. 3 p par I 2 4 d
2500 3 p par I
%all. ..

, y p
Ditto Bonds, 185 S, 3i per Cent 9B
?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOI E.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 9B
46xican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 1054
thrdinian Bons, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
BPanisi BoNicis, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ,..1
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. nit fun 5
Inti,tt t Ronde 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lO4 i i
nvntendn on the above .ayablo to Lund°,
Preach Reatcs, 41 per Cent. 93f Ex 25f 40c
TWO O'CLOCK.
921 i
9351

Consols, money
Ditto Account

MINING INTELLIGENCE.—AIining shares still show a
'll"Pward tendency, and, in consequence, purchaser,
',old aloof, waiting for the reaction which must, it is
iloPposed take place sooner or later. Perhaps one cause
of dividend mines sharing the general depression may be
found in the fact, that the promised increase in the ratf
Of Profits, upon which shares r se con,idernbly, has not
Yet been realised,—Miqm Journal of this clay.
The Victoria llfle Corps will muster for target prac-
Llce, every Wednesday afternoon during the summer
months, at their shooting-ground at Kilburn. During
the War this ground was in daily lice by the recruits of
thOEf.usebold Brigade of Gu
LoBs or LIFE BY FIRE -- On ThUrPdav,
I,4!!'h, Peel-street, and John Co; I,V;
liurne.l to ;.t).‘!il Uf tiler
Clothes taking fira during the absence of their parents,
Who had locked them is in the room.