The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCII

CITY, Two o'CLoo.,

Tile Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily,
The and prices of all kinds lean to the buyer.
sales yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales,
500 of which were taken for export, comprising
'3OO Pernam and Maranhatn, 61d. to 7id. ; 100
Bahia, 6W.; and 600 Surat; 4d. to bid. per lb.
The Railway Share Market closed at about Tues-
day's rates.

At Havre business has been very brisk this week
in the grain and cotton markets. The sales of
Nt'neat comprised 60,000 kilos. of Brittany at 761.
to 79f. per 200 kilos., 10,000 kilos. at 78f., 72,000
kilos. at 80f., and 46,000 kilos. at 88f. ;
2,800 barrels, New York, from 39f. 50c. to 431.,
and 200 barrels, Baltimore, at 43f. The
4avices from the United States, regarding
the cotton market, announcing a diminution in
the stocks on hand, caused a firmness in prices.
1‘,1112Y purchasers from the interior bought at the
old Prices, and 1;200 bales of Louisiana realised
from 89fr. to 931 r. per 50 kilos. Tile arrivals
4.°ln New York on the 19th comprised 5,120 bales
of
.mixed, Louisiana and Georgia, a portion of
'winch was sold before it was landed.
At a meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation,
held this day—Harry George Gordon, Esq., in the
chair—the report, after a speech from the chair-
blau, which was well received, was adopted unam-
tc6nsly, and a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
Per annum was agreed to. The auditors and di-
rectors retiring were re-elected, and a vote of
thanks was passed to the chairman and directors of
the company.
The Indemnity arrived yesterday with 7,367
c,sl.llces of gold, and the Eagle has been announced
tl-1% morning from the same place with 06,464
ounces.

The easier condition of the money market
43 induced the Bank of England Directors
at their "parlour" meeting this day, to remove the
additional 1 per Cent. imposed in October last on
the negotiation of paper having more than 60 d,sys
i 0
run. The minimum charge is now therefore 6
'el. Cent, for all classes of bills. The influx of
specie into the Bank of England, the favourable
state of the Continental exchanges, and the
cessation of shipments of the precious metals
t° Turkey have rendered this measure advisable,
andp it is confidently expected that monetary affairs
v
111110 W gradually improve.
'nsiness in the English Stock Market has been
;4°llm..scribed, an indisposition having been evinced
(Texate until the result of the Bank meeting was
aseertp,dned. When the above announcement was
made, however, the market, contrary to general
'''Peet,ation, became rather flatter. Consols opened
for money, and for account, but
zsnusequently became rather flatter. They are
1,1(w.
1, however, firm at those quotations. The
2.lew Scrip has been dealt in at to
Premium. The New Threes are 931 a,
the Reduced 93 -to 934. Bank Stock
adN•anced 11 per Cent., being 2151 and 2161.
dtia uer Bills have further improved, those
d.:ed :Nlarch being ls. premium, and the June
.to Is. discount. The Bonds were 981- 51.
h "reign Stocks have been very dull. Mexican,
'llwev :r, were firm at 23, and Danish 3 per Cents,
hate ,en to 84 and 84k. Portuguese 4 per Cents.
have brought 511. Spanish Deferred are 46, and
ate Certificates 6. Turkish 6 per Cents. rule firm
987
k4-he rollowing are the nominal prices of Foreign
°eke :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, Pa ; Mexi-
can'; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Portuguese 4 per
7e.s: 50 52 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 ;
Ditto4g 44 per Cents., 94 96 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
61.2 ; Ditto Deferred, 251 ; Ditto Certificates,
2 6; j )itto Passive, 7 I.
tollhe rut week's railway receipts, ascertained up
11*. day, are in round figures as under
1866. 1855.
great
Testern
Ito-'V Testern
'estern
, 14,441 12,172
18, nd • 82,001 -927, 687
teael,,th-Z.aztern 19,194 16,162
,doni•an
,?reat Northern
44ancash ire and Ysrkshire
k6stol
a nd Exeter 6,348 5,885
Fletiter .and Holyhead
London, Gen. On-anions Company 9,417
.`ianchei ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln 12,022 9,444
Worcester, and Wolver 3,857 3,410
No
Stafford
()rth London
GlasgowL. and South•Westein
, and Glasgow
-',.`,+ortlaeril of France
Great estern of Canada 16,712 11,877
T runk of Canada
17(1ftt of the leading railway shares are at pre-
-4,(1P quotations, but North-Eastern, Berwick,
f: en( t or two others are at a slight improvement.
qthe :foreign market the Demerara, the Great
'letibourg, and Pat is and Lyons are at enhanced
84ati,Dns. The rise in the latter since Tuesday
i
T ol' The Riga shares are 11-- -1 prem., and the
-do-Venetian 61 1 prem.
Bank ing, mining, and miscellaneous Shares are
eadY, but quiet.

1110,1
FUNDS T 11143 DAY AT @NE C'CLOCK.

( Fro:. the Official List. )

ftnon

done.

4
11, ~
04 c'lr ~ 2163 15a
rtr
3 ~, ‘4l 'ti. Red weed Anunitias...
li, 't es at, Consols Annuities 9li i
Xe,,,,T14 T (,ent. Anirrn,..os
140,, 'I) )er Cent. Annuities 7Bl
1)1,-`‘a% unities, expire sth Jan. 1860...._ 3 3-16 a
14;14 t3O Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 3-16
...ih Th. .
____
bil.,'-'OlldS, £lOOO .........,
(1,,,,,,,",0, under £lOOO 6 2 d
e '''' ter ©exeunt
fillaol g • ,
t iccp crIP 2a 14 a
„411 tour Bills, 20. March.
-Q.oi ie
4D(10
.
"a, all 2 p
14."0 Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent 933 i 4
1, 140. 1859
Diti io,
q OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
14, q Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B4l
3 per Cent —
l'olsTttt Account
-61110 ese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
8 R,c.'0 4 per Cent
PNI Bowls, 3 per Cent —
i 3 ditto Account
Ttlutli44 Committee Cork.. of Coup. not fun 6
‘—
',101., Bonds, 6 per cent —
Account
' Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
C. 201 Isola for Money 943 3
Of to Account (June 4) 946 8
uii to Scrip

June.
2 1 d
1d
4 1 d

;1 -
the
13OLLIIICeS CONCERT came off on Friday evening
o Beethoven: Rooms. Gollmick has long been
etitet,
i.nEted as one of the most agreeable composers
it piano-forte music. On this occasion he
attirel.3led qualities of an order which will place him
ilewng the most gifted composers of the day.. His
Thegu.artett, and trio, for pianoforte and stringed metro-
"", are works of real genius. They are fresh, mi.
nal, a full of melody. The enthusiastic applause of
GilitliuThor of connoisseurs was bestowed upon them. M.
ferf k played several minor compositions for the piano-
dr;el, charming little pieces, admirably adapted for th©
jpo !'•r
,It'ON'INC,ROODI REPRESENTATIONS OF SHIMMER,
la ,0,41121 REV. RICHARD BOYLE.—Last evening, Mr.
tll°'''e II Slivered an interesting lecture on." Hamlet, at
VZZ.`to nary Society's Institution, Borough•road, South-
auth:',.. There was a numerous and highly-respectable
tte-411', whose attention was rivetted throughout by
tllcaitterly and eloquent delineations of the lecturer.
oett: c:Representations" were limited to the first three
abf c), the play, and were characterised by a clear and
cf 3pPcsition and comment, illustrative of the history
topi,,4l,nlet, and the great design of the poet. Mr.
re(;,- ,suae properlydescribed his discourses as" Drawing-
sio,:itc,epresentations," for they are not dry, unimpas-
tli„D''t lectures upon various readings, emendations, or
t!rr 14'1d Pagssaes of Shakspero, neither aro they unin-
yl4 ed readings through of a play, which of late
read have been so fashionable, but which, however well
tion. '4ardly secure a lengthened, unwearied atten-
the '‘bey are a happy mingling of the two ; tor, while
fery otocutionary illustrations are spoken with great
rinitict> indgmeut, and animation, the introductory and
of th—ir cornments correct and enliven the several
.plrts
tre story, so that the tout ensemble may be truly called
el Pre.`
eantation of the play to the imagination and in-
Waset of the auditory. In fine, his discourse last night
",_ett a representation of Hamlet as might with great
the 114ge, and without the possibility of offending even
drawra.ost religious and fastidious, be introdnced into a
eek:i.l.44-"am, or befere a family party. The " repre-
amit."l"" occupied about an hour and a half, and the
Dr_ ory lelt the nistitutiou. highly delightil with the
q qc3fal and classic treat so ably prepared fordthem.