The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-23 00:00:00

STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent ... 80
Alabatne. 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)
California 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 8?.
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 90 92
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 89 90
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 99 100
Mississippi 6 per Cent. ph Bk.
Bonds lBll-4871... 43
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds 16
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock ............ 75
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. 8c0,d4 ........ SO
South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Baring's) 1858-1868... 90
South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Palmer's)
Tennesse 6 per Cent. Bonds B7
Virginia S per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 85
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86
LOANS OF CITIES.
Boston 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers)
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 80
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bor ds 1860... 84
Michigan Cent Pal 8 p. Cent. 1860... 91
Do. do. do. lB6o_ 93
New York Central 7 p. Cent., Convert 1864... 91
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 78
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist M0rt-
g1867... 93 100
New York and Eric 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
ga,ge 1883... 84 86
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York and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 81i
41 • York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 81i 823
Panama Sterling Bonds 1`64... 93
Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., Ist M0rt.1880... 90 91

English Railway Shares are generally at a lower
range of prices, but the decline is not generally of
Importance. Paris and Lyons are ss. higher, owing
to the buoyancy of the shares on the Paris Bourse.
The Canadian Shark's are rather flat.
Mines, banks, and miscellaneous shares are
lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. 1
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rinvne, done.
~, Per Cent. Reduced Annuitisq~„
t Per Cent Consols Annuities
,
et, 3 per (lent. Annuities .
1-40112: Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1560... 3 3.16
Ditto no Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3 7-16
India Stock
Cqusnie for Account
Consul Scrip
ExeLegner Bills, 24d March. June
£1 .OM .. . ld2p 41d
X5OO •.• ....... .
Small
Ditto Bonds, 1858,3 a per Cent. 931
Ditto, 1859

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Small
Ditto New, 1852, ,q per Cent.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent....
Ditto Account
Chiliau Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent 7O
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B3i
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account .
Russian Bonds, 1522, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto Small . 95
aphbisr HoNt is. 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
'Ditto Accot it
.
Spanish Coma ittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6 i p 0
Tttrlrieh Monde , 6 pf:r cent ...
Ditto AccooL t
Ditto Guaran teed, -I per Cent.
Ditto Account • 101 21 3 21
ilivSdnn,lll on the above , svahle it Lon,n,
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 64i 5
Ditto 4 >4, Cen, t. 1 •ertifi cat es .
icluador Peruvian Dollar Bonds, ,q p. c. 57.
THREE 'CLOCK,
Consols for M oney 94i O
Ditto Accout4 t (June 4) -12 B

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ROYAL MAIL + WEST INDIA COMPANY.—At a meeting
et this company r, held yesterday, the following changes
14 the direction were agreed to :—Mr. G. S. Thornton,
in the place of Mr. R. Ellice ; Mr. J. F. Gruning, in
the plane of Cs ,ptain Shepherd ; Mr. R. Gurney in the
Place of Mr. T. Barirw, M.P. ; Captain Horatio B.
Young, in the 1)1 ace of Mr. T. Masterman ; Mr. E. Col-
till; in the piaci of Captain Nelson ; and Mr. G. J.
4-"dman, in the ; place of Mr. G. Hibbert.
VICTORIA. Dot ,K COMPANY.—An adjourned meeting
of this company t vas held yesterday, Mr. J. P. Heywood
la the chair, whi m the draught lease agreed upon be-
tween the directo re and Messrs. Peto, Bette, and Brassey
w„as aPproved. It was stated by the deputy-chairman
.nat the bush aces of the docks continues to be highly
ttatisfactory, a t.d he submitted the following account,
f 11:nimbed by t he lessees, of vessels which have entered
grace the open. ing on the 26th of November last up to
43817th inst. To the 30th of April the number was
ships, the gross tonnage of which was 170,496
10°17' giving a 1 onthly average of 85 ships, 33,122 tons.
the current month to Saturday the 17th, the number
has been 88
bowing that tb( number of ships and their tonnage for
little more t hen half the month have been nearly
equal to those of entire previous months. The ships in
dock at thits date are 83, and their capacity 37,752 tone.