The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-25 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL lITITLLIGENOZ.'

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market, ou Saturday,
closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions were
unchanged. The sales were estimated at 6,000
bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export, and
500 on speculation, comprising 200 Pernam and
Maranham, 611. to 71d. ; 230 Egyptian, 61d. to
71d. ; and 800 Surat, 41d. to 4'o. per lb. The
Railway Share Market exhibited a buoyant feeling,
but transactions were limited, and prices a shade
lower.

The Paris commercial report for last week 'states
that the manufacturers generally complain of the
small profits realised in consequence of the con-
tinued high price of the raw materials, and the
necessity of raising the wages of their workmen to
meet the increased cost of provisions ; otherwise
trade is more satisfactory, and the dull season
appears coming to a close. At Rouen, Lyons, and
other manufacturing towns, sales have been active,
but the high prices of silks limited the purchases in
that article. The trade with America is recovering
from its temporary slackness, and articles in de-
mand for that market have risen from 15 to 20 per
cent. Orders from England for the ensuing winter
season begin to arrive at Paris.
Advices from the silk markets in Italy and the
Levant report a further rise in prices, which has
arrested the export of raw silk to France. At
Milan business has been very active, and the finer
qualities of the raw material are much in demand,
and all the silk manufactories are in full work. In
the provinces business is ,_qually brisk ; It the fair
of Linigaglia 5-50 ecus to 6-20 was the ruling
prices, and at Naples 62 to 63 carlins were paid for
11-13 qualities. At the fair of Brescia there was a
good demand, and the advance in prices at Pied-
mont was about 15 per cent. at the rate of 135
francs per kilogramme, while at Lyons the highest
price is 132 fr.

Several of the Chambers of Commerce in Prussia
have prayed for the abolition of the laws which re-
gulate the rates of interest.

Accounts from St. Petersburg mention that the
Government had decided on the formation of three
groat lines of railway, viz., one from St. Peters-
burg to Warsaw, another from Moscow to Odessa,
and the third from Odessa to Warsaw. The last
named will pass by Dubno, with a branch to
Brody, and will join the line from Warsaw to
Odessa with that of the East of Gallicia.

The Bourse at Paris throughout last week re-
mained in a dull state, and the improvement which
previously occurred was not maintained. Trans-

actions, both real and speculative, are described as
having being unimportant. Among the circum-
stances which it is contended ought to influence the
market favourably, are the satisfactory harvest re-
ports, the declining prices of cereals, the encouraging
condition of the country, and the soundness of com-
merce. On the other hand, the absence of the
principal dealers who are prolonging their stay out
of town, and general indisposition to speculate,
have the effect of depressing prices and rendering

the Bourse very inactive.
The Corn market opened steadily to-clay, and
-wheat was 3s. to 4s. per quarter higher than on
Monday last. About half of the supply was com-
posed of the new crop in fair condition.
The dulness noticed in the English Stock Mar-
ket throughout last week continues, but the uncer-
tain state of the weather, and the further slight
advance in the corn market, have imparted heavi-
ness to the quotations, although no quotable decline
has occurred. Consols are 95,A for money, and
053 for account. Exchequer Bills are dull at
to 14s. premium, and the Bonds are 1004.
The New 3 per Cents. are 96 to 96k, and the Re-
duced 951 1. Bank Stock is 217 i to 2181, and
India Stock 233.

In Foreign Stocks there have been very few bar-
gains, but they are mostly at firm quotations.
Turkish 6 per Cents. remain at 1031, and the 4
per Cents. are at 1037 to 1041. Spanish 3 per
Cents. have been 241 to 25. Sardinian 5 per
Cents., 93 ; and Peruvian 3 per Cents., 58 to 59.
Dutch 21 per Cents. are 65.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, %; Mexican,
221 17; Peruvian, 82 4; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 9;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 7; Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4f per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 441 45 ; ditto Deferred, 24i
251 ; ditto Certificates, 6 i; ditto Passive, 61 7.
The Railway Market is rather flatter, but prices
on the average have not receded more than k to 4
per cent. The Great Northern, South-Western,
Midland, North-Eastern, Berwick, and South-
Eastern, have all attracted most attention. Foreign
and Colonial shares are dull. Rigas are 11s prem.
Banking and Miscellaneous aro inactive and rather
heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONI. O'CLOCK.
( Prom fit; 01;cial Mato

. ..
fin. tn,..• dono.
Bank Stock
3 per gent. itcducsyi Annuities tIN i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities t':% k
New :3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Consols for Account
Ex theque: BilLi, V.,,d.
£lO00.
mall
•
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cont. lOOl
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent —
Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 7.7

Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 46
Sardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. .. . —
Ditto Account
Sp anisb Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account • ..
Tarkith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
nitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account ~

Dim en Is 0, tn. hove Tavable in I,orilore

Dutch Exchange, per Cent., 12 Guilders
TWO O'CLOCK,
Consols, money 95
Ditto, Account

The Prince of Prussia is to proceed to the province
of Pomerania, of which he is Stattholder, on the 28th
inst., for the purpose of attending the tnanosvures of the
2d armee corps which is stationed at Stargard, and
from thence he will go on to Heilsberg for the manoeu-
vres of tt e Ist armee corps.
The 32d meeting of the German naturalists will be
held tbis year at Vienna. It will commence on the IGth
and close on the 22d of September.
TUE AMERICAN MAILS. —LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—
The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship
Persia, Captain C. H. E. Judkins, sailed from the Mer-
sey this afternoon, on her fifth voyage to New York,
with the usual mails for the United States and British
North American provinces, 223 passengers, and a full
cargo of valuable merchandise on freight. Prior to her
departure copies of the London journals of this date were
placed on board the Persia by :Messrs. Wilmer and
Smith, of Liverpool, for the press and newsrooms of the
Western Continent. The new steam-ship Khersonese,
Captain Powell, also sailed this afternoon for St. John's,
Newfoundland, Halifax and Portland, U.S. She carried
out a small mail, 175 passengers, and a full cargo of
merchandise on freight.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—The neighbourhood of Barnsley
has obtained an unenviable notoriety for the number of
highway robberies and other outrages committed therein.
The most recent event of the kind was investigated on
Tuesday last, before two of the West Riding magistrates
(Mr. T. Taylor and the Rev. W. Wordsworth), at the
Court-house, Barnsley, when two men, named Benjamin
Batty and William Brown, both of Dodworth, near
Barnsley, were charged with stopping John Beaumont
on the highway, near the Stafford Colliery, and robbing
him of a 501. promissory note and 1/. 10s. in cash. The
prosecutor is a cattle dealer at Saddlewortb, in the West
Riding, and is 83 years of age. According to his state-
ment, he was proceeding about half-past nine o'clock on
the night of the 12th inst. along a road leading from Dod-
worth to Stainborougb, and he was attacked by two
men, who rushed eat of the hedge-bottom at the side of
the road, threw him down, filled his mouth and eyes
with dirt, and, after using him in a very rough manner,
robbed him of the promissory note and the money
mentioned above. He was positive as to the identity
of the prisoners, the moonlight at the time of the rob-
bery having enabled him to see them. Some witnesses
gave evidence to show that the prisoners were near the
place shortly before the robbery and outrage were perpe-
trated. The magistrates committed both the prisoners
for trial at the next gaol delivery for the county of York.
TILE ACCIDENT AT GOODWOOD.—Bartholomew has
quitted the Chichester Infirmary, and has been removed
to his house at Newmarket. He is recovering slowly
from the severe injuries which he received, but his con-
dition is still very precarious. It is said...that at inter-
vals he has strong delirious attacks. Little Mundy is
going on favourably, Ile remains in the infirmary at
Chichester,