The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
'without animation, in the absence of advices from
the United State?. The sales were at the full prices
of last week, and comprised 7,000 to 8,000 bales :
330 Bahia, 6d. to 6d. ; 350 Egyptian, G.A. to Bd. ;
500 Surat, 4,id. to 4id. ; and 200 Sea Islands,
100. to is. 7d. per lb. The Railway Share Market
Was quiet, and transactions were at lower rates.

Commercial accounts from France state that
there has not been any sensible alteration in trade
generally during the last week. On all sides there
is a suspension of business beyond the demands for
actual consumption until the proclamation of peace.
Meanwhile, in Paris there are many important
orders in hand on Russian account, and large pur-
chases have been made at Lyons, having the same
destination. It appears that the coronation of the
Emperor Alexander 11. is to take place in Juno
next, and those Russian nobles who have no doubt
ae to the re-establishment of peace have begun already
t° prepare for the occasion by ordering expensive
'licks of French manufacture. The Russian fancy
warehousesg
Irin having been completely exhausted
the war, they are now replenishing their
stocks. Still, trade is dull, and the manufacturers
are not fully employed. One cause, and an impor-
tant one, which affects this, is the difficulty of ob-
taining capital to assist commercial operations.
This
will be understood, when it is stated that
esPitalists are little disposed to invest their money
St 6 per cont.—which is the current rate of in-
terest—when they can employ their funds for 15
ds3a or a month on the Bourse, at the rate of 12,
20, and even 30 per cent. By the last steamers
from the United States some heavy orders have
arrived for Parisian and provincial manufactures.
Money is said to be abundant at New York, and
the last shipments of wares from France, and.
ether European ports, met with a good mar-
ket. ThroughoUt the country there has been
1,4 general rise in prices of tissues of all
L.441(18, and purchasers, fearing that there ntay be a
further rise as the spring advances, have given
their orders for the usual novelties of the season
earlier than was anticipated. The manufacturers
el. Lyons and St. Stephen's, especially, have made
4 further advance in their prices of articles for
consumption in the Indies and America. At
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Quen and Alsace the trade and manufactures of
general merchandise are quieter than in other
ranches, and speculation has given place to the
r:luirements for legitimate business only.
There was an adjourned meeting this day of the
Gartered Bank of India, Australia, and China,
°en the resolution for applying for a supplement-
arY charter, red ucing the capital not below 400,0001.,
vfaes confirmed unanimously.
The inquiry for discount accommodation in Lom-
bard-street
and at the Bank of England has abated,
a" on the Stock Exchange advances can be pro-
cured on much less onerous terms than have recently
been
paid. Until the 29th inst. when further in-
litainients have to be provided on the new loan
444 funding, the money market will no doubt be
ict°lllParatively easy, and should the several vessels,
With
to be on the way from Australia, arrive
ith the supplies of the precious metals expected,
increased confidence will b© felt. There is a less
active demand for shipment to the Continent. It
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nientioneci as a rather singular circumstance,
ewever, that notwithstanding the Bank of France
81314chaeing gold in London gold coin is arriving
here
from the French capital.
ip
::-,,, he English Funds are again very, heavy and an
attempt has been made to produce a downward
illilel'ement by some influential dealers. Prices,
lelvever, have not materially declined; being only
4sPer cent. lower than at the official close of busi-
tess Yesterday. Consols for money have been 911,
0c:,2, and since 92,1. For the account they were
17,4 and the present values are about 921 to
4"'Scrip is 21 premium. Ex-chequer Bills are ls.
India lley'unt to 2s. premium, and the Bonds are 98g.
Bonds have receded to 10s. discount.
there is less firmness in the market for Foreign
ecurities. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98, and the
l
Per Cents. are 100 a. In Sardinian Bonds
there have been several dealings at an improves
nierlt
of to per cent., the prices ranging from
92 to 927,-. Spanish Deterred Bonds have been 25
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251, and the Committees' Certificates 61 ke
Russiant 5 per Cents. are 1031 to 104. Mexican
c)nds 20f, and Peruvian 4 per Cents. 79.
butch 21 per Cents. brought 631, and the 4 per
e, s'ente, 90.
ttThe following are the nominal prices of Foreign
:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ; Mexi-
can,i- I 20; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per
:ilts.) 56 8 Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ;
• ;
'll.ln 5 per Conte., 102 4 ; ditto ,A per Cents.,
41; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 Cek diqo
rrscl, 25 4 ; ditto Certificates, 6 i ; ditto Passive,.
4z.
le?he English Reilway Shares lrave slightly given
and the transactions have been limited. The
Ar~de)er!ign lines are also weaker, and Belgian have
Ined in consequence of parties realising their
4,1
Z't,rts- The Canadian lines are dull.
141-ining, Banking, and other shares are quiet at
tit previous prices.

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—“SEI FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Prom the Ovieioa Lint.)
a susflu.‘ done.
tifi'! (lent. Consols Annaities 93 1f 21 2 a
~.,. . _
o,„T_;sonag, licoo ..................10 d
^•+, ?or ,Nceoullt.
E
Ditto Scrip
2:1 P
Zehequer Bills 20.
£lOOO 1 T. p 1 d 2 p
.t5BO •••••••••• ••• ••••
Ipld 2 p
bygrasli 1 p 1 d 2 p
„sltto Rem ,s,
N. ISSS, 31 per Cent. 9Ba
-ito, 1859
PitICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
114eiii!44 Now Active, 11 per Ceut.
1)`;•Ti 3 per Cent.
Peru.' Acconit 2oi
1).1411 Bonds 41 per Cent
tiluol'to Account
TN-7411 Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, 1.-.; St lO4 4
....,it
klm. to 44 per Cent
"an Pnol, 5 per Cent.
DittoSri
Ae'coun.
rii!ii bo.ds 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
L'tto F Deferred, 3 leer Cent.
Ditto
evi,
Ditto
Account
likijitto Passive
Ttll'BllCommittee Cert. of Coup. n'.)t fun 6/ 1 6
ki
D tt. 4'), Bonds, 6 per cent —
O Account 93 1 7i 3
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent........, —
Account
bu
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raChati :iyidendo
s on
21 per the above Cent ~ pay
12 Gull 631
in Londo
'l,g,
'At
i per Cent. Certificates
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THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, money -
bitto Account, April 10

ItitiC).CITIIAMPTON AND ITS REPREMLNTA.TIVES IN PARLIA
the 3 - The following resolution will be submitted to
s this corpor Town Council to-morrow, iz
" hank of corporation are due, and are hereby
aiti", to B. M. Willcox, Esq., for his consistent oppo-
emPa to the Government Police Bill. That this corpo-
de take the earliest opportunity of expressing their
regret and strong disapprobation of the conduct of
tot lexande Cockburn in supporting the obnoxious
tha-811re, such support being given in open defiance of
io unanimous opinion of his constituents, as expressed
krAuhlic meeting, and at this council board." Both
Willcox and Sir Alexander Cockburn are repre-
letives of Southampton.
telotiiciple.—On Sunday a man named Griffiths, a pan-
his-,.°,13 at various theatres, committed suicide by cutting
,!eroa,t.
Deceased had for some time resided in Va-
be thille'Place Webber-street, Blackfriars-road. He bad
trito7,,lttich depressed in mind by the failure of the thea-
Ra;lBeason at Preston, at which town he bad an en-
ae:tlaent, and though on bis return to London ho got
hiip'ellagageneent at a serial weekly salary his mind still
lott h.red much affected. On Sunday morning his wife
itp ja bed with a child about three years ()id, and
ll'arC her absence deceased nearly severed his head from
felm."°dY with a razor. Pecuniary difficulties, and the
to pulfalic)eing his situat.ion, appear to have induced him
Tri end to his existence.
fort SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—Tbi; institution,
OreC reception of poor women and children, situate in
aithard-street, Portman-equare, held yesterday the
eat,,-I,"„annual general meeting, in the hoard-room of the
%L.l7'h trl en t ; the Rev. H. Albrd, 8.D., minister of
there Chapel, in the chair. The report showed that
and `:,"Pital continued to extend its beneficial influence,
to „:',l4e favourable esteem it which it was held by those
ti,a"tuoni its doors were open was attested by the fact
evaildaliring the past year nearly 1000 patients had
themselves of the benefits of medical advice,
relpoere, midwifery, attendance, Laby linen, Sze. The
tchict having been unanimously adopted, and the re-
to business transacted, a vote of thanks was passed
e "V• chairman and the proceedings concluded.

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