The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-15 00:00:00

Asturian •• ~ • • • • • • • • • •
Australian ••.. • • •• • •
Et arossa Range ..
Illaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip ...... • • • •
British Iron.. • • .
Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/: p )

1% -2%
IN -3%

De. Comes and Cniaba
Do. St. John del Rey • •
Cobre Coprer ...... .• •
Cepiap? ..• ...• • ••

••
18% —l93i zd
35 —34
6% 736
13A 14
—4%

Mexican & S. American
Real Del Monte, Uareg.

Do. Black Del;entares

Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba ......
Tin Croft .. • . • • • • .... • •
United Mexican.- •• ••••
701N1

2 - 3
3 -2
BANNS,
- 39
45 -46
10% - 11%
25 -- 26
18% -175 i
24% - 29%

knstralasia .... • • • • • • • •
British North America..
Colonial .... ••.. • • ....
Commercial of Londoa..
London Joint Stock ....
Lawton and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.

Do. New ........ •• ..
National of Ireland .. •.
Previncial of Ireland....

185( - 17%
42 -44

Do. New ...... • • ....
Union of Australia ....

15% - 16
35 - 36%
3 - 34,
14% - 15

Do. New ............
Union of London ••• • • •
Union of Madrid

Al Bank
:SCEL:
3.2.%

)rporatioa, ti.
,ANEOUS.
48 —494
26% —2B x.i
65 67%
14% —15%
80 81%

Canada ••..•••• • • • • • •
Gen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.

Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam 1
Settling days ix the tic
tered shares, 16th ani

onth of
Id 80th.
able for tt
interests,

October. Ticket days for regis-
Account days, 17th arid 31st.
he errors of the Official Lists, and
)d correspondents.]

(We cannot be answers
will sot be influenced by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti- '
mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American, 300
Pernam and Maranham, and 200 Surat were taken for
export. The sales comprised 3,500 American, 600 Per-
nam and Maranham at sifl. to 74d., 250 Egyptian at
6d. to Bid., and 500: Surat at 21d. to 4d. par lb. The
market ,was quiet, and the tendency of prices in favour
of buyers.—The Share Market was flat at lower prices.
Wheat is dull to-day at about Monday's prices.
The electric telegraph from Trieste gives an outline of
the Indian news, and as far as this goes no important
change appears to have occurred in trade.
The letters by the Tay steamer, from Brazil, have
been delivered, and their contents are, politically, fully
confirmatory of the previous advices. The latest date
from Monte Video is September 6, Buenos Ayres Sep-

tember 3, and Rio de Janiero September 14. Oribe evi-
dently had given up his cause for lost, having sought a
safe escort from the French and English Admirals to
Buenos Ayres, where, of course, he would have strength-
ened Roses, and have prolonged the struggle. Happily
our commanders intended to preserve a neutral policy, and
if Monte Video cannot be quit of her besiegers by their
retreat, she will before long be relieved from the in-
tolerable and protracted land blockade, by the surrender
or defection of every man in Oribe's ranks. Business
at Rio was necessarily very dull, and the exports of
coffee fell very short, during August, of what they
were in the previous month. Prices seem too high to
offer much inducement to English houses in Brazil to ship
to Europe.
At Buenos Ayres imports were dull still, and although
the arrivals were more moderate the stocks on hand
were excessive. . .

At the meeting yesterday of merchants and others in-
terested in the communication with India and China
via Egypt, and which threatens to be interrupted by the
firrnun of the Sultan, interdicting the continuation of the
proposed railway from Cairo to Alexandria, the chair
was taken by J. Gregson, Esq., who contended that the
proposed interruption would be most injurious to the
commercial interests of this country, the Sultan by the
treaty of 1841 having no longer the power to interfere
with the international affairs of Egypt. He trusted
that, with the good feeling that existed on
the part of our Government heretofore, an
amicable arrangement would be effected, and
that this meeting would be followed by similar demon-
strations in other parts, as well as in the great manu-
facturing towns of the United Kingdom. Mr. Briggs,
late Consul-General of Egypt, moved a resolution to the
effect, " that a safe and speedy communication through
Egypt had become essential to the good government of
our Indian possessions, and was in nowise detrimental
to any other power whatever." He thought this inter-
ruption was calculated to introduce anarchy into Egypt,
and would necessarily be most injurious to this country.
The meeting concluded by adopting a memorial to her
Majesty's Government, arguing the propriety of an
immediate interference to secure the lino of communica-
tion as proposed.
The Gazelle of last night gives the names of three
partners in the old bank at Newport, all of the same
family, the Williams'. As to the strictures of a cor-
respondent from that town, concerning the information
and conclusions of the party who so promptly trans-
mitted exclusive details to The Sun, we feel bound to say
that the balanee-sheet does not, in the opinion of

,hose who remember the issue of pro Yi.Otla bank

failures, altogether justify the favourable results antici-
pated by the gentleman who complains. It would be
invidious at this distance from the scene of the disaster
to give an opinion upon the goodness of the seourities
and discounts, and all we can state is that in ba,aking
circles they are not well spoken off. Out of a suca of
three-quarters of a million sterling it will be hard if a
good dividend cannot be obtained for discharging th'e
half million of liabilities, and if the shareholders are not
called upon to make further sacrifices than the entire
loss of their capital, they will be more fortunate than
others under similar circumstances.
The amount at the disposal of the Commissioners for
the Reduction of the National Debt is officially an-
nounced to be 760,3281. 2s. 3d., all to_be invested before
the sth of next January.

There was a slight decline yesterday in the rates at
which bills were negotiated on Paris, Antwerp, and
Trieste, but Frankfort was steady, and also Amsterdam,
while Hamburgh rose I.
The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 13th inst. was
firmer. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57i.
Stock being rather scarce, and the failure yesterday
of a heavy Bear having compelled the buying in of
his account, prices look up, and money business has
been done currently at 961 to 97. This establishes a
slight " baccadation," for tho highest prices yet offici-
ally marked for November 12 are 961 i; although, at
present, they are 96j-, rather buyers. The Ministerial
crisis in France, and the unsettled feeling that prevails
in respect to the future, deter speculative operations for
the rise. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
been at 97} I. Bank Stock has been very firm at 2121
to 2121, and .India Stock is at 262. Exchequer-bills
have been quoted 48s. to 515., being higher again.
Foreign Securities have been inactive, and without
special change. Mexican Bonds have been nominally
261 to 27. Spanish Five per Cents. are 20-11 to and
the Passive;s* to 1. Equador Stock has been at 3i, and
Grenada Deferred at 3i. Venezuela are quiet at 31k.
Dutch Four per Cents. have been marked 901 to Z.
Railway Shares have been lower again, and the ac-
count seems to operate against them.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anne.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities..
New 314 per Cent. Anus 9714% 97% ex d.
Long Anna. to expire Jan.1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6% 6 11-16 ex d.
India Stock 262 262
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. .14(1.
1,0001.
5001.
Small, ..
ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ..... .

57 p
107'4
9514
97

51 p
51 p
52 p
CLOSING
PRICES.

Ditto Account..... .......... .....
Equador Bonds ........................

3%1
1334
3,h
41N
101%

Grenada Bonds, Ph per Cent —
Ditto, Deferred 3%
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent... —
Ditto, Deferred
Russian Bonder —
10114
Sardinian
piDitto,tt
ods,Csepnetr Cent.
21/234
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
4Sll!roi Bonds,
1
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent 3ll
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Deferred ..... ..••
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian, 4% per Cent.
Ditch 2►%J per Cent. 12 Guild 5834 58A3
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates

2% die.
20%
20,1/4
381/2
311/2
; 321
11

COURSE OF EXC
Amsterdam .. •• •• 11 19
Ditto, three months .. 12 054
Rotterdam .. •••• .. •• 12 054
Antwerp" •• •• •0 •• •• 2S 475
BrUSBCIS•• •• ••• •• •• 25 47%
gamburgh —MX. 13 10%
Paris, 3 days'sight ...• 25 25
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 47%
Marseilles .... •••• .• • • 25 473
Bourdeaux...... •• •
rrankforton.Maine.... 120 U
Berlin • • .. • • • • •••
Telma, effec• fib •••• •• 12 15
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 15
Petersbargh, 911. Ithle.• 36 y.
Madrid ••.. •• ........ 49 jy
Cadiz •• •• .• .• •• •• .• •• 50%
Barcelona
Sevilla.. •• •... • • • • •• •411

lIANGE.-TIIEBDAY.
Gibraltar••••••••••••••
Leghorn SO 70
Genoa 25 be
Milan .•••••••••••••••
, Naples ..............
Palermo, per0z........

Messina ....•. •• •• •• ••
Lisbon.— •• •• •• •• •• ••

0p0rt0.... • • • • •• •• •
Rio Janeiro --.••••• ••
Buenos Ayres •• •- .• .•
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia .• •• •• • • • •
1.1130E8 OW BULLION, ?Eli OIL
Foreign Geld in bare.. a 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
silver la bars ........ 0 5 0%

Maiden-lane, adjoining the Great Northern Rail-
way station at King's-cross, has been changed in name to
the appropriate one of York-road, agreeably to the wish of
the inhabitants of this rapidly improving neighbourhood.

CLOSE OF THE
GREAT EXHIBITION,

(THIS DAY.)

The Exhibition was finally closed to-day.
strik"
morning was miserably wet, and presented a the
contrast to the brilliant weather that prevailed 0°
the
occasion of the opening. In spite, however, of
elements, thousands upon thousands resolved to
ness the closing ceremony, and accordingly long
a,°:,
fore nine o'clock the west-end thoroughfares
to Hyde-park were completely choked up b ceb`;
Iles of every description, from the dilapidated ea
es
the emblazoned equipage of the Peer. The Omnibus
too, came in for a considerable share of patronseg:
t
and every one that ran within half a mile of h°,ere
citing scene which the Crystal Palace presented,obso
filled, both inside and out. The police, as till,elnt
done from the commencement, made excel'!" tint
rangements for the accommodation of the publi.ca'tiegs
those who were fortunate in obtaining the PP.°, ad'
of entrie found no difficulty whatever in gaialn'ffed
mission. Entrance doors were specially re°ebers
for the ladies, to whom the state of the atmosforici
must have been dreadfully annoying, for the r°l9
of them were attired in bright summer costuttlel
suite
had evidently speculated upon a very different, ago
of things. The programme issued a few dgoverof
was strictly observed by the Executive eornroissl,ol‘
and the unreserved doors were opened at tea ? nor
and closed at half-past eleven. It would be 1708
sible to form anything like an accurate idea 00ce of
numbers present, but, taking the whole apPelll.ol
the interior as a criterion, it may be safely an,..
that there were as many spectators favoured t"gosi
ed th°,
sight of the pageantry to-day as enjoY
fortune at the opening ceremony on the Ist ecli fets
last. Amongst the earliest arrivals were Ler ;
Russell, Sir George Grey, and Mr. Fox rilau,;(ler
Secretary at War, whoa ppeared to be sv't,tiorl,
fully improved in health by their recent relll$1001;e3
from the fatigues of office. Sir George GreY,
slightly enfeebled, but he is evidently fast
6, 11011
to a state of restored, and we may perhaPsfsGto,:
to hope re-invigorated health. The Earl
ville, as one of the Executive, was in attea",ife ce;
provide for the comfort of his colleagues ill oft"
vernment. The advent of the Premier was aof
by the occupants of the transept galleries, sad fitt:
few minutes the Noble Lord was overwhelme LAPP
outbursts of cheering. The Earl of Clarend°Aatoeotirel
Lieutenant of Ireland,' also came early, 80% belt
himself next to Sir George Grey, the 01)
and laughed together for upwards of an hour; re tila
little confusion took place a short while betlia°oferlt
arrival of the Prince owing to the struggles 7ife
made to obtain capital seats, but, consideriog ',313 at
ness of the multitude that was collected belie," tl3„r
roof of the Crystal Wonder, and inconvenica;.,e g
thousands must have suffered in endeav°ll:ssjjel°,l;'
obtain even a bare sight of the great centre of at-etaiwt
it is truly astonishing that so much order was kerAlel°so
so little trouble to the sappers and the policef;;s Of;
before the clock had done striking twelve r IPiat
Highness Prince Albert, attended by tlltebeseli,4
Commissioners, entered the building at to
elf
side, and, advancing amidst deafening Chee-to
centre of the transept, took his seat 01100;01
vated platform which had been erected for ",
sion on the very spot where, as but yesterdeal
the famous crystal fountain. No sooner, ,:ittilct,
Prince entered the building than the orchesa;:oferil
was stationed in the south gallery of the 41tirl3it
pealed forth the exhilirating strains of the,' it cli,t°,
Anthem, the two first verses being sung tilpelsl;
and the visitors. At the termination of t': d too,"
mance there was another thundering cbeer',4-110°P
amidst comparative silence, the formal 13`-behrd
of the day were opened. Lord Canning, °II
the juries, read a report, and presented to 1)1000
b
Highness a list of the names of those exbt_ieAI OP'
titled to rewards, which are to be publiP_., ati
day's Gazette. The report was as followsidatd:- ofr
" Having had the honour of acting as pree
council of chairmen of the juries, it falls to Ip,a ibr
before your Royal Highness and her Iguieilleco°ol
missioners the reports of the several juries -006,)
subjects submitted to them for examinatief3'd eOtt
names of the exhibitors whom they have judge
to rewards. 0- t I
"In doing so, it will be convenient t.. 011,
state briefly the principle upon which, by o,e; ee
of her Majesty's Commissione rs, the juries
tuted. 143:1
" The various subjects included in the
were divided, in the first instance, into th',,r,06,4Pe4
Of these, two were subsequently found to ev3litii
of action too large for single juries, and wete,,,
adividedeleEga
jeuihnrtioeofs
these
htuoebs-tejhuitrrhiteiyrsi.fylTor
thirty-four
is increased the
number of British subjects G d 0
British jurors were selectedr and of foreig
jbuyrieher
c o;s9iisetsette_y
ooitm
aioners from lists furnished by the local c00:,00,
various towns, each town being invited to r.„-0f0r,,,14
persons of skill and information in the urs, 105
or produce for which it is remarkable. .1",-04,2
jurors were appointed by authorities in thei,r -080,Y
tries, in such relative proportion amongst ti'e-telil
was agreed upon by the foreign Commissioner
°
to represent their respective Governments. a cieV
e
"In the event of a jury finding themselge-alq
in technical knowledge of any article subrui.,ooo,oi
they were empowered to call in the aid of
vote, but
selected
either
servicesfre m
These associates, who acted as advisers only, It (°,
ofgrestcr
thee rjeu royfnetehne otheo",/
o asr
jurors,from liststhbeut w h
eo f
hpaedr snoents
beenwho hpaedrrobaeneneurtei; s?.
to any jy. h juur
"Eacry was superintended by a chair',-o%„tif
rom its number by her Majesty's Cotnruiss,j°,-ted "
deputy-chairman and the reporter were ere
jurors themselves,
e such was the constitution of the thirt)lpePiet
take.'' singly. They did not, however, act itSier)
of each other, inasmuch as they were asneierli
six groups, each group consisting of such
to deal with subjects in some degree of ii-ja
ture; wed before any decision of a jury e°4"ee
sidered a. 3 final, it was required that it sboaherifo'
before the assembled group of which thatP oea
part, and that it should be approved by thcalifsl„,llbv,
" The chief object of this provision was Ver
the many foreign nations taking part in theeallre4
should incur the risk of seeing its interests erblo'S
neglected from the accident (an unalei,ule Spl
many instances) of its being unrepresenteu
titular jury. ere ef'
" Each group of juries received the assistilwiooi,
puty Commissioner and of a Special Con3o3,„ree4
pointed by her Majesty's iCommissioners l'affe
proceedings, to furnish information °tiro I:
arrangements of the Exhibition, and other r°
tale the labours of the juries composing t.„(bel 01.-g
"It was further determined by her omeeool/
missioners that the chairmen of the jurieg' ia
British subjects and of foreigners in eclute'dte,
should be formed into a council; and that ""diti°lo
the council should be, to determine the eeri.derati
which, in accordance with certain general
_;Pri;004`111,
viously laid down by her Majesty's Cou'reies
different prizes should be awarded, to if:re, ff,
guide the working of the juries, and to sec",ceeel?
possible, uniformity in the result of their P'f rb
These are the most importnt features roil
upon which the jurors found themselves
will now refer briefly to their course of s,ete'e,°
" The Council of Chairmen in proceew7tlo,;;
charge of their duties, were met ,_,5"49117
by a serious difficulty. Her Majesty's ',it
had expressed themselves desirous that merit
rewarded wherever it presented itself, but un,l3 4,1
same time to avoid the recognition of C°7,100,,0;
tween' individual exhibitors. They hal, 1,0 4,7
that the prizes should consist in three meta got pi; 41,,,`
sizes; and that these should be awarded' ieS!ei
second, and third in degree for the sanee,ieffer 'l7
jects and merit, but as marking merit of e•
Oti
and character.
" The Council of Chairmen found to their 046 /
sac
41
it would be impossible to lay dooll.oicYj
for the awarding of the three medals bit tee!
Fry Pia
pearance at least of denoting different ae,,he
cess amongst exhibitors in the same bra'37oll,ife
tion could be avoided. Accordingly, aftel.,,",po;,'„,
ing their difficulty to her Majesty's Comml.4 Obi'
requested, as a course by which it might ,a 0'01," 4„'
diminished, that one of the medals raiehlt ',jt;
"Of the remaining two, they suggeste'„ -et Ve of
prize medal, should be conferred wher"filorfit't, se
standard of excellence in production er„,er,ol,l 5.v
had been attained—utility, beauty, cheapu-n-frr(p"
to particular markets, and other element -0101 re ti•
taken into consideration according to the 0500"
object; and they recommended that tilledi Ari
be awarded by the juries, subject to cou'' ttilf
iDi
groups. delf,o Pste , ei,
"In regard to the other and larger model ey
let
gested that the conditions of its award `tieti+N
important novelty of invention or apPhefier at tli
material, or processes of manufactore'w
combined with great beauty of desigeii ofe he:
should not be conferred for excellence "nd a'', Of;
workmanship alone, however eminent: 6:;,prd,eir. ti
suggested that this medal should be t
Council of Chairmen, upon the reeutn-
jury, supported by its group. the frell let
" The principle thus described met 19-eleelYP' th
Majesty's Commissioners, and was sohset'eei sp
developed by them in a 'minute which /411, to•
cated to the Council of Chairmen. (S,e,heoul
Its application, however, was not o'oll
especially as regarded the foreign jurors:atty.)
had taken part in the National Exhitp:e-e cif t 5
and Germany; and to them the distinetlii 00:111 di
the two medals, and the avoidance of of th
degrees of merit between the recipient:heir:9l;
novel principles, and at variance with `-et ttio
inasmuch as one of the chief purpo6c,se di° JP" f ,
exhibitions of the Continent has bees PI v
various degrees of success attained by ra,:fat coefit, •
ifi It was to be expected, therefore!„ 140. th
arise in which the council medal, ne "141.0°'01 en
would be asked fur exhibitors whose C'aieerito •P
te
somewhat stronger in degree, without 00,4
from th se of others to whom the priegahe
awarded. In such cases it becaMe