The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-07 00:00:00

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CITY, Two o'CLoox

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, and compared with Friday's range prices of
American and Surat were higher ; other kinds
were unchanged. The sales were estimated at
7,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for export,
and 1,000 on speculation, including 200 Egyptian
at 6kd. to 7d ; and 1,500 Surat, Odd. to Sid. per
lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but
prices were advancing.

Accounts from Hamburg state that the easy state
of the Money Market there has exercised a fa-
vourable influence upon trade generally, especially
in purchases of coffee. Rio has been in demand at
full rates, and sales of 5000 bags Brazil realised
from sch. to 4,1 sch. ; and 4,000 Laguayra from
5i to Gi sch. The imports of coffee during
the year up to the close of April was about
31,500,000 lb., and the stock on hand about
30,500,0001 b.; against 22 millions and 17 millions
respectively in 1855. At Amsterdam the coffee
market was apparently quiet ; but the stock on
hand was diminishing from day to day, and the
result of the sales during the month of April
showed the large quantity of 271,571 bags to have
changed hands. There was not iinuch alteration
in prices ; but the demand for Brazil of ordinary
quality was good. _ .

Trade reports from Antwerp show that there is
not much variation in prices in the principal arti-
cles of import, but a very steady business is doing.
There has been some large sales by auction of
coffee, which have rendered private trans-
actions unimportant. The latter included
1,500 bags Brazil, and GOO bags Saint
Domingo and Java ; and. at the former the
lots knocked down comprised 3,175 bags Brazil,
from 47c. to 60ic. per half kilo. ; 1,065 bags San-
tos, from 5240. to 614 c. ; and 122 bags St. Domingo,
from 68c. to 60c. Cotton maintains its improved
quotation of last week, although the business trans-
acted is unimportant. For good ordinary Ameri-
can 31c. to 32c. per half kilo., and for good mid-
d!ing 354 e. to 361 e.
It is stated that the preliminaries of an agree-
ment between the representatives of the Great
Luxembourg and the Eastern of France Railway
Company have been arranged, but the sanction of
the respective shareholders has to be obtained
before the terms can be finally settled. The latter
company will, it is alleged, undertake the working
of the Luxembourg line, and pay its proprietary
a dividend of 4 per cent. per annum,
provided the earnings are sufficient, but will not
guarantee a minimum dividend of more than 3 per
cent. All profits above 4 per cent. will be equally
divided between the two companies. The Southern

of France Railway Company
.is about to issue
49,500 New 3 per Cent. Obligations.

Accounts from Berlin state that the Bank of
France has reduced the rate of discount from 5 to
4 per cent.

No movement of importance has taken place in
the market for public securities this morning, but
the quotations are steady and the dealings limited.
Until after the settlement of the account inactivity
is likely to prevail, and it is not expected that any
material increase of business will take place until
the Budget has been submitted to the House of
Commons. In the meantime, should the present
comparative ease in the money market continue,
the bona fide purchases of stock on behalf of the
public will, no doubt, give support to the market.
Consols for transfer have been 922 to 93, but they
have since advanced to 93k, while for the Bth
instant (to-moirow) they are about 92i to 93. The
June prices are 931 The New 3 per Cents. have
been purchased at 92 to 921, and the Reduced at
04 -a. Bank Stock is 40i, being heavy. The
Unfunded Debt is firmer, the March Bills being
par to 23. premium, and June ditto 4s. to 2s. dis-
count, while the Bonds rule at pvl to 98k. East
India Bonds have been dealt in at Gs. to 3s. dis-
count for those under 1,000/.

Very few transactions have been recorded in the
Foreign Stock Market, and many of the quotations
are merely nominal. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
dull at 98, and the 4 per Cents. firmer at 1011
Sardinian Bonds are 95. Spanish 3 per Cents.
44k, and Belgian 44 per Cents. 95. Dutch 4 per
Cents. remain at 91.

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Daferred Bands, 61 71 ; Mexi-
can, 221 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Rus-
sian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; Ditto 41 per Cents.,
94 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Ditto De-
ferred, 241 51; Ditto Certificates, 51 ; Ditto Pas-
sive, 7

Railway Shares rule quiet, but tho prices are a
shade firmer for most of the English lines. The
Foreign are steady, arid the Italian Junction, CH-
meant and. Toulouse, Lombardo, Venetian, and
the Riga are well maintained. French lines are
quiet. Great Luxembourg are flatter.
London and County Bank are I higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(From the °Fetal Litt.)

Business done.
Bank Stock .... 2101
3 per tient. Red Iced Aunuitie3 9ll
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3l
Ditto .30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 1-16
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO
Consols for Account
Ezchequer Bills, 21d. March. June.
£1000
.2500
peall3 p 4 d
kaDitto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent.. 974 6 8
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent....
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian Bon:1s, 5 per Cent.
brriFt, Bonds, 3 per Cent 44i
Ditto Account 451
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Turkish Bonds, 6 pir cent
Ditto Account • 93
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lOl4
end. on the above • ~,aolo ui Londop.
Belgian, 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Ditto 41 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 95
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Money 9 I
Ditto Account (Bth May)

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~.. 224
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DOVER, May 6.—His Highness Aali Pasha and
suite arrived at Dover this afternoon by a special
steamer, and, after stayine at the Ship Hotel for a few
hours, proceeded to London by the 7.30 p.m. train.
Tas AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The Black Ball mail clip-
per ship Lightning, 111'1Cirdie master, sailed from Liver-
pool for Melbourne yesterday (Tuesday) with the bi-
monthly mail, a large cargo, and nearly 400 passengers.
The Prince Henri XIII. of Reuss and the Baron
Art im have taken their departure from the St. James's
Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, for Paris. Vice-Admiral Sir
George F. Seymour and General and the Hon. Mrs.
Henry Murray. have arrived at the same establishment,
the former from Portsmouth, and the latter Wimbledon
Lodge. •
ROYAL MUNIFICENCE —Her Majesty the Qneen and
the Prince have made the munificent donation of 1001.
in aid of the funds of the Model Establi-hment of Baths
and Washhouses in Goulsten-squaie, Whitechapel ; the
high price of coals during the last two years having
raised the expenses of that most useful establishment
above its ine.orne.

UpwarOs of 150,000/. of the recently arrived Austra-
lian gold is stated to have been taken to the Bank.
SECOND SOMERSET REGIMENT OF MILITIA.--We are
informed that the names of the L,ix captains who have
resigned their commissions, in consequence of Mr. Stan-
ley's appointment to the majority in this regiment, are :
—Pickwick. Hon!ditch, Sawyer, Richards, Strode, and.
Irrstt.— Cork Reporter.
MR. ROGER'S SALE.—The celebrated drawing of the
Entombment, by Raffselle, an original design for the
picture in the Borghese Gallery in Rome, and the most
important work of art in Mr. Roger's collection, was
yesterday knocked down to Morris Moore for the sum
of four hundred and fifty gxineas. This drawing is
erwraved in the Ciozat collection.

TIM BAND IN VICTORIA•PARK.-It is generally under-
stood that the band of the Tower Hamlets Militia will
play in Victoria-park on Sunday next, and an agitation
is being got up at Bethnal-green to endeavour, if possi-
ble, to prevent it. A circular has been issued, purport-
;rig to come from the churchwarden of St. John'r,
Bethnal-green, inviting attendance at the parochial
Bebop's, Church-row, on Thursday evening next, "to
c•nsider wbat steps can be taken to °pose the contem-
pitted playing of a mili'ary band in Victoria-park on
the Sabbath."