The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

ME. COBDEN UN FOREIGN AFFAIRS•

craepilliyngto
hisa letter from some local committee at Brio
Tforrledal:ty of Paris,
a t ‘a‘ Sir,—ln
ere h
al w tlio
attention to the non-execution of
me to this "Gpl
cyanoui
of Bolgrad and the Serpen
address,yyn Garth, near Bangor, Nov. 30,18564
am bound
interfere
favourrlaet
no
rwdeconfessialagetsshstfahot;l folio ;It:
ment be in. session, a member of the House of Comoro
o•
has no legitimate opportunity of bringing under the. n_:.
tine of the Ministry the state of our foreign relatioL
Thisno can only be done by, in the first place, asking te_l;
ithfisrmation ; for the normal state of the public mind u,','
country is in ignorance the most profound a 01:
the proceedings of our Foreign office. At this profound
we are without any official information respecting our
present relations with Russia, and it would be an 1!t..,
warrantable intrusion if, upon the assumed authentici ._/.
of all we read in the public journals, a member of
thePar'
ForeignßradforMdinister. advice to
liament were to tender his censure or
Committee for Investigating
" I do not presume to know the precise objects of the; ;
ga
but, if its attenti.m be chiefly directed otaotuertfirae.iir
the our
task foreign
o
relations, I would venture to suggest that, instect..el_
threadtlf t
oo f
wasting its efforts in the vain attempt to unravel
tr,i!
this
honest principle on which the intercourse between.
_ 00.
country and other raticns ought to be carried
conviction
There seem to me to be signs of a growing l;
that some restraint on our diplomacy is nece scary;o3
I do not think it would be difficult to find a cot% erao
policy, laying
sow
owsvonu 1 da
iii:a or e a, ie!blyeapapnia
intelligi I
ground on which a large amount of argurne,n wog
reform of our foreign policy might be securen 6 At
men of every shade of opinion on domestic politics. the
least I submit that even an attempt to de
functions of our Government in its foreign ra:lati°. ter
would be a more promising occupation than the iterb
minable and fruit'ess task of ' investigating' s 7,, too
are generally shr..uded in mystery, and which are
of
often referable to no higher principles or motiv ,a,
(aleivtiidorniatish.allthanel,casiprr,icyeosurofohperdaicetnictaslelyrviarnrets,ponsiblie '1
" RICHARD CODOw"..
" Joseph E. Jenkinson, Secretary, &o."
7 / 01
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—The Pinnto d
unt oo_eel
of the Court of Chancey ry,rumourea suit which has been cac(;o,
on for upwards of a century has been brought to %or,
elusion, and that a young man, a native of this no..uoa ef
and at the preseet time filling the humble situatelone
servant in a gentleman's family
entitled to an almost incredible sum of teener"'
in Plymouth, bash
..eert
says hundreds of thousands. 1314r.
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The Spanish steamerute to
celona arrived this afternoon from Hamburg, en r°.cotet
Santander, Ccrunna, Cadiz, Malaga, Valencia, Alice
and Barcelona, and, after taking in French and
rmdeeti.
cargo, will proceed on Sunday at daYlight to n,b ult. 7
nation. The Barcelona left Hamburg on the 31,-": ricer
and was detained two days in getting, down thehe fot
Elbe on account of the ice in the stream and, il
closing navigation, since which the weather na
of tni.
thick and hazy. The Hamburg, the second shiig, icen
line, is expected here from Spain about the
.:aot
e'lliretiol,ayit•gilettioll•l3.
The Royal mail steamship Avon leaves on Tnearelitieer
with the outward mails for the Br
azilsthe (3 ,n---scuth•
andotterprising
Plate. Messrs, M'lver, of Liverpool,
managers of the Cunard Company, have been I
°ent
ampton within the last few days to arrang
i stablishing an agency here in cons
European and Australian Royal Mail Steam,l4coiropao
Company, with which association the CUUSO _"
f effectualli
has recently coalesced, for the purpose It it er
carrying out the Australian mail contract• "-
pected great extension of trade whose °,Pe;
ton from the fact of the Cunard Company,
01, Win'
tragic
rations have hitherto been confined to Livherrearo sfi
determined to devote their attention to t e t dnitionar
in reference to a . .0.,
of this place, particularly mediterr ,
communication with India, China, andt
the
Mina to Orr./
1 flea"; which we understand is their in e
I lit, '
will follow to. Southatnr

BIONE Y MARKET

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In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
was a brisk demand for most qualities at firm prices.
The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, 4,000 of
which were taken for export and on speculation.
The Railway Share Market opened with a quiet
aspect, but subsequently closed with a downward
tendency.

No alteration of importance occurred in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon, but the
tendency was rather upwards.
About 15,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank
for transmission to the continent.
The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end
ing Thursday last is as follows :
Gold Coin
Silver Coin

160 Ozq.
... 1,200 Ozs,

Increased confidence n the favourable progress
of the Money Market has been occasioned by the
Bank of England return, published last evening.
This explains why the Directors reduced the mini-
mum on Thursday last, and the hope is held out of
a further alteration being effected before long. In
addition to a large increase in the bullion• and the
reserve of notes, there is a falling off of nearly
700,0001. in the other securities. The other items
of the balance sheet are also encouraging. The
following table gives the particulars :
Active Circulation
Decrease

Bullion
Increase

Rest
Decrease
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits

£19,484,750
58,220
10,411,397
513,761
3,205,524
58,047
5,469,987
363,156
9,320,817

Decrease
j...Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities
No alteration.
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

414,638
844,935
13,187
10,454,867

17,537,749
694,697
4,785,180
567,125

Late yesterday afternoon the following notice,
relating to the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway, was posted in the Stock Exchange :
"London, Brighton, and South Coast, London
Terminus, Dec. 5.
" Dear Sir,—l beg leave to inform you that the mort-
gage bonds of this company, commencing from the Ist
day of December, inst., will be countersigned by the
secretary, as heretofore, and in addition the affixing the
seal of the company will be attested by one director.
" I beg further to inform you that the certificates of
stocks of this company, bearing date from the 4th day
of December inst., will bear the signatures of two direc-
tors, and the counter-signatures of the secretary and
ranger clerk.
" The certificates of stock will be deliverable on and
after Friday in each week, that is to say, for all deeds
of transfer deposited for registration up to Tuesday in
each week inclusive.—l am, dear sir, yours truly,
" FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary.
" Mihill Slaughter, Esq., Secretary Railway
Department, Stock Exchange."
The advices from Paris, which have only just
arrived, owing to the unfavourable state of the
eather in the Channel, report that the alteration
In the Bank rate of discount here was generally
anticipated, and it therefore exercised very little
effect on the Bourse. The 3 per cent. Rentes
closed yesterday at 69f. 50c. for money, and at 69f.
950. for account, the rise in the latter being 20
Centimes.

Accounts from Berlin state that the monthly re-
ttlrn of the Bank of Prussia, which has been pub-
lished, shows an increase in the bullion of 988,000
thalers compared with the previous statement,
While the circulation of notes was diminished to
the extent of 1,558,400 thalers.
A Bank of Issue has been authorised at Seville
for 25 years, with a capital of 18,000,000 reals.
The Funds are buoyant, but the transactions
hare not been very extensive, owing to the general
disinclination to enter into large operations at the
close of the week. Consols for money have been
34 to 941, ex dividend, for the account. Special
transfers of stock have been effected at 944 95,
including the dividend. The New Three per Cents.
9413 retarked 94 to 94k, and the Reduced 93a 4.
:lank Stock is 2171. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to
h. premium.
-Very few dealings have taken place in the
Foreign Market, and prices are in some instances -
1 'c'wer than they were yesterday. Turkish 6 per
Aelits. have been 96 to 96,1-, and the 4 per Cents.
-21- 3. Spanish Certificates are firm at 61 L and
the, Deferred Bonds have been 24. Danish 3
ter Cents. have realised 1031 1041, Mexican 221,
ortuguese 46, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 97k.
ti,..1.1e following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Lc'eke :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexili
-
71) 221 g; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto
4.. Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
A
Ai
-; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 par
BW., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 31 ; ditto
Deferred, 23i 24i ; ditto Certificates, ; it
ditto Passive, 6 1.
!RThere has been little business transacted in the
ailway Share Market this morning, and a down-
2.tcl tendency has been observable in the shares of
"40%t of the leading lines. Great Western, Lan- 1
:shire and Yorkshire, North-Western, Midland II
and South-Eastern, are each about ss. to 10s.
ilver• East Anglian advanced 1/. The Canadian,
28t Indian, and French lines have been dull, at
"%tit former quotations.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
baps
not undergone any material alteration, except
Asular and Oriental Steam, which have im-
d about 1/.

11141.115 H FUNDS TITS DAY AT ON 1.; O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
snones• done.
1411 Stock
3 bk 2171
h.-er Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i i $
ker,seent. Consols Annuities .shut 04i 5 41 with div. for
.e; 4 per Cent. Annuities ........
,[money
t= B°lB for Account 94i X a
tear
is
Bills, 20.
p
Iltrerimall...
•••. • •••
A-ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( E.
mish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825
I,oican 3 per Cent 221
rillnese Bonds„ 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Firtto 1853, per Cent 46
ii,;:l-11'11 ,ieuds, :4 per Cent
ulti° New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
„,..i?it.to Account
Vaaush Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6 1 p c
.arkihh Rcnds, 6 per cent
D
Otto Account
Ditto Guarant
ounteed, 4 per Cent.
Acc —
1021
Dlvidends on the
brach ahnr, nayable in Lcndon.
ExeLane 23 per Cen. ,12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certfi ce'tes

Consols (Money)
Ditto Account ....

TWO O'CLOCK.

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N, icc. 5.
Much surprise was excitedDUßL yesterldayDby the
1,4°,11pt and totally unexpected manner in which Baron
'`liebards, Chief Commissioner of the Incumbered
•Q;states Court, ceased to fill that office. Mr. Com.
411'14071er Longfield, on taking his seat in chamber
Yesterday morning, stated that he and his brother
vE'lrenaissioner, Mr. Hargreave, had received a royal
ariant, intimating that Baron Richards was no
~ger a Commissioner of that Court ; and that, in
list Sequence, all cases standing in Baron Richards's
dm over until further orders,. all notices
°lotion for the full court also standing adjourned for
ti-„e; Bame reason. This proceeding appears to have been
e
4;4° peremptory ; it was not anticipated by aaielyoothne
tae°at the court, nor can any surmise be formed t
tUhtUre arr e t and as to the mode of appeal from
are
individualfi commissioners, whether they
el.
be direct to the General Court of Appeal, or whe-
y fall
neW commissioner shall be appointed to constitute
ourt.
he evidence taken at the private inquiry into the
tutlaarder of Mr. Little has been printed, but not yet
zee accessible to the public. Several vague rumours
11400. t the suspected assassin are still afloat, and the
diji° interest in the subject has scarcely suffered any
th;ll?ation. It is now known that James Robinson,
arle man, who is detained by the police, was
wasAyrnumed at the inquiry previous to his exhibiting
toZtonas of insanity, and was to have been brow ht
ifird as a Crown witness. g
feir e Lord Chancellor yesterday refused an application
00,,piacherey
tratin documents applied for in the case of
v D9well, the nffi?ial manager of the Tip-
-11,41. notes
BAnk, on the
ground that they did not appear on
kept as as having been read in the course of the argu-
the 1.3. The documents were required for the appeal to
'Louse of Lords.

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