The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-17 00:00:00

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COLLalilitCl IN'IELLIG:ENCIL

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK,

• The Livorpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, but with more steadiness ; compared with
Friday's rates, prices of all kinds were unchanged.
The sales wero es6mated at 6,010 bales, including
780 Pernam and Maianham, at 011. to ; 50
Bahia, GO. to 6,1 d. ; 100 Egyptian, Gad. to Bd. ;
GOO Surat, 40. to 51d. ; and 80 Sea Islands, 11,id.
to 13d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was
not quite so firm as on Tuesday, there being a
slight fall in prices.

The public sales of colonial wool commence this
evening, and it is expected that about 70,000 to
80,000 bales will be offered during the series.

The advices from New York state that the mar-
ket for speculative securities was iu a very unset-
tled condition at the latest date, and it was gene-
rally considered probable that prices would recede
since a disposition was manifested by the operators
to realise their profits after the recent improve-
ment.

The Cotton Market was arm but quiet. Bread-
stuffs were fully supported, and the demand for
flour for shipment to Europe had increased.
The Australian accounts brought by the Earl of
Sefton, which arrived yesterday, are generally con-
sidered favourable. Gold had receded to 765. 6d.
per oz. In New South Wales, also, trade appears
to have improved.

The half-yearly meeting of the London Joint
Stock Bank has also been held'to-day, at which the
report was presented, showing the net profits for
the half year to have been 92,5861. 18s. 6d., from
Which the directors made a dividend at the rate of
12!, per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 103. per
share, leaving a surplus of 25,086/. to be carried
forward to next account. The report was well re-
ceived, and thanks were voted to the directors.
The Bank of England d.iiectori at their meeting
to-day have made no change in the official charge
for discount accommodation ; but, although the
minimum is still 4.1 i per cent., the r&tes in Lom-
bard-street continue at 4 per cent., or a fraction
lower. At the present quotations the Continental
exchanges are firm, and if further remittances of
gold from Australia should arrive, and the exports
of gold to Paris, he., diminish, the authorities in
Tbreadneddle-street will, no doubt, speedily an-
nounce a reduction of a half per cent. Yesterday
the receipts of specie were large, viz., as follows :
Per Earl of Sefton Melbourn.-..........£240 000
Flancisllenty Portland Bay 428,000
1) Atlantic New York 183,000

Total

£851,000

This total is very considerable, and at the pre-
Rent moment cannot fail to produce a beneficial
iofluence on the general condition of the money
karket.

The Funds have improved to-day, bat there is
still
an absence of animation. The return of
favourable weather, and the large arrivals of specie
:":1110re than a million sterling having been received
711 s week—have naturally imparted a firmer
:Ile to the market. Consols for money have been
4 4 to 95i, and for account 95,1 L and since
Reduced
96. The New 3 per Cents. are 962 and the
rcluced 95i to 96k. Exchequer Bills have risen
I° 208. and 245. prem., and the Bonds to 1001.
41clia Stock is 233.

l'ereign. Securities are dull, but firmer. Turkish
; Per Cents. have risen to 104 and 1041, and the
Per Cents. to 106 and 1061. Spanish Threes are
the New Deferred 231 ; the Passive 6i ;
and the Certificates 6. Russian Fives have been
1.14, and Sardinian 92k. Mexican Stock is higher,
u
viz., 23i I.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Steaks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7± 4 ;
23f ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents, 57 9 ;
ertliguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5
ter Cents., 111 13 ; ditto ‘,l, per Cents., 98 100 ;
?apish 3 per Cents., 43 ; ditto Deferred, 23 ±;
4140 Certificate;!, 51 61 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
° this day, are in round figures as under :

Great Western
th-Western
south-Western
ktright0n.......................
lciland
th- Eaztern
alcdonian
4reat Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
triatol and Exeter
Jllester and Holyhead
jt,"Gen. Oun o,nnibus Company
:Latiellester' Sheffield, and Lincoln
-k'thrth Stafford
ford, Worcester, and Wolverh
Waterford and Limerick
sh,
''„elfast and 13allyrneLa
Aberdeen and Scottish Midland ...
-Cdtitbuigh and Gla-g,),.v
Glasgow and South-Western
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada

18t6. 1855.
£29,194 £26,683
65,550 61.783
19,759 17,410
16,514 15,392
29,312 27,662
'21,908 21.809
12,676 12.340
20,295 19,491
25.324 22,317
6,853 6,492
6,773 6,140
10,648
9,301 8,698
7,586 6.730
3,797 3,774
1,193 1,035
1.005 878
3,641 3,477
5,455 4,944
6,754 6.928
5,329 4,248
10,005 7,218

The Railway Market has been fluctuating, but
s4t present the quotations are higher. A moderate
tt mount of business has been done, and Lancashire
arid Yorkshire and Great Northern have been in
48illad• The Riga Shares are heavy, owing to a
continuance of unfavourable rumours regarding
the, concession and the gua'antce. Bengals are
Calcutta b, Euphrates Colonial
`Shares generally rule firm.
Banking Shares have advanced ; but Mines and
Miscellaneous de:scriptions are quiet, at previous
rates.

tiIIITISEf FUNDS THIS aay AT ONE LECLOC.K.
i kerum ac Oacial UV. /
!1n0n.,-- done.
1 111. • Cent lioduced A nullities__ ....... „ 957 6i 6
h„. .... •
" cent Uousols Annuities.
Lw 3 Per c Iva. Annui tzes 964
4'?! Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 5-1 i
Ditto 3) Years, expire 10th Oct , 1859 31
X i)itto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18k
ON Stock
he,m for Account
4it'ehoqucr Btlls, 2
.(1..
10,00
1:500
22 24 p
nsali . , .. . •
bltto BlBs9onds, n 1
58, 3i per Cent. loo,ioo
Ditto, a PT,
it—A'"ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOrE
-.4.3,..;
3 per DentC
nto Account 23k
t,,!iall Bonds, 1822, .4.: St., 5 per Cent llll
14 *" inisn Son,ls, 5 per Cent.
13'1'Is}par Cent
. 441
I:v:0 Account . .
Ditto .`e I)4erred, 3 per Cent.
aunt
li Litt() Passive
I,_l(ish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6
4.136.1 th Bonds, 6 per cent —
?sate Accountlo4ii
.
'itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
oitto Account
uivn en is on tho above payable In tnnim
TWO O'CLOCK.
Gongola 9si 3
Ditto Account

THR
RECENT STEAM-BOAT COLLISION ON THE
the:"T•'—"Another of the unrortui,ate 6nferers from
t •ece—
„, nu collision between the Excelsior and the Mail
41,C111-bnats died, yesterday, in the Liverpool Northern
at9?`)111) July 16.—1 n a Convocation to be holden
i
o'clock on Saturday, the 19th instant, it will be
;VllPosed to confer the degree of Doctor in Divinity, by
el,'e'n'a. on the Rev., Charles Baring, M.A., of Christ
4-grell• hishop desi,?: nate or Gloucesttr and Bristol.
b 'XTRAORDINABY LEAP —A young man, a traveller
y the 7.15 P na. train to Plymouth, committed aver y
t:°"sh and dangerons act on Tuesday. It appears that
t .was looking out of the carriage window when the
bletu wag in motion, near Dawlish station, and his hat
- immediately opened the door and jumped
Ofut after the fiat, and was precipitated over a viaduct 15
eet high. F s he was not much in•
Ured•
Fortunately, however,
•

"e aneeie by the Atlantic from Newnrork yesterday
is 183,000/., and thtt Asia on Monday next is likely to
l'ring a large additional sums. The pavert of the
Texan m m
indemnity, of which about 300,000/. bas to be
remitted to EuroP e together with the half-yearly divt-
'lends due on Americ an securities held on this side, tend
to make the current i7ernittances unusually heavy.
THE MURDER OF M Rs. KELLY.—Mrr Geo. Strevens
has been admitted
securities in 1,0001., each,
to bail—himself in 2,0001., and two
for his appearance at the next
asaizss. Jas. Bannon', also charged with being concerned
in the murder of Mrs„ ic,,py, wa4 admitted to bail—him-
self in 40/ , and two Fearetie; 'in 20/. cae''•
THE POTATO, DrsI:ASE.--The Clic tnitant, Chronicle
states that there are unmistakeable s4,Tus of the reap-
Voarance of the potato disease in that neighbourhood.
In some of the market-hardeners' grounds it has ap•
Cared in a very virulent form.