The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

f.ITY, Two 0'eL,30.1...

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly. Compared with Friday's rates prices of all
kinds were quite as high. The sales were estimated
at 8,000 bales, including 600 Pernam and Maran-
ham, at fild. to 7d. ; 350 Egyptian, at 6id. to Bd.;
1,000 Surat, 41d. to 4id.; and 80 Sea Island,
at 10d. to is. 40. per IL There was little altera-
tion to notice in the Railway Share Market.
The steamer America with 325,650 dollars has
arrived, but the mails have not yet been received
in town.

Letters from the Continent mention that the
establishment of a Stock Exchange in Prague had
been decided upon, and that the necessary arrange-
ments had excited a good deal of attention.

Commercial advices from St. Petersburg to the
15th inst. have come to hand. The state of trade
was not so buoyant as the prospects of peace had
led many to expect, still it was sufficiently marked
to show that a pacific result to the Conferences at
Paris was generally entertained. For tallow prices
have bad rather a downward tendency, but this
may be accounted for, as the recent high quotations
were partially nominal. Many sales had been
effected during this month for delivery in August.
Flax is in demand at 24r. for delivery in June,
and 24i to 25 for delivery i❑ July. Linseed is
also in request at improved prices, being 7r. 30
kopeoks to 7/r. for money sales.
For grain the advanced prices since the an-
nouncement of the pacific negotiations are fully
maintained. Extra fine Cubanca has been sold for
9 silver roubles per tchetwert, and good ordinary
sorts at Bir. In rye there is not so much de-
mand, but a few lots have brought sir. per tchet-
Wert. Foreign exchanges rule as follows :—on
London 37 3-16 7-16 , on Amsterdam 184, 1841,
on Hamburg 33 5-16 33k, and on Paris 390 3911.
Accounts from IqUique in Peru to the sth Feb.,
state that nitrate of soda was much in demand at
22 reels per Spanish quintal. The exports in this
article during the month of January amounted to
71,352, quintals against 85,570 quintals in the
sawe month last year, and 90,726 quintals in 1854.
Of the first mentioned quantity 22,196 quintals
were exported to England, and 19,339 quintals to
Hamburg. _

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under

Great Western
north- Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern

18b6.
£24,230
51,663
13,642
12,463
29,077
]5,Q13
10,755
21,016

1855.
£21,977
50,607
11.342
10,883
26,392
12 008
10.634
19,096

Laneashire and Ycakmhire

21,403

18,280

Zristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
North Stafford
North London
North British

5,472
4,582
8.605
6,555
2,044
4,647

5,290
4,353
7,999
6,015
2,036
4,453

These returns are very encouraging, the recepts
of most of the principal lines, compared with the
corresponding period of last year, showing an im-
Portant increase.

Money has continued in good demand in Lom-
bard-street, and at the Bank of England, but no
alteration in the terms of discount has taken place.
The brokers and others will, no doubt, find good
employment for their capital during the next few
days, not only on account of the English Loan,
but likewise for the commercial engagements of the
4th of April.
No change of importance has occurred in the
Market for Public Securities, but increased firm-
ness is observable in the quo"tations, owing to the
Confidence felt in the early announcement of peace.
This event, though delayed, is now expected in the
Course of two or three days, and a more cheerful
feeling is experienced among the speculators.
There has been rather mote business trans-
acted, but the market is still quiet. Consols, for
Money hay* been 92i 4, and for account 921 1.
The New Scrip has risen to 2i. The New 2} per
rents. are 75, the March Exchequer Bills 2s. to 54.
Prem., and the Bonds 98} to 981. India Bonds
Under 1,0001. are 10s. to 6s. dis.
Foreign Stocks are inactive, but generally at
steady prices. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 441 ; ditto
Deferred, 241 ; and the Certificates, si. Russian
bonds have been at 104. The Turkish 6 per
Cents. ate nominal, but a bargain has been effected
in the 4 per Cents. at 1001. Grenada New Active
are 214 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1014.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Mexican, 20 ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; Rus-
Ilan 5 per Cents., 103 105 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 93
95 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 45.1 ; ditto De-
ferred; 24f 25 ; ditto Certificates, 54 to 6 ; ditto
-Passive, 7 7i-

In Railway shares there is generally a slight im-
provement. Caledonian, East Anglian, and Lanca•
shire and Yorkshire are at higher prices. The
?reign lines are firm. Sambre and Meuse are
fully U. higher.

Alining shares are again neglected ; banks quiet,
and also miscellaneous shares.

Barrisli FUNDS THI3 DAY AT OW,' r CLOCK..
( From th.t OfNcial List. ,

. :An ..,,.•,. done.
~i 1 NI. Cont. Consols Annuities .. 924 i
A eW 2i per Cent. Annuities 75
In lia .kinds, .C,100‘;
Ditto, under £lOOO 6 10 d
C rtfkrAS ;nr Account
Consol Scrip 2/ p
a whequer Bills, 23/4d. March. June.
21000 - • s2p I
250 0
Small
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. 983 i R
Ditto, 1859
PRICE OF FOREIIIIN FUNDS AT ON ii: O'CLO IL
Urazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOll
Grenada New Active, 13/4. per Cent. ... 214
Xussiau Bonds, 5 per Cont., 1522, £ 5t.... 1013/4
8p,.,,41 Ilmtds, :3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account 2l i
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. n:,t fun: 53
Turkish Ponds, ti per cent
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in 1..,ri lo
TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, money 924 i
Ditto Account

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORS
OF THE BANK OF ICVGLAND.

The following is the House List of Governors anti
Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing,
viz..—

5
5
20
10

20
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FOR GOVERNORS.
Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Esq., Governor.
Sheffield Neave, E-q., Deputy Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
„ Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq.
Edward Henry Chapman, Esq.
Robert Wigram Crawford, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq.
James Pattison Currie, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Eaq.
•
Charles Pascoe Greaten, Esq.
Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq.
Th.mson Sankey, E,q.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq.
Henry Lancelot Holland; E-q.
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq.
Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
Charles Frederick Roth, Esq.
James Malcolmson,
James Morris, Esq.
George Wards Norman, El..
John Horsley Palmer, E.q.
Henry James Prescott, Esq.
Thomas Tooke, jun., Esq.
The election for Governor and Deputy Governor
Will be held at the Bank onTuesday, the Bth of April, and
for Directors on Wednesday, the 9th April, from ten
o'clock iu the forenoon till four in the afternoon.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANIC.-Mr. H. Luard, the
general manager of the London and County Bank, bas
resigned, and Mr. W. M'Kewan, hi 4 deputy, has been
provisonally appointed to succeed him.
GENERAL FRENCH CLIPPER SOCIETY.—At a meeting
held at Paris on the 15th inst. of this company, a reso-
lution was adopted to increase the capital from 400,0001.
to 800,0001., in consequence of tha purchase recently
effected in England of eight of the steamers of the Ge-
neral Screw Company for 500,0001. At the same time
kr. C. W. Graham was appointed gerant, in the place
of M. Beraud-Villare, and certain modifications in the
;Wilke. were agreed to.

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