The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-23 00:00:00

Increase 39,065
The rates at which three months' bills on the
Principal cities of the continent were negotiated
Yesterday afternoon were at a slight advance.
Accounts from Belgium state that a Royal de-
cree recently dated grants to Mr. Thos. Green, of
l'ecdon, a concession with power to construct
railroad through the province of West Flan-
(!e?' towards the French frontier, to be deno-
minated the "International Railway of Flan-
ders," This new line will proceed from Lichter-
°Ode the central station of the West Flanders
'
line, to a terminus at Fumes, passing the fellow-
kts towns on the way :—Cortemarck, Handzaeme,
;ercken, Eessen, and Dixmunde. It will be in
direct communication with the French seaport of
t'llakirk, by a canal between that town and
;Ilrines ; and towards the centre of Belgium by
Welt, Deynze, and Ghent.
the
Continental Bourses continue to maintain
ue rise in quotations with firmness, and the money
marketsare generally easier. At Vienna specie
deposits in
t, the National Bank are increasing, and
it," exchange on London is down to 10-13. In the
7nrse the Metallic 5 per Cents, are firm at 832,
"44 the New Loan has risen 106. The New Bank
0, Oredit is 297, with an upward tendency. Not-
thitbstaud:ng the fluctuation on the Paris Bourse,
a" -Rentes rule firmly at 73 for the 3 per Cents.,
9G for the 41- Stock. Spectilators have been
h„ealisicg large profits on railway stocks, and some
adva cid as much as 50f. within the week.
-'-nc English Funds have been buoyant to-day,
a
advance of about i per cent. having taken place.
line market is gradually recovering from the de-
Psion occasioned by the first intimation of the
e Lean, although the quotations are still 1 per
letilt• lower than they were on the 14th in-
-0". Some support is no doubt given
the advancing tendency in the Rentes at
:ri; where the speculators seem confident of an
a
about
conclusion of hostilities. Consols opened at
91 to 91/, and have risen to 91 while for
th 1,1!) 12th proximo they have advanced to 91,a 2.
a"7 New Loan Scrip is better, viz., 14 premium,
31i' ,4180 the Exchequer Bill Scrip, which is quoted
1.4- premium. The New 3 per Cents have
2irt.,4 92 and the Reduced 91i 2. Bank Stock is
andul and the Unfunded Debt, 35., Is. discount,
par.
,2, i
ereign Securities are also at higher prices.
Tursh 6 per Cents. have risen, to 1, viz., to 94-i
4;`,95, but nothing has been done in the Guaran-
4. Spanish Deferred are quiet at 231, Sardi-
do" at 891, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. 551, Equa-
2or New Consolidated 131, Grenada New Active
' and ditto Deferred 62, Belgian 41 per Cents.
"%e951, and Dutch 21 per Cents. Gq.
tThe following are the nominal prices of Foreign
20°1 i
48:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6271; Mexican,
pt ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ;
ertuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
3e' lit's, 104 6 ; ditto per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
Certificates
Cents., 421 ; ditto Deferred, 231 24 ; ditto
Ztificates 4/ 5 ; ditto Passive, 61 2.
and Railway Share Market is exceedingly firm,
Vu• fuller prices have been current. Great
ilerthern are 3/. to 41. higher ; ditto A stock to
tb• , 10a., and North-Western 11. The dispute be-
Yen these two companies is stated to have ter-
minated. The other lines arc steady. In the
reign lines the dealings have been at previous
prices,
IWining;Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are
steady.

aRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List. )
41k Stock
11
215
1 Lk'. UU_ .nt. Redxced Annuities.....
l, Cent Console Annxitiei 9la 1 $ i
vg,rw 3 per Cont. Annuities ... ........... ... 921 2
^l. ,','r Account 91$ .1 i
Ditto 5
"i. •
1, t-rip
'
Ichequo- Bills, -z.td.
.4:100f1
Y 560 par
q„,„01
•
Ditto Scrip
Pitfr,
--`-'E OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLCK B.
Ntdor Bonds
orDitto New Consolidated l3i
Grenada New Active, l. per Cent.
1, Ditto Deferred 6l
efplan floods, 44 per Coat.
k Itto 3per Cent.
airdinian Bonqs, 5 per Cont.
I'liTiet Rowds, 3 per Cent
1,4 itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
T 4,1411 Bonds, 6 pm cent 94
v Ditto Account
°lleznela Bonds 4.f p
, er Cent
'Atte Deferred, 11 per Cent. . .
k nlvilonds on the above n avAhle In London.
'‘gian, 2. per Cent., cx. 25 francs.. —
Di b tto li per Cent.. ox. 25 francs 9SA
likil Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Gni' ... 64i
TWO o'CLOCK.

,T 1 , money
Ditto Account 9l]

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

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tiONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this thxy at noon, N.W. ;
,gilt breeze and fi no.
l'Onmsluouni, Feb. V.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrived—
enT'Y. from Callao, and sailed for Hamburg.
rLyMoUTEI, Feb. 21.—Wind
t13:1 Surinam, for Amsterdam.
A''EasEr, Feb. 20—Sailed—Cere, for Honduras. The
41"lil, for Liverpool, which ran on Hermitage Rocks,
; lid the Ibis, which sunk in the roads, have been brought
`1:1t0 the harbour.
L4rril, Feb. 22.—Sailed—Flora Kerr, for Jamaica.

ELEOTEIO TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Mm sing.
B
Arrived.—Despatch, (s.), from Jersey; Elizabeth,
trothers and Edward, Sunderland; Express, (s.), from
A tal
Sailed. Wonder, and Soutli-Western (s.), for Jersey ;
ant,, (is.), Havre.
LivEßrooL, Saturday Morning.
-Wind N.W.
rrived—lthieUl, from ; Maria Helena; Lis-
(111 lercodita, ruguay ; Edgecombe, Santander.
Sailed.—Bertha Kohn, for Santos ; Daring, St. Michael's.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 21.
Wind N.E.
Arrived.—Southampton, from Alexandria.
"ailed.—Curraghmore, for Constantinople.

BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.55 a. m .
'Wind W.N.W. ; tide, low water ; fine.
Arrivcd—Clara Catinks., from Nestred.
Sailed, Feb. 22—Tanfield, for Leghorn.
ailed, Feb. 23—Sir E. Paget, for New Zealand; Falcon,
°xi Philip ; Albuera, Adelaide.
DEAL, Saturday, 9.45 a.m.
mind N.W. light.
ii--!Lssed Feb. 22—Edwardo, for Malta; Osprey, Corfu
));I'tnan Finlay, Newp rt ; Symmetry , Marseilles ; Dame
17, Trieste —all from London.
a"ad, Fob. 23—Corzo, from London, for Santander
V_ Maesty's steam-shi Dee, westward, River ; Ni:
'''Perajndum, London, St. Helena.

The burning of the Pavilion Theatre has thrown a
been'opened on their behalf. Mr. E. T. Srd mith, the
f Drnry-lane Theatre, promises to forwato the
; `'irirriittee 201. worth of admission tickets to the theatre
or three particular evenings—by which benevolent means
tout 60k will be placed at thri disposal of the committee.
Mr• Anderson, of Covent-Garden, has forwarded a
jeque for 201. to meet present emergencies ; and the
iik'Sees of the Victoria, Standard, and City of London
their
have announced their intention of giving up
511 respective houses for one night for a free benefit
j„
aid of the relief fund ; and the proprietors of the
Grecian and Britannia, Saloons have intimated their de-
Sire to co-operate in the same liberal manner.
L:",r,EIR LIVERPOOL POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. —The
'verpool post-office establishment is as follows :—Post-
master, salary, 1,0001. ; 1 chief clerk, salary beginning
to 4 .Y 9
frool rising to 500/. ; 2 principal clerks, salaries
M 200/., rising to 3001. ; 1 controller of sorting-office,
`f"?l., rising to 400/. ; 1 assistant ditto 200/. to 250/.
d;:nsPeetor of letter-carriers, 125/. to AO/. ; 2 assistant
2',t°, 801. to 1201. ; 8 first class clerks, from 1501. to
taovito;o. ; 16 second class ditto, 1001 to 1401. ; 17 supple-
lbeaentary ditto, 601. to 1001. ; 20 first class sorters, letter-
' 'ler,' &e. from from 31s. a-week to 255. ;23 second class
from' 265. to 30s. ; 46 third class ditto, from 225.
t '5B. ; 78 fourth class ditto, from 18'. to 21s. ;.10
ireporary sorters, at 13s. a-week ; 1 extra letter-cur, er,
ed' alveek.—Oivi/ Service Ocuette.