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

COMMERCIAL INTF.T.T.TGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

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 hales, including 600 Pernam and Maran-
ham, at 6id. to 74. ; 350 Egyptian, at 6id. to Bd.;
1,000 Surat, 40. to 41d.; and 80 Sea Islands,
at 10d. to ls. 41d. per Da. There was little altera-
tion to notice in the Railway Share Market.
The steamer America with 325,650 dollars has
arrived, buk 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 ad vices from St. Petersburg to the
15th inst. have come to hand. The state of trade
was not so buoyant as the prospects of peace bad
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 had rather a downward tendency, but this
may be accounted for, as the recent high quotations
were partially nominal. Many sales had been
effected daring this month for delivery in August.
Flax is in demand at 24r. for delivery in Jane,
and 24i to 25 for delivery in July. Linseed is
also in request at improved prices, being 7r. 30
kopecks to nr. 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 Sir. In rye there is not so much de-
mand, but a few lots have brought Sir. per tchet-
Wert. Foreign exchanges rale as follows :—on
London 37 3-16 7-16 f, on Amsterdam 184, 1841,
en Hamburg 33 5-16 331, and •n Paris 390 3911.
Accounts from Iquique in Peru to the sth Feb.,
State that nitrate of soda was much in demand at
22 reals per Spanish quintal. The exports in this
article during the month of January amounted to
71,352, quintals against 85,570 quintals in the
Same 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 :

18b6.
£24,230
61,663
13,642
12,463
29,077
15,913
10,755
21,916
21,403
5,472
4,582
11,605
6,555
2,044
4,647

Great Western .
North-Western
south-Western
Brighton .
Midland
Louth-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead
41%neheatcr, Sheffield, and Lincoln
oorth Stafford
North London
North British

1855.
021,977
50,607
11,342
10,883
26,392
12,008
10,634
19,696
18,280
5,290
4,353
7,999
6,015
2,030
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, butinereased firm-
ness is observable in the quotations, owing to the
This
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 more business trans-
acted, but the market is still quiet. Consols, for
looney have been 92i 4, and for account 921 2.
he New Scrip has risen to 22. The New 2,5 per
Vents. are 75, the March Exchequer Bills 2s. to ss.
Prem., and the Bonds 98k to 981. India Bonds
finder 1,0001. ire-10s. to 6s. dis.
Poreign Stocks are inactive, but generally at
steady prices. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 442 ; ditto
Deferred, 242 ; and the Certificates, 51. Russian
Bonds have been at 1044. The Turkish 6 per
Cents. are nominal, but a bargain has been effected
in the 4 per Cents. at 100 k. Grenada New Active
are 214 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1014.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Mexican, 20 f ; Peruvian, 78 70 ; Rus-
-444 5 per Cents., 103 105 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 93
9.43; Spanish 3 per Cents., 442 451 ; ditto De-
ferred, 24k 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
Foreign lines are firm. Sambre and Meuse are
fully 11. higher.

Mining shares are again neglected ; banks quiet,
l' lad also miscellaneous shares.

FUNDS Tlll3 DAY.-CLOSING PRICES.

f Prom the Official .Lict.

Bush's's!. done.
. 92i 6
.. 75

11)Ar Ocnt Consols Annuities
°ll' 4, per Cent. Annuities
lama tiouria A 30114) .. .• .
, Ditto, under £lOOO 6 10 (1
r
",.,I,)snla ;or Account
‘4nsol Scrip 2i P
IScchequer Bills, 2jcl. March. June.
£lOOO ..... **** •• 52 p I
£5OO
groan 53 pllpld
bitto Bonds, 1858,3 i per Cent. 9Bl 4 a
Ditto, 1859

PEACES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
kain %Wan Beads, 5 per Cent. lOll
4'clustdor Bonds sf
Ditto New Consolidated l4l
4renada Now Active, 1i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred.......... ..... ••• ......... . 7
Itv,lzicsn 3 per Cent
asn▪
saiau Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1622, £ St lOti 4 a d
oPaola Bonds, 3 per Cent
bitte Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 24i i
i, Ditto Passive
'Vanish Committee Cert. of Conp. not fun 5l 1. p c
Ibrkihh Bonds, 6 per cent - —
Ditto Account 97i i i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
V
..Ditto Account
•nezneta Bonds, 41 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred, 1, per Cent.........,...., LI
Dividends on the above payable In Tmn,lon
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money . 92a i
Ditto Account, April 10

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zisr OF GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORS

OF THE BANK OF &NOLAND.

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

FOR GOVERNORS.
Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Esq., Governor.
Sheffield Neave, E.,1., Deputy Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq.
Ed ward Henry Chapman, Esq.
Robert Wigram Crawford, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq.
James Pattison Currie, Esq.
Bouamy DAree, Egq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, E.g.
Charles Pascoe Grenfell, Esq.
Henry Hunks Gibbs, E4q.
Thomson Hankey, E-q.
John Oliver Hanson, E.g.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq.
Kirkiman Daniel Hodgson, Esq.
Henry Lancelot Holland, E-q.
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq.
Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.
Charles Frederick Hath, Esq.
James Malcolmson, Esq.
James Morris, Esq. -
George Warde Norman, E-q.
John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
Henry James Prescott, Esq.
Thosnas Tooke, jun., Esq.
The election for Governor and Deputy Governor
►ill be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the Bth of April, and
"Vitirectors on Wedaesday, the 9th April, from ten
°'ellick in the forenoon till four in the afternoon.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANC—Mr. H. Luard, the
general manager of the London and County Bank, has
resigned, and Mr. W. M'Kewan, his deputy, bas been
Ptovisbaslly appulAted to 1111004 him.

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