The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Y, Two o'CLocii.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, and prices of all kinds lean to the buyer.
The sales were estimated at 3,000 bales ; 800
Surat, 4kd. to sd. The Railway Share Market
closed steadily, and prices improved.
The Hogue, which arrived from New South
Wales yesterday, is now ascertained to bring
76,000 sovereigns, coined in the Sydney Mint, and
2)000 ounces of gold. A large amount is also
brought by private hand.
The rates charged for the negotiation of three
Months' bills on the principal cities of the Conti-
nent yesterday afternoon ruled firm. As the
course of exchange at New York on London will
Yield a profit on shipments of the precious
Metals to England, further supplies from that
quarter may be expected, and as the arri-
'als of gold from Australia are large, and
likely to continue so, a speedy and material aug-
Mentation in the stock of bullion held by the Bank
nt. England may be expected. These circumstances,
together with the limited demand now current for
discount accommodation, and the abundant supply
nt capital, have given rise to the impression that a
reduction in the course of a week or two will be
made in the minimum terms now current in
Threadneedle-street.

Letters from Paris mention that the great na-
tional undertaking to drain the agricultural lands
Council
the country is under the consideration of the
uouncil of State, and likely to receive their sane-
l9o. To this project the Government are to lend
0 million francs, and that they are to empower
tile company to drain such lands as are necessary.
The subscribers to the loan are to be reimbursed
1O 20 years, at the average of annuities, with the
option of selling out in 3,4, 6, and 8 years, and
With the interest at the rates of 3 and 4 per cent.
is calculated that the expense of draining one
hectare will be about 230 f. ; that each hectare thus
drailked will produce more than six hectolitres of
!host ; and that when all the lands in France are
drained, it will add from four to five million hec-
"'litres of wheat.
No public sales of colonial produce have been ad-
Lertised for to-day or to-morrow, and business in
all departments, in consequence of the Epsom
Races, is quiet.
Notice has been given that the Scrip Certifi-
e4tos for the deposit on the loan for 5,000,0001.
here obtainable this morning at 11 o'clock.
The English Stock Market is buoyant, but in
d°llsequence of the absence of so many of the
Riled
there is not much animation. Consols
Itiled at 94i for money, but have since been
pe') and the account price is 95 to 95i, being
• Cent. higher than yesterday. The New Scrip
42i 4. The New Three per Ceats. have been
N.• The Reduced Annuities 934 , and the
~t_
.407 24 per Cents. 78. The March Exchequer
48 have been dealt in at 4s. premium, and the
„me„. ditto, 3s. discount to par. India Bonds
der I,OOCI. are 2s. discount.
he'll the Foreign Market the dealings have
rittnell. very limited, but the prices are
Turkish 6 per Cents. are dull at 99,
pery Cents. Guaranteed 1034. Mexican Bonds
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been dealt in at 231. Peruvian Deferred
Russian 5 per Cents. at 1061, and Spanish
rees 464. Dutch 24 per Cents. are steady at
ei
l',and the 4 per Cents. at 944.
Nue following are the nominal prices of Foreign
tuckl :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i Mexi-
s423i 4 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2 ; Russian 5
r Cents., 105 7 ; Ditto 44 per Cents., 95 7 ;
hish 3 per Cents., 46 ; Ditto Deferred, 251 I
Ditto Certificates, ; Ditto Passive,
41114_ away Shares are at full prices, and owing to
1,1? preparations for the settlement the market is
ker active. Some of the shares, such as North-
tern, tern, Berwick, and Midland, and South-Wes t-
kt-h ' are fully 15s. to 11. better. The foreign are
about previous values.
b
other descriptions of shares are quiet.

Iti,„
'-'lBll FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom the Oficial List.)
,pir n Buqineft. done.
Nv,,'-' Nett. Red-aced Annuities 933 i
-eent• Consols Annuities 943 i a
tl,?' Der Cent. Annuitioa
t00„21 Per Cent. Annuities 7B
bi 7, Annuities expire sth Jan. 1860 .. -16
Illqi`to 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7i
ettllOlads ZlOOO
,f 1,1,, l')., under £lOOO
ttisol, "/' kccount
, 1 Scrip 24 4
'lelie .
„ quer !idle, 24d. March. June.
kiooo
4p 3 d par
1:500
3 d par
SRI mall
keg;°t OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON P. O'CLO h.
-Qat q
per Cent 233
per Itts A
,v count
1). tall Bon Is 4i per Cent
A itto 3 ' .-
liii,,ia, per Cent 55
11,„ nt,,,',' 'lends, 1822, it St., 5 per Cent.... 1061
14/.l.°' Brads, 3 per Cent
„
uitt rwuids, il per cent
° Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ittkia, 131,1dends on the above .avable In Lonioi,
bbittl.l. 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
4teh°,h per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
bitt °
t'zchange, 22.•, per Cent., 12 Guilders 641
4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
C,)
Nola for Money 943 95i
v.,'ttc. Account 95 95i
....qh• Strip 23 2a p

qkI'AZZI ON THE INQUISITION.—Last evening Signor
4falhazi delivered a lecture on the Inquisition, at St.
411,;'e,8 Chapel, West•street, Walworth. The room was
,Y
14crowded
`I
.
4:l'Undred shot cleaners have this week been dis-
lts-12-1 from Woolwich Arsenal, and a small reduction
I,lli;Lowise taken place in the carriage department.
Dtt, e Opinione of Turin of the 25th states that many
tipt
°IIIs said to be suspected of a leaning towards Pied-
-41) ' nave been lately arrested in Lombardy, but gives
5 rti
ek
, cuiars.
N,,f,"tter from Rome of the 221, in the Univers, says :
thv'clrit Colloredo, the representative of Austria at
ketb"r,..lY* See, who arrived here on the 17th, replaces
Pghji: h*terhazy, who has been compelled to retire from
'4l health in consequence of the state of his health.
?OPE AND THE EMPESOR NAPOLEON.—The Gdc-
kapartlental Corriere Italian° learns that the Pope e-
NC,e'l from the Emperor of the French, as a mark of
',atile'acle for his having "condescended" to be the god-
:tltti,r °f his child, the abolition of civil marriages for the
he ,re,',and the transfer of the registers of marriage to
4tes",,e,lesiastical authorities. The Emperor is said to
ta°,,,,,4terl, a point-blank refusal.
'pa ,-ER LATE THAN NEVER.—The Burnley Improve-
Their have at last come to their senses.
441,,,' notorious regulation of November last, (on which
tt Saccommented at the time)requiring their servants.
foraate their situations before making an application
jilt) increase ofsalary, was rescinded. on Thursday
.tW laving been found to operate precisely as we. said
:bto°,llrita,,, viz.—to deprive the company of their best
!s• It is satisfactory to add the proposer of the
ae garatien
, moved its being rescinded, and the motion
f nem. cwt.
.•rqta
sit, Petersburg
WILLIAMS AT ST. PETERSBDRO.—A letter
Petersburg of the 17th, in the Nord of Brus-
The festivities of this week were closed
`4,1)14) "ad given by the Princess Toussonpoff. The
Itsl:T.°l. Was prevented by slight indisposition from
°ftl? 11„1:esent. General Williams was one of the lions
.bs i',-ight• A valiant and brave Russian soldier like
.v-_,Rijah General would no doubt have been well
Wlllth•eu in England, but it is permitted to question
f,./t41:" the principal ladies of the English aristocracy
as was done at this ball, have caused the
.*4l to be presented to them, and have shown him
hsktici ~teP interest. General Williams has a fine head,
'c're ears his uniform well ; but General Ney was even
P'e4tpternarked, Russian sympathies for France being
`°tei than any that England can inspire. These
tf the nests appeared astonished at the magnificence
till), %Rotel Youssoupoff and at its immense collec-
41t11,e°' works of art and of ancient and modern fur-
tc The collections of pictures, statues, and, above
ripDege celebrated family plate of the old Russian type,
allka:,.ed greatly to interest the English visitors." The
4.ajtlC: general left St. Petersburg, accompanied by his
lsa7", Major Teesdale and arrived at Stettin in the
an
teßoir steamer. On leaving the Russian capital the
th got falt in the ice, and remained so for 12 hours,
tap,htllh,calarse of which time the paddles became very
4tgtf. iared, so that it has not been able to leave
'la on Ito return passage until today,

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