The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-20 00:00:00

M(..)1 31A 7

'ITT NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
mention that, during the past week, there has been
very little activity in most branches of business,
Owing to the uncertainty that prevails with respect
to the alterations proposed by the Budget, and also
by the Commercial Treaty with France. The deal-
ingE the woollen market at Leeds have been nn-
important, and but few transactions have been re-
portedin piece goods and yarns at Bradford, Halifax,
and Huddersfield. In Leicester the woollen and
also the cotton hosiery manufacturers have been
less active. At Manchester there has been an ab-
sence of demand for India goods, and for the home
markets scarcely any transactions have been entered
into. In the iron trade of Soxth Staffordshire
there has been very little variation, and at Bir-
mingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton
most traders are waiting the result of the debate
on the Budget before entering into extensive opera-
tions.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a
fair amount of business was transacted at full rates.
The sales were estimated at about 7,500 bales. The
Railway Share Market closed quietly, but prices
were well supported.
The tendency of monetary affairs continues
favourable, the applications for discount in the

general market as well as at the Stock Exchange
indicating an important diminution in the demand.
Easier terms are now charged for the negotiation
of approved descriptions of mercantile securities,
and the specie movement being mere satisfactory,
a further decline may be shortly announced.
The transactions in the English Stock Market
to-day have been rather restricted, owing to the in-
disposition of the speculators to enter into large
transactions until the result of the Budget shall
have been ascertained. Consols, however, opened
buoyantly at 941 I for money, and at 941 i for the
account, and they continue firm. New Three per
Cents. are firm, at 94/ 95 ; the Reduced at 95 ; In-
dia New Loan has improved to 1031 b ; ditto De-
bentures are a shade flatter, viz., 971 f, and Exche-
quer Bills are steady, at 235. to 265. prem.
The dealing in the Foreign Stock Market have
been exceedingly limited. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are nominally 79 to 791, and the New ditto have
been dealt in at 661 I, while the 4 per Cent.
Guaranteed are 101 t. Spanish 3 per Cents. 45,
and the _Passive 111 12. South American Stocks
are neglected.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been limited, with scarcely any variation of
importance in prices. Eastern Counties and Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire have declined 55., and Lon-
don and Blackwall 10s. Great Northern, Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton have advanced ss. ; and South-
Eastern 10s.
In the. Foreign Market prices remain nominally
unaltered, no dealings having been recorded.
The Colonial Lines are dull, but realise former
ra_ tee. East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula,
however, are a shade firmer.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have bean dealt in to a fair extent at about former
rata e.

, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
11 ink Stock
.3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95
4 per Cent. Consols Annuities '
Stv, lndia Stock 3 perent. Annuities
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfoced Paper, 4 per cent........—
Ditto 6 per Cent. 973 i
Ditto Debentures, 1858 973 3
Ditto, 1859
mitt. Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £I,OOO
Consols for Account (March)
India Steak for Aeounnt —
Ditto i per Cent
txchAluer Sills, £l,OOO, lfd 23 6
Ditto £5OO-
Ditto Small, 11-d.
b FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
sheilian 6 per Cont. .
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852.,
4 Uettos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... c -
Ditto Deferred .. 213
°lexicon 3 p ..
er Cent.
~ Ditto Account . 21$
°Paoish 3 per Cent .., 45
I)it to Account.
, Ditto Passive
k lir ki a h 6 • . 113 12
per Cent —
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account .
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
/lelgian, 43 per Cent., Ex. 25f
match Exchange, 12 Guil. 2} per Cent...
bitto Certificates, 4'per Cent.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account (March 8) 94a /

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

•
,Lortnorr, Feb. 20.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W.;
, 'ollg breeze and fine; sharp frost.
PORTSmotrni, Feb. 19.—Wind, N.N.W to N.W., blow-
i4e hard—Off port—The Saladin and Livierpopl, both from
44ondon for Calcutta.
4PALmovrn, Feb. 19.—Wind, N.W., strong—Arrived—
slias, from iloulmain. Off port—Dane, from Cape of
ood Hope:

(BY ELECTRIC TBLEGRAP7I.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind, N.
Amer,4.rrived, Feb. 18—Royal Eagle, from Swansea ; Ondine
from Dublin ; Annie Vernon, steamer, from Car-
LI ; Alliance steamer, from Hayro ; Atithinta and Courier
rruers, from Jersey; Clara and Black-eyed Susan, from
rport ; Mary Jane, from Youghal.
t ;110d, Feb. 18—Union, for Aberdeen; Argyll steamer,
Larentan ; Ondine, steamer, for Loudon ; Supply, for
am; Portland, for Portland ; Ally and Jessie, for
4,,_
derland ; Laura, for Shields.
boArriyed, Feb. 19— Georges and La Poule, from Cher-
-1111 ; oslem and Fanny, from Cardiff.
SailedM Feb. 19—Three Sisters, for Dublin.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.
find N.N.W. ; fresh gale.
44kntred, Feb. 19—Yeea, from Bombay' ; Arizona, from
•t Orleans • Franziska, from Mauritius.
h,Arriyed, Feb. 20—Ullen, from Akyab ; St. Constantine,
tombay • Yanwath, from Valparaiso; Adept, from

(lay SIIBMA.RINE AND BRITISH Tra,EGRAPIL)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
441,.W ind N.W..; tide four hours' flood; weather fresh and
Sailed—Robert Barclay, for Adelaide.
DEAL, Monday Morning.
rind N.W. by W.
do]; assecl in towiverpoo of Resolute tug—William Kirk, from Lon-
for Ll.
Auchored—lsabella for Plymouth-all
fromy Bute, for
42zaics; Punch, for

IRR BOMBAY MAILS.—The Panther, with the
"• dis from Bombay, arrived at Marseilles at two p.m. yes-
tied
-47. They left for London at five p.m.
Lord and Lady Arthur Hay have left town on a
vitit to the Earl and Countess Howe at Gopsall, Leicester-
shire.
GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—GREAT YAR-
ItorTH, Friday Night.—This morning, about two o'clock,
Qttring a heavy sale of•wind from the north-east, the smaok
1401 in Bun, or ims town, drove on shore to the north of the
boar. Heferow were placed in a very perilous position,
Lql, `rowel being quit. under water. The small surf lifeboat
rftging to -the Royal National
. Lifeboat Institution was
14tsediately drawn on her carriage opposite
.to thec wreck,
it"tl.,. rammed by Captain Davies, R.N., Inspecting omman-
of` Coastguard ;G. Milligan, her coxswain • and a crew
tliffP men. Four of the smack's crew were, with some
eok._._-°lllt3' released and taken on board the lifeboat. On the
us the fifth
itatTrain jumping' on board the wreck to.resc a
.ag
him
the lifeboat unfortunately broke adrlft, le Vi
thbv'te Poor Mow in a dangerous situation. However,
skiA Were no{ to be allowed to perish if human power and
Litterteu,ld possibly prevent it. It was blowing very hard,
sver. °()Lel, and the surf rising like mountains, threatening
moment te, engulf everyone. Again the lifeboat bore
th-„t‘he wrce tr, and succeeded after great risk, in taking
11,„- "re 'sen, and in bringing the whole safely to land.
-kr .4,1 CARLISLE COFFIN MYSTEItY.--The Glasgow
the 14„liaye it has been ascertained that on the night of
MarCh, 180, a -young woman of respectable ex-
Ittl\ and attired in a black silk dress, a dark cloak, and
ko.
..,.,°l3.net, *obtained lodgings for the night in the house of
%; °art Armour, joiner, 13, East Qualane, Greenock.
tiredth-PPe to be far advanced in pregnancy, and she had
tut her
girl of fair complexion who appeared to be about
Th. Years of age she gave her name as Mrs. Loudon.
ni little Was very ill, vomiting severely and during
medic rapidly worse. Mrs. Armour spoke
S24—tieh Lting al attendance, but Mrs. Loudon would
Permit it, alleging that her child was subject to
ild attacks, and was liable to convulsion fits. The
44
ee four and five in the morning. Tha
• „(IsY the reputed Mrs. London went to Mr. Campbell,
for the middle Mrs.
pariah. in Greenock, and reported
0444eolatilt giving her name as " Janet Loudon." She ob-
ntlriss._,oollfin, and a box to enclose it in, from Mr. Andrew
,714;..."__,4v, joiner, Westburn-stroot, Greenock. Thes.e were
t,"5014-"g„t0 Armour's house, and ether boey placed in the
)' 11,,,,,_.kin the lid of he box, Mrs. Loudon wrote an address
•1144 ; but at the railway station, whither Mrs. Ar-
sallbThs, ceempanied her, the latter saw her tear it off
C' R‘itute for it the address found on the box at Carlisle
hvW ,oildon, Bush Hotel, Carlisle." Mrs. Armour saw
t•
am "" ner seat in the train for Paisley, and after that
1114 eiaore'abolit her. She appeared t,D be well educated,
4"; ii ft f4nier;rofusion of rings. She stated that her father
foaataltr,
littrallrer husbauner Dumfries, and that his.mame was
she 'Auden was
.a draper in Hart] spool, named
W4QI o • She said when she arrive at Greenock that
Ittiad..4 her way from Dumfries to H: irtlepool, although
De very difficult to reconcile sue: ;1. a story.