The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-26 00:00:00

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CITY, Two o'CLocz.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
closed heavily, and prices were the same as on
Friday. The sales were estimated at 7,000
bales, 2,000 on speculation, comprising-70 Pernam
and Maranham, bid. to 71d. ; 50 Egyptian, Old.
to Bd. ; 1,500 Surat, 4id. to sd. per lb. The Rail-
way Share Market closed dull, and prices were a
..,shade lower.
Letters from the manufacturing districts in the
north oaf England represent trade in the woollen
manufacturing departments as being quiet, but
during the progress of the Loudon wools there is
usually less animation. These auctions it may be
remarked are proceeding somewhat heavily and at
_rather lower prices, in consequence of theextensive
arrivals of the article that have just taken place
from Port Philip, Sydney, &c. At Bradford and
Halifax during the past weeklausiness is described
as having been dull, the dearness of the raw ma-
terial having checked operations.
The commercial advices from New South Wales
by the Light of the Age report no particular altera-
tion in the position of the import markets, but
business appeared steady and credit good. The
supplies of the precious metal from the gold-
fields had rather increased, and the branch
mint was in active operation. From J une;
1855, to the end of December last, the ' coin-
age in sovereigns and half-sovereigns amounted
to 512,500/., so that the fears entertained at the
period the establishment was opened with regard
to its success had proved groundless. The works
of the Sydney, Paramatta and Liverpool Railway
were progressing rapidly.
The Roxburgh Castle has arrived this morning,
from Melbourne, with 60,000 ounces of gold,
valued at 240,0001. Her arrivals are more than
those received a few days since by the Eagle.
The accounts from New York mention that the
money market continued stringent, in consequence
of the more cautious policy adopted by the various
banking, institutions. She shipments of specie
were large, but still below the receipts from Cali-
fornia.
The English Stock Market continues without
any variation of consequence, and if, as is generally
expected, most of the speculative accounts are
" continued" until July, prices will no doubt
continue firm. As the recent advance, how-
ever, has been important, many may prefer
Closing their outstanding contracts, and in that case
the market may temporarily become flatter. The
improving prospects of monetary affairs, assisted
by the arrivals of gold from the Australian
Colonies, have the effect of imparting firmness
to the quotations, and an additional improve-
fluent of to 1. per cent. has been recorded to-
day. Consols for money opened at almost 94i if,
and 94g 1, for account ; they have since
been, however, 94a /, and 941 I,- respectively.
The Scrip has been 23 premiuM, the highest
Point attained since its introduction. The New
Threes are 94i, and the Reduced 931. 1, Bank
Stock is 2151, and East India Stock 215 to 216!).
Exchequer Bills are firmer, the March being 40,.
Premium, and the June ditto 3s. discount.
• Foreign Securities have mostly been neglected.
Turkirth 6 per Cents. are 98i to 99, being fiat, but
the Guaranteed 4 per Cents., on the other hand,
are rather higher, viz., 103 to 103 y. Spanish. Cer-
tificates are 61 g. Dutch 21S per Cents. are
Marked 95J.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexi-
can, 231 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2; Russian 5
per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 91 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 46 .15 ; Ditto Deferred, 25i
; Ditto Certificates, 6i; Ditto Passive, 71. ,
For Railway Shares there is a quiet but firm
market. In a few cases, however, the transactions
effected have been at a slighfred uction, but the gene-
al tone of the market is steady ; the same remark
is applicable to the Foreign and Colonial Market,
in which, however, the dealings have been limited.
The New Spanish Railway Shares and Canada
Land Shares aro firmer.

'BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY: AT MNF. O'CLOCK.
(From the Offleie Lif4.)
"lriorAq* done.
rank Stock
3 per Cent. Red cod Annuitie5........... yid 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuitieg 94i 4
NSW3 per Cent. Annuities - .1 4i
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1660 3 3-10
India Stock
Consols for Account
Consol Scrip 2l 1 p
.Exchequer Bills, 20. March. Juno.
£1000
:4i 4 pp P3adr 3 ti
500
Small - •
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l
Turkinh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above ,avabie in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.

sols for Money
Ditto Account

91$
. 94i

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON. May 26.—Wind this day at noon. S.W.
moderate breeze and fine.
PLYMOUTH, May 24. —Wind W.—Sailed.—Niger (s.s.),
for Africa.; Bope. Halifax.
PORTSMOUTH. May 25.—Wind S.E. to W., squally.--
Arrived—H.M.S. Highflyer, from the Black Sea.
FALMOUTH, May 25.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Ar-
rived—Metropolitan, from Mobile, for St. Petersburg ; I Loo
William, Havana, for Bristol. 100
CowEs, May 26.—Wind variable.—Arrived Camilla, 1 ll'
from Trinidad de Cuba.

(PEB ELMOTHIO.TELEGRAPH.I
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
A3rivetl—Alarm, from Newport ; Bengal, Swansea ;
Pet, Scilly; Effort, Sunderland; Queen (s.), Oporto;
Emma, London.
Sailed—Le Coq, for Cherbourg ; Desire, Hope, and
Llangothlen, Newport.

JENNY LIND AND BARNUIL—.Tenny Lind has written
a private letter to a lady of Philfelelphia, in which
she deeply sympathises with Mr. Barnum in his finan-
cial troubles, ascribes to him the most noble qualities,
and expresses her intention cf plating a sum of money
at his disposal.—Baltimore Sun,
A PAINFVLLY INTERESTING LETTER.—Sir Edward
Colebrook, in his journal of visits to the Crimea, re-
lates the following anecdote of the death of Sir George
Cathcart :--`• It was said that at the time he received
his fatal wound at the battle of Inkertnan he had in
the breast pocket of his ccat a letter, which he had
just Written to some member of his family ; the bullet
in its -passage to his heart had perforated this letter,
which was consequently saturated with his best life's
blood. It was in this state discovered the next day,
and forwarded with his other effects to England.
What a precious relic must this ensanguined letter
prove to those who are still mourning their lost hero !
He was as gallant a soldier as ever drew breath, and
closed an honourable career by a glorious death. The
grass is growing green over his humble grave, on
that hill to which he has given his name ; but his
memory must ever live in the grateful remembrance
of that country in whose service he had lived, and for
which he had died."
MEETING OF JUVENILE THIEVES.—A meeting of ju-
venile thieves, convened by Mr. Dufton, was held on
Tuesday evening, in London
,'Prentice-street. It con-
sisted of youths from twelve to seventeen years of age,
who seemed most anxious to reform and change their
manner of living. Most of them either have no parents
or have left their homes and live in low lodging-houses,
and some of them not nnfrequently sleep out all night,
not having the means of paying for their beds. One
boy, aged sixteen, has been before the magistrates seven-
teen times ; another, aged twelve, fifteen times ; one
fourteen years old, thirteen times. Mr. Dufton has the
_ names of many others, who have been before the magis-
trates from two to five times for stealing. Several of
them are desirous of entering a reformatory school,
others to get work, and it is a painful reflection that
until this is done, they have but one way of living—by
theft--which, according to their representations, yields
Only, a scanty and precarious subsistence. A heavy
responsibility rests upon society as regards these juvenile
delinquents, who are willing to earn their own livelihood,
but are deprived of the means of doing so. A sugges-
tion has been made that if a lodging-house were taken
for a number of these youths it might be rendered almost
eelf-supporting through the weekly payments for its use ;
and that if manufacturers would kindly assist in giving
them work the youths would be reclaimed. The chief
expense would be incurred in the employment of a person
to look after the promises, and provide the food of the
occupants. Some of the boys have been employed in
manufactories, and can, we understand, offer substantial
guarantee's for their present trustworthiness. We wish
success to the benevolent exertions of Mr. 1:ulton to
promote their interests.—Midland Counties Herald,
May 22.