The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-28 00:00:00

GE.

MONEY MARKET

AND
comnERaIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoch..

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
very firmly, but without animation, and prices of
Americans were 1-16 d. per lb. against the buyer.
All other kinds were at full rates. The sales
were 10,000 bales-1,000 for export, and 1,000
011 speculation-comprising 660 Pernani and
and Maranham, at 6d. to 61d. ; 250 Bahia, at
61d. ; 300 Egyptian, at 6d. to 70. ; 2,000 Surats,
1" 30. to 4id.; and 100 Sea Islands, at 101 d. to
2s. sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed
quietly, at previous prices.
The National Bank of Belgium haw issued a
Itatement of their financial operations daring the
Past year, showing a satisfactory increase to the
amount of business compared with the transactions
of 1854. The net profit of the establishment at
trussels, and the several branches throughout
13 elgiam was 2,915,927 f., against 2,692,995 f.
'111854. Out of this sum a dividend of 2t} per
cent. was paid on the subscribed capital of 15mil-
lion francs for the first half-year. At Brussels the
amount of bills discounted was 402,362,228 fr.,
being an ;increase on the previous year of
4.,9,498,385fr. On the 31st of December,
4,855, the assets of the Bank amounted to
t 5,418,900 frs., of which 69,099,780 frs. was in
lAecie, and the remainder in treasury notes. The
increase in specie was 2,227,589 frs. The rate of
discount charged upon bills was from seven
to eight per cent. The total amount of
notes issued at the chief establishment,
and at the branches, was 150 millions, being the
Maximum allowed by the Government. In Flan-
ders the discounts were about thirty-one millions.
At Charleroi they had increased from sixteen to
twenty-two millions, and at Nivell-s from
923,000 francs to 7,845,000 francs. The other
branches at Tournai, Mons, Arlon, Verviers, Hug,
and Dinaut, exhibit equally satisfactory results.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ;)t.
to this date, are in round figures as under :- 3
1856. 1855. 10
(heat Western
North-Western
"uth-Western
11,991 9.175
Brighton2o
0
Midland
tiouth-Eastern
Caledonianlo,24B 10,059 50
~..4reat Northern
Laneasbire and Yorkshire
alanehestsr, Sheffield, and Lincoln 8.051 7,149 25
Bast Lancashire.
tristol and Exeter 4,735 4,281 B'2s
Chester and Holyhead
t.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh. 3,005 2,647 3t.
Glasgow and South-Western 4,346 4.339 56
Aberdeen and Scottish Midland
OreetWestern of Canada
There has been rather an unsettled market for
English2l' Securities, and at one period the prices
were at a decline of nearly per cent., but this has
since, however, been partially recovered. As .4t,
sometime must necessarily elapse before the 50
,result of the Paris Conferences is known, 4t.
4 feeling of uncertainty is experienced among st.
the
speculators, and the announcement that st.
Jlord Cowley will return on Saturday next for the
Purpose of taking advice upon questions raised 8
during the deliberations has produced some it.
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an
Theheavinessxiet of the Rentes on the Paris Bourse io
naturally occasions a movement in Consols. The st.
coney quotations for the latter this morning were St.
as low as 911 but they are now 91A 1. For ac- 10
count they have been 911 91k f, and at present ,_
tile at 94 1, being firmer. The Scrip is 1i prem. i'tt?,;
Achequer Bills are 3s. to ls. discount for those of 10
March, and the June do. are 2s. discount to 2s.
remium. The Scrip is 1i premium. The New
-Uhree per Cents. are 921 to 921, and the Reduced
4to 92. Bank Stock is 2131 and 215. India 4;.
Stock is flat at 222. si.
The prices of most of the Foreign Securities are st.
'trooping. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 94i 1, and the
4 per Cents. about 991. Spanish 3 per Cents. -4
~aro 421, and the New Deferred, 231. Sardinian st;
-130 rids rule firm at 891. Russian 5 per Cents. 1041
XlO5. Mexican Stock is 20k, and Belgian 4,A per
tits. are 951.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Ntooss:-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6171; Mexican, stst.
201 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; 2-,
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
.Cents., 104 6 ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 2:
6 per Cents., 42 43f; ditto Deferred, 23i 24 ; ditto 2
Certificates, 41 5 ; Ditto Passive, 61 1. 25'
The arrangement of the account in the Railway 1(
Market is proceeding satisfactorily, and the rates
for ,ceontinuation " are not heavy. The quota-
tions
are mainly influenced by operations made in
connection with the settlement. Paris and Lyons
11
are heavy.
London and County Bank Shares have im-
proved.

Itrin 3H FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES,
(Prom the Opial List.

Btrene-- done.
tank Stock
th
3,, per Cent. Re.ced Annuities... . ........ 91 I'2 fi
tPer Cent. Consols Annuities 9l,i 4 4
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ...... 92ii3iii4
'per Cent. Annuities ll3
4ng Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 ..
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l4 15-16
tudia Stock 222
Itdia Bonds, £lOOO
. .
Ditto, under £lOO3 1 d
Consols ?nr kecount
Ditto Ssrip .. l4 tpm
Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. June.
£IOOO
X 560 1 d I 2 p
Small .
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 97
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DIY.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders
Laud Warrant sk
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cont.
Pt Ditto Account Bl
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St lOll 5
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. .
bpinigh Roads, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Turkish Rends; 6 per cent 95 1 44
bitto Account . . ,
Ditto 4 per Cent 991 100 991
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
t elgian, 24 per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
Ditto 44 per Cent.. ex. 25 frames 954
THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, money
Ditto Account, March 11.... .. 91i i

ROYAL BENEFICENCE.--Her Majesty the Qmien has
been pleased to present to the London Orphan Asylum,
Clanton. the sum of 800 guineas, to purchase for his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales the right to keep
one child always in the asylum, daring the lifetime of
his Royal Highness.
His Excellency M. Musurua, Turkish Ambassador at
the Court of St. James's, has left town for Paris. His
Excellency occupies apartments at the Hotel du Louvre.
His Excellency the American Minister was prevented
dining with the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house, last
evening, having been commanded to dine with her Ma-
jesty at Buckingham Palace.
THE LATE DUKE OF NORFOLK.—We are informed that
the second son of the late Duke of Norfolk, Lord Ed
Ward Fitzalan Howard, will succeed to considerable
Property in Derbyshire by the demise of his father.
Lord Edward, it will be recollected, married Miss Talbot,
the heiress so long the inmate of a convent at Taunton.
The late duke was the possessor of large estates near
Sheffield, which, with the hulk •f the property, go to
the present holder of the title.
STAR CLUB.—The first meeting of the members of this
club, for the present session, was held On Wedn•sday
last, at Fenton's Hotel. Present—Mr. Wickham, M.P.,
Mr. Tite. M.P., Mr, Lee, M.P , Mr. Dighy S,ymnur.
M.P., Mr. Roebuck, M.P., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mawr
Reed, M.P., Mr. Arden, Mr. Oliveira, M.P , Mr.
Steele, M.P., Mr. Martin, M.P., Mr. James Grant,
Mr. Rowland Hill, the Master Cutler of Sheffield, Rev.
Geo. Jepson, M.A., &c. Mr. Oliveira, M.P.. presided.
The funeral of Madame Allan Despreaux, of the
Theatre Francais, took place yesterday morning, ard
Was attended by the entire company of the theatre
and a vast concourse of mourners. The spectacle of
the actresses of the Francais, following the coffin on
foot in deep mourning, and sheddiag no unreal
tears, was very touching. Madame Plessy-Arnould,
Who had known Madame Allan long at St. Peters-
burg, and who was to have played with her in a new
Piece on the day she died, was particularly affected.
Madame Allan, who has been cut off almost suddenly
by a malignant cancer, in her 46th year, was considered
the most finished actress of the Theatre Francais. The
theatre was closed yesterday evening out of respect to
her memory.
AUDACIOUS BURGLARY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLERS.
—Yesterday morning information was given of a bur-
glary at Mr. Jonathan Bates's, Princess Victoria
Tavern, Castle-street East, Oxford-street. The thieves
took part of the roof off the parlour, got down the hole
near the ventilator, and ransacked the bar, but only suc-
ceeded in obtaining a few pounds, the cash having
been taken up stairs the previous night in consequence
of a man coming in very late for change for a sovereign,
and watching the movements of the worthy landlady.
Early in the morning the landlord heard a noise, and
went down stairs with a six-barrelloaded revolver. Tof
thieves decamped by the street•cloo: before he got down
the last flight of stairs.