The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hashmy, from New South Wales, has
arrived, with 70 ounces of gold. Her advices are
to the Oh October only, and have therefore been
anticipated.
The corn trade is somewhat firmer to-day, and
spring cars is at a slight advance.
The satisfactory tone of the Continental advices
respecting the arrangements in progress for the
settlement of a peace is exercising a favour-
able influence on the quotations of English
securities, and business, both real and specu-
lative, is increasing. Consols have improved this
morning about per cent. For money the
prices were from 91A to 911 ; the opening values
have risen to 91i and 91i, and for account they
have reached 91i At present, however, they
are 91} The new 3 per Cents. have been 91i
92 4, and the Reduced 4 Exchequer Bills are
6s. to 25., and India Bonds 6s. discount.
There has been increased firmness in Foreign
Stocks, but the market is not active. Turkish 6
per Cents. have been as high as 914 d. to 92, the
4 per Cents. are I per cent. higher than on Satur-
day, namely, 1021 to 1021. Venezuela Deferred
are 122, Peruvian 41 per Cents., are 791 to
and Do., Dollar Bonds 59i, 60, and 61. Portu-
guese 5 per Cents. are quoted at 56. Russian 5
per Cents. rulesteady at 104, and Saidinian are 89.
Rather a decided improvement has taken place
in the Railway Share Market, and this description
of property is now attracting more attention than
for a long time past, Brighton, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and some others have risen to 1 per
cent. Antwerp and Rotterdam shares, Madras,
and Sombre and Meuse, are likewise dearer. Great
Western of Canada are quiet.
Mining Shares ruse flat, and the dealings in
Joint-Stock Banks are at previous prices.
Australian Agricultural are about ss. better.

BECTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON t t CLOCK.
f Prom the Officsa.

done.
3 per Cent. Rediced A.nnuitios... - -91,
3 per Cent. Console Annititiei.
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan 1860... 3:1
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 168
India Bonds, .ClOOO
Ditto, ender £lOOO 6 d
eon-ols for Account
E :chequer Bills, 20.
ElOOO

.. 62 d

6 2 d
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CL9 B.
Equador Bonds
Grenada New Active, 11 per Cent.
Ilieveali 3 per Dent.
Ditto Deferred 2oi
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 56
Ditto Account 571
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St lO4
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..
Ditto Account
Tumid) iionds, 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account 914 2 111
Ditto New scrip, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent
Ditto Deferred, per Cent. ..,•~.
Dividends on the above oayable In Loni.•
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent. l6O 59i 61
QUARTER PAST TWO.

89

Consola
Ditto (February) ,

91i 91a

TER NAVY ESTIMATES.—The number of men to be
voted for the fleet in the forthcoming naval estimates is
76,000 (including 10,000 boys and 16,000 marines). The
butnber voted last year was a total of 70,000. The in•
crease in this year's estimates is 6,000 men and officers
to complete the complements of the gun and mortar-
heats, the expense of whose wages will be about
273,0001., and also 14C,000/. for victualling, making a
total increase under the head of the war service of about
413, 0001.
LOUTH OF DEPITY BEDFORD.—This gentleman, who
has represented the Ward w Farringdon Without in the
Court of Common Council for the last 29 years, expired
at his country house in Brixton yesterday (Sunday)
morning, shortly before 12 o'clock. He was born in
March, 1777, and was consequently in the 79th year of
his age.
M. Swidzinski, one of therrichest landowners of Po-
dolia has left the city of Warsaw his library, consisting
of more than 30,000 rare and precious volumes, a collec-
tion of Slave and Polish antiquities, a collection of
-Polish coins extending to the most remote period, and a
magnificent gallery of paintings, by masters of every
school.

AiILANCHOLY DEATH.—On Tuesday last Mrs. Barker,
aged 70, the wife of Mr. Bark,r, who holds an ap-
pointment at the Hor-e Guards, and who resided in
Martha terrace, Walworth, while descending the
Stairs a sudden giddiness srized her, her foot slipp, d, r i 1
she fell to the bottom, by which her neck was broken,
and she died i ,stantly,
TRAPI OF SOUTH WALES.—By the various shipningi
metal, and other returns it appears that the trade o
South Wales is in a most improve g toe. The quantity
of coal raised is daily increasing, and a growing amount
daily finds its way to the seaports fur shipment. The
towns of Cardiff, Newport, Neath, &c., show an increase
of exports and inverts, while at Swansea the rise
ban been 'very ereat, showing an increase of import
tonnage to the extent of 62,000 tons during the past
year. During this period nearly 5 000 vessels entered
the harbour, with a tonnage of 450,000 tons Large
shipments of iron are shortly to be made f-om the ship-
ping locality at Neyland terminus, the line to which is
now completed. The various dock extensions are also
progressing, and a vast amount of new railways and
branches will shortly develope the res 'urces of hitherto
unwonted localities, while they afford so much employ-
labour is employ-
ment that very scarce.
In general orders, issued the 13th instant, Ad-
jutant General Count Osten Sacken is nominated
to be a member of the Council of the Empire.
It is usual for the Invalide, at the commencement of
a new year, to publish numbers of promotions and
nominations, but this time it has taken thegood folks
of St. Petersburg by surprise in thus depriving
Baron Osten Sacken of his command (4th corps d armee), and shelving him in the Council of the
ttapire. Of all the generals in the Crimea, Osten
Sacken is the only one that has received neither
'Emperor
order, nor " gracious letter" of thanks, nor any
3,4 ark of distinction, since the visit of the
alto hue peninsula, and therefore the relieving him
ooraMand must be looked on as not merely an
titration made out of consideration for his health,
etas
vwwporary retirement from active service.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
without any alteration in prices. The sales were
7,000 bales, 1,000 on speculation, comprising 380
Pernam and Maranham, sid. to 6d. ; 100 0
Egyptian, sd. to M. ; 300 Surat, 3id. to sd. ;
and 30 Sea Islands, 101 d. per lb. In the Railway
Share Market a steady feeling existed, and prices
were rather dearer than on Friday.
The intelligence from New York by the steamer 22
Canada represents the demand for discount accom-
modation as having continued active; but trade
was healthy, and the merchants and others ex- 3c.
pected a material improvement as the spring ad- 511.1
vanced. The importation of most articles of mer- 5
chandise was extensive, and an increased inquiry for ;i3
specie was likely co arise for remittances to Europe. 10
The advices from California mention that trade 10
was exceedingly dull, notwithstanding the stocks 1g
of most articles were much reduced. Heavy rains )5
had fallen throughout the mining districts, and ,t).
great activity consequently prevailed. St.
In reviewing the receipts of the French railways S.
for the last two years, a comparison between them 2-5
and the returns published by the companies in it.
Great Britain has been published, showing that 130 t.
while both have increased during the war, the it.
French have progressed more in proportion. The 1(:
gross amount of receipts on British railways in 1854 200
is set down at 464 millions of francs, and in 1855 3t.
at 506 millions, exhibiting an increase of 46 mil- 10t
lions; while the total receipts on French lines 4.
were 191. millions in 1854, and 252 millions in
1855, being au augmentation of 61 millions. This 31:I
speaks well for the general management of the t.
French railways. The earnings of the principal lines
for the last week show the following increase
as compared with the corresponding week of 1854.
North of France, 180,151 f., East of France Old,
116,297 f., Do., New 5,396 f., Paris and Orleans,
130,143 f., Paris and Lyons, 76,813 f., Lyons and
Mediterranean, 155,658 f., West ofFrance, 145,982 f.
Accounts from Russia, by way of Hamburg, state
that the Russian Government are raising a new
Loan (?) in Finland, amounting to 600,000 silver
roubles—equivalent to 100,000/. sterling—to be
specially collected in that province, towards defray-
ing the expenses of the war.
From Madrid it is announced by telegraph
that the Society of General Credit at Catalonia
has bees fully authorised by the Government to
comma's operations. This will make the third
izastitsties of the kind likely to be established in

Paid.! RAILWAY..

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T,Volverh t.
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Clieth. di Birk.
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£25 (issd. at
1100 Bristol and Boatel...
1.1.00 Ca1ed0nian..........
61 q Carm. and Cardigar,
all Chester it golyhaa I.
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Black, it Pas
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all Do. A
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100 East Auglian .......
all Eastern Counties.
100 ',last. "%ion. A. Btl
10) Do., B.
44 Do., New A.
10 East Kent
100 E ineashire
.10(-, Edinburgh di Olasgo
all Edinb. and Peebles
1110 Edin. Prtt, di Dim]
9 ,orth & Clyde Jun .
all Furness
all !)o. Extension
1100 Glasgow& .6'.
all Great N. of Scotlnd.
140 Great Northern
1.0 i! Do., A. Stock
11) Do., B. Stock
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10!_) great Western
100 Dr,. Stour Val. Rai
Qua. Stk..

(11 all Irish South-Eastern.
.4) all ~,uer..ster & Carlisle
65 ~“ Do., Thirds
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3.- 100 Laucash.audYorksl-.
3 4 Da.' Wst. Riding Ur.
20 all ritv.Crioy.&Southpt'
li all London & Mackay:al
R. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cs
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20 16 Du. Fifths
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10 all Do., £to
25 all Ladudrry& Coloralo
25 all Lndudrr7. & Ennisk.
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25 all :/:.:. Half Shares
100 all .isavcastie & Carlisle,
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50 Ss Newry & Enniskillc,
20 all Newry Warrenpoin,
and Rostrevor
4t. 110 , Norfolk ...
50 .3, `f orthn.Conntios TT-a
it. LK. North British ._. ...
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St. 100 Dock Stock
St. 100 :,o , A Stock
8 .11 ..0 , B Stock
8 all Do., i B Guaraute-
it. 11 N. astern—Berwi,
25 ::li Do. do. Extension .
25 I 5 Dodo. G.N.E. 'Fare
50 a I Do. Leeds
St. in° Do. York
St. 100 North London
10 :3 ie '4.&S.Wstrn.,Ham,-
stead, and City Jn.
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..0 all N. &S. Westrn. Junc
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and Leicester ....... ,
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8 I,,rts:aonth
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4t. 100 ",,,:.opshiro 17r1 .t
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R. 100 outh Wales
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all (West Cornwa'l......
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