The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

STATE. OF TRADE.

BLACKBURN, JULY 23.—A fair amount of business
has been transacted in yarn today, at about bd. per
lb. below the rates of last week. Sales can be readily
made by a slight concession in price, but spinners
being pretty well in orders are unwilling to make any
great reductions in their quotations. The market
closed firm.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, JULY 23.—Business
rater increased. Mixed warrants were done to some
extent at 735. cash, 744. now asked. No 1,
G.M.B. 755. 61. ; No. 3, 722. 6d. ; Gartsherrie, No, 1,
775. 6d.

THE BALTIC MEDAL.—We believe her Majesty has
expressed her gracious intention of personally distribut-
ing, at Portsmouth, (luring the present sojourn of the.
Cour- at Osborne, the Biltie medal, which she signalled.
her Royal intention of having struck when at the late
great naval review.
A letter from Algiers states that Mr. Brett is at pre-
sent in Algeria, making the necessary arrangements for
laying down the electric wire between Cagliari and Bona.

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Yrs. £ £ • X £ £
3% Royal 171,967 221 767 74,211 15,203 351.223 94 42
3 /stanchest) 148,61, 75,701 32 982 30,100 140,183 94'32
4% Equitable . 114.075 80,2,3 48,487 4,341 13!,080 :16,6
3 Lancash.. 98,135 68,333 37,289 GB4O :(19,462 111'54
3 Unity.... 59,521 35,244 69,.,73 10,789 111,10 193 39
3 • Kritishnri
Ore M utul 15,567 10,152 1,518 - 21,670 13320
1% Nat'onal
Provincial 7,705 6,01 1 9,031 6 1 11,c63 203'28
2 Linea sh. 4,774 517 2, ,i 0 250 3.417. 71'57
1 Limes .... 4,575 5,2.7 8,827 575 14,629 31916
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i 24,924 111,245 294,070 109,118 904,433
Law Fire.
i,chor The account- of thesa companies are rendered
Vnrt h nf in such manner that no distinct details can

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Vorth of
En land—,
Jefendtr

The account, of thes3 companie
in such manner that no disc
be given.

From the above tabular statement it appears that the total
losses and expenses have averaged on the net premium
receipts, &c., 96.41 per cer.t. ; including dividends, 109.64
per cent."

Annexed are the paid•up capital and funds of the
above•na,ined fire-offices :

Royal
Manchester

Equitable
Lancashire

Unity
British Empire Mutual
National Provincial
Lincolnshire
Times

Capital Funds invested,
paid up. dt.c., and in hand. *
2.
.277,515 372,394
100,000 189,271

49,61,8
144,840

138,032

25,000
8,709

33,002
146,482

86,903
8,601
18,471
10,344

13,310

Law

125,000

4,88 d

Anchort
North of Englandt 35,601
De cm:kit

171,170

89,579
59,763
47,828

1,00'0,179 1,238,658
* These amounts includo duty due to the Government, and
other items.
t Including lifo funds.

The following► fire-companies have not registered any
accounts—viz :

"The Athenaeum (winding up in Chancery), the Em-
peror, the Loudon Mercantile, and the Saxon."
And the followi. g have been dissolved—viz.

"The British; English and Cambrian ; Halifax, Brad-
ford, and Keighley ; Legal and Commercial; National Guar-
dian; National Mercantile; Preston and North Lancashire;
Protestant; Sceptre; Star; and Times Fire and Property."