The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

At the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
was a good general demand and a steady market.
The sales were 12,000 bales, including 4,000 bales
on speculation and for export. The Railway Share
Market was dull, at a decline from the rates of
Thursday.

The Bank of England Return,- complete for the
Week ending sth April, exhibits som very import-
antfeatures, and is generally of a very unfavourable
character. Iu consequence of the remittances to
Turkey in payment of the loan, the stock of bullion
was materially reduced. There is evidence of the
stringency which prevailed in the money market to
meet the i nstalments on the Consols loan and to meet
the commercial liabilities of the 4th of the month.
The quarterly payments of salaries, dividends,
ko., will account for the alteration in the public
daposits.

Active Circulation
Increase
Bullion 10,057,105
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits

Decrease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills • 757,025
Decrease O • • 8,280
Government Securities
r Decrease
t Other Securities

Decrease
P.Notes unemployed
i. Decrease

Telegraphic advices from Liverpool report the
arrival there of the 'United States' steamer Ericsson,
and the Royal Mail Packet Persia from New York.
The former left on the 29th of March, and the
latter on the 2d of April. The Persia has
thus made an unusually quick passage of
ten days. She brings no account of the
Missing steamer Pacific, and it is to be feared that
her fate is certain. This vessel has brought
40uu,u00 on freight, and 270 passengers. She re-
ports the total loss of the Cunard steam-packet
Curlew, near Bermuda, on her voyage from Halifax,
with loss of mails and cargo, but, fortunately, all
the passengers saved. The commercial advices from
New York continue satisfactory, with steadiness in
the Stock and Money Markets. The trade in
Dreadstuffs was active, with a fair demand, and
provisions were in request at advanced prices.
The Foreign Exchanges ruled as follows :—On
London, 1091 to ;on Paris, 5 12k. Freights
were lower than previous advices reported.
Accounts from Riga mention that the announce-
ment of the treaty of peace being signed, had
scarcely any effect in advancing the prices of tal-
low, hemp, and wool, as previously quoted. The
fact is, the merchants had discounted the effects
of peace on the market before, and it was expected
by some that the advanced prices would not be
Maintained. However, this was not the case, and
they were firm at 9$ to 100 roubles for tallows of

ordinary quotations.
The official return of the exports of bullion
from the Port of London for the week ending
Thursday last is as follows

Silver Coin to Hamburg
„ „ Rotterdam

oz.
900
100

Bars to Hamburg 36,944
Gold Coin to Rotterdam . 9O
ft Hamburg 1,221

The unsatisfactory character of the Bank of Eng-
land return has continued to depress Consols, but
a very limited amount of business has been done.
Consols for money have been 921 to 931, and they
are now 93 ; while for account they have ranged
from about 93/ to 93g. The New 3 per Cents.
have been 92i to 931, and the Reduced 91.1 to 92.
The New 24 per Cents. wore 77. The March Ex-
chequer Bills were ls. premium, and the June 3s.
discount. The lgonds are 981 I.
The Foreign Market has been quiet. Turkish
6 per Cents. were heavy at 97i to 98 for money,
and at 981 for account. The 4 per Cents. re-
mained at lon 2. The Spanish Committees' Certi-
ficate% were si. Dutch 21 per Cents. 64, and
Peruvian 3 per Cents. 54a. Mexican Stock was
steady at 221 a. Grenada New Active were 21k,
aNd the Deferred 7,1.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 j ; Mexi-
eat, 224 ; Peruvian, 73 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
64 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
6 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4-It per Cents., 94 96 ;
sPEtnish 3 per Cents., 4516 ; ditto Deferred, 24i ;
ditto Certificates, 51 4 ; ditto Passive, 7i
Railway shares have been generally dull, but
the prices have been well maintained, while in some
eases an advance has taken place. Bristol and
Exeter are 1 per cent. higher. The foreign lines
are also buoyant. The Lombardo-Venetian Scrip
is o to 6i prem.
Mining, banking, and miscellaneous shares are
about the same as previously.

BitrrlSH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom the Oficial List.)

_
rin•niest done.
8 Per Cent. Redxced Annuities 9li 2
Per Cent. Consols Annuities 924 31
115°q 3 per Cent. Annuit.i.s
l`°%' 2i per Cent. Annuities 77
`4'ng Annuities, expire sth San. 1860... 3,1 3-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire 1 Otis Oct., 1859 3
CO . dots for Account- .
Excheqnor Bills, 21d. March. June.
.£lOOO . .... ... lp I 3 d
SRO 2 p
ilrenll 2p 1 -_Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent.. 9 /
Ditto, 1859
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Pinador Bonds
Ditto New Consolidated... lsi
Grenada Now Active, 11 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
,Wrortean 3 per Cent
'erAvian Bonds 41 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent 543
Ilusaiau Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Birdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .
SPanielt Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5i p o
Tnrkiti) rouda, 6 put. cent 9B 7ti
Ditto Account 9831 ad
Ditto Small
' Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont.
Dividends on the above .assble to London.
Unteli Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guil 64
TWO O'CLOCIK.
Consols, money 93 931
Ditto Account

WILD BEASTS IN INDIA.—The following is from a
correspondent at Lahore, dated the 7th Feb. :—" You,
are probably aware that the country of the Five Rivers
is infested by wolves, bears, and leopard., especially the
first-named, which have so multiplied of late as to be-
come a national nuisance. By a loose registry, kept in
the seven provinces of the Punjanb, it appear.; that the
number of children that have been carried off by wild
beasta amounts to 1,564, classified as follows :-1,106 by
wolves, 334 by bears, and 124 by leopards or cheetas.
The rewards hitherto offered were not sufficient to in-
dnee the lusty and the venturesome to make trade of it.
Mr. Montgomery has proposed to Government two alter-
eatives, both admirable. First, that the head-money
allowed for such beasts be doubled and even trebled ;
secondly, if Government should refuse to increase the
prerniumg, that 200 well armed and trair.ed ebikarries,
be engaged by the State, and distributed over the in-
fested provinces."—lndian Paper.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE. —A. numerous and highly re-
spectable public meeting of the inhabitants of East-
bourne, Sussex, was held in the large room of the Ter-
reinus-Hotel, Eastboure. on Wednesday evening, April
10th, for the purpose of establishing a branch of the
National Sunday League, an association having for its
object the opening of the British Museum, National
Gallery, and Crystal Palace on the Sunday afternoons.
Robert Cooper, Esq., of Eastbourne, took the chair at
half-past seven o'clock, and after briefly expressing his
approval of the objects of the National Sunday League,
and his firm conviction that when those objects were
fairly placed before the people of England they would
Command their approval and support. He introduced
the deputation from the central committee of the league,
who, at the r quest of a large number of the inhabi-
tants of Eastbourne, bad been invited to attend, in order
to remove the misapprehensions that seemed to prevail
with respect to the views and intentions of that associa-
tion. The members of the deputation then proceeded to
explain the origin and objects of the National Sunday
League, and, judging by the hearty applause which fre-
quently interrupted their addresses, succeeded in con-
vincing, the meeting that the National Sunday League
Was deserving of their cordial support. A series of reso-
lutions in accordance with the obiects of the league were
ultimately agreed to almost unanimously. A branch
Was formally established, and several members enrolled,
and the proceedings, which throughout had been quite
enthusiastic, terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairmin.

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40 40 1)0. 5 p.c. Oblgs.con. ,
in Sli.atpartill'6l par 2 p
20 10 Ardennes 5 —5),,
5 all Solgian Eartu. June 2
20 14 Resters to araisecesa 21 25! 161
18 11 ilornbay,Baroda,an
Central India,Berl; 1 111 511
18 all Do.
171 all Demerara
20 11 Dutch Rhenish l5 —ll I,
20 all Eastern of France
20 13 Do. Now l2 —l4
20 all East Indian, g. 5 p." 221 23 221
20 15 Do. Zyt,cnaior‘.. 221 —22 i
100 all D0.41p.c.8ud5.,7
100 tati Do. do. do., '59, do.
20 16 Gee'on,g Melbowne
guar. 5 per c nt.. •••
20 all Do., Lou. allot., do. ~.
25 226 iGd.Tkof CanadaA.in 8 7
25 ill Do. ... .... .. . ... . ..... 17 171
100 90 Do. Cert. of Deben.
con. into Stk. till
'6:' 75 77
100 all De. Comp. 6p. e., do 851 861 55
20 14 Qt. Ceutralof France 6 61
20 all Gt. Indian Poninsul 215 221 22k
26 14 Great Lnxemboun
Conatitntod Sham -GiSt 5
4 all Do. Obligations... .35 34 35
20 11 Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. —•55 5
201 all Gt.Westornofeanads
Shares • 255 26, 261
206 51 Do. New 2l
LOU all Do. Ms., payable's7,
with option till '55 99 100
100 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 l2O 125 122
100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O l2O 125
100 all Dc4 do., '73, without
option lO7 109
20: all Ilamllton Toronto 25 •—• 26 d d
100 all Do. 6 per cent.
20 17 Lake Conat. k Bast „..—
20 all Liorre and Turnhout ...d
5 all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p
20 16 Lyons and Geneva
20 14 Lyons & Moditerran
20 all Madras, guar. 44p.0 20 201
20 10 Do. Now eo., sp. a 15 2kp
20 10 Do. 41 p. c. Exton 1 1 p 105
31. all Maria Antonia
10 all Do.. do. Now
20 all Namur & Liege (4410
Interest) 7 7
9.0 all Do. (ox intorcet) 5l 6
16 all l,lortbern of France. 41 411
20 all Do.2ol.Shs. l2 12! 125
20 Do. 204 3 p. c Bdr
(fmy.l3.& Ame.Sha. •
10 all NorwegianTrunkPre .8
10
20 all (Paris and Lyons 431 —54 531
40 all Ditto Bonds
20 all Paris and Orleans f3 55
10 5 'Rome and Frascati —
20 all Royal Danish l9l —20 t
5 all RoyalBwedish • •••
4 all Do. Obligations.......-
20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 141 141 14
It) all Do. 51 p. cent. Prof. ... 94 10
r 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c 11 •-• 21 61
20 all Do •••
20 all Southern of France ... —,- pm
20 16 St. A.ndrow's and
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6 all Wiesbaden .
20 all Zealand

MISCELLANEOUS.
i 19 Australian Agricalt. 31 33
ie all Aust,raln. Royal Mail
10 all Berlin Water Works 63/4
50 40 Brit. American Land .
140 -- 145
100 32 Canada....
St. no 0.00.6p.c. Jan&;nly 1( 9) 110 110 n
St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb '& Aug 107 109
St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 106 103
6 ail Crystal Palace 2l 2j 21
5 all Do. Preference-
4 all Crystal Pal. of France
1 Duston Iron Ore
20 13 Eastern Steam —
5 all En.dfAus Cop Sm Co 11 2
St. 100 Klectric Telegraph 9O 62 9i
1 all Slectrie Teleg. of Ir •
5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier -; •
15 14 Gen. Steals Navigat. .4. 27
18 all General Screw Steam ..„-
4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 31 33 31
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig.
10 all Niediteran. Elec. Tel. 8
10
10 9 Kelrlean&S.Amerien. 51 —0/ 6k
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
10 5 Netherlands Land ll 2f
10 all Do. Do.
5 2 Do.SpePissatld 23
100 80 New B. dr N.S. Land 18 22
1 all N. B. Australasian 4
W 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteant .
1 all Oriental Gas —
14
1 28. Do. "New Shares" if l
5 all Peel Rr. Minrl. 21 —3i23 pm
50 all Peninsular& Oriental
50 10 Do. New .. .
(00 60 Royal Mail Steam 794
1 all Soot. Austral. Invest. 11
1 Ditto New .... . . ... . .
25 ekll South Austral. Land 3 39
Submar. Tel, Scrip... 1
10 all Do. Registered if 1*
15 5 erustd; L. Co.U.Can --
100 28a 7s. -Diemen's Timid 16 ,••• 17
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