The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-31 00:00:00

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COMUEROIAL INTELLIGENOR

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on S,tturday closed
firmly, without change iu prices. TO sales were
7,000 bales-500 for export—comprising 150 Egyp-
tian at 6-0. to 81d., 300 Surat at 41d. to 42d., and
30 Sea Islands at 2s. 4d. to 3s. 61. per lb. The
Railway Share Market was very active, at a marked
ad Vance.
The trade reports from Havre at the close of the
week present a fall in cotton of about if. per 50
kilos. in mixed and inferior sorts and Louisiana
low qualities. In other kinds, however, no change
in price has taken place. Sales have been effected
in first qualities at 921., low ditto 86'f., and very
low 81f. The sales during the week of all
sorts amounted to 5,380 bales, and the arrivals
6,758 bales. The stock on hand on the 28th of
March was 63,454 bales, against 64,295 bales
at the corresponding period in 1855. The quan-
tity of cotton received from the United States
during the present year was 88,000 bales. In
Rice a good business was doing in Bengal at 16f.
per 50 kilos. ; and in St. Domingo, Coffees at 65f.
per ditto. In Raw Sugars there was not a great
demand, and prices ruled heavily, at OR. for best
sorts, and 62f. 50c. for St. Michael. The trade in
Indigo v al steady, and no variation in prices, which
rule at sf. to sf. 50c. per kilo.
The Continental Bourses at the close of last
week recovered a little from the state of dullness
which had existed during the previous days. At
Vienna the 5 per Gait. Metallics advanced 1 to
85/, and the 41 per Cents. to 76k. Shares of the
New Credit Mobilier Bank, which had been
falling for some time, advanced 11 florins to 338,
and Austrian Railway Stock 2ifl. to 25Si. The
Money Market was sensibly improving, and rates
of exchange were lower. On London 10 5. On
the Berlin Bourse there was less buoyancy, but the
31t per Cents. were firm at 85i. At Paris 3 per
Cent. Rentes improved 30c. for money, and 25c.
for the account.

A telegraphic despatch from Liverpool announces
the arrival of the Africa steam•packet, from New
York, off Holyhead, at 10 o'clock this morning.
No other particulars have yet been received.
Letters from Birmingham state that trade was
in a healthy' state, and many of the works were in
full operation. The Ordnance and Admiralty
orders, however, have nearly all been suspended,
and the consequence is that a large number of
labourers are out of employ. The orders from
America were limited, but the return of peace
was expected to produce general activity in this
branch of trade.

The grain market this morning opened with a
dull appearance, and the prices were almost no-
minal.

At the extraordinary general meeting of the
Provincial Bank of Ireland, this day, Thonawi
Chapman, Esq., was elected a director in the Loom
of John Petty Muspratt, EN., deceased.
The announcement of peace by the Lord Mayor
at the Royal Exchange has naturally produced a
good deal of excitement iu the City ; but as the
event was generally anticipated from the tenour of
the advises received from Paris on Saturday, the
effect on the Stock Exchange has not been very
important. Fur some weeks past the signing of
the treaty of peace has been anxiously awaited, and
the prices of the English Funds improved in antici-
pation. The consequence is that several of the
speculators have taken advantage of the en-
hancement this morning to realise their profits.
Console opened at 93 to 93i for money,
but they have since been 92i to 93. The
account prices have been 931- I, and since 93 to
The New Scrip was 3 to 3 prem. The March
Exchequer Bills are 2s. to 4s. prem., and Vioße
dated June ls. dis. to ls. prem. The Bonds are
98k.
In Turkish Securities an extensive business has
been done, and fuller quotations are current. The
6 per Cents. have risen to 100 for money, and to
99i and 100 for account. The present values for
the latter, however, are now 99i The Guaran-
teed 4 per Cents. are 1014 for transfer and 102 to
102 k for the 15th proximo. Sardinian Bonds are
941. Spanish New Deferred have been active
at 25A to 25k, the Passive are 7 and the Certifi-
cates 6A-. Equador New Consolidated are 144,
Mexican 20i to 201. Portuguese 4 per Cents. 49k,
and Dutch 4A per Cents. 96.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Mexican, 20 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 103 105 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 45 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ditto
Passive, 7i a.
Railway Shares are all at a decided improvement,
and an active business has been done. Edinburgh,
Perth, and Dundee, Great Western, North-
Western, and some others are fully 1/. higher,
while Lancashire and Yorkshire have risen 21. The
French, Belgian, and Canadian lines are higher.
Banking Shares are at enhanced rates. Canada
Land are heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ©NE 0 CLOCK.
From the (*viol List.)

Raiirop,4one.
8 per Cent Consols Anntities 93 i 2i 3
India Bonds, £l.'iMo
Ditto, under WOO ll d
C-vir!olo or Account
Consol Scrip ..q. 3 p
&Lei-wit:fir Bills, ld. March. June.
%1000. ..... .
i'soo 5
qmaii
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cant.. 9B
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO, K.
Equador Bonds ~ —
Ditto Nov Consolidated l4a
Maxieat, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent
Baldinian Bonds, 5 per Gent. . , 911
Si hniF4 Solids, 3 per kien'i;
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Passive . 7A $
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. Gh
Tui loth Conds, i; pGr cent 9 a 8:i 100
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOll
Ditto Account

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tn, ahoy,. ,n:f. to I cndon.
Belgian, 2i per C art., ex. 25 francs
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 96
QT.ARTER. EAST TWO.
Consols, money
Ditto Account

DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF THE
BELGIANS.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians left Wind-
sor on Saturday forenoon at 9.40 (I.f) minutes be-
hind time), proceeding by the South-Western
R allway to the junction with the South-Eastern
line at Guildford.
This is the first occasion on which Royal visitors
at Windsor Castle have taken advantage of the
continuous, though somewhat circuitous, through
route to and from the ports of Dover and Folke-
stone, which is presented by the Reading and Rei-
gate branch of the South-Eastern Railway.
The adoption of this route renders unnecessary
the change of carriages in London, and the trans-
shipment of baggage, &c. ; and is likely in future
to be the route usually adopted ou the occasions of
similar visits.
The South-Eastern Company's engine having been
attached to the Royal train at Guildford, it pro-
ceeded without interruption to Dover, reaching
that terminus at one o'clock precisely.
Mr. Eborall superintended the arrangements,
and the Hon. James Byng and Mr. Teulon (di-
rectors of the South-Eastern Company) accom-
panied the Royal party.
His Majesty remained at the Lard Warden Hotel,
Dover, for the night, there being a heavy sea run-
ning, which his Majesty did not wish to encounter.
DOVER, SUNDAY.
This day at one o'clock bis Majesty and suite
embarked on board his Royal steam-packet Dia-
mant, and proceeded to Calais en route to Brussels.

EXECUTION OF BOUSFIELD.—On Saturday morning, at
an early hour, a large number of workmen were busily
engaged in erecting wooden bairi,:,rs in the front of the
gaol of Nea•gate, for the purpose of keeping back the
crowd expected to be present this morning at the execu-
tion of the convict William Bousfield, for the wilful
murder of his wife (Sarah Bousfield), aged 28 years, and
his three children, in Soho. The execution took place
at eight o'clock this morning, a large body of City police
being in attendance round the front of the scaffold. The
sheriffs arrived at the gaol at seven o'clock, and shortly
before eight the ceremony of pinioning and preparing
the prisoner for his dreadful fate was gone through. On
arrival at the scaffold the usual signal was given, an 't
the unfortunate man paid the penalty of his dreadful
crime, but not without a violent struggle. After re-
maining exposed for an hour the body was cut down,
and buried within the precincts of the prison.
ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.—We are informed that
the first match of the season ot, thiS club, being for the
first and second class yachts, will be fixed for the 29th
May • and the see.ind match, for the third ()lass yachts,
probably for the 12th er 14th July.
CHESS BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—The first chess
match played by electric telegraph took place on Friday
night between the Manchester and Liverpool clubs.
After a contest lasting eight hours, the M ,nchest-r gen-
tlemen proposed "a draw" at the 24th move, which
was accepted by the Liverpool club.