The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-19 00:00:00

BRISTOL SUGAR-MAY 18.

The market for raw sugars has been quiet, but the prices
have not altered materially since our last report. Refined
goods a slow sale at about late prices. Some small parcels
of rum have changed hands at rather fuller rates.

COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.-YESTERDAY.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 161
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 30
LI amburgh
Paris
Ditto
Nlarseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 117
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh —341 J
Madrid
Cadiz —49 a
Leghorn — 30 40
Milan - —. 25 40
Genoa — 25 40
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York — • • • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard),...per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
•...• • t• 0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 5 la
South American Doublons

11 14
11 16f
11 16
25 371
25 7!
13 5
25 17!
25 40
25 40
117?1
13 85
13 85
34
49
49k
30 45
25 45
25 45

- 521 La
-52 a 52f

SCOTCH BANKING.—The 30th annual report pre-
sented to the shareholders in the Union Bank of Scotland
states that the not profit for the 12 months ending April
20, after providing as usual for bad and doubtful debts, &c.,
amounts to £110,768. Out of this sum a dividend has been
declared at the rate of 9 per cent. on the paid-up capital of
£1,000,000, leaving the rest or undivided profit account of
£200,000.

BALLOON ASCENT.—A most successful ascent,
the first of the season, took place yesterday, by Mr. Cox-
well and two friends, from the Royal Surrey-gardens, in
honour of the Queen's birthday. Owing to the density of
the atmosphere and the absence of wind, the balloon re-
mained visible longer than usual, taking a north-easterly
direction. The unfavourable state of the weather prevented
much promenading in the delightful gardens, which, under
the management of Messrs. Bishop and Caldwell, have been
most extensively improved. The spacious music-hall, how-
ever, with the attraction of the African Opera Troupe and
ballet, afforded the visitors ample shelter and amusement.
EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF MERCHANDISE IN
LIVERPOOL —During a discussion which took place at the
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yesterday, arising from
an inquiry by one of the members if the board could not
appropriate some of the transit sheds for the storage of
goods, it was stated that there was at the present time in
Liverpool an unprecedented quantity of merchandise, and
that for cotton, of which there was nearly 1,000,000 bales in
warehouses, with the prospect of large arrivals, Id., lid.,
and lid. per week for every bale was being charged for
storage. Mr. Hubback, chairman of the Docks and Quays
Committee, said the matter would be taken into considera-
tion at the next meeting of the committee.
DARING ROBBERY.—At the New Bailey, Sal-
ford, on Saturday, two men., named Wood and Molyneux,
were charge 1 with one of the mobt daring robberies which
has ever been perpetrated in the annals of modern crime.
A lady was walking at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon
on the public road in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. She was fol-
lowed by the men, and on coming to a place comparatively
lonely, Wood, who is partially blind, seized the lady by
the throat, whilst Molyneux robbed her of everything he
could snatch from her. Fortunately the lady's scream was
heard, and both prison era were captured by people who
shortly came to the spot. The mon are remanded till
Friday.