The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

NEW MUSIC.

The Maiden's Reply. Ballad. Written by John
Ellison, Esq. Composed by M. Enderssohn.
Joseph Williams, Cheapside.
A most beautiful ballad, of which the arch little
story is charmingly interpreted by the composer,
the melody being no less original than "catching."
We have no hesitation in pronouncing our verdict
that it is destined to a very long c ireer of popu-
larity, both in the concert-room and in private
"circles.

MARKET NEWS.—;TIus Day.)

• MONEY MARKET

ArLTD
170MMERCTAL INTELLIGENOF=

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

A very moderate business has been transacted
during the last fow days in the Foreign and
Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar has been firm
and, in the refined market, rather better prices
have been current, but the amount of business
Is small. There is very little variation to
notice in the inquiry for Tea, no effect hav-
lug been produced by the arrival of the late
Overland Mail. A small amount of business
has been reported in Common Congou at 13d. per lb.
For coffee there has been scarcely any inquiry, and
not the slightest alteration can be reported in prices.
Good qualities of cocoa have been in fair demand
and at steady rates, but inferior descriptions are
neglected. In rice rather a large speculative busi-
ness has been done, and prices have improved about
3d. per cwt. Rum and saltpetre have been inac-
tive, and tallow quiet. The public sales of indigo,
Which opened on the 9th inst., were concluded
yesterday, and the prices, compared with those
current at the last October sales, show a decline of
6d. to 9d. on Bengal, 10d. to is. 2d. on Oudes, 9d.
on KurFahs, and 3d. to 6d. per lb. on Madras.
The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
steadily, and prices of all descriptions slightly im-
proved. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales,
3,000 of which were taken by the speculators. In
the Railway Share Market a good. business was
transacted at higher quotations.
Nearly 70,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday, and the total stock of bullion must now
approach 17,000,0001.
The influx from the United States continues on a
large scale, the Europa, just arrived, haying brought
445, 000/.

The following settling days have been appointed
by the committee of the Stock Exchange, viz. :
Great Southern of India . Railway Company
(limited), Friday, February 19 ; Scinde Railway
New Shares, Friday, February 19 ; Bahia and San
Francisco Railway Company (limited), Monday,
March 1 ;—all of which are to be officially quoted.
In Lombard-street the demand for money con-
tinues dull, and the tendency of the quotations is
still to decline. An expectation is entertained in
Some quarters that another reduction to the extent
of it per cent in the Bank minimum will soon take
place.

There was a meeting of the .Northern and
Eastern Railway Company to-day, at which the
following dividends for the half-year were declared:
--On shares of 50&, guaranteed 5 per cent. per
annum, V. ss. per share ; on share:. of 501., gua-
ranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 11. 10s. per share.
A. meeting of the Biackwall Railway Company
is now being held, at which much discussion is
taking place in respect to the traffic, the manage-
ment, &c.

The Market for English Securities is very
buoyant, but business continues dull. Au upward
tendency is produced by the increased ease in the
Money Market and the extensive arrivals of specie,
which will ensure a further augmentation of the
bullion. Consols have been 96i I for money,
and 961 97 for account. The latter are the present
quotations both for money and account. The New
Three per Cents. are 97 to 97f ; the Reduced, 96
; Exchequer Bills, 36.. to 40s. prem. ; the
Bonds, 100/ ; and India ditto, 265. prem. Bank
Stock is 224,
P°reign Stocks are steady, and a large amount
os", business has been transacted at about previous
quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1034 ; Ditto
4 Per Cents., 1041; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i ;
Ditto Deferred, 261 ; Ditto Certificates, 5 ; Rus-
sians per Cents., ,
112 • Ditto 4, per Cents., 100 ;
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 84 to 85 ; Ditto De-
ferred,, 19b to 20 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ;
l
Cents.,
4i per Cents., 83,1 to 84 ; Ditto 3 per
vents.,s7k; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 ; and
rren.oh 4i per Cents., 94f.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6; Mexican,
20120. ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 83 84 ; ditto 3
Per cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45
116 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per
Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 441 ;
Ditto New Deferred, 261

There has been considerable buoyancy exhibited
in the Railway Share Market this morning. Most
of the leading undertakings showing an advance in
quotations of about to 1 per cent. Brighton,
North Western, Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln,
south Western, Midland, and South Eastern
Improved ss. East Lancashire, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and North British, 10s. Great
Northern, and North Eastern (Berwick), 11. ; and
thilburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 11. 10s. In
the Foreign and Colonial undertakings only a
moderate amount of business was reported,
1314 prices ware a shade firmer. East India ad-
vanced 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, U. ; and
Great Wester& of Canada, ss. Paris and Lyons,
411 d Northern of France were at nominal quota-
tions.

. Mining Shares are inactive ; St. John del Rey
improved to 13g.
'1o}•-Stock Bank Shares are at steady rates.
British North American improved 10s. ; Ottoman
Bank, ss. ; and Union Bank of London, about 54.
In the Miscellaneous Market, Peninsula and
Oriental Steam declined 10s., and Royal Mail
Steam improved about 1/.

BR. ETISH FUND.S3.—CI OSIN3 PRICES —THIS DAY.
(.From the Official Lust:l

Business done.
Bank Stock ............................ 224 6
3 oe, Cont. Reduced Inanities .............. 97 61 7,14 alper cant Console Alltreitlee ......
.„,
...... 963 i_ 7 6
Now i per Cont. Annuities ............ ... 97 / 7
I.ooe Annuities, expire sth Jan. i/360., ___.
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 1 13-16
Ditto 31' Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 1N
llndia Stock
onia Bonds, Elmo
I)itto, under 21000 26 p
Wetsols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 23/4d.
C1000
8 nail
35 40 p
.....
Exchequer Bonds. 1555.33/4 per Cent.— 1001
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 124 5 2 4
Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent .
Cnilian Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto 3 per Cent 77
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto amount (February 26)
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent —
Ditto Account . 831..4
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 57 /
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 18.3, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1522, £ St., 5 per Cent ll2
Ditto, 43/4 per Cent. lOO 1
Strdinian Bowl's. 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account 9Ol 1 1
Eptnish tiokds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account,
2 .i. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5
Turkish Bonds, 6 par cent..~..
11/Ditto Account .... ......... ....
;Ditto Guaranteed, i per Calm.
Ditto Account .. .............. .. 1041 5
Venezuela Bonds, 1i per Cont
..........
Ditto for scoount ............. . ... . .......... .. 334
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent'......
...
Dividends ou tile above payable in London.
French Renter, 4i per Cent. 9lf.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
.1 tlitEß 01( LOCK.
/ Consols, money ...... 96 7
Consols account (March 4) ... 96/ 7

LIURRICKELECTION'.—DUBLIN, Monday.—The official
"P"'t states the majority for Gavan to be 49. Notice"
Petition has been served by Mr. Ball's canvassing
aogeecuntr'retTon the ground of in tuaidation. No rioting
Tir •
s inquest
WaB bilrltni)SLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—This
the ex ght to a clove yesterday,
firingt e j jury finding
hfiontdoi or gb
blast,
Plosion Was the re,ult of
and that it wa3 consequently accidental. The deaths
to the
present time are 52 in numer.
ItvOzisPlßACy AGAINST CRINOLINE.—The maidens of
iBratlbing, in Bavaria, are the victims of a conspiracy,
not to
, Young men of the place having pledged themselves
crinoline. dance With any girl during the Carnival who wears
Tn.
r,-- ROBBERY OF THE EARL OF SUFFOLK'S PICTURES
--t--‘mmt.. , •
-1 3 :•lin
.i.‘ - riAL or TILE PHP4ONEtt —Oa 4Vedrits"Y .
4'atbon, ‘l. hose examination at the Weitminster Polt;:,c-
eturt kve gave on Saturdny at considertble length, was
t4rneug!tt up before the magistrates at itialutesbu7 on
Charlton"ab of the
g ue.tain valuAlo vieture,- iron
park, Wiltshire the residence of the Earl of
Suffolk. Th ' •
The prisoner Was committed for trial at the
nest Wilt 4 naltizes.

20
10
20
10

FOREIGN.
10 all liintwrp &Rotterdam' 61 6i 61 1
20 all (Belgian
5 all ißelgian East. Junct. 1 11 gi
20 all Beziers to Graissessac
6 all CarmeanitkToulouse
Coal Mines and Ry. 3g 41
20 15 Dutch Rhenish
20 all Eastern of France
20 all Do. New
20 2s. Euphrates Valley •••
20 all Gt. Central of France
20 all Great Luxembourg Bl 81 8k 1
10 6 Italian Junction
20 all Lake Conat. & Bale ...
20 all Lierro and Turnhout
20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 01 —01 p
5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p.
20 all Lyons and Geneva 28 29
20 all Lyons & Mediterran.
331 all Maria Antonia
10 all Do. New ••• •••
20 all Namur & Liege
20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2O 21/
16 all Northern of France 3Bl 391 39 81
10 all NorwegianTrak.Pref 9 91
20 I all Paris and Lyons 3ll 341
20 all Paris and Orleans 56 58
20 9 Rceife & San Fran ,
(Pernam.) g. 7 p• c. iP 9H
10 all Roma and Fruesti,.. •••
20 all Royal Danis li l6 18
5 all Royal Swedish
2
20 all Sambre and Meuse B. 9 81
10 all Do. 51 per cont. pref. 8 8i
20 all Southern of Franco.. 221 22 221
8i all West Flanders 4 5
10 all Do. 5. per 0. Prof . 9 91 91
20 all W•cI:N.W. of France 27 28
20 6 Western of Austria... •••
20 all ; West, of Switzerland ... ••• •
6 all Wiestadou
6 iall I Do. Bp. cent. pref. ••• •
••
20 all 'Zealand
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia B4 86 86 51
25 18i!Bank of Egypt 1231 —24
100 50 Bank of London 4B
52
40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co.
50 all {British N. American
61 •••
20 10 IC.L'k.of Ind•Au.4Ch
193 50 ,City 59 61
100 25 iColonial
••• 271
100 20 Commercial of Lond
20 all Eng.Scot.diAus.Clit lB 18:1 18
20 all ILon.Ch. Bk.of A-at lB 18?;.
20 all Ditto New
••- •••
60 20 London and County ... 291 9
... 50 ILncl.&E.Bakng.Corp
50 10 London Joint Stock. 301
100 20 Loud..anclWestminst, 45
100 35 National Pro. of Eng.
20 10 Do. New ••• •••
50 25 National Bank
20 all Now South Wales
25 all Oriental Bank Corp 3B 40 381
20 2O Ottoman Bank
00 ' f 5 'Provincial of Irolat/d: •••
10 all• On. New
5 1 R. Aus.B.&G.hu•Co; ••• v
25 all .-lotith Artraiia,
25 nil r:,'lliott of A astraliA ,41 --4 t `±')
4:ou. Nuw 26 28 26i
50 10 Union of London 23 —25 231
10,) 50 'Unity Mutual ..... • ...dl
1A 50
WostrOk of Loncl' „,c1