The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY ful A ,;:).
11;

IN',

007T1TZE.CIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
In accordance with the resolution of the Stock
Exchange Committee, that establishment has been
closed, and the attendance in the City being very
limited there has been no business transacted in the
Public Funds to yield a reliable quotation.
The Bank return for the week ended on the 31st
ult, presents some changes of a less favourable
character than we have been accustomed to for
some' weeks past. The public deposits exhibit a
decrease of 62,5091. when compared with last
week, which, as a matter of course, is the result of the
payments for official expenses and salaries which
became due on the 25th ult., and would be dis-
bursed during the week embraced by the return.
The private deposits had diminished to a consider-
able extent, being 583,727/. less than at the close
of the preceding week. The payments into the
Exchequer would probably have absorbed the
greater part of that amount, for as far as can be
gathered from the other items of the return the
demand for discounts by the public were very
limited, the other securities showing an increase of
51,5331. only. It is, therefore, clear that, what-
ever may be the ultimate effect of the Bank refusing
to re-discount bills, as yet it has brought but
little additional business to the national establish-
ment. The bullion in both departments stands at
18,628,9171., showing a decrease of 104,8981. Of
that reduction 64,5531. had occurred in the gold
and silver coin in the banking department, indi-
cating that the usual quarterly disbursements had
very materially aided in effecting the reduction in
the items. The Reserve of Notes had decreased
C 84,0701., but the active circulation had been aug-
mented by a nearly corresponding amount, viz.,
643,7251. Although the return is apparently less
favourable than those which have preceded it, there
is not the slightest reason for uneasiness on the
point, the disturbing causes being evidently those
financial movements which invariably accompany
the close of the quarter. The various items and
the change they present are as subjoined :

P cx-
wifao-

rester
'item

ku d in

y been

at our

any of
not in
ing to
of this
w and

which

Bank
t-atock
elation
horn•
Lted in
ne they

;inazy,
meet

;ircum.
)1 Eng-
DU ntry,
public
and for

.s tram-

t 19,950,750
643.725
18,628,917
104.898
3,897,615
3,960
7,630,763
62,509
12,991,054
583,727
840,165
54,814
9,901,993

Active circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public deposits
Decrease
Other deposits
Decrease
Seven-day and other bills ..
Decrease
Government securities
No alteration.
Other securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The advices received from the West Indies by
the Atrato steamer are of but little interest. The
markets were generally very dull and overstocked
with commodities. The agricultural prospects are
generallysatisfactory and the islands healthy. The
Jamaica coffee crop is reported likely to be very
small. The Atrato has brought $637,251 in specie
on freight, the value of which is about 127,4501.,
of which about 85,4371. is in gold, and tho balance
is in silver.

:01:11D10.
finally,
d leave
lat time

astened
reckless
ght ruin

n direc-
inies, to

public
y joint-
you for
nk the%

heir cir-
4, to th•
bringing
suggest
mes that

bank of
of pool-
a larger
d the re-
a beyond
base and
,aced cir•
by what
rns now

The letters from Peru state that the town of
Arica had been taken by General Vivanco after a
protracted struggle, during which about half the
town was laid iu ruins and 200 persons killed. At
Lima an attempt had been made to create a revo-
lution, but it had been immediately suppressed.
From Chili the advices, with respect to the copper
mines, is very good, but the business doing was on
a rather limited scale, owing to the decline in the
price of copper.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about 168,1501., and the exports 50,7301., ex-
clusive of the following shipments direct from Lon-
don to the continent during the week ending
Thursday last :

e degree,
the bank
requires

I half its
rider thi
tors and
dors, for

Gold Coin—Rotterdam
—Calais
—Boulogne 30,500
Silver Coin—Rotterdam
Pl —Calais
IP Bare—Rotterdam
—llambro'

winding
subject
for fife
so of the

issuing
%pita', bi
Up their

BR ETISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THURSDAY.
(Pram the Official List:)

Business' done.
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities
/adia Bonds, £l000
Baa - Btuck
Ditto Account,
Consols for Account
Exetieqnsr Bills, 20. March. June.
£IOOO
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... 99; 100
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THURSDAT.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 7B
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4 x d
Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 B2i 1 x d
Mexican 3 per Cent
reravian Bonds, 4i per Cent B3a x d
Ditto Account
ilardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont.
tinsnish i3ol.ds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
turkish Bonds, 6 per cent,.,
Ditto Account .... ,
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
ft ditEE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Console for Account, (April 8)
rotors and piii _llll.i. I I\l,ll-L,T T TrIrGERTFVE, ,rrei •

)üblio, if
creme iti

iecuritie.

L Council
it under
tection or

with the
id mans'
and men
rit of the
banking
)uld tend
k banking
by againo
meet the
whatever
ild in all
r its pro•
• no pro•
nor could

'OLICE INTET,LTGENCE.—(This Day.)

re impri•

: failureo

MANSION-HOUSE.
Jacob Mountoney Barber, aged 30, was charged
before the Lord Mayor with the unlawful possession of
two five pound notes and sending them to the bank to
be changed.
The depositions were read over to the witnesses.
Mr. Elias Sloman proved the tender of a five pound
note as the price of a watch which he sold him, and had
a glass of ale on the purchase. He saw no more than
one five pound note on the occasion when the watch was
purchased.
Michael Green said that be took the five pound note
from among others which remained in his possession,
and when he went home he found his money gone.
Coansitted for trial at the Sessions.

isastroUit
;land leg%
afacturers

G, 11.

.eroes of
itten bf
ning, at

,he fight,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE.—Mary
Anne Browning, 28, was placed at the bar, before Mr.
Bingham, charged with attempting to commit suicide
this morning at the Serpentine.
George Dickenson, a private of the 2d battalion of
the Grenadier Guards, said that while in Kensington.
gardens about six this morning, be saw the prisoner run
from the top of the bill to the bottom and into the river.
He immediately ran after and called to her, as she was
tot very far in, to come out, but she refused, and told
him to let her die. He then, seeing she would not come
out, went in after her, and after a severe struggle suc-
ceeded in getting her out. He the❑ assisted in taking
her to the receiving-house He had to go in up to his
waist after her, and he was sure she meant to commit
st•icide. He hal to pull her out by her ancle.
Mr. Bingham said his conduct did him much credit.
Police-constable Henry Beth said his attention was
cal'ed to the prisoner. He went to the receiving-house
and took her into custody.
Mr. Bingham, observing the prisoner attired in work-
house clothing, asked the prisoner whether she was in
the workhouse, and what was the cause of her acting as
she had done!

ce sh outo

s returof

1 Court,

the in-
t session,
1 circuit,
fitted for
.0 of the
e one of
er. The
ith com-
Emperor
) that of
e Empe-
Special
re, ho
3f Eloise
be tried
I be spe-
Consul ;
v erley,
In under

The inspector said her clothes being thoroughly
saturated, they had been obliged to get clothes from the
workhouse before she could be brought to the court.
The friends of the prisoner having been Bent for, she
Was ultimately given up. This is the second attempt at
suicide this week, and in both cases the would-be
ulcidos have been rescued by soldiers.

TIIE DEa TAX TntinTal I
Lewis,
STARTING CHILD-
=N.—Mrs.
seaman, WhoNdoiredemobn:rwilsa,the widow. of Wtn. Lewis, a
board the ship Royal Charlie, on
the 25th of
on a voyage from Madras
to Melbourne, applied to
rSelfe for some assistance
from the poor-box fund, unTlCapTeli:y peculiar and
in Stepney,
put
.in a letter
dis-
tressing circumstances. The
itoydaul c.hed 7oman;
from a gentleman residing
her husbanadr",
of her as a deserving, industrieusoyd?„,.B.Peaking highly
and a letter from the captain of the
cer-
tifying as to the il'ness and death , f.
Le wig said she had five children to maintain,theelde.tM7"
61 years of age, and the two youngest could not walk.
She was in a very destitute condition and her little one;
were starving, and wanted bread. She had disposed of
all her property to purchase food for her children, and
knew not where to obtain another meal.
Mr. Selfe said this was a pitiable case, and asked if
there was no charitable institution to relieve the debti-
tote widows of seamen in the Merchant Service under
such painful circumstances as those ?
The officers of the court said they were not aware
of the existence of any such institution for the relief of
seamen's widows.
Mr. Selfe—l am sorry for it ; where does this pocr
wornal live!

ich Mr.
the de-
ll•street,
cares of

offences
Justice
e Bytes,
e list of
Courts.
1, under

'will be
. Parktr
Palmer.
by, and
❑d Mr.
another

-.•
Mr. Lewis—At No. 50, Wellington-place, Stepney,
near this court.

y, April
( 'lemon

Mr. SeHe said this was truly a case for the benevolent,
and handed to the poor widow a sovereign from the poor
box, for which she expressed her gratitude.