The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-10 00:00:00

COMVIEB,CIAL INTP.T.T.TGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Bank of England weekly return of liabilities
and assets, completed to the 7th inst., is of a rather
unsatisfactory character. The bullion shows a de-
crease of over a quarter of a million sterling, and
the reserve of notes has been trenched upon to the
extent of about half a million. The other securi-
ties, however, show a satisfactory feature, having
decreased to the extent of about a quarter of a
million. In the private deposits there is an im-
portant increase consequent upon the payment of
the April dividend, and the public deposits, for the
same reason, show a corresponding decline. The
active circulation has slightly increased, and in
the other items of the balance-sheet there is little
change of importance to notice. They are as sub-
joined

Active circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease
Rest
Decrease
Public deposits
Decrease
Other deposits
Increase
Eleven-day and other bills
Decrease
Government securities
Increase
Other securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed .4
Decrease

. £20,145,340
194.590
18 311,398
317 519
3,123,736
773.879
6,988,972
641,791
13,733,515
742.461
815,817
24,348
9,953.978
51,985
16,620,004
237,433
11,849,205
480,430

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed steadily, and former
values were fully maintained. The sales were
estimated at 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which were
taken for speculation and for export.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about 407,5511., and the exports 10,9001.,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
London to the Continent during the week ending
Thursday last :

Gold Coin—Boulogne l2O oz.
17 —Belgium
~ Bars—Hambro'
—Boulogne 4,500
Silver Coin—Boulogne 1,600
Pit—Rotterdam
—Hambro'
/, -Belgium
„ Bar s—Hambro' 312,000
~ Boulogne 5,500
The Money Market remains in an easy position,
and bills are discounted as low as 24 per cent., but
there is no longer any expectation of another re-
duction in the minimum quotation. The Bank of
England Return published last evening shows that
the tendency is rather likely to be in the other
direction, owing to the calls which will periodically
fall due on the Indian loan. Besides the amount
'which will be absorbed for that purpose, other
financial measures may be introduced, which will
give employment to capital ; and these, together
with the sums required for trade, which is likely to
iroprove, will remove from the market a large pro-
Portion of the accumulations of available means
Which have existed during the last few weeks.
Considerable satisfaction is expressed at the advices
from America yesterday, which show a recovery in
the exchange upon London. The rate was still
10711,—a point which will admit of shipments of
specie being made from this side at a small profit,
but exporters will be loath to forward large quan-
tities, when at the time of their arrival such a rally
blight have taken place which would entail a loss
Upon the operations.
Very little alteration has taken place in the
English Stock Market to-day. It opened firmly
but has since been flatter. The Bank of England
return and the approaching Budget have promoted
a heavy tone, but as business is dull the fluctuation
ill unimportant. Consols have been 961 1 for
transfer, and 961 4 for account. The New 3 per
Cents. are 954 i ; the Reduced also 954 1 ; Ex-
chequer Bills are about 355. to 40s. premium, and
India Bonds 21s. premium ; Bank Stock is 220,
and India ditto 223. The Loan Debentures are
firm at 981 i.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is quiet
and prices remain unaltered. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are 100 to 1004 ; and the 4 per Cents., 104 to 1041;
Mexican,... 3 per Cents., 191 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents.,
451 1 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1094 to 1104;
Ditto 4i per Cents., 100 to 1001 ; Spanish New
Deferred, 26a ; Ditto Passive, 7 ; and Austrian 5
Per Cents., 814.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
kooks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi-
tan, 191 20 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 81 82 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 44
Per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 434 44;
ditto Deferred, 264 a•
dark The business transacted in the Railway Share
i!t et to-day has been small, and prices have fur-
ther declined about *to 4 per cent. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln declined 55., Groat North-
ern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North
Western and Midland, 10s. ; Great Western, 15s. ;
1141 d Caledonian, 11. ; Eastern Counties improved
about 55,

The Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet,
4nd show no change of importance in prices.
Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares
have been dealt in to a very limited extent ;
ottoman Bank have declined 55., and Australian
Agricultural improved V.

'lt 'TIM FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(Pram the Official List:)
ill 0.4 k Stock Business done.
220
a Per k,etit. Reduced Aucuittee
Per vent. Console Atltialtleb
lud. per Cent. Annuities 9si
14,,Et Stock. 223
tii,E4 Loan
~ rsouds 4100 U
ditto. nadier £lOOO 2l p
sobs for Ace
E cunt (May 6th) 96i
'44 hegner Bills, 20. March. June.
CI.OOO

134 P
-- ..........
E:560 • 4O 135
ke PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
e zlean 3 per Cent
Dc'rtuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
liitto Account
Ditto, 4. per Cent.
11 'D ,nth ,souds 6 100
Deferredper 4;ent. ......
Ditto New, 3 per Cent —
.
Oittk, Passive 7
4tltkieh bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Guaranteed, i per Cent. .. lO4
Ditto Account lO/

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Atatrialt Bonds, 10 Guil., 5 per Cent, £ 81}
Coneols,
TWO O'CiAn K.
money
Console account (May 6)1 964

t The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will return to
tr'n early next week, from Badminton, where they
,11)17e been entertaining a select circle of visitors during
'holidays.
The Countess Dowager Grey and Lady Georgina
1.631 will return to town, on Monday, from a tour of

The Countess of Longford a, d Lady Louisa Paken-
nani have returned to Bruton-street from Brighton.
THE CAGLIAIII.—We have reason to believe that the
Present law officers of the Crown have come to a decision
°ll the ea.e of the Cag iiari, and that it is opposed to that
arrived at by their predecessors.-21forning Herald.
Oa the 24th of March, at St. John's, New Bruns wick,
°be-third of the flooring of the suspension bridge across
the Pails near that place, together with the stringers,
114411ve way.
.eASI OF THE AMEEIt ALI MOORAD.—Further car-
,.k""Pundence on the C3BB of the Atneer Ali Moorad of
1;11*Pore, and the protests or dissents of individual
ceMbera t.f the Court of Directors relating thereto, have
eep Publi.hed, on the motion of Sir Harry Verney, M.P.an
The details of this case are dry and complicated,
IP i hardly interest any but the parties mmediately
ktarested.
eland mining market shows more bnoyanneL
, in comparison with former weeks, a good business
been transacted in several mines since ou last.n
Quares also have an upward tendency, are steadier in
,Ze, and show less of those violent fluctuations so often
tasrked upon. During thepast week the greatest demand
`Taleeon for Great A fred, East Russel, Hingeton Down,
Tetn„°f Consolsrambler and St. Aubyn, East Basset,
share-r , Redmoor, and Herodafoot. Buller
44te have been enquired after, at 295 t ) 305 ; South
; are flatter, at 210 to 2ls.—Mining Journal of
Th,
1/It3
t. weekly Register to-clay announces the reception
son uPe Roman Catholic.. Church of Lord Norreys, eldest
r the Earl of Abingdon, and by his mother grand
:oierltoe tthbealtate Archbishop of York (Vernon Harcourt).
stated was received by Cardinal Wiseman. It is
a marriage is on the tapis between Lord
Y 8 and the daughter of Col. TowneleY.