The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

:e. LIVERPOOL, DEM 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Liverpool Stock Exchange
continues to improve daily, and closed this afternoon aka-
, dily at the following rates :—Eastern Counties, 11 15-16
,% 12—East Lancashire, 92i—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 944
' 951—London and North Westerns, 991 —llitto (i shares),
dis.—Sheffields, 404—Midlands, 921—North Eastern,
Berwick, 24 South Easterns, 218 2—Grand Trunk of
- Canada, 121—Great Luxembourg, 7 15-16.

MANCHESTER, Dn. 31.

STOCK EXCHANGE—There was an active demand, and
there was a strong market, though business did not close
.1-A at the highest rates of the day. Union Bank, par—North
' Union A, 220,2—Leeds, 941 i—Sheffields, 401 6f—
lands, 926 fl a i—Dovers, 2115-16 21-4—Eastern Coun-
ties, 11 15-16 Londons, 98i—East Lancashire, 026—Trunks
- 126 9-16 B—North Stafford°, 2i d. 13-16—Canada New,
d.

BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 31.

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STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business in the market generally
firm. Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 81—South Staf•
fords, 9—Midlands; 92

LEEDS, DEC. 31.

STOOK EXORANGE.—The market to-day again active.
Midlands, 92} 92 91i i.92—North Eastern (Lends), 27a—
Ditto (Berwick), 24-2—Ditto (York), 431--London and
South-Western, 96l—North Western, 7 13-16—North
Staffordshire, 21 dis.—Dovers, 21/—Birmingham and
Derby, 653.

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EAST INDIAN STATISTICS.—We extract the following
-- statistical details from a blue book (just issued) contain.
ing a mass of tabular information relating to the colonial
—&c., possessions of the British empire (part 2). The total
population of the British and other States in India
amounted at the last returns to 180,367,148 souls, ins
.8 eluding 97,763 562 in the govErnineet of Bengal,
22,437,297 in Madras, and 11,720,042 in Bombay.
'Bl4 Thus the population of the British States was 131,990,901
The population of the native States included
38,702 206 in Bengal, 5,213,671 in Madras, and
!81,4 4,460;370 in Bombay, making a total of 48,376,247
; souls. In the french and Portuguese territories
is there were 517,149 souls. The total area of the
territories thus peopled was 1,465,322 square miles.
In 1854 there were apprehended for offences in
Bengal 101.781 persons ; in the North-Western
Provinces, 104,196 ; in Madras, 207.890 ; and in
32k' in Bombay, 73,262 persons. The total number of
fsx,
British troops employed in India (British) in 1855-56
24 amounted to 279,148 (including 25,825 Royal and
253,328 Co.'s troops) against 280,633 in 1854.55 and
40 282.236 in 1853-54. The number employed in Bengal
7i,, (1855-56) was 167,796 ; in Madras, 63,241 ; and in
- Bombay, 48,111. The 279,148 soldiers employed in the
2
_ last named year (1855-56) included only 47,782 Euro-
_ peens against 231,276 natives, and the same alarming
disproportion is noticeable in former years. In 1854-55
the revenue of India amounted to 26,133,0501., and the
-- expenditure to 27,748,7211., leaving a net deficiency
ice. (after deduction 3,011,7351 for "home charges") of
1,620,3061 The revenue of Bengal was 11,691,344/. ;
that of the North-Western Provinces, 6,264,268/. ; that
ios of Madra., 4,929,346/. ; that of Bombay, 4,950,347/. ;
,ais and that of the Punj sub, 1,307,745/. The items of the re
15s venue have been given in former returns. The charges in
7, 1854-55 included 2,500,3581. for civil and poitical este.
i 0 blishment,, 2,395,2201. for judicial and police charges,
3,035,9151. ter the
41039,8,7137,9512. 51
for
form arminileitaarnyd (s of of war) charges;
lOs '
• terest of the debt, and 2,595,9201. for home
I's charges, making a total expenditure in India
(17, and in England of 30,753,4561. The debt of
os
" India in the year 1854-55 amounted to 61,653,5284
its and the bond debt in England to 3,915,5921.,
os the whole debt amounting to 55,531,120/., and the in-
?: terest thereon to 2,189 4331. In the same year, 1854-55,
os 25,325 vessels of 3.25'2,256 tons entered into and cleared
s out from porta in British India (exclusive of the native
l 9 s
158 craft engaged in the • coasting trade), 4,728 Britiik
/es vessels of 1,822,157 toes so entered and cleared in
13a that year. The total value of the imports by sea
17s into India in the year 1854-55 was 14,770,9271.,
I3s
/5, and that of the exports 20,194,2551. The imports
from the united kingdom alone were valued at
9,853,6461. ; from Arabia and Persia, 1,027,7651. ;
from China, 1,287,6781, ; and from Penang, Singapore,
ice. and Malacoa, 543,6861. The imports from America
were only 162,1301. The importi included 328,1911. of
apparel, 216,1181. of books and stationery, 1,274,0981. of
cotton twist, and yarn, 5,403,2741. of cotton goods,
251,0581. of malt liquors, 260,2201. of copper, and
218,6741. of iron ; 312,3041. of wrought metals of all
kinds, 288,7721. of war stores, 142,6921. of
t:C3 sea stores, 129,3961. of precious stones, 197,5101.
of silk goods, 143,9781. of spices, 125,2251. of spirits,
!00 101,712/. of tea. 109,0121. of tobacco and cigars, 240,8741.
of wines, 171.0651. of woollen goods, 126,3031. of lin•
ehinery, 39,8461. of ice, and 191,2631. of fruits, &o.
The exports from India to Euglat.d were 7,630,9411.0ut
,o of 20,194,255/ The general list of exports included
17'4 1,426,1491. of indigo dyes, 1,231,1531. of rice 213,6141.
of gunnies and bags, 223,2411. of jute, 3,694,8171. of
opium, 457,7141. of saltpetre, or nitrateof potash, 646,0894
of seeds, 460,3091. of raw silks, 248,5571. ol Bilk goods,
355,8271. of skins and hides, 820,7981. of sugar, and
111,5501. of timber. Such is a summary of the statistical
tables relative to our East Indian empire.

BntTIIS.

GRIAIWADE—On the 31st ult., at Clifton Cottage, Tule*.
hill, Brixton, Mrs. S. Grimwade.
HASLEWOOD —On the 29th ult., at 13, Abbey-place, St.
J ohn's-wood, the wife of the Rev. Ashby Blair Hasle-
wood, incumbent of St, Mark's, Hamilton-terrace, of a
daughter.
duNN—On the 29th nit., at Brightmond,autghhetewri.fe of Loftus
J. Nunn, Esq., Captain 99th Regt., of a BOR.
PETTIWARD—Ou the 30th ult., at Finborough, Suffolk,
the Lady Frances Pettiward, of

MARRIAGES.
BUSS —CARON—On the 29th ult., at St. Pancras, the
Rev. Alfred J. Buss, 8.A., curate of St. Olave's, to
Leonia, only surviving child of the late Colonal Caron,
and of Mrs. Caron, of Bartholomew-place, Kentish.
town.

Southampton row, Russell- sgmuaarteiidaag,
DEATHS.
exdvif7eLof Mr. Coo.
BcußTonoziOsonntthhee
2391:111111:: Mr. John Brooker, of 5,
Cuthbert, of Fore-street, Cripplegate, aged 55.
- DuNN--On the 2 )th tilt., at the Old Kent-road, Surrey,
3% Mr. Henry Dunn, Into of Saffron Walden, aged 44.
- PRETTY—On the 30th ult., at 31, Bayham-terraea, Cam-
'M.D., only
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3t SMYTH -2011 the 29thult., suddenly, at 43, Sackville-street,
- George Beatty Smyth, Esq., M.D., aged 44.
- M‘DoNALD—On the 29th ult., at 3, Sylvestor-row Hack
- ney, Mr. James M'llonald, aged 70. ,
;Si WlLLlams—On the 28th ult., at Islington, Miss Henrietta
73Si Williams, aged 52.
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