The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMKERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
market yesterday closed quietly and prices were
unaltered. The sales were estimated at 6,000
bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators,
and 500 by the exporters. The Railway Share
Market manifested a quiet appearance, and quo-
tations were fully maintained.
About 6,5001. in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday, and it is expected that the greater por-
tion of the supply by the Copenhagen will follow
in a few days. Advices were received yesterday of
the arrival at Lisbon of the Medway from the
Brazils en routs to England with 410,0001. in specie.
This important consignment will probably
reach Southampton about Saturday, and
the Pera is also approaching our shores
with 17,000/. in specie. These remittances
in addit on to those coming forward from
Australis, are likely to cause a further augmenta-
tion of specie in the Bank vaults, for the shipments
TO' die East have now become so much reduced
that we shall be able to retain nearly the whole of
the imports.
It is expected that the Medway will bring a
remittance for the Buenos Ayrean Bondholders. A
further small amount is required, to place at the
command of Messrs. Baring Brothers, sufficient to
pay the dividends in July next. As soon as
they are in that position even greater confi-
dence will be felt in the sincerity of the
Republic in offering the recent terms for the
settlement of the English debt, although there is
ample time between this and the period when the
interest becomes due for the receipt of the required
amount. We are sorry to hear a doubt expressed
in some quarters respecting a strict adherence to
the conditions of the arrangement, but this most
probably emanates from those who had sold-before
the recent improvement, and who must feel an-
noyed at having relinquished a security which now
promises to take a high rank among foreign in-
vestments.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
underwent little variation, but the tendency is still
rather upward.

There is a very moderate demand for money to-
day, and the applications in Lombard-street, as
well as at the Bank of England, are stated to be
very limited. The terms, although presenting
rather an upward tendency, still remain very easy,
ranging from 24 and upwards, according to the
date and quality of the paper offered for negotiation.
The market for English Securities has not un-
dergone any change of importance, but it opened
with rather a flat appearance, which may appear
strange upon the face of such excellent advices
from Lucknow, but the fact is that they
were fully "discounted." The dulness of prices,
together with the depression of the Pads Bourse,
tends to impart a heavy tone to the various de-
partments of the Stock Exchange. Increased firm-
ness, however, is now perceptibl-, and the fact that
the Government broker has bought 22,0001. of
stock se ms to have altered the aspec t of the market,
which is rather buoyant. Consols have been quoted

96 ,96 I, and are now 96i 3. For the account

they have been 96a 961 Tne New 3 per Cents.
are 95t1 ; the Reduced, 954 ; Exchequer
Bills, 355. to 395. premium ; the Bonds, 99/ 100
for those of 1858, and 100/ 1015 for those due in
1859. India Loan Debentures are marked 992)
and the Scrip is 99i 100.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is mode-
rasely active, but prices have tended downwards.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 97 to 974 ex-dividend ;
do. 4 per Cents. 1045 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
431.; do. Deferred, 26i A do. Passive, 75 ; Russian
.45 per Cents., 1004 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents.,
905 91; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 102 ; Danish 5 per
Cents., 101 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 191 ; and
Dutch 4 per Cents., 98k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
IStocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi-
can, 195 205 ; Peruvian 45 per Cents., 81 83 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 45
per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 435 444;
ditto New Deferred, 264.
There has been a very limited business transacted
to-day in the Railway Share Market, and with the

exception of two or three of the leading lines a
slight improvement may be noticed in quotations.
Midland, North British, South Western, Lanca_
shire and Yorkshire, Eistern Counties, Caledonian
and Edinburgh and Glasgow, have advanced about
6s. ; and Brighton about 10s. ; Great .Northern
and Great Western have declined 1/. ; and North
Western about ss. The Foreign and Colonial under-
takings have been almost neglected, and but little
variation has taken place in values. Great Luxem-
bourg have advanced ss. ; and Pernambuco, ss.
to 10s ; Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western
of Canada were about former rates.

Mines, Banks, and Mii-cellaneous Shares have
been quiet, but steady. London Chartered of
Australia have improved 10s. ; Oriental Bank
declined ss. ; Australian Agricultural advanced
1/. ; Royal Mail Steam, 10s. ; and Van Diemen's
Land, 10s. to 151.

BRITISH FUNDS. .CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official Luta
sank Stock
. 22N- 2
3 per in. ',educed Anouitiet ........ 95$ 6: h
3 per Cent (Amsots xnn-Alties
New par Cent. Annuities O4 6
Lona Annuities. expire stl Jan. 1860... 1 11-16
India Loan Debentures 99i
Ditto Scrip
India :.1 .........
itto. under .ElO6O l7 p
Consols for AccointEs
,Owitter 13111 s, 26d. March. June.
LIC(0
I 35 7
39 I 35
36 8
Exchequer Bonds, 'O5B, :•4 per Cent.... 99g 10'J
Oitto, 1659
101 k 1
FitICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brastnan 5 per Cent.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825
Ditto
5 per Cent
Mexican per 'ent
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent
tortuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 ...... 45i
Russian Bonds, 122, E St., 5 per Cent._
Ditto, 46 per Cent.
Pardiniat Bons, per Cent. ... 1 30
Sp.,,ich Bowls, 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Ceti'.
Ditto Account
Ditty, Passive 7a
?u~kieh node, t, pr cent
Ditto Account .
Ditto Guaranteed, ; par Cent,
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2, per Cent., 12 Guilders
Do, 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditto 4 per Cent
97 x d
tnt E.E (YOLOCR.
6
964

Console, money
Consols account (May 6) ...

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TBE WEEK.

(From the Report of the RegistrarG '
The deaths in London exlta decreaseenela • tI3
total number registered
inst.) (ending
last week on Satur-
day tulr-
day the 10th was 1,221. In the ten years
1848 to 1857 the average number of deaths in the
weeks corresponding with ‘the last week, when it is
raised for comparison with,, the deaths of last week
is found to he 1,242. the number now returned,
therefore, shows a very close approximation to
the result obtained by calculation. The cases in
which diseases of the respiratory organs were i
fatal have decreased from 284 n the previous
week to 263 last week ; the corrected average for
last week is 265. The I{nortality from measles is
still high, 58 children, neatly half of whom were
under two years of af,,e, having died of this com-
plaint last week. Dr. Balfour stags that the
epidemic of measles, which prevailed among the
boys of the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, has
entirely ceaPed, only one case, and that a very mild
one, having occurred among them since the 23d
ult. Last week the births of 852 boys and 790
girls, in all 1,642 children were registered in Lon-
don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1848 to 1857 the average number was 1525.

THE SIAMESE PRESENTS.—The Queen has been plea vd
to send the prEsent,, of the Ki, g of Siam for pubic ez-
hibitiaL th, volt \l'ueutL,
Palmerston has added to them the Siamese sword of
State which was presented to himself.