The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-07 00:00:00

COM MEE, CIA.L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed

very firmly, and compared with Friday prices were
buoyant. The mks were estimated at 8,000 bales,
1,000 of which were taken for export, and 2,000 on
speculation. In the Railway Share Market a de-
cided improvement again took place.
The withdrawals of gold from the Bank must he
causing a reduction in the stock of bullion, for the
revenue collections are now being prosecuted with
less vigour, the quarter being over, and it has not
transpired that any large amount of coin has been
received during the last few days from the coun-
try. A further sum of 70,0001. was sent
away yesterday for transmission to France, and un-
less the gold by the Royal Charter, now 87 days at
sea, soon becomes available, other withdrawals will
be effected. The next weekly return published by
the Bank will, no doubt, show a falling off, but
owing to the excessive stock of the precious metals
still on hand, a little temporary decline should not
excite uneasiness. The extraordinary glut of gold
in all the great banking institutions of the world—
viz., England, France, and America, may look
♦ery pleasing, but unfortunately it indicates
ooannercial prostration. A little reactionary
movement, both in the bullion and the other
securities, must therefore be regarded with sa-
tisfaction rather than otherwise. In most di-
rections the amount of paper now offered for dis-
count is much larger than it was a short time
Since, and the general inquiry will no doubt con-
tinue to expand, as a recovery in trade seems pro-
bable.
By the arrival of the European, from Australia,
at Alexandria, with 133,108/. in gold, we learn
that the following vessels are en route for England,
viz.:--The Shooting Star, for Liverpool, With
41,598 oz. ; the Heather Bell, for London, with
75,792 oz ; and the Eagle, for Liverpool, with
25,945 oz.

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The dollars by the last West India steamer have
been purchased at ss. Oid. per oz.
The half-yearly meeting of the Colonialßank has
just been held, at which a favourable report was
read, and which stated that the profits of the half-
year were 30,7681. 12s. 7d., after providing for all
bad and doubtful debts. The effects of the late
crisis had not been very severe, which was foreseen
by the directors at the last meeting. The accounts
were as follow
Specie £256,040 14 3
Dne to Bank 934,228 11 10
Do, in current accounts 22 022 2 10
Do. in London 1,166,567 3 2
Bank preruisev, &c.

Being total assets £2,383 923 7 7
A dividend of 3 per cent, for the half-year, or at
the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, was agreed to,
Ind the report was adopted.
There is rather a buoyant market for English
Securities to-day, a rise of per cent. having oc-
curred, and the tendency is fur►her to advance
Owing to an increased demand for stock. The
speculators appear to be more inclined to operate,
and several purchases for the August account are
reported. Consols have been 95, buyers, and 951
ter August, and are now quoted 95 1 for the pre-
sent account, and 951 96 for August. The New 3
Per Cents. are steady at 95 96, and Reduced An-
nuities, 951 96. India Stock is 221 ; Bank Stock,
222 ; and the March Exchequer Bills, 345. prem.
The Foreign Stock Market continues
and full rates are current. Turkish 6 "I.sients.
are 96 96k; ditto 4 per Cents., 10411 ; Spanish 3
per Cents., 444 ; ditto Defereed, 27k ; Rll.6sia"
4 per Cents., 9:Z.1.; Sardinian. 5 per Cents., 891'
90 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 371 38 ; Brazilian
Scrip, discount ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 84. ;
Grenada New Active, 21 ; Mexican 3 per Cents.,
19: 20 ; Peruvian CI per Cents., 90 ; ditto 3 per
Cents., 70 4 ; and Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451
A very modern to business has been reported in
the Railway Share Market this morning, and prices
in several instances have not been quite so firm,
the variations having amounted to about to 1 per
cent. Eastern Counties and South-Eastern declined
ss. ; North-Western, Midland, North-Eastern
(Berwick), 10s. ; North-Eastern (Yolk), 1/. ; and
Great Western, 11. 10s. ; Great Northern, South
Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Linceln,
improved about 10s. The Foreign and Colonial
undertakings have been very quiet. Paris and
Lyons have declined about sa. ; Norther❑ of
France advanced ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
; Great Western of Canada, ss, ; and East
Indian, 10s.
Joint-stock Banks and Miscell'tneous Shares
show little alteratiin from previous quotations.
Oriental Bank have receded to 35, and Canada
Land Shares improved to 120.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
Balk Stock (Prom the Otilmal LW:)
221 22
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 06 5i
3 ...,
-",.- Annnitie,
New Three per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. IS6O
Ind. ste-lk
921
Ditto Bonds, £lOOO .. ..... .......
India Loan Debentures
il Excliequerßills—
£ March. June.
Stria I
1000 ...................... ... .......... • 31 I 22
...................... ... 31. 1 13
FOREIGN FUNDS.—THIS DAY.
Brazilian • per Cent ...............
Ditto Scrip, 1853 .
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bluenos A yres Bonds, 0 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Chiliau 6 per Cent
Grenada New Active, 2i per Cent 2l
Mexican S por Cent l9i 20
4
Ditto Account
reccman 13oncls, 4.1 per Cent 77
Ditto Account
-Ditto 3 per Cent
D tto account
PortuguFsc 3 per Cent., 1853 _
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent
'Ditto ,q per Cent 99i
Sardinian 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
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Ditto New Deferred 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
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Trrliish Bonds, 6 per Cent.
Liao Guaranteed 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account,
wnezuela Lond 104
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5,5 per Cent
Ditto. Account
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Ditto Deferred 3B
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Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent. 7l 2,1 70,1, 4
Dividend* on the above payable in London.
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ARRIVALS PROM INDIA.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Company', steam packet Indus, Captain Evans (Admi-
ralty agent, Lieutenant Charles Bolton, R.N.), arrived
at
I Southampton yesterday, with the heasy portion of
the' ndia mails, having left Alexandria on the 21st,
Malta on the 25th, and Gibraltar on the 30th of June.
;She brought 133 passengers, amongst whom were Cap-
tain Fanshaw, R.N., and lady ; General Low and lady ;
untopColonelsand Lowndes ; Captains Girdlcstone,
Scott, Hunter, Gtreen, Gra.uville Durham, Wilson, and
Best ; Colonel Wells, Maj ro and Mrs. Wilde ; Majors
Gloster, Willis, and N
; Lieutenant Radcliffe,
R.N.; Lieutenants Packennam, Murray, and Thurlow ;
:Mrs. Gilmore, Messrs. Woodhouse, and Beauchamp ;
Doctors Evans, M'Andrew, and Mqsrab, dze.,
THE APPARENTLY DROWNED.—The Admiralty have
c.
ordered that copies of new instructions for the restora-
the Royal
tion of the apparently drowned, just issued by
.of the
National Life Boat Institution, shall be supplied to each
These instructions are the
of her Majesty's ships.
result of the latest discoveries in the eostortahteion
apparently drowned. The opinions principal
medical bodies, and of 300 medical men in this country,
as also of those of thn chief -Indic:ll ho,..ies on the Con-
tinent have been obtained by tim National Life Boat
Institution on the snlject.
THE DAGENHAM MunDEB.---..X. special meeting of the
Iltord Petty Sessions waf; heid on Monday, at the Court
hon.°, acj.)ining the gaol, for the out pose of further ex-
amining the witnesses in this inquiry. The depositions
of the witnesses as taken at the last c iurt were read over
by Mr. Clifton, and the witnesses were cross-examiner,
dby Mr. Atkinson. The woman Smith, who is extremely
eaf, during the reading of her depositions remarked, " , continuaity
That's true," " Quite rigt," " Yes, and other similar conOrmatory hard at the" con-
clusion she added
troubled
elf , "1 assess you t'oat is true. It has
me very much, and I could not keep it to my-
she any longer. J via; obliged to tell the truth, to let
t world know Rho it was bad done the deed." The
manmagidsttherates, af.er consulticg together, decided to re-
etsn till Saturday next, refusing the applica-
tion for bail. The prisoner wal accordingl7 removed in
ctititody.

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