The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The Liverpool Cott• n Market yesterday closed
qui?tly, but a moderate business was transacted,
at the extreme rates of last week. The sales
amounted to 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which were
taken on speculation and for export. The Rail-
way Share Market exhibited a quiet app3arance,
and prices were at a slight decline.
The Bank of England weekly Return, which is
completed for the week ending the 14th instant, is
decidedly of a moro favourable character than most
people were prepared for, and it leads to the in-
ference that the next statement will be even more
satisfactory. Notwithstanding numerous with-
drawals of gold, including neatly 100,0001., on Sa-
turday last, the bullion has experience I very
little diminution, showing than the influx of
the precious metals into the Bank must
have been exceedingly large. There is an itnpor-
taut increase in the public &posits, which has
adderl to the resources of the Bank, and a decline
in the private deposits of 156,647/. has taken place.
Although the inquiry for loans and discounts has
been very active, there is a very small addition to
the other securities, and the augmentation in the
reserve of notes is considerable. The principal
items and the changes they present, when compared
with the previous balance-sheet, are as follows :
Active Circulation
Decrease
10,297,665
12,831
3,800,464
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 700,367
Decrease
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of Loudon for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows : •
Gold Coin ... Rotterdam
PP ft ... Bordeaux ...
„ „ ... Boulogne ... 13,000 Ozs.
„ „ ... Hamburg ...
„ „ ... Belgium ... 2,040 Ozs.
„ Bars ... Boulogne ... 230 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Rotterdam ... 600 Ozs.
PP PP ... Belgium ... 2,600 Oz 3.
If 11 Boulogne ... 1,000 OM.
... Hamburg 1 Box.

Bullion
Decrease

Rest .

I f .

280 Ozs. and 4501.
821.

5501,

The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon
were generally rather firmer, a slight advance being
apparent in Paris, Hamburg, and Frankfurt.
As usual, immediately after the deplrture of the
mail to China and the East Indies, the market for
silver is rather flat, farther purchases for the
moment being suspended.
There bas been a good inquiry for discounts to-
day, at almost fortner rates.

Increased firmness is apparent in the English
Stock Market to-day, a limited business having
been done at a rive of about per cent. This
movement is attributable to the Bank Return
above analysed, and the general impression
that money will soon become easier. There are
other minor circumstances which have also tended
to augment at) strength of the market, but specu-
lation for an advance is contracted. Consols have
been 93g and 93i for money, and 93i
for account. There are now respectively 93a and
93 Exchequer Bills are 2s. discount to 4s.
premium, and the Bonds 984
Foreign Securities have been dull, but firmer.
Turkish 6 per Centg. are marked 981 g, and the
present value is 98k g, while transactions in the 4
per Cents. is recorded at 104 Sardinian Bonds
are 90g Russian 4i per Cents. 97i, Portuguese
3 per Cents. 4454, and Mexican 234.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 23 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto Three per
Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4i per Cents.,
97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto
Deferred, 24q 5,1 Ditto Certificates, 61 ; Ditto
Passive, 5i 6.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market to- 11,
day, as is generally the case on Saturday, has been
of a very limited. character. The chief lines dealt .
in, however, show a slight improvement on former !.
values. North-Eastern (Berwick), North British, 11
Lancashire and Yo;kshire, Edinburgh, Perth, 11
and Dundee, and Eastern Counties have each ad- 11
vanced about 55., Great Western, South-Western,
and North-Eastern (York), 10s., Midland, 1/.,
and Great Northern B stock, 1/. ss.
Caledonian were a shade lower. No business ;
of any importance was done in the Foreign and
Colonial lines. Northern of France improved 1;
about ss. and East Indian 10s. The Canadian 1(
were steady.
In Mining Shares there is little alteration to re-
port ; Sortridge Consols, Vale of Towy, and 1!
United Mexican ruled at previous quotations.
For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there was very little inquiry. City Bank declined
10s., and Union of Australia 1/. Peninsular and
Oriental Steam New Shares were also about ss.
lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( from the Official List.)

_
Rnaln',. irme
3 per Cent. Consols Annsities 933 3
Consols .7or Account ...... ....... ....... 93
E teheqner Bills, 24d
£lOOO
£5OO 2 p par 4 p
2d 4 p
Ditto Bonds, 1853, 3} per Cent.. 934
Ditto, 1959

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Ilexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 23i
Portuguese Bowls 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1856, 3 per Cent. 441
Russian Bonds, 1,c22, E St., 6 per Cent —
Ditto, 4i per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
.1, weivh, the :On,: )B,OIIP In I.nnr. 11.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cen';., 12 Guilders 65
Ditto I per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
931 a
932

Consols, money
Ditto for account

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd was the Commissioner of
the day, but there was nothing of importance.

SECONDARIES' COURT.
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) ,
HOUGH V. STAPLES. A
VEXATIOUS DEFENCE.—The plaintiff in this action
is a builder, &c , in Fleet-lane. Defendant is a licensed
victualler, ,
keeping the King's Head, at Uxbridge.
Mr. Hance appeared for the plaintiff, and stated the
case, that defendant formerly kept the King's Arms,
Gravel-lane, Southwark, and employed plaintiff to fit up
a shop in the New Cut, Lambeth. The work was done
satisfactorily, and defendant wrote to him to say that his "
greatest pleasure would be to see him to dinner, " that _
his greatest pain would be to send him away
without his money." Plaintiff went to Uxbridge, but ij
instead of money got promises, and it was now pleaded ,
that defendant wai not indebted. 1

Plaintiff proved the work done, and the letter of in-
vitation. He never trusted any person for the work but li
the defendant. He had "refreshment," but not a far li
-
thing off the bill.
Defendant's solicitor said that in the face of the letter
he could not offer any defence. He was not aware such '
a letter had been written.

The learned Secondary said that the evidence of the
plaintiff was so =elusive that he had had a strong sus-
picicn on the point before the gentleman who appeared
for the defendant gave up the case, but he would never
stop a case from going to the jury if required. As it
was, he considered it a very vexatious defence, entailing
unnecessary expense on the plaintiff.
A verdict was given for the amount claimed.

It is understood that the tidal trains between Lon- :
don and Paris, by way of Folkestone and Boulogne, will i
be recommenced, at the latest, on the 15th of next
month, and possibly on the let. 1

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£25 (iss. at £45)
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