The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

The money market at New York had improved
slightly, and there was a good sale for prime paper on the
31 at 12 to 15 per cent. There is a cessation of specie
shipments to Europe. Exchange on London has fallen
to 9 per cent. for bankers' bills. Thus there will be an
immediate accumulition of gold in the vaults of the
banks. The cotton market continued dull, , without
quotable change in prices. The stock in this port, in
store, and shipboard, has been ascertained to be 16,246
bales, a figure a good deal below what we had been lad
to expect from the previous weekly tables published in a
leading city price current. Up to the latest mail dates
the receipts of all the ports were 2,906,716 bales, against
3,489,170 in 1856, and the total exports have been
2,248,590, against 2,940,291 bales last year. Oar ex-
ports to Great Britain exhibit the greatest falling off, and
are 1,422,000, against 1,946,000 last yeaie To France
we have sent 413,000 bales, against 479,000 last year.
The total to other parts in Europe this year has been
412,000, against 520,000 last year. The Southern ports
have sent to Northern ports 820,581, against 856,202
bales last year. We quote 15ic. for Midland Uplands,
ditto Orleans 16c. The market for breadstuffs opened
dull ; notwithstanding, there existed a hope rather than
the belief that prices hai
.touched bottom, yet under a
desire to ,realise. Both kinds of Southern wheat are
lower and dull. The sales were about 1 dol, 60:. to 1
dol. 683. for prime Tennessee white ; 1 dol. 45a. "to 1
'dol. 65c. for amber ditto ; and 1 dol. 50e. to 1 dol. 653.
for Southern white. Freights are very dull, there being
very few engigements to any quarter. To Liverpool
grain is quoted at 3d. to 31d. in bulk, 3d. to 4d. in
ships' bags ; 400 barrels flour were taken 'at 9d. To
London 100 barrels dude turpentine were taken
at 2e. 6d.

THE LATE HORRIBLE MURDER AT
LEIGH WOODS, CLIFTON.

BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

Notwithstanding the extensive publicity which
has been given to this murder, and the exertions
which have been used, both by the Brist'l and
Bomersetsbire Couuty Police, no identification of
the body has 3et been ascertained. A circumstance
has, however, been brought to light, which pro-
mises more than anything that has heretofore
occurred to led to that result, and which has, in
fact, already led to the arrest of one party.
When the post-mortem examination of the body
was about to be made, and the hair was being removed
for that purpose, it was observed that the deceased
had worn a sort of ribanchat the back of the head.
During the post-mortem examination this riband
became, in some sort of way, lost sight of,
but yesterday afternoon it was• picked up by police-
constable Rowe, 77, of the county force, near the
spot where the body had bean opened, trampled
upon and dirty. The constable took it into the
New Inn, where it was examined and found to be
composed of some pieces of rich watered silk, neatly
trimmed, and edged with velvet. It had been
made up on a piece of card, and on that card being
cleane.d and examined it was found to be a card of
Membership of a carpenters' society connected with
Bristol. The card when found was broken, but the
fragments were matched, and there were discovei ed
upon the wordq, " Brother George Davis is clear
up to this date, 10th January, 1854," sth
division, 71, in writing. Upon inquiries being
mole ai the club, it was ascertained that the card
'had been issued to a man named George Davis., wl 0
.res des at Clifton Hotwells, but who was engaged
at the time of the discovery upon a work at Ham-
brook, Gloucestershire. It was further ascertained.
.that the man Davis ought to have attended his club
last night, which he did not do, and consequently
a constable prceeedecl this morning to 11 ImbroDk,
and Davis is now at the New Inn. Whether any-
thing is known respecting him beyond the fact of
his inme being on the card, I am unable to say ;
but should there be nothing more than that, it
seems hardly probable that he will be detained in
custody.
The woods were extensively searched yesterday,
and a pond in Mr. Smyth's grounds drawn. The
only thing found was a pocket-handkerchief, which
was wet and rolled up, and which was picked up
! about 100 yards from the scene of the murder.