The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-19 00:00:00

TRANSPORT OF TRO 'PS TO INDIA.

We ara informed that the East India Company
have declined Messrs. Cr:;skey's proposal for the
establishment of a tiansport service to India via
Egypt. The directors st.;.te that it is not the in-
tention of her Majesty's Government to send any
large number of troops aorcss the ll,sert at present,
and therefore they ca,mot avail themselves of the
proposal which might otherwise be adopted with
advantage to the public service. This is assuming
a grave responsitaity, as we learn that the fleet
now off re 4 cannot be obta'ne I later in the year,
should it be deemed desirable to organrsa the pro-
posed line of communicatioa with our Indian colo-
nies.—Daily News.

The Bank of England return, which is completed
for the week ending the 121 inst., is considered
rather unsatisfactory, since there is not only a large
diminution in the Bull:on, but also a further ac-
cumulation of securides. The alteration in the
stock of the precious metals is ascribed to the
transmission of gold to the Brazil?, and the remit-
tances made to the provinces for harvest
and other purposes. The demand for money
has been very active, and, as itcontinues, many are
anticipating an advance in the minimum rate
of discount. Nearly all the specie recently arrived
from Australia has Leen sent to the Continent, but
as a further supply of upwards of half a million
sterling has been announcod this morning, and the
accounts from the Antipodes report further ship-
ments, an augmentation msy soon be produced.
The only satisfactory features in the balance-sheet
are the increa-e in the rese ye of notes, and the
Treasury deposits. The principal items, and the
changes they present, are as subjoined.
Active Circulation
Decrease 374,015
Bullion . 11,218,461
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 783,454
Increase
Government Securities
No alteration.
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Increase

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18,664,052
312,062
6,194,375
129,805

The official return of the exports of precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :

Gold Coin ... Boulogne 410 Ow.
„ Bars ... Boulogne Is,ooo ~
Silver Coin ... Boulogne ... 1,600 „
Rotterdam ... 10,000 „

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The steamer Ripon, which will leave Southamp•
ton to-morrow for India and will convey
the following amount of specie :
Alexaudria (gold) £BBo 0 0
Bombay (gold) . 5OO 0 0
Bombay (silver)
C ,ylon (gold)
Madras (41ver) 28,150 0 0
Madras (;W)
Calcutta (silver)
Penang (4 vei)
• Singapore (silver) 49,420 0 0
• Singapore (gold)
Hong Kong ...... 101 512 0 0
Shanghai (silver)

Tot3l ...... £663,350 0 0

The Norfolk has arrived with 424,000/. from
Australia, v;z., 86,000 eunces and 80,030/. in

sovereigns.

The Marseilles portion of the Overltnd Mail was
delivered this morning:, and by this means there are
Australia advices to the 22d July. These state that
the average weekly yield of gold in Victoria was
43,284 oz , against 44,604 oz , the average pre-
duel ion in the same period 10.1 year. The .‘,liipments
during the first six Months of the prevent year were
1,252,930 ounces against 1,588,051 ounces in the
like peri id of 1856, 1,182,810 ounces in 1855, and
1,077,431 in 1854. The most important event in
'connection with monetary affairs since the pre-
vious despatches were sentaway was the promulga-
tion of the proclamation declaring Australian sove-
reigns and half do. t 3 be current and lawful money
throughout the Austra'ian colocies.
The English Stock Market has been firmer to-
day, in consequence of the Indian news, and the
rise on the Pat is Bourse. Business, however, is
very dull, and the speculators havJ been chiefly
engaged in discussing the Calcutta correspondence.
Consols for transfer have bean 901 /, and for
account 9a3 ,There hay be n no variatioa.
Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 48. discount; the Bonds,
9811- ; and Indian B3uds, 18s. discount.
The Foreign Market has a'so been very inac-
tive, and the alteration in pices has not teen im-
portant. Turkish 6 per Cents. were 95 to 95k,
and the closing price is 941 951. The 4 per Cent..
Guaran'e d are 99g ; Mexican, 21/ ; Chi Fan 6 per
Callts., 104 i ; and Danish 5 per Cents., 1011.
The folio sing are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Ponds, 51 61 ; Mex-
can, 211 ; Pe:-uvian ea per Cents., 78 80 ;
Po•tuguese 3 per Cen.s., 45 4c, ; Russian 5 per
Cents., • 109 111 ; ditt 4i per Cents., 97 99 ; ,
Spanish 3 per Cents.,
4040 ;ditto NevDcferred,
251 ; dit-o Certific.tes, 51 ; ditto PaQsive, 516.
The transactions in t'le Rtdlway- Share Market
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this morning were limited, and but little variation
Id:tec in quotations. E.!s'ern, CannAes ina-
provied about ss. ; 13, ighton, 55. ; North Eastern,
Berwick, ss. Micll tnd &elined ss. Great Western,
S )u tb Westat n, Nei VA Westoln, and South Easter n
were at yesterday's values. In the Foreign and
Gilonial Market Lombardo-Venetian improved
10s. ; and Great Luxemburg, ss. ; Geelong and
Melbourne advance 1 about ss.

Mining Shares were quiet. Alfrod ConFols de-
clined to 12, Lady Bertha were at 1, Tin Croft 4i,
and Wheal Elward 10.
Joiut-Strek Bank Slia-e3 aro firm. Bank of
London advanced 55., Oricntil Bank os., and Bank
of Australa.i.a

In the Miseidian. ous Market oinotationes were
steady. Peninsular and, Oriental Steam brought
70, and Australian Royal Mail 2 ti 2i.

B FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(Train the Official List.l
Business dofle.
per rut. Consols Annuitit a 9Ol
I tax Banda, .£10a) ' lB d
C.Lsols for Accr:lp-, , ............ 90A
shaqty...r 13111 s, 'std.
k:1000
I:500 •
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rxchequer Muds, 1858, Ri per Can.—
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOIIEIGN FUNDS—TF IS DAY.
Canino Bonds, 6 per Cent. lO4l
D wish Boude, 3 pet Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 por Cent.,
Mexican 3 per Cent
Dtto Account 2l*
Turkish Bolds, 6 psr cent
Ditto Amount ~
Ditto Guaranteed, 1 por Cent.
1) tto iceoant
Dividendi.On the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCE.
Consols, money
Consols alcount . 9oi 0

The Countess of E Ltsmere has returned to Hatch-
ford Park, near Chobbarn, from-a tour on the Continent.
The Hon. George and Lady A'ice Bing► have just re-
turned to town, from Paris.
Visconnt and Viscountess Raiment ln left Cambridge-
Heti e yesterday for Broadlands, Hampshire. Lord
and Lady Harriet Ashley and Lady Victors Ashley
have joined the circle assembled at Breadlands.

The Count and Countess Jaan Barikuff and suite
have arrived at the Brucs-viek hotel, Jermyn-street,
from Russia. The Counte.is Be.hlen and Kornis (At-
ticl,64 to his Majesty the EmperOr of Austria) have left
the same establishment (or Paris) en route for Vienna.
The Baron and Baroness Seilliere have left the Cla-
renden for Paris,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday,
for llarpton Court, Radnorshire.
THE MEDITERRANEAN TELEGUArn —The Opinione of
Turin publishes a letter from M. Bone'li, on the subject
of the submarine cable-between Bona and Cnglari. He
states that the line was safely laid down to within ten
&les of the shore, when its extremity was axed to a
buoy. Nev:iftheless a smaller cable was joined to it in
order to establish a provie.onal communication, and to
have an easy clue to the principal cable. It was tLis
small e.dditiotal cable that snapped in shallow water and
close to the shore, alter having afforded ample proof
that the communication between Bona and the steamer
Elba was complete. The operation may therefore, be
said to have succeeded completely.
MlNES.—Throughout the week, elthoegh no unusual
amount of business has been transacted, a steady demand
bas existed for shares in several mines, at advanced
prices, and we are glad to be able to report upon the
healthy appearance of the market generally, notwith-
standing the unexpected blow to maty English capital-
ists through the heavy fall in American securities, and
the Indian news received late in the week,-I}linin9
Journal of a day,

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