The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

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0011INIERCUALANT) INTELLIGENCE.

Lttee ,
it s from Liverpool sta4c that the Cotton I ...
prlet yesterday closed firmly, and, compared wi h
4
ti:llaY's rates, American kinds were 1-16c1. against
lial l yuY'r• The sales were estimated at 12,000
e 8) 2,500 of which were taken for export, and
°()° ell speculation. The Railway Share Market
(lei with a dull aspect.
The foreign and colonial produce markets have
11)
` llecl with a quiet appearance this week, but at ,
?regent no material alteration in prices has occur-
H•
,a ,he As numerous
t sales are advertised, business
•
1,1 Interval remains dull.
:twithstanding the numerous difficulties which
oh -Steck banks have had to contend against dur-
o
R,
g the last
two year 3, through the failure of the
'l6-1 British he •Ti erary, and others, it is I
lat"alt° ' e " results of
NI., rY to perceive, by the some of
h lit©
half-yearly meetingq, that the old estab-
"tied coacern3 are in a very prosperous condition.
fidever'e rumours are no longer circulated, and con-
slt 'ea is now felt in even the recently formed
ablishruents.
he
tk i. market for silver is flatter, bars being now
04. per ounce st andard, owing no doubt to the
h:agements for remittances by the Colombo hay-
-4 iheee complet3d. This vessel is likely to take
It ,:?°,°oo/., but it is thought that the shipments
14,‘''aiter will be rather smaller. The Magdalena,
0,I°" yesterday from Mexico, has brought
fo:7°/.) chiefly in silver, ss that part of the supply
kf transmission to the East early- next month is
plreiclY provided, while the imports from Australia
ttrlt are expected in the interval will prevent any
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drain from the Bank of England.
1, here is still a good demand for money in
47:chard-street, and yesterday the applications
e stated to have been rather pressing. There is
ti!'°4l supply however and the terms are compara-
Y"' easy.
tolkh)ut 8,0001. in gold from Russia was : sold
The
Bank of England yesterday.
to"e Funds are again rather variable. At the
41areencement of business they appeared to be
br11311:er) but soon afterwards sales were pressed,
4t.1e1l occasioned a slight decline. Speen-
tuji.°ll 13 quiet, and the weakness of the quo-
' G°lB is ascribed to the operations of the
tile 3. Consols have been 911 i and 91i 1 for
kjeY ; while for the account they have been 91i
Ite' 91i i• The New 3 per Cents. are 911 I ; the
d
-illeerl) 911 i 1.., and Long Annuities, 2 7-16.
tl7'lequer Bali are 43. dis. to par. Bank St, ck is
5 ; and India Bonds, under 1,0001., 20s. dis.
4411 the Foreign market very few transactions
131 e taken place. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
Grenada
firmer at 95k. g, but they are now 94/ 95 ;
'e'er no,da Deferred Bonds are 51 ; Mexican 3 per
0,1-1,,,t8') 22i ; Russian 41 per Cents,. 984 ; Spanish
,"'ficates, 6 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 99 i.
tt:he following are the nominal prices of Foreign
3 /Ita i•---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 601 ; Mexican
dilt),er Cents, 221 A. ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. 81 83 ;
41'3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44 ,i
; fttrasian 5 per Cants., 112 114 ; ditto .
Per 0
'eats., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 394 40i ;
(1,0. new Deferred, 23 231 ; do. Certificates, 5i 6 ;
Passive, 5i 6.
There
ko was very little activity displayed in the
ex l'waY Share Mark et, and prices, with one or two
:Ptions, were steady. Great Western and North-
lb'tern Berwick improved about 103. Great Nor-
thernll. North-Western declined 55., and North-
('stern York, 103. ; Eastern Counties, Brighton, 1
1 4th Westerns, and South Easterns were steady.
tilq Foreign and Colonial lines the fluctuations
pare unimportant. Southern of France and Great
.I,4lernbourg improved ss. ; and Great Indian Pen-
Pia'', ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Great
I.l!%terls of Canada and East Indian were at pro-
il,,lt quotations.
tog Shares were very quiet. North
tog au„' Bwsf-tt were 181, Sorriiige Consols I-,
and "Real Kitty 22i. Joint Stock Bank Shares
In
iralian
41311 et. Union of Australia have declined 53.,
Ini,t ". and County 53., and English, Scottish, and
Chartered ss.
Sl,,a, the Miscellaneous Market Canada Land
l'eelebs have imroved to 140 i. Crystal Palace and
toils Ricer Land were dealt in at former quota-
-11,-to,,
"-''BR YIINDs,—CLOSING eItItJES —THIS DAY
(From the Official List:l
Itatk Busirees dote.
a Stock .. 2144 15
p-
a i,",ruat. Reduced Annuitiab 9l 3 a *
Nei sent Console Anneitieb 9ll I i
~;, Per Cent. Annuities 914 i 4
oltittnimities, expire gth Jart..1860,, -16
1 ,i,,, ;c: 3" years, expire sth April, lfho lB 1-16 i
:.,_ 'flnilB, £10: 0
0 ~ "p. under &IWO 2O d 22
I' kr Account •••••• .. 911 / 1 1
4 Nv.- sr Bills 24d.
Zeno . "
1
Vst() . . • 4 d par
tiAiai!., ..
..: p
2d2 p 1
iii kitICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
stilian g rer Cent. —
ci)itte, 1843 99i
lbatla New Active, 2i per Cent.
itntto Deferred si
',Mean 3 per tent
1, hitt° Account
"tul i.'rn Bonds, 1822, 1: St., 5 per Cent —
R„°_it.to, 41 per Cent. 9l
rtltll Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Danish p.
11!ell Committee Cert. of Con not fun. 6
lipu'
~,'"Lh Bonds, 6 per cent
•,-, tto account
nit,t, n
Ditto
~,ttaranteed, 4 per Cent.
.1, Itto Account
hula- Dividerds on the above payable in London.
r Fachaige 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 641 A
Illtto Account' ... •
o 4
1., • I•PT C.lnt. Cerlificatee
rnvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent.
THREB O'CLOCK.
Con 1 .. ........ 91i 1
BO 11, motley ...... ' .........
011SOIS for account, September 9 ...... Oli ;11

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CO IV2 m uNMATION BETWEEN IRE

LAND AND SCOTLAND.

r; 4i. new and most delightful pathway for the toll
Larked,
mid the lover of the picturesque has just been
tlarlecl out between the north of Ireland and
1,,1e„ Highlands of Scotland. This will be
egillY advantageous in another point of view, as
sister one more connecting link between the
the
islands. The route has been suggested by
irie completion of the railway from Belfast to Port-
Osh, hitherto an unpretending little fishing vil
e) but growing daily iu extent, and likely
a,,epee4. to take a more prominent place. The
"cilities which nature has provided for the
!tee! ion of a
great • safety harbour for vessels sail
I„„ri,g, bY the north channel point out this as indispen-
-I". The work ismote than half done by a chain
of is lets in the very line in which the embAnk
inen t should lie to form the harbour, with en ranee

and
safe lying- for vessels of any amount of to
t,.age• The sail from -Portrush to the charming
utile village of Oban occupies abOut eight hours',
Only two of which may be Eaid to be at sea; for, as
all American traveller remarked, it was exactly
like sailing down the Mississippi when passing
through the Sound of Islay and Jura, and then,
when rounding Easdale and entering the lovely
Bay of Oban, when the boats stops, the Caledonian
and other comfort Able hotels offer to the traveller
an excellent cuisine and a Highland welcome. The
trial trip was performed on Riday morning by a
first-class steamer, the Stork, belonging to the
Glasgow and Belfast Company, cmnmanded by an
intelligent active officer, Archibald White, Her
first passage was performed within eight hours ;
leaving Portrush at ten a.m., she arrived id her
destination (Oban) before six p.m. This esta-
blished her route to be the quickest and
cheapest to the Highlands and Western Islands.
Her days of sailing are fixed for Tue.,day and
Thursday, enabling the traveller to avail himself
of the steamer which goes to Staffa, lona, &J.,
of proceed by coach or steamer to any part of
this romantic and beautirul countay. Oran being
the headquarters of tourists from all parts Of the
w, rld to see lona and Staffs, it will now be in
their power to visit the Gi..nts' Causeway on the
coast with the celebrated basaltic columns of
identical form and matter. The delighlul Jour-
ney then presents itsel of Dublin, Wicklow,
Cork, Killarney, &c., by railways equal in con-
duct and safety to any English or Scotch. On
Monday the line was opened by through ticket
to Oban and back for fabulous sums in point of
cheapness ; and the public will, on the slightest
consideration, adopt it as their route, if bent upon
enjoying
the beauties of the northern and norh-
western scenery of Ireland and Scotland.-4aun-
- clere .News Liter.

ITALIAN OPERA ATTIIIPRINCESEI'S THEATRE.. The
brief operatic season at this o,thb'ishment will commence
441 Monday the 24th inst. with the performance of " La
'aviata," the principal characters being sustained by
Madame Gassier, Signor Mario, and Signor Dragonn,
the latter gentleman having been the original repre-
sentative in Italy of the character in which he is to make
his debut befora a London audience.