The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The weekly averages of the banks of the city of
New York for the week ending March 3, exhibited
the following changes from the previous week :
In loans, an increase of 2,667,673 dols. ; in specie,
an increase of 3,563,822 dols. ; in circulation, a
decrease of 161,963 dols. ; in deposits, an increase
of 1,993,328 dols. Money continued in abundant
supply, and call loans were freely offered at 7 per.
cent. on first-class collaterals, with some transac-
tions at 6. In the discount market paper was in
demand, and first-class single names, having four
months to run, go at 7 per cent. Choice short
acceptances were sought after, at 6 and 61. The
discount houses complained of a scarcity of first-
class paper, and report inferior grades as hard to
sell at rates ranging from 12 to 36 per cent. The
failure of an old and respectable domestic cotton
goods house had been announced. In foreign ex-
change there has not been much done. Bankers
rather firmer in their rates for sterling, but the
demand was very light, and the supply of prime
outside bills was good. We quote the rates for the
America :—On London, 60 days bankers'bills, 108 i
to 106 ; ditto, commercial bills, 105 to 1051; ditto,
with bills of lading, 104 to 1041; ditto, Southern
and Canada Bank bills, 105 to 1051; ditto, short
sight, bankers' bills, 1071 to 1071:
Cotton was inactive at 111 for middling Uplands.
Wright's circular says, " The advices by mail, and
the latest by telegraph, tend to confirm the estimate
of less than 4,000,000. From New Orleans, where
hitherto the highest estimates have prevailed, we
hear of figures put forth much below 4,000,000;
there is now a very general belief that this amoupt
will not be reached. The receipts at all the interior
ma,::Kets are reported as quite small, and there is
also a ma..?
ked reduction in stock at Augusta, Macon,
and Montgoo
cry, the total this year being 38,000
bales against 7,000 bales last year.

REFUSING TO BURY A POTESTANT.—The E iecle
b:
has the following, the truth of which it says is guaranteed
by several honourable persons :—" At Corbie, in the
Somme, a manufacturer of the name of Schhnzberger died
a few days back, and his family applied at the moirie for
the usual permission for interment in the cemetery. But
as M. Schlumberger was a Protestant, the clerk, instead of
granting it, referred them tc. the mayor, and the mayor to
the cure, and eventually a refusal was given. On ttnit
three friends of the deceased waited on the mayor, Baron
de Caix de Saint-Aymour, to complain of such an act of
intolerance. Not only,' said the latter, will I not give
a permission for a burial, but the gates of the cemetery
shall be closed against the deceased Where, ther
is he to be buried ?' Outside the walls 1' But
child of M. Schlumberger had been buried in the cemeter
and his family were naturally desirous that the fat'
should repose near it. They therefore, in spite of
opposition of the mayor, caused a grave to be dug, but
latter had it filled up. An application was then me
the prefect of the department, and he ordered that a 1
should be fortwith prepared. At the time, however
for the departure of the funeral procession, the male
seated himself at the house of the deceased, and ofo-
coirtn declared that the Protestant minister whche-
officiate could not be allowed to deliver a speech,'
grave. This led to a most unseemly discussion, iook
the mayor gave up the point. The funeral
place, upwards of 2,000 persons Attealiag it."