The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

'turned to business after a previous suspen-
sion. While several may have speculated
beyond their means, and thus brought them-
selves again into difficulty, it cannot be asserted
that they incurred very extensive liabilities, but
whether this is to be attributed to prudence or
the absence of credit remains to be ascertained.
It is fortunate to discover that the larger operators,
many of whom must nevertheless have made large
losses have not been reduced to the necessity of
suspending or compounding, and these other spe-
cial instances would, in all probability, not have
occurred had quotations not experienced a sudden
rebound, influenced by the purchases of the public
and the late more favourable American intelli-
gence.

The English Funds are rather depressed to-day,
in consequence of several sales, including some par-
cels of New Threes and Reduced. A decline of
per cent. has consequently taken place, and for the
present the market has a rather unsettled aspect.
Business is quiet, and the operators seem undecided;
but the continuous influx of gold, and the large
amounts added to the Bank's bullion, besides other
encouraging symptoms, tend to sustain values.
Consols have been 91i and 911 at which
they now stand. The New 3 per Cents. are marked
911 and the Reduced 91 Exchequer Bills
are 4s. discount to par, and the Bonds, 1859, 98k.
A special transfer of Consols has been made at 92k,
without dividend.

A fair amount of business has been done in the
Market for Foreign Securities, but the quotations
are flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been heavy
at 92/ and the 4 per Cents. are at nominal rates.
Russian 5 per Cents. are marked 103 to 1031 ; Sar-
dinian, 85/ ; and Dutch 2/ per Cents., 621. Mexi-
can Bonds are 181 and for account 19k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 G ; Mexi-
can, 182 19 ; Peruvian 4/ per Cents., 74/
751 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 50 51 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 43 44 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 104106 ; do.
4/ per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401
41k.

In the Railway Share Market, in consequence of
the arrangements for the settlement of the half-
monthly accounts just commenced, prices have
shown some fluctuation, according to the scarcity
or plentiful supply of stock on the market. Eastern
Counties, North British, Midland, North-Eastern
(Berwick), North-Eastern (York), and South-
Eastern, each advanced about 10s. ; while Great-
Western, North-Western, and Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincoln, declined ss. ; Great Northern
and Brighton, 10s. ; and South Wales, 1/. The
Foreign lines are very inactive, scarcely any
business having been reported. Great Luxem-
bourg, however, is a shade firmer. The Colonial

lines are flat. Grand Trunk of Canada have de-
clined 10s. ; Great Western of Canada barely sup-
ported previous rates, and East Indian are at no-
minal quotations.
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit
a downward tendency. London Chartered of Aus-
tralia have receded ss. ; Union of London, 15s. ;
Canada Land and Peninsular and Oriental Steam
were steady.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE I 'TIM"'
( Prom the Official
Businessdeue.
3 er Want. ''i.educed knnnities
3 per cf ni Coicola
N,3,7 per Cont. Annuities 914
L ~,Lr Annuities, expire Cti, Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 5-16 3
C tsols for Account
Es •ILequer Bills, 24d.
1000
5011
Snail
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cont.—
Ditto, .1559
PR;CES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Br;

,:azinan 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1852, 4A per Cent.
Mexican 3 per Cent lBi i
Oktto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44 '
Russian Bonds, 1622, t St., 5 per Cent._ 303 i
8 iilinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..... ..... , 85i
Tarkith i.onds, , per cent 93 4 31 2i
Dividends on the above payable In London.
French Rentes, 4A per Cent. —
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Dutch Exi.;,,ange,, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders 62i
T W 0 O'CLOC K.
.. 91A B x d

Consols for account

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) —

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
,Sittings at Guildhall before the Lord Chief Baron and
a Common Jury)

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEWISHAM. -micas V.
THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a linen
draper's assistant, to recover damages from the defen-
dants for injuries received on Sunday night, June 28th,
when the melancholy and fatal accident occurred at
Lewisham. The defendants did not deny their liability
to make some compensation, and left it to the jury to
assess the damages.
Verdict for plaintiff-1001. damages.
There are six Courts sitting, but no other case of
general public interest had come on up to the time of
our despatch leaving.
At the sitting of the Second Court of Common Pleas S
this morning, Mr. Justice Cresswell fined several jury-
men 51. each for non-attendance. 20

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) 1100

This morning the December Sessions of this Court
commenced at the Old Court, Old Bailey, before the
Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Sir C. Marshall,
Alderman Farncomb, Alderman Sir F. Moon, Alder-
man Hale, Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, Sheriff
Allen, Mr. Under Sheriff Millard, and Mr. Under
Sheriff Parkins.

The calendar arising from the short period since
the last sessions were held is numerically light, containing
only the names of 56 prisoners for trial. The cases,
exceptingthat of Christian Sattler, for shooting Thain, the
detective, the particulars of which are well known, a►e
of the ordinary character.

The learned recorder very briefly charged the grand
jury, observing that with the exception of Sattler's case,
and a female charged with the manslaughter of her
child by engendering disease from not supplying it with
a proper amount of food, the charges they would
have to investigate were of the ordinary description, re-
quiring no comment from him. He then referred to
Sattler's case, observing that although no one was pre
sent when the prisoner committed the offence with
which he was charged, except the policeman, the depo-
sition of the officer having been taken in the prisoner's
presence, could be used against him.