The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-23 00:00:00

The English Stock Market to-day has been
tolerably steady, but there has been a continued
absence of animation, and nothing of importance
has transpired. The speculators for a rise having
large accounts open are anxiously waiting further
advices from endia and China, since the course of the
market, it is thought, will in a great measure be
dependent upon the quotations of exchange tat
Hong Kong and Shanghai. Money is tolerably
easy in the "House," and no difficulty is found in
obtaining loans on Government Securities at the
official rate. Consols have been very inactive at
93 1. The New 3 per Cents. are 92Z, 93k. The
Reduced 921 to 93, and the 30 years Annuities
18 1-16. Exchequer Bills are 3s. discount to par.
Bank Stock is 2121 to 214.

Business iu the Foreign • Market is exceedingly
quiet, but most of the securities remain at steady
prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 96k, and
the 4 per Cent. guaranteed 102. Sardinian Bonds
are 89k. Equador 14, and Dutch 2i per Cents.
65g.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i I ; Mexican,
22i 3; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 78; ditto 3 per
Cents., 54 55; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 47 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 44 per Cents.,
98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i 21; ditto New
Deferred, 25/ 26 ; ditto Certificates, ; ditto
Passive, 51 4.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been of a very limited character, and with one or two
exceptions, prices have showed kit very little vari-
ation. Brighton improved 55., and North-Western,
Norfolk, and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s. Great
Western, and South-Eastern have declined about
55., and Caledonian 10s. The French lines are at
previous values, and the Canadian are inactive.
Great Western of Canada, declined about 7s. 6d.,
and Grand Trunk of Canada advanced 1/.

For British Foreign and Colonial Mining shares
there was little demand. Wheal Trelawny ad-
vanced to 24k, and Cobre Copper to 52k.
Catherine and Jane Consols are quoted at Bs. to 9s.
Joint• Stock Bank Shares are buoyant. London
Chartered of Australia have improved ss. Ottoman
Bank, 55., and Union of Australia, 10s.
Miscellaneoui shares are dull. Australian Agri-
cultural have improved about ss. to 10s., and Na-
tional Discount Company rule rather flatter.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Officia/ List:)
Business done.
Bank Stock 214 12k
?per Cert. Reduced Annnitics 93 2i
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 21 3} 24
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 1-1.6
Consols for Account,
.. 93k
Exchequer Bills, %id.

£lOOO
3 d par
6ffo 3 1 d

PRICICS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador New Consolidated l4
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account B9B
Turkish tsonds, 6 per cent.. 9s*
Ditto Account 94
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
01,idends On the above revable in 1 nntlOn. -
Dutch Exchange, 28 per Cent., 12 Guilders 658
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account 938 i

The amount of bullion brought by the Arabia from
New York is fully as large as was anticipated, the totals
being 353,0001. for England and 100,0001. for France.
BOOK POST FOR THE FALHLAND ISLANDS, GAMBIA,
LABUAN, AND VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.—On the Ist July
next, and thenceforward, the provisions of the colonial
book post will be extended to books transmitted between
the United kingdom and the following British colonies,
viz. :—Falkland Islands and Gambier by packet ; Van-
couver's Island and Labuan, by private ship. Upon
book packets addressed to these colonies, the rates will
be as follows :—For a packet not exceeding ilb. in
weight, 6d. ; above lb. and not exceeding 11b., la. ;
above lib. and not exceeding 21bs., 25., and so on, in-
creasing Bs. for every additional pound or fraction of a
pound. The postage must, in all cases, be paid in ad-
vanced by means of postage stamps.
SHOCKING °COHERENCE AT MESSRS. PRICE'S PA.-
TENT CANDLE MANUFACTORY.—Yesterday evening an
inquest was held on the body of James Ralph, aged
16. The doceased was employed at Messrs, Price's
patent candle manufactory at Vauxhall ; it was his duty
to come in the evening and continue on the premises
during the night, cutting candles in the cooling-room.
About three o'clock on Saturday morning violent
screams were heard in the cooling-room to which se-
veral of the workmen proceeded, when they dis-
covered the unfortunate youth enveloped in flames,
which were after great difficulty extinguished, but
not before the deceased was frightfully burnt. After
great suffering he died on Sunday evening. Before his
death he said to the nurse that he was asleep near the
gas stove, when his apron caught hre, owing to the
bottom of the stove being out of repair. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death," and considered
there was blame attached to the firm in not having had
a proper stove in the cooling-room.