The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

£18,584,440
67,075
—. 10,322,297
24,632
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other BilLs
19,401
Decrease
11
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities 19,998,712
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :--
Gold Coin ... Hamburg ... 2,200 0z3;and4,500/.
Boulogne ... 25,000 Ozs,
Silver Coin ... Mauritius ... 2,500 Ozs.
The general demand for money is maintained,
and full rates are current. Until the 4th proximo
has passed no relief need be looked for, as the com-
mercial payments which have then to be made are
of an extensive character.
In Public Securities the transactions have been
very limited, but increased firmness, has been
caused by the China news and the general com-
plexion of the Bank statement. As might be ex-
pected the election checks speculative activity,
the only department in which there is any
animation being that for Shares, where the
arrangement of the account has commenced.
Consols have been 931 1 for money, 931 f for April
8, and 94} j for May. India Bonds are ss. dis.,
the March Exchequer Bills ls. dis. ti 4s. prem.,
the June ditto ss. dis., and the Bonds are 981
Foreign Stocks are chiefly influenced by the
settlement, but prices tend upwards. Turkish 6
Per Cents. have been 984 for money, and 994 /
and 98/ for April 15. The 4 per Cents. are marked
101, Russian 41 per Cents. 96,r • Belgian lgia 41 per
Cents. 55, and Dutch 4 p 99 to
991- Mexican• Stock is fiat, being 221
8.
Since the above was written Turkish 6 per Cents.
have' declined 4 to 1 per cent., viz., to 97/- and
98k, owing to an unfavourable rumour in connec-
tion with the new State Bank of Turkey.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi-
can, 221 3 ; Peruvian 45 per Cents., 77 9 ; do. 3
per Cents., 557 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 443/4 51 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; do. 44 per Cents.,
96 8 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 2 ; ditto De-
ferred, 25 k ; ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto
Passive, 54 6.
An upward tendency in prices has been exhi-
bited in the Railway Share Market this morning,
and a moderate buslut-ss has beeu utme. ohief
of the transactions, however, have had reference to
the settlement of the half-monthly account on the 31st
inst. Brighton, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Eastern ___
Counties rose ss. Caledonian, Great Northern, 1.,12
Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-
Western, North-Eastern, York, and South- 18
'
Eastern 10s., and South-Western and
.Norfolk 15s. 120°0
to V. The French and Canadian Files have 100
fully maintained previous rates. Nor:hern of
100
Prance advanced 55., and Southern of France rea- 20
20
used a slight improvement.
In Mining Shares no business calling for a report po
has been transacted. 17`
Joint Stock Bank Shares have been exceedingly 20'
quiet, and generally at lower rates. Bank of Egypt st
.
have receded ss. •, London and County, ss. 20
Miscellaneous Shares have exhibited no change Ng
Of importance. 20

BEM, SH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List;)
primness done
3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 3i i
India Bonds, £lOOO
Consols nor Account .• .• . 933
E &chequer Bills, 24d. March. I June.
.4pld 5d

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£5OO

1 5d
Small
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. ...
Ditto, 1859 ..........•• ••
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2
Mexican 3 per Cent 22i i 1
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent. 45
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 42 per Cent. ......... ..
Turkieh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account ......................... .
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont.
Dividends on the above payable In Lucien.
Austrian Bonds, 10 Guil., 5 per Cent., £ 81.3
Belgian, 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs 55
Ditto 42 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Coml., 12 Guilders -----'
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOC 'K.
Consols, money. 93; i
Ditto for account

REPORT ON SCOTCEI PRISONS.—The 22d Report of
the Prison Inspectors of Great Britain is exclusively dc-
voted to Scotland. The separate reports show that the
prisons of Scotland generally, no less than those of
the border English counties annexed to the district,are in
good order and under excellent management ; the only
marked exception being the borough gaol of New-
castle-on-Tyne, which is in no respect improved.
The general health of the district has been most
satisfactory throughout the past year, and the inspec-
tor has every reason to be satisfied with the system of
discipline in operation in the prisons of Scotland. The
experience of some years shows that crank labour under
judicious rules, may be worked with perfect safety,
and the inspector holds it to be the most productive
labour to which a convicted prisoner can be subjected,
as being that Nbich will prevent him, on his rtlease,
resuming his old employments. The use of the
4t guard bed," too, is found to have a most deterring
effect, without in the slightest degree injuring Scotch p
sons are anxious to have the use of the bed extended
from one to two months after conviction, in the belief
that nothing is so likely to induce a thief to consider the
propriety of resuming an honest life as an extended use
of such beds. It is thought that the deterring system
as carried out in this district might be extendedo with
advantage to the public, and ultimate benefit t
criminal_ Little advantage is taken in Scotland of -
Mr. Dunlop's (Reformatory) Act, for, up to the 31st
of December last, not 10 children in all had been coin- -
mitted to reformatories, although there are nine of
these useful institutions in the Scotch district. The 1;
inspector, Sir J, Kincaid, adheres to his opinion that
the ticket-of-leave system " never answer in this 50
country." The details of the report on the borough gaol
of Newcastle will probably induce the interference of
the Secretary of State. That prison is to be considered 100
rather as " a nursery for crime than for the correction 100
of criminals." It is a very den of vice, but the inspector
does not know who is responsible for suffering things to
remain so year after year. The reformatories have
not been as yet long enough in operation to allow any
opinion to be formed respecting them.
VANDALISM AT DOVER.—The Saxon Church upon the
heights of Dover is about to be pulled down to make
way for some building for which, by the knowledge,
tionsent, and order of the Government, a contract has
been taken. Really some inquiry should be made before
this venerable structure be destreyed, in order to stop, r!ti
if possible, so sacrilegious an act. ' 0
EXTENSIVE BORGLARY.—On Thursday last or early 100
OD the following morning, the residence of E. Thomp. 10
son, Esq., Dromenagh, Iver-heath, Bucks, was burgle- .5,
riously entered, and numerous articles, in gold and f°
sto'en, including 10 guineas, 10 half guineas,
eight gold seven-shilling pieces, silver snuff-boxes, silver m
table spoons, silver cups, silver articles for the breakfast ifoo
and dinner table, gold box, 100