The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

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MARKET

AND
COMMER,CIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoex,
:The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
With an upward tendency, and prices of all de-
scriptions were -Id. to d. per lb. dearer. The
aale3
amounted to 20,000 bales, of which 4,000
Were
taken on speculation, and 1,000 for expert.
The Railway Share Market closed quietly, but
'ices were steady.
It was
generally expected that telegraphic dis-
PAi'telles announcing the arrival of the Overland
ail Would have been received yesterday, and the
eiaY has naturally increased the suspense and
a~llieby of all classes of the community. The pre-
'lent means of communication are quite inadequate,
andit is most desirable that increased facilities for
the transmission of mails should be afforded.
l'encefortvard a livelier interest will be felt in In-
-137.411 concerns than perhaps at any period in the
l'lt°r3r of that country, for even when the mutiny
'lEniPpressed and affairs again assume their ordinary
appearance, the development of the vast resources
or
the empire will be accelerated. Railways and
L'Or public works will be pushed forward with all
asible expedition, and numerous administrative
"changes
, will occur which are likely to suatain the
Creased interest felt in the progress of the country
r t has been produced by the disastrous events
;cell-tip recorded. An offer has been made by the
°Pearl and American Steam Company to esta-
'B/1 eight screw steamers on the Mediterranean
1.444 Red Seas, by which means troops could be con-
-I;Yea overland without unnecessary loss of time.
tilis Plan should be adopted, a weekly communi-
cation from India could be secured, as there vessels
411 d those of the Peninsular Company might leave
alternately.
The Bank of France return which will appear
et Friday, is expected to show 'a satisfactory ira-
-I'l'evenieut in its resources and general position.
,0
7thnugh the purchases of gold have been limited,
lecrease of 100,000/. to 120,0001. is believed. to
have taken place in the bullion, while an equally
e t'ceuraging alteration is anticipated in the securi-
ties and notes. It is said that the demand for
th°lleY is loss urgent, which renders it all
13 e more difficult to understand why the
:Pe should continue so depressed. A
dual dwindle in the value of the Relates
has taken place for some months, and the Govern-
re,llt 3 per Cents. are now at the miserably low
prime
°f 66-85, showing a want of confidence not
r'inonsolatory to those interested in the financial
elidition of the country. Several minor inau-
ies, °an be found to account for a portion of this
ivity and heaviness ; but the chief cause is the
4434
,131cion evidently felt with regard to the sound-
Cr7f French finance, while the difficulties of the
,it c)
Mobilier assist in no unimportant degree to
Ina ent the general depression.
Wi special general meeting of the New Bruns-
tese and Nova Scotia Land Company was held
or naYI at which it appeared that a surplus profit
r. 18s. remained in hand, from which the
clirlctcn's made a dividend of Os. per cent. The
The
was agreed to.
aliuue market for English Securities is exceedingly
and the prices are consequently rather heavy,
40 °Nil no material alteration has occurred.
latotevival of activity is expected until the Over-
fo'' Mail is announced. Consols have been 901
94411 °nay, and 901, for account. They are now
are 2,74111:1931 respectively. The New 21 per Cents.
14114° ; India Bonds, 22 dis. ; and Exchequer
aettis? 78. to 2s. discount, being flatter. This is
ak nig' day in the English market, and as the
a:11,11t of " differences" was large, a good de-
f° rr• for
money has prevailed. The current terms
loans are 5 to 51- per. cent.
ent he Foreign Market a few transactions have
hr: place, and the quotations are tolerably
th;` ~. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 ;, and
Per Cents., 99/-. Peruvian 4i per Cents.
21ie been dealt in at 79 ; Mexican 3 per Cents.,
e; and Brazilian 5 per Cents., 102
k'ile following are the nominal prices of Foreign
tac>ekB :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 ;
21. 22 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 79 80 ;
:t0 3 per Cents., 54 55 ; Portuguese. 3 per
1).14) 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ;
101
'lt • 7
°44 per Cents 97 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
4' Ditto Now Deferred, 25i ; Ditto Cer- •
4.c a'en) • Ditto Passive, 51 61.
The
last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
Qua - day, are in round figures as under :

GI, ...._ 1857. 1856.
lisFat Western £32,543 £31,897 1
13 111'Western
II°""-Western
IklVlten 18,359 19,154
%I.Elland
34,326 32,398
Iltil-Eastern
Caledonian
xi jat Northern
titu,_eaßhire and Yorkshire 27,878 26,102 t
larKgthead 3,241. 2,b61 1,
ll111:t°1 and Exeter 7,583 7,488
44tater and Holyhead
110 'heater, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,339 10,389
th London
NorthOx Stafford
Nti,_rd) Worcester, and Wolver 4,755 3,949
\\._tn Yorkshire
et liartlepool
~nl
ql4,4bu rgh and Glasgow
Gr,4;3w and South-Western
gre Trunk of Canada
4t Western of Canada 8,251 9,716
11,4 rather active business has been done in the
lowilway Share Market but in most instances at
(I, let quotations. North Western and Norfolk
6eilaed ss. ; Great Western, North Eastern,
~de (11, ditto York, South Wales, 10s. ;
io; worth British, 15s. ; South Devon,
I: Rdinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, ad
lai --ed 11., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
i,i,l. and Lancaster and Carlisle, 10s. Caledonians,
t_ Ightons, and North Stat,il Iffords were firm. . The
utei' 1*
port nes are very quiet, no business of any im-
-4.411e0 being reported. In the colonial under-
W irlgs. East Indian declined about 10s., Great
e4tern of Canada 55.; and Grand Trunk of Canada
b,d
1 ateed 15s.
alal\llining Shares no business was reported.
1,,, "It Stock Bank Shares are dull. Bank of
indoli have declined to 49k, London and County
it
2aUced to 29,1, London General Omnibus Com-
ItY are 3;1, and Netherlands Land 2.

tam.,
"'J.-SR FUNDS TD.IS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Iron the Official List.)
ZA4„ P,usine-s dote.
NA, uent. °creels Annßittep qn i i
.11e: ;.-113.lher Cent:, Annuities Shutj
1.14er Cent, Annuities..

-4 Runde, ,
_,. ..._
NA,
Co,._ °, under 13000 22 d
~,si ,
Fx",. fur Account, ...... .. VOI
. ‘,"46qUar Brno, !Zid.
•kolouo
!i(i()
1, 8 pa 11....,., ..... '
I.llll°S OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
%,!Pzilia„ _
4vik• '--". per wit.
lean 3 per Cent --
?e,ritto Account
C.viarl Bonds, 42 per Cout
$A I,tto Account
b..l`,h toad,, 3 per Cont.
' tr 140 New Deferred, 3 per Cen'.l
1/41%1
b. '' I,ollltB, C per cent 951
to Account
olta
itto Cruaranteed, 4 per Cent. . 99i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols money
C '
onsols account 9C.:I i

ofThn Chilena, has arrived from China with 430,7391 b,
'44 and 1,018 bales of silk.
1 Iru OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF RIISSIA..—
itA. 4
er from St. Petersburg, in the North German Gazette,
The magnificence which the members of the
Ge;.141 family of Russia display in their journeys in
teire',,-.44Y need occasion no surprise, when. the immense
The -"3 which they dispose of are taken into account.
40 o(icAr'w.l domains yield annually from 38,000,000 to
the roubles, and the apanages 4,000,000, while
1a.3 allows in addition a civil list of 11,000,000.
tlrriatitT4EN SHEEP KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—During a
Prid storm which passed over Heigham, Suffolk, on
R,11431 afternoon, the electric fluid struck a tree in Long-
Plei4l" the farm of Mr. Cooper,
.lleigham-hall, corn-
IY3 stripped off the bark, and killed 13 ewes out of a
ia,tld e'onging to Mr. Mudd, dealer, of Sto,ke-by-Nay-
n.ne 4,11,ich had taken shelter beneath it. The head of
two the sheep was literally smashed to pieces, and
tho those. which survive are much affected by the
large tree in the grounds of T. L. Evans,
Rockery, Dedham, was at the same tine
e`4 by the lightning.—Essex Herald.