The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

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COMMERCI INVIILLIGEMT.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

• In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
was a fair demand, and the market remained steady
at full rates. The sales were 6,000 bales. The
Railway Share Market wan quiet, the amount of
business :done being small ; but prices of all the
leading stocks declined, and the market closed with
a very flat aspect.

The Bank of England's Weekly Return is for the
'Week ending the 28th ult., and the changes it ex-
hibits fully justi'y the course pursued by the direc-
tors on Thursday last. Besides the declension in
the bullion, there is an increase of upwardaof a
million and a quarter in the other securities, and a
serious reduction in the reserve of notes. With
such alterations as these the authorities were com-
pelled to adopt precautionary measures, and it is
hoped that they will not find it necessary to carry
the rate still higher. There is a large increase in
the private deposits, and the amount standing to
the credit of the Government now exceeds nine
millions sterling. The principal items and the
changes they present are as follows :
active Circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease

£19,056,870
472,430
..-...- 9,987,559
334,738
3,826,600
12,615
9,031,051
124,260
10,187,460
284,615
696,348
15,382
11,646,018

Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities ....
No alt ration.
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed ..

21,242,752
1,244,040
4,628,120

Decreases

852,600

The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
lug Thursday last is as follows :--

Gold Coin Boulogne ...16,070 ozg.
~ ... Belgium ... 1,000 Ozs.
If ... Hamburg ... 6,000 Ozs.i
, Bars ... Boulogne ... 4,500 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Boulogne —. 200 Ozs.
Large supplies of the precious metals may be
expected in the course of a few clays. The Simla,
from Australia, arrived at Alexandria, has 85,000
ounces, or 340,000/. ; the Oneida, now on the
voyage home, has 10,000 ounces, or 40,000/. ; and
several other vessels are also en. route. The Marco
Polo is off Liverpool with 122,000 ounces, valued
at 438,0001. This will impart confidence, and ren-
der great assistance to the general money market.

An extremely active demand for discount accom-
modation now prevails, owing to the heavy pay-
ments having to be made to-day, the 4th of .the
month. The Bank rate of Gi per cent. is in all
cases exacted. A considerable amount of the
"other securities" at the Bank, alluded to above,
will run off, but a fear is expressed in banking
circles that additional stringency may yet be expe-
rienced.

During the official hours the Funds have been
very heavy at per cent. decline, owing to the un-
favourable Bank Return, but there is very little ac-
tivity. Consols have been 931 for transfer and the
Bth lust, and 931 for the 7th proximo. The
juneXachequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. discount. East
India Stock is marked 2221.
The Funds are now firmer, Consols being 934
for money, and 931 94 for May.
A fair amount of business has been done ;n
Foreign Stocks, and come of the quotations are
lower. Turkish 6 per Cents. have receded to 961
and 97i, but they are now 97-1 ; the 4 per
Cents. are 101 ; Grenada Bonds; 23 Peruvianr3
Per Cents., 541 54 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 ;
Russian 44 per Cents., 95;. ; Belgian 4 per
Cents., 991 ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 65 ; and ditto
4 per Cents., 961 4.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi-
can, 231- I ; Peruvian, 77 8 ; do. 3 per Cents.,
545 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51; Russian 5
per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 414 ; ditto Deferred, 254 4;
ditto Certificates, 64 4 ; ditto Passive, 54 6.
An attempt is being made at Paris to launch the
first series of the shares of the great Russian rail-
way scheme.. This consists of 600,000 shares of
500 f. each, representing 300,000,000 francs, or
12,000,00 W.

In the Railway Share Market this morning
bUsiness has been extremely inactive, and prices
with one or two exceptions have not exhibited any
important alteration. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
North-Western, Midland and North-Eastern (York)
have improved about 55., South Wales ruled at a
decline at about 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial
lines business has been dull. Grand Trunk of
Canada have improved 1/. Northern of France,
Paris and Lyons, and Eastern of France declined
about 10s.

In Mining Shares .the transactions have been un-
important. Cobre Copper were dealt in at 61 to
611. Brazilian Imperial reaFsed 2, and new
Granada -a
Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been dull. Bank
of Australasia improved 10s., Bank of Egypt, Lon-
don and Westminster, Ottoman Bank, and Union
of Australia were at lower values.
In the Miscellaneous Shuts there is very little
alteration to report. Australian Agricultural have
improved 55., Electric Telegraph 10s., and North
of Europe Steam ss.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
• (From the O(ficza/ List 4)
Bustnet a done
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93i i
India Stock
India Bonds, £IOOO
Consols for Account ...... ..93) ip, i
Ezchequer Bills, 2id: March. I June.
£lOOO — 6 2 d
X5OO ..—
Small • 4pl 1 d
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cont.
Ditto, 14359
PRICES 'OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Grenada New Active, 21. per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4} per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent. 541 4
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1856, 3 per Cent. . '46
llnesian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent....
Ditto, 4, per Cent.
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6i i
Turkien Bonds, 6 per cent --
Ditto Account 97s 16i 7k
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account „. • lOl
UNidends on the above payable in Londti_.
Belgian, 2? per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Dutch Exchange, 2:i per Coal., 12 Guilders 65+
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96i k x d
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent 5B
TWO O'CLOCK.
- _
Consols, money 931 o J
Ditto for account
Ditto May Account 93 94

LORD ROBERT GROSVENOR ON THE

BALLOT.

Yesterday evening a deputation from the Coun-
cil of the Ballot Society, consisting of Mr. Acton
Ayrton, M.P., Mr. Prout, Mr. Nicholay, Mr.
Thos. D'lffanger, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Whitehurst,
and others, had an interview with Lord Robert
Grosvenor, at his residence in Park-street, on the
subject of the ballot. The deputation laid before
his lordship their views on that subject, and urged
theh, necessity of his advocating that mode of voting.
They also placed before him several important docu-
ments, hitherto unpublished, with reference to the
coPeration of the ballot in the "United States
and in Australia. After a conference of some
duration, in which the views of the deputation
Were very ably enforced, Lord R. Grosvenor stated
itll?at he should give the documents submitted to
Ira his most attentive consideration, and that as a
bew light appeared to be thrown upon the question
of the facts which they embodied, he would be pre-
Pared to support a committee of inquiry in Parlia-
kent to consider the operation of the ballot in
other countries. This announcement from one
who has hitherto sat for Middlesex without sup-
Porting the ballot appeared to give great satisfac-
tion to the friends of the measure, who during yes-
terday were, we understand, using their utmost
eadeavours to promote the return of Grosvenor and
Hanbury for Middlesex.—[A mere shuffle till the
ection is over.—En. Sun.]

TAE
111:traDER OF AN OFFIdER AT DEAL—The jury
Seeterday found Lb verdict of wilful murder againkt
auel Baker.