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London, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

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001WITEROTAL TNTELLIGENOZ.

CITY, Two o'CLoeic.
Letters from Liverp::ol mention that the Cot-
ten Market yesterday closed firmly, and previous
rates were fully supported. The sales were esti-
mated. at 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by
the speculators, and exporters. The Railway
'hare Market closed at former values.
The Bank of England Return, IN hick is made up
for the week ending the 29th ultimo, is scarcely so
satisfactory as was anticipated, but symptoms of
improvement are, nevertheless, exhibited. The
large sales of gold to the authorities, it was ex-
Peeled) would have produced a more important
Increase in the bullion, but there can be no doubt
but
that, as usual at this period of the year, an iin-
PQrtalot amount of gold has been diverted to the
rieultural districts. During the weak over which
18return extends, the demand for a:commodation
,413Vears to be very active, as there is an augmen‘ a-
"les to nearly half a million sterling on the " other
securities," Some of these have, no doubt, " run
off through the payments male yesterday, and it
therefore expected that the next account will be
more encouraging. Tne principal items, and the
changes
they present, are as subjoined :
active Circulation
hellion ncrease
11,500,587
, Increase
-nest
Decrease
Public 13,857
Deposits
increase
other Deposits
Decrease
seven-Day and other Bills 784,059
Increase
Government Securities
No alteration.
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Increase
The Panther, which arrived yest-,-rday from
Boulogne, brought about 25,000/. in silver. No
e'4oge has occurred in the market for this metal,
114(1 the current prices of bullion generally are as
annexed :—Bar gold, 775. 91 per oz. standard ;
United States gold coin, 765. 2d. per oz.; bar
silver) Ss. 10. id. per oz. standard ; Mexican and
franc
American dollArs, lid. per oz.; and five
rate pieces, 4s. 11bd. per oz.
official return of the exports of bullion from
" Port of London for the week endingT.hurs-
'al' last is as follows :
Geld Coin ... Boulogne ..• 340 Ozs.
„ Hamburg ... 1 750 1,
Belgium ... 8,500 ),
Bars Belgium ... 1,200 „
„ .. Boulogne 39,000 „
Silver (join Bon og ...
ne ... 1,400 I,
Rotterdam ... 3,470 „
it Hamburg ... 3,800 ~
f
The "
, -oreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
rather firmer.
A
% further amount of 12,000/. in gold was sold to
Ll3ank yesterday.
,w -Ile bills which arrived at maturity yesterday are
(11'1 to have been well met, and. there is now a
Th—e 6 il:i4led inquiry for discount accommoolation.
a 51 elms are generally firm, but in a clay or two
41ght reduction will no doubt take place, as the
ki)l4lYof money in the hands of the Lombard-street
~,
is very large.
re Business on the Stock Exchange to-day has been
ha—arlrably quiet, and the variation in the Funds
tlio not exceeded per Cent. The approach of set-
ttl,:agi,claY and the disposition of the speculators to
raj' further intelligence from India, before ope-
iria,ll), for the October account, will explain this
pio-Ctvit.Y, and during the next two or three days no
bee ellt movement is anticipated. Consols have
pr0,,11, for money, and 91 for the 14th
allri-11.110. The New 3 per Cents. were 91 to 91i,
marked 212
Bills Sc. discount. India Stock is
4,1,1'1ed 212 to 2121.
The he Foreign market: has also presented a very
Wet aspect, and in most instances slightly lower
41:"3 have been current. Turkish 6 per Cents.
bbe? Markel 95 for money and 95i for account,
il,lug steady. Russian 5 per Cents. are 110 ;
(7exican 22, and Dutch 21 per Cents. 641.
'Danish committees certificates are marked Glper
()ent. p

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexl-
:4l3 22 221 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 16 ;
t 5 57 'lan 4i per Cents., 79 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto
de.f Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cants., 40 40i ;
New Deferred, 251 4 ; ditto Certificates,
4,G; ditto Passive, 5 6.1.
,0"110 Railway Share Market to-day has exhibited
ttsiderable buoyancy, and price in several in-
tleeS have improved. Caledonian advanced
lakd 21. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, Mid-
(l.4,: ss. ; Norfolk, 10s. ; and North Eastern
decline' 15s. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee
(Ilcl ; Great Northern, 1/. ; North-Eastern
ch0e:.,"410) ; and North Western and Man-
-44-ci",!) Sheffield, and Lincoln, ss. The Foreign
h Colonial undertakings are exceedingly dull,
'la
exhibit,4"o little variation in prices. Grand Trunk
kto allada, Great Western of Canada, East Indian,
; great Luxembourg were at previous rates.
Do:. Mining Shares there is little variation to re-
eo-"' Alfred Consols realise 153., and Cobre
"Per 47k.
ip
e ?illt-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
hilcive, at about previous quotations. London
Westminster Bank advanced 10s., aad Electric
clegraph
103.
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FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY

(Irwin the:P./final List:)
4 Business dote.
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ent. Consols Annuities 9oi il. i
laSt o
144. '' Per Cent. Annuities 9ll 1
212:j
ik. 04°1, tor ?:.ccaunt • V Oil i
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.-dquer Dillo. 20.
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44,.."-CES OF FOl-tEIGN FUNDS—TF IS DAY.
11l itctall Per Cent
114,, 0 Account ..
Nli 1.44 !lends, 1622. t St., -, per Cent llO
1p41.81-If-klnnlittee Cart. of CAT. wit fun 6i
vet I'h Londe 6 per colt_ 95
Accour:t
Dutch Dividends on the above payable in London.
Ezehange, 2.1 per CeW.;., 12 Guilders 641
Consols, money IWO O'CLOCK.
94
ecusols account (October)

MIN
t,EB.—The large arrivals of the precious metals,d
greq7.se Expectation of a still further supply, cause
1i th
money
in the funds, as weit as a better feeling
and fair
market, at the commencement of the week,,d
throw air amount of mining business has been tramac,e
talc-411"f. Those mines where improvements have
140,14", most of which we noticed in our last, have
ae the
greatest amount of attention and prices improved
Vi:tje demand increased. The standard for copper ore
ell,_lloB to advance, and will be of the greatest s.er.-
detla.‘° the deep copper mines, where the divi
is Were decreasing. Tin keeps up, but there
s
ther4,4 BO much doing in the tin mines
411 -d
WaB a few weeks ago ; neith• r is
kthere,
1114 t'a- ineS, though Mary Ann and Herodsfoot etc:,
`4ttlell, Price ; the div,dend expected this month. inthe
t.U. toine is from 10,. to 153 per share; the price con
We re-8j to 81. In Wheal Edward, the improvement
galt,.'tred to in our last has been reported as of great
8 ;aft and shares rose from 61 to 86, leaving off at 4to
red7er aueh a rise a reaction, caused by speculator.
14ing: their profits, is sure to follow for a time. Kelly
11°rukt 4," lioliribushare adjoining mine, and both
.finor.
prlveLlnie
have been flat in the market, but now.
ioto, ", arid large transactions taking place.-111ming
441 of this day.
tempi VERSUS WOOD.—A corroepondent of a eln-
PprirarY says :—On the Ist of September Sir James
...1441,18t0115 writes " that he hopes the accident which
First peened to the Transit will open the eyes of the
as ro wed
to the defects of iron troopships." So 1 ,ng
Will are harder than wooden or iron ships, so long
of these materials be destroyed when driven
Wreck" Ks. Upon the circumstances under which the
one Place alone depends the superiority of the
I'4o ;aferial over the other. The possib.e cases are very
vtecitc4 whieh a wooden vessel w,.uld suffer less iroma
the othe°r more likely to get off, than one of iron..
Nes
, On
W,•lir hand, under many citeurnstances an non .
Wreck' very often bear not only the shock of the actual
e , ' but the strain of the winds and waves for weeks,
Rrea,'," toonths, without even 11. er ng her tor en. This
il3r„ 7"Periorty “f iron d'sa- trous circutotarces was
demonstrated in the instancLs of the "Groat
wreek4:,; 44'1 " the Tyne." both of which, after Icing
,TtiE 114' al:ve anti at work.
.rotid ATTLE OF AGRA.—Mfjor Thomas and Lieuts.
Agr, ar"-IV‘lhvit cool ted rvi killed in the be tle of
, on s
uaed.
Nif°4 u"ay, the 5.h Julr were only slightly
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