The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL IN

CITY, Two o'CLocre
The Liverpool Cotton Market closed with a very
active appearance, and pr ices were well maintained.
The sales amounted to 15,000 bales, of which 2,000
were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by the
exporters. The Railway Share , Market closed
quietly, and the quotations were without any ma-
terial change.
The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have
°l)clied with a firm appearance, and as the demand
is active, full rates are current for all the principal
4call
staples,including sugar and coffee.
of 151. per share has been made on the
shareholders in the London and Eastern Banking
corporation. In April last estimates were formed
of the probable assets and liabilities of this sadly
dananaged undertaking, and it was then repre-
sented that the ultimate loss would probably not
exceed a few pounds per share in addition to the
capital. The Oriental Bank consequently undertook
the liquidation, but to protect themselves induced
thet ,shareholders to give their promissory notes at
:erve months for 50/. per share. The unfortu-
nate Proprietors consequently imagined that they
°lll€l not be required to make any payment until
that period, and they have consequently been much
B,,,,llrPrisecl by this ell]. of 151. per share. The corn-
7ttQe State as follows :—" The progress which has
suite been made in the liquidation under the man-
agement of the committee, has enabled them
t
form a more correct estimate of the banks'
`°3lticl• In the report to the shareholders,
made
at the general meeting on the 20th July, the
ticticiency is stated at 12,7101. and it was expected
that a sufficient proportion of the, available assets
In
be realised in time to meet current liabilities.
themselves
both points, however, the committee find
1-uselves disappointed, an extension of time
.being,, absolutely necessary for the advantageous
disposal of the more valuable properties, while
Subsequent estimates have' considerably reduced
the amounts to be looked for. Under these
circumstances, being disappointed of the large
mount which they expected, and funds being
pisitj re-
e to answer immediate and pressing demands,
e committee have no alternative but to require
Shareholders to_pay up on or before Tuesday,
15th of September next, the call of 151. per share
thaYal3l° on the 24th April ultimo. The amount of
13 call will •,in each case be written off the pro-
ti.,-"°rY note of the shareholder who makes the
-payment in reduction of the amount claimable from
under his note."
iaA meeting is now being held of the shareholders
the Bank of Egypt. The directors recommended
GSt out of the net profits a dividend be declared of
Per cent., free of income tax, on the capital paid
oPiarnounting to 11,250/., which leaves a balance
`'7ll/. 93. 101 to be carried forward to the
eZt account.
0 The hall-yearly meeting Of the Norfolk Railway
th:',2,PanY was held to-day. The report stated
rase? the receipts in the six months ha .I been satis-
-12 c()rY, the revenue due to this company being
,44°i' ) or 1,700/. more than on the last occasion.
°Luend of 30s. per cent. was declared on the
consolidated Stock of the company.
It has been determined to wind-up the lately
projected Geelong and Ballarat Railway Company,
the,s,, undertaking not having been favourably re-
'ived in the colony.
The silver market remains quiet, but prices are
unaltered. 4... Bars are worth ss. lid. per oz. Stand-
ru) those brought by the last steamer having
been sold at that quotation.
There is a moderate demand for discount accom-
modation, 'but there is no alteration in the rates,
Which, out of doors, are still below those current
at the Bank of England.
The public Funds have been buoyant this morn-
Ih!tig; and the operations for a fall are evidently kept.,
;chock by the satisfactory accounts of the harvest,
.I'i° decline in wheat, the easier state of the Money
iarket, and the gold arrivals. All these consi-
derationsare most impottant, when viewed
connection with financial profits, espe-
cially as the assurance given by the Govern-
ment
itt!rese tnhta,t no Indian loans will be required
has removed all apprehension on that
po nt* The excitement produced by the ad-vices
rec
tci,,ri 'e;ved from the East on Saturday, also has sub-
and hence the improved market for the
Cue) although business may be considered quiet.
48°1$ have been 901 -41 for money, and 901 91 for
th°
account. The market is now a trifle flatter.
Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount to par, and Bank
Mock is firm at 2141 to 2151. The New Three
he r Cents. are 911 1, and the Reduced 91A t.
inv (?eiga Stocks are neglected, the only security
9Which any business worth notice has taken place
4,ge Turkish 6 per Cents., which are marked
Li
."1° t() following are the nominal prices of Foreign
a, Stocks :--Grenadl, Deferred Bonds, 5i 61 ; .
1-i 22i ; Peruvian 41 per -Cents., 81 83 ;
ki° 3 2
per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
pe; 451 ; Russian '5 per Cents., 112 114 ; ditto 4,1.
tlit-t Cents, 97 99 ; Spanish 3per Cents, 40 401 ;
6 .‘l3 :61eNv, Deferred, 251 i; ditto Certificates, 51
,
Passive, 51 G. •
The Railway Share Market this morning has been
t:4l, but prices have in one or two instances slightly
adi,Pl'°'°°(l- Eastern Counties and Great Western
an about ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
p 4; North-Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; and North-
enat..lll (York), 15s. East Anglian, South-Western,
tol'alidland declined about- ss. The foreign and
Mena
undertakings are inactive. Sambre and
e,,,-"a° preference shares, and Dutch Rhenish,
; a shade firmer. Grand Trunk of Canada
taarieved 15s. Great Western of Canada,
and Great Indian Peninsula were
eteady,
n
seining Shares are buoyant. Alfred Consols
re`'
I'solsl, 780 151, Great Wheal Vor 31, Tin Croft 4i)
4u:). Cobre Copper advanced to 45i
rathercint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Share are
about firmer. London and County have advanced
1. 58- ; London and Westminster declined ss.
?Irk Telegraphic shares have improved to 101,
and Penisular and Australian Steam to 691.

111,.
.-4TISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official Lida
8.,
.iners dere.
11 tnk Stock
..,8 Per lent. YZeclaced ;Lam:Mos 9ll h
u per c- • • •
I 'AV 3 per Cont. Annuities 914
."
) Lig Annuities; expire sth Jan. 1860,..,, 2 7.16
CoLsols for Account ...... . 9O 1
.Fz:liegner Bills, 24d.
Eitjuu -
' riop
S vol. . par 3 d
... -
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Trukibn ilonde, C, par cent
Ditto Account
T W 0
903 i
O'CLOCK.
....
.... Lon 1

, Consols, money
Consols account

We regret to announce the death of Lieutenant A. J.
Moleswortb, Royal Marines, chief officer of the coast-
guard station at Rochester, which took place on Sunday
Morning at 3.45 a.m., from the effects of an apepletie fit
with which he was seized a few days previous, and from
Which he was quite insensible ever sine.
• The following memorandum is from the European and
Indian Junction Telegraph Company :—" An official
lonian
from the agents of the European and
4nnian Junction Telegraph' Company at Constantinople
6t4tea that the concession for that company would be
signed on the following day."
Newfoundland
TELEGRAPH CABLE.—A piece of the
telegraph cat. In, which was lost last year,
hag been fished up, and successfully laid across the river
at Detroit, Michigan.'
felfILD MIIRDER.—EarIy yesterday morning the lyaly
(1)5( male child, about two days' old, was found murdered,
attagulati.)n, on the doorstep of Mr. Knight, builder,
a,rl)-lane, Tower-street.
virl,RnaurriNo FOR THE ARMY.—Both regiments of the
41'wickshire Militia have received orders to assist in
recruiting for various regiments of the line, and have
tahreadY begun to parade Warwick and Leausiogton with
Env fifes and drums for that purpxo.
hri e llioniteur de la Flotte informs us that the
ngligh ship Abeona entered the port of Algers on
the 10th inst., 'loving on board 1,035 officers and
:Dialers for India. This ship having d.imaged her
Marshal the British Consul-General had requested
a,arshal Randon, Governor-General of Algeril, to
ord a steamer to tow the Abeona to Gibraltar.
Marshal Randon having grantgi the request, the
steam-frigate Cacique, expected from Dellys, would
ul her arrival tow the Abeona to Gibraltar.