The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-30 00:00:00

ELECTION OP COMMON SERGEANT.

The Court of Common Council, yesterday, prceeeded
to the election of a Common Sergeant-the candidate
for the office being Mr. Locke, Mr. Bodkin, lSfr,
Chambers, M.P., Sir W. W. Riddell, Bart., M..P., and
Mr. Pulling. The salary has been fixed at 1,500/, per
annum. •
The following is the result of the first poll :
Fer Mr. Locke 4B
• „ Mr. Bodkin 5B
„ Mr. Chambers - 91
„ Sir W. Riddell • 77
„ Mr. Pulling l5
Mr. Chambers and Sir W. Riddell having the largest
number of votes,
The Lord Mayor called upon the Court to elect one
of these gentlemen to the office.
After the poll had been kept open an hour the num'
bers were— --
For Mr. Chambers lO2
For Sir W. Riddell

Majority for Mr. Chambev... 13
The announcement was received with loud cheers.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The annual meeting of the proprietors and renters of
this theatre was held yesterday afternoon in the saloon
Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., presided. The chairman opened
the proceedings by congratulating the proprietors on the
favourable position of their affairs since the house ,the
been lot to Mr. Smith. The secretary read the reports
which stated,—" The committee have placed before the
proprietors the statement of accounts for the past yez`r:
The committee feel thUt it cannot be necessary for them lA°
remind the proprietors of the sensation which was cause'
within those walls by the destruction of Covent-garden
Theatre. Suggestions and communications were Ow
tinually being addressed to the committee, who had alreadi
decided to consult the best practical authority as to the
adequacy of the means hitherto used in the house for I_l
protection in case of fire. Mr. Braidwood had inspee,t'i
the theatre, and certain suggestions had been made by to%
gentleman, and had been adopted by the committee. Thero
were now several firemen constantly in the theatreat
were unde rthe control of the police, under the sanction t
the Chief Commissioner. The cash account for the P 4.
year showed that the entire receipts amounted t 045,11%
125., including a balance in hand at last audit of 107 i.
The entire p •yments for the same period had amounted t
%a.
4,8911. 9s. 3d., leaving a balance in hand of 301/. foo
The amount received from the lessee (Mr. Smith)Zta
4,0001., together with 6451. for extra performances.
quarters' rent had been paid to the Duke of Bedford duringthe year, leaving seven quarters in arrear. The trustees
of the renters had received 6001., and all the tradesne
bills had been regularly paid." The report was, o;
motion of the chairman, unanimously adopted. The re
favour
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thanks was then awarded to Mr. Smith. Mr, Smith
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocic.

Letwr Loin Coirou
Market yesterday close I quietly but steadily, and,
compared with last Friday's rates, prices of Ameri-
cans under nd. per lb. were 1-d. dearer, and Sprats
were also higher ; but all other kinds were un-
changed. The sales were estimated at 6,000 to
7,000 bales, LOOO of which have been taken for
speculation. In the Railway Share Market the
demand continued quiet, and prices of all the
leading stocks tended downwards.
The business transacted in Colonial Produce
during the past week has been very active, the
sales by auction having again been numerous. For
sugar a brisk inquiry has prevailed, and an ad-
vance of 6d. per cwt. has taken place. Coffee also
has commanded higher prices, but the transactiong
have not been very extensive. Tea, has continued
firm, common cougou realising ls. lid., and rather
better kinds ls. 2d. per lb. The demand for rice
has not increased, and rather lower quotations
have been current ' • cocoa is steady, and in rum
the dealings have been circumscribed. At the
cinnamon sales previous rates were maintained ;
in other descriptions of spice no material altera-
tion can be quoted. Saltpetre has been heavy.
Cochineal ld. per lb. cheaper, and cotton firm.
Tallow has been quiet at full quotations.
There was a meeting held yesterday of the share-
holders of the Maraquita Mining Company—J. '
D. Powles, Esq., in the chair. A dividend of ls.
per share for the half-year was agreed to, and the
report on the progress of the mines, after some
discussion, was adopted. On the question of
allowing the Directors at the rate of 5001. per
annum for their services from the commencement,
viz., a period of four years, a ballot was taken,
when the numbers declared were 39,694 shares in
favour of the allowance, and 2,320 against it.
The advices. from India, received yesterday, are
not likely to lead to any diminution in the demand
for silver, and we must therefore expect a con-
tinuous drain of gold to the Continent. Yesterday,
however, there were no withdrawals, and if the
Heather Bell or the Morning Light, both
of which vessels are now expected from
Australia, were to arrive, a more cheerful
feeling with regard to the position of mone-
tary affairs would be engendered. • As it is,
however, there is a considerable degree of uncer-
tainty, and many persons yet incline to the opi-
nion that the Bank Directors will be compelled to
resort to increased restriction. The money market
has experienced no relief, though the minimum not
having been interfered with yesterday the demand, if
anything, being even more active than before. This
proves therefore, that the wants of the commer-
cial public are still very urgent, and the 4th of
next month is expected to he one of the heavies,
experienced for some time past. Calls are
new due upon the Bombay and Baroda.
Railway, the Tilbury and Barking Extension,
and other shares, which, together with the Foreign
Stock and Share settlements, occasion an extended
demand for accommodation. On the Stock Ex-
change there is a brisk inquiry at 6 to 7 per cent.
on Government securities.

The English Funds are further depressed, owing
to the speculative dealings of the Bears. Encouraged
by the unsettled condition of monetary affairs, and
the prospect of the specie drain continuing, these
Operators are now prosecuting their time bargains
with vigour, which naturally increases the heavi-
ness of prices. The slight improvement in the
French Funds has had no influence here, and the
Market seems to be guided almost exclusively by the
change in the prospects of monetary concerns.
Consols for money have been 934, and 93 to 931,
While for the sth proximo they have been almost
stationary at 931. The March quotation is 93. Ex-
chequer Bills have further declined, being 7s. to 2s.
Premium, and the Bonds are 98'4 to 99. East India
Bonds are marked 3s. discount to par. The
New Three per Cents. have been 93a. ; and
the Reduced 934 1. Bank Stock is 2174.
In Foreign Securities the bargains have not
been very extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 94i.
Russian 4i per Cents. 961, ditto Small 964 t.
Spanish 3 per Cents. 39g. Dutch 23. per Cents.,
644- to 65 ; and the 4 per Cents., 98.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 ; Mexi
can, 214 ; Peruvian, 76 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
5 per- Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4-11- per ()ants., 95 7;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 40,31 ; ditto Deferred,
23k 4 ; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive,
bi 6.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that during
the past week there has been a good demand for
American Securities generally. In the various
State stocks a moderate amount of business has
been done. Of the first-class railroad bonds there
have been some considerable purchases for invest
tent, whilst the more speculative bonds and shares
have been offered more freely at lower prices.