The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the
demand was moderate, and prices remained with-
out alteration from the rates current on Thursday.
The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 1,000
of whiCh were taken for export and on specu-
lation. The Railway Share Market continued
quiet throughout the day, but subsequently closed
with a slight improvement on the previous cur-
rency.

The Bank of England • weekly Return, com-
pleted to the 24th inst., is more favourable than
Was generally anticipated. Notwithstanding the
extensive withdrawals of gold, the bullion ex-
hibits a slight improvement. The private deposits
are reduced probably through the redemption of
other securities, which are upwards of three
quarters of a million smaller than in the previ-
ous week. There is, consequently, an addition
to the revenue, but it is generally anticipated
that the next return will be rather more encou-
raging. The other alterations are not very im-
portant, but it is satisfactory to see that the
public deposits, now the demands are hard, are
again steadily increasing. The principal items,
and the changes they present, will be seen by
the subjoined table :

Active Circulation
Decrease
A Bullion 10,116,282
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposita
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills • 849,836
Decrease
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decregse
Notes unemployed
Increase

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

Gold Coin
Silver Coin
Antwerp ... 1,200 Ozs.
„ Bars
Bullion Bordeaux ... 801.
About 40,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank
Yesterday for the purchase of silver on the Con-
tinent, but this has not excited much attention, as
about 2,923,815 dollars, or about 584,7631., has
just arrived by the steamer Atrato from Mexico.
This is a very seasonable supply, and if the vessels
due from Australia come in at once, a very favour-
able impression would be produced. The demand
for money is still very active, but there is not
expected to be any immediate improvement in this
respect, as a considerable quantity of commercial
bills have to bo taken up on the sth prox. The
inquiry for money on the Stock Exchange has also
been extremely dull, owing to the liquidation of
the Share accounts, and it is stated that the en-
gagements in the Foreign Market have not in all
cases been well met.

The English Funds opened at reduced quota-
tions, the pressure of which upon the market have
bad an unfavourable influence. Since the
arrival of the Atrato became known, however, in.
creased firmness has been felt. Consols for money
have been 92 and 92i 93 ; for the sth proximo
92i 93, 92/ and 92k 93 ; while for March the
quotations have been about 931 and 93k. The
New per Cents. -are 93f e. ; the Reduced 93i,
although at one time as low as 92i ; and Exche-
quer Bills par. The Bonds were 98A. Bank
Stock is 216, and India Stock 218 to 219.
Foreign Securities have been rather variable,
although the aggregate transactions are limited.
Turkish 6 per Cents., after having been 92g I, are
now about 93 93k, and the 4 per Cent. guaranteed
are about 1024 Spanish Deferred 3 per Cents.
are 23g, and the Certificates have risen to 6g
Mexican Stock .21i.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 ; Mexi-
can, 214 /-; Peruvian, 77 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
65 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 7 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 40i ; ditto Deferred,
231 4 ; ditto Certificates, 51 ; ditto Passive,
b-16.
The Railway Share Market has been dull, and
in one or two instances lower rates have been cur-
rent. Lancashire and Yorkshire declined 4, North
Western 4, Midland g.„ Caledonian, Great Western,
and North British are steady. Great Central of
France declined about 55., and Lombardo-Vene-
tian 55. Grand Tirunk of Canada were steady,
but 'gut Indian receded 4to British and
Foreign Mining Shares are inactive, but prices
in moat instances have been supported.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show
no material variation in value.

tt.RITIBEt FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONt o'CLOati..
(From the Official List:)

Bank Stoc susinesb done
k
psi vent. Reduced Annuities 938 2i
3 ^er (lent Qbnsols Annuities 93 24 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ' 93i ti
Loag n unit i es, expire stli Jan. 1860
India Rock
219 188
taut. rionds, £lOOO
1.• • 0000000
Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d
Consols for Account 93 2i 3
ICsutiequer .
1;1000 .
par
.500
par
•
Stu all
p
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3 per Cent 9ar
81
Ditto, 1859
rttlOES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONI O'CLOCK
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Elp nit h rsoads, 3 per Cent ............
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
liPallish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6s $ p c.
Turkish i,ouds, 6 per cent 92s 3
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
axe Dtvicenas on the above payable in Lotic, 11.

Congol% mono Two O'CLOCK.
Dipittttoo Account 7
acc0unt':..........•:.....•
..rent Account 93i

IMPROVEMENT. IN THE HEALTH OP THE
INBABITANTS OP THE METROPOLIS.

In anticipation of his ganeral report the R General has this year published
an
n ter
wary of the births and deaths that have
occurred
esti gistrar-
ne
in sLuoniu:
don during the past year. From this We
dl learn that the
number of deaths in 1856 was less than that during any
previous year since 1852, and the result is an excess
greater than obtained in any former year of births
over deaths, the number of males exceeding the number
of female children by 1485. We note that Westminster
and other districts specially selected for improvement
present a decided decrease in deaths. Whilst the po.
pulation of London increased at the rate of 60,000
per annum, the means of lodging this mighty crowd
of new-corners (of which fully one-half belong to the
working classes) have not increased in proportion. More-
over, during the past year the heavy burdens of war-
tax, the ruin entailed OR thousands by the defalcation
of commercial scoundrels, who robbed even the widow
of her mite, the increasing filth of the Thames, and
the rise in price of most of the necessaries of life,
have brought poverty to many doors ; and we need
dit say how much unaccustomed penury disposes to
sease, and diminishes the duration of life. "Nearly
cdied Person in five (says the Registrar-General) who
in the year closed his days under a roof provided
_l33:_aPnblic law or private charity." We may well inquire
ewnFle
ets is the cause which, even against evil influ-
he 1 produced so beneficial an effect on the
only health of the inhabitants of London ? We know of
this one explanation which satisfactorily accounts for
year. improvement in public health during the past
Health is the
appointment of Medical Officers of
open
0,881,0018 valuable services rendered by them. The
which in former and
abominations of every description,
but surely, have
did the work of death insidiously
removed. be
bY their exertions, been altered or
ferred may be 8 is the public benefit thus con 7
very moderate corn
u riEseeadt when we remember that, on a
utation, the number of nuisances of
the above de, cripti(P)
or altogether removiledwdhuiell have
been either reformed
upwards of fifteen thousand:3f_ the past year anwunts to
ancet.

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A MEDICAL OFF I_—_
ICER ALLOWED NO FRIENDS.—At a
recent meeting of the board of guardians of Marylebone
there was read a note from a surgeon resident in London,
stating tltat he had twice called on one of the resident
medical officers of the workhouse, and been refused ad-
them by the porter at the gate. The secretary informed
board it, was a general rule that the medical officers
should not be allowed to receive the visits of their friends.
We pass by Sundry personal impertinences uttered on
the occasion. But the presumption evinced
in thus
treating professional gentlemen like paupers or school.
boys will, we treßt, attract the attention of the new
President of the College of Physicians, whom also hono.
rary physician to the Marylebone Workhouse.—ZonCet•

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