The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoca.

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with a hardening tendency,
at the extreme rates of last week. The sales
amounted to 12,000 bales, 2,500 of wh'cli wore
taken by the speculators, and 2,000 by the ex-
Porters. The Railway Shar3 Market closed with
a dull appearance, and prices of all shares were a
sill de lower.

It has been announced by the Union Bank of
London that they are authorized by the Delhi
flank to arrange all the engagements of that esta-
blishment drawn upon the London and Eastern
Banking Company.
The advices from China as already reported have
increased the firmness of the silver market, and the
demand continues active. The bars received by
the last West India steamer have been sold at
ss• rid. per ounce, being d. per ounce more than
the previous supply realised. Although the rates
at Hong Kong and Shanghai are higher and will
keep up the present drain of silver, it is satisfactory
to notice that the Indian exchanges are more favour-
able, the quotations both at Calcutta and Bombay
being lower than was at first supposed.
Purther amounts of gold have been taken into
the Bank of England, and a larger proportion of
the late supplies is likely to be so appropriated
than most persons anticipated ; but of the 345,000/.
brought by the Sussex and the Walmer Castle,
about 120,0001. has been sold to the authorities,
and a part of the remittances by the Kent, the
South Carolina, &c., will probably be also added
t° the etock .of precious metals in Threadneedle-
street.

An active dernand still prevails for discount ac-
ennnodation, and at the Bank of England and in
Lombard-street the applications are found to be
„"Y numerous. At the same time, however, no
naculty is encountered by parties requiring assist-
ance, and as the supply is large, there is perhaps
'tees pressure than of late. One cause of the sus-
tained inquiry is the activity with which the Go-
/.ernraent collections, as usual at this period of the
rear, when the dividend payments are approaching,
are made. Probably in the course of a few days
the inquiry will slacken, but it is impossible at all
:_lnes to calculate upon any beneficial change, for
he least increase in the demand seems to have a
decided effect upon the market.

The transfer books for Consols close to-say, and
the market will now be solely under the influence
of speculative operations. Subjoined are the days
appointed for the shutting and re-opening :

Shut. Re-open.
Consols
New 3i per Cents „ 10 „ 17
New 2,-1 per Cent „ 10 ... 17
5 per Cents.
Annuities, 1860 „ 10 ... „ 17
Ditto, 1880 lO ... „ 17
India Stock
There is very little animation in the market for
z=iglish Securities, and the quotations seem rather
eavY• It is difficult to discover the real cause of
„4540 this apathy and weakness, but a prudent course
,
"BPoeulation is evidently dictated by the continued
dt,and for money and the specie drain. The
attendance of the members of the " House" is
and business in all departments is con-
`t acted. Consols for transfer have been 93i 94,
"(I for account 94; and 94g The New 3 '
Aer Cents. are 92i and the Reduced 92 g.
dis
allk Stock is 2121 to 214. India Bonds are Bs.
count, the March Exchequer Bills 2s. dis,, and
the Bonds 98i Consols are now 94 for money
411.„.4 94i g for account.
here
stocks are exceedingly inactive, not
Ore than half-a-dozen bargains being recorded.
u'Turkish: 6 per cents, have been 951, and are now
271 ed 95. Peruvian 3 per cents. are 53 ; Dutch
Per cents., 651 ; and do. 4 per cents. 97k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stacks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6± ; Mexican,
-"q 3,; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76i 71; ditto 3 per
53), 4i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 61;
lseliau 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 41 per
eer
1.441. ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 21; ditto
dlelt Deferred, 25± A ; ditto Certificates, 61 ;
ditto Passive, 51 I.
The Railway Share Market has been inactive,
bat the few dealings reported have in most in-
atlinces been at a slight improvement on yesterday's u
~.quotations. Great Northern and Lancashire and
Yorkshire advanced ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 7s. 6d. ; and Norfolk and North Eastern
(
11.13tierwick), 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial t
• " no business of any importance was transacted.
Great Western of Canada receded about ss.
ir,_l,ll Mining Shares the only business done was in
'bre Copper, at 52, being about
.yesterday's quo-
tation.

2°int-stock Bank Shares ruled quiet. London
Westminster improved about ss. ; Ottoman
0,411 k) about ss. ; and Union of Australia de-
'4lled 10s.
Ni-i Very few dealings are reported in Miscellaneous
to4res• North of Europe steam have improved ss. ;
Yal Mail Steam declined 10s.

`SITISE
FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Offletal List;)
Business done.

.....,..._.....
rk Stock 2131 12,i 14
b„
3 --, Cont. Reduced Annuities
NeeroD ittoe:924 $
Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 3i 4 3i 4
4
p
ow •
hid,
Boer Cent. Annuities 92i ii
" nds £lOOll ••• . 00000
under £lOOO 8 d
n
sols for Account,
Ziehequer Bills, 24d. 94.1.
11009
2 d I
I) it
bi-- Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.
lttoo, 1359
lbaD.,
'ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Partl
'clan Bonds, 4i per Cent —
DittoTt„ 3 per Cent. - 53
I'M Bonds, 6 per cent 95
bit , Dividends on the above sayable In Lon ion.
k.-;.;41' Exchange, 24 per Cen`..., 12 Guilders 654
gavitto 4 per Cent. Certificates; 974
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TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols,7moncy
:Ditto Account

2,.11
CHINESE ASSASSINS AND SIR

JAMES BROOKE.

(Front the China Mail of April 16 )
the Chinese who attacked Rajah Sir J. Brooke
at
INT. Sarawak, murdered Messrs. Wellington and
L e°letts, and wounded Mr. and Mrs. Crookshank,
rere suffered a fearful retribution at the hands of
eoMalaYs, having been nearly extirpated from the
tOnatry by their relentless pursuers. It appears
,lat, not contented with the mischief they had
already done, they returned to the town in greatly
14creased. force ; but the whole Dyak population was
111 arms, and the Chinese had to retreat, closely
Pcressed by the Malays. A letter in the Penang
m'azette says
`` About 1,000 to 1,500 Chinamen have had their
heads taken off by-the Dyaks, who are in arms in
4.4.1 directions. The Chinese had held possession of
the town for about two days, before the steamer Sir
dames Brooke art ived, and were in the forts
and about the town. The first shot from the
reamer's lone 18-pounder cleared the fort, and
LII a short time they were all swarming out of the
.„-1ti1,13) the steamer all the time hard at work
guns and rifles, which did considerable exe. c.cu-
11°,11. Every day, boatloads of heads were arriving
and
the Dyaks were flocking in in thousands
-41'4 cutting' the Chinese off in all directions. They
431 e all cleared out of the Sarawak territory, only.
wedded,
-or so out of some 2,000 to 3,000 having
.4eMed. All the Chinese women went over safe,
tteut 700 ; and of all the booty they got in`,Saraw ak,
tpl7 Possess very little now. One of their ruses of
Ying ;to get quit of the Dyaks was to throw
ii,"eY among them. The Chinese were marching
e; 4 body of about 2,000, including 700 women and
end.eiren,
and the Dyaks hovering about them, oc-
orinally making a dash at a corner, detaching 40
the
.*-10 from the main body, and whipping off
haheads with great zeal. The Chinese have
or a terrible lesson in Sarawak. Their manner
lxlg°ll,lg about it was to take hold of a China-
by his tail, and whip off his head with great
tiT(teritY ; one blow sufficed. I hardly expect
the. slaughter will stop here ; the Dyaks, having
blood up:and expecting the Chinese to have a
aat-I,,ef booty, will pursue them till not a man is
14°,,n1Y 10 or 12 Alalays and Dyaks had been killed
the pursuit. Mr. and Mrs. Crook hank were
nearly
recovered from their wounds, and quiet had
saaell. restored. Mr. Russell, a metallurgist, was in
vedterier of the country at the time, but lie was
Panie by thehim fidelity of 10 Malays who accom-
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