The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

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CITY, Two o'CLooic.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
dull and quiet, and prices were unaltered. The
sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, 2,000 of
which were taken on speculation and export. :The
Railway Share Market closed without animation,
St previous rates.
The Bank of England return, completed for the
week ending the 23d inst., contains some satisfac-
tory features, but there is, nevertheless, a decline
the bullion and also in the amounts of private
"Posits. The reserve of notes has increased, and
110 w exceeds four and a half millions sterling, while
the stock of other securities has declined to the ex-
tent of more than three-quarters of a million. The
general appearance of the return may therefore be
deemed favourable, and had it not been for the
material advance in the Shanghae exchange, and
Lthe prospects of increased remittances to China,
there would have been some probability of an
fey decline in the minimum. rate of discount. -
'as principal items, and the changes they present,
are as subjoined :
Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion 9,804,827
Decrease
Rest
Increase
5
public Deposits
Decrease
9
Other Deposits - ,088,620
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 694,333
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
°tea unemployed
Increase
This day the half-yearlY meeting of the Trust
'344 Loan Company'of Upper Canada was held at
the offices in Moorgate-street—W. C. Chapman,
.., in the chair. The report showed a profitfor
the half-year of 9,3711. 13s. Out of this a divi-
dend of 71 per cent. per annum was declared. The
enairman moved the-adoption of the report, which
Was seconded by W. Gordon Thomson, Esq., and
treed' to unanimously. The retiring directors
and auditors were re-elected, and T. M. Weguelin,
was elected anew director.
There is a moderate demand for money at full
rates, but no particular degree of pressure is ex-
Perienced.-
Continued heaviness has been apparent 'in the
tnglish Stock Market today, owing to further
.mles. Business, however is dull, and until the
account is settled, the market will no doubt remain
41. an inactive state. Consols have been 93i 94 ft r
money and account, and the July quotation is
/. The New 3 per Cents. are 92g it, and the
ruced 9211. Bank Stock is 212 to 214, and
ia Stock. 223. The March Exchequer Bills are
'4. Premium, andthe advertised ditto, ls. premium.
Pereign stocks have been very dull. Turkish 6 per
Cents, are nominally 941 to 95, and no business
114% been recorded in the 4 per Cents. Spanish
lirees are 421 ; Russian 4/ per Cents., 971 ; Mexi-
Lan, 22i to 231.; Grenada. New Active 221 ; ditto
eferred, 61 ; and Buenos Ayres, 87i.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6± ; Mexscaii,
Cents.,
3; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 761 774 ; ditto 3 per
531 511 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 461;
4tussiau 5 per Cents., 107 109 ; ditto 4 per Cents.,
?,Z 99 ; Spanish 3 per Centi., 41i 42 ; ditto De-
-25± ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Pas-
sive,
A moderate business has been done in the Rail-
waY Share Market this morning, but prices in seve-
'al instances have slightly receded. 'Caledonian
declined ss. ; Lancashire, and Yorkshire, ss. ; South
Western, ss. ; Midland, ss. to 105 ' Brighton and
North British have advanced about se. _ _

:The Foreign
,and Coloniar Lines have ruled very
quiet, at previous-rates.
-
Mining Shares have been dull. North Wheal
4ass# brought 20.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares were in moderate re-
quest. London Joint-Stock, London and West-
minster, City Bank, and Ottoman Bank, each
realised previous quotations.
The Miscellaneous Undertakings were very Mac-
tive, and the few bargains reported were at former
Prices. 1

B 8 ITISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY
(Front the Officuil Last;)
Business done.
tank Stock .. 212 14 '
! Der Cent. Reduced Annuities ..
o,..Per Cent. Console .Annuities.
."
•ew 3 per Cent. Annuities . 92f 4
toes Annuities, expire 'Ai! Jan. 1860. —
' Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 18 1-16
India Stock
iltdie. Bonds £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO.. ................ ..
..L.l
Consols .or Account ..- - 93 I i
kachiquer 131113, 214 March. 1 June.
£1000
Ditto li.dyertised 1 p I --
' ..1 _PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Ji rrtzilian 5 per Cent.
Diu, 5 per Cent. (Rothschild's) -
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent.
!kenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. . 87
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. _ 224
' Ditto Deferred 6l ,
' kexican :3 por Cent ..... ........... .2//
Ditto Account - -
Russian Bonds, 1n22, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 4i per Cent. 970
hpanish iici.also per Cent. --
_Ditto Account
Yenexuela Bonds, 41 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 10 per Cent. . l4 .
Dl'Wends on the above payable In London.
TWO O'CLOCK,
Consols, money
Ditto for account 93k
Ditto, Account (July)

It4PORT ON TIM MURRAIN OP CATTLIL—The report
of Dr. E. Heaolam Greeubovr on'ttre murrain in horned
cattle, and the effects of the consumption ' of their flesh
co human health, has been sent to the General Board of
liealth and •since printed. It forma a blue-book of 60
or 70 pages. The learned doctor gives a lucid account
of the disease among cattle as manifested in England
and on the Continent. The result of his inquiry is that
the cattle disease which he was desired to investigate is
not of recent origin, but has prevailed in the united
among horned cattle for the het 15 or 16 years ;
that it is not peimliar to London ; that it is probably
infectious, but is also developed spontaneously in conse-
quenoeof seine unknown peculiarities of breed, manage-
ment, season;or locality, and'is not supposed to have
been imported from abroad ; that it is identical with the
jungenseuche, or pulmonary murrain, now prevalent in
Mecklenburg, Holetein, elsewhere ; and that it has
no affinity with the rinderpest or steppe-murrain, with
which it has been confounded by some English writers.
The doctor suggests that the importation of the steppe-
murrain (which would be most probably by way of
Prussia) should be prevented by the prohibition of the
importation of cattle except from countries which have
clean bills of health. It appears that meat derived from
animals suffering from the pulmonary murrain, and pro-
bably other db.eases,is commonly and extensively sold
in London and elsewhere for human, food, but that
there is no satisfactory proof that the consequences
of consuming it are: directly injurious. There are rea-
sons to suppose that the we of meat from animals
suffering under diseases unknown among the cattle
of the united kingdom has, abroad, been frequently
attended With severe consequeno...s on human health.
The consumption of meat undergoing decomposition
has been (frequently injurious, and such meat cannot be
eaten with safety when cooked.
MINES.—The money market has exhibited no new
feature, and though. various enquiries have been made
for mining investments, business transactions have been •
limited rather than otherwise during the week. Of late
a great many dividends have been declared, and are now
in course of payment, principally on the tin mines in the
neighbourhood of St. Just, but pikes in the shares do
not improve, there being an uneasy feeling abroad in
regard to the' price of tin, which it is thought may go
still lower previous to the Dutch sales. - Other tin mines
have been flat, excepting Cook's Kitchen, shares in
whiish, ()Wing to an improvement, have been in good
demand, and advanced from 41 to si. Devon Great
Consols, 457 to 462 i, but .few sellers ; Basset, 265 to
270; South Frances, 300 to 310. In Grenville, a large
business hay been done -.Mining Journal, of this day.
THE ADMINISTRATION OY OATHS TO WITNESSES.—
The select committee of the House of Lords have re-
ported that it is expedient to dis•continue the practice
of examining witnesses on oath before committees in all
oases in' which' the adminietration of an oath does not
appear to the House necessary for the purpose of the
..ComMittees, therefore, are recommended to
cxamiue witnesses without their having been previously
Sworn, except in the casse of private Bills, which involve
questions of fact affecting private interests.
ELECTION OVEISHOP OP A BMWs/. —The election of
tt_bishop for the diocese of Aberdeen took place these
,on
Thursday, when 13 voted for Dr. Sutber and 9 for Mr.
Cheyne. A motion that reporters be admitted was feat
by 16 to 9.