The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

tions of his Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Sey-.
moor, K.C. 8., Naval Commander-ill-Chief, &c., &c., to
issue the following notice to the Biitish community.
His Excellency feels it unnecessary to recapitulate to the
British community the origin and progress of what has been
done at Canton during the last few weeks by her Majesty's
naval forces under his command ; their loss has happily
been trifling, and their operations, now including th 9 cap-
ture of the Bogue Forts, eminently successful.
His Excellency regrets to find that neither the extreme
measures to which the Imperial Commissioner's
defiance of treaty obligations has compelled him to resort,
nor the plain proof given that the city and its in-
habitants are at the mercy of her Majesty's ships of war,
have as yet induced the Imperial Commissioner to make
the concession demanded by his Excellency, as a guarantee
against future misunderstandings of a similar nature to the
present. The concession is not regarded as unreasonable
by Chinese, who, his Excellency understands, adequately
represent the feelings of the respectable inhabitants of
Canton ; nor is any tangible obstacle alleged to it by these
except the impracticability of the Commissioner himself,
who has laboured to associate the people with him, by re-
oresentine. the English as in league with the rebels and out-
laws, ancf has pushed his hostility to the ferocious length
of proclaiming rewards for the lives of English sub-
jects, without distinction.
His Excellency is determined that his demand shall be
conceded. But the community must be well aware that
any course his Excellency may now contemplate would be
compromised by publicity. His Excellency therefore con.
fines himself to stating that he sees no immediate prospect
of a restoration of quiet ; the security of the foreign posi-
tion will be as well cared for as heretofore; the nature
and object of any measures now to be resorted to, his Ex-
cellency deems it advisable to keep to himself.
(Stgned) HARRY S. PARKES,
H. B.M.'s Consul at Canton.
British Consulate, Canton, Nov. 15, 1856.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL-JA.x. 6.

At this day's market there was a moderately good at.
Lenciance of the trade, and a fair consumptive demand for
wheat at about the rates of this day week for red, but 2d
per 701bs less money for white, which is more abundant
and less wanted for the moment than red. Flour met a
fair sale, fully maintaining its value. Oats and oatmeal
in moderate request at our late quotations. Barley, beans,
and peas rather more inquired for, owing to the change in
the weather, but cannot be quoted dearer. Indian corn
at first neglected, and some mixed was sold under 34s—
however, the demand improved towards the close, and 34s
to 34s 3d per qr. was obtainable ; yellow was held at 34s
6d to 355, and white at 35s 6d to 36s Gd per qr.

HULL—JAN. 6.
To-day we had a very good show of English wheat, and
which met a free sale at fully last market's rates. Foreign
without alteration. Barley is dearer. No alteration in
other articles. Linseed very firm, and cakes lOs per ton
dearer. Bones in renewed demand.

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Wheat, English, red 58 to 60;
Ditto white 6O to 65'
Dantzic and Konigs-
berg 66 to 72
Pomeranianand Ham-
burgh
Danish, Holstein, and

Friesland 54 to 58
Russian and Odessa 58 to 63
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian 29 to 30
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding 35 to 38
Beans
Ditto foreign
Peas, white and yel 4O to 42

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'Peas, grey and black s.
to $—
Linseed, Black Sea 62 to 65
Ditto Petersburgh 50 to 511
Ditto Riga and Arch-
angel
('Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel ' 4.1 to 50

Per Ton
Line, c., Hull —/ Os to 10 5s Od
Ditto fine for. 9/ Os 101 Os Od
Ditto inf. for. 01 Os Od to 0105
Rapeseed..,... 001 Os to 001 Os
Rape cakes —s Od to 125 a ad
Tares, English M. to —s
Ditto foreign
(Guano OOl Os 81 tol2l 155
(Bones
Flour, per brL ......355. 38a

LEEDS—JAN. 6.
We are fairly supplied with wheat. Holders show great
firmness, and more money is demanded ; and although we
cannot quote an advance on Friday's rates rather better
prices are obtained. Barley improves in value, which
somewhat checks the sale. Oats and beans steady; other
articles unaltered.

Average price of grain—Wheat, 598 10d ; barley, 47s
8d ; oats, 25s 2d ; beans, 41s lCd ; peas, 425. 6d;
rye, —s. Od.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS,

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.

dTooa
EXCHANGE.—The market is quiet, but steady, at
about the quotations of yesterday. Caledonian, 311--'
Eastern Counties, 9/. Bs. 9d—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
970 I London and North Western, 106 h i—Manchester•
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 341—Midland, 83 3i —North Wes-
tern, 7-i—South Eastern, 225--Dutch ithenish, p.
Great Western of Canada, 24k.

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 6.
STOOK EXOBANGZ.--The market continues without an/
material alteration. Closing prices—Stour Valley shares,
8, 9—Great Western, 68 —Great Western Birminghsals
Guaranteed, 734, buyers—South Staffords, 91. • is. 3d.
buyers.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 6.
STOOK EXORANGE.—There was very little business, NO
the market was firm. East Lancashire, 236—Leeds 971)"
Leeds Northern, No. 1 pref., 3k p--Midland, 83—Duverth
22 —Sheffields, 34i.

COURSE OF 11MCFIANGE.—YEBTZRALT.
.msterdam 11 '4% Gibraltar .............. --
Ditto, three months .. 11 17% Leghorn .. •• • . 29 60
Rotterdam ............ 11 17 Genoa ...... .......... 25 75
Antwerp .............. 25 32% Milan ••••••••
Brussels 25 32!..i Venice. •••
„.
Eiamburgh •• •• .• •• •• • • 13 6% Naples •. •• .. 42S
&Bona ................ Palermo •
.... .129
Paris .• .• •• .• •••••••• 25 25 Messina . 1293
Ditto, three months .. 25 62% Lisbon .. 514
Marseilles 25 65 Oporto .............. • • 51%
Bourdeaux ........ Rio Janeiro ..... ..• • ...
Frankfort-on-Maine •• .. 118% Buenos Ayre5..........
Berlin •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• New York,6o days' sight •—•
Vienna .......... • • 10 43 Philadelphia ...
frie5te................ 10 44 ?mon or BULLION, psi' oz.
Petersburg 37% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid 49% Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
Cadiz ......... •• 49 4 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0
larcelona •• .• ••• •• •• New Dollars •••• • • 0 0 0
Sliver in bars 0 0 0