The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-13 00:00:00

CITY, Two o'CLoi-"K.
Letters from Liverpool state that the cotton
tarket yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all
r":-.'iptions were without change. The sales were
itimated at 5,000 bales.
The Railway Share market closed at a slight
tivance, and a moderate business was transacted.
• The colonial produce markets are generally very
rel, and most of the leading staples are in good
"land at full rates. In consequence of the advices
!keived from China, recording the progress of hos-
aities, there have been rather extensive operations
tea, at 111 d. to ls. per pound for common congou.
folders are firm, and evince little disposition to
In even at the enhanced quotations. Sugar and
°free command previous rates. With ragard
o tallow, Messrs. Smith and Charles, in their cir-
„War published last evening, state the dernaV last
reek was good, and prices have advanced. The
.Koc is now held in few hands, and the prospects
the foreign supplies for the next few
tenths are not equal to an average consump-
n) whilst so very moderate is the home sup-
-43, that it seems certain that the trade will require
lore than an average quantity of foreign. The
rice of the latter must therefore advance until
abstitutes for tallow are brought into more exten-
ke nee. To-day the market opened firmly, and
:igher prices had to be paid before any sales were
lade. Since Change we have continued firm, and
I°Se with an upward tendency. Spot, 60s ; Feb-
pary and March, 60s. Buyers, March and April,
es. to 58s. 6d. ; April to June, 555. Gd. to 565. ;
)ctober and Deoomber, 535. 3d. to 535. Gd. Tallow
370. ; elaine, 565. ; town tallow, 595. net cash.
It has been stated that the next steamer for India
iad China will take out about 300,0001., but there
!I reason to believe that the shipment will be much
iirger than that amount, although the hostilities
11 the Celestial Empire will aaturally cruse a di-
Xinution in the exports compared with those
*herb:, made.
The half-yearly meeting of the London and
Greenwich Railway Company was held this day-
63jah Wilson, Esq., in the chair. The accounts
were laid before the shareholders, and showed a net
dance, available for a dividend, of 11,16)1. 125.,
*Ol3l which the directors recommended a dividend
tt the rate of ss. 2d. per share for the half-year.
the dividend was agreed to, and a vote of thanks
lae passed to the Chairman and Directors of the
°lnPaily, when the proceedings terminated.
There is an exceedingly active demand for money
D-day, and full rates are current. Business in the
english Stock Market is very dull, and the quota-
tons have ruled heavy. Soon after the opening a
,eeline of about I occurred, but there has
ince been more firmness. Consols for money have

►n 931 I, and 931 a. For the account they have

peen 93i i, and 931 to 94. The New 3 per Cents.
are marked 93i to 94 ; the Reduced 93a ; and
'East India Bonds par. Exchequer Bills rule steady
lilt par to 4s. premium, and the Bonds are 98,1 to 99.
In the Foreign Market there have been rather
more numerous transactions. Turkish 6 per Cents.
kare been heavy at 943- to 95, but they are now
~e4l to 95i. The 4 per Cents. are 103 to 1031. In
Russian Bonds there have been numerous bargains.
The 5 per Cents. have been 107, and the 4i per

Cents. 95i to 961. Sardinian Bonds are 89 to
89k, Milian 6 per Cents. 105, Brazilian 4i per
Cents..B9i, and Dutch 4 per Cents., 98.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
Can, 214 ; Peruvian, 771 8i ; ditto 3 per Colts.,
61 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
6 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41r per Cants., 95 7 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i ; ditto Deferred,
23-i 4 ; ditto Certificates, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive,
6161. .
In the Railway Share Markets a moderate busi-
teas has been, done, but the values of most of
the chief lines have undergone a reduction of
fully Ito 4 per cent., and, in some instances,
rather more. Great Western, North Eastern
York declined ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Midland, North British, North Eastern Berwick,
and South Eastern, 10s. ; Caledonian, 15s. ; and
East Lancashire, 1/. 10s. The French lines have
ruled firm, but Canadian and East Indian receded
about 10s.

Within the last hour there has been a slight
recovery in all descriptions of stock. In Joint-
Stock Bank Shares the transactions are extremely

limited, with little or no alteration to report in
values. Miscellaneous Shares have also been in-
active. Crystal Palace improved d. Canada
Land, and Canada Government 6 per Cents., are
dull at previous rates.

BRITISH FIINDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY.

(From the Official List.)

o,ne
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuitiev 934 ;i 4
New 3 per Ceut. Annuities 94 34
Loeg Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 11-10
Indix Bonds. 1:1000
par
Ditto, under £lOOO 3 p
Consols ;for Account 93i 4
Exchequer Bills, 2.td.
£lOOO . 4 p par
£5OO par 4 p
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3A par Cent
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.

Brazilian Ponds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto New, 1852, 4i por Cent.
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO5
Peruvian Bonds 41 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 1822, t St., 5 per Cent lO7
Ditto, 40 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonita, 5 per Cent. .. B9:i 9
TurkiKlt Ronda, 6 por cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
-It- idench, ln the above -.avable in Loud( n.
Belgian, 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Ditto 40 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Datch Exchange, 2 per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 64i 5
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

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C. THREE O'CLOCK.
,ngnlP, money ....
Ditto Account (Feb;u-a.i ... **** .............. 99343

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE FOREIGN PRESS.—The
French papers are much amused with Sir Robert Peel's
speech, and give copious extracts from it, together
with translations from the comments of the London
journals. The Assembles of Saturday devotes an
article of four columns to the matter, but it is only
remarkable for the floundering attempts made to
translate the Yankee expression, " soft sawder." The
r‘daeteurs of the Assemble'e, who probably put their
heads together and consulted all their dictionaries, give
the result of their learned researches in the following
note ;—" 'lt
is all soft
and sawder,' an expression more
American than English,
one which it is impossible
to translate literally. 'Soft sawder' means a sawyer
and does but little
who handles his saw lazily
' what, in the language
work. A 'soft sawder '
un grand
of working people, is callediB,
Having by this lexico-
graphical/ache, une poulle mouillee:
un lambin,
of epithets, the As-
3te and ac-
ost appropriate, process obtained a choice .
semblee selects lambin as the m .
cordingly in the
that the Grand
that Sir Robert Peel, instead of saying_
a..
It "soft saw-
text of the article it is represented
Duke's frankness and cordiality was qambin). The
der," called him a "great drone" t
Independance Beige of Saturday says:
that t
,‘ Sir
the most corn
et
Peel, who apparently desires to surpassEn
gland has yet
furnished specimens of eccentricity
furnished
, has just trade a speech at Birmingham which
irussia,
stupe-
Will produce legitimate indignation in E
faction in Europe, and, to say the least of it, astonish-
hter of
meat in England, notwithstanding such.
,ephemeral
Success as may be inferred from the frantic ,ai4,
This
the audience before whom it was delicered.a
narrative of
speech, or rather lecture, is a grotesque
his journey to Russia last year, to be present
the
coronation of the Emperor Alexander, by. the son
He
r ca
ft the
statesman of whom great Britain is so justly proud.
turns everybody into ridicule— Admiral Napier, theth.e
Grand Duke Constantine, the Russian functionaries, _ ninjiks, and the entire corps diplomatique then assembled
at Moscow. Sir Robert Peel made his audience laugh,
but we do not perceive what advantage he expects from
his conduct either for his country, himself, or the
government of which he is a, member."
THE LINENDRAPERS' INSTITUTION.—The twenty-fifth
annual ball in aid of the funds of this institution was
held last night at Willis's Rooms, and the stewards had
the gratification to find that their call upon the several
trades were responded to by the most numerous, and
one of the best assemblages of the season. Nearly 500
persons expressed their
r best wishes for the prosperity of
this useful .M. Adams, with his full band, was
in attendance ; and Mr. Barham officiated as master of
the ceremonies until an early hour of the morning.
It is stated in a letter from Stockholm that the negn-
Cations about the coasting trade of the two countries,which
the have been for come time pending between Sweden
the Netherlands, have arrived at a satisfactory re-
sult.

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