The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

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N y ‘4Aii,KE

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
4aLrketetters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
yesterday closed with a very firm appear-
4ti.tilie 3c,,52: 17
and were quite as dear as before.
were estimated at 8,000 ba,le,, 2,000 of
Which wee taken by the speculators. The Railway
Share Marketwas quiet, without any material
alteration in quotations.
, The silver market is rather flatter, owing to the
1 ipnaited inquiry, and very small suplilies are being
r Je'lred from the Continent. The current quota-
in tie bullion mirket are—Bar gold, 775. 9J•
Pitgez. ".) standard ; South American doubloons,
21,; 31. Per oz. ; United States gold coin, 765.
it. Per oz. ; bar silver, ss. lad. per oz., standard.
th Operations in silver are so much circumscribed,
the demand for gold has proportionately decreased,
farlid Is expected that the 123,000/. brought
i-eul Australia by the Indomitable, will be taken
:It° the Bank iu the cours-e of the afternoon. These
stitianed additions to the bullion viewed in con-
nection with the abundant supply of money,
he'Afte the temporary stringency now experienced,
Nape created a strong impression in certain
quarters that a minimum of 5 per cent. will be
established forthwith, and it is not considered im-
probable that the measure may be adopted at the
hr,ireet°rs' meeting to-morrow. In the meantime,
417 ever, the demand is pressing, as large engage-
, eutB have to be made on Friday, and even if the
posit-
,„, 'on of the establishment. as regards the notes
7m-tether securities, has improved to the extent
aeticiPated, a temporary delay would no doubt be
deemed,, expedieLt.
The following, with regard to the position of the
-.'culey Market, is from the Bankers' Magazine
„, :
41'c 'lle state of mercantile and financial affairs
August has not been unsatisfactory. Had the
~l'elligence from India been of a more encouraging
te'lracter, general circumstances in other re-
?ectB would have produced greater anima-
Al°ll in business. Large arrivals of gold from
'"lstra.lia and America, with the very favourable
progress of the harvest, have assisttd to keep the
4141°,,_11eY market in a more steady position ; and '
taken'la°ugh no reduction in the rate of discount has
b place, the general demand has on occasions
been less urgent. The influx of bullion has placed
the
accounts of the Bank of England in a better
iii°eitition, but the purchases of silver for export to
ei."',ast) with some operations in gold on account
of e
Bank of France have prevented any great
4,4
ederation in the terms .of accommodation.
usiliass at this period is dull, the fineness of the
ille:ther and the disposition to take recreation hav-
pa'rtealised a thin attendance latterly in most de-
:411..4118. A more than usual number of failures
pria-ocaken place this month, and they have arisen
•Is6,l)allY from over-speculation in the province!,
the —e credit has proved to be less sound than in
ailed High rates of discount have pre-
°D. the Conlinert, especially at Hamburg,
each "urrer,
quotations having at one moment
tebt,? 7 per cent., but it is now quoted 6 per
4811 ere was no particular alteration in the conti-
-4.i 8.1
tt,exchanges yesterday afternoon.
tor 'till steamer Magdalena, which leaves to-day
of ~11e West Indies, takes out 22,292/. in specie,
Aluich 13,000/. consists of silver.
it 4 ucut 15 0001 in gold has been taken into the
va.), - ) •
4 still larger
and in the course of the afternoon
0111 larger sum will no doubt follow.
the tinned firmness is the prevailing feature in
eiti(r'cglish Stock Market, and the operations con-
e(l this morning have led to a further improve-
pt4,;, of per cent. Besides a few speculative
m'ales the public continue their invest-
ents, -
zer and a demand fur money stock always
8 a most beneficial effect upon the
ark4;7,st: The sales of gold to the Bank also
co hen values, and there are many other minor
tot7instances which also stimulate the improving
timclencY. Consols are firm at 901, 91 fur money
be the 9th inst., and 91t for the Octo-
ber account. The New Three per- Cents.
Ls 91i 11-, and the Reduced Annuities have
specially transferred at 91i. Exchequer Bills
'te
N. • to Is. discount being heavy, and the Bonds

Le the Foreign Market a limited business has
ii:l transacted, but the quotations are main-
bs,lle,,dt Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen to
1. Russian Small Bonds are 991. S trdinian
IY(er Cents. ; Dutch 21 per Cmits., 64, and
I,
C-tt°,_ 4 per Cents. 99 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. are
i&ed. 80 to 801 ex dividend. No bargains have
ari recorded in Spanish, Brazilian, or Chilian
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
caCC" :---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ 61 ;
I,etl, 22 221 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; !
tiarirltv.lao, 8G 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Rus-
Ceia-t 5 Per Cents., 109 111 ex div. ; ditto 41 per
44;41 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 40/ ;
dit;° -Deferred, 251 ; ditto Certificates, 51 6i ;
I"assive, 6.±.
Td Railway Share Market has been exceedingly
kiv ' and the transactions entered into were at an 11
atiee of fully to 1 per cent., in one or two in- 111
1411. ceait amounted to 2 per cent. Eastern Counties, 1,
Ni!l!°11) North Western, and Midland advanced
' Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Eastern,
4:,:jek) and South Eastern, 10s. ; Manchester,
1,4.ae1d and Lincoln, 15s. ; and North Eastern,
tit ;1, and North Eastern, York, 2/. South Wales
ed ss. There was very little activity displayed
ritt'ue Foreign and Colonial Market, and prices are
kin'. Grand Trunk of Canada advanced 10s. ;
and
4Great Western of Canada declined about ss.
lis,:taitling Shares are dull. Cobra Copper rea-
-3‘ 7, and East Bassett 48.
eh °jut Stock Bank Shares are quiet. London
f artered of Australia, Ottoman Bank and Union
O-iknstralia realised yesterday's rates.
,11 the Miscellaneous Shares no change of any
menace has taken place. Crystal Palace are
and London General Omnibus Co inpany, 31.

''`ISEI FUNDS THIS DA.Y AT ON •JCL OLII.

a 1,9 (From the Offietal Ltst:)
Busineys dere.
3 Der; Cent. Reduced Annuities
New Cent. ()Insole 3 nnuitier
1,,,4,21 per Cent. Annuities 3 .i
%It% ;11nuitieS, expire sth Jan. 1860
~1
Shut 2 7-16
'$ .or •
.liz.,, , kcco -tui,
*.equer Bills, 24c1.
4:14,,th,
par
b g •tli .
5 d par
I\u/chequer Bonds, ISSB, per Cont.— --
-itte, iss9 . . 98.
A ioy, '''''''' ••• •
P4---''S OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
eruvial
Niisi ' Bonds, 4i per Cent B2
ja" kends 1622, 4-.: St., 5 per Cent
ip_ 13 itto small ' 994
`AM' •
Ditty bowls per Cant.
'-"tto Account 5 9si i
I) Dividends on the above payable In London.
tlbte2' Bachange, ‘..1
C per Cent., 12 Guilders 64i
v• 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
9."8018, money
',
ousels account (October)

11,11 CalsgAN HERO.—On Her Majesty's arrival at
1iy„,,313nd on Friday evening she noticed a man in the
e
0 fia? °I a park-keeper, who wat decorated
theb
:tall,rnedal and ola,Ap, the China war medal,
,gmen by the Rnperor of the French, and thel
14i-t:114 Crogs. Her Maj-sty inquired about the ga.-
11.414`°1'W, who had recently been appointed by Sir
11,,-",411 to the office he hulls, and gave orders that he
tfe-4'd attend at the palace on the following morning.
Let,) attended accordingly on Saturday morning, andt
leavin Her Majesty spoke to him in the mos
niagnuer of his gallant conduct, which had
i•ti!" f"r him such honours as those which he wore upon
L)(I -444, and on learning from Sir B. Hall that the new
%.e:: front of the palace would be completed in a few
Ple and had net been promised to any ono, was
tohli3ed to direct that it sheuld be occupied by the brave
is S, pr. 'Filename of tbisrecipient of her Majesty's favour
re, He enlisted in the 26th Regt. in 1839, and
was in it 124 years; served in China and East, and
t4l:;l7B.4ttfer:oi the 26th
te4,B in three general enagenoentß in China. He
totvolunn-
he 19th Rgiment, and was
the ;3 ac inni--at the Alma, I; k2rinan, and Sebastopolon
of which he wAs wen Hied b)th in the lest breast
14altfrn, we have stated, he has her reN-sy
111 leCi he Crimean eiedal with Ore e
her%,rsier of Valour, and tl..e French war medal; and,
t),11 1 ,uger in the ariny, he will reica n io.
War ,narbtY's set vice, decorated with the glo of
494/44;1-.""°ured by the notice of his Sovereign.—