The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-14 00:00:00

010NEY MARKET

A al)
COIVEIVIVICJAL IN`i!ELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with more firmness, but
prices were unaltered. The sales amounted to
0,000 bales, The Railway Share Market closed
with a more animated appearance, and the values
of all the leading stocks have advanced.
The Bank returns for the week ending Wednes-
day last reveals the position of the establishment
at the period when the Government came to its
assistance. It is shown that the succour was not
afforded beforeit was imperatively necessary, for the
reserve both of notes and gold had been more seri-
ously encroached upon than in the year 1847.
The bullion was rapidly diminished through the
large quantity of sovereigns sent to Scotland and
Ireland, as much as 2,000,0001. it is thought,
having been so appropriated. As the panic in
the North has abated, there is an impression that
these supplies will soon return, which, together
with gold from the antipodes, may quickly
place the Bank in a better position. The reserve of
notes is below a million sterling, but as the autho-
rities now have power to make additional issues,
this item does not excite anxiety. A hope is
entertained that a gradual improvement will
now set in, the strain having already relaxed
to a slight extent. The total of other
securities has largely accumulated, the aggregate
being over 26,00,0001. It appears that the Bank
has sold stock, and if the market bad not been so
unfavourable for such operations they would doubt
less have been on a larger scale. The principa.
items and the changes they exhibit, are as sub.
joined :
Active Circulation
Decrease ..
Bullion
Decrease

£20,183,355
83,390
7,170,508
1,327,272
best
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 853,075
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease 675,276
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of the exports of precious
metals from the port of Londibn for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :
Gold Coin ... Boulogne ... 3,080 Ozs.
Silver Coin Boulogne ... 400 „;
„ Rotterdam ... 84,000 „
„ „ ... Belgium ... 18,000 „
There is an active demand for money, but less
pressure is felt than was experienced before the
suspension of the Bank Act.
The Stock Exchange will be open till four o'clock
to-day, owing to the Railway settlement, and the
exciting nature of recent events.
There has been rather a buoyant market for
English Securities to-day, and a large specu-
lative business has been transacted, at an advance
of per cent. The better news from American
and the general expectation that affairs will mend,
have produced a cheerful tone, and the various
markets wear an improved aspect. Past
wants now create no little impression
upon the public mind, which seems di-
rected almost exclusively to the prospects of im-
provement. Hence the increased decline of the
funds. The fall yesterday is easily explained ; up-
wards of 600,0001. Consols having been sold. The
prices of these securities to-day have been, fur
money, 89 to 89/, 89/ t, 894 4, and 894 a.
For account, they have been 89& 89149 89i 99,
and 90 to 90k. They are now 893- an'l9oti 4 re-
spectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 88i ; the
Reduced 88 and Exchequer Bills have rallied
to 235. and 15s. discount. India Stock is 214.
In the Foreign Market there have been seve-
ral transactions. Turkish Six per Cents, have
improved to 874- 88 ; the 4 per Cents. ar© 96,E ;
Spanish Deferred, 25 to 25/ ; Russian 5 per Cents.,
106 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 961,1 ; and Mexican,
19$ Peruvian 4; per Cents. were dealt in at
; and Venezuelan 41 per Cents. at 25.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi-
can, 17i 18 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 73 75 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 50 52 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
42i 431 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 4i
per Cents., 94 96 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40i ;
ditto New Deferred, 25 25k.
In the Railway Share Market this morning the
preliminary arrangements for the settlement of the
account aro in progres4. A slight improvement
may be noticed in some of the principal lines.
Midland and South-Eaitern improved 10s. ; East
Lancashire, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, North
British, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 1/. Great
Western, Brighton, and North-Western, declined
about 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are steady.
Paris and Lyons declined 10s., and Northern of
France ss. Great 4Western of Canada have im-

proved 5.1. Grand Trunk of Canada it., and East
India ss, to 10s.

Mining Shares aro at quite nominal rates.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
are flat. Bank of Australasia have advanced
105.., and Royal Mail Steam declined 10s. to 1/.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING Y./UM—THIS DAY
(From the Offinal List;) _

Business done.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities BB
per Cent. Consols Annuities 89.1 9 5 1a 5
N.:w :3 per Cent. Annuities 834
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
:,euL! Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 146
India Stock
UeLsols for Account
Es !I•tequer Bills, 2tu
£IOOJ .....
v. 500
Fxchoquer Bonds, 185 S, 34 per Cent 984
Ditto, .1. 59
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
B razilian 5 per Cent.
news Ayres Bouds, 6 per Cent. B4
31.:xican .3 per Cent

Ditto Account l3
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 1622, 1.,, St., 5 per Cent..., 106
Ditto, 46 per Cent.
Ditto Small
Spknikh iso,•,(ls, s per Cent.
Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Con'.
Ditto Account 2s}
Turkish tionds, b per cent Sii i
Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cout
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Dutch Erihang,;, '4 per Cenl., 12 Guilders -
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Consols account 904 4

The Hon. Misses Sidney are expected in town i'D
few days froula tour of visits.

BUSINESS Manilas IN LIVERPOOL.—To such a dead
lock had business matters arrived yesterday that the
committee of the General Brokers' Association gave
notice that they would be obliged to discontinue for
the present the issue of their daily market reports.
Cotton, in fact, has been the only article dealt
in worthy of remark, the few trifling sales which
have taken place in produce being entirely
for prompt cash. The Council of the Chamber of
Commerce met yesterday to take into consideration the
present monetary crisis ; and it was agreed that a
deputation, consietiog of the Mayor, Mr. C. Bushell
(President of the Chamber), and several other gentle-
risen, should go up and hsve an interview with the Go-
vernment on the present state of the monetary
affairs of the country. In the course of the afternoon,
however, an unusual degrse of exe!tement was observ-
able on 'Change, it having been whispered that a tole
gram had been received to the effect that the Bank
Charter hid been suspended. This was at first doubted
as being too good news to be true, but when the authen-
ticity of the report was placed beyond a doubt, loud
cheers aul clapping of hands, which lasted several
seconds, refounded on all sides, and universal congratu-
htions were heard.

ATTE3IPTED MURDER OF A WOMAN.—Oa Thursday
morning the inhabitants of Broadwall, Rotherhithe, were
thrown into a state of excitement in consequence of a
diabolical attempt made by a Swedish sailor, named
Hans Hoffman, to murder a female-named Mary Gordon,
aged 30 years. It appears some Swedish sailors were
out drinking with some unfortunate women, when the
sufferer complained of one of the sailors making impro-
per overtures tosher, when a quarrel ensued with the
attempted assassin, who deliberately rushed upon her 100
with a stiletto in his band, and plun,ed the weapon into 100
Gordan's neck, inflicting a severe wound, from which 100
the blood rushed out in copious streams. The wounded 20
woman was conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where she 20
remains in a very critical state. Three Swedish sailors 20
were taken to the bedside of Gordon, but she was unable 50
to identify them. ••.
THE PANORAMA, LEICESTER-SQUARE, AND THE STRAYD
1000
THEATRE, AT THE ACCrION MART.-- On Tawslay Mr, iou
Rouins cffered to public c-mpetiiion, at tt.e Auction
20
Mart, the leasehold premis, a so well known as the Pano-
rama, Leicester-square, and th) Strand Theatre ; the
former held for an unexpired term of thirty-three years, 25
at a ground rent of 1371. per annum, and the latter for -
an unexpired term of a years, at 2501. per annum, and 1,
let for an unexpired term of fix years, at an annual rent 10
of 7871. ; also the room at Camden Town for painting
the panoramas, yielding 39/ 7s. 4 1. )),-,r annum, produc-
-25
ing al,,ogetLer a profit rent of 4391. 74. 41. per annum.
25
The first offer made was 3,0001., and the bids reached ko-
-5,400/. The property was then bought in at the reserved 10—)
'rice of 5,9001. 100