The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton —l2,
Market yesterday manifested a firm appearance,
and prices were well supported. The sales at ;3,
6)000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the ex-
Porters. The Railway Share Market closed quiet'y, sl
and there was a slight improvement in prices. 2L
The vessels from Australia, which have been so 25
long detained by contrary winds, are now slowly s,
arriving, and in the course of a few days the large St
supplies of gold so anxiously awaited will be no 8:6
doubt announced. The Wane of Life is reported 20
this morning, but her specie freight is very limited, 20
comprising only 4,000 oz. or 16,0001. There has 1(
'len another importation, however, of a more im-
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Irtant character, namely, 632,372/., from the
West Indies and Mexico. This is a very opportune 20
supply, as such active operations are in progress for
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.remittances to India and China. The quantity in- 25
tended for shipment ou Thursday has no doubt 2!
been, secured already, but the present influx will 21
afford almost enough for the succeeding mail, and 14
hence a considerable portion of the Australian gold s'
yet to arrive may be retained in this country instead
"b4ng sent to the Continent, as apprehended.
The annual meeting of the Bank of British

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North America has just been held—Mr. Cummins
In the chair. The report showed the net profits to
be for the past year 90,943/. 18s. 6d. Tnd state of
Canada had teen satisfactory. A dividend at the
rate7bf f. per cent. per annum was declared, and a
bones of 30s. per share. The report was adopted,
and-the retiring directors re-elected.
The'Silver Market is firm, and bars are floral-
/41l Pd. per ounce standard.
The Aank of England directors have given notice
that they will make advances on stock during the
ahuttin "at per cent. These loans will be
for • g'
period 4 not exceeding 14 days, and the accom-
modation will cease on the 11th July, as at that
_,Peijodspecial transfers can be made, on the payment
w a small fee. Yesterday afternoon a good deal
of uncertainty was felt upon this subject, as some
announcement was expected last week, next Thurs-
"Y beitig settling day. The Directors are evi-
dently cautious in their operations, and by limit-
*Lug the loans to 14 days they prove their anxiety
sotto commit themselves too far in any measure
they may adopt.
411 active demand still prevails for discount.,
I" full rates are therefore current.
4 he annoucement made by the Bank has
increased firmness in the Funds ; but specu-
i_7tive transactions, owing to the preparations for the
settlement, are very dull. Rather a larger money
rllduess has been done, and during the next week
vestments will no doubt be more freely made.
Consols,_ for transfer have been 931 to 94k, for
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.`.lrsclay next 94, alternately buyers and sellers,
4114 for July 94a 2. The New Three per Cents..
92 and the Reduced 92i 4. Bank Stock is
and India Stock 221 to 222. The March
mazeh
--equer Bills are 2s. to 6s. premium, the " Ad-
yee•
'aged ), 2s did. to 2s. premium, and the Bonds
Oat I. ' •
Foreign securities are very dull. Turkish 6
46, Cents. are 951 I Portuguese 3 per Cents.
tt arid Dutch 4 per Cents., 9n. Chilian 6 per
Cents.to 37,-
are 101 i, and Venezuela Active have risen
d'rj Owing to the reported discovery of gold at
-`lPeta.
84._he following are the nominal prices of Foreign
r,kB:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6f ; Mexican
is Peruvian 41 per Cents., 761 ; ditto 3 per
ellti.) 531 511 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 461;
it vrtlasian 5 per Cants., 107 109 ; ditto 41 per Cents.,
-Spanish 3 per Cents., 4112 i ; ditto De-
,7ced, 25i A ; ditto. Certificates, 61 ; ditto Pas-
A %NA 51
It r°°tloraio business has been done in the Rail-
aY Share Market, and improved rates have, in
.4:.534t _al instances, been current. Caledonian,
4alleashire and Yorkshire, Ind Midland, have ad-
-I:auce4. 10s. North Western 155., and North
4estern York V. Great Western, South Western,
p..and dale of Neath, however were about ss. lowpr.
to French lines were not dealt in, and paces
were nominally rather firmer. Grand Trunk of
%nada advanced • 10s, Great Western of Canada
.and East Indian ss. to 10s.
Mining Shares have shown no material change
in values. Wheal Edwards brought 6i, Tin Croft
44) Sortridge Consols and Santiago de Cuba 21i.
joint-Stook Bank Shares ruled dull. London
411 d Westminster declined 55., Oriental Bank ss. ;
ulteMan Bank advanced ss.
The Miscellaneous Shares were quiet, without
anymaterial variation in prices to report. Canada
liend were 149, Electric Telegraph 92, and Perlin-
elder and Oriental Steam 701.

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)311ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Offictal Lid:)
Business done.
'll4llk Stock 2l2i
s Per Cont. Reduced Annuities 92i i i
per Cent. Consols Annuities 94,i 38 4i 3j
tor 3, per Cent. Annuities 92s i
1 '':g "1-nullities expire sth Jan. 1860 2 7-16
ntha Stock ' 222 1
• ,Ladit, Bonds £lOOO
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"I'lle*ls for Account 94
Et v,
c-•elitter Bills, 2.td. March. I June.
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Ditto Bonds, itisBp 34 per Cent.
Ditto, 1359
PRIORS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
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rtuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account • 461
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ttrkie.h Bonds, 6 or cent
Ditto Account P 951 i
lillezuels. Bonds, 41 per Cent
.31 loemis a. the above vsvable in iionien.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cen?,.., 12 Guilders
Dftto 4 per Cent. Certificates . 97i
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.'LAUNCH OF A SCREW WELLED FISHING SCHOONER.
•-•0a Saturday last the first welled fishing schooner, the
Property of the British Steam Fisheries Company, was
. launched from Mr. Lungly's yard at Deptford. Sbe is
a remarkably fine-looking model screw steamer, 100 feet
long, 16 feet beam, and measuring about 120 tons bur-
„den. She was constructed under the superintendence of
„gie" company's engineer, T, B. Winter, Esq., and wilt be
Commanded by Mr. Charles Eiffe, of the merchant ser-
vice,.an experienced fisherman. When her pair of en-
gines, 15-horse power each, are fixed, she will be sent
to sea immediately, to commence fishing operations.
The port of Harwich, on account of its contiguity to
the Dogger and other fishing banks in the North Sea,
• and per railway to the London market, is the place
selected as a depot. When the capabilities of this
oxpeririiental fishing steamer are fairly tested,
'the company intends stationing similar steamers at
various ports of the United Kingdom, wherever there is
a rail near a fishing bank. These vessels are also ex-
pected to be excellent nurseries for training boys to be
active seamen. The only principal difference in con-
struction betwixt this iron-welled vessel, and the
Wooden ones at present used are, the wood vessel's well-
deck is level, and the funnel (where the fish is put into
it) stands nearly perpendicular, and the holes for admit-
' tllB the water into the well are round, of about inch
diameter. The iron vessel's well-deck and funnel, which
.are in one, is constructed with a curve, that is supposed
will ease the surge of the water as the vessel rolls and
tumbles about in a sea way ; and the holes, for admit-
ting. the water into the well, instead of being round,
are slits of about 4 inches long. The launch of the
'Vessel went off beautifully ; her name is the Albatross.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A MANUFACTORY.,—Early on all
Thursday morning the inhabitants of the village of Conjs.
bemugh near Doncaster, were alarmed by a violent ex- 100
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plosion in the sickle manufactory of Messrs. Booth. On
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• examining the place it was found that a bag containing a 20 8
quantity of gunpowder had been placed in the drum of a 00 .50
machineand that it bad been ignited by means of a long 100 25
Ifusee which passed through the adjoining premises, a dis- 100 120
tense of upwards of 10 yards. The project of blowing up 120 ' all
(lathe place, however, failed, and only a trifling amount of 20 all
inage was done, principally to the roof, the tiles of 20 all
:which were thrown off. A watchman employed by 20 20
Messrs Booth, named Richard Swallow, was appre- 50 50
hended, on Friday
on suspicion of being concerned in 50 10
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offence. On the same day he was examined before the 100 5
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Riding magistrates at Doncaster, but remanded. 20 10
bout year ago an explosive missile was thrown into 50 2q
. the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Booth in the dead of the 20 all-
night, and they both had an extremelynarrow escape with I - all
their lives. These diabolical attempts to injure life and 2
property have arisen, it is supposed, out of disagreements 10
on trade matters.
' FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. j
On Sundalt evening, one of the company's guards lost 2.
his life. is supposed that Page mounted the roof of
the carriages to close one of the office doors, and in the i
trying
fell on to the line, and met with his death in
to cross the train along the buffers.

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Ardennes..
Belgian East. Junct.
Beziers to Graissessac
Carmeanzez Toulouse
Coal Mines and Ry.
Dutch Rhenish ......
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Do. New
Euphrates Valley
Gt., Central of France
IGreat Luxembourg

Italian Junction......
Lake Const. & Bale
Lierro and Turnhout

Lombardo-Venetian
Lucca & Pist.sp.c.P.
Lyons and Geneva ...
Lyons & Mediterran,

Maria Anteula ......
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Namur & Liege
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NorwegianTrnk.Pre;
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans

Recife & San Fran.,
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Royal Danish
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10 all Do. 56 per c. /4
20 all IW.&N.W. of France
20 6 Western of Austria._
20 all West. of Switzerland
6 all Wiesbaden ........ .
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20 all Zealand