The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
Was more animation manife-ted, and an advance
of id. per lb. took pl-tce for most de.,:criptionss.
The sales amountsd to 20,000 Lees. The Railway
Share Market closed st2a lily, at a sli :ht improve.
meat in prices.

A further supply of 123,000/. of Australian gold
was received yesterday by the Indomitable, and
the Oneida has arrived to-day, but it is not yet
ascertained whether she has any specie on board.
Altogether upwards of 400,0001. has been sold to
the Bank of England this week, and the total
stock of bullion must now approach. eleven and
three quarters of a million sterling. As the advices
from India and China report a slight advance in the
exchanges for first class paper, it is likely that the
bi-monthly shipments of silver will be continued
and hence active preparations will be commenced
forthwith to forward a large amount ou the 4th
Proximo. Gold will consequently be transmitted
to France and Be'gium to produce the necessary
supplies of silver. During the last few days
the arrivals from the Continent have been
ltniited,ibut yesterday about 42,0001. in silver was
received from Boulogne.
The overland accounts have not exercised any
effect upon the silver market at present, the quota-
tion for bars being still ss. 11d. per oz. standard.
As was fully anticipated the Bank Directors made
no alteration in their discount regulations at the
Meeting to-day. An active demand still prevails for
discount accommodation, but as the supply is abun-
dant no alteration in the terms has taken place.
The settlement of the half monthly accounts at the
Stock Exchange, and the approaching 4th of the
month is likely to cause an increased enquiry for
the next week or ten days, when the market will
probably return to its previously quiet state.
There has been scarcely any vatiation in the
Market for public securities, the advices from India
having been " discounted." Bu-iness is exceed-
ingly dull, and the attention of the
dealers and others is principally occupied
with the settlement of the Foreiga Stock
and Railway Share accounts. The influx o
gold into the Bank, and the further arrivals from
Australia, have strengthend the rnarke‘., but it is
not expected that there wi'l be much activity until
after the liquidation of the account on the 9th
proximo. Consols have been 901 2 for money,
and 90i 1 for the account, they are now 90/, and
901 respectively. The New Threes are 91i k,
the Reduced 90 -4-, 91, and Long Annuities 2 7-16 1.
xel.equer Bills are 4s. dis. to par ; Ditto Bonds
9,8 i 1, and India Bonds 20s. to 17s. discount.
ank Stock is 2141 to 2151, and India Stock 2101.
In the Foreign Market about an average amount
of business has been done, and prices continue
steady. Thrkish 6 per Cents. are fiat at 94 to 94i,
and the 4 per Cents. 991 -. Transactions in the
other securities have been recorded as follows ;
Brazilian 5 per Cents. ara 102 ; Mexican 3 per
Cents., 22k ; Russian Small Bonds, 99/ ; Spanish
New Deferred, 251 ; Spanish Certificates, 6 ;
Spanish Passive, 51 ; and Venezuela, lk per
Cents., 121.
On the Ist proximo the dividends will become
doe on the Danish 5 per Cents. and the Russian
5 per Cents.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 61 ; -Mexi-
can, 214 22 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 112 114 ; ditto 41 per Cents , 97 99 ; Spa-
i t▪
sh 3 per Cents., 40 401 ; ditto Deferred, 251 I;
di▪ tto Certificates, 51 6} ; ditto Passive, 51 6.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

Great Western lBl7. 1856.
£32,496 £28,491
Nolth-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern 24,056 24,014
Great Northern
~,,Lancashire and Yorkshire 5:8,528 26,027
tihr I:attuetraannddExeter
Holyhead
East Lancashire 7,211 6,982
hir and Carlisle
A 17,551 7,130
a"""ter, Sheffield, and Lir,culn 11,541 10,115
North-Eastern
North Stafford
North London
°xford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,633 3,547
South Devon
West Hartlepool
411burgb and Glasgow
Scottish North-Eastern 4,740 4,023
Glasgow and South-Western
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada ... 6,931 8,790
The Railway Share Market has been rather firmer,
Red improved rates have been current for most of
the principal lines. The preparations for the s?t-
tlernent
of the account are, however, still in pro •
gre'-s• North-Western and South-Eastern advanced
UEL ; Great-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland,
I°s• ; Caledonian and North-British, 15s. ; and
North-Eastern (Berwick), 11. The foreign and
colonial lines ate also at improved quotations.
Paris and Lyons advanced ss. Grand Trunk of
Canada, 10s. ; Great-Western of Canada, 153. ; and
Geelong and Melbourne, ss.
Mining shares are dull. Wheal Kitty are quoted
221* St. John Del Rey declined to 11-5, and Cobre
, "I°l)Per advanced to 44.
,Jcint Stock Bank Shares are inactive. Bank of
London improved 1/. Bank of Egypt declinedss. ;
don and County, ss. ; Union of Australia, 53.
tao, I°s• The Miscellaneous Market is quiet. Na'
"nal Discount Company are steady at 3a. ; Pen n-
stliar and Oriental Steam Company advanced 55.,
and South Australian Land ss.

1 '`l.-rISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY,
(Froth the Official List:)
l3islners dere.
IS nk Stock .• 215, 141
3 i'cr Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 Per ri_
.. `-':nt. Consols Annuities 9oi i i i i ,?
1 ' 3 per Cent. Annuities
'11,4! Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1560... 2 7-16 i
Dk"^ 34) Years expire sth April, 1855 lB 1-16
India Stock i
in lia iloads £1000
?I
C u.sol t
s c,r Account
...... .. °An 2
F7Ol-iequer Bills, d .
'2
, i.oon
..
',51)0 •
par 3 d 2 p
,i 0.11..•
ebeguer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... i'B4
Ditto, 1859
.t., RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—TIIIS DAY.
..ra7•,•
."'"n 5 Tier Cent.
Ditto, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent lOl
31 ix•
.E. lean 3 per Cent 221
ernvian Bonds, 42 per Ccut
Ditto Account B2
Rus Ilan Bonds, 1820, D St., 5 per Cent — -9
Ditto Small
1313,nith Bonds, 3 per Cent. .......
Ditto Account
'''''''''''
TOI
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Ci-n-. •• • ''''' ..,,
Ditt, Passive
...... `614
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not ... 6i 6 i
Turkish Bonds, 6 mr cent 213 i
Ditto Account (Sept. 16) i 94
Otto Guaranteed. i per Cent. . ..... 9(.4
..1)
'Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent. . . •• l2l
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 23 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Do. 41 per Cent.. cx, 25 francs...
THREE O'CLOCK,
9
Consols, money q, i
Consols for account, September 9 ...... 201 2

Shr.

TROOPS FOR INDIA.—A correspondent of a contempo
rary suggests the introduction of negroes as soldiers into
Lola, he says :—" The African black is born a warrior.
Inured to hardship from his cradle, he thrives amid
tropical malaria. Athletic in frame, unsurpassed in
brute courage, submissive to discipline, the severest
trials be would bo subject to in Bengal would be ease
and luxury in comparison with those of his former life.
Differing totally in race, language and religion from the
Beogalee, it would be impossible for any traitor to caj )le
him or tamper with him, and if led by British officers,
side by side with British regiments, I feel sure he would
be fit to cross bayonets with any European troops that
might Invade India."
THE JERROLD "IN MEmonitas.”—MANCHESTER.—
50
The grossloo
receipts from the four entertainrnent3 given 100
In the Free trade Hall, in aid of the Jerrold in me- 20
moriain fund amounted to 1,397/. 10s. The net sum 50
Which will be added to the fund cannot be known until 20
alter the audit of all the accounts.—Manchester Guar- 25
20
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. ;,26.—The United States' mai 100
lug for New York, with the usual French and English ; 25
ii-014, 230 passengers, 100,000$ in specie, and 400 tons
of freight. The European and American Company's
steamship 20
Queen of the South, Captain Beal, was taktn
out of the graving dock this afternoon, and Baled imine• 101
dia.,
"IIY for Portunoutb, to =balk troops fur India. 100