The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY Kmaxa.
A United States steamer, arrived with advices
from New York to the 28th ult., was telegraphed
from Hurst at 0.30 4,14. Her mails, &.!., are ex,
petted here about 1 o'clock.

DIONEY MARKET

A_TD

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLoox.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with
=a heavy appearance. The sale 3 were 3,000
bales, 500 of which were taken on speculation. In
the Railway Share Market there was an improTed
feeling apparent, and prices were firmer.
The numerous failures announced yesterday have
produced very little excitement, the expectation of
such everts as the natural consequence of the crisis
having rendered the public somewhat apathetic.
With the exception of Messrs. Farley, Lavender,
and Co., bankers, of Worcester, and of Mr. Ward,
banking agent, of West Smithfield, the firms which
have stopped payment are mostly foreign, and their
difficulties have been caused by the disturbed situa-
tion of agairs in the North of Europe, and the sus-
pensions here, Messrs+, Heine, Semen, and Co.,
were largely connected as foreign bankers and
merchants, and their liabilities are calculated
at X 400,000 ' • while Mes3re, Elmenhorst are
also involved fair a c9n*idprabl.o amount. Messrs.
Mont()) a, Seem, and Co., in the trade of New
Granada, have also succumbed but the engage-
ments in this case are limited, While the events
are certainly regretted, some satisfaction is felt at
the assistance rendered by the Bank to ono or two
large coneersn, which has prevented their failure ;
andithe Bank return ehowingan important improve-
ment has aleo promoted confidence, and has
strengthened the expectatirlin of an early decline in
the mieeineum terms of discount,
During the past week large parcels of gold have
been almost daily sold to the authorities of the
Bank of England, and this led to the belief thet
the return published last evening would he of a
very favourable character. The results hare been
more satisfactory than could have been reasonably
anticipated, and the directors will no doubt be
soon enabled to act independently of the privilege
accorded by the Treasury letter, and also in some
measure to give greater facilities in the way of dis-
count accommodation to the commercial community.
The augmentation in the bullion has been about
713,000/. ; and since the date whea the balance
sheet was made up, a considerable amount has been
added to the stock of the precious metals, The
reserve of notes has also been strengthened by over
1,600,0001, and the securities discounted have been
reduced by about 1,000,0001, The Government
desposits have increased upwards of half a million,
but the chancres in the private deposits and Govern-
ment securities are unimportant. The principle
items and the alterations they present are shown
in the following tabl.e.
Active Circulation ...
Decrease
Bullion
Increase

£20,142,770
959,660
8,069,489
Rest
713,022
Increase
34,562
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 811,222
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were without
any important feature, there being but little busi-
ness done. Paris and Amsterdam wore rather
lower, but Antwerp and Trieste were without
alteration.:
Tho official return of the reports of bullion from
Ilia port of London, fur the week ending ThursdAy
last, was as follows :
Gold Coin ... Hambro' 1,370 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Hombre' ... 251,419 „
„ „ Belgium ... 876 „
Bars Hambro' ... 234,370 „
A large amount of gold, consisting chiefly of
Australian, was sold to the Bank yesterday, viz.,
about 210,0001., and it is thought that a consider-
able quantity will be sent iu to-day.
In consequence of the demand for silver for Ham-
bro, to which place 50,148/. will be despatched to-
day per Caledonian, and the preparations for the
shipment to the East, the market is very firm, and
bars are now quoted ss. 2gd per oz., standard and
Mexican dollars, ss. Ad. per oz,
At the commencement of business the Funds
were buoyant, but since then some sales have been
male which have caused a reaction of per cent.
Several of the speculators have closed their Bull
accounts, contenting themselves with the profits
within their reach. This has occasioned the
depression. Consols have been 91- 92, and 914
The New Threes are 94,1 1, and the Reduced 914
Exchequer Bills ate 4s. dis. to par ; the Bonds,
99 to 99/ ; and India Bonds under 1,000/. 265.
discount.

In the Foreign Stock Market, a small amount
of business has bean done at prices exhibiting
little or no variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
93 to 931 ; the 4 per Cents., 993 100 ; Russian
5 per Cents, 104 ; Spanish ew Deferred, 25k.
Mexican 3 per Cents., 18a ; Peruvian 4i per
Cents., 75 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., —.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi-
can, 18i 19 ; Peruvian 41 per ents., 74 76 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 43 44; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; do.
0 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Ce:ats, 401-
41± ; ditto ew Deferred, 25 251 ; ditto Certifi-
cates, —.
The Railway Share Market has been rather
firmer, most of the reading lines having improved
about to a per cent. Caledonian advanced 1/. 10s.
Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and Midland, 10s. ; Brighton, 15s. ; and
Great Northern and North Stafford, ss. South-
Eastern declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial
lines have been inactive, but the variations have not
been important. Northern ',of France, and Paris
and Lyons advanced about ss. ; Great! Trunk
of Canada declined about 10s. ; and Great Western
of Canada about ss.
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous shares were
dealt in to a very moderate extent, and prices, in
several instances, ruled rather lower. London
Chartered of AuAralia declined ss. ; London and
Westminster, 10s. ; and Union of Australia, 11. ;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced about
10s.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official List:)
Bueiners dere.
ti:ink Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
NJvf 3 per Cont. Annuities oii 4 d
tadiA Bonds, XlOOO ..........
under £lOOO 26 d
sods for Account
Esollequer 131l1st 214
ElOOO .
ICSOO
S .lell •
Fachequer Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 991 9
Ditto, 1559
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account lB3 4
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent 75
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent., lO
Sp .eibh Bowls, 3 per Cent.
Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Tarkihh Bonds, 6 per cent 92i
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto &count lOO 993
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Ez,3liiinge, per Cent., 12 Guilders --
Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates
TWO ceor,ocK.
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Consols for account

Mr. S. WOODIN.—We observe with pleasure, through
one provincial newspaper after another, that this acco.
plished and celebrated polyphonist is making a wide
tour southwards and westwards, winning golden
opinions (as ho could hardly fail to do) wherever he goes.
Very recently, for example, we find note of his filling
the town-hall of Dorchester to overflowing, and filling
moreover, with an audience 3:lighted to admiration.
Another while we observe mention of his gathering
together a crowd of astonished observers In the assembly-
rooms at Bridgewater. And, again, he turns up, a
little later on, cramming—exactly in the same way—the
public rooms of Plymouth and Devonport. "On each
evening," says the local paper, " spacious as were the
rooms, they were inconveniently crowded." And all this
series of triumphs Mr. Woodin is accomplishing by the
facile repetition of his famous, and ingenious, and, we
may add, inimitable 4f Olio of Oddities."