The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-08 00:00:00

The Great India and China Association have
published their annual statement, showing the
number and tonnage of British and foreign ships
entered inwards and cleared outwards from and to
places within the limits of the Hon. East India
Co.'s Charter. This is exceedingly favourable, as
it indicates a considerable increase in the foreign
trade of the country. The entries inwards last
year were 1,215 ships of 791,768 tons, against 1,194
ships and 707,246 tons in 1855. The clearances
outwards were 1,266 vessels of 883,061 tons, against
1,350 vessels and 980,003 tons in the previous year.
The Money Market continues to present a com-
paratively easy appearance, and the supply of capi-
tal in Lombard-street and on the Stock Exchange
is found to be ample for all purposes. The rate
at which first-class commercial bills are negotiated
is 5 per cent., but instances have occurred where
accommodation has been obtained on even lower
terms. The large arrivals of specie, together
with the distribution of the dividends at the
Bank of England, which commences to-day, will,
no doubt, have a further favourable influence ;
but it is too early yet to expect any alteration in
the Bank minimum, because in the course of a
few weeks business will no doubt become more
active, and the demand for capital may conse-
quently increase for the legitimate purposes of
trade. A steady efflux of specie to France still
continues, and 12,0001. to 15,0001. was taken from
the Bank yesterday for that destination. It is
presumed that these remittances are chiefly for the
Bank of France, so that its balance-sheet, which
will be published in a few days, will not show the
effect occasioned by the payment of the dividends
on the Rentes.

There is no movement in the English Stock
Market. The transactions are unimportant, and
mostly connected with the settlement. The prices
are precisely the same as those current yesterday.
Consols are 94 to 941 for money, and 94i 1 for the
February account, but they appear heavy. Bank
Stock is marked 216 i to 218, and India Stock 2191.
The New Three per Cents. have been 941 i, and
the Reduced 94i Exchequer Bills continue flat,
being par to 3s. premium. East India Stock has
been dealt in at 2191.

The Foreign Market is exceedingly dull, and
there is no particular alteration in the quotations
to notice. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95i , being
rather flat, and no business has been recorded in
the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed. Russian Small Bonds
are 97k; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 ; French 3 per
Cents., 67f. 50c. ; Belgian 4 per Cents., 98i ; and
Dutch 231 per Cents., 64k. It is rumoured that
the Commissioners of the Venezuelan Government,
appointed for the arrangement of the English
Debt, are now disinclined to adhere to the terms
which they recently agreed to, and a meeting has
been called in consequence.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 21j I; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 771 81 ; ditto
S per Cents., 56 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 45
per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 405
41 ; ditto Deferred, 234 44 ; ditto Certificates,
111 6 ; ditto Passive, 15i 6.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

Great Western
£24,311

1856.
£22,025

--
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead
Lancaster and Carlisle
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
North London
North Staffard

Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Scottish North• Eastern
Great Western of Canada
rand Trunk of Canada
Northern of France

3,821
4,888
3,040
11,664
9,181
38,422

3,700
4,743
2,936
12.424
5,756
36,643

There has been a very moderate business done in
Railway Shares. Some of the chief lines have
shown a slight improvement. East Lancashire
have advanced 1/., Great Northern, 10s., Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 55., South-Western 10s., and
South-Eastern about ss. Great Western and
North-Western declined about ss. Great Central
of France have brought 221, and Namur and Liege,
f. The Canadian lines are of nominal rates.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
without any material alteration.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)

Rtimin• et, dt DO
Sank Stock
*
3 per cent. Reduced Annuities
S oer Cent. console Annsitieß 94* 4
New 3 per Cent. Annuities O4 37$ 3
Loug Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB
Lathe. Stock
India Bonds, 1:1000
Ditto, under £lOOO par 4 p
Consols for Account (Feb. 5) ...
Rachegner Bills, 2te.
£l000.
Small 1 p par
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B5
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto
1853, 3 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 1822
•, 2St , 5 per Cent Ditto Srt.all . 97i x d
Sardinian ' **** ******* t *************
S 8
Spanish Committee Cert. of CouP 6
Turkish Bonds, g per cent
Venezuela. Ronda, 41 per cent ********* 95a
Ditto Deferred, 1

13 .....
per Cent. .
• ..... . ...... 14i +dentis on the above ayable In. Lomio
French Itentem, 4i per Cent. .................
Ditto 3 per Cent. .........
........ 67f. 50c. ex 25f. 17 c.
Belgian, 2. per Cent., ex. 25 fr,;nes
......
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 franca
.... ..
Ditch Exchange, 2?t per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 64 z d
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols aloney ..............................
Ditto Account (February 5).. .......... 34
94i

CRYBTAL PALACB.—The great poultry show, which
has been announced for some time at the '
Crystal
Palace, is to open on Saturday next. The show
will
take place in the wing of the building leading from the
railway corridor to the Palace, and in the large tower at
the end of that wing. Although slightly inferior in
numbers to the late Birmingham display, this show will
fully equal it in the quality of the poultry and pigeons
exhibited, ant will far excel in the ampler space and
better light at command. One important class of fancy
animals—rabbits—which were unrepresented at Bir-
mingham, will form a very important part of the show at
Sydenitam.

SUICIDi OP .1 FRMALE IN LAMBETH WORKHOUSE.
—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was beld before Mr.
Carter, at Lambeth Workhouse, en the body of Caroline
Connell, a single woman, aged 33. The deceased was
found by one of the nurses on Saturday morning lying
at the foot of the staircase covered with blood, and on
lifting her up it was discovered that she was dead. A
spirsetz-iu-law of the deceased deposed that she had on two
tne4coau.s occasions attempted to commit suicide, and the
6,,ide_el officer who examined the body having given
tors :te that death had resulted from a compound frac-
by the ,the skull, which he bad no doubt was occasioned
in a
stanteeeeased having thrown herself from the staircase
YerNdziewt lonorfdittteigziyp.orary. insanity, the jury returned a
a n 0 w to w°,7:t Milford
MILFORD.—PIans for the erection of
tion is to be n Itlford have been prepared, and applies,-
the Same into
lade in the next session for an act to carry
Church, and ,tEfec:t. It is laid out in front of Milford
Is niti
The surveyors havrnately to be extended to Castle Pill.
out the ground. .1,, been actively engaged in marking
terraces, shops, anudedPlans are elaborate, and comprise
system of lighting,etached villas, with a complete
and
atiter, and drainage. The erection
of public baths
and, in conjunction with"trnt, assembly room have been settled ;
out thete"!
been determined to erect a - line from Johnston, it has
needed. To carry Pier—a desideratum long
has been formed, who are e
tariProvernents a company
to procure an act for the forenatlgo the necessary steps
n of cem-
etery, water works, &c., and the
custorngaras yworks, Parliamen-
tary notices have been issued.
These works, when
Completed, will form a perfectly new
town at Milford,
Which is rapidly becoming a place
oef!
o the increased traffic that ie devaiolmportance, owing
Ped there.