The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

D'ECtIIBEIZ 29, 185'1.

a banquet. The attempt failed, and the leader of
the assassins wa3 killed.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONEY MARKET.

The New York Courier and Enquirer of the 15th says
—" The work of resumption now steadily progresses
in New York and New England, and are complete
with the exception of Rhoda Island. The interior banks
generally of New York took no formal part in the act of
suspension ; the same may be said of New England
country banks. Those in the interior of New York con-
sider themselves as in good repute throughout ; they
may now be considered as paying species in full. The
Plailipbburgh Bank, at Philipsburg, New Jersey, having
resumed specie payments, its bills of all denominations
are now redeemed as heretofore at the Bank of the Con.•
monwealth. The banks in the western portions of New
Jersey (Newark, New Brunswick, Elizabethtown,
Rahway, &c.,) will no doubt follow suit.
BOSTON, DEC. 14—At a meeting of bank presidents
of this city, this morning, it was voted unanimously to
resume specie payments immediately.
NEW HAVEN, DEC. 12 —The banks in this city have
to-day resumed specie payments.
ALBANY, DEC. 12—At a meeting of bank directors
this day, it was resolved that the banks of Albany would
resume specie payments to-3a)%
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.—The past fortnight has
been remarkably quiet here—no suspensions, no failures.

NEW TORE PRODUCE MARKETS.
COTTON—A circular says :—" The weather since the
frost has generally been favourable for picking. Receipts
at the ports for the week amount to 112,030 bales,
against 129,000 bales last year, and 144,000 bales the
year previous. The deficit in the total receipts has
increased, and is now 343,000 bales. The -xports to
Great Britain are larger this week than was expected,
amounting t) 43,000 bales, and increasieg to 54,000
bales the total amount sent to her since let September
last, as compared with last year. France has taken
11,000, against 13,000 bales is the corresponding week
last year. There is a deficit to France in the total
export of 35,000 bales, but to other foreign ports the
decrease is only 4,000 bales."

BREADSTUFFS —The market closed on 'Change with
sellers at 4 doh 60c to 4 dols 65c for super State, and
buyers at 4 dole 50c—ruling strongly in favour of the
latter.

PROVISIONS—TiIe markets for all kinds of provisions
were rather quiet, and prices bad not varied materially.
FREIGHTS. —Freights were firmer. To Great Britain
wheat was shipped at ad to 61 in bags, and a bin was
taken at 51 ; flour, is 91 ; cheese, 225. 61 ; some cotton
at 5-323. To London : Flour 2s. To Rotterdam :
Rosin, 3a 3d.

LATER BY TELEGRAPH, VIA BOSTON.
NEW YORK STOCK AND MONEY MARKET,
DEC. 15, 6 Pill.
The Money Market is easier, with more activity in
good paper. Foreign exchange inactive, at 1091 to
1093 for to-morrow's steamer. , Stocks, at the Second
Board, were dull, and quite irregular in price.
Cotton io lower ; small sales, at 104 c for Upland,
Flour lower, with a moderate bu:Aliness for export ; sales.
common to straight State, 4 dole 450 to 4 dole 50c ; com-
mon to good Ohio, 5 dots 15c to 5 dole 50c ; extra
Genesee, 5 doll 60c to 7 dole. Freights to Liverpool
firmer ; flour, is 10d ; grain, Sid to bid.
BY TE LEGRAPET, VIA HALIFAX-.
NEW YORK, DEO. 17, EVENING.—Our cotton market
is very dull, and prices have declined is per lb since the
departure of the mail for the America. Middling Up-
lands is quoted at lOic. Breadstuffs and provisions are
dulf, and t, nding downward. The stock market to-day
was rather firmer, and all descriptions of securities show
a slight advance in price. The money market is again
rather easier. Sterling exchange is flat, at about the
quotations advised per mail.
A despatch from Messrs. Neillßrothers, of New York,
dated evening of the 17th inst., says Our cotton
market is quiet, at 103 c for middling. In the Southern
markets a large business is doing, on a basis of 100 for
middling. The exports to Great Britain are small.
Freights are declining, the quotation to Liverpool being
3d to 7-16 d."

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.

The half-yearly general court of the directors of
this institution took place yesterday at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of
the board of management, the appointment of
auditors, and the election of six boys and four girls
out of 27 candidates, on the foundation ; John
Masterman, Esq., in the chair.
Mr. Saul., the secretary, read the report, which
was of the most satisfactory character, the receipts
up to the present month being—received for pre-
sentation, 1261. ; dona. ions, 2321. Renewed
subscriptions, 1,3771. lls. ; new ditto, 1711. 3s.
Simultaneous collections, 4271. 15s. sd. In re-
ference to the simultaneous collection, the board
state when thoroughly understood no commer-
cial man would object to its continuance, as
shown from th© fact, that a comparatively small
number of the commercial men subscribe to the
schools. Therefore the annual subscription being
inadequate to meet the expenditure, it became ne-
cessary to raise an additional sum without over-
taxing the regular subscribers. The report stated
that the education in botii the boys' and girls' de-
partments was satisfactory, as also, upon the autho-
rity of Mr. Briday, the house surgeon, was the
sanitary state of the children, and the board ear-
nestly invite all friends and supporters to visit the
establishment at Pinner.
The report having been adopted, and the officers
for the year ensuing elected,
The polling for the several candidates commenced
at twelve o'clock, but the final numbers were not
announced until five o'clock.
A vote of thanks was passed to the deputy chair-
man, and th© meeting separated.