The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-10 00:00:00

MALT A.

Letters from Malta of the 2i state that the cholera
was still raging there. On the 2d there were sixty-
nine cases and forty-one deaths. The local Govern-
ment was ctnsured for not issuing bulletins of the
daily progress and fatality of the disease. The fleet
was still in its cruising ground, and the Vice-Ad-
miral in Malta.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was
steady, the sales being estimated at from 6,000 to 8,000
bales, of which about half were taken on speculation.
Thu Share market was dull and heavy.
If we are to accept the Bank of England returns as a
perfect index of the abundance or scarcity of money,
there will be good reason to conclude that the demand,
during the week, to the 3d inst , was somewhat restricted,
for the circulation and advances upon securities were
diminished. There is, however, another circumstance
to be taken into account, viz., the large withdrawal of
private deposits, for it is some proof that the mercantile
community can better employ their surplus funds. Per-
hap, also, it may be taken as an evidence, that the
Bank charge is too much above that of the Lombard-
street discounters. The Public Di posit account in-
creased considerably. Compared with the previous
week, the changes are as follow:

Notes Issued ...
Increase ...

... 30,190,710
..• 8,915
... 3,191,367
••111 4 212
... 5,480,874
... 458,129
... 9,976,414
... 428,026
... 1,331,720
••• 33,544
No alteration.
... 10,139,611

Rest

Increase . .
Public Deposits ... ...
Increase ... ...
Other Deposits
Decrease ... •••
seven Day and other Bills
Dt crease ... ~.
Government Securities ...
Other Securities ... ...

Decrease
Notes ...

... 26.464
... 9,476 515

Increase ... 55,495
Bullion ... ... ... ... 16,822 376
Decrease ... 19,345
Active Circulation 20,714.195
Decrease ... ... 46,580
The rates at which bills were negotiated yesterday
afternoon upon some of the principal continental cities
were, for ninety days' paper, as under:—Paris, 25 55 to
60; Antwerp, also 25 55 to 60; Amsterdam, 12 2 to 24;
Hatnburgh, 13 10+ to 4; Frankfurt, 1204 to i; and
Trieste, 11 45 to 50. These prices are barely so high as
those given last Tuesday on llamburgb, Frankfurt, and
Trieste, but there is no alteraticn on the other places.
The weekly railway traffic returns now before us in
extenso present some points of interest. The Aberdeen
shows an increase from 770/. to 1,8291., but the mileage
open is seventy-two against thirty-three miles. The
Caledonian, with about the same mileage as last year, is
full 600/. better. The Edinburgh and Glasgow stands
higher by 1,029/.; and the Scottish Central, with no ad-
ditional mileage, has added 2714 to its receipt.e
In the case of the Irish lines, the Belfast and Bally-
mena is 1001. better; the Dublin and Drogheda, upon
eighteen miles additional, had last week a traffic of
1.1351. against 927/4 but the Dublin and Kingstown
fell off 1,520/. The Great Southern and Western of
Ireland was also smaller last week, and the Midland
Great Western experienced a slight diminution in its re-
ceipts, but early in August, 1849, there were special
causes acting uto❑ the Irish traffic.
The English Railways were subjected last week to no
uniform movement in their traffic. The Bristol and
Exeter fell off 901.; East Anglian, 1791.; Eastern Coun-
ties, 3411.; Great Western, 1861.; North Western, 539/.;
and, Brighton, 323/. The Chester and Holyhead h.-
creased 534/.; the East Lancashire, 96/.; the Great
Northern, 1,004/6 the Lancaster and Uaelisle, 522/.;
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1,5861.; the South-Wes-
tern, 1,806/6 the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 9501; the Midland, 2591.; the South-Eastern,
3,92(31., having forty-six miles additional open; the Taff
Vale, 3111. ; the York and North Midland, 976/ ; and
the York and Berwick, 1,362/. These figures give en
aggregate increase that very far exceeds the total dimi-
nution.

The French lines continue to recover their traffic.
The Amiens and 13,,ulogre increased last weilr, ecni-
pared with 1949, 2031; Paris and It ,uen, 8961.; and
Rouen and Havre, 2124 Orleans, Tours, and for.
deaux, fell off slightly.
These aggregate returns may fairly encourage the
hope of better times for the holders of railway property,
though all will depend upon the continuance of a fair
traffic during the winter.
The ac counts from the manufacturing districts may be
regarded as favourable; for althoigh business is a little
quieter at Manchester, great activity prevails at Lteds,
and a large business is doing to order.
The exports of the precious metals from London
during theweeoktoceTs
and
Thursday laic
iwnegreolsdoc,oooinO, othuencleasttoefr
silver and 616 ounces
named sum being forwarded to the Mauritius.

The Funds are very heavy this morning, in the absence
of any dealings of the least importance. The speculators
are closing accounts preparatory to the settlement on the
14th inst., and as the Danish question is not in a satis•
factory position, and there are continued reports unfa-
vourable to the crops, advantage is taken by the
Bears to depress the market. Exchrquer• bills have
been 695., and India Bondi, 90s. premiums. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 99 to.
Foreign Stocks are affected by the heaviness of our
home market, but the sales aro not numerous. Afexican
Bonds have been flat at 294 Equador are 34, and
Braz.lian 92i. Portuguese Fuur per Cents. have rea-
lized 33k, and Spanish Five
per Cents 17 Iwo-and-a-Half per Cents have Leen L7:l and Rus-
sian 96?,-. 1-. Dutch
Railway Shsres have been quiet, but steady generally.
The North-Western balance sheet, prepared by Air.
Coleman, the accountant to the Bank of England, gives
much satisfacton.

(From the OfficialAßl T ALT: 3
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Consols ...
Ditto Account •' ••• ... 96i i
BRITISH FUNDS 111.71.5UD41 ...
96
tl
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .)
3 per Cent. Consols Anna
New 314 per Cent. Anns. 96%1/2
perCten. '''' **
92_172
India Bonds under 1,0001.: ****** ***** ,9,9 99 til
Consols for Account **** .--
******* -- p
Exchequer Bills. ************ • ****** 96 % %
I%d, 2d.
LOGO/. March. June.
Small — 69 p
Ens_OI,CLOCK.
66 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS A
Brazilian Bonds, 5 Per
Danish Bonds 1825, 3
srexicaDnitßtoon,
~,ssp, eirB4C6e,nstp:r.
****** i
**********
Cent......,
Equador Bonds ********* ************* 10_32!.34
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons •
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ceni...... -
29%3%
Ditto 4 per Cent. ....n
• ~,,•„er Cent...
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..... . ***
:1711z
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 '4
r
Ditto 4% per Cent
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent.... 9g%
Dividends on the above nay able lAe
in London.
Belgian 2% per Cent
DutchDOPE
s E►
Is.
2 %peRrAIL Cent.
v . t yl2suAGulitElds AT 5:
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BUSINESS Ditto 4n er Ce:A. Certificates
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHAII.E
R
inekinghamshire ............ 17% l7y,‘ . to
Eastern Count.es .............20
..... to
East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per
Cent. ... 25
Great Western .................. 100
4. ••• to 58
,ancashire and Yorkshire...loo ..... 371,,,... .. to
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10
__
Leeds and Bradford -•••• 59„ ,•• ••• 93!4 -.... to -.
& Blackwall 111. 6e- ou•••••• 4'4 %... to
Lond., Bright., & South Coast 100 ..... 80 IA x.d to
Do., New, gua. 6pr 0t....l 00 1312'. d.... to
I,ondon &North Weatern..•••loo .• 111 ...... 'o
London and S. Western .......100 6O ..... to 5934
lunch Buxton, & Matlock 514. — ..,..,
.-
io
Ilanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Ditto 1,,1 Shares ( No. 1) ... 25 -....— ~ o__
Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ••• - 8
Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... dis to -
Midland.-- .................100 .... 3334 %to
Ditto. 501. Shares ..... ...... 35 ...... 9% to
North British .. .. ...... .. . 25 ......
5
Ditto. Preference .••••• ••• , ,
'Zorth Staffordshire... ...••
17'1
Reading,Guildtd.,& Reii„, to 18 -
Sarewsbury and Birmingham 1314
c- to ....
Ditto. ditto, Class B. 9% • 74 dis. to -.York and North Midland ... 50
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
..... ....• 7
East Indian
16 ..... 141,...... to
Northern of France... .......
Urleans and Bord;:aulc ••• .. 7 .•... 2340/4... to
. 20
Paris and Rouen .. ..... - ....
----

COURSE OF
Amsterdam 12 I'A
Ditto, three mouths .. 12 2XI
Rotterdam I 2 2S
Antwerp ..... „....... 25 60
Brussels 25 60
Hamburgh MX. 13 1055
Altona ...... .... ••• • • •
Paris, 3 days'sight 25 40
Ditta. 3 months .. 25 60
Marseilles .. .......... 25 62%
80urdeauz......... •
Frankforton`Maina 120 X,
Vienna, effec. do.. •• .. 11 50
Trieste, ditto.... 11 50
Peter °burgh, Sll. Ebbe 37
Madrid 49%
50
Barcelona ........