The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-09 00:00:00

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MONE Y DI A ILK E T SAARE MARKETS—(This Day.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Leasing Closing Prices Business
RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid PAILwAys. Companies Saturday. this day.
AND i
Business done ---,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Shr.ll's RAILWAYS.
Closing Trim
SatuzSay. this day. —..._ —.—.— •••=11,..
St. 100 Buckghamsb. LnAN.W. 93 95
---....--. St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Caledon ... 98 102
CITY, Two O'CLOCK. --
25 all Col•Stour Vy, E.1.T.&E.0 II 13
124 94 Ambg. Nottng. Bost
The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday clo3ed St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c. Gt.Northn 134 137
quietly, but the demand was very general, and At Ea..stn. Juno— 43 44 43
50 all Belfast & Ballymena ... —. 5 all E. Un, H. Sh. E. Count. 34 44
chiefly for small lots. The sales were 7,000 bales, 134 all Birmng. Wolverh. & St. 100 Mag. Barr. di Caldonian.
800 for export and 1,000 on speculation. The Stour Va11ey......... gi 9 Nells.Direct
Railway Share Market pre-entel a downward St. 100 ilirkenhd. Lancsh. di
Cheshire Junct C9 —7l St. 100 Do. New Do ..• •••
88 all GI str.&D n•Fr gt. 'Testi) ... ...
tendency, and prices of all the leading stocks were 84 9 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M lO7 103
lower. 25 all Blackburn ...... . ...
25 all Blyth & Tyne original 25 all Do. 3 Shares. Do
The progress of the tea t'rade since the 10th inst £25 (iss. at £45).... •... —•— 1 123 all Do. 1 Shares. Do . •••
124 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern 123 13
thus reviewel by Messrs. Layton, Halbert, and St. 100 Bristol di Exeter...... 93 -- 92 92
20 all Do. Preference no 23 —24
O. Owing to the disturbance caused by the St. 100 Caledonian. ...... 691 704 692 3 i
St. 100 Lou. Ti!., &S. Peto &Co. 107 109 108
St. 100 Chester dr Holyhead 37t , 313 374
.Thinese war, the Ministerial defeat-, the new 10 51 Do. Birk. Sh. Do i i P
luties, &c the information afforded will be found 50 all Cork and Bandon....
53 all Mancli.l3xton. Lu.&N.W.
• 1 . 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. •••
nteresting : 20 all Cornwall ••• and Matlock & Midld. 23 24
"With regard to transactions during the past month 10 all Do A
ommon congou, which has fluctuated say fr.-ma is Oil to 10 8 Do. B
s 14d, le the only sort in which considerable purchases 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc ••• ...p BnryE.G.spc. E. Count.. i— i P Pni
aye been made. The telegraphic news received on the 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.June. 1.0 i 104 50 all ^T.& Est. 5 p.c. Do 55 —57
sth ult. imparted more confidence, and subiequently the St. 100 East Anglian
otters added strength to the market. The defeat of 20 all Eastern Counties__ 104 11 10j 50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do .. ...
iiniiters on the China policy, if anything, caused in- St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 50 52 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W ••• •••
reseed inquiry, and the subsequent propoition of fixing St. 100 Do. do. B. ... 3t 36 123 all Do 3 Shrs ADo
St. 100 Boystn.& Hit. art.Nortlin 131 134
be duty to is 5d per pound for a year, has produced more 25 84 Do.'New A...
..
ctivity, common congou being now worth is 14d. The 25 173 East Kent
12 I all S. Staftordsh„ M. MClean 9 93
ewe just received from China is mast serious, and it is St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 95 100 99
ertain that our supply will fall materially short of last 20 all East Suffolk
. 25 ii all IDo Do 32 —33
ear's, so that notwithstanding our heavy stocks we 10 4 Do , St Wilts&Samrst Gt.Westn. 88 —9O
ball not have too much for our wants. The estimated St. 100 Edinburgh &Glasgow slii
67i 1, 'lOO .
%ding off in the export from China already shows over , 0 all Edinb. and Peebles._ 1.•
...•• PREFERENCE SHARES.
3,000,000 lbs. Holders continue to exercise the St. 100 ,Edinb.Prtli.&Dundeo 36i —O7
neatest firmness for all the good consuming kinds, 0 all IForthand Clyde June. ... ... 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
e.pref. (issd.at 501:)I ... ...A 1 X d
n, A

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
quietly, but the demand was very general, and
chiefly for small lots. The sales were 7,000 bales,
500 for export and 1,000 on speculation. The
Railway Share Market pre-entel a downward
tendency, and prices of all the leading stocks were
lower.
The progress of the tea trade since the 10th inst
is thus reviewed by Messrs. Layton, Halbert, and
Co. Owing to the disturbance caused by the
Chinese war, the Ministerial defeat, the new
duties, &c., the information afforded will be found
interesting
"With regard to transactions during the past month
common congou, which has fluctuated say frma is Oil to
Is lid, is the only sort in which considerable purchases
have been made. The telegraphic news received on the
25th ult. imparted more confidence, and subsequently the
letters added strength to the market. The defeat of
Ministers on the China policy, if anything, caused in-
creased inquiry, and the subsequent propoition of fixing
the duty to is 5d per pound for a year, has produced more
activity, common congou being now worth is lid. The
news just received from China is meet serious, and it is
certain that oar supply will fall materially short of last
year's, so that notwithstanding our heavy stocks we
shall not have too much for our wants. The estimated
falling off in the export from China already shows over
13,000,000 lbs. Holders continue to exercise the
greatest firmness for all the good consuming kinds,
and we see no reason for altering our opinion that
we shall have a higher scale of prices for this season
than we have had for years. As far as sales are concerned,
'Wee last mail there is no change to notice in the value of
black leaf sorts, little having been done in them ; fine con-
gouts fully maintain previous rates ; Souchongs are more
saleable than they were ; flowery Pekoe is in demand for
export, but scarcely any can be got, consequently prices
are much higher than they were ; fine and finest Oolong
are wanted. Scented teas have been purchased to some
extent at advancing prices. The position of green tea is
unchanged ; the very high opening rates for new crop teas
are barely maintained, all other kinds are saleable at quo-
tations ; common Shanghai young hyson still continues
neglected; Canton gunpowder is rather dearer •, young hy-
mns are also more inquired after at slightly better
prices. The tea sale advertiSed for the 17th instant was
postponed till the settlement of the duty question.
Our stock here is 72,386,000 lbs. against 57,523,000 lbs.
last year. The letters from China were delivered on the
morning of the 2d inst. The arrivals to this port are
the Virginia, Southern Cross, Osangondy, Agra,
Assyrian, Nova Bella, Walmer Castle, Tamora,
Pride of the Ocean, Earl of Eglinton,
Hurcus. At Liverpool, the Chebucto. The ques-
.tion of duty was settled on Friday in the House of
Commons, which is to the following effect, viz.,—That in
lieu of Duties of Customs now chargeable on tea imported
into the United Kingdom, the following duties shall be
charged :—To April, 1857, inclusive, is. 9d. per lb. ; fram
and after sth April, 1857, to sth April, 1858, inclusive,
ls. sd. per lb."

Do.
Edinburgh & GlasgoNs,
Edinb. and Peebles..
Edinb.Prth.&Dunde,
Forth and Clyde June.
;Furness
!Glasgow & S. Western
:Great N. of Scot!an d
;Great Northern
IDo., A. Stock
I Do. , B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. )
'Great Western.
Do. Str. V. R. gua. St
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle.
Do., Thirds
Do. New Thirds

Blyth and Tyne 10 p
e.pref. (issd.at 501.,
Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c.
Do. 4 per c. Shares.,
Cale,ln..£lo 4i p. c,
Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c.

92 - 94

S 1.100
20 5
lit. 100
St, 1101
St. 101
1,3.1

71 - 8
95 - 96
83 - 85
124 - 126
[lO - 112
681 - 69
64 - 66

--- 100

91a 6

ID°. do. 5 per cent
ill !Cork &Bandon 5 ip.c
ill Dun.Perth.kAber.J
2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh
1,1 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c
0 Do. do. Cls. C 7p. c
.11 Es,s.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l
Do. No. 2
611 Do. New 8 pr. c. St
ill East Un., G. 6p. c.
611 Do. 51., 0 per cent
11 Do. 101. Debentr.Sh
.11 Do. do. 4 per cent

6 - 64

10
St.
St. 1
6? a

- 115

74 .-78
7i Bit,l
—4!
102 —10 q,
d par

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-
12i -- 13

Lancash. & Yorkshire
Do., do. F. £l6
Do., Wst. Riding Un.
Do. South port.
London & Blackwall
Lond.Bright. k S. Cat.
London & N. Western
Do. Fifths
Do. ,101.511.,M&8...0
Do. Eighths
London 4 S. Western
Lndndr►y.&Coleraine
Lndudrry. & Ennisk.
Manch. Shef. &Lincln.
Metropolitan
Do. J. L. Ricardo's
arrangement
Midland
Do. Birming. & Derby
Midland G.West.(lr.)
Do. Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle..
Newpt.AbergAllrfd.
Newry & Euniskillen
Newry, Warrenpoint
& Rostrevor
Norfolk..

10 a
20 a
5 al
10 a]
St. a]

; 61 - 61
1108 -- 110
1051 -- 105

O Fast Lancash.6 p.cts.
E.&W. York. J. sths
5 Edin. & Gl. sp. a. Sh.
Ed.Prtli.&Duu.4p.e.
0 Furness, 5 p. c......•
Glas. & p.c.
10 Great Northn. 5 p.c.
O Do. 5 p. c. Redeem.
at 10 p. c. prem....
O Do. 4i per cent .....
0 IDo. 5 p.c., Red. at 5

- 77

id par
101 10541

- 117

6771 1 .33

- 112
- 104

p. c. prem.
11 IGLN .of Seot.lst Pre
O Gt. S &W. (Ireland)
.5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St.
6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc
O Do. con. red. 4i p.c.
O Do. con. red. 4 p. c.
O Do. irred. 4 percent.
O Do sp. c. red. pref.
11 Do. Birm. Pref. Sh
11 Do. Ch ester Sp. c. P. S
It Do. do. 5 p e. do
O Do. Birm. Gua. Stk
11 Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh
.11 Do. do. do
.11 Do. do. do
O Lan. & York. 6 pc. St
I.on. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1
O D sp. e. St. No. 2
O Do. New Guar. 6p.c.
H;) Do. do. sp. c., No. 4
10 ,Lon. & N.W., Coy. &
Naneaton 5 p. et
0 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct
late 3d Shares
)11 Londy.& Color. iSh
ill Londy.kEnnis. d Sh
'0 S.,&L. 6 p. Cent
41, Do. do. do. £6

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54 - 55

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
state that during the past week business has been
very inactive in most of the warehouses. The
present state of the share market perplexes some of
the most experienced manufacturers, who are not
disposed to give the extreme rates realised at the
present London sales. At Bradford there was a
Steady demand for most descriptions of piece goods,
and a fair business was done in goods suitable for
the spring trade. At Halifax business. ruled very
quiet, and prices generally are in favour of buyers.
At Manchester there was a fair business doing, as
buyers had not operated beyond present wants.
Tho market ruled firm for most descriptions of
goods suitable for exportation.
There continues to be a good attendance of
buyers at the public sales of foreign and c )lonial
,wool, and the rates realised at toe commencement
have been fully supported, viz., an advance com-
pared with those current in November last of 2d.
to 3d. per, lb. on Australian and lid. to 2J. on
Cape of Good Hope.
The tallow market is very heavy to-day, and
there is no demand from the trade. Australian
descriptions are offering at very low prices. The
present stock of all kinds is 13,833 casks.
No improvement is reported in the New York
Money market by the advices just received, per
steamer Europa. The inquiry for discount accom-
modation continued active, and 7 per cent. was
the allowance for deposits "on c ill." It was evi-
dent that the City banks were contracting their en-
gagements—the last weekly, return showing a di-
minution in the loans and discounts of 949,227

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iqi = fi

- 86
- 102
-
- 17
- 10

Northn. Counties Un
North British ........

57 - 58
3i - 344
46 - 47

- 20

INorth Devon, Rail. di
Dock Stock
,Do., A Stock .........
Do., B Stock
,N.Eastern Berwick
Do. do. Extension

- 15
- 137

85 - 864
3 - 2i
39i - 4O
62 - 63
96 - 100

- 140
- 118

Do do. G.N.RPurch
Do Leeds
Do. York
North London
N.& S. Wstn., ITamp.
stead, and City Jn
North Staffordshire
North Western
N. & S. Westrn. June
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
Portsmouth
Rhymney
Scottish Central
Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St
Shropshire Union
Sitingbourne &Sheer.
South Devon .....
South Eastern
Do. 4. per c. Shares
South Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun
Do..

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.... •••

41(1
7 - 74
101 - 11

30 - 31

100- Do. do. 3i per cent.
all Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c.
all Do. 41 per cent

sri

108 110
27, —22 q
50 52
211 lid
18 19
75 76

Do. 6;
Aid.Coosol.6p.c.
D0.001.1.8r.8ir.6 p.c.

- 136
- 99
- 89

)0 Do. 4i p. C. Pref. St.
)0 Do. L; &It Pref. St.
ill New., Aber.. &e., pr.l
5 p.e.red. 5 p.e.pm.
8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et.
ill \Tort k Deb. 4 p.c. Sh.
X) Do. sp. C. Ext. 1846
10 Do, 54 p.c. pf., 1847
10 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847

- Ipi

-
42 3i
4 3 d
12 14
41 43

Staincs,Wok.,&Wok.
Stockton & Darling
Do. do., 1854
Do. do 18'15

dollars.
At the meeting of the British Colonial Bank and
Loan Company, held to-day, a report was presented
which stated that the whole of the proprietors'

/0 North British . ......
34 D ). 7/. Preference
N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf.
Do. do. do
.3 Do. Leeds 6pc No.l
9 Do. do. Qrs 184 S
to- •,

- 107

(Stockton & Hartlepl
Taff Vale

92
1d

capital having been repaid, and 5/. bonus besides,
in addition to which a further payment of 2/. 108.
per share was made in November last, the directors

Do. Pref., No. 1.
'Thames Hay. D. &R.
'Vale of

i 6 C: i

Do.lfork H.& S. Par.
.11 North Staffordshire..
K) Oz., Wor. & Woly. 6
p.c., Ist guar......

idl

Watered. & Kilkenny
Watcrford&Limorick
West Cornwall..

could not; at this meeting, declare any further
dividend, as the whole of the assets had not been
realised. The report was adopted.
Although the quotations continue without the
. least symptoms of weakness, the inquiry for dis-
count accommodation in Lombard-street and at
the Bank of England is less active, and a period
of diminished pressure is now expected. The specie
Movement still excites attention, as the purchases
of silver on the continent necessitate a further drain
of gold from the Bank. On Saturday about 40,0001.
Was sent away for this purpose, and.unless the vessels
overdue from Australia soon arrive, other with-
drawals will no doubt take place. The Peninsula,
from New South Wales, has been announced, but 11
she brings no gold; and the Blackwall, having now 11
been out 97 days, is awaited with some anxiety.
In the absence of any other new circumstance to l'
influence the prices of the English Securities the
renewed efflux of gold from the Bank has led to a
few sales, and hence additional flatness is visi-
ble. The movement, however, is not important,
and as the Money market is rather easier
there is not likely to be a much further
decline. If the gold ships from Australia soon
come in the supply which they will render available 1
for specie operations is likely to promote increased
firmness, but until the result of the elections is
known is there not much probability of a rapid im-
provement, unless the position of monetary affairs
becomes more favourable. Consols have been 932
to 934 for money, and 93/i for the account, with
a heavy market. The Reduced have been specially
transferred at 931. Exchequer Bills are 3s. prem., 1,1
and the Bonds 981. Bank Stock is 2211 to 222. i;
'Very few bargains are recorded in the Foreign 1,
Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy at 96i
to 97. Sardinian 3 per Cents. are 91; Danish 102 ;
and Peruvian 4i per Cents. 78k. Dutch 4 per
Cents. are 984.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bands, 64 7 ;
cap, 22k ; Peruvian 41 per Cents ,78 79 ;
ditto Three per Cents. 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 444 451 ; Russian a per Cents., 107 9 ; do.
tif per Cents., 97 99; Spanish 3 per Cents., 402 41.1; •
ditto New Deferred, 241 ; Ditto Certificates,
62 ; Ditto Passive, 5i G.
A very moderate business has been done in Rail-
way Shares this morning, and the Market has fully
Sympathised with the heaviness in Consols. The
quotations generally show a decline of about 4 to
per cent. on former values. Caledonian have receded
10s. ; Chester and Holyhead 10s. ; East Lanca-
shire ss. to 10s. ; Great Northern ss. ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln 1/. ; Midland 10s. ; North British 1/. •
and South Eastern 15s. Paris and Lyons rule
firmer and Northern of France are steady. Grand
Trunk and Great Western of Canada show no
material alteration. Lombardo-Venetian, and
Sambre and Meme have slightly improved.
Mining Shares are negleAed. Alfred Consols
are at 22k, North Wheal Basset 33, and United
Mexican 44
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
very dull, and at about former values. London
and County improved ss. Ottoman Bank 55., and
Colonial ss. London and Westminster declined
58. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Agricultural
and Van Diemans Land Shares were dealt in at
Saturday's rates.

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West End of Loud.]
and Crystal Palace.
Do. A

/0 Do. 6p. e. 2d guar..
11 Scot. Cent. New Pref.
0 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c.

7 9
2} 3
oi 6

Do. B

5.6 DO. do. 7 p.c. ilf..St
)0 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St
ill South Devon
ill Do. fixed 4i pr cent
Xll S. Eastern (Reading

- 118
- 110
- 70
-18 i,

West London....
Do. First Class

Do. Second Claes...
Wmbledon &Croydon

...9
..i
-

Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.

)0 De. 44 per cent
ill Do. Fixed 4i p.e. Sh 1
10 S. Wales Gun. 4 p. c ,
)0 Do. do. 44 p. c
ill S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar
►ll Stock. &Dar., sp. c
L 5 Do do. do.
►ll Stock. & Marti. g. 5
p.c. till July 1, '56
►ll Waterfd&Kilk. 8 pc.

- 24
- 101
- 10

..... ems

-28 i
-21 p

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MINES.

22 -23 i
61 -
L 55 - 165
[45 - 455
14 - 15
- 10
5 - 6

- 1
18 - 20
32 - 34
6 - 7
23 - 24
8 - 9
1,5 -1/
330 - 35►0
7 - 8
340 - 360
-
4 - 45
22u - 240
- 11
35 - 36
IGO - 170
280 -3( 0
420 - 340
4/ - 51
) 19 - 21
) 46 - 48
) 23 25

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS
• (From the Official List:)
lAnsinem. done
22n 2
Sank
St"k • .
.... i
931
.......
3 per cent. ..........
....... 5 u
q3l
8 Iper Cent. Console -
Loag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 2
Console for.tcoonnt ....... 934
Etehequer Bills, 21(1.. .............
£lOOO ...........
3 p
£5OO .............. .......
..... . 1 3 P
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per . a;n-i .......... 98i
Palms OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Danish Bonds, 3 pea Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent...,....
Peruvian Bonds sii per Cent
102
Ditto Account ....
Sardinian Bents, 5 per Cent.
(V-12
Tarkibh Bonds, 6 pQr cent
Ditto Account ...................... .
fwidenda on the above ,avahle t;ri .....
Dutch Exchange, per Cenl., 12 Guilder: den'
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ............. 986
TWO O'cLOCK
Consols, money ....................
....... 931 4 I'
Ditto for account
........ . • 931
POOR LAW (SCOTLAND).—Two Poor Law Superin-
tendents, Messrs. Briscoe and Falconer, have been an: in Scotland, under the Act of the 19th and 20th
of Viet., cap. 117. They are to make the tour of cer-
tain districts in the Highlands, and to report on the ad-
ministration of the poor law and the state of the pau-
pers.
It is now finally arranged that the annual dinner of
the Royal General Theatrical Fund Institution shall
take place at the Freemasons' Tavern on Monday, April
6, being the twelfth anniversary festival, and the first
time it has been celebrated at the West-en]. An actor
of whom the profession may be justly proud—Air. S.
Pbelpe—will be chairman, and hosts of the "celebrities"
will be present,