The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-02 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Redeemable. Per Cent.
Vnited States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...104 105
truited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104 105

STATE SECURITIES
Alabama 5 per Cent •
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)...
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds).
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds ... 1841-1871... 43
Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ........ 1877... 81
Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 85
'Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 81

... 80 82
... 88 90
... 98 100

LOANS OF CITIES.
Bolton 5 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 85
kontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82
Nevi Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock

RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 85 87
Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 82 84
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 99 100
Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid
Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860...
Do. do. do. 1869... 93 95
New York Central 7p. Cent., COnvert 1864... 91 93
New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883...80' 82
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883.— 83i 871
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862.... 79 81
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 85 87
?anama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling.,, Bonds), not convertible 1859... 90
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864... 9U 92
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 88 89

A- -• .
The following ar© the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 21 i; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 77i 8i ; ditto
8 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
43 5 z d ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i
per Cents., 94 6 xd; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i
40/ xd; ditto Deferred, 23/ 4 x d ; ditto Certifi-
cates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6.
In the Railway Share Market this morning the
transactions have been very limited, and a decline
generally of about I to / per cent. has taken place
on yesterday's quotations. Great Western, how-
ever, have been still further depressed, the decline
being fully 1 per cent. Caledonian, Brighton,
North Western, Midland, North Eastern Berwick,
and South Eastern declined about 55., and South
Western 15s. The French Lines are at almost
nominal prices. Grand Trunk of Canada receded
about 21., Great Western of Canada 55., and the
East Indian 11. to 11. Ss.
In Joint Stock Bank Shares a moderate business
has been done, but the quotations have in almost
all instances given way to a slight extent. Bank
of Australasian declined 153. Union of Australia,
however, declined 11.

Miscellaneous Shares are without material alte-
ration.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
( From the Officta Lid.)

Boone., done
3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities - 1 4
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 1 II
Consols for Account
.14zehequer Bills, 21d.
£lOOO
£5OO 1 d 3 p
5ma11......,.l d 4 p
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent
Ditto, 1359
984
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds 41 per Cent
Ditto Account .............................. 78
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, 1841
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent...........
Rrssian Bonds, 1122, £ St., 6 per Cent lO7
Ditto, 4. per Cent 941 x d
Turkish bonds, 6 per cent ..................... 95$
Ditto Account
tlt -ow., on the above ,Rveble In Lordon,
Belgian, 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs ......
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders 641 x
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 97
THREE O'CLOCK.

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An inquest was held last night upon the body of Mr.
Jackson, chief warder of Milbank Prison, who com-
mitted taking prussic acid.
rnitted suicide on Thursday
A. verdict of temporary insanityit w-Fi,,,,revl.uer,ned.
A. child aged five years, named IVriii,h
whisky.
Man-
chester a few days ago, through drinkingb,
Mr. George Hill, of Wiveliscombe, on Friday last
had a narrow escape of being murderede bytwoumes,se,
who stopped him on his return home from Air. Lea
school-room,
REPEAL OD THE INCOME TAX.—A meeting of t.hein:
habitants of the
parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditcb, was
held in the school-room of the New Tabernacle, Oelda:
street.road, last evening, for the purpose of taking m
sures to effect a repeal, or a reduction and more !luit-
able adjuiitment of the income and property tax. Theren was a very numerous attendance, and the resolutions
conformity with the object of the' i
meeting were unani-
13' greed to.
-nAli'ra RETFoun.—A meeting of the inhabitants of
East Retford was held in that town on Monday evening.
The Mayor presided. The following resolution was
agreed to : That the existing income tax of ls. 4d. in
the Mind is—,, enormous in am ou nt, unequally and offen-
sively levied, and essentially unequal, inquisitorial, and
unjust, aud that its continuance beyond the sth of April
next, in its present shape, would be a violation of the
spirit of the Aot of Parliament."'
BARNSTAPL--A public meeting was held at Barn.
staple, on Tu"daY, to consider the propriety of petition-
ing Parliament against the income tax. Colonel Buck,
MT. for the borough, and many of the leading in-
habitants, were present. Resolutions condemning the
tax as unjust and inquisitorial were unanimously
passed, and these were
Parliament. embodied in a petition to
lIARROWCIATE.—A meeting of the inhabitants of
measures
Harrow-gafor securing
equita
the above tax. Resolutions
con
adjustment of
emnatory of the
impost were unanimously passed.
REVENUE OF THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL.---LIVERPOOL,
Jan. I.—The Liverpool "Customs Bill
of Entry," t
o
which we have on former occasions been
indebted for
important statistical information, states, in the number
issued to-day, that the revenue of the port for the year
1856 is 3,824,1771. 14s. Bd., being an increase of
247,843/.125. over the revenue of 1855, while the in-
come of the last quarter was 1,030,1101. 18s. 11d, more
than that of the corresponding quarter of 1555.