The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

.. __...................„....„ MONEY MARK Ell BEARE MARKETS-(This Day). -411. i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Prices Bus AIMRAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. mu% Paid RATLware• Companies this day this COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. , I Business done -- - - Shr. (Paid. RAlLvalt• closing Prie_s this day , this day. St. 100 Bnckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 96 - 98 -..........-. CITY, Two o'CLoes. .........1 St. 100 ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 101 - 103 102 .. ."" n " 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U. drE.O 13 - 15 13ii The Lank of England weekly return, made up to st. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northz 135 - 140 3d 123 i 10 ' A.rribc. t N n o . t j t u n n g e ..B .. o . st 01 ..... bi 5a I 5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 - 40 of February, shows some very satisfactory 50 all B dg elf E as as t & Ballymen 8 1 - 84 St. ,100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian features, The reserve of notes has been slightly 1 , Neils. Direct. dim inished, but the amount is unimportant. The St. 'lOO ;Do. New Do • - ... bo • St. 100 B rkenhd. Lancsh. di 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. ... - ... 134 all Ei S trin tou n r g V •l a V lle l y v . e . r . h ....... 72 - 74 ihon has increased 394,7001., and in the other Cheshire Junct..,... ••• - .- 9 - 94 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M. 109 - 111 111 secur ities there is a falling off of very nearly one 25 all 'll , ickburu ... ...... ... 25 all Do. 1 Sh ares , o .• - ••• za all T;th & Tyne original 12. all I Do. Shares. Do - killion sterling. In the active circulation there is , L .6s(iss. at £45).... «. - - 14 1 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 123 - 131 an augmentation of about four hundred thousand, 20 1 all Do. Preference Do 233 - 244 St. 100 Bristol &. Exeter.-- 991 - 94 i St. 100 Lon. Tit,, &S. Peto &Co. 97 - 100 as also in the public deposits, but the private deposits 3 t t. 1 10 0 g , (.I „j a h l e e s d t o e n r i a ig n . ii 0 . i ........ 37 .... 39 374 i how 10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do . - ... ° Via decline of about one million and a quarter. si; all Mancleßxton. La. &N. W 11l th and Matlock & Midld. 2/ - 24 24 50 20 all , and ß la ek.& Bandon....Pas s lO -- 12 I nc rease -e Government Securities there is a further 4 - 5 20 all Cornwall St. ,100 Maid. Bradfd. , 'Wand_ 95 - 9'7 , 10 all De. A showing that the authorities have been 641 5/ Newmarket Purchasing stock. The balance-sheet, upon the 12 1 ••• ail Do. B .... ... ( . 1 8 BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. 4 - • 0 1961 is II ,Dublin&BelfastJunc - - 19 9 18 3 50' I all N.diEst.s p.c. Do 56 -58 ...(3 ) very encouraging and indicative of in- 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. 1 8 8 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ... „ cre ased ease, which is soon likely to occasion a ..s t t. . 1 0 00 0 cast Anglian ......... Eastern Counties.... 60 1 - 61 4 6 'l 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do • - ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W ... - ... further relaxation in the minimum terms of dis- St. 100 gasternUnion,istki 18 - 50 121 all Do. 3 Shrs. 4 Do 33 - 35 e°l ' n t• The tendency is strongly in that di- St. 100 Do., do. TS St. 100 ;Roystn. & Hit. Gt• North • 136 - 138 25 84 Do. New A . • --- ••• , recti° n, and the rapid declension in tho " other 25 all East Kent ..... 15 - 17 10 all IShrews.& Her . Brassey 74 - 8 12 all S.Staffordsh.. M. MClean 194 - 104 "4111ities" must cause a further important St. 100 i East Lancashire •. 90 - 92 50 all WearVaigepc Stk.drDar. ... - ... 40111nulation of the resources of the este- 20 all ;East Suffolk . ....... .« - - 25 all Do Do 33 - 35 10 all ' Do. - ... br tallnaent. On Thursday, the 4th, a large aggre- St. 'lOO /Edinburgh & Glasgow 671 - 683 68 St. 100 IWilts &Sore r..t , Gt. Wean,. 91 - 93 f gate amount of bills were paid off, which has !CI all I Edinb. and Peebles - - • - PREFERENCE SHARES. Ile doubt bad the effect of augmenting the stock of Ft 100 lEdinb Pith &Dander 31 - 32 0 * all ' Fortha * ndelyclaJune. ... - ... 25 all Blyth and Tyno 10 p hotes unemployed, while the immense supplies of st. 100 inirlICAS ••• --. ••• .., . c.pref.(issd.at 501.) ... - .„. St. 100 Glasgow& S.Western 94 - 9 6 90 1 St. 100 Bris.&Ert4 p.c. St. 90 - 92 li p e cie coming forward from Australia, and else -20 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ... 10 all Great N. of Scotland 94 - 101 * here, will ensure a further important addition to St. 100 Great orthern ..... 106 - 106 4 064 6 St. 100 Caledn. £lO 43 p. C. 100 - 103 102 th St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 53 p.c. ... - ... -6 bullion. Subjoined are the principal items, St. 100 ;Do., A. Stock •9- 93 92 St. 100 Do. do. 5 por cent... ... --- _ 'A. 'lOO !Do B. Stock l3l - 133 132 l ua the changes they present. 1 , •• St. ,100 lat. Sth.&Westare). 104 - 106 . 61 all Cork&Bandons4p.c. ... - ... Active circulation - bl 4 61 604 14 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6- 64 Increa-n - 65 61 St. 100 E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. ... - - . Xellion - 15.793,696 12 all ilrish South-Eastern. ... - !.. St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 106 -L2 St. 1.00 Do. do. Cis. C7P. C. 110 - 114 394,792 5C all Lancaster dr Carlisle. 83 - 8 8 ~e Increase St. 100 ,Eas • Co • Ex,sp.cNo.l 109 - 112 161 141 Do , Thirds lO -12 p Aat ................................................ 3,721,209 - 12 p St. 100 Do. No. 2 - 110 , Increase Bt. 100 La,ncash. &Yorkshire 931 - 91 934 1 St. 100 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St. 127 - 130 'reblie deposits - ... nii Increase - A d 402 693 i 3 ' 4 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 4 - 1 5 all Do. 51. , 1 per cent. ... - ... ~taer deposits 17,030.175 20 I all Do. Sontbpert. ..... ... - ... 10 all Do. 10/ Debentr • Sh. ... - ... IL Deorease - 63 Si St. all Do. do. 4 per cont._ ... - ... ,• • • "` t ell - day and other bills St. (00 East Lanca.sh .6 p.cts. ... - ... 870, 562 St. 100 L ou d . Bright. & S.Cst 107 - 108 1074 7 5 • all E.&W. York. J. sths .. - ... . ~.. Increase . 5,075 St. 100 London &N. Wester 1014 - 1021 1011 2 10 9 Edin.& Gil. sp. c. Sh. ... -- ... . . Vovernment securities - ••• St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. T 4 - 76 754 Otherlncrease A ... _..- St. St. 100 Furness, sp. c ..... .. ... - ... 12 i 5 Do. Eighths securities - - - ... ~,,, Decrease 973 740 St. 100 London & S.Weatern . 83' - 9 94 99 1 :5 ' all Lndmirry.&Coleraine ... - .., St. 100 Great Northn. 5 P.C. 118 - .20 • 44 °t.es unemployed Decrease - ... St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. 48,630 St. 100 Nranch.Shof.diLincln. 40 - 403 at 10 p. C. prem.... 111 - 114 111 134 St. 100 Do. 43 per cont ...... 103 - 105 ' The Foreign Exchanges yesterday aft ernoon were 10 1 Metropolitan ........ •... - ... 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Rod. at 5 l a ther flatter. Paris and Hamburg were rather 10 I 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo', P. o. prom. - C 6 65 6 arrangement ...... ... • . „„, „ 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPrt. 104 - 11 Im'Cllfer, but Amsterdam was about the same as on st. 1 100 qidiand .. ........ ...... 963 - 97 , H o i 6 4 i 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... - ... t post day. 1 st. 100 Do.Birming.&Derb: 67 - 69 v .O g 20 18 Do. 4 pore. Prof. St. ... - ... The -- 50 all Ilidland O. West. (Ir. ; ••• - ..• 50 6 Gt. con, 54 - 6 a _ amount of gold taken into the Bank yester- 25 all Do. 3 Shares ......... ..• - - St. 100 Do. red. 43 p.c. 91 - 93 " 4 5' was about 21000/. 100 all Newcastle di Carlisle. ••• - .• • St. 100 Do, con. red. 4p. c. 84 - 86 I,Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton 25 all Neurpt.Aberg.&llrfd 131 - 143 St. 100 Do. erred, 4 per ant. 85 - 87 44 arket 50 9 Newry dr Enniskillen ... -•-• St. 100 Do. sp. c. rod. pref. 99 - 101 _, yesterday closed with a steady appearance, 20 all Newry, Warrenpoint 8 all Do. Birm , Pref. Sh lO - 164 & Restrevor ... - - 10 all Do. ChestorBp.c.P.S. 16 - 17 i T ikil l: e l ! r . i .. ce s of all descriptions were fully supported. St. 100 Norfolk__ ......... - 65 10 all 10. do. sp. C. d 0.... 10 - 101 ' al es amounted to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which 50 33 Nortl.n.Counties Un 34 - 31 -.re St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 73 - 75 I t , taken .on speculation and for export. Tho St. 100 North British - 55 54 1 i / 'Mtg. St. 100 North Rail. di AY Share Market closed with rather more ani- Dock Stock Devon , 9.2 21631 allall Do. po. d C o h . e u sh o .. GILA. Sh. 19 1 -...... 2 1 0 0 I llatio n .• -- ••• 20 al Do , do. do. l4 - 15 it i t . r and values were without any material St. 100 Do., A Stock ......... ... - ... St. 100 fait& York. 6 pc.St. 133 - 137 eration. St. 100 Do., B Stock ......... - - • • St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc. No.l ... - ... 116 Sin- St. 100 N. Eastern - Berwick 973 - 98 8 1 8 St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 ... - ... b , e Monday lalt the imports of specie have 25 , all Do. do. Extension ... ... - ... St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.e. ... - ee n _ about 1 145116 t., and the exports 279,4601., 25 , 16i Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 14 - A St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No.l ... - ... °Xelußjve of the f o ll ow i ng s hi pmen t s d irect from St. 109 Do. Leeds - 534 814 452 3 2 1 3 1 St 100 Do. York B4 -- 85 St 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. &la_ . 41 0 3 1, 0 11 to the Conti nen t during the week ending St. LOO North London 96 - 98 Nuneaton s r . et... ... `7 - _-_ - •-: ... uursdayjast :- 10 31.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 wet. late 3d Shares ... 160 -. 105 1624 Gold Coin Calais •• . 60 Ozs. - stead, and City Jn. ... - ... 20 173 North Staffordshire.. 31 - 24 HI allall I L ,O ca n i d dy.dt , Color.. 3 Sh. ... - ... It f 9 - ... 20 i all North Western........ ... - ... St. 100 M . S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 120 - 122 . I. S. Wostrn. June 84 - 91 S silver Coin Calais ... 400 „ St. :100 Oxford Worcester dz 643 Do. do. do. £6 ... .. /-P St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cont. 65 - 7 Rotterdam ... 1,200 „ Wolverhampton..... 33 - 34 33i li ton 't e " con ti nues 20 18 Portsmouth 9 - 5 d , b, 0 y cti easy, and the demand is limited. 10 10 Ithymney .• - ••• ti, e 44 . Funds have been tolerably steady, although st. 100 Scottish Central ... - 110 1.2 2 all Dl‘roa.rY4P4t.plerCcaerin't4 p, c. ........ 1 - -- ....:••• 120 103 Do. do. St, 100 Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... - .. Do mtunation of a 10,000,000/, loan caused a tem- St. 100 i se , A. N.E.Abri . n • St 253 - 2_ 1 61 St, 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. 135 - 137 136 St. :100 'Shropshire Union ... 49 - 5 tve r r at Y Degree of flatness. When the subject, how- St. i 8 ISitingbourne &Sheer. 33 - 2 4 J St. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Prof. St. 101 - 103 St. 100 Do. L. & 11. Prof. St. 92 - 94 93 th at : . carefully considered, it was thought 50 1 1 .8 0 0 ~o r ii it t h h Devon... te .... ... 35 - 3 7 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr. In th e rn......... 741 - 7°4 the present situation of monetary affairs, e • 10 all 173%, 43 per c. Shares - • sp.c.red.sp.c.pm. ... - ... 10 all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ct. 114 - 114 11] p rod with drawal of that amount would not St. 100 South Wales.. iiii - iii 10 all Norfk.Deb.4p.o.Sh. ... - ... use 20 all S. Yorksh. River Dun 13 -15 tie.,. u a ny great inconvenience, the prices again st. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ••• 20 1.0 Do.. 7 - 5 d -.ek e p St. 100 Do. 53 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... - 11 t o 96_ fi r mer. Consols for money have been 954 20 all :Staines,Wok.AW. °IK- -38 374 St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. i.,1847 ... - ... 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 37 Pr ' an d for account 9641 and 96 to 961. The St. 100 North British 1(:,7 - 109 - pre • 25 171 1 Do. do., 1854 - ... 734 Do. 71. Preference.., ... - ... bein fiat. P rice's are 952 96 and 96 to 96i respectively, 25 5 Do. do., 18M - ••• St. 100 N.B. Beres, 4 p.c • Prf. 9 i - 98 k i d! The New 3 per Cents. are 964 4, the ... 164;Stockton & Hartlepl. ... .... ... 17 84 Do. do, do i - i d kteed n , St. 100 Taff Vale 20 13 I Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 ... - _ p ro _ , u 6 to 961 ; Exchequer Bills 28s. to 325. • - ••• 121 9 IDo. do. Qrs., 1848_ ... - ... teltun St. 100 Do. Prof., No. I Sto c k r and India Bonds 20s. premium ; Bank 25 22 Thames Hay, D. &R ... - ... 25 10 Do. York Fl. &S. Pur. h... - 105 20 all North Staffordshire,. 22 - '.B Foreign k waa 225 to 226, and India ditto 218 to 2211. ..?. b "a t. l a o l o N V V al at ' er o f f d N . dz ea l t iilkenny ... - ... St. 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 V 4,,;„ stocks are rather active, and prices are 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ... p.c., tat guar. - 122 (1);°_,Ie• Turkish 6 per Cents. are 991 4, and ditto 20 all all Westwest End Cornwall..ofLondon St. 100 Do. 6p.c. 2d guar_ 107 - 109 ' ' Cents, 103 104 • Brazilian s p er Cents have lu tl eoli„d I , • and Crystal Palace.. 7- 9 St. 100 Do, do. Debeotr. St. ... - ... 1,... to , 103 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; 5 all Do. A - 34 34 84 all Scot. Ceut.New Pref. .. - ... St. 100 c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. ~. - ... "Kul 3 61 - 64 61 et a n per Cents. to 55 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per 5 all 20 all West London L l Ldon St. 100 Do, do. 7 p.o. pi'. St. 103 - 112 ..... .10 • 0 01111 ' 41 . have • improved to 981 100 ; Equador New 10 all Do. First Class - . - ... St. 100 Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St. 71 -73 25 all -I • uth Devon lO4 - RI 4,. °l idated to 144 ; Granada New Active to 204 ; 2 0 _ all Do, Second Class... ... - ... 10 all ; Wmbledon &Croydon • ... - ... 10 all Do , fi xed 44 pr cont. ... - ... O mit, j arl 5, per Cents. to 1114 112 ; Spanish 3 per tt to 431 ; ditto Passive to 61 ; and Venezuela BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ann.) of £ 1 Os. 6d. 244 - 25 St. 100 Do. 43 per cent 9B - 100 hteati per Cents. to 321 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents. are ' 100 all Atian. and St. Law. ... - ... St. 100 Do. Fixed 43 p.c. Sh 9B - 100 T 1 at 90-i ; and Dutch 24 per Cants. at 65i. 18 9 I Bombay, Baroda, and St. 100 Do. New 40 pr. cent ... - h e Cen • lnd,guar. 5 p.c.l 4 - 4 St. 100 ~-... Wales Gus.. 4p. c. ... - ... hto following are the nominal prices of Foreign 18 all Do. ; -15 St. 100 Do. do. 43 p. c •• - ••• eui :-Gienada Deferred Bonds, 20f 21; Mexican, 203 all Buffalo & Lake Hur.l 14 - 2 O 2O all S.Yorksh..lp.e.Guar ... - ... --.... -e. • 100 100 Buff., Brnt. & God ch. I 1 85 - 90 , 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. 028 - 29 1 1 , r - rerrivian 41 per Cents., 79 81 ; ditto 3 100 100 6 p.c.bds.,l Aug.,'72 f . 25 19 Do. do. do. - ••• ''' c ents .• ••• tai 1, g ents . 100 ""... ..' ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i Do do., 1 July '73 83 - 87 1 85 0,, A Imissian 5 per Cents 111 113 ; ditto 4i per 100 100 Do, * do., 1 Jun . :, '741 80 - 85 ' 8() " i i YR 99 " 20 2s. Calcutta l and S. East.' 4 - 4 ' St. 100 Waterfd&BlCßillkT.l6spHe. MINES. _clit t ,, '.:, 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 424 43 ; 20 2s6d Contra] Oude (Lim.) ... - ... 2112IAlfred Cons, (Philk.) 12 - 13 ' - De ferred, 26 264, 20 10. Ceylon A shares l 4 - Isp -. 20 14 British Iron - 7 ve2o 1 Do. B. do. ............ ... - ... . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 - 00 tep art r Y moderate amount of business has been 174 all Demerara - . 10 . 1 Dev. Gt. thuds. (Tay.) 47,0 - 470 to. ' a d in the Railway Share Market this morn- 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - i ' 11 274 East Basset (Mogan) 921 --- 974 e, am • St. 100 East Indian ;1013 - 1093 109 ••• 17s Groat South Tolgus.. 16 - 17 18 4 101,4 4, Prices in the majority of instances have 20 15 Do. C Shares la __ lip 164 31 •,•••• 175 O lt. W , 33 - 46 lie r t h _ a Slight downward tendency. Brightons, 100 all D 0.43 p.c.Bnds. '57 ... - ... ..„ 74 Olt. W. Vor (Helstn.) 11 - If Wederns, and Midlands, receded ss. ; an d 100 all Do. do. do., 's9, ' do. ... - _ 17. Lady Bertha - 14 Et ~., 20 all Geelong & Melbourne •••• O xfo r e, "uoll htieSandLancasbire and Yorkshire 10s. •; guar. 5 per cent.... 191 - 20 191 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 10 - 11 ... ... N.W.Basset (Illogan) 16 - 17 4orthu) Worcester andWol verharep ton improved 5s ; st. 100 . G p d o .Tt 6 unit c ..o D fC;n en ada. 48 - 50 tl,. 9 *** 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 4 - 6 ••• R if , , c a stern (Berwick), 10s.; and North-Eastern 100 P ° '; 84 ••• -Bus„2o alt Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert.' 211 - 211 21. ll Par, Cons. (St.Blaxy) 193 - ,201 204 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5 41 44 ". The Foreign lines are very inactive. 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c.l 3 - Ap! - Gs. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. 14 - 14 203 all Gt. Westn. of Canada l 214 - 21!_i *** 23 S. Camden (St. C l ear 355 - 365 eol orki a . ° l o ; Lyons declined about ss. ; and in the 203 13 Do. New I A - ip ... 2 . ' S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 5 - 51 Grik tic C,,' l i nes there is little variation to report. 100 all Do. This., payable '57 ... - ... *** 19 7. W, Frances(lllo,gn. 220 - 210 sad .„, xrunk ••• 5 43 Tarn. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 - 1 1 of Canada have risen ss. to 10s ; 100 al l i D ) o. d d o., ' , 7 7 6 3 , 0,'60.., 110 -RI 1.1,,.."5t Indian declined 10s. Great Indian 100 al l al Do °* . do o" '73 ' without) 10 9 Tin Croft 44 - 14 " 1114 111 a do., '73, 40 Un • Mincti (Gwounap) ... - ••• kevi o a nd Great Western of Canada were at 1 option 105 - 110 ••• ... 12s C. V. of Towoy (Camay.) 14 - 14 20 all 'Madras, guar. 43 p.c. 194 - 20 it. 11.8 quotations. 41 •11, 20 all , Do. do., 5 per C. , 201 - 214 ...... 1 1. ( 3 ) " \ \l v r.. c ß a a i s .a s d e o t u (l ( l L lo i g sk an rd ) : . )lo 24 s 3 - _ 1 2 1 5 5 4 20 I N Shares are quiet. Par Consols realised 20 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exten 0d - par . 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 210 - 230 t° 203 1,4 1 . 4, a 1 Great South Tolgus, 1G ; Wheal Ed- 20 5 ; Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 1 - ip •... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 320 - 350 a -m 8 ; and Wheal Kitty, 12. 20 51, Do, 4th Ex.. do. ' 4 - IP ... 50 Wh. Edward.(Calstck) S - 84 8 ,•0144. 2O ss. Pude (Limited) ' .. - ... ... 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 114 - 124 12 , ' S tock Bank Shares are steady. Bank of 20 . 5 -Scinde, guar. 5 per c.' 1• - I.lp i ... 8 Mi. Ma. Ann (Idonht. ) 46 - 48 lo7rralasia have improved it, ; South Australia , 20 all Do • • - ••• I 44 Wh. Trelawuey(Lis.) 23 - 24 , ....--...--.......- 1 : Union of London declined ss. t ia 4 j u the Miscellaneous Market, Electric Telegraph FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. si re a dvanced to 106. Peninsular and Oriental 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 61 -61 20 71 !Australian --,120 all Ardennes - ••• 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 4 d-IP att l realised 80, and Royal Mail Steam, 641. 5 all Bel g i an East. Juliet 1- 11 35 27 Brazilianlmissued Illt trt 20 all B ez i ers t o G ra i ssessac ... p.( .. at £5 pm) - 21 ,• • ' IB R FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES - THIS DA Y. 6 all C armeaux &T ou l ouss . 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada . • • - ... a (From the Offieua List:) Coal Mines and Ry. 34 - 4 20 15 'Dutch Rhenish - 34d 20 15 Do. St. John Dol Roy 111 - 121 1 3 Clarendon Con. MM. 111 4 14 Stock • Puslneas done. 20 all 'Eastern of France - 284 Co. of Jamaica...... ... - ...d 2 r Cent R • 226 25 20 all Do. New ~..iler n _ • educed Annuities f!4 9 ,...,`'° 73 t. Consols Annuities - . .• 16 Copiapo tie* 9 , Per Cent. Annuities . 20 all Gt. Central of France ... - ... 1 all Dun Mountain Cop -44d. -2 Per Cent. Annuities 9 64 4 4 20 all Great Luxembourg.,. 8 - 81 8 1 per Mining Co. ... id - i P ti kti l : too ( ..... • . - 1d 2,20 1 8 21i - •• ni t ,. - unds. Xloeo - ... 20 all General - 17 • . ....... Y, "° under £lOOO 2O all Lierre and Turnhout .. - •.d 81 -- 9 1401..'.20 p 3 all Linares 20 6 Lombardo-Vonotian 5 4 - 5 . 4 p 14 - 3d 4 .. . Tor Account ' w heriver 'Bills, 24d. 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. . . - 1 all Mariquita SIOOO - i 9 I -- I « 1 all New Granada 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ... t seo 28 32 1 all Novean Monde - ••• %mall 333, all Maria Antall& - los. 20 all Pont.SiLL(lll.&Smlt 5 -- 6 • 2B 32 p 10 all Do. New t PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY. 20 all Namur & Liege • - ••• 5 1 Port Philip • • - ••• 84 - • 9 ri11a3 4 ,,, 5 20 all Do, do, 6p. c. Prof. 204 - 204 30 164 Santiago de Cuba - 24 tlitte per Cent, 1852, 44 per Cont. ' lO3 16 all . Northern of France.. 38/ - 331 all United Mexican 34 - 41 44 31 44 4 494 IEc i ZTI A 3rres Boucle, 6 per Cent, it 6 981 x d 10 all NorwegianTrnkieref 9- 91 MISCELLANEOUS. ti re - " ,,, , ,":ti ewbonsolidated 2O all Paris and Lyons 331 -34 341 kezr ea u n a New A c tive, 21 per Cent. 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 55 - 57 li I i 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) .. - ... 201 nt. ........... 20 9 Recife & San Fran., 25 19 !Australian Agricult. 2 . 74 - 784 1 '4 ) 4 1 , 4 '2 Account - 201 (Perna.m.) g. 7p. c. 4 - 11 p 10 10 all !Australn. Royal Mail 24 - 24 10 all ,Berlin Water Works.. 4 - b Ditift ll ouds, 43 per Cent • 10 all Rome and Frascati.. ... - ... - 10 2 'Do. New iss. at Si, d ... - bitu; u , Per Cent 20 all Royal Danish l6 - 18 1 'Jess' A ccount ... * 5 all Royal Swedish 3 - 1 50 40 Brit. American Land 35 - 40 55 100 324 Canada kr* " 11° 'Idi 18 20 all Sambre and Meuse ,,, 8 - B k. .- .. Tini an . . 22, t.: St., 5 per Cent.... 1111 112 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 113 - 114 1131 i bit nencie 5 10 all )o. 53 per cent, prof. 8 - 8 / S t o A ccolin . per Cont. - -- St. all ;Copper MM. of Eng. 27 - 32 15...Lish • •io..us t q WA 93 20 all Southern of France.. 22 - 2 2 1 84 all West Flanders 4l - 44 25 all i 'Do. Prof. 73 p. cont. 24 -- 26 1 ,... ) ,!tt 0 A ._ . e per Cent. - 5 all Crystal Palace ll -14 11 10 , all Do. 53 per c. Prof. . 9 - 93 vt, Ultt, I,‘'''.ll.lkt .......... • 4ri t i `, 4 seive 2O all w.dz N.w. of France 27 - 2ii 6 4 4 all 'Crystal Pal. of France ... - .. tl i tte t i eeo ta..6 per cent 20 6 , Western ofAustria_ ~. - ... 20 all Eastern 5team........ 4 - 5 . 41 20 all I Wcna. of Switzerland ... - ... ,t r. el lia.. _fit 100 993 100 6 all Wieeladon Bt, 100 EloctricTolograph ... 103 - 106 106 V e lilt% `" t eed. 4 per Cent - ••• 1 all Electric Tel. of Ire). ... - ... il ezit ' ''•coollntl ° - 6 all , Do.B p. cent. pref. • ... - ... P er Cent lOl 31 x:d 20 all ,Zealand .... . .. 5 all lEn.drikust.Cop.SmCo 1$ - 14 , tt e • - ______L•_•=:=- . • 10 10s. Eur. & Ind • Jctn. Tel. ... _ ... 1:1I._ .TOINT-STOCK • BANKS. 9 all Eur.SLA.m.Stm.(lim.) • 4 - 44 t:4l /..r e41 3 3:11:11:184t: ;: 4 ; on the above payable in London. 20 %11 ',Con. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... - ... ' La nge, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 654 40 all Australasia. iB4 -,--- 86 86 15 14 'Gen. Steam Naviga.t. . • - . 2"riso„ VA() •V(l.()Cii. 125 181 Bank of Egypt ° 100 50 Bank of London l3 - 1 d 174 201 d 5 , London Discount ... 11 4 all :Loud. Gen. Omnibus 31 - 34 von i m i 'Zriotiev - 52 1 , 7.r. aceouut .. 'aluo ; f. T ait XII •"'"--'-_•-----.-..-__---, 50 all British N. American _ - ... 20 10 satinorlic or ~., - 120 10 C.13k.0f Ind.An.&Ch ... - ...a 7 4 sa tt ,. , an o e _ Mi . NGLISH NAVVIES.-It is difficult to ,no 50 City 6l -63 , I liag D M o ecl: la i E te x l ra e t : a n n . s S i E o t l a . e N c i a o l i v e ' i e g g l . , ......... ___-- •::: 41 0 1 _, roo , l a tutte idea of the immense quanti'y of , 100 25 l eolonial a a l ll l .. - ... Mexican& S.Ametion ... - ... be,,, :."led, a „ . 'e Clay, that has been picked, blasted, 160 20 Commercial of Lond. ... - ... ,Netherlandsco u n i, a t C u o d .... . . . . 11 -- - i l i i Il t alee duri..su wheeled into embankment by English 20 all Eng • Scot&Aus.Clit 19 - 193 211005 all g ,D N tt o t . . D D o i . s 3i - 34 11(41''11v aline the last 30 years. On the South W . stern 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Alst. 184 - 194 5 all Do. Bp. c • Pf. iss. at 1 d 34 - 81 l etn t l " WA: the earth removed amounted to 16 mil. ; 20 all Ditto New .; - ... 5 3 Do, Do, - 1 d IN 4 Pyraja ar dg-a mass of material sufficient to ' 50 20 London , and County ... - ... 100 80 'Now B. &N. S. Land 17 - 20 the I. '" Yard 1,. 1,000 feet highwith a base of 150 000 - 50 Lnd.drE.Bnkng • Corp ... - ••• St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 91 -96 95 1 . , tot a l R• lr. Robert - ... 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1-1 f , tat 51k, a mount Stephenson has estimated 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... - ... 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam ... - ... " Milli° Ou all the railways of England as at 111 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ... t s pree 4l 48 Of cub ic d l Andwhat does this 1 all Oriental Gas - 11 • . 1 1 4 . "W, Yar s . 20 10 Do. New 1 10E1 Do Now Shares P 1P tid e el % a . are accustomed," he says, "to regard 50 25 INational Bank - ••• 1p of th e ' a test for h • ... --. 5 all Peel Hr. Lid. dr Minrl. 24 '2l aup, e py ramid Eight and space ; but b the 20 all ;New South Wales ,44- 46 50 all Peninsular Oriental 0 040tolinthtwitioubialfb:Ibultof earth these works would rear St. 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 36 -3836 1 50 10 Do. New .. 74 - BAp 174 ni e as adiParnigetnteyrtaot ailb4allst. lma gin eand s a ' 20 20 'Ottoman Bank - 204 19 291 20 50 all Rhymnoy Iron - 24 23 b e th e *rids 0 • a 100 15 !Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 6 9 3 1 00 60 Royal Mail Steam 64 - 66 64 4 N o r:: !j o s tl e . f e ai mountain lean d a o h f If th ne height-thataellarinthe, soaring , 10 all Do. New. 5 1 IR.Aus.B.&G.Irn.Co ... -- *:: 223 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 - 14 St. 100 S.Ans, Gov.6p.o.bels. 105 - 107 . won I tik orl , ii na l i ti de otrotn ; whitest. James, : wh ic h these earth- 25 all South Australia 34 -36 35 26 all South Austral. Land 37 -39 1Q64 6 Buck* Is palace, p ark from the , i 25 all !Union of Australia 45 - 47 461 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 tr kav BPace f or its b I?R-am would -e, b y th, E aglish Quauv4vriecf:.-_ perha Work ell by • age, ' All this vast sc " rcely ; - 261D0 : New perhaps has been •60 10 Union of Loudon .,,, 23 -25 234 i 1 all Do, Registered - 1 20 5 True. Ln. Co. Up. Can, .. -- !..... a world.-- the hardest ' 100 50 Unity Mutual ....... , ~. _ ...d, 100 284 , Yanyienien's Land,. 10 -• 12 - 1 ( I.Y ReriGtv, 100 .50 Wootrnßk of Lond . 4 , .... ~,d Leasing Closing Prices Business shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Companies this day this day St. 100 Bnckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 96 98 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 101 103 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.dIE.O 13 15 13i4 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northl 135 140 5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 41 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westt. . . 50 all Hull dr Selby. Y. & N.M. 109 111 111 10 25 all Do. Shares, o 12. all Do. I Shares. Do — 121 i all Lon.&Greenw S. Easter 124 13 . 1 20 all Do. Preference Do 234 244 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 97 100 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do ... ... • 5i all Mancli.Baton. La.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2i —2/ 21 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. 'dlancl 95 97 64 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count 4 - sip 50 all N.drEst.s p.c. Do 56 58 60 i all Do. 6 per ct.. Do 50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo • -- ••• 25 all Prest. Wyre L. &IS . W ... 124 all Do. # Shrs. 4 Do St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Cit. North • 136 138 10 all Shreve. & Her . Brassey 7 8 12 all S. Staffordsh.. 9i. 31Cleai, 19i 101 50 all WoarVal.g(ipc Stk.drDar. 25 all Do Do 33 35 St. 100 !Wilts &Sore r.t Gt. Wastu 9l 93 i MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables are but moderate. On the whole, the trade generally is steady, as follows : FRUIT. Pineapples, per lb. 4s Gd to Gs' Colonial do., ea. Oa Oil to Oa Od Grapes, per lb 2s Od to I Os' Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each Os Od to Os Od Peaches, p. doz. Os to Os Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. is Od to 2s 6d Pears, per doz ...3s to Gs Oci Oranges, per 100..5s Od to 15s Lemons, p. doz. I s Od to 2s Od Ap:icots, p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Odj Filberts, per 1001 b 30s to 50s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 00d Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Stravberries, per poAle Gooseberries, per half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. h. sv. Os 01 to Os Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Od Greengages, per b.sv.Os to Os Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od :TABLES. VEGE' Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to Gs Od Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os 04 Savoy do., p. do. Os 24 to Os 4d Cauliflowers, do.3s Od to 5s 04 Brocoli, p. bun, is 04 to 18 Gd Potatoes, per ton 80s to 180 s New do., per cwt. 080 d to Os Peas, per h siev Os Od to Os 04 Turnips, per bunch 2d to 44 Carrots, per bunch... 44 to 7d Cucumbers, each 2s to 4s 04 1 1 Garlic, per lb Gd to Os 84 Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Spinach, p. 04 to 4s 04 Brussels sprouts, per half do 2s Od to 3s Od Onions, p. basli.Os Od to Oa Od New do., per bunch Od to 04 French beans, par half-sieve ... 8s Od to 4s 04 Leeks, per do 2d to 3d [Shallots, per lb 6a to 8d Horsaraddis h,' p. b. Is6d to 4s Parsley, per do. 2l to 4d Celery, per do is Od to is 6d Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Parsnips, nor do. Od to Os Od Small salad, p. pun. Od to Od Mushrooms, p. ptl. lsOlto2s Od Artichokes, each od to Od ' Lettuces, per scr. ls G 1 23 01 Endive, per scr. 2s to 2s Gd Radishes, p.d.bun. is to 2sod Tomatoes, per hsv.Os to Os Od Walnuts per 100 ...01 to Od Chillies, per 100 is M tots Od Capsicums, per 1000 s Od to Os Rhubarb, p. b. is Od to is 3d Asparagus, per bund 3s to 5s Seakail,perpun.2s 01 toss 0d Turnip greens, por bush Os Od to Om Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to Os Od ; Ponits Os 01 to Os Od; Geese, 45 Od to 6s Gd each ; Goslings, 4s' Od to 6s 6d ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 2s 9d ; tame rabbits, is 3d to is 9(1 each; wild do., 8d to is ld ; Pigeon; 6d to is each ' • large Surroy Fowls, 48 to 8s; barn d oor d0.,3s 6,1 to 5e Od; Chick ens, 4s 01 to 6s Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, 2e 61 to 3s 6d ; Grouse, Os Od to 03 Od each a • Pheasants, 3s 01 to 3s 6,1 ; Partridges , is 3d t o i s 9d ; Woodcocks, Os Od to Os ; Snipes, Os to Os Od; Teal, Os Od to OS Od; Wild Ducks, Os 01 to Os Od; Widgeons, Os Od to Os Od; Plovers, is to ls 6d each ; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend frosh butter, —s to --8 Od ; English do., is 2d to is 3d per lb. • English eggs, lls Od to 12s Od; French do., 9s Gd to 10s 611 per 120; Leverets, 2s 63 to 34 Gd each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 101 to 432 d; mutton, 3s 4d to 49 6d; lamb, 03 Od to 03 01; veal, 33 61 to 4s 6d; pork, 3a 2d to 4s 6d per 81135., by the carcase. WILITECIIIPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 38 2d to 4s Gd ; Lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s ad ; pork, 3s 2d to 4a Gd per Blbs by the earwigs, BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 204 ; Brills, 2s Od to 103 each ; Salmon, 24 6d to is Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 10s each ; Soles, 44 to 3s Gd per pair; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 3m 01; Crabs, 6d to 2s Gd; Whitings, 6s Od to 15s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 40s to 50s per bsh. ; Mackerel, 60s to Os per 100; Smelts, 0304 to Os Od per doz.; Skate, Os to 61 per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Oa per gallon ; Bloaters, 4s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Gs 04 per bushel; Doreys, 2s 01 to 7s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 20s pei doz.; Pike, 6d; Sturgeon, 64 per lb ; Prawns, 5s Od to Oa; Mullets, Os Gd to 2s 6d. each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, Os 01 to Os 01 per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is ; Carp, is to 53 ; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Gurne ts, 01 to Os. BREAD. The prices of whenton bread in the metropolis are from 6 . 0 to 7dd ; of household ditto, 5d to 6d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3 . 1 d; 64113 to 721 b, 341 to 341; 7tlb to 801 b, 34d to —; 801 b to 881 b, 30 to 343 ; 881 - to 961 b, 311 to 43 ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 443 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 9s 03 to Os 03 ; Calf skins, light, 2 s 63 to 3 3 61 ; di t t o ' full, Gs 03 to Gs 6,1; Polled Sheep, 7s 03 to Ss 6d ; Rents, 5s 93 to 63 93; Half-broils, 5s 93 to 6s 9:1; Downs, 43 43 to 5s 63 ; Lawbs Os to Os 03 ; Shearlings, Os 03 to Os 03. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 Os; clover. 31 103 to 5/ Os; and straw , 1/ Gs to 1/ 103 imr load. A good supply, and a sluggish demand. clover, per3l C l u o sf s B to teR S L I AN O D s . ; — a li n e d ad st o r w ayr h s ay ll , 5 2 3 1 l t 0 ( s ) t i o l 4 3. 1 0 4: 4 4 ; Supply moderate, and trade WEIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os ; clover, 31 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw. 1 1 5 s to 1/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. :ET.—Fes. 5. the elm of the market Winstead, ,ke. s d Rotten l7 6 IRussoll's Hutton 16 0 south Hatton 17 3 Hengk 11111 15 Haswell 17 6 . aosforth l4 3 Radon !ramwell;at• l5 9 _ _ _ Tees - 17 6 Thorp l6 0 Cowpen Hartley ~,,, 14 0 itowArt's l7 6 Lawbton l7 0 Riddell l4 &eddyll l6 0 143—Sold, 86. COAL MAR Prices of Coals por ton al s. d. Saddle W. Hartley ......14 0 Davison's West Hartley 14 0 Howard's West Hartley _ Netherton 14 0! Taufteld Moor l2 6' Holywell l5 0 Tauftehl Moor Butes 12 6 West Hartley . 14 0 Wykuu Wallsend, he. Acorn Close l5 9' Gibson l5 6 Edeu South Kolloo l6 Hartlepool l6 9 South Hartlepool l6 3 Ships at market, LLOYD'S SIIIPPING-.—(l'his Day.) LONDON, Feb. 6.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and fine. LAMLASH, Fob. 6.—Wind S. W.—Arrived —Dingo, from the Clyde for New York. Sailed—lona, for Mel bourne; Harmonic, Mauritius; Robert Leonard, BOA' n; Advance, St. John' s , N ew f oundland; Palmyra, St. J o h n , N. 8.; Clara, Newfoundland. SWANSEA, Feb. 5.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Char lotte, from Gibraltar. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. o`.—Wind S.W.—Arrived — Warrior, from Shields for Carthagena, leaky. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 5.--Wind W. —Arrived —Nourmahal, from London for CARDIFF, Feb. 4 . —Wind S.S. W.—Sailed—Florence , for Gibraltar. TROON, Feb. 5.--Wind S.W,, strong.—Azrived—Led wig, from Barrhoad for Buenos Ayres; Alma, De mo " rara ; Anna 0, Havannah ; Roman Empress, ditto; Eden, Corfu. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 5. —"Wind S.W.—Arrieed—C ll : W.—Arrived —Con - heath, from Mont e Vid eo, with main hatch stove in, C. MARGATE, Feb. s. —The Margaret Pryde, having had heavy weather. making pool to Rouen, put back off this place yesterday. Cork water, having experienced a gale and struck the Sands, Jan. 25. 1 ; out of DARTMOUTII, Feb. s — The Caroline, in beating got off at the harbour, grounded un the mud, but' will be high water. it is CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 27. —The George Metcalf, reported, has been wrecked in the Black Sea. N.B. —The George Metcalf sailed from Odessa for Queenstown or Falmouth, the 31st of December, and several other vessels ' mimes unknown, are said to have been wrecked in the gale of the 13th to the 20th of Janu ary. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) from llart.le. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Parana, from Jersey ; Devonshire (4), Lon don ; Warrior, Suuherland ; Wonder, (s), Jersey. Sailed—Devonshire, (M), for Dublin; Express, (3, 1 , Jersey; Arrived—Tamaulipas, E 5. 7:0 0 L m , B S o a r t d u e r a j u aY x. Havre, (4), Havre L'Etoile, Cheibourg. Wind S. Altigua. tis S h a Q ile u d ee l , ar , aret, for Africa; Ilatriet, Barcelona; Bri- Morning. Arrived Arrived—Emanuel Tagliafero ; Con heath, Monte Video, main hatch stove and longboat started by heavy sea. Ci f z u .o E m E sz i o v w e 4,0 Liverpool 4. DUBLIN, Feb. 5. Wind W.S.W. Arrived—Panzsa Spetolissa, from Odessa. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISII TELICGRAPII. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wiwi S.W. ; tide threo hours' ebb ; moderate and fine. Arrived--Seven Starens, from Maranham • Excelsior, [touon ; Ann Jewett, Dunkirk ; Queen, Fort Natal ; Three Brothers, Rouen; Mary A nn, Trepo r t ; L u ther, Y Samaritan, mauritiu and John Wray, Guernsey ; Prid e , A n t we rp ; Mauritius. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. by W., moderate. Passed—Adeline, barque, from westward, for north. LOCAL SiIARE MARxßra. fair. a mount of business, the LIVERPOOL—FEB. 5. closing st eady, an advance of about 4 per cent. being ge nerall y est ablished. SloaerickeEti open i ngoHAN o —fi firm, r wasaend a fn BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 5. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—This market was brisk to-day and prices all in advance. Birmingham Fire Office share s 901 Bristol and Biriniughains, FEB.S. STOCK EXCHANGE. _A very MAN CHESTER,businessfai doin g i n the share market to-day. The fo llowin g are the t ransao t . ions: Loxdon and South Western , 98 i — Midlands, 96 I—E as t Lancashire, 91 a --- Doveri, 22 9-16 —Sheillelds, 41 I Ditto 6/. pref., 9-16 p. - East er n Counties 121—Leeds, 93)1—North Eastern, Berwi ck capital 0464 21i —Great Northern A, 11 9- 1 6 — Cana das, 21 5-16. THE NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. —These works are making most satisfactory progress, and the contractors bid fair to carry out in integrity the en gagements they have entered into with the public. In order that the general elegance of the bridge may be heightened in Effect it is highly desirable that the colour of the fabric should be in uniformity with the noble adja cent Palace of Westminster. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting to be held on Monday next at Burlington House, Sir R. I. Mur c hi son i n the chair, the fel.owing paper s w ill b e f re ra Little Namaqu a l an d, eastward, read :-1. Journey along the Orange River, the northern frontier of the cAony, &c., with map, by Mr. Robert Moffatt,F.R.G.S. ; communicated by Governor Sir George Grey, F.R.G.S., through the Right Hon, H. Labouchere, M. P., F R.G.S., Colonial-office, 2. Route by the Rivers Waini, Barama, and Cuyuni to the Gold -fields of Caratal, &c., by Sir W. H. Holmes, and Mr. W. H. Campbell; communicated by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., F.R.G.S., Foreign-office. 3. Preparations for tho de parture of the Livingstone Expedition, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND - SOUTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company have just issued their report. It states that the net revenue for the half-year, after &ducting interest on loans and all other preference charges, amounts to 194,7551. To this is added 8751., the surplus at June last, making 195,6301. From this sum the directors propose that a dividend shall be declared for the half year, pay able on the 20th inst., at the rate of 51- per cent. per annum, which ou 7,176,970/. of paid-up capi tal amounts to 188,3951., leaving a balance of 7,2341. There has been a decrease in the gross revenue of the half-year of 42,2961., as compared with the corresponding period in 1856, and in the net revenue of 38,8701. There has been a decrease of 2,3171. in the working expenses, and of 1,1091. in taxation. The dtcrease in the receipts for passen gers amounted to 32,1481. for goods, to 10,6871., as compared with the corresponding period. The above decrease has arisen chiefly from the exceptional character of the traffic in the year 1856, in conse quence of events connected with the Russian war. In preparation for the working of the Salisbury and Yeovil line, a portion of which it is expected may be opened for traffic during the present year, and also for the working of the Lymington branch, a nanaleer of new engines and carriages are in oourso of construction, expended on andrd to account ear ie o f capital which 16,0841. have been account. Three new engines have been completed out of revenue and added to the stock during the half year. Tho doubling of the first portion of the Southampton and Dorchester line has been com pleted, and was opened for traffic in October last. The Board of Trade have since called upon the com pany to double the remaining portions of the line between Beaulieu-roal and Brockenhurst and Christchurch-road and Ringwood, nearly 11 miles, and the work is now in progress. When finished there will be a complete double live, 36 miles in length, from Southampton to Wimborne. These works have hitherto been carried out, and are still in progress, under the management of the company's resident engineer, by which there is a considerable raving in expense, and a more efficient execution of the work is secured. The charges carried to capital account in the way and works department amount to 9,0651. for the past half year. This sum is made up by the cost of erecting a number of cottages, which were absolutely re quisite for the accommodation of the servants and workmen of the company at the various stations on the line, and by the erection of several new station houses and buildings, a new engine-shed at Wey mouth, and additions to siding and platforms for the better accommodation of the traffic. The cottages are all let at rents which afford a remune rative return on the capital expended on them. Among the projects for new railways in the South- Western district they notice the intended construc tion of a railway along the lice of the Andover Canal, from Andover, by the Valley of the Test, through nonasey, to the head of the Southampton Water at Redbridge. As new projected it can add little or nothing to the public convenience, and must prove utterly unremunerative to its proprie tors and injurious to the company. The directors cannot doutA that, if sanctioned by Parliament, this scheme would at no distant day form the nucleus of a larger and more direct aggression of the company's district ; and, locking as well to the intrinsic justice of the case as to the suc cessful result of the company's oppposition to the Salisbury and Southampton line of last year, and the unequivocal declaration of Parliament on that occasion against any reduplication of the rail way accommodation of that district, the directors recommend that the company should not fail to apply to Parliament for protection against the most unnecessary project. Mr. Errington, the company's consulting engi neer, states that more than 60 miles of the line re main still in use, after from 18 to 20 years' service; and so good has been the quality of the iron and the system of the road that 25 miles out of the 60 have been in use upwards of 20 years, and a con siderable portion will be efficient for several years to come. From the careful supervision exercised, he is satisfied that the line is uniformly kept up in a proper state for the requirements of the traffic. The report of Mr. J. Beattie, the locomotive superintendent, states that the cost of maintaining and working the stock of locomotive engines and tenders during the past half-year has been 55,5681., and the train mileage 1,549,2321., giving 8.61 d. as the rate per train mile for the working expenses of the locomotive department ; this figure includes the amount expended in the construction of three powerful goods engines and tenders. which will take the places of a similar number when they are unfit for further service. The expenditure in the car riage department for maintaining and up holding the carriage and waggon stock has been 10,6241., or 1 . 64 d. per train mile. The expenses of both departments amount to 66,1921., or 10.25 d. per train mile, as com pared with 66,6521., or 10.69 d. per train mile of the corresponding prricd of last year. The locomotive engines and tenders are in efficient con dition, and the stack of carriages and waggons has been maintained in good working order, several alterations and improvements having been main tained therein. The capital account showed that 9,506,225/. had been received, including 2,502,0361. on loan, and 9,603,406/. expended, leaving a balance against the company of 97,1811. The revenue ac count for the half-year ending Dee. 31 last showed that 445,860/. had been received and 193,5751., or 44.61 per ced;., expended, including 21,911/. for Government duty, rates, and taxes, leaving the balance of net revenue 252,2851. NORTH LONDON. Tho report of the directors of this sompany states that the directors recommend a dividend of 21 per cent, for the half-year. BRISTOL AND EXETER. The directors have decided on recommending to the proprietors a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, AND MIDLAND JUNCTION. At tiro half-yearly meeting of this company held at Derby, on Wednesday, the usual dividend of is. 4d. per share was declared for the half-year ending Dec. 31 last. LONDON AND BLACKWALL. It appears the directors of this company have decided on recommending a dividend of 33. 61 a share for the half-yoar ending Dec. 31 last. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. :: sd . BelfastNAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. 7. 1857. 1850. - ----- BRITISH. £ £ - - Aberdeen and " B - allymen . a . .: :::::: .: :: ... 1,120 1,005 Belfast and County Down.• • • • • • • • • .. 232 230 1 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,262 2,944 125 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York •. .. 572 529 Bristol and Exeter • • .... XCaledonian...... __ - . ............ 12,915 12,301 l'4 Chester and •. •. •• ...• .• •• 4,272• • 4,272 4,461 r% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • • • 152 148 / Cork and Bandon - • • •••••••• • • • • • • 255 209 / Dublin and Belfast J unction • • ...... 1,095 1,095 „ Dublin and Drogheda• ••••• - • • • ...... 1,339 1,386 /l 4 Dublin and Kingstown •••••• • • •• - - 1,264 1,116 li Dundee and Arbroath .. --. . • • • • 516 520 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 8 51 3 77 Dundalk and Enuiskillen.• .....• • • • • 444 412 isEast Anglian.... •••••••••• • • • • •• • • • • 977 1,043 1 East Lancashire .............. - .... 5,195 5,894 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • I 22,069 23,235 Eastern Union • ... •••••• • • .• .• •• • 3 Edinburgh and Glas;ow .• ••• • • • .. 4,812 4,864 3 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee."... 2,713 2,781 Exeter and Crediton.. • • .... • • ...• • • - - 0 Furness Railway .. • .............. 1,050 966 3% Glasgow, and South-Western • • ...... 5,641 6,161 3 Great Northam.... ...... •••• ,• 22,944 21,916 33'' I Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5,7,11 5 ,68 1 5 Great Western ..... ..... .......... 25,648 24 200 51i Irish South Eastern ••..• • • • .... •• • • 190 195 0 Lancaster and Carlisle ...... .. ..... . 5,372 5,314 64 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. •• - Leeds Northern .................... - - 6* Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... - - 7 London and North Western ... 51,480 56,391 5 % 1 London and Blackwall•• •• •• •• •• .... 1,253 1,140 3% 1 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 10,919 10,371 9% London and South We5tern......... 11,701 12,301 D Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 615 566 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c, - - 314 Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincoinshlrc 9,178 9,660 9 % Manchester and South Junction •..... 7 92 3 .39 8 Maryport and Carlisle ••••••• • •• • • • • 779 862 7 Midland .....- .................... 30,350 28,487 7 Midland Great Western (Irish) .". - 3,228 2,976 1,317 1,04 5 93 N N M oe o wr n t klands •• •• ........ •• •• c h a s ß t r l l e tt s and h . C . . a r . I . isle . .. .. .. .. :......•.. .. : .. 2 4:2 5 7 3 1 1 3 4,5 03 27 5 3 North Staffordshire •••• •• •• ••...... ,0646069 6,72 9 47 7 North-Western •• • • • • •••• • • • • • • •• •• 0 Scottish Central ••••••••••• • • • • • •• • • 3 , 059 2,509 '2!, Scottish Midland •••••••••• •• • • • • .. ~ - ~ 1,607 9 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ••• • .. i 2,244 2,864 8341 Shrewsbury and Ch ester .. ...... 701 710 O Shropshire Union - - • • ..... ....... 1,904 2,023 7 South Devon !. .... •• .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 16.172 16,059 1% South Eastern .• •• •• •• •• • 8 1 14 South South y W o a r l k e . s , D . 0 . n . c . e . . s t . e . r . : e . n : d : : 0 :: 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : .. ... 3 Taff Vale ••••••• • • • • • • • 32 6 : , 54 4 25 1 2 42 6 : , •• " •• •• •• - 1,232 1,232 7 6 , x) wh i Wa terford tehave n p i 2 York and Newcastle, and Berwick 8c 7 West Cornwall -- - ...... •-- .. York and North Midland & Leeds.. - - 1, ,c 1 i5 ? 1 4 1, : 1 5 g I Junction dLimerick . .. ... ... :. . •• . .. .. :. ••• FOREIGN. 40,__100 36, - 980 2,999 2,172 g Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • ...... •••• •• • • _ - 4 Lyons and Mediterranean - ........ - - 3 Montereau and Troyes ............ .. _ - Namur and Liege - • • • • • • - - 8 Paris and Rouen. .... . • •• •. • _ _94 Orleans 4, Northern orisao ds n o Ld f oFrance ns Central.. .. • .: : .. .. : .. .. ••• ..• „: ... ..... ...., 6 Paris and Strasburgh ,.. 34,167 29,807 - Rouen and Havre ••.• • • • ... •• •• - - - 6 West and North-West of France .... 25,065 26,805 Miles o?ened, 1857. 26% 118 198% 94.4 20 183% 283 203 V, 465 25 90 286 4 16} 637 5X 183% 289% 17314 9% 28 567 177 301 ji 171 10814 I 2 682 INDIAN P A TRONAGE. —The President of the I n di a B o ard, Mr. Vernon Smith , has conferred a cadetship i n the Bengal Infantry on Mr. Onsl qw , inconsideration of the distinguished services o his uncle, Colonel Vincent Eyre, at Arrah and Lucknow. PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA. BRUSSELS, FEB. 4. The Royal bride and bridegroom, accom panied by the King of the Belgians, the Duke of Brabant, Count of Flanders, Lord Howard de Walden, the British Ansbassador, Lady Howard, M. Brockhausen, the Prus s i an kinister in Bel gium, and a large concourse of distinguished per sonages, arrived at the railway terminus, yesterday evening, at 6 o'clock, having performed the journey from Antwerp within one hour. _ _ "On the arrival of the illustrious travellers at the palace, the Duchess de Brabant, surrounded by the ladies of honour and the principal officers of the royal household, came forward to receive them. After a most affectionate greeting, the various persons who composed the royal party withdrew to their apartments, it being then about a quarter to seven. Every thing at the palace was prepared with great magnificence, the ser vants being in th e i r ga l a li ver i es, and all the plate and rich ornaments of the Crown being displayed. At eight o'clock the whole party re-assembled at dinner, which had been delayed an hour in conse quence of the non-arrival of the English flotilla at the time expected. The intention had been to have a grand reception after the dinner and before the grand ball, which was fixed for the same night ; but all that was done was for the royal party to proceed at about half-past nine to the saloon, in which the diplomatic body and the principal dignitaries of the court were assembled, and there:rapidly proceed th roug h th e ranks of the brilliant personages assembled. Lord Howard de Walden, having become indisposed after his return from .Antwerp, was not present, but of all the other members of the diplomatic corps not ono was absent. Mgr. Jonella, the Papal Nuncio, after having paid his respects to the newly-married couple withdrew, but the rest remained for the ball which was about to open. By eight o'clock the various rooms of the palace thrown open on the occasion were filled with elegantly dressed women, • and a crowd of all the waal.h and distinction of Brussels. The King and their Royal Highnesses entered the iball-room at nearly ten o'clock, followed by their officers , the Ministers,, and the diplomatic corps. Th e King had the Princess Frederick William on his aim, and the Prince of Prussia conducted the Duchess de Brabant. The King and the Belgian Princes wore the uniforms of general officers with the Grand Cordon of the Black Eagle of Prussia, while Prince Frederick William had on the Grand Cor don of the Order of Leop:ld. The young bride wore a pink silk dress with tulle flounces, with white roses on the under-skirt, and had on her head a wreath of roses to match. The only orna ment which her Royal Highness displayed was the magnificent necklace of thirty-six pearls which hLr husband had given her as his wedding present. Her Royal Highness also wore across the shoulder en sautoir a wide blue ribbon edged with red, belong ing to the Order of the Swan, worn by ladies in Prussia. Her Royal Highness was pale, and ap peared fatigued, probably from the roughness of the passage. She has a look of the Queen of England, her mother, but her features are smaller and less regular. The Duchess de Brabant wore a lilac dress of moire antique, with a great number of white lace flounces, with diamonds in her hair and on the drew, with a magnificent diamond necklace and eaeings. In the quadrille the Duke de Brabant danced with the bride, and Prince Frederick Wil liam with the Princess de Ligne. In the second quadrille, the Count de Flandre danced with the English Princess, and Prince Frederick William with the Princess de Croy. In general, but few persons seemed inclined to dance, nearly the whole of the 1,200 persons present having appareetly come to look on. At eleven o'clock the royal party entered one of the rooms, where a buffet was laid out, and partook of some refreshment, after which they returned to the ball-room, where they remained, looking at the dancers, until twelve, when supper was announced. Nothing could sur pass the elegance of the table, and the taste with which the profusion of plate which it bore was arranged. Several large pieces of confectionary represented the Tower of London, the Brandeburg Gate at Berlin, and several other public buildings in England and Prussia. After the repast, the King, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the 1 Duchess de Brabant withdrew to their apartments, passing through the ball-room. The Duke de Brabant and the Count de Flandre, however, still remained, and dancing was kept up until half-past one." The Prince and Princess of Prussia left Brussels the next morning at eight o'clock, the King and all the principal functionaries being present at the railway station when the train left. Eight court carriages, escorted by two squadrons of guides, compost:I:I the royal cortege, and a vast crowd filled the streets. After a most affectionate leave-taking the_ royal travellers proceeded by special train to Cologne, the Belgian princes and the ministers of Prussia and England accompanying the Prince and Princess to the frontier b yond Verviers. - _ LETTERS FROM INDIA. The following ara extracts of a letter from a lady residing in Calcutta to her friends in the vicinity of Perth : " CALCUTTA, Doc. 24, 1857. —You will already have heard much, and much is still untold. Of course the more horrid of the scanes which have taken place cannot now be enacted, as all the women and children who have escaped are now either in C.dcutts or in other places of safety, but the spi; it of hatrel which prompted these deeds still exists in all its proud determination to root us out of India. Nothing but physical force will subdue the Mussulmans. They are an unyielding, proud, hating race, whom our Government have pampered and spoiled. . . . How nobly Britain has re sponded to our cry for help ! I am so proud of my country now, and of my countrymen too ! Indeed, I have eften stopped my carriage, and spoken' twice over all the Gaelic II knew to some Highland soldiers. Sometimes he happened to be an Irish man, who, in the real Irish way, would toll me, The heat had spoiled my brogue.' The kilts created such a sensation in Calcutta, ! "I hope that any undue abuse of Lord Canning will not have much weight at home. He has had a helm to guide which few could wield. On arriving here he found all the details of the several depan ments in perfect confusion. Lord Canning ..!et him self to examine the minutest details of the financial department, having been instructed to do so, more than to interest himself in military affairs. Ey( ry head of each public office had to work as hard as his lordship, who had not gone far when, sartled by the state of things, he nearly turned round in despair to ask his recal. I know that for months his whole time was given to work which would have overpowered even some great men. B3foro ho could get his head above ground, as it were, he was surprised by the sudden outbreak of tl:e mutiny. Both he and his Council were misled by the misrepresentations of the leading Euro peen officers of the native army. Government did everything in their power at once. All these men, on whom the responsibility of the Go vernment has been resting, look 20 years older since May. Lord Canning, and even Lady Can ning, look so careworn. "Now things look lighter. Delhi has fallen, and Lucknow has been relieved. Sir Colin Campbell is a hero in every sense of the word. The success of his manoeuvre for relieving Lucknow has almost no parallel iu kistory. In 21 days he travelled 900 miles, forced sai entrance into Luck now in the face of an army of 60,000 fighting men, withdrew 900 sick, women, and children, defeated the enemy, and took every vestige of their artillery. In the latter force he was very much outmatched by the enemy. For some days it was feared that lie must be besieged at Cawnporo on his return. In the distance he 'maid the boom in g of the guns, 43 miles from Cawnpore, with all these sick and wounded banging upon him, and cast down by the death of General Havelock. He was not to be bea,'en. He quickened his movements. In 31 hours he reached Cawnpore, attacked the enemy and compelled them to retreat, and then effected a passage across the river for the treasure and the refugees from Lucknow, under cover of the guns. All arrived safely a t Allahabad eight days after. Sir Colin has remained at Cawnpore. His victory has been so q uietl y achieved that, it is scarcely believed. Jung Bahadoor, of the Ghoor kas, with 9, 000 men , has been doing us good ser vice ; and, in short, he has completely altered the face of things in the . North-west. But the peopl e at home must not think the work i s done, and they must not become impatient. There are so many unforeseen difficulties in this country of which they can have no idea." The following is extrac'ed from the later of an officer in the 73d Bengal Native Infantry : JELPIGOREE, DEC. 17. I almost forget what had happened up to the date of my last letter, but I think we had just heard of the attempt to disarm our two companies at Dacca. The affair I suspect was not well managed, as I have no doubt the arms would have been quietly given up if asked for. However, that does not alter the point, gone they have, and here they are now within 20 miles of us. They made straight for this place, but avoided all stations and kept on the opposite bank of the Teeat•3. At one time we had an express from Rungpore, saying they would be at that place, and on here imme diately. To meet them we sent out a detachment of the 73d N. I. , a troop of Sewers, and 80 Goorkhas. At the same time we sent to Darjeeling for Euro ' pean troops, and the Sebundy Sappers (Goorkhas) .who arrived here on the 6th. On bearing Euro peans were coming the Sotiars here - (one troop) took themselves off quietly in the night. We knew nothing of it till morning, as their lines are some distance from us. Th's wes on the 4th. On the sth the troop that had :gone out to meet the mutineers followed suit. The night was pitch dark, but our men fired into them and wounded some. Three have been caught, 'brought in here, and blown away from guns. We are looking out for more, who will share the same fata. On the 10th we heard that the rebels bad taken up a position on the Bootan frontier, about twenty miles front us, so it was decided that a surprise should ba attempted. Accordingly, about fifty Europeans and the same of Goorkhas started off ay a brk at el ' : ' e x : 11 and arrived at the ground made a rush, but found the position had not be en properly described, and were stopped short by heavy sand. The position of the mutineers wa s very strong, in fact unapproachable. I just sketch. it for you. . . . A deep nullah, then a sand bank,- heavy sand on either side. Next a deep river, a bank 26 feet high, perpendicular. Behind. this the mutineers' camp, backed by a dense jungle. Our fellows found a little shelter under the sand bank, and fired away for twenty minutes, but finding they did not do much damage retired under a very heavy fire. None were killed lam thankful to say, though all agree that bullets were whistling all about them. You will see from the sketch that our men had to cross the nullah before reaching the sand bank, and of course had to retire the same way. The mutineers being so close to a heavy jungle could escape at any moment. We have left them there for the present, and have written for fifty more Europeans with Enfield rifles. When they arrive we hope to be up and doing again. We are placed in an awkward posi tion, the rebels being in Buotan, a country not under British jurisdiction, and as yet we do not know whether the big wigs there will assist us or the enemy. lam happy to be able to say the melt_ of our regiment are behaving splendidly. There has not been a single case of desertion, although their former comrades from Dacca have been for a fortnight almost within hail of them. No soldiers could be in better order, or be doing their duty more cheerfully than ours are, and we have every reason to hope and believe they will continue steady and faithful. Comfort yourself with the assurance that we are in high hope and spirits, and believe with God's blessing we shall yet "weather the storm." Glorious news from Lucknow. Is it not T.. Ladies safely arrived at Allahabad. We had a grand entertainment at Jelpigoree in honour of the event. The Gwatior mutineers are completely beaten and dispersed. Jung Balladeer is in the Gorruckpore district with 9,000 men. I have written this in a great hurry to save the post. Love to all. . . . LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANKS. (Franz the Daily News) The whole of the London-Joint Stock Banks having now held their meetings, it becomes into resting to glance at the general results. A p ower which is possessed of some 45 millions of money (including deposits and paid-up capital) must ever command a large share of attention. The more carefully the Joint-Stock Banks are watched, the more likely are they to prove of real utility to the public, and the more remote will be the contingency of the diveraion of their enormous funds into mis chievous channels. Examining the accounts just rendered by the seven principal London banks, we arrive at the following facts. The London and Westminster Bank, with a nomi. nal capital of five millions, of which one million is paid up, are liable for 13,889,0211. on deposits, cir cular notes, ckc., being 24,0371. less than on the 30th June last, but 2,450,5601. more than on the 31st Dee., 1856. The dividend and bonus for the half-year ending the 31st December last are at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum, against 18 per cent. per annum for the previous six months; but for the whole year 1857 the distribution is equal to 16 per cent., against 17 per cent. in 1856, 15 per cent. in 1855, 14 per cent. in 1844, and 10 per cent. in 1853. The dividend for the last year is conse quently only 1 per cent. below the highest ever paid by this bank. The stun added to the " Rest" or surplus fund is 3,8681., by which the total is raised to 158,5961. The addition made for the whole year 1857 is 8,5961. The London Joint Stook Bank, with a capital of three millions, of which 600,0001. is paid up, have 10,737,581/. of deposits and current liabilities, being 39,0511. more than ou the 30th* June last, and 3,513,0531. more than on the 31st December, 1856. The dividend and bonus for the half-year ending the 31st December last are at the rate of 22i per cent. per annum against 22i per sent. for the pre. vious six months. The distribution for the whole year 1857 was, consequently, 22i per cent., against 25k per cent. - in 1856, Ng per cent. in 1855, 20i per cent, in 1854, and 13/ per cent. in 1853. With the single exception of the year 1856, the dividends for last year are the highest ever reached by this Bank, which has made a larger annual distribution than any other in London. The Guarantee Fund now stands at 187,014/., the total addition made for the last half-year being 18,5924, and for the whole year 1857, 21,0811. The Union Bank of London, with a nominal capital of throe millions, of which 600,0001. is paid up, have 9,645,9131. of deposits and current liabi lities, being 1,228,7271. less than on the 30th Juno last; but 600,3061. mole than on the 30th June, 1856. The dividend and bonus for the half-year ending the 31st December last are at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum. This bank's financial year terminates on the 30th J une. For the year ending the 30th June, 1857, it made a distribution of 20 per cent. By an addition of 15,000/. on the 30th June last, its reserved fund was raised to 150,0001. No ad dition has been made to that fund since. The London and County Bank, with a nominal capital of 2,000,0001. of which 500,0001. is paid up, hold 3,533,425/. of deposits and customers' balances, being 323,856/. less than on the 30th June last, and 10,3991. less than on the 31st Dec., 1856. The dividend for the half-year ending the 31st December last is at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum. For the previous half-year it was at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. The distribution for the whole of 1857 is 11 par cent., against 11 per cent. in 1856, 15 per cent. in 1855, 12 per cent. in 1854, and 10 per cent. in 1853. By an addition of 5,0001. now made to the reserved fund, the total is raised to 105,0001. The Commercial Bank of London, with a sub. scribed capital of 1,500,000/., of which 300,000/. is paid, up, are liable for 821,6261. of d e po s it s , a rc ., being 115,098/. less than on the 30th of June last, and 714,7351. less than on the 30th of June, 1856. The dividend for the six mouths ending the 31st of December last was at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and that for the year ending the 301 June, 1857, was 71 per cent. During the year 1857 4,176/. has been added to the reserved fund which is thus raised to 75,0001. , The Bank of London, with a nominal capital of' 600,0001,, of which 300,0001. is paid up, have.. 1,114,8431. of deposit and current accounts, being 90,163/. less than on the 30th of June last, and 141,7821. less than on the 31st Dec., 1856. The dividend declared for the last six months of 1857 is at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. For the first six months of that year no dividend Was declared. The reserved fund, including interest, • is now 4,5871. The City Bank, with a nominal capital of - 600,000/., of which 300,0001. is paid up, . have 1,388,933/. of current and deposit accounts, being . 140,7421. more than on the 30th June last, and 444,458 f. more than on the 31st December, 1850. The dividend for the last six months of 1857 is at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. That for the first six months of 1857 having been at the ratUot 7 per cent. per annum, the dividend for the whole year was 6 per cent. The reserved fund of thia institution is 28,000/. The aggregate of deposits and current accounts hold by the seven banks above mentioned is 41,131,3421., being 1,602,088/, less than on the last.L London d o li n v e j r o y i n b t a n s k t presents Stock kand c a i ty de ß c t a e n as ks e . , June e e 3 ex o c til ep j t The withdrawals have been principally from the Union Bank. The total pail-up capital of the seven banks is 3,600,000/., and the aggregate of the reserved funds is 708,197/. The ratio of paid-up capital to deposits is about 81 per cent. The ratio of reserved fund to deposits is about 11 per cent. Adding together the capital and reserved funds, the ratio to deposits is scarcely 10i per cent. Pur• suing this branch of the inquiry, we find that the accounts of the several banks present the following results, viz, Ratio of paid. Ratio of paid- Ratio of re• up capital and up capital to served fund reserved nand (leposits. to deposits. to deposits. London and Westminster 7'4 per ct. IN per ct. 8% per et. London Joint-Stock • 5!4 ~ 1.% „ 7% ~ Union of London ...• 64 ~ I % .. 7% .. London and County l4 3 Pt 17 .. Commercial 36!..4 „ 9 ~ 45% „ Bank of London 27 ~ 0.4 „ 27 .. City The general inference deducible from the com• parisons above given is, that the last half-year bas been one of great trial and difficulty to all the Joint-Stock Banks, most of which have failed to maintain the high rates of dividend previouelf reached. In this fact, per Sc, however , there can be nothing to their discredit. We wa nt to see the degree of trust attaching to a bank hated,esti not by the amount of the div idend, but by gea character of the management. Neither the rates of dividend nor the price of the shares should LC the sole guide. THE SU_N*, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBR UARY 6 , 1,'858