The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

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&LONEY MAIIKET been very restricted, and in some instances prices BEARE MARKETS—This day.
have slightly given way. Great Eastern, North- • ee
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOh,S.
AND
Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eaztern have each
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. declined 1, and London and Brighton -I; while sill,. 1- Railways. .Faid.l Closing Business
Price. done.
- . Metropolitan have improved 1, and Great Northern . shared
,
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A Stock, 1.
13•14, Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 8/
There is little if any diminution in the demand The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 2,5 Blythe and Tyne. ...•• all - -
for discounts but the supplies of money on offer are remained inactive, at about previous rates.
10 Bost,Sleaf.,and3lid.Co. all Si 9
eli
st Bristol and Exeter .... 100 83 65
a little more extensive. Bank Shares have again been in active request, at Caledonian ............ 103 118 119
About 60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from at enhanced prices in most instances. London and 50 Cork and Bandon all - -
all 61 7
20 Cornwall
the Bank yesterday for shipment to Alexandria. Brezilian realise 60; London and Westminster, 10 Do A
The Essex has arrived from Port Philip, with 94 97 ; City Bank, 1.26 129. . 10 Do. B till 6p e.p an.has.
' been paid to B. all -
A gets no div ) all
50 Dublin & Belfast June.l all 35 37
£92,956 in gold. In the Miscellaneous Market , there is rather
. The commercial public are now anxiously await- more animation, and prices are in most instances 285 Don.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17
stt Ilai
snob u rig; Id. & ‘, r'i a s
Western.eo : lOO 1000 i. 916
ing the forthcoming budget. A belief seems to be well sustained. st Greaaastern, Ord. stk 100 47 471 475 i
at Ditto A stock - -
generally entertained in quarters where reliable in- Subjoieed are the current rates of some of the st Ditto EastAnglian at 100 61 7k
formation ought to be obtained, that the Chancellor principal new undertakings : -Oriental Financial a
at e Greatsalloorgioetr Scotland 1.000
.0 1-281 1-211
of the Exchequer will take a very bold course with Association, 21, -1-, prem. ; Port Augusta and
; Batt Do Bdo
st Do A stock .•• -
100 1311 1321'
100 110 132 132 i
regard to the sugar duties, making at once such a Northern Railway of South Australia, 4- 11 prem. Gt.S.anl W. of Irelan:, 100 91 93
Flubs •100 61/ 655 65 41
substantial reduction, instead of every year induc- Central Argentine Railway, par i prem.; Sable- at
GrPtY, c. e:
Do bur Valtrgu.a.• .s.io.c.'.& 100 - -
in g fresh fiscal agitation, as will give a stimulus to niere Hotel Co., 1 prem. ; North Aestraiien Co., st t Lancashire & Yorkshire 1000 106975 r 09.1 149418
this particular trade, and place it on a permanent t- to 1 prem. ; Ottoman Financial Association, 14
--e st Loonn.d,oliagnhdt.,l3&r. coact 100 103 h 1011 :434
DaEis• No alteration, it it, supposed, will be effected prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel, 17.- -a prem. ; atS L00nn..,/211Nlot.;,haVeDs7evrent ilgg INi 4110 10:11 11
this session in the imposts on tea, nor is it at all con- Imperial Financial, 7L- prem. ; City Offices, 31- 4 st Lon. & Ser.th Western 100 95701 981
this 181 ii
sidered probable that any change will be proposed prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 4-11- 5 prem. ; Credit Foncier, lan -
g' lt trn4Sohrr a.'nl Lincoln.rlise.
aol°l - -
in the Customs charges upon spirits. Probably 6i prem. ; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Co., 31 t
12kst 31 lei or
cpsortraens all 111 1161 1181
prem.; Queensland Sheep -1 dis. to par ; Financialand st Midland
some concession will be made as regards the income Do New - - -
P
tag) Partly, it is thought, as a compromise to the Corporation, 31 1-, prem. ; and the Lemberg -stiot
arid.
(13Itrawl.n
0 • Czernowitz Railway, il. 98
_lOO 99
PPosition for their deferring the question of the 25 Do. 1 shares
go.f e6lrDeleanrbeiy 1140101
all - -
Malt tax. 26 Mid Kent ..... all - -
BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK.
little During 10 Do Cray Line - -
the last few days there has been very GOVERNMENT FUNDS. at North British
eta e- i
animation exhibited in- the markets for. foreign 3 per Cent. Consols et Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 26 255
and Ditto Account, April 8
colonial produce. As regards tea the dealers 3 per Cent. Reduced - - d ;1
have
been principally occupied with the samples New 3 per Cent st Do York
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. - dis
of the lots to be offered at public sale to day. et Do Carliele
Ditto • £SOO
Sugars have been in some measure neglected, owing Ditto £lOO and £2OO
to the Sank England Stk, 41 per Ct. ... 2361 x d ,e. 16.4 North Staffordshire .. an 78 79 78
uncertainty felt with regard to any alters-lv N. and S. W. Junction. all 111 115 111
Ditto Account.. -
at Scottish Central
lion that may be effected in the duties. Coffee has INDItN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. at Scot N. E. Aber. stook 100 41 43
beep •
In fair request, at full rates, while in rice, India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... - at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100
10 Shrews. and Welohpoo; all - -
s'llpei re, and tallow, there has been little change of Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . ...... . 1011 541
',i ,Shropshire Union
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888
importance. it !South Devon ..... -... 100 33 85 34
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. - st !South Eastern
"he Lemberg-Czernowitz Riilway Company, in- Ditto 5 per Cent , Jan. 1872 .. . 1041 t Southi Wales - -
trod DitLo 51 per Cent., May, 1879
need to the notice of the public by the Inter- N staines,Wok.,andWok. all 81 91
national Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1811. --
25 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38
Financial Society and the Anglo-Austrian Ditto ditto Aug., 1b66 - 17 91 10 o
13ank, requires a capital of £1,250,000, in shares of II , Bonds 0.000
t 5 Do New, 1866 lO 8 81 (,
Ditto under £l,OOO - die at Taff Vale.. .
£2O each, under a guarantee from the Governmant 10 Do It 8 5 7t,
FORBIGI•eFUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK.
CE Vienna, producing a net minimum dividend of 7 Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent io Do C 3 3 4 p
.. - Ulster - -
Per cent., payable in silver. Provision is made for Ditto 1859.. ... - P
Brazilian 5 per Cent .. .... 102 li 12. to Do 5l - -
the payment by the contractor, Mr. Brassy, of in- 100 94 96 951
Ditto 41 per Con,. 1852-55-60 .... , , - - . Vale of Neath
terest at 6 per cent. per annum during construction. Ditto 1863
per Cent.. -881 ii 4 Victoria sta. and Pim.. 100 -- .
.; Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
Equador New Consolidated, 1
This new line will form a continuation from Lem- ii West Cornwall , 100 - -
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - .1 'vv. Hartlepool Har.&R I 100 - - -
berg to near the Moldavian frontier, entering into Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 - A West Midland-Oxford 100 -
the heart of the grain and cattle producing district, Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO 1004 •-t• Do Newport 100 -
Ditto, Second Issue - -
'whence the Carl-Ludwig railway obtains its most, ,
important Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. - _ --------
traffic, and being constructed at a less cost Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons -
Promises to be more profitable than its neighbour. Closing ,
Ditto Account
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, 71 .har. gailviaya Paid. Price. Business doni
A eps.iitctlee Mantic &St Lawrenet all 59 61
Prida3n the Bth April, a special settling-day in the - Bon Baroda&.Centlno ve 103 IC4 IC3
Account Cent
451 4,1 51 •,), 1 "
shares Gu. 5 per Dent........
ao
n per
of the Ottoman Financial Association Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent - 20 Do. New
(Limited '4
), the Imperial Financial (Limited), the New Granada . 20 Do. E. Shares
South Ditto 2 per Cent. 3OA zo4 Buffalo and Laae Boron all 54 6
Eastern Banking Company (Limited), and 9 to Do. Preference
the Ditto Deferred . .
00, 1 Builalo,Brant,&Godricji iO.O _
, Imperial Bank (Limited), all of which are to Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) -I up. ot. bds. Aug. 1, lb: •2
oe -
marked in the daily lists; also in the 'hares of E' viltvtioan. 41 peri Cent :00 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100 - -
the 3 per Cent. - too Do. do. Jun. 1, Ib:4 100 - -
Wallachian Petroleum Company (Limited), and Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - st Clcutta.&S.Eastn., Li 1,,,, 100 101 1(3
In the Charing-cross Hotel Company (Limited), Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,' 3 - at Capo Town & Dock eri', 100 99 101
whic Ditto Account ... 495 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. Sp. c 100 1041 1051
h are to be marked in the bi- weekly list. The Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid
-pm stock Cast Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1C45 1041 1041
8420 Do. do. G Ext..- 15 4 1 p
shares of the Marine Investment Company have Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St - 20 Do. do. H do. •• 15 4 1 p
also Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. - stock Grand Trunk of Canada ilAt 191 201
been ordered to be quoted in the official lists. 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds.. all 74 16
T Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
The directors of the British and Californian Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 -
911 100 Do. do. deferred...-. all 58 62
• 100 Do. 2d Pref. Benda.. all 66 68
anking Company has announced that they have Sardinian 5 per Cent, .... _
100 Do. do. deferred...-. all 51 53
Ditto Account - 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock. ... all 48 50
Concluded an arrangement with the firm of Messrs. Spanish 3 per Cent - 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 42
Pa
ulkner, Bell, and Co., of San Francisco, for the Ditto Account
Itequisit' ion of their banking and exchange business. Ditto New Deferred - 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 t 5
1111 Ditto Account 465 stook Gt.lndtaPenin.gua.sp.o. 100 103 104 1031
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 44 I
r• James Bell, of that house, will be a local direc- Ditto Passive -
to Ditto Account 35! i - Do. January, 18i32 .. - -
r at San Francisco, and Mr. Henry D. Harrison, stook Gt. South.of India (Lim
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded - guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104
of the same firm, will join the London board. Ditto Account - 20 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 10,,,, alO
_ 204 Do. New .. .. . .... ... 18 1(i 108,
The subscription list of the west Worthing In- 7,waekdiishh,64 p,erreCeenntt.lBs4 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 94
- 0
'vestment Company (Limited) will close on Thurs- 'Ditto Accountpt- - 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 81 83
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 1p 21
day next, the 7th inst., at 4 o'clock. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 - stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 lot 103 1024
The prospectus of the Clarence Hotel Company, inttoAapinit
Ditto, L.OO Bonds 69!
- stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 97 99
stock De. 14 d 0........ 100 92 94
Doper (Limited), has been issued, with a proposed Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 - 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- -
711 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. D. Buds. 100 - -
Capitali,.. of L 75,000 in 7,500 shares of £lO each. Ditto
11100 ulr3iot nds .. 724 50 Slab. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58
100 Do. 7p. C. Hoeg. Bds. all - -
The deposit on application is to be 10s., and .£1 10s. Ditto 1863 .. - 20 Newßronswick a Cando
further on allotment. The calls are not to exceed Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent - Class A. and B all 3 5
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
2 per share. The board of directors is eminently Ditto Account - stock Soinde ...• .... •• (100 104 105 1044
respectable, being composed of gentlemen whose Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 - stock Do. Delhi B4-,' 1100 1014 1024
to Do. do kt. ~9 1 2 4 iP
ha ilitto Account
rues are a guarantee that the objects of the a. , .... 60 st Do. Tonjaub .... r73C; 1 all 102 103
Ditto 12 per Cent - Do. Do. ........ ,
.!„f`, , lao - -
company shall be fully carried out. The company Dividends on the above payable in Loud .tt stook Do. indus.St. Flo.) !kW) 98 100
is now erecting a first-class family hotel upon the Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
freehold formerly belonging to the Clarence. house, Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... -
st 12 G il
Dutch 21 per Cent., E.... a .. - - k .e.euae. 5 p.c.J a ,t,l al;
Which has just seen purchased bY the directors, - 1877-84
The Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates - •• • -
- Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Aug. 100 lao 102
grounds occupy a most eligible position French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f - -- Do. 6p. c.llar. it Sept. 100 99 101
in the M'rlue Parade, facing the sea. The Ditto Account - - Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10C 89 91 90
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs - - Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 88 90
directors are of opinion that from the exist- Ditto Account - - Cape G.liope. 6 p (3,1873 100 106 108
ing want of hotel accommodation the Ciar- Piedmontese 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f - - Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 110 112
'
once will command a large share of support, Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4- 1 per Ct. Ex. 4s. - Do. 1891 100 11l 113
- Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111
TWO O'CLOCK. - ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114
and enable them to declare large dividends from - !Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108
Consols Money
ti me to time. The building of the hotel is in Ditto April Account - 'N.B.Gov.Op.o.Ja.atJuly 100 102 101 102
the hands of Mr. Glenton, the enterprising con- .oo. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. 100 --,
tractor Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. —N. S.W. Gov. 5p 1, 18,( 100 992 100 i
, and is rapidly progressing to corn- De. sp. c.,1811 to Lit 100 99 tOJ
pletion. The first stone of the Clarence was laid -4- - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 994 100
last No change in market, Sales about 4,000 bales. - New Zealand 6p cent. 100 109 111
t autumn by the chairman of the London Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a •
C ' Import, 14,919. Previouely, 23.775. - sterling, 1875 lOO 1.04 106
hatham, and Dover Railway. A considerable --- .-- Queensland (ley. 6p. 0. 100 - -
IS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111
Portion of the capital has been already subscribed SOUTHERN RUSSIA. i Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 -
for
• and the project is recommended to all who de- - !Do. to 6p.0. An &n(36. . lOO /084 109 i lOBl #
-- - ---
Sire a safe and profitable investment. A letter dated Odessa, March 18, says :- BRITISH MINES.
The prospectus of the National Financial Com- " Prince Simon Woronzoff, the recently appointed
2 ,Jambrian Consul. Gold 1 4 id
pang ISM be found in another column. It is pro- Ma) or, returned here lately, and is already occu- - enflore Amalgamatfclt.
I.
sNio rot
Posed, in the first instance, to start with a capital pied in considering the propositions for the harbour :- V,caysnaG'sCelZl:Sorgaavnse.i. 30 674 724
ofd
Gold Ltd.
, £500,000, in 10,000 shares of £5O each. Per- improvements. Some important orders have been -_ last
(C,alortunun
"-14.• I, 31 3-2
baps there is no class of institutions to which the received from St. Petersburg for the regulation of - Eats Cam Brea... ' 3.4.0 7
74
Principle- W'lltussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 45 1
of limited liability has been more success- the judicial and municipal councils in Southern - Gam.&St. Aubyn(Gwen 581 10: 1.1
full
Y applied than the financial companies, and Russia, and it is to be hoped that some good will - Great South Tolg-us l7s 814
although - G. Wheal Vor (11elsten 40
large capitals have been subscribed, it result, as these institutions, as constituted at - Grenville... .. 0.16. iBl 01
Ca - Hemel's-Foot 8.12 85 37
°net be denied that there still remains a wide present, are far from being satisfactory to - iiingston D0wn5...... 4.18.0 4 41
sold open for the profitable employment of capital the public, I doubt, however, that any fa- - Lady Bertha
both in nargaret (Guy Lelant 94. 19 21
, English and foreign enterprises. The Na'Na• vourable change will be carried out for come - Starke Valley.; ....... 4.3.0 65 61 .
t2°Bal Financial proposes to commence business time to come. The Fifth Army Corps is on a war 4 lZwildeLronn ° c (la. 191 I9g 6
provisional
very favourable circumstance, and a footing, and the civil authorities will not trouble : ,I',.ogal.ipllwasnesei•fiiij;7...n.• 3.214.0 li 4
agreement has been entered into for themselves with reforms while the country is in such - laorth Wheal Croft) .. 2.6.9 41 Si
--I Par Consols (St Blaze),) -
the
acquiring a valuable railway concession with a a disturbed state. - ) a.rovidenee (Uny Lelnt., 10.6., 41 43
00 I
vernment guarantee, and negotiations are also "By a return published exports from Odessa - I.louthUaradoOLCleer, 15 440 160
1 cl* Brea (Illogan).. -
pending for securing several undertakings which for 1863 are estimated at 28,210,349 roubles. ---
l.‘t.Wahe%l Fran. (Illog,an 18.18.9 50 ,55
Cann - IStray Park 30.17.6, 32 84
Cannot but be beneficial to the company. The Wheat figures for more than half the amount, In- ....., 1 r,rnarSilv.& Lead Min - -
eae • , 9. ' 19 20
, entlVe is composed of active business men, and dian corn and other cereals, flour, &e., for 4,000,000, - Pleserolt
40 El,l t Basset (Illogan) -11 'A 11
how their faith in the matter they have declined wool for 7,000,000, the rest is made up by various - We cr oohr (Liskeard) 5
22105 .•''g
hope any remuneration until the shareholders articles. Imports are set down at 9,500,000 roubles. - Whealst ''
lI re s et(11.10-&a.n ) 47544 871 921
L'nve received 5 per cent. upon their investments. Tobacco and oil are set down at 2,000,000; -__ wheal Buller ettedratte 10 35 40
4110
re than half the capital, we are informed, has tea, 594,906 ; coffee, 599,287 ; dried fruits, 800,000; Wheal Kitty (O.Lelant) 2.0.8 - -
-__
heat .. a 3i0.8
13
Li
been, subscribed, and business wilt commence imme- manufactures, 1,000,000; coals, 325,000 ; various - Wheal
a 1 ;li
:tr. oYnA s en
) 584 1904 200
tliatelv .f,.,... 4i-, .11,,i",.-,nt ~f the shares. which. merchandises, 3,3o3,4BBagriculturalandother -
;
- , Wheal Union 3.17 25 24

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
San gailviays Paid. Prioe. Business done
I.tiantio &St Lawrenct all 59 41
Bom.,Baroda&.Centlno loc 103 114 113
six 1 Gu. 5 per cent........
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares
zOi Buffalo and Laae Huron all 5i 6i
10 Do. Preference
00l Builalo,Brant,&Godrich
o
p. ot. bds. Aug. 1,1872
:00 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100
100 Do. do. J uu..; 1, 18:1 100
st Clcutta.,2 100 101. 113
st CapcTown u Dock Seri', 100 99 101
stock Eastu. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 IC4I
1051
stock East Indian. go. sp. 100 lott 104 i
20 Do. do. G Ext..— 15 # p
20 Do. do. H do. 15 6 1 P
stock Grand Trunk of Canada hu 19i 20i
100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds all 74 16
100 Do. do. deferred all 58 62
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68
100 Do. do. deferred-- all 51 53
100 Do. 3d PI ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 40 t 2
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 25 27
100 Do. do. deferred a1122 (5
stook Gt.lndtaPeniu.gua.sp.o. 100 103 104 103/
20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 1 I
Do. January, 1862
stook Gt. South.of India (Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104
sq. Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 9} 10 9i 10
20 Do. New . .. . . 18 1( 108:;
100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 94
100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8 all 81 83
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 ip 21
stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 101 103 1021
stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 97 99
stock Dc. 14 do lOO 92 94
20 Do. Fifth Extension, 2 --
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Buds. 100
50 Uelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58
100 Do. 7p. C. Hoeg. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswiok t Canda
Class A. and B. all 3 5
N.lll.C'da6 po lat f bds 100 82 14
stock Scinde .• •• (100 104 105 1041
stock Do. Delhi zi4z • 100 101 i 102*
to Do. L: 2 iP
st Do. Punjaub 1 all 102 103
Do. Do.
Stook Do. indus.St. F'lo ) !kW() 98 100

" By a return just published exports from Odessa
for 1863 are estimated at 28,210,349 roubles.
Wheat figures for more than half the amount, In-
dian corn and other cereals, flour, &e., for 4,000,000,
wool for 7,000,000, the rest is made up by various
articles. Imports are set down at 9,500,000 roubles.
Tobacco and oil are set down at 2,000,000;
tea, 594,906 ; coffee, 599,287 ; dried fruits, 800,000;
manufactures, 1,000,000; coals, 325,000 ; various
merchandises, 3,303,488 ; agricultural and other
implements, 278,910; the rest colonials. This return
shows a very small increase in the exports and a
considerable falling off in imports in comparison
with the previous year. The Polish insurrection may
account for the falling off in the imports. The gene-
ral opinion, however, is that trade will maks rapid
strides here when the railways now being con-
structed are completed, through the reduction of the
cost of transport, which at pi esent is so excessive.
" The Grand Duke Michael, in command of the
army of the Caucasus, I understand lately informed
the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army,
Count Luders, that he could send him 15,000 in-
fantry and 2,000 cavalry, as he did not require
them. Steamers have alreAdy been sent to Poti for
these troops."

receiving any remuneration until the shareholders
have
received 5 per cent. upon their investments.
Vlore than half the capital, we are informed, has
neen subscribed, and business will commence imme-
diately after the allotment of the shares, which,
according to present arrangements, will take place
about the Bth or 9th of the month.
It has transpired that arrangements have been
concluded by the directors of the Home and
Colonial Assurance Company with the directors of
the Eastern Marine Insurance Company for an
absorption of that undertaking upon equitab
terms, subject to the confirmation of the shareholders
in the latter company. The directors of the Eastern
Marine and some of the most influential shareholders
will join the board of the Home and Colonial.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Warrant
Banking Compauy is called for the 13th April, at
the London Tavern, when resolutions will be pro-
posed to change the name of the company to that
c)f the Warrant FinPnce Company, and to amend
certain clauses in the articles of association. It
a?Pears that the directors have received an intima-
tion from very influential persons that the word
114nkillg" is liable to be misunderstood, and it
'oes been conbidered desirable, before commencing
Perations, to convene a meeting to make the sug-
gested alteration in the title of the company.
wlee subscription list of the Atlantic and Great
e 'tern Railway (Second Mortgage Bonds, payable
to London), will close to-morrow, the 6th inst. It
is
rounderstood that the applications are very nume
mins' e
d.
end greatly in excess of the amount to be
They are quoted at 2 prem.
i‘oitt
kr* E. D. Pass, of Fenchurch-street, has joined
the "eard of direction of the National Financial
cialP an

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 106
Great Western Orig. per cent. pl., 98
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 87i
Lancashire and Yorkshire S per cent. stock. --
Ditto, 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 100 i
North British 5 per cent., 105,;

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS
London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 71
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Wilts and Somerset. 91i

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 17
San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Si
FOREIGN MINES.

Alamillos, limited,
Cape Copper, Rm., 13i 14k
Fortuna (lim), 3;
Yudauauitutana of S. Australia, 1im.,'31

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Alliance aim.). 55K6 5i

SHIPPING—This Day.

Ditto, new, 46k
Anglo Austrian, 71
Anglo-Italian, limited, 74 61
Australasia, 754
Bank of Egypt, 31i 24
Bank of Gtago, line., 44
Bank of Queensland:(lim), 214 2 14
Bank of Wales, lim., 20 19)
Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 81 4 9
Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 1211
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 44
""Ditto, new, 30
Chartered of India, London, and China, 72 1
City, 127 9 6
Ditto, new, 100
Consolidated Bank, lim., 11:4
Continental, Urn., 16
East London, lira.. 9
Ditto, new, issued at 14-pm., 64
English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22
English and Swedish, hm., 14
European Bank, lim., 124 4
Hindustan, china, and J span (11m.), 374 7 8
Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 20
Imperial Bank (Urn.), 43
Imperial Ottoman, 191
Land Mortgage Bank of India, Rm., 49 1
London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19i 19
London and Brazilian klim.), 60
Union of London, 50 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Australian Mort. Land and Finance, line., 34
Boerbay Gas, limited, 54 4
British American Land. 31
Contract Corporation. lien., 61 4
Credit loncierall 4
Discount Corporation, limited, 111 12
agyptian Commercial and Trading, line., 54
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 101
Hudson's Bay, 19
International Financial Society, 121
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86
Joint •stock Discount, Rm., 71
Laud Securities, lim., 5 44
London Financial Association, lim., tsla
Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm, 161
Londn Provincial Marine,
Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, H 111421
Mercantile Credit Association, Jim., 15 1
Royal Mail Steam, 90 4
U nivenal Marine (Insurance), lint, 54

LONDON, April this day at noon—.
fresh breeze and cloudy weather, with rain.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
PLYMOUTH, Tuesday Morning.
The ship La Hogue, 1,331 tons, Captain John Williams,
belonging to Messrs. Moore, of Billiter-street, was 35 miles
south of this port at 4 p.m. yesterday, bound to London;
wind northerly, light. She brings over 50 passengers, and
a cargo, including 2,632 bales of wool, 31 tons of lihauri
guru, 16 casks of tallow, and 15 tons of new copper.
La Hogue left Sydney Jan. 12, rounded Cape Horn. Feb,
16, and crossed the line March 9. On the 9th and 10th of
February, between 51 and 52 S. lat. and 107 30 to 104 W.
long., immense quantities of ice were passed.
She spoke, March 2, lat. 21 2 S., lon. 28 50 W., the ship
Colombo, 51 days from Liverpool, for Bombay, and Ame-
rican ship, showing third pendant 8249, from Gothenburg,
for Melbourne ; an English ship, showing third pendant
9746, 54 days from London, for Bombay; Norwegian bark
Triton, 54 days from Gothenburg ; and the brig Unre..
stricted, 18 days from Montevideo, for Falmouth. 3d, lat.
17 51 S., lon. 28 48 W., the Austrian brig Soberano, 19
days from Montevideo, for Barcelona; 30th, lat. 46 EP N.,
lon. 'lB 7 W., a British ship, showing third pendant 8634,
86 days from Shanghai, for Liverpool; and the schooner
Itburiel, 34 days from Berbice, for London.
The ship Philosopher, from Calcutta, for London, passed
up Channel yesterday. She has on board the crew ot the
schooner Burger, abandoned in a sinking state off the
Western Llands.

Two o'CLocK.
4t Paris this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 6c.
nEtnimate.
/re T 413 English Funds remain without any appa•
4" improvement, Consols being 91 I for money
Bpd account. The New Threes and Reduced An-
are 89Q6 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 2s. die. ;
Zl.ia 5 per Cents., 1041 105; do. 4 per Cents., 99;
11.t.,"leed 6 Per Cents., 104 i ; and the Bonds, 3s. dis.
ort,i
6 Securities are a little firmer. Turkish 6
Pciel‘ Cents., 1802, are 71S 72 ; do. Clnsolides, 54 I.;
bire6ll2sl ; Mexican, 441.51 ; and Spanish Pas.
351 ; do., Certificates, 131 ; Portuguese,
and the Confederate Loan, 52 54.
Ttie trlulsaotions in the Railway Shares have