The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

The Ceylon which left this morning for Calcutta
and China took out £68,670 in specie.
The alterations exhibited in the weekly return
of the Bank of England are exceedingly favourable.
The bullion and reserves of notes have been largely
augmented, and the other changes also denote that
the position of the establishment continues satis-
factory. Subjoined are the particulars:—
Active Circulation .. X 20,819,535
Decrease .. .. 139,315
Bullion .. 13,267,446
Increase .. 562,195
Rest 3,280,727
Increase 15,907
Public Deposits • . 7,566,661
Increase .. .. • . 267,167
Other Deposits.. 12,962,402
Increase .. • • • • • • 61,242
Seven Day and other Bills .. 493,817
Decrease .. • • •• 26,320
Government Securities .. 10,785,267
No alteration.
Other Securities .. •• •• 20,973,429
Decrease .. 334,574
Notes Unemployed .. 6,431,630
Increase 681,920
At a meeting of holders of Deferred Mexican
Eicieds held yesterday, at 11, Warnford-court, Mr.
I. Gerstenberg in the chair, the following resolution
Ras adopted—" Resolved, to appoint, with power to
txdd. to their number, Messrs. I. Gerstenberg, A.
Cohen, Thomas Moxon, Albert Levy, and J. Searle,
as a committee to represent the interests of the hol-
ders of Mexican Deferred Bonds, with full powers
to effect an arrangement of the said bonds with
the Imperial Mexican Financial Commission.".l
A new banking institution for Venezuela has
been announced under the title of the London and
Venezuela Bank. The nominal capital is half a
mil lion sterling, and the first issue will only amount
to ,i;,250,000 in shares of £5O each. Arrangements
have been made for the transfer of the business of
the Bank of Caracas, and the directors of that es-
tablishment have joined the new board. The prin-
cipal control of the bank is to be vested in the board
of directors in England, and Mr. Henry Alex.
ukey has been appointed chairman.
During the last few days a firmer tone has pre-
'trailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar-
kets, although business has in some measure been in-
terrupted by the Whitsuntide holidays. Sugar has
advanced 3d, to Bd. per cwt., while coffee has sold
at fully previous rates. In rice and cocoa there has
been about an average amount cf business, without
any materiel change in values, while tallow has
continued in very limited request, and quotations
for both vesent and forward delivery have shown
downward movement.
At an extraordinary general meeting of the
sharehoLlers of the Metropolitan and Provincial
liwale, :kir. Gilpin, M.P., in the chair, the resolu-
tions previously adopted for increasing the capital to
£4,000,C00 were confirmed.
, biddings for 30,00,000 rupees £300,000) in
bills On India, took place yesterday at the Bank of
P4oglived, and the following are the official parti-
culars :—The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta
15,30,0130 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees, and
to Madras 2,70,000 rupees. The mininum price was,
as before, 18. llid. on Calcutta and Madras, and
ls. 111 d. on Bombay. The applications within the
limits amounted to :124 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta
and Madras at Is. 11 ad. will receive about 5 per
eene,, on Bombay at 2s. about 12 per cent,, and all
above these prices in full.
The proprietors in the London Bank of Scotland
are invited to send in applications for the 10,000
new shares of £lOO each, to be allotted rateably
among the registered shareholders, whose names
shall be) on the register of members on the 16th
Mc‘y in stant. Each share will be issued at a pre-
mie:a of £4, such premium, together with £l3 per
share, to be paid by the following instalments,
viz.:-_£4, being tho said premium, on the Ist June
next, £5 on the Ist July, £5 on the Ist October,
and £3 on the 2nd January, 1865. The amount
Calls received will be carried to a reserve fund
The instalments in advance may be paid, when in-
tevest will be allowed at the rate of £5 per cent.
per annum.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were 66f. 70c.
Increased depression has prevailed to-day in the
arket for the English Funds, which have further
receded to the extent of per cent., solely in conse-
quence of an unfavourable political feeling. Nume-
rous rumours of a disturbing character are in
circulation, and although, in some instances, they
bear the impress of improbability, there can be no
doubt that the present situation of affairs at home
and abroad is far from encouraging. Speculators
therefore effect sales almost in a wholesale manner,
and hence the existing gloom. Statements affecting
the stability of the Cabinet, together with the
Prospect of a war against Germany, are among the
reports which have conduced to the altered aspect of
th 9 market. Consols are now 911 k for money,
and 90k 1, lees the dividend, for the account. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 i;
and India 5 per Cents., 1051,
Foreign Stocks are generally flatter, and there
la very little business in progress, Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 71.1 ; do., Consolidel, 48 / ; Mexi-
can, 431 44g. ; do., New Loan, 1 01 die.; Greek,
22i, 23; Spanish Passive,l34k ; do., Certificates,
111 K ; Russian Scrip, 21 prem. ; Swedish Scrip,
1 3i prom ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 68.
Business in the Ruiiway Share Market has con-
tinued rather inactive, and prices have not shown
4131 material variation. Brighton and Midland