The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-31 00:00:00

MONEY M.&IIKET

AND
00MAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In. the general Discount Market, as well as at
the Bank of England, there is an active demand
for money, and tho rates are strongly supported,
and are expected to be so until the release of the
January dividends.

A further sum of £12,000 in gold was taken
into tb.e Bank yesterday.

The re was a slight downward movement in the
foreig;n exchanges yesterday afternoon.

The settlement of the Atlantio and Great Western
certificates of debentures is postponed for six weeks
in order that special powers of attorney may be
procured, the existing powers being regarded in
some degree as insufficient; but as the directors of
the railway have, it appears, been advised of the
proceedings taken and been fully sanctioned by
them, the required powers, it is assumed, will be
obtained as a matter of course. All the other ob-
jections to the settlement were waived.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £707,394, and the exports to £183,063

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rentes were
69f. 95c.

Only c small amount of business has been trans-
acted io•day in the market for the English Funds,
and very little alteration has taken place in values,
Consols having closed this afternoon at 891 9 for
transfer, and 89k a for the account.
There has been very little alteration in the Fo-
reign Market, and business has been quiet. Turkish
6 per Cents. 1862, are 721 t; do. Consolides, 481
; Mexican, 291 1 ; do. New, 27k ; Greek, 23.1
1; Spanish Passive, 321 ; do. Certificates, 141
; the Confederate Loan, 55 57 ; the Egyptian,
1 pm. ; the Danubian, 4 dis par; and the Monte.
videnn, 24 3 prem.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been on a very moderate scale, and prices have re-
mained without change of importance. South
Ara:es have improved £1 ; and Caledonian, ss. ;
while Metropolitan and North-Eastern (Berwick),
have each declined ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, and
without alteration in valuee.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inactive
at about previous rates.

ERITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3;per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Jan. 10
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
Exlhequer Bills, £l,OOO, 41per Cent .
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO .. —

rank England Stk, 51 per. Ct.
D.) Account..
iNnitai GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ....
D) Account
D ) 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do Si per Cent., May, 1879
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do Bonds 11.000 ..
Do under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do tlf per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
hilian 6 per Cent.
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent. -
Do 6 per Cent. 1864 —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 4 per Cent, 1863
Do 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — pm
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. —
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9si
Do, Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 1864 ..
Do Scrip, 1.6 paid •i
i Pm
'Do Account....
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —

Do Account "
Do Coupons
Do Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent
Do 1839 and 1860 .....
Italian 5 per Cent.(blaremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Do Account
Do 1864 _

Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die
Do Scrip, £53 paid.... — die
Do French Scrip, Ex. 26f 20c — dis a d
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent. • —4
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 —
Do do Aug., 1666 —

Parurian 41 per Cent
Do 3 per Cent. (Crribarren).. —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ..
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account • •
Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..
Do Account 4B
Rassian 5 per Cent 1822, £ St., B9l
Do 41 per Cent., 1850 ..
Do 1860

Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 6 per Cent, 1862
Do 1864
Do Sorip, £65 paid pin
Sardinian 6 per Cent

Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 32f
Spanish Cert. of Ccup not funded .. —
Do Account —
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent..lBsB
Do Account'
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent. 1863
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.,,.. —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account .....
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do 6 p Cent., 1864 -
Do if per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 per Cent., EL 10 Florins.
Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f
Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Relates, S per Cent .
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex 25 francs.. 651
Do Account ..

TWO O'CLOCK,

Consols, Money B9a 5
Do Account . ... 895 a

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day

Market dull. Sales probably 5,000 bales.

DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1865.
The Belgian Commission (at whose head we are glad to
see M. Fortamps, the able Commissioner in 1862) have
forwarded the list of their own manufacturers who purpose
to become exhibitors. Lace, of course, occupies a prominent
position, and we are able to report that Belgium will be re-
inarkably well represented in this important branch of in-
dustry. The well-known firm of Cail, Halot, and Co., have
promised railway and agricultural machinery and engine.
tools. Chemical manufactures will include ultramarine,
eosps, aid perfumery. Liege will send a large display of
arms, especially rifles ;, and Ghent a collection of leather
goods. Metallic manufactures, glass, and china, are all to
Well represented ; it is only necessary to mention the name
of Dufour among the goldsmiths, Deraol for porcelain, and
ogaerts for bronzes. The names of contributors to the
Vine Art section are too numerous to quote; but we are
assured that the best specimens of the modern Belgian
School of painting will have a place in the Exhibition.
Aniong the painters, Billoin, Kindermans, Keelhoof, Rof-
file; Van Moer, Van Severdonck, Verboekheven, and
Willems, are already known by their works in tha Great
Exhibition of 1862. Among sculptors and medallists we
lalay, for a similar reason, specify Fraikin, the two Geefs,
and Wiener.

•
THE PUBLICHOUSES CLOSING ACT,—The Public-
house Closing Act having been adopted in Bradford
by a very narrow majority, a doubt arose as to the power
of the council to act upon tho resolution. The question
Was submitted to the Home Secretary, who without consi-
dering it necessary to trouble the law officers of the Crown,
has confirmed the d',oinion of the town clerk, that the Local
Ouvernment Act, which requires a majority of two-thirds
itt its favour, does not apply in this instance, and that abare
majority is sufficient to authorise the compulsory closing of
PAblichAses.—Manchester courier,