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

MONEY MARKET

AND

00111ERCIAL 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 the 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 the Bank yesterday.

There was a slight downward movement in the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.

The settlement of the Atlantic 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 Renter were
69f. 95c.

Only a small amount of business has been trans-
acted to•day in the market for the English Funds,
and very little alteration has taken place in values,
Consols having closed this afternoon at 894 for
transfer, and 894 4. 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 724 ; do. Consolides, 484
; Mexican, 294 4 ; do. New, 274 4 ; Greek, 234
4; Spanish Passive, 324 4; do. Certificates, 144
; the Confederate Loan, 55 57 ; the Egyptian,
1 ptn. ; the Danubian, 4 dis par; and the Monte.
videan, 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
Wales have improved £1 ; and Caledonian, 6s. ;
while Metropolitan and North-Eastern (Berwick),
have each declined sa.

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

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inactive
ut about previous rates.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3,:per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Jan. 10
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent. BB3 i
blow 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, 11,000, 4jper Cent
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 51 per. Ct.

Da Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
• Do 6 per Cent. July, 1870 .... lO2l 3
Da Acoount
Da 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do 6i per Cent., May, 1879
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do Bonds bl,OOO
Do under £1,000..
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent..
13 razilian 6 per Cent
Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 ..
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent

Lilian 6 per Ceni. ......
Colombian 6 per Cent —
Cuba, 6 per Cent,
Do 6 per Cent. 1864 .......... —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 4 per Cent, 1863
Bo 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — pm
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 Der Cent 95
Do, Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 1864 —
Do Scrip, LIS paid
Do Accown.... _ , lt pm
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ea-Coupons —
Do Account
Do Coupons
De Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cent

Do 1839 and 1860 ......
ItAllan 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
kexican 3 per Cent ....
Do Account

Do 1884..
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die
Do Scrip, £53 paid.... — die
110 French Scrip, Ex. 26f 20c — dis x d
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent.

Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ..
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864..
Do do Aug., 1566....

Peruvian 41 per Cent _
Do 2 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 4i per Cent., 1862
Do Account....
Portuguese 3 per Cent,, 1853
Do Account —
Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 —
Do Account .. 48
Russian 6 per Cent 1822, I St., B9l
Do iti per Cent., 1850 ..
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent 1869 —
Do 6 per Cent, 1862
Do 1964 -
Do Scrip, fess paid
Sardinian 5 per Cent —

Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Amount
Do Passive
Do Account 32k
(Spanish Cart. of Coup not funded
Do Account
!Swedish, 1 per Cont.
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1864
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account?
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1562
Do Account
Do 13100 Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1883
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.....
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account -
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do 6 p Cent., 1864
Do 14 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f
atoll 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Routes, 3 por Cent
Italian, 5 per Cent.. 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 651
Do Account
TWO O'CLOCK,
Coneele, Money. B9B
Do Account .... 894 1

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day

Market dull. Sales probably 5,000 bales.

DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1865.
'lle Belgian Commission (at whose head we are glad to
tee M. Fortamps, the able Commissioner in 1862) have
krwarded the list of their own manufacturers who purpose
to become exhibitors. Lace, of course, occupies a prominent
tosition, and we are able to report that Belgium will be re-
tuarkably well represented in this important branch of in-
dustry. The well-known firm of Cail, Helot, and Co., have
Premised railway and agricultural machinery and engine-
tcole. Chemical manufactures will include ultramarine,
heaps, perfumery. Liege will send a large display of
%as, especially rifles; and Ghent a collection of leather
Foods. Metallic manufactures, glass, and china, are all to
Well represented ; it is only necessary to mention the name
t'f Dufour among the goldsmiths, Donut for porcelain, and
llogaerts for bronzes. The names of contributors to the
dine Art section are too numerous to quote; but we are
assured that the best specimens of the modern Belgian
edaeol of painting will have a place in the Exhibition.
kuiong the painters, l3illoin, Kindermans, Keelhoof, Rof-
Alen, Van Moer, Van Severdonok, Verboekheven, and
Willow, are already known by their works in tha Great
Exhibition of 1862. Among sculptors and medallists we
for a similar reason, specify Fraikin, the two Geefs,
4'hd Wiener.
TuE PUBLICIIOUSES CLOSING ACT,—The Public,.
house Closing Act having been adopted in Bradford
by a very narrow majority, a doubt arose as to the power
°I the council to act upon the resolution. The question
I°o4 submitted to the Home Secretary, who without
it necessary to trouble the law officers of the Crown,
has
confirmed the opinion of the town clerk, that the Local
icy ethment Act, which requires a majority of two-thirds
Its favour, does not apply in this instance, and that a bare
I,7"iii°.rity is sufficient to authorise the compulsory closing of
"°11C13.',, thea.-11-anchestor Courfor,