The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

CITY, CLOC.
Continued activity prevails inTWELVE discouO'nt circK
les,
and the lowest rates for the best commercial paper
are 64.3 to 7 per cent. The Bank of England direc-
tors at their weekly meeting this morning have not
deemed it expedient to make any further alteration
in their minimum quotation, and as the terms
charged out of doors very nearly approach those of
the authorities, the discount busines's of the na..
tional establishment will, no doubt, soma experience
an increase.
The directors of the African Steamship Company
in their report, to be presented at the forthcoming
half-yearly meeting, recommend the usual dividend
of 83, per share, free of income tax. This payment
will absorb £4,403, and leave £320 as. 9d. to be
carried forward.
The City of Baltimore, from New York, has
arrived with £171,734.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :
Great Western 1864. 1863.
North. £61,440 £38,607
Western
South-
Bright Western
Min
dland
80uth Eastern • 18,C69 17,806
Great Northern
Bristol and Yorkshire • 34,133 35,210
lJaristol and Exeter
iorth.Eastern 62,319 55,972
lanchoster Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,769 18,267
Great Eastern
These returns, without exception, are of a favour..
able character. On the Great Western there is an
increase of £3,833, on the North Western of £6,594,
On the South Western of £546, on the Brighton of
403, on the Midland of £2,818, on the South
Eastern of £263, on the Great Northern of £3,720,
13e the Bristol and Exeter of 1331, on the North
astern of £6,347, on the Manchester, Sheffield,
end Lincoln of £497, on the Great Eastern of
41,445, while the Lancashire and Yorkshire shows
a deereabe of £1,077 when compared with those of
the same period of last year.

Two o'cLoos.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
Telegram,the 3 per cent. French Routes were 65.10.
Reavy.
At the close of business in the English Stock
Market yesterday afternoon there was considerable
guiltless. A decline of fully f per cent. took place
1.).11 sales freely effected by speculators taking an un-
favourable view of monetary prospects on account
of the increased demand for gold and silver. To.
(143', however, affairs have presented a brighter
lallaPearance, and on the closing of bear accounts for
14 realisation of available profits there has been a
recovery of per cant. Consols for money are 901 I,
and for the account, lees the dividend, 891
the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881
June Exchequer Bills, 6s. die.; India 5 per
eente., 105 s 106; do. for the Account, ex dividend,
971 ; do. 54 per Cents 109 110; and Debentures,
t•

Although. a moderate business has been trans.
acted to-day in the Foreign Stock Market, prices
generally show depression. Mexican ex all, how.
ever, have improved to 291, ; and the New Stook
Passive
Greek bonds are down, at 22t 23k ; Spanish
.".(Issive Bonds have further declined ato 32t j, and
the Certificates I to 14i 159. Turkish Consolides
TN receded / to 46,1 i; the Confederate Loan re.
ism at 59 60; the Scrip of the Danubian Loan
j
very heavy, at 4 1 prem.; but the Scrip of the
Egyptian Loan has improved to a prem.
been the Railway Share Market the dealings have
1111 on Et very limited scale, and prices generally
1,,,4ve shown a farther decline. Caledonian have
brded.£llos,Great Northern and Midland eachLl,
nil Eastern (Berwick) 15s, and Great Eastern,
°4 Lancashire and Yorkshire each 108.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
4t about previous rates.
13,4ek and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive,
Noi.
''''eent any material change to report in values.