The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-06 00:00:00

ITOkTEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK:
The Money Market is:in a very unsettled state,
ciwlng to the expectation of an advanoe in the
minimum rate of discount.
There was a general upward movement in the
foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon, consequent
111)012 the high rate for money current here.
Slane Alonday last the imports of specie have
atuoanted to £130,200, and the exports to £251,200.
The share list of the Natal Investment Company
Neill close on Tuesday next for London, and Wed-
aesday for the country.
The Peninsular, West India, and Southern Bank
shares are quoted Ito 1 prem.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 30c.
Many persons expected an advance to-day in the
rate of discount to 9 per cent., and the officials of
the Bank were frequently asked, in the course of
the morning, whether any change had been
adopted. The rate, however, remains at 8 per
ceutt and very little business has been transacted
"eept at the national establishment.
The English Stock market has presented a very
iet appearance, the transactions recorded having
been of an extremely limited character, and prices
have not varied to the sligktest extent. Consols
for
at 94 for money and the 9th, and at 891 t
ler SepteMber. The New Threes and Reduced
are 88i ; Exchequer Bills, 208. to 10s. die.; and
ludie 5 per Cents., 1041.
In the Foreign Market there has been rather
tore firmness, but business has continued quiet.
arkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 d ; Mexican,
281 i; do. New, 25i ; Greek, 23a 8 ; Spanish
.0
::18ble. 291 r ; do. Certificates, 111 ; Portuguese,
".„1 48i ; and the Confederate Loan, 76 77.
ill the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been very limited, and prices generally are a shade
uattee, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
and South Eastern, have each declined 10s., and
Metropolitan ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive
at about previous quotations.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are also in very
taMerate request. London and Westminster have
declined £1; Union of London £1 ; London and
e 'allutY £1; Chartered Mercantile :of India, Lon-
d°l3l and China, £2 ; and London Financial, 15s, ;
,
4-400 motive Cotten Press Company Shares are
quoted 11, 1-1 prem. ; and Natal Investment, 1 lA
Prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
, Dec Account, Aug. 9
'is? r Cent. Reduced BBi i
tiaew 3 per Cent
w 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
A Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
'4l,louities, 30 yrs, expire .Sth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
Rzche
March. June.
quer Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 3f per Cent. - 20 10
Do E500
, Do £lOO and £2OO .. 2O 20 10
zank England Stk, 5} per Ct.
.Do Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670
Do Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888

1)o CertitiCates
Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ....
Po 6t per Cent., May, 1879 —
no 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
no Buntiail,OUo 2O
Do ander .i 1,000..

AustrianFOßE BonIG FUNDS—CLOSING
N 5
F PRICES,
ds, per Cent —
Brazilian 5 'per Cent
/30 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
13n. Do 1863 —
1;108 Ayres 6 per Cent —
...1,,,0 Account —
c1i14,0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
LO 6 per Cent. —
41 pe/ Cent.
2°l°Talbain 6 per Ce
Do,'lll3a 6
per Cent.
a 6 per Cent, 1864
bclllador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
44„,18,h, 3 per Cent., 1825
'7P"ala 7 per Cent.. lOll 21
bo
Gr , Second Issue
rleek per Cent 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Acc '
Oil=
,0 Coupons
1.) A
,_ ack.CCOU111
'lllateroala 5 per Cent. . .
Do
Itci 1839 and 1859
14,„ per Cent.(Maremmana Itailway)
D 0 Account
0
er Cent ....
tl,° 6 per Cent, 1864
D° Yrench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die
C 0 per Cent. Anglo-French —
40 itto
or; , Scrip, £23 paid
Ile `B4 Iniperial 5 per Cent
„iN'l?_ Granada .---
E° 2 Per Cent —
D°i' Defe"ed -•
pe Land Warrants (Hectares)
1).",i4/1 41 per Cent
i.) ~ per Cent. (Uribarren) ..
bc, !i Per Cent., 1862
P 0,.- '-ceount Bl
b"o°Ruese 3 per Cent., 1853
1:10 Account • •
D 0 '5
Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..
Ito. ° Account
DBOl4B 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
DO
Per Cent., 1850 ..
1)0 3 _ 1860 —
1)0 5 per Cent 1859
D° A vet Cent 1862 BBl 8
D 0 --11g10-Dueeh
A 'Ser. —PM --,arrni IP, £4O paid
U 1—"11 6 per Cent
I 3 0 Account —
!littlish 3 per Cent
D°l)°o ANAcelinuDnettferred
44
41,0 Passive
6 uo Account 291 9
Pttlisla Cert. of Coup not funded —
I)0
6 Account ll/
wedish, 4 per Cent.
330Scrip,L60 paid
--Pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
lio 6 per Cent. 1858 . W. ....."
Do Account 7ll 21 1
DO £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do £lOO Bonds 691 i
Do 1863
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 99
*Venezuela 3 per Cent.
—'Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do Scrip £3O paid .. die
Do 11 Der Cent
butcb. 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Do Account.. • •

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money ..
it
no Account... i B9
89i
Do Sept.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

at le
karket o ens dull. Sales, probably 4,000 bales,
Eterda pens
rates,

1121. TENNYSON'S NEW POEM.--,ltmwr
Tillenbnyesoyne,tis
.other fortnight before " Enoch Aden,
new ,
8 Oilltae of
is the cause
fruPulous attention to the proofs, it is said,
of ti,,,, dei3_,_ poems, will be in the hands of the public
y 1022C10,1 ReView.
ST.
u. --,ANE DISCOVERY OF MINERALS.
falsork of deepening a well in Boscawen•street, Tru
The uourers have come upon some stones of orey spray.what is
—inro,tthhee
BPecitoons contaiu copper and lead, and crystals of _
called white iron. They have been brought from a depth of bctween five and six fathoms, It is understood that a
scientific examination of the ground will be made.
~
a SIIOCKIXG P.FFAIE AT MACCLESFIELD.—Yester-
'LY InorAing
a !shocking tragedy took place at Bank Top,
aheclesfield‘ At about half past five o'clock a silk weaver,
named *Tames Cotterell, and his son, Thomas Cotterell, go'.
Z' 44i whilst the latter was making the fire, his 4 other
table
knife- The mother hearing the lad
Oil.knife
halnediatv,ly, when her husbp
° in hand, and blood streaming from a fearful gash in
w.AllisiiBotvetarythros.t. She received a severe out on the hand
lug to take the knife from him. She found her
/154 IYlng on the kitchen floor with his throat cut, aud there
.was a pool ol blood near him. The poor woman raised an
414401 and son2e neighbours rushed into the house and
'wrested the knife from the man's hand. Medical assistance
was soon procured, and the wounds of the father and son
Rase dressed, but only faint hopes are entertained of the
recovery of either of them.