The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-20 00:00:00

At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
of 1113 Bank of London, today, the directora de-
clared a dividend at the usual rate of 10 per cent.
per annum, and a bonus of £2 103 per share,
amounting together to £2O per cent, per annum,
both free of income tax.

The London Financial Association held its half-
yearly meeting to-day. The report, which was.
adopted, stated that after providing for the current
expenses of the past half-year, writing off the whole
of the costs for the new offices, and carrying for-
ward a rebate of interest at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, the directors are enabled to recommend
the payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
with a bonus at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum,
free of income tax; there will then remain a balance
of undivided profits of £21,408 18s 9d to be carried
forward to the nest half-year.

Two o'CLocK.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were 62f. 25e.
The English Stock Market continues quiet, but
quotations are steadily maintained. The fineness
of the weather, so favourable to harvest prospects,
assists to give buoyancy to values. Consols remain
at 901 a for money, and at 90,1 a for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ;
the 21 per Cent. Annuities, 1894, 721 ; Exche-
quer Bills, March, Bs. to 33. die.; and June do., ss.
to par; India 5 per Cents., 1041, 105; and I)eben•
tures, 99.

There is an absence of animation and fluctuation
in the Foreign Stock Market. Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1862, are 691 701 ; do. Consolides, 501 51 ;
Mexican, ex all, 29i fl ; do. New, 261 27 ; Greek,
24i ; Spanish Passive, 281 ; Portuguese, 48} 4 ;
Italian, 67 1 ; Russian, 1862, 881 ; and the Con-
federate Loan, 76 77.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, and a firmer tone has. prevailed.
Great Eastern and Great Western have each im-
proved 15s, Lancashire and Yorkshire ss, Midland
10s. Brighton, however, have declined £1 ; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 15s; and Metropolitan
Os.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
any material change in prices.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
quest, and at enhanced rates. London and West■
minster realise 101 k; Imperial Ottoman, 17j 18;
Discount Corporation, 161 17 ; and London Finan.
cial, 284. Anglo-Egyptian Bank shares are quoted
31 4 prem. ; Ottoman Financial, 3k I prem. ;
and Chamounix Hotelli to 1 prom.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Aug. 9
3 per Cent. Reduced
INI ew 3 per Cent. B9l i
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1573 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. Juno.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 8
Do £SOO
Do £lOO and 1200
Bank England Stk, 5,1 per Ct. MI 1
Do Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 214 12 '
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870
1)o Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do Certificates
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Do 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872
Do 61 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Du 130nd5.521,000
Do under £1,000...... ' ••••
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent

Do 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 B7l 7
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... —
J)o Account 92i
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Chilian 6 Der Cent... —
Do 3 pet Cent.
Colombian 6 per Co
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Egyptian 7 per:Cent lO2
Do, Second fssue- .. 102} 3 21
Groek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Do Account
Do Coupons
Do Account....
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Do 1839 and 1859
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do 6 por Cent, 1864
Do French. Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c.. — die
Do 6 per gent. Anglo-French
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada .. —
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Do 3 per Cent. (EJribarren)..
.._

Do 4} per Cent:, 1862

Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 4B
Do Account 4Bh I
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 41 per Cent., 1850 ..
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch
Do Scrip, £3O paid pm
Sardinian 5 per Cent ..

Po Account .
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account
Epfinisli Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account
Swedish,
.4 per Cent.

Scrip,
Do Scrip, £6O paid pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do Account ......
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 .
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account .. 701 601
Do £lOO Bonds •
70 i

_
Do 1863
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela 3 per Ccat.
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account..,.
1)° SoriP £3O paid
.. 7i dis
Do li per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London

Austrian 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
jielgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f
1)0 Amount„ ......... .
DDutch. 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull
o 4 per Cent. Certificates
French. Rentes, 2 per Cent ............
jtqlian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
PeruvianDo Account
Dollar Bonds, 4i.per Ct. Ex. 4s.
Fiudinontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Console Money .....•. THREE O'CLOCK.
901 Do Acc0unt........ ...............

6
Liverpool Cotton Tirarket—This Day,
Market opens very strong and firm. Sales pros
baby 10,000 hales.

THE UNION ASSESSMENT AcT.-A act Par
lianaent has just been printed to amend the " n of
Union Asses e
s-
roent Act of 1862. The recent Act was au important one
in reference to the valuation of property for the relief of the
P"or ; and the object of the amended act is to secure correct
and uniform valuation, and to give the right of appeal, with
other amendments.