The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

AND
COMNBRCJIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
REDUCTION OF ONE PER CENT. IN THE

BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT,

The directors of the Bank of England have just
held their Weekly Court, and announced a reduction
of one per cent. in their rate of interest. The
minimum quotation is now eight per cent., and the
public are relieved from the anxiety experienced
within the past few days as to the probable issue of
affairs. The measure, it is true, has been expected)
bat in the present unsettled condition of things no
great surprise would have been created if the official
quotation had been continued for another week at
nine per cent., so as effectually to root out the recent
speculative mania.

About £45,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

The bar silver brought by the Shannon has been
sold at 53 OZd per ounce standard, being another
kd lower; the Mexican dollars by the French
steamer Florida have also been disposed of at 51
lid per ounce, showing to alteration.
The suspension has been announced of Messrs.
James Hurst and Co., merchants, of London, and
Mauritius.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are, in round figures, as under :

1864. 1863.
Great Western
North-Western 107,615 93,127
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire.... 40,390 32,963
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern 61,852 64,791
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,818 14,681
Glasgow and South-Western
Great South-Western of Ireland

These returns, when compared with those of the
same period of last year, are of a highly satisfactory
character. On the Great Western there is an in-
crease of £10,519 ; on the North Western of £14,488;
on the South Western of £5,374 ; on the Brighton
of £1,874; on the South Eastern of £1,742; on the
Great Northern of £7,057 ; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £7,447 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of
£708; on the North Eastern of £7,057 on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,137; on
the Glasgow and South Western of £493 ; and on
the Great Southern and Western of Ireland of
£707.

Two o'CLocK.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 70c.
A very quiet and inactive market has prevailed
for the English Funds. Prices show rot the slightest
variation, and Consols continue at 911 4 for money,
and 94 I, less the dividend, for the account. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89/ e ;
India 5 per Cents., 105,11; E nfaced 5 per Cents.,
104; do. 51 per Cents., 114; and the Deben-
tures, 981.
In the Foreign Market there is very little busi-
ness, and prices are rather heavy. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 711 ; do., Consolides, 484 :;
Mexican, 444 8 ; do. New Loan, 1 0/ die.; Greek,
234 1; Spanish Passive, 34.1-, a ; Portuguese, 488 i;
Russian Loan, 21 a prem. ; and the Confederate
Loan, 66 68. _ _ •

Business in the Railway Share Market has
shown rather more animation, and in one or two
instances there has been a slight improvement.
Brighton, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Great
Western have each improved 55.; and North-
Eastern (Berwick), 15s. ; while Metropolian have
declined 15s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive,
at about previous rates.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
quest, and in most instances support previous quo.
tations. London and Westminster realise 95;
Union of London, 58i ; Hudson Bay Company
have declined to 19i ; Provincial Banking Corpo-
ration are quoted 1 prem. ; and International
Land Credit, 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent. B9l 1
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 —
Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. die
Ditto £3OO
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 54 per Ct.
Ditto Account..
INDI &DT GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 217
E, Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 ... •
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
Do Certificates
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lO4
Ditto 61 per Cent., May, 1879
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 981

Ditto Bonds.El,ooo —
Ditto under £l,OOO .... dis
TORMIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto -
Brazilian 5 per Cent 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 .. 87
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account —
ChiLan 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 4/ pei Cent --
Colombian 6 per Cent —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Ditto Scrip £5O paid
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
gYptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent.,
,1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account .--
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Italian 5 per Cent.(lsiareinmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. —
Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 4j per Cent ..
Ditto Account...,
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 484 I
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BB/
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 B5/
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 4,
Ditto 5 per Cent, '1862 —
Ditto 1861 Scrip, 410 paid
Ditto Anglo-Dutch
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
I /Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
'',Ditto Passive

Ditto Account
Spsnish Cert. of Coup not funded

- - .
Ditto Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Scrip, £2O paid — Pin
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account —
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 186
Ditto Account ..
Ditto £lOO Bonds 7ll 1
Ditto 1863 ..
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
, !Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account....
t Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864
Ditto 11 per Cent ...... —
Dividends on the above payable in Loud ea.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Dutch. 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail —
Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account ..
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto Account .... 901 f x d

MONEY MARKEi