The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

This being A:,ccnsiou-day, the directors of the
Bank of England, according to their usual custom,
Will not hold their weekly court until two o'clock.
In the meantime the Money Market is in a state of
Suspense, bankers and brokers refusing to negotiate
bill of 3 per cent., the impression being that an
advance in the official minimum may be adopted.

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

1863. 1862.
Great-Western
North-Western
South-Western ...
Brighton
Midi

39,920 37117
South-Eastern 19,703 20,271
Great Northern
Great Eastern „ „ 29,041 29,255
Lancashire and Yorkshire....
North Eastern 41,044 38,978
Bristol and Exeter
Manchesrer, Sheffield, and Lincoln . 15,097 13,661
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great Western of Canada
These returns are generally of a very satisfac-
tory character. On the Great Western there is
an increase of £4,882, on the North Western of
£10,559, on the South Western of £3,030, on the
Brighton of £646, on the Midland of £2,803, on
the Great Northern of £239, on the Lancashire
and Yorkshire of £2,014, on the North Eastern of
£2,066, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
of £1,536, and on the Great Western of Canada
of £1,148 The South Eastern, however, exhibits
a decrease of £568, and the Great Eastern of
£1,214.

Two O'CLOCK.

-a- special meeting of the shareholders of the
London and South-Western Bank took place to-day
for the purpo.e of amending the sixth clause of the
articles of association, by which the bank is at pre-
sent restricted from transacting business within 30
miles of London.

The thirtieth annual meeting of the proprietors
of the National Provincial Bank of England took
place to-day—Mr. J. M. Laurie in the chair. The
report, which was agreed to, stated that the avail-
able balance from the business of the past 12 months
was £181,764, and out of this sum the directors
proposed, in addition to the dividend and bonus
already paid, a further bonus of 6 per cent., mek
ing the division of profits in 1862 in all 19 per
cent, upon the paid-up capital, free of income tax,
leaving the reserve as before at £135,015 3s. 7d.
The market for English Funds is very quiet, but
the quotations have been very well maintained. Con-
sols for money are 93/ g, and for the account, less
the dividend, 92 g, showing steadiness. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 ; India
Stock is 232 ; do. 5 per Cents. 1091 110; Enfaced
4 per Cents. 98; do. 5 per Cents. 107 i, and Ex-
chequer Bills 4s. die. to par.
The settlement of the account has engaged almost
exclusive attention, and the fresh dealings have
consequently been very limited; prices have been
tolerably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1862, are 71/ 724 ; do., Consolides, 511 / ex div. ;
Spanish Passive, 35 351 ; do,, Certificates, 12/ 4 ;
Mexican, 36437; Greek, 321 4 ; do. Coupons, 15 if;
Portuguese, 49,1 I; and the Confederate Loan 3 to
2 discount.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been of the most limited description. The
favourable character of the traffic returns, however,
has in some instances caused a firmer tone. Great
Western and Midland have improved es.; North
Western, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 16s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained
very inactive, without any material change in
prices.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little
change of importance as regards prices. City Bank
are quoted 102; Bank of Australasia, 731 ; London
and Westminster, 78 to 78j ; Electric Telegraph,
103; and Naticn-al Discount Company, 91.

HALF-PAST Two.
The Bank directors have not made any alteration
in the rate of discount,

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
I per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 9B
Ditto 5 per Cent
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent 1 4 die par
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small 1 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 1839 and 1869
Egyptian 7 pet Cent lOOl
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 324
Ditto Account 32R i 1
Ditto Coupons lb/
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 80
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account. 37 64
New Granada
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 74
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862 B9
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 95
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account 4B}
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854

Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
i)itto Account 92 i xd

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
THE LATE MUTINY AT ELACX.WALL.
Juan de Mato Manga, a Peruvian soldier, was indicted
for the wilful murder of Emanuel Silva.

The prisoner was on board the vessel when the mutiny
broke out, and it was alleged that he afterwards took an
active part in it. The death of Silva was occasioned by his
jumping out of one of the portholes of the vessel to avoid
tin' fury of the soldiery, but more particularly the prisoner.
The identity of the prisoner was very defective, and the
judge put it to the jury whether, under all the circum-
stances it was worth going on with the case.

The jury were of opinion that it wou d be useless, and
returned a verdict of not guilty.

CHILD MURDER.
Sarah Wigley, 26, was indicted for the wilful murder of
her infant child.
The jury acquitted the prisoner of the capital charge, but
found her guilty of concealment of birth.
She was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell.)

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Samuel Robinson, 25, brass finisher, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Charlotte Haines.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground
of insanity.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
James Crowther and Samuel Goodburn surrendered to
an indictment charg;ng them with conspiracy and fraud.
The case was very fully reported when the defendants were
examined at the Mansion-house, and, it will be recollected,
they were formerly in the service of Messrs. Lang and C o••
then
brokers, Mincing-lane, and the charge against
hem was that they had given credit to a false extent4and
that the Loose had been falsified, and a great loss had been
Occasioned. The defence was that they were not guilty of
the charge, and that all that been done had been effected in
the course of trade.
The case is not expected to conclude to-day.

FOURTH COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Alfred Collis pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with feloniously uttering a forged order for the pay-
ment of £7, with intent, &c.
He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
Henry Ledell pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with stealing various sums of money, the property of
his master.

The learned judge sentenced the prisoner to 18 months'
imprisonment.
John Down, charged with feloniously breaking and en-
tering the dwelling house of Henry steer, was sentenced
to 12 months' imprisonment.