The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-15 00:00:00

COMMERCILL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK.
There is a slightly easier feeling in the general
Money Market, and discounters evince more dis-
position to negotiate three months' bills at 31 per
cent.

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there was no alteration.
The steamer La Piata has arrived from the West
Indies with £240,00(,.
The third ordinary general reeding of the share-
holders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank
took place today. A dividend of 5 per cent. per
annum (free of income tax) on the original capital
was declared, as also the payment of interest at the
current rata on the deposits and calls of the reserved
shares. £1,507 12s. 8d was carried forward.

At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Standard
Bank of British South Africa—Mr. Stenbouse in
the chair—it was agreed to increase the capital
from X 1,500,000 to X 2,000,000., The chairman
stated that the directors had successfully negotiated
for the transfer of the business of the Commercial
Bank, the Colesburg Bank, and the British
Raffarian Bank. Letters had also beet received
from shareholders of various other colonial banks,
expressive of their desire to be amalgamated with
the Standard Bank.

The half-yearly meeting of the London and
Westminster Bank was also held to-day, Mr.
Alderman Salomons, M.P., in the chair. The re-
port, which wa, agreed to nenz. con., stated that after
making provision for all bad and doubtful debts—
paying on Income Tax—and setting apart £2,000
towards the buildings of the bank,—the net profits
for the last half year amounted to £129,921
19s. 6d. This sum, added to £4,403 14s. 4d.,
the unappropriated balance of the preceding
half-year, would amount to £134,325 13s. 10d. Out
of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund
at the rate of five per cent. per annum (£6,566
Bs. id.) had been added to that fund, which now
amounted to £269,222 138. ld. The director 3 now
declared a dividend to the shareholders at the rate
of six per cent. per annum, and, by way of further
dividend out of the profits, a bonus of seven per
cent. on the paid-up capital. After these pay-
ments were made there would remain a bal-
ance of £27,759 58. 9d. to be carried to the
profit and loss account for the eutrent half-year.
The chairman stated that the deposits now exceeded
by £200,000 those of the corresponding period of
last year, and by £650,000 those of the previous
Christmas. These figures fully demonstrated the
material progress of the London and Westminster
Bank, notwithstanding the many new institutions
lately established,

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
firm, at 68f. 67c. to 68f. 60c.

The market for the English Funds continues to
exhibit buoyancy. Purchasers on speculative ac-
count, and also for investment, were effected early
this morning, and another rise of I per cent, ensu-
ing, Consols then being 938 1, for money, and 931
for the 6th proximo ; but sales on realisation of
profits have since caused a reaction to 93 I, and
938 ti respectively.
The Reduced Annuities are buoyant at 921 : 93 ;
and the New Threes at 92-,1- :. India Stock is
marked 226 228; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 108 I ; the
5 per Cent. En faced Paper, 107; and the 58 per
Cent. ditto, 116. The Bonds are quoted 15s. 19a.
prem., and Exchequer Bills are par to ls. prem.,
being a little lower.
Foreign Stoeks have been dull and depressed.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 674 ; do. Consolides,
50: i; Mexican, 3746; Greek, 352 ; do. Coupons,
161 6 ; Spanish Passive, 334 s ; do. Certificates,
12i 6 ; Portuguese, 48 4 ; Egyptian, 1031 1041 ; and
the Confederate Loan, y die, toy prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, and a slight advance has taken
place. Caledonian have improved 55., Great Eastern,
Great Western, North Western, and South Eastern
10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re-
mained very inactive, and few changes of import-
ance can be reported in values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, in most instances,
remain at about former quotations. City Bank
realise 1101 to 111; Imperial Ottoman, 19;14; Lou-
don and South African 251; and Peninsular and
Oriental Steam 79 ; International Financial shares
are quoted 4i to 5i prem. ; London Financial 11 to
11. prem. ; General Credit 14 to 1 e prem.; Hudson's
Bay Company, Ito Z- prem.; and Egyptian Trading
Company, to 11 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 31
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6thiJan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
India Stock
226 8
Ditto 5 per Cent ........... ... .
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.
Ditto 5 per Cent lO7
Ditto 51 per Cent
I/ iti, bonds £1,900
Ditto under £l,OOO l5 19 pm
Consols for Account, Aug, 6 93/ 1
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOBl i
arcia
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 1M pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small —
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
Egyptian 7 per Cent lO4l
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 35/ 4
Ditto Account.. -
Ditto Coupons l6l 1
Xexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
New Granada l5l
Ditto 2 per Cent.....
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Dto 1862
Ditto Account B7l
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 4Bl 8
Ditto Account
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St --
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860
Ditto 1860
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account..
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 124
Ditto Account —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account 93 4
Ditto 6 per Cent, 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 7ll
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd.
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
_Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 641 Italian, 5 per Cent 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 71
Ditto Account .... '
...................
M TWO O'CLOCK.
4onsols, on
Ditto A eY .......... .... 93 k
tigast Account. . ...... 93i 1
....
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June

iiverpool Cotton Market—.. This Day.
TELERAM.)
NB o change. Market dull,
Importe, 1,012, PrevioSales about 4,000 bales
ugly 237.

of PaLTRNIVAL'S INN
DEATH FROM THE FIRE AT
!rail also mentions d
—Yes!erday the occurrence
, question was a
Hotel, Furnival's inn, was reported ;it fire at wood',
that the gentleman in whose room the
tamed some injuries. The gentlernanui: originated sus
German named George Rutcher Wiechers
and has since died from the effects of his injuries,
of age,
Middlesex, held :III"' Laukester, coroner for Central Dr.
on the body at the hotel yesterday. From the evidence
appeared that the deceased retired to his room an Sunday it
night and went to sleep, leaving his candle on a cha by
the bedside. Early in the morning deceased found thatY
the roam was on fire, and after vainly trying to extinguish
the flames, he got out of the window, end held on for some
time to the sill, At length he cell, severely cutting his
Wrist by the skylight of the closet. This and other injuries
occasioned dcoth, and a verdict of accidental death was t,_
turned.
It is officially stated that the rumour of M.
llubert Delisle havine been entrusted with a mission tt
:tlesico is unfounded,

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Wol., and Str. Val.
My,lie and Tyne.
Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cork and Bandon
Cornwall

Do A A :refs no dil
Do. B till6pc.pan.hati
been paid to B.
Dublin Az Belfast June.
Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.
, Glasg. and S. Western.lGreatEastern, Ord. stlf

Ditto A stock
Ditto EastAnglian stl
GreatNorthot Scotland
Great Northern
Do A stock

st Do B do
st Gt. S. anti W. of 'ratan,
st Great Western
st Do Str Val gua. stock
at Lancashtze & Yorkshire
St Loudon and 131ackwali
st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
st Lon., Chat., and Dover
st Lon. & North Western
st Lon. & Sty.th Western
at Man., Shet., & Lincoln.
50 Maryport and Carlisle.
12& Dot shares
10 Metropolitan
st Midland
&CO Do New _ .

Do Binning. & Derby
Yid. (It. W. of Ireland
Do. 4 shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee.
Nth. Eastern—Berwiol.
Do, G.N.E. purchase
Do Leeds
Do York
Do Carlisle....

North London
I Do New
North Staffordshire
N. and S. IV. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot N. E., Aber. stock
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shrews, and Welchpoo I
;Shropshire Union ./
;South Devon
'South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
aines,Wok.,andWok.
Stockton & Darlington

~4.16.4~'

Do
Do New, 188 G
Taff Vale.
Do B
Do C
Ulster

Do
Do

'Vale of Neath
Victoria sta. and Pim I
i~Vateribrd & Kilkenny!
West Cornwall
VV . Hartlepool Har.&R 1
West Midland -Oxford'
Do Newport
Do Hereford

27 29

is; a

46 47
39 41
104 106

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
}hart
100 tiantic &St Lawrene4 all 61 63 63
dorn.,Baroda&.Cent Inc
10e 107 1(8 1074
t au. 5 per cent..
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares
405 Buffalo a.nd Lake Huron &A, 54 64
10 Do. Preference
100 /Bull alo,Brant,&Godricl,
p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 172 "'
100 Do. do. July 1,187:i 100
100 1)o. do. June 1,1 r 9 100
st Cleutta.&S.Eastn.,l,., , 100 106 107
st Cape Town & Dock Seri] 100 1( 84 1095
stock Kann. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1084 1094
stock }west Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 107 108 1074 11
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 140
20 • Do. do. H do. 10 14 lip 111
stock Grand Trunk of Canada ieu 20 21
100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds all 72 74
100 Do. co. deferred— all 56 59
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bones all 65 G
100 Do. do defer ed..— all 50 53
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. sio k all 26 30
100 Do. do. deferred all 22 24
stock Gt.lndiaPenui.gua.sp.c 100 1074 1035 1084
20 Do. New gua. sp. n l2 1 2 P
20 Do. January, 1862
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim}
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1065 1074
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 114 115
205 Do. New ....... . . 18 94 9
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100
100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 90 62
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I 4 p
stock Madras guar.. sp. e.
stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 1004 1015
stock Do. 44 do lOO 97 99
20 Do. Fifth Extension 2
stock Melb.Corp. op. c. Bnds. 100
50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54
100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg;. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick & Cand,
Class A and B. all 3 6
N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist )1 bds 100 84 86
stock Soinde ........ • • (100 1085 1095 110
Do. Delhi
st do • 100 116 107
Do.
.r 2 4fp 21
20 Do. Punjaub 15 14 15p
st Do. Do. , tg• , 100 106 107 1064
,took Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 103 104