The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Owing to the demand for money in connection t
with the settlement of th,:, account in Foreign
Stocks and railway shai, es, the discount market
continues firm and tolerably active, the average
charge for the last three months' bills, among the
joint stock and private establishments, being 31
per cent.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £1,100,000, and the exports to only
£252,000.

Ther,2, was no material change in the foreign
exchp,nge yesterday afternoon.
About £194,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

Two O'CLOCK.
The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning,
according to Mr. Renter's telegram, opened at 66f. ss
65c.; fiat. 8
There has not been much activity in the market
for the English Funds, but sales have been effected It 3
in consequence of increased depression on the Paris
Bourse, which, taken in conjunction with the state 5
of political affairs on the continent, is regarded as 21
an unfavourable feature. Consols have consequently
given way about 3.l6ths per cent., viz., to 921 I,
for money and account. The New Threes and Re- E
duced Annuities are 93 1 ; Exchequer Bills appear
a little flatter at par to 2s. prem. ; Indian 5 per
Cents. are marked 1081 1 ; Enfaced, 51 per Cent.,
116 ; and do. Debentures, 1001. La.
Foreign Stocks have generally declined, and
business is inactive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
are 67t1 ; do. Consolides, 48 4 ; Greek, 321 e ; do.
Coupons, 141 151 ; Mexican, 361 ; Portuguese,
48 ; Italian 704 4 ; Egyptian, 1621 103; and the
Confederate Loan, 16 to 14 dis.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been very limited, and a further slight decline has
taken place in prices. Caledonian, North Western,
and South Eastern have receded 55., Great Western
and Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s., and Great
Eastern 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show no

change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and in
one or two instances are a shade flitter. English,
Scottish, and Australian Chartered haNe receded to
221; London and South African to 25i. Crystal
Palace stock has improved to 391; and Peninsular
and Oriental Steam have declined to 781. Inter-
national Financial shares are dealt in at 94; and
General Credit and Finance at 2i 31.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 237
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92/ 3/ 2/
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
.
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities...
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., IbBo —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock
Ditto 5 pei Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100/
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l6 pm
Ditto under £l,OOO
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 93
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
March June
Exchequer Bills, £1,000.2} per Cent.. 2 p
Ditto £5OO 2 p
Ditto Small 2 p
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account 93
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Chi Ilan 6 per Cent ...
Ditto 3 per Cent. —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lO3l 21 3
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account 32/ 3/ 21 k 1
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account .. 15/ 1 15
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 361 1 1
New Granada l4l
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ..
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
._.
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 4B
Ditto Account 4B
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Acc0unt...........
Ditto New Deferred ........
Ditto Account ...................... --
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 32 / 11
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account l2l 12
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account....
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 74
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account!. 671 /
Venezuela, 3 er Cent
Ditto Account
.
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 •56
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
Ditto Account

TWO O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money
Ditto August Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

Sales, probably about 5,000 bales. Firm, quie
No exchange in prices. Import 19,000 bales.

The Generals of the German Federal Army
are now engaged in inspecting their troops.
According to the reports which have been
sent to the Diet of Frankfort, the army pre-
sents a more imposing force than was gene-
rally sur,posed. It amounts to '734,599 men and
112,131. horses, and making every allowance for
non-vailid men, the force will consist of 526,000 in-
fantry, 76,471 cavalry, 60,309 artillery, with 1,226
fietd pieces and 267 siege guns.
In the Diet of Transylvania seven deputies named
by the Crown and 44 Magyar deputies have pre-
sented a declaration to the President of the Diet,
to the effect that they cannot sit in the assembly.
The Count de Paris arrived at Brussels the day
before yesterday from England. He was received at
the northern station by the Duke de Brabant, who ac-
companied him to the Palace. In the afternoon the
Count went to Laken to visit the King. There was
afterwards a family dinner at Laeken, and at night
the prince left by the express train for Germany.
POLAND.—A monster meeting is announced to be
held at Blackheath, on Sunday afternoon next, to
" express sympathy with Poland in her endeavour
to obtain freedom and political institutions."
THE LOSS OP THE ANGLO•SAXON.—The report
relative to the lots of this ship near Cape Race on
the 27th of April last has been prepared for transmission to
the Board of Tr rade by Mr. Reflex
and Captains Harris and
Baker, before om the Board of Trade inquiry into the
circumstances attending the wreck took place. The Court
characterised the conduct of the late Captain Burgess in
driving the ship at the rate of 12 knots an hour when she
was passing a.dangerous coast as highly reprehensible. Cap-
tain Burgess ali,o severely blamed for not using the lead
when the ship was so near Cape Race, and in a position
which he must have known from recent surveys was a most
dangerous one. The Court approve of the regulationadrawn
up by Messrs. Allan Brothers, the owners of the steamer,
and regret that the officers did not pay more attention to
them.
has
julbye been •
THE CATASTROPHE AT AsToN.--The following
letter
Scholefield,frora W Secretaryhiteh —"Whitehall, received
Sb7lgr
George' Grey' to ack.nowilr7.:
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athem directed
receipt
memorflacturers, and others residing in
byef SthecereLary
bankers, merchants,
Birmingham, inghana,iahmeportance of adopting unme,,,
recurrence of performances
have, &e., H. A. BRUCE."
by which life is endangeredmeasuresurging
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, toMmr:hAatldherams apnasilseadwkes,
Mr. Scholeheld observes:—
be-
tween Sir George Grey and. ' I have every reason to
his
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siatcothnegduereasttifoonn,,Tvolved in the memorial is under
serious