The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-26 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The usual payments at the termination of the
quarter have stimulated the demand for disoounts,
and the market to-day presents a firm and active
appearance. Very little, if any, accommodation can
now be obtained under the Bank of England mini-
mum of 4 per cent., and there is consequently an in•
crease owing to the demand at that establishment.

Since the last Bank of England return was issued
an aggregate of £456,000 in gold has been pur-
chased by the authorities.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are, in round figures, as under

1863. 1862.
Great Western £54,551 £49.641
Great Northern
Great Eastern
forth-Western
Louth-Western
1
South-Eastern 7,026 15,814
Midland 34,426 36,726
aneashire and Yorkshire 30,770 29,251
North Eastern (Berwick)
Bristol and Exeter
Edinburgh and Glasguw
Great Western of Canada

These returns are in most instances of a satisfac-
tory character. On the flreat Western there is an
increase of £4,910, on the Great Northern of £3,545,
on the North Western of £4,869. on the South
Western of £4,274, on the South Eastern of £1,212,
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1,619, on the
North Eastern of £5OB, on the Edinburgh and
Glasgow of £Bl3, and on the Great Western of
Canada of £4,217. The Great Eastern, however,
shows a decrease of £1,113, and the Midland of
£2,300.

The report just issued by the directors of the
Ottoman Railway from Smyrna to Aden, to be
Submitted at the next half-yearly meeting of share-
holders, states that the directors have devoted all
their availub'e resources to the completion of the
unfinished portions of the opened line .o Ephesus,
and to demonstrate the superiority of the railway
over the old camel transport, but their efforts have
Lot been as successful as could be wished. The
directors have opened communication with the
Ottoman Government, with a view to improve the
present situation of affairs.

The Indian Branch Railway Company held its
first ordinary general meeting to-day. Mr. Wm.
Dent io the chair. The report stated that in April
last, a sufficient amount of capital having been sub-
scribed, measures were at once adopted for provid-
ing the permanent way and rolling stock, which
have been despatched to India. The deed of settle-
ment prevented the directors postponing the meet-
itiq until the account of the Mulhatee line was re-
ceived. The Chairman moved the adoption of the
report and expressed his entire confidence in the
success of the undertaking. The motion was
unanimously agreed to, after a lengthened but
favourable discussion ; and resolutions were carried
that interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
be paid during construction on all capital called up,
to commence from the Ist April next; that a further
issue of capital to the extent of 50,000 shares of £lO
each be offered rateably to the shareholders ; and
that the directors receive remuneration from the
commencement of the company, the amount to be
settled by' the board.

Two o'CLocic.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were
69r, 50c., 69f. 45c. Rather firm.
Further indications of buoyancy have been ap-
PE4ent to-day in the market for the English funds,
although thedeanngs nave again been circumscribed.
Consols are now very firm at 92f for transfer, and
at 921 a for the Bth proximo. One of the principal
causes of the upward tendency is the large and
continuous flow of gold into the Bank of England.
The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced remain at
91 911 ; ExchEquer Bills are flat at 5.. to 2s.
India Stock is steady at 227; ditto 5 per Cent.
Loin zemains at 1081 I.
In the Foreign department, Greek Bonds have
experiol,ced a further considerable improvement;
viz., to 24 and the Coupons have risen to 108 I.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1851, realised 9.1 ; do.,
18:58, 6et ; do., 1862, 69/ 701; and the Con-
solides, 469 /, showing increased buoyancy. Tae
banish Scrip has been dealt in at I prem. Italian
6 per Cents., 70i ; do. Railway Lean, 721 Spanish
Passive have risen to 274 ; but Vent zuelan 6 per
Cents, are flat at 581. l'he Confederate Loan is
1 prem.
In the Railway Share Market there has not been
%nen animation, but prices have shown little change
of irr portance. Midlands declined ss. ; Great
,isterns, Ss.; and South Easterns, 10s. Great
Westerns, however, improved ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines continue at
steady quotations Bahia and San Francisco rea-
lised 211 ; Sambre and Meuse, 101 ; East Indian,
1071; and Great Indian Peninsula, 106 i I.

Joint-Stock Bank And Miscellaneous Shares in
some instances were a shade flatter. Oliental Bank
receded to 57 and 674 ; Chartered of British Colum-
bia to 8t; Royal Mail Steam to 604; but Peninsular
and Oriental Steam improved to 77 78.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. •
N. 3 per Cent. Annuities
ittdia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
D hoods t:1,000 ..„ .
C'onsols for Account, April 8. 92a
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 2/ per Cent 5 dis
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
014ilian 6 per Cent lO4
Ditto 41 per Cent
uanish 4 per Cent., 1863 —
~__ Ditto Scrip, £ls paid
Greek 5 per Cent , 1824-5, es-Coup ins.. 241 4il I I I
Ditto Coupons
it aintn 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 721
Mexican 3 per Cent
.., Ditto Account 3ll
P ,:.-•..z, 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 por Cent ~ 1862 .. --
L it Lu Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 18:59
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Sa linian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Acnouut
34
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto A.ccount . 9Ol
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ..
iiit to Account

Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 ,2
r)i'to Account....
Venezuela, 3 per Cent -
Ditto Account 231
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Onto Account • ......

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
i)itto Account 922

The funeral of the late Charles Selby, the well-
hnown dramatic author, and for many years a member of
the Ade'phi company, took place to-day at Kensall-green
Cemetery. Deere were a great many of his professional
brethren p-esent.
THE MODES OF COLOURING GLASS.—We learn
from further inspi-ction and tile comments of our
glide that there are two methods of colouring the bub-
bles we se all around us. The one is by using coloured
, metal" entirely; the other by "fl !shine"—coling
White glass with a thin film of colour only. All colours
?nay be " flashed ;" red must be, because the colour-
' l' matter used would render the glass blown entirely
Irnlit red "metal," opaque. So in order to be in-
leete'l into the nlYs'ericA of " fl ishing," we seek put a
workman who is about to bl.ow a red bubble. The process,
We find, is very simple. Having gatherel, upon the end of
him blow Iripe, a ball of white metal, the operator, before
carrying it to the " marvee," gives it a twirl in a pot of red
net ti, and then goes on with his blowing. The two colours
re'aln their relative positions throughout every succeeding
Process; as the ono grows thinner and thinner the other
grows thinner and thinner ; and the final result is a sheet of
White ass coated with red on one side. Passing on from
°r.° workman to another, we notice that 'hough there era
bubbles of every other colour, re are no yellow ones ; and
asirieg the reason, we are told that all the shades of
yellow are produced, not out of yellow metal, nor by dash-
'air, but by staining white gime—Once a Wok.