The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

Provisi9ns steady. Coffee and molasses quiet. Sugar very
firm.

NEW Youx, Feb. 5, Midnight.
Washington official despatches regard the encounter off
Charleston as greatly exaggerated by the rebels. They de-
clare that there has been no interruption of the blockade.
and that no such assumption will be admitted by the Go-
vernment.
A teleii
gram to-day from Fortress Monroe mentions the Eis
reception there of news from Charleston of the 3d of si
February, when that port was thoroughly blockaded, 2,
the Federal iron dads then lying outside the wooden 1,
Tesaels• The iron dads were not w.th the fleet when the 5,
attack is said to have been made.

The Federal attack upon Charleston was momentarily ei
expected on the 3d, and the official account was hourly
awaited by the despatch boat when the Arabia left. si

NEW YORK, FEB. 5, Evening.

News received here from the city of Mexico, I Sie
dated San. 4, states that the French were rapidly el
advancing upon the capital.
The French were also advancing upon Puebla.
They bad reached and occupied a position near
Acultzingo with 3,000 men and thirty pieces of
artillery.

Six thousand French troops with twenty-seven I ag
guns had reached Tecomachalco.

The French forces which cover Peyote were also
1.1
aivancing.

ItONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CI. CY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Discounters are offering the mercantile com-
munity increased facilities, evidently in expectation
Oa decline in the minimum quotation. The pro-
spect of an early reduction in the value of money,
however, induced most persons merely to supply
their immediate requirements, because by waiting
a few days they may be enabled to negotiate
their securities on easier terms, and the demand
at present consequently continues quiet. Capi-
talists engaging in discount business are there-
fore unable to obtain much employment for
their available resources, although they
have already lowered their terms for the best bills
to 41, and in exceptional cases to 41 per cent.
Money is also getting cheaper on the Continent,
the Bank of Amsterdam having, within the last
few days, relaxed its regulations, while the improve-
ment in the situation f the Bank of France, and
the favourable advises now received, indicate the
probability of lower quotations being speedily h
to
announced in the Parisian market,

The accounts from various manufacturing dis-
tricts for the past week are of a less satisfactory
character. At Manchester both cloths and yarns
have been in very limited request, and prices tende I
downwards. In the woollen districts, viz., at Leeds,
Iradford, Huddersfield, and Halifax, the chief
Operations have been in spring goods at about pre- s
vious rates. The hosiery and lace departments of 41
Leicester and No tingham have shown more anti-
vitY, while at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver
hampton there nas been little change of importance.

rue dividend on the Peruvian 41 per Cent Bonds
and Turkish 6 per Cent Loan of 1858 has been an-
nounced for payment.

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway ea
of Canada for the week ending the 30th ult.,
amounted to £13,019, against £10,633 last year. et,
The Arabia, from New York, has brought
£60,356, and the Cossack, from Lisbon, £1,375 in
specie,

Two O'CLOCK.

The English Stock Market, which closed on Sat ur-
day with a very buoyhat appearance, is rather 't:
flatter to-day, consequent upon a few sales on behalf st!
of speculators who, having bought at lower prices,

were desirous of securing the profit within their '
reach. Consols are therefore 92t H, for money and
92i 93 for the account, but upon the whole affairs el
present a favourable appearance, and the market
must still be considered exceedingly firm. rho
New 3 per Cent s. are firm at 921 93 ; the Reduced 4-1
at 92t g ; Red Sea Telegraph Annuities, 2li, and
India 5 per Cent. Loan, 1086.
In the Foreign Market the dealings have been
moderately athive, and prices, in most instances,
have shown increased buoyancy ; Italian 5 per Cents.,
however, have declined to 69} I, owing to the ex-

pected issue of a new loan. Egyptisn are firm at
1001; do., 2d issue, at 991 100; Greek Bonds have
improved to 201; do., Coupons, are 9 1 ; Mexican
Stock has advanced to 331 1, in consequenc-t of the
More favourable advices trom the Republic; Portu-
guese New Loan is steady at 461 47k ; Russian
do., 93 I; Spanish Passive, 264 1; do. Certificates,
9/ 10 ; i',irkish 6 per Cents., 1554, are buoyant at
901 ; do.. 1858, at 73/ 74; do., 1862, 701 71 ; and
the Consoltdes, 414 42.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
continued moderately active, and prices exhibited,
in most instances, a further short improvement.
Great Western, Lancashire and lot kbbire, North
Western, and South-Eastern, have improved 58.;

And Great Eastern and Great Northern A Stock,
10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were
without material variation. South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian realise 23}; Sambre and Meuse,
11 1.1 ; Great Luxembourg, 16 s ; Great Western
of Canada improved to 131 4 ; and Grand Trunk
of Canada to 214. East Indian was firm at 1061.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
co.tinued dull, but exhibited no marked variation
in prices. London and Westminster realised 761
774 ; British and American Exchange improved to
114 4 ; and Alliance of London and Liverpool to
24-1-. South Australian Land was steady at 31 ;
and Scottish Australian Investment at 140.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
•, tonnes, 30 yrs, qxpire ith Jan., 180 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21i
India Stock
1) tto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Dia. 51 per Cent
Consols for Account, March. 5
mita Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.. 10/4
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Chiliart 6 ocr Cent
Ditto ,I. per Cent,
Egpptian 7 pet Cent lOO/ 100
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup .ns.. 2,4
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
!•itte 2 pet Cent
Ditto Deferred
p„,ruvi,n 4i per Cent
Ditto -_1862
Ditto Account.....
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. , 1853
Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip, £25 paid -
Russian 5 per Cent., i 822, £ St.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 921
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Dit to Pnssive ........
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ott to Account.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account.... .
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.12
itto Account .
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
lianditto
5 6 per Cent
o, 1862
Dividends . n the above payable in London.
It t
epeer,liCnetnt 1861, Ex. 25f
ditto A.
--
. 69b a
.. • • •
• ,-, TWO
~.0"soIR Money
t)itto Account 9:i 3

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HONESTY REWARDED?—We have
often had
occ..mion to publtsh acts of honesty perforated by
parties in humble life, and the following facts will speak
for themselves:—Yesterday, in one of the small refresh-
ment towers of the Cattle-market there was picked up Off
the floor, by the person in charge, a pocket book with upwards
of £lOO in it, and which was promptly delivered up.
Shortly thereafter the loser (one of the dealers Wno
had some time previously been in on business), called
to see if he had dropped his pocket book and contents
while he was in. When he had it restored to him, he
remarked that he would see the person again. Upon this
becoming known to the other dealers, one of their number
called for him to c tut- back and reward the party, when he
very generously, but, reluctantly, rewarded her with the
mxuaitioem stun 9128.—North .DritiVe Daily &mi.