The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The general Discount Market continues quiet,
and 38 per cent, is the average charge for first-class
three months' bills.

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
only alteration of importance was an advance in
the rates on Austria.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
only amounted to £82,000, while the exports have
been to the extent of £237,000.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning,
according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, opened at 66f.
90c. ; agitated.
The English Stock Market closed yesterday at
a decline of I per cent., and a further depreciation
amounting to s per cent. has taken place to-day, the
latest prices of Consols being 92-a 4 for money and
account. Business is dull, and the speculators pro-
ceed cautiously, and the uninvesting public were
operating to a very limited extent. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities have receded to 921,
93 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at par to 3s. prem.;
and India Bonds are 108 I.

There has been a general.decline in the Foreign
Market to-day, and business has been almost ex-
clusively confined to the closing of speculative
engagements. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 66.1
674; do. Consolides, 49 49i; Mexican, 36 364 ;
Greek, 321 334.; do. Coupons, 141 151-; Spanish
Passive, 314 32; do. Certificates, 12 124; Italian,
69a 704 ; Portuguese, 47* 48; and the Confederate
Loan, 31-, to 34 discount.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
very dal), and prices have, in most instances, ex-
hibited increased depression. Midland and South
Eastern have receded 55.; North Western, 10s. ;
Great Northern and North Eastern, York, 1.55.;
and Caledonian, £l.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings barely
sustain previous rates.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flit, and
show in some instances a slight decline. General
Credit Company Shares are quoted y t, and
Hudson's Bay Company ditto, 1,- 8 dis.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities (i 3 2k
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ' 93 21i
Nev 3} per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities... .....
India Stock-

Ditto 5 per Cent
Consols for Account, Aug, 6 921 i i
Maxon June
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2f per Cent..par 3pm par 3pm
Ditto £5OO par 3pm par 3pm
Ditto Small par 3pm par 3pm

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Obilian 6 oer Cent ...
Ditto 4 per Cent
Egyptian 7 pet Cent lO3l
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup,ms• • 2i 3i 2
Ditto Account 33
Ditto Coupons
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 79k
Mexican 3 per Cent
t
Ditto Account 6
361 5
15 New Granada 1
Ditto 2 per Cent.
61
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —47a
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, St
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent ....
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred ..
Ditto Account 4Bl
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account.... 3li 2 1/
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ......
Ditto Account ...................... 124
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. --
Ditto Account .................... 92k
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ..............
ClDitto Account ...................... 691
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
661 71
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
24 3
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
56 1
Dividends on the above payable in Lon.ion.
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
Ditto Account....
Ditto Scrip, 1863 ........... • , 70k
, £2l 4s. 6d. paid.,.., pm
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money„ ..........
.1
Ditto August Account
92'

iiverpool Co ~ton Market—This Day.

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(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Sales steads, about 6,000 bales. Market quiet
no change. Import, 479 bales.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.
ROBBING} CHILDREN.—A. man, of shabb y • genteel
pearance, who gave the name of Henry Smith, was placed
John ap-
at the bar,
Denny, , before Mr. Selfe charged with robbing a child.
y, a very intelligent boy, only 10 years of age,
living at 6, Spring-gardens, Pimlico, said that his mother,
who was ill, was, through the kindness of a benevolent lady,
going to be sent toWaltharastowe, Essex, to an institution,
for the benefit of her health. He (witness) was going with
a bundle of her clothing to meet her at the Monster, War-
wick-street, when he was met by the prisoner at Ebury-
bridge, and spoken to.
Mr. Selfe --What time was it ?
Witness—Half-past eleven.
Mr. Selfe--In the morning?
Witness--Yes, sir.
Mr. Selfe—What did he say to you ?
Witness—Re said "Do you want a job, my boy ?" I
said " Yes." He said, " Come with me, and I'll give yeu
6d. to carry my bandbox and bag. He then took me
down to Stretton-ground, and then pointing to a grocer's
shop, said, " That's the place I want you to go. I'll hold
your bundle while you go."
Mr. Selfe—Did you give him the bundle ?
Witness-1 did, and he then said, "You will fetch my
bag and bandbox from there and bring them to me, and I
Will give you 6d. If they ask whether lam coming back
thwork, say no, I have got something better to do." I was
ben going where he told me, but turning round I saw him
running away with my bundle, and so I ran after him.
Police-Constable 284 A said—l saw the prisoner running.
Re dropped the bundle in Stretton-ground, and then got
away into Orchard-street.
Milleman, an upholsterer and hackney carriage
attendant, said he apprehended the prisoner after, as he
emerged from the back of the houses.
Prisoner admitted that he was guilty of the offence.
Re was committed for six months with hard labour
m.
the House of Correction.

•
Ing of Two Large American Ships by
Co
the nfederate Steamer Florida,

By a telegram received yesterday in the City,
from Falmouth, announcing the arrival at that port,
Mon her way to Antwerp, of the ship Mariana, from
onte Video, we hear of the destruction of two
more fine large American ships by the Confederate
steamer Florida, commanded by Capt. Semmes, late
of the Alabama, and capture of a prize of bars of
Silver, of the value of about £20,000. One of the
ships was a fine first-class vessel, called the B.
P. Hoxie, belonging to Mystick, in the United
States, on a voyage from Alata to Falmouth,
for orders. In addition to having a valuable cargo
of merchandise reported to have been consigned to
British merchants, she had on board a number of
silver bars and a quantity of silver ore. A boat
from the Florida boarded her on the 16th ult. in
lat. 10 N., long. 36 W., and it is stated that the
captain n,..4 giving a bond to release the ship, the
boat's crew took the silver, and set fire to the vessel,
the crew, of course, being put on board the Florida.
The other ship seized and destroyed was the Red
Gauntlet, in lat. 8 N., long. 33 W., about the same
time. She was from Boston to Hong 1(•mg. The
two captains were transferred to the Mariana,
'Which has brought thrm to England.

The movement of the navigation n the port of
Rouen durin g the first fortnight of the month of
July, was 238 ships, measuring together 22,964 tons, being
a decrease of two ships and 1,424 tons on the same period
hi the preceding year. The number of ships coming in-
Wards was 118 ; of which 38 were from abroad, 23 being
from England; the vessels outwards were 120.
THE DETENTION OF THE ALEXANDRA,—It is
sail that the owners of the Alexandra have made an appli-
cation to the Board of Customs for the release of the vessel,
at the same time demanding compensation for her detention.
The C .atoms authorities, however, are understood to de-
cline taking any steps in the matter until after Michaelmas
Term, when tha bill of exceptions tendered to the ruling
of the Chief Baron will be disposed of,