The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors have held their
weekly meeting to-lay, and, as expected, they have
not found it necessary to modify their regulations.
At the same time there can be no doubt that an
improvement has taken place in the position of the
establishment, and, as accommodation is obtainable
at d toe per cent, below the minimum, its discount
operations are likely to be very much reduced.
Gold is now about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Lon-
don than in Paris.

The next drawing for bills of exchange on India
will take place on the 18th inst., and the amount is
£400,000.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. G. W.
Reynolds and Company, steel manufacturers,
of Smethwick and Birmingham, who recently
suspended payment, took place yesterday. The
balance-sheet compiled by Mr. White, the ac-
countant, showed that the liabilities amounted to
£23,474 Os. 4d., and the assets to £10,136 7s. 2d.,
leaving a deficiency to be accounted for of £13,337
13s. 2d. No composition was offered, and the meet-
ing being of opinion that further explanations
should be given respecting the trading of the firm,
an adjournment was considered expedient.
The amount of specie taken out by the steamer
Elora, which left to-day with the Bombay mails,
was £449,330, of which £371,550 is in silver, and
the remainder in gold.
Subjoined is a very excellent resolution just
adopted by the committee of the Stock Exchange:—
"Any company issuing, or promising to issue, new
shares previous to, or within three months after
the first settling day appointed by the committee,
shall not be entitled to a quotation in the official
list, and shall be subject to any further restrictions
that the committee may think proper."
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1863. 1862.
North-Western £Bl, 'B9 £76,091
Great Western 50,804 49,436
South-Western
Brighton
Midland 38,943 36,569
South-Eastern . . 16,713 15,980
Great Eastern
31,490 3106296
Bristol and Exeter
38,362 36,3
Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern
5,310 5,303
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,638 13,022
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great Southern and Western of Ireland 7,065 7,134
These returns are in most instances very satis-
factory. On the North Western there is an in-
crease of £5,198 ; on the Great 'Western, of £1,368;
on the South Western, of £1,505 ; the Brighton, of
£810; the Midland, of £2,374; the South Eastern,
of £733 ; the Great Eastern, of £2,872 ; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, of £1,428 ; the North Eas-
tern, of £1,966. On the Edinburgh and Glasgow
there is a decrease of 1122 ; and on the Great
Southern lind Western of Ireland, of £79.
At the yearly meeting of the Birmingham Bank-
ing Company, yesterday afternoon—Nlr. Joseph
Gibbins in the chair—a dividend of 10s. and a
bonds of ss. per share, without deduction, was de-
clared. The net profits for the year ending 31st of
December last amounted to £42,086 lls. 6d., from
which £15,000 had been taken for the dividend and
bonus in September last, and it was now resolved
that, after pay ingthe present dividend, &c., £12,000
be applied in reduction of the losses at the Dudley
branch, and the remaining balance be carried for-
ward to the new account.

U..... ..........

Two O'CLOCK.
Paris Rentes were at 12.45 this day (says Reuter's
telegram) 70f. 40c., 45c.—fiat.
Nothing of importance has occurred to-day in the
market for the English Funds, the dealings having
been very limited, while the quotations have not
Console varied from those current
yesterday afternoon.
account are 921 & for money, and 922 for the
. The New Three per Cents, are 921 4;
and the Reduced, 924- ; Exchequer Bills are flat
at is. dis. ; Bank Stock has advanced to 238 and
239.
The dealings in the Foreign department have
been of a moderate character, but prices have shown"
firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 89 90
do., 1858, 721 73 ; do., 1862, 68,1 ; and the: Con-
Solides have improved to 41,1 g ; Greek Bonds are
19a- ;; and the Coupons, 81 a ; Mexican, 321 33 ;
Portuguese New Loin, 47 ; Russian do., 93/ 941 ;
Spanish Passive, 261 ;
ditto Certificates 91, being
flat; Venezuelan New Loan is 602.
In the Railway Share Market the preparations
for the settlement are in progress, and, swing to a
rather active inquiry for stock, coupled with the
favourable traffic returns, prices have in most in-
stances shown a marked improvement. Great
Western have advanced 104. ; Metropolitar. 15s. ;
Great Eastern, Great Northern A Stock, London
and Blackwali, Midland, North Briti,n, and South
Eastern L 1; and London and Brighton £2.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibited little
variation on values.
Joint-stock Bank Shares continued in fair re-
quest, and in some instances realised enhanced
rates. Ottoman Bank improved to 40/ 4CI ; Bank
of Australasia, 602 ; and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 73/

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Dank Stock
3 per Cent. Rdduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consuls Annuities .. 921 ii a
NeW 3 Stockent. Annuities
India -
Ditto 5 per Cent,
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cen.t.
Ditto 5 per Cent Cent..........
Ditto 105
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864. 100
D Bonds CLOW)
.......
Ditto under £1,000................. 14 10
Consols for Account, March. 5
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 dis 2 pm
Ditto £500
1 dis
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 1843
Egpptian 7 per Cent lOO
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Couprns
81191 i 201 191 20j
Ditto Coupons
i I
Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 73
Mexican 3 per Cent ...
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto Deferred 6l
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ....
Peruvian 42 per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, I St 971
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent • ********
534 1
Ditto New Deferred •***
***************
I
Ditto Passive ************* *************** 4266/ i I I
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded *** 91 a
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 ****** Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
*********************** 72i
89k
Ditto Acoount -
Ditto, £lOO Bonds .. 1 3
76 -
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.32
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent 683 9r
.............. . . 23i
601
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 ............. i i
Dividends on the.above payable in London.
I talian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f 691 70k
Coo THREE O'CLOCK.
sols, Money
Ditto Account

Bank of England Return.--This Day.

An Account, Pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 11th day
Feb., 1863:—.

MADE DEPARTMENT.
A otes issued ...—....£27,820,225, Government Debt .£11,(15,1C0
Other Securities 3.631,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,170,225
Silver Bullion

X 27,820,225
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
na i_
Government Sect:L-
P, oprietors' kd P
£14.553,000 • cities _ (including
t al
3,365,139 Dead WeightAn-
Rest
nutty .......... £12,043,079
Public Deposits (in-
Other Securities .. 19,148,327
chiding Exche-
Notes
...... 7,989,175
Banks,quer,
CSoamvimngiss:
Gold mod" Silver 900,426
Coin ............
missioners oi Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,952.08
OstviTir, Deppotysits.a.n.d 13,506,356
other Bills .....

427,820,225

613,401

£39,081,007
W.

£39,C81,007
IifILLER, Deputy Cashier.

Feb. 12 1863,