The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The general discount market is rather quiet, there
being less demand for accommodation, but 31 per
cent. is the lowest quotation for firbt-class three
months' paper.
About 18,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
Yesterday,

The Bohemian, from Quebec, has brought £6,000.

The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the share-
holders of the Bank of London was also held to•day.
A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. was agreed
to, and the retiring directors I.c-elected.
The London Joint-Stock Bonk held its half-
yearly meeting to-day,—Mr. Chriety in the chair.
The report, which &Owed the usual dividend of
12s. 6d. per share, and a bonus of 7s. per share, both
free from income tax, leaving a balance of £lB9
18s. 7d. to the credit of the profit and loss account,
of the next half-yer...r, was unanimously agreed to.
The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees (£300,000) in
bills on India took place at the Bank of England
yesterday. The proportions allotted were to Cal-
cutta, 16,50,000 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees
and to Madras 1,50,000 rupees. The declared
minimum price was as before, ls. p• r rupee on
Calcutta, and la. 111,d. on Bombay and Madras.
The applications within the limit amounted to 91
lac& Tenders on Calcutta at ls. 11(11. receive
about 26 per cent., on Bombay at ls. 114 J., about
24 per cent., and all above these prices in lull; on
Madras all in full.

The last week's rails ay receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figurrs as under :

1863.

1862

Great Western 1.63,293 £66,174
orth- Wet4tern 101,549 101, 44
out h- estern

Brighton
Midland
south-Eastern 24,766 25,661
Great Northern ..
Lancashire and Yorkshire 38,4 ,0 34,374
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern
North British
Manchester, Sh4ffield, ani Lincoln 16,1'65 14,600
Euinourgh and Glasß ow
These returns in several instanc:s show some rather
unfavourable features. On the Great 'Western
there is a decrease of £2,881, on the South Western
of £1,155, on the Brighton of £BlO, on the South
Eistern of £895, and on the Great Northern of
£1,827. The Londo❑ and North Western exhibits
an increase of £505, the Midland of £3,028, the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,056, the North
Eastern of £1,884, the North British of £1,679, the
Manchester, Sheffie.d, and Lincoln of £1,465, and
the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £742.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr.Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
inanimate, at 68f, 65c.

Tne quotations for the English Funds rose last
evening / per cent., but speculative sales effected
this morning have caused a reaction to the same
extent, and Consols are again marked 93 k for
money, and 931,- / for the account. Notwithstand-
ing the adverse movement this morning, specula-
tors are evincing more disposition to operate in
this department of the house, although at the pre-
sent time little animation is apparent. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 933 ; Bank
Stock is marked 235 237; and Exchequer Bills firm
at 3s. prem.; India Stock is 2263 ; the 5 per Cent.
Loin, 108 7,-; and the 5 per Cent. Enlaced Paper,
1073. The Debentures are 100!, and the Bonds
15t. prem.

There is less animation and buoyancy in the
Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per C,nts., 1862, are
671 fe ; do. Consolides, 51 51k; Mexican, 371 a ;
Greek, 351 R ; dr). Coupons, 161 t; Spanish 11118,iVt',
337 ; do. Certificates, 12a ; Venezuelan, 58
Italian, 711 2 ; do. Maremmana Railway Llan,
791 ; and the Confederate Loan, 1 die, to par.
The dealings in the Railway Snare Market have
been very limited, and prices have in several
instances shown less firmness Great Western and
North Western have declined 10s. ; North Eistsrn
(Berwick) and South Eastern, Si.; and Great
Eastern have advances' 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull, at
about previous quotations.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in.
stances rather firmer. Imperial Ottoman Bank
realise 191 4; London and Westminster, 774 ex div ;
Bank of Australasia, 314 ; Electric Telegraph,
1064 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 664. Interna-
tional Financial Shares are quoted 4j 54 prem ;
London Financial, lt 2 prem. ; General Creuit Co.,
174 a prem.; Egyptian Trade, 1 1 prem.; and
Hudson's Bay Co. 1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
237 5 7
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities (la i I
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 935 a 3 ft
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
India Stock 2261
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 931 /
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 55 tier Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 a
D 't,, ttonds fl,thiti
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account, Aug, 6 93s 5
laths Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOB5
Marco. June
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 3pm 3pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Brazilian 5 per Cent • . —
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843 • •
.. 991
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Chi liar, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 pet Cent 9Ol 4
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ,ns
Ditto Account. 355 4 I
Ditto Coupons l6 5
Italian 5 per Cent•(lareminana Railway) 795
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 371 1
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ----
Poytuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account.....
P iucisn 41 per Cent —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ---
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 1860
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
SpSpanish3 per Cent:
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred . .
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account .......
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account...
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto A,t,,mint ..
..
....
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862. . 671 5
Ditto
Ditto Account 675 8
6 pet Cent. 1863, Xl9 16s 8d pd.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ......... 241
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends . t:;1; ...... ab:iv. . ...... ... in London.
Belgian 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f. • ...... Italian, 5 per Gent.,
99
ulB6l, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
Ditto Scrip,
THREE O'CLOCK.
Camels, Money
Ditto August Account
_ _ _

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Sales about 5,000 bales. Steadier. Imports, 2,388,
Previously, 1,249.

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ENGLISH AND FRENCH POSTAGE.---A reduction
to one-half the charge made on letters to and from England
to likely to be the first result from the deliberations of the
Post office conference now sitting at Paris.
SUICIDE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.--An inquest was
held on Tuesday at Windsor Castle by Mr. Man-
la 6, coroner of her Majesty's household, on the body of
rna:llla aged 30, who had been for nine years house
:0 at the Castle, and who destroyed herself on Monday
last by thrown herself from the parapet over the
b,itth-terrace. Evidence having been given of the deceaseo
4:g under medical treatment at the time she committed
and that her mind was greatly dcprersed from her
lurar and mother having become inmates of a lunatic asy-
ttr,wthe jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased de-
/ d herself in a fit of ttmporary insanity,"