The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

A free inquiry in the general discount market
imparts
During continued firmness to the quotations.
the next few days arrangements connected
with the various commercial bills due on the 4th
will create activity, and the rates fur a time may
Shoe additional firmness. Subsequently, however,
sYMptoMs of uneasiness are anticipated, owing to
the favourable tendency of the specie movement,
and other considerations calculated to influence the
Market in that direction. _

It has been officially notified that the Union
Bank of England and France and the Belgian and
Netherlands Bank are to be incorporated into one
establishment, under a comprehensive title, with a
capital of two millions sterling.
A further sum of £44,000 in gold was taken into
the Bank on Saturday.
The Oneida has been announced from the Brazils
with £42,614.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
received this morning for the past week have been
generally satisfactory. The dealings in cloths and
yarns at Manchester have been moderately active;
the high rates demanded, however, have in some
measure checked operations. In the woollen dis-
tricts of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, and Hudders-
field there has been a steady inquiry for autumn
and winter fabrics; while at Birmingham, Shef-
field, and Wolverhampton, symptoms of increased
diminution have been apparent in several depart-
ments.

Two o'CLocx.

A very small amount of business has been nego-
tiated to-day in the Market for the English Funds,
and the extreme apathy of speculators, as well as
the investing public, has created a little heaviness.
The support given last week by sever►t pur-
chases in succession has been partially exhausted,
and hence the reaction of about * per cent.,
Consols being 931, for money, and 931 s for the
account. Business has been transacted in the New
Threes at 933 4 ; and the Reduced. Annuities at
93a I; India Stock is 1081; and Exchequer Bills,
is. die. to 28. prem.

Continued animation prevails in the Foreign
Market, and although in one or two instances less
firmness is apparent the general tendency of quo-
tations is in an upward direction. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1858, 721 4 ; do., 1862, 691 70k; do., Conso-
lides, have receded to 51i, 52k ; Mexican to 391 ; but
Greek have risen to 361; ditto Coupons to 174,18 ;
Spanish Passive to 34& -Z; ditto Certificates to 134 e ;
Portuguese to 491, 50 ; and the Confederate Loan
is 2 per cent. better, being 25 to 23 dis.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been very restricted, and in several instances prices
have been rather flatter. Great Western, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, South Western, and Midland
have each receded Sc., and Great Eastern 10s. '

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
inactive, without any material change to record in
values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dull,
at about previous quotations, with the exception of
International Financial shares,which have improved
to 101 I ; and General Credit and Finance, which
have risen to 4 k; Hudson Bay Company are heavy,
at 41 ii, ; and London Financial steady, at 12i.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock —
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3per Cent. Consols Annuities 934 A;
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities —
5 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
India Stock —
Ditto 5 pet Cent lOBl
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent.......
Ditto 5 per Cent —
Ditto 51 per Cent
• Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l6 pm
Ditto under £l,OOO —
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Sept. 9
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
March, I June,
21 per Cent. 21 per peat.
.Ditto Bills, £l,OOO .. 1 dis 2 pment.
Ditto £.500 .. 1 dis 2pm
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 1843 .. 1001
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account —
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Chili= 6 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto, Second Issue ..
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account 361 1 1 1
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account l7l 1 1 1 1 18
Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 39/ 1 9
New Granada —
_

Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Account ...
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account....
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account 49/ 50
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 96 t
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 . 891
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
92 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 341
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account l3 / h
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account..
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account ....
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 7O
Venezuela per Cont.
Ditto Account . . • • 241
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862• • • •
Ditto Account....
-
Dividends
67"
the above payable in London.
Belgian 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f. .
xftutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25E O2
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs , ---
Ditto Account,.,.

93} I
Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK.
93a
Ditto Account

Mrs. CROWI has in the press a new novel, entitled
" Heathside Farm."
M. M'DowELL's statue of Lord Plunket—a
statue in which the orator is represented in the act of ad-
dressing an audience, with, on the base of the statue, in-
scribed " Plunket ; erected by the Bar of Ireland"—will be
in a very few days erected in the Hall of the Four Courts,
Dublin.

AN AMERICAN DUEL. A New York paper says :
Jerseywere ahaysoubnegenatitheeer
of
....,4 4
actor sceneartillery—son
of
t
navel officer—and a lieutenant in the Bth Infantry, a de.
tachment of which is at present quartered on Governor's
Island. Both gentlemen are familiar to the best society in
it
sh eumetropolis andt o elsewhere.h avivehn been
when
The cause of the challenge
given in a conversation
on Governor's Island,
it is said the lieutenant rger-
red to uttered a sentiment reflectinge on ttoheencthioaureadc:erThoef
women in general, although no n
artillery officer saw fit to resenttutehlev"expression on the
ground of its being an insult not only to the feminine race,
ofs theo f that
at sex, It is
but to his nearest and dearest relative
hinted also that the obnoxious speechlieutenant was
" a
made particularly poignant by reason of lady in the
ease"—a -Washington lady—who had, accordingto
discarded the attentions of the infantry officer to salirumour,
Pon
rumour,
those of his companion. The challenge givehbl7
the
e -
latter was promptly responded to, and the meeting oc-
curred upon the Jersey shore as stated. Pistols were th,
weapons. Three shots were exchanz,,ed without effects.
The result of the fourth was more sanguinary. The
challenger, struck in the neck by the bullet of his
adversary, fell bleeding and senseless, but reviving
within a few moments, inquired with undaunted pluck
whether the time bad arrived for "another round." His
strength, however, failed to• match his courage, and the
duel was pronounced at an end. Happily for the parties
concerned, we are enabled to say that the sufferer in the
affair is rapidly recovering.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business dons
100 atlantic &St LaWienut all 62 (4
itk 1 Born.,Baroda&Centlnd
Gu. 5 per 0ent........ 100 1074 108/ 1071
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares.. 7l 11 11 p
201 Buffalo and LaaeHtu-on all 51 51
10 Do. Preference . all 7} 84
100 5 Buffalo,Brant,&adriCh 100
I 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100
at Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin ; 100 1071 1081
st Cape Town Dock Scrii 100 105 107
stock Eastn. Bengal ha. sp. c 100 109 110
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. ion 108 1,9
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 11 11p
20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 11 11i.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 191 204 21
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 75 751
100 Do. co. deterred...... all 56 68
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 6o 68 671
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 49 51
100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 46 48 47
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 36 38
100 Do. 4th Pref. sto,:k... all 25 27 271 61
100 Do. do. deferred.— all 23 25
stook GLlndlarenin.gua.sp.c. 100 108 109 10g si
10 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 14p
20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 11
stock Gt. South.of India(Lim)
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108
201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 101 101 101
101 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 96 98
100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8. . all 90 ,42
10 Indian. Branch Limited 2 4 1 P
stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 107 108 1071
stook Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 1011 1024
stock De.4A d 0........ 100 18 100 99
205000 k
hiD2obb...
c4Foifrlvtho.
Sb :pox.
lact,e.Bntstioadny....
1:1021 —s_B —6_o
et
100
N.D.cßot.ll.7scsrip,
ao.a6nMp
ot &or tg Ilds. all --10 Newßrunswick Cando
let pt bds B
all
0 33
stock &dude ..........1 100 1071 1081
1 Do. Delhi lOO 1071 1081
Do. do 2 g 113
20 Do. Punjaub t a all ——P
at Do. Do. ........ o. 100 1071 ICB4 108
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) XlO ,103 105
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
0 p.e.J a &J ul)
1877-84 100 103 1(5
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 104
Do. dp. c.'Mar.& Sept. 100 105 107 1061
Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. 100 94i 154
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94
Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1873 100 108 110
Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114
• Do. 1890 100 113 115
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 115
Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115
Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 1061 1071 1071
Natal Goy. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112
-- N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..i a.&Jul) 100 105/ 1061
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N.sp 9.,186t 1 1001 1011
Do. sp. 0.48/1 to 17t.100 1011 102.1
Do. d0.,1888 &u pwcis 100 102 103 1021 4
New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875 lOO 1051 1061
Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 1:1 113
S.Aus Gdp.c.1873.& up lOO 110 112
Vic. G ov. 6 p.c. Ja.,Sauly 100 108 110
Do. io p .a. A.n.&Ook. 100 1131 114 114 134

BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 461
Clifford Amalgamated 36 4
Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ) 1 560 680
East Bassett (Illogan) 30 79 81
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sz. 5d par
East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 281 291
East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 8 s 4
E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 34 4
Gam.&St.A.unyn(Gwen.) 581 7 10
Great South Tolgus 17s 31 31
G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 40 61 71
Grenville .
Elerc•d's-Foot 8.12 118 1
if ingston D0wn5...... I.' 8.0 11 2
Lady Bertha
Margaret (Uny Lelant, 9/ 32 31
Marke Valley..
4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 15 t d
New Setup f
North Downs 1
24 2 100
210
5
N. Wh't Basset (Mogan 2.17.0 25 35
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 4 6
20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 11 43
South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 415 425
S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 11 24
S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.15.9 60 :0
Stray Park
5 Camar SilvA Lead Min. 44 I f
fin Croft 9 2t 22
West Basset (Illogan) ll 301 111
W Cr radon (Liskeard) 6 21 23
West Setort
Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5f 60 65
Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 35 45
Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant), 2.0.6
WhealLudeott
Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14
Wheal Seton . . 581 215 225
Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 15 17
Wheal Union 3.17 21 35