The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The rates of discount continue firm, and the en-
quiry is active, but the market is more liberally
supplied.

The bidding for 40.00.000 rupees (X 400,000) in
bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were to Cal-
cutta, 22.00.000 rupees, to Bombay 16.00.000
rupees, and to Madras 2.00.000 rupees. The de•
Glared minimum price was as before, ls. ilsd. per
rupee on Calcutta, and ls. 1l d. on Bombay and
Madras. The applications within the limits
amounted to 107 lace. Tenders on Calcutta at ls.
11 Id. will receive about 32 per cent.; on Bombay
at ls. lltd., about 21 per cent. ; on Madras at ls.
!lid., about 45 per cent., and all above these prices
in full.

A further sum of £40,000 in gold was taken into
Bank yesterday. _

A circular has been issued to the shareholders of
the London and Colonial Bank, intimating that a
head branch has been opened in Montreal, Canada,
and that an agency has been established in Toronto.
The directors reftr to the visit of Mr. Tait, one of
their number, to Canada, whose mission has re
stilted in arrangements very favourable to the
interests of the Bank.

The warrants for interest at the rate of 5 per cent.
on the shares of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Com-
pany, for the three months ending the 30th ult.,
have j ust been issued. Mr. Blackwell, the Indian
manager to the company, has just arrived in this
count ry, and the directors intimate that he will be
present at the emning general meeting.
Ti le last week's rail' ay receipts ascertained up
to t'ais day are in round figures as under :

Great Westernls63. 1862.
£64,320 £65,886
•N orth-Western .... to i,639 103,446
F•outh- Western
Brighton
idland 42,642 40.191
south-Eastern 22,585 23,562
(Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 36,650 33,840
Great Eastern
North Eastern
Bristol and Exeter.~,,,....
Manchester, Shkffield, and Lincoln 14,917 13,779
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South-Western
. The returns in most instances are unfavourable ;
on the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,556;
On the South Western of £3,195, on the Brighton
of £3,361, on the South Eastern of £977, on the
Great Northern of £1,234, and on the Great Eastern
of £982. The North Western, however, shows an
increase of £193, the Midland of £2,451, the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire of £2,810, the North
Eastern of £2,083, and the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £1,138.

Two O'CLOCK.
A special meeting of the Van Diemen's Lind
Company was held to-day for the purpose of elect
ing a deputy governor, and disposing of the for-
feited shares. Mr. V. Knight, who occupied the
chair, stated that under the provisions of the recent
act the directors proposed to sell 116 shares, being
a portion of those forfeited. The proceeds from the
sale would discharge the expenses incurred in ob-
taining the new Act of Parliament, and also pay off
the liabilities of the late Cnancery suit. The pros-
pects of the company were more encouraging now
than at any other time, and the directors enter-
tained good hopes that at the next meeting
they would be able to declare a dividend. A
resolution in acoordance with the suggestions
of the directors was unanimously agreed to.
It was also resolved to offer the shares to the public
by tender. Mr. V Ilentine Knight was elected the
Deputy Governor of the Company.
At Paris his morning, according to Mr. It euter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
heavy at 68f. 55c.

The transactions in the market for the English
Funds continue on a very limited scale, bat not-
withstanding the inactivity of speculation prices
remain st-•ady. Consols are 92 I for money, and
92-} for the account. The transactions in other
de*criptions have been very limited; the new Threes
and Reduced Annuities, however, have been firm ar
911 92 ; Exchequer Bills at 4s. dis. to par; ludi.t
5 per Cents. at 1081 t, and Enfaced 51 per Cents.
at 1159 I.

A further downward movement has taken place
in the Foreign Market and business is dull. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 68; do. Consolides, 50
501 ; Mexican, 369 I ; Greek, 341 i ; do. Coupons,
15t, 161 ; Spanish Passive, 331 31 ; do. Certificates,
121 i ; Portuguese, 488 1 ex div. ; Venezuelan, 554
5617 do. New Loan, 2 to 1 die. ; and the Confede-
rate Loan, 2 911 to Idie.
- _

Business in the Railway Share Market has con•
tinued very dull, And the unfavourable character of
the traffic receipts on several of the chief undertak-
ings has caused further depression in prices. Great
Eastern and Great Northern A Stock has receded
55.; North Eastern (York), 1O.; and London,
Chatham, and Dover, £l.
_ .

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
has been little variation of importance as regards
values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Snares have in some in-
stances also shown less firmness. London Char-
tered of Australia realise 271 ; Union of Ireland,
144; Crystal Palace Stock is firm at 37138; Inter-
national Financial Snares are quoted öt- prem.;
General Credit, 11 prem.; London Financial,
14 2 prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, t to
1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 231
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 92k 2 i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2i per Cent. Annuities....
k•uninties, 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., PlBO —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
I).tto 61 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100}
Ditto bonds f"„tioo
Ditto uuder 21,000
I idia Stock f.or Account. 5 per Cent —
Consols for Account, July 9 92k
March. i June

sEachequ.er Bills, £l,OOO 2i per Cent...
Ditto £5OO ..
Ditto Small

4 dis

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 4t per Cent., 1852-58-60
Bu enos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account .
Chi H —an 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account....
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l6t I
Egyptian 7 pet Cent lOl
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824.5, ex-Coupinis..
Ditto Account 35 4i 51 4i
Ditto Coupons l6l 151
ItnliFin 5 per Bent. (Maremmana Railway)
Dialexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Act:ount .
New Granada
Moorish Imperia. 1 5 per Cent
Ditto
-
itto 2
per Cent.
itto LftndrWeWarrants (Hectares)
D'u" Deter a —
Per Duviart4i per Cent.
Ditto
1862
portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3
Per Cent , 1866,,7,.9, '6O, 62,
Ditto Account. : ........... 481 iit RussirAn 5 per Cent., 1822, zst - -
Di'ao 5 per Cent, 1.862
SprAnish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .............. .54
INtto New Deferred ....,....•••••••
:Ditto Account
.....
-
-Ditto Paszive .
Ditto Account .
'Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .....
Ditto Account 341211
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 --
Ditto Account l.• -
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
i itto Account 7Ol i 70
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 6B 7}
Ditto Guarar.teed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account 561 5i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ea. 25 francs.. 70}
TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, Money
Ditto Account 921 k

BRITISH POS,EsSIONS.

mar daily/aye. Par). Price. Business don
100 s tlanticit St Lawren, i 411 61 63
Itom.,Barodadt.Centlnc 0 109 110
Gu. 5 per oent.. ......
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares.. 5 14P
406 isuiialo anti Lase L. 5t 51
10 Do. Preterunce .. all 74 8
too itutlalo,Brant,&Godru.).
o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, ir..;l.
ioo Do. do. July 1, 1873
100 .)0. to. Juto- 1, tot
Clcutta.&S.s.astn. ( 1,. 100 108 109
st .;apeTown & Dock Scr;) 100 11 81 1901
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1086 1094
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 10r, 107 1 8 1071
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 14 11p
20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 1 lip
stock Grand Trunk of Canada b., 20 1
100 Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds.. ,111 73 75
100 Do. ao. deferred-- all 66 59
100 Ito. 2ci Prel. BMus.. stl 65 67
100 Do. do cider ed...... all 50 63
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... all 44 46
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 35 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. sio k... all 26 30
100 Do. co. deferred...... all 22 24
stook GltlncliaPenin.gua.sp.c WO 110 slOl 1071
20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 2 ,
20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 1 11
stock Gt. South.oi India(Lini
uaranteed 5 per cent. 11.0 1084 1094 2064
204 Gt. VV. oi Canada Shari, all It 4 'if
204 Do. New .. tr- 91 9
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 981
100 Liu. 56 1.. c. do. . all 00 c:2
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 / 1 p
stock Madras guar., sp. c. .. 100 Q7l 1081
stock Do. 41 p. c. Extensioi 103
stock De. 4, d 0........ 100 9 101
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
4tc.ak p. e. Butt 1(0
llelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54
100 Do. 7p. c. slorrg. Bcbt. al
20 Niew Br unswick Carlo.
Class A an I B. all 3 5
N.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pl bds 100 84 86
,lots (10k 112
st°in
t to. Delhi•• • • ••
•• 1 100 108 11 9
Do. do ! 2 4 1p
•
20 00. Punjaub IbP
et Do. Do. 6 11.0 o 103 i
• •• •
ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) ~05 107
COLONIAL OIn'ERN MEN 1 5 NUL, 1.1" I 1 1,7..
t 0n.4,0tt. 0 p.c.tl sz,Ll
1877-54
Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & A tiL 101 5 07
Do. ti p. c. M ar. & Sabi 100 XO4 116
Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 100 95 96 951
Do. 5 Inscribed stoat 100 -3 25
iCapeG.Hope, o p 0,187. 10, 108 110
i Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 112 114
I Do. 189. 100 113 115
IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 115 117
•Ceylon. N0v.1,•78, 6p t IV 113 115
'Mau itius 4 per cent .. WO 110 112 1051 61
'Natal Guy. 6 per cont. 100 109 11l
N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&J al) toe 108 11:9
Do. 6v. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
- N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 100 1021 1034
; Do. sp. to 1 I 100 103 104
--1 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 101 105 1011 211
'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 113 115
INoya Scotia Gov. 6p. c
- sterling, 1875 lOO 1051 106/
Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO :3 115
S. Aus Gtip.c.1676.& up lOO 113 115
IVia.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 110 112
,Do. to dp.c. An.&Oct.. 100 111 1111 1111
BRITISH ;SUN ES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 4d
Union Amalgamated.. 24 26
Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 540 650
East Bassett (Mogan 30 774 821
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. Icl 4p
East Caradon ...... 261 27 241
East Cam 8rea..... • . 3.4.0 74 8/
-- E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.)l 8.1.6 21 st
Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.); )74 8 11
Great South Tolgus.... 17s 41 44
t.. Wheal Vor (Ralston) to 64 7
Grenville 6.16 6 61
tlingston Downs 4. 7.0 24 3
Lady Bertha
Margaret (Clay Lelar t ?, 34 36
Ilarae Valley..
4 11 yndy Iron Ore (Lim V 11 4e,
New Seton 192 110 120
North Downs 24 14 14
Ilaseet(lllo.cau ~.17.t 31 34
Sorth Wheal Crotty 2.4.2 4 40
I'ar Consols (St. Blazey, 14 4 5
20 i'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 43
South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 1 405 415
S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.61 24 3
heat Fran. (Mogan , 15.1 .9‘ 75 80
Stray Park
ram ar Silv..t Lead Min. 44 1 1
fin Croit 2O 21
West Basset (Illogan).. 11 12 13
1V C radon (Liskeard, 5 24 26
West Seton
Ivheal Basset (Mogan 51 671 721
1. heal Buller(Redrutb) 5 60 al
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelantj 2.0.6
WhealLud ott • 2.10.8 34 44
Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) ti 12
Wheal Seton . . 581 T
220 230
reks wney (Lis.) 7 17 18
Wheal Union 3.17 31 4

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent., 117 k
Great orthern, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 106
South East‘rn fixed 4j per cent., lot

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Sxt., B, a per cent.,
Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 874
LINES LEASED AV FIXED ItiCNTA.LS.
Birkenhead, 92

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (lim. gni.. 7 per cent., 20a
Great Luxembourg, 141
San Paulo Jim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9} 9
Ditto (all), 21 *
FOREIGN MINES.

General, 21
Kapu, da (lim.), 1 O
St. John del Rey (lim.), 53
JOINT-STOCK HANKS.
A.gra and United Service (Urn.), 112 104
&iliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um), 34
Australasia,
Ditto, new, 311 1
Bank of New Zealand, 11
Eng.ish, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 231
Imperial Ottoman, 181
London and Brazilian ,lim.), 414
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27
Bletrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 18
National Provincial of England,

Ditto, new, 24
Union of Ireland (lira.), 142

MISC ISL L ANEOVS,
Crystal Palace, 37. 8
E glish and Australian Copper, la
International Financial Society, Um., 8}
London Finanzial Association, lim., 81

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mills pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 2-10thh 1 er cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
Py advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 sterling.
-tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather
more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg

the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 155} to 1561 per cent., and the premium on
gold is about 421 per cent. At these rates there is a profit
on the importation of gold from the United States.

fhe journals of Rome state that the anniversary
of the Pope's coronation, the 21st, was observed in
that city with considerable pomp. A grand service was
celebrated in the chapel at the Vatican, and afterwards
Cardinal Mattei, the senior member of the Sacred College,
renewed to his Holiness the expression of the members' af-
fectionate devotedness. The diplomatic corps were also
received by the Holy Father, and at night the city was
illuminated.