The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The money market presents a very quiet appear-
ance, and although bankers and brokers are enabled
to find full employment for their resources, the con-
cession made with regard to first-class bills of three
months' date only represents / per cent., 31 per
cent. being the lowest rate at which discounts can
be effected. The exportation of specie being tem-
porarily larger than the arrivals, no doubt in-
duces caution on the pert of capitalists, who, if
gold should again accumulate at the Bank of Eng-
land, would no doubt speedily offer increased faci-
lities to the mercantile classes.
The amount of specie to be taken out by the
Delta to-morrow is £192,360.
About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for shipment to Constantinop.e.
At the annual meeting to-day of the shareholders
of the Malta and Mediterranean Gas Company.
Mr. Hawkins, jun., in the chair—a dividend was
declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free
of income tax.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes Were
69f 45c. 69f. 50c.

The English stock market continues to present
the same dull but steady appearance as for some
time past, the dealings, both real and speculative,
being conducted on a very limited scale. Consols
remain a: 932 a for money, and at 924 1-, less the
dividend, for the account. The New Threes and the
Reduced Annuities were 91/ ; and Bank Stock
w.ts buoyant at 235. Indian Stock remained at
2312 ; the 5 per Cent. do,, 1098 1101 ; the Deben-
tures, 100; and the Bonds, 12s. 15s. prem.. Exche-
quer Bills are ss. to ls. dis.
There is no new feature in the Foreign Market,
and business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents.
1862, 711 4 ; do., Consolides, Mt a ; Greek, 321 1;
do., Coupons 14/ 15i ; Spanish Passive 33/ 34; do.,
Certificates 11-k 12k; Portuguese 49/ 50 ; Russian
911 ; Italian 711 72 ; Egyptian 100 ; Mexican
36; and the Confederate Loan 1 dis. to par.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been moderately active, and in several instances
prices have shown a slight upward tendency. Cale-
donian, Great Ncrthern A Stock, and South-
Western have improved ss. ; Midland and South-
Eastern, 10s. ; and North-Western, £l.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
has been a very limited inquiry, and quotations are
unaltered.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
main dull, at about previous quotations. The shares
of the International Financial Society are quoted
5 to 51 prem.; the General Credit Society, n
prem.; the London Financial, it fl prem.; English
and Scottish Marine Insurance Company, 8 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
annuities,Di t Ditto
New 21 per Cent. Annuities....
India Stock 2311
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
oitto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct,, 1863 100 1
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001
D 'I.. bonds el.ltoo
Ditto under £l,OOO
rYonsols for Account, June 9 921
Exchequer Bills, £I.OOO 21 per Cent 1 5 dig
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brarilian 5 per Cent
•••••••• --
Ditto 41 per •Cent., 1852-58-60
Ayres 6 per Cent 95
Buenos 1
1
Ditto Account
Rquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Egyptian 7 per Cent, ................. 100
Ditto, Second Issue ........ ....... 100
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons.. 321
Ditto Account. ..................... 324 Ditto C0up0n5....,,,
Italian 5 per Cent. (Mareinmana Railwa. 14/
Mexican) 79
Mexican 3 per Cent
.......... y Ditto Account
............
!von 36 Granada..,
Ditto Deferred
......... 94
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
.. ...
....
Lirucian 41 per Cent. , Ditto ........ ...
D ~.
41 per Cent, 186?: 881
Ditto Account
89
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. 494 50 494 4
Ditto Account
Ditto Scrip, (1862) £35 pFm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94
Ditto 41 per Cent ' 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.. 59 81 94
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
.. 911 1 1
Spanish 3 per Cent
rats Account —
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..
Ditto Account l2l
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 • —
Ditto Account....
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, LIOU Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil -
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ....... 10
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs
/
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols' Money
Ditto Account
921 4

Liverpool Cotton Market----This Da'

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Strong. Quiet. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Itn.
ports, 5,600 ; previously, 7,910.

The executors of the late Mrs. Ann Catto, of the
Old Kent-road, have promptly paid to the National Life-
boat Institution £l,OOO, being the amount of that lady's
munificent legacy to that important and valuable society.
With its large fleetlof 124 lifeboats to keep up in a state of
thorough efficiency, the institution requires all the help a
benevolent public can extend to it.
ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—The annual meet-
ing of the members of the Royal Dramatic College was held
' this afternoon at tee New Adelphi Theatre. The report
was unanimously adopted, the retiring wardens re-elected,
and everything passed off with the greatest satisfaction.
We feel great pleasure in the great prosperity of this noble
institution,
" PUNCH" FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.--" With a sad
interest," says n writer in the London Review, on
turning over an old volume of Punch, "we count up in the
political caricatures the faces that have long since dropped
out of contemporary history. Fourteen years must needs
make a difference iu the woski, g life of any nation, and our
losses in that period have been many. Hero is Sir Robert
Peel, bland, smiling, and watchful, always with a prodi-
gious aspect of being 'master of the situation.' Here is
his lieu, enant, Sir Jamos Graham, impassive and know-
ing. Here is Hume, massive and stern, Here is the Duke
of Wellington, looking no older than in caricatures of the
days of George IV.,—with the same odd little round
mouth, as if he were about to whistle, and the same expres-
sion of mingled slyness and senilt y, which made Hazlitt, in
amoment of savage sarcasm many years before, call him
Xpeorst bo
the great General with the foolish face." Here is Prince
effboureffhooeowears bald. Here is Sibthorp in a thousand
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then remain among our working manyn the other hand, it is curious
of our working politicians
anything politicians now. Of Pal-
menton we see scarcely
Secretary at the time; but
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thDisraeli, and
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Cobden, and Bright meet us at every
are almost startled when we find Brougham looelicD'age. we
in 1849-50, and reflect that he is still active and
to be spared, let us hope, for some years of work even yet.
Mr. Punch at the time used to treat his lorchhip anyet'
thing but a respectful way. He was the bad boy of L..
satirist, always being scolded or made fun of ; and it
must
be admitted that his irritable eccentricities laid him
open to sharp instrument. What he must do next,'
is the title of a cartoon in which_oheosirsiorseptorreessenetetrdiksteanudemegs
his head. On the whole, th
it was because there was snore political
strife;
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sonal collision—more of the stimulus of party
upteh;
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defiant boldness and larger breadth of genial humour, than
those which we see now from week to week. Mr. Leech
was then the principal caricaturist ; and some of his poli-
tical sketches are so admirable that we regret his having
given up that species of work, notwithstanding the graceful
fancy and masterly drawings of Mr. Tenniel, who, we be-
la now the only artist who does the large caricatures
for Punch.