The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-27 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

„ 10 Russian

About £27,000 in gold was taken to the Bank
to-day, making a total of £244,000 since the last
return. A further considerable amount is expected
to be bought by the Bank during the present week.
On the other hand, 110,000 sovereigns were with-
drawn from that establishment to-day for tzansmis-
sion to Conatantinople, probably in payment for
internal stock sold here. The next shipment of gold
to Peru will not exceed £220,000. _ _ _

There was no alteration of importance this after-
noon in the continental exchanges.

CITY NEWS-THIS DAY:

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Owing to the extremely low range of quotations
urrent in discount circles, and the very moderate
requirements of the mercantile community, the
market is rather sensitive, and whenever an in-
crease of demand is experienced immediate advantage
is taken to ask higher terms for the negotiation of
commercial securities. A few days ago when the
enquiry slackened, and it was found that
gold was arriving steadily from Australia, Ame-
rica, &e., a slight relaxation was conceded; and
paper, for which 2 per cent. had been previously
asked, was taken without much hesitation at IZ-
per cent., and in exceptional casts at 14 per cent.
Yesterday, however, the supply of bills on offer was
decidedly larger, and the rates returned to 2 per
cent., which again became the minimum in the
general market as well as at the Bank of England.
To-day there is very little, if any, change to record,
the applications being numerous, and renewed firm-
ness is perceptible. In the Stock Exchange, how-
ever, the supplies are in excess of the wants of the
holders of Government securities, and 1 to 1.1 per
cent. are the terms for temporary advances,
Gold is now about 1-10th per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris, and about 5-10th per cent.
higher here than in Hamburg. •
The bullion operations at the Bank of England,
since the date of the last weekly return, have com-
prised the influx of £244,000 in gold and the with- •
drawal of. 150,000 sovereigns. The stock of
specie has no doubt been influenced to some ex-
tent by the large increase in the circulation of
coin throughout the agricultural districts during
the progress of the harvest.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool cotton market to-day continues to
be excited; the sales promise to be large at hourly
advaneing rates.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.Rentes
opened at 68f 50c, beings per cent. lower than
yesterday.

There is very little business in progress at the
Stock Exchange to day, and the attendance of
members within the last week has been consider-
ably reduced. Even Turkish and Egyptian stocks,
recently so active, now give rise to transactions
scarcely sufficient to create activity. Upon the
whole, however, most securities are well main-
tained, speculation for a fall being discouraged by
the easiness of money, the brilliant harvest weather,
and other favourable considerations. Consols, how-
ever, appear rather heavy, and an adverse effect
seems to have been'produeed by the uncertainty
felt with regard to Italian politics. Consols
are 93 931-- for money and the 4th proximo. The
Now Threes and the Reduced are flat at 93 -1,-;
Red Sea Telegraph Annuities, 211. India Stock
has advanced to 230, and the 5 per Cent. Loan is
firm at 11,824.

Very little business is recorded in Foreign Secu-
rities, and prices exhibit steadiness. Turkish 6 per
Cents, are 84,4 854 ; ditto, 1858, 712, ; ditto, New
Loan Scrip, 12 1 die. ; and the Internal Debt is
324 33. Italian 5 per Cents. have receded to 684;
Mexican to 29k; Portuguese Scrip to 28 prem.;
Russian 5 per Cents. are 97; ditto, New Loan Scrip,
is steady at par, prem. ; Egyptian Scrip, £75
paid, is 12 2 prem. ; ditto, £2O paid, 2d issue, 10 i
prem.

Less firmness has been produced in the Railway
Share Maiket by a few speculative sales, Great
Northerns, Brightons, and Midlands, have receded
about 55.; and Great Westerns, South Easterns, and
North Eastern (Berwick), 10s.
The Foreign. and Colonial. lines•remain without
variation. South' Austrian' and Lombardo-Vene-
tian, however, Xtive receded to 214 f, ; Recife and
San Francisco realise 1; Grand , Trunk of
Canada have advanced to 211; and Great Western
of Canada are flat at 131; East Indian have de-
clined to 1041 H.

Joint•stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in some instances rather flatter. Union of London
have receded to 31; Ottoman Bank to 288 ; and
Crystal Palace Debentures have improved to 1108.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent., Reduced Annuities 931 3 /
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 931 3 1
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire fith Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsa
Red Sea Telegraph, 1908
India Stock.
, . Ditto b per Cent. lOB/
;Jiro Epfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO3/ 41
D • bonds t 1.1010
Ditto wider £l,000
Consols for Account, Sept. 4 93
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent —
Ditto £5OO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Egyptian,_ 7 per Cent~ Scrip
Ditto Paid-up Seri
94 31
Ditto, Second Issue, £2O
pd
Mexican, 3 per Cent - 10 1 9/
Portuguese 3 per Cent,, 18.53********** 24961
Ditto Scrip, £lO pd.... *******
Rusgian 6 per Cent 1822 £ Ai .......... .. . P *
Ditto 41 per Cent ............. .
.... . . .
901
Ditto 3 pet Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip) ...
2 laut par
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. 71 i
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
-,
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1882, Scrip, £4O pd ll i it
Ditto, Paid up Scrip....
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. ..
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent......... 1021
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f....... 63i i
THREE O'CLOCK.
Congols, Money ...................... 93 it
Ditto Account

A beet-root sugar factory has been established at
Geelong, Victoria.

The—Memorial B,ordelais publishes the fcllowing
statistical analysis of the Legislative body drawn up by g•
Belmontet, one dits members, as to positions in life. There
are 28 manufacturers, 122 agriculturists, 21 advocates and
notaries, 21 generals and colonels, 14 retired judges and pre-
fects, 12 authors, poets and journalists, 6 physicians, 11 gen-
tlemen attached to the Court, and gentlemen of no profes-
sion, 2S—total, 270. As to religion, the Chamber contains
—Ultramontanes, opponents of the Imperial policy, but
nevertheless elected as Government candidates, 85 ; Vol tai-
rians, 130 ; sceptics, 45 ; Protestants, 8; and Jews, 2. Poli-
tically, the members are classed—Ultra, 1; Nap oleordans
(thorough), 51; Liberal ditto, 17; Deputies of Govern-
mental principles, 81; Deputies sometime voting with the
Right, at others with the Left, 22; belonging to no parti-
cular class, 8 ; Legitimists (but Government candidates),
66; Fusionists (Orleanists or Legitimists), 20; and decided
Oppositionists, li. Tho aristocratic element preseats--
Princes, 1; dukes, 3; marquises, 16; counts, 33; viscounts,
8; and barons, 24,

The Court of Chancery has ordered the contri-
butories of the British Exchequer Life Assurance
Company 'to pay a call of 10s. per share by the
9th September, and the contributories of the Eng-
lish and Irish Church and University Assurance
Society to"pay a call of £2 per share by the Ist
September.

The final instalment of 9 per cent. falls due to-
morrow (Wednesday) on the Italian Maremmana
Railway Loan for £1,338,000. The undermen-
tioned loan instalments fall duo next month, less
the amounts already paid in full:—
Date. Loan. Amount.
Sept. 1 Turkish . 10 per cent.
„ 1 Egpytian, first issue 7i ~
71 1 second issue .... 20

„17 Peruvian
The instalment on the first issue of the Egyptian
Loan is the final one, and in reality amounts to
only 4 per cent., as 31 per cent. will have to be
allowed for the half-year's interest. The payment
on the second issue of this loan is also subject to a
similar reduction.