The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

310 NET 31ARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The peaceable solution of the Trent affair has
imparted a more animated tone to the Foreign and
Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days.
Sugars have slightly advanced, while full rates have
been current for tea, coffee, and rice. Saltpetre
has slightly advanced, while a pressure of specu-
lative sales in the tallow market has denoted a
marked decline in values, for both present and
forward delivery.
About £76,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
Of England yesterday.
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The Seine from the West Indies has brought
about £43,000 in gold and £56,000 in silver.
At the half yearly meeting of the Bank of New
South Wales, held in Sydney, on the 30th October
last, a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per
annum was declared.

There is a decrease of £75 in the traffic receipts
of the South Eastern Railway, but an increase of
£1,740 on the Brighton for the past week.
The traffic receipts c f the Great Western Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 27th ult.,
amounted to £10,423, against £7,119 in the previous
year.

Continued quietude was exhibited in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were in
most instances id. lower. The sales were estimated
at 5,000 bales.

To-morrow a call of £2 10s. becomes due on both
the Ist and 2d issues of the South-Eastern Railway
Preference £lO shares.
A modearte demand for accommodation is re-
ported in the discount market, where continued
abundance and easiness are reported, first class bills
being negotiable as low as 21 per cent.
The City Bank proprietors held their half-yearly
meeting to-day. The report, which recommended a
dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, was
unanimously agreed to.
The intelligence from America, announcing the
suspension of cash payments by most of the banks
throughout the country, has attracted attention in
monetary and commercial circles.
The America, from New York, has brought
X 11,353 in specie.
There has been rather a flatter market for Pub-
lic Securities to-day, and the transactions for
investment as well as on speculation have been
limited. Consols at one time were 93 I, but they
afterwards receded to 93} 1, they are now, how-
ever, a shade firmer, viz., 931 1 for money, and
93; for the 6th proximo. The New Threes and
the Reduced are flat, at 923 931; Exchequer Bills,
March, at 17s. to 20s. prem.; ditto June, at 18s. to
235. prem. ; Bank Stock has improved to 239 and
241, but India 5 per Cent. is 105: 106, being heavy.
In the Foreign Market business has continued
dull, but prices have been well supported. Turkish
6 per Cents. are firm at 821 to 824 ; ditto, 1858,
at 721 4 ; Mexican are flat at 281 ; Sardinian have
improved to 789 ; Spanish to 511 ; Russian are
heavy at 989; the 3 per Cents. remain at 591 60;
and the Italian Loan is 631.
The Moorish loan is 4to 5 prem. The appli-
cations are largely in excess of the required amount.
and the portion that will be allotted to each sub-
scriber must, therefore, be exceedingly small.
The dealers and speculators in the Railway
Share Market have been chiefly engaged to-day
with the preparations for the half monthly liquida-
tion, and in some instances prices have been in-
fluenced by the small quantity of stock on offer.
The variations, however, have not been important.
Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, North Western, and Midlands have
improved 55., while Great Westerns and North
Staffords declined ss. The other lines dealt in
exhibited little variation.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
been moderately active. Dutch Rhenish have
improved 55., and Paulo ss. East Indian have
advanced 10s., and Great Indian Peninsula 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re•
main without much variation. Union of Aus-
tralia have improved 55., and Chartered of India,
-Australia, and China, ss. General Steam Naviga-
tion Company's shares are steady at 261 ; and
atoyal Mail Steam have improved to 504.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bs tnk Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 933/ 2/ 32/
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 931 / 3 2 3 i
-1- / 2/
Xadia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto i per Cent. lOO 991 i
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 100
-.Ditto Bonds £l,000
3itto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Feb. 6
June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 20March 17 .pm 20 23 18
Ditto £500

to Small

I 20 23

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per Cent., 1839 & 1859 lOl
Ditto 41 per' Cent, 1860
Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Ditto 3 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 461
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St 982 91
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859
.. 59/ 60 59;
s'ardinian 5 per Cent. ..
Spanish 3 per Cent 5l 1 2
Ditto New Deferred 42
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6s2l
Turkish 6 per Cent. B2l /
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds:
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Tenetuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861
Consols' Money THREE O'CLOCK.
Ditto Account
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CONDOLENCR WITH .HER MAJESTY.

HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.
-A. special general meeting of this corporation was held
7-'sterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street,
tar the purpose of considering the propriety of presenting
aal address of-cotddence to her Majesty on the death of his
yal Highness the Prince Consort, who was for several
yei Lrs the chief of the society.

Major Macleay occupied the chair; and among the other
tuk,,robers present were—Mr. L. Mackinnon, Dr. W. M
biue:kinnon, Dr. Halley, Mr. G. Mackenzie, Mr. J. Chic-
ho 1m Goodwin, Mr. James M'Gregor, Mr. John M'Gregor,
Thomas Scott, Mr. George Bain, secretary, &c.

' Captain MAcKENTLE, in a few appropriate words, pro-
Po sed that the following address should be agreed to :
"' the humble Address of the President, Vice-Presidents
and Members of the Highland Societ) of London, in
general court assembled :

" We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects,
tb, Highland Society of London, entreat permission to ap-
Dr( rach your royal person with the expression of our deep
trab I heartfelt sympathy in the sorrow of your Majesty, and
ttn feignedly to condole with your Majesty on theirreparable
11)2 s which your Majesty, together with your illustrious
San lily and all classes of your Majesty's subjects, have sus-
'tai lied by the death of his Royal Highness the Prince Con-
ift, the recollection of whose virtues, amiable, benevolent,
a nd patriotic conduct, will leng live in the recollection of a
;rateful and:affectionate people.
" His late royal highness having been graciously pleased
to bestow his royal sanction and favour on the Highland
Society by condescending to accept the title of its chief,
and to honour the society by his presence at one of its
annual festivals to commemorate the victory of Alex-
andria, the members have now specially to mourn the loss
DI the illustrious head of the society. We feel, at the same
' time, that your Majesty must derive consolation and sup-
port in reflecting on the unremitting care and affectionate
attention which it was your Majesty's pleasure so evince in
Watching over the last hours of your lamented Consort, and
we fervently pray that it may please the Almighty Disposer
of events to soothe the sorrow with which your royal house
has been afflicted, and to preserve the life of your Majesty,
and grant your Majesty a long continuance of a happy and
'Prosperous reign over a free, united, and loyal people. '
Dr. HALLEY seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously agreed to.
The seal of the corporation having been affixed to the
address, which was neatly dressed on vellum, a vote of
thanks to the chairman terminated the proceeding's.

The Emigration Commissioners will receive ten-
on the 16th inst. for the hire of a ship ti take pas-
sengers to Sydney, and for another to proceed to Algoa
Lay.

WRECK OFF EASTBOURNE. EASTBOURNE,
11°NI"r•—The barque Druid from Sunderland to Naples)
/'erorted on shore off this place yesterday, became quite un-
Manageable this morning, and the steam-tng which had
POMP to her assistance was compelled to abandon her. The
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, immediately
Put off to the wreck, atd succeeded in rescuing the crew of
alne zLen, whom she safely brought 14). shore.

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