The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-04 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

A sudden rise took place yesterday in Italian
stock after business hours. It is in several quarters
opined that this improvement indicates an approach-
ing settlement of the Roman question ; but the
better founded interpretation is that the proclama-
tion of an amnesty will remove many of the difficul-
ties by which the Turin cabinet has lately been
surrounded.
The closing quotation of Austrian Five per Cent.
Metallics of the 2d inst. from Vienna shows an
advance of per cent., and the exchange has de-
clined to 124.25—a movement of 50c. in favour of
Austria.

The cotton market was quiet to-day, with sales
to the amount of 2,000 bales. The sales of the
week comprise 26,810 bales, and the imports
136,500, nearly all from India.
The foreign exchanges to-day were without varia-
tion of importance.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is now 3 per cent. ; Vienna, 5 ; Hamburg, 3,1 ;
Turin, 41 ; Frankfort, 21 ; Amsterdam, 3f ;
Berlin, 3; Brussels, 3; and St. Petersburg, 5 per
cent.

The mail from Bombay passed Jubal on the 2d
instant.

CITY NEWS--THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The demand for money is steadily maintained,
and there is no variation in the rates of discount.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £788,000, and the exports £353,000.
The traffic receipts of the Northern of France
Railway for the past week amounted to £63,478,
awainst £60,306 last year.
It appears that the available balance of the Great
Western Railway of Canada for the half-year end-
ing the 31st July amounted to only £27,823, from
which a dividend of 1 per cent. per annum is
recommended, thereby absorbing £25,118. The
report (issuod this morning) further states that
a very serious loss, amounting to the sum of
£G,953 15s. ioe., has been incurred during the last
half-year, owing to the depreciated value of the
American currency in which this company's pro-
portion of the through rates are paid, and the ad-
Verse exchanges at which remittances were made.
A portion of this loss has been incurred on local
traffic from Canada going across the frontier to
places in the United States.
_ _

Two o'CLocK.

Continued firmness has prevailed in the English
Stock Market to-day, although very little businoss
has taken place. Consols, however, have been
maintained at 93i 94 for transfer and the Bth inst.,
and at 94 a for November. The New 3 per Cents.
have improved to 9211; the Reduced to 92!; Ex-
chequi'r Bills, June, to 20s. and 235, prem.; and
ditto IV- arch, to 20s. prem.; India 6 per Cent.
Loan is 108& 1098.

Business in the Foreign Market has been rather
active, and prices are tolerably well supported.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 851 86k; ditto, 1858, 681691 i
ditto, New Scrip par. 1- prem. ; and the Consolides
391; Mexican are fiat at 331 ; Egyptian are firm
at 901 ; Italian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 721
73i; ditto Maremmana Railway Loan to 73 ; Peru-
vian Scrip is 2 to 11 dis. ; Portuguese 47 ; ditto
New Scrip 21 prem. ; and Spanish Passive have
improved to 211 228, _ _

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been very limited. Prices, however, have been a
shade firmer. Great Western, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, North Western, and South Eastern have
improved 55,; and Great Northern A Stock declined
£l.

In the Foreign and Colonial lines the chief move-
ment has been in South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian, which have improved 4 to I per share,
being marked 23 to 231.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in
several instances show increased firmness.

The shares of the Royal Forest of Dean Mining
Company continue in good demand at to d prom.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 4
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 935
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 1001 1/
Ditto Bonds £l000
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Oct. 8
June. March.
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 20 3 20
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent lOO/
Chilian 3 per Cent. —
Ditto 45 per Cent B5
Egyptian, 7 per Cent., Scrip 904 00
Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 73
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Grenada, 2 per Cent
Ditto ex over-due Coupe. and Hectares 94
Ditto Deferred] 54
Peruvian 45 per Cent ..
Ditto 41 New, 1862, A Scrip, £33 paid.. 11 2
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. 47
Ditto Scrip, £l5 pd .... 22.
Ditto, Paid up Scrip . , 464
Ressian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St ..
94t
Ditto Paid up Scrip....
Sardinian 5 per Cent. ..
845
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent.
22 4 14 24
Ditto Passive.. ,
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
86
;Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), £5O paid I pm par 4 pm
Ditto, Paid up Scrip 684 71 8
Venezuela, per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.: —
Ditto Account •
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account
Ditto November