The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-29 00:00:00

Y MARKET.

CITY, TWEIATE O'CLOCK.
The Russian Loan continues to occupy the prin-
cipal attention of the monetary and commercial
community, and as it is quoted at a premium of 11
per cent., and the features are generally attractive,
there is reason to believe that the contractors will
succeed in obtaining the unappropriated amount,
namely £10,000,000, the other £5,000,000 having
been previously supplied. The discount of 4 per-
cent. allowed for the payment of the instalments
in advance (otherwise spread over a. period of 12
months), reduces the price of issue from 94 to about
92, and the subscribers will, no doubt, generally
avail themselves of the privilege. lists have been
opened in Paris, Frankfort, Amste;rdam, and Berlin,
as well as in London, and the contractors announce
that no applications will be rtmeived after next
Friday evening.
The Money Market exhibits greater firmness,
although there is no perceptible increase in the
supply of commercial bills. Owing to the intro.
duction of the Russian Loan , the impending pay-
ments on account of the Turkish and Egyptian
operations, and other exceptional demands, the
banks and discount houses are proceeding with
more reserve, and the market, although money
continues plentiful, exhibits rather less easiness
than it did a few days ago, when first-class bills
were freely negotiated at 24- per cent., or per
cent. under the minimum of the Bank of England.
There were no bullion operations of public im-
port.Ance at the Bank of England yesterday, the
influx hating temporarily ceased, pending the ar-
rival of fresh supplies.
The following notice has beim posted at the Royal
:Exchange :—As the next payment on the Imperial
Ottoman Loan falls due on l'he 15th May, the
Committee' have ordered that a 11 bargains done for
that day be settled on Tuesday the 13th.
The Tagus for the Peninsula has conveyed
£lO,OOO in 'Specie. -
The suspension has taken pleme of Messrs. Wil-
kins and De Bruyn, commission agents, but their
liabilities are supposed to be small.
During the last few days there has been a
moderate amount of business in several descriptionsi
of foreign and colonial pro.auce. Tea, however, has
been dull, owing to the near approach of the public
sales. Sugars continued at steady prices, while
good and sound descriptions ,of coffee and cocoa
realised high rates. Saltpetre has advanced in
value, and tallow hay, also been in better request
for both present and, forward delivery.

A fair amount rft' business was transacted in the
Liverpool rotto•n Market yesterday, and prices
were firm. Th e sales were 8,000 bales.
There is an increase of £1,136 in the traffic re-
ceipts of the South Eastern Railway, and of £7,057
on the. Brifshton for the past week.

QITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

The report of the Bahia and San Francisco Rail-
way Company, presented at the meeting to-day,
stated thm, although the railway is not yet opened
to the more populous and productive districts, the
board have every reason to be satisfied with the
traffic. Of passengers alone, 33,500, yielding
£4,300, have been carried in the six months from
September, 1861, to February, 1862. As intimated
in the last ha If-yearly report, a call of 30s. per share
will be made, payable on the 6th August, and the
remaining £2 per share will be required early in
next year, most likely £1 in January and £1 in
April.

At the meeting of the East Indian Railway Com-
pany just held the directors' report was adopted.

There has been no increase of business in the
English Stock Market to-day, and continued indi-
cations of heaviness have been perceptible, chiefly
in consequence of the Russian Loan. Consols are
938 I for money and the Bth pros., and 93/ 9 for
the June account. The New Threes and the
Reduced remain at 918 92fr ; Exchequer Bills, 18s.
to 21s. prem.; Bank Stock is steady at 2371 238;
India ditto firm at 228; and the 5 per Cents. at
108-1 2.

In the Foreign Market business continues rather
dull, and prices show no important variation.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 81; ditto 1858, 694
701; and the Scrip is firm at 21 piem. ; Mexican,
at 314 32; Russian 6 per Cents. are flat at 95i 96;
Sardinian, at 821 ; Spanish, at 53Z, but the Passive
have improved to 191; and the Certificates remain
at 81 1. _ _

The Egyptian Loan is is d prem. ; and the New
Russian, a 1 prem. _

A firmer tone was apparent today in the Rail-
way Share Market, and prices
.tended upwards.
-Eastern Counties, Midlands, and -South Easterns
advanced ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; and Great Western,
15s. ; South Westerns and Norfolks, however,
declined ss.

The Foreign lines have remained in good
demand. Datch Rhenish, improved to 17-4 18k;
San Paulo to 81 s ; Great Luxembourg realise 151
16k ; and South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian
have advanced to 211 211

In the Colonial undertakings no unusual altera-
tion can be reported. East Indian realise 104 ;
Great Indian Peninsula, 1011, 1021 ; Bombay and
Baroda, 101:1; and Madras 5 per Cents., 102.
Joint-stock Bank shares were dull at about pre-
vious prices. Chartered of India, London, and China,
realise 341 ; London and County, 40 ; Ottoman
Bank, 27 ; and Union of London improved to 324
a

The Alliance Bank shares are 41 a- prem.; Im-
perial, e ; prem.; Northern Counties, 21 3 prem.;
and British Columbian, 1 I, prem.
In the Miscellaneous Share Market scarcely
any business was recorded. Royal Mail Steam
ex div. brought 571; London General Omnibus
Co., 1,1; and Rio de Janeiro Improvement, 26k.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Pank Stock
3'oer Cent. Reduced Annuities
. ..
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93k k$ i 1 4
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 1/ 2/ 2 k
India stuck
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
' Ditto 5 per Cent
' Ditto 5} per Cent lOB/
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 _
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under 61,000
tonsols for'Account, May 8 93;
,'"Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2l 18
• Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small

• FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
• Ditto 41 per Cent, 1852
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
• Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 34
•Bquador New Consolidated
'ltalian. 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
Ditto Scrip
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Aceo ,nt
Imperial Moorish Scrip 9ll
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863.
Dittu Account 4F, 1
'itissian 6 per Cent 1822 ,i St .. 95f 6 i
D. ,t 4) 41 per Cent
'ardinian 5 per Cent. ..
'Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. BOl
Ditto 6 per Cent .1858
Ditto Account
Ditto 1862 (Scrip)
• Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent.
.Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Dlvidends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861. 694 1
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25 francs.. 69.1
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
_ Ditto Account

SIR NICHOLAS BACON.—" Huge in person, gouty,
asthmatic, high in flesh, Sir Nicholas could not walk from
Whitehall to York House without sitting down to rest and
blowing for his breath; and this weakness in his legs and
chest descended to both his sons by Lady Anne. Queen
ElizAeth, laughing, used to say the soul of her Lord
Keeper was well lodged—in fat; but the lusty old knight,
who had mother wit of his own, could have been as brightly
sarcastic as the Queen. His was the shrewd sayine, Let
us take time that we may have sooner done. When Eliza-
beth, tripping into the nail at Redgrave, cried, My lord,
What a little house you have gotten I' he adroitly answered,
Madam, my house is well, but you have made me too great
for my home.' When an impudent thief named Hogg
asked mercy from him, as judge, on the plea of kindred
between the Hottgs and Bacons, he replied, 6 Ah I you and
cannot be of kin until you have bean hanged."—Hip-
tforth Dixon's Story of the Life of Lord &con.