The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-23 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. .
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1862. 1861.
Great 'Western ....£6,060 £59,092
Great Eastern
Great Northexn
North- Western
South-Western
South-Eastern 24,759 22,638
Brighton
Midland 41,615 42,103
Lancashire and Yorkshire 32,320 35,262
North- Eastern 44,842 43,532
Bristol and Exeter..
Manchester, Shiffield, and Lincoln 14,102 15,989
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great Western of Canada 12,784 11,123
These returns are with one or two exceptions of
a favourable character_ On the Great Western
there is an increase of £2,968; Great Eastern,
£444 ; North Western, £2,989 ; south Western,
£3,539 ; South E Astern, £2,121 ; Brighton, £1,846 ;
North Eastern, £1,310 ; Great Western of Canada,
£1,661. The Great Northern, however, shows a
decrease of £717; the Midland, £488; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, £2,942; and the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1,887.

Two o'CLocK.

The Bank of England directors, at their usual
weekly meeting to-day, have not made any
alteration in the minimum rate of discount.

The Money Market to-day has been rather quiet,
and operations were partially suspended until the
result of the Bank meeting became known. It was
not imagin-d that any alteration in the minimum
would take place, but a feeling of caution was
nevertheless occasioned by the increased firmness
recently noticed in monetary circles, and the de-
cline which has taken place in the storik of bullion.
I'he half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Oriental Bank Corporation took place to-day—Mr.
H. G. Gordon, the chairman, presiding The meet
ing was merely of a formal character, the chairman
announcing that the directors had ordered payment
of an interim dividend of £1 SR. per share, and a
bonus of 10s., together £1 15s. per share, being at
the rate of 14 per ct at. per annum on the capital
of the company for the half-year ended 30th June
last, and that the warrants for the same will be
issued, and paid, free of income tax, on and af,er
Saturday, the Ist of November next.
A general meeting of the Universal Marine In-
surance Company was held this day at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of taking beeps to register
the company- under the Act of 25th and 26th Vic-
toria, cap. 59, known and cited as the Companies
Act, 1862. The various resolutions were all
agreed to.

The English Stock Market presents a firm ap-
pearance, the improvement of the previous after-
noon being well supported. The result of the meet-
ing of the Bank Directors has imparted some buoy-
ancy to prices, and Consols are 931; for money
and the 6th proximo. The New Threes and Re-
duced Annuities have advanced to 92 I ; India 5
per Cents. to Mt ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper to 1051 ; and ditto 5k per Cent. remains at
1121 ; Indian Bonds have improved to 295. prem.,
and Bank Stock is firm at 238.

Tne Market for Foreign Securites is tolerably
active, and Turkish Bonds are buoyant ; the old 6
per Cents. are 821 831 f ditto, 1858,701 ; ditto New
Scrip, -2- prem.; ditto paid up, 681 69 ; and the
Consolides, 381 t. Italian 5 per Cents. are marked
721; and the Marenimana Railway Loan 72/ 73;
Venezuela remain at 291 ; Mexican are steady at
33a ; Peruvian Stock is quoted 99, and the New
Scrip paid-up, 11 dis ; Portuguese paid-up Scrip
continues at 46a ; Russian Scrip continues steady
at 21 prem.; and the paid-up portion 95t- ; Spanish
Securities are firm at 54Z ; the Deferred at 461- a ;
the Passive at 22 ; and the Certificates are quote
this morning at 91 y.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
were limited, but a firmer tone was apparent.
Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
South Easterne, improved 55.; and North Wes-
terns, 10a.; Great Easterns and Great Northerns,
however, declined 10s.; and Midlands, ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were
without any material change in prices. South
Austrian and Lombardo - Venetian brought. 224 ;
Sambre and Meuse., 10i; Grand Trunk of Canada,
2li; Great Indian Peninsula, 1041 t ;• and Madras
5 per Cents., 1031.

Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been heavy. Im-
perial Bank have receded to 111 9 ; London and
Middlesex, to 21; Alliance of London and Liver-
pool, to 19-14-- ; and London and Westminster, to
781 781. L ,radon and Colonial are quoted 11 11
prem. ; and Standard of South Africa, 21 24 prem.
In the Miscpllaneous Market business continued
very dull. Trust and Loan Company of Upper
Canada realised 51 ; Electric Telegraph,lo2 ; Great
Ship Company Preference Shares, 1.

238
BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
/
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
1 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92
India. Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
iit
Ditto
5
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent......
D
ri
SPI pereirette.
Cent.
D Bonds V 1,!II )0 -•
Ditto under £lOOO
.... 29
Console for Account, Nov. 6 93/
1a fiche qu er
per Ct. .. jl9un
Bills £l,
£5OO 000, 3 , March.
- Ditto
Ditto Small .............
................. 20
FOREIGN FU
NDs—OliE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent. . .
Ditto 4} per Cent., 185i:58160 .....
Italian 5 per Cent. Olaremmana Railway) ...
9753 21
M,xican, 3 per Cent - -.
Ditto Account -; ,
£53 paid„ 1
;.'cruvian 41 per Cent
....... 99
Ditto 41 New, 1862, A Scrip,
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ......... .. -
Ditto Paid-up Scrip
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £32 185 pd.. 242
Ditto Paid up Scrip
Spanish 3 per Cent A
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Deferred
4614
Ditto Account ..
22
_Ditto Passive.. ..
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ..
691 701 70
Ditto Account
8/ s el
9
1 i
4
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 6
(Scrip), £so'd
Ditto, Paid up Scrip
Venezuela, per Cent.
Ditto Account
D'.vidends on the above payable in London. .
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Ditto Account
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Dittu Account