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

SHARE M.

MOb

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There was an increased• demand for cotton in
the Liverpool Market yesterday, and prices gene-
rally were id. per lb. higher. The sales were
10,000 bales.

An undertaking, which is likely to prove very
wend and remunerative. has been announced under
the title of the Metropolitan Railway Carriage and
Wagon Company. The proposed capital is to be
£lOO,OOO, in £lO shares, and already numerous
applications have been received. The object of this
company is to supply and let wagons, carriages to
railway companies, mill owners, merchants, and
others. And as this description of business has
proved highly advantageous in the provinces, there
is every reason to believe that the prospects of the
company are sufficient to secure the confidence of
the investing classes.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under

1862. 1861.
Great Western ..£50,314 £54,349
North-Western
South-Western
llrighton 15,029 18,807
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern . 24,718 26,686
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter .. 5,734 6,460
North Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Great Western of Canada 10,232 10,781
These returns continue to exhibit a marked fall-
ing off compared with those of the same period of
the previous year. On the. Great Western there
in a decrease of £4,034, andi th e North Western of
£2,317, on the South Western_ of £1,983, on the
13righton of £3,778, on the Midland of £833, the
South Eastern of £3,899, the Great Northern of
£1,968, the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £6,557,
the North Eastern of £2,097, :and the Great
'Western of Canada of £549.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

Two
..oi.cLocK.

The transactions in the market for Public Smi-
thies are still conducted on the most.limited•scale,
but a firm tone nevertheless prevails, Consalrybeing
934 24 for transfer, and 94 for the 10th pi-Odra°.
The New Threes and Reduced are firmer at 92k ;
xchequer Bills 18s. to 21s. premium; Bank Stock
has advanced to 2371 and 239; India ditto to 226*
and 228; and ditto 5 per Cent. to 1081 -a.
•
Foreign Securities have shown more buoyancy
And a fair amount of business has taken place.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 831 84; ditto 1858, 701;
711; Spanish have improved to 531 ; ditto De-
ferred, to 431; ditto Certificates, to 71-, e ; Italian,
to 661 y; Dutch, to 641; and Venezuelan, to 248 ,
Mexican are heavy at 331. The New Turkish.
Scrip is 21 1 prem., and the Egyptian Loan 11 la

A firmer tone was apparent in the Railway Share
Market to-day, and a slight advance took place in
'tallies. Great Westerns, Lancashire and York-
shire, North Western, and Midlands have improved
Es., and Great Northerns, North Easterns, and
Stockton and Darlington 10s. South Westerns and
North Eastern (York), however, have declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial Lines havebeen without
material change. Great Luxembourg have declined
to 13k; and South Austrian and Lombardo Vene-
tian have improved to 20;§,-.; Great Western of Ca-
nada receded to 12f, and Eastern Bengal to 101 f.

Joint Stock Bank Shares are a shade firmer.
Ottoman have improved to 26; London Joint Stock,
to 35i ; London and County, to 39k.
The Alliance Bank Shares are n 4 prem. ; Im-
Perial, t to 1 prem. ; Northern Counties, 2i prem. ;
and British Columbian, 2 prem.

In the Miscellaneous Market there is no change
of importance to record. Crystal Palace Stock is
firm at 35, and Iced Sea Telegraph at 19.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tank Stock - 237 9 7/
'.', Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92/ 1 /
' Per Cent. Consols Annuities
I.New 3 per Ceat. Annuities 92/ 1 * 1
India stock
Ditto 5 per ;Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO2l
Ditto 5} per Cent lOBl i
-Ditto Debentures, 4 pef Cent., Oct., 1863 1001
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ I
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
„, Uitto under £l,000
IVlsols for Account, May 8
chequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per dent 2l 18 pm
Litt° Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
/3razilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852.... 93
Ditto, b per Cent., 1839 & 1859 99 i
Dittoo4l per Cent, 1860
tliilian 6 per Cent
Grenada
mteliada Active

~ Ditto Land Warrants
''11ta,,,,, temala 5 per Cent 671
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
I,ulPezial Moorish Scrip 6 1 i
.hortuese 3 per Cent., 1853. 4546
-quesiangu 5 per Cent. 1822, Sr —
Ditto Account
Ditto 4f per Cent....
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859..
'ardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Acco nt
'°lDanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
..,,anish Cert. of Coup. not funded
-1-tultish 6 per Cent. _
bat° New Loan
Ditto Account .. ..
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 3
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dhridends on the above payable in London.
Austrian 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins 52
Patch 21 per Cent Exchange 12 Ga 641
Italian, 5 per Cent.','l86l

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto ACCfamt
94

LONDON AND SOUTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.

SPECIAL MEETING THIS DAY.

A special general meeting of the shareholders of the
'Loudon and South-Western Railway Company was held
this aft Er-noon, at one o'clock, at the company's offices, in
t}B Waterloo Station, Lambeth, for the consideration of the
s,
411110 W M—,_ g
bills, pursuant to the standing orders of the
°Uses of Parliament :

Captain Mangles, chariman of the board of directors,
Dresided.

I.A bill for authorising the London and South-
estern Railway Company to make and maintain addi-
tilctlal works, and for authorising the base or transfer to
them
ra of the Wimbledon and Dorking Railway,
r, for making arrangements respecting their capital, and
°« other purposes.
2. A bill for authorising the making of Junction Lines
0,4
Railway to connect the Andover and Redbridge Rail_
caY with the London and South Western Railway, and
10 leasing or transferring of the Andover and Redbridge
railway to the London and South Western Railway Com-
Pan
Or, and for other purposes."
3. A. bill for authorising the London and South Western
eilWay Company lo make and maintain the Bristol and
4.,th Western Junction Railway, and -to make arrange-
kents with other railway companies, and to raise further
°lleYe, and for other purposes."
D 4. A Bill for making a Railway from the North Devon
tilvvay, in the parish of Colebrook, in the county of
Pttevon to Okehampton, in the same county, and for othef
Poses."
A Bill for making Railways from Bishops Waltham
,-tiotley and Bursledon "
66 A bill to authorise the construction of a railway
V° Weymouth to the isle of Portland, and to extend the
l!te; Somerset, and Weymouth Railway to the Harbour."
7. A bill for making railways from the Great Western
Iti:iWay and the Great Western and Brentford Railway to
te„'lliond, Hampton, Shapperton, and Chertsey, in the
'"t3' of Mid .lesex."
After a short discussion, bills I, 4, and 5 were agreed to,
and
the consideration of the others was adjourned until
"Lursday, the 15th inst., at one o'clock.

STATISTICS OF ATTORNEYS.—There ere 118 per-
"°;rls seeking to be made "getriemen by act of Parliament"
neat term, coutfeencing on Tuesday. Of that number 76
are new candidates, and the remainder are for renewed
certificates. The new "Law List" exhibits some 10,000
keto.
of the profession. •

There is no change to report in the general dis-
count market to-day, and the supply of commercial
bilis on offer is still exceedingly moderate.
About £24,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of
England yesterday.
At a meeting of the Commercial Banking Com-
pany of Sydney, which tonk place at Sydney on the
24th January last, a divith nd at the rate of 14 per
cent. per annum was declare(?.
The annual meeting. of the National Provincial
Bank of England will take place on the Bth pros,.

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