The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-13 00:00:00

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there appears to be every reason to justify the direc-
tors of the company in anticipating an exceedingly
good profit from their enterprise. The shares are
2 4 prem.

A general meeting of shareholders of the Metro-
politan and Provincial Bank tOOk place to-day. The
report presented stated that the directors regretted
that they could not congratulate the shareholders
on the satisfactory progress of the bank during the
half-Tear ending Dec. 31 last. They had unfortu-,
nately to report that a considerable amount 'of pre-
viously reserved profit had been abiorbed, and they
could not, therefore, at this meeting, recommend
the payment a a dividend. In the preparation of
the balance-sheet, provision had been made,
amply sufficient in their judgment, for every
bad and doubtful debt ; the usual propor=
tion of preliminary expenses had been
written off; and the current expenses had been
paid, with the exception of the amount, appro-
priated under the articles of association, to the re-
muneration of the directors, which, in the present
instance, they proposed not to accept. The position
of the bank, on the Ist of January, may be briefly
stated as follows, viz. :—A subscribed capital (held
by 535 proprietors) of 1,934,700/. ; a paid-up capi-
tal of 309,380/. ; a reserved fund of 10,000/. ; and a
balance of 3,076/. ss. 10d. carried forward to the
profit and loss new account.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 66f. 75c.
The quotations for English Stocks to-day have
not undergone any important change, but the ten-
dency has been unfavourable. The Funds have re-
ceded about * per cent., Consols for money being
89/ 8, and for the account 90*. The principal at-
tention of the members has been devoted to the
preparations for the settlement of the account in
Foreign bona and share property. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 888 89* ;
the 2i per Cents. 1894, 71/ ; Exchequer Bills, par
to ss. prem..; and India 5 per Cents., Ip3l 104.
In the Foreign Market there has been very little
fluctuation; prices opened flat, but have since par-
tially recovered. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
70 1 4 ; do. Consolides, 49/ 50 ; Mexican, 27/ 28;
do. New, 261 4 ; Greek, 24 4 ; Spanish Passive,
321 ; do. Certificates, 141 ; the Confederate
Loan, 53 55 ; the Egyptian, 1* 8 prem. ; the
Danubian, dis. par ; and the Montevidean, 31 I
prem. _ _ . _

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather dull, and prices generally exhibit a down-
ward
movement. Great Eastern and South Eastern
have each declined ss. ; Great Northern A Stock, 11
11. ss. ; and Metropolitan, 11. 10s. ; Bristol and II
Exeter, however, have improved 11., and London l'
and Brighton, 15s. _

The Foreign and Colonial lines show little
variation of importance. c.<
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or two 1:
instances a shade firmer. London and County
have improved to 84 ; Union of Australia, to 542 ;
Metropolitan and Provincial, to 16*; Affiance Bank ii
to 342 ; London Financial, to 23i 24; and Ocean
Marine Insurance, to 26*

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Feb. 9 9Ol 90
3 per Cent. Reduced B9l 9*
New 3 per Cent B9l 8* 91
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 7l*
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent par spm
Do. £5OO —
Do. £lOO and £2OO —
Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 240
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. Account
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO9l
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — -
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Pm
Do. under £l,OOO —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Brazilian 5 per Cent. —
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Chilian 6 per Cent —
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid l7
Danubian Principalities
Do £l5 paid
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent...
Do, Praisional Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 per. Cent 991
moo., Second Issue —
Do. £lOO Bonds 9l
Do. 1864 951 i
Do: Scrip, £35 paid
Do. Account
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do. 1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Do Account 274 8
Do 1864 261 1
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Do Scrip, £53 paid
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c dis
Montevidean 5 per Cent., £l5 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
aeubdenWtuarerrsa, n4tpse(rHeetc„taArpes24
1864
Dopo LID
Do do Aug., 1856
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do Account 471 7
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St.,
Do 41 per Cent., 1850
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do 1864
Do Scrip, £65 paid
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do New Deferred
Do Account 44 I
Do Passive
Do Account 321 1
bpaniah Cert. of Coup not funded

~. dis

Do Account
Swedish 4 per Cent.
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds

Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account 7Oll I
Do £lOO Bonds 7Ol 1
Do 6 per Cent. 1863 —
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do. Account
IDo. 6 per Cent, 1862 —
Do. Account • —
Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 421
Do. 11 per Cent —
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Austrian 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins —
Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. • —
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates —
French Rentes, 3 per Cent. —
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf.
Do. Account

THREE O'CLOCK.Consols, Money
Do. Account 89i
90

Bank of England Iteturne—Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to t7l
cap. 32, for the week ending

te Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
ffednesday, Jan. 11, 1865.

ISSUE DEP
Notes Issued £284 58,190,

AMTSIENT.

Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,408,490
Silver Bullion ....

£~5,G35,490'

£28,058,490

BANKING D
oprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
. ..missionersot Na-
tional Debt, and
' 'Dividend- '

EPARTMENT.
i Government Seen.

rities (including
Dead Weigh tAti=

nutty) - '11,023,211
Other Securities .. 10,837,669
Notes
Gold and Silver 088,100

. . .. 4 415,53 i
Other Deposits— 16,171,165
Seven Day and
other Bills 530,493

V 9,1 5 985
V

£30,125,985
% MILLER, Chief Caphier,

Jan. nr 188,