The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-16 00:00:00

CITY NEWS---THIS DAIL

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The disccunt market continues steady, and a large
amount of business is still reported.
The dividend coupons on the Imperial Russian
Loan of 1859 will be paid on and after the Ist

proximo.
An extraordinary meeting of the New Granada
Company has been called for the 29th inst.,
for
purpose of confirming special resolutions passed at
the last meeting for the winding up of the affair.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :
1862. •
1861.

Great Western £6',534 £59,512
Great Eastern
Great Northern
2
North-Western
South-Western
South-Eastern
13righton
Midland
laneaslaire and Yorkshire..
North- it as t e n). 46 369 43,'182
Bristol and Exeter 6,719 6,617
Manchester, Sh.ffield, and Lincoln 14,853 16,313
Edinburgh end Glasgow
Glasgow and South-Western
These returns are in some instances of a rather
unfa vourable character. Great Westerns, however
show an increase of '3,022; Great Easterns of
£1,387; North Westerns of £5,674; South
Westerns of £2,839 ; Brightons of £2,813 ; Midlands
of £685 ; and North Easterns of £3,087 ; Great
Northerns show a decrease of £1,328 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire of £2,767 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £1,490; Edinburgh and Glasgow
of £B6l ; and Glasgow and South Western of £lO5.

Two o'CLocK.
The funds which closed yesterday at a decline of
vi per cent., receded another s per cent this morn-
log„ but the market is now a little firmer, and Con- 10
cols which have been 931 for money to 931 for 8
the 6th proximo are now 931 -a, and 93a respec- 88
Lively. Business has continued dull, and it is evi-
dent that an effect is still produced by the move-
meiats of the Paris Bourse, although the Rentes, ac- s
s
cording to the telegrams just received are steadily
recovering. The New three per Cents. and the
Red aced are 911 92; Bank Stock is fiat at 237 ;
India. ditto at 227 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan, 108/,
1094- ; Exchequer Bills, June, 235. prem.; and 2s.
ditto, M'arch, 18s. to 21s. prem.
Fox•eign Securities have shown no important
changa, and a fair amount of business has been ne.
gotiated. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 82 83;
ditto, 1858, 681 691 ; the New Scrip is firmer at
I prem. ; and the Consolides, 381 0 ; Italian 5 per
Cents. are heavy at 72 1 ; Egyptian firm at 881
89 ; ditto 2d issue, 871 ; Mexican, 331 a ; Portu
guese Scrip, 2/ prem. ; Russian, 1: I prem.;
Spanish Passive, 22 and ditto Certificates, 9;1.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market con-
tinued very limited, and, in most instances, prices
exhibited a slight heaviness. Great Eastern, Great
Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South
Western, have receded ss. ; and North Western
and Midland, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
any material change in values. Great Indian
Peninsula realise 1041, 4 ; East Indian, 1061; and
Scinde, 1041.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinue inactive at about previous rates.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 237
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ....... 9l/ 1 2
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 934 1 i 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 1 2
Nev 9.,-1, per Cent. Annuities 76/
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 151
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 945
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100/
Ditto ditto April, 1864 101
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, Nov. 6 931
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 2j3un'. Mh.
1a
Brc2l
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
--
Brazilian, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 . lOO
Equador New Consolidated
Byptian, 7 per Cent l7;
884 9
Ditto, Second Issue, £6O pd
Ditto, Paid up Scrip 4 3i
874
INlcidcan, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Grenada, 2 per Cent
Ditto ex over-due Coups. and Hectares 101
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 —
Ditto Scrip, £l5 pd .... 21
qr.,ihu b per Cent 1822 £ St —
Ditto 3 pet Cent., 1859 614
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £3218s pd ll 1
Ditto Paid up Scrip 954 1
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto -account ..........
Ditto Passive.. . ...........
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account .... . B3
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), .£5O paid
Ditto, Paid up Scrip .................. 168 i
Venezuela,. per Cent. ..................
Ditto Account
, . 291 1 /
I)vidcnds on the above payable in London.
Dutch Cevt., Exchange 12 Ga. .. 651
Italian, 5 ertificates, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account ''
' ' Ex.
.
Par Cent 1961 2sf
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols, Money
Ditto Account
.. 93/ 1-
931 t

No nation Will eye,.
advance far at the word o
the old for
thumb on hand. The tutors teach
command,
The
national wit
stagnates, the schools hang
thumb the old books.aTndhempuustpils
Everything be
pains irs d
done, with true conservativeno princely patronage
can quicken the pace or the thoughtmak of the workers. But
nation,
short cut ; inven
htion, prince and al.,
all at once some mighty mind
t follow in the wake
a steam engine, say, and the whole
in
istuecdcession might
coachmakers
masters and scholars, tutors and tau
of the new guide. The four Georgesg
lnalo;etc:ojualdnie:ost
have patronised, bribed, threatened the tin
of the kingdom, without finding any route from
to Windsor which a well-mounted butcher
take as well as they. But at last a great kin
before long the successors of the Georges and their subjects
sat behind Stephenson. There was a short cut: royal
road. Had there been no pains taken before this to
travellers to their destination at the highest possible s eaerri?
Was not the posting system elaborated ? Were not the
coaches swift ? What could you do more ? There was
limit to motion. Horses have but four legs, and the sug-
gestive whipcord flits beyoui a certain point. But the
commanding brain summons an iron however,ster then the
fitabbeliefd.....Poengvaes:
whi.cenes:lf. Possibly, some servant
may be hereafter found better for our purposes than litom
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