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

CITY, TWELVE 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 1/
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 supyllied. 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 subsQribers will, no doubt, generally
avail themselverl of the privilege, Lists have been
opened in Paris, Frankfort, Amsterdam, and Berlin,
as well as in London, and the contractors announce
that no applications will be received 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 23- per cent., or 3- per
cent. under thc. minimum of the Bank of England.
There were no bullion operations of public im-
portince at the Bank of England yesterday, the
influx having temporarily ceased, pending the ar-
rival of fresh supplies.
The following notice has been posted at the Ro ya
.I.44'xe.'nange :--As the next payment on the Imperial
01,,tocian Loan falls due on the 15th May, the
Committee have ordered that all bargains done for
that day be settled on Tuesday the 13th.
Thn Tagna fnr the Peninsula has conveyed
£lO,OOO in specie.
The suspension has taken place of Messrs. Wil-
kins and De Brun, 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 descriptions
of foreign and colonial produce. 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 has also been in better request
for both present and forward delivery.

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were firm. The sales were 8,000 bales.
There is an increase of £1,136 in the traffic re-
ceipts of the South Eastern Railway, and of X 7,057
on the Brighton for the past week.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

The report of the Bahia and San Francisco Rail-
way Company, presented at the meeting to-day,
stated that, 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 half-yearly report, a call of 30s. per share
Aill 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 jast 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 tho Russian Loan. Consols ar©
93,1 a for money and the Bth pros., and 931 -Z- for
the June account. The New Threes and the
Reduced remain at 91i 92s ; Exchequer Bills, 18s.
to 21s. prem.; Bank Stock is steady at 2372 238 ;
India ditto firm at 228 ; and the 5 per Cents. at
108

In the Foreign Market business continues rather
dull, and prices show no important variation.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 81; ditto 1858, 691
701 ; and the Scrip is firm at 2 pi em. ; Mexican,
at 311 32 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are flat at 952 96 ;
Sardinian, at 82;1,-; ; Spanish, at 53f,-, but the Passive
have improved to 191; and the Certificates remain
at 87, 2.

The Egyptian Loan is 1i f prem. ; and the New
Russian, I- 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,
155.; South Westerns and Norfolks, however,
declined ss.

The Foreign lines have remained in good
demand. Dutch Rhenish, improved to 17-k 18k;
San Paulo to 8.1 -,z, ; Great Luxembourg realise 15i
16k; and South Austrian and Lombardo-Vepetian
have advanced to 211 21-Z.

In the Colonial undertakings no unusual altera-
tion can be reported. East Indian realise 104 ;
Great Indian Peninsula, 1011, 1021 ; Bombay and
Baroda, 1011; 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 321

The Alliance Bank shares are 41 I prem.; Im-
perial, d -4 prem.; Northern Counties, 271-- 3 prem.;
and British Columbian, 1 prem.

In the Miscellaneous Share Market scarcely
any business was recorded. Royal Mail Steam
ex div. brought 572; London General Omnibus
CO., 12.; and Rio de Janeiro Improvement, 26k.

BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3:ver Cent. Reduced Annuities
aper Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 li 24
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO3
Ditto 5:, per Cent lOBl
Ditto Debentures,2 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account, May 8.....934
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2l 18
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1852
13uenos Ayres 6 per Cent .
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 34
Italian, .5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
Ditto Scrip
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Acco ,nt
tussian 5 per Cent 1822, St 954 6
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent BO4
Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 694 70k
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 1862 (Scrip)
Venezuela, 3 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account

SIR NICHOLAS BACON.—" H age 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
Elizabeth, laughing, used to say the soul of her Lord
Keefer 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 saying, Let
US take time that we may have sooner done. When Eliza-
beth, tripping into the hall at Redgrave, cried, ' My lord,
What a little house you have gotten I' he adroitly answered,
61‘ladam, my house is well, but you have made me too great
for my house.' When an impudent thief named Hogg
asked mercy from him, as judge, on the plea of kindred
between the Hogs and Bacons, he replied, Ah ! you and
cannot be of kin until you have been hanged."—Hip-
worth Dixon's Story of the Life of Lord Bacon.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF A FARMER, AGED 105.
4.,TRABANE, COUNTY OF TYILONE.—DanieI Bradly, a
farmer, residing at Ballydonaghy, in this county, was ac-
cidentally drowned on the 22d inst., by falling into a river
running close to his house. J. Hamilton, Esq., held an
laquest on the 24th inst., and a verdict was returned ac-
cordingly.

MONEY MARKET. i SHARE MARKET-THIS DAY.