The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

MO

KET.

CITY NEWS—SATURDAY.
The annual orawing of bonds of the Ureat Lux-
embourg Company for reimbursement will take
Place at Brussels on the 18th inst.
The half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the
Colonial Bank is convened for the 7th January.
The first general meeting of the Westminster
Brewery Company (Limited) is called for the 11th
that., When a dividend is to be declared.
.The Ottoman Bank at Constantinople have re-
nutted to the Bank of England £30,000 on account
of the next March dividend of the Turkish Loan of
1858.

About 90,000 sovereigns were taken from the
Bank to-day for exportation to Portugal, probably
on account of the new loan.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day was qui:ei,
and Surat sorts showed dulness.
The committee of the Stock Exchatro have fixed
4uesday December 9, as a special settling day in
h.e reserved shares of the Metropolitan and Pro-
.lEl°l4 Bank, which are to be marked in the official
list,

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The inquiries for discount accommodation con ••
time limited, but notwithstanding the compare-
ti,"elY small supply of bills on offer, and the
;°andance of money, the rates continue firmer
27' if any, operations being entered into under
zt per ee..••
ET
ui In the discount office of the Bank of
n,pand the transactions are very circumscribed.
The Europa from America has been announced
'With £86,124 in specie.
The Directors of the Union Bank of Ireland have
!lade a call of £5 per share, payable on the 2d
January next.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
auti,r ling the past week have been more satisfactory.
yarns Manchester there has been a large inquiry for
mills and cloths for exportation, and several of the
have resumed operations. The woollen trade
of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, however, '
W
continued dull, but manufacturers are busy
with the preparations for the spring. At Leicester
im
and Nottingham there has been little change of
portance ;
but at Birmingham, Sheffield, and
Wolverhampton thero has been symptoms of im-
Pt°7enlent.

Two o'CLock.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day was steady,
and prices firm ; sales about 7,600 bates.
At Paris this morning, Three per Cent. Rentes
°Peaed at 70f. 80e., being k per cent. better than
on Saturday.
The market for the English Funds continues
tiniet, but steady, the few transactions entered into
speculation and also for transfer having failed
to influence the tendency of prices. Consols re-
Itntin at 92 1 for transfer, and at 921 for January.
92 New l‘lew 3 per Cents. and the Reduced remain at
; Exchequer Bills, June, 9s. prem.; ditto,
hasarch, Os. to 9s. prem ; india 5 per Cent. Loan
slightly improved, viz., to 107 i ii.
haSecurities" are in most instances at rather
hlgher quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854,
7041° irnproved to 841 ; ditto, 1868, are firm at
t 1..13 ditto New Scrip has risen to 21 3 prem.;
toapil:in 5 Per Cents. to 71 ; Russian paid-up Loan
l‘lexican, however, have declined to 31: 32;
Spanish Certificates 8: te
the dealings in the Railway Share Market con-
situ:led rather inactive, but prices, in several in-
Ilee, exhibited rather more firmness. Great
tilestern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and
IvhallL v all, and North Western, have improved 55.;
South Western declined ss.
tne Foreign and Colonial undertakings were also
A 7 ~ude higher. South Austrian and Lombardo-
`"tatt advanced to 221 ; Great Luxembourg
wt° I ; and Sambre and Meuse to 10. Great
"tern of Canada remained steady at 13 ; East
Indian at 1071; Great Indian Peninsula at 106 ;
1 Bombay and Baroda at 104 f.
'Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were
•01 one or two instances at slightly enhanced rates,
ondon and Brazilian improved to 34 30 ; Lon-
-1104 and County,' to 391; Ottoman Bank (New
1:t hares), 81; Crystal Palace Stock remained stes',l37
36i- 371 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam declined
'475 and 76.

1 'BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a ret Cent. Reduced Annuities
I,4ll)ebciev
itiriataCt
oseptn;ot Consols.epiteere.n.6t
p. •Aiai.t..
nAuni
!n,lue
st 1e s
921 2
1071 /
1)4)
94
Ditto ,-ukced Paper, 4 per Cent
1051 5
Ditto o,per Cent ,
big °5 per Cent.
co,, ° ebentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 1003 I
~ °lB for Account Jan,. 8 921
7
Claetiti
Jung March.
6 9
DittobiejLi3RlB 41,000, 3 per Ct. .. 3
6 9
slii'''.,,,, 4500
6
11 Ft) '"
—ll.tili REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
b Ditto 4, 6 Per Cent. —
Lieypti., .4 Per Cent., 1852-58-60
bitto:ll, 7 per Cent
4reek 6 Second Issue 92/
91k
Per Cent 1824-5 ex-Coupons
,Ditto • eou " ' '
jtiea, , Pens
61
voitt„' " Per Cent
.
31/ 2 If
bitt rrellada,_ 2 per Cont
1, bittou ''''111(1 Wan-ante
I,iitvito,,e44:4llvve,err.tnCtoups. & Hectares
urillp, 2 ',ow 1862 A Scrip, 473 paid
b• •-,,eNe 3 1 7
bidet
a 3 Per Cent., 1853 —
ii,,
,Pet Cent., 1862
.. ?,per Con, 1822 £St
qa.zii,3l, Ditto
1862
Dirt 3 Per Cent.
Ditto 4eeeunt .
55
%ll:hilt eeret.of'C..oup• not funded
bitt ew Deterred
461
81 1 1
Pitt A 6 Pv,r Cent. 1854
"ittrc' --.jeolint
841
~,-,itte° 6, Per Cent. 1858 ..
Ditto '',ceount
701 1 1 1
Ditto'R44oo Bonds
I.)ittt°, Pala Cent., 1862, Scrip, £6O pd 2/ 3 21 pm
1 b: .UP Scrip
tAilan .vielAinds on the above payable in London.
.DiiteA Per nett , 1861, Ex. 25f.
4eCOlUlt . *
0048
01$ 17 r
THREE O'CLOCK.
bitt,,,,
Account
921 +
4taccoun,,, Tat ................
I' d . 8 921 1
........_

711 E ARMY.
k general order from the Horse Guards contains
list showing the result of the recent examination
for
admission to the Staff College , blished for the
P u,N
Iformation of the army. The successful competi-
mi hat; the word " commended" against their
Nites. The names of the candidates who have failed
areomitted, but, by the index numbers
given, such
hoes can ascertain what marks they have gained.
j,i candidates recommended for admission will
Itil.ne college on Feb. 1 next. They are—Major
rapt Goodenough, Royal Artillery, 2,766 marks ;
,?. J. Hutchison, 64th Foot, 2,540 ; Capt. J.
ti-)2.1„4u, Ist, sth Foot, 2,468 ; Lieut. L. J. Blake, 2d,
dra'oot, 2,440 ; Lieut. and Capt. E. Clive, Gurenlas-t
hit; %.11atde, 2,148; Capt. H. B. H. Blunde,
%.'rtgade, 2,070; Lieut. W. Arbuth7n7otht Blundell,
2,0.24-82-ta, 2,060; Lieut. C. B. Knowles,
1;1,5'; Major W. J. Bolton, Royal Artillery, 2,017;
11,1v."71;\l'ijor E. Bowen, 69th Foot, 1,919 ; Lieut.
I.kventing, 17th Lancers, 1,904 ; Brevet-Major
let, lat °ad, 73d Foot, 1,903 ; Lieut. J. H. Fawcett,
jPeot, 1,809 ; Lieut. G. J. Gibba,d, 16th
112V.61 1,721 ; Lieut. W. Shaw,
Military Train,
4th oo all recommended ; Brevet-Maj. G. D. Baker,
f`k 2,509, qualified, but there is no vacancy
OL"er °facer of the 64th Regiment ; Lieut.
H.
are :all; 2d, 17th Foot, 1,417, qualified, but there
date ° further vacancies. Of the remaining candi-
-144118 4e failed in mathematics, and one failed in
li,,lll,a,tics and in modern languages.
qatif,'"Vocd, of the 54th Regiment, at present
.
etr,ettid at the camp at Colchester, has received in-
in In,"°.ne to join the service companies of his corps
14t Lieut. St. Geo. Gray, of the 2d battalion
tar t Foot having been appointed musketry instruc-
the ° `l4e regiment, has also been ordered to join
vieeBe,Tee companies. Silver medals for long
ssergeant .
good conduct have been presented to eort
th, 443710 r and Privates Oliver and Connor,
eonB"t battalion lst Foot, and also to Private Par-
det tl':)r the 34th Regiment. An order has arrive
bekti-:"11) directing 14 sergeants to proceed early
there ;o "°llth to the Fleetwood school of musketry,
undergo a course of instruction.