The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-04 00:00:00

A dividend of £2 10s. per share, free of income-
tax, fo; the half-year ending the 30th of June
last, was declared to day at the half-yearly meet-
ing of the Kent Waterworks Company.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The English Stoek Market to-day has been
exec. edingly heavy, Consols at one time were as low
as 931 a for money, and 93a for the Sep-
tembe r account, bat they are now / per
cent, higher, viz., 931 1, and 931 1. re-
spectively. The prevailing depression results
from sales encouraged by the new loans which
attract tile attention of investors and speculators.
The New Threes have receded to 931 1; the Re-
duced, to 931 a ; Exchequer Bills are flat at 265.
prem. ; Bank Stock is firm at 240; India ditto fiat
at '226 a and the Five per Cent. Loan at 108/
The transactions in the Foreign department have
not been very extensive, and prices have shown
no important variation. Turkish 6 per Cents, are
861 ; ditto, 1858, 741 75; ditto, New Loan Scrip,
3 prem. Egyptian Scrip is firm at 151161 prem ;
ditto paid up 971 981. Italian 5 per Cents. are
firm at 728 ; ditto Railway Loan, 741. Peruvian 41
Per Cents. are 1011 8 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 891 90 ;
Portuguese, 461 ; Russian Scrip is 1 prem.; Sardi-
nian have improved to 851; but Venezuelan remain
4t 261 271.
The New Portuguese Loan is 21 3/ prem.; Vene-
zuelan, 21 ; Peruvian, 1 prem.; and New Egyp-
ian, 9 10 prem.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been limited, and prices in most instances have
shown a downward movement, owing to a few spe-
culative sales. Bristol and Exeter, Great Northern,
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have receded
68.; Great Western, 10s. ; and Caledonians and
South Westerns, 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show
little change of importance. South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian realise 221; Great Luxem-
bourg, 14Z 1 ; Dutch-Rhenish, 171; Great Western
of Canada are firm at 121 1; East Indian at 1041;
Great Indian Peninsula at 1021 103 ; and Bombay
and Baroda at 1011.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
generally support previous quotations. Ottoman
Bank have improved to 281 1, London and West-
minster to 80, Union of Australia to 451 461 ; and
Rio de Janeiro Improvement Scrip to 3.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
240
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cen t. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93a I I
India Stock'
Ditto 5 per Cent. lO3l i
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 ner Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto
ditto April, 1864 101
Consols for Account, Aug. 7 93!
Exchecit er Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent
Ditto L5OO
Ditto Small ..
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
92
.:" Ditto Account ...
Chilittn 6 ner Cent .......
~.. Ditto 3 per Cent ,
Ilt;ci,nador New Consolidated
151 61
t Ypttan 7 per Cent., Scrip
Ditto Paid-up Scrip
199 7t 8i
Italian 5 per Cent. (Alaremmana Railway) 744
' ernvinr; 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
...., Ditto 3 per Cent
.... 891 90
rOituguese 3 per Cent. ,
1853..
Litt, Account ....
In ,iron 5 per Cent 1822
,C St
Ditto 4-1- per Cent.
, Ditto 1862 (Scrip)
1
*•ardinian o per Cent....
6Aansh 3 per Cent...................
...... Ditto Pa s sir
ve...
.111rIttsii 6 Cent. 1854.
-Ditto Arp e
---t - - -

,ccount ............ 861 6
Litt ato 6 per Cent. 1858 ................ 741
tpDo Account
itto, £lOO Bonds .................. 77 6
,s.DDitto 6 per Cent., 1862, Scrip .......... 3
itto, Paid up Scrip. ................ 70i 1 1 70
venezuela, 3 per Cent ..........
Litto Account
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Putcls 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. 64i
""t4lian,, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf.
TWO O'eLooK.
Cottiols, Money ..
bitto Ac ,-.;ount 93s I
Ditto Sep temper

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V THE LATE MURDER AT LuDGATE-HILL.—Mrs.
v
'who was acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of
i ',larder of her two children on the ground of insanity,
s Kin confined in NeWgate. The health of the unfortu.
4ate Prisoner is greatly improved.