The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

CITY NEWS---THIS DAIL

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is a moderate inquiry for discount accom-
modation to-day, and the best bills are still nego-
tiable at 274 per cent.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £1,044,000, and the exports to
X 91.000.

The next drawing for bills of exchange on India
VIII take place at the Bank of England on the 3d
proximo.

A call of £1 per share has been mane by the
directors of the Lebanon Coal Company, payable on
the 20th proximo.
The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Rail-
Way for the fortnight ending 15th November, 1862,
amounted to £7,704 10s. 101 d., and for the corre-
sponding period of last year £7,735 is. 10d., show-
ing a decrease of £3O 10s. 113. d. against the pre-
sent year.

Two o'CLocr.

Rather more firmness has been apparent in the
uglish Stock market to-day, but the dealings have
been very limited. Consols have closed at 93i for
transfer, and at 92.7 4, less the dividend, for account.
The New Threes and the Reduced ere maintained
at 921 1; and Exchequer Bills are 10s. to 14s-
lehl-, showing very little change. India 5 per
Cent. Loan is buoyant at 109 b.
Poreign Securities have continued rather buoyant
and a fair amount of business has been negotiated.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 833- 844 ; ditto, 1858,
have risen to 714 72; the New Loan to 704 71.
Greek Bonds are supported at 17 A.; Mexican'
however', are flat at 324 334. Portuguese Loan'
1862, remains at 47: ; Russian ditto, 934. Italian
are firm at 71 I ; Spanish Passive at 234 ; and
Venezuelan Scrip at 214 discount. Turkish Con-
aehrles are 384 394.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have not been very extensive, but prices gene.
rally were well supported. Edinburgh and Glasgow
advanced £1; and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, and South-Easterns, 10s.; Great Northern
A. Stock, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
and London, Chatham, and Dover declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines were without
Inaterial alteration. Sambre and Meuse brought
94, Dutel'i-Rhenish 174, Great Luxembourg 144,
and San Paulo 9a 4. Great Western of Canada
'were steady at 124, Bombay and Baroda at 1044,
ast Indian at 108,1, Scinde Delhi Stock improved
to
1041, and Indus Steam Flotilla declined to 1014.
riteint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares gene,
Y support previous prices.

3 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92* 2
tipeer Cent. Consols Annuities
1 ‘1! 3 Per C
ndt out. Annuities
92*a stook
Ditto 5 per Cent
Cent, - 1051
Debentures
-Ditto Debenturees, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 112}
---
C°
a Ditto . ditto A'l 1864 100
Ac
pri ,
921
s•un els for
count, Dec. 4
4
zellelyer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. ..
June marcl h.
bittosma Dittoll £soo -4 10 ----
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ilrez I tan, parer Cent
Dittok 41
~ 1852-58-60
91a 2
orZerp, 7 per Cent
iyhx. per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons ...17133 lit v'eat, 3 per Cent
Ne itt° Account
twi,Cirenada, 2 per bent 33i i 2i 3h
I'..l.,iivit°,leX over-due Coups. & Hectares
bitt °4i per Cent 9B*
Poi.th ° 4/ New, 1862, A Scrip,
's biil.gu.sege 3 per Cent.. 18h3 4B
£73 paid.. 11 i die
ii, !'0 d pet Cent., 1862'
Rim
Ditto per per Cent. 1822 £St ..
93*
Rp,tii °Paid p
bitL3e 3 per Cent
-1); ' New Deferred 1631 1
tti';t.te Passive..
• DittorKi'll 6 Per Cent. 1854
831
bit._ Account .
72
bitti; nA Per Lent. 1858
vetbiittiteoo,l(pioe2BpenontdelB62, Scrip, £6O Pd. ' ' 772
70k61 I)
lm
bat `'ec°tlnt
eezliela 3 Scrip
, per Cent .
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), £43
Dutch Dividends on the above payable in L
ntet,
~..4 2* per Cent. Ex. Ex. 12 Gull
paid 2 1* die
i.a.uinto 4
tI A Per Cent.' Certificates loonlidon.
71* 1
44, 5 par Cent 1861 Ex. 25f.
.) I
Oa TWO O'CLOCK
r,
931 k
b 7210, Money with the div... We Account

A firethe
broke out on the 24th in the buildings of
4inistry of the Interior at Turin. F were enter-
-1,..44_ed, for the archives of the kingdom andears for the Royal
Theatre, but fortunately the flames were got under in time
considerable exertion.
;!Cochin China has scarcely been taken possession
by the French, when it is traversed by electric lines.
uric is at work regularly from Segon to Ton-lieon, and
another to Tran-bou. Letters state that as soon as the
dry season sets in, other lines are to be established between
the principal towns.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.--Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners chartered on Thursday, the
27th inst,, the Clara, of 939 tons, belonging to Mr. Thos.
g
Te.l of London, to sail from Liverpool for Melbourne,
Victoria, a,at £l3 17s. per statue adult; to be ready for the
reception of passengers on such day as the commissioners
11143' appoint between the 15th and 22d.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREW'S.—The election of
LordrLordßector of the University of St. Andrew's took place
(34 Thursday. The poll commenced at 10 o'clock and lasted
!leveret hours, the students giving their suffrages in the
teat hall of the United Colleges, in presence of the princi-
pals
4114 professors. At the close it was found that there
bad voted for Mr. Stirling, M.P., 101, and for the Earl of
kihousie' 57
beiDEATB OF A FAVOURITE ACTOR.—We regret
form called upon to record the death of Mr. Henry Lewis,
hallY Years the favourite low comedian of the Standard
side") which took place on Thursday evening, at his re-
p enee, "rork-road, Lambeth, where he had for some time
k4.Bt bee, lying
ill. Mr. Lewis, although scarcely past the
blaicivi,le age of man, had been for many years upon the stage,
boarding theatrical life at an early age upon the Surrey
r
4,48) under the regime of Mr. Davidge, and he was.
thrttZ Years a very favourite actor upon the Surrey side ofl
Steady' -ater. He was always noted for being a very carefhuis,
(ibart.dy, painstaking actor, and his peculiar forte was
mr.
hlntlt,clelineation of eccentric farce characters. Upon .
Douglass taking the reins of management at the
din Sta rd Theatre the deceased was engaged as low corned-
of tili,„al24l for many years was a great favourite'at that. end
he last His engagement was at the Adelp
andn
likeerk'vate relations of ,life he was much respectedto
Eta"Y all who knew He leaves a widow,
41:1Iblie as M 155 Eliza Terry, a vocalist and soubrette.—

~ Ati attempt to murder was committed on Thurs-
44nie "letitillY, on the person of a man of same property,.e
''''as Etd,,ILI residing at that place. The author of the crime
rea,,,,meighbour, also a man of property, who, for l m
the on 'not explained, fired at P— as he was walking a ong
aerioastreet, and inflicted a wound, which, thonghasvtehrye
ter,daB' iS 110 t
re v oXieation. They
expected to prove fatal. As soton.
leas
the aweslle were apprised of the fact, they search
'ea'a intailant, and found him at home in awsetnatemof he1p-
.449 ed E,.,...•
to the
13.4f:once took him into custody, and
ture. •