The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-23 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.
The English Stock Market to.day has exhibited
rather more firmness, a rise of k per cent, having
taken place. Consols are 931 94 for money, and
94 T for the Bth prox. A few purchases on
speculative account have created a buoyant tone.
The New Threes and the Reduced are 928 8; Ex-
chequer Bills (June), 17s. to 21s. premium. Bank
Stock is flat at 238, and India 5 per Cents. remain
at lOtn e.
Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a
moderate extent, arid prices are rather firmer.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 81 ; ditto 1858, 701
711 ; ditto £lOO Bonds have Improved to 721 ;
Mexican to 318, 2 ; Russian to 991 ; ditto 3 per
Cents, are flat at 611 ; Spanish Deferred are firm
at 431 ; ditto Passive, 19k k ; ditto Certificates at
84 ; and Italian are steady at 68k
The New Turkish Scrip is 28 k prem., and the
gyptitp3, 1-3.1, prem.
1143 operations in the Railway Share Market
have been on the most limited scale, and in several
instrAnces prices have shown a downward move-
Its'at. Eastern Counties and Lancashire and York-
shire have receded Ss., Caledonians 165., and North
British £l. North Eastern (Berwick), however,
improved 55., and North Eastern (York) 10s.
South Westerns and South Easterns remained at
previous rates.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinued in fair demand. Sambre and Meuse im-
proved to 11 and 111 ; Great Luxembourg, to 151 I;
Coliurgs and Rotterdam, to 78 e ; Bahia and San
'rancisco, to 171 4; and South Austrian and Lom-
lardo-Venetian, to 211. Grand Trunk of Canada
tealised 241; Great 'Western of Canada, 128 21,-;
alst Indian, 104 to 1048; Great Indian Peninsula,
102;1014 and Madras 5 per Cents., 1011.
The Imperial Bonk shares are 14 prem. ; Nor-
thern, Counties, 31 4 prem.; and. British Colum-
Ilan prem.
In the Miscellaneous Market Peninsular and
Cliental Steam improved to 091; Peel River Land
6;to and Crystal Palace Stock remains steady at

Joint-Stock Bank Shares continued dull, with-
out change to record in values. London and West-
-011 ester realise 801; Ottoman Bank, 254 26;
tondon and South African, 107, ; and Chartered of
'Lilian, Australia, and China, 204 206.
minim. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
l'ank Stock
a per Cent. Reduced Annuities
aziPer Cent. Consols Annuities 931 4 * 31
A6W 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 I 1 1
ilr:itie.,s, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
I,ittto. for 30 yrs, expire .sth April, 1885 l5l
stuck
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 pgr Cent 9l 901
'Oitto 5 per Cent l' 3 f I
41itto 51 per Cent lOB/
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 1001 I
:Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ I
:Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
~tonsols for Account, May 8 94
-achequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2l 17
Ditto .ESOO
Ditto Small
~., FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
'o•%!.liart 5 per Cent
~. Ditto 4+ per Cent, 1860 ..
-4'11e.,._ nos Ayres 6 per Cent
~,, 'Ditto Account
"Italian, 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
, Ditto Scrip
'lexicon 3 per Cent
b
itto Acco nt
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 451 6/t 6
~,bitty Account
Russian e 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St —
Ditto Account 094
G Ditto 41 per Cent .
, Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 61f *
ardin 5 per Cent.
BPauts. h:3 Cent
Ditto. Newer
Deferrer'43f
Ditto. _Amount
4Ditto Passive
anitib ert. of Coup. not funded
Turki, th 6 per Cent. BOl 1 Ditt, o New Loan
71 701
Ditt o Account .
701
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
nitt ,o Certificates, 4 per Cent
kistr ian 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins 521
s •
Dlvidends on the above Payable in London.
`4•lian 5 per Cent., 1861

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consolß, Money
94
Din Account

Tan MURDERER CLARK.—It will be remem-
bered that George Clark, a joiner, was convicted at the
';_ewee Etle-on-I.yse Spring Assizes of the murder of Mr.
lark Fra-ter, a tax collector, in the street of that town, and
that he was sentenced to death by Mr. JiusticeWilles ; but,
111 cam sequence cf the eccentric conduct of the prisoner
011 his trial, and subsequent examinations made by medi-
cal gel ttlemen, it will also be recollected the sentence of
death was subsequently respited by the Home-office.
There I has since been considerable difficulty with regard to
the dial oos ,al of the convict, through the Newcastle borough
Justices refusing to sign a certificate that Clark Was
tl rough the two medical men appointed by them to
eloraine, the convict made a report to them to that
effect. ..The difficulty has been got over, however, by a
I).,,,.tivate rt;mation which has been sent to the governor of
"lewcal tele Gaol, to the effect that the Queen has com-
kilted the sentence on Clark to that of penal servitude
for life,
ILL. •TIMED HOLIDAYS.—The `holiday on Good
liday at the Exhibition building was practically extended
to Satin ?day, and there is little prospect of more work being
done to -day than was, done yesterday. Easter is always a
Period r )f enjoyment with the British artisan, and this year
SDe wer.ther comes to justify his idleness. The clatter of
)0::1013 hucamers in and about the building will probably not
e heard. again in full vigour until Thursday, and the Ex-
hibition -managers are getting nervous about their propara-
ti
The hundreds of half-built cases which choke up
?et!, ga.:dery and passage, the piles of shavings, the un-
finished ,trophies, the quarrels about space between exhibi-
tors and superintendents, and the disputes about free tickets
between. the exhibitors and the commissioners; the im-
tsetse mass of divided labour which no central authority
can control or measure, with a hundred other disturbing
qtfluences, make Mr. Sandford's managership anything but
a bed of roses. Not, mbre than seven clear working days 1
11.0Nv remain before the curtain will be drawn up upon the
Industrial drama; and upon the character of the show, and
the
thenthusiasm excited by the opening, will largely depend
e financial success of the undertaking.