The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

MONEY ZARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The Bank of England return, completed to the
17th of October, shows some important changes,
owing to the large remittances of specie to the
Continent and the East. The stock of the precious
metals has been largely diminished, and
the payment of the dividends has decreased
to a considerable extent the amount of the
public deposits, while the private deposits show
rather a large addition. The repayment of advances
has diminished the other securities to the extent of
about a quarter of a million. In the reserve of
notes there is a slight falling off, which is in some
measure accounted for by the increase in the active
circulation. The various items of the balance-
sheet, and the changes they present, are shown in
the subjoined table :
Active Circulation .. £21,784,525
Increase .. • • 431,220
Bullion .. .. • • .. 14,585,136
..
Decrease .• • • • • 840,477
Rest .. 3,122,583
Increase • • • • • . • . 39,566
Public Deposits 3,254,109
Decrease .. .• .. 3,329,835 .
Other Deposits 14,344,869
Increase .. • • .. .. 1,531,098
Seven Day and other Bills 785,360
Increase
25,729
Government Securities 9,490,273
Decrease .. 173,187
Other Securities • . • . .. 19,294,037
Decrease 288,558
Notes Unemployed .. .. 6,503,585
Decrease .. 1,305,365
No alteration of importance was apparent in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.
The sum of £47,114 has been applied to the re-
demption of 225 Peruvian 3 per Cent. Bonds of the
Loan of 1853.

A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum
was declared by the Bank of Victoria (Australia),
on the 7th of last August.
To-day a call of £2 10s. per share, amounting to
£125,000, is due on the Eastern Bengal Railway
shares. _ _

An extraordinary meeting has been convened of
the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com-
pany, for the purpose of increasing its present
nominal capital of £500,000 to the sum of
£1,100,000, by the issue of new £lO shares.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair
amount of business was transacted at previous rates.
The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales.
The demand for money continues steady, and
full rates are charged for accommodation.
Since Monday the imports pf specie have been
£237,908, and the exports £963,770.

The market for Public Securities has exhibited a
temporary improvement, Consols having been 921 93
for money, and 93 to 93:T for account. They are now,
however, 92/ 3to 924 93 respectively. The New
Threes are firmer, at 914 4 ; the Reduced are steady,
at 91/. India Stock is flat, at 220 21; ditto New
Loan has improved to 1031 ; but Exchequer
Bills are heavy at ls. dis. to 3s. prem. ; Bank Stock
has advanced to 231.

Very few transactions are recorded in Foreign
Securities, and prices are tolerably well supported.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 691; ditto New,
54 to 541 ; and the 4 per Cents. are 1011; Dutch
4 per Cents. have improved to 991 100 ; Mexican
are firm at 221 '337-, and Brazilian 41-- per Cents., 1858,
at 88 ; Russian 41 per Cents. remain at 931, and
Sardinian at 851.

The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 1Z- 21
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 1 prem. ; and
the Universal, f, ti prem.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings hive
been extremely limited ; prices, however, are gene-
rally .well sustained. Edinburgh,. Perth, and
Dundee, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South-
Eastern have advanced ss;

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has
been no material variation:

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were
dealt in to a limited extent. British North American
realised 58; ; Union of Australia, 411 ; Oriental
Inland Steam, 31-, 31 ; and Royal Mail Steam,
53k54.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities . 914
3 por Cent. Consols Annuities - O2/ 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities -
India Stock 221 26-
"JO ,
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 96
Ditto Debentures, 1858
D.tto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account, Nor. 8.... O3
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D rto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858
Mexican per Cent ..
Ditto Account
New Lirenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • •
Ditto 4±. per Cent.
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent .. 691
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 924 92/
Ditto Account