The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

31 ONE 1' .11 A R T AND CITY 1V EWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Bank of England return completed to the
sth instant, as was generally anticipated, shows
some rather unfavourable features. The efflux of
gold to the United States has caused a diminution
in :the stock of the precious metals, while the
reserve of notes shows a falling off of nearly half a
million. A large decrease is shown in the private
deposits. The other securities, however, owing to
the payments on the fourth of the month, show a
reduction of over a quarter of a million. The pub-
lic deposits have been slightly increased, while
there Is a considerable addition to the active circu-
lation. The various items of the balance-sheet and
the changes they present will be seen in the sub-
joined table :

Active Circulation .. £20,207,089
Increase .. 306,874
Bullion .. . . 13,665,666
Decrease 194,710
Rest 3,168,834
Increase . • • 1,862
Public Deposits .. 6,617,485
Increase .. 101,873
Other Deposita 12,472,348
Decrease 893,902
Seven Day and other Bills .. 716,518
Increase .. • . • . • • 666
Government Securities .. 9,490,273
No alteration.
Other Securities .. '.. 20,104,335
Decrease 287,917
Notes Unemployed .. .. 7,198,086
Decrease 438,274

The public sales of colonial wool were brought
to a conclusion yesterday afternoon. About
45,000 bales were 'offered, consisting chiefly of
Cape of Good Hope produce, Good and fine
qualities of Australian realised an advance of id.
to id. per lb. on previous rates, and superior de-
ncriptions of coffee maintained their value ; low
and inferior sorts, however, declined 2d. to 3d.
per lb. New Zealand wool commanded high rates,
owing to the'small quantity on offer.
No alteration of importance was apparent in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon,
About £BO,OOO in sovereigns was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for exportation to the
United States. The Anglesey has been announced
from Australia with £230,390 in specie.
A. steady demand was experienced for most de-
scriptions of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and
Previous rates were tolerably well supported. The
Bales were estimated at 8,000 bales.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £1,285,300, and the exports £1,628,000.
The market for Public Securities has continued
firm, Consols being 97;- 93 "ex dividend." Very
little business is reported as usual at the close of
the week, and the closing of the transfer-books
has increased the general inactivity of the market.
The New Threes and the Reduced improved to
921 in. Bank Stock was steady at 232 ; India
New Loan at 1031 ; ditto Debentures at 96:; but
Exchequer Bills receded to 6s. and 3s. dis.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market was quiet,
and prices were tolerably steady. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 72 to 721 ; ditto New, 581 to 59;
Brazilian 41 per cents. have improved to 871 4 ex
dividend, and New Granada Deferred to 6; Spanish
are steady at 501, and ditto Certificates at 61.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been rather limited, a slight improvement however
has taken place in prices. Caledonians, Great
'Westerns, and North-Westerns, have advanced 55.;
and Norfolk and North-Eastern (York) 10s. ; Mid-
lands have receded about ss.

The Foreign lines have been firmer, particularly
Recife and San Francisco, which have further
advanced about ss.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
have advanced 10s. ; East Indian ss. ; and Great
Indian Peninsula ss.

Joint Sock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been in moderate favour without any material
change in values.

.... BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bark Simi(
3. per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 i 1.2
?flyer Celli:. Conswls Annuities
;Jew 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3 per Cont. Annuities
New 2k per Cent. Annuities I Shut
$ per Cent. Annuities
Annuities' 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Shut
India Suck

Ditto L per Cent
nitto Debentures, 1853 96a
bittoßonds £LCOO
Oitto under il.000
....ecrasols for Account, Jan. 10 ..
Chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 1_:;l
Ditto Small
Dit6o £5OO 6 3 dis
170TlEiGN -12,1,41K3—CLOSING PRICES.
&I'zilian 5 per C,;i:.
Ditto 4# per Cem, 1860 • • • • 871 1
Ilea ( ielityla Ac".,:ve..3t per Cent. —
Di,..0 Deaje-e_ecl
Spanish
%La) Aceoun::
klanisb. Cc' t. oZColt-o. n');; fancied..
Turkish 61)3-.2 Cent —
tth,to A cccont
Ditto I."evi Loan
Dividends on rue above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK
Vomit for Account, 10th Jan., ex div..- 92i 93

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

THIS DIY,
3tdrossan S.W.; breezy
"°37r E.S.E. • dull
Iteleast, S.S.W.; dull
irnaingham. S.W.; dull
'Prsrighton, S.E.; rain
S.E.; damp
vtunbridge, S.E.; wet
Cardiff, S. ; rain
Chatham, S.W.; wet
„csork, W. ; foggy
S.S.W., fresh
.Uerby,, S.E. ; fine
Dublin, B.S. ; dull Dumfries. S.E. ; fine
Dundee, W.; fine
Falmouth,
S.E.; dull
calm; rain
Cilaggow, S. ; fog
vravesend, S. ; cloudy

lEC. 8, 9 A.M.
Hartlepool. S.S.W.; fine
Harvi;Ch, b.W.; fine
Holyhead, S.S.W.; light
breeze, and cloudy
Inverness, N.E. ; fine
Limerick, calm ; foggy
Lonthrude.ry, S.: flue
Manchester, S.S.E. ; fine
Mil Ford Haven. S.E.; rain
Newcastle on Tyne, S.; line
Newmarket, S.E. ; rain
Norwich, S.E., light ; cloudy
Peterborough, S.S.E.; fine
Port Glasgow, S.; dull
Southampton, S.S.E. ; unset.
Waterford. N.E. ; foggy
Weymouth, S.E. ; much rain
Wolverhampton, E.; dull
York, S. ; fine

COWES, Dec. 7.—The Madeira packet Eclipse,
Davis master, which sailed from Southampton yesterday,
was seen running up from Jack this evening uader a press
of sail, a great body of smoke escaping from her. When
o the Preventive Station, a little to the westward of
Beaulieu. River, she was run on shore on the mud, and her
blasts cut away. As no fife has been seen, it is supposed
he was scuttled, and that the rising tide filled her.
THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Yesterday afternoon
number of private friends of Mr. E. T. Smith assembled
at the Alhambra Palace, in Leicester-square, for a private
view of the alterations and redecorations in that spacious
building, prior to its opening on Monday next, the 10th
instant, as a music hall. The hall has been fitted up most
gorgeously, and we are promised—and Mr. Smith is the
sort of man to carry out his
programme—classical as well as
popular music, by musicians of high repute.
The Prussian Government are still engaged in
furnishing the new rifled cannon to all the rest of the Ger-
man States.

The Saxons in Transylvania have sent another
deputation to Vienna for the purpose of protesting against
the re-incorporation of their country with Hungary.
For several days the neighbourhood of Glouces-
ter has been visited with almost unceasing rain, which,
With the high tides, has caused an extensive flood. Miles
of meadow land are wader water, and ploughing and wheat-
"ing have been put an entire stop to.
FALL OF Two HOUSES AT KENNINGTON.—On
Thursday afternoon two houses in the course of erection in
the back of Kennington-park fell to the ground with a fear-
ful crash, burying several workmen beneath the ruins. As
!=ion as possible three men were extricated, when they were
found to be much injured. One of them, Wm. May, aged
42, Was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was
ascertained that his ribs were fractured, and he had suffered
extensive laceration of the skull.
711 E CATTLE TRADE.—YORK, DEC. 6.—There
tan
good show of fat cattle at market to-day, but only a
Lam show of sheep. There was a fair demand, and the
Prices realised were—Beef, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per 141 b. ;
I:antton, 7d. to 71d. per lb. There was a good supply of
rheh cows and in calves, which met with a steady sale.
..e market was, rather heavy for Irish and some other
kinds of lean stock.

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• 1:13E COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN CUMBERLAND.—
The bodies of all the three men who were killed by the ex-
plosion of gas in Guslet-pit, Maryport, have now been
fctuid. The body of Leonard Bell, the last recovered, was
Iliatfully scorched and disfigured. It is expected that
the Government inspector will be present at the ad%
.on-rued inquest to-day.
FLOODS IN SCOTLAND.—We learn from the
Perthshire Courier that, in consequence of the heavy and
continuous fall of rain, the Tay has overflowed its banks,
and Spread its water over the North and South Inches.
The smaller streams have also been flooded. Strathearn
'Was flooded in many parts, and much mischief has been
iTte to all outstanding crops, to the trees and roadways, by
"rltall of water.