The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY .NEWS

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The accounts from the various manufacturing
districts continue of a satisfactory character, al-
though, in one or two instances, less activity has
been apparent. The unfavourable advices by the
Overland Mail from the East Indies and China has
caused a heavy tone at Manchester for fabrics suit-
able for those markets. The demand for goods for
home use, however, continued steady. The woollen
trade at Leeds has shown an improvement, parti-
cularly in the demand for woollen cloths. Busi-
ness at Bradford in wools and yarns has continued
dull, but moderate dealings have been recorded in
piece goods, both for home use and for exportation.
The lace and hosiery trade at Nottingham and
Leicester have continued dull. In the various
hardware districts there is no material variation,
fair transactions for the season having been reported.
The money market continues in a quiet and easy
position. Checked by the prevailing inactivity of
commercial enterprise and contracted speculation,
the general demand for discounts is now exceed-
ingly moderate, and as the supplies are abundant
in consequence, capitalists are desirous of employing
their resources even on reduced terms. The rates,
therefore, still tend downwards, and although more
business may be reported at the end of the month,
any reactionary tendency of importance is scarcely
anticipated. The large and continuous arrivals of
gold and the retention of the principal portion
in this country, notwithstanding the remit-
tances made for foreign grain, are cer-
tainly in favour of the supposition that the
Bank authorities may, ere long, deem it, expedient
to modify their minimum quotation. At present
they are unable to obtain an adequate share of the
current loan, and discount business, bills being ne-
gotiable in the open market as low as 3;1- and 3:1-i
per cent., while at the Stock Exchange advances
can be obtained at 2 to 21 per cent.
Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market on
Saturday was rather dull, and the sales dienot
exceed 7,000 bales, prices, however, remained un-
changed.

An instalment of 10 per cent. is due to-day on
the Russian Loan of £5,000,000 negotiable in the
Spring, and of 8 per cent. on the last Canadian
Loan.

The latest returns from the New York City Bank
hhqw a decrease in the specie, the total being
X 3,807,800; but continuous arrivals of Californian
gold were expected to prevent any serious diminu-
tion. Moderate remittances are still received in
this country, the exchange being favourable ; and
the movement is likely to be kept up until cotton
comes forward in larger quantities. With regard
to monetary affairs in the United States, there is
little alteration beyond a tendency to increased
easiness, the supply of mercantile bills, owing to
the quietuile of trade, being unusually limited.
A very small amount of business has been trans-
acted to-day in the market for Public Securities,
and no change of importance has taken place in
prices, Consols being 931 1- for money, and 931
for the account. India New Loan is firm, at 1032-;
ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is flat, at 96; and
Exchequer Bills remain at ls. to 4s. pre n.
Very few transactions have been reported in the
Foreign Stock Market, and prices are firm. Turkish
6 per Cents. are 731 ; ditto New Loan, 571 1-1-, ;
Mexican advanced to 22 but Dutch 2 per
Cents. remain at 641; and Sardinian at 83.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are I'4 21
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, f: prem. ; and
the Universal, y-I, prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market continued
very quiet, although in one or two instances a
slight improvement has taken place. London,
• Chatham, and Dover, advanced £l, and Midlands
and North-Eastern (Berwick) ss. South-Westerns
declined 55., and Great Westerns and Great Nor-
therns 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
been very inactive. South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian, however, improved to 102 10a ; East In-
dian declined to 100 ; Great Indian Peninsula, to
961 ; and Great Western of Canada, to 122-
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
remained dull, at barely previous values. London
and Westminster improved to 58:i ; and Peel River
Land declined to 47 ; Great Ship Company Prefe-
rence Shares realised 2-.

1311,1T1511 —ONE O'C L
FUNDSOCK
3 per Cont. Cons*ls Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent lO4
_

Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cont. —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Consols for Account, 11th Oct 93a
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D tto £5OO 4
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Sardinian 5 per Cent. .. —
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutoh Est:l:Lange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 64/
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money..
Ditto Account

THE MURDER AT STEPN2Y.

ADJOURNED INQUEST-THIS DAY.

The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances attending
the death of Mary Emsley, who was barbarously murdered
at her residence, 9, Grove-road, Mile-end, was resumed
this morning before Mr. Humphery, the coroner for East
Middlesex, at the Railway Tavern, Grove-road, a few
doors only from the house lately occupied by the murdered
woman.

The proceedings created the most intense interest in the
neighbourhood, in consequence of its being generally ex-
pected that Mullins, the man in custody on suspicion of
'Wing the perpetrator of the murder, would be in attend-
ance.

Mr. Ymng attended to Swatch the proceedings on the
Part of Emus, and Mr. Wood for the accused, Mullins.
On the arriw of the Coroner he informed the jury that
be should not req.4o their attendance for any lengthened
Period, as he did not ;nten'd to pro'ceed with the hearing of
evidence that morning, as the accused was not in attend..
ante. He had, as the jury were aware, been in
communication with the Zeeretary of State for the
Rome Department, with the. view of obtaining the
attendance of the prisoner Mullins, and in answer
40 his application to that effect, Sir George C. Lewis
handed him a note, stating that certain legal technicalities
would prevent the prisoner from being in attendance on
Monday (this day), but by Tuesday all the necessary forms
would be completed, and he would attend tho Coroner a
Court onTuesday(to-morrow), if the inquiry was adjourned
to that day. Ile (the Coroner) thought it was of the ut-
most importance to the ends of justice and the prisoner that
he should be present to hear tho whole of the evidence
against him, and in order that such might be the case he
should adjourn the court until 10 o'clock to-morrow morn-
ing.

A Juror said, before they adjourned he should like to ask
g
the Coroner whether ho could give them any information as
to finding the hammer, as some strange story on the point
had appeared in the newspapers.

The Coroner said the proper person to answer the ques-
tion relating to the hammer was the officer, and as he was
not then in attendance he should decline to answer the
question. He might, however, say the account that had
appeared in some of the newspapers was very incorrect,
but that was not attributable to the gentlemen who attended
from those establishments to report the proceedings. The
statement had got into the papers in some indirect manner.
The juror remarked that he was only anxious that it
should be known that the details published relative to the
finding of the hammer had not yet been given in evidence.
The proceedings wore then adjourned .until to-morrow
morning.

It is to be hoped some more effective arrangements
will be made by the police to prevent the overcrowding
of the inquest-room by persons merely anxious to gra-
tify a morbid curiosity. The heat of the place this morn-
ing was intense, although the proceedings only occupied
a short time ; but what the state of it will be to-morrow
morning, if the same crowd is admitted, and the proceed-
ings extend over some hours, those unfortunately compelled
to be present will only be able to 411.

The Pharc de la Manche announces that the cor
vette Artemise, bearing the pennant of Capt. Dompiorre
d'Hernoy, commandant of the leelaud naval station, Liao
Just arrived at Cherbourg.