The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocR.

The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets during the last few days have been
rather inactive. In tea few transactions have
taken place, as a large quantity will be offered for
public competition to-day, and prices are expected
to rule a shade lower. Sugars have been in moderate
request, without material alteration in values. For
the better descriptions of coffee an increased demand
has been experienced, and quotations have been
firmer, owing to the smallness of the stocks on hand.
Compared with those of the same period of last
year, rice, fruit, and spices have been in fair re-
quest, at former rates, and a moderate business has
been done in tallow, at rather enhanced quotations
The Royal mail steamer Tyne, which leaves to-
day for the Brazils will take out £23,Boo—viz.,
£9,800 in gold, and £14,000 in silver.
The Norfolk has arrived from Melbourne with
£140,800 in specie.
Notice has been given by the Spanish Financial
Commission that the auction of the Foreign Re-
deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the
30th inst., for which purpose 458,020 reals have
been assigned by the Government.
The particulars have been advertised of the con-
version of a number of Portuguese Bonds of the
External Debt, amounting together to £6,590.
A call of £3 per share has been made by the
Directors of the Bahia Gas Company, payable on
the 23d inst.

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterdly, and prices
have an upward tendency. The sales were esti-
mated at 12,000 bales.

A meeting was held to-day of the creditors of
Messrs. Wm. Archer and son, corn and flour factors,
who suspended on the 22d inst. The liabilities are
estimated at £35,687, and the assets at £14,918,
the estate consequently showing about Bs. in the
pound. After some discussion a composition of
Bs. in the pound was proposed, payable as follows,
viz., 2s. 6d. within a month, 2s. 6d. in February,
ls. 6d. in April, and the remaining ls. 6d. in June,
the last instalment to be secured.

The demand for money in the general discount
market continues steady, but the rates are rather
easier, partly in consequence of the impending
release of the dividends, which will augment the
available resources, which are already superabun-
dant. _

A fractional decline has taken place in the value
of the English Funds, owing to a few sales, and
a further depreciation on the Paris Bourse. Con-
sols are, therefore, very heavy at 931 I for money
and 11th inst., and 93Z-, 2 for November. Very
little business has been negotiated for transfer, but
there is a large supply of stock in the market. India
Loan is steady at 103.1 ; ditto 5 per Cent. En-
faced Paper has receded to 96k, but the Bonds have
advanced to par and 4s. premium. Exchequer Bills
are heavy at 2s. to 4s. premium.
In Foreign Securities the dealings have been
limited, and prices show increased heaviness.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 73 to 731; ditto New, 551,
to 561; Mexican remain at 221 ; Grenada Active
have declined to 161 ; ditto Deferred to 6 ; Portu-
guese to 431 4 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 87 ;
and Russian. Scrip to 1 prem. _ _

The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 11,
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, prem. ; and
the Universal, f 11- prem. _ _

The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been moderately active, and a further improve-
ment has taken place in prices. Lancashire and
Yorkshire and North-Western have advanced 55.;
Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Great Western,
North-Eastern, Berwick, and South-Eastern, 10s. ;

South Devons and London, Chatham, and Dover
declined 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue
in fair demand. Antwerp and Rotterdam remained
steady at 6 to 61; Bahia and San Francisco brought
9} ; Recife and San Francisco, 1.01 ; East Indian
remained firm at 1001 ; and Great Indian Penin-
sula at 96f ; Grand Trunk of Canada improved to
271 ; and Great Western of Canada declined to 131.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
shown no change of importance. London and
Westminster have improved to 601 61 ; Union of
London to 251 ; and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam realise 74.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Conscols Annuities
India Stock _

Ditto per Cent
_

Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — - -
Ditto 5 per Cent. 961
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO .. par 4 p
,ittr‘ under £1.000
Baia Stock for Account 229
Consols for Account, 11th Oct .. 931 1
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D tto £5OO 2 p
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian i per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 B7l
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
New iirenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. —
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • •
Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip, 1860
Spanish 3 per Cent.. ...
' Turkish 6 per Cent .. 734
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money & Account
Ditto Account, November

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT,

Four companies of the 2d Tower Hamlets Rifle
Regiment paraded in Victoria-park on Saturday
last. They were respectively commanded by Capts.
Holt, Wigram, and Laus, and Lieut. Go-le, the
whole being under the command of Adjutant and
Capt. Lowry. Capt. Samuda, Lieut. Lloyd, Ensign
Pitchford, and other officers were present. The
regiment went through several evolutions, prepara-
tory to the review at Nazing on Saturday, which it
will attend, and was also exercised in file-firing,
subdivision, and company, volleys with blank cart-
ridge. The regiment will muster at the Stratford
station of the Eastern Counties Railway on Satur-
day next, in time for the 12 o'clock train for Brox-
bourne.
There was no parade of the London Irish Rifle
Volunteers on Saturday, as is customary, in conse-
quence of the recent melancholy death by acci-
dental drowning of Captain R. de Freyne Jones, in
Clew Bay, on the western coast of Ireland, on
Tuesday last. By every one, from the Marquis of
Donegal to the humblest man in the ranks, Captain
Jones was held in the highest esteem. One of the
original promoters of the corps, he felt an honour-
able pride in securing its permanent existence as
well as its efficiency, and devoted some hours every
day to fit himself for the proper discharge of the
duties he had undertaken. -
The Cinque Ports Volunteer Rifle Corps met in
large force yesterday (Monday) at the practice
ground, Ecclesbourne-valley, near Hastings, to
shoot for some very handsome prizes. The first
prize was a Lancaster rifle, value 10 guineas, which
was won by Mr. Webb, who scored 15 points in
10 shots at 200 and 300 yards. Lieutenant Crake
and Messrs. Penhall and Hildred gained 14 points
each ; and in shooting off the tie for the second
prize (a silver medal) and the third prize (a bronze
medal) Mr. Hildred won the second and Mr. Pen..
hall the third prize. A contest then took place
between 12 members of the Ist Company of Cinque
s
Ports Rifles (Hastings) and 12 members of the 3d
Company (Rye), ranges 200 and 300 yards,
at each distance, when the Hasting
sto te;fpley
proved victorious, making 119
cup points
also shoet Ryef
Company's 115. A prize
value 17 guineas, and a second prizewas of fiveguoioneaesr;
which, after a close contest of four shots at. 300 and
one at 400 yards, resulted in Mr. Webb
.winning The
cup and Mr. C. Brittenden the guineas.
.The
Countess of Waldegrave presented the prizes.
There was an immense assemblage of persons to
witness the shooting.
On Friday the Bth Forfar or Wharncliffe Rifles
competed at Newtye for a silver medal presented to
the company by Lady Wharncliffe. The competi-
tion was at distances of 100 and 200 yards; and
Sergeant Saunders, Captain Thomas, and Private
Whitton, each scored 15 points. Ties were shot
for, when Saunders made 19 points, Capt. Thomas
18, and Whitton 9. Saunders therefore gained the
medal, which was presented to him by Lady
Wharncliffe.
Yesterday the Bungay, Beccles, Harleston, and
Halesworth Volunteers were reviewed in the grounds
attached to Hixton-hall, the seat of Sir R. Shafto
Adair. A variety of manoeuvres were executed by
the assembled volunteers, who presented an im-'
posing appearance. The gallant fellows were after-
wards entertained at dinner by Sir Shaft° Mgr.