The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-05 00:00:00

AIONEY ItIAREET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Ample provision appears to have been made for
the commercial engagements of the 4th of the
month, and the bills due to-day, which are rather
73r, are being met with promptitude. The ex-
lve character of these liabilities has ezer-
'lett an important influence upon the demand for
2°lq, which still continues active, although there
; rather less pressure. The rates, moreover, are
P 3117 maintained, as the bankers and brokers anti-
;Pate a brisk inquiry in consequence of the nume-
a°ll_s payments which will have to be concluded
nrlng the present month.
Notice has been given that on and after thi 7th
1128 t• the business of the London and County Bank
be carried on at the South Sea House during
the rebuilding of the premises in Lombard-street.
A Call of £2 per share, amounting to £28,000, is
1e on Saturday. the 7th inst., on the •Hereford,
"ItY, and Brecon Railway.
The 4th instalment of 8 per cent. becomes due on
the Canada Loan on the 17th inst.
Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
arket yesterday closed with -rather more anima-
TT], but all descriptions declined about id. per lb.
The
sales amounted to 10,000 bales. In the Rail-
Way Share Market business was restricted, but
1"cel further improved.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to
this day, are, in round figures, as under

Gr,a
. atwestern '
4111-Western £29,433
• t4.Wei Ste
•1
.11
1111alo ern 15
) 4,293
12 889
__,

1859.
£26,454
70,697
13,736
12,265

go„:z.ad ' 39,039 34,518
seat'. Eastern
Northern 24,461 21,854
144411fre and Yorkshire
li:Patel Rad Exeter 6,057 5,879
eh-Eastern
)(fern Counties
lellester, Sheffield, and Lincoln - 10,878 10,240
d, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,921 4,268
E 1;11 and Wicklow 1,424 1,772
r
14'"u•gla and Glasgow 5,870 5,794
ad Trunk of Canada
tat Western of Canada
These returns continue to show a steady improve-
l'Olt on most of the principal lines ; on the Great
,_estern the increase amounts to £2,979 ; the North
the
to £6,219; the South Western to £1,557 ;
l° Brighton to £624 ; the Midland to £4,521 ;
the 4 South Eastern to £1,250; the Great Northern
u 42,607 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £3,035;
the North Eastern to £3,277; the Eastern Counties
c:. 41,185; the Grand Trunk of Canada to £3,905,
a4l the Great Western of Canada to £156.
yThe Bank of England directors have separated
Mout making any alteration in the rate of dis-
c°ll/It,

forlncreased firmness is exhibited in the Market
Public Securities, partly owing to the dimi-
;l4ted pressure for money, Consols having risen te
for money and the 1 94
Ith inst., and /95 for
'l3r• Business, both real and specnlative,
411tinues quiet, but more confidence prevails, and
tt'ehases have preponderated, creating a firmer
not only in the English market, but also in
Poreign Stock and Railway Share departments.
The 8 per Cent. Annuities are 1091 ; India New
1,4 n is steady at 1041 ; ditto 4 per cent., Enfaced
te4Per, is 87 ; ditto 5 per cent., ditto, has improved
981; and the 51 per cent., ditto, to 1031 104 ;
lehequer Bills are 9s. to 125. prem., being heavy.
railer
in the Foreign Stock Market continues
6tiler active, and prices are well supported.
nrkish 6 per Cents. are 791 to 801 ; ditto New,
et to 62i; Brazilian- 5 per Cents. are marked 981
' div. ; ditto 41 per Cents. (1858) are firm at 91 ;
Iltenada Active remains at 15; Mexican is 221 ;
blissian 41 per Cents, have improved to 97 ; and
nteh. 4 per Cents. are steady at 100.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 3 to
"tern. ; the Universal ditto, I to Z prem.
rn
ilia dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been `active, and a further improvement has taken
"lace in the rates current for most of the principal
i;
Vles• Caledonian, Great Western, North Western
orth British and North Eastern (Berwick) have ad-
:,nced 10s. Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, and
Midland lss ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Brighton
41
£2 los.
, and Great Northern A Stock £2 to
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about
former rates. Lombardo-Venetian are 111 ; Buenos
Ares and San:Fernando, 5 5} ; East Indian are
4rra at 1011 1021 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have
tklv
anced to 351 36; and Great Indian Peninsula
95t
s•
doint•Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
Asot at slightly improved rates. Bank of Austra-
itt have advanced 10s. to 15s. ; Union of Aus-
44lia) £l.

a„. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
d Per Cent. Consols Annuities
41,17, Cent. Annuities
iit Stock
biti_ '"
ti;-4.—u 6 per Cent.
D. Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent. B7
h.,,Lto, 5 per Cent.
13.i-..i.,‘La 5i per Cent
iti: Debentures, 1858
C Itto) 1859 - 96
allisol
Imia a for Account (April)
b. Stock for Account
1/4.kit Account, 6 per cent.
Dit,..'equer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 9 12 13
D, 4500
It ,",, " mall, lid 82
12 p

11,-POREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
0.1,11 an 6 per Cent.
bli‘,to 4i per Cent. 1852 9Ol
D. "to Scrip, cent., 1858
itto
Clh.i l860
uor New Consolidated
G Provisional Land Warrant 3
trua New Active, 31 per Cent.
k tto Deferred 4/
N.._
bit-'-u 3 per Cent.
/1 to Account
Ort„
Vi74,..tuese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Itibh u Account
Ditto 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ......
8
pa. '4', 4/ per Cent 97
Dash 3 per Cent. —
b, 0 Account
bllto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
T 40 Account
Itro, ,
79a
bit,±L e per Cent
D; ‘0 Account
Dittoi
i,.. New Loan
... Account
ene,„
i,-,,elan 3 per Cent
'to Account
NI, Dividends on the above payable in London.
IPI,}I. Exchange 12 Guil. per Cent —
.40 Certifie,ates, 4 per Cent.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Commis, Money 94}
Ditto Account

th,Pl',° all parties interested in a pecuniary sense in
en tZe competent
county Cork election, it will be gratifying to learn,
"Nqi
tent authority of the Co k Examiner, that
K...gen:iif: are in progress for the settlement of the ex-
ko—'Bb arising out of the late contest. In a few days it is
C all will be squared.
by -°°l) FRIDAY IN THE POST OFFlCE.—Yesterday
Zirnlrnand of the Postmaster-General, notice was issue
of th•-r....• Bokenaam, controller of the circulation department
\vie vost Office, that there would b.e no delivery of letters
et 6111 the limits of the London district Poston the afternoon
the
Friday. Letters and newseplpgs will be collected
the. 4 the receiving houses inthe evanndn to be forwarded to
%10,1)°'rinces, Ireland, Scotland, by the foreign and
kl„oh,141 Mails. All intended fordispatch by the day and
he ~13 mails of Saturday, the 7th inst., must be posted at
14ok;uaef district branch offices, or the town pillar letter
ect•B'. as there will be no coll ecbtion for such mails from the
ving houses. There will eno dispatch of day mails
England on Good Friday.
/t:iIiEURGH Po ST-OFFICE.—Th. e Chancellor of the
rocglier has addressed the following note to the Lord
4444°4 of Edinburgh on the, suspended work of the Post-
on us erection in that city :—"I have just received the report
Edinb h Post-office. Weav shall,
.I think, be pre-
ette-,..t° Proceed with it, but with a contraction of the outlay.
ntennately, it is quite beyond my power to enter upon
741114,at this time ; but it is probable you may be satisfied
4041,'" general description I have given yoiio our inten-
p,hillie Should you desire further explanations,. and should
ll r —able to postpone the period of receiving them, I
3'oivieqUest Mr. Lang to put himself in correspondence with
417
' ISIT to COWPER.—I never saw Cowper but
port PI used to visit a rich cousin who lived near New l-
t mall, and who got an eye boat out by a cricket-ball
to n • •
at ;.t all he get there. In. one of these visits I
'Y friend, Lady Hesketh, was staying with
ClsAli 'n his cottage at Weston, three miles oft, and I
-eated her for a sight of her hermit, hi h she con-
t'aeetl t° reanage On calling, I found himwtheeveary-mwobditeel
4atzle.eft: ''t of white cloth, ditto, and
.a.sn w
da for ilighteaspsul It happened to be an auspicirs.
ybut
h~ejtilll•alA.lecorchas if
he
had just written John G
hha'tw.4B thatp when I heard (
meantreturndilpeeniy
daY the anchorite really to
ugly he came with her, and I contrived to get
'll-I•°r4 terreYself in the shrubbery, and never passed two
hours. Among other matters, I asked
tP44l°Wsting
Idetermineded on such a Herculean labour as his
atil'n of Homer. " Sir," said the poet, " I will tell
gran
and
t‘ll °Tie Of my unhappy melancholies, I thought some
eirie f laborious work might administer a salutary medi.
Mind. Accordingly, at intervals,
1. translated several books. Lady Hesketh ran-badLeeu ,i,:n!ad urged roe to proceed ; so man(ans.
'‘ti4,-;wte,,Plised, that I determined to complete the r
Week,