The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

BANKING D:

Proprietors' Capi:—
tal .£14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,304,217
Other Deposits 14,301,686
Seven Day and
other Bills .

750,175

£39,330,023 X39,3:10,023
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated Feb. 9,1560.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

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The Average Price of Brown or Muscpvado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 7th day
of Feb., 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain:—

Per cwt.
FrOm the British possessions in America '27s 91c1
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 303 Old
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 30s lid
Average price of the foregoing 2Bs 7d

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuts DIY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 151 11 16
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 20 25 2.5
Hamburgb.
Paris Short. 25 74i 25 15V
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 35 25 40
Frankfort on Maine — 1171 1171
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 34 341
Madrid
Cadiz — 491 50
Leghorn — 30 35 30 421
Genoa
Naples
401 401
Palermo — 1211 121 f
Messina — 1211 122
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York .

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THE DEFENCES OF LIVERPOOL.—A communica-

tion from the War-office was read at the meeting of the
Mersey Dock Board yesterday (Thursday), requesting to be
informed as to the completion of the dock works at the
north end of Liverpool, in order that the Government
might make the necessary arrangements for the construction
of a fort at that point. The letter also referred to several
other sites on the margin docks as available for a similar
purpose. The Chairman explained that a correspondence
had taken place on the subject in 18.56, when it was be-
lieved by the Dock Committee of that day that tho Govern-
ment had waived their intentions with regard to any sites
but that at the north end. The letter was referred to a ,
committee.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
members of the College having been elected Fellows at pre-
vious meetings of the Council, were admitted as such on
the 9th inst. viz:—Messrs. Michael Fenton Manifold,
army, diploma of membership dated July 14, 1843;
Henry Era-
smus Wren, Bedford-row, November 3, 1837; Win.
Gardner, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde Fark,'Atigust 27, 1839 •
Walter Chapman, Lower Tooting, May 27, 1840; and Johd
John Arthur, Commercial-place, March 10, 1843.
PRICE PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Park
is about # per milled, and the short exdhange on London is
2.5.071 per sterling. On comparing these rates with the
English Mint price of £3 17s. Mid. per ounce for standar,/
I gold, it appears that gold is at about 3-10ths per cent. dearer
in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13•31 p?r sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 3-10ths per
cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is
about 109 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint
proportions between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is slightly against England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves no profit oil the importation
of gold from the United States.