The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

TIITII D EDITION.

BUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock.

PRUSSIA.

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The conference to take into consideration mea-
sures for fortifying the coasts of Germany will meet
at Berlin on the 9th inst. All the coast States
except Hanover have accepted the invitation.
_ _

In his reply to the Ministers on the congratula-
tions on New-year's-day, the Prince Regent espe-
cially thanked the Minister of Finances for the
readiness he had displayed, with the consent of the
Chambers, to place at his disposal the necessary
sums for the organisation of the army.
Prussia is actively carrying on preparations for
defence, and urges upon all the other States to do
the same.

MONEY MAR KRT A&D CITY NE N 1 S.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Bank of England return, completed to the
4th January, shows some very important changes.
The bullion, owing to the increased demand for the
Continent, has been diminished to a considerable
extent. In the reserve of notes there is a falling off
of upwards of a million and a quarter sterling ; but
the other securities, owing to the augmented in-
quiry for money and the advances made by the
authorities on Government stock, owing to the
shuttinr, of the transfer books, have been increased
to a like amount. The public deposits, in conse-
quence of the usual quarterly disbursements, shows
a large
diminution, but an addition has been made
to the
Private 'deposits ; and the active circulation
has been augmented by nearly one million sterling.
The various items, and the changes they present,
are shown in the subjoined table :
Active Circrdation £21,825,095
Increase .. . 996,620
Bullion . . • • 16,460,824

Decrease .. 349,230
Rest .. • • • ' • • •
• 3'250946°492
Increase .. .. • • • .
Public Deposits 9,159,556
Decrease .. • • .. 645,174
Other Deposits .. 13,409,327
Increase .. 337,917
Seven Day and other Bills 795,595
' Increase .. 91,992
Government Securities .. 10,923,782
Decrease .. 1,375
Other Securities . 21,092,909
Increase .. 14185,329
Notes Unemployed. .. • • • • 8,465,590
Decrease . . • • • • • 1,315,390
A small amount of gold—viz., about £B,OOO, was
withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday.
The foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, ex-
hibited a slight advance in the rates on Vienna and.
Trieste.
£4The
half a i dividend of 155., and a bonus of
per share have been advertised for payment on
the Consolidated Shares of the Alliance Marine In-
surance coroptuay.
Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed steadily, and prices were
without
any materiel change. The sales were
estimated at 8,000 bales.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £658,016, and the exports £281,976,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
London to the continent during the week ending
Thursday last :
Gold coin, Boulogne
Gold Belgium 4 125

~ do.
If Gibraltar, Ztc.
Silver coin, Hambro'
Boulogne
31 Rotterdam
The transactions in the market for English secu-
rities to-day have been very limited, but rather
More firmness has been apparent, probably in con-
sequence of the upward tendency of the Routes,
which have been telegraphed at a further
improvement to-day. Consols have risen to
95: for the 10th inst., and to 95 ; for February
next. The New Threes are 95/ ; the Reduced,
95i ; India New Loan Stock is 1041-1 ; ditto 5 per
Cent. Enlaced Paper, 97-4.; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto,
1031; Bank Stock is firmer, at 228 to 229 ; and
Exchequer Bills remain at 295. to 325. prem.
A. moderate degree of activity prevails in the
market for Foreign. Securities, but prices are steady.
T6suirkisli 6 Per Cents, are 781 to 7914 ditto New,
•,:_9 top 6i ; Mexican has receded to 221; Brazi-
er r Cents. to 102 ; Russian 41 per Cents. to
; 3
Dutch 2' per Cents. are steady, at 64; and
m 5 per Cents, are firm at 651.
The Ocean Marine Insura:ace Company's shares
are to 1
prem.; the Universal ditto, 4 dis. to
Par ; the San Paulo Railway, k dis. to par ; the New
Rank of Turkey is 1 ; prem. ; and the New Cana•
dian Loan has improved to 21 3 prem.
In the Railway Share Market the transactions
haN'
e been
a very limited scale ; in several in-
stances'e en
On
however, advanced prices have been
realised.
Great Western improved 10s.; Lanca-
shire and
Yorkshire, South Western, Midland and
South Eastern ss. Great Northern declined 55.,
and.
Eastern Counties, 10s,
acts were
The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Mar-
Proved 1, unimportant. Lombardo-Venetian im-
auout ss. ; and Bahia and San Francisco,
„.58; East Indian, Great Indian Peninsula, Grand
:Frank of
Canada, and Great Western of Canada
each brought former prices.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
remain inactive at about previous rates.

'lq BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bak Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95/
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 1 1
l'rgyr 3 per Cent. Annuities 951 1
Lon; Annuitiec, aspire sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto for 30 Years, empire sth April, 1885 17/ 13-16
ihdia Stook
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per cent 97 4
Ditto 51 per Cent,
r"onsols for Account (Jan 10)
Exchequer Bills, $l,OOO, lid .. 29 32
Ditto Small, lid
~, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
urazilian 5 por Cent.
Ditto Account .. 102
Ditto 44 per Cent. 1858
chilian, 6 per Cent. lO3
Mexican 3 per Cent.
_Ditto Account
i'llt,v,ian 4i per Cent —
it '''', Account
tic,i,„,
Ditto , 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Dittot° i per Cent.
Spui,ll ,It'ft' Cent., 1859 66/
lurid "'A. Cert, of Coup. not funded 44 i
Ditto
ot NAccooPlev:Leotelanit
ph 6 .
Dittoo Accoaat .. 781
664 54
13 Dividends on the above payable in London..
Iteh Exchange, 12 Guil. 24 per Cent 6,54
TWO O'CLOCK.

Console,Money
Ditto Account (Jan. 10) .. 95a
Ditto, Fob

large amount of business has been transacted, things look
"aclant and well, with prices generally better. Gramber
and St. Aubyn, 60 to 62f ; at the meeting on Tuesday,-the
accounts showed a profit on the two months of £392435. Bd.
the
alld 8, dividend of £972, or £2 per share, declared, reducing
ores erevious balance in hand to L 176 16s. 2d. The
22edited in the account realised the sum of
41'
128• 3d ; and the ores sold in December,
and to be Credited next account, sold for L 1,218 Ils. 6d.
Alfred
s,onsols, 5 to si; Buller and Basset, 11 to 1t ; Cal-
ivia,ck, 14i to 14; Cargoll, 12 to 13 ; Cambome Vean,
to 4; Catherine' and Jane, 12s to 13s; Craddock Moor,
VI to
; Ding Dong, 14 to 15 • Drake Walls, 30s tto
o
; Dolcoath 420 to 420. New 'Seton have advanced
z',L--°. East Basset advanced to 135, 140. Eas t Gunnis
tt,"'''? and South Bedford, 21 to 2a. Whgal Lewis, 3to 3
last sale of tin is said to yield a profit of about £3OO on
North Frances, 6f to 6.-111ining Journal.
far,7'ENSIVE HORSE POISON IN G.—Mr. T. Pateman,
Toes
Ilffington, near Stamford, has sustained a serious
ke 4118 team of six horses has been invariably admired.
from %ern in condition alterative powders were given
the oim°e, to time. A mash containing, as was thought,
horse; 11„a' quantity of powder, was given to the working
tents 411, Thursday night, the 29th ult., but on the con-
ing that- ""c bucket being again offered to them next morn-
thi;refused to partake of what had been prepared for
from n;
and
;,, it soon became apparent that they were suffering
raj L'nesB. An investigation proved that arsenic by
v -,„8`a,0 had been used with the mash instead of the altera-
and. Powder. Mr. Swan, veterinary-surgeon, was sent for,
114 '0 applied the necessary remedies, but it is feared that
one of the six team and three young horses that par-
took
Nfo 4""ae poison will recover from its effects—two died on
The 3', oue on Tuesday, and another on Wednesday.
•". mash given on Friday, and not eaten by the horses,
was thrown away ; some of this was partaken of by a beast,
which is also suffering from its effects. Not one of the
working horses was worth less than £45. In addition to
this serious loss several of Mr. Pateman's sheep died dur-
ing the summer from a pro-alent disease. The nrscnir had
been in the cupboard about two years.—Stamford Mercury.
MR. ALBERT SMITH'S CHINA.—The public will
be glad to know that Mr. Albert Smith proposes to re-
conirnouce his entertainment on Tuesday, the 10th inst.