The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

Total ; £494,201 0 2
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi-
can, 2l' 21 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ditto 41 per
Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 421 ; ditto
New Deferred, 23i 8 ; ditto Certificates, 51 61 ;
ditto Passive, 51 6i.
The bar silver brought by the steamer Atrate
from Mexico has been sold at ss. 1.1 d., which is a
decline of Id. per ounce.
In Lombard-street and at the Bank of England
there is a fair inquiry for discount accommodation
at full quotations, and. this has, in some measure,
removed the impression that the Directors will
Make a further alteration in the minimum to-
-Morrow. Many, however, still consider that
Measure probable, as the 4nerpol position of the
Bank is believed to have undergone a farther
Marked improvement. This morning there has
been rather less pressure, as the public will conse-
quently defer applying for discounts until after the
usual Thursday Court. The gold by the True
Briton will be partially absorbed by the Bank of
Prance, but a portion is expected to be sold to
the Bank.
The Funds are decidedly firmer than at the
commencement of business yesterday, in conse-
quence of the gold arrivals, the favourable tendency
of the exchanges, and the discontinuance of sales.
Consols have been 931 94, and 94 ex dividend. A
special transfer has been effected at 941, with the
interest. Exchequer Bills are firin. at ss. to Bs.
premium, and India Bonds are par to 2s. premium.
The New Threes have been 931 to 94k, and the
Reduced 93 Bank Stock is 217.
Foreign Securities continue dull, but the quota-
tions are firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 to
to 95g, being fully 1- per cent. higher, and the 4
per Cents. are nominally steady. Spanish New
Deferred are 231 to 24, Mexican are 211, and
Dutch 4 per Cents. 96k.
A very moderate business has been done in Rail-
way Shares, although prices have generally been
Well supported, and one or two of the principal
lines show a slight advance upon yesterday's closing
quotations. Great Northern, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Brighton, and Midland are about 55.
higher; and Caledonian, Great Western, North-
Western, North-Eastern and Barwick have ad-
vanced fully 103. The French lines are also rather
firmer. Paris and Lyons improved 155., and Lom-
bardo-Venetian, ss. to 10s.; Great Central of
Prance, 54. The Canadian lines were dull, at pre-
vious quotations.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been very little
dealt in, and prices generally ruled rather lower.
Lank of Australia declined 10s. ; Bank of Egypt,
ss.

In Miscellaneous Shares Electric Telegraph have
declined ss. National Discount Company and
• Peninsular and Oriental Steam were firm, at fully
former values.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Iron: the Official List.)

I<e,inos, done.
Rank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
Per Cent. Console Annuities shut ,44i
New nor Cent. Annuities
India Stock ......... Shut
India Bonds, £l000
Consols for Account. 94 3,1 4
Exchequer Bills, 23d•
'21309
Small• ..... • ...............
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Buenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent........... 3
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account -
Russian Bonds, Is'22, t St., 5 per Cent....
Ditto, 02. per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. •••
Ditto Account
Spanith Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account .. . . 2l
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9si
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the seove nay able
Dutch Exchange, 2Z per Ceni., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates -
THREE O'CLOCK.

C,,mols (Money)
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The Hamburg advices mention a further decline in
he discount-market, the rate being new 5 per cent.
We have been
will lecture at St. n requested to state that Felice Orsini
Martin's Hall this evening.
The Paris correspondent
of the most illustrious of
of the Nord writes :—" Some
uneasiness at thefEoglish statesmen are evincing
manner
the turbulent
which public opinion in
Europe condemns
etopolitics of Lord Palmer-
ston. The celebrated Tory
expressed himself here upon ta4or, Mr. Disraeli, has
vivacity. He has been much feted astVect with much
u jeitis by the Court
and Ministers, and has dined at the T. cries with many
members of the Parliamentary opposition. Mr. Disraeli
was seated at table opposite Count W•
"lewski, and next
to M. de Kisseleff,"
It appears that the rather heavy
shipments of
eluemflyadoordere
sove-
reigns lately effected to Brazil have been
by the National Bank of Rio, who " have
sacrifices to obtain them" to remedy a drain whicbso-mlce-
cording to some allegations, has been partly consequent
upon mismanagement.
The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer
has been sold at 61.4 d. per ounce. The price realised
for that by the preceding steamer was 621 d., and in
many instances higher prices were paid in the early 11
part of last week. The decline consequent upon the I:
reduction of the Indian rate of exchange is already ,
therefore more than Ad, per ounce.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company met yesterday for
the election of directors. The names selected were—
Messrs. George Peabody, Samuel Gurney, T. A. Han-
key, C. M. Lampson, T. H. Brooking, G. B. Carr. and
J. W. Brett, of London ; J. Pender and James Dog-
dale, of Manchester ; William Brown, G. Maxwell, R.
Crosbie, E. Johnston, 11. Harrison, and C. W. R•Pickering, of Liverpool ; and Sir J. Anderson, W
Logie, and Professor W. Thompson, of Glasgow. There
are also to be nine directors at New York and three
in Canada.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LONDON-BRIDGE.—Yesterday I
morning a man named Robert Churchman, aged 24,
attempted self-destruction by throwing himself into the
Thames from the steps of London-bridge. After great
difficulty he was rescued and conveyed to the receiving•
house of the Royal Humane Society, where animation
Was restored.

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