The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

NOIVE.I' 4.4V1) .N.,104` As.

CITY , Two O'CLOCI..
The Bank of England return completed to the
sth instant, as was generally anticipated, shows _
some rather unfavourable features. The efflux o f is
gold to the United States has, caused a diminut ion st
in the stock of the precious metals, while the
reserve of notes shows a faning off of nearly half a
million. A large decrease is shown in the private sti
deposits. The other securities, however, owing to
the payments on the fourth of the month, show a
reduction of over a quarter of a million. The pub-
lic deposits have been slightly increased, while
there is a considerable addition to the active circu-
lation. The various items of the balance-sheet and n
the changes they present will be seen in the sub- at(
joined table :

Active Circulation .. ..
Increase .. .. ..
Bullion .. .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. • •
Rest .. .. .. ..

£20,207,089
306,874
..▪ 13,665,666
• 194,710
.. 3,168,834
• • J,862
• 6,617,485
101,873
.. 12,472,348
• 893,902
.. 716,518
•O 666
• 9,490,273
No alteration.
20,104,335
287,917
7,198,086
• 438,274

Increase .. • • • •
Public Deposits • . ..
Increase .. • •
Other Deposits • • •
Decrease .. • • • •
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Increase .. • • 418
Government Securities

Other Securities ..
Decrease ..
Notes Unemployed ..
Decrease ..

The public sales of colonial wool were brought
to a conclusion yesterday afternoon. About
45,000 bales were offered, consisting chiefly of
Cape of Good Hope produce. Good and fine
qualities of Australian realised an advance of Id.
to id. per lb. on previous rates, and superior de-
scriptions of coffee maintained their value ; low
and inferior sorts, however, declined 2d. to 3d.
per lb. New Zealand wool commanded high rates,
owing to the small quantity on offer.
No alteration of importance was apparent in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.
. _ _

About £BO,OOO in sovereigns was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for exportation to the
United States. The Anglesey has been announced
from Australia with £230,390 in specie.

A steady demand was experienced for most de-
scriptions of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and
previous rates were tolerably well supported. The
Bales were estimated at 8,000 bales. _ _

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £1,285,300; and the exports £1,628,000.
The market for Public Securities has continued
firm, Consols being 92 93 "ex dividend." Very
little business is zeported as usual at the closp,-of
the week, and the closing of the transfer-books
has increased the general inactivity of the market.
The New Threes and the Reduced improved to
Bank Stock was steady at 232 ; India
New Loan at 103+ ; ditto Debentures at 96:; but
Exchequer Bills receded to 6s. and 3s. dis.
Business in the Foreign Stock Mark et was quiet,
and prices were tolerably steady. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 72 to 721 ; ditto New, 58+ to 59;
Brazilian 4+ per cents. have improved to 871 4 ex
dividend, and New Granada Deferred to 6 ; Spanish
are steady at 50/, and ditto Certificates 'at 68.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been rather limited, a slight improvement however
has taken place in prices. Caledonians, Great
Westerns, and North-Westerns, have advanced 55.;
and Norfolk and North-Eastern (York) 10s. ; Mid-
lands have receded about ss.

The Foreign lines have been firmer, particularly
Recife and San Francisco, which have further
advanced about ss.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
have advanced 10s. ; East Indian ss. ; and Great
Indian Peninsula ss.
_.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been in moderate favour without any material
change in values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
a per Cent. Consels Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2/ per Cent. Annuities
0 per Cent,. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., 1880.. Shut
India Stock . ,
Ditto 5 per Cent . .
Ditto Debentures, 1858 963
1:),tto Bonds £l,OOO
tiitto under £l,000
P•onsols for Account, Jan. 10 ..
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 103 6 dis
Ditto Small
Ditto £5OO 6 3 dis

FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
New
41 per Cent, 1860 .. B7A t
Ziew Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Spanish 3 per Cent...
50i
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6A
Turkish 6 per Cent • .
Ditto Account
58f
Ditto New Loan
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 10th Jan., en div.. 921 93

WIND .AND WEATHER REPORT. I;t:

THIS DAY,
Ardrossan, LW.; breezy
LA-Yr, E.S.E. ; dull
belfast, S.S.W.; dull
Birmingham, S.W.; dull
Brighton, S.E.; rain
S.E.; damp
Cambridge, S.E.; wet
Cardiff, S. ; rain
Chatham, S.W.; wet
Cork, W. ; foggy
13eal, S.S.W., fresh
Derby, S.E. ; fine
; dull
Dumfries, S.E.; fine
bundee, W.; fine
Edinburgh, S.E.; dull
Palmouth, calm ; rain
Glasgow, S. ; fog
Gravesend, S.; cloudy

IEC. 8, 9 A.M.

Hartlepool, S.S.W. ; fine et<
Harwich, S.W. ' • fine
Holyhead, S.S.W.; light sty
breeze, and cloudy
Inverness, N.F. ' • fine
Limerick, calm ; foggy st
'
Londonderry, S. • fine st
Manchester, S.S.E. ; fine t
Milford Haven, S.E.; rain g t
Newcastle on Tyne, S.; fine st
Newmarket, S.E. ; rain et
Norwich, S.E., light ; cloudy st
Peterborough, S.S.E.; fine st
Port Glasgow, S. ; dell st
Southampton, S.S.E. ; unset.
Waterford, N.E. ; foggy ai
Weymouth, S.E. ; much rain si
Wolverhampton, E.; dull s
York, S. ; fine

COWES, Dec. 7.—The Madeira packet Eclipse,
Davis master, which sailed from Southampton yesterday,
air
Was seen running up from Jack this evening under a press
of sail, a great body of smoke escaping from her. When st
off the Preventive Station, a little to the westward of of
Beaulieu River, she was run on shore on the mud, and her I
masts cut away. As no fire has been seen, it is supposed I.'
he was scuttled, and that the rising tide filled her. stc
THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Yesterday afternoon St(
number of private friends of Mr. E. T. Smith assembled stc
at the Alhambra Palace, in Leicester-square, for a private si:
view of the alterations and redecorations in that spacious

building, prior to its opening on Monday next, the 10th
instant, as a music hall. The hall has been fitted up most Bslti,
gorgeously, and we are promised—and Mr. Smith is the st
sort oilman to carry out his programme—classical as well as et
popular music, by musicians of high repute. st
The Prussian Government are still engaged in
furnishing'the new rifled cannon to all the rest of the Ger- -

Man States.
The Saxons in Transylvania have sent another
deputation to Vienna for the purpose of protesting against
the re-incorporation of their country with Hungary.
For several days the neighbourhood of Glouces-
ter has been visited with almost unceasing rain, which,
:with the high tides, has caused an extensive flood. Miles
of meadow land are under water, and ploughing and wheat-
Sowing have been put an entire stop to.
FALL OF Two HOUSES AT KENNINGTON.—Ou
Thursday afternoon two houses in the course of erection in
the back of Kennington-park fell to the ground with a fear-
ful crash, burying several workmen Beneath the ruins. As
soon as possible three men were 'extricated, when they were
found to be much injured. One of them, Wm. May, aged
42, was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was
ascertained that his ribs were fractured, and he had suffered

extensive laceration of the skull.
7HE CATTLE TRADE.—YORK, DEC. 6 --There
was a good show of fat cattle at market to-day, but only a
thin show of sheep. There was a fair demand, and the
Prices realised were—Beef, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per 141 b. ;
alutton, 7d. to lid. per lb. There was a good supply of
'zilch cows and in calves, which met with a steady sale.
The market was rather heavy for Irish and some other
kinds of lean stock.
THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN CUMBERLAND.—
The bodies of all the three men who were killed by the ex-
plosion of gas in Guslet-pit, Maryport, have now been
found. The body of Leonard Bell, the last recovered, was
frightfully scorched and disfigured. It is expected that
the Government inspector will be present at the ad -
journed inquest to-day.
FLOODS IN SCOTLAND.—We learn from the
Perthshire Courier that, in consequence of the heavy and
continuous fall of rain, the Tay has overflowed its banks,
and spread its water over the North and South Inches.,
The smaller streams have also been flooded, Btrehearn
Was flooded in many parts, and much mischief has been
done to all outstanding crops, to the trees and roadways, by
rush of water,