The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The money market continues rather active, owing
to the necessary arrangements for to-morrow, the
4th inst. Notwithstanding the recent contraction
of trade, the engagements now arrived at maturity
represent a heavy aggregate amount, and the de-
mand for accommodation has been temporarily aug-
mented in consequence. Owing to the large avail-
able supplies, however, the best description of trade
bills are negotiable as low as 3t- per cent,, and the
inquiries at the Bank are, therefore, very mode-
rate.

The foreign exchanges yesterday exhibited a
slight decline in the rates on Vienna and Trieste.
Nearly the whole of the Mexican dollars by the
Tasmanian have been disposed of at ss. 1 lid. per
oz., showing a decline of about :d. compared with
the price obtained for the previous supply.
The Magdalena has been announced from the
Brazils with £1,836 in specie.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Peter
Brown, carpet warehouseman, yesterday, a compo-
sition of 12s. 6cl. in the pound was agreed to. The
liabilities are £27,762, and the assets £21,408.
The creditors of Messrs. J. J. Tilley and Co.,
warehousemen, also met yesterday, for the purpose
of considering the propriety of accepting 4s. in
the pound, or whether the estate should be adju-
dicated in the Court of Bankruptcy. After some
discussion only a small majority were in favour of
the former course,

The steamer Pera, which leaves to-morrow for
India and China, will take out only £89,629, viz.,
£3,067 in gold, and £86,562 in silver.

A fair amount of business was recorded in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and the pre-
vious advance was fully maintained. The sales
were about 10,000 bales.

Increased firmness has been exhibited in the
market for Public Securities to-day, owing to
speculative purchases, and an advance of fully per
cent. has taken place, Consols being 93i f for
money, and 931 3 for account. The receipt of
higher prices from the Paris Bourse has produced a
favourable effect. India 5 per Cent. Loan is steady
at 103 i ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has
improved to 961 ; ditto 5 per Cent. to 1021; and
the Debentures are firm at 96: ; Exchequer Bills
remain at par to 3s. prem.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather
more active, and prices generally show a further
improvement. ;Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 741;
ditto New, 561 to 57; and the 4 per Cents. remain
at 101.1 ; Grenada Active, have advanced to 171 18 ;
ditto Deferred to 61 7; Peruvian 3 per Cents. to
754 ; Russian 41 per Cents. are steady at 93; ;
ditto 3 per Cents. at 634; but Spanish are flat et

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Th• Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2i
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, a prem. ; and
the Universal, 71- prem.

There has been rather more buoyancy in the
Railway Share Market, and prices generally have
shown an upward tendency. North-Western,
South-Western, Alanchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, and Great Western have improved ss. ;
Brighton and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ;
Midland, 15s. ; South-Eastern, £1 ; and Lancashire
and Yorkshire, £1 ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in mo-
derate request. South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian are firm at 111 11k, and Dutch Rhenish
have improved to 13i. Grand Trunk of Canada
have improved to 274- and Great Western of
Canada realise 131 1.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
remained steady at previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Stock .. •
Ditto I per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 96i 6
Ditto 5i per Cent lo2±
Ditto Debentures, 1858 —
Ditto, 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l,OOO
Coasols for Account, 11th Oct 93) i i I
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 ... 87a k 7
Mexican 3 per Cent .—
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 3i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian 4± per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. •
Ditto Account
Russian I per Cent. 1822, £ St .. —1
Ditto 4) per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred 39a
Ditto l'assive .. 23
Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account .. 0r.... 56) 1
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account 93f 93}

AQUATICS.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £5O.

One of the finest races ever seen was rowed yesterday
between two novices, and goes further to establish the fact
that the unknowns who row for small sums row the best
rues. The competitors were Edward Eagers, waterman,
of Chelsea ; and John Tagg, waterman's apprentice, of
Moulsey, the former being six er seven years his opponent's
senior ; but a very much smaller man. The stake was £25
a side, and the distance to be pulled over was Putney to
Mortlake. The Lalla Rookh accompanied the race, and
Mr. Newnham having been appointed referee, and other
preliminaries settled, the men got to their posts, Eagers
with the best place. Eagers dashed away with the lead,
but was immediately caught, and then commenced a splen-
did race. They were level for 100 yards, and then Tagg
began to lead, and had soon got almost clear, but Eagers
kept him there, and so they rowed to beyond the Crabtree,
where Eagers repeatedly came over his opponent's stern
only to be left astern again, and they passed under Ham-
mersmith-bridge with Tagg just clear. Eagers here kept
spurting up, and 200 yards further so came up that he was
going by, when they fouled. Tagg pulled himself clear,
but Eagers again drew up, and on Tagg rowing across him
a second foul was the result. This went on without any
change right up to the winning post, Tagg, as often as
Eagers attempted to pass him, rowed right across him, and
Tagg came in first with Eagers on to his scull. An appeal
was made by Eagers's umpire to the referee that the race
should be his, as Tagg had caused the fouls, and the referee
at once and very properly decided that Eagers had won.

Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses the Crown
Prince and Princess of Wurtemburg have left Claridge's
Hotel for Belgium.

The Earl and Countess of Bective have left Bray,
county of Wicklow, to join Mrs. Thompson at Underly
Hall, Kirkby-Lonsdale, Westmoreland. We are happy to
learn her ladyship has quite recoved from her late severe
illness.
The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe has arrived at
Farrance's Hotel from a cruise in his steam yacht off
.Cowes.
The Count and Countess Bobrinsky have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel from Paris.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage is ar-
ranged shortly to take place between Alfred Joseph Tich.
borne, Esq., son of Sir James Francis Doughty Tichborne,
of Tichborne Park, near Alresford, Hants, and the Hon.
Miss Arundell, daughter of Baron Arundell, of Wardour
Castle, Salisbury.
DEATH OF THE REV. DR. ALEXANDER FLET-
cHER.—We regret to.announce the death of the Rev. Alex.
Fletcher, of Finsbury Chapel, East-street, Finsbury-
tleman circus,
at the advanced age of 84 years. The reverend gen
expired at his country seat in Essex, on Sunday. afternoon,
after a long and painful illness. The disease which was
the
immediate cause of death was dropsy.
THE PRINCE OF WALES IN CANADA.—A telegram
from Chicago says—The Prince of Wales has arrived
via Detroit. He has been received with the most gratify-
ing and cordial enthusiasm. All the Royal party are in
excellent health, and go from here for three days shooting
on the prairies.
THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—The weather
on the coast of Northumberland, which was extremely
stormy on Sunday and the two previous days, greatly im-
proved on Monday, and yesterday was extremely fine. About
200 vessels have sailed from the Tyne since Monday at noon
for nearly all parts of the world.
NOTTINGHAM GREAT OCTOBER CATTLE AND
CREESE FAlR.—This great annual business and pleasure
fair commenced on Tuesday, the 2d instant, and was pro-
claimed for nine days. There was a tolerable supply of
horses, most of which were of inferior quality, and sold at
irregular prices, while anything good and useful made very
high rates. The best animals were disposed of on the pre-
vious
over 100
(Monday) at the stables, and many of them moved
off a
100 guineas. The demand, however, was decidedly
flat, and secondary qualities hang heavily on hand. Good
cart horses made £5O • secondary, £3O to £45 each - colts,
£l6 to £lB ; nags, £4O to £5O; rough Irish colts, £l4.