The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

Great Western ... ...
North Western
South Western ...
Brighton ...
Midland •••
South Eastern ...
Great Northern ... •••
Lancashire and Yorkshire...
Bristol and Exeter...
North Eastern ... •••
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincorn
Great Eastern
Caledonian ... ... "'
London, Chatham, and Dover ...
North British
Glasgow and South Western ...

1867. 1866.
... 76,597 80,947
...130,259 140,802
... 24,059 27,669
... 23,422 22,370
... 55,246 25,164
... 25,351 25,726
... 47,037 48,605
...47,509 48,120
... 7,714 8,330
... 74,312 76,433
...21,174 23,103
• 36,533 39,658
... 34,461 35,819
... 9,732 10,209
... 26,259 25,716
• 10,235 10,096

These returns, when compared with those of the
Corresponding period of last year, are in most in-
Stances of an unsatisfactory character. On the
Great Western there is:an increase of £4,350; on the
North-Western, of £10,043 ; on South-Western, of
3,610 ; on the South-Eastern, of £375 ; on the Great
Northern, of £1,568 ; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, of £5ll ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of
£616 ; on the North-Eastern, of £2,121 ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and London, of £1,929 ; on
the Great-Eastern, cf £3,125 ; on the Caledonian,
of £1,358; and on the London, Chatham, and
Dover, of £477 ; while the Brighton shows an
increase of £1,052, the Midland of £B2, and the
North British of £533.

With regard to the progress of business in the
corn trade at Birmingham, Mr. W. B. Cave reports
that the wheat trade remains in an unsatisfac-
tory state to merchants and millers, neither of
them deriving the slightest profit from their busi-
ness; thus all the country markets become
more unable to supply the merchants from week to
Week. Prices creeping up almost imperceptibly,
While millers, aware of the distress existing
around them, are naturally anxious to keep
the price down, but this will be an impossibility
Unless better supplies of English wheat come
forward, which is very unlikely, considering
the reduced stocks throughout the country. This
market to-day was of quite a holiday character—
supply of good English wheat very small, and taken
readily at Is. per qr. over the prices of Thursday
last, red making from 70s. to 71s. ; and white 725.
to 765.—a1l per qr. of 4961 b.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's Telegram this morning,
the French Rentes were 68f. 70c.
At the opening this morning the English Market
presented a very dull appearance, and Consols
'Mowed a decline of *, but on the account this de-
cline has been recovered, and they are now dealt in
at 921 for money and account.
The New Threes are 924 1 ; Reduced Annui-
ties, 92i ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 295. prem.;
India 5 per Cents., 111+ ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1004 ;
Enlaced 5 per Cents., 103; ditto Debentures, 105 f
and ditto Bonds, 40s. prem.
The Foreign Stock Market has been very languid
but nevertheless prices are firm. Spanish Passive
have advanced I, to 254 261; the 3 per Cents.,
85-1- 36i ; Turkish 5 per Cents., however, have de-
clined 4, to 331 ; while Greek are unaltered a t
124 4 ; and Italian are 44j 45i, being better.
The New Portuguese Loan Scrip is firm at I
Prem.

The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
variation. San Paulo are marked 178 ; South
Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 138 ; Great
Western of Canada, 168 ; East Indian, 1111 ; and
Great Indian Peninsula, 109-1-
In Illinois Shares there is an improvement of
at 88i 898 ; but Erie Shares have fallen 1, to 478
'81.; and United States 5-20 Bonds are i higher,
at 72
10 the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been to a moderate extent, but in some instances
Prices exhibit less firmness. Great Eastern, Metro-
politan, Midland, and South-Eastern have each
declined I ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 8, and
Caledonian, ; while Great Western have im-
proved I.
Back shares continue iu very limited request, at
about previous quotations, London and West-
rehister being dealt in at 68i, Union of Australia
at 51, and Consolidated at 48 3-16.
Aliscellaneous and Finance Shares are in very
limited request. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.
h
, ve improved to 881 90 ; Credit Foncier of Eng-
land
are at 34 3-16 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mort-
gage Loan at 728 4.

MINING MARKET.
FRIDAY, Two P.M.
Bunineaa in the mining market hm opened with-