The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-11 00:00:00

7, NEWTON RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LYME PARK STAKES.

Ra.pberry
A.wful
lead Knowledge.

Tbr( • ran.

OITZY MARKET

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CO tyt CIAL

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The market for Foreign and Colonial Produce
during the past few days has exhibited rather more
a ctivitly, some large quantities of most of the lead-
g sta pies having been offered at public sale. Tea
nag
realised steady rates, and sugar of good grocery
has slightly improved. Coffee rates at
rather higher tql!otations, more particularly for
good bold descriptions of Plantation Ceylon. There
has been a fair inquiry for fruit and spicez, but rice
has been dull and at public sale lower rates were
current except for the finer qualities. The demand
for saltpetre continues very steady and full values
are realised for the better qualities. In indigo a
fair amount of business has been done by private
Contract, and prices of East India have improved
2d. to 3d. per lb. on the rates realised at the close
of the fast sales. For tallow there has been rather
More enquiry, and prices are steady. P.Y.C. on
the spot is quoted 535. 61, July to September
613- Gd., and last 3 months 50s. 6d. per cwt.
~.accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
-elarket yesterday closed heavily, and prices
slightly receded. The sales wore estimated at
3000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken ou apron-
4tion. The Railway Share Market manifested
rather an animated appearance, and quotations
again advanced. _ _ _

The Rink of France have reduced the minimum
rate of discount from 6 per cent., at which it was
adjusted on the 18th February, to 3i per cent.
This measure was generally anticipated, and
the monthly balance sheet now published
allows that it was fully justified. The
lion has further accumulated, and in the
other principal departments an improvement
"4 also occurred. A notice was posted at the
3oluse to the effect that the rate of interest and
(lificount had been lowered, but it caused no further
Improvement in values, because the alteration had
been so generally anticipated.
The alt.:,rations exhibited in this return will be
seen by the following table :
Bullion,,
.Z 20,415,526 ... Increase £2,710,168
Discounts
advanced on pub-
lic 8 .f. 1 339 868 Decrease 96,696
A securities • • •
•Alvanced on rail-
-B„nriti„.., 2,672,067 ... Decrease 469,448
`4l3tes in circulation 23,421,935 ... Decrease 277,006
The meeting of the North of Europe Steam Navi-
gation Company to-day was for receiving the report
" the ballot in respect to the amendment on the
report of the directors, but the business having
been conducted illegally no report was made, and
the meeting therefore adjourned, having passed a
v°lo of thanks to the directors.
The market for English Securities opened with
tilt:lnes; and at a slight advance in quotations,
lit there has since been a little flatness consequent
1103°11 a few sales. The transactions, however, have
been limited, and all departments of the house
?resent a singularly dull appearance. Consols
for account, ex div., have been at 96 961 ; and they
are now 951 96. The New Threes are 951 961 ;
and the Reduced 96 to 961. India Debentures,
s,Ci)i ; India Bonds, 203. to 21s. pm. ; and Ex-
chequer do.. 1001 101. Bank Stock is 219t0 221.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market
Ire, extremely limited, and prices are steady.
t-urkish 6 per Cents. are 95 ; Brazilian 4f per
‘'ents., 98 ; Grenada Deferred, 6 ; Peruvian 3
er Cents., 66 ; and Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46i ;
Brazilian Scrip is par to 1 premium.
i,s_kessrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
-" as the prices of American Securities :

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Redeemable. Per Cent.
1144
tr ed States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105 106
sited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 106
STATE SECURITIES.
jklike bas 5 per Cent 7B
411tucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 91 93
k_tYland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ...Iqo2 9
kriebusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Oi 101 k
ltßiasippi 6 per Cent. Bk.
onds lB4l-1871...
p
'4lllssippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ...
p...64llsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
fm4sYlvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ~..1877... 82 84
le!onessee 6 per Cent. Bonds
Irillia.6 5
p per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 85
er Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 83 84
)L_ LOANS OF CITIES.
krton 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90
entreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865...
evf Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883...
. RAILROAD BONDS.
tams Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
.„,$)?ot Convertible 1875... 80 82
V!!nols Central 6 per Cent 1875... 80 82
'minion Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds
1860... 77 79
Tanis Central (Shares), $3O paid ... 16 d 14d
Michigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860...
Do. do. do. 1869... 82 84
NY k Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94
or
61v York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 81 83
-A. very limited business has been transacted in
the Railway Share Market this morning, but a
illight improvement may ba reported in the values
.°lleveral of the leading lines. Eastern Counties,
reat Western, and North Eastern (York), im-
proved ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
idland and Vale of Neath, 10s.; Caledonian, 155.;
and Brighton, 11. In the Foreign and Colonial
44kets scarcely any business has been done.
aria and Lyons have improved ss. ; Namur and
Lie
Re, 55.; and Pernambuco, ss. East Indian have
advanced 15s.
Por Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there
has been a very limited enquiry. Bank of
titYpt have declined ; Ottoman Bank, ; Lon-
-104 Chartered of Australia, Union of London,
Palace
General Omnibus Company, and Crystal
.ralace are at previous quotations.
thlt

ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI °CS.
(Fran the Official List:)
'ltenk Stock
3
New
Cont. itenncod Anusitleo
i'ew l per Cont. Annuities 96 6 5k
India Loan Debentures 994 i
411(lia, ,sonde, .6aOOU •• ... ....... 21
%to, under £lOOO 2O 1
'9.°l-30:13 for Account
4:chequer 131114, 2;d. March. June.
st:io
% null 36 i
/Irchequor Bonds, 1858, 3i por Cent....
Ditto 1559
• P—
ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
roan 5 per Cent.
birenadtto 4i Cent. 1853 9B
%I a New ®
Actve, 2} per Cent.
,bitto Deferred —
64
o
.-- rnviau Bonds, 4i per Cent —
Ditto 3 r Cent.
. Pe
Ditto —ttto Account . .
Tlrtuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
(I,,r)tieb Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account ..

Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
95/ 6

Googol s for account

l'ltO7s/ GALWAY TO NEW YORIL—A second trial trip
in'the steamship Indian Empire was made at Southamp-
Ica un Wednesday, with a disticguished company on
la%rd, for a final teat of engines and speed preparatory to
at first Transatlantic voyage from Ireland to America.
it° Prising the Government measured ground in Stokes
htYthe "knot," or nautical mile of 2,026 yards, was
h„° in 4 minutes 46 seconds, with 161 revolutions per
t:',,inute. The trial was considered eminently satisfac-
‘;7. The Indian Empire leaves Galway for Halifax
New York on Friday, the 18th inst., with passen-
, trt‘ and the mails for Nova Scotia, Canada, and the
vatllLted States, being the first steamer of a projected
"eltlY line. The voyage from Galway to Halifax is ex-
ranted to be. run in eight days.
OVXIGHT OF THE NEW BIG BEN.—This bell was
3, allied yesterday, and the result given by the steel-
tlitrd was 13 tons 10 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lb., or rather more
e 44 two tons less than the former one. It is still, ID:tw-
ill") one of the largest bells in Europe, excluding
ei:°B4, the country of large t ells, being only interior in
eand weight to those of Vienna and Olmutz. The
.11..eflirt bell now exceeds it a little in weight, for though
v.: diameter and thickee.s are loss its height is greater.
yeeLeact dimensioi.s of the present Big Ben have not
110-T en iven and aas follows ;—Diameter, 9ft.
fat ou g
side;7lt . 6in.re ; 6ft. 4Ain. ; thickness of
found bow, 84in. • thickness of thinnest part, gio. The
uutir, quarter bells 'of which the tuning was suspended
tjecill the reca;tiog, of the great bell, are expected to be
p-verded in a few days, atter which they will be taken
illeZ" hung without delay, and the clock will follow