The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-16 00:00:00

NONE." MARKET .AArl) GITI NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The rates charged for discount accommodation
!" Lombard-street are • now equal to the Bank of
England minimum, which shows that the demand
is rather active. It was generally expected that
about this period the applications on commercial
account would be more extensive ; the inquiry
has also been stimulated by the settlements
at the. Stock Exchange and the subscrip-
tion of £233,220 towards the Chilian Loan,
Which ;was completed yesterday in a satisfactory
manner. It is generally imagined that bankers
and other capitalists will now be enabled to find
Permanently increased employment for their re-
sources,
but at the same time there is not the
'lightest expectation of any recurrence of pressure
such as will compel the Bank authorities hastily to
remove their measure of relaxation which has lately
created so much discussion in financial circles.

The Orwell, from Australia, has brought 79,220
ounces of gold, valued at £316,880.
About £120,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from
the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to
Chili on account of the new loan. The deficiency
thus created, however, is likely to be replaced by
a Portion of the above Australian supply. Among
the arrivals this morning is the steamer La Plata,
Which has brought £160,926 in specie.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
• firinly, and 10,000 bales were sold at full :rates.
In the Railway Share Market a moderate amount
°f business was transacted, and quotations were
Steady.
The advices from New York by the steamer City
Of Baltimore, which has brought £22,085 in specie,
report continued easiness in the Money Market,
btit the exchange is too low to admit of any ex-
feetation at present that gold will be forwarded in
arge quantities to this country.
Silver continues in active request at full rates,
the bullion dealers being busily employed in pre-
Paring consignments for the next steamer for the
East.
, A meeting of the Great Luxembourg Company
nas taken place this day—the Hon. Francis Scott,
•11. P., in the chair. The report states that the line
Was opened from Brussels to Arlon on the 27th of
October last. The traffic commenced on the whole
line on the Bth of last month, and it gave the
hectors every reason to suppose that it will
become very remunerative. Up to the end of
November, the traffic from Brussels to Namur
was yielding £1,147 per. week. As the company
Was still liable to make between 15 and 16 miles of
extensions, the directors intendto raise £320,000 for
that purpose at Brussels,- on the, 20th instant, if
sanctioned by the proprietors. The traffic of the
,`teat Luxembourg line for this year was £49,042
:8' 6d., leaving net £25,649 16s. 4d., and £971
O. id. for the canal. • After the deduction of
mterest on 'obligations, a balance of £2,158 6s. 4d.
remained to be carried forward.
Tile directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial
Gold Mining Company have received a remittance
°f £1,500, making the sum of £5,000 for the first
dividend.

The market for Public Securities is rather flatter,
It decline of 1 per cent. having taken place,
rwell
notwith-
„,
'hBtanding the arrival of O from Victoria.
te withdrawal of goldthe from the Bank appears .to
De regarded as an unfavourable feature. Consols
have been 971 1, and 97 to 971 ex dividend for the
Itcueunt. The Government broker continues his
Investments for the Savings Banks. Bank Stock
Is firm at 2251 to 227. The New Threes and the
Reduced are marked 971 ; the March Exche-
quer Bills are 355. to 38s. prem. ; June ditto, 375.
t°. 38s. prem. ; India Loan Debentures, 991; and
'lto Bonds, 14s. to 15s. prem.
In the Foreign Stock Market an average amount
business has been transacted, and prices are
tlepressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 93 to 931;
ditto Scrip, Ist issue, 1 to 1 dis. ; ditto, 2d
484e,1 dis. to par. ; ditto 5 per Cents. are heavy
at 1051. Venezuela 5 per Cents. are firmer at 45
461 ; ditto Deferred at 171 181. Russian 5 per
Cents.
are steady at 113/ ; and the 41 per Cents.
at 1031 Mexican are 201 1. 'Brazilian 41 per
eehts, 961; and ditto, 1858, 951. Chilian Loan
has been 4 to 1 prem.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

18,58.
.
peat Western
~North-Western
Brighton
12,830
'lighten 12,034
Midland
SGuth-Eastern
Great Northern 22,725
Bristol
and Yorkshire
liristol and Exeter 5,114
Cheater and Holyhead
..._

1851.
27,328
53,350
12,765
11,867
29,936
15,112
25,573
18,389
5,031
4,604

East 1 30,669
Manchester,
Lancashire 5,491
'lanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln:
North London 2,125
N,,orth Stafford ' 7,092
-,„,'iford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,322
Edinburgh
Hartlepool 3,267
„,-c'clinburgh and Glasgow
`l.l.Bgow and South-Western
`cottish North-Eastern
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada 7,684
Northern of France

-The transactions in the Railway Share Market
111Vre been of a moderate character, and in some few
histances a slight reaction has taken place in values,
notwithstanding the favourable character of the
traffic returns. Great Northern have declined £1;
Brighton, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 10s.; Great
Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North
tiitish. 55.; Caledonian and Edinburgh, Perth and
I)undee, have improved 5s to 10s, and Vale of Perth,
£l. The Foreign lines have been at quite nominal
rates, no business of importance having been re-
Ported In the Colonial Market, East Indian have
declined about 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula, and
host of the new East Indian undertakings con-
tinue at steady rates. __ _

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have exhibited little variation. London and
County are steady at 30 ; Oriental Bank at 372- ;
Australian Agricultural at 351- ; and Peel River
Land have improved to 3.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3,l)er Cent. Reduced Annr;ties 974 i k t
Per Cent. Consols Annuities
41, -ow 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures 99/
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account 971
March June.
Dittoxchequer Billli 35 I 3 ds, Ll,OOO, 2d. &lid... 38 1 3748
Small,
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Erazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1852, 4i per Cent 964
Ditto 1858, 41. per Cent. 951
Grenada. Now Active, 24 per Cent.
kexica.n 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
l'erucian 41 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent - ll3l
Ditto 4/ per Cent.
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto New Loan Scrip —
. Ditto Account
Ditto 2d Issue
Ditto Account • par 1 d
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent lB4 17t
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Console, Money
Ditto Account, ... 97 a d

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Wed-
nesday, Dec. 15.—Admission on payment, 394; ditto by
lesson tickets, 351; total visitors, 745.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CHELSEA.—On Tuesday
bight a fire broke out on the premises in the joint occupation
of Mr. R. Morris, wheelwright, and Mr. W. Bonney,
chemist, No. 3, Beaufort-place,Beaufort-street, Chelsea, and
was not extinguished until the building, 70 feet long by 25
feet wide, was destroyed, and the adjoining premises con-
siderably damaged by fire and water. The cause is un-
known. The loss will fall on the Imperial, Emperor, and
other offices.

FATAL -ACCIDENT NEAR THE RUGBY STATION.
On Monday evening an inquest was held at Rugby, on
lithe body of John Osborne, aged 20 years, who, while walk-
-41„ alongg the line to the Rugby station, in order to go by
the mail train to Wolverton, due at 3 a.m. Saturday, was
caught by the train while walking on the outside of the
and his head so crushed against a post that he ex-
pired soon afterwards. Ho had just before been talking to
the pointsman on his platform, to whom he told his inten-
Vm, and who cautioned him as to the danger of walking on
4e line at that time. The deceased was quite sober and
8414 he knew the line well, and having been a railway
encml.pany's servant, the pointsman allowed him to proceed
vn his Way: The verdict was "accidental death,"