The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-14 00:00:00

TUNT.T3Y

A ND
rtiMER eir h.L IN TELLIGENCB,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Money Market has opened for the week with
a very easy appearance, the supply and demand
being about the same as for several days past. The
advises from the Continent also report easiness, and
not until the spring, when trade may quicken and
associative enterprise revive, is any material altera-
tion expected.
There were no gold operations at the Ban k o
England on Saturday.
A small amount of specie has arrived by the
Helvetia from New York.

Atlantic and Great Western R.tilway Deben-
tures have declined to 51 53, but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 401 40.1.
Warrants have been issued by the Natal Land
and Colonisation Company for the payment of a
dividend at the rate of 2s. 6d. per share for the
past half year, free of income-tax, on the 15th
instant., at the London and County Bank.
We are requested by the Economist to say that
they much regret the substitution in their paper of
Saturday last of the name of the National Discount
for that of the National Financial Company, in a
notice to creditors to send in their claims to the
official liquidator for adjudication. The undoubted
credit of the former company, we feel c3nvinced,
will not suffer by this unfortunate mistake.
The progress of business in the manufacturing
districts during the week has shown little change of
importance. At Manchester cloths and yarns have
generally been a shade lower. The woollen trade
of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has continued
dull, without any material change in values. In
the hosiery departments at Leceister and Notting-
ham there has been a better inquiry fOi;seasonable
goods, while more activity prevailed in most depart-
ments at Birmingham, but at Sheffield and Wolver-
hampton business generally has remained very
quiet, pending the settlement of the dispute between
the operatives and ironmasters as to the acceptance
of the former of the reduced scale of wages.

The 22d report of the directors of the City Bank
has been issued, which states that after payment of
interest on current and deposit accounts, the gross
profits of the bank for the six months ending 31st
December last, including the balance from the pre-
vious half-year, amount to £71,062 18s. 5d., out of
which the usual dividend of £6 per cent. per annum,
and a bonus of 4s. per share, together equal to 10
per cent. per annum, free of income tax, is declared.
The directors of the New Zealand Loan and
Mercantile Agency Company have issued their
second report to be presented at the general meet-
ing to be held on the 4th proximo. They congra-
tulate the shareholders (and with good reason) on
the success which has attended their operations dur-
ing the past year. The net profit, after payment
of all expenses, and all interest due, amounts to
£6,225 ls. Bd., or about 12i per cent. on the paid-
up capital. An interim dividend of 8 per cent. per
annum for the first six months was paid iu July,
and the directors now propose to divide a fur-
ther 12 per cent. for the last six months (making 10
per cent. for the year), absorbing £5,025 ; carrying
ing forward the balance £1,200 Is. Bd. to the next
year's account. A highly influential board has
now been constituted in New Zealand, under which
the business of the company is being vigorously
prosecuted.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram this day the
French Rentes were 69c. 70f.

At the meeting to-day of the Union Bank of
Australia the report presented showed that the
balance of undivided profits at this date amounted
to £107,248 14s. 9d., and the reserve fund to
£250,000. The dividend proposed was £2 2s. 6d.
per share, being 8i per cent. for the half-year. The
report was adopted, and the proprietors were well
satisfied with the progress of the bank's business.

Although there, bias been no material alteration
in values. the- English Funds are firmer, owing te.
the appearance of a few buyers. Consols remain
at 908 91 for money and account. The New Threes
are dealt in at 90 901, and the Reduced Annuities
at 908 1. Bank Stock is marked 250 ; and the 5
per Cent. Indian Loan, 1078. _

It will be noticed that the Russian (Vyksonnsky)
Ironworks Company have settled and ratified
terms of compromise with the retiring shareholders
on an equitable basis, by giving them debentures
payable in instalments extending over three to five
years, at the option of the shareholders. This arrange-
ment seems to be fair and satisfactory to both par-
ties, and now that the recent litigation;has ceased,
the company will be able to carry on their
important and profitable business in Russia with
increased energy and success.
Business in the Corn Market to-day has remained
very quiet, and both home grown and foreign
wheat sold steadily at about last week's rates.
There is very little animation in the Foreign
Stock Market. Greek, however, have advanced
1, to 14 ; Spanish Passive I, to 22 + ; Mexican
*, to 18 / ; and Italian k, to 521 53i.
The New Russian Scrip is firm, at 1 1. United
States 5-20 Bonds, 7.24 73 ; Erie Shares, 45 46 ;
and Illinois, 84
British Railway Shares have been in moderate
request, and prices generally are a shade firmer.
Great Eastern have improved 1 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, ; and Midland,
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
any material change.
Bank shares are :quiet. Imperial Ottoman are
marked 8
u ; London and County, 68 ; Union of
Australia, 50k; and Union of London, 44/ I.
In the Miscellaneous Market business continues
very dull. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.; how-
ever, have improved to 72k 75 ; Hudson's Ba
Company to 16 ; y
and National Discount Com-
-1
pally to 11k.

MINING MARKET.
MoNDAT, Two o'Clock.
Annexed are the latest quotations :

Cara Camborne, ; Cara Brea, 17 19 ; Central
Minera, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 11 12 ; East Cara Brea,
3 3s_; Drakewells, —s Od —s Od;. Great I.4xey, ;
ohiVertou Moor, 5/ 6 ; Chon:ales Gold, 2/ 3 ; Clifford
Amalgamate, 81 9 ; East Basset, 22 24 ; EaSt Caradon,
6 6/; East Lovell, 10 11; East Wheal Grenville, 2/ I ;
Great Retallack, 34s 365; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18 ;
Marke Valley, 4 ; North Crofty, 41 j ; North Troskerby,
21 3 ; Prince of Wales, 30s Od 32s 6d; Prosper United,
4 41; Providence Mines, 30 32; South Coudurrow, 153
17s 64; South Grenville, Os Od Os Od; Tincroft, 13 14;
West Caradon, 12} 13k; West Chiverton, 55 57/ ; West
Frances, 0 ; West Seton, 125 130 ; Wheal Buller, 22/24;
Wheal Chiverton, 8/ 9 ; Wheal Cr3bor, --s —s; Wheal
Grenville, 27s Od 295; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton,
135 140 ; Wheal Trelawnoy, 10k 12 ; Wheal Uny; 2 2,1 ;
Great South Tolgus, 18s Od 20s Od; South Frances,
—; St. Ives Cousols, 0 0 ; South Caradon, ——; Stray
Park, —s —s; North Roskear, —; North Downs, 00;
South Darren, 0 0 ; Wheal Basset, 05.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT rUNDB.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Feb. 7 9l 90}
3New 3 per Cent. Reauced 9o} f
per Cent
ow
9Uf 90
N 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 —
Do. 5 per Gout. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
eox.lopgirraepshth), AA po rgi 1. ,”11898058. . . _ .
...
DDOO.
(flotred"Se3rari'T'
xchoquer Bills, £1 uuu 4t..? •.•
Do .................. £LOO . ' per eat...."
.....
..
12 ppmm
Do £lOO & £'loo
Bank of England Stock, 6f per 'Cent ... 250
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Lathan Stock, IA per Gent., April 1874..
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ............... 107 f
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ...............
Do. Certificates
Do. Eufated Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879
Do. Bob., 5 per Gent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,ooo'
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Gout —
Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 41 por Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. Account .. —
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account —
Do. £lOO Bonds ,„, 72i
Do. Account
8t101143 Aim 6 per Qoutimmiimilsomis --

Do 4100 Bonds
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.)
Utiiiittn 6 per Cent

Do. 3 per Cent.
Do. 6 per Cent A —
Do. „ B —
Colombian, 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cont.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 864 —
Danubian Principalities
Do. Account
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Do efell ed
E :vptian 7 per Cout —
Do. Account
Do., Second Issue —
,
• I). £lOO Bonds
Do. Account .. —
Du. 1661 Bll 21
Do. Account
oo £luU Bonds
lie. Ac,!onut
Do. Government Railway Debentures BO 1
00. Account
UNA 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Jo. Coupons
Do. Account •
Gd Ltetuala 5 per Cont.
It lAan 5 per Cent 1865
Do, Account
Do. Maremmana Railway —
Do. .A ccount
4t exi cal: 3 per Cent ... lB 17'1 181
Ditto for Account —
Dr,. 1864 —
Do. Account
Du 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
Ilontevidean 6 per Cent.
_ _ . _ ~.

loorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Vow Granada —
Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferrad
Do Land .iarrants (Hectares)
P,3ruvian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account —
Do 41 per Cent., 1865
Do Account
.__ —

Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren)
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 • •
D.) Account
Do 3 per Cent:, 1856, '7, '9, '60,,162, '3, 43
Do. Account

Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St B7}
Do 4i per Cent. 1850 •' ' B7i
Do 4i per Cent., 1860 i .. .
Do 3 per Cent. 1859 —
Do 5 per Cent. 1862 ~ 86i 1
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Do. Anglq-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6}
Do. do. £lO paid ll ipm
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent

Do Acc,,ant
Do New Deferred
Do. Account
Do Passive 2ll 2
Do Account l4l
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account
S wedish 4 per Cent.
Do. 4} per Cent. 1864
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do. Account
Do £lOO Bonds
--
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 541
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1863

Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 29i
Do. 5 per Cent. Account
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864'
Do. Account ~
Ditto 11 per Cent.
, Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Belgian,s4l per cent., Ex. 25f.

Dutch 2 Fer Cont. Ex. 12 Guil
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Itaiiat, 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25i.
Du. Account
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money 9oi 91
Do. Account

POLICE INTELLIGESCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

RUFFIANLY ASSAULTS.—WiIIiam M‘Kay, a young man,
a baker, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with violently
assaulting Mrs. Rebecca Lawrie, of 31, Foley-street, and
John Meredith, of George-street, Portland-place.
Mrs. Lawrie said that on Saturday night she saw the
prisoner and another man (Meredith) fighting together.
The prisoner knocked the man dcrWn, and some people
asked her, seeing the man lying doWn as if dead, who had
done it. She said the prisoner.. She afterwards said to
the prisoner, "You must be a criferinan ;" when he seized
hold of her and struck her in the neck, and threw her, and
sprained her ankle and injured her back, and then ran
away.

William Benham, a young man, said he saw the pri-
soner throw the man he was fighting with, and who was
intoxicated, in a very cowardly manner three times, and
afterwards strike the female because she interfered, and
after throwing her he ran away.
John Meredith said that on Saturday night he had been
drinking, and the prisoner after some words had passed
between them, seized him by the legs and threw him
violently on the pavement, his head being severely injured,
so much indeed that he lost a quart of blood.
The prisoner called a witness named Jessie Fraser, but
her evidence only went to show that these having been
some words between Meredith and the prisoner, the pri-
soner had knocked him down in the publichouse as well
as outside.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for a month for
the assault on Meredith, and forl4 days for the assault on
Mrs. Lawrie.]

WESTMINSTER.

THROWING PEPPER INTO A CHILD'S EYES.—William
Mosley, aged 21, was placed at the bar charged with
throwing pepper into a child's eyes in order to facilitate
the commission of a felony.
William Gale said that on Saturday afternoon, at three
o'clock, ho was in the Queen's-road, East Chelsea, where
be saw a little boy carrying a parcel containing meat in
his , hand. The prisoner and a companion at that
moment came out of a coffeeshop, and the prisoner then
threw some pepper which he held in the palm of his hand
into the child's eyes, and then made a snatch at his parcel,
but missed it. The child soon arrived at its father's house,
and, prisoner finding witness watching him, took to his
heels, and concealed himself in a lodging-houso in Turk's-
row.

Prisoner—lt was a bit of pepper I was flinging at my
companion. I told him I was sorry.
Witness—lt was a most deliberate act to get the parcel.
A little boy, 10 years old, who was the object of attack,
confirmed this account.

Prisoner's companion was called, and said he was merely
trying to throw wet pepper off his fingers.
Witness for the complainant said there was nearly a tea
spoonful of dry pepper thrown intentionally.
The police said that prisoner had been convicted of
a robbery in August last, and had a month; and again con-
victed in October, when he had six weeks.

Mr. Salle committed prisoner to hard labour for the
assault for one month.

TAI: PRICE OF BOOKS IN AMERICA.—This is the sea-
son of the year when the booksellers. expect to reap
a harvest. The holiday sales are always large, and
the public spend their superfluous cash with an ad-
mirable freedom. But the priCe of American books
now has become so high as to seriously damage both
the publishers and the public. The heavy customs
duties on the material that enters into their manu-
facture, the heavy taxation, in various forms, levied
by the internal revenue law, together with the high
prices of labour here, have made the publishing of
books in this country an almost impossible branch
of industry. English books and books printed in
England are now taking the places formerly occu-
pied in our booksellers' stores by works of Amen-
can manufacture. The evidencess of this at the
present time are enough to frighten our publishers,
as well as all who are interested in domestic litera-
ture and native industry. English publishers find
no difficulty in paying even the heavy customs
on their importation of books to this country, and
then underselling us in our own market. Take, for
example, such a standard book as " Shakespare," a
new edition of which, we observe, has just been pub-
lished in London, comprising the poems as well as
the plays, with a biography and 96 engravings,
making a volume of 1,100 pages, in good type,
which is sold at a retail price of one shilling (Eng-
lish). We need not say that this book could
not have been got up in this country and sold for
anything less than five dollars, or about fifteen times
the price of this English edition. Of course we
could hardly raise our tariff upon foreign books to
such a height as would cover this difference ; and
in fact, in the interest of American intelligence, we
should think it very bad policy to do so. And so
the book-publishing business suffers, and the intel-
lectual progress of the community is retarded. We
certainly think that Congress, in revising the tariff
and the internal revenue law, should make some ef-
fort to modify the duties and the taxation so as to
weigh less heavily than they do at present upon
literature and knowledge.---7Nvw York. Times, De,
comber 23.