The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-28 00:00:00

A ND

-grtIE.II,CIIAT. .',:iTELLIGENCE

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their
Weekly court, to-day, made no alteration in their
Ininimum rate of discount.
In the general market there continues to be
abundant supplies of capital waiting employment,
and bankers and bill-brokers show some anxiety to
utilise their surplus balances ; the rates current for
the negotiation of first-class short-dated paper still
range from 1} to 14 per cent.
On the Stock Exchange loans and Government
securities from day to day are readily obtainable at
1 per cent.

At a meeting of the Imperial Gas Association a
dividend of £2 10s. per share and a bonus of £1
per share was declared upon 28,000 shares of the
association for the half year ended the 30th Jane
last.
Notice has been given by the directors of the
National Bank of England that a half-yearly divi-
dend, at the rate of 8 per cent. per
,annum, and a
bonus of 6 per cent., will be payable on the 10th
January next.
The New Honduras Loan has risen to 1 11
premium.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures remain firm at 20k 21} ; but the Consoli-
dated
Mortgage Bonds have declined I, to 18 19.
Messrs. Baring Brothers have given notice that
they
have received a remittance of £2,698 2s. 6d.
from the Custom-house of Santa Marta on account
of the
New Granada dividends.
The first of the new line of steamers between
has and the River Plate, the City of Limerick,
4as arrived with specie amounting to £62,000.
At the meeting held to-day of the Madras Irri-
gation and Canal Company, the report of the direc-
tors stated that construction had recommenced, and
that the whole line of main canal from Soonkasala
to Cuddapah, 190 miles in length, is now in band.
The works at the various divisions are progressing
favourably, though the operation had been limited
during the last six months. In conclusion, the
directors state that it will be gratifying to share-
bolders, as it has been to the directors, to learn that
the conduct, of their present permanent executive
staff has been well reported upon by the chief en-
gineer, whose satisfaction has been expressed in
these words :—" Time does not permit me to speak
adequately of the satisfactory conduct of the en-
gineers. I can only assure the Board that they have
a Staff, of excellent quality and experience, of gen-
tlemen
who give earnest attention to the duties re-
quired of them."

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

-
1867. 1866.
Great Western 72,007 9,i10
soot} Western NwVeesstteerran ::: ::: _124,220 117,090
21,471 21,172
tl3righton ''• '•• • • • 22 145 20,080
t(!
Greatll(' I
ha nisrd Eastern : ::
••
: : :: : :: : •.: •
25247:447045 42617,817378
t ••• ••• •• • -43 473 39,981
Bete
or _era
...
...
...
• • ,; ~ „. ,4 -oa
1--!4Pcashire and Yorkshire ... 44,2/ 0 t.„, /N,
Bristol and Exeter ***
***
6,172 6,024
.rrernatehthteEsaatsestrtzni ...
...
74,244 70,967
Sheilleid, andlincoin 22,213_ 21,902
I,,otidon, Chatham, and Dorer ... 3a,l/ 3 34,435
Retropolitan
orth Eritisii** ***
***
-*
2964,445209952 2944,910087671
Greatiii, Southern and Western of Ireland 10,544 10,510
(1, untid and Great Western of Inland 5,308 5,402
LalliOvr and South Western ... 10,774 10,079
Theft returns, when compared with those of the
coonfsponding period of last year, show some very
3,lafanurianbelreeasfeeatoufreis3.
,5099 n; the Great Western there
f; Brighton,
ii,130 ; on the South-Western
th th e N, o
or North-Western,
h -115V6e9s t;e ronn,
of £2,065 ; ou the Midland, of
G '347 ; on the South-Eastern, of £1,297; on the
, meat Northern, of £3,492 ; on the Lancashire
id Yorkshire, of £1,540 ; on the Bristol and
Exetero, of
, £l4B ;on the North-Eastern, of £3,277 ;
sil3litne Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of
the
lieet4r.3o;po7tatnhe Great Eastern, of £738 ; on
v_ll-`°ll, Chatham, and Dover, of £433 ; on the
X 2,318. ,of £2lB ;on the North British, of

Two O'CLOCK.
teljtt the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's
°gram, the 8 per Cent. Rentes were 69f.
firmer tone has prevailed in the English Stock
kart.
rAf
f et) but the dealings have only been to a mode-
and
Consols have improved +, to 94+ 95,
I e uigh or the account on the sth 'proximo they are
4er, at 93+
ti ex dividend. For the January
ttlement the latter quotations are 931 I.
t 1.4 New Threes are 931 1 3 ;
tuitie, 9341 ;
ane_ieti., 1151 16 15+ ;Reduced An-
Exchequer Bills, 28s. to 31s. prem. ;
Cant
Stock, 2441 ; India ditto, 223 5 ; ditto 5 per
iu3i ditto Bonds, 595. p
dittorem.4 per Cents., 1001 ;
74:iclaneY continues in the Foreign Stock depa.rt-
lion, and prices have further improved. Italian
qv-48 have advanced I, to 46.1 47 ; Spanish Pas-
elli'kt° 24i ; the New 3 per Cents. to 351
1311r—e" 5 Per Cents. +, to 33! 34; Greek 1, to
i; and Mexican, to 16 1.
of American Securities are firm with the exception
Ersejiii; Shares, which have receded to 46/ 471 ;
state have advanced to 851 86 j ; and United
Tel: 8-20 Bonds +, to 70+
Par t 0 New 9 per Cent. Egyptian Loan is quoted
rr,, Premium.
Tl.oeee""je settlement of the half monthly account is
r‘d.
and leg favourably in the Railway Share
Market,
depT generally show a recovery from their late
E4:t-hses'ec• Caledonian have improved 1; Great
Crn, Great Western, Metropolitan and South
rterll' each 1; and Midland,
atiyhc Forelgn and Colonial lines remain without
bardbla‘crial alteration. South Austrian and Lom-
ili;) Venetian were marked 13+ ; East Indian~adr,
; Great Indian Peninsula, 110 i 111 ; and
La"' 8 Per Cents., 1041.
tr,ht:ik shares remain very quiet. Bank of Aus-
tile
of nave
have improved to 621 ; Chartered Mercan-
tillio, iedia, London, and China to 30 31; and
°f Australia have declined to 51.
two le.eellaneous and Finance Shares are, in one or
Orieot,ietauees, a shade firmer. Peninsular and
et tp“ Stearn have improved to 51, and Viceroy
4.4 -At's Mortgage Loan to 721. Anglo-Ameri-
Neni,erraPh remain at 181, and Home and
Assurance at If.