The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-23 00:00:00

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £489,839, and the exports £129,794,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
London to the Continent during the week ending
Thursday last :—Gold coin (Boulogne), 390 ounces ;
silver coin (Boulogne), 4,400 ounces ; ditto (Rot-
terdam), 1,600 ounces ; ditto (Belgium), 9,000
Ounces ; bars (Hambro'), 300 ounces ; ditto (Rotter-
dam), 100,000 ounces.
The Funds receded about per cent.
,soon after
the commencement of business, but an—improve-
/tent has since occurred, Consols being now 98
buyers, for transfer, and 981 y for account.
Some large speculative purchases have been
!fleeted, which have prevented depression.
The New 3 per Cents. are flat, and have declined
t° 971, to 979, and also the Reduced Bank Stock is
firm. at 222 to 224. Long Annuities 18k, being
steady ; Exchequer Bills (March), 40s. to 41s. ;
aline ditto, 31s. to 335. prem.; India Loan Deben-
tures, 994; ditto, 2d issue, 99:1; and ditto Bonds,
12s. to 13s.

Business in the Foreign Stock Market is mode-
rately active, and prices, in a few instances, tend
downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 941 ; ditto
Scrip, Ist issue, 4 to 1 prem. ; ditto, 2d, 1,2 i to 21
Prem. ; ditto, 4 per Cents., 1051 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 464 47 ; Russian 41 per Cents., 101 a ; Sar-
dinian 5 per Cents., 94 ; Venezuela 5 per
401; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858), 971 ;
Peruvian 41 per Cents., Uribarren, 791 ; Spanish
-'ertificates have risen to 64 4 ; Intercolonial Steam
hares are 1 to 1 prem., and Atlantic ditto, 1 I-
Premium.
In the Railway Share Market to-day the deal-
lags have been of a very limited character. A
t
ew of the principal lines have been dealt in, but the
rates realised have shown a decline of about 1 to 1
.I:.e_r cent. on previous values. Great Western,
reashire and Yorkshire, and Scottish North-
sterns have declined ss. Eastern Counties,
North-Westerns, and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s.
411 e Foreign and Colonial lines have been very dull.
Paris and Lyons have declined ss. ; Pernambuco,
and East Indian about ss. ; Grand Trunk and
Great Western of Canada are at steady rates.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show
110 material alteration from previous rates.

B StocklSH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
'Al*
a
a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97 6
leer Cent. Consols Annuities
Dy, 3 per Cent. Annuities
-*eg Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 —
tlitto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1880 l4l
, Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB/
D'lldia Stock
I,
1,1-,o Debentures 99,4
buit,to ditto, 2d Issue
pia° Bonds, £l,000

4s for AccOnnt 9Bl in
March June
latequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid... 41 40 I 33 1
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent
t„ Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 971 I
'49llador New Consolidated
, Ditto Provisional Land Warrant 4l
veravia.n, 41 per Cent.
1, Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent.
Ntiguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian,"„ 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
gin 41 per Cent.
S,laran, 5 per Cent 94
panish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6l I
P„4wedish, 4 per Cent.
urkish, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
,s-uitto New Loan Scrip —
uitto Account
Ditto 2kl Issue
.!.."p.,
_Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Consols, Money ..
Ditto Account ....

TWO O'CLOCK.
981
981 I

A strange tale is going through the coulisses o,
the Italian Opera House. A prima tionn4 of that theatre
Who has lately risen to great fame and acquired a first-rate
Position on these boards, has just been claimed as his
daughter by one of the highest functionaries of the country.
The claimant is possessed of rank, wealth, and influence,
a11(1, though it was well known in the young lady's family
that
the grbat man in question was in reality her father,
Yet 110 notice of the connexion was taken by him her
successful debut caused him to feel a pride in his
f°"'Pring• His anti-musical tastes had prevented him
a.-roa. following her through her musical education,
--1,11„„d he was therefore as much surprised as delighted at her
:;—'ess• He has just made her an official offer of recogni-
e and formal adoption, with the bestowal of his name
4,„A", wealth, in addition to the advantage of the magnificent
Lti°ll to which he would raise her. But she has sur-
.'"a him still more by the manner of her refusal. "My
other refused to recognise me when I was in poverty and
r°Bo. urity, now, that I am celebrated and rich, I refuse to
(o'gaiso him. Let us be strangers to each other."--
a ut Jounal.
1149eneral Niel has presented the Emperor of the
elj;lich with the first copy of the journal of the works exe-
t,:u by the French engineers during the siege of Sebas-
era:* This magnificent work, which required the labour
Thertee
e Years for its execution, has only just been finished.
„
tae ts '8 a magnificent atlas attached to it, which gives all
cll.4liell, French, and Russian attacks.
10_1. Roches, the French Consul-General at Tunis,
91,1° ie at present at Paris on leave of absence, has received
"tg return forthwithto hie poet,