The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The recent supplies of Australian gold are flow-
ing slowly into the vaults of the Bank of England,
a further parcel of £BO,OOO having been received
there yesterday. It is expected that the bullion
will be largely augmented, and this has strength-
ened the impression that the terms of discount will
be speedily reduced.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ripon,
which leaves to-morrow, the 4th inst., for India and
China, will take out £219,679, as follows :—Madras,
gold, £3,841 ; Calcutta, silver, £102,420; Hong
Kong, silver, £62,673 ; Fow-chow, silver, £1,550;
Shanghai, silver, £49,195.
The Mexican dollars by the last West India
steamer have been sold at 62d. per oz., but the bar
silver has not yet been disposed of.
Rather more inquiry for money is now expe-
rienced, owing to the preparations for the 4th of
the month. The engagements falling due are un-
derstood to be rather heavy, notwithstanding the
continued quietude of trade. Owing to the in-
creased demand the terms have appeared a shade
firmer, although a reduction in the minimum was
considered probable. At the Stock Exchange the
terms for advances have risen to 4 per cent.
Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester-
day continued rather active, 10,000 bales having
been disposed off at previous rates. The Railway
Share i\larket remained in a quiet state, but prices

tended upwards.
The Bank of England directors, at their meeting
to-day, decided upon making no alteration in the
minimum rate of discount. It was imagined that
a reduction of 4- per cent. would be effected, but
the course adopted has not created surprise, be-
cauSe the demand for money at present is rather
more active in consequence of the preparations for
the bills due to-morrow, the 4th of the month.

There has been very little fluctuation to-day in
the market for Public Securities, but it retains
rather a heavy appearance, owing to sales of money
stock—Consols are about 951- for money and the
9th inst., and 951 for the account in June. Specu-
lation continues very quiet. The New Threes and
the Reduced continue firm at 93-.1 ; Bank Stock
is steady at 226 to 227 ; India New Loan at 1061 4;
ditto 51 per Cents., Enfaced Paper, has improved
to 1031- 104 ; and Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 10s.
prem.

In Foreign Securities a fair amount of business
is recorded, and prices in some instances show au
improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to
771; ditto New 61i to 611 ; Russian 41 per Cents.
have advanced to 98i : Portuguese to 451; Mexi-
can to 22} y ; Chilian to 1031; and Brazilian 4f
per Cents. to 911 ; ditto Scrip is steady at a prem. ;
and Dutch 21 per Cents. remain at 66.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are
prem. ; the Universal ditto, I, t prem. ; and the
London and Provincial ditto, prem.

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

1860.
Great Western... ..
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South• Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Bristol and Exeter 6,692
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,023
Dublin and Wicklow . 1,841
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,104
Grand Trunk of Canada .. 14,559
Great Western of Canada

1859.
£30,050
71,984
15,349
14,009
34,100
17,931
20,535
30,010
32,724
10,893
5,985
4,328
1,942
5,920
9,650
7,588

Most of the principal lines, it will be perceived,
continue to show a steady advance. On the Great
Western it amounts to £1,905 ; the North Western,
to .£7,542 ; the South Western, to £985 ; the Mid-
land, to £6,149; the Great Northern, to £5,668;
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £3,220 ; the North
Eastern, to £5,362. On the Brighton there is a
decrease of £3BB, and the South Eastern show little
variation. The Canadian lines have shown a
marked improvement ; the increase in the Grand
Trunk of Canada amounts to £4,909, and on the
Great Western of Canada, to £2,106.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
has been rather more active, and in most instances
a slight improvement has been caused by the
favourable traffic returns. North-Eastern (Ber-
wick) and South-Eastern have advanced 55.; Great
Western, Brighton, and Midland, 10s.; Eastern
Counties and North-Western, 155.; Great Norther',
£1; and the A Stock, £1 to £1 10s.; Lancashire
and Yorkshire and London and Blackwall have
declined about ss.

The Foreign lines have been dull. Lombardo-
Venetian realise 11: 111 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam,
4! ; and Bahia and San Francisco, 6: 61.
In the Colonial markets prices were well sus-
tained. Grand Trunk of Canada brought 34i 344 ;
Great Western of Canada, 131 13i ; East Indian,
1011 1021 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 991 100.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
steady, at about previous quotations. London and
Westminster are dealt in at 581 ; Union of London,
at 25.1 251 ; Australian Agricultural, at 32 ; Na-
tional Discount Company, at 41 41 ; and Trust
Loan Company of Upper Canada, 6-1,.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
95t 93a I i I
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
N -NN 3 Der Cent. Annuities
Anns. 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1880
Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 171 5-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent ..
Ditto 51 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858 97
Ditto, 1859 97
Consols for Account (May 9)
Exchequer Mills, £l,OOO, lid —
Dittc Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bcazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per cent. 1858 ..
Ditto Scrip, 1860
Chilian 6 per Cent
•
Sl-xisan 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ...
Ditto 4/ per Cent
' urkish 0 per Cent —
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account

Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentos, 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f. 7of. 25c.
Ditith Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 66
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money
Ditto Account
Ditto June . 951 I

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tagus, Captain W. B. Hall, with the above mails,
passed Hurst Castle at 10.5 a.m. this day.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.

The Canadian mail steamship Anglo Saxon, Cap-
tain Ballantine, from Portland Maine, on the 21st
ult., which touched at Queenstown yesterday
morning, arrived in the Mersey at about 7 a.m.
to-day.

She brings no news of importance beyond that
already received from Queenstown.

ROYAL GENERAL DISPENSART.--The bazaar
held at Willis's Rooms on Friday and Saturday last, in aid
of the above very valuable charity, was attended with con-
siderable success. The Ladies' Committee have organised
a supplemental bazaar, which will be open to-day (Thurs-
day), at the Albion Tavern, Alderel;ate-street.
A SARDINIAN FIRE BRIGADE.—The Government
of Sardinia, copying the excellent management of the Lon-
don Fire-engine establishment, under 'Mr. Superintendent
Braidwood, are having powerful engines made in London,
and when ready it is expected that a selection for Sardinia of
our intrepid London men will be made, to attend the en-
gines in Sardinia, as has already in many instances been
done from here for foreign countries, and all have given the
greatest satisfaction as to their competency for their
situations.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners will receive tenders to-day
(Thursday) for a ship to proceed to Moreton Bay, Queen's
Land, to be ready for the reception of her passengers on
such day as the commissioners may appoint between the
23d and 30th of