The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-24 00:00:00

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As was fully anticipated, the directors of the
Bank of England have, at their usual Thursday
Court, adjourned without making any change in
their discount regulations. Although money is
superabundant and obtainable upon bills as low as
n per cent., there is demand for gold on export
account, and various contingencies to beconsidered,
rencletin.; a reduction of the minimum inexpedient ;
besides which it would, amidst the prevailing
plethora, be an unprofitable attempt on the part of
the authorities to compete with their neighbours,
Who would modify their terms in proportion, and
bring affairs relatively in the same position as
before.

The City of Baltimore has arrived from New
York with specie to the amount of about £3,000.
Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. have notified
that the fourth drawing for the redemption of the
4i per cent. Swedish Government Loan of 1864 for
£2,223,000 sterling, took place at Stockholm on
the 2d January last, when Bonds, amounting to
£11,300 were drawn by lot for repayment at par,
£5,600 on the 15th April, and £5,700 on the
15th October• next. The holders of the Bonds
drawn are requested to present the same in the
ceurs.e for payment.
A small amount of gold, representing £33,000,
was taken from the Bank of England yesterday.
The withdrawals during the Gazette week have
amounted to £485,000, and further sums are ex-
pected shortly to follow.
Notice has been given that the seventh ordinary
general meeting of the Thames and Mersey Ma-
rine Insurance Company will take place on the 15th
instant.

Mr. Richard Davis, of No. 14, Walbrook, has
been appointed by his Honour Vice-Chancellor
Stuart official liquidator of the Granite and Hard
Stone Working Company (Limited.)
Th 3 last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1867. 1866.
• 63,340 63,895
...102,542 104,750
... 18,508 20,816
... 16,622 16,765
• 47,723 4.8,977
18,635 19,982
36,373 35,042
... 42,101 38,958
... 5,448 5,381
• 60,523 61,814

Great Western
North Western
South Western •
trighton Midland ••••••
South Eastern ••• •
Great Northern ••• •••
Lancashire and Yorkshire...
hristol and Exeter... •
North Eastern ••• ••• "• Manchester Sheffield and Lincoln ...
London, Chatham, and Dover ... 6,459 7,140
Great Eastern . 29,857 81,153
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are generally
of an unfavourable character, consequent upon the
late severe weather. On the Great Western there
Is a decrease of £2,555 ; on the North Western
of £2,208 ; on the South Western of £2,308 ; on
the Brighton of £143; on the Midland of £1,2,54 ;
en the South Eastern of £347 ; on the North
Eastern of £1,291 ; on the London, Chatham, and
Rover of £6Bl ; and on the Great Eastern of
1.,296. The Great Northern, however, shows an
increase of £1,331 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire
of £3,143; and the Bristol and Exeter of £67.
The directors of the Scottish Australian Invest-
ment Company-(Limited) have issued their report
Preparatory to the meeting on the Ist of February
The accounts show gross profits, including £l,OOO
set aside at last balance, and now brought forward,
and £996 received in London for commission, trans-
fer fees, Gm, amounting to a total of £23,794, which
the directors recommend to be appropriated as fol-
lows :—A dividend of 10 per cent. per annum on
the ordinary stock of the company, which will ab-
sorb
n, £15,000, and the remaining £8,017 to be left
',„"' the credit of the reserve fund. The dividend will
`Jo payable on and after the 13th February.

Two o'C Lo c
According to Reuter's telegram, this morning,
the French Renter were G9l. 02c. Firm.
At a meeting held to-day of the Warrant Finance
Company, a resolution was carried to leave the
arran
, gement of the business in the hands of the
("recom, pledging themselves not to engage in
anY new business.
The recent fall in the price of Consols, produced
by Speculative sales, based upon French politics,
withdrawals of gold from the Bank, and the
halite(' purchases of investments, has been fol-
l?wed, as might have been expected, by reac-
tionary symptoms, and an advance of per cent.
has already taken place, the latest prices being 903f0r transfer, and the same for the account. Some
of the bears are evidently inclined to take the
profits within their reach, especially as, in many
eases, they must be considerable.
A general improvement has taken place in the
Foreign Market, and a moderate amount of busi-
ness has been recorded. Chilian Scrip, which was
Yesterday rather depressed, has realised to the
extent of if, viz.—to 1} 1 prem., but with few
dealings. Turkish Fives have risen to 29i 1,
Mexican to 171 18, and Greek to 14i—in case an improvement of
p r cent. Italian are
receded
e each
k better, at 54k k ; but
Spanish Passive have
I, being last quoted 211 22 ; and the
Certificates are flat at 141 k.
A firmer tone was apparent in the Railway Share
Market to-day, quotations generally showing an
upward tendency. Great Eastern and South-
Eastern have each improved ; Metropolitan, ;
Great Western and North Western, each ; and
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines there is little
change of importance, Great Luxembourg are
steady at 12i ; Recife and San Francisco, at 94 ;
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, at 15} ;
Grand Trunk of Canada, at 20i ; and East
Indian have improved to 1071
Bank Shares aro in fair demand, and generally
1311tain former rates. London and County are
tuarked C7l ; Oriental Bank Corporation, 441;
and Union of London, 451
Finance and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, at
about previous values. Anglo-American Telegraph
are rnarkad 15i a ; Credit Foncier of England,
; National Discount Company, 14i ; and
liudsou'a Bay Company, 161.