The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

lONEy MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE o'CLocK.
There continues to be a moderate demand for
accommodation in the general discount market, but
no change can be reported in the rates current,
Which continue at 1 2 per cent.
Creditors of the China steamship and Labuan
Coal Company (Limited) resident in Europe are
requested to send particulars of their claims to Mr.
J. B. Gibbons, one of the liquidators, by the Ist of
January next, and those resident elsewhere by the
Ist of June, 1868.
At the meeting held to-day of the Bombay,
Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, the
report stated that the directors were glad to report
an increase in the revenm: of the half-year ending
the 30th June, 1867, as compared with that of the
corresponding period in 1866, to the extent of
5•26,037. The net profit for the half-year ending
the 30th of June last amounts to £108,178 Bs. 4d.,
being 40.88 of the gross receipts—£3s3 10s. sd.
Per railway mile, or 4s. 2-3 d. per train mile.
The revenue account bears the signature of the
Government consulting engineers for railways, as
approving and adopting it on behalf of Govern-
ment, in accordance with the arrangement recently
laid down by the Secretary of State. The usual
audited statements of receipts and payments on
!apical and interest accounts to the 30th June
last are annexed to the report. By a re-
ference to them it will be seen that the total
receipts on capital amounted to £6,844,902, of which
£663,920 had been received in the half-year.
The total audited expenditure on capital account to
the same period amounted to £6,836,615, exclusive
of stores and materials, and some additional expen-
diture, not yet finally passed by the Bombay Go-
Yernraent. The sanction of the Secretary of State
to increase the previously authorised £750,000 of
new share capital to £1,000,000 was obtained, in
order to make further provision for the completion
of the company's line and works.
The return from the Bank of England for the
Week ending the 11th of December gives the fol-
lowing results when compared with the previous
Week
it"ht„ £3,036,481 Decrease £2,651
1,„-""c deposits ... 5,783,788 Increase 453,054
wther deposits ... 18,679,523 ... increase 172,516
On the other aide of the account
erriment securities £12,319,205 No change.
ytiter securities 17,026,322 Increase 210,320
.Netea unemployed ... 12,162,595 ... Increase 401,880
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,400,985,
being an increase of £441,585 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £21,663,557, show-
ing a decrease of £53,885 when compared with the
Preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
°f the Bank of England and the price of Consols
With the corresponding week of last year :

Bullion ..Same Week
At Present. last Yeas.
... £21,663,5b7 ... 418,551,471
lt;serre 13,262,572 ... 11,457,676
Rate
circulation 23,400,985 ... 22,093,795
'ate of discount
... 2 per cent. ... 4 per cent.
'xi% of Consols 93 881
The return" of the Bank of France for the week
ending Yesterday shows the following, changes as
fPared with the previous accounts :—There is a
rthey increase of £550,000, in the stock of bullion,
thug raising the total to £40,030,000. At the same
time commercial operations continue to diminish, a
reduction of £840,000 having taken place in the
mount of bills under discount.
The silver market continues inactive. The latest
1,3,11,c" in the bullion market are as follows :—Bar
6old, 775. Sid. per ounce standard; ditto, parting,
181. ditto; doubloons, Spanish, 755. 9d. to 765. per
"nee; ditto, Mexican and South American, 735.
b9cl. ditto ; United States Eagles, 765. 30. ditto.
Sr silver, 5s Old, per ounce standard; ditto, j 5
con-
taining gold (five grains and upwards), 5s id do. ;
lollars, Mexican, 4s. 10id. to lid. per ounce. Eng-
-411 cake silver, ss. 511.
4e ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the
Imperial Bank (Limited) will be hell on 14th Jan.
text for the purpose of declaring a dividend.
The marine department of the Realm Mutual
insurance Company has been undertaken by Mr.
Charles Ellis of Lloyds'.
In the Mincing-lane Markets during the last few
;43'8 there has been very little animation, although
agar has shown a slight recovery from the late de-
treBBinn. Coffee, rice, and cocoa have been inac-
-4% at former rates; while only limited dealings
47e been entered into in tallow, at about previous
quotations.
The traffic returns of the Ottoman Railway Com-
vaanY for the week ending 24th November, 1867,
nUnted to £1,310 10s. Bd., against £825 2s. 7d.
et, the corresponding week of 1866, showing an in-
ell" of £485 ss. ld.
li"'espeeting the grain market at Birmingham Mr.
tra,C. B. Cave states as follows :—" The corn
ehe'e during the week has not assumed any more
treerfnl feeling, but everywhere dull in the ex-
although at the principal country markets
pat supplies supplies are most moderate, they still keep
arri with the wretchedly limited demand. Foreign
illtovale are liberal, but the bulk of them go
belt granary. At this day's market there was a
tn ell: attendance and rather more inquiry for fine
sh
of Wheat, which sold more freely at an advance
tee Per quarter on the prices of last week, fine
per snaking 68s. to 705., and white 725. to 765., all
410 quarter of 4961b5. Foreign wheat attracted
4c4 a 0 attention (chiefly American), although the
nce demanded caused a limited business.

Two o'CLocl.
pe tch enording to Reuter's telegram this morning the
' Ilentes were 69f. 52c. Flat.
Eti.*lner tone prevails in the market for the
adsllah Funds in the absence of any unfavourable
'o4aeli from the Continent. Consols have improved
v2i
93 for money, and 93 1 for the account.
few Threes are 92/ 3 ; Reduced Annuities
!IZElchequer Bills, 28s. prem. ; Bank Stock,
; India 5 per Cents., 1121 1131 ; ditto 4
3ipet elite., 1001 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104
t and ditto Bonds, 535. prem.
tliline been baa in the Foreign Stock department has
the al'Y restricted, the members being engaged in
pti (Mal settlement of the account. The latest
tl3' eea are: Italian, 451 ; Greek, 12,1131 ; Mexi-
etl6i ; Spanish Passive, 251 ; Turkish 5 per
186 1,33 i ; Brazilian, 1865, 75 76 ; Chilian,
; and Peruvian, 1865, 171
hikve
° transactions in the Railway Share Market
14%4 "jean to a fair extent, and a slight improve-
thee'lla be reported in the rates current for most
411c1 xT principal lines. Great Western, Brighton,
doela.°M-Western have each improved ; Cale-
%eti-11' 1; and Great Northern, Midland, and
lEastern
4eelitled 3 each 1, while Metropolitan have
The pi*
airtr,eForeign
and Colonial lines are also a shade
4natti., San Paulo are marked 16i ; South
,dian:;;',,and Lombardo-Venetian, 14/ ; East In-
-1 1111 1121 • and Great Indian Peninsula,
le 4.
to ,0-.4nerlean
Securities Illinois have advanced 1,
states ; Erie Shares arc 471 48i ; and United
Bank -Z0 Bonds, 711 721.
ithares are without material variation.
Tondo and Westminster have declined to 691 ;
14;.,,11d°11 and County are firm at 541 ; Union of
13,itlkna at 361 .
z Bank of Australia at G2l ; and
.11,,,,°,,f,4gYPt at 36.
-ktia;"lt!lv Honduras Loan is steady at 1 4 prem.
are et
_.;e and Great Western Railway Debentures
,eauY at 21 23, and the Consolidated Mort-
.l‘.4
•4'nnds at 19 20.
Zellanenus
and Finance Shares are flat, with
WhieheetiPtion of Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.,
Qoin, 4ve improved to 871. National Discount.
13i'anY are dealt in at 111 General Credit and
alert4t at 1 s' • ga_ 5-16, and Viceroy of Egypt's
t,e Loan has improved to 72/.

MINING MARKET.
FRIDAY, Two P.M.
6:4"1!, been a, good demand for Grenville,
`Ol3, Priuce Wales, Chuntales, East

Lovell, and West Frances. Annexed are the latest
quotations :

East Calm Brea, 2 21; Chiverton Moor, 51 6 ; Chontales
Gold, 31 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 5/ 6 ; East Basset, 11
13 ; East Caradon, 51 51; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell,
; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s 6d 20s Od ; Great
Lacey, 171 181; Groat Retallick, ; Great Wh al Vor,
17 171 ; Marko Valley, 6162 ; North Crofty, 21 21 ; North
Treskerby, 31s 33s Od ; Prince of Wales, 19s 51s ; West
Basset, —; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 23 271 ;
Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 101 111; West Chiver-
ton, 65 67; West Seton, 185 130; Whoa. Basset, 80 85 ;
Wheal Grenville, 27s 2"Js ; Wheal Seton, 91 93 ex div. ;
Great South Tolgus, 228 24s OJ.

BRITISH 1114DX —T WO O'OLOGX.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per lieut. Consols
Di. Account,
I per Cant. Reduced 93 9i
New 3 per Cent 94-
NTew 2} per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
Do. ~) per Cont.. an. 1873 —
tnnuitios, SO yrs, expire sth Jan.' Diw
Do. for 33 yrs, expire sth April 1835_
Do (Rod Sea Tele6rupli), Au ~, 1908_
Mareh.
E:che•pler Bills, .£1,0T., 2 & 21 per Ct 23 pm
Do £eOO — PT,"
Do. £lOO & £290 — pin
Bank of England Stook, 41 per Om; 212 1
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian :took-, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. Account
Do. 5 per C;Ait. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5. per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 188.,
Do: Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CIMOK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
DD. 41 per Cent., 1852-58,60
Do. 1863
D). 5 per Cont., 1865
Do Account 751
Do. £lOO Bonds —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.)
Cal" 6 per Cent.
Cußian 6 -per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent —
00. 6 per Cent, B
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip, £32 paid
C o nibian, 6 per Cent.
littlish, 3p :r Cent., 1825
D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 por Cent., 1867 631 61
Equa,dor New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent —
e:gyptiar, 7 per Cent —
Do. Second Issue ••
D '. £590 Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds BO
Do. 1861

Do. £5lO Bonds
Do. £lOO Bonds •••••
Governiutut Railway Debentures ....• 93 21 3}
Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups

Do. Account
Du. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent
Itolian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do, Account ~
Do. Maremmana Hallway
Slexican 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Dn. 1864
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French
ilonievidoau 6 per Cent.
Ithorish imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada lli

Do 3 per Cen
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account 721
Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 44 per Cent.. 1862

Juno

Do Account
Portugueso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 411 1
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6l
Do 41 por Cent. 1850
Do 41 per Cent, 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 por Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds —
Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. ...
Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..........
Do. do. £Bl 15s. do —
Sardinian, 5 Ina- Cent —
Span:sh 3 per Con —
Do AccfAint
Do .New Deferred 341
Do Account
Do Passive 9s}
Do Acctant
Do Corn. Cert. of Cour. not funded
Du Account
:urkish 6 per Cont., 1851
Do Account
Do 6 .per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cont., 1862 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 6l
Do. 1863 s2i
Do 5 per gent., 1865 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 521 '2
Da 1 per Cont.' Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent.
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Dividends on the above payable in Lon'loa.
Austnau 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 41 per cont., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil 531
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates _
French Routes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. —
Italian 5 per Cent. 18S1, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account . 451
TWO I9'OLOC.3K.
Consols, Money 921 3
Do. Account

[The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yester-
day e►ening.]

CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK.

Since two o'clock Consols have advanced I per
cent., the latest prices being 92i 93 for transfer, and
93 for the account.
Bar gold to the amount of £lO,OOO has been
taken from the Bank of England.
The return issued from the Bankers' Clearing
House by George Derbyshire, chief inspector of the
paid clearing, for the week ending the 11th Dec.,
is as follows :
Thursday, £10,031,000
Friday,
SaturdAy, 9,860,000
Monday, 8,436,000
Tuesday,
Wednesday,

Total £53,042,000
Tho following are the principal alterations exhi-
bited in the Bank of England return published this
afternoon :—A decrease of £53,885 in the Bullion,
of £441,585 in the Active Circulation, an increase
of £401,780 in the Reserve of Notes, of £240,320
Other Securities, of £453,054 in the Public Balances,
and of £172,506 in the Private Balances.
Foreign stocks have closed as follows :---Italian,
451 ; Greek, 124 13; ; Spanish Passive, 251 26 ;
and 3 per Cents., 358 36.
The latest prices of railway shares are as follows :
Great Western, 444 414 ; Leeds, 123 1 ; Londons,
1141 144 ; Midland, 111 k 111 i ; Brighton, 51}
528 ; Caledonians, 75 751 ; Chatham, 181 19 ;
Great Northern, 108 1081 ; ditto A Stock, 110
111 ; Metropolitan, 1151 116 ; South Eastern,
671 674 ; Sheffield, 47 471 ; North Eastern (Ber-
wick), 99 100 ; ditto (York), 94 95 ; North
British, 33 34 ; Great Eastern, 304 31.

LIVERPOOL COT7'O2\T 111ARKE7—This Day.

Market dull. Sales probably 8,000 bales.

THE WESTMINSTER PLAY.—The first of the
three annual theatrical performances took place at West-
minster School yesterday evening, the well known
"Adelphi" of Terence having bowl the play selected for
this classical entertainment. A large and distinguished
audience assembled, according to custom, upon the occa-
sion, but the embodiment of the different characters did
not seem to us to present any very striking feature, and
we cannot say that it exceeded in any respect the average
amount of excellence. The first representation, however,
may be regarded as a species of mere rehearsal, and when
it is repeated, according to anuouncAnent, on Tuesday
next and on Thursday next, we shall have a bet or oppor-
tunity of estimating the merits of the young performers.

An unusual amount of distress appears to prevail
in some parts of tho North of Ireland at present. In
Belfast, on Tuesday, at the usual meeting of the Board of
Guardians, there were no less than 250 applicants for ad-
mission to the workhouse —a much larger number than on
any previous occasion for a considerable number of years.
—.Dublin Express.

-
SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An engine
driver, named John Shepherd, mot with a Latin' accident
at Haigh, near Wigan, on Tuesday afternoon. Ile and a
fireman, named Henry Harrison, were proceeding up a
branch colliery line, off the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway line, at a very rapid speed. On arriving at a
rather sharp curve the engine went off the line, and fell
down the embankment, dragging with it two waggons,
Shepherd was killed, while Harrison oscapod with only a
few slight brui6e3 on the head,

BRITISH
:Cain. Consul. Gold, lim 1
- 11;11iyerton
—liilord Amalgamated 3U 5 7
)eyou G. Cons. ("Pavia 1 4.0 10
NOrakewalls 2.1.0 3 1
'East Bassett (Illogan) 291 15 17
:East Caratlon ILL, 5 6
East earn Bros 33 3 33
•r; not, Grenville
East Gunnisitake .. 8.3.6 3 4
East Loved 3.0.0 8 11
E. W'l Russell (Tayistkl 11.7.6 13 21
4a.m.& StAubyn(G wen. 4 5
4 Great Laxcy, limited all 17 18
Great South Tolgus 0.14.8°
Great Wheal 8u0y... 14.9.6
Wheal Vor 10 17 19
.; renville 19.0.6 1 1
Herod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37
Ilingston Downs ......1 5.10. 23 21
Margaret (Uny Lelaut.'l3.l7.l 6 6
Marke Valley 12.10.1 4) 53
4 tiwyndy Iron Ore, lien 33 23 13
New S tun
North toskear . 361 5 7 51
N.Wh Bassett(lllog-an 1.4.0 -
North Wheal Prof ty .. 2.13.0 2 3
Prosper United......,., 8.11.0 2 23
Providence ,Uny Lelant 10.6.7 29 3t
S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 13 380 400
,South Condurrow 3.2.0 3 1
—s. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 373 421
,Stray Park . 35.11.0 4 41
rin Croft l3 11 13
Vigra and Clogan, lint
W est Bassett (Illogan
- ,W. Paranoia (.Ltskiirtil 1 1) 11
West Chiyerton . 11 71 73
I West 5et0n.....„
IWheal Bassett 'Mogan 53 673 723
Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 25 a 7
Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 16 18
Wheal 6eton
Wheal Trelawney (Lis ] 5.17.0, 9 7
eaturisu rossEssloxs.
100 Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 63 65
Cen.ln.
at 100 111 105 1043
gu. 5 per cent....
20 Do. shares lO p 3p
203 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4
10 Do. Preference
100 I ButL,Brant, & Goderich
6 p.c. 1872-3-1 llO 88 71
at Calcutta &S. E., lira (00
at :s.;.e Town ate Dock, go 100 18 62
lOU ‘);,suerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 R 2
at I,:ast. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 03 164
it East I adnio, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 114 112
40 Do. J Extension
at irsun Prunk of Csuads 100 :7 18
tOU 00. Equip. Mort, Bond,
1 charge 6 p.c all ?-3 85
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52
100 Do. do deferred
100 Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds., all 10 45
too Do. do. deferred -
100 Do. 3d PlTA:stock. all 32 SI
100 Do. do. deferred
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock
100 Do. do. deferred
st t. lonia Pen. gun.. sp.e 100 107 108 1113 1° 11
13 o. Goa. 5 per cent lB 2 p
20 Do. New gua 52. c 6 2 r
et t. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at 1) 43 per cent lou 92 91
at Do
2033 ,ireat Wea. of Canada all 153 153
203 Do. New .. . all -
100 i)o. 6p. c lice. pay. 1873 all 95 57
100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 66 .67
10 Indian Branch, limited 3 3 3d
at Madras, gus. 5 p.c 100 100 102' ICU I
at Do. 43 do lOO 93 15
at 1)o. 13 do lOO 89 91
2') Do. Fifth Extensiool 5
6t 6Melh. Cor. 6p. c. flnds.l 100
50 -Mel. 1 Hobson's 8ay..1 all
at "N.Rl.C'ela,6pclstpf.ba.! 100 83 65
at Selnde 100' 300 101 1C43
et Do. Delhi
20 Do. do
st Do. I'un:aub au6 100 99
4t: Do.lndus St. Flo: b.° IV 85