The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

NORWICH.

Considerable excitement now prevails here, the
candidates on each side, Sir S. Bignold and Mr. C.
M. Lushington (Conservatives), and Lord Bury and
Mr. Schneider (Liberals), having commenced an
active canvass. On Monday evening the Liberals
held a public meeting in St. Andrew's-hall, and
the Conservatives mustered in considerable num-
bers at the Assembly-rooms.

NOTTINGHAM.
The requisition to Mr. T. Bromley (the Conser-
vative candidate) has received nearly 500 names.
A second candidate, to come forward on Conserva-
tive principles, is now spoken of. Messrs. Paget
and Mellor addressed the Liberal electors on Mon-
day night, and each party is now actively engaged.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocir.
The efflux of gold from the Bank of England is
increasing, a large amount having been taken away
yesterday. This movement, if continued, will now
induce the Directors to raise the minimum to 3 per
cent., especially as there is now an increased de-
mand for discount accommodation. The inquiry on
commercial account has rather diminished conse-
quent upon the adverse position of politics, which
has led to a general curtailment of operations, but
railway calls, loan instalments, and other joint-
stock enterprises have imparted greater activity to
the market. As these transactions have trenched
largely on the supplies in the hands of bankers
and others, there is naturally an upward tendency
in the rates of discount, although choice bills are
still negotiated at 21, and loans on Government
Securities are obtainable at 12 per cent.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
exhibited a further advance in the rates on Vienna
and Trieste.

The withdrawal of gold which took place from
the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to
the Continent, amounted to £112,000.
The silver market is very quiet, and bars have
receded to ss. lid. per ounce standard.
Letters from Liverpool report that in the Cotton
Market yesterday a very moderate business was
transacted, and only about 4,000 bales were sold at
about former values. The Railway Share Market
exhibited rather more animation, but prices were
unaltered,

At the meeting of the West Flanders Railway
Company (not the Sambre and Meuse, as inadvert-
ently stated), held yesterday, a dividend of 4s. 6d.
per share was declared.

The half-yearly meeting of the Sambre and
Meuse Railway Company took place to-day,
at which a very favourable report was presented,
Showing an available balance of profit of £18,714
afs. 7d., from which the directors have declared a
dividend of 3s. per share on the original eapitlil
after paying the preferential charges, amounting
to £12,728 16s. The report was adopted.
At the meeting of the Buffalo and Lake Huron
Railway Company to-day a report was read stating
that 47 additional miles of railway had been
opened, and that the receipts of the half-year had
been £32,840 10s. 4d., being a considerable increase
over the corresponding period of 1858. The report
Was adopted unanimously.

To-morrow being the day appointed for the open-
ing of the tenders for the New Indian Debentures,
some discussion has taken place upon the price
at Which the loan will be allotted. The estimates
generally range from 95 to 96, but the rise which
has just taken place in the Funds may, to a cer-
tain extent, modify the calculations which have been
Made during the last few days.
There has been a very buoyant market for Public
Securities, in consequence of the mine which Sar-
dinia has intimated her willingness to adopt with
reference to the Congress. Some large purchases
have been effected, and at one time the rise was
equal to 1 per cent., but a partial reaction has
since taken place. Consols have been 95.,1 1, but
they are now 951 I for money and account. The
Government broker has bought £20,000 stock for
the Savings Banks. Bank Stock hai declined to
223 ; but the New Threes and the. Reduced have
improved to 941 ; Exchequer Bills are 335. to
365. prem. ; India Stock, 2201 ; and the Debentures
are firm, at 961 97. 1

About an average amount of business is recorded
in Foreign Securities, and prices in some instances
are rather firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 861
to 871 ; ditto New, Loan, . 761 to 77-1, ; and the
4 per Cents. are steady at 1021 ; Mexican at 201;
Chilian 6 per Cents. at 102.; and Dutch 4 per
Cents, at 981; Buenos Ayres Deferred are firm at
181; Venezuelan Deferred at 178 ; Spanish De-
ferred at 3%; and Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858)
at 941, but the 5 per Cents, are flat at 100.
The Railway Share Market has exhibited more
buoyancy, and prices have sympathised with the
upward tendency of Consols, the , advance, com-
pared with yesterday, being about to 1 per cent.
lighton and North British have improved ss. ;
Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Great Northern,
Ituloashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and
South Western, 10s. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick),
158. ; and Great Western, £l.
In the Foreign Market Lombardo-Venetian
shares have improved 1 to I per cent., the old
shares being dealt in at 81 91, and the new shares
at 81 88. Paris and Lyons have advanced to 331,
and Northern of France to 368 364.

The Colonial Markets have been firm. Grand
Trunk of Canada have advanced 10s. ; Great Wes-
tern of Canada, ss. ; Great Indian Peninsula, 10s. ;
and East Indian, 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been in rather limited request. London and
Westminster Bank advanced 55., and Bank of
Australasia declined £l. Electric Telegraph have
iltproved ss. Royal Mail Steam 155., and Scottish
Australian Investment £3.

BRITISH, FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
-flank Stock
3Per.Cent. Reduced Annuities
xPer Cent. Consols Annuities
1 "v 3 per Cent. Annuities
—Ong Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 —
IndittoS 30 Years'
2201
expire 10th Oct., 1859 7-16
a tock
Ditto Debentures
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO .
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account (May 5) 9sk I
March. June.
1?),-,
b. Chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 12d.. 33 6
Ditto £5OO
Ditto
D Small,,„ ltd.
33 6
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Rrazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. 94
, Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941
tuenos Ayres, 6 er Cent
Ditto Deferred P • 181
chijian 6_per Cent lO2
Grenada New Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 5l
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
R
ussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 2oi.
Ditto 44 per Cent 110 k
Spanish 3 per Cent. ******************
991
Ditto Account • .... ****************** Ditto New Deferred, *** ie.; * 6Zu*:.:. ******* ti
Turkish 6 per Cent. **
Dittoitto
NewAcc Lounotall 8
***************************************** 877 i
Ditto i x d
Ditto Account ......... .:;: ********* ~;:„
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent; ******** '' i t
Ditto Account
x
..
Venezuelan 5 per Cent. .......022.
........
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent ..... 171
Dividends on the above payable in Lend
batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent. .. _ °ll.
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ........ Ogi
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money ....
Consols for Account (May 5)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859.

API
Newmarket Craven 25
.1

.11,. 97
Catterick

ester SpringAL.‘Y.
!nwraarket S
caster Spring 3 Ludlow ................ 19
9 Bath .................. 24
S4rewsbury 17 Harpenden •
............ 27
17 Epsom Summer ....Salisbur.... 31
19

The journals of St. halo state that the coast near
I that Port was a few days ago visited by a frightful tempest,
and that several dead bodies had been washed ashore. They
r'tate also that a fishing-boat, which was known
and ti
the
Celestine Marie, of Cancale, had been wrecked, and at its
l'evv of nine men had perished. Some of these unfortunate
ien clung to the mast for some time, and the last dropped
41t0 the sea and was drowned just as a lifeboat reached the
Wreck.
1 The journals of the Loire record a rare case of
(3tgevity in a horse :—Count de Foudras, of the chateau of
Ogny, near Roanue, purchased in 1821 a seven-year-old
ti(l)rse, and the animal has just died aged 45 years ! Up to
c age of 40, it is added, the animal worked regularly, and
iTfot.ained in good spirits during the last five years of its
DESTRUCTION OF KING'S NEWTON HALL.—One
„
the oldest and most interesting residences in Derbyshire,
oing's Newton Hall, in the occupation of Mr. Richard
Gi.eerl, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Mr.
\jeer'. and his family were absent at Hastings, and the hall
The
left in charge of two servants, the cook and coachman.
sie latter gave the alarm, and every exertion was made by
I,estrovillarrers to suppress the fire, but the building was nearly
_ye3. The origin of the fire is not known. The build-
was interesting from various historical associations, as
';Wells for its ancient worth. King's Newton was built by
',..lllenaber of the Hardinge family about 400 years ago, and
o"as visited by King Charles 11. in whose service the then
.k,Nant, another of the Hardinges, raised a troop of horse. a memorial of his visit, Charles left on one of the win-
ws the following anagram •—" Cras ero lox." Of late
i..elrs King's Newton Hall became the property of Lady
b44:llston, but it is not suppsed that the hail will ho re-
', DY preaent owizer.

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