The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

The Swiftsure, from Melbourne, arrived in the
D +owns yesterday, after a passage of 85 days, with
7: 3,499 ounces of gold, valued at 1293,996, but it is
e Epected that the whole of this consignment will
b e purchased for the Continent, as the shipments
m ade by the bullion dealers are rather extensive.
0 owing to the recent decline in the exchange at
N iew York, diminished receipts of gold may be ex-
p ected from that quarter, but upwards of £600,000
it i coming forward from Australia, which may prove
s• ancient to satisfy the export demand and prevent
arty important reduction in the stock of bullion at
tl le Bank of England.
Small quantities of gold continue to be with-
drawn from the Bank of England for exportation
to the Continent, 16,000 in bars having been pur-
&lased for that purpose yesterday. The bar silver
brought by the last West India steamer has been
disposed of at 61s. yd. per oz. standard, being a
decline of Id., compared with the price realised for
th a previous supply.
Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton
M nrket, yesterday, closed heavily, and some de-
ecaiptions were again Id. per lb. lower. The sales
amounted to 8,000 bales. In Railway Shares a
flair business was recorded, at a slight advance on
previous quotations.
A steady demand for money is still reported in
the general discount market, but there is rather less
ac tivity, and first-class bills are readily negotiated
at 21 per cent.
'The market for English Securities continues
quiet, but although the dealings are limited the quo-
taftions arc firmly maintained, and the tendency is
still in the upward direction. Consols are now
97,1 for the January account. Special transfers
have taken place at 971 1. The New Threes and
the Reduced are firmer at 951 to 96 ; and the
New 21 per Cents. at 811. Long Annuities are
171; Tndia New Loan Stock has advanced to 161
1; ditto Debentures (1858) have improved to 96:1
97 ; ditto (1859) remain at 96;1- s ; the Bonds at 3s.
to (3s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills at 275. to 30s.
prem.
A moderate amount of business is recorded in
Foreign Securities, and prices are tolerably well
maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 78 to 781,
ditto New, 661 to 661 ; Mexican is rather flatter,
at 211 1 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. have receded to
441, but the 4 per Cents. are steady at 1001, and
Brazilian 5 per Cents at 102; ; Chilian 6 per
Cents. have improved to 105, and Russian 5 per
Cents. to 661.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares
are 1-1- premium, being steady.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1859. 1858.
Great Western £28,416 £26,412
North-Western 74,182 65,032
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 5,707 5,163
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,374 9,080
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,89$ 4,437
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,014 5,401
Glasgow and South-Western
Scottish North-Eastern
Great Indian Peninsula .............. 2,776 2,520
Butch Rhenish
Royal Danish 487 448
These returns continue to show a decided and
steady improvement on most of the principal lines.
On the Great Western it amounts to 12,004, the -
North Western to 19,150, the South Western to
£685, the Brighton to £1,284 the Midland to
£2,559, the South Eastern to £1,074, the Great
Northern to £2,919, the Lancashire and Yorkshire
to £4,540, the North Eastern to 13,945, the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln to £2,294, but on the
Dutch Rhenish there is a decline of £5BO.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market to-day
have been moderately active, and prices have shown
increased firmness in several instances. Great
'Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire improved
6s. ; and North Western and North British, 10s.
dinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Midland, Scottish
North Eastern, and Soutk-Eastern, have receded

%boat 5.5.
The Foreign lines are a shade firmer. Lombardo-
Venetian are 121 ; and Paris and Lyons, 37.
In the Colonial Market a decided improvement
la visible. Grand Trunk of Canada have risen to
381 ; Great Western of Canada, 13: ; East Indian,
to 1021 103 ; Great Indian Penirsula, to 100 and
1001; and Punjaub, to 4:1-,
Joint-Stock Bank shares have also shown an up-
Ward tendency in prices. City Bank advanced 10s. ;
Ottoman Bank, 10s.
In the Miscellaneous Market Australian Agri-
onituratl have risen to 331 341 ; Peninsular and
Orient al Steam, to 801; and Van Dieman's Land,
to 141. •

lli BitrrisH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ualik
, Stock
- Per Ce at. Reduced Annuities 951 6
Neer Cent. Consols Annuities
le NV 3 per Cent. Annuities ..„ 951 / 6 51 6
j'Pr 24 per Cent. Annuities
—uug A nnuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 Shut
bitto far 30 Years,' expire sth April, 1885 17
Illtlia ock
Ditto, 1859, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto
Ditto, 1859 •• • 96i 11 1
,!tto Bonds, £l,OOO
"Itt, under £1 000
(, , 3 6 p
glindu for Account (Jan. 10)
30 1
~rhettner Bills, £l,OOO, lid 27 30
.. 27
pto 0500
Itto Small, lid.
FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
4141i:en .5 Der Cent.
ci.?itto 4/ per Cent. 1858
4,4,1i413 6 per Cent.
4-14zi a 3 Dor Cent
I. bittf • Ac.co ant
* ........
221 4
till
V."
All 41 per Cent —
It
t 4 , Account
titfi , (Uribarren), 41 per Cent.
.ot,t , S per Cent
141)1tta. Account
Ditto Li 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent „
41 per Cent.
.Ij-nittll'y 3 per Cent., 1859 .
ft—Aitt • Scrip,
iii`jui 'an 5 per Cent. —
g itto ,
,Account
---
~liTto'll' A 3 per Cent
~ ntriii.:titaoicA.6cepecooeunruncttent. .. 45/ 5
75
Palo
) .New Loan
l',lo . Account
thit 1 I lividends on the above payable in London..
14 T 1 change, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 641
1 to ICertificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.

ConAol 14, Money ----
97i
Ditto Account (Jan.)

THIS DAYS SHIPPING.

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to".,
piled 111‘, Dec. B.—Wind this day at noon, Ease.;
stal) breere and fine.
,011
strived T !,atotrrit, Dec. 7. Wind, S.S.W., squally—
C • -Falcon, from Bahia.
leillit3,7laDnef.v.p6N.—Aprnec'v.ed7—.
_Tl7ssrAingad,in, from Quebec. d
S.W. Arrive
QIIIPP kin, from 'Quebec.
Arrived-
-1 404 f;"1 Dec. 7.—Arrived—James Caskie, from Que-
v; St tiled—Clara, for Gibraltar.
JaLIItiOUTIL, Dec. 7. —Wind, S.S.W.— Arrived—The
tro-'n,
No PI from London for Hong Kong ; Norman (ss ,
- ' I tthampton, and loft for the Capo of Good Hope.

(TIT ELECTRIC TELECIRAPH.)
Rri SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
ad E
4earti)i td—Seven Brothers, from Aberdovey ; Alice, from
I,T; Fuchsia, from Sunderland; Britannia, from
; Lucille, from Newport ; Alliance, steamer, from
401,1; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Courier, steamer,
lic„,ellseY_; Triumvirate, from Newport.
tilt'4 —Mayflower, for Cardiff ; Quintus, for London ;
htt,.7l; teatner, for Lisbon ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey ;
'ro) &steamer, for Havre.
LivERFOOL, Thursday Morning.

wind S.E.
Nttl:ll,2el Dee 7.—Helen Ewing, from Bombay; S. E.
aelk.-",v, from. New Orleans; Island Home, from St.
fNroemw
ABvrieluroswick; Ingeburg, from Alexandria ;
( Err etIIRMAIUN'E AND BRITISH TELESI.AI.II.)

Vito GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
r,...4,1.C. 4%. ; tide, three hour's flood ; weather, fine.
~.`lott,,,Zd, Dec. 7.—Hans, from Rostock ; Gotska, from
; Endraght, rom Dorcun; Geranoguo, from
tablE7atan, • Phoenix, from Porto Rico ; Baltasora, from
"4aitrit. aY ; 'Great Britain, from Penang; Vesta, from
148 ; Inkerrnann, from Calcutta • Maria, from Caen ,
"ftY, from St. Michael's ; Thames, from Demerara.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.

\VD,d S..
j fine.
riih?
'eu, Dec. 7.—Swiftsure, from Melbourne for London.
Itotte red, Dec.
7.—Clifton, for ; Liriope, for
de°; Sea Flower, for Launceston ; Palm, from St.
lenx ; Adrian, for Lima—all from London ; her Majesty's
fecphi reaser, from the river, for the westward.
tilt,: ed.—Maid of Judah, Palestine, Alice, and all the
-"kg bound.