The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

May MARICET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Less activity has been apparent in the markets
for foreign and colonial produce during the last
few days. Tea has been very quiet, as parties are
limiting the arrival of the overland mail. For
Agar the demand has been inactive ; fully late
rates, however, have been current. A steady
inquiry has been experienced for the better quali-
ties of coffee, and prices are firm. Stocks show a
falling off compared with those of the same period
last year. Rice has been dull, and in fruit and
'Aims scarcely any business has been reported.
Tallow continues firm, and prices have shown an
improved tendency.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, and prices, were unaltered. The sales
`were estimated at 7,000 bales. On the Stock Ex-
change only a very limited business was transacted
la Railway Shares, and values tended downwards.
The steamer Orissa, which leaves on the 12th
inst. for Bombay, will take out silver to the amount
of £81,250.
The decline in the French Funds yesterday
amounted to nearly 1 per cent., the 3 per cents
having closed at 70.5 for the account.

further diminution of buisiness is reported in
the discount market. Until the commercial
°Perations of the New Year are actively commenced,
the supply of bills will necessarily continue
ikther limited. Meanwhile the abundance of money
has increased in consequence of the payment of
the dividends. The rates, therefore, tend down-
Wards, and approved descriptions of mercantile
Paper have been negotiated a fraction under the
Minimum of the Bank of England, where the
applications are now comparatively limited.
The usual half-yearly meeting of proprietors in
the London and Greenwich Railway Company
took place to-day, at which the accounts for the
half-year were presented showing a balance of
£12,025 6s. 9d. From this the directors reeom-
Mended a dividend of ss. 6d. per share for the
half year, which having been agreed to, the meet-
ing adjourned.
The Teviot has arrived from Alexandria, with
£58,700 in gold.
Silver continues firm at full rates, but business
is very quiet, as usual just after the completion of
the shipments by the steamer for the East.
The settlement of the monthly account is making
f
alrentable progress, but the market is still in a very
sensitive state, owing to the unsettled feeling with
sal and to Continental politics. Large speculative
,eentinue to be made, but should any reaction on
thees
'aris Bourse be announced, the markets here
oatlld at once present symptoms of buoyancy,
isols have been 951 1 for money, and 951 1
, account, but the market is kept in sus-
-I,l,ellse by the delayed arrival of the French prices.
The :NOW Threes are 951 to 96, and the Reduced
95Z- to 96, Eichequer Bills are firm at 40s. to 435.,
and the Bonds are marked 1001. India Loan De-
bentures have declined to 991, and the Bonds are
Ps. Prem. The Government broker has made an
iOvestment of £29,000 in Reduced Annuities.
In the Foreign Market business is quiet, and
(Potations show a downward tendency. Turkish 6
Per Cents., 901 to 91 ; ditto Scrip, 4 to 31 dis. ; the
4 Per Cents, have receded to 105/ ; Brazilian 5
per Cents, to 102 ; Mexican to 191; Portuguese to
468 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents. to 1011 ; Cuba 7 per
Cents. have been dealt in at 101 ; Peruvian
(Megan—Arica and Tacna) 41 per Cents, at 991 ;
Spanish at 451 ; and the Deferred is flat at 30 ;
Russian 41- per Cents, are marked 991 to 1001.
Chilian Loan is about Ito dis.
The,New Victoria Railway Debentures are nomi-
nally quoted 107 to 108.
The Railway Share Market has exhibited rather
more activity, but in most of the principal under-
takings a decided decline has taken place. Great
Northern, Brighton, and South-Eastern have
declined 10s. ; Eastern Counties and Midland, 15s. ;
Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-
-Western, South-Western, Norfolk, and North-
astern (Berwick), £1; and North British, £1
10s, The foreign lines are flat. Northern
France have declined ss. ; Paris and Lyons,
Os. to 10s. ; and Lombardo-Venetian about 15s.
• East India railway shares continue very de-
pressed, and the slight symptoms of improvement
lately noticed disappeared when the decline in the
value of the English funds took place. As the
security is considered unexceptionable, the depres-
sion can only be attributed to the excessive supply
of these shares floating upon the market. When it
is recollected that the aggregate amount of capital
Nvhich the public have undertaken to subscribe for
these undertakings is £35,000,000, it will be
aPParent that some time must elapse before they
take up what may be considered their proper
Position among the investments bearing high rates
of interest,
hei_n the Colonial Market past Indian Shares are
Trunk of having declined about £1 to £1 10s. Grand
uik 01' Canada and Great Western of Canada
has lbeen at about former rates.
Joint Stock •Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
very inactive, and show little variation in values.

3 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 51 6 5/
v.Per Cent. Consols Annuities
"T e r 3 per Cent. Annuities
D 111.1% Stock
titto Debentures 991 I
itto Bonds, £l,OOO
n.tto under £l,OOO
95i I I I
-obsoLs for Account, Feb. 8

March June.
I,ltchequer Bills 11,000, 2d. & 11d.. 40 3 40 3
Diet
£5OO ' 4O 3 40 3
Dill,
... ~„, Small, ltd.
40 3 40 3
k;Xeheciner Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent lOOl
II • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Cuba an 5 per Cent.
‘4lba. , 6per Cent.' —
els Ditto (Maianza & Sabinilla) 7 per Cent lOl
--
Ch per Cent
lipi.tto 41 per Cent. Scrip
Ditto
3 per Cent. —
,senitto Account
I- gyian 41 per Cent —
Ditto ttr
hi. \ Alegan..:—Arica & Tacna) 41 p Ct. 991 1
poi.h,—;„°. Mribarren), 41 per Cent. .. 851 x d
, t
11)i)- Porgy :°.
~Ae sicoBe,6liaiB,s4t3„s: pers
per Cent.
c e n t
46-11 i
at x d
11 'lid/. Cent:
8 Dit.te A!e6ount
°ltrclinian 5 p r Cent
87 1
Panish 3 per Cent. .
Ditto Acco t
Ditto Xew'Defeired, 3 per Cent. --'
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive • .30
1
.7,Panish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 601
11rkish .6 per Cent. 90
bitfO Account
Ditto' XeNr.Loan Scrip
Ditto'Aecourit
. • 4 DittO 2d Issue
Ditto 'AcCoimt
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Ditto. ACcount
Dividends on the above payable in London.
.130•
cfsoian, 41 per Cent" Ex. 25f. 99
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 951
• Ditto Account, Feb. 8 954

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.rft LATE SUICIDE IN ST. lAIVIES'S-PARK.—Yes-
b7aY afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, coro-
or for "Westminster, at Charing-cross Hospital, on thebody
j°llll*Wheatley, aged 47, late gardener in the service of
to r. Trolloye, estate agent, of Parliament-street, who cora-
;ted suicide in St. James's-park, by shooting himself
Nyi°,llgh the head, on Thursday last, as reported in The Sun.
of.'"ara Green, a bookseller, stated that deceased, who was
ihniteraperate habits, was his.brother-in-law. He always
prPeared cheerful, and, never talked about suicide. He
~..!ited witness on Tuesday, going away after breakfast on
twednesday morning, when he had his watch (which it ap-
er, ared he afterwards pledged) with him. Mr. George Trol-
fete, deceased's master, deposed that the deceased had been
f„n,,is service five years and left on Saturday last, when he
411. £1 12s. 6d., then due to him. Witness discharged
he because, removng from Woodminstone to Wimbledon,
ttrwould not at the latter place be required. Mr. Arnold,
Isei stol surgeon of the hospital, said deceased had discharged
the tl in his mouth, and death was caused by a shock to
e..,!'ain• A verdict of temporary insanity was returned.
t47e ( Times) have much pleasure in announcing
Sir Charles Trevelyan, Assistant-Secretary to the
of -1,4'1'9, will succeed Lord Harris as Governor-General
-ku-adras. Mr. Hamilton, Financial Secre!ary to the
curt, taZBnrY, 'will succeed Sir Charles Trevelyan in the y)er-
-1.,, era office which he has just resigned; and we have
,a.aou to believe that Mr. Disraeli has appointed Sir Staf-
li I\Torthente Bart., C. 8., M.P. for Stamford, to succeed
Hamilton as Financial Secretary.
gt 1U LATE SHEEP POISONING CASE.—We un der-
bearil_d that Mr. Black, of Burton, who it will be temem-
...4l) sustained the loss of nearly 700 sheep in August last
e44.11e3, be
ing Poisoned, as is alleged, by a sheep 'dip—has
t 'Ceti the case at law, and a writ hasbeen served upon Mr.
lug °t:, chemist of this town, who supplied the dip, claim-
civil manes for the loss. The case will come on in the
hav court at next Newcastle assizes. Eminent counsel
1e,347_"- retained on oth sides, and te case seems
to protracted litibgation.—Berwichk Warder. likely