The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-04 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Lieut. Murray, of the 84th Regiment, has been
directed to proceed from Colchester to Landguard
Fort, Harwich, to relieve Lieut. Nugent, of the 2d
battalion 6th Regiment, required for daty with his
corps. A dismounted party of the 11th Hussars
was expected to arrive at Colchester from York and
Newcastle yesterday, and mounted parties will fol-
low on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 27th inst.

The headquarters will arrive with a mounted party
on the 17th inst. The depot of the 70th Regiment,
consisting of 7 officers, 6 sergeants, 3 drummers, 60
rank and file, 11 women, and 21 children, have left
the camp at Colchester for Shorncliffe, to await the
arrival of the headquarters of the regiment in Eng-
land from New Zealand.

Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer,
K.C.8., assumed the command of the Western Dis-
trict at Mount Wise, Devonport, on Monday, in
succession to Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Templetown,
C.B.

No. 2 Company of the Military Store Staff Corps,
to be composed of non-commissioned officers and
men from various regiments of the army, will be
organised atWoolwich in a few days, under the com-
mand of Military Store Staff Officer W. 11. Parkyn.
The Portuguese screw steam corvette Duque de
Palmella, Capt. Domingor de Souza Rodingucr,
from London for Portugal, arrived at Plymouth
yesterday morning.
The American steamer of war Canandaigua, from
Swansea for Southampton, on a cruise, arrived at
Falmouth on Monday.

The hired transports Caroline and Mystery, at
Woolwich, have completed shipping 1,400 tons of
hutting materials for Bermuda, and will sail during
the week.

In consequence of the termination of the financial
year of 1865-6, the whole of the naval and military
departments at Woolwich were yesterday paid wages
and accounts up to the 31st of March, the last day
of the old year. By a new regulation, ordered to
take place with the commencement of the new year
now entered, Mr. Harry, the Assistant-Superinten-
dent of Stores, and formerly cashier, has been ap-
pointed Paymaster, and has accordingly relieved-the
Superintendent of the responsibility hitherto attached
to his office.

ONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL

Liat;,EzTut

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Tho inquiry for discount accommodation to-day
has been rather limited, but the rates remain at 5i
and 6 per cent. for the best short-dated commercial
paper, owing to the small supply of money on offer.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank of Eng-
land was £22,000.

The direCtors of the Albert Insurance Company,
in their report, have recommended a dividend at
the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-
tax.

It has been announced that the half-yearly divi-
dend, due 15th April, on the Swedish Government
Loan of 1864, will be paid by Messrs. J. 11. Schroder
and Co.

A special meeting has been held to-day of the
shareholders of the Brazilian and Portuguese Bank,
for the purpose of confirming the resolutions adopted
at the last meeting for changing the name of the
company to that of the English Bank of Rio de
Janeiro.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram, this morning,
the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 52c. Flat.
A further improvement has taken place to-day
in the prices of English Government securities,
chiefly in consequence of the tenor of advices from
Germany. In the morning the Funds were at an
advance of per cent, but subsequently they re-
ceded * per cent, and are now quoted 86i for
money, and 87 * for the account. The New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are 84i 1; Exchequer
Bills for March, 10s. to ss. dis. ; for June, 6s. to
3s. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, for account,
245 ex. div. ; India Stock, 209 ; do., 5 per Cents.,
1021

Most of the speculative Foreign Stocks show
buoyancy. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 1 ; Mexi-
can, 21 4 ; ditto New, 181 19 ; Greek, 131 144 ;
Spanish Passive, 261 1 ; the Certificates, 151 16 ;
Italian, 574 4 ; the Confederate Loau, 6f 7k ; Chi-
lian Loan, 14 pm. ; Brazilian Scrip, 14 1 dis. ;
Egyptian Railway Loan, 134 14 dis. ; the New
Egyptian Loan, 41 prem. United States Govern-
ment 5-20 Bonds, 72 4 ; Erie Shares, 551 56 ; and
Illinois, 811 8.
In the Railway Share Market there has been
very little animation, but in several instances prices
are firmer. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and North Eastern (Leeds), have each
improved 10s. ; and Great Eastern, ss. ; while
Great Western and Metropolitan have each de-
clined ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue
inactive at about previous rates.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
quest. London and Westminster have improved
to 95i, 4 ; Bank of London to 26 ; London Finan-
cial are dealt in at 111 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier
of England at 7k, ; and Overend, Gurney, and
Co., at 164 171 ; and the Pasha of Egypt's New
Loan is quoted 1 prem. ; Reuter's Telegraph
Co., 1 2 prem. ; and Imperial Mercantile Credit,
dis. ; Imperial Ottoman improved to 12-1 k.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, April 5
3 per Cent. Reduced B4i j-
New 3 per Cent B4i ti
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908
_—

March. June.
.. 6 3 dis

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent.
Do. £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO -10 dis 6
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account 245
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874 209
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879
Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO
•
Do. under £l,OOO
Pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1863 —
Do Account —
Do. Scrip, £45 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent _
Do. Account
Do £1(0 Bonds —
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Chilian 6 per Cent 961
Do Scrip, £25 paid
Do. 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Danubian Principalities
E luador New Consolidated, 1 per ‘Cent...
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 per. Cent
Do.' Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 BBi.
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. Governn:.ent Railway Debentures —
Do. £25 paid
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Coupons
no Account --
Uuatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 -C, -'

dis ad

per Cent 1865 ..
Do. Account
Do. Maremmana Railway —Mexican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Do 1864 l9
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent -
Do 2 per Cent —
Do Deferred Do Land Warrants —
(Hectares)
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
0
. enivian 5 per Cent., 1865
_
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do. Account
portaguose 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do. Account
Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, £ St BB
Do
DD 41 per Cent. 1850
_
3 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862
Do 5 por Cent. 1864 9l} i !-
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account 261
Spanish Cert. of Coup not, funded —
Do Account _
Swedish 4 per Cent. _
Do. 4lt per Cen
t. 1864
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —Do Account 92
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do£loo Bonds
6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do£loo Bonds
6 per Cent. 1863
,
Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 37i
Do Accountg.
371
__Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed —
Venezuela 3 per Cent. —
D
Ditto 6 account l3}
o Do Aper Cent., 1862 —
ccount '

bo. 1 I per Cent
___
1864
331
-1--)0
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Pelgian
Austrif,
2,n 5 13•31. Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
,
41 Per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 1 per Nut., Ex. 12 Gull
Po I per Cent. Certificates
95 41
Preach Steeres 3 per
Italian p Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ••••
.
571
Do Account .............

Consols for money ..
o. May settlement.

TWO O'CLOCK.
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61100TIN'G rQ THE HUNTII,TG FIELD.—On. Saturday
11. Norton, the sort of a farmer at Great Tey, was
charged before tho magistrates at Colchester with shooting
hootiat Mr. Osborne, a merchant in that borough, while in the
::ng field. Xr. Osborne, it appeared, was out with the
,111(18' and while riding across the farm of the pri-
--er's father, the prisoner started up from behind a fence
and struck his horse, which swerved, and he then drew a
Pistol and levelled it at him. The prosecutor rode rapidly
"' and neither horse nor rider was hit. Mr. Osborne did
ot wish to press the char
but the maistrates observ-
ing g
, g ,it was a very serious felony refused t allow to b
awblildrawn; they, however, adjourned the mattcrit to en-
e
w prisoner to obtain legal assistance.