The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

.3f92VEY MARKET AND C

ITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Bank of England return completed to the
4th inst. exhibits some important alterations. The
bullion has been diminished to the extent of
nearly half a million, while the reserve of notes
has been trenched upon to about three quarters of
a million sterling. The more active demand that
has been experienced for money is shown in the
large increase in the other securities, viz., to the
amount of about a million and a half, and hence the
rise in the minimum rate of discount. The public j
and private deposits both show a considerable aug-
mentation, and the active circulation has been
increased b'c- over a quarter of a million. In the
ether items of the balance-sheet there is little to
call for special remark ; they will be seen in the
subjoined table

.. £22,255,685
, , . , 3,170,060
„ • • 17,205,480
•• •• 434,862
••
3,163,488

Active Circulation ..
Increase
Bullion ..
Decrease
Rest

Increase ..
Public Deposits
Increase ..
Other Deposits
Increase ..

•• 14,228
5,468,008
.. 218,712
.. 15,963,971
.. 629,346
, 784,760
17,605
.. 11,371,118
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 19,137,314
Increase .. 1,631,813
Notes Unemployed 8,790,350
Decrease .. 706,295
Rather less activity is now reported in the gene-
ral discount market, as the commercial engagements
and the Indian Loan payment have been arranged.
Full rates, however, are still enforced.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon exhi-
bited a further advance in the rates on Vienna,
Trieste, and Amsterdam.
About £20,0•0 in bar gold was withdrawn from
the Bank of England yesterday.
The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
with rather more firmness, and 5,000 bales were
sold, at former values. In the Railway Share Mar-
ket also a better tone was apparent, and prices
exhibited a slight upward tendency.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £523,664, and the exports 367,072,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
London to the Continent, during the week ending
Thursday last :

Seven Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities

Gold c0in........ Hamburg... 7,550 oz.
Gold coin
Gold coin Belgium
Gold bars Belgium 398 oz.
- Gold bars Boulogne 4,000 oz.
Gold coin Hamburg .... ..... 10,248 oz.
Gold coin Bremen .. 40,700 oz.
Silver coin .. Hamburg ....15,265 oz.
Silver coin Boulogne 4,000 oz. •
Silver coin. Rotterdam
Silver coin Calais
Silver coin .. Belgium
Silver bars Hamburg 79,202 oz.
In the English Stock Market to-day there have
n very few transactions, but the prices continue
firm at the improvement noticed yesterday afternoon.
The scarcity of stock, no doubt, assists in maintain-
ing the quotations. Consols have been 901 91, but
The
close at about 901 for money and account.
h° New Threes and the Reduced have improved
44
'0 801 90. India Loan Debentures are steady, at
?2, 93, and 931 ; Bank Stock, at 216 to 219; but
Exchequer Bills arc flat, at 15s. premium. The
New India Scrip is marked 911 92, being 31 to 3
discount. The instalment due yesterday was paid
lth punctuality, only a few of the subscribers
having failed to keep their engagements. Tuesday
next has been appointed a special sitting day in
this security.
In the Foreign Securities a fair amount of busi-
ness is recorded, and prices exhibit rather more
firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. being 60 to 62 ;
ditto New, 50 to 52 ; and the 4 per Cents. have
advanced to 99 and 100 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred
to 161 ; Chilian 6 per Cents. to 981 ; Russian 41
Pet Cents. to 901 93 ; and Sardinian to 68 and 70.
Brazilian 5 per Cents. are steady at 97; Spanish
at 37 to 371 ; ditto Deferred at 25-a ; ditto Certi-
fteates are firmer at 31; but Peruvian 41 per Cents.
have receded to 82.
A. more buoyant feeling has prevailed in the
milsvay Share Market, and a moderate amount of
ess has been done at an improvement on
former rates of about 1 to 11 per cent. North
iNfestern, North British, and North Eastern (York),
have advanced 10s. Eastern Counties and. Great
lirestern, 15s. Caledonian, Lancashire and York-
shire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland,
North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern £l,
and Great Northern and Brighton £1 10s.
The Foreign lines were quiet. Lombardo-Vene-
"an Old Shares are steady at 41 51, :and the New
at 4141.
In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
have improved to 29 and 30 ; Great Western of
Canada
are 131 13a; Great Indian Peninsula, 92;
and East Indian, 93 to 94.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
abFlovr rather more firmness.- London Joint Stock
Bank advanced ss. ; Bank of Australasia, 10s. ;
Union of London, ss. ; and Australian Agricul-
tural, 103.

BRITISH- FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 89 t 90 891-
per Cent. Consols Annuities - 1 901
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures 93% 3 2
Ditto Loan Scrip
Consols for Account (June 7)

March.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d 15
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small, Ifd.

i 1
J une.

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tr arilian 5 per Cent.
uenos Ayres, 6 per Cent . —.
e Ditto Deferred l6:
Sian, 6_per Cent._

Ilexican 3-per Cent.
Ditto Account
.. 4
Peruvian 41 per Cent B2
r ortugnese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
.. Ditto 41 per Cent.
bardinian, 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, per Cent. —
Ditto Account
.Srlakilish Com. Cert. of Coup. not:funded 3t
tirkish 6 per Cent. 65 4
Nc
Ditto
Ditto Account
w Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2} per Cent 56

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9Ol /
Consols for Account 9oi

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, May 7.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light breeze, and very fine summer weather.
PLYMOUTH, May 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived--Dane,
screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good
xtpe.
-Poorm May 6.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Vivia, for
Quebec. '
,CLYDE, May 6.—Wind S.—Arrived—Berbice, from
LlaYti ; Cora Linn, from New York ; Jamaica, from Ja-
maica; Jules, from Iceland, to repair damage, having been
on fire at sea.
PORTSMOUTH, May 6. Wind S. S. E .—Arrived—
rriucess Josephine, from Cadiz for Newcastle, short of
lviaions. Off port—Norfolk, from London for Mel-
'Ammo.
NEWPORT, May 6.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tropic, for
Jamaica.
hSWANSEA, May G.—Wind S.W.—Arrive—uke of
caufort, from Coquimbo. Sailed—Bonheath,d forD Shang-
Je.
CALCUTTA, March 27.—The Cape of Good Hope, screw
14ieamer, from Moulmein, sunk near Hog River on the
24th inst., and has been sold, with her cargo, for 2,400
rupees.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

.Wind S.
Arrived, May 6.—Florina, from Callao ; Wyoming, from
rhiladelphia ; James Yeo, from Now Orleans ; Euphrates,
screw steamer, from Alexandria; Teazer, from Nantes;
from St. Übes ; Arran, from New Orleans.
Arrived, May 7—Athelstan, from Manilla ; Nora
Graerae, from Bombay; Cavalier, from New Orleans.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind, R. ; tide, six hours' ebb; very fine. •
Arrived, May 6.—Christiana, from Ibrail ; Lord Raglan,
from Freemantle.
Arrived, May 7.—La Hogue, from Sydney,.
•
Sailed. Telegraph, for Geelong.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S. fine.
Passed. Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Ports-
mouth, for Woolwich ; Rosetta, from Kurrachee ; Eclipse,
from Madeira—both for London ; White Star, for Boston ;
Neanthe, for Lisbon ; Maria Theresa, from Rouen, all from
London; Anna, from Chatham, for Belize ; John Baring,
from Shields, for Genoa,