The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-31 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, October 30.
The Bank of Madrid has reduced its rate of dis.
count to 8 per cent.

AMERICA,
(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.

Gold, 146. Exchange on London, 1601. 5-20
United States Bonds, 114 i. Illinois, 124 Erie,
84. Cotton, middling upland, 39.

FRANCE.

PARIS, October 30.

The Moniteur of this morning publishes the text
of a convention between France and Prussia, ac-
cording to which molasses coming from the States
of the Zollverein will, in future, be exempt from
import duties in France, when exclusively intended
for the distilleries.

BOURSE, Oct. 30, Two o'clock.—The preparations
of the Minister of -War for a commission on the re-
organisation of the army, published in this morn-
ing's Moniteur, engrosses attention, and has con-
verted yesterday's movement into a downward one.
All securities are quoted with a decline more or less
important. French Threes have fallen below 69f.,
and are only worth 68f. 90c., or 20c. lower. Italian
Fives have declined 45c., the quotation being 56f.
45c. Credit Mobilier Shares have lost 5f., at 627 f.
50c. ; Credit Foncier 2f. 50c., at 1,375 f. ; and
Comptoir d'Escompte 3f. 75c., at 916 f. 25c. Rail-
way Shares are likewise lower; and English Consols
are quoted with a decline of *.

Three o'clock.—The market continued in the
same state, and has closed as follows :

41 per Cents 97

Do. and month

Bank Shares 3600
Italian Loan 56 30
Do. end month 56 45
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

3 per Cents. 6B 96

D. end month 6B 90

Credit Mobilier ... 623 75
Do. end month 626 25

Credit Foncier —
Do. end month 1372 50

For Account.
Orleans B7O
Northern • 1177 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 926 25
Southern 5Bl 25
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard - 422 25
North of Spain lO6 25
Saragossa l3B 75
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

RAIL'

548 75

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MARKETS.--This Day.

MARK LAM,.

At Mark-lane to-day the quantity of home-grown wheat
offered for disposal, although only moderate, was sufficient
to ss.tisfy the immediate want of millers. The demand
generally was quiet, but Monday's quotations were well
supported.
We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat, the transac-
tions in which were on a limited scale, but at prices quite
equal to those quoted on Monday.
In floating cargoes of grain, sales progressed steadily, at
the late advance in prices.
Fine malting barley was scarce, and was mostly dis-
posed of at extreme quotations. Grinding and distilling
sorts were in limited request, at late rates.
Malt was firm, on former terms. For oats there was
fair inquiry, and fine qualities changed hands, at tho late
advance. Other kinds were unaltered in value.
Beans and peas were firm in price, but the demand for
them was by no means active.
Flour was steady at late rates.

SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 520 1,170 1,120 680
Irish
Foreign 15,870 9,050

-34,210 1,550 sks.
brls.

BOROUGH HOP.
The hop market to-day is less active, and in some in
stances prices are rather lower.

WIIITECIIAPEL.

The supplies of meat are very moderate. Tho trade is
firm, and all good and fine qualities command full prices.

Por 81b. by the carcase.

Beef 3s Od to 4s 6(1 I Mutton ... 3s 2d to 4s 10d
Veal 4s 2d to Os 2d Pork

Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day.

Market unchanged.
10,000 bales.

Sales probably 8,000 or

MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK (LIMITED).
—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the shareholders of
this bank was held at Liverpool, Mr. Forwood presiding.
The directors reported the present affairs of the bank as
much more favourable than was anticipated a few months
ago, the capital still intact amounting to upwards of
£250,000. A vote of thanks was passed to the directors,
who wore empowered to present to a future meeting a list
of persons whose shares had been forfeited under circum..
stances which would justify the directors in dealing with
them in a spirit of conciliation and generosity.
THEFT OF £5OO FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
At ,the Plymouth Guildhall, on Monday, a respectably
dressed young man, named James Lord, was charged under
a warrant with stealing £5OO, the property of the gover-
nors of the Bank of England, from the West-end branch
of that bank. Henry Dawson, a London detective, iden-
tified the signature of the Marlborough-street magistrate
who granted the warrant, and the prisoner was handed
over to his custody. On the theft becoming known it was
discovered that the prisoner had absconded, and informa-
tion was given to the Plymouth police. Detective Ser-
geant Dawe, of that force, on Saturday found the prisotier
at the Navy Hotel, Southside-street, Plymouth, and, iden-
tifying him from a carte de visite which had been for-
warded, took him in charge ; £l5O of the money had been
recovered. The prisoner was intending to sail in soma
ship when Davie apprehended him.

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HER MAJESTY•

BALMORAL, Monday.
The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, 01
Princess Louise, accompanied by the Duchess of
Roxburghe and Colonel Ponsonby, attended Divine
service in the parish church at Crathie yesterday;
The Rev. Dr. Stuart, one of her Majesty's chap
lains, officiated.
Dr. Stuart arrived at the Castle oa Saturday

The Queen of Denmark, with the Princess ThYra
and Prince Waldemar, attended by the members of the
Queen's household, will leave on Friday next for Dow
mark.

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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is el'
petted to arrive at Marlborough House to-morrow fora
Norwich, and on Friday will leave for St. Petersburg, at-
tended by a numerous suite.
His Excellency the French Ambassador, who OS
expected to arrive at Albert-gate House last evening fr°ll2
Paris, was detained at Calais owing to the rough weather'
The Baron and Baroness Hambro have left the
Alexandra Hotel for Brighton.
The Hon. Dr. Tupper, the Hon. Mr. A.
Archibald, and the Hon. Mr. J. W. Ritchie have left the
Alexandra Hotel, for Paris.
Lord and Lady Charles Innes Ker have arrived at
Brown's Hotel.
Lord and Lady Lovat, the Hon. Miss Fraser, and
the Master of Lovat have left Brown's Hotel for Coeteal
Hall, Norwich.