The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

MONEY .31,11? ET AND CYITY Nom' 11%S.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.'

The Bank of England return, completed to the
21st inst., is of a satisfactory character. The bul-
ion, however, only shows a slight increase. The
reserve of notes has not vat ied to any important ex-
tent. The public deposits, as usual at this season
of the year, have been largely augmented, owing
to the active collection of the revenue prior to the
Payment of the half-yearly dividends. The active
circulation shows a slight diminution, consequent
upon the increase in the Government balances. Tk
various items of the return, and the changes they
present, will be seen in the subjoinel table :

Active Circulation .. • •
Decrease .. •. • •
Bullion .. • • .. • •
Increase .. • • • .
Rest .. • • • • • •
Increase .. ..
• •
Public Deposits . • ..
Increase .. .. • •
Other Deposits • •
Decrease .. .. • .
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Decrease .. • •
Government Securities • •

.. £20,645,610
.. 102,510
.. 17,001,740
• • 1,853
.. 3,148,026
• • 5,827
.. 9,57.5,026
• • 636,039
.. 13,310,224
326,536
756,107
29,523
10,925,157
No alteration.
.. 19,586,996
181,439
• •
10,112,01.5

Other Securities
Increase ..
Notes Unemployed ..

Increase ..

68,830

In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
a slight advance was apparent in the rate on Ham-
burg.

The Ripon, which leaves on the 26th instant for
Bombay, will take out £145,850 in silver, and
£23,955 in gold, the whole of which is on private
account.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday tho
transactions were again rather limited, and priceS
remained without any alteration of importance.
The sales were estimated at about 6,000 bales.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £381,381, and the exports £181,095,
exclusive of the following shipments direct from
London to the Continent during the week ending
Thursday last :—Gold coin, Oporto, 264 oz. ; ditto,
Boulogne, 120 oz. ; silver coin, Boulogne, 1,200 oz. ;
ditto, Belgium, 500 oz.

The English Stock Market has been exceedingly
quiet, as business has been as much curtailed as
possible. Nevertheless the quotations have been
Well maintained, Consols being 95a 1, cx dividend.
They are now a shade flatter, viz., 95 The
transactions on speculative account have been almost
suspended, as the operators are not inclined to
enter into new engagements just before the holi-
days. The New Threes and the Reduced are
Rat at 951 1; India Loan Debentures are steady
at 98} ; ditto New Stock is 104: ; and the Exche-
quer Bills have improved to 28s. and 31s. prem.
The few transactions in the Foreign Market
have not caused any change of importance. Turkisk
6 per Cents. are 76+ to 77+ ; and the New, 63+
to 641, Venezuela Bonds have been dealt in at 28i.
Russian 5 per Cents at 110, and the 3 per Cents.
at 66+.

The shares of the Ocean Marine Insurance
Company are 11 + premium, and of the Universal
ditto about par to prem.
The San Paulo Railway shares arc quoted
premium.

In the Railway Share Market there has not
been much activity. One or two of the principal
hues, however, are a shade firmer. Midland and
North Eastern (Berwick) have advanced 10s., and
South Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have not varied
to any important extent. Lombardo-Venetian im-
Proved about os., and Grand Trunk of Canada ss.
to 10s. East Indh.n declined about 15s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
been very inactive, at about previous quotations.
London and Westminster are a shade firmer, and
veninsular and Oriental Steam have declined
about Zl.

, BRITISH FUNDS—LOSING .
v
"Por Cent. Reduced AnnuitiesC PRICES
goa 1
"".3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Dl te Debentures, 1858
4,1‘0h. for A.econnt (Jan. 10)
India Stock for Acounnt —
p Ditto, 1869 5 per Cent.
xetiequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d 3l 2831
Ditto .£5OO 3l 2S 31
Ditto Small, Ild
~. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
rertnAuese, 18.53, 3 per Cent.
itupBian, 1822, £ St., 5 nor Cent llO
D▪ itto, 3 per Cont., 1859 664
Vanish 3 per Cent. —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
I Ditto Account
ItritiPh 6 per Cent. —
Ditto New Loan
Ditt Account
..Ditteo Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ..
vottezuelan 21 per Cent —
Ditto Aceo ant
___

Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
_ _ _

Commis, Money
Ditto Account (Jan. 10) .. 0.51 a a d

THIS DAYS SHIPPING.

k_,NnoN, Dec. 21.—Wind this day at neon, South;
c'qerato breeze, and mild weather.
CARDIFF, Dec. 23.—Wind, S.E.—Sailed—Eliza, for
tia; Cite Celeste, for Bilboa; St. Michael, for ditto.
WIIITEILAVEN, Dec. 22.—Wind, S.W.—Arrived—The
"`eePsake, from Quebec.
tI TEIGNAtouTu, Dee. 23.—Wind, W.—Arrived—Cathe•
Ile) from St. John's, NewfoundlAnd.
fpnet/DB, Dec. 23.—Wind, W.—Arrived—Erromanga,
-,1)1 Montreal.
is,,,,'WArtsEA, Dec. 23.—Wind, S.—Arrived—Don Ricardo,
b"l4 Caldera ; Ilecla, from Cuba ; Redate, from San Se-
attin.
I),4lltXsnY Dec. 23.—The Rover (schr.), of Goole, has
4—.21' towed' in here by two smacks to-day, derelict and
kh"".3', having been fallen in with yesterday at 9 a.m., the
ahlltil bearing N.W. by W., distant about 12 miles. No
sittrtrs found on board. The Providence (sloop), of Goole;
duo °ff Saltflcet, 20th of Dec., two men saved, and a boy
T
1,45,,,,114NRAER, Dec. 23.—The Trial, for Dublin, which
to ashore at Grannairs Dec. 8, got off yesterday, and was
.ed into Dromore harbour.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

WA ind
S.W..(l.rrivedDee 21 C lonist, from Quebec.
ktriSailB4--Artnehia—n, ;Crew steamer, for the West Coast of
C 4.

(Int SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPIT.)
Wind GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
-:- 8:W. ; tide 11 hour's flood.
Arlived, Dec. 23.—Helen, from Gijon.
terdarlyed, Dec. 24.—Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rot-
fro
In; Rhine steamer, from Ostend ; Albion, steamer,
bt Boulogne: _ .

DEAL, Saturday Morning.

S.P.Wend
NV 0481 Ne
id.-1-ler Majesty's ship Dee, from westward, for
eh ; Lizz from Landon, for St. Michael's ; Sal scut,
London, forl Shang ai ; St. George de Avero, from
---011, for New York.
Anchored—Advice, from Quebec, for London.

IletetjaillitlNG•CßOSS RAILWAY.—It appears that the
n'ectaa,j7 preliminary steps have been taken to carry into
fore '4O Powers obtained in the last session of Parliament
I-tending the South-Eastern Railway f in
Th il'e to a terminal west-end station at Charing-cross.ro4
Int. detailed' plans, prepared by. Mr. Hnwkshaw, C.E.,
t, ve been& submitted to the Admiralty and the Conserve-
%l.: °I tho Thames, and, having received their Epperoirel,
thZ t orks will now be proceeded with. The bridg f
line!.`ir'd known as the lattice girder, and null carryssfoeunr-
Re ' of railway, together with two roads for foot pviarill
be
so; wie on each side of the railway.
%ImPertecl on seven piers, The. whole
made
the two existing pie.ers of the
sv 11sion-bridge (which will be removed) 13eing
eilaliabi_
~,„„ u for the work • the five new piers will be erected
tho-•""ldrical iron pile's sunk into the becl of the river, after
Topic7r and economical process recently invented aud
sne4 in securing the foundations of the Chelsea-bridge
k,. %ther similar structures. The works have
willbeen let to
oce,, W-3'thes, the well-known contractor,
..,9)37 about two years in construction.
1)p. and probably
he „-41./1 OP THE TALKING Frsm—The public will
i,c irprised to hear that this wonderful /ustts nature has
tiered to exisst. The recent hard frost affected it very
o' retY, and on*Wednesday afternoon about half. past six
hec,oek it ceased to any signs of life. Soon after the
4, td Weather set in it showbegan to give indications of being
it:oillt of sorts " and was very ill for three days previous to
Nvit-eath, heir; g totally unable to perform. It was covered
414 blankets and the water let out of the tub. Several
ao,beat gentlemen acquainted with the natural historyt of
coup annuals were sent for, and they gave what advice
eheeny-
ti4l;-_ts, which was acted upon. The animal, however,
unatli tooet worse, and on the Wednesday afternoon,. being
to ,enoat anything, the wife of the proprietor went_ in
r
1,47 it, It distinctly recognised her, and answered. he
also hv its peculiar grunt of "mamma." On trying to
,h., . itself to come near her, the effort was too much for it,
ey.lll_ fell over on its side and expired. The loss will
ineornnea:Y one to the proprietor, as he was deriving a good
by a-3 from its exhibition, and not long since was offered
that 'Teculator the sum of £1,500 for it. It was impossible,
cotiaii!le animal could live any length of time under the
fresh. i°1181.„ of its very artificial existence. It is not even a
s-'4eep —r amnia], but. belongs to the creeks and inlets of
to an„.._ water, and consequently it could hardly be expected
rr)olit' vtve such a change as a residence in a tub in a London
114,,,erN,v,011jd involve; it might, perhaps, have "tipped its
marina d tor Years in a pionerly-constructed basin in the
bas bet ePartment of the Zoological Gardens. Its length
old _ weep eight and nine feet, weight 800 lb., five years
cuul it columned from 151 b, to 601 b, of fish a-day.