The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-31 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL ti TELL IGE NCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Zile directors of the Bank of England have not
eenied it necessary to make any further alteration
at'toning in the rate of discount, which remains
t
A2° Per cent. Since the arrivals of gold from
r "'erica within the past few days, and the partial
restoration of confidence that has taken place in
be°llThlercial circles, no change was anticipated. The
,rokers appear more willing to negotiate short-
dated bankers' acceptances, but for three months'
ggaper the charges remain the same as before.
aper
the Gazette return to appear this evening be
egarded as favourable, a slight concession may be
expected in the charges for first-class bills, and the
return is
now anxiously awaited.
TThe stoppage of Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and
?118) of London and Liverpool, has been announced.
firra were engaged in the metal trade, and has
;41)(1Q a high reputation for many years. The
failure is attributed to commitments with Messrs.
Pinto, Perez, and Co., who lately suspended. It is
stated that on taking the yearly balance there was
4 large surplus. The liabilities aro estimated at
250,000, and the liquidation, it is stated, will prove
very favourable.

There was an influx of £17,000 in gold at the
ank yesterday.
The directors of the St. John d'el Rey Mining
'olllpany (Limited) have received per Rhone the
i Z3llowing report, dated Morro Velho, 28th April :-
4.reduce second division of April, 10 days, 14,362
c'itayas ; yield, 8.381 oitavas per ton.
The following is from the London and Provin-
cial Starch Company (Limited)
Sir
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
your beg to inform you that the petition named in
abovecnley article of the 15th inst., for winding up the
the co company, has been withdrawn, by the consent of
tio4°4ll3any, the petitioner paying the costs of the peti-
1` It 44 a rilee.tin
Was resolved unanimously, that the filing of such peti-
illapi.,44,B entirely uncalled for, as the shareholders have
of tbo con
cons in the management and future prospects
c°mPanY."—l am, &c.,
23 Itt_ ILLL.Liu A. T VRNER Managing Director.
mirtin s-lane, Cannon-street, E.C., May 30.
vitline following memoranda have been received
dor l'espect to the debts of Venezuela and Ecua-
-..

VENEZUELAN DEBT.

11, Warnford-court, Bank, London, E.C.,
The May 30, 1866.
tikeirfe„erstrlittee of Venezuelan bondholders have received
o;.°"elving news :-
It'alarshal Falcon had assumed the Presidency on the Ist
of 1,11 '''when he appointed Senor Rafael Arvelo as Minister
411 d Congress had elected General Colina as First,
'4eneral Marquez as Second, Vice-President."
It Will thus be seen that Gunman Blanco has not been
sZlected as Vice-President, a circumstance highly favour-
,. to the interests of the bondholders.
2latshal Falcon is con reported to be a very honourable man,
meat Wicieubt will soon enter into a satisfactory arrange-
th British bondholders.
Th VENEZUELA SIX PER CENT. LOA_N, 1864.
ka r e General Credit and Finance Company (Limited) )are
:t eeeipt of advice from their agents, Messrs. .L. Boni-
H
l ect "o
Co., dated La Guaira, 9th May, 1866, of duties
(A
follows (and remitted) on account of the above loan, as
Rl3 :-Per statement No. 90, from Puerto Cabello,
rr°ll ,°2O 63 ; ditto, No. 91, ditto, $8,915 73 ; ditto, No. 77,
231 Guaira, $25,087 22 ; ditto, No. 78, ditto,
,701 10: total, $71,624 68.
T he
to 'ad week's railway receipts, ascertained up
41° day, are in round figures as under :-
featri,
6,773 69,534 Western 1866. 1865.
7
,o
0 ti Western 124,953 112,036
Brighton rn
nth Weste 29,984 24,815
.lietaud
55,016 45,717
kilth Eastern 29,721 22,329
iII eat Northern.
.411_easter and Yorkshire
1,4.1 and Exeter 7,421 6,962
14.1, t Eastern 73,795 69,106
'f--',.".sehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 26,682 17,695
i"at Eastern
40,241 33,424
'4111(104 and Chatham and Dover
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are of a very
satisfactory character: -On the Great 'Western
tilers is an increase of £7,239 ; on the North-
Western of £12,917, on the South-Western of
Q 5,139, on the Brighton of £5,153, on the Midland
(:),.! £9,289, on the South-Eastern of £7,392, on the
Zreat Northern of £489, on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £24,001, on the Bristol and Exeter
of
£459, on the North-Eastern £4,689, on the
G
anehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £8,987, on the
Q, at Eastern of £6,817, and on the London'
L'athatn, and Dover, of £3,271.
Ratio he official returns relating to trade and navi-
haq p,
for the four months ended the 30th April
the e been published. From these it appears that
total declared value of exports from the United
tl3,7gdorn for that period was £62,357,579 against
crea:74)BlB in the like period in 1865. The in-
eatteoeli has been most perceptible in coals and culm,
Inanufactures, haberdashery and millinery,
Vaolihara'aree and cutlery, linen manufactures, and
llortatectt and worsted manufactures. The im-
beet, 4)118 of the principal articles have
lar
Petrol ger in live animals, ruin, cotton,
ellin) provibut rusions, quicksilver, tallow, wheat,
brandy' unrefined sugar, and wine,
414 Z-wailer in hemp, rice, rum, silk, sheep and
The 11°.°1, Coffee, pepper, tea, and tobacco.
amouiill)Phag accounts exhibit an increase in the
tor the °f tonnage employed in the foreign trade,
':qlb4.4rdetitries inwards, and also for the clearances
atias ~„s,; while in the coasting trade during the
the el'e'lled the entries show a small decrease, but
erral'allee3 outwards are rather larger than in
esPnoding period of last year.

Two o'CLocs.
Ite,lll,FB:teeileegril aßrae,ntes, this morning, according to
were 65f. 35c.
44ear,14tiglish Stock market opened with a heavy
corded-lrlee and a decline of i per cent. was re-
Ninlie- tile Funds. Subsequently there was mored
4 s aPParent in prices, and Consols recovere
Itiewi 74Z1notiey, and 86i i for the account. The
Trees axe 64 i ; and Reduced Annuities,