The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

Gold to the amount of £33,000 was taken to the
Sauk of England yesterday, and there was a with-
u
A rawai
of £5,000 sovereigns for transmission to
EgYpt.
At a meeting of the shareholders of the Natal
Investment Company it was decided that the com-
pany should be voluntarily wound up, and Mr. G.
Eululey, of Southampton, and Messrs. F. IV.
Engelbach and Salmons, accountants, were ap-
Pointed joint liquidators.
The specie movements during the past week have
been to a moderate extent as regards the imports,
which have amounted to about £351,016, including
532,000 from New York by the Australasia, £4OO
by the Louisiana, £2,094 by the Edinburgh, £4OO
by the Hansa, and £4,000 by the Borussia. The
Tanjore, from Bombay, has brought £4,976, the
IthOne, from the Brazils, £16,835. £12,651 in gold
hag
been received from Portugal, and about
277,660 in silver from the Continent. The ex-
Ports have been £825 to Bombay by the Delta ;
42,000 in gold has been sent to Nova Scotia, and
there have been remittances to the Continent through
Private sources estimated at £94,722, the total
amounting to £177,547.
The Seine, from the West Indies, has been an-
nounced this morning, but the amount of specie on
board has not yet been telegraphed.
Payment of the dividends has been announced
b
4‘lessrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. on the Bay of
Matanzas
and Matanzas Railroad, and also on the
4latanzas and Sabanilla Railroad.
The latest advices from Vienna confirm the state-
ment made last week as to the renewed confidence
Lowards Austria at home and abroad. Austrian
industry seems to call for some attention in Eng-
land, and we are assured, from reliable parties, of
ne sale or renting of the quick silver mines belong-
ing to the Government ; it is also reported that the
t4410-Austrian Bank will make some arrangement
° finance the Frances Joseph Railway, which will
the
for an active business in the Bonds, and
v advance of from three to four florins per share.
'egotiations are in progress with some English houses
'erthe sale of coal mines, amongst them those of Vasas,
hear Fanfkerchen, in Hungary. If true, we can
e"gratulate the buyers as well as Hungary, as
those
rich'cleposits will pay large dividends, and
greatly
benefit a country which, although full of
kes°llrces, is only in its infancy. The grain mar-
ets
o are, at the latest date, active, and price
as every-
11?.here have advanced, with a prospect f further
Ilse, as there is a considerable demand from the
Fit°llth of Germany, Switzerland, and France. The
Change during the week has been less active,
r the prices of stocks have not varied to an im-
tTrtant extent. Within the last few days, however,
a el2ank has assumed a more buoyant appearance,
artid business has revived, owing to the amicable
r:'iagement made with Hungary.
Cnbjoined are some of the latest prices :-5 per
Aletalliques, 60 ; National, 66 60 ; Credit
'tivares) 154 (1 florin higher) ; National Bank, 715
:Pins Discount Bank, 610 florins ; North Rail-
aY, 154 florins ; French first Loan, 207 florins ;
Lemberg Chernowitz, 185 ; 20 francs, 10.21f1. ;
Bills on London 127.90 ; on Paris 50.75 ; and on
Frankfort 107.30.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
a
firm at 55.57, and the Consolidated Mortgage
°lids have advanced to 41
Br The report of the Directors of the Bank of
-ultritish North America is to be presented at the general
tteaeting on Tuesday next, the 4th December. It
tb tell that there is every prospect that the result of
b e operations of 1866, after due provision shall have
heeti made for all doubtful dependencies, will corn-
"are not unfavourably with those of last year. Con-
"lderable depression has lately prevailed in the
e°,l„°nies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia,
b"`-' several failures have in consequence occurred,
3s°ine of which this bank may be affected. But,
after
making suitable provision for those contin-
gencies, the business on the Pacific Coast continues
profitable.
The directors have now to announce
thatthey have declared the usual half-yearly
divi-
dend
of 30s. per share, being at the rate of 6 per
0044. per annum, which will be payable, free of in-
on and after the sth of January next.
6 The agents for the Crown colonies have invited
h'ers for £250,000 in New Zealand Government
per cent. Debentures, which is required for the
6orPose of paying off Treasury bills issued in Lon-
tyti, authorised by Act in 1865, in anticipation of
thlBl°4n. The sum now to be paid will not have
e effect of withdrawing capital from this country.
Call of £5 per share has been made by the
'eeters of the Delhi Railway, payable at Messrs.
Smith,
Payne, and Smith's, the bankers to the com-
-.°Y, on or before the 28th inst. It is stated that
the 'lllll of £34,000 was paid into the Treasury of
a: Secretary of State for India in Council, on ac-
11,11t of payments in anticipation of calls.
Life report of the Clerical, Medical, and General
to ie Assurance Society was adopted at the meeting
3,;tlay. It states that a meeting will be held on the
s' Of January at one o'clock at the society's offices
'134 the purpose of declaring a bonus. The new
iNtless of the year ending June 30, 1866, consisted
it,the issue of 576 policies, assuring the sum of
445,164, on which premiums (mounting to £12,577
re
r3e Payable annually. The sums assured exceed by
re 7'191, and the new premiums by £1,248, the cor-
aiePonding items of the previous year. The income
4:0 has increased £8,190, and the payments on
eonnt of deaths have decreased from £133,520 to
tl 16'415. There was added to the accumulated
6isi, the sum of £70,394 as against £44,943, the
;
Plns of the previous year.
ii:he following circular has been addressed to the
'Pesitors in the Albion Bank :
Albion Bank (Limited), 2, Bank-buildings, E.C.,
fir Nov. 29, 1866.
An 011 will no doubt have observed in the public
eC:a that a petition has been presented to the Court of
I,`,,lleery for winding up the Albion Bank. I am requested
v`se board of directors to inform you that they have been
10 dby counsel that the petition so presented is frivo-
-480.,,
ttie b Can be fully answered ; and also to inform you that
liel,fealualce now standing to your credit with the bank is
etlY safe and will be duly protected.
ktt:e directors therefore ask that, notwithstanding this
tote
rPt to injure the reputation of the bank, it may still
/ In: Your unbounded confidence and support.
411 Y add, the petitioner did not become a registered
till'e4older until the 29th day of October last, and holds
tell shares.

By ordor,
G. W. ROGERS, Assistant Secretary.
\\re are requested to publish the annexed corn-
Neation
l'he Russian. (Vyksounsky) Ironworks Company
(Limited.)
4 To Henry Pawle, Augustus Goldsmid, Sir Thomas
l'arkyns, Bart., and James Russell Ross, and each
and every of them.
s , nereby authorise you on my behalf, and as my. agent,
lit' !ill any agreement you may think expedient with the
totlst-a.,411 (Vyksounsky) Ironworks Company (Limited)
131414.:,-Iling" terms for the repayment to me and other
011,Qolders similarly situated of the money paid ou my
ter:B fa the said company ; and I agree to carry out the
qi,,nB of such agreement, provided that such agreement
,Zi4i not he binding upon me unless it be confirmed by a
the my of the votes of all the shareholders subscribing to
Irieetitinaratitee fund of Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, at a
day,' gto be convened by you (with not less than four
4i ti',l 11°tfee), such majority to be ascertained by calculat-
v number of shares held by each shareholder who
Ivrit.°te, either in person or by his authorised agent, in
4t at such meeting.
atod this 30th day of November, 1866."

Two o'CLocK.
Stol:LerY few dealings have taken!place in the English
ee'ls. Market to-day, and a decline of about per
Dall-tf. has taken place in Consols, owing to the
89-I,tY of dealings ; the latest prices are therefore
:° for transfer, and 891 I, less the dividend,
n'"e account. The New Threes and Reduced
St --,,,titties are firmly sustained. Bank of England
been 718 'narked 248, and Indian Securities have
v.erY little dealt in at former prices.
cha: 11l the other departments of the Stock
.Ex-
ver"ge, transactions have been brought within a
Y ilar4vir compass. Mexican Stock continues to