The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-05 00:00:00

SILK.

The position of the silk market at the commence-
ment of the past year apparently rendered great
caution necessary in all branches from the relatively
high range of prices and the unsettled aspect of
external influences, so that even with the knowledge
of the limited supply of Asiatic silk that could
reach us for the following six months, there was
but a moderate business, with nominal fluctua-
tions in prices till the spring, when the American
struggle came to an end, and our stocks having be-
come much reduced, a considerable advance was
established, which was strengthened by the unfavour-
able progress of the Raccolta in Europe, till at the
end of June our quotations were 25 per cent. above
those of January—then ensued a reaction, as the
telegrams from China indieated a good crop and a
large quantity sent forward at reasonable opening
rates. The fall, however, did not exceed 10 per cent.,
as the proportion of good and chop silk proved to be
small as the arrivals came in, and as they were again
and again inferior in quality, it was evident that
anticipations of abundance would not be realised,
prices in China having advanced considerably. In
September consumers came freely into the market,
and the stock of manufactured goods being nearly
exhausted, great confidence in the future was mani-
fested, and prices again steadily advanced upon a
firm basis, unshaken by the increasing rate of money,
and are now upon a level with the high rates of Juno
last, at which for some time they appear likely to
remain till something can be known of the next
European crops and the success of the Japan seed
which is being brought over this season in large
quantities; doubtless every effort will be made to
procure a good result. With regard to Japan silk
it was expected that a much increased supply would
have been attracted by the high prices and the re-
moval of all impediments to commerce ; such has not
been the case, but on the contrary by the last ad-
vices the native consumption had intercepted much
that would have come on, especially of the re-reeled
and coarser sorts.--(From the Circular of Messrs.
Hunt and King.)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE•

RACING FIXTI

"RES FOR 1866.
TARY.

Lincoln FEBR2O

Nottingham Spring 27
CH.
Croxton Park l6
Northampton 2O
Windsor Spring
Newcastle Spring 2B

Derby Spring _.
1
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewes Spring

Ne wmarket Craven 2
Durham 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Chelmsford Spring 10

'RIL.
1 T hirsk lO
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring IG
Chester
I Curragh 2l
AY.
I Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
I 23
Ascot Summer 29

Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

JU
Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton 7
Odiham
Bibury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9

Jul
Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
AUG

Brighton
Brighton Club
Lewes lO
Egham 14
Wolverhampton l4
Stockton l5
Oxford l6
Hastings 2l

SEPT]
Warwick September 4
Curragh
Leicester 6
Doncaster
Canterbury lB

OCTI
Northampton 2
Newmarket 2d October 8
Curragb.

Newmarket Houghton
Worcester

NOVE
Lincoln
Liverpool

IBER.
Shrewsbury
Leamington Hunt ll

BAILY'S TURF GUIDE (winter edition) now ready,
price 2s. 6d. post free, acknowledged to be the best of its
kind, contains a record of past years' racing, English and
foreign ; the nominations for 1866 ; entries for 1867 ; with
a mass of information essential to racing men.—Baily and
Co., Cornhill; and G. R. Glenie, 4, Connaught-terrace,
Hyde-park, W.

Bank of England Returns.•--Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1866.

IMBUE DEP •JITMENT.
Notes Issued Government Debt nl.olsjco
Other Securities .. 3.634,v00
Gold Coin Si Bullion 12,370,653
Silver Bullion

£27 G 29,675;
RANKIN() DEPARTMENT.

£27,029,675

toprietors' CaIA.,- 14.553.00
tai
3296,558
Rest . . ......... •
Public Deposita (In-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks. Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ao-

Government Secu-
rities
_Onehiding
W Dead eight A-
nnuity) k9,590,050
Other Securities
Notes 5, 53,240
Gold and Silver 720,508
Coin

counts) 7,579,437
Other Deposits 14,. 27,958
Seven Day and
other Bills

£10,602,185

£40,602,355
r. BULLER, Chief Cashier.

Jan. 4, 1865.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. s.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with
rain.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Nova Scotian,
screw steamer, for Portland, U.S.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Simoda,
from Newport for St. Thomas; Anna Augusta, from St.
John's, Newfoundland.

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alex-
andra, from Callao for Cowes.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Henry,
from Baltimore for Antworp.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Hansa
steamer, for New York.

GREENOCK, Jan. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—The Echo,
from Charleston, for Liverpool, leaky, and with other
damage.

FALMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Holbrindia,
From Newcastle for Singapore.

HOLYHEAD, Dec. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Morning
Star, from New Calabar for Liverpcol, with sails rent and
other damage.

PENZANCE, Jan. s.—Wind
Camyngs, from St. Ives for Naples, with loss of sails, and
other damage.
KINGROAD, Jan. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Coburga,

in distress.
CALINGFORD, Jan 3.—Wind W.—Arrived—LA.lY have
lock, from Dublin for --.
TORBAY, Jan. S.W.—Arrived—gamer
from Rio Janeiro.

LEY ELECTRIC TELEOBA£H' I
GRAvrosp, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. s—Maria Pia, steamer, from Lisbon
Panther, steamer, from Boulogne.

DEAL, Friday 3/oruing.

No arrivals.

NEW RULE ON THE CO3IMON-LAW STAMPS,
Yesterday the following new rule on the common-law
stamps was promulgated at the Judges' Chambers :
"Every affidavit intended to be filed, used, or referred to
rt
at the Judges' Chambers, must have the necessary stamp
affixed on the outside, and cancelled before the same can
be filed or in any manner used before the judge." A scale
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issued,
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carry has
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act to abolish fees except by t
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offices.