The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

PRICE 4d.
STAMPED sd.

1 and to the reaction which any important important change!would be
likely to prodirce here. ' rt 'is now arranged that theififst
quarter of the one million sterling reserved for Colonial :is-
sue is to be pined, on the market so coon as the necessary
Tornis are complete, in debentures ranging in vane from
to. 100.1 This issu&'wi Ibo Mira:dieters, abs Orbed;
104 any 'derangement to' &lr monetary system, by the in-
vestment of trust and othermoneys., The average aggregate
of the sums held by the courts of law, by GoVernment4e--
parltinents, And' othertpublic 'bodies, and which are.at rpre.-;
sentlunproductive, will be found to be fully equal to the
demands to be made by the pnbliciexchequer.
There has been for many months past a steady and con-
tinuons want in this Market 'of some.secure inveStment.,.not
:liable to the rapid and heavy fluctuations to which 'joint-
stock enterprises are subjected in so speculative a market
adthis has been, and is still to some,exteni. For the past
,tiv to deposits heldby the &Mks have been steadily
increasing.' The average amount-held by thwnine brinksi iF
now £BOO,OOO more than it was! at the same period of 1859;
at the same time the note circulation his decreased, while
the stOcki of coin and bullion have been larger. "
There have been several meetings of importance among,
the joint-steck.companies. The 17th half-yearly meeting of
the proprietors of the Bank of Victoria was held on the 7th,
hist. The report was read by the chairman,' the Hon. H.
end unanimously adopted The balance,sheet showed
that the net profits for the half-year .amounted .to £35,334
4s. Bd., which it was proposed to apportion as follow :—To
dividend, at -10 per cent. per annum; 'X25,030 ; to reservSl
fund, £5,00 ; to bank preniises, creditbr aecount,, £4,000;
balance, £334,45. Bd. The reserve fund amounts t0L'90,04.
The total sum now standing to the credit of the' bank pre. •
ra . , • ,
ises account was £8,500.
The" produce of the gold fields continues to 'be steadily
maintained to the average 9f last year. This is borne out
by the shipments of the metal for the year, not,vithstand •
ing that the escorts convey a.different impresSion. Up to
-the close vilest meek the shipnients amounted to 1,223-JO7-
oz., or 50 tons 19 cwt. 3 qr. 7 oz. troy, of the value, at £4
per ounce, of £4,894;828, against, for the arrespending,
period of last tear, 1,243,120 oz., or 51 tons 15 cwt. 3 qr.
!:18 lb, 4 oz.; of the value,. at the same rate, of L 4,972,480.1
There have to be added to the shipments of the current
year 40,000 oz. already weighed for the Roxburgh Castle,
and'3s,ooo oz. for the mail steamship Benares, bringing the
total for the year up to 1,298,707 oz., or 54 tone 2 cwt. 1 qr.
7 oz. The discrepancy between the. shipments and the
escort returns arises from the parcels sent down by private
hand. Conimunidation with the gold-fields is now so re-
gularand safe by coach, that this means of conveyance is
more fkequently availed of than formerly, when the una',
finished, roads were liable to be rendered impassable by any
heavy rainfall. The escorts for this week have amounted
to 33,4931 oz. against 34,720 oz. for the corresponding
period of last year.
The prices of alluvial and quartz gold on the gold-fields
continue to 'be quoted-at rates based on £3 14s. 3d. for
standard; at which buyers are numerous. This, with free
carriage to Melbourne, and the export duty of 2s. 6d. per
ounce, brings the cost on board, ship to £3 16s. 9d. per
ounce, exclusivei of chargei.
The- markets during the month have been altogether
under a cloud, Country.busines.s, as is usual at this (the
rainy) season of the year; is slack, owing to the increased
rftesof cartage, but this alone is' not sufficient to account
for the, depression at present existing. For a considerable
period we have , had to report low prices and great ince-
tiVity ; and it cannot be denied that, while trade has been
gradually becoming more limited' in 'extent, imports have
been ; sustained lieyond the existing requirements eflour-
population. ,The imports are now coming to hand at' the
same ratio Per head as was the case when the colonists,
generally, had larger means, and were led to spend, them
the more readily because of the many opportunities for
money-me,king which were in every man's path.
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4"TITE KING OP 'HOLLAND.

A correspondent writing from Compiegne on Sun-
day morning says :—" The King of Holland arrived
here yesterday at half-past in the afternoon. His
Majesty, had rather a long journey of it, having left
the Hague at half-past 2in the morning. The royal
train reached Cologne at 9, and the station of Jeu-
mont, oh the French frontier, at half-past 2, where
the imperial train was in Waiting to carry him on.
Col. Faye, the Marquis de Coriegliano, and the Mar-
quis de Caux received his Majesty at the-frontier.
M. Lightenvelt, the Dutch Minister at Paris, and
M. Berg de Middelburg, Councillor of Legation,
were also in attendance there. The King was mom-

panied by M. de Kock, Chamberlain ; Gen. Lynden
Count Shouckaert de Schanburg, and Baron Damon.

ceau, aides-de-camp ; Capt. Van Capellen, of the
navy ; and M. Vollenh oven , Burgomaster of Amster-
dam. Count de Sartiges, the French Minister at the
Hague, was also with his Majesty . At a quarter-past
5 the Emperor, in the uniform of a general officer,
and wearing the Grand Cordon of the Order of the
Oaken Crown, arrived at the railway station at
Compiegne, accompanied by Generals Fleury and
Molard, his Aides. de-Camp, and General Cl6ram-
bault. The Imperial train arrived in ten minutes
after. King William 111., a fine looking man, and
wearing his full beard, was in military uniform with
the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour. The
two Sovereigns, after having shaken hands in the
most cordial manner, presented to each other the
persons who accompanied them. The King and the
Emperor then entered alone one of the carriages
and four in waiting, and, escorted by a detachment
of the Guides, left for the Palace. General Cleram-
bault and Baron de Bourgoing were on horseback
on either side. The crowd which had assembled
cheered their Majesties loudly. The Empress and
the Prince Imperial, with the Princess Mathilde
and the Princess Anna Murat, were in waiting
under the Grand Vestibule. Her Majesty wore
a blue dress, and the Prince the uniform of a Grena-
dier of the Guard. The King, in alighting from the
carriage, kissed her Majesty's hand and also em-
braced the young Prince. The Cent Gardes and
the Zonaves were drawn up in the Cour d'Honneur,
and a detachment of the former were stationed on
the steps of the grand staircase. After the first
salutations the King offered his arm to the Empress,
and the party ascended to the apartments.- To the.
evening there was a grand dinner, to which the
following guests were invited :—Princess Mathilde,
with her Lady and Chevalier of Honour ; Prince
Joachim Murat, Princess Anna Murat and her
Gouvernante ; Marshal Bandon, M. de Foreade La
Roquette, M. Delangle, M. Jiouland, Count de
Chasseloup-Laubat, and Count Walewski, Ministers
of War, Finance, Justice, Public Instruction, and
State ; M. Magne, Minister without Portfolio ; M.
Baroche, President of the Council of State ; Marshal
Vaillant, Grand Marshal of the Palace ; M. Thou-
venel, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Marshal IVlag-
nan, Duke de Bassano, Duke and Duchess de Cam-
baceres, PrincesS , d'Essling, Countess Walewski,
Madame Bruat, Gen. and Madame Fleury, Baron
and Baroness Tascher de La Pagerie, Marquis
de Conegliano, Baron and Baronese de Bourgoing,
Baron and Baroness de Pierres, Dr. and Madame
Conneati, Baron de Mentbrun, M. Hulot, Colonel
Verly, of the Cent. Gardes; Madame de Saulcy,
Gen. Mollard, and Count and Ccuntess
de Monte-
bello. This day there is to be a
,promenade in the
forest, and on Monday a stag hunt, a grand dinner
at 7 o'clock, the euree hysetnotraethlin. ghtoant 9T,uaensadaay thefter
the io-
eEmperor to
wards a theatrical repr
King wilt accompany Paris, when
the two Sovereigns will dine at the Tuileries. On
Wednesday a shooting excursion is to take place
at Versailles, and a breakfast in the forest. The
Emperor will return to Compiegne in the evening
and the King to Paris, where his Majesty will re-
main two days."
William 111., Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand
Duke of Luxemburg, Duke of Limburg, was born
on Feb. 19, 1817. The King of Holland is the eldest
son of King William 11. and Anna Paulowna, sis-
ter of the late Emperor Nicholas, and succeeded his
father on the 17th March, 1849, His Majesty mar-
ried, in 1839, Princess Sophia Frederica Matilda,
daughter of William 1., King of Wurtemberg.
The Progres de Oise of the 12th says ;
" Since the departure of the King of Prussia
from Compiegne the Emperor, the Ettipre-, (4"
the Prince Imperial have talcce atternoon an
excursion in
west. On Thursday their Ma-
jesties went with M. de Roucy to Etienne, near
Pierrefonds, to visit the vestiges of antiquitie-
covered by that gentleman. On Friday tlae Ems.
press, accompanied only by sonic persona; of her
household, went to Paris, and returned in
the even-
ing. The Emperor this morning. shot in the pre-
serye§ of the,forest, near 13,pyol4su. '