The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-07 00:00:00

of the national debt. The simple question was
whether the Bank got an equivalent for the sum it
gave up in the 25 years' security He was clearly
of opinion that it did.

The resolution was put and carried unanimously.

A vote of thanks to the Board of Directors, on
the motion of Mr. CLARK, seconded by Mr. MONTE-
FIORE, was passed and acknowlefiged, and the
meeting broke up.

MONEY 111ARK_ET AND CITI' N E WS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
There is still an active demand for money, and
full rates have to be paid even for the negotiation

of the best descriptions of paper.
The Spanish financial commission have notified st
that the auction of the Foreign Redeemable Debt sstt
will take place at Madrid on the 27th instant, for
which purpose 927,292 reals have been assigned by
etst
the Government,

Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market, yester- et
day, continued inactive, and prices of most descrip-
tions were t- per lb. lower. The sales were 6,000 Pot
At
bales.
at

The half-yearly meeting of the London and et;
County Bank has also been held to-day, when, ate
after a long discussion, the report, recommending et
:
a dividend of 6 per cent. for the past six months, sfi
was adopted. sr,
At the meeting of the City of London Brewery St:
Company, just held, a dividend at the rate of 6 per

cent. pei• annum was declared.
The market for Public Securities has not under-

gone any material variation to-day, and very little I fit,
business has been transacted, except in connection st3i,
with the settlement. Consols for money are 9lt

and for the March account 921 f. The New Threes
and the Reduced are steady at 91i ; the New 21 1
per Cents. 761 ; and Exchequer Bills at 7s. to 3s.
dis. Bank Stock is 233, and India ditto 2171. et

Continued quietude pervades the Foreign Stock Ast,
Market, and prices show very little change. at
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70/ ; ditto (1858), ,t
56/ 6 ; Mexican are firm at 23/ y ; Russian 42 per at
Cents. at 911 ; ditto 3 per Cents. at 619 ; and st
Spanish Deferred at 401. st
st
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 19,
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1861. 1860.
Great Western
North-Western 78,097 75,323
South-Western
Eri hton 12,898 12,577 st
Midland
South-EasternA 18,391 17,556 a
Great Northern 25,560 24,476
st
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 5,764 5,711
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,470 11,011 et,
"West Midland
Great Southern and Western of Ireland 7,362 6,207
Glasgow and South-Western 7,195 6,186
Grand Trunk of Canada 11,414 10,294
Great Western of Canada
These returns show a further improvement in
the receipts of most of the principal lines. On
the Great Western the increase amounts to £2,674; 12
the North-Western, to £2,774 ; the South-Western, t'
to £993; London and Brighton, to £321; Mid- 81
land, to £3,423 ; South-Eastern, to £B3B ; Great
Northern, to £1,084 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
to £1,620; North Eastern, to £3,118; Manchester,
s,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, to £59 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, to £1,120 ; and Great Western of Canada,
to £2,369.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been moderately active, but a slight downward
tendency has prevailed in values. Lancashire anti
Yorkshire, Brighton, Midlands, and North-Eastern
(Berwick), have declined ss. ; and Great Northern,
Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, lOs ; North British and North Eastern
York advanced ss; and London and Blackwall,
In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has
been no change of importance. Bahia and San
Francisco are quoted 10/, with £l2 paid up. East
Indian have improved to 98; Great Indian Perrin
sular are steady at 941 95 ; and Great Western o

Canada at 14.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continue dull. London Joint Stock realise 291
Anglo Mexican Mint, 131 14 ; and Red Sea Tele-
graph 17 to 17-Z.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l 1
3 per Cent. Consuls Annuities 91A .1
New 3 per Cent. Annuitic.
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 ll6
India Stock .. •
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto it per Cent lOOl i
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l,OOO 2O
die
Consols 'for Account, March 7 I. 921 1
India Stock for Account —
Ditto 5 per Cent. for Account 9Bf 91 i
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto £5OO 3 7 die
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Mexican 3 per Cent .. 231
Ditto Account 23
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. • •
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7 and '9 —
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. —}
Ditto 4.i per Cent.
91i
Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .... 61i
Spanish 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan •
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in O
O' London.
TWCLOCK
Consols, Money .......... 911
Ditto March Account ............ 921 i

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

Feb. 7,
between 8 and Jr E. M. D. F. C. 11. S.
9 a.m.
--
Nairn 28.85 39 137 S.W. 72b. 5
Aberdeen-- 28.92 39 37 S.W. 8 1 b. 5
Greenock
Berwick 29'43 43 40 S.W. 5 5 b. 3
Portrush
Galway 20.36 41 40 W. 4 4c. 3
Bull
Liverpool-- 29.40 43 40 S.S.W. 3 8 c. 2
Valenti&
Queenstown 29.38 41 40 W.S.W. 2 2 b. 2
Yarmouth 29 56 41 40 S.W. 3 6 t. 5
London 20.55 43 41 S. 3 8 c.
Night extreme 29.50 38 --,. S S.W. 4 1 b.
Kew....—.... 29.55 43 41 S. 3 9 th
Dover 29.63 46 44 S.W. 3 9 o. 2
Portsmouth
Plymouth ...
Penzance .....29.50 42 41 W 1 5 b.
EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rig
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 1(
0.,,,. above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase.
/r-.E
• , i L...11_

EXVLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ;
1., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT, FEB. 7.
Alderney, E.N.E. ; fine Kingstown, W.; fine
Birmingham, S.W.' • fine Leeds, N.E. ; fine
Bradford, S.W.; showery Londonderry, S.W.; wet
Brighton' S.S.W. ; fine 11Ianchester, S.W. ; wet
Bristol, S.S.W. ; stormy Middlesborough, S.; fine
Cambridge, S.; fine Milford
S.W.
; cloudy
;
Cardiff, S.W. ,• cloudy Newcastle on Tyne,
Chatham, S.W.; cloudy
ITTeowrwimeahrk, est.,ES:W;
cloudy
Doncaster, Cork, N.W. ; fine
•
Deal, S.W. ; cloudy
on
,e
Doncaster, S.; fine .to fine
Peterborough, S S.W'
S.
_r ; fine
es ,
S .W'•
Dublin, E.N.E. ,•
fine Sheffield,
sfinye
Dundee, N.E• ; fine
Southampton, S.W.; m
Edinburgh, W.; fine Stockton
-Falmouth, W. ; stormy Sunderland, S.W. • fix,, r
E.N.E. ; fins Wakefield' s E ' e`
Glasgow,
Gravesend, W. i cloudy Waterford, W. •• 'fkiefins
Hartlepool, S.W.. fine Weymouth, S,iv, ; rain
Holyhead, S.W. ;fresh breeze Whitehaven, W. cloudy
and clear Wolverhampton, S.W.; fine
Harwich, W.N.W. ; clear York, S.W.; fine
Inverness, S.W. ; fine

PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—
We rejoice to find that the indefatigable mana-
gers of this most deserving institution are again in
the field with annuities to give to the aged among
their body and to the widows of deceased members.
There is probably no institution in this country in
which the proportion of applicants relieved is so
large. At the same time, an effort is to be made on
behalf of those ladies who were necessarily dis-
appointed last year by means of a public banquet,
under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. We
trust to find all classes unite in supporting this
fund. It has a claim on all who have any interest
(as who has not) in the welfare of those to whose
uprightness
and ability so much of the commercial
enterprise of the country is entrusted.