The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-01 00:00:00

A slight improvement has taken place to-day in
the Market for Public Securities, Consols having
rallied to 921 f. Very little business is in progress,
either for investment or on speculation, transac-
tions having been checked by the anxiety felt to
ascertain the contents of the Emperor's speech. The
ew Three per Cents. remain at 92 ; the Reduced
at 92 y ; Bank Stock has receded to 231 ; Exche eta
-
quer Bills are steady, at 4s. dis. to par. st(
stk
Foreign Securities are dealt in to a moderate ex- st(
tent, and prices show very little change. Turkish sty
6 per Cents. are 703- to 711; ditto New 561 to 57 ; !!!

• st
Mexican remain at 214 f ; Russian 41 per Cents.
st
are 921,-, ex div.; Sardinian, 824 83, ex div. ; and ,31,
Spanish Deferred, 401 I, ex div. st
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have at
been of a very limited character, and prices have 1,
been heavy. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-
Western, Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and stl
South-Eastern, however, realise previous rates.
The Foreign lines are inactive. South Austrian st(
and Lombardo-Venetian are quoted 124 1; and st
Paris and Lyons, 354. stc
In the Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada 1

have declined to 221 23 ; and East Indian, to 98:-.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
shown no change of importance in values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock - 231
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 92 i 1
:Cm 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
)itto Debentures, 1858 96i •
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO ..
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, ljd
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 6 per Cent • ..
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 B6 1
lezican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent.
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. ---
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860
Sardinian 5 per Cent. ..
Spanish 3 per Cent...
Ditto New Deferred 404 i
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
CLasols for Account, er. div. o2i 1

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, J.N. 1.

The Royal Mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott,
from New York on the 18th inst., arrived here at
7.30 a.m., and landed all mails except those for
Liverpool, and proceeded at 8 a.m., all well. She
brings 50 passengers. The steamers Etna and
Bohemian had arrived out.
The members of the South Caroline Convention
were received at Charleston, on the 18th ult., with
military honours. The Convention had appointed
a Committee to prepare an address to the people of
the Northern States.

The Senate of North Carolina had passed a bill
:or arming the State.

A large mass meeting, sympathising with Italy
and Garibaldi was held at the Cooper institute on
the 18th ult.

Adyices from Washington state that Congress
appeared more disposed to meet the present agita-
tion in a practical manner.

A resolution had been passed in the Senate pro-
viding for the appointment of a select committee
of thirteen to report on the state of the Union.

Advices from Havannah were to the sth ultimo.
Sugars unchanged. The stock amounted to 40,000
boxes.

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

THIS DIY, J.
Aberdeen, S.E.; dull
Ardrossan, S.E. ; rain
Ayr, N.W. ; snow
Birmingham, S.W.; wet
Brighton, S.W.; rain
Bristol, N. ; damp
Cambridge, E.; wet
Cardiff, N.E. ; stormy
Chatham,S.W.,fresh; cloudy
Deal, W. 17 S., strong
Derby, N.L. ; rain
Dublin S.E. ; fine
Dumfries, N.W. ; dull
Dundee S.E.• fair
Edinburgh, E. ; snow
Falmouth, N.N.W. ; heavy
gale
Glasgow, S.W. ; damp

'AN. 1, 9 A.M.

Gravesend, S., light ; dull
Harwich, S.E. ; rain

Hartlepool, S.W.; rain

Holyhead, S.E. ; fresh
breeze, cloudy
Inverness, S.W. ; thaw
Mil ford Ilaven, N. W. ;stormy
Newcastle on Tyne, N.B. ;
cloudy
Newmarket, N.W. ; very wet
Norwich, E., light ; rain
Peterborough, E.; rain
Port Glasgow, E. ; breeze
Southampton,W.;windy,rain
Weymouth,W., gale ; cloudy
Whitehaven, N.E. ; cold
York, E. ; thaw

CONTINENTAL ST.
Brest, s. ; cloudy
Brussels, s,E.; cloudy
Cherbourg., S.St.hEaw.; rain
CorAnhogen,S.W.;veyfoggy
Thinkirk, E. ; snow
ILLLL-liyetb:nhos Lyons, S. 1 1..
E-
E;
S.E.
rain.N.;.l; I(.E.
slight
; ;
ti
6bill

'ATIONS, DEC. 30.
Madrid, S.W. ; cloudy, fog
Marseilles, S.E. ; cloudy
Montpellier, N. ; cloudy, rain
Paris, E.S.E. ; cloudy
St. Petersburg, N.W.; foggy
Stockholm, calm ; thick fog
Strasbourg, W. ; cloudy
Toulon, S.E. ; cloudy
Turin, W. ; foggy
Vicuna, N.W. ; very foggy

THE TWELFTH CAKE LOTTERY; Mr. Dethier,
the projector of this abortive
Oe—h
erue) has been adjudicated
a bankrupt,
_ _ s.