The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-04 00:00:00

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ceylon, sailing to-day, takes out—in bar silver and
dollars, £77,167 ; in gold coin, £7,204; in sove-
reigns, £7,245 ; and in gold thread, watches, and
Jewellery, £2,724.

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
Way of Canada, for the week ending the 15th ult.,
Wilted an increase of £1,130 compared with the
tuone period last year.
Towards the close of business yesterday after-
-4(30n the Funds presented a strong upward tend-
ency, and increased firmness has been apparent
this morning, Consols for money being 91f I ;
I for the 18th inst.; and 92 to 92f for May.
The reduction in the rate of discount is the prin-
eiPal cause of the prevailing buoyancy. India
Stock has advanced to 2211 ; ditto 5 per Cent.
remains at 998 100; but Exchequer Bills have
unproved to 6s. and ss. dis.

Foreign Securities exhibit rather more buoyancy,
gad the dealings have been to a fair extent.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 73-1 to 74 ; ditto, 1858,
634 64; ditto 4 per Cents. have improved to 991;
.1139 ; Mexican to 24! ; Portuguese to 45i 46 ; and
Dutch 2/ per Cents. 641. Spanish Deferred remain
at 41k, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. at 72/.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1861. 1860.
•
treat Western £39,247 £35,714
North-Western 79,290 76,619
tloy.th-Western
tri ghton
Itidland
iouth-Eastern
F. reat Northern 25,177 24.327
144,neashire and Yorkshire
Isristol and Exeter 6,304 6,516
,North-Eastern
Ltanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
~.,west Midland
reat Southern and Western, Ireland
~,',dinburgh and Glasgow
~,vrend Trunk of Canada
`al',3at Western of Canada

The above returns are of a most satisfactory cha-
huter, particularly for most of the southern lines,
°ving to the increased traffic Insual on Good Friday.
'he Northern lines, however, are an exception ;
the Midland the increase being only £133, and
,°ll the North Western £671. On the Great
'Ventern it amounts to £3,533 ; the South Western
~,t° £3,650; the Brighton to £6.,796; the South
Eastern to £4,006; the Lancashire and Yorkshire
t! £3,175, the North Eastern to £::2,019 ; the Great
Aorthern to £830; the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln to £1,351. On the Grand 'Trunk of Canada
there is an augmentation of £1,03.5.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings has
been to an average extent, and prices have shown
increased buoyancy, owing to the favourable traffic
returns and the reduction in the rate of discount by
the Bank of England. Eastern 'Counties, North-
4stern (Berwick), and South-Eastern have im-
Proved ss. ; Great Northern, Lancashire and
lorkshire, and Great Western, I Os. ; and London
aid Brighton, £1; Midland, Manchester, Sheffield,
luld Lincoln, and Norfolk, remained at about
kcemer rates.
The Foreign and Celonial undertakings have
'en in moderate request, and at a slight improve-
kent in one or two instances. South Australian
44d Lombardo-Venetian realise 12; ; Great Western
c't Canada, Mt, and Grand Trunk of Canada, 12i ;
(t eat Indian Peninsula have declined to 944.

Joint Stock Banks and Miscellaneous shares sup-
Part previous values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
1) Per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 6 per Cent
,Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent........ 77
:Ditto 6 per Cent.
ditto 51 per Cent lOO
Ditto Debentures, 1858 9sa 4
Ditto 1859
:Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 3O dis
COI asols for Account
Uz chequer Bills £l,OOO, 2d 6 5 8 dis
Ditto, Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
era zilian 5 per Cent ..
EC
Ditto 44 per Cent. 1860
`-',b.i.lia.n 6 per Cent . 99
-..qUador New Consolidated
wield= 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
'eru-vian 41 per Cent —
'hitt() 3 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.
Ditto Account
nuasian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 ...
Sardinian 6 per Cent. .. B2}
°Panish 3 per Cent
, Ditto New Deferred
~,°Panish Cert. of Coup. not funded... 54
'trkish 6 per Cent
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
-Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
134 t• .th Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent 644
'ried.tuontese 6 per Cent.;Ex. 25f.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 914
Ditto Account

21118 DAY'S SHIPPING.

Loxwolf, April 4.—Wind this day at noon, Westerly;
„
"ght broeze, and fine weather.

PALM.OUTH, April 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Oceania,
trom Rio Janeiro. Off port—Elizabeth, from Rio Janeiro
Lox Bremen.

COWES, April 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Fulton,
alteamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New York.
DEAL, April 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—City of Quebec,
foom the River, and sailed for Quebec.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
.m.Arrived, April 3—Despatch, steamer, from Jersey ; My
'"au.te, from Portsmouth.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.

Wind w.; weather fine.
Arrived, April 4—Svanen, from Alexandria ; Fanny,
"'tom Cochin.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Zirtgari, of Melbourne, from the west for the

Nearly 300 of the principal inhabitants of
'°llthampton have signed a requisition to the mayor of that
town to hold a public meeting "to take into consideration
the qviestion of the extension of the franchise, with the
view of strongthening, the hands of the independent mem-
"l% of the House of Commons, by urging upon the govern-
kent the importance of passing, without further delay a
"mprehe nsive measure of reform." His worship has con-
plied:with the requisition, and has convened a public meet-
tlig of the inhabitants of the borough, to be held at the
klnildhall, on Monday, the Bth ints., at eight o'clock in the
eveaing.
E READING-ROOM OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
4. notice was yesterday put up at the entrance of the
:Ming-room of the British Museum, to the effect that in
lilro persons having the privilege of admission will not be
Itilowe Id to make use of the room for the perusal of news-
papers and other publication. which are not supplied from
the she Ives of the library. In cont,oquence of the consider-
able augmentation in the number of visitors it has been
found a toss who go specially for the purpose of study and
r eferenc e are too often deprived of the opportunity of °b-
4illing 4 leeks and the neceasaryattendance from this cause.