The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

The Cornhill Magazine.

" Framley Parsonage" contains no incidents of
particular moment this month, but momentous
events are evidently in prospect. Fanny, " Don
Quixote," as Lady Lupton ironicilly terms her,
enacts with spirit the part of Lucy's champion ;
and Mark Robarts, with a tardy prudence and
praiseworthy resolution, steadily refuses to put his
name to another bill, even though ruin stares him
in the face. Mr. Thackeray's tale, of " Philip"
promises well. This second instalmetit is in his
congenial colloquial style, replete, nevertheless,
with evidence of his sarcastic power, so much so
that in his easy way he exclaims to himself at last
",Be quiet; don't pursue your snarling, cynical
remarks, but go on with your story." The descrip-
tion of " Bohemia," or the Gipsy life, is capital:—

JIONBY iIIARKE7 AND CITY KEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
represent that business in most departments has
continued inactive during the past week. At Leeds,
however, there has been a fair inquiry for light
cloths for the summer trade. At Manchester a
slight improvement has taken place in the inquiry
for goods suitable to the India and China markets,
without any material change in prices.
Wools and yarns at Bradford, Halifax, and
Huddersfield were at fully late quotations, but the
dealings in piece goods were of a very limited
character. The hosiery and lace trades at Leicester
and Nottingham have exhibited symptoms of
improvement, although there are still a great many
of the operatives unemployed. The iron trade of
South Staffordshire has continued dull, and at
Birmingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhamp-
ton the operatives have only been for immediate
requirements.

Continued animation prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices were
decidedly firmer. The sales were 12,000 bales.
There were no bullion operations of importance
at the Bank of England on Saturday.
Some anxiety has been created in monetary circles
by a notice issued by the Bank. of England con-
vening a General Court of the Directors, Governors,
and Co. for Thursday next, and speculation is rife
with regard to the probable object of the move-
ment.

Owing to the monthly liquidation of commercial
engagements the demand for money is actively
maintained, and full rates are required even for the
best qualities of short-dated bills. There is an
expectation, however, that the market will shortly
present an easier appearance, as the specie move-
ment is less unfavourable, and the absorption for
speculative enterprise continues very moderate.
At the Stock Exchange the available supplies are
greatly reduced in consequence of the numerous
sales of securities recently disposed of by the public.
There has not been much animation to-day in
the English Stock Market, but an improvement of
about k per cent. has taken place. A more buoyant
feeling is evinced, in consequence of an impres-
sion that monetary and political affairs will
shortly present an amelioration. Consols for money
and the 7th inst. are 829 1, and for March, 921 8.
-
The New Threes remain at 91i 929. The Reduced
are flatter at 9l 92. Long Annuities have im-
proved to 16k. Bank Stock has receded to 232. India
5 per Cent. Loan is 991 ; and Exchequer Bills,
Bs. and 4s. dis., being steady.

The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market have
been of a rather limited character, but prices are
firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701-; to 71 ; ditto
(1858), 56.1; to 57; ditto 4 per Cents. have im-
proved to 100 i, ex div. ; Venezuelan to 211; and
Mexican to 23Z- a. Sardinian are heavy at 811;
and Spanish at 47y.

Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued moderately active without any material
.change in the values of most of the principal lines.
Great Northern A Stock, however, has advanced
10s., and South Easterns have declined ss. North
Westerns, South Westerns, Brightons, North
Easterns (Berwick), and Eastern Counties have
realised former quotations.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the
transactions have been limited. Bahia and San
Francisco realise 81 ; and Great Western of Canada,
11Z- 2 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have declined
to 231 231 ; and East Indian to 97a.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares non-
finite in moderate request. Union of London and
Provincial of Ireland realise previous rates ; Lon-
don Joint-Stock Bank declined 55.; Bank of Aus-
tralasia, 10s. ; Crystal Palace Stock has advanced
55., and Royal Mail Steam, 155.; Red Sea Tele-
graph Shares have declined to 161.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 14
3 per Cent. Cons.ls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 24
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto far 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Hi
India Stock
OO

Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent 99/

Dim, Bonds £l,OOO lB2O dis
tut,, under £l,000
'onsols for Account, Feb. 7 92i
Exchequer Bills, 11,000, lld
D.ttq £6OO 8 4 die
ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Nlexican 3 per Cent 234
Ditto Account 23f f
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent 47f
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont.
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 78
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols, Money . 92i i
Ditto Account, Feb. 7 92f
Ditto M rch, settlement

THE StIN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1861.

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T.HIS DAPS MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
scantily supplied with English wheat. Notwithstanding
that there was rather more firmness in the demand than in
the previous week, prices had, in some instances, a down-
ward tendency. All spring corn changed hands slowly
at about previous rates, but flour was rather cheaper.
Throughout the Continent, wheat has ruled heavy, on
rather easier terms. In the United States very little
change has taken place in the value of breadstuffs.
Very limited supplies of home produce Were received
here last week. The imports from abroad amounted to
41,334 qrs of wheat, 11,814 barley, 442 oats, 1,860 beans,
482 peas, 2,122 tares, 7,695 linseed, 4,779 rapeseed, 410
sundry ; 2,050 sacks and 19,212 barrels of flour.
A ♦ery moderate supply of English wheat was received
fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, and the
general quality of the samples was inferior. Although
there was no animation in the trade, the demand for both
red and white samples ruled steady, and the rates current
on Monday last were fairly maintained.
The show of foreign wheat was rather extensive. In
good and fine samples a fair retail business was transacted,
at full quotations. Inferior kinds ruled dull.
Floating cargoes were a slow inquiry at the late decline.
Over 200 were reported last week.

Owing to the large arrival from abroad there was con-
siderable inactivity in the demand for barley, yet no alte-
ration took place in the value of any description.
Malt continues very dull, and prices rule next to no •
minal.

Oats were tolerably firm in value, but the demand for
them was by no means active.

We have to report less activity in the demand for beans,
but without leading to any quotable change in their value.
Peas moved off steadily at fully last week's currency.
In flour a very moderate business was doing. The quo-
tations, however, ruled about stationary.

CURRENCY PER IMPERTAL mEasras.
Wheal—Essex and Bent, red, new 4os to 81i
Ditto, old
Ditto, white, new
515 62e
__ __

Ditto: old 6os 71s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 561 631
Ditto, new 435 51s
Eye—Old —s —s
New
Barley—Grinding...., 2B. 355
Malting
Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk 528 685
Brown
Kingston and Ware 528 70s
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 225 28.
Potato 2Bs 331
Youghal and Cork, black 225 27s
Cork, white 225 29.
Scotch, Feeding 2ss 292
Beans—Tick
Pigeons
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 4s■ 525
Boilers 505 64s
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 390 445
Stockton and Norfolk