The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

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CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Bank of England return, completed to the
19th inst., shows some rather favourable features.
The bullion, owing to the arrivals from Australia,
exhibits a rather large increase, notwithstanding
et
the demand for shipments to New York. The re-
serve of no4es has also been augmented by about 0
half a million sterling, while a small diminution is at
observable in the other securities. The public and
private balances also show a considerable addition.
The other items of the balance-sheet, and the
changes they present, are as subjoined:—
Active Circulation .. .. .. 19,184,870
Decrease .. • • • • • ' 159,220 st
12
Stock of Bullion .. .. .. ,395,793 st
Increase .. .. .. • • 383,889 st
Rest ..•• •• •• •• 3,245,994 st
9,388
Increase . .. • •
81
51
Public Deposits . ..
•• 77
288585:G133g .. . •
Increase ~ .. .. • • al
'Other Deposits • • • • • . 11,082,951
130,716 81
Increase ..
_•• • •, •
558,848 sI
Seven Day and other Bills .• ..
30,042
Decrease .. • • • • 9 888 607 st
Government Securities .. • • / / st
No alteration. st
.. .. 19,721,896 st.
Other Securities
.. .. 144,917_ st
* Decrease .. • ,st
Notes unemployed • • .. .. 6, i 08,09. a
• 466,905
Increase .. •.. . .• st
Tht, bullion operations at the Bank of .England st
yesterdtlY comprised the influx of £150,000 in gold gst
and the fole of 35,000 sovereigns. st
et
The I•roira Scotian, which left yesterday for
Canada, took out £40,000 in specie. st
An adjourned meeting was held yesterday of the
creditors of Mr. B. de Cuadra, merchant, when it
was resolved that ss. in the pound should be paid 6:
on the Ist pro ximo, and another 2s. 6d. as soon as st
the necessary funds were collected, and that the
meeting be furthex adjourned to the 12th of Sep-
tember. . 1
During the last fevr days there has been very
little business transacteCl in the Foreign and Colo- sty
nial Produce Markets. Tea has remained dull, etc
e
without change in price. .Sugars, however, fully
sustained previous rates. Coffee has slightly de- at:
elined, except for the better descriptions. In rice,
spices, fruit, saltpetre, and tallow scarcely any 881;
change can be recorded. btu
A moderate amount of business was transacted 19.
in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and 8,000 st
bales were sold at, in some instances, easier prices.
There-is less inquiry for money, and the favour-
able appearance of the Bank of England return has :1;
created greater confidence among bill discounters, st
and they h=o more disposed to negotiate commercial et
securities, of which, however, the supply is corn- "
paratively moderate, owing to the quietude of at,
trade both here and on the Continent. st
The Market for Public Securities has been very

dull to-day, but although the tendency has been
unfavourable, Consols have been tolerably steady st,
at 891 for money, and 90 for the account. In st.!
the New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities
a limited business has been done—viz., at 891 v for 12
the former, and 89-,1 / for the latter. Bank Stock at!
brought 231 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan 981 ;1„ ; India sr!
Debentures, 951- 961 ; and the June Exchequer
Bills remained steady at 3s. prom:
In the Foreign Stock Market business has been
almost suspended, the only dealings recorded being g'
in Brazilian 4 per Cent., 1860, at 861 87 ; Vene-
st
zuela 3 per Cents. at 181 ; and Portuguese 3 per st,
Cents. at 571 ; French 4A per Cents. were at 94 95; -
Turkish 6 per Cents. are quoted 72 to 721 ; and
the Loan of 1858-56, 56 to 561.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been of a moderate character, but a heavy
tone has prevailed. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
North Western, and South Eastern, have declined
55., Great Northern, Brighton, Edinburgh, Perth, 8'
and Dundee, and Midland, 10s. st
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have et,
shown no material alteration. Great Luxemburg 2
declined 55., and Pacific and San Francisco, and 1,
Samber and Meuse brought former prices. Great
Western of Canada have declined to 101 1, and gt
o'
East Indian have improved to 101.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have
continued dull. Union of London, however, have !,
improved 10s. Ottoma* Bank, Crystal Palace, and
Oriental Gas realised former prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9& i
3 per Cent. Cons,ols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 894 1 4
India Stock .... —
Ditto 5 per Cent 9Bi a i
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto, 1859 951 4
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l,000
C Asols for Account, July 10 .. 904 90
March. '

June.
3 pm

Exchequerßills, £l,OOO, 2d
D tto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent .. 98}
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 B7 61
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Port u ,ru ese •3 per Cent., 1853.
Ditto Account
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account

Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Ratites, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f 94f. 25c.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money. B9l If
Ditto Account

SAILING OP THE NOVA SCOTIAN.—The Nova st
Scotian, with the Canadian mails, sailed yesterday from
Liverpool for Quebec. Besides the mails, she took out a
fair number of passengers and £40,000 in gold on freight. 881
There have just been placed in the Zoological st
Gardens at Marseilles eleven young ostriches, hatched in B

the grounds of M. Pastre, at Mouredon. All previous at- 51
tempts to hatch ostrich eggs in France had failed, and sue-
asl
°ess in the present case is attributed to the old bird having s
formed her nest on a dry sand soil quite apart, in a solitary s
valley. The imehation lasted nearly forty days, and out
of 13 eggs 11 produces young.
The committee of the m.. reantile Law Amendment
Society
have issued their report upe-
n the Bankruptcy Bill by the House ofthLeo
alterations
deplores made
the loss of the chief judge, and of those clauses wtr.ai
en-
abled the creditors to take the realisation of a bank-.
estate out of the hands of the official assignee, and givenlp its
to agents selected by themselves. Thassignee,
their opinion that unless the creel. itors'eacesAoimgnmeiettecleausexepsraerses
restored the bill had better be rejected. petition. is now
uosetnotiil:ly
in course of signature, and has already beenmost
signed, asking the House of Commons to restore m
provisions in the bill which were struck out by the House of 1:
Lords,
The Siamese Ambassadors are charged to deliver
to the Emperor Napoleon a letter from the First King, cons-
mealy called the Great King, written on a sheet of gold, as
required by Siamese etiquette when a communication of this
nature is addressed to a soverign of superior power. They
also bring with them presents of great value for their Ma-
jesties, the most curious of which are the insignia and royal
garments of Siam in the three positions attributed to
royalty ; on the throne, on the palanquin, and on horse-
back ; like a royal crown set with precious stones, a collar
in rubies, a royal girdle made of gold set with diamonds.
THE MISSING MAIL STEAMER CANADIAN.—This
steamer, now above eight days overdue with the mails from
Quebec, had not (up to the time of our despatches being
sent off from Liverpool yesterday) been heard of. Much
anxiety has already been evinced for her safety, as it is ex-
pected she would have about 300 souls, including passen-
gers, on board. The general opinion, however, is that as
the Canadian would be the first steamer to pass down the
Straits of Bell Isle this season, she would probably find
much difficulty in passing through, as the ice might cause
great obstruction, possibly damaging the fan, and necessi-
tating a run for St. John's, for repairs, &c. The steamer
North Briton, now due at Londonderry with the Canadian
mails, is expected to bring some tidings of the missing
teamer, as this vessel would also pass down the Straits of
Belle Isle, should the ice permit of a safe passage.
A question of considerable interest with reference
to maritime works of national importance has arisen in con-
nexion with the " Harbours" Bill now before Parliament.
This bill, as read a second time in the Commons, contained
a clause for the transfer of Ramsgate Harbour to the Trinity
House. That provision has since been altered by the sub-
stitution of the Board of Trade for the Trinity House, and
a clause—the 42d—has been added, by which it is proposed
to empower the former to transfer the harbour to any body
of persons, corporate or uncorporate, who may have the
authority of Parliament for the purpose ; the object being,
as is understood, to transfer Ramsgate Harbour to the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. This is ob-
jected to as unsound in principle and also, among several
special reasons, because the railway company would, by
facilities afforded to their own vessels, be enabled to exclude
other shipoi,vners.