The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-17 00:00:00

NONEY AtA.RKET AND CITY NEWS,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
state that during the past week there has been little
change of importance in the state of trade through-
out the manufacturing districts. Rather more
activity has been apparent in the demand for light
descriptions of cloths at Leeds. At Manchester
business has continued inactive, and the few deal-
ing entered into on peace goods and yarns at Brad-
ford and Huddersfield have been chiefly for home
requirements. Business at Birmingham, Sheffield,
and Wolverhampton, and most of the hardware
districts has been dull, without any material change
to report in prices.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
there was a fair demand, and 12,000 bales, of which
4,000 were for export and speculation, were sold at
about former prices.
A further sum of £67,000 in gold was taken into
the Bank on Saturday.
The Europa left on Saturday for New York with
£191,770 in specie.
There has been less inquiry for money during
the last few days, the quietude of trade having
contracted the commercial enquiry, and the rates of
discount, although presenting no actual change of
importance, show a tendency in the direction of in-
creased easiness. While the exports of specie con-
tinue so extensive, and the Indian loan remains to
be negotiated, very little improvement can be anti-
cipated, and capitalists, although manifesting less
reserve, are requiring full terms for the business
they negotiate.

There has not been much activity in the market
for public securities to-day, but a few sales having
taken place a slight decline has ensued, Consols
being 89'4 90 for money, and 901 I); for the account.
The New Threes are 89& 21 the Reduced 893 ;
Long Annuities, 151; Exchequer Bills, June, par
to 3s. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. Loan is 981 ; and
ditto, Debentures are 951 96 ; Bank Stock is 231

The variations in the Foreign Stock Market
to-day have not been of a very important character.
and the dealings have been moderate_ Turkish 6
per Cents. are 721 to I- ; ditto, 1858, 561 to 57 ;
Buenos Ayres, deferred, 281 ; Russian 42 per
Cents., 911 ; ditto, 1860, 89; ditto, 3 per Cents.,
62 ; and Sardinian, 781.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been moderately active, and prices have shown a
further improvement. Caledonian, Lancashire
and Yorkshire, North-Western, and Midland have
advanced 55.; and Eastern Counties and South-
Eastern, 10s.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines there was no
Material alteration ; values, however, tended up-
wards. Great Luxembourg improved ss. ; Grand
Trunk of Canada, ss. ; Great Western of Canada,
East India, and Bombay and Boroda brought
former rates.
Joint Stock Banks and Miscellaneous shares have
been in limited demand. Union of London improved
to 251 ; Australian Agricultural to 311; and
Crystal Palace Stock to 326.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9s i 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities...
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l
India Stool- .. . . —

Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96 51
Colas°la for Account, July 10 .. 901
March.

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d
Ditto £5OO —
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Ditto Defe rr
kenos A F
yres, wed 6 per Cent —
28
Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St •
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 B9
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859....
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
..
1 urkich 6 per Cent .. 72
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London. 4
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money 894 90
Ditto Account

June.
3 pm

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
Letween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S.
9 a.m.
bairn 3O/2 54 50 N.E. 3 Bm. 3
Aberdeen
lierwick 30.18 59 53 N.N.E. 1 9 o. 3
Ardrossan
Shields
Galway 30'02 65 64 S. S.E. 5 5 0. 4
Searboroug, h
Liverpool
Queenstown 30.06 60 59 E. 4 9 r. 4
Yarmouth 30'13 57 55 N.E. 5 5 O. 3
London 30'09 62 67 E.N.E. 2 1 b.
Lover 30'05 57 56 N.H. 3 6 0. 2
Portsmouth
Portland
1'
IYroouth
I,e ounce 130•00 58 57 S. E. J 3 9 o. 4
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. -tXPT. Aiv A TTATS _ll Mirometor. corrected and reduced

EXPLANATION.—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.
xposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
'tvaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
(i ),t magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud.
to 9‘
) Initials :—b,, blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ;
4og. •
(dull)ail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
are eteast' ; r., rain ; 5,, snow • t., thunder. A letter
s sated augments—thus, r.r., much' rain. S. Sea disturb.
‘4e4 (1 tO 9).

MARRIAGE WI7II A DECEASED

.HUSBAIVD'S BROTHER.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

At the Bow County Court was tried on Saturday, before
41.• Dasent (who came down specially) and a jury, a very
liti°llB interpleader case. Upon a previous occasion the
d''Y were discharged without giving a verdict, and upon a
second occasion the execution creditor had neglected to
I,BllEaram a jury, while on Saturday the case commenced at
'4lf-past ten, and did not terminate till nearly four o'clock.
The case was Parker v. Ward—Sarah Ward being the
claimant of certain goods, and Parker execution creditor.
Mr. Webb appeared for Parker ; and Mr. Tindal Atkinson,
instructed by Mr. Perry from Mr. Buchanan's, for Mrs.
Ward.

It appeared that in February, 1857, Thomas Ward, hus•
band of the claimant, died, leaving his widow solo execu-
trix and universal legatee to his property, part of which
I are the articles seized in execution by the plaintiff. In June,
1857, the claimant married the defendant William Ward
brother of her former husband. The parties cohabited
together since their marriage,
...,ql..lmant carrying on busi-
ness as a greengrocer and nymistress (formerly conducted
by her husband, Thos. Ward), defendant at the same time
being:a cab-master. It was proved on the part of Parker
that ha had hired the goods seized, and that such hiring
had been from Win. Ward, and therefore it was urged that
I,ll° property was his, but Mrs. Ward explained
is by saying that she was not aware but what it was a
telegal marriage, and of course made out the bills in the
11,aele of her sup husband, adding that all monies from
'4l of these goods were kept to her sole use.
111 cross-examination, she admitted she had been told by
defendant that the marriage was illegal three weeks after
carriage, but was not convinced of it until she consulted
Buchanan, when she removed the property off the
k:Lerniess. At this time Ward was much involved, and was
taken to Whitecross-street, and now remains there.
4-5 the marriage was clearly illegal, it was endeavoured
t 0
I be shown that• the claimant had parted with the goods
I! gift to William Ward, but a man named Scammel said
had repaired the articles and charged the same to_ Mrs.
`yard, who had paid him monies on account.
Tho question for tho jury was, " Whether in point of
vv, there being no marriage, there had been any gift from
ills claimant to William Ward, defendant."
The jury after two hours' consideration found a verdict
for Sarah Ward, the claimant.
The judge allowed costs, refusingito allow a new trial, for
Which Mr. Webb applied.
The case excited great interest.

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TEAMSIIIP-BUILDING ON THE CLYDE...— The
atitich of the Scotia is expected to take place on the 25th
Ilist• The Scotia, which will bo a splendid addition to the
aa 'lard line, is 3GG feet long, 471 feet broad, and 331 feet
~ ; her engines will bo of BS3 horse-power, and her bur-
n". is 4,000 tons. Messrs. Napier and Sons have shipped
Ni;, board
H.M.S. Rhadamanthus a quantity of machinery
he,:` they have constructed for one of the iron-cased &
d: e i-
"' The engines are of 500 horse-power, with boilers,
kessrs. Tod and M'Gregor have launched a screw of
20c;
Rtrllt°r,s intended to carry materials required in the con-
lsie:ti'n of the lighthouse commenced at the Monarch
out near St. Kilda. Messrs. J. Reid and Co. have turned
ad°tpta,,,,Berew of 300 tons, named the Maharaj, built for a
11Y in Bombay, and intended for the Indian coasting
she is fitted with engines of 40 horse-power.

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