The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

Although the money market appears rather
easier in consequence of the diminished inquiry
for accommodation, very little improvement has
yet occurred. The best descriptions of short
dated bills are negotiated at a fraction below the
Bank minimum, but securities having a full period
to run cannot be discounted under 8 per cent., and
the smaller class of traders still experience con-
siderable difficulty in providing for their require-
ments. Upon the whole, however, a better feeling
prevails and increased easiness is shortly expected.
Gold is now 3-10 per cent. dearer in Lo-ndon than
in Paris, and about 6-10 per cent. higher than in
Hamburg.
No material alteration took place in the foreign
exchanges yesterday aftermion.
The first meeting of the Universal Marine Insur-
ance Company has been convened for the 7th pros.
Increased dulness was exhibited in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices wore id
per lb. lower. The sales only amounted to 3,000
bales.

The Board of Trade Returns for the month of
December, and for the year 1860, have not yet
appeared, and the delay in their publication is
loudly complained of in commercial circles.
Arrangements have been made for a transfer of
the business and effects of Messrs. Ledgard and
Sons, bankers, who recently suspended, to the
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, the latter
agreeing to pay the creditors 10s. in the pound, and
any further amount that may be derived from the
estate.

A decline of about per cent. has taken place
in the English Stock Market to-day, owing to
several speculative sales. Consols are now quoted
914 4 for money, and 91 92 for account. Very
little business, however, has been transacted, and
an unfavourable effect seems to have been pro-
duced by the embarrassments of M. Mires, of
Paris, the contractors for the last Turkish loan.
There is also some pressure for money among the
dealers, which adds to the heaviness of the market.
The New Threes are flat at 914 j ; the Reduced at
91 t ; Bank Stock has receded to 236. and 238 ;
India IS per Cents. are 1001 ; ditto New Loan
Scrip, 1001 a ; ditto 51 per Cent. Rupee] Paper re-
mains at 101. _ _ .

Very few transactions have been recorded in
Foreign Securities, and prices show no variation.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 70 ; ditto 1858,
55 to 551; Portuguese remain at 461; Mexican at
231 ; but Spanish Deferred are firm at 40f ; Bra-
ziLian 41 per Cents. are 851.
Increased heaviness has prevailed in the Rail-
way Share Market, the decline in some instances
amounting to 1 and 1 per cent. Eastern Counties,
Midlands, and West Midlands have receded ss. ;
Great Western, North Western, North British,
and South Eastern, 10s. ; London and Blackwall,
155.; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, IL Great
Northern have advanced 55.; and South Western,
10s.

Business in the Foreign Market was almost sus-
pended, and prices were nominally unaltered.
The Colonial lines were flat. Great Western of
Canada declined to 111, and Grand Trunk remained
heavy at 22 ; East Indian receded to 98k.
Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares also
exhibited symptoms of depression. Bank of
Australasia declined 10s. ; Union of London, 55.;
Crystal Palace Stock, 10s. ; and Royal Mail Steam,
£l. Red Sea Telegraph Shares improved ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll /
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 41 1 1
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l
India Stock. ... .. ,•••
Ditto b per Cent
Ditto Scrip - 1 / 1
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 51 per Cent lOl
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l5 dis
Ca ssols for Account, March 7
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Braailian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41- per Cent. ISGO B5l 1
Mexican 3 per Cent .
Ditto Account
New Urenada Active, 31 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. •• •
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.— ... 61 1
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, Money 9ll 4-
Ditto Account

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. LS.
9 a.m.
--- _
Nairn 29/4 43 39 S.S.E. 6 3 b. 6
Aberdeen 2946 41 40 S.S.E. 5 3 0. 3
Greenock
Berwick 2945 41 39 S. 3 3 c. 3
Ardrossan
Portrush 29'12 44 43 E.S.E. 3 4 o. 3
Shields
Galway 29.01 44 43 S. 8 4c. 6
Scarborough 29130 39 38 S.S.W. 2 2 b. 3
Hull
Liverpool 29•61 42 41 S.E. 4 9 0. 3
Yarmouth 29'68 42 41 S. 2 7 1. 3
London 29'66 43 41 S. 1 8 0.
Night extreme 29*71 34 S.E. 1 5 c.
liew 29 Gg 42 41 S. 3 9 0.
Dover 29.68 45 44 W.S.W. 3 7 0.
5
Portsmouth
Portland
Piymouth
.Penzance

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.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1.,. lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., ram ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATIE
Alderney, S. ; cloudy
Ayr, S.E. dull
Belfast, S.E.; blowingstrong,

IR REPORT; FBB. 20.

Holyhead, S.W. ; strong

breeze and clear
Leeds, S.W.; dull
Leith, S.E. ; fine
Lowestoft, W. ; light fog
Manchester, S.W.; fine
Middlesborough, N.E. ; fine
Milford Haven, S.W. ; blow-
ing a gale, with rain
Newcastle on Tyne, S.E. ;
cloudy
Newmarket, S.E. •,' fine
Norwich, S.E., light ; fine
Perth, E. ; fine
Peterborough, S. ; fine
Southampton,q.S.W.;cloudy
Stockton on Tees, W.S.W. ;
fine '
Sunderland, S. ; fine
Wakefield, S.W. ; fine
Weymouth, S.S.W. ; windy
Whitehaven, S.E.; cloudy
Wolverhampton, E.; fine
York, S.E.; fine

very wet
Birmingham, S.W. • fine
Bradford, S.W. ; fins
Brighton, S.W. ; dull
Bristol? S. 9 S • dull
Combndge,lS.E.; light, clear
Cardiff, S. ; unsettled
Carlisle, S. ; dull
Chatham, W. • fine
Deal, calm ; fine
Derby, s.w.. dull
Dublin, S.S.E. ' • rain
Duinfriesl_N.E2; dull
Dundee, N. ; fine
Edinburgh, S.E. ; very fine
, S. ; fine
Glasgow, E.N.E. ; fine
Goole, S.E. ; fine
Gravesend, calm, and. hazy
Hartlepool, S.E. ; fine
Harwich, W. • dense fog
Inverness, S.W. ; fine

accompanied by
The Queen and Prince Consort,
the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, honoured the
performance at the Adelphi Theatre last evening with
their presence. In attendance were Lady Churchill, Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Lord Cremorne, Lord Alfred Paget,
Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. D. de Ros, and Major
Teesdale. .
Accounts from Nicaragua mentiYo on
k th
welle as
known
sassi-
nation of Mr. Joseph L. White, of New r,
both in the United States and England as one of tthe prin-
cipal promoters of the Nicaragua Transit Company. Mr.
White was shot iby a fellow-countryman who was engaged
in eome rival speculation.
A young Arab, named Ahmed Ben Sonidi, who,
after serving in the native riflemen of Algeria, took up his
residence in Paris, and got his living by acting as agent for
the discount of bills, was some time back condemned by
the Tribunal of Correctional Police to three months' im-
prisonment for swindling, in having, in the discount of
come bills for a female named Forville, induced her to ac-
cer4, instead of money, certain securities which he repre-
sented tv he of value, but which turned out to be worthless.
An appeal aganst this condemnation, presented by the
man to the Imperial was heard on Saturday; and
as he succeeded in satisfying court that he had not
given the securities with any fraudulent ru,--tion, and had
even recommended the woman to ascertain for hersvig
Value before taking them, the judgment was quashed. •