The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

IMONE 17 MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

A small portion, viz., £56,000, of the gold
brought from Australia by the Great Britain has
been taken into the Bank of England, but the
greater part of the remainder has been purchased
for exportation to France. The pressure upon the
bullion department of the Bank of France will, if
continued, probably lead to a further efflux from
this country, notwithstanding the recent advance
in the minimum rate of discount.
At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Mr.
J. Eades, timber merchant, a statement was pre-
sented showing the liabilities to be £17,261, and
the assets £6,676. It was agreed, after some
discussion, to accept a composition of 6s. Bd. in
the pound, payable by three instalments.
A dividend of 6 per cent., together with a bonus
of £4 per share, was declared at the annual meet-
ing of the Alliance Marine Assurance Company
yesterday.

I he final instalment of 10 per cent. is due on the
15th inst. on the Canadian 5 per cent. Loan of
£2,800,000.

The Magdalena has arrived from the Brazils with
£27,726 in specie.

riThe steamer Pera which leaves to-morrow for
India, China, &c., will take out £154,376, of which
£146,200 is in silver.

There is still an active demand for money to-day
on commercial aceount, arrangements being made
for the engagements which will arrive at maturity
to-morrow, the 4th of the month.

The new hop duties involving a reduction from
£2 6s. to £1 per cwt. came into operation on the
Ist inst.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, busi-
ness was rather dull, but prices were tolerably well
supported. The sales did not exceed 7,000 bales.

The dispute which has long prevailed among the
brokers and dealers in tea, as regards the charge
of " lot money," has been amicably arranged.
Henceforth lots under the ♦alue of LIS are not to
be taxed, the charge having hitherto been im-
posed on all above £5.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1860. 1859.
Great Western
North-Western 66,532 72,543
South-Western 15,015 14.452
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern 31,361 29,245
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
North British 5,723 5,911
West Midland
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,756 5,529
Glasgow and South-Western 7,906 7,490
Great Western of Canada
These returns show, in most instances, an aug-
inentation, compared with those of the same period
'in the previous year. On the North-Western, how-
ever, a large falling off is apparent, owing, in a
great measure, to the severe weather that has ob-
structed traffic on several of the branch lines. On
the North-Western there is a decline of £6,011 ;
the Great Western :° shows an increase `of £460 ;
the South-Western £563 ; the Brighton £1,167 ;
the Midland £4,390 ; the Great Northern £2,116 ;
the Lancashire ancl Yorkshire £1,257 ; the North-
Eastern £4,040; the Edinburgh and Glasgow
£227; and the Great Western of Canada £973.

The directors of the Bank of England to-day
have made no alteration in their discount regula-
tions.

Continued dullness has pervaded the market for
Public Securities to-day, but quotations have been
maintained, Consols being 92; for the 10th inst.
and 921 t for the February account. Very few
transactions have been reported. The New Threes
and the Reduced remain 'at 92,11 ; Bank Stock has
improved to 233 ; Exchequer Bills are flat at 4s.
to lc discount.

Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a mode-
rate extent at about previous quotations. Turkish 6
per Cents. are 70; to 71; ditto New 561 to 67 ;
Mexican are steady at 21: ; Russian 5 per Cents.
at 105; ; ditto 41 per Cents. at 921 93 ; and Dutch
4 per Cents. at 100.

A moderate amount of business has been trans-
acted in the Railway Share Market, but a slight
decline has taken place in the rates realised for
several of the principal undertakings. Caledonian,
Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
South-Eastern have receded 55.; and Brighton and
North-Western, 10s. ; Great Northern have ad-
vanced Ll ; and North-Eastern (Berwick), ss.

Tho Foreign lines remained very quiet, South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian being dealt in at
121 121, and San Paolo at 3.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
have advanced to 231 233, and the 6 per Cents.
Preference Bonds declined to 75.
Joint Steck Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
continued dull. English, Scottish, and Australian
Chartered improved 55., Australian Agricultural

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92} ±
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6
India Stock.
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO .. 10 dis

Ditto under £1,000
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
India Stock for Account 219/ ex div
Ditto 5 per Cent. for Aocount lOl-
l Bills, £l,OOO, 10
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Ronda, 5 per Cent 7O
Equador New Consolidated
Mexican 8 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853.
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 1051
Ditto 41 per Cent 921 3 1
Spanish 3 per Cent.~
:;,, Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 5l
Turkish 6 per Cent , ..
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins 44k
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent —
Dato Certificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, ex div. 921 a
Ditto February....

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

THIS DAY, J.
Belfast, E. by S.; frost
Birmingham,N.E.;fine,clear
Brighton, N.E.; frost, fine
Bristol, E. ; frost
Cambridge, W.S. W ; cloudy
CArdiff, S.W. ; frost
Carlisle, S.S.E. ; fine
Chatham,E.N.E., light; fine E
Cork, N.. ; frosty
Derby, N.E
Deal, E.S.E. moderate- fine
1, frost
Dublin, S. • 'fine
Dumfries, fine
Dundee,. N.W.• hard frost
Edinburgh, • frost
Falmouth, E. c;2_,
Glasgow, sAv. 'um
; dull
Gravesend, E.; fine, frosty
Harwich, N. 8.; Floudy
Rolyhead,N.E., lightbraeze;
clear, frost
frost
Inverness, W. ;

'IN. 3, 9 A.m.
Kingstown, N.W. ; dull
Leeds, E. ; very sharp frost
Leith, N. ' • fine
Limerick, N. ; hard frost
Londonderry, N.N.E. ' • frost
Milford Haven, N.; frost
Newcastle oa Tyne, S.W. ;
frost
Newmarket, N.E. ; frosty,
dull
Norwich, E., light; frosty,
fine
Perth, N. ; fine
Peterborough, N. ; frost
Port Glasgow, E.S.E. ; frost
Southampton, E.N.E. ' • fine
Waterford, N. W. ; cold
Weymouth, E. • hard frost
West Hartlepool, S.E. ; frost
Whitehaven, S.S.E. ; frost
York, N.E. ; frost

THE ABOLITION OF THE IRISH VICEROYALTY.
The following curious paragraph is from the Cork Examinsr
of Monday :—" The intention of the Government to abolish
the office of the Viceroy is questioned bya hl
itiitcoigaentswel.aoseauthority is of considerable weight, and an
dif-
ferent solution of the difficulty—at least for the time—is
talked of as probable. It is said that the appointment will
bo vested in a person of no less importance than the Prince
of Wales. It will at once be seen that the present position
of his Royal Highness is different from that of the heirs
apparent to the throne in many preceding reigns, as his
rank gives him precedence of his father, who is only Prince
Consort. By placing the Prince of Wales in the office of
Viceroy of Ireland an awkward situation would, it is said,
be got rid of, and a compliment paid to the people of Ireland.
We only give the above as the opinion of persons who are
Well informed on what we may term political probabilities."
Advices from Honduras state that great excite-
Lunt existed at Ruatan, Truxillo, and Omoa, in conse-
quence of the report that a number of men had arrived at
Ituatan who were supposed to be Fillibusters. A large
steamer, with a schooner in tow, full of men, had also been
men off the coast. Trade was entirely neglected in conse-
quence of these suspicions movements.