The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-15 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock.

POLAND.

A Warsaw letter of the 9th says :—" The situa-
tion of affairs here remains nearly the same. The
prohibited hymns are sung in the churches ; the
women still dress in black, or very dark materials,
and the minds of the people are evidently far from
being restored to calmness. The tranquillity of the
city is not, however, disturbed by demonstrations,
the danger of which is felt in presence of the mili-
tary forces at the disposal of the authorities. In a
f'ew days the projects drawn up at Warsaw for
carrying into practice the new institutions will re-
turn from Moscow with the Imperial sanction. It
is doubtful, however, whether M. Platonoff will be
the bearer of them. These projects will be imme-
diately promulgated, and the public will then be
able to judge as to what may be expected for the
benefit of the country from institutions which the
Government doubtless intends to sincerely carry
into operation."

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-RONEY 111A.RKET AND CITY NETTS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Money Market presents rather a quiet ap-
pearance, and the rates are a fraction easier, first
class bills being easily negotiable at Sic per cent.
A farthur sum of X 75,000 in gold was taken into
the Bank yesterday.

There was no alteration of importance in the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
Was a fair demand, and the sales amounted to 12,000
hales at full prices.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £668,940, and the exports to £537,920.
Very little business has been transacted in the
Public Securities to-day, but the improvement has
b'ee-m well maintained. Consols being 90 to 901 for
transfer, 907- for the account. The Naw Threes
and Reduced are 899 d ; Exchequer Bills, March,
78. dis, ; ditto, June, par to 315. prem. ; Bank Stock
is 231 232'; and India 5 per Cent. Loan, 981.
In the Foreign Stock Market the chief movement
has been in Turkish Bonds, which have improved
72 for the Old 6 per Cents., and to 561 and 57 for the Loan of 1858. Transactions,
in fact, have taken place at still higher
quotations, but sales to realise profits have
caused a slight reaction. The improvement
is attributable to intelligence that £20,800 has been
Paid into the Ottoman Bank at Constantinople on
account of the loan of 1858, conformably with the
arrangement recently made for the monthly trans-
Mission of the Customs Duties assigued to the
interest and sinking fund. Spanish are 509; ditto
Pas2ive, 161 ; Mexican, 221 ; Portuguese, 47i ;
and Russian 42 per Cents., 91a.
Messrs. Bell and Sons give the following quota-
tions in American Securities :

Redeemable. Prices
*United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 88 90
1)0. 5 per Cent Bonds
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 84 86
Maryland 5 per Cent. Bonds 75 80
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock 65 70
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 68 70
Virginian 6 per Cent. Bonds 47 49
Boston 4i per Ct. Strlg. Bonds 91 93
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois Central 6 per Cent.
Do. shares, 80 dols. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 87 89
13,,,p. do. shares . 5O 52
New York Central 6 per Ct.,
not convertible.
New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from June 15,
Do 857-59 1864 92
do. shares 7O
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
i.sost raortgage
-,1 - de., 2d mortgage 1859 89 91
.-',6k. do., 3d mortgage lBB3 83 85
,"-'O. do. convertible 1862
''''). do.shares 27i 28i
Puma 7 per Ct., Ist mort•
1)0. gaP3 Str. Bonds, not cony 1865 96 98
do., 24 do.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been of a rather active character ; and prices have
shownan upward movement in most instances.
Caledonians
and North-Eastern (Berwick), have
improved 58.; Eastern Counties, Great-Westerns,
North-Westerns, Midlands, and South-Easterns,
10s.; West Midlands, 11; and Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincoln, £2.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibited little
change of importance ; East Indian brought 1014
1.; Great Indian Peninsula, 981 982 ; and Scindes
improved to 1001-
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1883

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinued in limited request ; London and West-
minster improved to 67-t, 68; Australian Agricul-
tural brought 30; ; Madras Irrigation, 1$ 2 ; and
National Discount Company, 31.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRIORS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9i a
3 per Cent. Consuls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 892 1
India Stock •• . —
Ditto 5 per Cent 9B!
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under 11,000 . 18 13 11 dis
Con4°44 for Account, July 10 .... t‘ol
India Stock for Account —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
March. June.
Exchequerßills, £l,OOO, 2d 7 dis 3pm
D tie £5OO - par— 4pm
„ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
',lexicon 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
P
%,1111guese 3 per Cent., 1853.
• •
11.„ uitto Account
nk;sian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
bitto 41 per Cent.
.P4uish 3 per Cent...
lapitto Passive
16
ktfoj, 6 per Cent
' New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCE.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account
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WHIT JP OTH AND ARMSTROYG

GUNS.

In our impression of May 11 we stated, with
reference to the very imperfect "match against
time" which had taken place between the Whit-
worth and Armstrong field-pieces, that " no trials
were made to ascertain the comparative accuracy,
elevation, and range of the guns—points of far
greater importance than the trial of rapid firing."
It appears, however, that such trials did take place
on the 2d of April last, and previous to the trials,
such as they were, as to rapid firing. So far, the
Ordnance Select Committee did well ; but what
shall we say of their publishing the results of the
later, imperfect, and least important trials, while
they kept the results of the former a profound
Seer et ? Yet so it was; and at the meeting of the
Civil Engineers, held on the evening of the 28th
of May, when the President asserted that such
a trial had taken place, and read out some of
the results, Sir William Armstrong himself, who
was present, called the statement in question, and
astonished every one by stating that even he had
Lot been made acquainted with what had taken
Place. He also, as might have been expected from
a man of Sir William Armstrong's calibre, ex-
pressed it as his most earnest wish that such trials
should take place openly, and the results be fairly
Published. We beg now to state that Mr. Bidder
literally " spoke by the card" of the Select Com-
mittee itself, in making the statements he did; and
our readers will be gratified at finding we are now
able to lay before them a copy of the same docu-
ment, as follows :
Results of experiments made on 2d April, 1861, at Shoe-
buryness, under the Ordnance Select Committee in order
to ascertain the range and deflecotnaiopnaroifsoWn
with Arm_ breech. loading 12-pounder gun, in c
strong's 12-pounder gun," under Minute No. 3,625.

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