The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

ONRY IUARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Bank of England return completed to the
31st July shows some rather satisfactory changes.
The bullion has been augmented by about half a
million sterling, owing to the limited remittances
of specie to America and the influx of Australian
gold. The reserve of notes also show a rather
large addition. In the other Securities there has
been a considerable decrease in consequence of the
easier state of the Money Market. The Public
Deposits, however, show a reduction of about half
a million, and there is also a diminution in the Go-
/ernmeut Securities. The other items of the
balance sheet present no feature of importance;
they will be seen in the subjoined table :

Active Circulation. .. .. .. £20,297,940
Increase .. .. .. 155,175
Stock of Bullion .. .. .. 12,196,708
Increase .. .. ** • • 476,618
Rest 3 412 974
Increase .. .. • • • ' 11,800
Public Deposits .. .. .. 3,701,952
Decrease .. .. .. .. 421,508
Other Deposits 12,194,650

Increase .. 210,423
Seven Day and other Bills .. 700,182
Increase .. • • 73,656
Government Securities .. 9,466,279
Decrease .. 140,000
Other Securities 18,547,711
Decrease .. 307,072
Notes unemployed .. • . 5,706,760
Increase .. 332,045
About £20,000 in gold were sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
The Seine, which left to-day for the West Indies,
took £9,700 in gold and £4,600 in silver.
A dividend at the rate of 52 per cent. per annum
Will be proposed at the ensuing meeting of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.

The Joint-Stock Banks, following the movement
in the minimum rate of discount, have reduced
their allowance on deposits to 4 per cent., the Lon-
(Ion and Westminster, however, as usual offering
1 Per cent. less for sums under £5OO. The discount
4rola give 4 per cent. for money at call, and 4.41,-
'With 7 days' notice of withdrawal. 4
Owing to the engagements of the 4th of the
Month, which will have to be settled to-morrow, the
demand for money is rather more active, although
the market still presents a very quiet appearance.
The supplies are abundant for the requirements of
the mercantile community, and capitalists being
anxious to employ their resources are still actively
competing with the Bank of England. The result
is that the best description of commercial bills can
now be negociated as low as 41 per cent.
During the last few days there has been very
little business transacted in the Foreign and Colo-
nial Produce Market. Tea has been rather cheaper,
and sugars have declined about 6d. per cwt. The
operations in coffee, rice, and cocoa have been on a
limited scale, without material alteration in values.
Saltpetre, however, has advanced about 6d. per
ovrt., and tallow has continued dull for both present
and future delivery.
Increased quietude was perceptible in the Liver-
Pool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices were
tolerably steady. The sales were 6,000 bales.
At the meeting of the London District Telegraph
Company, today, the directors' report referred to
the progressive increase in the receipts, the open-
jug of twenty new stations since the previous state-
kent, and the income derived from private tele-
graphs, which are now becoming an important
source of revenue. The directors continue to urge
11Pon the shareholders the desirability of individual
to-nperation to make known the advantages and
Objects of the company.
The English Stock Market to-day has presented
no new feature of importance, although continued
buoyancy has prevailed, Consols being 901- I for
money and the 7th instant, and 901 1 for the
September account. The New Threes are firm at
90 -1, the Reduced remain at 90 ; Bank Stock
bas advanced to 234; India New Loan Scrip to
1001, ; Exchequer Bills are heavy at 14s. to Bs.
; June ditto are 4s. and ls, dis.
The Foreign Securities have shown increased
buoyancy, particularly Turkish Bonds, the Old
6 per Cents. being quoted 791 to 80; the Loan of
1858, 691 a, being an advance of about 1 per et.; do.
100 Bonds have improved to 71 and 72 ; Sardinian
791, Russian to 1021, Dutch 4 per Cents. to 100,
and Danish to 821 83.
A limited amount of business has been transacted
In the Railway Share Market, and little variation
4,..48 taken place in prices. Caledonians and South
-e4sterns have improved 55.; and London and Brigh-
!", 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Wes-
North Western, and Midlands declined ss. ;
and Great Northern A stock, 10s. _ _ _

The FO;ignand Colonial undertakings have
icidY maintained former rates. South Austrian and
rtabardo-Venetian have improved to 161 ; East
et,i.dian, to 991 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, to
uO.l t.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have remained inactive, without any material change
In values.

b BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
4,ank Stock
4 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9oa 90
I
Per Cent. Conswls Annuities
rew 3 per Cent. Annuities 9Ol 90
an i k i
dia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 94
Ditto 5a per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
~osisols for Account, Aug. 7 9oi
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent ... ..
99a 1
2d Mar. p.. day June 3/ p. ct
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 8 dis 1 4 dis
D t,O £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN le UNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
zra.tilian 5 per Cent
, Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 ..
-",aniali 3 per Cent., 1825
•reruvian 41 per Cent • .
98
Ditto Account
,Ditto (Uribarren), 41- per Cent.
atibisian 5 per Cent. 1822. £ St ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent.
kardinian 5 per Cent. ..
bitto Account
Patish Di tto 3 Fount er Cent
Ac ••••
434
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 5/
urkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
1),.1 21. per Cent., Exchangel2 Guil.
"to Cjrtificati,s, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account 905

TAE
,'TON AND WESTMINSTER BOAT
RACE.-(THIS DAY)

tjashis cntest, which has so long been looked forward to
the greatest interest, between the rival schools of
co °n and Westminster, came off this morning. The
ttZse fixed upon was from Putney to Cniswick Eyot, and
to following were the gentlemen selected by both parties
contend for the aquatic honour :
THE ETON EIGHT.
at. lb.
tow, Mr. J. E. Parker .. 9 1
2. Mr. L. A Mort .. • • • ' 9 01,-
3. R. E. Neave .. • • •0 10 8
4. I`, C. Orme .. •• • • • • 9 2
5. R. A. Kinglake •• ..
•• 10 7
6. Ld Borrington .. 10 1
7. Mr. C. B. Lakes , .. ..10 0
•,„.
''• Garnett (stroke) •• .• •• 912
lion, C. Needham (cox) „ „ 7 lf
THE WESTMINSTER EIGHT.

st. lb.
Mr. W. B. Easley .. 9 7
2. Mr. A. J. Mackey 9 4
3. C. Bull .. • • • 9 9
4. A. P. Dawson .. • . .. 9 2
5. B. N. Thorns .. 11 2
6,„. A. R. Tomlinson .. • . .. 10 0
B. N. Monck . 9 7
ty.-Q. Forster (stroke) . • • • .. 311
Walker (coxwain) .. • . .. 5 6
tleeigi• r a most exciting and well-contested race fortune
the in favour of the Eton boat, and as they shot past
ken•
one .
elling post they were received with the most tre-
ueering.
treat ne nutuber of steamers accompanied the race, and a
Witti '-'lunber of persons lined each side of the river tO
e" the contest.

va, a BIDEFORD POISONING CASE.—This inquiry
eighresumed at the New Inn on Tuesday evening, at
t
of th Clock. The first evidence went to show the resul
Burp. post-mortem examination. Mr. W. H. Ackland,.
that n' gave a most clear and lucid statement, showing
ziftre Llje unfortunate lady had been the victim of a strog
and
toLiopoison. At half-past ten the inquiry terminated,o.
lowi,"JurY, after considering the ease, returned the f
the "g verdict That Frances Ann Rowland died from
Tito effects of laudanum, inadvertently supplied by Mr.
148 Griffiths instead of tincture of rhubarb."