The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-09 00:00:00

A dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. will be
Proposed to the proprietors of the Great Western
Railway, and at the rate of 4 per cent. to the share-
holders in the London and South Western, at their
forthcoming meetings.
At a meeting of the creditors 'of Mr. James
Grieves, merchant, who suspended last month, a
e°roposition of 12s. 6d. in the pound was agreed to,
payable by instalments extending over a period of
6 months, with the proviso that Mr. Grieves'
family creditors," representing together £11,392,
refrain from taking any dividend or security until
the first four instalments have been paid to the
°tiler creditors. The liabilities were stated to be
45.!,777, and the assets £38,890.
During the last few days there has been rather
less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
u
'arkets. Sugars have slightly declined, and tea
arit- Public sale barely sustained former priooo.
Offee, however, continued in good demand at
11 rates, particularly good and fine descriptions
51 colonial. Rice, owing to the small quantity
b"might forward, has slightly advanced, while the
dealings in saltpetre and tallow have been of a
moderate character, at about previous quotations.

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, and prices
'were rather firmer. The sales were about 12,000
bales.

There is an inactive market for Public Securities,
but a few sales having been effected, the Funds are
now rather flatter than they were at the commence-
ment of business. Consols for money have been
90/ 10 and they are now 901 1 ; for the account
they have receded from 90d I to 901 The New
Threes remain at 90;1; the Reduced at 904 ; Bank
Stock remains at 2341 and 236 ; India ditto, at 219 ;
ditto New Loan Sctip, 1001 y ; Exchequer Bills,
16s. to 11s. dis. ; ditto June, 3s. dis. to par.
Foreign Secirities are not quite so buoyant, but
a fair amount of business has been reported.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791 to 80 ; ditto, 1858,
101 to 71; ditto £lOO Bonds are firm at 72. Alexi-
?au are flat at 224. ; Peruvian at 981 f ditto, Uri-
barren, are firm at 881 891. Spanish Deferred are
41-1 ; and Portuguese 46t-
Thisiness in the Railway Share Market has been
unfavourably influenced by the diminished divi-
dends declared for the past half-year in several of
the principal British undertakings. Great Western
Stock has declined about 2 per cent., and Eastern
e°unties 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, South
Western, North Eastern (Berwick), North Staf-
ford, and South Eastern have receded ; and
North
Western, Midland, and Caledonian, 1.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings mode-
rate transactions have taken place, without however
41'37 material change in values. South Austrian
Ind Lombardo-Venetian realise 16/ 171; Great
East
Peninsula 954 ; Eastern Bengal 19!-, ; and
"ELEA Indian have declined to 991.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares sup-
13°11 previous prices.

taly.Stock BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOC.
z
.
~ Cent. Per Reduced Annuities 9oa
ner C 901- 1
IN
~ ent. Como-As Annuities
1 ~"." 3 per Cent. Annuities 9O- a
''''lrt Stock
bitto 5 per Cent.
nitto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
bitto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
bitto 5 per Cent.
Litto 5f per Cent.
Uuto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 961
, Ditto 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
e ditto under 11,000
°lsola for Account, Sept. 10
Mar. 2d. p. day June 31 'Let
£5OO
'leberoqiueor Bills, £l,OOO, 2d ll 16 dis 3 dis
11 16 dis
4Jitto small 11 16 dis par

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
NT "'l•
ean 3 per Cent —
i,bitto Account
erirvian 41 per Cent —
Dittobi Account
Po tO
~ Mribarren), 41 per Cent.
Vilguese 3 per Cent., 1853 . —
4114itto Account
li*,all 6 per Cent. 1822. £ St • • ---
I,LO 3 per Cent. 1859... ...
Pinl'h 3 Cent
Pitt per
~,,!tto New Deferred —
I).tt
I'll 1
Ditto Kew
41
r ;:io, ~ ,
Data. u per Cent
Account
~ New Loan
~Itt. Account
Ditto
100 Bonds
pe,,,, Dividends on the above payable in London.
man
Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 821
TWO O'CLOCK.
culuols, Money
a Ditto Account

thehe st.
Petersburg Gazette, after setting forth
in °Pinions which have been lately given respect-
th2 possibility of the cession of Sardinia to
I.lr nee' and the strategical importance of the
do and, the possession of which would give unques-
f,l Preponderance in the Mediterranean to a
area 4 maritime power, declares that the recent
surigAllage of Eirl Russell was not required to per-
ilia" it that no compromise of the kind between
Place new kin "gdem of Italy and France could take
E e without seriously endangering the peace of
there For this reason the Gazette thinks
traestioen4:l be no foundation for the report in