The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

•310ABY HARKE2' AND CITY NEW&

CITY, Two o'CLocit.

Although the export demand for gold continues
active, the receipts from Australia and America are
sufficient for the purpose, and the consequence is
that very little movement is reported in the
bullion department of the Bank of England.
The metallic reserve, therefore, still exhibits
an immense accumulation, the total last week
being within a few thousand pounds of seven-
teen millions sterling. Moderate consignments
are received from the United States, notwithstand-
ing the recent decline in the exchanges, and largo
quantities of specie are known to be coming for-
Ward from Victoria ; under these circumstances it
is expected that the bullion will continue at a high
Point until the payment of the dividends next
month ; and, in stimulating the circulation of coin,
Will no doubt lead to a temporary diminution.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, only
a Very small amount of business was transacted,
and prises were unaltered. The sales were 4,000
bales. The. Railway Share Market closed quietly,
and a slight decline was apparent in quotations.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex-
hibited a slight decline in the rate on Hamburg.
The demand for money in the general discount
Market yesterday rather increased, and it is ex-
Pected that greater activity will prevail during the
next few days, owing to the requirements of the
commercial community. The rates charged for
accommodation remain without any change of im-
portance.

The market for English Securities presents a
very quiet appearance, business being curtailed in
Consequence of the approaching holidays. Specu-
lation is exceedingly dull, and very few bargains
itl'e recorded on behalf of the investing public,
Rhose attention has been lately diverted to new
joint-stock projects. Consols have been 95-:- 1, being
per cent. higher than at the close of the market
Yesterday. The New Three per Cents. and the
Reduced Annuities are firm at 95Z y ; India Loan
Debentures (1858) remain at 97; ; ditto (1859)
}Ave improved to 971 a; Exchequer Bills are 28s.
to 311. prem.
A fair amount of business has taken place in the
Foreign Stock Market, and prices are tolerably
'well supported. Turkisk 6 per Cents. are 77 to
771 ; ditto New, 641 to 64• x, ; and the 4 per Cents.
104 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. are firmer, at 461;
Dutch 21 per Cents., at 661 ; Mexican are steady,
at 221 a ; and Sardinian, at 841 to 85 ; Chilian 4
Per Cents. are flat, at 871; ditto 3 per Cents; are
blarked 72.

The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares
Ire lz to 14 premium, and the Universal ditto,
prem.
The San Paulo Railway Shares are quoted to
prem.
A very moderate amount of business has been
transacted in the Railway Share Market, and se-
Vera! of the principal lines show less firmness in
Price. Great Western, Brighton, North Western,
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln declined
; and Eastern Counties and Great Northern, 10s.
The Foreign lines have shown little variation.
}labia and San Francisco are at 5 ; Lombardo-
Venetian have improved to 12: to 13; and Per-
nambuco declined to 121 121.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
declined to 411 ; Great Western of Canada are
Steady at 131, ; and East Indian at 1021 1031.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
temain inactive, at former prices. Bank of Egypt,
however, have declined ss. ; and London and
County improved ss. ; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, Peel River Land, Van Diemen's Land, and
berlin Waterworks realised former quotations.

lII.ITIWN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
a Per Cont. Reduced Annuities 951 a i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures, 1858 97
Ditto, 1859
r‘nnsols for Account (Jan. 10)
India Stoek for Acounnt

Ditto, 1859, 5 per Cent.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 3l
Ditto Small, lid. 2B
?iiLICIES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
t hilian, 6 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent.
__Ditto 41 per cent
goxiaan. 3 per Cent.
,nDitto Account .. 2211 f
rorturueso 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Small'
tiardinian 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account
IPanish 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Passive
Turkieh 6 per Cent 77
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent 661 6
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money
Ditto Account (Jan. 10) 9sf I x d

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON Dec. 21.—Wind this day at noon, S.W ;
moderate breeze, and fine mild weather.
, PORTSMOUTH Dec. 20. Wind, S.S.W., to S., blowing
bard.—Off portLEarl of Hardwick, from Madras.
14' PLYMOUTH, Dec. 20. Wind, S.W.—Arrived—Parana
IR), short of fuel; Laguna, for Havanno ; Contest, for New-
-14, 61121dialld.
CARDIFF, Dec. 20.—Wind, S.W.—Sailed—Celeretat,
lor Bahia • Charles and Pauline, for Cayenne; Amerika,
for St. Thomas.
NEWPORT, Dec. 20.—Arrived—Ensign, from London for
Fernando Po.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Arrived—Ernst Merck (ss), from
Janeiro, with damage • Grypskerk, from ditto ; Ego-
atum, from Taganrog; Joseph, from ditto; Alfred, from
tdondon for St. Michael's; Lady Eglinton (ss). from Lon-
'ion for Dublin.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOETHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning•

Wind W.
A rapid thaw set in last night, and heavy showers of
rain, with strong wind.
Arrived.—Umpire, from Glasgow; Ceres, steamer, from
Dublin.
Sailed.—Bentley, John Clements, and Voctis, for Sun-
derland ; Express, for Jersey ; Indus, steamer, for Alex-
431dria ; Ceres, steamer, for London.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind W., fresh.
Arrived, Dec. 20.—Gondar and T. J. Rodger, from
Charleston ; Elba, screw steamer, from Patras ; Picayune,
from New Orleans ; Excelsior, from St. Michael's ; Viscaya,
4001 Rabat; Princess Royal, from Odessa; Feronia, from
• ;:.Taganrog; Robert Parker, from St. John's, N.B.
Sailed, Dec. 20—Rosalie, for Montevideo ; Pleiades, for
Galveston.
Arrived, Dec. 21—Red Coat, from St. Michaels.
Off the Port—The Jane E. Walsh, from New Orleans.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.

Wind W.S.W., very strong; tide, four hours' flood;
Wtather very cloudy, with heavy hailstorm.
Arrived, Dec. 20—Alival, Crescent, Ann, and Sagaltiel,
from Guernsey ; Eagle, and Eglantine, from Sundswall ;
Crispin, from Guernsey ; Ellen Murray, from Jorsoy; Alma
Little, from Ramsgate, with wrecked goods.
Arrived, Dec. 21—Treaty, from .Vivier.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind S.W. by S. ; very strong.
No arrivals.
A ship at anchor, with foretopmast and bowsprit gone ;
supposed to have been in collision with the City of Delhi,
Which ship has lost her jibboom. Name, &c., of the former
411ip at prosent unknown.

Mr. J. S. Mansfield, at present stipendiary ma-
Vstrate of Liverpool, will take his seat on the bench of
Worship-street (London) Police Court on January the sth.
MASENTING •MINISTERS.—Mr. G. H. Curtiss,
of Northgate-street,' Canterbury, having addressed a
letter to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
General Commanding-in-Chief, informing him that some
300 of the troops belonging to the Canterbury gar-
eon regularly attended Divine service at the Wes-
4cYan Chapel, and requested to be informed whether
the officiating minister was not entitled to the same remu-
neration paid to the clergy of the Establishment under
sandhir circumstances, he has received the following answer
to his communication :—" War office, Pall-mall, S.W., Dec.
7,
1859 Sir,—With reference to that portion of your
letter of the 18th ult., suggesting the propriety of remu-
herating Wesleyan ministers for officiating to the troops of
• that denomination, lam directed by Mr. Secretary Herbert
to inform you in reply, that similar proposals have been fre-
ntly considered, but that it has not been deemed expe-
lent to make any alteration in the present regulations in
legard to the payment of the clergy for their services to the
t°°Ps.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, W. R. GODLEY.
...
411 r . G. H. Curtiss, Northgate-street, Canterbury."
PALL OF AN IRON RAILWAY BRIDGE.—A large
crosseddg, supported on massive cast-iron beams which
the railway near the Walton Station, suddenly gave
' Ivay about two o'clock on Friday morning, and fell a heap
of ruins on the line. Fortunately no one happened to be
Passing at the time, and precautions were immediately taken
to
Prevent further accident. Tho bridge connected a high-
la tle and Walton. It is believed that the intense frost which
}llrvailed during the night caused the cast-iron beams to
five way. The railway was obstructed until noon when,
the aid of a large number of workmen, the rubbish was
c2eared away. The passenger traffic was not stopped, as
Passengers got out of the carriages and walked round the
obstruction, where another train was in readiness.--Liver-
-1 Pilo? Post,