The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The demand for money has become rather active
in consequence of the mercantile community
providing themselves witlfaccommodation for the
engagements falling due at the end of the month.
The rates are consequently rather firmer, and
although the best bills may be negotiated at 64
per cent., the general rate is 7 per cent. in the
Open market as well as at the Bank of England.
A small amount of gold, viz. £16,000, was sent
into the Bank of England yesterday.
Rather less animation prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, but there was a good
demand, and prices were firm. The sales amounted
to about 10,000 bales.
At the meeting of the proprietors of the Otto-
man Bank held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 8
per cent. free of income tax was agreed to.
Business in the Market forPablic Securities con-
tinues exceedingly dull, and without the slightest
feature of interest, the few dealings which have
been effected having taken place at the quotations
previously current, Consols being 91/ ; for transfer,
and 92k for the account. India Stock is flat at
220} ; ditto 5 per Cent. remains at 1001- ; ditto
at per Cent. Rupee Paper 100 ; Exchequer Bills
are heavy at 15s. to Bs, dis.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market has con-
tinued exceedingly quiet, but prices are firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74-1 a ; ditto, 1858, 54+, 3 ;
Mexican have improved to 24Z 7 ; Peruvian to 93/
and Spanish are steady at 491.
The half-yearly dividend on Turkish 6 per Cent.
Bonds of the loan of 1854,, will be paid on and
after the 10th proximo.
Notice has been given that the sum of £9,827
has been applied to the redemption of several
City of Toronto Corporation Bonds.

The liquidation of the account has occupied the
chief attention of the dealers and speculators in the
Railway Share Market to-day, and in some in-
stances rather more buoyancy has been displayed.
The variations, however, have not been important.
Eastern Counties have improved ss. ; and North
Westerns, North Eastern (Berwick), and South
asterns, 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Midlands have declined ss. ; and Blackwell, and
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s.

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the tran-
sactions have been limited. Recife and San Fran-
cisco brought 11, and Great Luxembourg 7; East
Indian improved to 991 991, and Great Indian
Peninsula to 95k; Grand Trunk of Canada declined
to 21, and Great Western of Canada improved
to 11*.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinue in very moderate request. London and
Westminster have improved to 641, and Chartered
of India, Australia, and China, to 21k ; Crystal
Palace Stock to 291, and Peel River Land to 484.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
3 per Cent. Cons"ls Annuities
New 3 per Cont. Annuities 9oi og.
I
India Stock.. ••
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 5} per Cent
nitto Debentures, 1858

93f
100 99!
951 f

__
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Cowl°ls for Account
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d.
Ditto, Small l3 8 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Mexican 3 per Cent 241 I
Ditto Account
Peruvian 4i per Cent 93i
Ditto 3 per Cent
'' • • 75
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Spanish 8 per Cent... .. • . 491
Npanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 51;
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Ditch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent 631
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9ll 1
Ditto Account 92 i

THE WEATIIER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This bay,
1
between 8 and B. B. M. D. F. C. I. S.
9 a.rn
.---____ •
Nair, — --
29.31 44 - 44 E. S. E. 2 3 c. 1
Aberdeen****
Leith, ” —1291 45
t S.S.E.
3 9 r. 1
xerwf v *** .. 29.4 o. 2
42 4S 45 S.E._ 1 9
tdrc,„ °Lan ... N:4O 45 43 S.W. 3 5 fc.. 3
-“zush 23.34 43 S.W. 3
IShield '' ' '
gab. 8 2945 46 45 S.S.W. 2 3 in. 3
844143"....... 29.40 49 47 W. 6 4c. 4
borough .. 2949 46 45 S.W. 3 9 0. 4
LiverpoolV. 2948 45 43 S. S. E. 2 9 tn. 1
u;ntia •. • • 2945 47 46 W. 1 sb. 4
--natow—n... 2945 44 43 W.: 3 2 b. 2
arrnouth ” 29.57 45 44 S.S.E. 2 6 f. 2
Deverl 29 53 50 47 S. 27 C.
....
pntiouth
IT d nnand
p.Yraonth ... , 29.45
enlance i 2347 47 46 N.N. E. 2 7 0. 2
eriley I 2941 47 46 S. S. E. 3 5 0. 2
...

XPL...LNATIos.—B. Barometer, corrected and:reduced
to
32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
eg above
about 1-100th of an inch diminution,increase. E
and each 10
Exposed
32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths .
:'llPosed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
`jaPcration and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
i°l_rnagnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
9)• I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
.) fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
l'epeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATHER
Birmingham, S.W.; wet
Boston, S. ; very fine
Bradford, W. ; fine
Brighton, W. ; fine
Bristol, S.E. ; fine
Burnley, S.E. ; dull
Cardiff, N.E.; rain
Chatham, S.S.W.; fine
Darlington, N. ; fine
Deal, S.; fine
Dublin, S.W. ; fine
.Thindee, N.W. ; fine
A.,,„dinburgh, W. ; fine
f,almouth, N.W. ; rain
vlaegow, N.E.; fine
Goole, N.W.; fine
Gravesend, S. ; cloudy
Ilarrogate W.; fine
; fine

tEPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M.
Huddersfield, W. ; fine
Hull, S.S.W.; very fine
Inverness, S.W. ; fine .
Kendal, S.W.; fine
Kingstown, S.W.; tine
Leeds, S.W.; fine
Limerick, calm; fine
Londonderry, S.W. ; wet
Lowestoft, S.W. ; dense fog
Manchester, S.W. ; fine
Middlesborough, W. ; fine
Milford Haven, N. ; fine
Newcastle on Tyne, S.E. ;
cloudy
Sheffield, S.W. ; fine
Sunderland, N.E. ; dull
West Hartlepool, S.W. ; rain
Whitehaven, S.S.E.; damp
Wolverhampton, S.W.; wet

THE MARBLE ARCH STREET RAILWAY.—The
~..414110 animated scene along the Bayswater-road from the
-narble Arch to Notting. hill Gate still presents itself as on
Saturday and Sunday, from the large number of people
attracted by curiosity to witness, and, in most instances, to
ride upon the first metropolitan street railway. In the
urse of Monday two accidents and several obstructions,
wthe latter alleged to be wilful, took place, but fortunately
blattended with serious consequences. The accidents
41:430 from a cab, said to have been hired for the purpose
Of obstructing the tramway, being driven slowly imme-
flat* hunt of Mr. Train's cars until it arrived at
laden
Marble Arch end, when the horses of a heavily
'ell coal waggon, coming in an opposite direction,
1434 into collision, and turned suddenly round amongst
he Crowd of people there assembled, thereby narrowly
~aPirkg the upsetting of the coal waggon, and doing in-
ArY to some of the people. In the second case a cab—
said to be the same vehicle—whilst being driven on and off
the tram, directly in front of one of the tram cars, the pole of
the latter ran into the hind part, completely staving it in.
Two cars were kept running
from ten in the morning to
eight in the evening, and on each
journey were crowded
with passengers. Notwithstanding a large number of men
were employed with brooms to keep the line clear, stones
would frequently get upon the rails by some mysterious
tacans, and throw one or other of the cars off. In order to
get the car again upon the track the passengers had on each
occasion to be entirely discharged, and the car to be lifted
1%14 by the sweepers and others employed upon the tram-
way.

THE COMING CENSUS.—During the 50 years of
Which the ten-yearly census has taken account the popu-
lation Nes been almost trebled in the 20 priudpai
metal
t
itlanufactuilug districts ; while it has increased only 80 per
Cent., or has no quite doubled, in the rest of the country.
In the 10 years bey wean the
Preceded it the increase of
last
tcensus and thia EnglandNehich
population in ai
and Wales was rather more than an addition of 12 soul,
to every 100. The whole population rose, in round
numbers, from 16,000,000 to 18,000,000. So that for
ii,
,78 part of the United Kingdom we may expect a re-
-41111 of more than 20,000,000 next month. The rate of
increase varied much, as we have said, in different places.
In Wilts there was even decrease. InCambridge there was
very little more than the average increase. In Durham the
;
iiiierTifso was of above 25 ; in London nearly of 21 on every
ared. London had advanced, and the exact figures are
Worth g
Yin in this case, from 1,918,417 to 2,362,236. The
Pi.eB6nt Population, therefore, may not be many thousands
short of 3,000,000 for the pace of growth is quickened.—
4a the Year Round.
SINGING THE " WRANG TUNE."—The Arbroath
Gov sa
Y 8 ,—On Sunday week a Presbyterian congrega-
th I worshipping in an ancient pile not many furlongs from
'8 town, were somewhat tickled to observe their precentor
Cease_ singing in the middle of a verse and hear him give out
1.8 following line for the special edification of some one in
immediate vicinity :—" I say, Betsy, woman, you're
aingg the wrang tune," and then resume his avocation
hadsolemn a countenance as if nothing particular
144 occurred.