The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-13 00:00:00

MONEY VA itICET AND CITY NEW

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

In the absence of further supplies of gold from
Australia and America, the influx of specie at the
Bank of England has been temporarily suspended ;
but owing to the large consignments coming for-
ward from Victoria it is likely to be resumed at an
early date. In consequence of the payment of the
October dividends, the stock of bullion may be
temporarily diminished, owing to the stimulus thus
given to the circulation. Besides the remmittances
expected from Australia the position of the ex-
changes at New York renders it probable that
further shipments of gold will arrive from that
source of supply.
The Athenian, from the West Coast of Africa,
has been announced this morning with £lO,OOO in
specie.

There is rather less activity in the general dis-
count market, owing to the dividend payments
which have increased the available supplies, and
temporarily diminished the inquiry. As the rates,
however, have ranged as low as 21 per cent. for
some days past no further alteration can be re-
ported, nor is it expected that any material
change will ensue.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
steadily, and 8,000 bales were disposed of at former
values. In the Railway Share Market business
continued very quiet, and prices were without any
important change.
The market for Public Securities remains in a
very quiet state, the transactions for money, as
well as the account, having been limited, but the
quotations exhibit little variation. The favourable
position of monetary affairs supports the quota-
tions, notwithstanding the continued paucity of
business. Consols, which closed yesterday at 951 I,
have been 953 96, although the market at one time
appeared rather heavy. A buoyant tone, however,
now prevails, a few purchases having been sufficient
to create an upward tendency. The New Three
per Cents, are rather flatter, at 94.1 1, and the Re-
duced at 9411 s ; Bank Stock is steady, at 221; India
ditto is firm, at 219 ; ditto New is steady, at 1013
to 102 ; and ditto Scrip at 1011 to 102 ;
the Loan Debentures (1858) have advanced
to 961 ; ditto (1859), remain at 951 ; and Exche-
quer Bills at 245. to 275. prem.

Only a very small amount of business is recorded
in Foreign Securities, and prices in most instances
show a decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79 to 80 ;
ditto New, 68; to 691 ; and the 4 per Cents. have
receded to 1021 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred, to 191
and 200 ; and Mexican, to 22 I. Russian 3 per
Cents, are steady, at 671 ; and Portuguese 3 per
Cents, are firm, at 461.

The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained
up to this day, are in round numbers as under :

1859.
Great Western
North-Western 80,944
South-Western
20,361
Brighton
39,2i2
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincoln 1%795
worth British 5,884
South Devon
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,431
Glasgow and South-Western
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada 9,285
3,125 Dutch-Rhenish

1858.
£31,670
73,686
17,050
19,174
36,147
25,158
28,324
30,456
37,925
10,249
5,681
3,069
5,953
7,346
8,847
H,608
3,019

These returus are exceedingly satisfactory, an
important increase being perceptible on most of
the principal lines. On the North-Western it
amounts to £7,258 ; on the South-Western, to
£2,585 ; on the Brighton, to £1,187 ; on the Mid-
land, to £3,105; on the South-Eastern, to £1,629 ;
and on the Great Northern it only amounted to
£46. The Lancashire and Yorkshire shows an
improvement of .£4,452 ; the North Eastern, of
£3,128 ; the Edinburgh and Glasgow, of £478 ;
and the Grand Trunk of Canana, of £1,712. On
the Great Western there is a diminntion of £1,657,
and on the Great Western of Canada of £2,223.

Business in the Railway Share Market has
been rather dull, and in some instances lower
rates have been current. Caledonian, Eastern
Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland
have declined ss. ; Great Northern improved ss. ;
and London and Blackwall, lOs to 15s.

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the deal-
ings have been extremely limited. Antwerp and
Rotterdam brought 41; East Indian declined to
100 ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 781 ; and Great
Western of Canada brought 13k.
Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have shown a slight depression. BaEk of Egypt
have receded to 201 ; London and County to 301.
Australian Agricultural brought 30i ; Royal Mail
Steam, 52 to 521 ; and Van Diemen's Land, 13.

Bank BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING
2
R211C2E4.
21
1 I
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94
'
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
tf I i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
I
Ditto, 11359, 5 per Cent. 101 k 211 2
.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent lOl4 2
Ditto Debentures, 1858 9l
Ditto, 1859
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditty under £l,OOO -
par
Consols for Account (Nov. 8)
,
Ditto £5OO 24 7
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... ...• •- 79
Ditto Deferred
Rezican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, L St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto g per Cent.
TnrkiPh 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. --.
Account

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Prowl Rentes, 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f. .... 68f. 500.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money 95
951
Ditto Account (Nov.)

MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.

sp.
Drake was engaged at this time on an expedition
I;°,dwhien et on mild judges would consider as closely
"lug on the piratical. He was deeply laden
with booty, to which he had helped himself without
scruple all through the Spanish main. Yet here
word, find him nobly sustaining his mon out of God's
and through life referring his actions habitu-
ally to the judgment and approval of Christ. What
tae to say of his Christianity ? Muscular, cer-
v,tY
•! It could take in with a good conscience all
the bold and strong-handed deeds of a stormy life
and
storm
y time. Neither the blood of battle nor the
lio(iilf.B of war came amiss to it, nor stern vengeance,
n
fierce hate of what should be hateful to all good
n• And yet do not confound it with the mus-
cular Christianity of the school which is rising to
some strength among us, which seems to preach
the pride of the flesh as one of the central doctrines
of Christ's Gospel ; and whose creed, if fairly
Written out, would apparently be something like
this" I believe in a Christian six foot two, who
the
pull stroke in the Oxford Eighth, or bowl in
e All England Eleven, or who can fell a London
din
draYroan at a blow." Perhaps Drake could have
ne all this ; certainly he did much more ; but he
aid not regard these things as specially his God-
given vocation. His whole life was muscular,
eYerything which he did was forceful, and his re-
ligion got married naturally to a thousand strong-
handed things which it belonged to the men and
to
his age to do • but it was not specially yoked on
to jots of proud force or daring, and paraded with
See how muscular my Christianity is !" be-
fore the the face of an admiring because feeble and
world. I rather fear this homage to the
pride of the flesh," characteristic of a reign-
ing school. Ido not read that the strength of the
flesh was one of the leading strengths of our Lord.
I have read of it in pagan schools, I have heard
that it is throned on Olympus, but not in the school
of Christ—not among the white-robed in heaven.
'The Eclectic for October.

ANOTHER TRADE OUTRAGE NEAR SHEFFIELD.—
ESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.—AbOIIt half-past fouro'clock
(21,1 Tuesday the inhabitants of Eckington were awoke by a
tremendous explosion, shaking the whole of the village.
Upon, inquiring the cause, it was found that the warehouse
hTt. M. Keeton, scythe, sickle, and hook manufacturer,
bbeen destroyed by gunpowder, the whole of the place
tiellg' a ruin. The only ground for the outrage is that since
0 strike Mr. Keeton's men have not worked ; he having
Atomised them that he would inform them after his return
from an Irish journey in which he is now engaged whether
.43 could give an advance or not; but it seems that they
have not waited his return.