The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY _NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

A further quantity of gold, viz., £2,250, was
despatched this morning to the United States by
the steamer North Britain, and it is expected that
the movement will continue notwithstanding the
improving tone of the advices from New York.
Telegraphic intelligence received to-day reports the
departure of the following ships with gold from
Victoria for this country, viz., the Wellesley with
32,854 ozs. ; Strathedon, 40,040 ozs. ; Essex, 14,845
ozs.; and the Champion of the Seas, 9,154 ozs.,
making a total of 105,893 ozs., valued at £423,572.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday,
there was a fair demand for most descriptions, at
full prices. The sales wero 9,000 bales.

Notice has been given by the Spanish Financial
Commission, that the auction of the Foreign Re-
deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the
29th inst., for which purpose the Government have
assigned 1,472,020 reals,

The particulars have been advertised of the
drawing, by lot, of a number of Austrian 5 per
Cent. Bonds of 1859.

At a meeting yesterday of the creditors of Mr.
W. H. Surridge, provision agent, &c., it was stated
that the liabilities were £40,121, and the assets
£39,294, but as this is only a general view of the
estate, it is expected that the assets will not realise
the above sum. It was ultimately agreed to accept
a composition of 13s. in the pound, payable by
instalments.

The market for Public Securities continues firm,
Consols being 911 1 for money, and 92 for the
February account, but very little business is
transacted, except for the settlement. Speculation
is quieter, and very few :dealings are reported for
transfer. The New Threes are steady at 911 1;
Reduced are flat at 911 4 ; India Stock is 220 ; ditto
5 per Cent. Loan, 100 1I ; and Exchequer Bills
have receded to 4s. dis. and par.
Foreign Securities show continued firmness, and
the dealings are limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
701 to 70; ditto New (1858), 551,- to 56;k, ; Mexi-
can have improved to 21k; Portuguese to 441 1 ;
Russian 5 per Cents. to 104 I ; Spanish to 48
and ditto Deferred to 401 ; Dutch:4 per Cents. are
steady at 100 f. _ _

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :
____

1860.
Great Western . .
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern 19,680
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 5,151
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
West Midland
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,281
Glasgow and South-Western 8,991
Grand Trunk of Canada

1859.
232,116
73,046
14,773
13,383
31,446
19,647
21,528
23,850
6,781
32,458
12,118
6,239
6,555
8,317
11,808

Great Western of Canada

7;613

These show some very unsatisfactory features,
the severity of the weather, combined with the stag-
nation of trade, having seriously affected the receipts
of several of the principal undertakings. On the
Great Western there is a decrease of £142; the
North Western, of £B7O ; the Brighton, of £555 ;
the Great Northern, of £1,848; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £111; and the Edinburgh
and Glasgow, of £274. On the South Western
there is an increase of only £791 ; the Midland, of
£l3O ; the South Eastern, of £ll4 ; the Lancashire
and Yorkshire, of £2,045 ; the North Eastern, of
£1,353 ; the Glasgow and South Western, of £674;
the Grand Trunk of Canada, of £972 ; and the
Great Wistern of Canada, of £6l.

The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been rather limited, and in some instances a
further decline has been apparent, owing to the
'unfavourable nature of the traffic returns. North
Westerns have declined 55.; Caledonians, Great
Northerns, Great Westerns, and North Eastern
(Berwicks), 10s. ; South-Easterns, 15s. ; and Bristol
and Exeter, and Midlands, £l. Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincoln improved ss.