The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARA "ET AND CITY .NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocic.

The Bank of England return, completed to the
20th inst., shows some very favourable changes.
The bullion, owing to the diminution in the
remittances to the East and to the United
States, has been augmented, while the reserve
of notes has been increased about half a
million ; the other securities show a falling-off of
fully a quarter of a million. The public deposits
have been largely increased by the active collection
of the revenue, and there is nearly a corresponding
decrease in the private deposits. The other items
of the balance-sheet present no material variation—
they will be seen in the subjoined table :
Active Circulation .. £19,518,080
Decrease . • 00 00 00 172,080
Bullion 11,893,256
Increase .. .. 321,924
Rest .. 3,504,936
Increase .. • • • • .• 6,768
Public Deposits SO OS .. 5,651,607
Increase 951,314

Other Deposits
Decrease • . • •
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Decrease .. .. • •
Government Securities • .

11,453,279
707,569
590,407
25,328
8,444,776
No alteration.
Other Securities 20,458,277
Decrease 270,119
Notes Unemployed .. . • .. 6,045,645
Increase .. .. • . 509,800
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £275,690, and the exports £169,590.
In addition to the above, the Niagara sailed to-
day for Boston and Halifax with £75,400 in
specie.
A further general advance was apparent in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. About
£49,000 in Australian gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
The bar silver by the Atrato from the 'West
Indies has been sold at ss. ld. per oz. standard,
showing a decline of Id. from the former price.
Notice has been given that the Exchequer Bills
falling due on the 11th proximo will be paid off or
renewed at the rate of 2d. per cent. per diem,
which is an increase of Id.
Rather more animation was exhibited in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices
remained without change. The sales were about
7,000 bales.
The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
tion for the 12 months ending the 31st of December,
have just been published. From these it appears
that the total declared value of the exports from
the United Kingdom was £135,842,817 against
£130,411,529 in the year 1859, showing an increase
of £5,431,288; the augmentation being most per-
ceptible in coals and culm, cotton manufactures,
linen manufactures, linen yarn, sheep and lamb's
wool, and woollen manufactures. The importations
of the principle articles were larger as regards live
animals, cocoa, coffee, corn, flour, raw cotton, pro-
visions, spices, tallow, tea, tobacco, wine, and sheep
and lamb's wool. The shipping accounts exhibit
an increase in the amount of tonnage employed in
the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the
twelve months of 965,737 tons for the entries in-
wards, and of 541,912 for the clearances outwards.
In the coasting trade for the twelve months 471,294
tons more were employed than in the corresponding
period of 1859 for the entries inwards, and 504,928
tons for the clearances outwards.
There has been an absence of important fluctua-
tion to-day in the market for Public Securities, Con-
sols being 91 1 for money, and 91& 1 for the ac-
count. Business, as usual on Saturday, has been
very quiet. New Threes and the Reduced were
steady at 911 1 ; India Stock is 2231 and 225 ;
ditto 5 per Cent. Loan was 991; but Exchequer
Bills were firm at 6s. and 2s. dis.
Business in the Foreign Market has been mode-
rately active, and prices have shown little varia-
tion. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 691 ; ditto
1858, 541 to 541; ditto £lOO Bonds were flat at
56 ; Spanish were firm at 481 ; Mexican at 231 4 ;
Portuguese at 461; but Russian 41 per Cents. were
flat at 911 and 911.
Business in the Railway Share Market continued
inactive, and further depression prevailed. North
Western, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick),
declined 10s., and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln £1 Oreat Wcotern advanced 55., and
Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial Markets were dull.
Paris and Lyons declined 10s. ; Great Western of
Canada 55.; and East India ss.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were
in limited request, without any material change in
♦alues.

CES.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PR'
3 per Cent, Reduced Annuities 9ll
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858 951 i
Ditto 1859 951
Consols for Account, March 7. .. 911 dis
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D tto £5OO 2 6 dis
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Aceount
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • --
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent .. • •
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6 51
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 911 1
Ditto Account

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—VESTERDA.Y.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 12
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 55 25 60
Hamturgh
Paris
2 25 40
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 70 25 80
Frankfort on Maine — 1191
- 4 11
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 38± 331
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

48a
481
25 921
25 80
25 80
391
118}
118
521
53

391
118,-
118 i
53
53h

Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York — •• ..
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard),...per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) l9 0 0 0
South American Doublons

THE WEATILE.R.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day, 1
between 8 and B. B. M.
D. F. iC. I. S.
9 a.m.
--
Nairn 2917 43 41 S.W. 6 2 c. 5
Aberdeen 29'52 40 38 W. 2
Greenock 29•56 42 40 S .W. 3 5 c.
Berwick 2954 42 40 W.S.W. 1 4 b. 1
Shields 29'66 39 37 W. 3 2 0. 3
Scarborough 29*66 42 41 W.N.W. 1 7 1 2
Hull .. .. 29'60 43 42 6 i:
Yarmouth 2965 43 2 7 f. 3
London 29.60 46 45 E.
.1, 9 r.
Night extreme 29'65 43 S. .i. 3c. _
Kew 29.61 45 44 E.N.E. 2 9 r.
Dover 29 60 47 44 N.N.E. 3 9 o. 2
Portsmouth
Portland
Plymouth
N.N.E.N 2 4 b. ,
Penzance

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of
an vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution,. each
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. bI. I\loistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b ,blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
1., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; in. misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r,, rain ; s , snow • t. thunder. Al letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATHER F
Alderney, E N.E.; rain
Brighton, S.W. ; rain
Chatham, E.S.E.,light; rain,
Deal, S.E. ; cloudy I
Dublin, S.W. ; fine

Hoiiioad, c 4114 cud WY

tEPORT, THIS DAY, 9 AN.
Dundee, N.E. ; fine, cold
Edinburgh, W. ; windy, fine
Gravesend, E. ; thick, much
rein _ _