The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-19 00:00:00

xoNEY XAR,KET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK

The reduction of the rate of discount by the
Bank of England directors, caused a more buoyant
tone in the principal branches of business in the
manufacturing districts. The woolen trade at
Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been more
active, but little improvement can be noticed in the
demand for cloths and yarns at Manchester. The
hosiery and lace trades at Leicester and Notting-
ham have remained inactive, although symptoms of
recovery have been visible. In the hardware dis-
tricts a firmer tone, however, has prevailed, but no
material alteration has taken place in prices.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday,
business was rather dull, but prices were firm. The
sales were 8,000 bales.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of Aus-
tralasia held today, a dividend at the rate of 10
per cent. per annum, free of income tax, was
unanimously agreed to.

A small quantity of gold, viz., about £4,000, was
purchased by the Bank of England on Saturday.
The Sussex has been announced this morning
from Australia, with £127,732 in specie, and the
Euxine, from Alexandria, brings £2,500.

The Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India,
China, &c., will convey £64,815 in specie, chiefly

silver.

The demand for money, although not active, is
steadily maintained, and, as usual at this season of
the year, the inquiry is stimulated by the increased
circulation of coin in the agricultural districts on
account of the harvest. In order to be provided
for this expenditure the country bankers
are compelled to augment their available
balances, and a large aggregate' amount is thus
temporarily withdrawn from the London market.
The joint-stock and private establishments are
still actively competing with the Bank of England,
and the mercantile community are thus enabled to
obtain accommodation on the best bills a fraction
under the official minimum of 4 per cent.
Meetings have been convened of the creditors of
Messes. Bells, Brothers and Co., and of the inspec-
tors of the estate of Messrs. Miller and Co., for the
20th and 22d instant respectively.
The directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank
of India, London, and China, have determined to de-
clare a dividend of 5 per cent. for the past half-
year.

Continued buoyancy is experienced in the Eng-
lish Stock market, although no material alteration
has taken place, Consols being 901 I for money,
and 901 for account. There have been some
rather large purchases for investment, but specu-
lation is exceedingly dull. The New Threes and
the Reduced have improved to 901 I. Bank Stock
is flat, at 233; India ditto at 218 and 220; ditto
Five per Cent is firm, at 1011 and the New Loan
Scrip at 1011. An instalment of 20 per cent. is
due to-morrow on this security.

The dealings in the Foreign Market have been
on a rather restricted Ecale. Tarkish 6 per Cents.
have improved to 781, 781 ; ditto, 1858, to 691 to
601 ; Spanish to 49k, and ditto Deferred to 42, but
Equador New have declined upwards of 1 per cent.,
viz., to 12, and Mexican have receded to 22.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been moderately active, and for most of the principal
British undertakings a slight advance has been
exhibited. Eastern Counties, Great Northern,
Great Western, London, Chatham, and Dover,
Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), and South
Eastern have advanced 10s., and Bristol and Exeter
and North Western £l.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
also shown au upward movement. Great Luxem-
bourg realise 8 ; San Paolo, 2i ; East Indian have
advanced to 101*; and Great Indian Peninsula,
to 971 98 ; Grand Trunk of Canada rose to 201 204-.

Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ex-
hibited little variation of importance as regards

prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 99/ 1 1
India Stock .. , 2lB 20
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 97
Ditto ditto April, 1864 96i
Ditto 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Cogsole for Account, Sept. 10
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 1041 i
Mar. 2d p. day. June 31 p. ct.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d — par 4 dis
Ditto £5OO —
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.

Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent 72
Equador New Consolidated
Mexican 3 per Celit .. 22
Russian 5 per Cenf. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859.,
Sp,nish 3 per Cent...
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent • •
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9oa !
Ditto Account NI i

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

The business done to-day was not of a very important
character. For the Ebor Handicap 11 to 1 was asked for
against Lady Trespass, and 14 to 1 was taken about Bally
Edmond. Virgilius and Stockade remain nearly as they
were, although no investments were made on either of them.
For the St. Leger the offers were not so free against Big
Ben, but Janus was decidedly out of favour. The favourite,
Kettledrum, was backed at 2 to 1, and 9 to 4 would have
been taken to a good amount.

EBOR HANDICAP.
100 to 15 agst Virgilius (offered)
Bto 1 agst Stockade (offered)
11 to 1 agst Lady Trespass (wanted)
12 to 1 agst Moorcock (offered)
14 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken)
20 to 1 agst Wildman (offered)

DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
2to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken)
12 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken)
14 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
16 to 1 agst Big Ben (offered)
20 to 1 agst Janus (offered)
25 to 1 agst Dictator (offered)

THE AirmsTßY.—Lord Palmerston has left town
for Widmer Castle, Kent, where he will remain some time.
Lord Granville will leave London on Tuesday, in order
to attend the Queen during her stay at the Viceregal Lodge,
in the Phcenix-park, and during her Majesty's excursion
to the Lakes of Killarney. The Duke of Somerset is in
town. The other members of the C Ibinet have quitted the
metropolis.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto has
returned to Claridge's Hotel from a visit to her Majesty at
Osborne. His Royal Highness was visited by the Arch-
duke Maximilian of Austria on Friday.

Sir John Bowring, we ( Western Times) are glad
to report, is somewhat better, but his medical adviser con-
siders that he is not yet strong enough to go to the sea side.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WIFE.--On Friday at
St. Helen's Police-court, Lancashire, a man named Thomas
Dixon, of Ashcroft-street, in Parr, was charged with
having attempted to murder his wife by striking her on
the head with a hammer. The prisoner was committed
for trial.

ASSAULT BY A CLERYGMAN.—A special meeting
of justices was held at Sidmouth a few days since, at which
the Rev. J. Huyshe was chairman, and J. W. Sillifant,
Esq. (Ottery), and Gustavus Smith, Esq., were present,
to hear a charge against the Rev. James John Merest for
assaulting Mr. A. Cawsey, on the previous Friday evening.
It appeared from the evidence that the complainant was
walking with his wife in the Market-place, when suddenly
both himself and wife received a blow across the shoulders
from a stick. On turning round complainant was accused
Of having insulted the defendant, who said, " You black-
guard, you insulted me. I've struck you once, and I'll
strike you twice or thrice, and split your skull."
The stick was lifted up again, when Mr. Cawsey, in self.
defence, struck the rev, defendant in the forehead, the scar
of which was exhibited before the court. This statement
Was corroborated by Mrs. Cawsey and Mr. Samuel Newton,
who witnessed the whole transaction. The defendant's
reply was, that he was standing at the Post-office door,
when Cawsey in passing pushed against him, and called him
nuisance." This was contradicted by Mr.
whe stated that Cawsey in passing was eight yards
from the defendant. After hearing the evidence the bench
were unanimous in their opinion that the assault was clearly
13roved• The Rev. Mr. Huyshe in strong terms remarked
that this was the most painful case ever brought before him
See a gentleman who by his sacred calling ought to
Premote peace among then:, comvaiting, such an unprovoked
breach
ag the peace. He convicted in tile fall penalty
45.-- Western imff.