The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
During the last few days less animation has
prevailed in the markets for foreign and colonial
produce. At the public sales of tea, however,
prices were well sustained for the better qualities
of goods. Sugars were in moderate demand, with-
out any material change in values. For coffee,
rice, and cocoa the transactions have been confined Ft,
almost exclusively to immediate requirements,
without any material alteration in values. Spices
and Fruit were inactive, and only limited transac-
tions were recorded in saltpetre. In the tallow
market some extensive speculative dealings have
been entered into, and prices have shown an up-
ward movement. P.Y.C. on the spot is now :tt:
quoted 595. 6d.; March delivery, 595. to 595. 6d.; I st
and last three months, 565. 6d. to 575. per cwt.
A moderate amount of business was transacted
in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and sti
prices remain unchanged. The sales were 7,000 st,
bales.

A further sum of £40,000 in silver was with Nt
-
drawn from the Bank of England yesterday for fit:
transmission to the East. et'

The Stratheden has been announced from Mel-
bourne with L 96,000 in specie.
With regard to the Market for American Secu- rt:
rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite, in his weekly st,
circular states :—" Since our last, the market in set;
London for American Securities has been firmer,
but the recent advices being unfavourably regarded, sti
have produced a dull feeling. Until politics assume
a more settled character we cannot expect invest-
at.
xnents to be freely made as heretofore. Illinois 6.
Shares have declined to 291 discount, closing 29 st
bid. Erie Shares advanced to 321, and closed at
29."

Subjoined is an official notice, posted on the
Stock Exchange to-day, in reference to invest-
ments by the Court of Chancery :
INVESTMENT OF CASH 'UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE I Sti
St,

COURT.
Cash under the control of the Court may be invested in st
Bank Stock, East India Stock, Exchequer Bills, £2 10s. it
per Cent. Annuities, and upon mortgage of freehold and st,
copyhold estates respectively in England and Wales, as 881(c
well as in Consolidated 3 per Cent. Annnities, Reduced 1
and New. 19.

SEIIVICE OP PETITION.
Every petition for the purpose of conversion of any 3 per
Cent. Bank Annuities into any other of the Stocks, Funds, '
or Securities hereinbefore mentioned, shall be served upon st
the trustees, if any, of such Bank 3 per Cent. Annuities, st'
and upon such persons, if any, as the Court shall think st
fit.

CAMPBELL, C.
JOHN ROMILLY, 111,11.
J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE, L.J.
G. J. TURNER, L.J.
R. T. KINDERSLJiY, V.C.
JOHN STUART, V.C.
W. P. WooD, V.C.
Increased firmness has been apparent in the sstt
Market for Public Securities to-day, owing to pur-
chases on speculative account. The advices from
New York, moreover, are considered encouraging. 81T,
Consols have been 92 for money and 921 °4 for
account, but they are now rather flatter, viz., 91 s 1
92 and 921 1 respectively. The New Threes and
the Reduced are steady at 914 92 ; Bank Stock is
at 231 and 233 ; India ditto is firm at 2181- and 219 ; I s
and Exchequer Bills have improved to ss. dis. and
par.
Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair
extent, and prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 701 to 71; ditto (1858), 561 to 561;
Mexican are steady at 23A, and Venezuelan at 21 ;
Portuguese have improved to 45'4 46 ; Brazilian
41 per Cents. to 86, and Dutch 21 per Cents.
remain at 631.
The Railway Share Market has been moderately
active ; prices at the commencement showed in-
creased heaviness, but they afterwards slightly
advanced in sympathy with the English funds.
Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
%rest Midland declined 55.; and Great Western,
10s.; North-Western and Midland advanced 55.;
and Great Northern, 10s.

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the varia-
tions have not been of an important eharacter.
South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian are a
shade flatter, and East Indian advanced 55., Great
Indian Peninsula declined 10s.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
were in • limitad request. London Joint Stock
improved 59.; and Union of London declined 55.;
Red Sea Telegraph Shares advanced ss. to 10s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities '4; 2 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l
India Stock
Ditto 6 per Cent ...
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto 1859 95
Consols !for Account, March 7
India Stock for Account —
Ditto 5 per Cent. for Account 991 8; 9i
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d
Ditto £5OO 3 die
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 SO
Mexican 3 per Cent ..
Ditto Account 231 a 1
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1833.
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856,'7 and '9 ..
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • .
Ditto Account
105
Spanish 3 per Cent..
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 5l
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
.Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Ditto 41 per Cont.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 63+
Ditto Certificates. 4 per Cent.
Piedmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 2sf.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9l/ 2
Ditto Nara. Account

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

1
D. .F. C. 1
between 8, F C
and B. iE. M. 1 ,1.1 S.
,
9 a.m.
_
Nairn 29'58 32 30 W.N.W. 3 2 b. 2
Aberdeen .
-11 r . 23 16
I ibl : —2
Greenock
Berwick 29.64 42 31) N.N.E. 2 80: , 1
3
Portrush
Galway
Scarborough 29.68 39 38 E. 1 3 f. 2
...._
Bull
Liverpool 2O 64 40 39 N. E. 1 9 r. 1
Queenstown 29.60 41 40 N. 2 9 —2„
Yarmouth 2969 41 40 S. S. E. 2 7 C. 6
London
Night extreme 20.61 40 S. 2 9 0.
Kew....—.• 29.5s 42 •40 S. E. 3 9 o.
Dover 29.64 44 43 S. S. E. 2 5 0. 1
Portsmouth
Piyinonth
_Penzance 29.36 43 42 S F 2 5 b. 4
•.

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly.3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed therMometer in shade. M. Moistened 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) ;
f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1.,. lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; a., snow ; t., thunder. A. letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATII
Alderney, S.E. ; cloudy
Ardroisan, N. ; fine
Belfast, N.E.; fair
Birmingham, S.W.; wet
Brighton, S.S.E. ; dull
Bristol, S.E. ' • fine
Cambridge, S,W. ; dull
Cardiff, S.W.; rain
Carlisle, N.E. ; fine
Chatham, S.S.E.; fresh,
cloudy
Cork, N.E. ; fine
Deal, S.S.E., moderate; fine
Derby, N.E. ; rain
Doncaster, S. ; wet
N.,. fine
Dundee, S.E.
• ; fine

r.iR REPORT, FEB. 8.
Dumfries S.E. ; fine
Edinbure, W.; fine
Glasgow, E. ; hazy
Goole, S.E. •, wet
Gravesend, E.S.E. ; cloudy
Hartlepool, S.W. ; frost
Harwich, S.E ; fog
Holyhead, N.E.,light breeze,

with rain
Inverness, S.W.
frost
Leeds, S.E. ; wet
Leith, S. ; cairn
Manchester, E. ; wet
Middlesborough. S.W.; fine
Milford Haven, N.E.; rain
Newcastle OR Tyne, V.; fog

CONDON V. LORD RAYNHAM, M.P.—This was
411 action to recover compensation of the defendant for
having without reasonable and probable cause charged the
Plaintiff before a magistrate with begging, and for having
caused her to be imprisoned in a police cell. After a long
trial the
jury, without any hesitation, found a verdict tot
the noble defendant,