The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Bank of England return completed to the
sth inst., is of an unfavourable character. Owing
to the remittances of 'specie to New York there is a
decrease of about a quarter of a million in the stock
of the precious metals ; the reserve of notes also
Shows a diminution of three quarters of a million
!terling. The increased demand for money is shown
In the addition that has been made to the other
tiecurities amounting to a quarter of a million, and
In the private balances there is also a falling off of
nearly a million sterling. The other items of the
balance sheet show little change of importance.
Subjoined are the particulars:—
Active Circulation
Increase ..
Stock of Bullion
Decrease
Rest

.. £19,865,695
496,025
11,940,817
.. 227,451
.. 3,222,592
1,469
7,219,540
345,717
• 10,714,028
• 929,537
• 620,170
00 F 4,570
9 916„ 605
No alteration.
Other Securities • • • • • • 19,862,603
Increase . . •• 225,695
Notes unemployed .1. •• • • 5,679,740
Decrease .. • • • • • • 763,120
A further sum of £45,000 in gold was taken
into the Bank yesterday.
In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
there was very little alteration, but more firmness
Vas generally apparent.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, the
"ales amounted to 10,000 bales, but there was no
Material alteration in prices.
The imports of specie since Monday last amount
to £147,315, and the exports to £538,729.
There has not been much animation in the
English Stock Market to-day, but increased heavi-
riess has prevailed, Consols having receded to 891
for money, and to 90 for the account. Specu-
lation is extremely dull, but the Bank return being
considered unfavourable has led to a continuance of
sales. The New Threes and the Redneed have
receded to 891- -7-, ; but Exchequer Bills are firm, at
28. dis. India 5 per Cent. Loan receded to 977,-, ;
ditto Debentures, are 951 96 ; and ditto Bonds,
10s. dis.

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

There has been very little alteration in the
Foreign Stock Market, but the dealings have been
numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 711; ditto,
1858, 55 1; ditto 4 per Cent. Guaranteed, 1001;
Venezuelan, 181; French 41 per Cents., 94f.;
Brazilian, 981 99 ; Buenos Ayres, 901; ditto De-
ferred, 28.1; Equador, 111 ; Mexican, 218 ; Portu-
guese, 471; and Spanish Deferred, 43.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been very limited, but prices generally have shown
little variation. Great Northern A Stock, however,
bas declined about 10s. to 15s. ; and North Eastern
(Berwicks) have improved ss. The other lines dealt
in remain at about their previous values.

In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the opera-
tions were of an unimportant character. South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian brought 151 ;
East Indian were flat at 1001; Great Western of
Canada brought 101; and Grand Trunk of Canada,
191.

Joint• Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares
continued very inactive, and prices were without
alteration.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9a k
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l 1
India Stock •
Ditto 5 per Cent
1 utto Debentures, 1859 96
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO lO dis
Consols for Account, July 10 .. COI.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.
•
D tto £5OO 2 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
E-azaian 5 per Cent .. 981 9
Ditto, 1839 & 1859 9Bi
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... „...
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred
Equador New Consolidated
tdexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred .. 5
ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .. 471
-ardinian 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
SpAnish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
ilividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f 94f.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols' Money
Ditto Account 9Ol i

, COURSE OF EXCHANGE. —YESTERDAV.
A ft'Sterdara ........ Short. 11 19 11 191
Ditto
Rotterdam?
Wu:en h
Bra
25 621 25 671
-- 25 621 25 673/4
I:;raDirissteti
no
egs
Short. 25 35 25 40
3 Months. 25 671 25 724
25. 70 25 75
Frankfort on Maine 1191 1191
Triestevlelina ' ' .-
.... 14 30 14 40
--- 14 30 14 40
Petersburgh 33
33!
Berlin - — k
liadrid
C adi_z —`4B3 48
.Leghorn 25 25 90
48/ 48
Itilan 25
Q 25 774
Genoa 25 771
Naples
394
1
Palermo
Messina lTh
Lisbon.
Oporto
524
Rio Janeiro
New York

ii 72t
25 72t
39/
117/
1174
52/
52i

.• ••
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard).... per oz. L 3 17 9
Mexican Dollars .• .. „ 0 411
Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 01
South American Doubloons

IRIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

__LONDON, June S.—Wind this day at noon, North,
•Kasterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather.
Ponasmounr, June 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Her st
Majesty's ship Wye, from Woolwich.

,SWANSEA, June 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Rota, for

CLYDE June 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Helenia, for
Itomberg.
ea.RDIFF, June 6.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Ellemine
Maria, for Bilboa.
Sailed—Dane, screw
PLymounr, June 7.—Wind
steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope.
C°l'rEs, June N.N.E.—Arrived—Arago
steamer, trom New York.
YouunA,L June 6.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Nameless,
for Miranaioid:

(BY ELECTRIC TELEG RAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived__Ailiance, steamer, from Havre; Courier,
.trteemer from Jersey ; Queen of the Tyne. from Riga ;
-1-lavelock, from Shields , Dan, from Scilly ; Isabella, from
Sunderland; Mechanics' Own, from Newport.
Sailed—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan.
(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived
Love, June 7—Karsina, from Groningen Norsk
e, from Krameroe ; Sienkaversema, from Gothenburg ;
Mathilde,'from Thisted ; Margaret Eiizlbeth, from
Odessa; Silus, fr, m Uddewalla ; Fo tuna, from Emden ;
AJ/nora, from Guernsey.
Sailed, June B—Leipsig, for Hamburg.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind N.N.E., moderate.
Passed—Edmund Graham, from London for Madras ,
Brenda, screw steamer, from London for Genoa ; nova
Lavrouse, freak. London for Cardiff; Padre, from London
for Marseilles.
Sailed—Boudicar, for London, in tow.

successor to the late
The s
at the Board of Admiralty
but we believe directionshltr
Sir Richard S. Dundas
not been officially announced,
patent, in which the name ofe
gear-Admiral
issued to prepare a fresh
Hon. Sir Frederick William orear-A.dufiral of the Red the
eluded. It was at one time suiplriovy;edl(. thate.B .will be
Vice-Admiralin-
taken the vacant seat,
of the Blue Henry Eden would
yganalldant officer is not
but we have been informed that thee
GuildhaAll
By Navy Gazette.
covetous of civil employment.—Arm
CPONFIDEN-
EMBEZZLEMENT OF £lO,OOO
lice-court,
'rta.L CLERK.—Yesterday, at the
, Wr,asFabris,
Ernest Brown, who for many years filled a
with
highly-respon-
sible position in the employ of Messrs. Boiiand Co., merchants, of 30, Throgmorton-street
at the bar before Mr. Alderman Hale, charged
em-
bezzling various sums of money, amounting in the aggre
gate to about -£lO,OOO. The prisoner was apprehended in
South Africa, by a City detective. The information upon
which the warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner was
issued having been read, evidence was adduced in support
Of three charges, involving an amount of £1,060, out of a
great
many that were discovered upon a careful investiga-
tion of the bnoks after the prisoner had absconded. Having
4eald the whole of the evidence for the prosecution, the
Prisoner expressed no desire to make any defence to the
1, heavy charges against him. Alderman Hale committed
gun for trial,