The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARX ET AND CITY NETVS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
Continued firmness is reported in the money
111°11°Y, the shipments of gold to the Continent for
the
purchase of silver having induced the impres•
einn that the ratio of discount will advance rather
than recede. Owing to the abundant supplies and
the limited inquiries, the mercantile community are s
enabled to negotiate the best bills at about 41 per 8
?It) or 1- per cent. below the minimum at the
Bank of England.
A further sum of £31,000 in gold was withdrawn
,4.°111 the Bank of England yesterday for exporta-
tion.

The directors of the Metropolitan Railway have ei
made a call of £1 10s. per share, payable on or be- tsAtt:
fore the 16th proximo.
Tenders will now be received for the unappro- et;
Mated portion of the £83,000 Indus Steam Flotilla st,
Debentures. at;
A large amount of business was again transacted 89
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and st(
Prices tended upwards. The sales were intimated 81:
at 15,000 bales. st(
sr(
It Was announced yesterday afternoon that Mr. et!
Thomas Vile had been elected a member of the at;
e,.°tansitteo of the Stock Exchange in the place of :I:
'lr• Thomas Gibbs, deceased. sti
st(
The following circular has just been issued by st,
the directors of the Great Ship Company :
The Great Ship Company (Limited), 90, Cannon eta
-
street, London, E.C., April

Sir,-The decision of the Court of Common Pleas, con-
trary to the unanimous opinion of the Court of Queen's at
,rlich, in the case of Mr. John Scott Russell's claim, ren-
'tors it necessary to be prepared to lodge about £19,000 in
.011 rt before an appeal against that decision (with stay of
elecetion meanwhile) is likely to be entertained. The
directors think it all important to be thus prepared,
89 as to prevent delay in the sailing of the ship
for New York en the Ist May next. It is proposed at
to raise the sum of £35,000 on debentures at six st
konths, bearing interest at 7 per cent. per annum, with st
Which to pay off the present mortgage, and deposit the
8,
amount of Mr. Russell's verdict, or to settle with him
amicably if possible. The debentures to be further secured
bYa mortgage on the ship (with policy of insurance), to be sat
Elven to two responsible persons in trust for the respective st
debenture-holders. The directors, and others, have already la
subscribed for about £17,000, so that only £lB,OOO remains
to be provided ; and I am instructed by the directors to at
request that you will favour me with an immediate reply,
stating the amount of such debentures for which you are
st
tilling to subscribe.-I am, &0., st
J. H. YATES, Secretary. st
A meeting has just been held of the creditors of at
Mr. D. Novelle, commission merchant, when it was at
stated the liabilities amounted to £31,406 11s. 9d., at
and the assets to £5,983 17s. Bd. ; but all the :1
agent's accounts at Constantinople are not expected
to be fully realised. After some discussion it was
resolved to wind up the estate under inspection. at
A meeting has been held to-day of the creditors at
of Messrs. Cook and Greenwood, wine and spirit
Merchants, &c., who recently suspended. Their 12
liabilities were stated at £14,850, and the assets at al
£6,837. After a protracted discussion, a few of si
the creditors signed in favour of accepting a com-
Position, while others threatened legal proceedings,
and the estate will no doubt be sent into the Court
of Bankruptcy.
The English Stock Market, which opened firmly,
Presents now rather a heavy aspect, owing to a re-
sumption of speculative sales and a further decline
111 the Rentes. Consols have been 911 921 for
transfer and 92 / for the account, but the pre-
sent quotations are 911 92 and 92 respectively.
The New Threes and the Reduced are heavy at
24,a ; Long Annuities at 14 ; Exchequer Bills at
it 3s. dis. to par ; India 5 per Cent. Loan is steady
at 102 I; and Bank Stock at 233 and 234 f.
Very few dealings have been reported in the at:
foreign Market, and prices are well supported. at,
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70/ to 71; ditto, 1858,
634 to 641. ; Portuguese have improved to 46i 1,
and Russian 41 per Cents. to 91i ; Dutch 21 per :tt'
Cents. are-steady, st
st
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up at
st
to this day, are in round figures as under :- st
1861. 1860. at
treat Western
North-Western
!South-Western
Brighton 16,331 15,784 ,3t
Midland
Bouth-Eastern
Great Northern
„,Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern
and Exeter
38,405 36,743 at
Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,801 11,054
South Wales
Great Southern and Western of Ireland 8,200 8,185 at
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South-Western..
Great Western of Canada
These returns are for the most part of a satis-
factory character ; in one or two instances, how- at
ever, a slight falling off is apparent. On the
Great Western there is an increase 0r£259, on the
North Western of £BO5, on the South Western of at,
£1,254, on the Brighton of £547, on the Mid- ast
land of £BB2, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of ast
£1,042, on the North Eas tern of £1,662, the Man- st,
Chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £747, the South et
Wales of £347, the Edinburgh and Glasgow of
at
£477, and the Great Western of Canada of £649. at,
On the South Eastern there is a decrease of £936, at
and on the Great Northern of £1,320, st

In the Railway Share Market business has been
rather inactive, and prices have shown, in some in -
etanees, a slight down ward movement. Lancashire st
and Yorkshire, North Western, Midlands, North at
t astern, York, and South Eastern have declined g
N., and Great Western, 102., Groat Northern, how-
ever, have improved ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have

been in a very limited request, and prices are also st
14. shade flatter. Dutch Rhenish brought 13 to 131 ;
Great Luxemburg, 61 to 61 ; East Indian, 991 ;
81
Great Indian Peninsula, 951- 96; Great Western of
61
sl
Canada, 11l ; and Grand Trunk of Canada 6 per
Cent. Preference Bonds rose to 70.
8
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have

remained dull at about previous quotations. Lon- ;
don and Westminster realise 671 a ; Oriental Bank, s
601 ; Union of Australia, 39 ; and Eleotrie Tele-
graph, 951.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
sank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol i
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 lsa
India Stock .. ,
Ditto 5 per Cent ..
!litto Debentures, 1858 9611
Ditt, . Bonds £l,OOO l6 dia •
Consols for Account, May 9 92
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.
Ditto £5OO par
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • . ---
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • • --
Ditto 4k per Cent.
Turkish 6 per Cent
• Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2k per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
Ditto Account
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols, Money 9lk 2
Ditto Account 92

TILE 'WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

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This Day,
between 8 and E. E. M. D. F. C. I. S.
9 a.m.
------- — —
Nairn 29.81 j 53 50 W. 5 70.1 r 3
Aberdeen
Leith 29'9'. 57 51 W. 3 Ib. 1
Berwick 29.90 55 49 W. 4 5i c. 2
Ardrossau
Polar. sh
Shields
Galway 3O 21 54 51 W. 4 4c. 2
Searborsugh
Liverpool 3O. 9 51 49 W.N.W. 4 9 0. 3
Queenstown...
3300:0170
Valentia . 30.25 12 49 N. 1 90. 1
2
Yarmouth 54
437 N.N.W.NNI 4 4 C. 2
London ...... 30.07 52 48 ' NNW. 23 b. -2Dover 30.03 50 53 . 2-1 b. 1
Portsmouth
Portland
Plymouth .
Penzance

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
Ito 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ;
.) fog. • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast' (dull) ; r., rain ; s,, snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augmente—thtts) rtr,, raACh S. See. dieturb-
gage (1 to 9),