The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Threadneedle-street, 3d Jan., 1857.
IN BANKRUPTCY-RR ROYAL BRITISH BANK.
For the accommodation of creditors all dividend-
warrants delivered out by the official assignee in the
above matter on this Saturday, the 3d, and on Monday
next, the sth of January, will be paid here until feur
o'clock on the above days (instead of at 82, Basingliall-
street), upon being presented at the counter.
The Funds opened flatly, but they now present
a firmer appearance. Speculation continues dull,
and the Bank Return has not induced the time
dealers to extend their operations. Consols were
93i to 94, and they officialiy closed at 94 to 94} for
the Bth inst., being rather firmer. The February
price is 94,1 I. The New Threes are 941 -a, the
Reduced 94 to , and India Bonds, under 1,0001.,
2s. premium to 2s. discount. Exchequer Bonds
have advanced is., being par to 3s. premium.
Foreign Securities are dull and heavy. Turkish
6 per Cents. have been 93 to 95k, and they are
now 95± 4. Spanish Deferred are 23/ ; Sardinian
89 ; Russian 4i per Cents. 96k, and Mexican 4k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 21i ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 77 9 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i
per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40k
40/ ; ditto Deferred, 231 ; ditto Certificates, 51 ;
ditto Passive, 5i 6.
There has been a moderate business done in Rail-
way Shares this morning, and a decline of about
ss. to 10s. has taken place in the shares of the fol-
lowing lines :—Great Northern ; Great Western ;
North Western ; South Western ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln ; and Midland and Shrop-
shire Union, 11. Caledonian, Eastern Counties,
North Stafford, and South Eastern were about ss.
higher. Grand Trunk of Canada advanced 10s.

In Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there is little alteration to report.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK.
(From the Of cut List:)
Business done
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Leag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB
India Bonds, £loou
Ditto, under £lOOO 1 p 2 d
Consols Icor Account 94 3 4
Exchequer Bilis, 2id.
£lOOO .......
£560 3 p par 4 p
Small

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Fonds, 5 per Cent. —
3itto Small lOOl
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 2li
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cont 44 z d
Russian Bonds, 1822, 2 St., 5 per Cent
Ditto, 4i per Cent.
Ditto Small
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Boods, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account 951 5
Dividends au ttie above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOC E.

Ginsola

Ditto Account
Ditt. (Febriary) 94j

MISS BURDETT COUTTS IN THE " FAB, EAST."—On 40
Thursday evening (New Year's-day) upwards of 200 of 69,
the paupers of the populous district of St. Peter's, Step- 25
ney, and 250 children, were by the munificent liberality 20
of Miss Burdett Coutts regaled with a substantial Christ- too
mas supper of roast beef and plum pudding, and excel- wo
lent malt liquor, in the New Church Schools in Essex- lop
street. 20
At a meeting of the London Dock Company held yes- 20
terday. Mr. Cattley in the chair, a dividend of 2i per
eent.,less income tax, for the half-year was declared, 20
and the report was adopted. 50
According to the financial advices from Paris the new 100
.
year seems to have opened heavily. At Hamburg the ~65
rate of discount is again 7 per cent., a further amount of 100
silver bars having been taken from the Bank. 20
L 033 OF LINE IN TEE BITER THAMES.—Two men w
belonging to the Comet, Madeira packet, were drowned 20
on Thursday night in attempting to get on board that 25
vessel lying off Fresh Wharf. Their names are James 20
Le Lacheur, belonging to Guernsey, and Patrick, shipped too
at Portsmouth. They went on shore early in the even- 10
ing, and were returning to the ship at maidnight, the 6
worse for liquor, and, although cautioned, persisted in 25
jumping from one steamer to another, when they missed 25
their footing, went overboard, and immediately disap-
peared. The body of Le Lacheur was dragged up near 100
the spot yesterday morning,loo