The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

tONEy MARKET

AND

'IONMEROIAL

Our, Two o'CLocK.
The Stock Exchange is closed to-day by order of
the Committee.
There is a moderate commercial demand for
money, with fair supplies, at late rates.
From the manufacturing districts the reports in-
dicate but little change in the general condition of
trade. There are still complaints that the manufac-
turers of Birmingham are rather slack, and that
the fresh orders being given out are small. The im-
provement of the iron trade in the North of Eng-
land is well maintained : contracts for rails are
Coming in more freely, principally on former ac-
counts, and generally the prospects on this branch
of the trade are considered good. The spinners and
manufacturers of Halifax are well off for orders,
and in full work, but in other districts there is not
as much activity.
It is reported that the Agra Bank (Limited) is
prepared, on behalf of the late Agra and Master-
man's Bank (Limited), to anticipate payment of its
promissory notes for the final instalment falling due
on the 16th July, 1868, under rebate of the same
rate of interest which the notes carry. The instal-
ment will complete 20s. in the pound with interest
thereon in full.

A general meeting of the shareholders of the
Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited)
is fixed for the 27th inst., when a dividend will be
recommended.

An extraordinary general meeting of the British
Shipowners' Company (Limited) is called for the
15th inst., at Liverpool, to authorise the directors,
when the profits of the company permit, to declare
an interim dividend.
The Caledonian and North British Railway joint
traffic returns shows this week a decrease of £257,
compared with the corresponding period of last
Year.

The half -yearly meeting of the Bahia Gas Com-
pany (Limited) is convened for the 30th inst.
A seventh call of 10s. is to be made on the A
shares of the Northern Assam Tea Company by the
Ist of May.
The annual meeting of the Singpaore Gas Com-
MY (Limited) is called for the 28th inst., when a
dividend is to be declared.
The corn market this morning was quiet, and
Prices steady.

BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES (SATURDAY).
, GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
° Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account 93 i
3 per Cent. Reduced 92i
,11°,73 per Cent
•Plew 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent...l an. 1873
Annuities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jan., 188(4 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2 7-16
~ Do (Red Sea Teleijaph), Aug., 1908 —
'6xh.:quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l9 Pm
Do,
£5OO
Do,
£lOO St £2OO l5 20
13. ink of England Stock, 44par Cent 244
Do. Account
INDIA N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India„so• I,OClz, 104 per Cent., April 1874
D
-u Account -
TA°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
uo. 4 pee Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
DDo. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 874
0.5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
.51 Do per Cent., May D
1879 —
a per Cent., Rup. eb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
~, Do. do. 1882 —
Li,. Deb., 5 per .Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,
£l, 5 p
000 er Cent., £l,OOO
no. under — Pm
A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
-Igentitte Reublic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent 7O xd
I)
,„°. 44 per Cent., 1852 —
Lo."°. do., 1858.... —
B 0 do, 1860 _
- do. 1863 _
_
O. 5 Per *bent., 1865
75 44
.ue Account
ueeos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
'Oa 6 per Cent.
Kilian 6 per Cent —
Do, 41 per Cent _"6
per Cent., B
.
D 0,12101 1867
~ 7 per ,Cent., 1866
Q'ol r!!crip £32 paid
i))' !ulnae, 6 per Cent.
za:nisti. 3 p T Cent., 1825
kublan Principalities, 7 per Cent —
, "0 8 p er Cent., 1867 731.
14,0uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
'YPtian, 7 per Cent .
.1,$)o. Secoud Issue
-u N. £5OO Bonds
Do. £1.06 Bonds —
,_ 80, 1864
"Jo. £5.10 Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds ..••. 83 24
Government Railway tiebentures . ••• 891
Greek 5 per Cent., 182415, ex Coups —
00. Account
..
80. Coupons
~Do. Account
u.iatemala 5 per Cent
ily,.°4duras Gov.Rail.Lool lOn Ct., £2sp p --
...bi,.. •7 A . "
„,4tti 5 per Cent., 1865 —
"o• Account
...•30. Maremmana Raiway
"4.".xiear. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for
Account
Do, 1864
D° per Cont. Anglo-French
..°otevideau 6 per Cent. —
A
.0
W .I.oorish
an impe
darial 5 per Cent
Do Gra
Do 3 per Cen —
. Deferred
pl3O Laud Warrants (Hectares)
ep,ruovAiaencosupnetr Cent. 1865
_
••
‘-',,° 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
uo 4} Per Cent.. 1E62
,00 Account • —
zortuoliese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'1, 404
D 0•
:°• do., 1R67
It "°. do., Scrip, £lO paid —
assian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
-r,D° 44 per Cent. 1850
;,-;. s. per Cent. 1860
1860
'-'0 d per Cent . 1859
Do -
r,Cent., 1862
"0. A.nglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO BoudE.,
Do,
11 1
-8 do. £B4 15s. do. ~ —
Do,
°', 66, £lOO Bonds B3l 4
flardinian, sdo £B4
£B4 15s. do —
Li
Pallisit 3 per Oen
.
Do Accf..unt ...•
D 0 New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive —
o Accaunt
ry,
Be Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded
"0 A .
A nrklshc count
6 per Cent. _
Do Account
D 0 6 per Cent. 1858
0 Do £lOOBo Aunt
nds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862 _
Do Account . '
Do £lOO Bonds 67
Do
Do. 1863
-,-,
,Do 5 per Cent , 1865
0 Account . 344 4 4
a
57
1., Cent., 1865
u 0 1 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per 'Cent.
Du 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
1, Dividends on the above payable in London.
••:, each Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. —
2.ll,iitrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins
'',°,i.gian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.
J:iii.:lt.cohpeLenrteent. Ex. 12 Gull"
At Ilan 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account 4Bl
Consols, Money CLOSING93IPRIICES
80. Account, sth May 931 1
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y 43 tor some time been no secret that Mr.
voh
i
the lorizi.gelow, during his residence in Paris, discovered
mai autograph copy of Benjamin Franklin's auto-
''aPaY• Mr. igelow s since superintended the
Publication of this interesting relic, now in press in Phila-
delphia
; and from his preface it appears that it differs
ival the accepted version, which was published by Frank-
in's grandson, in many particulars. The copy which was
Riven to the printers was an unfinished draft, and besides
adding eight pages to the narrative as it stood wheu that
copy
made, Franklin made liberal changes in the text,
',lvo less than 1,200 in number. Thus it will be seen that
the autobiography as it is now to appear, from the
"th°r's own manuscript, has almost the interest of a new
iWbork• The last eight pages, which are entirely new to
-cue Public, treat of the visit of Dr. Franklin to England
fro public,
1737 to 1762, as agent of the colony of Pennsylvania,
t°r.ihe purpose of obtaining the Royal assent to an Act
.14Ing the proprietary estate in common with other pro-
PertY In the province.
ItERSIONDSEY BATHS.—The utility of Bermond-
leY Public adi baths is shown by the fact that in the year
ev‘ reng March 21 no fewer than 105,969 persons bathed
145,873 and the washing rooms were made use of for
hours by poor matrons. The cost of the establish-
-4-lent (including repayment of a public works loan of
43,0,7,9, and .£lB4 Worth of smoke abatement work) was
There were received of bathers and washers
PiZYnaonts to the amount of £2,250 13e. Id.--South London