31 OCTOBER 1863, Page 3

Notwithstanding that the stock of bullion of the Bank of

Eng- land has further decreased by £207,695—the amount now held being 14,487,574/.—and that the whole of the gold on hand, about 450,0001., has been purchased for transmission to Paris, money in the general discount market has been offered on lower terms. The best sheet bills are now done at 3f, The demand for accommodation, however, has been less active than in the pre- vious week. The Directors of the Bank of England have made no change in their minimum charge for money ; but we understand that the drain upon the supply of specie in the Bank of France still continues. The amount now held is only about £9,500,000.