The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-15 00:00:00

manner.

The toast was enthusiastically responded to.
The CHAIRMAN, in giving the next toast, " The
Royal Academy," expressed his great regret that
the president, Sir Charles Eastlake, was unable to
be present, in consequence of the delicate state of
his health.

Mr. DAVID ROBERTS returned thanks, and pro-
posed " Posterity 4o the Artists' Annuity Fund,"
which was acknowledged by Mr. Georgo T. D. Duo.
Several other toasts, including " The Ladies,"
were afterwards drunk. The subscriptions an-
nounced during the evening, including her Majesty's
customary donation cf 100 guineas, amounted to
nearly £6OO. After dinner the proceedings were
enlivened by a good selection of popular music,
ably performed by Miss Emily Spiller, Miss Poole,
Mr. Montem Smith, and Mr. Sydney Naylor, under
tho direction of Mr. Lawler. Miss Spiller, a young
debutante with an excellent voice, especially dis-
tinguished herself, and was rewarded with several
encores.

a ONE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIA T 4 INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

An active business is still experienced in discount
Circles, and the inquiries at the Bank itself are also
rather numerous. The market, it is thought, will
continue animated until the payment of the r*.
dends early next month, Several millions sterling
will then be released, but in the meantime an effect
is likely to be produced by revenue collections and
the contracted circulation resultihg from the rapid
accumulation of the Treasury balances.
From the manufacturing districts the accounts
during the past week mention that business in most
'departments has continued dull. At Manchester
Cloths and yarns were rather lower, while in the
woollen districts of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders-
field the operations have been principally in light
fabrics for immediate requirements. A better de-
mand has been experienced for hosiery and lace
goods at Leicester and Nottingham, while in the
hardware districts, viz., at Birmingham, Sheffield,
and Wolverhampton there has been little change of
impottance to report.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 70c.—firm.

The shareholders of the National Provincial
Bank of England assembled to-day at a special
meeting, and confirmed the necessary resolutions
for reallotting the 426 shares which have now
reverted to the bank among the members of the
board of direction. Mr. J. M. Laurie occupied the
chair.

There has been no particular movement to.
day in the market for the English funds, which
continue firm with a buoyant tendeney. Consols
are 921. exactly for money, and 921 Z- for the 9th
proximo—being nearly at per cent. higher than on
Saturday afternoon. This improvement has been
occasioned by a better feeling among the specula-
tors who have been encouraged to effect a few pur-
chases. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 94- i; the 5 per Cent. India Stock is marked
1071 108 8; and the 4 per Cent. Debentures are
100. Exchequer Bills for March 'are quoted par,
and for June 2s. prem.

Owing to the settlement considerable activity is
witnessed in the Foreign Market, but the operations
were chiefly of a formal character. Numerous bar-
gains have taken place in Greek, which have
ranged from 391 to 40, the latest prices
being 391 1, while the Coupons are 181
19. Mexican are also very animated, and the
quotations have been 371 38i, and the current rates
are 371 38 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, were.
marked 70-1 I; do., 1862, 71i d ; do., 1863, are
nominally steady, and the New Scrip is also at
steady prices; the C3nfederate Loan is not better
than 21 1Q dis. ; but the New Venezuelan Loan is
4 2 prem.

In the Railway Share Market the settlement
of the accounts is the principal business alluded to,
and in several instances prices have shown a slight
upward movement. South Western have advanced
ss• Caledonian, South Eastern, Landon and Black-
Wall, North Western, and South Eastern have im-
proved 10s., while Great Western have declined ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
uo change of importance. Bahia and San Francisco
realise 20 ; Recife and San Francisco, 161; East
110 t.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
dull, and show no material change in values.

BRITISH FWNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 232}
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
!innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth:Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2ll
India Stock —
anDitto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100
Consols for Account, July 9 924 1
March June, 21 pr. Ct.
Each
eiluer Bills, £l,OOO 25 per Cent.. par 2
Ditto £5OO — 2
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1852-68-60
Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 45 per Cent.
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOOl 100
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 394 40
Ditto Account ' 394 404 395 404 395
Ditto Coupons l9 20
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 81 801
Mexican. 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .. 3B 9 84 18
New Granada
, Ditto 2 per Cent
.re'•uvian 45 per Cent.
Ditto 45 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account . .
-Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 491
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 585
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
'Danish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account 125
'Darkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
:-_-- Ditto Account . . Ditto 6 ........
per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 72
Ditto
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 1025
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account s9i 605 591
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 721
Ditto Account 73
Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK. 92
t)itto Account 921 1

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Market firm. Sales, about 6,000 bales, Import,
1,517; previously 3,019.

REFORM OF THE 3117SSLOT- TARIFF.

ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 13.
A reform of the tariff is imminent. A difference
of 50 copecks per pood will he made in favour of
in►portation by land. The existing difference of
Copecks per pound upon tea, however, is to be
Maintained until 1866.

THE GRAND CONSERVATIVE BANQUET.—We
'Understand Mr. Disraeli has accepted the invitation
of.the executive committee, and will be present at the anni-„
versary festival of the National Conservative Registration
Association, to take place at Willis's Rooms, on Friday,
the 26th inst., the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, C.B.
in the chair.

The Breslau Gazette relates the following "The Grand Duke Constantine every day receives
all the foreign journals in one packet, and he is most parti-
cular in opening it himself in order that no important piece
of news shall be kept from him. One day, lately, there was
found in the packet that day's number of the Ruch, the
of the National Government of Warsaw. Row could
the
Paper have got into the well sealed packet coming from
abroad
? That no one has yet been able to discover. If
ts Should continue,' the Grand Duke is said to have ex-
e`aittled, 'we shall be beaten even if we had ten armies. All
our troops will 'be of no avail so long as we shall not have
discovered this National Government 1' "
The Prussian Moniteur states that King Otho,
'with his consort and a numerous suite, has just passed
'through Lubeck on their way from Munich to Eutin, the
present residence of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, brother
of the Queen, The majority of their Majesties' suite wore
the national Greek costume.
TUE MURDER OF MR. JACKSON,--The Gazette of
Wednesday evening containsthe following an-
nouncement : " Whereas it has been represented to the Lord
Lieutenant that on the morning
derethd 4th. Mat, John Andrew
Mount Pleasant, in the barony olupper in h
Ormond
, and county
of Tipperary,by some person or perscns at present unknown
his Excellency, for the better apprehendinig andl bringing to
psorpooenassed hereby
justice the perpetrators of this murder,
to Lifer a reward of £lOO to any person or who shall,
within six months from the date hereof, give such
tion as shall lead to the arrest of the person or perslonf°n:na-
committed the same." The Clonmel Chronicle snassw•ho
" We have heard that some of the notes, particularly says
note found in the steward's possession, can be identified by
Mrs. Jeckson as having been in her husband's possession
the morning of the murder, and the steward had been called
upon to settle hie amounts."