The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-12 00:00:00

11/ °NEI' MARKET AND CITY NETS.

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.

The market's for Foreion. and Colonial Produce
during the last few days aye not shown much ani-
Illation. At the public sales of tea the biddings
were inactive, and prices were barely sustained.
Sugars were in limited demand at former values,
and in the refined market dried goods realised
about previous quotations. Coffee remained inactive,
with little change to record in quotations. The
dealings in rice have been more numerous, and an
upward tendency has prevailed in prices. Salt-
petre has been almost neglected ; but in the tallow
market more activity has been apparent chiefly for
Present delivery, and prices have shown more firm-
ness.
A steady business is reported in the general
discount market, and the inquiries at the Bank are
also rather numerous. Ample accommodation,
however, can be obtained at the current quotations
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday con-
tinued considerably active, 7,000 bales having been
disposed of at previous rates. In the Railway
Share Market rather more business was transacted,
but prices were decidedly lower.
At the meeting of the Northern Assurance Com-
pany yesterday, !a dividend of 71 per cent. per
annum was declared.
A meeting has been convened of the Colonial
Bank to receive the directors' report, and for the
general business of the Corporation.
The Tasmanian arrived last evening from the
West Indies with £127,000, and the Cleopatra
from the west coast of Africa with £4,000.
There has not been much animation to-day in the
Market for Public Securities, but continued heavi-
ness has been apparent. Yesterday afternoon prices
slightly improved, but the advance has not been
maintained, Consols being 93N I ex div., for the
account. Speculation continued very dull. The
New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are firmer
at 034 1. India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper re-
Mains at 971,- ' ; ditto Debentures have receded to
961 Bank Steck is steady at 2281 to 2291, and
Exchequer Bills are at Bs. to 12s. prem.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market continued
quiet, and prices are tolerably well supported.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 77 ; ditto New, 59
to 60 ; Venezuelan 3 per Cents. have improved to
251 ; and Granada Deferred to 44 -I; Russian 41
per Cents. remain at 971 ; and Mexican are heavy
at 24.
The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 2 1 pm. ;
the Thames and Mersey ditto, 14 d prem.; and the
Universal ditto, 1 1„- prem.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market were
again extremely limited, and in several instances
Prices experienced a further decline. Caledonians,
asterti Counties, Great Northerns, Great Westerns.
London and Blackwell, Brighton and South-Eas.
terns have receded ss. ; and Midland, 10s.
In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the tran-
sactions have also been very moderate. Lombardo-
Venetian remain heavy, at 111, ; Great Luxemburg
realise 6* 'i ; and San Paulo, 14 1 ; Grand Trunk
of Canada have declined to 31; and Great Western
0f Canada to 12 ; East Indian to 1011 102 ; and
Great Indian Peninsula to 100.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
flat- Chartered of India, Australia, and China
declined ss. ; London Chartered of Australia, ss. ;
Union of London advanced 55.; and Peninsular
and Oriental Steam declined £l.

BIUTISIi FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock .......
,_ i
Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93
Aew 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96i i
Consols for Account, 10th July .. 931 1 .
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d
D tio £5OO l2
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brasilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 4/ per Cent. 1860 B7l
Mexican
41 per Cent. Scrip i
'Lexical]. 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Grenada New Active, '3l per Cent. 2l
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian. 4/ per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent. Account 691
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto 4/per Cent 97/ 7
Spanish 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
• ••
Turkish 6 per Cent .. 76i
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, ex div 931

INVESTITURE OF 7HE ORDER OF
THE BATH.
••• •
wlfer Majesty the Queen held an Investiture of the Most 8
410110Lirable Order of the Bath yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Knights Grand Cross of the Bath having been
robed by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede in their mantles of
crimsonL' satin, wearing also the Collar of the Order, passed
100 the Green Drawing-room, where they were called
Oyer by the King of Arms, when the following answered :
• His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere.
General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.
General Viscount Gough.
General Sir George Pollock.
General Sir Harry Smith, Bart.
Right Hon. Sir Hamilton Seymour.
The Marquis of Normanby.
General Sir John Burgoyne, Bart.
General Sir Hew Ross.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart.
The Earl of St. Germans.
The Right Hon. Sir John Laurence, Bart.
Lord Bloomfield.
Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour.
The Earl of Malmesbury.l
The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Bart.
General Sir William Maynard Gomm.
General Sir Robert Gardiner.
The following Officers of the Order attended, wearing
their Mantles, Cimins, and Badges, viz. :
The Dean of Westminster.
The Registrar and Secretary, Albeit W. Woods, Esq.
(Lancaster Herald.)
Bath King of Arms, Algernon F. Grevile, Esq.
Gentleman Usher, the Hon. Frederick Chichester.
The Knights Grand Cross and Officers were ushered to
the presence of the Queen in the Throne-room.
The following Knights Grand Cross of the Order were
severally introduced into the presence of the Sovereign, be- s'
tween Sir John Pakington and Sir William Gomm, two si
Junior Knights Grand Cross present, when the Queen, • sl
assisted by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Great
• Master of the Order, invested them with the Riband, Badge,
and Star of the Military Division of the First Class of the
Order, viz.:—
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John West.
Admiral Sir William Hall Gage.
General Sir George Scovell.
General Lord Downes.
Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour.
General Sir Frederick Stovin.
General Sir James Fergusson.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Bell.
Sir James Fergusson also received from the Queen the
honour of Knighthood with the Sword of State.
The following Knights Commanders were then severally
introduced, received the honour of Knighthood, and were
invested by her Majesty with the insignia of the respective
divisions in the second class of the Order to w they
had been appointed
Mr. Rowland Hill (Civil).
MILITARY.
Colonel Alfred Hastings Horsford, late Rifle Brigade.
Lieutenant-General Philip Bainbngge.
Lieutenant-General Thomas Erskine Napier.
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles GIFe.
Lieutenant-General Samuel Burdon
Vice-Admiral Provo William Parry
Lieutenant-General George Judd Harding.
CIVIL.
Mr. Frederick James Halliday.
Sir Robert North Collie Hamilton, Bart.
Colonel Peter Melvill Melvill.
Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Benjamin Edwardes.
Mr. Charles Lennox Wyke.
After which the under-mentioned Companions of the
Order were severally introduc U
and
introduced, receive received from the_Svilo-
vereign their respective decorations in the Military l
Livisions of the Third Class of the Order, viz.:—
MILITARY.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Archibald Ballard, Bombay
Engineers.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Scadamore, 14th Light pre;
goons.
Colonel George Le Grand Jacob, sth Bombay Light In-
fantry.
Colonel Maurice Griffin Dennis, 60th Rifles.
Lieutenant-colonel William Payn, .53d Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Thicker, Royal Marines.
CIVIL.
Mr. James Ranald Martin, Examining Physician to the
Secretary of State for India in Council.
Mr. Thomas Erskine May, Clerk-Assistant of the House
of Commons.
Colonel Stephen John Hill, Governor of Sierra Leone.
Mr. Donald Friel' M'Leod, Bene al Civil Service Finan-
cial Commissioner, Punjaub.
Mr. Edward Thornton, Bengal Civil Service Commis-
sioner of the Jhelum Division, Punjaub.
Mr. Henry Carre Tucker, Bengal Civil Service Commis-
sioner of Bcnares.
'q r. Robert Alexander, Bengal Civil Service Commis-
sioner, Rohilcund.
Mr. Robert Henry Dunlop, Bengal Civil Service, Ma-
gistrate of Meerut.
Mr. William Ashburner Forbes, Bengal Civil Service
Deputy-Commissioner, Oude.
Mr. George Henry Mildmay Ricketts, Bengal Civil Ser-
vice Deputy 'Commissioner. Loodianah.
Mr. Herwald Craufurd Wake, Bengal Civil Service, Ma-
gistrate of Shahabad.
Col. George St. Patrick Lawrence, Bengal Cavalry,
Agent to her Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-General of
India in Rajpootana.
Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Carleton Marsden, late Bengal
Army, Deputy-Commissioner, Ferozepnre.
Major. John Reid Becher, Bengal Engineers, Deputy..
Commissioner, Hazara.
Major Richard Charles Lawrence, Bengal Infantry,
Commanding the Lahore Police and Cashmere Contingent.