The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

11011,- EY MARK ET AND Cl7' Y NEW 05'.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

There is less inquiry for discount accommodation,
and the rates exhibit a downward tendency, the
available supplies having been largely augmented
by the release of the dividends. The quotation
now accepted in the general market for the best
descriptions of commercial paper ranges as low as
61- per cent..
There was an active demand for cotton in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
contintr;d firm. The sales were about 15,000 bales.
About £20,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday, but 40,000 sovereigns were
withdrawn for America.

The steamer Euxine, which leaves to-morrow for
Bombay, will take out £171,728, including £71,963
in bar silver, on Government account.
A meeting has been held to-day of the Mexican
Bondholders for the purpose of learning the result
of the deputation to Lord John Russell. The chair
Was taken by Mr. David Robertson, M.P., who
gave a very favourable account of their reception
at the Foreign-office. A series of resolutions has
been introduced, and the discussion is still in
:progress.
A quiet tone has prevailed in the market for
Pablic Securities to-day, the transactions having
been very much curtailed. The Funds, however, are
well supported, the present quotations being 891 90
for money, and 90} t for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced are firmer at 891 I; Bank
Stock remains at 230 ; and India 5 per Cent. Loan
is steady at 98! ‘; Exchequer Bills, March, are
35.; and June, ditto, 3s. dis. to ls. prem.
In the Poreign Market the dealings have again
been of a limited character, and prices, in some in-
stances, are rather depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are 751 76 ; ditto 1858, M 61i ; ditto £lOO Bonds,
63i. Russian 5 per Cents. are firm at 102#; ditto
4f per Cents. have receded to 89 ; and ditto 3 per
Cents. to 61. Spanish are steady at 484.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1861. 1860.
Great WeitArn £48,773 £51,110
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton 20,543 19,377
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern 23,847 25.155
Lancashire and Yorkshire
/Bristol and Exeter .. 6,873 7,401
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
dinburgh and Glasgow
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada
These returns continue of an unfavourable cha-
racter. On the Great 'Western there is a decrease
of £2,337, on the North-Western of £1,973, the
Midland of £1,211, the South-Eastern of £1,617,
the Great Northern of £1,308, the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £1,746, the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, of £584. On the South-Western, how-
ever, there is an increase of £540, on the Brighton
of £3,166, on the North-Eastern of £2,163, on the
Edinburgh and Glasgow of £546, on the Grand
Trunk ofCanada of L 751, and on the Great Western
of Canada of £692.

In the Railway Share Market business continued
inactive, but in some instances prices have shown
rather more firmness. Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and South Eastern have improved 55.;
and Midlands 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial Markets were dull.
Great Luxembourg, Bahia, and San Francisco, and
Recife and San Francisco, realised previous rates ;
Grand Trunk of Canada improved ss. ; and Great
Indian Peninsula, ss.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
cuntinned flat. London Chartered of Australia
declined to 221, and Ottoman Bank to 171, Crystal
Palace Stock continued firm at 32 to 32i.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l i I
2 ner Cent. Conchs Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l i .3/4r9 Balndia Stock. .
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO lO 14 dis
Co-4hols for Account, Aug. 7
India Stock for Account —
Ditto 45 per Cent
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 5 dis 3dispar 1p
D tro £5OO par 2 dis
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account • 991 9
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Peruvian 41 per Cent
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Ditto (17iiliarren), 41 per Cent.
Russian 5 pet Cent. 1822, £ St • .
Ditto Account
Ditto 4} per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1359....
Spanish 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent o • -
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money B9
:Ditto Account 9oa

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

Viscount Palmerston, as first Lord of the Treasury
had a full dress banquet last evening at his mansion in
Piccadilly, in celebration of the Queen's birthday. The
following formed theparty :—The Duke of Sutherland, the
Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Earl Cowper, the Earl of Elgin, the
Earl of Lichfield, the Earl of Chichester, the Earl of Ports-
mouth, Viscount Stratford deßedcliffe, Lord Glenelg, Lord
Clyde, Lord Broughton, Lord Hatherton, Lord Overstone,
Lord Llanover, Lord Portman, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley,
and Mr. Barrington.

Lord John Russell, as Secretary of State for the Foriegn
Department, had a full dress dinner last evening, in cele-
bration of her Majesty's birthday, at Lord Palmerston's
official residence in Downing-street. Covers were laid for
28. The circle comprised his Excellency Count de Flahault,
his E xeellencyCount d'Apponyi, his Excellency Baron Bi un-
now, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Excellency Baron
de Cotto, his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, his
Excellency M. Tricoupi, his Excellency Baron Ben-
tinek, his Excellency Count de Lavradio,
his Excellency Commander Moreira, his Excel-
lency Count Vitzthum, his Excellency M. de
Isturis, his Excellency M. do Bille, his Excellency Mr.
Adams, his Excellency General Dupuy, M. Flores, the
Charge d'Affaires for Equador ; Count Brandenburg,
Charge d'Affaires for Prussia; the Right Hon. Sir Hamil-
ton Seymour, the Right H. Elliot, Mr. Percy Doyle, C.B.
the Right Hon. Mr. Addington, Lord Wodehouse,
Murray, Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Mr. G.
Elliot, Mr. Villiers Lister, and Mr. G. Russell.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a State dinner at
his official residence in Downing-street, to celebrate the day.
The company consisted of the Bight Hon. Sir G. Grey, the
Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, Sir W. Dunbar, Mr. Hugessen,
Mr. Brand, Mr. Pressly, Mr. Herries, the Right Hon. `A. .
lautt, Sir The s. Fremantle, Mr. Goulburn, the Right Hon.W.
P. Cowper, the Right Hon. Sir E. Ryan, Sir John Lefevre,
Sir Rowland Hill, the Governor of the Bank, the Deputy-
Governor of the Bank, the Master of the Mint, Lord Mont-
eagle, Mr. E. Romilly, Sir A. Spearman, Lord Enfield,
M.P., and Mr. E. L. Ryan.
The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies, gave a State banquet at his residence in Grosvenor-
place, in honour of the day. Tho company present were—
Wodehouse, C. 8., the Bishop of Labuan, Mr. Seymour,
Colonel Murray, Mr. Eyre, Sir Fred. Rogers, Bart., Sir
James Palmer, President of the Council, Victoria ; Sir D.
C‘loper, Speaker of the Assembly, New South Wales ; Sir
C. Clifford, Speaker of the Assembly, New Zealand ; Mr.
Carr, Chief Justice of Sierra Leone ; Mr. Rawson, Mr.
l'aurdoch, Colonel Travers, Mr. Pennell, Mr. Strachey,
Mr. Ball, and Mr. G. D. Engleheart.
Sir George Lewis, Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, gave a grand banquet at his residence, Kent-
house, Knightsbridge, to the following :—The Lord Chan-
cellor,, Lord Chief Justice Erle, the Lord Chief Baron, the
Lord Justice Turner, Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, Vice-
Chancellor Stuart, Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, Sir C.
ere"well, the Right Hon. Dr. Lusbington, the Right
u
r'n• C. P. Villiers, Mr. Justice Byles, Mr. Justice
Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr.
Bison Channell, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., the
Lord Mayor, the Lord Advocate, the Attorney-General for
Ireland, the Recorder, Mr. Sheriff Abbis, Mr. Sheriff
Luck, Sir James Duke, Baron Rothschild, Mr. Crawford,
Mr. Massey ALP., Mr. Clive, Mr. Waddington,
M. Drummond: and Mr. C. Stephenson.

RAYIIARKET THEATRE.—Mr. Buckstone will
take his annual benefit to-morrow (Friday), and offers a
Most varied and attractive prooTamme. A new comedy by
Afr. Planch6, founded on " Un' Marriage FOUS Louis XV.,"
‘"!nd anew ballet, by M. Leclercq, will be played for the
rat time, Mademoiselle Parepa will sing a popular air, and
-4-Nvhat is always considered a great event on these occa-
ions—Mr, Buckstoue will deliver his usual annual address