The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

Death of Viscount Sidmoutb.

The Right Hon. William Leonard Addington, Viscount
Sidmouth of Sidmouth, county Devon, in the peerage a
the United Kingdom, died on Friday last at his seat,
Albury, near Guildford, Surrey. The deceased nobleman,
who was in holy orders, had been in declining health for sow°
months past. He was the only surviving son of the
eminent statesman, Henry, first viscount, who was for V
years Speaker of the House of Commons, and who Eno'
ceeded Pitt as Prime Minister in 1801, by that nobleman's
first wife, Ursula Mary, daughter and co-heir of Mr. Leonard
Hammond, of Cheam, Surrey. The late peer was born
Nov. 13, 1794, consequently he was in his 70th year.
married April 20, 1820, Mary, eldest daughter of the late
Rev. John Young, by whom—who survives her husband
he had a numerous family, three sons and five daughters
being still alive. The late peer succeeded to the title on the
death of bis venerable father, who died at a great age ill
February, 1844. He is now succeeded in the House of
Lords by his eldest surviving son, the Hon. William Wells
Addington, M.P. for Devizes, born March 25, 1824, and
married Sept. 28, 1848, to his cousin, Georgiana Susan'
eldest daughter of the Hon. and Very Rev. George Peller/t
Dean of Norwich, by which lady he has a youthful family
His lordship was formerly in the navy, and obtained his
commission as lieutenant in 1846. By his accesion to the
Upper House a vacancy will take place in the House of
Commons for the borough of Devizes, by which constitnenel
the hon. gentleman was elected on the death of Captain
J. N. Gladstone, R.N., brother of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in 1862.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO THE METROPOLIS.—'
Her Majesty visited London this morning. The
royal party left the Windsor station of the Great Western
Railway about half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded to
town by special train, and arrived at Paddington about
eleven o'clock. Her Majesty visited the gardens of the
Horticultural Society, and will probably return to the
Castle in the evening.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are
expected to leave Windsor Castle to-day for town, whether
they will probably proceed by the Great Western Rail•
way.
PRINCE VICTOR ALBERT.-011 the 17th March
the infant child of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Prit.cess of Wales was vaccinated. The desired effect was
produced, and the royal infant has passed through the
various stages of the process in the most satisfactorl
manner.

His Excellency the Prince de La Tour d'AIV
vergne, who has been on a visit to Viscount and VW
countess Palmerston since Friday last, has returned to the
French Embassy at Albert-gate. . _

The Duke and Duchess of Argyll are passing the
Parliamentary holidays at Torquay. It is expected tlrcit
the Duke will return to town on Saturday, as his grace io
likely to be at the meeting of the members of the Cabinet
appointed for Saturday next.
The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolioo
St. Maur left the First Lord's official residence at the lid'
miralty, Whitehall, yesterday, for Paris, for a week or tell
days.
The Earl of St, Germans left town on Mondoli
for Port Eliot, his seat in Cornwall. The noble earl will
return to town at the close of the week.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, who ore
surrounded by a select circle at Broadlands, are expected
to return to Cambridge House, Piccadilly, on Saturday
next. _ _

--
Lord Henry Thynne, M.P., and Lady Ulric°
Thynne leave town to-day for Paris.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart., MY.'
is expected to return to his house in Belgrave-square•
Friday evening or Saturday morning, from his count
seat.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs Gladstone arrived in town yesterday from Falar
hurst. A to
Sir Arthur Buller has arrived at the Alma...-
Hotel, St. George's-place, Hyde-park-corner.

FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the Dot
sitting M. Flonrens, in adverting to the death °i
a woman at Rome (already mentioned by us) at the ng:
of 122, remarked that instances of persons dying at the lig;
of 100 and even 110 are not rare, and that he called
normal limit of life; bat that, as to the age of 122, he et,
sidered it the extreme limit, which, however, could net vo
fixed with great precision, owing to the paucity of cases ° t
record. A letter was received from M. Lartet, stating first
the Due de Luynes, on his arrival at Beyrouth, in the
days of the present month, visited several caverns in t",
neighbourhood in company with M. Lartet. These over°,
had been described 30 years ago by M. Botta, who had ?b,,.
served a kind of breccia or pudding stone there, contalol4
bones and remains of pottery. The Due de Luynes,llo,lll;
ceased one of these caverns, from which the Dog rive„
(Lycus of the ancients, Nahr el Kelb of the Arabs) fl°W,l
to be explored, found it to contain many fossil reraain°
herbivore, and a quantity of flint implements, similaf.
those found in Europe.—M. Ramon de la Sagra sent A°lof
curious paper on the fecundity observable in the Wan'
to
Cuba. In the town of Trinidad, counting 14,463 soalp.a
married couple had 21 children, another 18, and a °lift:
16 ; two had 21 each, two 15 each, and ten 13 fly
all alive in one case. At Santo Espiritu (12,850 B°ll
nd
the issue of seven couples ranged between 26 :00
19 children each; three had 18 each, two 17, and t—tile
ranged between 16 and 13. At Villa-Clara (1,51'4/00
issue of four marriages ranged between 23 and 20 nlll,l 0,0
each; of two 18 each ;:one couple had 16, three 14, an; the
13. In one of the latter cases, the husband was 88,. an.o th,
wife 85; only five of their daughters were still silo !_„d,
family comprised 85 grand-children and 100 great-r 4
children. Many Cuban women become mothers at 3,1;3'3
others continue to be fruitful until the age of 50. In
there were in the village of Banes four cases of thrfeet:iPas.
dren at a birth, and at Santo Espiritu six cases 11_0
sew
Nearly all the Cuban women inhabiting tovrhs sucanl
own children. The delightful climate, their simple
stafaut:i.
form life, and the comfort generally enjoyed by ,
lies, tend to render the women extremely plawd Awl
hearted. Academy
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lONEY MARKET

AND

COMMXRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK.

The demand for monetary accommodation still
continues very active, and 6 per cent. is in most
instances the general quotation in the open market
for first class short dated securities. The increased
inquiry now experienced is considered to be only
of a temporary nature, and when provision has been
made for the settlement at the Stock Exchange, and
all payments have been completed in connection
With the revenue account, it was thought that the
market would assume an easier appearance, A
sudden and unfavourable ehange has, however,
taken place in the Paris exchanges, and as the
alteration will admit of gold being sent to France
from this country, the expectation of a reduction
in the official quotation is now remote.
About £60,000 in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank yesterday for exportation to the continent.
There was no material alteration in the foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
April 4 a special settling day in the shares of the
Gellivara Company and the British and Californian
Banking Company, both of which are to be officially
marked.

Two o'CLocx.

At Paris this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 65f. 80o.;
Reavy.
It was unanimously agreed to-day at a special
meeting to change the name of the Intercolonial
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to the Panama,
New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company.
At the first ordinary meeting to-day of the Lon-
don and South American Bank—Mr. W. C. %Tones
in the chair—the report, recommending an amal-
gamation with the Mexican Bank, was adopted.
A dividend of 6s. per share, being at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum, was also agreed to.
Very little movement has occurred to-day in the
Market for English Funds, which have continued
inactive. Consols are 911 1 for transfer, and 911 1
for the account. Speculation is exceedingly limited,
and there is scarcely any demand for stock on
behalf of the investing public. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are quoted 891 ; Exchequer
Bills, Bs. to 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; and
the Debentures, 991 I-.
In the Foreign Market there is not much anima-
nation, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6
Per Cants., 1862, are 711 1 ; do. Consolides, 531 54;
Greek, 231 24; Spanish Passive, 351 361 ; Mexican,
44: 8 ; Portuguese, 481 d ; Italian, 66167; and the
Confederate Loan, 53 55.
In the Railway Share Market to-day there has
been very little animation, the dealers and specula-
tors being occupied with the adjustment of the
accounts. Prices, however, generally exhibit more
firmness. South Western, North Eastern (Ben-
Wick), Lancashire, and Yorkshire, and Great Eastern
have improved about ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been
Without change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous shares have continued
in fair request. London and County reedlise 601 1 ;
European, 11 to 111; Metropolitan and Provincial,
; International Financial, 111 12 ; and Royal
°lei' Steam were improved to 891.
The current quotations for some of the principal
new Projects are :—Credit Foncier, 5 to 51 prem. ;
City Offices, 21 to 3 prem.; Queensland Sheep, I
dia, to par; Thames Iron Company, 21 31 prem.;
National Provincial Marine, 1 to 11 prem.; Central
Argentine Railway, to 1 prem.; London and
Liverpool Hotel, 11 11 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, April 8
per Cent. Reduced
4evr 3 per Cent
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire gth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 80 yre, expire nth April, 188.5.
Exchequer Bilis, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 3 die
Ditto £500
Ditto £lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 42 per Ct., last hf.-y; Shut

INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 218
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account..... ..... .. ..., )
Ditto I per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
Do .:ertificates
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 991 t
Ditto Bonds !AMU —
Ditto under £1,000..
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Atistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
1859
Brazilian Ditto
5 per Cent
Ditto, 1889 and 1859.....- —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863. —.
~lleDitto Scrip, £55 paid — PM
bi
r, 41121 a, 6 per noe AyCenres 6
t. per Cent
` ..
1/41ailittu 6 per Cent. —
_ Ditto 4/ pei Cent —
uolombian 6 Scrip £BO pd
.... unto Account .... -
uttnish 3 per Cent., 1825
.., Ditto Account ..
4 Vador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
~. Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863
.gYptian. 7 per Cent loo}
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 24 31
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons llt
Ditto Account .
Guatemala
uatemala 5 per Cent.
.
Italian,.. 5 per Cent.(lVlaremmana Railway)
oLoalean 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Ileve Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
,Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
i-urtivian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 —
_ Ditto Account
Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481
Ditto Account
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid....
liassian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 4} per Cent.. 1850 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 ..
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent ..
...

Ditto Account e
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account WS -
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
. Ditto Account 36
431)Inish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account
93a
„,wedish, 4 per Cent —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account ..
Ditto A per Cent. 1858 . , —
1./itto Account —
bitto, SIOU Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds..
..Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent lOO
Y _ibizuela 3 per Cent.
ditto Account bitto 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Ditto Account
A Dividends on the above payable in Loud 4.4
li.trio, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
11slatx 4t per Cent.,
ut9h 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
D 64
it
.itto 4
per Cent. Certificates
4,11 ma, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 661 7
-uitto Account
p i,,, a
p "ilontese 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f trUviau Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.

911
Cousiole Mone TWO O'CLOCK.
Ditto April Account .. . 913/4

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Nue .
2 7Q„, et quiet. Sales about 5,000 bales ; imports,
uul; reviously, :6,530.

„,The latest bulletin of the health of the King of
fiwtnltetuburg states that, although his Majesty is
111 weak, he breathes more freely, and had passed
quiet night.
brother ” Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Glucksbuvg,
for of
the Ring of Denmark, has left Brussels
• Uopenhapeu, having received 4 4esp atch recall-
INC hi rq to the Danish capital.