The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

DUNDEE, April 26.—The demand for flax, tow,
and cedilla is entirely consumptive, and only small
sales are reported. The Riga ships are now coming
in, which will supply spinners and keep the market
quiet. Jute is also in very moderate request, and
rather easier to buy. The inquiry for all descrip.
tins of yarns, flax, tow, and jute is still active, and
prices are fully maintained. There is no change in
the demand for linens the orders coming in quite as
fast as they are produced, and manufacturers both
of coarse and fine fabrics are very busy and largely
foresold.

NOTTINGHAM, 27th.—There is a shade more do
ing in several branches of the lace trade this week.
Cotton goods are in a little better request, and for
silk Mechlins and quiltings the demand is very
active. Black silk laces and edgings still remain a
dull sale, but stocks in the dealers hands are be•
coming lighter. There is still a very little doing
for Germany, and no improvement for the continen-
tal market is expected while matters remain so un-
settled. In hosiery there has been a fair amount of
business doing, and business generally remains
healthy. Yarns ar© very arm, with an upward
tendency.

SIGNOR MERCADANTE i 8 announced as having
completed a grand overture, with uo len taking a title
than "The Polish iueurrentioß."

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, April 27.
The Queen, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, and
Princess Louise walked out yesterday.
Prince Leopold took a drive.

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A deputation, introduced by Mr. Ewartdl•P''
the Hon. Algernon Egerton, M.P., and Mr. C. Icr.
ner, M.P., had an interview with Lord Palmerst°,
at Cambridge-house yesterday upon the subject of
the African trade. The deputation consisted. 01
Messrs. H. and W. King, of the Auglo.Afriea°,
Company of London ; Messrs. Lucas, Brothers, a"
Co., of Bristol; Messrs. Thomas Harrison, G. IL
Horsfall, A. Ashmall, Peter Stuart, Peter Douglas'
T. Cookson, E. Hatton, I. Tyson, S. J. Arnold, u'
I. Cornish, T. Cieaton, and J. B. Cooper (secretar/
to the African Association), all of Liverpool.
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Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo
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nial-office from the Governor of Prince Edicar'
Island.

The Duchess of St. Albans and 'Viscount 1411 g;
land entertained a select party at dinner last evening' a

their residence at Princes-gate.
The Countess of Verulam has issued cards for
a dancing party on the 11th of next month, at her otos°
in Great Stanhope-street.
The Earl Granville has been confined t° hi:
residence in Braton.street, for some days past, by a seve-
cold. rah
The Earl and Countess Spencer and Lady Pa—of
Spencer are expected to arrive in town about the nlidclie -
May, from Egypt, for the season,
The Earl Howe, since his arrival in towof bra

been confined to Curzon House by indisposition.
Field, Marshal Viscount Combermere and VIP
countess Combermere are not to arrive in London for
season until the second week in May.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Bedell!
received a select circle at dinnar last evening at fly-
residence in Grosvenor-square.
Lord and Lady Henniker and the Hon. Mines
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Henniker are expected in town early next week) fr--
Thornham Hall, Suffolk, for the season,