The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-11 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES

BRITISH FUNDS.
3 Bank Stock 202% India Stock ... ........................ _
per Cent. Red 93% Ditto Benda .......................... 63
3 per Cent. Cc,is (02;4 Ditto 01,,1 Annuities ...............
3ysi per Cent. Red 100% Ditto New Annuities . ..........
New New 3% per Cent OO% Ex. Bills, 1,000/.......2%d ...... .68 pin•
3 per Cent
Llng Annuities to expire Ditto 500/. ................... 68 put.
Jan. 1860
-.e ... ............
Oct:1850
India Stock for ,et ................
Jan. 1860 .....................14 11-16 Consols for opg
................
..... 906
FOREIGN
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent.
IDitto. New Ditto .................. 33%
Prussian, 5 per cent ............. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. —
Ditto, Meta11ic....... ...... Spanish, 5 per cent. ................. 171
'Ditto, Consolidated . ...............
French, 5 per cent. ............ 210 f. 750,
Exchange . ..................... 25f. 40c.
French, 3 per cent ....f. —4.; ()Web, 2% per cent. ............ ... 54%
Ditto, 5 per cent ..................
3HARES.-(THIS DAY.)
rn Raiway .................. (”4
.. ................................ '79%

Austrian, 5 per cent
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds ...... . ..............
Buenos Ayr. s, G per cent
(Milian, 6 per cent,.,.,,
Colcmbran 6 per cent. ,
Ditto, 1524:
.............
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent ....,25 .
Ditto, 6 per cent., 18:A
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent
(CLOSING PRICE OF S
Cheltenham and Great Wester
Great Western
Hull and SeihY ............. . • ...
London and Brighton Railway
London and Blackwall Railwa,
London and Birmingham Rail
North Midland Railway ...
Lord

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... 168%% ............. ....... 158 K

..ord and Lady Howick's dinner and evening parties,
we understand, are to take place every Tuesday until the
assembling of Parliament.
The Earl and Countess of Limerick are entertain-
ing a large family party at South Hill Park, in Berkshire.
The Bth inst., being his Lordship's birth day, is always a
season of great festivity. There were present on this oc-
casion Viscount and Viscountess Glentworth, the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Stephen Spring Rice, Sir
Henry and Lady Frances Calder, Mr. and Lady Cecil
Delafield, Mr. and Lady Caroline Russell, and a numerous
circle of relations and friends.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol intend
shortly to leave town for Brighton, where that noble family
will sojourn for some weeks.
The accounts of Sir Adolphus Dalrymple continue
favourable. He is now able to leave his room, and has also recovered the use of his hand so as to write, which he
was unable to do until within the last few days.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to transmit,
through the Master of the Household, 201. to the agent of
the Provident and District Society, for distribution among
six original bathing women, who accordingly received 31.
6s. Bd. each on Monday last. The parties who partook of
her Majesty's bounty are Mary Moore, Ann Taylor, Grace
Hollimgsbury, Susan Patchin, Ann Saunders, and Ann
Nlarchant.—Brighten Gazette.
DEATH OF LORD CASTLEMAINE.—We have to
announce the death of the Right Hon. Viscount
Castle-
maine, which took place yesterday morning, at his resi-
dence, Moydrum Castle, between Moate and Athlone.--- '
Dublin Post of Tuesday.
'File Duke of Sutherland has taken the Pa/azza
Strozzis, at Rome, for three months. In the
sring the
family intend going to Naples. A late letter
states that
open house is kept—dinners, concerts, and suppers. The
carnival exhibits more splendour than has been known for a
long series of years.
BADMINTON, WEDNESDAY.--Yesterday Grace
the Duke of Beaufort gave his annual dinner to the far-
mers and tenants on his estates, who exceeded 300 in
number. To-morrow the entertainment to the Bristol
Corporation will take place.
THE COUNTESS OP MORLEY'S THEATRICAL
FETES.—There was a rehearsal at Saltram on Monday
last, which we hear passed off admirably. There were to
be three representations, the first to take place on Wednes-
day last, and the last this evening.
Lord and Lady Suffield will reside at Gunton. House, near Norwich, after the hunting season. His Lord-
ship only engaged Lowesby Hall for a short time.
Lord Wodeliouse is entertaining a large and distin-
guished party at Kimberly Hall, upon which a vast sum of
money has been expended since the death of the late Lord,
and it is now one of the most magnificent residences in the
county of Norfolk.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton and their family
left Bridgewater House
yesterdy for Oatlands, Surrey,
ing of Parliament.
where they intend residing untial a few days before the meete
Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday from
Cashiobury Park, Herts.
Lord and Lady Beresford left Cavendish-square ott
Tuesday last, for Bedgbury Park, near Lamberhurst,
in Kent,
MELTON MOWBRAY, JAN. 9.—Huntin over
for the present, and the frost likely to continue, so that our
visitors are on the wing. Lord and Lady Wilton have a
party staying with them, and Sir F. Johnson, Lord Craw-
steun, Mr. Moore, and Lord Jocelyn yet remain.
The Temps mentions a grand combination as being
on foot for uniting the Italian and French Operas of Paris
and the Italian Theatre of London under one system Of
management. But we have little hesitation in st'ating that •
the difficulties in the way of such an arrangement, so far as
London is concerned, will be found impracticable.
Warwick Castle was the scene of great gaiety dur-
ing last week. On Saturday se'nnigbt Prince Napoleon
was invited to a dinner served up in the great hall, with
much magnificence and exquisite taste. Among other
guests were the Ladies Greville, Lord. and Lady Eastnor,
the Hon. Mr. and Miss Cocks, Count Persigny, Mr. and
Mrs. East, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Galloway have given
up the intention of leaving town until the Spring. The
family are in Grosvenor-square, where they have been since
the first week in October.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton were to arrive at
Stoke Farm, on a visit to the Dowager Countess of Sefton
and the Ladies Molyneux yrd their seat,
Croxteth Park, near Liverpool.esteay from
The Earl of Leicester, whe is in the of excellent health, is surrourt',l ed by a family party at
Holkham.

RIGHT OF PUBLICANS TO USE CONSTABLES STAVES.-At the Brentford Petty Sessions on Wednesday
a lublican, in giving evidence as to an assault, stated inci.-
d ntaliy that he bad used his constable's staff. The Mugis-
t aces told him that not being a constable he had no right
to keep the staff in his house. The publican stated that it
was customary for publicans to do so. The Magistrates'
Clerk said the custom arose from the fact of, in troublous
times, their being considered the most responsible persot
for the office of special constables.
On new year's day nearly 100 labourers in the em-
ploy of the Earl of Warwick, according to annual custom,
asseinbL4l at the Castle, where they were plentifull3 re-
galed with roast and boiled beef, plum-pudding, and strong
a'e. The Countess fornardcc the sum of 101. to ti e Go-
vernor of the county gaol, as a new-yeg',l gift t(t the (lehtir =fined in that prison,