The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday the subjoined official communication was re-
ceived by the Lord Mayor from Sir George Grey, Secretary
of State for the Home Department, in anticipation of the
arrival of the Princess Alexandra, and indicating the route
of the Royal pageant from Gravesend to Windsor Castle :
"Whitehall, Feb. 7.

"My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your lordship
that it is intended that the Princess Alexandra of Denmark
shall arrive in England on the 7th of March. Her Royal
Highness will land at Gravesend, where she will be met by
the Prince of Wales. Her Royal Highness, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales and by her Royal parents,the Prince and
Princess of Denmark, will proceed from Gravesend by the
railway to the Bricklayers' Arms station of the South-
Eastern Railway, and thence their Royal Highnesses wilk
pass along London bridge and through the city, on their
way to the station of the Great Western Railway at Pad-
dington, on their route to Windsor Castle.

" I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's obe-
dient servant, " G. GREY.

" The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London."

As respects the city, the course which the Royal proces-
sion will take will no doubt be from Londfin-bridge by
King William-street and the Mansion-how, thence along
Cheapside, round St. Paul's Church-yarn, and onward by
Ludgate-hill and Fleet-street to Temple-bar.

The Lord Mayor has summoned a special meeting of
the Court of Lieutenancy of London, at Guildhall, for Fri-
day next, to invite their co-operation with the Corporation
in offering a suitable welcome to the august lady and the
Prince of Wales on the entry of their Royal Highnesses
into the city on the auspicious occasion. The governing
bodies of the 12 principal civic companies will likewise take
part in the reception, as will also the old Volunteer Artil-
lery Company, end some, if not all, of the city Volunteer
Corps. As yet, however, the arrangements are incomplete.
The committee to whom they are confided, composed of
members of the Court of Aldermen and Common Council,
and upwards of 40 in number, headed by the Lord Mayor,
will hold another meeting to-day at Guildhall for the pur-
pose of forwarding the preparations.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left town
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness .of Ailesbury at
Savernake Forest, Marlborough.

The Countess Dowager of Yarborough arrived
at her residence in Portman-square, yesterday.
The Lord Chancellor received a dist;nguished
party at dinner at his residence in Hyde-park-
gardens, West, on Saturday last. Among the company pre-
sent were—the Bishop of Oxford, the Speaker of the House
of Commons, Lord Stanley, M.P., the Lord Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas, his excellency the American Minister,
his Exetallaney tbo D,.ui 1t Minister, Sir Charles Eastlake,
Mr. Walpole, 151. P., Mr. Montague Smith, M.P., itc.
denLcoeradt 11eidadtetryt °Pnarkh,asbe
Staffordshire, eilconfined
for
rs some e histi rmepeassi;
by serious indisposition.

Lord and Lady Frederick Hallyburton are ex-
pected at Kensington Pa/ace on or about the 28th inst.
from their seat in Scotland.

Colonel and the Baroness North arrived at their
residence in Arlington-street yesterday from Wroxton
Abbey, Oxfordshire.

Sir Calales E. Grey has ariived at the Clarendon
Hotel from Tunbridge-wells.

The marriage of Miss Ellen Gorges, niece of the
late Earl of Tankerville, with Mr. Henry Webster, son of
Lady Vassal Webster, took place to-day at St. Paul's,
Knightsbridge.

The marriage of Colonel Alexander, Grenadier
Guards, with Miss Speirs, only daughter of the late Mr.
Alexander Speirs, is fixed to take place on Thursday next.

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Valetta, Capt. Rogers, with the heavy por-
tion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings
42 passengers, amongst whom are Lieuts. Mac-
kenzie, Rennie, and Don, from Bombay, Hon. Col.
Curzon, from Malta, and Lieut. Waller from Gib.

raltar.
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kg,en veara lu l
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The Valetta has on freight 6 packages of specie
value £1,500; also 219 boxes of oranges, 23 pack-
agesall2eos o packages
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of
merchan-
dise, i se, oafn samples,
m 661321 e 91;
sterling.

The Valetta experienced fine weather through-
out her passage. On the 3d inst., in lat. 37.1 N.
lon. 20 E., spoke the steamer Juno, steering east-
ward. On the 4:1 she passed the following ships
in the Straits of Gibraltar, all steering to the
westward :—Ship Borneo, brig Ursula, barque
Margaret Milne, of Aberdeen, barque Logan, of
South Shields, barque Princess Royal, and schooner
Peter and James. On the sth, off Cape St. Vincent,
passed the Royal Yacht Squadron, ship Sylphide,
steering north-west, and steamer Pactolus, bound
east.

Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meeanee,
Hibernia, Firefly, and Phoebe ware at Malta; at
Gibraltar, the Firebrand, Procris, and Redpoie..

Her Majesty's transport Megwra from the lonian
Islands and Malta with troops and invalids, left
Gibraltar on the 4th inst. for England.

The Hamburgh Brazil packet- from Rio arrived
at Gibraltar on the Ist. She reports having spoken
during the passage the following vessels :—Dtc.
10, French ship Carrioca from Rio, 10 days out ;
same day, Hamburg barque Mercedes, bound for
Valparaiso, 36 days out ;15th, S wedish barque Trio
for Bombay, 45 days out; Jan. 6, British barque
Atjama, from Vatican, for Liverpool, 82 days out,
with loss of topmastheads and topgallantmasts.;
19th, British barque Union, steering south; n
on the 20th, Hamburg brig Ingeborg, steering
same course.
with the
tier remain quiet, and on the bestv
have declared
fortress. Thirty-seven of theraf
from Melilla says :—The Moootrisnogf the fron-
Newshad arrived out at
them-
selves subjects of the Queen
The following British ship
ecla, 7 days, from Liver-
pool Gibraltar: —Steamer H 9
from Swansea ; brigan-
tinefroli London and from Portland;;
; Rock, 36
days,
fr m Liverpool o.o9shapain.
; steamer
Bloomer, 60 days,
nd, 26 days, from Liverpool:
barque
re 22 d'ls, from Milford; schooner
barque Air°
Ebruigroapnat
dais, from Ramsgate; schooner Doris,
Europa, ditayinsn,too
Dunbar, 19
17 days, from Swansea; steamer Delta, 5 days,
from Southampton; steamer Crimean, 8 days, from
Liverpool ; steamer Britannia, 8 days,
from London ;
steamer Bcetia, 10 days, from Liverpool ; steamer
Lucerne, 12 days from London; steamer Volunteer,
17 days from London and six tram Falmouth ;
steamer Palermo, 20 days from Glasgow ; and the
steamer Calpe,
days from Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR, 4th.

Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 501.; Paris,
sf. 28e. ; Marseilles, Of. 29e. ; Genoa, sf. 30e. ; Brus
sell, sf. 30e.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 1 pm.; Cadiz,
;i to dis.; Seville, dis.; Malaga, par; Barcelona,
pm. ; Almcirl, par; Valencia, pm. ; Alicant,
dis. Premium on five-franc pieces, -1 to 3p. C. pm:
Freights without alteration.

TIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

WELVE O'CLOCK.

Business i❑ the general discount market con-
tinues quiet, and although an easier feeling is ma-
nifested the rates denote firmness. As, however,
the commercial community are enabled to negotiate
first class bills at 41 per cent. the inquiries at the
Bank of England, where 5 per cent. is required,
have been very much reduced.
During the last few days there has been very
little activity in the markets for Foreign and Colo-
nial Produce. Tea continues in fair request, with-
out any a)teration in prices. Sugars, however, were
at full rates, as also good and fine descriptions of
coffee. Rice, fruit, and spices have been in limited
favour at previous rates; while the tallow market
has been somewhat influenced by the late advices
from Russia, P.Y.C. on the spot being steady at
445. 9d., and last three months' delivery 465. 9d.
per cwt.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Monday next for a speciel si.ttlement in
the shares of the British and American Exchange
Banking Corporation, and dealings are to be
recorded in the official lists; and of the Metro-
politan Cab and Conveyance Co., which is not to
be marked.
There is an increase of £BlO in the traffic re-
ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £733 ou
the South Eastern, tor the past week.
The ordinary meeting of the Great Ship Company
has been convened for the 27th inst.

Two O'CLOCK.
Paris Rentes were at 12.45 this day (says Reuter's
telegram) 70f. 70e.—firm.
Shortly after the commencement of business this
morning, sales were effected, which led to a decline
of about -} per cent., Consols then being 92/ for
transfer and 924 for the account. Since then,
however, purchases have again preponderated, and
the quotations have recovered to 921 4, and 924
respectively. Although a little adverse fluctuation
may sometimes occur when sales are pressed, the
general condition of the market must be considered
as satisfactory. The New Three per Cents. and the
Reduced are steady at 94 ; Exchequer Bills,
ls. dis. to 3s. pm.; Bank Stock remains at 238;
India ditto, 227 and 229; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan
1081.

The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been very circumscribed, and prices have continued
depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, have re-
ceded to 891 ; do., 1858, 721 a ; do., 1862, 681 a ;
and the Consolides, 411 1. Egyptian are firm at
100; Greek have declined to 19a; do. Coupons,
8/ a ; Moxican, 32/ ; Moorish, 944 ; Portuguese
New Loan, 47; Russian do., 931 941 Spanish
Passive are 261, 1; and the Certificates 91 10.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been limited, and prices generally have been de-
pressed. South Easterns have receded about £1 to
£1 55.; London and Black wall, £1; and North
Western, South Western, Midlands, and North
Eastern (Berwick), os. Lancashire and Yorkshire
however, improved 55.; and Great Northern and
Brighton, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinued flat. Great Luxembourg realised 15Z 2 ;
Bahia and San Francisco, 20;::-, 201 ; and South
Austrian and Lombardo•Venetian improved to 231.
East Indian realised 1061; Great Indian Penin-
sula, 105:.

Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re.
mained without any material change in prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 238
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92! i 1 i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
nnuities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsk
India Stock
1) tia .5 por Cent
DittuEnfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 941
(),tto 51 per Cent
Consols for Account, March. 5
?vim Stock for Account, 5 per Cent loBa
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 3 pm 1 dis
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small 3 pm 1 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Equador New Consolidated l6f
Ditto Land Warrants .. 4

EgpptTan7pez Cent lOO
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons l9a a 19 i
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Deferred - /
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account .. 88 74 8a
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853

Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9B f
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Scrip, £56 Bs. paid
Sardinian 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account s3}
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .. 531
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account..
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account'
72f f 1 it
Ditto £lOO Bonds 7si
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOl4
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 231
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto 1* per Cent'
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account