The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, APRIL 30.
BOURSE, April 29.—Tbe market has been more
buoyant, and the business has been at an advance
on the closing rates of yesterday. Threes, for the
Account, are now firm at 69f. 25c. Mobilier Shares
have also improved. The Railway Share Market
is firm, with a rise on some of the lines. The
market closed as follows:

4t per Cents. 96 60 r Italian Loan 7l 90
Do, end month.... Do. end month —
3 per Cents - --
Do. end month..., 69 40 Do. end month....
Credit Mobilier .... 1415 Russian
Do. end month.... 1416 25 Austrian -
Bank Shares 3:,75 Spani,h Threes.... 521-
Credit loncier 1470 Home Debt -
RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans . ... 1015 .. 1015
Northern ....
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1157 50 .. 1158 75
Geneva.,..
Southern
Western ..., ..
Eastern ....
Sardinian
Austrian
I ,f)TP bard
North of Spain
Saragossa 747 50 .. 347 50
Ditto to Barcelona

DEATH OF LORD MASSAREENE.—.A telegram
from Dublin conveys the melancholy intelligence of the
death or Lord Massareene, which occurred shortly before
eleven o'clock on Tuesday night.

DEATH CF LADY SEATON.---The family of Lord
Seaton has jumt sustained a most Lii.,ming bereave-
ment in the sudden death of Lady Seaton. This sad event,
following closely upon the death of Field Marshal Lord
Seaton, will occasion universal sympathy for the family.
On the 17th of the present month the gallant old soldier,
Lord Seaton, peacefully breathed his last at Valetta House,
Torquay, His lordship's eldest son, with his wife, was
staying at the same residence. -Within a few hours after
her father-in-law's death the Hon. Mrs. Colborne, who
had just become Lady Seaton, g.,ve birth to twins. Not-
withstanding the na•ural distress arising from the decease
of Lord Seaton her ladyship progressed as favourably as
circumstances gave a right to expect. On Saturday, how-
ever, a sudden change for the worse took place, and her
ladyship expired the same night, to the infinite grief of her
husband and friends. Lady Seaton was only 37 years of
age. She was born in 1826, and at the age of 25 married
the present Lord Seaton—Major the Hon. James Colborne.
Her ladysnip was the youngest daughter of the second
Lord Down: a.

EGYTTIAN HALL—Among those who have le-
cent iy accepted Mr, Edmund Yates's "Invitations"
to the Egyptian Hall are the following distinguished visi-
tors :—The Duke and Duchess of Manchester and Vis-
count Mandeville, the Earl of Essex, the Nia,quis of Clan-
ricarde, Lord Dunkellin, M.P , Viecount Chelsea, Ddy
Egerton, of Tattoo, and the Hon Misses Egerton, Lady
Cornwallis, Lady Camoys, Lady Howard, Lady Morton
Peto, Sir Charles Young, Lady Edwin Landseer, Mr.
Roebuck, M.P„ Mr, Chas. Dickens, Mr. Friih, R.A.., Mr.
Sheriff Jones, &c.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The offices at Exeter Hall
will be open till 7 o'clock this evening for the sale of tickets
for the great musical performance of " Athalie," &c., at the
Crystal Palace to-morrow, which will commerce at three
o'clock, and is expected to terminate about six.
THE NEW TEA DUTlES.—Upwards of 21,000
entries for were passed in the London Custom House
on the 25th inst., when the reduced duty of is. per pound
took effect. These en ries released 3i million pounds from
the various metropolitan bonded warehouses, and yielded
£175,000 to the customs revenue.

FRENCH MAN OF-WAR 1N BURNTISLAND Ro IDS.
Early ou Monday morning the Dance, a French
screw steam frigate of 30 guns and 360 men, Commandant
Choyou, came up the Firth and anchored in 1 urnrWand
roads. object in visit,ng this quarter is, we under-
stand, to coal and water previous to proceeding to the north
to protect the fisheries. She l'es about a quarter of a mile
off Burntisland harbour, opposite the railway pier, where
she will remain for the next five or six days.—Scotsman.
THE PUBLIC OFFICES.—The annual retur❑ of the
increase or diminution in the salaries and expenses of the
retiring allowances of the public offices or departments
shows a decrease of £7,953 in the year 1862. In the Post-
office there was an increase of £20,6` 8, and at the Admiralty
of £7,330. In the Customs there was a diminution of
£17,781, and in the Inland Revenue Department of
426,116, •

Court -
Cl,tratlar
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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 29.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove out yesterday
afternoon, attended by Major-General the Hon. A
N. Hood on horseback.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and Princess
Helena, attended by Lidy Caroline Thrringtou, Sir
W. Haste, and M,jor Cowell, re urned to Windsor
Castle to-day from Buckingham Palace.

The Queen Marie Arnetie, accompanied by the
Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres, visited
the Queen.

His Grand Ducal Highness Prince Alexander of
Hesse and his Grand Ducal Highness Prince Henry of
Hesse and suite have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from
Windsor Castle.

The Duke de Colenze has arrived at Maurigy's
Hotel from Naples.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland re-
ceived at dinner last evening Lord and Lady Lovaine, Lord
and Lady Colchester, Sir Fredei ie and Lady Smith, Gen.
Sabine, Professor Owen, Captain Denham, R N., Mr.
Cheney, Mr. F. B uckland, Dr. Bence Jones, and a select
party at Northumberland House.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have
arrived in Arlington-street from Brockleaby Park.
Lord Palmerston was summoned to the Q.leen at
Windsor, and was therefore unable to vole in favour of Sir
John Trelawny's bill for abo'ishing church rates.
The Earl Russell, in compliance with the Queen's
command, left town last evening for Windsor Cas le, on a
visit to her Majesty.

Tho Countes, of Listowel and the Ladies Adela
and Helena Hare have arrived at 34, Belgrave-square, from
Brocklesby Park, Lincoln, for the season.

The Earl and Countess C--theart have arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from Thornton-le-Street, near Thirsk,
Yorkshire.

The Earl and Countess of Fingal have arrived at
he Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.

The Countess Cowper received a small party of
visitors last night at the family residence in St. James's.

square.

The Lord Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait have
issued invitations for a large reception at London House,
St. James's-square, this evening.

Ile marriage of Col. R. Taylor, C.R., and Lady
Jane Hay, daughter of the Marquis of Tweeddale, and sinter
of the Duchess of Wellington and Lady Emily Peel, will
take place in June.

Lady de Rothschild had a dancing party last
night at her ladyship's residence, Grosvenor-place-houses.
Admiral Sir Frederick Grey has quite r covered
from his recent illness, and has resumed his official duties
at the Admiralty.
The Right Hon. James and the Hon. Mrs.
Stuart-Wortley have experienced a severe 1 es by the death
of a son, aged 10 years, who expired yesterday of scarlet
fever at East Sheen, Sur:-ey.
WEDDING PRESENTS TO THE PRINCESS OF
WALES.—Yksterday afternoon the Prince f...t Waif's
sen, to the South Kensington Museum, to be exhini ed
with the other presents until the 4th of May, a case of gold
ornaments, consisting of a tiara in the form of bay leaves,
with a necklace, &0., manufactured in Rome after ancient
Etruscan models. The present was made by 49 British
subjects residing at Rome, at the period of his royal high-
ness's marriage.