The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

It is understood that the Levee to be held onWednes-
day, the 3d of May next, will be the last this season.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
At the Court the Marquis of Londonderry had an au-
dience of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the
ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter worn by
his father, the late Marquis of Londonderry.
The Privy Council was attended by Prince
Albert, the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury;
Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for the Home
Department; Sir Jas. Graham, First Lord of the Admi-
ralty ; Sir C. Wood, President of the Board of Control ;
the Right Hon. S. Herbert, Secretary at War; the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain; and the Marquis
of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to the Price.

At the Council, an order in council was passed respect-
ing the colonies.
Viscount Palmerston officiated as Lord President, in
the absence of Earl Granville.

Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Her Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Aberdeen,
Viscount Palmerston, and Sir J. Graham.

The Court was attended by the Earl of Mulgrave,
Treasurer of the Household ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-
Chamberlain; Lord Byron, Lord in waiting; Mr. R. 0.
Gore, Groom in waiting; and Colonel M`Douall, Silver
Stick in waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open
landau and four yesterday afternoon.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an
open carriage and four.

Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening, at
Buckingham Palace. The company included their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess and
Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Lady C. Barrington, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
Baroness de Speth, Lord de Ros, Lord Raglan, Sir John
Burgoyne, Baron Knesebeck, and Major the Hon. J.
Macdonald.
The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and played the following selection :
March G. Kiallmark.

Overture, " Ruys Bias".... Mendelssohn.
Duett, " Tyrolienne" Rossini.
Waltz, " Rigolette" Barrett.
Motivo, Oboe, composed and performed by Grattan Cooke.
Grand Selection, ' I Lombardi" Verdi.
Quadrille, "The Spinster" Tinney.
March, ``Gold Hunter" W. Guernsey.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(Front the Mining Journal of this day.)

Shares in one or two mines have been in greater re-
quest this week, and at advanced prices ; but, taken
generally, the market has been flat. There is a great
indisposition among shareholders to pay up calls ; and a
strong feeling is gaining ground that it would be better,
looking at the present. aspect of the money market, to
suspend operations at such mines as do not offer a suffi-
cient inducement for further outlay, or show a prospect
of making remunerative returns.
In the Bullion Markoet,—Mexican and South Ame-
rican dollars, ss. Oid. per oz. Bar Silver containing
gold (all gold above 5 grs. in the pound to be paid for),
ss. 2d. per oz. standard. Bar Silver without Gold,
ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar• Gold, 775. 9d. per oz.
standard. Spanish Doubloons, 78s. 6d. per oz. Colum-
bian Doubloons, 775. 6d. per oz. Fine Cake Silver,
ss. flad. •
There is still an almost entire absence of business in
gold mining shares, buyers and sellers being equally
averse to operating ; under these circumstances we have
little variation in prices to report ; generally, prices have
been steady, and in some instances an improving ten-
dency has been observable. Agua Frias, however, are
the only description that maintain any considerable pre-
mium.

In Miscellaneous Shares, considerable improvement
took place in the land companies.
In iron and coal companies, during the week, busi-
ess has been done at the following prices :—Blaenarvon
Iron and Coal, 10& ; British Iron has advanced to 9 ;
Port Tenant Steam Fuel are unchanged in price ; Au-
stralasian Coal, dis. to par ; Mount Carbon Coal, to
dis ; Cumberland Hematite Iron Ore,
A considerable amount of business in English mining
ohares is now regularly done on the Stock Exchange ;
and very many of the quotations in our list are fur-
nished as the result of actual transactions by stock-
brokers.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)

MANCHESTER, APRIL 7.—The state of feeling produced
by the actual declaration of war against Russia was such
as to put a stop to business in our market throughout
the whole of last week. In the present week that feeling
of alarm has been very much mitigated ; and buyers have
ventured to make offers for India qualities of yarns and
goods, and for some descriptions of yarn for the continent,
as well as for home consumption. The prices offered
have, however; been extremely low ; but producers
have generally made up their minds to meet the neces-
sities of the case, and the vnisequence is that business
to a fair extent has been resumed. We have now a
clear and decided decline in prices—considerable in the
aggregate, but hardly quotable because of the irregu-
larity which exists. The buying consists mainly of a
good many small parcels for the supply of immediate
wants ; in some instances, however, parties have had
the courage to enter into larger transactions.
BRADFORD, April 6--The same depression still con-
tinues in our market for our staples as for several weeks
past, and, to effect sales, a further reduction in price has
to be made.

LEICESTER, April 6.—Prices remain nominal. Long
wools are more in favour of the buyer. Short kinds are
in good demand, at late prices.

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day. )
LEEDS, April 7.--We have no material change to re-
port in the state of the woollen market. There was a
much better attendance of merchants in the cloth-halls
ou Saturday than there had been for several preceding
market days. Considerable animation prevailed, and a
good business was done. On Tuesday the market was
much flatter, and the transactions were limited both in
number and extent.

HUDDERSFIELD, April 4.—There has been a very quiet
market to-day, trade generally being rather flat. The
woollen trade has kept up uncommonly well, and the
manufacturers, upon the whole, are well employed.
ROCHDALE, April 3.—There has been another ex-
tremely slack market to-day in pieces of every description.
The wool market has been much the same as the piece
market, and prices rather in favour of the buyer.
HALIFAX.—Of late each succeeding week has served
to show additional gloom and depression in the worsted
trade ; and this day's market is no exception, For
middle wethera lad, per lb. is reported; short wools
gave way.