The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-08 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 4,000 bales. The market closed quiet
but steady. Railway Shares were quiet.
The following remarks on the Tobacco trade are
from a review by Messrs. Grant and Hodgson :

"Of old, stock is comparatively scarce, and in the
new importation there is a great deficiency of wrapper
and of sorts possessing substance and flavour.
" In taking a retrospective view of the market for the
last 12 months, it may be observed that prices generally
have not been subjected to much fluctuation. From
January to April demand was languid, and our quota-
tions reached their minimum at that period for home
trade descriptions ; subsequently the market assumed a
firmer appearance, and in November the advance from
the lowest point may be estimated at id. per lb. for
good and fine sorts ; and now our quotations approxi-
mate very closely to those of last year at this period.
Tobacco has participated in the increased consumption
of most articles of produce ; American to the extent of
550 hhds., or 660,000 lbs. weight."
The stocks of sugar and coffee at the four chief
ports of Great• Britain on the Ist January, this and
previous years, were as under :

Sugar.
1853 103,000 tons...
1852
1851 97,101 ...
1850 119,367 ...
1849 129,190 ...

Coffee.
21,000 tons.
▪ 18,852
20,972
17,851
▪ 24,755

The Timber Market is very firm, and the de-
mand in the current year is expected to be brisk.
The weekly return of the Bank of England will
explain in part the recent measure of an advance in
the rate of discount, for there was such an increase
in the total sum of the securities upon which ad-
vances were made, or which were discounted in the
week to the Ist January, that the directors might
well feel emboldened to put something on to the
rate. The circulation of paper was correspondingly
brought out by this, and the bullion also was taken
into fuller employment. The Government account
ben-ins to diminish, and will from this date show a
gradual 6 reduction until at its minimum,. Com-
pared with the previous week, the changes are as
follow :

Active circulation, payable on demand £23,053,510
Increase 818,005

Bullion
Decrease

Rest

Increase..

Public. Deposits
Decrease

20,527,662
221,528

3,113,924
29,995

9,266,342
31,384

Other deposits 12,993,952
Increase

Seven day and other Bills
Decrease

.... 1,384,381
.... 38,906

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
ELECTION.

FIFTH DAY.-POLL AT TWO O'CLOCK.
GLADSTONE
PERCEVAL 448

Majority for GLADSTONE

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 7.
The Queen gave this evening, at the Castle, the first
of a series of Dramatic Representations, commencing
with Shakspeare's historical play of King Henry the
Fourth (part second).
Her Majesty and his Royal Higness Prince Albert,
with the four elder of the Royal Children, accompanied
by their Royal Hignesses the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leiningen
and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, Monsieur and
Madame Van de Weyer, Count and Countess Colloredo,
the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord and
Lady John Russell, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge,
the Lady in waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Lady
in waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge, Baroness de
Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Major-Ge-
neral Sir George Bowles and Baron Knesebeck, entered
the temporary Theatre about eight o'clock, attended by
the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting to her Majesty
and his Royal Highness, the above illustrious circle
having previously had the honour of dining with the
Queen.

- Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert being seated, and their royal and dis
tinguished guests having also taken seats, the perform-
ance commenced as follows :
Shakspeare's Historical Play of King Henry the Fourth.

(Part Second.) -
King Henry IV.
Henry Prince of Wales Mr. A. Wigan.
Thomas Duke of Clarence Mr. Stirling.
Prince John of Lancaster Mr. G. Everett.
Prince Humphrey of Gloucester ... Miss J. Lovell.
Earl of Westmoreland
Lord Chief Justice Mr. Cooper.
Scroop, Archbishop of York
Lord Mowbray
Lord Hastings
Sir John Falstaff
Poins
Pistol
Bardolph Mr. Wilkinson.
Robin
Justice Shallow Mr. Meadows.
Justice Silence
Gower Mr. Graham.
Davy
Mouldy
Shadow
Wart
Feeble Mr. S. Cowell.
Bull Calf Mr. R. Romer.
Fang
Snare
The King's Pages
Apparitor
Dame Quickly
Director
Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis.
The Theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr.
Thomas Grieve.
Her Majesty's private band attended in an ante-room
during the performance.
A select party were present in the evening to witness
the Royal entertainment. The following had the honour
of receiving invitations :—His Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess of Dornburg,
the Countess of Mansfield and two Ladies Murray,
Lady Emily Seymour, Lady Caroline and Miss Bar-
rington, the Right Hon Henry and Lady Mary La-
bouchere, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, and
the two Misses Bulteel, Captain the Hon. Mortimer, and
Mrs. Sackville West and Miss Dallas, the Hon. and
Rev. Edward Moore, Mr. and Miss Moore, the Rev.
Dr. Hawtrey, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Canning, Colonel
M'Douall, Commanding Officer of the 2d Life Guards, and
Lieutenants Hogge and the Hon. C. Lyon, Colonel T.
Wood, Commanding Officer 3d Battalion Grenadier
Guards, Lieutenant-Colonel Cox, and Captain Higgin-
son, Miss Knollys, Mr. Algernon Greville, Miss
Georgiana, and Miss Augusta Greville, Mr., Mrs., and
Miss Cox, and Mr. Henry and Mr. Frederick Cox.
Refreshments were served to her Majesty's guests in
the course of the evening.
Yesterday the Royal dinner party consisted of their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiu-
ingen, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
the Austrian Minister and the Countess Colloredo, the
Earls of Aberdeen and Clarendon, Lord and Lady John
Russell, Viscounts Hardinge andMahon, Viscountesses
Ilardinge and Mahon, the Lady in waiting to the
Duchess of Cambridge, Major-General Sir George Bowles,
and Baron Kneesbeck.

The band of the 2d Life Guards attended during dinner,
and played the following pieces :
Overture, " Sicilian Bride" Balfe.
Waltz, "Rigolette" Barret.
Russian Air, Duet, Oboe and Trombone,
Messrs. Grattan, Cooke, and E. Vimiux
Grand Selection, " I Lombardi" Verdi.
Quadrille, " The Queen of May " Jullien.
Galop, " Charlotten " Labitzky.
" God save the Queen "
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
evening, and performed the following selections.:—
Overture, " Faust de Goethe " Lindpainter.
Selection, "La Prophete " Meyerbeer.
March, "Ruins of Athens" Beethoven.
Ballet Music, "Joko ". Lindpainter.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Masterman, M.P.,
Mr. Weguelin, Mr. Anderdon, Mr. Pegler, Mr. W.
Gladstone, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Koch, had an interview
with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday, at the Colonial-
office. .

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, President of the
Board of Control for the Affairs of India, transacted
business for the first time at the Board of Control.

Dr. Stanger had an interview yesterday with the Duke
of Newcastle.

Dispatches were sent off lait evening from the Colo-
nial-office to the Governors of the North American
Colonies.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW LORD-LIEUTENANT

OF IRELAND.

On Thursday morning, at 11 o'clock, after a rather
stormy passage of five hours, the new Viceroy, Earl St.
Germans, arrived at Kingstown, by the Prince Arthur,
City of Dublin Contract Mail steam-packet. There
were in waiting to receive the noble lord, the Right
Hon. Judge Keating and the Right Hon. Sir Thomas
Esmonde, as Privy Councillors ; Mr. Brewster, Captain
Cust, and some of the aides-de-camp and officers of the
household ; and Mr. A. B. Knane, chairman, and the
following directors of the Kingstown Railway were also
present :—Mr. George Roe, Mr. George Pim, Mr. Jas.
Magee, Mr. W. Haughton, and Mr. James Berry, and
Mr. T. F. Bergin, secretary to the company. A special
train, consisting of the Royal carriage and two first-
class, was in waiting, and conveyed the noble lord,
with his suite, and the gentlemen above mentioned,
to town. At the terminus, Westland-row, two of
the late Viceroy's carriages were in attendance, and
in these the noble lord, with his suite, proceeded
direct to the Castle. At one o'clock his Lordship pro-
ceeded from the private apartments in the Castle to the
Council-chamber, attended by the principal officers of
State. Dr. Whately, Archbishop of Dublin, and the
Commander of the Forces, the Right Hon. Lieut.-Gen.
Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.G., C. 8., were seated at the
head of the council table as Lord Justices. They re-
mained covered, while the other Privy Councillors, as
well as Earl St. Germans, remained uncovered. The
members of the Privy Council who sat at the table were
the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench in his robe's
of state, the Bishop of Meath, the Right Hon. Francis
Blackburne, the Right Hon. Maziere Brady, the Chief
Baron of the Exchequer, Baron Greene, Judge Ball,
Judge Perrin, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Mr.Hatchell, Mr.
Napier, M.P., and Mr. Alex. M`Donnell. Mr. Justice
Moore, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Wm. Keogh, Mr. Corry
Connellan, Captain Bernard, &c., were also in they
room. The noble Earl delivered to their Excellencies
the Lords Justices her Majesty's letters patent,
appointing him to the office of Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland. Mr. Christopher Fitzsimon, Clerk of
the Hanaper, having read the commission, the oath
of Chief Governor was administered to his lordship,
also the other usual oaths. Her Majesty's letters, au-
thorising and commanding the sword of state to be
delivered to Earl St. Germans, were then produced to
the Lords Justices, and the sword was accordingly pre-
sented by the Archbishop. The investiture with the •
collar and chain of the Most Illustrious Order of St.
Patrick was then performed by Ulster King-at-Arms
(Sir W. Betham), on which the Lords Justices uncovered
and vacated their seats, and his Excellency having put
on his hat, sat at the head of the Council Board. The
room was then ordered to be cleared, and his Excellency
held his first Privy Council. On the breaking up of the
Council, the Viceroy proceeded to the Presence-chamber,
where he held a reception, at which the principal per-
sonages who were present at the Council, and several
of the officers of the household, were presented to his
Excellency. The Lord-Lieutenant shortly after took
his departure for the lodge in the Phoenix Park. It
could not be ascertained whether his Excellency intended
to return to London. Mr. Gustavus Tuite D'Alton,
stepson of the Marquis Headfort, has been appointed
private secretary to Sir John Young, the Irish Chief
Secretary.