The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and her august mother attended Divine ser-
vice yesterdaye morning at the New Palace. The Bishop of
Salisbury officiated. The Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Household in Waiting were in attendance.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her
Majesty.
Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, the Lord Steward,
and the Master of the Horse joined the Royal dinner party
last evening.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner at the New Palace on Saturday evening, and the band
of the Life Guards were in attendance on Friday, and per-
formed favourite selections during the evening.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the
residence of Lord Glenelg, in Great George-street. It was
attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Mtnto,
Lord Holland, Sir J. Hobhouse, Mr. ,Poulett Thompson, aad
Viscount Ilowick. --The COuncil sat three hour;

The Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview with
Viscoubt Melbourne on Saturday, in Downin,',street. Sir
William Montagu had an interview with the Noble Viscount
on Friday.
The French Ambassador transacted business on Saturday at
the Foreign-office.
Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Mr. Egerton, M. P., in St. James's-square, from Tatton
Park, Cheshire; Mr. Stratford Dugdale, M.P., in Berkeley-
square, from Merevale Hall, Warwickshire; Mr. Dennis.
toun, M. P., in Grosvenor-place; the Dowager Lady Hamil-
ton and the Misses Hamilton, in Baker-street, from Wood-
brook, Tyrone; the Ladies Clements, in Grosvenor-square,
from Long Ditton, Kingston, Surrey ; Mr. Fitzsimon, Clerk
of the Crown, in Pallmall, from Dublin; Sir Charles Sulli-
van,'Bart., from Brighton; Sir Henry Carden, Bart., from
Dublin ; Major-General Clitherow, in Welbeck-street ; Lord
lladdington, in Grosvenor-square, from Tynyngliam House,
Dunbar, N. B. ; General Sir William Henry Clinton, in
Queen Anne-street, from Cockenhotch, Royston, Hertford.
shire; Mr. Chester, M.P., at the Union Hotel, Cockspur-
. street, from Dublin ; the Hon. Col. Bligh, in Cumberland-
street, from Cobham Hall. Kent; Sir William Andy, in Hill.
street ; - Sir Montagu Chapman, Bart., M. P., from West-
meath; the Earl and Countess of Hopetoun, and the Hon.
Miss Macdonald and Lord Hope, at the Lansdowne Hotel,
Dover-street, from Scotland; Captain and the Hon. Mrs.
Ryder Burton, at the Burlington Hotel, from Paris.
DEPARTURES.
The Marquis of Kildare, from -Carlton House-terrace, for
Cambridge University; the Marchioness of Queensberry and
Lady Georgians Douglas, from St. Jamee's-place, for
Brighton ; Lady Mary Ross, for Grovenor-gate, for the seat
of Sir Charles Ross, Bonnington, Lancashire ; Captain and
Mrs. Bertie Mathew and family, for Waterloo-crescent, Dover;
Lord and Lady Rossmore, from the Sackville Hotel, for their
seat in Ireland; the lion. Captain and Mrs. Blackwood, from
ditto, for Leamington Spa, Warwickshire; Mr. Hartopp,
from Thomas's Hotel, for Leicestershire ; Baron and Baroness
Dinisdale, from Mivart's Hotel, for their seat, Campfield-place,
Hatfield, Herts; the Hon. Edward Gardner, from ditto;
Mr. and Lady Jane Pym and family, from Thomas's Hotel,
for their seat in Bedfordshire ; the Earl of Lindsey, from
Belgrave-street, for his seat, Utlington-house, Stamford, Lin-
colnshire ; Lord Brecknock, for the Wilderness, Sevenoaks;
Lady Frances and Miss Cole, from Thomas's Hotel, for Sir
Lowry Cole's seat, Bucks ; Tir Culling Smith, Bart., for
Lincolnshire.

AMUSEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

lAt Drury_ lane to-night Mr. Charles Kean will repeat his
performance of Richard the Third, after which will be repre-
sented the revived spectacle of Blue Beard. To-morrow
night, Sheridan's comic opera of the Dueuna, in which Dow-
ton will, for the first time, play Don Jerome ; Miss Fanny
Healy, Don Carlos ; Mr. H. Phillips, Father Paul, and Miss
Romer; Donna Clara ; little Buxton plays "cunning little"
Isaac Mendoza; Compton, Lopez, and Mrs. C. Jones, the
Duenna; with other entertainments. On Wednesday, for the
15th time, hamlet, by Mr. C. Kean ; with, first time at half-
price, Balfe's opera of Joan of Arc.
At Covent-garden, to night, Mr. Macready will perform the
part of King Lear, to conclude with the pantomime of Peep-
ing Turn of Conentry . To-morrow, for the benefit of a cha-
ritable institution, Shakspeare's play of Julius Cesar, with the
following strong cast :—Julius Caesar, Mr. G. Bennett ; Oc-
tavius CaNar, Mr. Anderson ; Marc Antony, Mr. Elton ;
Brutus, Mr. Macready ; Cassius, Mr. Phelps ; Casca, Mr,
Bartley, and Portia, Airs. Warner; with Auber's opera or
Fra /Nara°. On Wednesday, the play of the Lady of
.Lvoi4, with, first time, a new farce called Mackintosh and
Co., in which Mr. Power will sustain the principal character,
and the Black Domino, which will be repeated en Thursday
evening,, preceded by
.the new play of the Lady of Lyons.
The AdAphi to-night, arid during the neck, will present
the new drama of A Maiden's Fame; or, a Legend of Lis-
bon; after which, a new burletta, called Rifle Mantelieri•s.
The characters by Messrs. Yates, 0. Smith, and Mrs. Nis-
bett, followed by the Gnome Fly, and to oonelude with the
Dancing Barber.
At the Olympic, to-night, the Bengal Tiuer, with
Dream of the Future; followed by Shocking :Evenb; and
Puss in Boots.
At the St. James's to-night, will be presented the Postilion;
the part of Chapulon, by Mr.. Braham ; after which, the
Culprit, and theSpitulfields Weaver ; concluding with the
Black Domino.
At the Surrey. to-night, and during the week, Vidocq, the
French Thief-taker; with to-night, Wednesday, and Friday,
Black Eyed Susan,and Allhallow's Eve. To-morrow, Thurs-
day, and Saturday, the Earl of Poverty, and Parkes Year
rgr Labour Lost.
At the Victoria, to-night, and during the week, a new
drama called Louise, or, the White SeaV; with the Three
the last act of the Cotta9,-;es
Clerks, and the Echo of; Westminster Bridge; to.conclude
At the City of London Theatre (Norton Folgate), to-night
Daughter.this night only,
and to-morrow, Paul Cliffiod, with the Loan of a Lover, and
Simpson and Co. On Wednesday night, for the benefit
Mrs. Honey, and for the first time at this theatre, G.4tlerclla,
ond, at
then Lowther /Zooms, King William-
street;ettended scale, "conies off"
n
with the burlettus of Beulah Spa and Hush Mosey.
There will be two masquerades this week—the first takes
oplaeTehuda night,
tritsi
hise :evc on a lore
at the English Opera Howe.

al National Institution for the preservation
of life
have awarded a silver medal to Lieu-
tenantTil ferEo R.:13) shipwreck, have
R. N., for his hazardous exevtions
in saving the lives of the crew of the sloop Ann, wrecked in
November lash ou the shoals off Chichester Harbour.
The Opera Buffa closed for the season on Saturday,
a er.- The house was fully and fashionably attended. Mr.
the performance being for the benefit of Mr. Mitchell, the
man:
and his company are about to proceed to Dublin
wliQre arrangements have been made to :iv° twelve of the
the most successful operas of the season. Lablache Catone,
Scheroni, and Miss Fanny Wyndham are of the party.
have no doubt the experiment will attended with success,
We
as tho Irish arc enthusiastic in music, and talent such as is
Sir Andrew Leith Hay, governor of Bermuda,
transacted business at the Colonial-office on Saturday.
FASHIONABLE PARTIES.—.Lord and Lady Fran-
now presented is not often to be secured.
cis Egerton entertained a seleet party at dinner on Saturday
gave a grand entertainment at Stafford House on
Fran-
even at Bridgewater HouSe. Tito Duke and Duchess of
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince
FSruitd'aeyrleavnedning, and among the noble guests were their Royal
Rothaay; Lord 'Eliot, Earl of Aberdeen, &c. Sir Robert
Ge-Orge•of Cambridge, Duke of Wellington, Lord Stuart de
Peel had a large party to dinner on Saturday evening, at his
mansion in Whitehall-gardens.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Mr. Charles Kean's
attraction is, if possible, on the increase. He plays in
Richard the Third for the sth time to-night, and in Liaodet
for the 15th time on Wednesday.
SHIPWRECK ON TIIE GOODWIN SANDS.---Early
on Monday morning last a vessel was observed from our heads to be in a perilous situation en the South
S O The
pier-
boats
from Deal previou4y reached the wroa, which they
found to be the brig Martin, of Stuidtriand, bound from
Shields to Liverpool, with a general cargo; and that seal
after an extensive opening 144 d been made in the lower part
of the vessel, through which the sea rushed with such violence
the companion ladder, and thus cut off all
with two lads below, who were overwhelmed
waters in the eabiu. An ineffectual attempt
ba,ysasttohmecaardruresyhtirg communication ay
saveoaiw
the bo't by one of the crew. The master,
and the remainder of the crew, with the exception o 1 a poor
fellow who was washed overboard, now sought safety in the
rigging, from which they were taken and brought safely on
shore by the Sparrow, of Deal, amidst the cheers and con-
erratulations of an immense assemblage of the inhabitants.
I'he brig afterwards sank, and remains with her masts stand-
ing.—Kentish Paper.
We regret to hear that accounts reached this town
y aangerous
D. G. Hallyhurto,,,
esterday of th
Member of Parliament for this county.—
Duados courier, illness of the Right Hon, Lord
THE ANNUITY TAX.—The campaign has been
opened with vigour, and it, has been deemed expedient—it is a
bold policy to begin with the most distinguished recusant.
A mirror, value 41., and an eight-day clock, value 81., the
properly of the Rev. John Brown, D. D., pastor of the con-
gregation worshipping in Broughton-place Chapel, have been
poinded for 31.
Scottish Pilot. as., the sum charged him as annuity tax.—

H TB OP DISCOUNT.—AII the Banks in Edin-
burgh have agreed to reduce the rate of discount to four per
cent. In future two-and-a-half per cent. will be allowed on
deposits.

The k
Chronicle states that an indictment
for misdemeanour will certainly be preferred against Mr.
Bradshaw, for haying sworn to a quaiibeation, on taking his
seat for the City and idtwvagh of Cantetbury, which he did
not_poswq,

THE MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAX.,WIicn
the frost takes its departure 3,000 men will be set to work
between this town and Rtigb.y, in the formation of the Rail-
way. The tine, it hs expected, will be opened in 16-10.
Leicesier

MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

During the late frost, am.] consequent interruption of the navigation,
a large number of vesse:s were prevented from getting into the
Pool, but lsst week the ice having groat:y diminished, a consi_
derable arrival of all kinds of Grain was the reso!t, and the
trade fir moat articles was dull, but lower prices were not
submitted to, except for Oats and Barley. This morning,
there is a moderate fresh smply of Corn, but abundance Lett
over from last week. The few samples of fine Wheat that appeared
were readily taken ofil,y the millers at rather hltjher price;, and all other
descriptions supported former rates w.th a slow sale. Barley continues
dull, but is not cheaper. Bears and Pease remain as last reported.
Notwithstanding the large supply of Irish Oa!s, sales of good coloured
Horse Corn have been made this morning to a fair extent, at terms
equal to ,those of this day se'nnight ; other qualities are The
Flour trade remains as last stated, the top price beingunaltered.

PILICES ON ROAM) OF SHIP.
Wheat, Red (old) s.'s. -60 s. ' Beans, Small ,new)...... 36.. 3Ss
.--- White (01d)........ 565. fiss.
—.lied ;1897) ..........425. 411 s. Tick (new) 283 3lr.
---. Fine 48s. 52i. •
--- Superfine.... 545. 575. Harrow (new) 32.345.
White (1537) .445. Ws. ------ (old) 405.424
Fine
__— Superfine 58;. 63., Oats, Feed
----Foreign tree ',,N. 033. ---- New 17,21 .
Rye 305. 345. Poland --+.—~
Barley ?2;. ',ss. New 205.24 .
Grinding 255. 275. l'otatoe 20s 30 .
—. Malting 344..345.
Malt. 465. 545, Scotch 246.':75..
Fine New 565. 60s. Irish 17s.
Pease, Grey, New 10s. 315 Flour Town :per sack) 505.525,
Maple New 325 :135. tileconds 454.485.
- White 'xis. 355 North Country 425.4411
Boilers 375.38.. Bran Bi 9r.
ARRIVALS OF GIiMN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEV.
Wile,:t. Barley. Oats. Flour.
Flown,' - (2) irs 18,4•iu lint. 10,761 .ire. 12,7. 7 sad',
Irish
Foreign _ —.....—. ...—...
SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.
Things generally made no more money to-day than they did last
Monday. The supply was but moderate on the whole. TradG having
been bad among the butchers in the early part of the week, they
would not give the higher prices asked for beef and Mutton by the sales.
men. If anything Veal and Pork avers a little cheaper. •
IMICFs FEE STONE OF BLO. TO 31N1 THE oFFAI,g,
s. d. to s. d. a, ri. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts
Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Second quality ibbo 3 4 3 6
Prime large 0xen......... 3 0 3 8 Coarse.woulled ditto 3lO 4 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves
Prime small ditto 5 6 6 6 , Small Porkers 4lO 5 9
S'ackling Calves (eacW...l7 0 25 01 Quarter old Pig (each) LI 0 20 0

. -- -
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Paasts. I Sheep.
I Calves. I Pigs.
2;95ti 20,864 lad 857
NEWGATE AND LEADENIIA LL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s d.tos d.
S. d lo s d.
Beer, inferior 2lO 3 0 Mutton, inferior ....
~... 6 4 3 n
-- middling ...... - middl:ll2 . 1 8 310
-- prime large --. mum 310 4 0
prime small 3 8 3:0 Pork, large
Veal
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
Trade to-day not so brisk ; prices reasonable fur the most part.
Supply rather scarce of good fish. Turbot as, to 205.; Soles 63. to
Os. 63. per pair; Lobsters 9tl. and ls. to 2s. and 2.5. 6d. each; Cod
Os. Gd. to 14s. and 15s. for good. Other kinds in proportion.
PROVISION MARKET.
Stocks generally • good, Most business doing in Buttcr. Trade
generally brisker than it has been. 4 When Ave went to I r,..ss prices
were unvaried.

4 8 5

TALLOW AND OIL MARKET,
P. Y. C. Is rather more lively, at 495. to 455. 6d. In Oils no variat'ort
in price, but on Wednesday there is a public sale of Southern, Pale Scat,
and Newfoundland Cod.
HOP AND SEED MARKET,
Hops were steady to.day, at previous rates, Nothing fresh in Seeds,
COLONIAL MARKETS.
The thaw causes more inclination to purchase, because there is a
prospect of its continuation. Should this be the case, we shall, in a
short time, have a considerable increase of business. At present we
have no great business advertised in Groceries for the week—for to-day
nothing. The chief is 5,200 bags of Mauritius Sugar for to-morrow.
And rather remarkable it is, that a coree we have none advertised for
the whole week. The Imports are rather increasing. The deliveries
for home consumption are fair all things considered. In Canadian pro-
duce there is nothing fresh,
COUNT

'AY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEEK.

Wheat. i Barley. ; oats. Beata.. Pease.
---...,
17------er Quarter. 1-----s. to s. IT. to 1.1---s. to s. s, s. s. to s.
C.x1i51e........—.......... 161 ,30 —• 120 41 . '29
Hexham ;51 64 20 35 124 27
310rpeth ............! 50 58 128 32 !29 30 34 :36 34 58
Penrith : 59 ; 30 21 53
Slidtiel.l.---.........."'w. —591—90—20 42 33 Winchester 58 64 97 33 22 2.; 44 46 37 49
Per Thisbe!. 5.4. s. rt. 8.9. 8.41.15. 4. 5.9. s. d. 11.(1. 4. 4. s. d.
Carmarthen-a..., i It 9 74 36 40 3O 40 00 00 01 0U
Cowbridge 17076360''.9 0 3 6 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 140weaSt10 (Staff.) !6079364030 3 9 5 0 5 9 0 0 0 (:
14orthalIerton —....1 6 0 73 3 9 4 6 3 3 4 0 5 a 6
0 0 0 0 0
Stone----........._, 8() Bel 4 0 4 9 3 0 3 4 G 0 6 7 0 0 0 0
Swansea ------, a. a 7 0 3 6 4 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Warwick
_,,,,, 9 0 110 3U 46 '2 0 33 56 6 0 00 0 0
Per lec.' ;
BarnArileastle—. 13 0 16 0 86 00 34 60 90 10 tt 76 110
Vaithatn---...._. 12 015 a - 0 89 53 71110011 c 86 RRichmond--- 13 (1 170 70 90 50 90 90 11 01 9
0 9
P 0
Stockton.__._., 1!) 0 14 0 83 80 5 9 80( 7 6 01. 00 0 0

NEWCASTLE COltli :MARKET, Ffr:a.''l7,
Our Farmers brought -a good supply of Wheat to this day's market,
and we had also a fair arr;',;al from the coast, which caused the sale to
rule dull thrmighout, at similar prices to Saturday. The arrivals of
Barley being `,eery considerable, sales were difficult to effim at la! e
prices, Oats were in large supply, and sold freely at last week's rates.
Per Rye there was a fair clmatid at our quotations. Malt continues
to meet a very slow salts, but without alteration. in value. In Beans
and Peas there it change, Fur Flour we have a very limited sale
at late prieeii,

Wheat, NorthunAerland sss. New. Old.
593. 52.5. 61,1
- Norfolk and Suffolk
.. 51s so, 56.. 62..
-- Berwiet..i/Ht Scotch... s3s. - s -s 525.
---- Foreign
Rye, Norttolk and Suffolk 315..34s
--- Foreign
s. --s -s. -3. I.
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suifolk... 30s. 34, „.,,, -.8, ._,
- Grinding and Feeding 2 is. 2ts.
Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 523 lir.* -. -s.
Beans, Small
-s s ... 35s -z
s 365.
- Tick _ -s. -Srs •1 s. 32, 3 Is. .j ,
Pease, While
Gray
Oaks, Northumberland, l'otntue ......
------- Feed
- Foreign ....,„„,„.„
Flour (per sack)i -s, ...-g 4ls. 4;.a.
DERBY CORN MARKET, Fen. 17.
Our Corn Market continues to I),t well supplied with 'drain from the
Tanners. No alteration in last week's prices :-rest Wheat, 575. to
595. ; Fine Barley, 3Ra, to 335. ; Grinding dit:,o, 265. to 285.; Oats,
2 Os. to 265. ; Nec- )ieans, 325. to 3tis.
WAKEFIELD CORN, MARKET -Feb. 16.
Vasocat, Red, Norfolk sod Sufli,ik ...... ... -8. 50s. to -s. fine 565.
-- - Lin, and Cam,
Yo,rkshire •K. -s. to 50s. fine sls.
- VOiite , -s. 525. to 565. tine 6'..5.
----...... Foreign, Red --s. -s. to -8. fine -a.
White
Lasley, Norfolk and Suffolk
--- Lincolnshire
- Yorkshire \Vold
- Foreign
-s. to -s. tine --s.
Beans, Small
----- 'TVA
Oats, ro,taio . 225. to 2.15. tine 2.65.
-sm... rkdaml -s. 225. to 235. fine 30e.
-- Friezla:ni a•lit Small.
- Mealing
...,..
Shelling
Ma1t....... -s. 365. fine 403. per Load.
Rapeseed ,„,,,„,..., ............ .. ..... _t. Os 241. Os. 261. Os. per Last.

Alserdean
Berwick
Coletit warn
Cupar (hire,

RKETS.

Oat..

Beans.

()at .....,1.

15 to 1,.)
15 21
16 18
IS 22
20 25
17 21
20 22
14 21
20 23
20 22
!s through,

3! to 33
38 Z;ts

to -
- 25
27 28
22 26
30 31
:13 34
32 33
28 21
45 4 8
143
" „
2‘
nd country.

Dundee
Elgin ........

Invernest
Kelau
Ritkahly
Perth

12_,;•

E
We had zi very
rather quick.

•Feb. 14
7day, and tip

le sales wei c

Truro
He'atone
St. Austell...
ltoduiin
Liskeard
Launceston
Camelford
Penzance

LIVER

Our Cotton Market
be reported as very ate
our last quototious we]
Bd. ; 80 Bahia, Bd. 81
30 Ceara, 91d. ; am{