The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians took his departure
from Buckingham Palace at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday
morning for Dover, on his return to the Continent.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the
Palace at half-past 10 o'clock, to take leave of his Majesty.
His Majesty was attended to his carriage by the Lord
Steward, Lord Poltimore, Lord in Waiting, Sir Frederick
Stovin, Groom in Waiting, Colonel Wemyss, Equerry in
Waiting, Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert, and Cap-
tain Seymour, Groom to Prince Albert.
His Majesty left the Palace attended by Lord Lilford, Lord
in Waiting on the Queen, General Goblet, and M. Van
Praet.

Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her Ma-
jeety.
The Earl of Errol and Viscount Melbourne had the honour
of joining the Royal circle at Buckingham Palace at dinner
last evening.
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards attended
at the Palace during dinne)..
A Deputation from Marylebone, on the Window Duties,
consisting of Sir Benjamin Hall, M. P., Messieurs G. A.
Young, H. Biers, Kensett, and Savage, had an interview with
the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office.
A Deputation from the Metropolitan Anti-bridge Toll As-
sociation for securing the means of throwing open Waterloo,
Southwark, and Vauxhall Bridges free of 'I 011,--consisting of
Mr. Byng, M.P., Mr. Kemble, M.P., Mr. Pattison, M.P.,
Mr. B. Wood, M.P. Mr. Ewart, M.P., Colonel Sir De Lacy
Evans, M.P., Mr. Palmer, M.P., Messrs John Milner Gib-
son, James Shears, Robert Forest, A. Pellatt, and J. Grissell,
Dr. Veitch, Rev. Mr. Sherman, Messrs. W. G. Homier, W.
Willans, and Thomas Pocock, and of Henry Cope, Jun., the
Honorary Secretary of the Association, waited en the han-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street, on the
subject of extinguishing the burdensome tolls of these bridges
for the benefit of the public.
Messrs. Baker and Donaldson had an interview yesterday
with the Marquis of Normanby at the Home Office.
Despatches from the Governor of St. Helena were received
yesterday at the Colonial Office.
Messrs. Mills, Carpenter, and Luck had an interview with
the Marquis of Normanby yesterday.
A Deputation, headed by Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., had an
interview with the Marquis of Normanby, at the Nome Office,
yesterday.

Baron Bulow transacted business with the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade yesterday. I
We regret to hear that Mr. Calcraft, the Mem-
ber for Wareham, is labouring under a severe attack of
the scarlet fever. _ _

The General Steam Navigation Company's
vessel the Ocean, T. Fife, from Rotterdam, arrived off the
Custom House on Sunday with the Dutch mail.

NEWSPAPER STAMPS.

Extract from a Return to an Order of the House
of Commons, dated 2d February, 1841, for the
following London Papers, from the Ist of July
to the 31st of December, 1840, inclusive :

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
We have a statement before us of the exports from
Launceston is Van Dieman's Land during the third quar-
ter of 1840, and which gives a total of 187,2981. For
the nine months up to September last, the exports amounted
to 750,0001. The imports of the quarter were 98,8681.,
and of the year 400,000/. ; and the dues collected at the
port during the year were 36,500/.
Te_day we have had scarcely any business doing in the
fund, and prices have dropped about 4 per cent. on Con.
sots. Fur present transfer the quotation of Consols was
884 to 4i; and for the noxt Account the continuation
was about ;If per cent. Exchequer Bills were dull at 6..
to 4s. premium ; East India Bonds ranged from 15s. to
10g. discount. Bank Stock was at 1664. India Stock
at 248. The New Three-and-a_ Half per Cents, brought
97 to :}; and the Reduced Three per Cents., 89k to 884
We have had no for sign news to influence the value of
the Peninsular or other fancy stocks to-day, all of which
were heavy. The Active Spanish Bonds have been
been marked 231 to 234, the New Five per Cent. Portu-
guese Stock, in the absence of any later intelligence from
Lisbon, have been reduced to 314 for money, and to 314
for the 26th instant ; Mexican Stock, of 1837, was worth
274 to-day, being a slight decline ; Brazilian Bonds were
steady at 724, and French Three per Cents. at 76
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, were marked 504 to,
and Belgian Five per Cents. receded to 994 and to 984.
For the Railway Shares there is still but a dull market,
and although prices do not recede materially, they are not
supported with any thing like firmness. The London and
Birmingham have been marked 584, without the dividend
er the New shares ; South Western 184, Great Western
24k, the New 11, and the Greenwich Scrip 18 premium.
Brighton were 7/, and North Midland 25 discount. Pro-
♦incial Bank of Ireland New Shares were 7 premium.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of
Saturday, 8114 - 4, both for Account and Money, with nothing
doing to the present time ; Exchequer Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 165 167; India Stock, 247 249.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active may be quoted as
they left off, 234 24; Deferred, 12,A I ; Passive, 5i 6A ;
Portuguese same as they left off, 311 32 ; Brazilian, 71f 72A ;
Colombian, 22f 23 ; Mexican 271 28 ; Chilian, 62 64 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50A ; Five per Cents. 991.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 20.—We have
had rather a quiet Market to-day. London and South Western
58i ; London andßirmingham 170 171 ex. div. ; Ditto 321.
Shares 57f 58 ex. div. ; Ditto New 32/. Shares 20} 211;
Lancaster and Preston 32k; Ditto New 20; Manchester and
Leeds 75 7.5 A ; Ditto Halves 32f 33.

We have Cape of Good Hope Papers to December 27.
We understand that his Excellency the Governor, in conse-
quence of the prevailing dearth of labour, has granted permis-
sion to such amongst the soldiers as are willing to do so, to as-
sist the farmers in getting in their crops ; and that tho:e work-
ing on the roads are to be temporarily removed for that purpose.
The corn farmers, it is pleasing to hear, have met with less
difficulty this year in procuring reapers to cut down one of the
most abundant crops of wheat ever known in this colony at any
former season ; the wages are said to be high, above 3s.
per day, but the necessaries of life, and particularly wheat, it
should be recollected, have for some time back been more than
double their usual price.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date.
PRUSSIA MAGDEBOURG, FEB. 10.—A part of our com-
merce is in a critical state, owing to several failures which took
place in the month of October of last year.
BodasE OF AMSTERDAM, FEB. 19.—Remains without bu-
siness. The improvement in London of the 16th was para-
lyzed by the fall at Paris of the 17th ; in consequence the
National Funds scarce varied in price.
The Spanish Funds have been sought after above all the
coupons, which got up from 20-1 to 21 15-16 and 22. After
the closing, Ardoin's was done at 22, Coupons 21A.
We hear that the last part of the Loan has been negotiated
at 3 per cent, above the emission of the former in rents at
5 per cent. ; the General Society is interested for one-third.
The Organe of Flanders has a letter from the Hague, of
the 16th February, stating that private accounts have been
received from Batavia, giving a deplorable statement of com-
mercial affairs in that capital. The great scarcity of money
damps all speculations. Already several houses could not resist
this crisis, and were obliged to suspend their payments.
We have no arrivals this morning of importance, conse-
quently things are dull in the City at present,
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Cheltenham and Great Western. 62/ 26i...... to
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
174 to
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. 20.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock — Grand Canal Stock ...
Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent...
Ditto New, 183(1 ...... 971 Ditto 4 per cent ...
3i per Cent. Debs.
Consols are not quite so good as they were in the early part
of the mornirb, and may be quoted at present 881 for the
Account, have been at 88i ; for Mersey 881 S with little doing.
Exchequer Bills, 6 4 premium ;- Bank Stock, 1661 ; India
Stock, 248.
In the Foreign Market also little doing ; Spanish Active
231, a shade lower than in the morning; Portuguese 311, also
receded ; Brazilian 72} ; Belgian 99A 984 ; Dutch. Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. also lower, 50;1 u.
The Share Market is inactive ; London and Brighton, 42(1 ;
Blackwall, 17 ; London and Birmingham, 1481 ex. new di.
vidend ; Cheltenham and Great Western, 261.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank stock
3 per Cent. Red BBl Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent C0n5........ 881 Ditto Old Annuities
per Cent Red........ 971 Ditto New Annuities...
New 31 per Cent .. 97 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 4pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001 7pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small spm
Jan. 1860. l3 1-16 Bank Stock for Acct
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Aect

Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 13-16 Consols for Acct
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A ustrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Relgian, 5 per cent 93 Ditto, New Ditto.... 31
Brazilian Bonds .. .. Prussian, ti per cent.... ..._.
BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. . . _
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2:3
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, Deferred
Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... —f. —c
Greek,lB2s, spercent. Exchange f. —c
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French,3 per cent 76f. —c
Di to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 21- per cent
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent..... —t
SHARES.
Cheltenham and Great Western (621 paid) 261
Great Western Railway (65 paid) B9i
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall Railway (221 pd) 17i
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 1431
London and Greenwich Railway (20 paid)
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
Ditto Scrip. ( 3 paid). 43
London and South Western 571
North Midland Railway (100 paid) 75