The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCIJLAR.
Sir James Graham, her Majesty's principal Secretary .
of State for the Home Department, arrived at Bucking-
ham Palace at twelve o'clock, yesterday, and the paro-
chial authorities being in- attendance, the birth of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall was registered.
the members of the Royal Family. sent to the Palace
An the forenoon to inquire after the Queen and the Royal
Infant. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
visited her Majesty in the afternoon.
The Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting on the
Queen; the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting; Cap-
tain Meynell, Groom is Waiting; and Colonel Arbuth-
not, Equerry in Waiting, arrived at three o'clock. The
Nobility and Gentry who arrived at the Palace, were
then received by her Ladyship. Among those present
were the Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Tanker-
vine, Countess Stanhope, Countess of Malmesbury, Coun-
tess of Charleville, Countess of Radnor, Countess of
Clonmel, Countess Poulett, Lady Mahon, Lady Wilhel-
mina Stanhope, Lady Granville Somerset, Lady L.
Percy, Lady Lucy E. Lowther, Lady Hamilton, Lady
Sine Bouverie, Lady Colchester, Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, Lady Charles Somerset, Lady E. Palk, Lady
Leith, Hon. Mrs. Dawson Darner, Hon. Mrs. Anson,
Mrs, Richard Wildman, Mrs. Lane Fox, Miss Lowther,
Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister, Lord Mahon,
Lord Burghersh, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord Hinton,
and the Hon. Col. Dawson Darner.
The whole of the above, after having had caudle served
to them, were conducted to the apartments in the north
wing, and were gratified with the sight of his Royal
Highness the Want Prince.' •
During the day, the Nobility and Gentry, and
most of the Diplomatic Corps, called at Buchingham Pa-
lace to make their dutiful inquiries after the state of the
Queen and the infant Prince. The following is a copy
of the bulletin exhibited :--
" Buckingham Palace, November 15, 1841.
Half-past 9, A. M.
" Her Majesty's:recovery goes on without interruption.
"The infant Prince continues well.
" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. •
RICHARD BLAGDEN."
Among inquirers yesterday were his Serene High-
ness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal ; the Portu-
guese, Sardinian, Hanoverian, Brazilian, Neapolitan, and
Brazilian Ministers; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness
de Cetto ; the Grecian Minister and Madame Tricoupi ;
the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunow ; the
Prussian and Austrian Ministers on special mis-
sions ; the Prussian, Spanish, Austrian, and Neapo-
litan Charges d'Affaires; the Swedish Charge d'Affaires
and Baroness Rehausen ; the Danish Charge d'Affaires and
Countess Bille Brahe ; the Mexican Charge d'Affaires
and Madame Murphy; Count Revel, the Lord Chancel-
lor and Lady Lyndhurst, the 'Duke of Norfolk, Duchess
Dowager of Richmond, Bishop of London and Mrs.
Blomfield, Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa, Marquis
and Marchioness ofCholmondeley, Countess of Newburgh,
Countess of Norbury and Lady Georgiana Toler,
Countess Dowager Carnwath, Earl of Lincoln, Earl Jen
myn, Earl and Countess of Surrey, Lord Forester, Lord
and Lady Langdale, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lady Robert
Grosvenor, Lord and Lady De Tabley, Lord Congleton,
Lady Denman, Lord Fitzgerald, the Lord Mayor and
Lady Mayoress, the Speaker, the Right Hon. T. B.
Macaulay, Sir James Graham, Sir James Kempt, Hon.
George and Lady Agnes Byng, Sir George and Lady
Quentin, Miss Quentin, Sir Edward and Lady Knatch-
bull, Lady Key, Sir Benjamin and Lady Brodie Colonel
Sir William and Lady Herries, Colonel Sir Borges Ca-
mac, Sir Felix Booth, Sir Patrick Ross, Mr. and Mrs.

Ashley, Sir Robert Chester, Colonel Sir Augustus
d'Este, Rev. Sir Henry Dukinfield, Sir Thomas
Wilde,
Sir James and Lady Carnac, Col. and Lady Alice
Peel, Hon. J. C. Dundas, M.P., Mr. and Lady Mary
Stanley, Miss Stanley, Mr. Hope Vere, Mr. Griffith
Richards, Q.C. ; Mr. Mibes Gaskell, M.P., and Mrs.
Milnes Gaskell ; Sir W. and Lady Pearson, Lieut.-Col.
Hall, Mr. C. Austin, Q.C. ; Captain and the Hon. Mrs.
Pechell, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Major Hyde, Captain Polhill,
M.P.; Mr. and Lady Mary Ross, Mr. Hamilton Lindsay,
Major Elrington, Mr. David Dundas, M.P., Q.C.; Mr.
Kindersley, Q.C.; and Mr. B. Wood, M.P.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent returned to
the Palace in the evening.
_ Her Majesty and the infant Prince continued well

last evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign•oft►ce. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel,
the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of
Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Lord
Fitzgerald, Sir H. Hardinge, and Sir E. Knatchbull.
The Council sat two hours and a half.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
A Queen's Messenger arrived in town soon after three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Sudbury Hall, the re-
sidence of her Majesty.
During the day the following bulletin of her Majesty's
health was exhibited at Marlborough House :
" Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has had a more
comfortable night, and is a little better to-day.
" W. F. CHAMBERS, M.D.
DAVID DAVIES, M.D.

" Sudbury Hall, Nov. 14, 1841."
More recent accounts were also gratifying, represent
ing her Majesty as being better in every respect.

EXCHEQUER BILLS.

At the present time, when the 'public feel so deep an
interest in everything that relates to Exchequer bills,_ in
consequence of the recent extensive forgeries that have
taken place, it may not be uninteresting to our readers
to give them a short outline of the origin of this species
of Government Securities.
In the years 1696 and 1697, the silver currency of the
kingdom being, by clipping, washing, grinding, filing,
&c., reduced to about half its nominal value, Acts of Par-
liament were passed for its being called in and re-coined,
but whilst the re-coinage was going on, Exchequer bills
were first issued to supply the demands of trade. The
quantity of silver recoined, according to D'Avenant, from
the old hammered money, amounted to 5,725,9331. It is
worthy of remark that through the difficulties experi-
enced by the Bank of England (which had been este-
tabliShecl only three years) during the re -coinage, they hav-
ing, taken the clipped silver at its nominal value, and guineas
at an advanced price, bank-notes were,
_ in 1697, at a dis-
count of from 15 to 20 per cent. " During the re-coin-
age," says D'Avenant, " all great dealings were trans-
acted by tallies, bank-bills, and Goldsmith's notes.
Paper credit did not only supply the place of running
cash, but greatly multiplied the kingdom's stock, for
tallies and bank-bills did to many uses serve as well,
and to some better than gold and silver, and this artificial
wealth, which necessity had introduced, did not make:us
less feel the want of that real treasure which the war and
our losses at sea had drawn out of the nation."