The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-02 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE KING OF HOL

LAND.

THE HAGUE, MARCH 20.
The following bulletin of the health of the King was
published this morning:—
" His Majesty passed the whole of yesterday in a state
of great tranquillity, and slept at intervals through the
night, till this morning, when very slight symptoms of
fever manifested themselves.

(Signed)

" BECKERS, M.D.
" EVERHEERD, M.D. •

" The Hague, March 30, 1847."
The following was also issued this afternoon, at half-
past six:—
" A slight change for the better has taken place in his
Majesty's health."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market there was not much
done yesterday. Sales, 3,000 baler.—Shares were flat.
This is a strict holiday in the City.
There is no longer any doubt that the Bank of Eng-
land at the present moment is seriously drawn upon for
specie to send abroad, and that restrictive measures of a
more sweeping character than perhaps ever before were
adopted, and which are necessitated by the new cur-
rency law, by which the Bank must now regulate itself,
have been resolved upon. The Bank, in order to keep
a stock of bullion up to the proportion allowed against
its circulation, has intimated to the bankers and dis-
count houses in the City that they must no longer ex-
pect any but temporary accommodation, and that loans
upon bills will be made only till the 17th inst., and then
not for the full amount. We shall have discounts up
therefore to 6 or 7 per cent. currently until the Bank is
in a situation to relax from this " screwing" process.
Had the Bank put on an extra 1 per cent., the public
would have been much less inconvenienced, but to refuse
to re-discount for the City bankers will compel the latter,
cautious as they have been of late, to decline advances
upon half the paper offered to them. Now, therefore,
comes the " tug of war," and the trial of the Bullion
Currency Act, which, though it may secure the Bank
by compelling the maintenance of a large reserve of
coin, will derange commerce and cause immense losses.

MARKET NEWS.-(T HIS DAY.)
This being Good Friday, no business was transacted either.
in Mark-lane or the Borough.

SMITHFIELD.
For a holiday market the supply of beasts on sale here was
unusually extensive, viz., 1,225 head. Still, however, owing
to the large number of buyers in attendance, the Beef trade
was steady, and a good clearance was effected at Monday's
quotations. From abroad we received 104 Beasts, 140 Sheep,
and 20 Calves. There was less activity in the Mutton trade
than on last market day. In some few instances a slight
depression was submitted to in prices; yet a full average
amount of business was transacted. The number of Lambs
was seasonably large, or about 6,000, while the trade was
firm, at from ss. Bd. to 7s. per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight
120 came to hand. Calves were in good request, at previous
currencies; but Pigs, though quite as dear, commanded very
little attention. Mitch Cows were dull, at from 161. to 18/.
each, including their small calf.

Per Blbe. to Mph the offal.

11. d. to S. d.
Inferior Beasts 1 0 1 4
Second quality • . •• 3 6 3 8
Prime large Oxen 3 10 4 2
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0

S. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6
Coarse-woolledditto 4 8 410
Southdown Wether i 0 5 4
Ditto out of the wool
Large flogs ••.• • • 3 8 4 6

Prime small ditto .. 5 2 5 4 Small Porkers • • 4 8 5 2
';uckling Calves —lB 0 29 0 Quarter old rigs ••I6 0 20 0
Inferior Sheep •..• 3 8 4 0 Lambs —•••• • • • • 5 8 7 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
yeasts. I 1
Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs.
1,270 8,070 254 200
NEWGATE AND LZIADEItirIELA.X.X..
We had a steady trade here, at very full prices.
At per stone by the Carcase.
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s. d. to 1,. d. 11. d. to s.
Beef, inferior...—. 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 3 8
- middling .... 210 3 0 --middling.. 310 4
prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 2 4 4
prime small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large.... • • 310 4 6
Veal. •••• • • • ••• . • 4 2 5 0 small 4 8 5 0
Lamb. As id to is Od
COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—There has been rathermore done in British
Plantation, but at reducel rates in some instances. Some
Barbadoes of the new crop has been sold at 46s Gd to 53s for
low to fine bright grocery, and 46s Gd to 49s for low to mid
yellow. Berbice has been sold at 45s to 47s for low and mid
yellow, and at 43s to 45s for mid to good brown.
REFlNSD.—Standard Lumps have realised 64s to 64s 6d.
EAST INDlA.—Mauritlus 14,741 bags about half sold, low
yellow 44s to 455, low to fine grey 44s to 495, and good to fine
brown 40s to 4:3a. Madras 6,793 bags brought 43s 6d to 44s
for fine damp yellow, and 38s Gd for tine brown. Bengal has
beam rather cheaper, fine strong grainy yellow 53s 6d to 545.
Java, 1,117 baskets 948 mats was chiefly taken in at 48s to
55s for low to good yellow.
FORElGN.—tiavannah has been about Is per cwt cheaper,
white has been taken in at 535, yellow at 47s for mid and
52s to b3s fur good. Porto Rico has been taken in at 2::'s 6d
to 265, for low greyish to good yellow in bond. St. Croix
has been sold at 58s to 58s Gd for very fine yellow.
COFFEE—West India deeriptions have been quiet. Cey-
lon samples are pretty steady. Plantation is held for 65s to
70s for mid, and low mid and pale at 54s to 58s. Padang
has been taken in at 28s to 295. Company's Java at 50s to
51s for tine bold yellowish, and Batavia at 31s 6d to 32s fine
ord ; Rio fine tine ord is 43s Gd, and La Guayra 36s to 375.
Cocoa.—There has been a good demand. Low and mid
Trinidad 52s to 565.
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SALTPETRE.—The inquiry is moderate, and prices are firm.
RlCE.—Prices are declining Bengal has been sold at 16s
to 17s 6d per cwt, and Madras at 16s to 17s per cwt.
SPICES.—White Pepper has been taken in at 41/2d to 6d
per lb., and Malabar has been sold at 2%d to 3d per lb.
RUM.—The market is dull again, and prices are nominally
much the same.

---COrro;t.=llltther an increased business has been done.
INDnao.—The market is firm. The May sales commence
en Tuesday, the 11th inst., and the accounts from India are
likely to influence them favourably.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. Tallow is 50s Cd per cwt. on the spot.
TEA.—The market is not active, but prices are steady
generally.
The markets are closed until Wednesday nest.

DEATH OF LORD SATE AND SELF.—This much
respected nobleman expired on the evening of the 31st
ult., at his residence in Grosvcnor•street, aged forty-
nine, and after an illness of about eight days. Tho de-
ceased Peer,William Thomas Eardley Twisleton Fiennee,
was born April 24th, 1798, being the son of the eleventh
Lord, who died in 1844, by the lion. Maria Eardley,
eldest daughter of Lord Eardley. The deceased was
❑ever married, and the title and estates fall to the Rev.
Frederick Twist!eon, his uncle, who is a canon residen-
tiary of Hereford Cathedral.
Rona old BANK NOTES.—A letter, containing
3001. in 51. Bank of England notes, which was forwarded
from the Plymouth branch of the Dank of England, on
Friday last, by post, in a packet to ;!essrs. Vivian and
Co,, of Torquay, has not come to hand. The numbers of
the notes are known, and their payment stopped.
CAPTURE OF A DAPMEROEN LUNATIC.—The town
of Brentford was on Wednesday night thrown into a
state of great excitement and alarm, in consequence of
a desperate attempt at murder made by a man of the
name of Barney Fitzpatrick, an Irishman, formerly a
soldier. He has been more than once an inmate of the
Middlesex County Pauper Lunatic Asylum,
.at Hanwell,
but on each occasion, after remaining there some time,
was discharged as convalescent. On Wednesday night
Fitzpatrick, while under the effects of liquor, rushed
into the streets of New Brentford in a very excited
state, and created a great disturbance. Sergeant Gib-
son, T 27, knowing his dangerous character, endea-
voured to appease him and persuade him to go home
quietly, but without avail. Mr. Millard, the landlord
of the Catherine Whtel public-house, who knew him
well, then went up to him for the same purpose the ser-
geant had tried in vain, when Fitzpatrick immediately
rushed upon him and assaulted him very severely, the
whole time threatening his lite ; and there is no doubt
that he would have carried out his threats to the fullest
extent, had not Sergeant Gibson ably assisted Mr. Mil-
lard in defending himself, but it was not until the assist •
ante of five policemen had been obtained that Fitzpatrick
was overpowered and conveyed to the station, house.
Yesterday he was taken before Mr. G. Baillie, the chair-
man of the Brentford magistrates, and Sir Alexander
Spearman, Bart., at the residence of the former, Han-
well-grove, when evidence proving the above facts was
gone into, and the bench were at first disposed to commit
him for trial for the attempt at murder, but it was
aventuelly considered that the best course would be to
send him raisin to the Hartwell Lunatic Asylum, where
he was immediately taken by the police.
SALMON Ffsurso.—The Scottish rivers have seldom
commenced the salmon season with less success than on
the present occasion. The Ness still continues to re-
ward the fishermen charily. A fish now and again re-
wards the haul, but there is nothing like plenty. The
snowy chill of the waters probably keeps the fish from
running. In the Conan the take has been more success-
ful. Since the season opened, we learn that the avrrage
daily take has been from ten to twelve fish. On Saturday
we. k twenty-one were caught, and on Tuesday thirty
six.—lnverness Courier.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MARC!! 31.—The
broker's offices have presented but little assortment this
week, and consisted principally of the cargo of the Glenelg,
just landed, of which about one-half have been sold at for
mer rates. The arrivals consist of two vessels from the
Mauritius, one from llavannah, and one from Calcutta, the
cargoes of which are not yet landed. A parcel of Molasses
has been taken ex ship at 235. per cwt. Nothing doing in
rums.—Bristol Gazette,