The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the
Queen.

Her Majesty did Mr. Hayter the honour to sit to him
for his great picture of the Coronation.
The Royal Dinner party at Buckingham Palace last
evening included the Earl and Countess of Surrey,
Lady Mary Howard, Lord Leveson, Sir Joseph Copley,
and Mr. Rich.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign Office. Jt was attended by all the Ministers ex-
cept Lord Holland.

'The Council sat an hour and a half.
The Chairman of the Excise had an interview yesterday
with Viscount Melbourne.

The Commander of the Forces, and Mr. B. Wood,
M. P., had interviews with Lord John Russell, yesterday,
at the Colonial Office.
The French Ambassador transacted business at the
Foreign Offic e.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will give a full dress
dinner to a large party on Monday next, the lOtti inst.,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Despatches from the Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar
were received yesterday at the Colonial Office.
The marriage of the Bishop of Carlisle with the Hon.
Miss Hope Johnstone, one of the Maids of Honour to
her Majesty the Queen Dowager, was solemnised yester-
day morning at Marlborough House, by the Rev. J. R.
Wood, Chaplain to her Majesty. After the ceremony,
the Bishop and his Lady left Marlborough House in a
carriage and four for the seat of the Earl Amherst, Mon-
treal, near Seven Oaks.

Mr. Grote M. P., and Lady have arrived at their resi-
dence in Eccleston-street, from Paris.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVA O'CLOCK.

We have received the New York Papers of the 15th
January by the packet ship Stephen Witney, arrived at
Liverpool,
In respect to the commercial intelligence it is of a more
favourable nature than that received by the last arrival.
Four days later intelligence had been received from Eng-
land bringing the arrangement which had taken place
between Messrs. Rothschild and Sons and Mr. Jaudon,
which caused a decided improvement in the value of
the United States Bank Shares, which had the effect to
improve them to 85 a 86.
Exchange on London 7 to 7i, and a fair business was
doing in inland Exchanges.
Extracts from the New York Papers will be found in
another part of the Paper.
The flood of immigration into Texas was still pouring
with a wider and deeper flow. It is computed that 100,000
settlers have come in since the summer.

The only arrival this morning of consequence is the
packet-ship from New York. Upon the whole the intel-
ligence respecting commercial affairs is of a favourable
description. Remittances to a considerable amount have
been forwarded to England, to settle the debt and interest
in Europe; and the dividends in the different lAnks had
been paid. United States Bank Shares had improved
4to 5 per cent. Exchange comes rather lower 7/. The
political intelligence is of little importance.

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 911 I for Account,
opened thin morning rather better, and may be quoted at
91f buyers for the Account; for Money, also, 912 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 13 15 prem. ; India Bonds, par 3 prem. ;
Bank Stock, 1792; India Stock, 249 250.
Th 9 Foreign Market rather heavy, at the leaving off
quotations of yesterday ; Spanish Active'at 264 ; Passive,
6f j ; Deferred, 121 k ; Portuguese, 34,1 35 ; Colombian
272 ; Mexican, shade lower, 291 4 ; Brazilian, 764 771 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 62f j-; Five per
Cents., 1002 101.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK

Sank Stock Red . ..... —178%
8 per Cent. Con. 91)8%
I per Cents.
3y,', per Cent —
Ditto Red 99%
New 3% per Cent 98% 9
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire
Jan} ,6, 1860. 1461-16 14
Oct. 10, 1859 133
Jan. 5, 1860
Jan. 5, 1880

India Stock
Ditto Bonds
South Sea Stock —
Old Annuities 89%
New Ditto
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
Exch. Bills, £1,000......14 10 pm.
Ditto 500. ..15 10 pm.
Ditto Small l3 pm.
Ditto Commercial die.
Ditto Advertised -
!Sank Stock for Account ... 241)

April 5, IMO
Jan. 5,1!70
PRICES OF FOREIGN FU NDS
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds

India Stock for Account
Congos for Account 9lk%
'HIS DAY AT ONE O.CLOCA.
Peruvian ........
Ditto Account

13-at° Account

Portuguese ISonds. ......

Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account

DAC@ New Bonds
Ditto Accoun•
3474_5N

Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bend f —r Prussian Bonds
Ditto Ac,ccr, nt — Russian Bonds, 1822
i
Columt iAn Bc :Ids 24 N , Ditto Account —
Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic —
Columbian 3c 7 d 5,1824
Ditto Accottit ....... ...... —, Ditto Account. 26% 6
Danish Bonds
_ _.

Ditto Acccc nt
Greek Bonds
Ditto Bonds, 1825

Deferred 121 A
French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
4 per cent. f. —c.

Ditto Account ...... —l -- 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent 23 — Exchange. —f. —c
Ditto Account — Dutch, 2y4 per cent. al% ii
Ditto, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account ......... ...... Ditto, 5 per cent lOO% 3i %
Neapolitan Ditto Acc0unt....,.........
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Paid.

Per Share,

Holland Selby Railway Company -
95
Brighton Railway 3,1
London and Rlactwall Railway ......... 17%
London and Birmingham Railway Company ...

Diito New :,hares— ----
---
:174 43%
Australasia Bank
7fs Ditto New lO 1N
Rritisb North American Bank 3O 28%
Union Bank of Australia ...
Assam Company 5 SIA 6
lIALF-PAST ONE.
-- - -

Valpariso papers have been received to the 13th Octo-
ber, 10 days later; but they do not bring any news of im-
portance. Exchange on England, 45 pence.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MA RKET, MONDAY.—The sales
this day are 3,000 bales, at Saturday's prices.
It appears that it is anticipated in the United States
that much trouble will grow out of the taking of Mata-
moras by the Federalists, by concentrating the whole of
the Mexican people against the United States, and bring
about an actual war.

Consols are not quite so good as in the early part of the
morning, may be quoted at 9148 for the Account, for
Money steady at 918 to 4 ; Exchequer Bills have receded
4in the morning, they were 14 prem., at present 10; in
India Bonds nothing done ; Bank Stock, 1784 ; India
Stock, 249. _ _ _

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active a shade lower,
26 ; Portuguese improved to 354 ; Three per Cents., 231 ;
Columbian Six per Cents., 24,4; Mexican Five per Cents.,
231 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 ; Five per
Cents., 100 f for money.
The Hamburg mail just arrived of the 31st January,
brings the Exchange on London 13 5, Gold 430, Metal -
liques, 1071 ; Bank Shares, 1,680.

The Montreal papers received this morning, say, " That
it is currently rumoured that the Tories intend to submit
petitions against the Union of the Provinces, at the dif-
ferent township meetings to be held on Monday next,
throughout the Province. The Lord Bishop of Toronto
and Mr. Sheriff Jarvis are to carry them to England
forthwith.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS

Bank Stock
1783 i India Stock 049
3 per Cent. Red 91% Ditto Bonds
C
3 per Cent Cciis. ()DC,. Ditto Old Annuities 89%
34, per Cent. Red 9 % Ditto New Annuities
New 3i per Cent 1',9 ;Ex. Bills, 1,10 li "d 12 pin.
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/.. 12 pm
Long Annuities to expire . Ditto Small l2 pm.
Jan. I881!1
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1880