The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

Bank of Bengal—Discount on Government Accept-
ances (three months), 6 per cent. Ditto on Private Bills
and Notes (three months), 10 per cent. Interest on
Deposit of Company's Paper 8 per cent. ; Ditto on Cash
Credit Accounts 8} per cent.
Government Securities—Transfer Stock Paper, Five
per Cent., 7 to 8 pm. ; Bombay Five per Cent., 3to 4
dis. ; Old Sicca Five per Cents., according to numbers,
3 to 4 dis. ; New Company's Five per Cent., 0 8 to 1 0
dis.; Third, Four Sicca, 13i to 14i dis.; New Cy., Four
Sicca, 12 to 13 dis. _

Bank Shares—Bengal Bank, Co.'s rs. (4,000) pm.,
2,500 to 2,550 ; Union Bank, Co.'s rs. (1,000) dis., 550
to 600 ; Agra Bank, Co.'s rs. (500) pm., 190 to 200 ;
Oriental Bank, Co.'s rs. (1,000) (500 rs. paid up), pm.,
140 to 150 ; North Western Bank, Co.'s rs. (500) pm.,
100 to 130.

Price of Bullion, &c.—Syceo Silver, Co.'s 100 rs. per
sa. wt., 104 to 104 13 ; China Gold Bars, per sa. wt.,
16 11 to 17 6 ; Gold Dust, per sa. wt., 15 4 to 16 14;
Spanish Dollars, per 100, 220 to 220 ; Mexican Dol-
lars, per 100, 219 4 to 219 10 ; Sovereigns, each, 11 1 to
11 2 ; Madras Gold Mohurs, 16 3 to 16 4 ; Old Gold
hlohurs, 21 5 to 21 6.

NEW YEAR'S DAY AT WINDSOR

CASTLE.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday (New Year's Day)
a distribution of the Queen's bounty of food, coals,
and clothing to the aged, infirm, and necessitous poor
of Windsor and its vicinity, took place in her Ma-
jesty's Riding-school. Several hundred families had
been selected as deserving objects of the royal charity,
by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, assisted
by the clergy of Windsor and Clewer, and a member
of each family was in attendance at the Riding-school.
The Queen and Prince Albert entered shortly be-
fore ten o'clock, accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
was present ; and the royal visitors at the Castle,
together with the Ladies and Gentlemen of the royal
household, were also present at this interesting pro-
ceeding. Amongst those present were his Serene
Highness Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Abercorn, Viscountess Canning, Hon.
Miss Stanley, Hon. Miss Dawson, Marquis of Or-
monde, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Colonel
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Admiral Sir Edward Codring-
ton, Major-General Bowles, Captain Francis Seymour,
Colonel Bouverie, and Dr. Meyer.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, together with
their illustrious circle, having inspected the dif-
ferent articles, the distribution commenced.

The lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay was present,
and officers of the Lord Steward of her Majesty's
Household, attended to arrange the distribution, which
consisted of the following articles of food :-
1,684 lbs. of meat.
2,094 lbs. of bread.
228 pecks of potatoes.
478 lbs. of plum pudding.
There were also given away 456 cwt. of coals.
Blankets, winter cloaks, and calico were also
bestowed on the recipients.
The ceremony occupied an hour, and on its conclu-
sion her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Royal
Family, followed by the royal suite, returned to the
Castle ; and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
returned to Frogmore Lodge.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday morning.
The royal dinner party yesterday included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene High-
ness Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Abercorn, Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the
Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Mary Howard, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and
the lion. Mrs. Anson, Colonel the lion. C. B. and
Mrs. Phipps, Captain Francis Seymour, Captain the
Gordon,on. A. Gdon, and Dr. Meyer.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards performed
during dinner. After dinner the Queen had an
evening party. The company arrived at the Castle
soon after nine o'clock. The following had the honour
of being present :—The Marquis and Marchioness
of Downshire, Lord Marcus Hill, Hon. Henry and
Mrs. Ashley, Hon. Miss Lyttelton, Miss C. Pole
Carew, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss and
Mr. Couper, the Dean of Windsor, and Lady Char-
lotte Neville Grenville, two Misses Neville, the
Provost of Eton and the Hon. Mrs. Hodgson, the
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hawtrey, Rev. William and
Mrs. Canning, the Commanding Officer of the Royal
Horse Guards (Colonel Bouverie) and Mrs. Bouverie,
the Commanding Officer of the ,Grenadier Guards
(Lieutenant-Colonel Craufurd), Mr. and Mrs. Chal-
loner, Mr. Glover, and Lieutenant Colonel Charles
Bagot. •
Her Majesty and Prince Albert gratified their
noble visitors with the choral ode of Sophocles and
the harmonies of Mendelssohn, by the performance of
an abridgment of the dialogue of the Antigone, which
was most expressively and effectively read by Mr.
Bartley, aided by Mr. Bartholomew, the author of
the English version, who assisted him as the speaker
for a large chorus of the best-selected professional
and amateur vocalists.

Her Majesty's private band, most ably conducted
by Mr. Anderson, and increased by the chief perfor-
mers of the Philharmonic orchestra, completed the
admirable ensemble.

The beautiful ode to Eros, as originally written by
Mendelssohn, was for the first time (in this country)
charmingly rendered by Messrs. Genge, Peck, Beale,
and Smithson.
At the conclusion of the performance her Majesty
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert expressed their
approbation to Mr. Bartley, and were graciously
pleased to pay a similar compliment to Mr. Bar-
tholomew.
The performance of the Antigone was preceded by
a monody to the memory of the departed Mendels-
sohn, expressly written for the occasion, and printed
by command of the Queen for the company assembled,
to whom it was recited by its author, Mr Bartholo-
mew, who in it alluded to the principal compositions
of this great lyrist.