The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The following notice, relative to the admission of the
public to Windsor Castle, was issued yesterday:—
" Lord Chamberlain's-office, April 14, 1848.
" Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of ex-
cavations now in progress in Windsor Castle, the floors
in some of the passages are necessarily removed, and it
is impossible to admit visitors to the state or private
apartments.

" The issue of orders is, on that account, unavoidably
discontinued for a short period."
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early
walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Osborne, and
the royal childre►► took walking and pony exercise.

The Military Secretary to the Commander-in- Chief
had an interview with Lord Juhn Russell yesterday, at
his official residence in Downing street.
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ashton, and Mr. Adcock, a depute.
tion from the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners,
with Mr. Randall, their clerk, had an interview with
Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at th© office of her Ma-
jesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in White-
hall-place.
Mr. Jobn Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
The whole of the clerks and messengers of the different
departments of the Treasury, and of the Government
offices at Whitehall, asmbled yesterday in the Board-
room of the Treasury, when Lord John Russell expressed
his thanks for the unanimity and alacrity displayed by
all parties in voluntarily coming forward for the protec-
tion of the public offices on the recent occasion of alarm.
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps. of Gentlemen at
Arms, commanded by their captain, Lord Foley, and the
Yeomen Guard, commanded by their captain, the Mar-
quis of Donegal, were on duty in St. James's Palace on
Monday last.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of the North American
Provinces.

Lady John Russell was safely confined of a son yes-
terday morning. Her Ladyship is going on well.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 14.—The Peninsular and OH.
ental Steam Navigation Company's ship Montrose,
Captain John Bowtn, has just arrived here, after a fine
run of three-and-a half days from Vigo. She brings
the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails in charge of
Lieut. Peter Rainer, R.N., Admiralty agent.
Her dates are—Gibraltar, April 4; Cadiz, April 5 ;
Lisbon, April 9 ; Oporto, April 10; and Vigo, April 11.
The Montrose has a good number of passengers, and
the following cargo :-960 chests of oranges, 2 cases of
eggs, 15 boxes of specie, 2 barrels of pork, 2 cases of
feathers, 5 casks of wine, 5 cases of leeches, 22 bags of
walnuts, and 13 packages of general merchandise. .She
also brings letters of the 9th instant from the city of
Lisbon.

Lisbon was perfectly tranquil.
The Cortes had not yet interpreted the 63d article
of the Charter, nor had the Ministry made direct
elections a Cabinet question, although favourable to
that system.

No progress had been made in financial measures.
Her Majesty's ship Howe sailed on the 3d from
Lisbon for Madeira, to convey the Qeeen Dowager to
England. The steamer Scourge immediately followed,
it was reported, to tow the Howe, in case of light
winds.

The steamers Stromboli and Comet were the only
British vessels of war remaining in the Tagus.
The Galliot, Mexico, ninety-two days from the coast
of Africa, arrived at Lisbon on the 6th instant; she was
dismasted on the 26th of February, in lat. 40 23 N.,
lon 36 23 W. A pilot schooner. fell in with her twelve
miles S. W. of Cape Rica,
and towed her into Lisbon in
a helpless state, and she was performing quarantine at
Belem.
The Zargo steamer arrived on the 9th at Lisbon, in
six days from Madeira. The Queen Dowager had n
.
at the Canaries, and remained in a favourable state; of
health. This steamer brought part of the Duke of
Palmella's baggage, and his Grace
Portuguese steamer to convey himself and family to
Lisbon.
goes on
The Sardinian Minister leave by the Mont-
rose.was expecting a

Discount on Bank of Lisbon notes, 55 per cent. Ex-
change on London, at 30 days' sight, 52/cl.; at 90
days, 53d.
From Gibraltar, under date the 4th instant, we learn
that her Majesty's troop-ship Bellerophon arrived on the
Ist instant, in 24 days, from Corfu, having on board the
34th Foot, which regiment disembarked on the 2d.
Lieutenant-Colonel Dedes died of fever five days p9or
to the Bellerophon's arrival, and his remains were in-
terred on the 3d at Gibraltar, with all the honours due
to his rank. Five of the men had also fallen victims to
the fever.

Her Majesty's 79th Regiment was tb have embarked
on the Bellerophon for Canada • but the Montrose
brought out orders for the detention' of that regiment at
Gibraltar, and the Bellerophon was ordered to join the
rendezvous of the Channel fleet at Cork without delay.
The transport General Palmer, from Corfu, with in-
valids for England, had arrived at Gibraltar.
Her Majesty's brig Fantome left Gibraltar on the 3d
for the westward.

Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus was at anchor in
ie bay. . _

A French sloop-of-war (name unknown)
on the 3d, between the rivers Guadaranque and Pal-
moues. was aground

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Para cotton scarce, 20,000 to 94,000 reis per cwt. Hard
wheat was dull, at 2,001 8 reis per fanega. Buenos
Ayres and Monte Video bides were scarce, and Barbary
salted bides sold at 8,000 reis to 8,006 reis per cwt.
Horns were in request, at 48,006 reis to 68,009 per
1,200. Spanish lead 3,010 reis to 4,000 reis per 1121 b.
There was a very small supply of Irish beef, and the
quotations were 14,000 'sis W 16,000 reis per barrel.
Spanish brandy, 8,006 reis per barrel. Swedish deals,
14 ft. by 3 in. were 7,oo9lreis per dozen afloat; Beni-
carlo wines were selling at 23,024 reis per pipe. In other
descriptions of merchandise not much doing.
Exchange on London at 90 days' date, 484 to i; on
Paris, sf. 25c.; Marseilles, sf. 26^. - to 51. 28c.; Genoa
sf. 30c.; at 8 days' sight on Madrid, 2f to p did.; GEE,:
f dis.; Malagar, i dis.; Seville, f dis.; Alicante, i to
dill.; Valencia, i dis. ; Barcelona, & dis.
Spanish pillared dollars had declined to 2i per cent.
premium.
Freights—United Kingdom and South America
14,000 to 16,000 reis and 10 per cent.; Malta, Le—
ghorn,'
or Genoa, 4,000 reis and 5 per cent.

A special meeting of the shareholders in the St.
John d'el Rey Mining Company took place yesterday,
when, in order to show the present progress of the con-
cern, the report of 11.. a D. Keogh, dated Morro
Velho, the Ist of January, 1848, was distributed.
The Isle of Man Commercial Bank, which recently
suspended payment, had a general meeting on the sth
inst., when the directors stated that the loss to the
shareholders would be about 103. per share, and that the
business of the bank had been agreed to be taken up by
the City of Glasgow Bank. It was also stated, that Mr
Dickie, the late manager, had resigned on the ground of
ill-health, and that his office would be supplied, for the
present, by Mr. John S. Jackson, formerly manager of
the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank. The
amalgamation
tolife duethe paymenthwithankof all hih
the Citya of Glasgow
Bank i
ilities,
and is
reglrded with satisfaction by the creditors and share-
holders.
DIVISION OF BUCKINGIIAMSHIRE.--The county of
Buckingham has been divided,. under the now County
Coroners' Act, into four districts, viz., those of Ayles-
bury, Beaconsfield, Newport Pagnell, and Winslow. The
order appears in last night's Gazette.
EXPLOSION AT CAIRO.—The last letters from Cairo
state that two barrels of gunpowder, deposited in a
house in the quarter called Uargouche had exploded and
destroyed a range of five houses. Fifty bodies of men,
women, and children, in a frightful state of mutilation,'
were subsequently dug out of the ruins. An iuvesti:
.g±ttion had been set ore toot to discover the cause of this 1
disaster.