The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Colonel Seymour, Equerry
in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took an airing yesterday in an open
carriage and four.
Their Royal Ilighnesset Prince Alfred, and the
Princess Alice took their accustomed pony and walking
exercise yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Bucking-
ham Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured
the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with her pre-
sence yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness was at-
tended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George Couper, and
Lord James Murray.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and his Serene High-
ness Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoured the perform-
ance of the Royal Italian Opera with their presence yes-
terday evening. Their Royal Highnesses were attended
by Baroness Bose, Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond
Mild may.

A Cabinet Council was held, at twelve o'clock yester-
day-, at the Foreign•otfice. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Auck-
land, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, and the
Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat two hours.
A deputation from Norwich, on the subject of the Poor
Removal Act, had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted
of the Mayor of Norwich, Mr. G. L. Coleman; the Go-
vernor of the Court of Guardians, Mr. A. A. 11. Beck-
with; Mr. J. G. Johnson, Mr. J. tialtz-r, Mr. Robert
Chamberlin, Mr. R. N. Bacon, Alderman Sidney, M.P.,
Mr. Henry Ilansek, the Marquis of Douro, MX., and
Mr. S. M. Peto.

The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt had a meeting yesterday, at the Treasury. There
were present the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England,
and the Deputy-Governor. Mr. Iligham, Secretary and
Comptroller-General, was in attendance.
A deputation from the Blackburn Commercial Asso-
ciation, consisting of Mr. James Pilkington, M.P., Mr.
Montague J. Fielden, and Mr. D. C. Aylwin, had an in-
terview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Buckingham and Earl Spencer had inter-
views yesterday with Sir George Grey.
A deputation, consisting of Lord Falmouth, Sir
Charles Lemon, Mr. Pole Carew, and Mr. Kendall, had
an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.
A deputation from Leicester, consisting of Mr. J.
Biggs, Mayor of Leicester, Mr. J. Whetston, magistrate
of Leicester, and Mr. J. Millica, accompanied by the
Borough Members, Sir Joshua Walmesley and Mr.
Richard Gardner, had an interview yesterday with Sir
George Grey.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial•office for the Governor of the Falkland
Islands.

REFORMATION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS:FTOIII
the report of the Committee of the Philanthropic Society
for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders, in St.
George's-fields, Southwark, it appears that—" Out of the
200,000 offences that every year occupy the attention of
of our courts of justice, one-tenth, or nearly 20,000, are
committed by children, and one fourth, or nearly 50,000,
by youthful transgressors under twenty years of age. In
such a state of things thousands of young, ignorant, and
helpless beings, who might be trained to be benefactors
and blessings to their country, are left to become its
curse. It is felt that no system is so costly, none so
wasteful, as the present plan of sending the childish
criminal time after time to prison—thus leading him step
by step to graduate in crime, till he becomes at length a
confirmed and convicted felon, a burden for years or for
life upon his country."
A DUEL PREVENTED.—We hear that a duel be-
tween two gentlemen of this neighbourhood has lately
been happily prevented by the interposition of friends,
who caused the intended combatants to be bound over
in heavy penalties to keep the peace. The origin of
the quarrel is curious. One of the gentlemen, whom
for the nonce we will style Mr. Jones, finds that he is
unable to repay his friend Brown 1001. ho bad borrowed
of him. Brown, a choleric man, comments in strong
language on Jones's defalcation, whereupon Jones, by
way of satisfying Brown for the loss of his money, chal-
lenges him to mortal combat.— Plymouth Journal.
WHOLE AND NOT HALF MEASURES.--A certain
carter who lives on the north tide of the hill of Garvock,
and who is truly an eccentric character, when one day
driving his cart over the hill, met the Laird of on
horseback. nho Toy ruttely accosted him with " Take
the half of the road, sirs to which the independent
carter replied, as sharp as he had been commanded,
" Stop till I wun bye an' ye'll get it a'."—Scotch paper.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM
PANIES' STOCK.
From t 1 Gfficill List,
PUBLISILED EVERY TLTEADAT AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 4.
JOINT-STOCK 33ANKS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company per I of raid. Price
Anntm.. f Share.
-- --_-- ----
X I. d. A a. d.
Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 0 0 16
3ritshhorth American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
2eylon • • ...... •• -• • 6/. p r cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
.iornmercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
iolonial.. .
:. 5514 1::: c cent.
.t. 0025 0 0
100 - -
lonian ...... •,.. _.. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 -
Ditto ..... . - 13 0 0 -
:,onion Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
le_
Gloucestershlro
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......• • • 81. per cent. I 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New... -- .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia •• -..- - 22 10 0 -
Union of Australia ...• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto • • .. - -- 2 10 0 -
Uni,tn of London 6). per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10
Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per of raid. Price
Annum. Share.
x 5, d. X 3. 4.
W. Ms. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 1734
Dia ) Marine. ..... .
British Commercial ::
.1 tliti ..-144,
7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 syi
Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
County ............ - 100 0010 0 0 -163/;.p6edr.mk. 1 (5/00
00
00 :
60 (8)
31.
Cri,wn .............. 13s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
tiagle
Eng.& Scot. Law .... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 -
European Life ...... 514 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
FamilyEndowrart Soc. 41. & be. 40 0 40 0 -
Freemasons' ..... .... bl. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 -
litelte - 119
Guardian ...6....•...•....... 61. per cent. Stock.
51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 44%
!mperial Fire •• •.• • • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 220
imperial Life ........ 128. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Indemnity Marine- . • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 23
Law Fite ............ 100 0 0 210 0 274
-
LAW I ife .......... _
IL 55, 15000
00 120
00 4504
Legal and General Life -
London Fire ••.. • • - 101. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
London Ship • ... •• - 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
00
00
10s.
Marine.. ........... - 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid&Gen.Lile ,*.i/. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 Ai
National Lean Fund . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 --
National Life • ........ 8/. per cent. 100 0 8 5 0 0 -
PAliatlium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Pellcan • • • . • • • . .. •• - - - - 33
Pitmaix . • - - 160
Pt oteetor Life• • - ... Si. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
Pri,vident Life- • • .... 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Rock Life.. -••- •• • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4'4
Uoyal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - -
tun Fire - - -
Ditto Life . . 11. 61. - - -
Universal Life IONL pr cnt. 100 0 0 310 0 -
Viaoria Life .... - - 4 0 0 -
WILTER-114rongs
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of raid. Price.
Annum. Share.
• I --
X s. d. ..f s. d.
Birmingham. ........ I 18s. 25 010 -
Kttst London.... ••• ••• ' !IL 100 0 0 - 178
Grand Jtmction ...... 2/. 100. 41 13 4 - 82
100 0 0 - 84
_few Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 108. - - b 5
rauxball ............ 100 0 0 - 104
West Middlesex . . . 51.15s.prent. 63 12 9 - 11$
BRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------ -____
---.
X. s. d. X. E. d.
Hungerford - - . . •• .. - - - 45
Southwrk,NwSub.Av. - 632 12 8 - 23,
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 15
Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 5
Ditto Old Ann. of V. 1/. ss. 4d. -- GO 0 0 27
Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 11. 2s. 2d. -- 40 0 0 25
Vauxhall .... ... Ay 11. 16s. 70 10 0 - 26
"SOCHA..
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share,
-- -- -
£ s. d. X s. d.
C Anmercl al .. .. - -
East and West India 6!. pr cent. Stock. - 110,i
East Country ... 1/, per sh. 100 0 0 - 21
Landon ............. 51. pr cont. Stock. - 98
Ditto Bonds• •• • .... 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine ........ 5 per cent. Stock. - -
Ditto Bonds-- - - 4%1. pr cent. - - -
Southampton ••..•.•. 21. per cent., 50 0 0 50 0 0 -