The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAT.—The Queen and Prince Albert
walked this morning on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes
of the Castle.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
walking and pony exercise to-day, in the grounds adja-
cent to the Castle.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the sport
of shooting this morning, attended by Lord Byron, Mr.
J. R. Ormsby Gore, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
General Bowles, Colonel Buckley, and Captain the Hon.
A. Gordon.

Sir Henry E. Fox Young has arrived in town from
the Cape of Good Hope, and had, yesterday, an inter-
view with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office.
Lord Kinnaird had an interview with the Right Hon.
Ed ward Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commis-
sioners of Railways, in the Board of Trade.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, oil Wednesday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope, and also from the Governors of the West India
Colonies, were received yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

ACCIDENT AT MR. BURFORD'S PAINTING-ROOM
FROM tHE IMPROPER USE o FIRM-ARMS.—An accident
which might have been attended with the most serious
consequences, occurred on' Tuesday last at the painting
room of Mr. Burford, proprietor of the Panorama
Royal, Leicester square. Whilst that gentleman and
his assistants were engaged in painting a new picture,
which will shortly be exhibited to the public, they were
alarmed by a loud report of fire-arms close to them,
and immediately found that a ball had not only passed
through the doors of the building, which are very strong,
but had, subsequently, gone through the picture on the
side nearest the entrance; and, traversing an area of
nearly ninety feet, had also passed through the picture
on the opposite side, close to the spot where Mr. Bur-
ford had been painting a short time before. Happily,
no one was struck by the ball, which, as four persons
were present, and in different directions, may be con-
sidered as almost miraculous. We are, also, glad to
hear that no serious damage has been done to the paint-
ing. On inquiry, it has been ascertained that some idle
fellow, a married man, and, therefore, old enough to
know better, had been trying the powers of his pistol,
by firing at the doors of the painting-room, under the
impression that the ball would not penetrate them.
Mr. Burford has not taken any proceedings in this
matter; but we give these particulars, to serve as a
warning to the many foolish persons who are in the
habit of incautiously using fire-arms, and of the serious,
if not fatal result,:, which may be the consequence of
their carelessness.
2.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, Fan. —" Our sugar
market has been gradually advancing, and prices are
now 3s. to 4s. per cwt, higher than they were at the
lowest point of the market. Our supply is quite inade-
quate to the demand, but some importers arc holding
their stocks till after the meeting of Parliament. Rums
—A very good demand exists for all descriptions, and
prices have advanced 3d to 4d. per gallon.
TILE OPERA.—Signor Gardoni reached London the
day before yesterday. All the members of the company
of her Majesty's Theatre who are to appear at the
opening toward the middle of this month aro now arrived
and actively engaged in the rehearsal of opera and new
ballet,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the Liverpool Cotton blanket yesterday the sales
were 5,000 bales, at firm rates. There were 4,000 bales
of American sold at 4id. to 6d. per lb. Railway shares
were dull, and prices rather tended downwards.
In the advices received yesterday from Buenos Ayres
rather indignant allusion is made to the speech of Lord
Palmerston, in which the conduct of the defaulting
states was severely stigmatised ; and it is not a little
amusing to hear the allegations brought against England,
and the assertion that the non-payment of the interest
on Buenos Ayres stock was the result of our belligerent
operations, whereas it is notorious that no dividend
was paid for years before our differences with the Ar-
gentine Republic commenced. It is true that Roses
did within the last few years think proper to scrape
together one or two instalments, but the exception does
but prove the rule. On the other hand, we can scarcely
bring ourselves to think that such advice as that given
last night by Lord George Bentinck, viz., to seize
upon Cuba in indemnification of the claims of the
Spanish bondholders, is at all judicious or calculated to
advance the end proposed.
The accounts yesterday afternoon received from
Liverpool advise two additional failures of some im-
portance; but Messrs. Jevon, Bona, and Co., in the iron
trade, have excellent assets to cover their liabilities of
about 100,0001. Messrs. J. and G. Campbell and Co.,
in the West India trade, have debts of about 60,0001.
The Money Market continues very easy, and 130,0001.
in gold was received yesterday overland from Russia.
The produce markets will receive a portion of the ad-
vantage, and the following statement concerning sugar
is encouraging. It takes in the past month, however,
and does not represent the more recent improvement.
Messrs. Wilkinson and Jewesbury state:—
" SITGAR.—The market opened at the beginning of
the past month with a steady demand for all descrip-
tions, and much briskness has been experienced during
the last fortnight, and an advance of from Is. to Is. 6d.
has been established. Several parcels have changed
hands by private contract, aud, upon the whole, pros•
pects are more favourable. Above 38,000 bags of
Bengal and Madras have been disposed of by public
4,5 s
s. t;
ofi4n6eva white
c6d., Ben
and
doradreins realising
arydeser7
descriptions,
nst,o 485.,30s 30s. to
good
;
Madras low to good Hs. to 361. 6d, and fine 445. 6d. to
60s. 6d., the latter being for a parcel of fine, paying the
high duty. 14,000 bags Mauritius have met with good
sale, and 8,000 bags were reported sold by private con-
tract, at the early part of the month ; fine has fetched
40s. to 435., and middling good 365. 6d. to 395. 6d., low
and middling 295. to 345. In Foreign East India 5,800
bags, &c., have been brought forward, and several sales
have been effected by private contract—prices hare
ranged from 31s. to 435."
The Funds have bean rather unsteady again, and until
the inteations of the Chancellor of the Exchequer are
known with respect to a funding, there will probably
be no confidence in prices. It is satisfactory therefore
that the financial statement is promised so early.
Consols have been 881 for transfer, and are now
88 Time bargains have been made at 881 to 89.
Exchequer-bills have realised 335. to 38s. premium,
being lower again. Bank Stock is firm at 200, and
India Stock at 243. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been 891 to 901.
The chief business doing in the Foreign Market is
still in Mexican Stock, which realises ISt to 19. Gre-
nada Bonds have been at 20j, and Equador at 3i f.
Brazil Stock is worth 85t. Dutch Two•and-a-Half per
Cents. have been at 54 to 54k.
Railway Shares are generally rather flatter.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns B9 883 89% 88% 891 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8831%7i 8834
New 314 per Cent. Anns 9O 893, tO% 908
Long Anns. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 9 1-16
India Stock 043 241
India Bends, 1,000/.
Ditto under 1,000/. ...... 25 p 25p
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. Sd.

1,0001.
5001.
Small
ONE CLOSING
It ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small — 86%
Equsdor Bands
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l9 18% 18%
Ditto, Account . lB4 18%
Portuguese b per Cents.
Russian Bonds ...

Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Ditto. 3 per Cent 321/2 32 32
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent —
Ditto, Deferred — 11
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch, 21/2 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 5414 54 54
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 3514% 851 y
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAIL WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen, 45 .....
Aen bor., Note., Javoton,
and Eastern Junction 2%......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21/2
Belfast & County Down 10
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20

Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... ... —
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 101. 145... X dis ... X the.
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June—. 7% — ••• • ••• —
Boston, Stamfd lit Birm. 5
Bristol aid Exeter
Ditto, Thirds 2O
Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s. ... .. • ••••-
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50
Chester and Holyhead... 373( — ••• - - ........
Ditto, Preference l2 ......
Clarence
Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 —
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.

Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 25 ......
Dundalk am Enniskillen 171,E ......
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D... ... 25 ...... 12
Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18
Do., 3/. 10s.
Eastern Counties
Ditto (B) —
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1......61. 13s. 4d.... %IA p ••
P
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p
53 p
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters .... ..... 12%
D0., New
Eastern Union 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%
Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. ....
Do. (gaar.6 percent.) 10 ...... 10 . ...... . .
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters S
East Lincolnshire ...... 16% -.181,4 181,4
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 44
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..

Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%
Edinburgh and Northern 22%
Ditto, New.. 3% —..............—
Ditto, Newport
Ditto, ditto, New 21,(...... .
Exeter,Yeovil, k Dorch. " 2% — ' " —
Ditto, New

•
Glasgow, Dumfries, and - -
Carlisle
Gliu3gow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50
Ditto, New . 40 ......
Do. Preference Como'. I

Great Northern
Do., London and York 21 — ...... —
Ireat South. and West.

(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ......
Ditto, New 401. 6
Ditto, New 301. 3O
DT N 15/. . 6%. •• _ _

_Att.°, New,
Great Western 90..
......1084 104..
Ditto, % Shares 9O ...... 99% 9914
Ditto Shares
1,4 Ditto, Fifths 2O ......
Ditto, New 171 ...- 91/4... - 10%
10%
Huddersfield and Manch. 24
Ditto, Thirds ......... 8 ..... —•-• ........•••
Hull and Selby ••••••• 5(5) """
Ditto, Half Shares ... 2 ••..••— ...
--
Ditto, IA Shares
Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 1754 .—
.....
_
Do., do., and Norwich 15 ...... .....
Do , do., Extens.Scrip
. Camb. k Ely) 2% _
clite . ............... ....
Lancaster and Carlisle._ 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 91
Ditto, ditto - --- •
Ditto, % Shares
.. .. •••
Do. Quarter Shares... 14% — ......... ...... 134
Do. Fifths.— ....... .... 8
Do. Sixteenths ....... .. 61,4
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.45...... --
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 ......
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Shelf.) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
tract, awl G001e)... 50
Do. (W. Riding Union)4/. 25... ...
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. % Shares (A)... 9
Ditto ditto (B) ... 114--

Leeds and Bradford bo
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 42;2.
Do., Half Shares ls_ •••••• 0000000 .••

Do.islewßranch(blus) 2%.....
Do. Extension (green) 2%
Do.NewExten.(pink) 2%
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 36
Ditto, New ...... ....... 221,4 —
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3% — ...............
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport .
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junstion... 21,4
London & Black wa11...131. 6s. 8d.... 6
Do. New, No. 2 ... 4/. 13s. 4d.... 3 di' X dis.
Do, Exteusion ~,...,. 174

, . ld owl. Eighths. 30
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 2
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ..
Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50
London tuidGreenwich 12/1534d.
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17a 2d —
es- radon and N. Western 100 ...... 147% 148
D. 0., Quarters L. & B. 22
T-L. . do., New
""`" Ditto F
.... •••
ifths ..... .. .. 2
....••
Shares (G. J.) 25
Do. q liares(L.M.) 15 _
DDoo. 4400/1..(.111..-. & B.) ... 40
Do. 10/. (M.. BB?) AB: 7711 =
Low:I.& S. estern
Do. 10/. (M. Au.- IC. 1 ...... .. ......
i,,1• Ifc D'• 11/. 6s. 8d.... 53N .54. '.
53
•••-• %%
Do. New 50/. ... ...., •37 ~. .. 81 32% ....
Do. New 404 3k•
Do. Tenths (Cousol.) 50

- .......
46 . .......

Ditto ditto 40
Ditto, Thirds Bl. 6s. 8(1.... . ******
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil *****
Londonderry&Coleraine 2714. —
Lonuonderry and
Ennis-
tiller+.... ..... 25 .-...— •.. .....
Manchester,Buaton,and
Matlock. . .
.rlanchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25

Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% —
Ditto and Grimsby.— 25
Ditto ditto . ..... 7
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and

Lincolnshire 7%. •
Manchest. & Southampt.
41idlan4 lOO ll5 11.11/2
Do;ConsolidatedPref.loo
Do. 401. Shares
Do. bOI. Shares lb
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do. Consol. Bristol and
Binning., 6 per ct.... 160
Midlnd, llrist. & Glocstr. 36
Ditto, ditto
Midind, Leicest. & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ......
Midland Great Western
Irish ............ ........ 35
Newcastle and Carlisle...loo
Do. Quarters 25
Newmrk et& Chesterton' 18%
Do. Extension .........21. 125....

Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry. Wiarrenpoint,
and Rostrevor 12% — .. ....... •-••
Norfolk .. ... .. ...100
Do. New 201. - ,•••
Do. Extension
Do.GuaranteecMt pc. 5
___ -

Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of Norfolk..
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4
North British ........ ... 25
Do. Half Shares, 12%...... 121
Do. Quarters 51,4 •
Do. Extension
DUO Thirds 2 ...... 2 --
Nortf Staffordshire lO ...... 103 i%
North Wales
1 North Western 6 - .•••• P• / ......
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton -
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... lA — ... ...... .. ..
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 22% — . ....
Ditto, New lO - ....... • ••• ••
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole
Shrewsbury and Birnt... V
Ditto ditto, Class B. 4
Whrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - ........
Ditto Oswestry
Ditto New
Do. $ per Cent. Pref 5
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 .....•
Shropshire Union
South Devon
De. Preference - •••• •••• ••••
South Staffordshire
South Eastern & Dover. 33% — ....
Do., No. 1 24
Do., Ne.. 2.
Do., No. 3 .. ..... ...... 20
Do~ No. 4
South Wales
south Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole S
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stmt. C0a1.... 6
Taw Vale Extension ... 4
Thames Haven Dock
end Railway ..... ...... 17% ......
Vale of Neath ... .. 4
Waterford and Kilkenny 131

iVateriord and Limerick 40 ......

Waterid,Witfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
West Cornwall ...... 4 . ..
Whitehaven & Furness 13
Windsor, Staines, and
South Wester' .......• 525.
Wilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick....... 25 . . .
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. .. 25
Do. North Shields Pur. 23
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. ... 10
DO. U. 1,1 X _ 105 ii .....
1-0.-k and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
13oulegne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzou) ... 14
Central of Spain ..
Ceylon
Demerara
Dendre Valley 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras ss. .
Dutch Rhenish ......
East Indian ...
Great Indian Peninsular ss.

Italian and Austrian.... 4 .,.
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1
Louvain ila Sambre ... 6

Luxembourg... 6
Lyons and Avignon..... b
Madrid and ♦alentia... 2

Nantar and Liege
Northern of Francs lO
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d....,.
..
Paris and Lyons lO ..... 5% ..
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Ileuse lB . ..

Strasbourg and Basis ... 14
'Tours and Nantes 8

Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ...... 16
West Flanders
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American DO
Union of L0nd0n......... 10
London Joint Stock lO
Australasia
Colonial
London & Westminster. 20

Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Ditto New... ..... 10
Commercial of London 20
Union of Madrid 4O
National Prof. England. 35
Ditto, Now lO
National of Ireland 22% — ••••••••••••
Union of Australia
Ditto,Now... 214 • ••••

1141

5

27%;
12;:i
M. 4

11%

3014

414
....

6%

12
141,4
61/4
9;4

17IAr

3111

19%
13A
19!s

361,E

lil4l

514

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Frs. 4.—Wind S.S.W., light breeee, and
hazy, with rain.
OFF MARGATE, FEB. 3.—Loch Lomond, Calcutta.
OFF DOTER, FEB. I.—Freden, Johansen, New York,
for Amsterdam.
CARDIFF, FEB. I.—Sailed Wellington, Valparaiso;
Charles Kerr, Cape of Good Hope.
LrenurooL, FIB. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Adelaide,
Demerara; Ohio, Clarke, New Orleans. Sld. St. George,
New Orleans. Off, Elizabeth Wood, Colonist, Foxdall.
The Lihies, hence to New York, has put back to
repair.
SOUTHAMPTON, Fie. 2.—The Freedom, of and from
Newport, is on shore on Park Bank, but is expected off
next tide.
BRISTOL, FEB. 2.—The James Murphy, for Waterford,
has put back to discharge, having been in contact.
STORNAWAY, JAN. 29 .—The Lady Murray;of Belfast,
Newcastle to Dublin, struck on a sunken rock in Bra-
hohay Bay on the 29th ult., subsequently took fire and
burnt to the water's edge abaft the mainmast, and will
soon break up ; crew saved.
BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 2.—The Expert, London to Sun-
derland, put in here yesterday, very leaky, with pumps
choked, having been thrown on her beam ends.
DEAL, FEB. 3.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Banger,
Cape of Good Hope; Medora, Hammer, Charleston;
Hope, Africa; Cicero, Richardson, Cuba; Freedom,
Pernambuco. Arrd. from the River, Oriental Queen,
Mauritius; Nautilus, Mauritius; Helena, Sierra Leone;
Sir Charles Napier, New Orleans; Liverpool, Savannah;
Elora, New Zealand.
PORTSMOUTH, FRB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. her
Majesty's ship Actteon, Sierra Leone; Codan, Barnes,
Charleston for llamburgh.
FALDIOITTH, FEB. S.—Wind S.S.W.-2, Arrd. Ex-
press packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed December 12. 3. Lady
Kinnaird, Robb, Callao; Spy, Bonest, Rio Grande. 2, Off
port, Harriet Martin, Rio Grande for Liverpool.
Hum., FEB. 3.—The Concordia, Hamburgh to thi
port, passed Duxhaven Dec. 21, and has not since been
heard of.

MAILS FROM THE PACIFIC.—PANAMA, DEC. 23.—
Ile Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship
Ecuador, from Callao, arrifed here to-day (Dec. 23),
')ringing, in addition to her usual passengers and cargo,
the mails, in confirmation with the company's steamer
Peru, which left Valparaiso on the 30th of November,
rom the undermentioned ports in Chili, Bolivia, Peru,
Ecuador, and New Granada, of the respective dates as
undernoted :—Chili—Valparaiso, November 30th ; Co-
quimbo, December Ist ; Huasco, 2d ; Copiapo, '2d.
Bolivia—Cobija, December 4th. Peru—lquique, De-
cember sth ; Arica, 6th ; Islay, 7th ; Pine°, 9th ; Cal-
`Lao, 13th ; Payta, 16th. Ecuador—Guayaquil, Decem-
ber 18th. New Granada—Buenaventura, December 21st