The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

rHE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY BlonraNG.
The Royal wood steam-ship America has just ar-
rived, with four d.:.i.yst I:ter intelligence from North
Slte sail€d from New York the 17th inst.,
four dAys after the Humboldt, and brings . over
1,121,579 d 01143-3 in specie, and 33 pa,scrigers.
ship Niagara had arrived at Ihlif4x,
hf,r wav Boston.
Trio 'w,-,!come to K,Js,..u,h ly.d passed the House of
BAI,I-csearAtires by a lerst,e majority.
The movements of Kossuth occupied the whole of
public attention.
The failure of the house of Hill, Maclean, and
Co. (cotton trade), New Orleans, is announced.
nine Parliamentary elec..tions in Canada were fa-
vourable to the Government.
Business in New York and other cities was mode-
rately good. The supply of Government stocks and
securities was small, and prices for money in fair
supply.
The market for breadstuff was brisk, and prices had
advanced slightly, in consequence of the closing of
the river and canal navigation. Western Cinal
flJur, 4 dolls. 37:35c. to 4 dolls. 50c., very firm. Gen-
pri:ne wheat, 1 doll. 8'!. to 1 doll. 10c. per
601ns. Indian corn, round yellow, 64c. to 66a.
bushel.,., Indian meal, 3 dulls. 25c. to 3 dolls. 371 c. per
barrel.
In cotton there had been a fair amount of business
doing at New York, and former quotations were
steadily rrinintaint,d. f3,des at New York for the week,
42.000 bales. Prices firm, but unchanged.
Freights continue unchanged.
Provisions are inactive. Pork, mess, 15 to 151;
prime, 141.
Exchange on London, 1101 to 110 fr ; Paris, 5.13 ;
Hamburgh, 361 to 361 ; Bremen, 781 to 78k.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, DEC. 27.

The following had the honour of joining the Royal
table last evening at the Castle :—Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to
her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, and the
Rev. F. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner, and played the following selec-

tions :
Polonaise—" Der Fackeltanz".. Meyerbeer.
Duetto, from the opera " L'Ultimo
Giorno di Pompeii" ... ••• Pacini.
Wa!tz—" Die Iteusen Walzer" Gungi.
Terze.tto, " Sous votre Baniere," from
the"" Propte te" •• • •
Divertimento, from the opera of "I
Martini" . • • • .. Donizetti.
Her Majesty's, Private Band afterwards attended
and performed the following :
Overture—" Gustave" .. . • •
Fantasia Violin The Standard
Bearer," M. Swinton.. • •
Priere et Imprecation Chceur D'En-
fants et Ciaceur General—" Le Pro-
ph e te" • Meyerbeer.
Scene de Danse—" Lit Bayadere" Auber.
The Queen and Prince Albert went to town this
morning at eleven o'clock by a special train of the
Great Western Railway, attended by the Marchioness
of Ely (Lady in Waiting), Lieutenant-G-eneral
Wt-myss (Equerry in Waiting to the Queen), Co-
lonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting to the Prince),
and Lieutenant-Colonel Biddulph (Master of the
Household).
The Royal party returned to the Castle at ten minutes
before two o'clock.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of the Royal Family, took their
113ual exercise.

Meyerbeer.

Auber.

Swinton.

DEC. 28.
The Queen and Prince Albert attended an early
service this morning in the private chapel of the
Castle.
The lion. end Rev. G. 'Wellesley performed the
service, and administered the sacrament to her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness.
The Queen and Prince took their usual morning
walk.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
Ro%ta children walked in the Home-park.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yeiiterday.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at Buck-
ingham Palace about 12 o'clock on Saturday, at-
tended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lieutenant-
General I'Vernyss, Colonel Bouverie, and the Master
of the Household. Her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness went to Gloucester House, Piccadilly, to pay a
visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glouces-
ter. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the
Royal suite, afterwards returned to Windsor Castle.
The Count de Flahault had an interview with
Lord John Russell en Saturday at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
The Belgian Minister transacted business at the
office of the Board of Trade on Saturday. His Ex-
cellency also transacted business at the Foreign-
office.
Earl Granville attended at the Foreign-office on
Saturday.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, FUNDAY.—We are sorry to state
that the Hon. Powell Fleetwood Pellew, first
lieutenant of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
died, deeply regretted by his friends and shipmates,
at Totterdale's Hotel, Portsea, on Thursday night.
The Honourable Gentleman was attended in his last
hours by the Rev. Dr. Woolley, of Portsmouth
Dockyard. Lady Exmouth was also with him. We
understand Lieut. Pellew will be buried at Hasler,
with military honours.
The Powerful, 84, was docked on Saturday, being
taken into the dock vacated by the St. Vincent.
The Raleigh, 50, is fitting for ordinary in the sea-
basin.
The Sprightly, steamer, Master Commander G.
Allen, proceeded to Sheerness on Saturday evening to
bring back seamen for the Britannia.
The Birkenhead will embark at Spitbead about
eighty men, detachments to join the 12th and 45th
regiments, on or about the 2d prom, and will imme-
diately after proceed to Cork for other detachments,
with which she will proceed to the Cape.
The Retribution is undergoing a hough caulk-
ing and general refit; she will be retadyor early next
month. Report sends her to the Mediterranean, to
accompany the Britannia to that station.
The Sidon has been brought into the steam-basin
to have ber engines put to rights.
The Arrow, ketch, has been commissioned at
Portsmouth by Lieut. Chimmo, for surveying service,
to acconwany the Herald as a tender to the South

Pacific,
The Dee steam-treop-ship, Lieutenant West corn-
reandiug, arrived at SpithPad this morning from the
Cape of Good Hope, S. Helena, and Ascension. She
left the Cape on the 12th of October, and has conse-
quently been 76 days out—rather too long to make
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her mail of any interest. She touched at St. Helena
on the 31st of October, and saw there the Teazer
screw steam-vessel, tender to the flag ship.
She left
Ascension on the Bth of November, only one day
after the Sidon and Retribution, and has no news to
communicate from that station. The Commodore was
expected on the 16th. On the passage hume she spoke
on the 19th of November, in lat. 6,56 N., 23 16 W.,
the Dido, 18, Captain Morshead, C. 8., all well;
which had spoken the French merchant vessel Paci-
fique, in let. 15.44 N,, 25.55 W. all well, and wished
to be reported. `The Dee spoke, in 46.59 N., 13.13
W., the Uneba schooner, of Liverpool, which desired
to be reported, having been 11 days out, and encoun-
tered very bad weather from the S.W. The Dee has
brought home the captain of a merchant ship wrecked
at Ascension while loading guano, and a few invalids.
The Dee sailed home to save coal, and is in a most
creditable condition as far as the ship is concerned,
and all hands have been very happy and comfortable
under the command of Lieutenant West.
The Resistance troop-ship, Master Commander
Manser Bradshaw, arrived at Spithead this morning
from the Mediterranean. She left Gibraltar on the
15th inst. at 2 30 rim., and arrived off the Lizard on
the 23d. 'She has invalid troops, old stores from
Malta dockyard, the ordnance stores and victualling
depots. Lieutenant Preston, of the 76th Regiment,
is in charge of the invalids. The following are pas-
sengers by the Resistance :—Lieutenant Rowlands,
of the 41st ; Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, of the 44th;
and Assistant Surgeon Crerar, of the 76th ; 106 sol-
diers, about twenty-five women, and thirty children;
and sixty iuvalided, seamen from the Mediterranean
squadron. She sails for Woolwich to refit. When
she left Gibraltar the Hogue, 60, and the Dragon
J-:.sri f':; .e.-- wore 1:,-ing thi-r:=,
The Chatham transport was spoken off t,lie
...Wight
this morning from the West Indies,
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