The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money abundant. Gold, 1308. Exchange on
London, 1401 ; ditto Paris, 4 lf. Stocks firm and
active. New York Centrals, 024 ; Illinois, 118 ;
Erie, 83k ; 5-20 Bonds, 1034. Cotton dull.
Middling Upland, 40c. Flour and wheat declin-
ing. Corn steady. Provisions dull. Coffee quiet.
Sugar dull. Molasses limited demand. Petroleum,
crude, 251 c., heavy ; refined, 40c.

The receipts of cotton at New York since the Ist
➢larch amount to 28,000 bales.

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

SUEZ, MARCH 27.
The Malta, from Bombay, arrived here at 2
a.m. to-day.
The Sutton, from Mauritius, arrived at 7 p.m, on
the 24th inst.

BOMBAY HEAVY MAIL.
GIBRALTAR, MARCH 25.
The Poona leaves at 8 p.m. on the 25th. She
may be expected at Southampton on the 30th.

OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIAN ➢TAILS.
The Massilia, from Southampton on the 20th
inst., reached Gibraltar on the 26th, at 7 a.m., and
leaves at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. All well.

Agricultural ProFpects.

Last week opened with a fine day, although at
times threatening ; but it held up until nine p.m.,
when some steady rain set in. Monday morning
was damp and again threatening. Rain fell about
midday, but with not much afterwards. The ground
was too moist for any progress to be made with spring
tillage, and this check was most unfavourable for the
farmers, who are anxious to get on with their sow-
ing, now that the season is far advanced. Tuesday
was a cold, cloudy day, with slight rain at times ;
wind N.E. ; thermometer at midday 38 deg. ; baro-
meter, 29.20 inches. From the West Riding of
Yorkshire it was stated—" Sowing proceeds slowly.
Growing wheat looks as well as one might expect,
after the very changeable weather and occasional
sharp frcsts, without snow on ground so full of
moisture. Turnips, from the irregular crop, are
moved about the country. Potatoes, plentiful and
cheap." From the East Riding of Yorkshire it was
stated—" Weather is now mild and spring-like, and
farmers are busily engaged in preparing the land for
spring sowing." From Suffolk our advices remarked
—" Spring corn sowing goes on favourably, and the
lands, many of them, are in a more favourable state
for the reception of the seed than could at one time
have been expected." From Lancashire it was re-
marked—" Since Friday the weather has become
more mild, though with easterly winds the tcmpera-
tare has been far from genial ; the change has,
however, permitted progress to be made with
agricultural work, and the sowing of spring corn
may now be expected to proceed steadily." From
Northumberland our advices stated—" The wea-
ther continued fine and frosty up to Thursday;
since then it has been damp and cold, the wind
varying from S.W. to S.E., since yesterday N.E.
On Wednesday morning the ground was slightly
covered with snow, being one more touch of winter.
Wind N.E. ; thermometer 38 deg. ; barometer still
as low as 29.30 in. Field work was much checked
and goes on slowly. From the west coast of Scot-
land it was on that day stated :—" The weather has
continued cold, with easterly winds." Thursday
was a cold day, with, after a white frost, slight
snow showers, though these were very partial. Our
advices from Suffolk stated—" The weather has
been more winterly, and since last week not much"
progress made in spring sowing." From Warwick-
shire it was remarked—" Weather very unsettled
during the week—cold and wet, with showers of
hail and rain." From Berkshire it was stated—
" Spring sowing proceeds slowly, owing to unsettled
weather." From the East Riding of Yorkshire, on
Friday, it was written—" The weather is milder,
and farmers are busy now preparing the land for
spring sowing. The growing wheat looks well, and
present appearances promise well for the future."
This was a cold day, and in the afternoon a gale of
wind blew from S.S.E. to the S. Thermometer 38
deg., barometer 29.65 in. at midday; in the evening
it fell rapidly. Saturday morning was finer, after a
violent gale of wind, with torrents of rain, wind
S.S.W. Theremometer 42 deg., and the barometer
down as low as 28.90. at 2 p.m. Whether these
two gales will be considered to be those of the equi-
nox is doubtful, being two or three days later than
the 21st, but our meteorologists will soon establish
the point, and tell us their opinions about the state
of the weather during the summer months. On
the whole during the week no great progress was
made with spring tillage, and the week closed with
only a poor promise for the next. The changes are
remarkably sudden, but we hope they may soon be
more favourable.—,'hark-lane Express.

LONDON GAZETTE--Last Evening.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 27.

Orders forth© Court's going into mourning on Thursday
next, the 20th inst., for her late Majesty Queen Marie
Amelia (widow of his late Majesty King Louis Philippe),
viz.:—The ladies to wear black dresses, white gloves,
black or white shoes, feathers, and fans, pearls, diamonds,
or plain gold or silver ornaments. The gentlemen to wear
black Court dress, with black swords and buckles. The
Court to change the mourning on Thursday, the sth of
April next, viz. : The ladies to wear black drosses, with
coloured ribbons, flowers, feathers, and ornaments, or grey
or white dresses, with black ribbons, flowers, feathers, and
ornaments. The gentlemen to continuo the same mourn-
ing. And on Sunday, the Bth of April next, the Court to
go out of mourning.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S
PALACE, lkiwurn 24.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will
be celebrated on Saturday, the 26th of May next.
SYDNEY, Lord Chamberlain.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 24.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the hononr
of knighthood upon Francis Grant, Esq., President of the+
Royal Academy of Arts.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 27.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Benja-
min Morgan Cowie, 8.D., one of her Majesty's Inspectors
of Schools, to be an Honorary Chaplain in Ordinary to her
Majesty.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 24.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Rear-Admiral
Charles George Edward Patey to be Administrator of the
Government of the Settlement of Lagos, on the Western
Coast of Africa.

The Queen has been plileAasßecdHt2o6.appoint Bruce Lockhart
Burnside, Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council,
and Augustus Adderley, Esq., to be a member of the Le-
gislative Council, of the Bahama Islands.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Edward
Everard hushworth, Esq., D.C.L., to be Government Se-
cretary and Secretary to the Court of Policy and Com-
bined Court forthe Colony of British Guiana.
CROWN-OFFICE, MABCH 24.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR-
LIAMENT.—County of Louth—The Right Hon. Chichester
Samuel Fortescue, Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant
'on
of Ireland. County of Worcester, Western Divisi
Win. Edward Dowdeswell, Esq., in the room of the
to Hon.
Frederick Lygon (now Earl 13eauchamp), called the
House of Peers.
ADMIRALTY, TkLutcn 23.
*Commander Frederick Cannon has been this day pro-
moted to the rak of Retired Ctain und
of the Orders inn Council of 1860 and, 1864. er the provisions

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

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Ditto 3 Mouths. 12 11
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Antwerp — 25 52i
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris ... Short 25 22i
Ditto 3 Months. 25 47i
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 121
Vienna, — 10 80
Trieste — 10 80
Petersburgh
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25 57
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25 55
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