The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-25 00:00:00

THE HANDEL COMMEMORATION

FESTIVAL.

The Handel Commemoration Festival, the greatest tnneli
meeting ever known in this country, terminated yesterday,
morning with a' very fine performance of "Israel in
Egypt."
On this occasion, for the first time, the Palace was
crowded in every part, and the increase of attendance was
chiefly remarkable in the expensive parts ofthe area, all of
which were quite full. Much of this extraordinary peen-
pnirae:yencsuecocfehssermmaya
jedsetyubantledssthbeeKainscgri
ascribed
theth Belgians,the
expected
and
considerable disappointment was very naturally created by
the absence of those illustrious personages.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, their Royal
Highnesses the Princesses Alice and Helena, and the Pikes .
of Leiningen, with a numerous party, honoured the enter-
tainment from its very commencement with their. presetioe.
The Prince Consort and the Princesses were moat mama-
siastically cheered on entering and quitting' the royal. box,
which had been prepared for them with every attribute of
luxury and splendour in the middle of the central gallerYt
immediately opposite the immense orchestra, and they ap-
peared to take a deep interest in the performance, which
most assuredly was well worth their attention, for so grand
massive vocal
metvocalwpiothweirnanandymcousunictalry. precision was ,
paedrihsapplasyof ln
never before
At the termination of the oratorio " Gbd save the Qua"
was sung by , all the principal vocalists and chorus.
Amongst the most distinguished visitors was Herr Meyer-
beer, who has just arrived in town to superintend the pro-
duction of the new opera, "Le Pardon de Ploermel," at
the Royal Italian Opera.
The total number of visitors yesterday was 26,827, all '
excess of nearly 10,000 over either of tho preceding days.
To Mr. Bowley, the general manager of the Crystal •
Palace Company, belongs the immense credit of having
originated the festival, which nothing but the zealous co-
operation of M. Costa, the popular musical director of the
. Sacred Harmonic Society and of the Royal Italian Opera,
and the unlimited confidence of his board of directors at,
the palace, could have enabled him to carry out. The griv!
tifying fact remains that his exertions have been
acknowledged by the unqualified approbation of eve's"'
visitor attending the festival, and the treasury of the com-
pany will be enriched by a sum considerably. exceeding
£lO,OOO. The secretarial arrangements of Mr. Grove were
perfect.
During the festival the consumption of creature com-
forts was something as follows :-1,600 dozen sandwiches,
1,200 dozen pork pies, 400 dozen Sydenham pasties, 800
veal and ham pies, 650 pigeon pies, 480 hams, 3,509 chickens,
120 balontine of lamb, • 240 fore quarters of lamb,
2ys,oononci aise,
ditto 300
at score
two-
pence,
150 galatines of chicken, 60 raised game pies, 3,052
lobster salads, 3,825 dishes of sal
of lettuce, 40,000 buns at a penny
32,249 ices, 2,419 dozen " beverages," 1,152 ditto ale
and Stout, 403 Crystal :11
Inc a
Palace puddings, 400 jellies, nine
tons of roast and boiled beef, 400 creams, 350 fruit tarts,
3,506 quarts of tea, coffee, and chocolate, and 485 tongues.•
The consumption of wines, which was enormous, had not
been ascertained when our account was made up.

DEATH OF BARON KNESEBECIC—We regret to
announce the death of Baron Knesebeck, Equerry to his..
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, which took place ,
yesterday morning at St. James's Palace, after a few daye'•
illness. Baron Knesebeck was for many years comptroller
of the household of his Royal Highness the late Duke of , •
Cambridge, and since the duke's demise has continued his '
valuable services to his Royal Highness's family, who most
deeply deplore the loss of a faithful and devoted servant
and friend.
RUMOURED VOTE OF WANT OF CONFIDENCE IN
MINISTERS.—It is currently reported in the highest poli-
tical circles that Mr. Roebuck, whose hostility to Lord Pal-
merston is well known, will, on the resumption of business,
move a resolution in the •house—“ That the foreign policy
of the late Governtudnt,• as 'disclosed by the publicatiorof
Lord Malmesbury's despatches,, was beneficial to the coun-
try." And should. thiß, tuottnn, is !Antamount to a.
evzuotbearroof ItiangttooftL3oncifiodyeenranice,
ebzagg, it will be most

CITY, Two o'CLeeK.
The Bank of England return, computed to the Sha.
22d June, is of a satisfactory character. The
12.10 , nand brg., Notting. Bost.,
public deposits show an accumulation of about I Eastern Jup.fionl 1
three-quarters of a million sterling. This is usually 1?14 113i'ri,11107,
daßoit grr Taai:
ali
the case at the present period of the year; and in Stook Birk., Lane., and Chesh.
10,
the private deposits there is a corresponding de- 25 Blackburn
Blytli and Tyne al
crease. The reserve of notes has been added to by st2osck Bristol and Exeter
Stock Caledonian
about a quarter of a million, and the bullion also 101
-
Stock Chester
aeorcr
Bandon
danlldoolread . la
exhibits a slight augmentation. The general easi-
.F2g Corrokw, Bilillcrock,&Passage al
ness of the money market is shown by the decrease
in the other securities, which exceeds a quarter of 10 Do. AEA rcves. no div. lal
10 Do. B lima gefTocp. pde it•oall a i
a million sterling. The active circulation has also
shown a slight falling off. The other items of the 5
Dublin andßelfastJunc. al
&Abr.June. al
balance-sheet, and the changes that have taken Stock East Anglian 10(
place, are exhibited in the subjoined table : Stock Eastern Counties lo(Stock Eastern Union A Stock 10(
Active Circulation .. .. .. .120,450,625 Stock Do. do. B Stock] 10(
Decrease .. . • • • • • 73, 25 East Kent al
590 • 25 I Do. NW. A.(lte.E.U3ds) E
Bullion .. .. .. .. .. 1£3,110,414 Stock East Lancashire IOC
Increase .. .. .. .. 159,373 20 ,East Suffolk al
Rest 3 171 066 10 ' Do
Increase .. .. • • - 2,463 Stock 'Edinburg and Glasgow 100
Public Deposits 9 301 619 Stock ;Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100
Increase .. .. 727 276
10 !Forth & Clyde Junction all
.. .. , Stock Furness
Other Deposits 14 019 013 Stock Glasgow& South Westn lOO
Decrease ..
Seven Day and other Bills .. • . 744,742 Stock Great Northern lOO
Decrease .. .. .. • • 54,482 Stock Do. do. A Stock IOC
Government Securities ..
.. 11,281,376 Stock Do. do. B Stock 110€
No
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld), 10(
Other Securities ..
..
.. 18 alteration. Stock Great Western
,376,275 Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 101
Decrease .. .. .. .. 336,194 12 Irish South Eastern al
Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 11,447,680 50 Lancaster and Carlisle al
' Increase .. .. .. .. 230,710 161 Do. Thirds
1613 4 Do. New Thirds
In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 10:
a slight decline was apparent in the rates on Ham- 16i o
go.. do.
F £l6
do. £9 shares
)
burg and Amsterdam ; Paris, however, exhibited an 3 Do. West Riding Union
20 Do. Southport al
advance. Stock London and Blackwall al
About £20,000, principally Australian gold, wasDo.Neniss.at 2510sp.sh -
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 10
sent into the Bank of England yesterday. Stock London & North Westn 10
123 Do. Eighths
The steamer Oneida, which leaves on Monday, Stock London& South-Westn lO
I the 27th, will take out £162,893 in silver and 25 L'derry & Coleraine al
25 IL'derry & Enniskillen al
£l,lOO in gold for Bombay. Stock,Man., Shef., & Lincoln lO
The directors of the South Australian Company sakl Ei
pi,itLioipirtan
10
Stockso Iti B 4rtmiz t&Derby lO
have issued their report preparatory to the meet-
(l reland) al
ing, which recommends a dividend at the rate of 7 25 Do. i Shares al
per cent. per annum. 100 NeWcastle and Carlisle al
25 New., Aber., & Herefd a]
The Discount Market continues steady at pre- g l'\TTeew'7,&wAal;" lagh&(//leofs.) ii
vious quotations. Owing to a slight additional Stock Norfolk lO
50 North. Cou
demand, rather more firmness is experienced, but Stuck !North British es Union.
IC
no actual change has yet taken place. The exten- Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 11Stock Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div.
sive supplies now available induce the discount
'unt3il6llc.hasbeenpdß ti
sthk D
houses to keep their terms low enough to mono- SSockNoer I
th-Taeseit'n.-Be *cki 11
polise the bulk of the paper brought into circula- Sak Roo.. dP.e.2BN.E.Purchaseil'c
tion. StockiDo. York IC
10
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather Stloock 'i&orth London
&S.Westn., Hampstd
more business was transacted, 7,000 bales having 20 North CdParguridiselliiorne....., .* £3
been sold at former rates. 20 North-Western
The official returns relating to trade and nevi- doeokgro&rds '34.:
W.
z Junctionoiy e r la
gation for the five months ending the 31st of May, ZO Peebles
outh
1!
have been published. From these it appears that 10 Rhymney ll
the total declared value of the exports from the Stock Scothi N.F,en.Velr. stock! I:
United Kingdom for the five months was~ grocct Zr.oSextriesibMin Mid. Stock! Stock ig:
£52,337,268 against £43,226,571 in the like period
_•io SittiLbourne & Sheer) all
Stock South on lO of 1858, showing an increase of £9,110,897. . The Stock South-DE Devon 104
of 1858, showing an increase of £9,110,897. The Stock South-Eastern lOl
increase is most perceptible in beer and ale, coals and st2oock South Wales
s
Riv. Dun ai
culm, raw cottons, earthenware, haberdashery and 20 I Do. do •
millinery, hardware and cutlery,linen manufactures, g ]Stockton v: Dar 7-11)
S &n -Lokn. : al
silk manufactures, British spirits, woollen manufac- 25 Do. do. 1855
tures, and woollen and warped yarn. There is a del- --25 Zoo'clEctioon. /8518Iartlepool i.
crease in leather, machinery, salt, soap, sheep and Vol Laoffiraelfeerence, No. 1 . 1:
lamb's wool. The imports are larger as regards flax, 25
Stock! Vale
2'
hemp, provisions, raw silk,s, spices, tea, wine, and Stock(' VAtfeoribNrcr glKilkenn .1:
sheep and lamb's wool, but there is a falling. off in 50)
sWaterfordornw
jzallLimera aai
cocoa, coffee, corn, raw cotton, flour, tallow, and 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. a]
tobacco. 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till
7 p.c. has been pd. to B a]
The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in Zsit al
20 3London r
the tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the 10
.0. Do.
t aClasstgs
United Kingdom for the five months for the entries
inwards and the clearances outwards. In the
coasting trade there has
-also been a satisfactory
improvement, the entries inwards and -the clear-
ances, outwards showing a large addition to the
number and tonnage of vessels employed.
The advices from the seat of war, reporting a
decided victory over the Austrians, have caused an
improvement in the market for Public Securities.i
General buoyancy has been apparent, and' at `one ,
time the funds showed an advance of ahout i L
per cent. The highest quotations, however, have g,
not been supported. Consols rose from 92 to: s
92f 1, but they are now 92'4 I ex-diVidend. The g;
New Threes are firm at 92i 931 •i the Reduced
Annuities, at 924 93; and India Loan Debentures, st
at 944 I. Exchequer
,Bills are rather flatter, at st
225. to 255. prem. St
A general improvement is apparent in the st St
Foreign Stock Market, and rather more business ll
has been transacted. Turkish 6 per Cents. have st
advanced to 72 and 74; ditto New, to 59 and 60; t
Buenos Ayres Deferred to 181 ; Grenada Deferred
to 5 ; Mexican to 18 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to si,
84 ; Portuguese to 431 ; and Sardinian to 81. st
Spanish Deferred is steady at 30. 1
-In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been on a rather limited scale. Prices, however, si
have shown a slight improvement. Caledonian,
Eastern Counties, North Western, and Midland,
have advanced ss. ; Great Western and North "
British, 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 16s.
North Eastern (Berwick) have declined 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are rather in-
active at about former rates. Lombardo-Venetian
have improved 55., and East Indian, Grand Trunk
of Canada, and. Great Indian Peninsula are at
former quotations.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are
dull, and prices show no material variation.

BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 2f
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures
Lei:mole for Account (July 8)
Exchequer Bills, 51,000, 11d . 22 6p
FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent _
Ditto Deferred ' lBl
Grenada New Active, 31 per Cent. —
Ditto Deferred ' 6
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account • lB
Peimvian 41 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account .. 43 2.
Er•dinian 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent -
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 3O
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account. • " 721 131
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account, 59/
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
.04nsols for. Account, July 8 .... 92a 1 x d

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam' • ' Short. 11 12 11 121
Ditto • - • '3 Months. 11 144 11 14
.. Rotterdam." .. ... 11 141
. 4 11 15t
Antwerp • — 25 10 25 25
Brussels - ' 25 10 . .25 .25
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto ' 3 Months. 25 25 25 321
Marseilles — 25 30_ 25 35
Vrankfort on Maine — 1151. 11
75
Trieste
Trieste 14 60 15 0
Petersburgh — 33 331
Madrid — 49 494
Cadiz — 491 49f
Leghorn — 29 90 30 0
Genoa — '25 70 •25 75
Naples
Palermo — 122 122
Messina — 1221 • 123
Lisbon
Oporto ! slf 51
Rio Janeiro
New York — . .•
• •
• •

E.I Co's bls. Homo bis. 60d

Calcutta, Co.'s rupee
Bombay ditto
Ma4ras ditto
Bast India Company's Bills drawn, from the 2d to
the 9th June.

Bengal
Madras
Bombay

1543 6 8
0 0 0
0 0 0

£543 6 8

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. S 3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 5 2

The report of the South Australian Company,
mined preparatory to their meeting on the 29th, recom-
kends a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum out
of the net income for the past year of £27,237. Afterpro-
nling for interest on debentures a balance will remain to
tie ea/Tied forward of £1,419.
, THE Ri-ELECTIONS.—There will be no contest
14.., either Cork county or city. Mr. Barcroft Carroll, the
te candidate for the latter, has thought better of it;
and, believing that he has been too late in the field, sur-
tenders the position to Dr. Lyons, who will occupy the
lLee of the late Mr. William Fagan. Colonel Wood might
4_ ve proved a dangerous opponent, but Mr. Carroll is said
Le be not remarkably popular .wi th many of his own party.
Sixty-three members •. of Parliament-:claim; this
•
°elision, to be excused serving on election committeety on
acloolart of being more tkettAlealtZlciazeu44 t": 04044%,

St
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Railways.

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88 90
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ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Closing 1 Business
Price.

10 5f 51
[ll
al 1 71 81

73 75

32- 85'
93 95
78 79

4 5

7i 8!
13 14
554 66!
37 42
26 28

75 3i

93i 3
731

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901 90 i
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