The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-04 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS

(BY ELECTRIT) TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 1 30 A.M.
By the steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, we
have dates from New York to the 23d ult.

Government securities have been in demand during
the last few days, and large sales have been made—
supposed to be on foreign account, Sixes of '67
closed this afternoon with sales at 112/.
Th• transactions in leading stocks have also been
to a fair extent, with an upward tendency in prices,
the purchases being chiefly for investment.
The transfer of the United States loans on foreign
account from the 12th to the 18th ult. amounted to
205,300 dolls.

There has been an active demand in foreign ex-
change for this steamer, with a limited supply of bills
Large sales of sterling have been made at 107;
to 108 i.
_ _ _

Continental funds have been taken at quotations.
Cotton—Our last respects were per Cambria, the
7th ult. The sales of the following six days
amounted to 24,050 bales, closing at an advance of
ic. to ic. on the quotations last advised. On the
14th ult. the Canadian advices were received per tele-
graph, and an active demand followed, resulting in
sales fur the past six days of 25,855 bales, establish-
ing a further improvement of fully ic. to lc. per lb.,
making for the fortnight lie. to 14c. advance, with
sales for the same period of 49,935 bales, being the
largest business in this market of any fortnight on
record.

Iron—English bar iron is selling at 42i dolls. ;
Scotch pigs at 21 dolls. to 21i dolls. cash, with some
speculative operations in pigs.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SATURDAY.
The Royal Family took their usual walking and pony
exercise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the
Castle.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie
of Baden, accompanied by the Marquis and Marchioness
of Douglas, and attended by her Lady in Waiting (the
Countess Ingelheim), and a Gentleman in Waiting
(Baron Schreinkensteim), left the Castle this morning.
The Marquis of Breadalbtne, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter, the Countess of Jersey and
Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl and Countess Spen-
cer, and the Earl of Carlisle, also took their departure
to-day:

Lord Edward Howard, the Right Hon. Sir Robert
Pte], and the Rev. Dr. Philpott, arrived at the Castle in
the afternoon.

The royal dinner party this evening included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of
Sutherland and Lady C. Leveson Gower, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Spetb, the Duke and Duchess of
Norfolk and Lady A. Fitzalan Howard, Lord Edward
Howard, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel and
Miss Peel, and the Rev. Dr. Philpott.
The band of the Life Guards attended during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
Castle.

SUNDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early
morning walk.
The Royal Family took their usual airings this
morning.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, her Majesty's
visitors, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the
domestic household, attended Divine service in the pri-
vate chapel this morning.
The Rev. Dr. Philpott preached the sermon, the Hon.
and Rev. G. Wellesley reading the prayers.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge visited the British Institution on Friday.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse,
Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the
Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the
Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat three hours
and a half.

The Cabinet Ministers afterwards dined in the even-
ing with the Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of
the Council) at Lansdowne House—the Noble Marquis
having invited the Ministers, and also the Great Officers
of State of her Majesty's Household, to settle the Roll
of Sheriffs for the present year, for the different coun-
ties of England and Wales. The Lord Chamberlain
was the only Great Officer of State present at the
meeting, the Lord Steward and the Master of the Horse
being out of town. Mr. C. Greville and the Hon. Wit.
liam,-thurst, the Clerks of the Privy Council, also
dined with the Noble Marquis.
A deputation on the subject of the Honourable Ar-
tillery Company, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Alderman Wilson, Sir William Magnay, Mr. Alderman
Hooper, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Challis, Mr.
Alderman Finnis, the Town Clerk, and the Remem.
brancer, had an interview with Sir George Grey, on
Saturday, at the Home-office.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had
an interview with the Chancellor of ,the Exchequer on
Saturday. Sir Thomas Cochrane had also an interview
with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his official residence in
Downing-street. _ _

Lord Wrottesley transacted business at the office of
the Commissioners of Railways on Friday. Mr. Rice,
M P., had also an interview with the Commissioners, at
the office of the Beard of Trade, on Friday.
A deputation on the subject of gas, consisting of Mr.
Gray, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Barlow, and Mr. T. Tyrrell,
had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey on
Saturday.

THE MAILS FOR FEBRUARY. - The following
foreign and colonial mails will be made up at the Ge-
neral Post-office during the present month, and the dates
are given when the return packets will be due at South-
ampton, Liverpool, and Falmouth : For Madeira,
Brazil, and Buenos Ayres this evening, the 4th instant,
to be forwarded by her Majesty's brig Express, via Fal-
mouth ; next packet due—Her Majesty's brig Peterel,
on the 24th instant. For Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, and
Maderia, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the morn
ing of the 7th instant, evening of the 16th, and morn.
ing of the 27th, by steam-packets from South-
ampton ; due on the stb, 15th, and 25th instant. For
the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, &c., on the evenings
of the 7th and 25th instant, by the overland fortnightly
closed mails, via Marseilles ; next mail due on the
23d instant For Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the
lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mauritius, India,
Scc., on the morning of the 20th inst., by steam-paket,
via Southampton; next packet due en the 28th inst. For
British North America and the United States, on the
evenings of the Bth and 22d inst., by steam-packets, via
Liverpool, Halifax, Boston, and New York; next packets
due on the 7th and 20th inst. (newspapers must be pre-
paid—ld. each). For the British and foreign colonies
in the West Indies (except Bermuda, Nassau, New
Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, and Havannah), Madeira,
Jacmel, Venezuela, Gray Town (San Juan de Nica-
ragua), New Granada, Chili, and Peru, on the morning
of the 18thby steam packet from Southampton;
next packet due on the 22d inst. (the Avon steamer con-
veyed the mails on the morning of the 2d inst., and
much disappointment was expressed by the merchants
in the City that she was not detained till the even-
ing so as to afford them an opportunity of answering
their correspondence received by the early arrival of the
homeward packet). For Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia, New Zealand, by ship letter bags as vessels
may sail from London, Liverpool, &e. (all newspapers
must Le prepaid Id. each to these colonies, or they will
not be forwarded). France twice daily, morning and
evening (except Sundays), by steam-packets, via Dover
and Calais; due daily twice (except Sundays). Belgium,
&cc., every evening (except Sundays), via Dover and
Ostend; due daily. Bamburgh, &c., Tuesday and
Friday evenings; due Tuesdays and Saturdays. Hol-
land, &e., Wednesday tlnd, Saturday mornings ; duo
Mondays and Thursdays, by the General Steam Naviga-
tion Company's packets, via the Thames. Mails will be
made up this evening for the Cape of Good Hope, to be
conveyed by her Majesty's steamer Hermes, appointed
to sail to-morrow from Portsmouth with Government
dispatches.