The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-04 00:00:00

MR. GLADSTONE AT WINDSOR.

The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone ar-
rived at Windsor Castle. yesterday afternoon, in
obedience to a Royal summons, as the future Prime
Minister, to receive her Majesty's commands, with
respect to the formation of a Liberal Ministry, in
succession to the Administration of Mr. Disraeli.
He reached Slough by the Great Western Railway,
and the train was stopped at that station for his
accommodation. At Slough he was met by General
Grey, the Queen's private secretary, and was con-
veyed to Windsor in one of her Majesty's carriages.
On the way Mr. Gladstone called to see his son,
a student at Eton, and thence he proceeded to
Windsor Castle. Mr. Gladstone had an interview
of some duration with her Majesty the Queen, and
undertook the formation of the new Cabinet. Ile
remained at the Castle upwards of two hours, and
left at 6 o'clock last evening, when he was driven
to the Windsor station of the South-Western
Railway, and departed for town by the 6 15 train.
There were au immense assembly at the Great
Western Railway station at Windsor throughout
the afternoon, in the expectation of seeing the new
Premier ; but his arrival and departure were as
unostentatious as possible, and were only witnessed
by the few people who were conli lattiatly made
acquainted with the route to be taken t) and from
Windsor Castle.

MARKETS-21118 DAY.

MARK LANE.

At Mark-lane this morning the supply of English
wheat was moderate, thatiof foreign being ample. Sales
could only be effected with difficulty, but last Monday's
rates wore on the whole maintained. The supply
of English oats was small, that of Irish was more plenti-
ful, but of foreign we have still to report good arrivals.
The inquiry was sluggish, and prices gave way another
3d, making Gd on the week. Maize is quiet, with further
arrivals.
SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL.

The inquiry continues moderate, with a large supply
English regents, 60s to 1305.; ditto York, 90s to 160 s ;
ditto rocks, GOs to 120 s ; Sbotch regents, 60s to 120 s ;
Dunbars, 80s to 130 s; French, 40s to 808 per ton.

BOROUGH HOP.

Tho demand continues steady for all descriptions of
new English and foreign hops, at the recent advance of
from 5s to 8s per cwt. Supplies aro now short.

COLONIAL.

Sugar.—The market continues in the same dull state as
previously reported, only moderate sales are effected at
about previous prices. Refined, business has been done
at the former value, but at which there is only a limited
inquiry.
Tea is in moderate request at steady rates.

Coffee.—The auctions continue to go off without spirit
at about the previous value. Plantation Ceylon, small,
595.; greyish, 965. ; pea berry, 725. ; Native Ceylon,
445. Cs. ; other East India, palish, 625. ; fine ordinary,
655. to 665. ; bold, 68s. Gd. to 78s.

Popper.-400 bags of black sold—Singapore, 31d. ; ditto
for cash, 3 11-16 d.; Penang, 3id. ; ditto for cash, 3 7-16 d.;
and 700 bags Singapore white, at 51d.
Rum—Forty puncheons of Jamaica sold at 2s lld to 3s
and 60 puncheons Demerara.at 2s.
Saltpetre—Seven hundred bags sold at 23s for cash, and
80 tons afloat at 23s to 23s 3d, usual allowances.
Rice remains quiet. 400 tons broken Rangoon sold at
7s 9d to 8d ex ship; and 3,200 bags Bengal Ballam, 9s;
good old white, 13s.

MILI7ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.