The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

Yesterday was her Majesty's birth-day, which was
observed at Claremont. The Band of the Coldstream
Regiment of Foot Guards arrived at Esher on Thursday
evening, and went to Claremont at an early hour yester-
day morning, to perform a Serenade, under her Ma-
jesty's window.
Precisely at seven o'clock the performance commenced
the band being conducted by Mr. Godfrey.
The following is the programme :
Reveille,
Morning Hymn," God of Israel," Mehul
Romance, H. R. H. Prince Albert.
Glee, " Blow gentle gales,"
Madrigal, " Awake music's measure,"
Valse, " Princess Royal," 11. R. H. Duchess of Kent.
" The Prince of Wales's March," Costa.
National Hymn, " God save the Queen.
The Serenade occupied three quarters of an hour in
its performance. _ _

The Royal standard was displayed yesterday morning
from Eton Church. Flags were also displayed at dif-
ferent places in the vicinity of Claremont, in honour of
the day.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken out 'on a pony in the fore-
noon. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was also
taken an airing in Claremont Park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode cut on horse-
back in the morning, attended by Colonel Wylde,
Equerry in Waiting. The I'rince returned to Claremont
at half-past two o'clock to lunch.
The Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Liverpool, and the
Earl of. Jersey, arrived at Claremont, in the afternoon,
to pay their congratulations to her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a
pony carriage, in the afternoon.
The following had the honour of joining the Royal
circle at Claremont, at dinner, yesterday evening:—
The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of
.Jersey, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Sir Henry
Wheatley, the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Sir
Robert and Lady Gardiner, the Misses Gardiner, Colonel
Berkeley Drummond, and Captain Francis Seymour.
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance at
Claremont yesterday evening. The band, conducted by
Mr. Anderson, performed during the evening the fol-
lowing pieces :
Overture, "Leonora, No. 2." Beethoven.
Minuetto, "Iphigenie"
Schonbrunner Waltzer
Adagio and Allegro a la Russe Reissiger.
Grand Triumphal March Ries.
Neuer Immergrunn Galop Labitzky.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Royal, arrived at Claremont at a quarter before
five o'clock on' Thursday afternoon, in a carriage and
four, from town. The Prince of Wale', the Princess
Alice, the Viscountess Canning, the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux,
Lord Byron, Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Wylde
followed in three Royal carriages and four.
The Hon. C. A. Murray arrived at Claremont on
Thursday afternoon from town.

Her Aajesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal
highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at Cam-
bridge House.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured
the Duke of Wellington with his company last evening,
at the grand ball given by his Grace at Xpsley House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester vi-
sited the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough
House.

The Marquis of Downshiro, the Earl of Devon, Lord
Adare, and a deputation respecting the Ordnance Me-
moir of Ireland, had an interview with Sir It. Peel yes-
terday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements
had a meeting on Wednesday at the office in Whitehall-
place. The Commissioners present were the Earl of
Lincoln, Lord Colborne, Sir It. H. Inglis, Sir Charles
Lemon, Mr. H. Gaily Knight, Mr. Alderman Hum-
phery, Mr. A. Milne, Hon. Charles Gore, and Sir Ro-
bert Smirke.

Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-
place. There were present the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Rochester, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of
Besborough, and the Right Hon. 11. Hobhouse.
The Archbishop of Canterbury had a dinner party on
Thursday at Lambeth Palace. The company included
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of
Harewood, the Lord Mayor. Sir George Carroll, Sir
Claudius Hunter, Mr. Sheriff Moon, Mr. Sheriff Mus-
grove, and Baron Knesebeck.
Sir Robert Peel, accompanied by Lady Peel, honoured
Mr. Burford's Panorama of Hong-Kong, with a visit
yesterday. The Right Hon. Baronet entered with great
interest into the various details of the picture, of which
he kindly expressed his warmest admiration.
The Duke of Buckingham had a party yesterday even-
ing at his residence in Pall mall. The American
Dwarf, General Tom Thumb, accompanied by his guar-
dian, Mr. Barnum, had the honour of attending in the
evening.

THE NELSON PILLAR.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stu,—l am greatly pleased by your observations to-
day, upon the Nelson testimonial. Ido hope that your
appeal will not be in vain, and that the national dis-
grace (for it is nothing less) will be wiped out by a
second subscription completing the sum required, at least
as far as the relievos for the base of the column itself are
concernel. Don't let us allow that to be profaned by a
Parliamentary grant. Your obedient servant,
Friday Evening. L.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 4
Ditto, at sight l2 2
Rotterdam 2U. 12 4*
Antwerp 25 80
flamburgh M.B. 13 114
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 50
Ditto, 3 months 25 70
Marseilles
Bourdeaux —
Frankfort on Maine l2Ol
Petersburgh, 3Us —

TGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 274
Genoa 25 80
Milan
Venice.........
Naples 394 2,
Palermo, per os llB
Lisbon 544
Oporto 544
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Buenos Arres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia -
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. f 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
Silver in tars 0 4 114

Berlin -

Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 950
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37i

Cadiz

Bilbao 36.
Barcelona 36

Seville —

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Quarterly Average of the "Weekly Liabilities and Assets of
the Bank of England, from the 24th day of February, 1844,
to the 18th day of May, 1844, both inclusive, published
pursuant to the Act 3 and 4. Will. IV., cap. 98.

LIABILITIES.
Circulation .£21,393,000 Securities ...X21,786,000
Deposits ... 13,345,000 Bullion

ASSETS.

£34,738,000 I
11, Downing-street, May 24,

£37,796,000

c 1844,

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE
RAILWAY BILL.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAT 23.
LORD BROUGHAM'S AMENDMENT.
MAJORITY.

MARQUISES.
Clanricarde
Headfort
Normanby
Winchester

EARLS. BISHOPS.
Mountcashel De Manley
Radnor Foley:
Scarborough Kinnaird
Shaftesbury Lovet
BARONS. Lurgan
Bolton Monteagle
Boston Stafford
Camoys Sudeley
Campbell! Suffield
Colborne Teynham
Cottenham Vivian
Dunalley Wenlock

EARLS.
Besborough
Burlington
Cathcart
Clarendon
Lonsdale
Lovelace
Morley

MINORITY.
EARLS.

Lord Chancellor
DUKES.
Buccleuch

Essex

BISHOPS.
Exeter, Bishop
Gloucester, Bishop

Cleveland

Galloway

Wellington Glasgow-
MARQUIAES. Norton
Downshire Powis
Salisbury Tankerville
EARLS. VISCOUNT.
Bathurst Beresford
Brownlow Gage

Da RONV.
Abinger
Brougham
Delamere
Forester
Itedesdale
Ravenswort
Rolle
Templemore
Tenterden

Dalhousie
Delawarr

Ha-warden
Melbourne

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Vote* and Proceedurgs of the House q/ Contwomu.)
FRIDAY, MAY 24.
SUPPLY.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.)

Motion made, and Question put, " That a sum not ex-
ceeding 16,6001. be granted to her Majesty, to defray, in the
year 1844, the expense incurred in Canada for Militia and
Volunteers :" The Committee divided :

MAJORITY-AYES, 73.

MINORITY-NOES, 7.

Collett, John
Forster, Matthew
Granger, Thomas C.
Morris, David
Napier, Sir Charles

Plumridge, Captain
Wakley, Thomas
TELLERS.
Hume, Joseph
Williams, William

Count Maltzahn, brother to Lady Beauvale, em-
barked early this morning on board the General Steam Na-
vigation Company's mail packet Neptune for Hamburgh.
MR. C. MANGOLD'S CONCERT.—The annual even-
ing concert of Mr. C. Mangold took place on Tuesday even-
ing at the Hanover-square rooms. We have been prevented
from noticing it till to-day, but feel bound to state that it was
deserving the highest encomium, both as regards the fine se-
lection and the performers, vocal and instrumental. These
embraced Madame Dorus Gras, and Miss Dolby, together
with Staudigl, Buff, and, John Parry. The instrumentalists
were Alvars (harp), Case (concertina), Hancock (violin_
cello), Clinton (flute), Boote (clarionet), Grattan Cooke.
(oboe), &c. Mr. Mangold is a professor of the pianoforte,
and presided on the occasion ; his touch is firm and crisp ; his
style expressive and graceful ; and h• displays an entire
command of the instrument under his manipulation. He
performed Onslow's Sestetto, and Hummel's Septetto, with
full accompaniments, as well as a MS. solo of his own corn-
position in a brilliant manner. In the first two compositions
he properly confined himself to the scores before him ; his
rondo is spirited—it was well executed, and warmly ap-
plauded. Dorus Gras sang with infinite taste, and Staudigl
sang two or three of his well known songs from the works of
Mozart, Spohr, and Netzer.
RISING WITH THE SUN.—" Come, Sambo, get up
my good boy ; it is after sunrise." " What ob dat,
mosso. ; what if be after sun yise ? 'Spose if
sun yise two hours fore day' poor Sambo must git üb,
because suu 'yise; eh? Don't come dat game over dis
WWI', no how."