The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-08 00:00:00

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)

The new royal carriage left Vauxhall with the
Chairman and Directors of the South-
Western Railway soon after six o'clock this
morning, and arrived at Farnborough about
eight. At half-past eight his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, attended by Colonel liouverie, as Equerry,
arrived at the Farnborough station, and at once
proceeded on his route for Gosport. On arriving
at Basingstoke it was ascertained that his Grace
the Duke of Wellington had just arrived from
Strathfieldsaye, on which Prince Albert in-
vited his Grace in to the royal carriage,
which then proceeded without further stoppage
to Gosport, where it arrived a few minutes
after ten o'clock. Prince Albert was here
informed that the King of the French had arrived off
Spithead so early as seven o'clock, and that his
Majesty had landed at the Clarence Victualling-
yard, accompanied by the Duke de Montpensier and
his suite, soon after nine.

His Royal Highness, accompanied by the Duke of
Wellington, immediately proceeded to meet the illus-
trious guests.
Soon after eleven, his Majesty the King of the
French, his son, the Duke de Montpensier,
Prince Albert, Mons. Guizot, and a whole host of
eminent and illustrious personages arrived at the
Gosport terminus. The Prince handed the King
into the royal carriage, and was followed
by the Duke of Montpensier, and the various
officers and others of the suite having entered
the other carriages, the trains proceeded
at a rapid rate to the Farnborough-station, where it
arrived soon after one o'clock. Here several of the
royal carriages and four were in attendance. The
King of the French having alighted from the
train, turned to the Directov, and the
many people about the station, and acknowledged
his reception—a truly English one throughout —by
repeatedly bowing in a most gracious and dignified
manner. The Royal party having entered the several
carriages the cortege proceeded, amidst the loudest
cheering from the populace, on its way to
Windsor, where the illustrious guests would arrive
a little before three o'clock this afternoon.

THE FIEND or TIIE TREE.—Tsang-hoyuen, while
at Kwantung, saw a man with a light wooden collar
round his neck. His curiosisy being excited, he ques-
tioned the man as to his reasons for wearing the collar.
On his repeated solicitations the man related the follow-
ing extraordinary circumstances :—" Some years ago
my brother and I set out on horseback in search of ad-
ventures. At the foot of a high mountain, a little man
with a white beard, not more than three cubits high,
and with a turban on his head, came out and
stood before us, bowing his head to the ground. My
brother asked him who he was, and what he wanted
but he replied, " Nothing." He now began to breathe
on the horses, which started back with terror, and kept
snorting and prancing, but would not move from the
place. My brother, enraged at this, bent his bow and
shot an arrow at the old man; who immediately fled,
pursued by my brother, who not returning for some
time, I went to search for him ; I soon discovered
his lifeless body lying under a tree, his neck grown to
a gigantic size. Horrified at this dreadful sight, I turned
away from the place, but was stopped by the old man,
who came out of the tree, and began to breathe on me.
My neck immediately began to fall to pieces, and I was
obliged to clasp it with my hands till I arrived home,
when I had this collar with iron bands made, which I
never can remove lest my neck fall to pieces." I have
since discovered that this old man was the fiend of the
tree, whose breath is deadly poison. —From Captain
Piddiny's Chinese Olio and Tea Tath, No. 22.

Mr. Lewin Bowring, third son of Dr. Bowring,
Itaas won th gold medal, and the high proficiency prize of
800 rupees, in the examination of the writers in the
college of Fort William, Calcutta.— Hrestern Times.
EXETER REGISTRATION.—The following is a cor-
rect summary of the results of the registration :—Total
Liberals inserted 134, ditto expunged 101 ; gain to
Liberals 33. Total Tories expunged 175, ditto inserted
83. Loss to Tories 94. Total gain to Liberals 127.
Western Times.

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MONEY AN i COMMERCIAL '
CITY, QUARTER 7Y) THREE.
The sales of Colton at LiVerpoiil ye,terday were 5,000
bales, includiirg 1,500 American on speculation, and 500
Surat for export. There was no change in prices or in
the feeling of the market. Sales, 600 Surat, at 21d to
34d ; 300 Maranham, at sid to 51d ; 200 Egyptian, at
5d to 61d ; 200 Pcrnam., at sid to 6d ; and the rest
American, at 31 to *l.—The Share market is generally
dull, except a moderate demand for Dover and French-
Chester and Birkenhead, 341 ; Chester and Holyhead,
74 ; Dublin and Belfast, 4/. I Is. 3d. ; Eastern Counties,
13 ; Glasgow and Greenock, 121- ; Grand Junction,
207 ; Ditto, One-Eighths, 12 ; Kendal and Windermere,
31; Lancaster and Carlisle, 9 ; Lancaster and Preston,
Three-quarters, 28; Liverpool and Manchester Quarters,
341; London and Birmingham, Quarters, 341 ; London
and York, 4 ; Midland Counties, 1091 ; North British,
5/. 16s. 3d. ; Sheffield and Manchester, 96 ; South-
Eastern, 40i ; Ditto, New, 12-1 ; Trent Valley, 9k
Ulster, 37i; Lyons and Avignon, 435.; Paris and Lyons,
Paris and Rouen, 39 ; Central of France, 72.
Accounts from Frankfort of the 18th ult. state that
the treaty between Belgium and the Zollverein had ex-
cited considerable attention at Hamburgh, yr hich town
had sent delegates to open preliminary negotiations for
a union with the Zollverein. Among other advan-
tages offered are said to be the free navigation of the
Elbe, and permission to the ships carrying the flag of
the United German States to have the same privileges
in loading or unloading as at Antwerp, so as to promote
the transatlantic and general maritime commerce
of the Zollverein. We cannot attach much credit to
these statements, as Hamburgh could not expect the
same advantages now Belgium has effected a treaty,
although the importance of the union of a great port
like Hamburgh with states which, comparatively to their
great extent have not a very long sea• board, is not to be
denied. The snore enthusiastic Germans look for the
ultimate establishment of a united mercantile marine,
and, of necessity, a protective or naval force must be
organised, and could be kept up in a proportion which
would exceed that of France, and stand next only to
that of England.
There are no late arrivals to-day from any quarter
except by the usual Continental mails.
The works at the Royal Exchange are being carried on
with considerable activity, and there is a hope that the
day of the opening will, as far as possible, be observed as
a regular holiday—not a mere apology for one—since it
is some time that any public celebration afforded a treat
to the plodding officials of city shops and counting-
houses. The Mincing-lane markets, it is presumed, as
a matter of course, since holidays can be taken for Derby
and St. 'Leger days, will be closed on the occasion, the
brokers in that quarter, as at the Stock Exchange, being
no grudgers of a little wholesome relaxation.
Thu English Stocks hare to-day been rather flatagain,
and there is very little doing. Consols for immediate
Transfer have been 1001 1, and for Time 1001, rather
few buyers. Exchequer Bills have been 755. to 775.,
and India Bonds, 965. prem. The Commissioners have ob-
tained their stock at 1001. Bank Stock for Account
is 209 to 2091. The Three per Cents. of 1726 have
been quoted 1004.
The speculative Bear operations for the close of the
month, in Spanish stock, have caused prices to rule
heavy. The Five per Cents. are 231, and the Three
per Cents. 34/. Mexican Bonds are 341. Colombian
realise 141. Portuguese Converted obtain 50 to 1;
Russian are 1181 to t. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. bring 621.
The Railway Shares are inactive, but generally they
support the previous value.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities..... 1003 g
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 lOO%
India
Ditto under 1,000.,..... ............ 96 2(
Bank Stock for Account ... .............
Consol for Account ........... 100%
Exchequer Bills
Ditto '5"m;11..—.... ........ 75 77 pin.
Ditto Advertised.........
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. ..... .... ......... ...... 14%
Portuguese Bones 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 50%
Ditto for the Account. so'4
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent f 189
Ditto for the Account 11834
Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent •
Ditto for the Account 23%
Oitto Three per Cent. .....
Ditto for the Account St%
Dutch 2% per ........
Dutch 5 per Cents......_„. _ ... 98
PRICES OF SHARES IHISTAT AT ONE O'CI3CIL
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER Slues. „„
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ..... 46% -
Caledonian
Chester and H01yhead............. 5 ..... 73i to
Extern Counties 25 ........ 14% -
Great North of England. lOO
Ditto New
Great Western 75 -
Ditto }4 Shares bo 88 ......... to
Ditto 1. ißhs ....... ....... 12 26% ...... to 134
Lancaster and Carlisle. .... ........ 5 9 By, to -
London and Blackwall 164. ..
..
61 ,to --
London and Greenwich ...... 12%, 101
London and South Western ...... 41% 75 to --
London and. Croydon
London and York 234 4 3J4 to 4
e9wl9 ,
Midland Counties ..... ..... ......... 100 llO
Birmingham and Derby........... 100 ........ 80 to 7934
North Bliti.h 5 ,... 6 ......... to
Northern and Eastern 45 ......... 57 ......
South Devon .........................,.834 ......
South Eastern and Dover ..... 3235
Ditto New ...........».„.......».. 4
Trent Valley .................»,....., 2 .... 1)% .... to 105
York and North Midland ......... 50
Ditto % ........ 25 to
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 10
Ditto sew, Scrip ..... ....... tO
Central of France................. m 2 ..... ..... tO
Boulogne and Amiens 2 454 te --
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeauxl
(u'Anthouaid's Company)., ..,j 1
Parisand R0uen.................... 20 ..... 38300
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, UCT. 7.—We ha
had a steady market without any material alteration In
prices :—Birkenhead and Manchester 41 prelniur"
Accringtons, 41. 4s. ; Churnet Valley, 44 1-16 ; Eastern
Counties Registered, 131 ; Ditto Perpetual, No. 1, 735'
4d. ; Kendal and Windermere, 34 ; Leeds and Dews.
bury, 8 ; London and York, 4 ; Scottish Central, 211
Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 1/ premium ; Sheffield anal
Manchester, 961 ; Southport and Euxton, 2.1 ; BoUlogliv
and Amiens, 31 ; Peak Forest, 36.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock — Indian Stock
3 per Cent. Red — 'Ditto Bonds ...... •-•
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red — Ditto New Annuities ... P.
New 3U per Cent. lO3 'Ex. Bills 1,000/. I%d ... s" •
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 77 P"-
lan 1860 Bank Stock for Acct.... 208%
Oct. 1859 Consols for Act. lOO%
Jan. 1860 — India Stock for Acct.... --

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent .... — Portuguese, 5 per Cent ......
....
Belgian, 5 per Cent 1043( Ditto, New Ditt0...... ..... .... —_-, •
Brazilian Bonds ..„....„
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Russian, 5 per Cen t............
...,
:hlliant 6 per Cent .......
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent ... ....... ••••• 194
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred. ..... .......... ,C.
Danish, 3 per Cent -
.„C.
Greek, Is .5, 5 per Cent — Exchange ........ ......... f.
....e
Mexican, 5 per Cent .....
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 — Dutch, 23 per Cent...... 62 3
Neruvian. 1625, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ....„... 98 %