The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.--.The bulletins of the
state of her Majesty have been discontinued, owing
to the iniprcivement that has taken place in her Ma-
jesty's health. Their Royal Highnesses the:Duke of
Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester sent yes-
terday and on Saturday to Marlborough House, to
inquire after the progress of their august relative.
The following bulletin was issued on Saturday :
" The Queen Dowager has again passed a good
night, and as her Majesty's hand and arm appear to
be improving steadily, although slowly, the daily
bulletin of her Majesty's progress will be discon-
tinued. aDAVID Dlvzis, M.D.,
i` R. HISATZ.
" Marlborough House, May 4, 1844." -
THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.—The greater part
of the Nobility and Gentry in town called yesterday,and
on Saturday, at Gloucester House, to inquire after the
, health of the Royal Duchess. The answer given was—
" Her Royal Highness is going on favourably."
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge paid a
visit to his Royal sister yesterday afternoon, at Glou-
cester -House.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Royal
Gardens or Buckingham Palace on Saturday forenoon.
The Royal Family were taken their customary
airings in the Royal Gardens on Saturday morning.
The-tr-Royal es the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Alice left town at four o'clock on Saturday af-
ternoon for Claremont.

The Queen, accompanied by the. Princess Royal; and
attended by the Marchidness of Douro, Lady in Waiting,
left Buckingham Palace at a quarter before six o'clock
on Saturday afternoon in a carriage and four, escorted
by a party of the Royal Horse Guards, for Claremont.
Her Majesty was conducted to her carriage by the Lord
Steward. the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Lord and Groom
in Waiting.
Colouet Buckley, Equerry in Waiting to her MajoitY,
followed in a chariot and four.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole, the Marquis of
Granby, Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry
in Waiting, went from Buckingham Palace shortly be-
fore, six o'clock on Saturday afternoon, to attend the
annual dinner of the Royal Academy in Trafalgar-
square._

Ths_ Hon. and Rer. C. Leslie Courtenay arrived at
Claremont on Saturday evening from town. The Hon.
C. A. Murray also arrived at Claremont on Saturday.
Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner had the honour of
dining with her Majesty, at Claremont, on Saturday
evening.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at Clare-
mont on Saturday night, from town, after attending the
dinner of the Royal Academy. His Royal Highness
was attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert,
the ladies and gentlemen of the Royal suite, and the
household, attended Divine service at Claremont. The
Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert has honoured Mr.
Thorburn with sittings during the week for a large
miniature portrait.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
Divine Service this morning in the chapel of the Female
Orphan Asylum. Colonel Jones was in waiting on his
Royal Highness. In the afternoon the Royal Duke at-
tended Divine service in Grosvenor Chapel, South
Audley-street.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Nulli Se-
cundus Club with his company at dinner, at the Claren-
don Hotel, on Saturday evening. -
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's, yesterday morning. The Rev. Dr. Wesley
officiated and preached the sermon.
The Rev. E. C. Dering preached the sermon yester-
day at the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's. Among the nobility present were the Dube
and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Winchester,
Lords Wilton, Hawarden, Hill, Vivian, Ernest. Bruce,
and Polworth; Ladies Wilton and C. Sanford.
A deputation on the .subject of coffee, consisting of
the agent for Jamaica, Mr. Henry H. Cohen, Mr. Tindal,
Hi M. J. Wolff, Mr. Grove, Mr. Abel, and Mr. A-.
Cohen, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down.,
ing-street.

A deputation on the subject of sugar, including Lord
Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., and Mr.
William R, Sandbach, had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday: ,
Sir Henry Hardinge had an interview with Sir Robert
Peel on Saturday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Hong-Kong. _Dispatches
were also received yesterday from the Governors of. the
Falkland Island, the Mauritius, New South Wales, and
Van Dieman's Land.

NIONE V ANIJ CO ,11MhRCiAL NEWS.

:From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The general tone of the Cotton market was. yesterday,
better, and prices were firm ; sales 5,000 bales. Shares were
not so lively, and not much was done, except in Eastern
Counties ; French Shares were not so lively either; Dublin
and Cashe were 44; Eastern Counties 13%; Paris and Lyons
•3A • ditto and Orleans 38 ; South Eastern, ex new, 374.
file value of the public securities has been represented,
for some time past, as too high ; but when we hear of a loan
for a British colony being taken at 1121. 12s. 6d., even
though 4 per cent. is guaranteed by the Home Government,
for twenty years, we must be sensible of the abundance of
money, and of the difficulty of finding safe employment for
if. This induces a hope that in. altering the savings bank
law, due consideration will be given to the importance of
affording a sate place of deposit for the surplus funds not
only of the poorer,. but even of the industrious, classes in a
middling sphere of life, while, to obviate, the abuse of the
system, a graduated. scale of interest, diminishing as the
amount increased, to such an extent as to indicate that the
depositors were • not of the poorer grade, might be usefully
adopted. Parties possessed of 100/. or 2001. are often shy in de-
positing their hard-earnings in the funds with the chance of
a Tall in prices that would occasion theni a serious loss,.by oc-
curring just when they were in want of their money, and
would prefer a savings' bank in many instances for security,
even though restricted from the receipt of interest upon all
the amount deposited above 1001. It is,.indeed,; astonishing
how 'large a number of even respectable parties keep •no
banker, though the system adopted of granting de-
posit receipts, on which the return of, money placed
in joint-stock banks can be had without the notice
required by the savings banks, so far meets the wants of this
class, that we are satisfied it only requires to be more gene-
rally known in order to be made extensively available. There
is but one view in which there could be the slightest reason
for the non-adoption of the facility. by parties who do not
keep a banker, viz., the idea that Joint-stock bank may not
be quite so safe as a savings bank. This, however, resolves
itself into a matter of prudence in the selection of the esta-
blishments known to rest on the soundest basis, both with
respect to Ihe proprietary and, the management.
The Funds have been quiet this morning,. and still feel the
re-action of yesterday afternoon, having been uninfluenced by
purchases of any note., Consols for transfer next week have
realised 99A to 4, and for the 28th instant 99% to 4.
After Monday, and supposing the Bank Charter ques•
tion not to involve important alterations in the Cur-
rency-laws, the market will probably become more settled.
Exchequer Bills have been a shade higher, viz., 755. to 775.
premium. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been quoted 1014 to 4 ; the New, 102% to 4 ; and the Three
per Cents, 984 to 4.
There has been a very quiet market for the Foreign Bonds.
Spanish Five per Cents. have been flat at 244, the Three per
Cents. at 344 to 35h, and the Deferred at 144 to 15. Mexican ,
Actives have been rather better,•3s* to 4 4, and the Deferred
154. Danish have been steady at 88, Austrian at 114, and
Dutch Two-and a Half per Cents. at 6 IA.
The Railway Shares have been rather brisk, and we ob-
serve an improvement again in Brighton, Great Western,
Birmingham, South Eastern, and others, since yesterday
morning.

PRICES.
FUNDS.
Indian Stock — pm.
Ditto Bonds
Ditto Old Annuities