The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-02 00:00:00

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Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar' the Duke of Leeds,
Lord Castlereagh, Lord and Lady Duncan, Sir B. Hall,
Sir A. and Miss Duff, the Duke de Coigny, Sir George,
Mrs. and the Misses Sitwell, were among the company
present at the Braemar gathering on Thursday last.
Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, presided at the dinner
at the old Castle, supported by the Duke of Leeds and
Mr. Duff, M.P., while the lion. General Sir A. Duff, as-
sisted by Lord Duncan, did the duties of croonier. The
ball in the evening was graced by the presence of nearly
all the ladies in the neighbourhood.
The 'Duke of Richmond, the Earl of March, Lord
Templeinore, and the party at Gordon Castle have had
abundance of sport OR the excellent shootings of Glen
Fiddick and Blackwater. Some thousand head of game
bale been slaughtered, notwithstanding the weather was
against sport.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Earl and
Countess of
,A rundel and Surrey, and the other members
of his Grace's family, have been summoned to town from
Arundel Castle, in consequence of the serious indisposi-
tion of the Noble Duke's cousin, the Hon. Lady I'echell,
who has been considered by her medical attendants in
imminent danger for some days past.
The Duke of Montrose arrived in town on Monday
last from Buchanan Castle, North Britain, and has since
left for Cowes, to meet the Duchess and family, who
have been residing there during his Grace's absence in
Scotland.
The Marquis of Clanricarde will return from Por-
turnna Castle, county Galway, one day this week. The
Noble Marquis and Marchioness and Ladies de Burgh
intend taking their departure for the Continent, having
made arrangements to pass the winter in Italy.
Earl and Countess Granville have arrived at the Earl
of Carlisle's, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, and after a brief
visit to their noble relatives at that seat, proceed on a
visit to the Archbishop of York, at Bishopsthorpe Palace,
and afterwards to the Duke of Devonshire's marine villa
at Kemp Town, for the autumn.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby have
arrived at Ravensworth Castle, on a visit to Lord and
Lady Ravensworth, from Newtown House, the Dowager
Duchess of Cleveland's seat, near Bedale.
The venerable Mr. Byng, who is
passing the season at
Wrotham Park, near Barnet, will come to St. James '-
square at the close of next month, to be present at the
,
marriage of his niece, the Hon. Miss Byng, daughter of
Lord Strafford, with Mr. Tufnell, M.P.
Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset and the Hon. Misses
Somerset, have been among the guests at Apethorpe, the
seat of the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, during
the visit of his Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia.
The Hon. Captain Grey, and the Hon. and Rev. J.
Grey, have arrived at Howick Hall, to visit the venerable
Earl Grey, whose health continues satisfactory.
The Marquis of Granby, who received the Prince of
Prussia at Belvoir Castle on Tuesday, has since joined
his noble father's shooting party at Longahawe, Derby-
shire.
Lord and Lady Stuart de RothesaY have returned to
their seat near Christchurch, from town.

STISCIILMANZOI7fI.
The Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, has had her upper deck
painted sinceher return from her cruise to the westward.
She will be quite ready to receive her Majesty the be-
ginning of next week.
In consequence of the age and infirmities of the Rev.
Dr. Carey, Bishop of St. Asapb, the Bishop of Sodor
and Man has undertaken the temporary duties of that
diocese.
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln will consecrate the newly-
erected church at Beestpn on Thursday next. This
church is provided with open seats,
uniform throughout,
and there is not a pew door in the edifice. It is intended
to keep the church open daily.
The farm premises of Mr. Waters, an extensive
farmer at Stratford, near Salisbury, were burnt to the
ground last evening, as well as seven wheat and other
ricks, a large
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Meyerbeer is at present at Dresden, where he intend.
to remain this summer. That celebrated composer has
just finished a new opera, and is now assiduously em.
ployed in superintending the vocal studies of a young
prima donna recently arrived at Dresden, from. Stockholm,
whom he purposes to engage for the opening of the grand
opera at Berlin.
Alderman Sir Benjamin Morris Wall has been nomi-
nated Mayor of Waterford for the ensuing year.
Wo understand that the blank iron trey makers, of
Birmingham, have left their work, and refuse to return
to it unless their masters advance their wages twenty-
five per cent. Few articles in Birmingham have so con-
tinuously depreciated.
Chatham dockyard wus lighted with gas for the first

time on Saturday. At Portsmouth the Portsea Gas Com-
pany are about to lay down pipes there, so that this im-
portant antenal shall also participate in the advantages
which gas-light affords.

Thee—numher of visitors to the Lakes this year is ex-
ceedingly great. It is said that the innkeepers can
scarcely find accommodation for the guests continually
pouring in upon them. A railway from Kendal to Win-
dermere is spoken of.

MONE ir AND COMMERCIALNE W S.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
4,000 bales, at previous rates, the market being dull.
Shares were not active. Dublin and Cashel, 7 ; Eastern
Counties, Registered, 13f ; Edinburgh, Leith, and Gran-
ton, 17; ; Grand Junction, Eighths, 12i ; Great Wes-
tern, 137 ; London and Birmingham, 2183 ; Manches-
ter, Bury, and Rosendale, 6 ; Midland Counties, 1051 ;
South-Eastern, 37,1 ; Ditto, New, 1 ; Trent Valley, 9i ;
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 35.
The accounts from New York, received per Caledonia,
state—

" The recent intelligence received from Great Britain
gave a very favourable account of the growing crops. A
wonderful change had taken place in the position of
affairs within three weeks previous to the 19th July ;
the weather during that period having ripened the grain
crops, so as to remove the apprehensions previously enter-
tained of a deficient harvest. The season, both in that
country and throughout Europe, has been so far unusually
favourable, and the crops must turn out very large. The
prospects for a foreign demand for the immense surplus
we must have in this country, are at present very poor."
Trade in America was much the same, and money easy.
Stocks were rather flat again, as it is doubted whether
Pennsylvania will resume as early as was expected.
The returns of the Circulation of all the Banks in the
Kingdom for the four weeks ending the 17th inst., show
the following results :