The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

COURT-rASHIONAMILE.

The Queen and Prince Albert, escorted by a detachment o,
the Light Dragoons, stationed at Hampton-court, arrived at
Claremont, on Tuesday, from Windsor Castle, shortly after
four o'clock, in a close travelling carriage and four. The
Princess Royal rode in the carriage with her illustrious parents.
The Prince of Wales, with his attendaats, followed in another
of-the royal carriages and four.
The Earl of Haddington entertained Sir Robert Peel, Sir
James Graham, Lord Stanley, and several other Cabinet Minis-
ters at dinner last evening, at his Lordship's official residence at
the Admiralty.
The Earl of Aberdeen will receive the whole of the Cabinet
Ministers at dinner this evening at Argyll-houle.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived at Eaton-hall,
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster,
from Egorton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. The Earl and Coun-
tess Grosvenor, Lord Belgrave and the Ladies Grosvenor, Lord
and Lady Prudhoe, and Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor are
among the members of the Marquis's family assembled there.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane are prolonging
their visit to the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, at Holyrood
House where the Marquis of Douglas and his illustrious
Marchioness are also residing with the Duke and Duchess.
The accouchement of the Marchioness (Princess Mary of
Baden) is daily expected.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh, who have been on a
visit to the Earl of Selkirk, at St. Mary's, Kirkcudbright, have
returned to Floors Castle, near Kelso. The Duke and Duchess
have ordered excellent soup to be given to the poor twice a
week during the winter months.
The Earl of Durham and Lady Mary Lambton are at Howick.
Hall, Earl Grey's seat, in Northumberland. The Han. Capt.
Grey, R.N., has arrived there from Gibraltar, having obtained
leave of absence from his ship, by permission of the Admiralty,
to visit his venerable father.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The quantity of sherry wines imported from Spain in 1839
was 36,341 butts, and it gradually decreased till 1842 when the
number was 25,096. During the last year there has been an
increase of 4,217 butts, the total quantity imported being 29,313.
At a free-trade meeting held at Ashton on Monday evening
the total amount subscribed was announced to be 4,3381.25. 4d.
A general meeting of the Royal Humane Society was held
on Tuesday afternoon at the Society's offices, 3, Trafalgar..
square, Charing-cross,-Sir Edward Codrington' Bart., in the
chair. From the Secretary's Report it appeared that he total
receipts of the Society for the past year, inc:uding subscrip-
tions, dividends, sums received from an Auxiliary Society, &c.,
amounted to 2,5031. 15s. 4d. The • disbursements amounted
to 2,2531. 15s. 4d., leaving a balance of 250/. in the treasurer's
hands. The entire number of cases of recovery from drowning
which had come under the Committee's notice during the past
year was 170, rewards having been distributed amongst 156
persons. _ .

Very extensive alterations are being made in the interior of
the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, preparatory to the com-
ing trials. The gallery has been extended back to the ex-
treme end of the Court, and new stairs have been erected to
the side boxes. One of the side gallerie3, including the jury-
box attached, will be appropriated to the reporters. Both the
High and Sub-Sheriff h.ve ordered that one of the galleries
should be reserved exclusively for the reporters, and that no
person, no matter what his rank or station, would be permitted
to interfere with them, or disturb them in the discharge of the
important duty which they had to perform.
Several very valuable and highly important additions have
recently been made to the Print-room of the British Museum.
Amongst the new collection, are 20 volumes of engravings, by
the celebrated Raphael Mogan, purchased, at a cost of 1,5001.,
from the house of Puckle and Co. ; a collection of prints after
Rembrandt, selected by and purchased 'from AIL Smith,
for 450/.
The registration of the coal-whippers is still
going on with
great activity under the new Act. During the six days the
office has Leen opened upwards of 1,500 men have enrolled
their names, and paid the registration fee of 4d. each. The
new law is likely to work well.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPIN O.—(THIS DAY.)
LoNDON, JAN. 10.—Wind, light Northerly breeze, and
cloudy at times.
DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind A.M. E.S.E., strong; r.ar. S. by
E., moderate.—Arrd. Emily, Hemble, Valparaiso.
SOUTHA3IPTON, JAN. 9.—Arrd. Clyde steamer, West
Indies—left Grenada Oct. 24, Jacmel 28, Jamaica 'Nov. 1,
Tampico 21, Vera Cruz Dec. 3, Havannah 12, Na!sau 15, and
Bermuda 23 ; has on freight 236,500 dollars, gold and gold
dust 4,661 'oz., silver 3,024 oz., platina 152 oz., British coin
1,4631.,196 serons cochineal, 6 serons and 50 cases gum copal.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 9.—The wreck of the Hercules, sunk
near the Brake Sand, has been sold for 13/.
Orr DOVEE, JAN. 7.—General Vanden Bosch, Vubeek,
Batavia, for Holland; Loo Loo, Holland, for Batavia; Jonge,
Cornelius, Rotterdam, for Batavia.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind E.—Arrd. Mary Banna-
tyne, London, for China. SW.. Malacca, Madras and Calcutta;
Zenobia, Cape of Good Hope; British Monarch, Jamaica.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 9.—Sld. Gleaner, for Boston.
CowEs, JAN. 9.--:Sld. Caroline, Jamaica; Symmetry,
Ceylon; Achilles, ditto; Nolunteer, Alauritius; Osborne,
Cape Coast Castle; M'Queen, St. Kitt's; Lanarkshire, Sa-
vannah.

PLYMO UTH, JAN. 9. —Wind E. S.E.— Sld. Justina, Calcutta.
FA LMOUTII, JAN. 9.—Wind S. to S.S.E. fresh breezes.—
Arrd. Elizabeth, late Cork, Havanna, with decks swept, loss of
bulwarks, stanchions, &e., and dead light stove. on the 21st
and 22d inst., in lat. 37, lon. 43. Sld. Maria, Nassau.
BRISTOL, JAN. 9. Sld. Anna, Watson, Calcutta; Ajax,
for Trinidad; Yorkshire and Pallas, New Orleans.
MARGATE, JAN. 9.—The Ocean, on shore, near Kings-
gate, broke up last night.
LivEaroot, JAN. 9.—Wind S.S.E. fresh, with snow.—
The John Cumming, hence to New York, which put into
Milford, the Ist instant, leaky, with cargo shifted, &e., has
been towed round to this port. Sid. Syria, China; Dryad,
Singapore; Cicely, Pernambuco; Swiftsure, Africa; Rapid,
Demerara; Kyainte, Antigua ; Barbadian, Jamaica; Shenan-
doah, Philadelphia ; Blackness, New York.

SHIELDS, JAN. 9.-1 he Ann and Assiduous (not Citizen)
Lave been got off the Herd Sand. The Harmony will remain
ill next springs.

SUNDERLAND, JAN. B.—The sloop Castow, of Newcastle,
foundered to-day at the entrance of the harbour, after being in
contact with the Speedy packet, of Frebey—one man drowned.
CLYDE—Arai. Grange, Cook, and John Scott, Demerara.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY.
DERBY.
. -

51 to 1 agst Scott's lot
7to 1 agst the Ugly Buck
(offers to take)
71 to 1 agst Rattan (ditto)
18 to 1 agst Loadstene (offered)
20 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (t)
25 to 1 agst Orlando (ditto)
28 to 1 agst lonian
30 to 1 agst Leander

33 to I agst Running Rein
. 35 to 1 agst Voltri
40 to 1 agst Campanero
50 to I agst Bebington (t)
50 to 1 agst Saddle Bow
50 to 1 agst Telemachus
50 to 1 agst Lancet
5000 to 75agstMountCharles(t)
,1000 to 15 agst Apprentice (t)
:ft CUP.
30 to 1 agst Ballinkeele (t)

CHESTE
25 to I offered on the field

HEARTLESS OMNIBUS ROBBEILY.—Last week a poor
woman, living at Hackney, proceeded to Peckham to re-
ceive 21., a yearly gratuity of a charitable lady residing
there, and on her return home in a Peckham omnibus,
a gentlemanly-looking fellow entered into conversation
with her on the mildness, of the season, and its conse-
quent blessing to the poor, &c., when she foolishly re-
counted the charitable- deeds of her benefactress, and
explained the nature of her errand. Her sympathising
fellow-passenger left at the Elephant and Castle, and on
her arrival at Gracechurch-street the poor woman found
her pocket had been cut, and the 21. and a 6d. abstrac-
ted. A few benevclent individuals at Hackney are
about to restore the amount.

HONE YAND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO TllllO.Ol.
The' Liverpool Cotton- Market yesterday was
Sales about 5,000 bags, inclUding 2,500 on spec to,
Prices as before.—The sales in Railway Stock were no
lerably numerous, but the market had some camp
of depression. Eastern Counties were Hqs
; i inbiggrbe,
and Glasgow, 57 ; Grand Junction, 233 ; Great 'nB;
tern, Half, 69 ; Birmingham, 237, ditto; Quarters,
Brighton, 43 ; South Western, 75 ; Manchester a!d
Leeds, 101 ; North Midland, Thirds, 30-1 ; Paris vs
Rotten, 32i ; South Eastern, 143 ; Paris and Li
31. ss.- 6d.
The contents of the West India letters and pall
which were delivered at a late hour yesterday afterl9oo
art on the whole looked upon as satisfactory- Shod
crops are in some places anticipated. Much regrePoo,
expressed that the new Governor of Havannah bad C to
menced a system tending to foster and perpetuate -
slave-trade.
tta'
We have not heard the SUMS received from go
ny,
America on account of the Mexican Mining CurePaes-
but the advices, as respects the condition of theselish
tablishments in which so many millions of Dri,), „
capital have been sunk, mostly we fear beyond the hot
of redemption, are favourable fur the holders of a le
thc
The amounts actually laid out by the Govere not
Brokers yesterday in aid of the Sinking Fund wereAciol
publicly announced, but in conformity with the e"'ol
notification of the Lords of the Treasury, it is us°lol,
that Exchequer Bills, as well as Stock, will be t 9
until the whole amount placed at the disposal of 'in
Commissioners for the reduction of the Pebt'ocel
the present quarter, has been absorbed. A flat Oar
h ruled this morning for Stocks.
,e
In our remarks yesterday relative to the pay--c of
the dividends, a misprint occurred. The qostioe_zo
by many receiving their interest was, if the sover7
offered were " heavy." This word was printed " 111°Tivi
The public do now receive full weight gold from the Pa;or
England. It is confidently expected that the
plaints of the scarcity of silver will soon Weeif
At present, in all quarters—bankers as ice.
as in other quarters, the utmost inconveniences P„ Ties
respect is still experienced. The Bank even are tete
nacious in giving any large sum of silver in es kart
for notes, even though required by the private hap
of the City, their favoured friends. 0511
It is reported that 100,0001. in the Three- anwvor
per Cents. have been taken for- an Irish banking; 100
cern, and that difficulties are to be raised by speeefiiiic•
in the Funds, to any plan brought forward for the
Lion of the interest of the Three-and-a-Half per CoptThe Commissioners took about 30,0001. Three Per e
.„1
Consols this morning, at 96i. In this was jaded"' cot
amount for the Savings' Banks, and an amoulltbot
the redemption of the debt. No pure l
was made, however, in the Unfunded Pau"
fall in Consols for the Account has taken place ct
97 to 961. This is about per cent. lower thue hale
terday. The Three-and a-Half per Cents. Reducela
touched 1021, and are now 1021. Bank Stock has 67;
from 187 i 4to 1861. Exchequer Bills from 69 °boat
and Reduced Three per Cents, to 97k. At on°
yesterday the last-mentioned Stock was 98.
As it was known pretty well yesterday that sigh
remittance came in the West , India mail sit Toll
for the Mexican dividends, the bonds have not aur
beyond the highest price of yesterday. indeetstoci tt
have rather receded, viz., from 321- to 32i. Spani6pd,
is a trifle higher. The Throe per Cents. are at 'iger
the Fives at 21i, with the coupons. Dutch Stun,.
shade lower, and so are Austrian and Belgian Bee.n tlO.l
A fall from 138 to 134 has taken place,*
London and Birmingham Railway shares, an coe,
Westerns are also cheaper. Croydon, Midland .
ties, and Paris and Orleans the same. Northerain
Eastern Shares have advanced. The range telt
prices this morning are annexed.
„it OGP
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0%,'• -
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 971110961r
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities: ...... 961 f 97 •
3i per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 106016
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12 14',6
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 12 9-1
India Stock for Opening 272
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account

India Stock
Exchequer Bills, 11d. 14d.
10001.
5001. ..
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'w-
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent.....
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 103.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... .......
Ditto for the Account 32/ iii
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent. -
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds
Ditto Three per Cent. --
Ditto for the Account 3Ol
Dutch 2i per Cent
........ 544 7` '
Dutch 5 per Cent.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT tfr
It A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Rafe' og
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Eastern Counties 23 ..... 140i1"1.:: 141°. '....
Ditto Scrip .. B/. 6s. Bd. .....• 12.
...•
Do. New Registered to 12i...••• .
,„ .0
Hull and Selby 5O ..... 56 ..... b" ....
London and Birmingham 100 .234 ...... co ..0
Ditto I Shares
London and South Western ... 41% ...
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 131 14i..... • " ../
Midland Counties 100
88
Northern and Eastern
to
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Ilmien•.. ..... ..... 20
Rouen and Havre .... ......... .. 6
South Eastern and Dover...
Ditto Scrip... ...... . .
..... to
~,
York and North Midland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 24 lB ...... t 0
Yarmouth and Norwich... ...... ... 13
.--- 9 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN.
.71r4t1
had rather more business doing to-day, at steaul,:estul
The following are our quotations :----Bolton and I 11. 10`
251 ; Eastern Counties, 11 11 1-16 ; Manebestesteril.
Leeds,-1024 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 454 ; South Pss4)'
35i ; Ditto, Scrip, 36i ; Sheffield and Manchester'
Do. Quarters, 44; Manchester Assurance, * I

opened
The railroad from Naples to Caresta was °sa
he 11th ult.'
a rem
A GOOD SERVANT.—At the Duke of Mariuu-
o.„oo
rent audit, held last week at Waddesdon, one cl
tenants paid a 5/. Bank of England note that le,
issued 30 years, bearing the name of Henry !if. 00
are aware the Bank never re-issue their pal'u,..".e,
note must, therefore, have been out the whole tl'iopoo"/
simple interest at 4 per cent. was at., and at ee„,/11:1'
interest 9/., while it did not cost the Company
Aylesbury News.
THE NEW AMERICAN SHIP PRINCE A Lfp- nn
The splendid new American line-of-packet shtoel‘ tp
Albert, which arrived in the St. Katherines "'of I+o
Thursday last, has, since Sunday, been a source ottelo
great attraction to persons who feel an interest i° Tit
connected with improvements in ship buildieg;iitbot
Prince Albert is the companion ship to the Viet , rote,fl
was launched last year, and, although of these'''. eve
tonnage (1,000) she is considerably larger
respect, and in all her appointments superior-vp liPoo
."'"
THE MURDER NEAR WEST CALDER hag b'
the active superintendent of our county police,1 'of
engaged during the whole of last week in eeetraP;or
vestigations, with a view to discover the perre,,,ho
the murder of the old man, John* Geddes, 0043
found in his house near West Calder on Sunda,' ribeu
week, in the horribly mangled state already cif° ,Lis.iier
a previous paper. We understood that lur'etib''oe
few days ago got a clue which will in all Pr" of It
bring home the charge of murder to a reletisTirer.
unfortunate victim, named James Bryce, a lebo-tchllt"liii
has been ascertained that Bryce pledged a silver ictineet'ile
the deceased a great number of years ago, and thia,htitii le
murder was committed he has been seen e%hwadeleil
watch and also displaying the possession of a cogn—tar'pe
sum of money. Mr. List has since traced Bryce '.G.'",401101'
Calder to various places in the west ; and 00 •"'"ci 0..'
traced him to Coatbridge, between Airdrie la
gow. Still Byrce has contrived to keep out of t jot y
of justice.. But, as Mr. List is now being essopecA of
the Glasgow police, there is little doubt the 5,,,,ei._41‘1,
murderer will soon be in safe, custody. •Al-y:s/edpr
501. has been offered for his apprehension.---`'
Mercury. i 1) 0°
pl
CAUTIOUS OVERMUCH.—About three or j.1 fp
I9Wh'er
three o'clock on Sunday last, a man named Butle„
of the house, 19, ICross-street, Sr. George.
East, came in breathless haste to the Arb°t;
Station-house, and stated that a lodger Of , h
Rayner had hung himself, and he wante"„„e stl°oe
officer to attend to the case. On being Tospccit'd
by Sergeant Shaw, who acted for the 0311,0' 011 Y
Butler said, that his lodger was -a bumboot
did not appear to labour under any pecunior-roeloo
or immediate want, and so far from the acte Joe,
to be premeditated, Rayner; who was a sing' acja-
laid in provision for the Sunday on the prevao,e" eis
The landlord, finding that he did not te°:ige reapsill
pzarance at the usual hour, went to !:vpoc,
little before three o'clock, but found it• "Jppe''
empty, whilst a razor ready oiled and s_tr!eb Spat
shaving lay upon the table. On further se door, 401
found his lodger hanging behind a closet' oatititier
which he contrived to suspend himself. Sergr vcject!;
—" Well, and you cut him down at once L in 06,,
—" What !me cut him down ? Oh, no ; /let for °,
without a pubic officer, and so I came here of Oa' oc°
Sergeant Shaw at once directed a constable._ 0,0,00,
division, named Hams, to hasten to the &Ice, 1111f0
into the:matter. Dr: Hawkins, of College-Pa thottioio
mercial-road, was called in, who prom:lo°,o cs°,de
had been extinct for.sonne hours, and thus tallthe 11'1505
over-much landlord in some measure escaP.e ecroP,u the
which must have otherwise attached to hig_. ace"..d •
precision in waiting for a public officer toectll'eja, DP
body. A coroner's inquest has been sine n
verdict of 1‘ Temporary Insanity" returned..ng ye: 00
THE IRISH SQUADRON.—The uoded,,piP
compose the squadron on the coast of Ire oile ;op;
command of Rear-Admiral Bowles :—The42, Clive
120, flag-ship, Captain Milne Cook ;
Sir F. H. Blackwood, Shannon ; HYeel°' Lundy' "
der
mender F. Scott ; Iris, 26, Captain 11,-
3, Commander J. T. Nott ; Snipe, 2, 'le"- J. ke ter
Raymond ; The Flamer, 6, Commander G 2 Pl 5
Comet, 2, Commander G. A. Frazer ;
Commander T. Driver ; Meteor, 2, ‘-'°lA3troreh°„,def
Butler ; Pluto, 2, Commander Jeayee ; rioterer.,,jer
Commander Hon. E. Plunkett; Tartarus, 2, isore:ll.ofie.
11. T. Austen ; Rhadamanthus, 2, .Afesteli;catlier' /00'
I'. Lane ; Volcano, 2, Commander C. J. (lied a 0
The remains of Lord Grey's grandson,
shipman on board the Fox frigate, Were 0,
near
who interne
Tarbert (Lower *harmon) with naval ho