The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Lord Mayor gave a splendid entertainment on Wednesday
to the Judges, the Sergeants-at.lsw, and several officers of the Cor-
poration, at the Mamion-house. _ _ _

It having been recently discovered that the whole of the archi-
trave of St. Paul's Cathedral was composed of white marble, work-
men, within the last few days, have been busily employed 3n re-
moving the thick coating of black paint with which for years it had
been covered, revealing, as they proceed, carvings of the most
beautiful description. As the whole of the exterior of the western
front is to undergo this renovation, it is uncertain how long it will
be ere the Ecaffoldiag is removed. The Duke of Broglie visited the
cathedral on Sunday, and occupied the Dean's seat.
The boys in the habit of congregating abaut Trafalgar-square
appear to be in no way intimidated from injuring the fountains by
the exemplary punishment of a youth last week, at Bow-street, for
chipping the masonry. They seem to take great delight In throw-
, ing stones, pieces of wood, or any other missiles, into the dolphin's
mouths, under the jets, to close the orifices, and in some of those the
water is stopped or flows but partially. The constant attention of
two policemen is insufficient to prevent these mischievous pranks,
for as fast as the boys are dispersed on one point they assemble on
another, or return to the same place immediately that the consta.
ble's back is turned. Neither threats nor entreaties will induce
them to forego their sport.
It appears that Messrs. Sansum, Day, and Sutton, to afford their
Birmingham friends an opportunity to visit London in the Whitsun
week, have made some very judicious and excellent arrangements
with the London and Birmingham Railway Company, to convey a
limited number of persons, for which two special trains have been
engaged—one to leave Birmingham on Whit. Monday, and to
return from London on the Thursday following ; and the other to
quit Birmingham on Whit. Tuesday, and to return from London on
the Monday following. The tickets, " there and back," to be only
l i s. 6d. each.

On Tuesday the noble steamship, City of Aberdeen, arrived in
the river, having brought to market 322 chests of eggs, value
1,2001., the largest quantity that ever came from Scotland in one
bottom; 103 head of fine fat cattle, 15 tons of fresh meat, 10
tons of pickled pork, 70 boxes of fresh salmon, a considerable num-
ber of live pigs, and a large quantity of manufactured goods,
butter, haddocks, and other provisions. Nearly 1,000 chests of eggs
from Ireland were landed on Monday.

The Royal Exchange Company, in the course of Thursday,
signified it as their intention to pay for the damage done to the
Robin Hood Tavern, Holborn, by the gas explosion on the 23d
instant. Mr. Coates, the hatter, opposite, states he had a most
narrow escape; he was seated near his door, when a plank one foot
long, was forced through his window, and a wooden cornice, weigh-
ing 211b5., hurled within a few inches of him.
A ball took place on Wednesday evening, at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern, in aid of the funds of the Club of True High-
landers. It was well attended, and the dancing was kept up with
great spirit until an early hour in the morning. The band was
led by Guiness, and Mr. Menzies officiated as master of the cue-
monies.

Mr. George Genge's annual concert took place on Wednesday
evening at Crosby Hall, and was attended by a numerous and highly
respectable company. Several of the pieces were encored. A se.
lection from Donniaetti's opera of the Love Spell was capitally sung
by Messrs. G. Genge, Rennie, Morgan, and the conductor, Mr. F.
Smith.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
(From The Sun. of Last Night.)
The Sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were again
large, being 15,000 bales, one-half of which was on specu-
lation. Middling and common qualities of American were
lAd. per lb. higher than at the close of last week.—
Shares were rather firmer than on Wednesday,
but were not quite supported to the close :
Armagh and Port Rush, 58s 6d. 31.; Birkenhead, Manchester,
and Cheshire, 103/4 11% ' • Birmingham and Gloucester, New
Shares, 41/4 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 59%; Belfast and Bal-
lymena, 714 %; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 12 11% ;
Caledonian, 11 %; Ditto, Extension, 3%; Cambridge and
Lincoln, 8% 8; Chester and Birkenhead, 48 46%; Chester
and Holyhead, 153/4 ; Chester and Preston Brook, 3; Chur-
net Valley, 7 6%; Clitheroe Junction, 3%; Cork and Ban-
don, V% 1A ; Cork and Killarney, 3%; Cork and Waterford,
2% ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, Ku • Dublin and
Drogheda, 1./; ; Dublin and Galway, 5% • Dublin, Mullin-
gar, and Athlone, 31/4 ,• Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5%135. 3d ;
Eastern Counties, 19%; Ditto, Perpetual, VA ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, New Quarter. Shares, %; Edinburgh and
Northern, 2 3/ ; Glasgow and Ayr, 62 ; Grand Junction,
227 ; Ditto,- Half Shares, 113% ; Great Southern and
Western, 18; Ditto, Extension, 131,8 ; Huddersfield Canal
and Railway, 6% .1/2 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 8% 9 ;
Inverness and Elgin, 1% 5/8 ; Inverness and Perth, ;
Limerick and Waterford, BJ/4 % ; Liverpool and Manches-
ter, New Shares, 37% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston,
2% 21. 3s. 6d. ; London and Birmingham, 234%; London
and Brighton. 63 ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 41/ 4 ;
London and York, 3 4 ; Direct Northern, 4; Leeds and
West Riding Junction, 6% ,• Lynn and Dereham, 3 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, ; Ditto,
New Shares, 514%; Manchester and Buxton, 5%; k
an.
chester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 8% ; Ditto
Quarter Shares, 19% ; Midland Railway, 154;- I)itto, 40/.
Shares, 18; Newark and. Sheffield, 61,E ; Newcastle and
Darlington, 51; North British, Half Shares, 43/4 %; North
Union, (A), 1451,4 • North Wales Mineral, 17% ; Ditto, New
Shares, 5% ; North Western, 4% ; North Wales, 3 ; Oxford
and Birmingham Junction, 4 ; Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton, 375. ; Preston and Wyre, 35 •, Runcorn
Gap, 32% ; Sheffield and Manchester, 1241/ 124 ; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 15 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 2fis. ; Shrews-
bury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 43% 5; South-Eastern and
Dover, Now Shares, No. 3, 73/4- ; Trent Valley, 18%; Trent
Valley Continuation, 2% 2% ; Ulster, 50; Waterford and
Kilkenny, 414%; West Yorkshire, 6% ; Wexford and Car-
low, 41/2 ; Worcester and Tring, 4% ; Dijon and Mulhouse,
2%; Paris and Lyons English, (Laffitte's), 21. 16s. %;
Paris and Lyons (Garineron's), 2%; Paris and Rouen, 4214 ;
Paris and St. Quentin, 395.
We have no arrivals to-day.
There has not been much business done in Stocks to-day,
and they continue a little flat. Consols for present transfer
have been marked 99 to 98%, and for time 99 to %. Ex-
chequer-bills have been 555. to 60s. prem. New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 1003/ to 101, and the
Three per Cents. 97% to 971/. Bank Stock has been
203% to 2101. Then) have been a few sales pressed
both in Reduced Three per Cents. and Consols.
The same apathy exists in the Foreign Market, though
the quotations in a few instances are somewhat firmer.
Spanish Bonds have not been officially marked all the morn-
ing. Mexican have been supported at 3754 %. Colombian
have been 153/4. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. have
been marked 6314 to %, which is a slight improvement.
With one or two exceptions, Railway Shares continue de-
pressed. Churnet Valley have rallied a little, having been
up to 7%. Caledonian have been 10% to 1114. Direct
Northern are rather weak. Aberdeen, after being down to
3%, have rallied to. 41%8. Bristol and Gloucester have re-
ceded 57% and 55. tVestend and Sout Item Counties
Junction have improved to % premium, owing to
the non-compliance of the South Eastern with the standing
orders. The French lines are still weak, but occasionally the

"scrips," or promises, as the Parisians term them, are picked
up at small premiums byparties inclined to await the adjudi-
cation ; and before this takes place, there will probably be a re-
vival of speculation in them, so uncertain is it which Company
will prove successful. Of course the profit on the fortunate
line, judging by the prices of those already constituted by
Act of the French Legislature will be of some amount.

ONE • CLOSIN4;
PRICES OF BRITISH. FUNDS. 0%21.0( K. PRICES.
Bank Stock . . .......» 2101/2 2091/2 2091.4
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
New 31% per Cents lOWA 101 1003/4 1003/4
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 111/2% 11%
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860
India Bonds, 1,0001
Ditto under 1,0001.. .. ••••••• 74 74
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account... •••••••
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 11/d....
Ditto 5001.

- ...._
97% 97%
991/g 99 99
58 60 pm. 60
58 60 pm. 60

Ditto Small

pm. 60

ONE
O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS , PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839...... 861/2
Colombian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 153 15%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 88% 88%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 37%% 37%
Ditto Account
Ditto, Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 30% 30%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
..12,4
Ditto 3 per Cent. ... ..
Ditto, Account
Dutch, 212 per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certnic 97%% 97%
PRICES OF CLOSING
BALL-WAY SHARES
PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush
Birmin and Gloucester. 100 132% 131%
Ditto % Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Do. New .. .
Bristol and Gloucester... 30
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 11/2
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Cilurnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton l%
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Direct Norwich
I .üblin and Belfast June 2% ll%
Dublin, Belfast, and

8514
17%

Coleraine
Dublin and Galway 21%...... 3'-18 41,A ...... ...
Dundalk & Enniskillen 21/2 51,2
Eastern Counties 25 ..... 19%3/4
Eastern Union l5 .. ..

Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ely and liediord . ..... ... 14 ...... 23/4%
Great South. and West.

( Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of Scotland 2% 2%
oiuildford, Fare'in,Forts. 21/2._ sth
Harwich
Hull ar d Selby 5O lOO
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 20
Londo" and Birrninghin (5t0ck)...233

10;74
161/2
7/4

0%
1012

Do. New Thirds
Do. 4 Shares
London and Blackwall. 16/. 138.4 d 9
London and Brighton... 50
Do. Consolidated Bths 16
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 17%1/2%
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
Londonderry& Coleraine 2! ......
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 2l/2 —
L:ndon and S. Western 4116 s 10d 80 793/
Do. New
London and York 2l/2 4%%% 41%
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil l_2l/2— .. 21/2% 2%
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Birmin.t.lo
Midland... 100
Do. New
Midland, Birm.,Derby 100
Newark and SLetlield ... 11/2 • ••• 5
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction ... 25 ..„... 50 49 ...... . ... 50
Nowoas.le and Berwick 11/2 l3l/2 1231
Newcastle and Carlisle...loo 120
Newry and Enniskillen. 21,4
North British
Do. New
North Kent
Norwich and Brandon... 10
DJ., New ... ..... ..... 1
Richmond and West End
Junction
Scottish Central

63
26
17%

4%
17%
414
5
17
434

z-cottish Midland I 1••• • 3%1/
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2l/2, , , 41/,11/~..
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 40.4 41%
Do., No. 2.
Do~ No. 3
South Wales .... ~, 2% 5% 61/ 6%
Staines and Richmond... 1
Trent Valley
Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3% 41/s 4l/s
York and North Midland 50 lO3 102114 10214
Do. Selby
Do. Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 4
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette
Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 2%
Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... , 414 %
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 15
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 ...... 103 11 104..
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's -,
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's ...... ...... 2
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London & Westminster. 20
National Provincial of
Englnd
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Union of Australia
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 24.—The sales
are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 ; Grand
Junction, New Quarters, 44; Manchester and Leeds, Half
Shares, 65 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 571/2 ; Man-
chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17% ; Midland Railway
Consols, 154 ; Ditto, Preferential, 3% '% ; North British,
New Shares, 51/s ; Preston and Wyre, 3!, ; South Eastern,
No. 3,7%; Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 3%; Barnsley
Junction, 8 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3% % ; Birkenhead, Man-
chester, and Cheshire Junction, 1034 ; Blackburn, Burnley,
and Accrington, 91,8 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 11% % ;
Caledonian, 11 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 8 7% ; Clitheroe
Junction, 3% 1% prem. ; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Direct
Northern, 414 ; Ely and Bedford, 3 1-16 ; Glasgow and Dum-
fries, 245. ; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Manchester
Junction, 20s. ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and
Canal, 614 %; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 9 3-16;
Leeds and Thirsk, 4% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction,
6% % ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 23% 11-16 ;
London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 4%; London
and York, 3 15-16 4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 514 ; Newark
and Sheffield, 5%; North Western, 4%; Preston and Wyre
Extension, 2% prem. ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester
Junction, 4 15.16 ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton Dudley.
&c., 414 ; Southport and Euston, 2% ; Trent Valley Con-
tinuation and Jiolyhead Junction, 314 13-16 prem. ; West
Yorkshire, 6 ; Whitehaven and Furness, 3
_,• Bordeaux, Tou-
louse, and
Cette, 2%; Rochdale Canal, 54%.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 81 Gibraltar...—. ..... ..
Ditto, at sight l2 61 Leghorn ...... ...... ... 31
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Genoa
Antwer - - 26 15 Milan

10%

L',4'12%
271,i

Hambnrgh M.B. 14 0
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90
Ditto, 3 months 26 10
Marseilles 26 10
Bourdeaux 26 15
Frankfort on Mains 123

Venico
Naples .
Palermo, per oz ll9
Lisbon
Oporto ..
Rio Jano;to
Bahia

Petersburgh, 3 Us...
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 10 2
Trieste, ditto
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao
Bareniena
Seville

Buenos .4yl 4s
New Yo. k :::dyssight
,
Ptucte.4:;l* BULLION, I'ICR OZ
Foreign .3,.....1,bar5..£3 17 9
Portal3a. 91d Coin 3:7 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dv2.ais 0 4 9:
Silver it) Vvis 0 4 10,

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Queen, attended by Lady Caroline
Cocks, arrived at Gloucester House in an open carriage, to
pay a visit of congratulation to her royal relative. Colonel
Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting, attended her Majesty on
horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert also visited
the Royal Duchess.
The Queen Dowager, (attended by the Hon. Miss Mitchell),
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal High-
ness the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, their Royal High-
nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg Strelitz, visited the Duchess of Gloucester
during the day, to congratulate her Royal Highness on the
auspicious return of her natal day, and her return to a state
of convalescence from the effect of her recent cold.
His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipstahl
paid a visit to her Royal Highness.
Many of the nobility and gentry called yesterday at
Gloucester House, and entered their names fur her Royal
Highness.
In the evening the Duchess of Gloucester dined with their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meckleii-
burgh Strelitz, at Cambridge House.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager (attended by the Hon.
Miss Mitchell), and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, visited the Queen yesterday.
The Marchioness of Douglas (rtes Princess Mary of Baden)
visited her Majesty at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission fur pr,,inoting and
encouraging the Fine Arts in the re-building the Palace at
Westminster. _ _

The meeting was held at a quarter hef,,re three o'clock in
one of the Committee-rooms of the House of Commons. The
Commissioners present were Lord Ashburton, Viscount Pal-
tnerston, Viscount Mahon, S'.r Etobert Ilarry luglis, Mr.
Benjamin Hawes, M.P., Mr. Henry Hallam, and Mr.
Thomas Wyse.
After the meeting, Prince Albert, accompanied by the
other Commissioners, and attended by Mr. Eastlake, the
Secretary to the Commission, inspected the state of the
works in the new Palace.

At a quarter-past five o'chek Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel llouverie. took biq depar ore t'or liocking!lain
P..lace.

Tile Duke 4;f G.thibridge visited her guyal Highuess the
Duchess of Kent yesterday.
Mr. T. L. Ingram, Colonial Secretary of the Gambia, bad

. . .
an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Ce
office.
The Ecclesiastical Coll issioners for England had a memeet.in
ing yesterday afternoon, at the office in Wigitehall-Pt,
There were present the Bishops of Bangor, Ely,
and Lichfield, and the Earl of Ilesborough. cg-
The Queen gave a State Ball yesterday evening, at MI ta,
inl barn Place. The ball, the first of the season, wO,-,3„
tended by upwards of one thousand of the Nobility- and 1"oi
try—the ladies appearing in new dresses. The menibLETbe
the Diplomatic Corps wearing their different costumes.
members of State and members of the Administration•
the officers of the Household wearing their full dress nig..AcT,
costumes. The officers of the Army and Nayy habit'', hi.
their Uniforms; and the members of the Orders of Knig-
, hood displaying their respective insignia.
Soon after nine o'clock the company began to arrive at the
Hera re,
Palace, alighting at the principal portico, leading, o,,teii
grand hall, which was lined by the Yeomen Guard, Initlhe
coronation costume, commanded by Captain Kine3i"%tv
Exon in Waiting. The Yeomen Guard were also on tol
on the grand staircase and in the ante-room. Sir G'"2llfa-
Houlton, the Ensign, and Mr. Ellerthorp, Adjutant, weire.,..
attendance. The hall and staircase were tastefully ucit,
rated with choice and fragrant flowers. The band oft" the
or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, was stationed in.'
Hall, and performed a number of peices during the eveallira
A Guard of Honour of the Foot Guards was on duty
froth of the Palace. ht
eir Serene Highnesses Prince Ernest of Hesse
and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at 10117--
nine o'c
Royal Highness the Grand Duchess SteP"agoe tit
Baden, attended by Baroness de Strumfeder, and IWO-

de
He: Screckenstein, arri shortly afterwards.
He: Royal Highnessve th d e Duchess of Kent was
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislawtattended
Colonel Sir George Couper.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cre
bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand 1),„...3c0r
of Mecklenburgh Strelitz were attended by Baron lul
beck and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.
The Royal Family were received by Lady Caroline Stier!,
Cocks and the Hon. Miss Devereux, Maids of Honour in
tyi
ing ; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting ft•
o I
Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Al`.
Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting; and Colonel
eerie, Equerry to Prince Albert. ador
The Duke de Broglie accompanied the French Anlbass
and the Countess de St. Aulaire.