The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

COVRT-PASZIONAIBMII.

Mdlle. &Este has left the Clarendon Hetel for Paris.
The Marquis of Hertford is passing the winter in the
French capital. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailes-
bury and Lord Charles Bruce have arrived in Paris.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby have
left the Clarendon Hotel, on a ►isit to the Earl and
Countess Cowper, Pansanger, Herts.
General the Earl and Countess Effingham are passing
the winter at Brighton.

The Earl and—Countess of Chesterfield will not re-
turn to Chesterfield House, from Bretby Park, until after
Christmas.

Countess Powlett and Viscount Hinton have left Lon-
don for Hinton St. George.
The .Earl of Glasgow has arrived at his seat, Hawk-
head, near Paisley, where the Noble Earl intends remain-
ing during the Christmas holidays.
The Dowager Countess of Pembroke is expected to
leave Earl Bruce's seat, Savenache Lodge, near Marlbo-
rough, on Saturday or Monday next, for Wilton House,
near Salisbury. The Hon. Sydney Herbert, M.P., and
a family circle, will assemble next week on a visit to the
Noble Countess for the Christmas holidays. -
Lord Stuart de Rothesay continues to labour under a
slight attack of paralysis. Dr. Dickson is in constant
attendance upon his Lordship.

The Hon. Lindsey Burrell has returned to town from
a visit to the Countess of Clare, at Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Colonel Tynte is entertaining a numerous family circle
at I lalswell House, his seat in Sotnersetshire.
Sir Henry Hunloke, Bart., has arrived in town from
Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, where the respected Ba
ronet has been entertaining a select party with the sports
of the field.

STIOCIUMANISOURI.
A meeting of merchants took place in Manchester on
Tuesday, for the purpose of adopting measures► to pro-
cure the repeal of the duty on cotton wool, when resolu-
tions to that effect were adopted.
The Royal Exchange is now open to the public for
several hours each day. By the Ist of January Lloyd's
apartments and the public rooms will be completed, and
on that day the merchants will assemble in the area for
their usual business.

Viscount Strangford has lately movie some valuable
presents to the Canterbury Philosophical Institution and
Museum, consisting of sculptured marbles, terracotta
figures, and numerous relics, all of Greek and Egyptian
art, the whole forming the most valuable addition to the
Museum that has been contributed to it for many years
past.
There is to be an investiture of the Knights of St.
Patrick on the 4th of January. It is said that the Mar-
quis of Waterford and the Earl of Ross are to be the
new Knights, in the place of the late Marquis of Donegal
and Earl Talbot, who has just received the Order of the
Garter.

On Monday a change of weather—for some time
threatened—took place at Dublin, and torrents of rain
had fallen for many hours.
By the death of Lady Anne Cullen Smith, sister of
the Duke of Wellington, the families of his Grace, the
Earl and Countess of Mornington, the Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the
Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, Lady Mary Bagot,
Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Lord and Lady Fitz-
roy Somerset, Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea, the
Hon. and Rev. C. V. Wellesley, Lord and Lady Cow-
ley, the Marchioness Wellesley, &c., are placed in
mourning.

The Duke of Wellington, as Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports, has appointed Capt. John Stranack, har-
bour-master at Margate, a commissioner of salvage.
THE COUNTESS or BLESSINGTON.—The novel-read-
ing public are on the qui vice for the new work of
" Strathern,"from the pen of this accomplished authoress,
whose productions are ever received with a cordial wel-
come by all classes of readers, on account of the mi-
-1 ginality and knowledge of life which they display.
Many of the characters in this work are said to be por-
traits drawn from real life, figuring in a series of remark-
able scenes at home or abroad. To specify two or three
of the leading ones :—ln Lord Fitswarren, the good-
natured foichunter, may be recognised a certain Noble
Peer of the present day ; in Lady Mountserrat, a rich
and vulgar parvenue, whose strange" sayings and doings"
hive repeatedly been a theme for remark in the fashion-
able world ; and the designing and unprincipled Wel-
lerby family are likenesses much too striking to be
mistaken.
SPANISH CONSISTENCT.—It is a curious coincidence
that, while the Legislative Chambers at Madrid are dis-
cussing the Reform Bill, the Ministry are engaged in
committing excesses never surpassed, if equalled, by
former brigands. General Narvaez is created Duke of
Ardez and a grandee of Spain of the first class, because
we presume he is an assassin of the first order. Ile gives
a banquet to the Queen one day, and the next orders the
execution of the son and brother-in-law of Zurbano.
We would suggest that the British Government imme-
diately present General Narvaez with a red riband. Any
other colour would not be in keeping with such a blood-
stained monster.—The Great Gun.
PREPARATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS.—Mr. O'Connell
is abusing the French press, and the French press is
doing its best in abusing Mr. O'Connell. So, all things
considered, we think we shall have a very merry Christ-
mme.—Punch.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL trE W S

CISPY, THURSDAY EVENING.
There was no change in English Stocks from the
morning. Consuls were 100 k ; Exchequer Bills, 575.
to 595. premium ; and New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 103/ +. Bank Stock closed at 2081.
The Foreign Market was not active. Spanish Five
per Cents. realised 25i j, and the Three per Cents. 37 1.
Chilian were 99 to 100, and Colombian 14+ -. French
Scrip was 11, and Belgian 1 premium. Dutch Five per
Cents. were 99k.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these : -Bristol and Gloucester ware 61 ; Dublin
and Belfast, 11 a ; Dublin and Galway, f ; Great
Southern and Western (Ireland), 4+ to 5 ; Hull and
Selby, 19 ; Birmingham, 127 ; Brighton, if ; South
Western, ex New, 34i ; Midland, 12 to 13 ; Newcastle
and Darlington, 371 ; Ditto and Berwick, 6t061 ;
North Kent, a ; Richmond and West-end Junction, 11 ;
South Devon, 1 ; Trent Valley, 61 ; York and North
Midland, Selby Scrip, 46 ; Ditto, lixtension, 12 ; and
Orleans and Bordeaux, 54 1 premium. Eastern Counties
have been 101 ; Midland and Birmingham and Derby,
6}; and Strasbourg and Bale, if discount.
(Fror,'_ The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was well
supplied, but prices did not vary, and the trade had a
flat appearance. Sales, 4,000 bales; viz., 300 Maran-
ham, at sd. to 51d.; 100 Bahia, at 51d.; 200 Surat, at
21d. to 20.; 100 Pernam, at 51d. to 6d.; and the rest
American, at 31d. to 41d. per lb.-Shares were firm, and
a fair busines was done. Chester and Birkenhead, 34f ;
Dublin and Cashel, 81; Eastern Counties, 14; Ditto,
Perpetual, No. 1,4/. 1 Is. 10d.; Great Western, Halves,
89; London and Birmingham, Quarters, 27; South-
Western, 821 83; Manchester and Leeds, 1194; Ditto,
Halves, 52+ 52 1; Midland Counties 112 f 1111; New-
castle and Berwick, 61.' North Union, 146; South-
Eastern. 38j; York and North Midland, Halves, 51;
Lyons and Avignon, 24; Paris and Rouen, 401 ; Ditto
and Strasburg, 2-; Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, 71 ;
Boulogne and Amiens, 51.
A very numerous attendance of the public has been
observed at the New Royal Exchange to-day. As far
as we have been able to ascertain the feelings of the visi-
tors to this really national " resort " of merchants,
most unqualified approval is the current and general
feeling.
There are some accounts from the Cape of Good Hope
to-day, but we do not find that any articles of informa-
tion in them are of importance in a political point of
view. The export trade is well spoken of, and there is no
doubt that, with care and strict integrity, the colony will
become highly prosperous. In the circulars of the wool
brokers, that have of late been issued, much commenda-
tion has been given to the recent imports of the fleece, and
they have urged the flock masters to pay the most espe-
cial attention to the condition in which they send their
wools over to this country.
There has not been much business done in the Consol
market to-day. The price for the Account has ranged
from 1001 to 100+ ; for the Three per Cents. Reduced,
from 100 f to 1001 ; and for the Three-and-a- Quarter
per Cents., from 1031 to f. The Commissioners
bought about 15,000/. of the last mentioned securities at
the highest prices of the day. The premium on Ex-
chequer Bills is on the rise, 595. having been paid this
morning. Bank Stock has advanced to 209. The price
of India Stock is. for the opening from 286 to 286 f.
Brazilian Bonds have improved to 89 this morning,
as there are hopes entertained, after all, that some
sort of compromise in the tariff lately received
from Rio Janeiro will be effected in favour of
British goods imported. Spanish Bonds are rather
lower than they were yesterday, the Three per
Cents, being quoted at 37t. Dutch Bonds are pretty
steady. The Converted Portuguese have advanced to
581; but the Mexicans are a shade lower.
The Midland Counties Railway shares have advanced
to 121 13 premium. The other railway shares are firm
generally speaking; but not much business is doing to-
day. Santiago de Cuba Aline shares are at 14 premium
per share.
PRICES OF BRITISH f. UN DS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.):
Bank Stock for Account ..„.......«..,,«„......, 208 209
3 per Cent... Reduced Annuities 100%36
New 334 per Cent. Annuities. ..... ..... 103)6%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860..........,. -
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 ll 15-16%
Consol • for Opening 10034 t
India Stock for Account 286%6
Exchequer BMA. I%d. 14d
I,OOW. - ..... 57 59 pm.
Ditto Smaill... - .....,..... 57 59 pm.
Ditto Advertised, ..... - -
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 89
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Celt. ..... -
Ditto for the Account. 36%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents lO 29%
Ditto for the Account..., ...... ........... 29)6
Portuguese Bonds 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 58)4
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 119%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent -
Ditto Three per Cent. ....,„„"„,».«.«.».«
Ditto for the Account ........... 37%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 44 44
Dutch 230 per Cent 5............... .......
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificat..es 97 %
Dutch 5 per
....... 99%
PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
1 IRAILWAYII, PAID. Pit SLUM
Bristol and G10uce5ter..„........... 30 ......... to -
Cambridge and Lincoln
Bastern Counties ................ 255. ." ... 143 to -
Ditto Perpetual 5 per cent... 21. 130. 4d.... - to -.
Ditto Ditto (No 2) - ..... ..... to --
Great Southern and Western/
75 ISO to 151
kr Share. so
Ditto • " • is u; -
Kendal and Windermere
London and Birmingham. lOO . ..... to -.
London and Brighton ........ 50 514 -
Ditto Loan Notes. lO -
London and Y0rk............... ..... 4414 ... to -
Midland
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct 24 613 to --
Newcastle and Berwick -
Northern and Eastern 45 ..... &NU ... to
Norwich and Brandon 8 -
Ditto New 1 3% -
Portsmouth Direct -
South Eastern aid hover ..... 33% -
Yarmouth and Norwich 2O 25% to -
..
York and North Midland ....... 50 102 -
Ditto % ..... 25 -
Boulogne and Amiens
Orleans and Bourdeaux ...... 29 7% -
Paris and 0r1ean5.................... 20 ..... 414
Parisand 20 to -
Rouen and Havre. 12 ..»..... 23).u% to '-
Strasburg and .Basle ...... 14 -
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Dac. 12.
3 per Cent. Consols ..... ....... 1003(
Ditto Money
3 per Cent. Reduced
Throe and a Quarter Stock,...
Ditto Money
334 per Cent. Debentures
Leg Annuities
Bank Stock ......
Royal Canal Stock
Grand Canal Stock
Grand Canal Debentures,6 per Conk
Ditto 4 per Cent
4 per Cent. City Debentures
4 per Cent. City Debentures, New
4 per Ccnt. Ballast Office Debentures
4 per Cent. Pipe Water
Kingstown Railway Debentures..., ......... -
LAST PRICES OF IRISH SHARES.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pax SWARD.
Dublin and K. Railway
Drogheda Ditt0...
Great Southern and Western 5 B%
Ditto Scrip....
Ditto Extension
Dublin and Belfast Junction 22%4 7.7.: 43)1
Dublin and Casket ditto -
Mullingar and Athlone Railway
Belfast and Ballymena 2%
Waterford and Limerick 23/. 3
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Wexford and Callow 2% 2%
Hibernian Bank.... 95%..„ 33
Royal Bank
National Bank
National Insurance
Patriotic ditto
Mining Company of Ireland 7
Wicklow Copper Mines
City of Dublin Steam Company
Ditto Ditto, 1836 ...
Steam Ship Building Company
Ditto Ditto
British and Irish Steam Company 50..... 55
Limerick Extension Railway
Peninsular and Oriental ditt0.......... 50
Irish Great Western, Dublin to
3
Galway
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCMANGE, DEC. 18.-There
has been a good business done, and prices remain firm :
--Bristol and Gloucester, 37/ ; Eastern Counties, 141 ;
Grand Junction, Half Shares, 112 ; Manchester and
Leeds, Half Shares, 52; Ditto, Quarter Shares, *; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 52 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares,
4j ; Midland, 401. Shares, 51. 11s. 3d. ; South-Eastern,
3Si ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction,
6 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 3 ; Cam-
bridge and Lincoln, 2 5-16 7-16 ; Churnet Valley, 3} ;
Leeds and West Riding 'Junction, 3i ; London and
York, 4 1-16 ; West Yorkshire, 64i Boulogne sad
Amiens, 5i cum new.

Great Weii;ern.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bast Stock. 208% Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — pm,
3 per Cent. Red lOO% Ditto under £l,OOO 73 pm,
3 per Cent. Cons
per Cent. Red ........«.. Ditto Ditto Old Annuities
New 3% per Cent ...... 103% Ditto New Annuities ,
New 5 per Cent.. Ex. Bills, 1,0004 I%d
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001.
Jan. . 12 1-16 Ditto Small. 59 pm
Oct. 1859 ll 15-16 Bank Stock for Acct.... ICU%
Consols for 0pg.......... 1001,i
Indian 5t0Ck••••••."......• ••-•• India Stock fir Acct... 286
N FUNDS.
Russian, 5 per Cent...... .....
Ditto, Metallic ..... .. ..
Spanish, 5 per Cent., 1840— 25V
Ditto, 1841 . ..... .........»..
Ditto, ........
Ditto, 1843.
Ditto, 1844
Ditto, 3 per Cent .—••• 37$
Venezuela Bonds, iperCt
French, 5 per - c.
French, 3 per Cent —E —e.
,Exchange .... —E —c.
Dutch, 234 per -
Ditto..s per

FOREIG:
Austrian, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent —
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent
Chllian, 6 per Cent .....
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18'25, 5 per Cent
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct 3O
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct

SHARM
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Cambridge and Lincoln, l% paid 2%
Cornwall, 3 paid, 2%
Dublin and Belfast Junction, 2% paid l%
'A.

2
Dublin and Galway, '2% paid
Eastern Counties (25 paid)
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5 paid
Hull and Selby, 50 paid IV
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Londoss and South Western (411. 61. 10d. paid) 7614
Midland (100 paid)
Birmingham and Derby, £lOO paid El3ls
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 24 paid
Newcastle and Berwick 1% paid 7%
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Worth Kent, 2% paid 3%
Richmond and %Vest End Junction, 1 paid..„ 2
South Devon, 10 paid ll
Trent Valley, 2 paid B%
York and North Midland (50 paid) —
Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid 66
Dili* Extension
Orleans and riourdeaux. 2 paid
12% Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid)

Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Lady Radcliffe, family, and
suite, left Rudding Park, Knaresborough, on Wednesday
morning, and arrived at the Euston-hotel the same
night. Yesterday morning the party left for Blackwall,
and embarked on board the General Steam Navigation
Company's steam ship Soho, for Antwerp. Sir Joseph
is expected to bo absent from London three or four
meth% _