The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-14 00:00:00

COURT-PASNIONA.I3

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal
children and a limited suite, are expected to leave Bucking-
ham Palace, on Saturday, for Claremont, where they will
remain until Tuesday, and then return to town to enable the
Queen to hold her second levee on Wednesday. Her Ma-
jesty received a small circle at dinner on Tuesday evening,
to which Viscount Melbourne had the honour of receiving an
invitation.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh and family are
shortly expected at.Thomas's Hotel, from Fleurs Castle, near
Kelso, having engaged apartments there for the season.
The Duke of Newcastle has returned to Clumber Park,
from Portman-square, until after the Easter reeess.
The Marquis of Bute has left town for Cardiff Castle, his
seat in Wales. _ _

The Earl and Countess of Sefton are expected to leave
Croxteth Hall, for Belgrave-square, for the season, early in
the ensuing month.
The Earl of Zetland has returned to Aske Hall, near
Richmond, from town. The Noble Earl and Countess come
to Arlington-street for the season immediately after the Easter
recess.

The Earl of Ripon entertained the several members of the
Cabinet at dinner yesterday, at his Lordship's residence in
Upper Grosvenor-street.
The Earl of Yarborough has left town for Brocklesby Hall,
Lincolnshire, where the Noble Earl purposes to remain till
the close of the hunting season.
Earl Grey completeed his 80th year yesterday.
Lord Beauvale is confined by an attack of gout to his man-
sion in Hyde Park-terrace, which prevented his Lordship
from accepting the Royal invitation to dinner on Tuesday
evening, at Buckingham Palace.

MONE I AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Not the slighted movement occurred in the English
Funds this afternoon, and we quote Consols still 981 to
4. The Unfunded Debt and the other investments re-
mained as in the morning.
The arrival of the Paris mail made the Foreign Market
rather more active, the chief movement being in Spanish
Bonds, which were quoted higher on account of the
taking of Alicant. The Five per Cents. brought 254
to 4; and the Three per Cents., 351 to 4. Portuguese
Converted Bonds left off at 47. Brazilian were done at
82 to 814; Colombian, at 144 to ; Mexican Deferred,
at 144 to 4 ; and Dutch New Five per Cents., at
1014 to .
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birminsham and Gloucester were 17, and
South Eastern 144 discount. Great Western were 36;
Ditto Half, 194; caster and Carlisle,
Quarter,7l44: Guildford
Junction. 1*; South Western, 404; Manchester and
Leeds, 474; Midland ei
and Eastern, 124 to 4; Paris and Orleans, 14 to 134;
West London Thames Extension, 14 to 1; and York
and North Midland, 724 premium.
(From The San of Last Night.)
There was a slight increase in the demand for Cotton at
Liverpool yesterday, and the sales were 5,000 bales, at steady
prices. There was not so much doing in Railway Shares.
Birmingham and Gloucester were 854 ; Chester and Holyhead,
64; Eastern Counties, 114 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 894.;
Grandlunction, 233 ; South Western Eighths, 411; Man-
chester and Birmingliani, 44$ ; Ditto and, Leeds, 1154 ;
Midland Counties, 92 ; North Midland Half, 47 ; Paris and
Lyons, 21. 13s. 1 • Ditto and Rouen, 344; South Eastern, 35 ;
Croydon, .161. 18s. 4d. '
Not much business has been transacted in the Funds this
morning. Nothing has yet been permitted to transpire as to
the amount of assents to the Conversion of the Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. of 1818 to a 31. ss. Stock, or of dissents as
respects the other funds bearing the former rate of interest
at present. The opinion now is, that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer will 'carry out ' his whole scheme.
without requiring one million sterling to pay off objectors.
The value of the New Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities
this morning has been firm at from 1024 to 1021 As to
Consols, the rates Inoe finctuated only from 984 to 984 for
the Acceunt, as well as foi• immediate transfers. The Com-
missioners bought this morning Consols at 984. Exchequer
bills are 70s. to 71s. premium.
The foreign investmens have been dull, Spanish Actives at
25 to 4, and the Three per Cents. at 04 to I. Mexican Bonds
have been 354 to 36 ; Buenos Ayres, 38 ; Chilean Deferred,
50; and Colombian, 404.. Except Chilean, they are there-
fire all a shade lower. Belgian have realised 104. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 57 to 571
In the Railway Shares business is much more limited to-
day, and prices are lower. The account will be settled to-
morrow, and this influences them. Birmingham, South
Western, South Eastern, and Birmingham and gloucester,
have been most affected.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCIIANGE, MARCH I2.—There is not
so buoyant a market, but prices continue quite firm. Bolton
and Preston, 304 to MI Dublin and Drogheda, 56 ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 45 ; North Union, 1024 to 104 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 71 ; Ditto Quarters, 8 ; South
Eastern New creation, 41 prem. ' • ?tlanchester Assurance, 14
CLOSING. PRICES.