The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
enjoyed their usual early walk this morning. Her Ma •
jesty and her illustrious Consort again promenaded in
the afternoon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with
the Queen and Prince Albert at the Castle yesterday
evening. The Royal Duchess went from her residence,
Frogmore Lodge, to the Castle this morning and visited
her Majesty.
It is expected that the Court will leave on Saturday
next, for Buckingham Palace.
H'

lis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has ap-
pointed Major-General Sir James Reynett to be Deputy
Ranger of Richmond Park, in succession to the late
Viscount Sidmouth.

The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester
House.

A deputation from the London Missionary Society,
consisting of Mr. Alderman Challis, Chairman; the
Rev. Thomas Lewis, Deputy Chairman; with the Rev.
Arthur Tidman and the Rev. J. John Freeman, Secre-
taries, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen at
the Foreign-office yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commission for England sat yes-
terday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-place. The
Commissioners present were the Bishop of Bangor, the
Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of
Lichfield, the Bishop of Llandaff, the Bishop of Roches-
ter, the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Earl of Bess-
borough, the Earl of Harrowby, the Right Hon, H.
Hobhouse, the Right Hon. John Nicholl, D.C.L., and
the Dean of Westminster.

Baron de Hugel, Wurtemberg Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Duke of Wellington left town yesterday after-
noon, for his seat at Strathfieldsaye, Hants.
The Earl of Aberdeen had an interview with Sir
Robert Peel yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of New South Wales
were received yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, TUESDAY EVENDIG.
The Stock Market closes rather better this afternoon,
Consols having rallied to 974 4. The heavy investments
remained about the same, nor was there any alteration in the
Unfunded Debt.
The Foreign Market was very animated, and Spanish
Three per Cents. rose to 344 and 35, on account of the state-
ment in M. de Castro's letter, that the Ministry are deter-
mined to continue punctually to pay the interest. The Five
per Cents. were 244 to 244. Peruvian closed at 304 to 31 ;
Mexican at 344 4; and Portuguese Converted at 454.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, were 54a to 544.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares' have been
these :—Birmingham and Derby Thirds were 61; Eastern
Counties, 124 ; and Ditto; New, 124 discount ; Great Wes-
tern Half, 18 ; Brighton Loan Notes, 14 ; Birmingham New
Quarter, 27 ; Manchester and Leeds, 374 to 38 ; 'Yarmouth
and Norwich, 64 : Northern and Eastern, 114 to 12 ; Rouen
and Havre, 64 • and West London Extension, 1 premium.
Manchester andßirmingham were at par. Provincial Bank
of Ireland Shares were 164, and Union of Australia 1 prem.
The Foreign exchanges were scarcely so firm this after-
noon on one or two of the continental cities.
The party most opposed to the Treasury Bond agreement
turned out to be Captain Britten, who offered a good deal of
useless opposition. The resolutions were passed (for which
see advertisement), and the following terms were agreed to :
" To Joseph Tasker, Esq., Chairman, and the Committee of
Spanish Treasury Bondholders.

" London, Feb. 24, 1844.
"Gentlemen,--In conformity with our recent conferences,
and with the arrangement we have at length entered into, for
the satisfactory settlement of the claims of the Spanish Trea-
sury Bondholders, I beg now to state, for your guidance, that
it is to the following effect :
" Ist. That every 1001, of the Treasury Bonds bearing five
per cent, interest will be exchanged for 211/. 13s. 4d. (say
two hundred and eleven pounds thirteen shillings and four-
pence) of Three per Cent. Bonds.
" 2d. That the former holders of Treasury Bonds who ex-
changed them for only an equal amount of Three per Cent.
Stock, when the capitalisation of the coupons, due from
1837 to 1840, took place, will also be entitled to all the pri-
vileges offered to the actual holders ; and, therefore, to the
difference between the 100/. ofThree per Cent. stock they then
received and the 211/. 13s. 41, after deductingfrom that diffe-
rence the value of the dividends paid to them at different
periods.
" As I had the pleasure to hear from you and Mr. Bramley
that you considered this arrangement as an equitable settlement
of these claims, it would, I think, be needless to call- your
attention to the advantages it gives to actual Bondholders, or
to the spontaneous and even unsolicited act of justice of the
Minister, in,compensating those holders who exchanged their
Treasury Bonds for an equal amount of Three per Cent. stock
in 1842.
" I only beg, further, to assure you that the present Mi-
nistry, being fully resolved to pay, as heretofore, the interest
of the Three per Cent. stock, most regularly and punctually,
you will, I trust, find this a valuable and safe conversion.
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
" Your ve servant,
" MANUEL BERMUry DEZobedient DE CASTRO."
The following is the official return of the exports of Bul-
lion from the port of London, for the week ending Thursday
last :

Silver Coin to New York
Hong-Kong and Macao 6,000 "
Silver Bars to Rotterdam
Gold Coin to New York 1,967 "
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
There was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpool yes-
terday, the trade buying very fairly. Speculators took 800
bales Surat, and 1,200 American •, 1,300 bales Surat realised
4d. to 5d., 50 Egyptian, Bd. to sp., and the rest American, at
sid. to Bd. for New Orleans.—ln Shares business to a fair ex-
tent was done, and for some stock higher rates were paid. There
was a serious failure among the speculators, but the party is
expected to pay. Chester and Holyhead were 54; Grand
Junction, 225 ; Harwich, 2g ; Liverpool and Manchester,
221; Birmingham, 228; South Western, Eighths, 3/. 6s. 3d. ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 40k; Paris and Orleans, 32k;
ditto and Rouen, ; Sheffield and Manchester, 714 ; and
South Eastern, New, 37.
There is rather an increased demand for money in the
City this morning, and we hope that it is in consequence
of requiremements for the purposes of trade and commerce.
We are happy to find that the year 1843, comparatively,
shows a very gratifying increase in the comforts of the peo-
ple. In 1842 the quantity of sugar consumed was 3,876,448
cwts., in 1843 4,045,181 cwts. ; of coffee the consumption in
1842 was 28,567,157 lbs., in 1843 30,031,606 lbs. ' • of tea, in
1842, the consumption was 37,389,576 lbs., and in 1843 it had
increased to 40,302,981 lbs. ; showing an increase
of nearly three million pounds. In spirits there
has been a slight increase in the consumption of
rum, but a very considerable decrease in the consumption of
brandy, which we would hope has arisen from an improve-
ment in the drinking habits of the more respectable classes.
The total exports declared in 1842 were valued at
40,785,350/., in 1843 at 44,720,563/. We are indebted to the
circular of Messrs. Franks and Millard for these facts.
The Express news from Paris, that the Cabinet of Louis
Philippe does not approve of the conduct of the French Ad-
miral, in dethroning Queen Pomare and taking possession
of Tahiti, has afforded much satisfaction in the City this
morning, but the Funds have not been firmer in consequence.
The settlement is proceeding, and this chiefly influences them,
although 1-16th was yesterday given by borrowers of Stock.
Consols have been 97} to for immediate transfer, and the
same for Account, April 12. The Government broker has
taken Consols at 97g.. Exchequer Bills are 68s. to 70s, and
East India Bonds 86s. premium. Bank Stock is worth 195.
The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are at 1024 to ; and
the Reduced at 1034 to I.
The rise in Spanish Bonds is supported, and the Actives
have realised 244 to I. The Three per Cents. are 34i tot.
South American Bonds are firm. The 'Mexican Aetiveg are
341 to f, and the Deferred 12g. Colombian 'are 131 to
Peruvian obtain 30i to 31. Belgian Bonds are 1064 ; French
Three per Cents. 83f. ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
544 to
A meeting of the Spanish Treasury Bondholders is in
progress of being held at the London Tavern, to receive
some fresh terms of compromise, but party spirit is. expected
to run high, and it is at present too early to say if any satis-
factory decision will be arrived at.
The 'Share Market is quiet again, partly because the
holders are inclined to ask fuller rates. This applies to
Brighton, Birmingham, South Western, South Eastern, and
the French lines. The Joint Stock Banks are steady.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, An. 26.—The market is
decidedly firmer to-day, and several Stocks inquired for at'an
advance of price.—Eastern Counties, registered, 12 1-16;
Grand Junction, Quarters, 404; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 40* ; Sheffield and Manchester, 704 to 71; South
Eastern Scrip, 364 and.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3per Cent. Red 9B Ditto Bonds ............... 96 pm.
per Cent. Cons.
3 per Cent. Red lO3 Ditto New Annuities... 96%
New 3% per Cent lO2 Ex. Bills, 1,000!. 13(d... 68 pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 500/. f9 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11............. C 9 pm.
Jan. 1860.........,.. 12% Bank Stock for Acct.... 195
Oct. 1859 l2 11-16 India Stock for Acct.... 2'78%
Jan. 1860 l2 9-16 Consols for Acct ing
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian. 5 per Cent — .Portuguese, 5 per Cent 76
Belgian, 5 per Cent 106% Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds SO Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent.., 35% Russian, 5 per Cent ....
Chilian, r per Cent lO5 Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent ....... 34%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 (Ditto, Deferred 13%
Danish, 3 per Cent 87% French, 5 for Cent 1261. —c.
Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 !Dutch, 2% per Cent 54%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... 31 'Ditto, 5 per Cent 102%
SHARE'
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid)
Ditto Thirds (25 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid) lO%
Ditto New (25 paid)
Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (2% paid) 2g
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) • es
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid)
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto New Quarter Shgr. s ( 2 paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk) ..................... 16%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ............ .
Manchester and Birmingham . .........................
- Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) .................. 5
Northern and Eastern (41 paid) ..... 57
Rouen and Havre ( 8 paid) ... .. . ....... .. . ...... . 14%
.BOURSE OF
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Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar ..... . ......
Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn ' ...
Rotterdam 2U. 12 30 Genoa 25 80
95
Antwerp 25 80 Milan
Mamburgh M.B. 14 0 Venice .. Veni 47
..•... ..........
Altona l4 0 Naples 391
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 65 Palermo, per oz
114 Ditto, 3 months 26 85 Lisbon . 531
Marseilles
Bourdeaux
25 95 Rio Janeiro 23
Frankfort on Maine.. 122 Bahia 23
Petersburgh, 3 Us... 34 Buenos Ayres
Brn 7 New York,
Veienlina, effec. 11. 3 M 956 Philadelphia2ldys sight
rieste, ditto.? 958 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid 36* Foreign Gold, bars... 3' 17 9
Cadi 4. 361 Portugal Gold Coin 317 5
Bilbao 36 New Doubloons..... 00 0
Barcelona 36 New Dollars O4 9f
Seville
RAIL ' P - foil

—.WAY BUSINESS IN ... ARLIAMENT.—The follow-
ing Railway Bills have been read a second time, committed,
and referred to the Committee of Selection:—Manchester
and Leeds (Bradford branch)—Huddersfield branch--Leeds
and Selby—Manchester and Leeds (Heywood • branch)—
Manchester and Leeds (Bury branch)—Norwich and Brandon
—and the Great Western. The York and Scarborough arid the
Salisbury branch have also been read a first time. The fol-
lowing petitions for,Bills have likewise been reported :—The
Newbu, Basingstoke,, London and Southampton, arid- the
Sheffield Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester.