The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-13 00:00:00

COURT -PASHIONABLE.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal
children and a limited suite, ara 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.

Prince Albert will leave town to-day by the South-
Western Railway, for Portsmouth, whither the Black Eagle
steam-yacht is sent from Woolwich to convey his Royal
Highness to the Isle of Wright, and from which port the
Prince proceeds to Cowes, to inspect the marine residence
preparing for her Majesty's reception during the ensuing
summer.

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 recess.
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 entertains the several members of the
Cabinet at dinner this evening, 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 completes his 80th year to-day.
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.

HONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
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 85/ ; Chester and Holyhead,
si ; Eastern Counties, 11A ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 63/ ;
Grand Junction, 233; South Western Eighths, 4i ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 443 ; Ditto and Leeds, 115/ ;
Midland Counties, 92 ; North Midland Half, 47 ; Paris and
Lyons, 21. 13s. ; Ditto and Rouen, 34i ; South Eastern, 35 ;
Croydon, 161. 18s. 4d.
'sot 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 1021 to 1023. As to
Consols, the rates have fluctuated only from 98i to 983 for
the Account, as well as for immediate transfers. The Com-
missioners bought this morning Consols at 98/. Exchequer
bills are 70s. to 71s. premium.
The foreign investmens have been dull, Spanish Actives at
25 to i-, and the Three per Cents. at 35i to 3. Mexican Bonds
have been 35i to 36 ; Buenos Ayres, 38 ; Chilean Deferred,
50; and Colombian, 40k. Except Chilean, they are there-
fore all a shade lower. Belgian have realised 104. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have been marked 57 to 573.
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.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9B
New 3% per Cent. Annuities 102 n
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1800.
India Stock
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
Exchequer:Bills, I%d. 136 cl
1,0001.
_—
5001. —
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO4
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6.per Cent .........
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred 5O
Columbian Bonds.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ... .........
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 47 46% 47%
Ditto for the Account 47
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 25
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4O I -
Dutch 2% per Cents 57
Ditto for the Account 575%
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOl% 102
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAXS. PAID. PER SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Ditto New
Bristol and Exeter 7O 70% 69% to 70
Chester and Holyhead 5 614% ... to
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered W. 6s. 8d
Great Western
Ditto % Shares
London and Brighton 5O 44%%... to
London and Birmingham. Stock
Dit o New % Shares -
London and South Western 41% B3
Ditto Eighths
7% 3%% ... to
Manchester and Leeds ll6 to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
North British 234
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 18
Northern and Eastern 45 .... ... 57% to —.
North Midland
Ditto Thirds ......... ...... 21'. 13s. 4d t-.934
Faris and Orleans ........ ........ ..... 241
Paris and Rouen 2O 34 to
South Eastern and Dover 5O 35%% ... to
Ditto Scrip 25 353444 ... to
York and North Midland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 12.—There is not
so buoyant a market, but prices continue quite firm. Bolton
and Preston, 30/ to 303 ; Dublin and Drogheda, 56 ; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 45 ; North Union, 102/ to 104 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 71 ; Ditto Quarters, 8 ; South
Eastern New creation, 4i prem.; Manchester Assurance, 10A.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 13.—Wind this day at noon, fresh westerly
breeze, and fine clear weather. • •
DEAL, MARCH 12.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W., strong
and hard squalls.—Arrd. Euphrates, Wilson, China; Amelia
Mulholland, Evans, Mauritius ; James Cruikshank, Sayers,
Demerara ; James Lyon, Bruce, Berbice.
RAMSGATE, MARCH 12.—Arrd. Olive Branch, Hamon,
Buenos Ayres.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 12.—Wind N.lNr.,agaleand very
squally.—Arrd. Great Liverpool steamer, Alexandria.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 12.—Wind N.W.—Put back, her Ma-
jesty's steamer Prometheus, with boilers burst.
PENZANCE, MARCH 11.—
Arrd• Trois Amis, Cherbourg, for
Cardiff, with loss of mizenmast.
OFF SCILLY, MARCH 9.—Lanens Kostee, Kleve, —.
RAMSGATE, MARCH 12.—The Egberdina Annachina, from
Amsterdam to Nantes, which put in here on the 10th inst.,
is discharging her cargo.
BRIXHAM, Mum' 12.—1 t has blown continual gales from
S.W. to N.W. since the 10th inst., and continues. The
shipping in the Bay ride well. The Nereid, from Shields to
Malta, has put in here leaky.
LlvEßrooL, ALincx 12.—Wind N.W., blowing very hard
in squalls.—Arrd. Peru, Campbell, Mauritius (Dec. 9th);
Benin, Snow, Benin. The Nancy, Marshall, from Jersey, foun-
dered in the river off Woodside this afternoon ; crew saved.
DUBLIN, Mnacii 10.—Arrd. Science, Hogan, Demerara.
During a gale at S.W., a vesitel of about 300 tons, water-
logged, masts standing, decks level with the water-edge, and
apparently abandoned, was passed 22d ult., lat. 41, lon. 44,
by the Science, arrd. here.

The Dowager Duchess of Roxburgh has received
the melancholy intelligence of the demise of Lieutenant. Colonel
O'Reilly, her husband. We understand the Gallant Colonel ex-
pired on Monday, the 4th inst., at Louth, while on a visit to his
brother. In 1827, the deceased married the Duchess Dowbger of
Roxburgh.

We regret to hear that the Countess Dowager of
Clarendon Is suffering from a severe attack of illness, without the
slightest hopes of recovery. The Countess is in her 84th year.
It is said that a plan is in agitation to give a series
of Italian performances at one of the large theatres in the metro.
polls during the ensuing summer, and that Rubini. Tamburini, and
Madame Viardot Garcia have been applied to on the subject.
THAMES TUNNEL.—There was a very gay proces-
sion through the Tunnel, yesterday, of the members of a club, in
their full regalia, with two or three bands of music, and the abet
in this subterranean passage of the music, the banners, and the
large assemblan of perique, was altogether very novel and plegsing.