The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

COVRT --~r~lBuxozv4 n t.E.

The Duke OfWellington'sWtidurinTihe holidays
is expected to be very limited, their Royal Highny.ses
the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester,
who usually honour the Noble and Gallant Duke
with their company during the Easter recess, being
indisposed. The Right lion. Charles -Arbuthnot,
Mr. Algernon Greyille-, the Duke's Seer. tery, have ar-
rived, and, with the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro
and Lord Charles Wellesley, form hip Grace's circle.
The Noble Duke, who cuntinues in the enjoyment of
xct•llenthealth, will complete, his 75th year un the Ist
of the ensuing month.
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The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have been
detained at Ainwick Castle, in consequence of the Noble
Duke having been attacked by gout, or they would,
have left the Castle for town last week. The greater
portion of the ducal establishment has reached the me-
tropolis from Northumberland.
The Duke of Cleveland left town early last week
on a visit to Mr. Corbett, 'at Sundorne Castle, Shrop-
shire, whence his Grace proceeds on a tour of visiis
during the parliamentary rccess,
The Duke of Buccleuch lift Montagu House on Thurs-
day for Broughton House, nt.ar Kettering, where the
Duchess and family had previously arrived. Sir Ht my
and Lady Emily Hardinge and funbly left the same day
for the seat of Sir Henry, in Kent.
The Marquis of Northampton and Mr. C. S. and Lady
Elizabeth Dickens have arrived at Castle Ashby, from
town. Viscount and Lady Marianne Alford are pa-sing
the recess with the Noble Marquis. Mr. Holtord ha,
taken the Marquis's'residence ua Piccadily, for the season.
Sir Robert Peel .returns to town, on Thursday or
Friday next, from Drayton Manor. Mr. Frederick Peel
came from Cambridge, and Mr. William Peel, R N.,
arrived from Portsmouth, on Wednesday evening, to ac-
company Sir Robert to Staffordshire. Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers have arrived at Drayton Manor
a visit to the Right Hon. Baronet and fady Peel, from
Upton H ,use, near Banbury.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, left Carlton-
Houseeterraee, on Thursday, fur Viscount Melbourne's
seat in Herts.

Sir John and Lady Shelley leave their villa, at Fulham,
to day, for the Duke of Wellington's, Strathfield-
saye, fur the holidays. -
The Earl and Countess of Albemarle are expected to
leave Aliddenham Hall, to-ay, for Newmarket, where
the first spring meeting commences.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton and family are ex-
pected in Belgrave-square, early in the week after next,
from Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool fur the reason.

The. Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine
Villiers, Earl and Countess of Vernlam and Lady Jane
Griaiston, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Norman, Earl Ba-
thurst, &c., have been staying, during the week, at
Belvoir Castle, on visits to the Duke of liutland.
Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mar/ Sack-
vine West left upper Grosvenor-street yestai day, after
the nsual Maus dy Thursday ceti.monies at the Chap. 1
Hop!, sc..laines s, for Bia•khurst Park, Sussex. 1.. t. td
Cantilupe who is recovering from the accident to hi, eye,
and the lion. Mortimer West, Grenadier Guards, remain
in town during the holidays.
The Earl of Glasgow has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel, from Kelburne House, Ayr.hire, to attend the
approaching Newmarket Spring meeting.
PaIsCEI.A.A.DTEOUS.
Electors in cities and boroughs should ascertain what
poor-rates and window-taxes are now due, as those p.4y
able on or before April 6, (to entitle the party to be on
the next year's register) must be paid on or before. Inc
20th of July. It should be noted whether the poor-
rate last made has been demanded, as some burristers
have held that a rate is not payable until a demand for
payment has been made; but as the Court of Common
Pleas has not vet decided that point, it is better that all
the poor-rates now due should be paid.
There land d fr to th • steamers o.i Sundar at the
Red-house 1,640, Itt Chet-" a 3,872, rutney, 2,128. The
Vauxhall-bridge Company are going to erect a pier sinli7.
lar to the one at the Southwark-`ridge. This %sill be
great accommodation for South Lamheth.
On Thursday evening a vestry weetiv of the inha-
bitants of Greenwich was held for the purpose of taking
int', consid, ration the expediency of erecting a Tow n
Hall and Police Court for this town. Some discussion
took place, and on the question being put, five h. Id up
their hands, while more than three hundred voted
against it.
In pursuance of Treasury warrents, dated the 30th
ult., the Co umis-i ners of the Customs has e. by their
order w the 2.1 instant, directed the license of INir. Win
Christey, Custom-house agent, to he cancelled.
M. Guizot's eAest and fa‘ourite daughter, a fineyt ung
girl of 16 t ears of age, is dangerously ill front the effects
of a cold having settled on her chest. Great appreiien
stuns are entertained for her life.

On Thursday evening the ninth annual meeting of the
Master-Maria-rs' Benevolent Society was held at the
Bridge-hou,e Hotel, London-bridge, to receive the Re-
port of the Comilla« e, and upon general business. Mr.
Bates, the Secretary, read the Report, from which it
appeared there were upwards of 1,200 master-mariners
members of the Society, that the funds in hand exceeded
4,000 L, and the annual increase of the contributions over
the expenditure was 300 L p,r annum.

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SACRED llArtmorac SOCIETY.—DIIpreZ performs
for the last time, in the Messiah, at Exeter Hall, to-
morrow (Tuesday) evening.
THAMES REGATTA.—Ehe Lord Mayor has an-
nounced his intention of being present at the fortheon.ing
regatta, with his cis is pageantry, and it is also expected that
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who is a subscriber, will
honour the sports with his presence. In other respects, also,
the next regatta will be superior to those which have pre-
ceded it. Hitherto prizes of various amounts have been
given, and have been competed for by the Thames men and
the provincials indiscriminately. Owing to their want of
practice and other unfavourable circumstances, the latter have
almost invariably been signally defeated. In the next re-
gatta prizes for provincials alone will be awarded, the
Thames men being excluded. Some encouragement will,
therefore, be extended to them to visit London, for the pur-
pose of engaging in further struggles.
NEW CHURCH IN THE PARISH OF KINGSCLERE.—
It is proposed to build a new church on the common, in
this parish, on a site in the northern part, where five
acres of land have been set apart for that purpose, under
the hite Act of Parliament tfir the inelosure of the com-
mons. The new church is to contain at least 400 sit-
tings, 300 of svWch will be fret., and in the district to be
annexed to it there will be upwards of 1,000 souls.—
DevizeS Gazette.
LOVE'S ENTERTAINMENTS.—Mr. Love, the cele-
brated polyphonist, will gratify the Easter holiday
makers by resuming his entertainments which" have
gained him so wide a reputation. He returns with-a
store of novelty added to his former stock of amu-e-
-tnent, and as he is decidedly the best ventriloquist of:the
day, in addition to possessing a power. of hittitik"olf
peculiarities of character surpassed only by Mat4SVS,,
the visitors to the Crown and Anchor, during the conti-
nuance-of his .4 evenings," may be 'expected to 'be very
numerous. .
DEPARTURE OF THE AOADIA.—The Royal mail
steam-ship, Acr di a, Capt. Ry rie, sailed from Liverpool
on Thun..day n hrr.ing, taking about 100 passengers ; she
hnd also a very heavy mail, which was under the charge
of Liout-
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MONE ir AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday.)
There is not any information this morning, as to the
Cotton Trade, yesterday being observed as a •holiday.
It is the opinion of practical men in the second port of the
kingdom, that Sir R. Peel will not touch the Tobacco or
the Sugar duties this session, but that he will repeal
the Act of Parliament by which five per cent.
was laid upon all taxes, now some years since.
There are some additional advices this morning from
Port Philip, namely, to the 18th November. The clip
of wool is spoken highly of. Money was very plentiful,
and the banks continued to advance most freely upon
produce.
In the Money Market there has not been much busi-
ness transacted this morning. Consols for Money have
reacht-d par at last. This will decide many heavy
wagers. At present 994 is the quotation. The value
for the Account is also 991 to 100; Bank Stock, 199 ex
div. ; the Three per Cents. lif-ducecl, 991 ex div. ;
South Sea Stock, 1133; Exchequer Bills, 745. pram.;
India Stock, 294; and India Bonds, 87s. prem.
The quotations of I.;utch Stock have receded—the
Two-and-a-Half per Cent. from 611 to 602 ; and
the Five rer Cents. from 1001 to 100, and
100/ The success that has attended the vo-
luntary loan plan in the Netherlands, has
given a great degr, e of firmness to the t, ecuritios of
Holland. Spanish Bonds have varied but slightly to-
day. The Actives have realised 261 j ; and the Three
per Cents. 36'4 to 1. Belgi-m Bonds are at 1044 ; Mexi-
can at 37. Russian at 117 ; and Colombian ex Vene-
zuelan at 1513.
The alterations in the market for the Railway Shares
to-day have been slight. A fair amount of business has
been done.

CLOSING PRICES.
tiIIITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
per Cent. Reit 914 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons -
3% per Cent. Re i
New 3% pe, Cent lO3 Ex. Bills, 1,0(10/. lid... —4O pm..
New 5 per Cent ......
; Long Annuities to expire I Tato Small - Pan
Jan 1861) 12% Bank Stork for Acct.... :-.01%
Oct. 1859 — Consols for Acct....—. 99k
Jan. 1860 — li dia Stock for Acct.... 294
• ;.% FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent — Ditto, New Ditt0,..... .........
Brazilian Bon.ls
Puelios Apes, 6 per ('e t... Russian, 5 per Cent ll7
hllian, , per Cent ..... ....... Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per 1 ent
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, •4 per Cent 36
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 23 Ditto, Deferrer' 15%
D..rnsh,3 per t ent
Greek, Is 5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, A per Cent., 18 -.7 — Dutch, 234 per Cent 6l
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... Ditto, 5 per Cant lOO%
SHARES
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 95%
Ditto New (17% daid) 24
...

Brietol and Exeter ( 0 paid) 7l
Bristol and Gloucester (30 pod)
Clsester and Holyhead ( paid) 7%
Eastern Counties (11l paid)
Ditto Registered (616 s tki paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (L i% paid) 16%
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Hull and selby (50paid) 59
Lancaqter and Carlisle ( 5 paid) 7
London and -;righton jiii paid)
London and Bitminghain (Stock)
DIV° New Quarters ( i.: paid) VA
London and South Western (•11. 6s. 10d. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) —
Ditto Half Shares ( 0 paid)
Manchester and Birmingham
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid)
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (15 paid)
North Midland (1110 paid)
Paris and Orleans (2O paid)
Paris and Rouen (sio paid) l7
Rouen and Havre ( ti paid)
South Eastern and Dover (5(1 paid) 84%
Strasbou g and Bale (14 paid) ll%
Yarmouth and Norwich (16 paid)
York and Scarborough Blanch (2% paid)