The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The presentation of new
colours to the 72d Highlanders, now stationed at Wind-
sor, by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, took
place this morning in the grand Quadrangle of the Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Majesty the
King of Prussia, Major-General Wemyss, Colonel
Bouverie, and a large party from the Castle, were pre-
sent at the presentation. Her Majesty and all the ladies
in the Castle witnessed the ceremony from the windows
overlooking the Quadrangle.
On presenting the colours the Noble Duke addressed
the regiment at some length.
About four o'clock the King of Prussia and the Noble-
men and Gentlemen of his suite visited Eton College.
His Majesty was received by the Rev. Dr. Hodgson the
Provost, the Fellows, and the Head Master of the Col-
lege, who conducted their august visitor to the school,
when a rapturous welcome from the scholars greeted
him. His Majesty and suite were afterwards conducted
to the Chapel and the Library. Mr. Mitchell, the
organist, during his Majesty's stay in.the Chapel, played
several choice pieces on the organ. His Majesty and
suite afterwards returned to the Library.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual walk
early this morning. The Duchess of Kent also walked
out, attended by Lady Fanny Howard.
All the guests invited to the State Banquet took their
departure to-day, except the Duke of Wellington, the
Duke of Buccleuch, the Marquis of Exeter, and the
Earl of Liverpool, and the other great Officers of State.

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The Marchioness of Exeter arrived on a visit to her
Majesty.
Major-General and the Lady Isabella Wemyss, Count
Goltz Count Schlippenbach, Mr. George Edward and
the lion Mrs. Anson, and Lieut. Annesley, will have the
honour of dining with her Majesty and the Illustrious
Party at the Castle this evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, at-
tended by Lady Augusta Somerset and Colonel Jones,
arrived at their residence at Kew yesterday morning
from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
arrived at Marlborough House, Pall-mall, yesterday af-
ternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge re-
turned to town yesterday from a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness visited her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager in the afternoon at Marlbo-
rough House, and in the evening went to Kew.
Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and other Cabinet
Ministers, arrived in town yesterday from attending the
ceremony of the baptism of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales.

His Royal. Highness the Duke of Sussex returned to
his residence at Kensington Palace yesterday, from a
visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Lord Granville Somerset arrived in town yesterday,
from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle.

The Earl of Ripon returned to his residence at Putney
yesterday, from attending the ceremony of the Royal
christening.
Viscount Melbourne is suffering from attack of gout,
which has detained his Lordship in town, and prevented
his attending the baptism of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, and the State Banquet given in honour
of the event.

MONEI and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

No alteration of any moment occurred to-day in
the market for British Stocks, and although business
was rather dull, prices did not give way. 'We hear no-
thing further at present of the renewal of sales by the
Government broker. Consols for immediate transfer
were marked 89 to 891, closing buyers at the latter price;
and for the Account BCI to Exchequer Bills were
quoted 17s. to 19s. premium, and East India Bonds 10s. to

12s. premium. Bank Stock was firm at 168, and India
Stock at 248. The 157,,w Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
were at 984 to 98i, and the Three per Cent. Annuities
at 89i to 89g.
Spanish Stock was dull of sale to-day, but the quota-
tion nominally was fully supported, being 258 to 1.. The
other Foreign Securities did not attract much attention.
Portuguese Three per Cent. Bonds were marked 20
Mexican Stock was at 29i ; Belgian Bonds realised 1024
to 103* ; Russian 115+ to 4 ; Danish 814 ; and Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 511 to t.
In none of the principal Shares was there a revival as
regards the market value, but still a slightly increased
disposition was manifested to enter into business. Great
Western were 21i, Liverpool and Manchester 98 to 99,
London and Birmingham 79 to 80, and South Western
19* to 20* premium. Brighton were 13+ to 124, Black-
wall 138, and Midland Counties 20 discount. Colonial
Bank Shares were 2 premium.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
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LI VERPOOL JAN. 25.—This day being kept a close
holiday, there is no Cotton or Share Market to report.
By the arrival of the Isabella Watson, from the Cape
of Good Hope, papers to the 2d of December have been
received at the North and South American Coffee-
house, but they do not contain any news of the least
interest. No intelligence from the frontier.
There has been but little business transacted up to the
present time. Consols are 89R- for Money, and 891
for the Account ; Exchequer Bills 17 19 prem.
Spanish Active Stock opened pretty firm at 258 i;
Portuguese Five per Cents. are 33i 34 ; Ditto Threes,
191
.2t,

The En fish Market continues steady, with but a very
moderate business doing. Consols for Money are 89+ ;
and for the Account, 89t1- I ; Bank Stock, 168 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 89+ 1; Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
Reduced, 99+ ; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 984 ;
Exchequer Bills, 17s. to 19s. premium.
In the Foreign Market the operations have been very
limited, and without variation. Spanish Active Stock is
25i ; Mexican 29i ; Russian 115:ti, ; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. 511 i ; and the Five per Cents. 101 k g.
The Share Market presents no alteration, and scarcely
anything. done. Great Western are quoted 861 ; Liver-
pool and Manchester, 198 ; London and Brighton, 37 ;
London and Birmingham, 169 ; London and South
Western, 59.
Consols, Money, 89i ; Ditto Account, 891 I ; Colom-
bian, 21k221 ; Mexican, 29s ; Spanish, 251
The trade of the ports of Boulogne and Calais appears
to have wry steadily increased for some years past, and
last year there was again an augmentation. The
Customs' revenue of the former port was in 1840
1,566,000 francs, and in 1841 1,815,000 francs. For
Calais, it amounted to 990,000 francs in 1840, and to
1,359,000 francs last year.
The number of vessels visiting the port of Flushing
last year was 2,751, of which 218 were British, 266 Bel-
gian, and 159 Hamburgh.

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CLOING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
sink Stock l6B India Stock ....

...
3 per Cent Red. B9i Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons B9 Ditto Old Annuities ... ..
Si per Cent Red.. 99h ,Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Long Annuities toexpire Ditto Small l7 pm
Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 12i Bank Stock for Acct --
Oct 1859. ........ India Stock for Acct —
Jan. 1860. ..,..... 121 Consols for Acct B9i
FOItEIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 pa,. vent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pei cent lO4 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nd5.... Prussian, 5 per cent —
Buenos Ayres ti per cei Russian, 5 per cent ll5/
Chilian, 6 per cent..... Ditto, (Metallic . ••••
Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent ...•. 25'
Ditto, Int.— Ditto, . ... ..... Deferred .. .
Danish, 3 per cent Bl French, 5 per cent. —1..... e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent 'Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 29); French, 3 per cent — ..• -...e
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent 51i
Feruvian,lB2s, /per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent...- . 101 k
SHARES.
Cheltenham and Great Western (72/ paid) I,li
Great
Western ilaay
NorthofEngwlaan( 6dR5 paid)ailway (100 pd) :(6i
Great i
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (100) 198
London and Brighton (50 paid) :18i
- London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 11 8 .
London and Birmingham (90) ...... .. .•• 169
Ditto New Shares (2 paid)
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway ( Trunk) ..... 12
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...
..
.....
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
Northern and Eastern (40 paid) ..... .... 33
Yorkiind North Midland Railway (50 paid) 92i

SURREY THEATRE.—What there may be in
Miss Kemble's Norma, suggestive of the ridiculous, it
is difficult to determine, but it would seem that its per-
formance is likely to revive the days of burlesque in
their former glory. Following the Adelphi example, a
travestie of Bellini's opera was on Monday produced at
this house. Here the Druidess is transformed into a
mistress of a parish school, the Roman Consul into the
parish beadle, and the priestess of Esus into No. 1, on
the girls' side. Allowing always for the absence of
raul Bedford and Wright, who are not to be found at
every theatre, there is quite as much fun in the Surrey
travestie as in that of the house on " the other side the
water." The charity-school idea is clever and original,
and has the additional merit of being well worked out.
The piece was favourably received.
Mr. Thomas Brown, a noted training groom,
died at Lewes on Sunday last, at the advanced age of
eighty-eight. He was well known at the Epsom, Can-
terbury, and other races, and had been the proprietor of
the racing livery stables in Lewes upwards of 30 years.

MORNING SUN

CHRISTENING

OF THE
PRINCE OF WALES'

THE BANQUET ROOM.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL.
We utterly despair of being able by words to ere (mit
readers a sufficiently strong idea of the Splendour, the
richness, the magnificence of the many miracles of 1114
which on Tuesday afternoon we saw placed before us. In
have some notion of the magnitude of the room, and to
judge of the magnificence of her Majesty's plate, va:
lued by some as worth 1,500,0001., and by others 0-55
worth upwards of 2,000,0004 we set before our readr',
in the first place, an account of the gorgeous apartment
in which the Banquet was celebrated.
On entering this singularly striking room the sl:'etro
tor's eyes were perfectly dazzled by the brilliance of ttlie
' gold which glittered before him. We entered from
end opposite to the Waterloo Chamber, and on a ser7be
which extended nearly two-thirds of the width sling
room, was fixed a beaufet of plate, almost too dazzi.l,,il
to look upon. The centrepiece was the celebrated settert
of Achilles, on which it mere only a vain task to it
words of commendation at this time of day. to say'
were thirty-three other massive pieces of plate, tov,l2e
nothing of the minor chalices and goblets which e,le
interspersed among them. We want words to
table,
their unrivalled splendour. Looking up the table,
saw four distinct avenues formed between the silverFs
lt
plates ranged on each side of it, by the tureens, the Tiler;
the salt-cellars, and the chandeliers. The salt-ee"
were singularly elegant and diversified. The chandeliebeci
with their numerous branches, rested on ehey
mirrors, to which they gave, and from whicru
-
borrowed, light when their branches were burning.
THE BANQUET TABLE. the
The table for the banquet, which was laid between 03
beaufets, had a succession of gold candelabra to,
epergnes, reaching from one extremity to the other, :nig
gether with a great variety of vases and other (gore
of gold plate. The candelabra,, which were of roe
size, contained wax lights; that in the middle e` any
table, opposite to the Queen's seat, was larger than the
other, and is known as the St. Georg
upper division containing a splendid carving °I di,
George Candelabre,„ st.
George slaying the dragon, in full relief. The lowqodi
vision has four figures in full relief, Ireland, shcil the
bearing the arms of England, Scotland, all 06.0
Prince of Wales's plume. The Tower salt-cellar, 0,
known as one of the choicest gems of art in the Plich
sion of the Crown, was near this candelabra, near %re-
also were two others, one on either side, having a re,rnes
sentation of the Garden of the Hesperides. The <bill
were embellished with sculptured subjects, many °l
from Flaxman's designs, and all of the most sot;gild
execution, " Dancing nymphs," " Piping fauns' t the
several allegorical marine pieces, were among'
number. rrilE
EXTRAORDINARY ORNAMENTS OF '-
BANQUET TABLE AND SIDEBOABP': gold
Opposite the Queen's chair, was a magnifieen'ooir
chandelier, standing nearly five feet high,
rous branches, on which was a splendid carving ?iv. P.
George slaying the Dragon, with a Victory droPP.; volis
crown of laurel on his head from above. Near, I,'noica
the celebrated Tower salt-cellar, which is so well the
as one of the choicest gems of art in the possession ('3OOl
Crown. Behind the table we found another side,,rers
equally gorgeous, containing some of the largest s," ‘tea
in the world. One of them, valued as wort POO
thousand guineas, was formt d out of the golden 5 slog
boxes received by George the Fourth. I:‘,ll'eto be
amongst them two immense gold bottles, sai cog'
Scotch, with massive chains of the same meta' ,ors:
taming from four to six quarts each. Their t'to
manship was exquisite. We had also pointed ou which
the celebrated gold cup of Gustavus Adolphus,' ja s
with f
now belongs to the Royal plate chest of England sar
recess opposite to the Queen's chair, and which uas.,loll
mounted with the Prince's plume, we were partici:3lde,
struck with the golden dogs of George IV., theg, :tad
tiger's head, once the property of 'Yippee
several enamelled drinking cups, especially one re f``
contains an emerald said to be worth 500/ This
contained also three celebrated cups by Cellini.
THE NAUTILUS CUP. • t of i/
The Nautilus cup is singularly elegant. A Prl the,
is engraved in Mr. Shaw's beautiful specimen„,``p boo,'
dresses and decorations of the middle ages?'
of it is formed of a nautilus shell mounted on a
silver gilt, with a cover of the same material, tiwgesit et
being left in its natural colour to represent the of the
the figures, and the rows of beads in various nartsi foot
cup and lid. The height of the whole cup le ..',oante'
inches. On the cover of the cup is a Jupiter oar
on an eagle, wielding a sceptre and brandishing' %ear
derbolt. The profile of the Jupiter is said tevroce•
close resemblance to that of Francis 1., King 0f dof
The bowl is held in the arms and rests on the net' ~f the
Triton, who is mounted on a sea-horse. The bayiereav
cup is ornamented with sea nymphs playing °ll
musical instruments. Nothing can be more el" '"
11,
than the workmanship of the different figures:,,,
cup was bought at the sale of Wansted-house SC'"
by Messrs. Rundell and Bridge, and was by thCA-batlCs
to George IV. There was a cup of the time of to
11., which also excited great admiration. It is 51"
re'
have belonged once to Charles 11., and to have beenbil,
sented by him to a Master of Queen's College,farther,
who had rendered important services to -U,_ family
Charles I. It remained in the•possession of In
based
until about 20 years ago, when it was Purc film
George IV. It is of silver gilt, except the,.
t34' joi
work, which is left in plain silver. It stands li.
inches hgih. rf
THE SILVER-GILT FOUNTAIN A--
TANKARD. f British
Among other rarities also were two trophies 0 i,og to
valour—we mean the silver-gilt fountain belouP 14%0
Queen Elizabeth, which was taken in one of the Posia
captured from the Spanish Armada, and the 51 r aaa
of Napoleon captured at Waterloo, with his cip
r.roo it.
crown (how soon his brown became a cipher !) tritard,
,t 1
Both are singularly elegant ; as is also the Per, thotiej
of which there is only one now left in this countrY'udtsrb
in former days they were very common. Fdaeb,,,,t each
had many pegs in the inside. It was expected "Jose'
toper would drink from peg to peg. If any Mall I.oolol°
he was considered low in spirit ; and hence our c-
phrase of " being a.peg too low." najo,
When irradiated in the evening by a thousand el,
...;tbie
whose light was reflected from above and bel°,111"-.
polished surfaces on which they fell, its glare n'itit
fiance was overpowering, and overwhelmed us
limited admiration.

THE STATE BANQUET' ceded
About half-past seven o'clock her Majesty, P.O ett"
by the Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberhll;oo
tered the Banqueting Hall, leaning on the 111133,..a the
King of Prussia, followed by Prince Albert plain
Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty was dressed ii,;yeriti,
white satin, having a robe of a very thin texture "dets
a plain white wreath round her head, and a ban his
diamonds across her forehead. The King 0.
the uniform h CP. ifitP
wore same military he wore at t
red, with silver epaulettes, but appeared deeortitorter'
the riband, star, and-jewel of the order of the in the
with which his . Majesty had been invested rout,
morning ; the garter itself his Majesty were in
the knee. Her Majesty took her station,„ fl re,;
middle of the table with her back to t%g
place, but protected by a low screen, 101.1,1",0
King of Prussia on her right hand ; lif„1"acl itti3-
bert conducted the Duchess of Kent rel,"e
table, took his place directly opposite W "1„-at
jesty, the Duchess of Kent being opposite t';itiches
of Prussia. The Duke of Sussex conducted the -'-'Queee:
of Cambridge ; the Duke sitting at the left of the f fr%'
end the Duchess of Cambridge next the King °
sia. The Duke of Sussex was dressed in the ort
of the Captain-General of the Artillery ColnPe°(Col:
military boots. Prince Albert and the Duke °at 03',:t
bridge each wore a Field Marshal's uniform, Ali 0
tary boots, and both the Royal Dukes and Prille- of
were decorated with the insignia of the Order° t 0
Garter. The Duke of Cambridge took his Pled cl°6s
table on the opposite side to that of the Queen, 3cobtl're
to Prince Albert. Duke Ferdinand, of Saxe
ho yOO/leo
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and to }the
Princess of Saxe-Coburg, were arranged nesters,
centre of the table; then came the Cabinet Min's" t
remainder of the company filling up each end• f")°.'
There were about eighty attendants, pages "a11e5t5.0.
men, in their State dresses, in waiting upon the b-,roue
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty at the elliierel;
A military band was stationed in one of the gets wt
and received her Majesty and her illustrious gees
" God save the Queen." (ea I'l
In addition to the brilliant illumination ea
enalei-0
such a profusion of wax lights on the table and t Oil
there were four lamps placed against each of t
shields with the Cross of St. George, which lin JO°
on each pier, on both walls, extending down
length of the apartment, which threw a most 'A 1,
brilliancy over the magnificent scene. thie
As soon as the guests were seated, a BishoP,,,(Weedieneeel.
the Archbishop of Canterbury) said grace. '1.'600 I,
then proceeded with activity, and during its cen,_e boa
the following pieces of music were performed by
t'i
March, " Triomphale"—Ries.
Overture, " Op. 24"—Mendelssohn.
Waltz, " Jubel Klange aus Albion"
Ch,,rus, " Schmuckt die Altare"—Beethoven.
Quadrille, " Polichinelle"—Musard.
Overture, " Les Diamans de la Couronne'
the
Galop, " Rococo"—Labitzky. "tune'
A short time before the dinner was cone_ani
bagpipers of the 72d Regiment played chTraarch,e
and at the conclusion of it two of the PiPel, tueledit;
round the room, playing one of their national gro__
At a quarter before nine o'clock dinner Was ov,e't, Coo,:
said, the cloth removed,' and a magnificent doss.
taining every delicacy both in and out of sec!,,aisiteVt
—Labitzky-
placed upon the table. Several pieces of most .2`..ctiou
prepared confectionary, modelled under the uuthe PrLit
Mr. Mawditt, were then served up, and fore mod,
fusion of flowers with which they were deef-rrung
uP
seemed as if a gay parterre had suddenly ,',11,11,„
among the other gay illusions of the beetle. ,Lic ierPein;
sparkled brightly on the board. The Earl c::
Lord Steward, then announced as a toast, rose °
grince
Highness the Prince of Wales." The eoinPneiZ
drank it standing, her Majesty and .hteir Oleo,
standing at the same time, and bowing
The bands then played Rule Britanuta._oded „
minutes elapsed, and the Lord Steward an opt%
next toast—" The King of Prussia." Thet she 6s/ijoad
again rose, the King of -Prussia standing ,11
,se% st
time and bowing thanks. -The Duke et 1-1,7 we eee„..
awhile after the other guests were seated! 811"5_ was
inw,
not help suspecting that ertivit d
dined, in spite of Court etiquette, to favotu psi
party with a speech. At last he, too, 64 a
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