The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-31 00:00:00

THEATRICAL.
Monsieur Perlet, and the entire corps dramatique of the
French Theatre, arrived at the Custom-house on Saturday.

SPORTING.
At the turn out of the Royal staghounds on Thursday,
two hinds were killed after short runs : on Friday a fast
run of only two minutes brought clown the stag ; to-day
the hunt will be at Stoke• common. unless Prince Albert
and the King of Prussia hunt in the Great Park.

COURT-FASHIONABLE.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford hav- arrived in
BJgrave-square, from Woburn Abbey.
Lord Palmerston left town on Saturday for Fansanger,
to visit Earl Cowper.
The Earl of Westmoreland left town yesterday for
Apethorpe, the family estate in Northamptonshire.
Sir Charles Grey, the newly-appointed Governor of
Barbadoes, embarks at Blackwall to-day.
'Sir Robert and Lady Peel left Whitehalhgardens yes-
terday, on a visit to the Queen at Windsor.
It is fully expected that her Majesty will, on the
Court leaving 'Windsor, give permission for the public to
be admitted by tickets, under proper regulations, to
view the state apartments, furnished and embellished as
they are at present.
'the Committee of the Baronetage for Privileges com-
menced their meetings for the season on Saturday.
A messenger arrived at Woolwich on Saturday, con-
veying intelligence that the King of Prussia had post-
poned his visit to that. place until Friday the 4th inst..
The Queen Dowager has recently presented a gold
watch; chain, and seals, to Mr. Robinson, the head of
the booking department at the Euston station of the
London and Birminghain Railway, for the attention
shown by that gentleman on the occasions on which her
Majesty has travelled upon that line. Her Majesty has
likewise honoured Mr. Creed, the Secretary of the Com-
pany, with a similar mark of her Royal consideration.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Upwards of forty men are now busied in painting and
decorating the interior of the Pavilion at Brighton, for
the reception of her Majesty and Prince Albert.
The tides have been unusually high, since the late hur-
ricane, on both sides of the Thames, and the cellars of
many houses have been flooded.

VISIT OF T.HE KING OF PRUSSIA
TO DRURY-LANE. •
His Majesty the King of Prussia will honour " Old
Drury" with his presence this evening. Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and several branches of the Royal Family, are also ex-
pected to be present. The performances will commence,
by order of his Majesty, at six o'clock instead of seven.
The King is to dine with the Duke of Sutherland in the
evening, and his stay at the theatre, therefore, probably
will not exceed two hours.

MONEY- and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CI7 Y, 7'WELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 29.—We have
had a dull Cotton Market to-day, the sales comprising
nearly 3,000 bales, all of which have been sold to the trade.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JAN. 29.—A very indif-
ferent business has been transacted at the Stock Ex-
change to-day :—Grand Junction, 195 ; North of Eng-
land, 80 ; Eastei n Counties, 8f ; London 'and Birming-
ham, 169.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 29.—We can-
not report any material change in our Market, although
we continue to have a fair demand for several kinds of
stock.
By the arrival of the packet-ship Roscoe at Liverpool_
from New York, we have received advices to the 9th
instant. The deffression in the Stock Market still con-
tinues. Indiana Fives were down to 18i 19 ; Illinois
Sixes, 16i 17; United States Bank Shares had improved
to 3 ; Bills on London, 8i 9.
The following was posted at the North and South
American Coffee-house :
Cape of Good Hope Papers have been received to
the Bth December, from which the following is taken :
" PORT NATAL.—A proclamation of hisExcellencythe
Governor has been promulgated in the Cape Town Go-
vernment Gazette of the 3d inst., of which the following
is an extract :—I have therefore deemed it expedient
and necessary to declare, as I do hereby proclaim and
-declare, that the said emigrants (at Port Natal) have no
right or claim to be recognised as an independent state
or people ; that her Majesty will not recognise them as
such, and will not permit or suffer any portion of her
stbjects to form themselves into an independent state or
people within'any of the said territories ; and .that, in
obedience to the orders of my Sovereign, I shall resume
the military occupation of the same, by sending thither;
without delay, a detachment of her Majesty's forces.' "