The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-03 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Duchess of Hamilton is still at Mannheim, on
a visit to the Grand Duchess Dowager Stephanie of
Baden ; her Grace is expected in town at the eud of
the month.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, and
Lady Charlotte Hill, arrived at Hillsborough Castle
on Saturday last.
The Earl of Zetland will leave Ask Hall, to be in-
stalled Deputy-Grand Master of England, onlMonday
next, at Sunderland.

The Earl and Countess Cowper are staying at
Kingstown.
The Earl of Courtown has returned to Courtown
Castle, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Wick-
low, at Shelton Abbey.
Lord and Lady Jocelyn have left town for Dublin
Castle, where his Lordship will resume his offi-
cial duties as State Steward of tile Lord Lieutenant's
household.

The Earl and Countess of Cardigan have been en-
tertaining a select party at Deene Park, His Lord-
ship leaves in a day or two, to inspect his regi rent,
Prince Albert's Hussars, at York, which duty he
performs monthly.

MISCELLANEOUS.
F. Robertson, Esq., was on Tiles lay last elected
Dean of the Faculty of Advocats at Edinburgh, in
consequence of the elevation of the late Dean, Alexan-
der Wood, Esq., to the bench.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.

There has been an extensive .ale of Consols for
Account in the course of the afternoon, to the
amount, it is stated, of 150,000/. The stock, however,
was taken most readily, and the Market left off at an
advance of from to per cent. on the lowest prices
of the morning. There is a feeling entertained in the
Market that the public securities will go higher, not-
withstanding the increased demand for money for
commercial purposes that is now becoming very ap-
parent. Consols for Account were quoted this after-
noon at 938 to 94 without the dividend, and at 94
with the half-year's interest, for the first transfer day
next week. The premium upon Exchequer Bills was
fully maintained this afternoon. Bank Stock left off
heavily.
There was not much done in Foreign Stocks this
afternoon. The only bargains quoted were in
Mexican at 30-a ; in Spanish Consols at 18 ; in the
Deferred at 10i; in Spanish Three per Cents. at 23 ;
and in the New Dutch Five per Cents. at 991.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, the London
and Birmingham, and the South Eastern and Dover
Shares, receded a fraction or so, late in the day. The
Manchester and Leeds rallied to par. London Joint
Stock Bank Shares were worth 31 premium.
In the Foreign Exchanges there was scarcely any
alteration this afternoon, on a comparison with the
rates of last post day. The quotation for Paris was
25f. 821 c. to 87ic.; on Amsterdam, 12 64; on
Trieste, 9 588 ; on Frankfort, 151:1,; and on Ham-
burgh, 13 111.
The Commercial MarkAs were firm this afternoon.
On 'Change a good deal of animation prevailed. Tea
alone is dull of sale.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
rather brisker, 8,000 bales having been sold, of which
4,000 bales were on speculation :1 400 bales Egyptian,
realised 6/d. to 60. ; 150 of Peruvian, 61d. ; 60 of
Bahia, 64d. to 64d.; 400 of Surat, 31d. to 4d.; and
the American sold at 4d. to 61d. per lb. But little
was done in the Railway Shares, the markets being
dull except for Paris and Rouen, which were in
request. Grand Junction llalf Shares were 91i ;
Great Western Halves, 621 ; Midland Counties Fifths,
21 ; and Paris and Rouen, 25.

The notice which appeared at the Bank of Eng-
land yesterday afternoon, and adverted to in the
Morning Edition of The Sun, does not lower the rate
of interest, as stated by the Post and Herald. On the
Ist September last the Bank Directors gave notice
that the rate would be 3/ per cent., which was a re-
duction on the previous charge of per cent., but
there has certainly been no increased charge since
then. The demand for capital is decidedly increasing
in the City as trade improves, and we are happy to
state that there are unequivocal symptoms of revival
in various branches of trade ; some articles, such as
dyes, &c., having advanced yesterday 30 per cent. for
shipment to China. Articles likely to be received in
full supply from that quarter are of course lower, and
tea begins to decline.
A statement of the revenue of the province of
Canada for 1841 reached us by the last steamer, and
shows the total Customs to have been 214,4381.
Quebec paying 53,5051.; Montreal, 108,750/. ; St.
John's, 23,273/. ; Kingston, 8,179/. ; and Toronto,
6,403/. The Excise duties were 22,570/., and the
payments by the American Land Company amounted
to 22,2221. The total net income was 297,9901.

The timber trade in Canada .is evidently improv-
ing, after all the outcry against the abolition of pro-
tective duties. The following communication from
Aylmer, in the Ottawa district, bears out our asser-
tion :—" We entertain very sanguine hopes that the
timber trade will revive, and the producer meet the
reward of his toil in the ensuing season. We under-
stand, in the confident expectation of this, large quan-
tities of timber will be made this winter, and the low
prices of provisions is greatly in favour of the
operative. All is life and bustle in the lumbering sec-
tions, already in active preparation, and as soon as
winter sets fairly in we trust to see, as heretofore,
strings of lumber sleighs wending their way to the
shanties with requisites for the hsriy sons of the
forest. Bytonn and Aylmer then will revive; both
have been sadly suffering from the pressure of the
times."

The operations in Stocks will be restricted for the
next few weeks within a narrower circle, as tle trans-
fer books are closed for Consols, &c. For money
there have been transfers at 941 to 944, being a
shade higher than yesterday forenoon. For
the opening on the 17th of January, without the
dividend, the rates have been 93i to 934. Exchequer
Bills have realised 495. to 51s. premium, New Three-
and•a-llalf per Cents. 1011 to 101/, and the Three
per Cent. Annuities 94 to 1. A purchase of 5,000/.
has been made in the last-mentioned at 941 for the
Savings Banks Commissioners. Bank of England
Stock remains at 171- to 1721.
The news from Spain is looked upon as rather more
encouraging, and the Active Stock has touched 181,
while Three per Cents. were 23 to 231. Portuguese
Three per Cents. have been firm at 224-. Mexican
Bonds have ruled steady at 30i to 304. Dutch Two-
and-a-llalf per. Cents. have been at 524- 52i.
The only business worth noticing in Shares is in
the South Eastern, at 264- to 274-; and in the Scrip
at 21 to 1i discount. Blackwall are 11, and Man-
chester and Leeds, 1 discount. Newcaspe and Dar-
lington Junction have been sold at 11 premium.
London and Westminster Bank Shares are 2 prem.