The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.--Their Royal Highnesses the Princeou
of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, were tak
Down
for a carriage drive this morning, accompanied by the D
ager Lady Lyttelton.
Cambridge, and
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Meckl!nburgn
Strelitz, attended by Mr. Edmund Mildmay, left
t honour
Kewtravelled
yes-
terday morning for Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire,
o
the Duke of Rutland with a visit. The royal party
by the London and Birmingham Railway.
Her Royal Highness the
Baden, attended by the Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron
Roth de Schreckenstein, visited the Tower of London yester•
day morning. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
\Veimar accompanied the Grand Duchess during her inspec-
tion of the different objects of interest within the ancient
edifice. Her Royal Highness, attended by her suite, after-
wards went to view the Thames Tunnel, and then returned
to the Duke of Hamilton's, in Portman-square. In the af-
ternoon the Grand Duchess visited her daughter at her resi-
dence in Connaught. place.
The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, paid his respects
to the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden yesterday.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended the
rehearsal of the Concert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover •
square Rooms, yesterday morning. The Royal Duke visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester
I louse.
His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl
arrived at Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street, yesterday, from
a visit to bhe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—Sir R. Peel,
the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buo-
clench, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of lladdington, Earl
of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, Earl of Lincoln, and the
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
Sir R. Peel arrived in town to attend the Council from
Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Lord Wharncliffe arrived in
the forenoon from Brighton.
The Council sat two hours.
Lord Wharncliffe left town, on his return to Brighton, im-
mediately after the Council.
A Deputation connected with the West India colonies,
consisting of Messrs. Cavan, Cave, Barkly, and Colvile, had
an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.
His Excellency Sarem Effendi, Turkish Ambassador, trans-
acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The new Commission respecting the slave trade held their
first meeting yesterday, at the official residence Of Sir Robert
Peel, in Downing-street. The Duke de Broglie and the Right
lLlaonnd. Seteopmhep:,,
nanLushington, D.C.L., Judge of her Majesty's
High Court of Admiralty, attended.
The Governor of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
• and a Deputation accompanied by the
Secretary, had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley.
Mr. John \\rood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from the Governor of Gibraltar. Dispatches were sent oil'
last evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of
Van Dieman's Land.

FRENCH PLAYS--ST. JAMES'S

THEATRE.

Mademoiselle Plessy, who is engaged for only six re-
presentations, made her first appearance for the season
last evening as Hortense, in Cassimir Delavigne's co-
medy L'Ecole des VieiMad.. This comedy is doubt-
less well-known to the majority of our readers,
and the heroine, the young wife of an old
husband, a cognate character to Lady Teazle, was
admirably sustained by Mademoiselle Plessy. In la haute
comedie she is unrivalled. Nothing could be more
admirable, for instance, than the last scene of the second
act, in which she urges her husband to permit her to go
to the ball given by the Duc de Delmar. She tries
coaxing and tears, and the transition from the one to the
other was exquisitely managed. She is, indeed, an
admirable artiste. Our old friend Cartigny was Bonnard,
the particular friend of the old husband (the Sir Oliver
Surface of the piece), and he acted with vast quaintness
and humour. The speech in the first act in praise of a
bachelor's life was given with great gusto, and was much
and deservedly applauded. The comedy was preceded by
a new vaudeville, entitled Les Surprises. This vaudeville is
from the pen of Scribe, and is such as Scribe alone could
write. It is full of point and bustle. Mademoiselle
Ozy, from the Theatre des Varie!4 3, made her debiit in
this piece, in the character of Mathilde. She is a very
pretty girl, and a charming actress, and will prove an
acquisition to Mr. Mitchell's corps dramatique. The
house was well and fashionably attended.

The Queen Dowager has recently subscribed the
suns of 20/. towards the building fund of the intended district
church at Malvern Link, Worcestershire.
RUNNING MATCH IN HYDE PARK.—Yesterday
a foot-race came off in Hyde park ; the competitors wero
Coles, of St. James's, and Milwood, of Bayswater. The
contesting distance was half a mile, and the stakes 5/. a side.
In betting Millwood was the favourite at 5 to 4, and money
to some tune was laid out. The usual preliminaries were
arranged, and after twelve false starts the men got off, Coles
at a good lead, which he maintained for 200 yards, when his
opponent came up, and a splendid race ensued, which
terminated in favour of Coles, who ran in a winner by eight
yards, completing the half-mile of ground in two minutes
and thirty-two seconds. Many spectators were present.
SUDDEN DEATII OF A SOLICITOR WHILST ALTERING
iirs WILL.—On Saturday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the
Ship and Dolphin, New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, on view of the
body of Mr. Joseph Sweet, a solicitor, aged 70 years. Mrs.
Ruth Sweet, of No. 18, New Gravel-lane, widow of deceased,
deposed that deceased, during his long life, had enjoyed a re-
markably good state of health, until within the last few
weeks. He was then taken poorly, but nothing of any con-
sequence ailed him. Deceased had a great aversion to medical
men, and would consult no one. On Wednesday afternoon,
about four o'clock, he told witness that, as one of the legatees
whom he; had named in his will had died, he should make an
alteration in it, and bequeath the legacy to witness, which he
had intended for the other. The necessary papers were
brought to him, and deceased himself wrote the alterations to
his will, to carry into effect his intentions. He signed it,
and the document was regularly attested by three witnesses,
with the usual formality. As soon as he:had completed it,
witness observed a sudden change to take place in his fea-
tures. Fearing he was taken worse, she again wished him to
have medical advice, but he replied "No." lle laid down oat
a sofa in the room, breathed faintly twice, and expired in a
moment. The Coroner remarked upon the singularity of the
occurrence, and the jury returned a verdict of " Natura
death.''

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
Condo's were a little firmer this afternoon, having been
up to 993(1 for Time, and closing at 991/2 both for Money
and Account. Exchequer-bills were 575. 595. premium ; and
the New Three•aud-a-Quarter per Cents. ex. Div., were
105114 for the Opening.
The Foreign Bonds continued dull; Spanish Three per
Cents. were 401,4 ; Portuguese Concerted were rather firmer,
being 66 to 1/2 ; Mexican were not higher than 33% to %;
Chilian Deferred were marked 52 ; and Brazilian BSI4 ;
French Scrip was quoted 1 premium ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents have been 6314.
The additional transactions effected in Railway Shares this
afternoon have been at prices fully maintaining the improve-
ment of the earlier part of the day.

(From The Sun of Last Night. )
A very moderate amount of business was done in Cotton at
Liverpool on Saturday. Sales 3,500 bales. There was no
change in prices.-Shares were rather quieter :-Aberdeen
ds
Birkenhead,9B d
Accrington,o
l;
to Barnsleyn ,
Wigan, Junction,634a;Manchester,iadß lLiverpool,ck ba u7n
r%dn C;
ih Black-
burn,
%s l ah
Darwcn,rke
Junction,abßnu -lit l,vaßY
Bolton, r13n21y4,31111a.‘711
Bristol and Gloucester, 58 ; Caledonian, 10% ; Cambridge
and Lincoln, 71,4 :3/1 ; Chester and Birkenhead, ex div.,
504 49 ; Ditto, Half Shares at 5 die. ex div., 254 243/4
Ditto, New Shares at 33 ex div., 43% 42 ; Chester arid
Holyhead, 8%; Chester and Preston Brook, 334 ; Churnet
Valley, 7% %; Clydesdale Junction, 10% ; Direct Northern,
4/, 16s. 3d. ; Dublin and Belfast, 73% ; Eastern Counties,
ex div., 21% ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, ex div., 62% ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, ex div.,153/4 ; Ditto,New Shares, 53i %;
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 19s. ; Glasgow, Paisley,
and Ayr, ex. div., 62 ; Grand Junction, Half Shares, 112 ;
Ditto, Eighth Shares, 183/4 ; Great Grimsby and Shef-
field, 3/. 16s. 6d. ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
and Canal, 3% ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 64, 16s. 3d. ;
Lancaster and Preston, Three. quarter Shares, ex. div., 33 ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, 8% ; Leeds and West Riding, 7 ;
Limerick and Waterford, 4% ; Liverpool and Manchester,
ex. div., Half Shares, 101 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and
Preston, 2% I Is. 6d. ; London and Birmingham, ex. div.,
Eighth Shares, 441,12 ; London and York, 31. Is. 6d. ;
Manchester and Birmingham, ex new, New Quarter Shares,
59 prem. ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, ex. div., 164;
Manchester and Leeds, ex div., 145% ; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 1934 ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 74 ; Midland Stock,
ex div., 147% 147 ; Ditto, 401. Shares, ex div., 174 16% ;
Newark and Shefield, 5% 5%; North British, ex new,
17%; Ditto, Half Shares, 41/8 ; North Union, stock A, ex
div., 148 149 ; North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 5% • North
Wales, 2/. 16s. 3d. ; Oxford, Worcester, and Rugby, 4/. 4/.1 s.3d. ;
Preston and W2,-re, 344 1/0 •, Sheffield and Manchester, 115 ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, 14% 15; Shrewsbury and Grand
Junction, 5%; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4% ;
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 4% ;
South-Easteri, New Shares, at 18 die., ex div., 16%; Ditto,
New Shares, at 16 2-3. dis., 11%; Ditto, New Shares,
No. 3,8% 1,4 ; Trent Valley, ex new, 16% 17 • Ulster,
ex div., ; Wexford and Carlow, 2% 3 ; Boulogne and
Amiens (English) 12 12%; Northern of France (Eng-
lish), 6% ; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte's), ex new, 21. ISs.
6d. ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's), 2/. 1 ls. 2/. 10s. 6d ; Paris
and Strasburg (English), 2/. 145.; Paris and St. Quentin,
9y 21. ss. 6d. ; Sa.nbre and Meuse, 61/2 ; Tours and
Nantes (English), 3; Toulouse and Bordeaux, 271 ; Tou-
louse, Bordeaux, and Cette, 2% 2/. Is. ; Verona and Ancona,
1/. 19s. 2/. 2s. 6d. ; Sardinian, Gs.

There has been another royal Dutch decree, dated the 27th
inst., received by Messrs. Raphael and Sons. From this we
glean that the remaining 300 series of Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. are to be drawn at the Hague to-day. The first
70 series drawn, and amounting to 14,000,000 guilders, are
to be paid off on the the 15th of next morith with interest
to date. Notice will be given when the remainder can be
paid.
There is very little doing in the public securities, which
continued somewhat flat, owing to the sales for time. Con-
sols for Money have been 991 1„"a, and for Account 991 A, 5/8.
The Texas question and the state of matters in Switzerland
is the ground upon which the speculators for a fall seem
disposed to operate. The premium on Exchequer .bills has
been 575. to 595., and on India Bonds 695.
The Foreign Bonds are dull, except in one or two instances.
Mexican have been flat, at 351/2 •?4 for the Active, and 161/2
for the Deferred. Colombian are firm at 151, to 1/2 ;_ Spa-
nish Five per Cents. obtain 30, and the Three per Cents.
403/i, being for the former rather lower rates. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 63%. The settlement
of the account progresses easily.
In Railway Shares there is a good deal of business doing,
and prices in many instances are better.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.

3 per Cent. Consols
New 31% per Cents
India Bondo, 1,000/ 69

Ditto under LOW. ...... .......

99%
102 1/4

Consols for Account ...... 991/ 995/
is
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 11(1 57 59 pm. 59
Ditto 500/
L •

Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised —

pm. 59
pm. -

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839......
Ditto, Small
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ......
Ditto, Deferred
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela l5l/214
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 351/2
3/,
37

. ,
Ditto, Account -. . 35
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
' Ditto Account
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto 1844 233'
t

Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dutch, 21,4 par Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 991/2

88%

52
15'

35%
1/4 16%

233/4
714
18

40
4074
63
6314
9914

PRICES OF PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING
PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% l% l%
Birming. and Gloucesterloo
Ditto 1/ Shares
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59
Caledonia 10%
5
n
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 7% 8 7% 8
%
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Cburnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and
14 2% 2%
Nuneaton
3 ... . 454% ••• 4%
Cornwall
Direct Northern
0%
Direct Norwich
81/2
Dublin and Belfast June. 2% Bl/i 14 7%
31,4
Dublin and Galway 2%...... 31/4 ~, 2134
25 ....•• 21 %3/ Eastern Counties _
Eastern Union lO •.••• 3ys
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50_
5 /4
Ditto New 14 Shares... 2% 5/4 ............ elk ~•
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
10%
Ditto Extension
Great North of England-100 195
Ditto New.....
Ditto New
Great Western ... 80 ......181 180
Ditto 1/2 Shares
Ditto Fifths
240%
4351
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 21/2... ..
Harwich
Hull and Gainsborough 1% 1
Hull and Selby 5O lOO 98
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 15
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...234 233 235
Do. New Thirds
London and Brighton... 50
Do. Consolidated Bths 16
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 1814 17%
Do. Guaranteed 5 per
Cent.
London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 793/ BO
Do. New consolidated Bths 6 ...... 23
Do. New
2% —
London and York ...... ... 21/2....•• 3iii 3 3
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Birmin. 40 '
Manchester and Leeds... 73
Do. % Shares
Do. 14 Shares
Midland 100 152 155 153•..... 156
Do. New
Midland,Birm.,Derby...loo ll5 117 ll5
Newcastle and Darling..
ton Junction 24 ...... 48
.. ..•.
...
Newcastle and Berwick 11./. —
Newark and Sheffield ...
10 1 .. q.... 5%%
North British
..... 17
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45 ...... 64 ...
North Kent - .. 3
North Wales
Preston and Wyre
Richmond and West End
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Midland Ph...-. 234% ............
Shrews., Wolverhamp ,
Dudley, and Birm 21%..... 4%
South Devon... lO ...... 201 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 43
Do., No. 1 8
D0., No 2
Do., No. 3
. ...... .
South Wales
Trent Valley 2 ...... 161 17 ..
Waterford and Kilkenny 1% .......
York and North Midland 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20
Do. Selby
Do. Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette 2
Dieppe and Paris June. 2 ...... 2%
Great North. of France.. 4
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
Orleans and Vierzon ... 2
Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Pans and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen 2O —
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse .... 2
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 29.—The sales
are :—Eastern Counties, 21%; Manchester and Leeds, Six-
teenth Shares, 71,4 ; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter
Shares, 9% ex new and ex div. ; Ditto, New Quarters,
53/4 prem. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 153/4 ; Mid-
land Railway Consols, Preferential Stock, 33/4 ; Ditto, 40/.
Shares, 17 ; North British, 1714 ; South-Eastern, No. 3,
8%; Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 3%; Birkenhead, Man-
chester, and Cheshire Junction, 11%; Blackburn, Burnl,y,
and Accrington, 6% ; Blackburn, Darwin, and Bolton, 41s ;
Cambridge and Lincoln, 71/2 7-16 ; Churnet Valley, 7%;
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 3% % ; Huddersfield
and Manchester Railway and Canal, 3% % ; Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston, 23/4 13-16 ; London and York, 3%;
Manchester and Buxton, 2% %; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Midland Junction, 314 ; Newark and Sheffield, 5% 4 ;
Southport and Eux ton, 2 ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 2,4.

42%
69
15%
12%
1%