The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Murray, Visenunt Sydney, Hon. Captain
Hood, Major-General Wemyss, and Col. Bouverie, honoured
the Exhibition of the Painters in Water Colours with a visit
yesterday morning.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting. left Buckingham Palace at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four, escorted
by a party of Hussars, for Claremont. A chariot and four
followed, containing Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in
Waiting, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting on Prince
Albert. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, and their attendants, occupied the next carriage,
followed by another Royal carriage, containing Viscount Sydney,
Lord in Waiting, and the Hon. C. A. Murray, Master of the
Household. Her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to their
carriage by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse,
and Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting on Prince Albert.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House.
Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing in a
carriage yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, ho-
noured the Gallery of the Painters in Water Colours with a
visit yesterday,
A Deputation on the subject of the proposed alteration in the
Tariff on Potatoes, consisting of Messrs. J. S. Thompson,
Tyler, and Baxter (Essex) ; Messrs. J. Knight, R. B.
Smith, and Newman, (Middlesex) ; Messrs. Dickson, Jun.,
and Tyler (Kent) ; Mr. Newman (Surrey) ; and Colonel de
Couteur (Jersey), accompanied by Mr. Branst on, M.P., Mr.
G. Palmer, M.P., Mr. C. Round, M.P., Mr. J. Round,
M.P., Lord Marsbarn, ALP., Colonel Thomas Wood, M.P.,
Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Kemble,
_M. P. , and Mr. Antrobus, M.P.,
had an interview With the Earl of Ripon, yesterday, at the
office of the Board of Trade.

Colonel Wood, M.P., and a Deputation of Market Gardeners,
had an interview with the Earl of. Ripon on Thursday, at the
Office of the Board, of Trade. . .

Lord Ingestre and Sir G. Sinclair transacted business yes-
terday at the Board of Trade.

'MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
Some purchases having been made in Stock to-day, prices
have recovered from the •depression of yesterday, and Consols
leave off the same as on Wednesday evening—namely, 91%
911 for Money, and 911 911 for the Account. Bank Stock,
16.5 166; India Stock, 244 245; Exchequer Bills, 37 39 prem.
Dutch Stock is not quite s., good. The Twe-and-a- Half per
Cents., 521/2 521 ; the Five per Cents., 1001 looi; the other
Securities remain as before. Belgian, 1031 104%; Brazil,
67 68 , - and Danish, 80% 81%.
. . . .

Railway Shares, with the exception of Birmingham, which
are 11. higher, leave off nearly the same. Great Western, 94
95 ; the Half Shares, 64 65 ; Birmingham and Gloucester,
55 57 ; South Western, 61 613 ; Gosport, 61 613 , North
, Midland, 69 70 ; the New Shares, 333 34%; South Eastern
and Dover, 30303 ; Eastern Counties, 10 10.; ; Blackwall, 12i
121 ; the New Shares, 103 103 ; and Brighton, 368 373.
The rates of exchange did not materially differ from those of
Tuesday, and were generally reported as being firm. Ams-
terdam, 12 5 12 .53 ; Rotterdam, 12 53 ; Antwerp, 12 5 ;
Hamburgh, 13 123, 13 13 ; Frankfort, 151 3 1513 ; Paris,
25 823 26 873 ; Genoa, 25 823 25 873 ; Marseilles 25 85, 25
IX) ; Vienna, 9 53, 9 54 ; Trieste, 9 54, 9 55; Leghorn, 30 0,
30 05 ; Madrid 363 363 ; Lisbon, 523 513.
The speculation in Mexican has taken another turn, and,
apparently, it is now about to be raised as rapidly as it was
depressed, the closing quotations being 353 36, or about 2 per
cent above the lowest:point of today. When it is remem-
bered that all these changes have occurred without any legiti-
mate cause, it will be perceived that the cautions which have
,`ieen repeatedly given against time bargains in these low
pi iced bonds, have not been without reason. If this
intojligerica were of a nature to affect the market, the
resuf,.• should have been to advance the quotation, it being
decidedly faN'ourahle for the Mexicans. And here it may be
inciden.`ally re.marked, that it is not improbable that attempts
will be msde to e,lutract a loan for the United States of Ame-
rica in this country. If such should be the case, the present
prices
of their stocks held here, and what was paid for them
originally, should be ca satiny contrasted previously to any pur-
chases being made in it. There are sufficient sources for the
employment of spare cal sital at home, with equal advantage to
the borrower and the lem ter, without risking it abroad.
The bonds of the insolv, vi States are thus quoted :—Buenos
;
Ayres, 26% 27 ; Colombi iaos, '26%; Peruvian, 183 , Portu-
guese Five per Cents. 37 37%
the Three per Cents., 22 ;
Spanish Active, 243, and tier 1 hree per Cent. Stock, 243, 2411.

(From The Sum of Last Night.)
A slight, improvement on the prices of yesterday has taken
place on Money Stock, Consols L‘eing 91% 911 for money, and
91 % 91i for the account;; Three ver Cents. Reduced, 901 901;
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Redoced, 99199 i ; New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1001 1001 Bank Stock, 166 ; India
Stock, 243, 245 ; the Bonds, IS, 3,0 ; and Exchequer Bills;
37, 39, prem.
Foreign Securities are the same as yesterday, these as well
as our own Stocks looking firm. The Dutch Two-and •a-
Half per Cents., 52%, ; the Five per Cents., 1001, 101 ;
Belgium, 1031, 1041. ; Di .nish, SO, 81 ; and Brazilian, 67,68.
A great deal of speculati on has been going on in Meaican,
which is quoted 4 per cet ,t. lower than the closing price on
We lnesday evening, it being then 39, and now 35, having been
inart;ed this morning 33i. The cause assigned is, that an ex-
pediticn had started fro In I dexieo to overcome Texas. That
such would be the case, and the extent of the preparations were
known long since, and v dalite they were going on Mexican Stock
rose; now that the int, snded object is in the course of being
attained, down the quota tions are forced.
The Spanish Three p. ar Cent. Stock is nearly two per cent.
lower, being 241, Mast such as M. Aguado, the banker, at
Paris, is dead. It' all tt ;at the holders of this Stock asserted
be true, the future divi, lends have been provided for by the
Government ; the demi: to of Ais gentleman, therefore, should
have had no effect.
Such, however, is di( real nat tire of these speculations, in
the course of a few ea ys a scarcii' of Stock will doubtless
be made, and the unfc atunate bear" on the Account day will
have to settle at the for. aivr rates.
The Share Market is gi )od. Birmingham, 179 180; Quar-
ters, 37; Thirds, 30i ; heltenhatn and Great Western, 17i ;
Great Western, 94i ; Ne w, 65i ; South Westeru, 61 ; South
Eastern, 30/ 301;. Bright on, 37 374.
The bonds of 0 to insolvent States are quoted—Colombia, 26 ;
Peruvian, 18; Portugues4 a Five per Cents., 37 371 ; the Three
per Cents., 211 2+2i ; SI ianish Active, 24i ; the Three per
Cents., 241.
The arrival of two of the West India Mail Steam Packet
Company's vessels, has -teen announced this morning, and
grosser instances of be nglisig throughout the whole arrange-
ments cannot be imagii led. More than two months have now
elapsed since any intelli. Bence has been received from Jamaica,
such of these ships which have returned to England having
missed the mails ; nit anwhile property and vessels to an
immense amount are on the sea,
uninsured for want of proper
advice. Merchants coni iected with the \Vest Indies are loudly
complaining, not only of the delay in remittances, but of the
risk their produce is ex posed to. Otte of these vessels, it ap-
pears, has again conic ass ay ivithout the bags, or, as it has been
stated, " with mails sea :cely sufficient to till a pocket-handker-
chiet;" and the other by: Leciaei, t appears to base letters onboard.
By way of covering ail t beae bliciders, the " Try," with the im-
portant correspondence on board, landed it at Falm.outh, whence
it may be expected to-
mor row, anil proceeded to Southampton,
from which port the ;apt; in and Passengers have actually ar-
rived in London t win
; fui ar hours before the letters.
This is the second instar ice in which a simiiar thing has oc-
curred, thereby fully- Jrovi tig the preferability of Southampton
over Falmouth for a packet station.
PRICES OF :RASH t;' POCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 20.
3 per Cent. Conaois 91 :Bank Stock . •• .......
Three and Half Stock... -. 984 ' Grand Canal 5t0ck.........
Ditto Reduced - 1 Ditto Debs. ti per

-- •
Ditto New 1830...... ... S 9 Ditto 4 per cent —
3i per Cent. Debs. ... ... 9 lii Royal Canal Stock —

LIVERPOOL LOTTO: ( Al ARKET, APRIL 21.—Speculators
purchased 2,000 Ame rican , and 460 were also taken by the
shippers. Prices rem ained steady, and the *lies consisted of
600 Surats, 3bd. 4d. ; 20 Et Iptians, 9d. ; 70 Perurian, lid. ;
and 3,310 American 4 id. id. , being a total of 4,000 bales.
LIVERPOOL SIIAR t MAILS FT, APRIL 21.—Eastern Coun-
ties were in good dem and at 10j ; ill. 149. 2d. for the Deben-
tures, and 51. 111 s. 2 3. fur the New. ;; a% were also Great Wes-
tern Halves, 65k; F fifths, 10i; and. London and Birmingham
Quarters, at 37. t
Mier shares rentlined witlwo, variation,
i : 1-.
.agues being 52, 5.2' ; Grand Junction New
Quartets, 1.6 ; .I.'
,r,13.,t0ti Quarters, 'X% ; New, titi ; South

Western, 61}; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 641/2 ; Man- •
chester and Birmingham, 281/2 ; Manchester and Leeds, 831/2 ;
the Quarters, 51/2.
111ANCHEITER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 21.—Our Market
has riot undergone any particular change to-day. Bolton and
Preston, 21?, • Eastern Counties New Shares, 5/. 14s. 2d. ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 514 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
190 ; South Eastern and Dover, 32 ; Manchester an d Bir-
mingham, 27,4.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock 166 India Stock .•
3 per Cent Red. 9oi Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons 9lB Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent Red.. 998 iDitte New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Long Annuities Loexpire \ Ditto Small 37 pu
Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 12i Bank Stock for Acct ...
Oct 1859. .. ..... 128 i India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860.......... 12* j Consols for Acct 9l;
FO hEIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 51),:i cent Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pet cent lo4i Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nu5.......... !Prussian, 5 per cent --
Buenos Ayres. 6 per cest ;Russian, 5 per cent
Chilian, 6 per vent_ .. ;Ditto, Metallic ..... ..
Colombian, 6 per cent.. -- Spanish, 5 per cent —
Ditto, 1824.......... ..... Ditto, Deferred....
Danish, 3 per cent Boi French, 15 per cent. —f. —e.
Greek, 1825,5 per cent — Exchange — L ...c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 36 French, 3 percent —.• --r•
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 21 per cent.. 52?
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent. ... • 1001
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ..
Cheltenham and Great Western (72k paid) 17i
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)
Ditto Debentures .. .... • . lll 16s 8d
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 52*
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 87i
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 94i
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) . . 65i
London and Brighton (50 paid) •.7 . ).
London and Blackwall (25 paid) ...... ...... 12}
London and Birmingham (90)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) 37
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ... ........
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 14
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) , 30i
York and North Midland (50 paid) 94
COURSE OF EXCHAN GE—(YESTERDAY '1
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 ;Gibraltar ... . ... 46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........2 U. 12 8i Genoa
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 14 Venice -
Alton&
40
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75 Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Lisbon
Marseilles
. __

..47

Bourdeaux 26 0
Frankfort on Maine... 152 i
t'etersburgh, 3Us ... 364
Berlin--
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 956
Trieste, ditto 9 57
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao ...36
Barcelona
Seville ... 36

Rio Janeiro 27
Bahia
IBuenos Ayr es
'New York, 21days sight 4bi
Philadelphia
PRICES 07.' ➢ULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
IPortugal Gold C0in...3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Delkirs 0 4 9j
Silver in. Bars 0 4 11*