The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-25 00:00:00

ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
PRICES.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
New 314 per Cents 101 100%3/4 101 100% 100%
Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11% 7-16% 11%
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 . ... 11 5-16 1 i 5-16
India Stock , 276% 276%
India Bonds, 1,0004. ....... ..... .. 71 71
Ditto under 1,0001... .
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Bank Stock for Account 2lO 210
Consols for Account..... ...... : 99% 99 _ 99
India Stock for Account 277 277
Exchequer Bills, 120004 I%d.
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839.-- 85%
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — 43
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela — 15%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 371% 37
Ditto Account
Ditto, Deferred — 18
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted — 661,
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent. ..... ....
Ditto, Account .... -••••— 40%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —
. Ditto, Deferred —14 U
Belgian Scrip, 4% per Cent
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 97% 97%
PRICES OF CLOSING
R AMWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICER.
Aberdeen
1332%
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100
Ditto % Shares
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter
Do. New . •
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......8 73/4 81% 7%.% 84
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Churnet Valley ' ' 2
Coventry and Leicester 114 2 2%
Direct N orthern
1 mblin and Belfast June 2% ll% 10 /4 . ..... 10%
Dublin, Belfast, and
Coleraine ............... 2% —
Dublin and Galway 2%...... 51A 5
Dubliu:and Mullingar... 21/2 31,2 31,1
Eastern Counties ' 25 ...... 19% 20% 19% 195_
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1—.51. 13s. 4d
Ditto ditto, N 0.2. l3s. 4d... 0%
Eastern Union l5 -7..

Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,4 ...... 153/4
Ely and Bedford ...».. 11-4. 21% 2%
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of Scotland 21,4 314- ...... ...
Great Western BO ....
Ditto % Shares •50 lO5l, ...
........
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2% 5% 6
Hull and Selby 5O —
Ditto Quarter Shares 121/2.-- 22 -
Do. Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 20
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...233
Do. New Thirds
Do. 4 Shares
London and Blackwall. 161. 138. 4d 9 Al 4
London and Brighton... 50
London and S. Western 41/6s 10d 81 8014
Do. New
Do. New
London and York 2% 41,004
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 2%... . 4
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 73
Do. % Shares
Do Sixteenths 214 7%
Midland 100
Do. New
Newark and SLeffield
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ...... ••• ...... • •••
Do. New Brandling lO
Newcastle and Berwick 11,4 1414 13%
Newry and Enniskillen. 21/2- ..... 5% 41,E —
North British .....».... 10
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Kent
Preston and Wyre
Richmond and West End
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Central
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 4:5/5%••• ........
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 411%
Do., No. 1 8
Do., No. 2.
Do., No. 3
South Wales .... .. 2% 614 53/4
Staines and Richmond... 1 ••
Trent Valley 2 ...... 18% 19
Waterford and Kilkenny 1

13%

3i-
-188
104%
42

21%
44
235
4414
32%

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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Colonel Botiverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Mice, were taken an airing Yester-
day in an open carriage and four, accompanied by' the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert have
been pleased to inspect the written address of the City of
London to his Majesty the- King of the French, which has
been most elaborately and beautifully executed by Mr.
Walter Paton, and heraldically embellished in the most ex-
quisite style under the direction of Mrs. Dowse, widow of the
late celebrated herald painter.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Hereditary (.rand
Duke of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, Prince Ernest of Hesse
Philippstahl, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and suite,
were present last evening at the performance in Drury-lane
theatre.

The Queen Dowager visited the Duchess of Kent at Cla-
rence House, St. James's, and the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House, on Wednesday.
The Duchess of Kent and the Grand Duchess Stephanie
of Baden visited the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marl-
borough House.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Melodists' Club
with his company yesterday evening, at the Freemason's
Tavern.

The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by
Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein,
visited and inspected the London Docks on Wednesday.
Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes
terday. The Duchess of Kent paid a visit to the Gil'and
Duchess yesterday.
Le Compt Bolislas Potocki, Chamberlan de S. M. 1' Em-
pereur de toutes les Russias, paid his rezpects to the Grand
Duchess of Baden yesterday, at the Duke of Hamilton's
residence in Portman-square.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Queen Dowager
on Wednesday.
A deputation, including Mr. Thomson, of the Belfast Bank,
Mr. Grimshaw, of the Ulster Bank, and Mr. Bristow, of the
Northern Bank, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street.

A meeting of the Commissioners for the Government of
Pentonville Prison was held at the Colonial-office yesterday.
The Commissioners present were the Lord President of the
Ctiuncil. the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Devon, the Earl
of Chichester, Major Jebb, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Russell.
Dispatches for the,Governor of Hong-Kong were sent off
yesterday evening from the Colonial-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S, YESTERDAY.
TWO- THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 5 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken
6 to 4 agst John Day's lot
4 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Winchelsea
5 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken
THE CHESTER CUP.
5 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract
8 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity •
9 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria
22 to
,1 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Ratan—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Portrait
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiltlam's Trueboy
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. llesseltine's Fitzallen—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug
30 to 1 agst Mr. Davies' Yheomun-ac-Knuck
50 to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Aristides
Nothing of consequence was done upon either of the three
leading favourites, and of the other horses mentioned, Ratan,
Fitzallen, and Winesour alone were in any force; the dis-
position to back the first two of this lot was general, and the
outlay considerable—the prices returned were the last taken.
DERBY.
4 to 1 agst John Day's lot
5 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides
11 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit
12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam
15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way—taken
25 to 1 agst• Mr. Gully's Old England—taken • •
25 to L agst Mr., Wreford's Worthless
27 to 1 agat Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa
, 40 to 1 agat Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—take 50 •
50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel—taken
50 to 1 agst Sir G. lleathcote's Sutlej—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Waller's Columbus—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Ironmaster—taken •
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen—taken •
1000 to 10 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Gwalior—taken
1000 to 15 even between Ironmaster and The Libel.
. Ides, Wer.therbit; Pam, and Kedger, were steady at the
prices quoted, 'but were not backed to any great extent ;
Alarm's price is nominal—report says that he has not been
out for two or three days. 22 to 1 taken in fifties about
Clear-the-way, 25 to 1 freely about Old England, similar odds
to a small amount about Worthless, 50 to 1 to 1001. about
Sutlej, and 5,000 to 50 about Gwalior. Ironmaster dropped
from 40 to 1 to 1,000 to 15 nor, were the new favourites,The
Libel and Columbus, in any demand.
CURRAGII SPRING MEETING.—TUESDAY.
The Madrid Stakes were won by Col. W hite's c, by Freney,
out of Lupin, beating the Hermit, brother to KerditTstown,
Singaway, and the Baron by a neck. Clear-the-Way did.
not snow.
The Queen's Plate was won in a canter by Mickey Free.
The Curragh of Kildare Hurdle Sweeps were won by Lord
Waterford's Firefly, beating Switcher, Fireaway, Albert, and
Whitney ; the latter fell, and broke the collar bone and dis-
located the shoulder of his rider, A. M'Donogh.
BATH RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Amateur Handicap of 10 soy& each, 5 ft, to which 25
would have been added had three horses started. Gent.
riders. One mile and a dis. (5 Subs.)
Capt. Boyd's The Conqueror, 6 yrs, lOst 111b...Walked over.
Match, 100 sovs., h ft—Mr. Okedon's Jellalabad, aged,
12st (Treen), beat Mr. Goldstone's Tiny, lOst, by 100 yards.
6 to 4 on Tiny.
The City Cup of 100 sow., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs.
each, h ft. Two and a half miles. (16 Subs.)
Lord G. Bentinck's Plenitude, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Abdale) 1
Mr. Dixon's Glendower, 5 yrs, Bst 41b
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord.
Glenlyon's Ben-y-Ghlo, 5 yrs, 9st 91b—Mr. Gully's Yates,
4 yrs, 7st 121b—Mr. Kingston's Sparsholt, 3 yrs, Est 61b—and
Mr. Parr's Europa, Bst 71b. 5 to 2 agst Ben-y-Ghlo, 2 to 1
agst Plenitude, 3 to 1 agst Yates, and 5 to 1 agst Europa.
The Dyrham Park Stakes of 25 sovs each, with 100 added;
for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 51b. One mile.
(10 Subs. )'
Mr. Wreford's Worthless (John Day, jun.) 1
Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis
The following also ran :—Sir S. Spry's f by Sir Hercules,
out of Taglioni—Mr. G. Ongley'sMystery—Mr. Hook's Bas-
tion—and Mr. Dixon's Easton.
11 to 8 on Worthless, 2 to
.1 agst Miss Elis, and 5 to 1
agst Mystery.
The Bath Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if
declared. One mile and a half and a distance. (Seven
Subs, 2 declared).
Sir S. Spry's Subduer, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (Nat) 1
Mr. Kingston's Sparsholt, 3 yrs, sst
Even betting. Won by a length easy.
The York Handicap of 5 soya. each, and 20 added. Heats,
one mile. (Ten Subs.)
Mr. Ougley's Roderick, 6 yrs, Bst 91b .........(Sly) 0 1 1
Mr. King's Artful Dodger, 6 yrs, Sat 6lb
Mr. A. Poole's Spring Bok, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0 2 2
Mr. J. Day's f by Bubates, out of Zelinda, 4 yrs, 7st 0 0 4
Mr. Wood's Miss Bodkin, 5 yrs, 7st 71b 0 0 5
Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs, Est 6lb 2 0 dr
Four others ran. The first heat was won by a neck, and
the others by a length.
Chester Cup Betting.-6 to 1 agst Cataract (t)—s to 1
agst Semiseria and Era-12 to 1 agat Oald Ireland (t)-40

- rst
to 1 agst Pug (t)-66 to 1 agst Dog Billy
(t)-66 to I 81,)
et Old Maid (t)-66 to 1 agst Stayly (t). weell
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.-100 evcit laid b
John Day's lot and Idas. Idas
Derby.-4 to 1 agst John Day's lot-11 to 2 agst
(
—l2 to 1 agst Alarm (t)-20 to 1 agst the-waYattoi
35 to 1 agst Ironmaster-50 to 1 agst The Libel (0 )—"
agst Columbus (taken freely).
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE SPRING 31EED-01"

TUESDAY. miles,
The Welter Gold Cup 'of 60/., gentlemen riders, On, ma
was won by Mr. D. Pack's Rival (Mr. J. Cookson) "I,titas
Mr. G. J. Caley's Beauclerk, aged, Mr. Johnson s;
'two,
Hotspur, Ellen, and several others, after a fine race WO
by a len
Scurry
gentle The Stakes of 1 sov. each, 12st each, gen' gr
riders, one mile, was won by. Mr. Cookson's Rufus
Gregson), beating eight others, in a canter.
EPSOM FIRST SPRING MEETING.—FRID`tI, bf
The Epsom Trial Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 50/. give-aoci
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart., for three yrs old' 754
four, 9st. One mile.
Sir G. Heathcote's b c Gwalior (brother to B
=Mr. A. W. br c Sweatmeat, 3yr Mr. LinWtto'e
c Young England (late St. 31,.rk), 3 yrs—Mr. Thoteli,our
br c The Correct Card, 3 yrs—Mr. 3lack's bc by Cacne gr.
of Chance, 3 yrs—Mr. Balehin's b h Moustache, _4 Y" %tr.
S. Sco:t's b e by Wintonian, out of Flight, 3 Yrs—'
Dockerey's bfSt'f r, e, byContest, yis. each;
Twenty-tive pounds added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sev,,s*l.,
for three yrs old, Est 31b ; four, ^lb five, 9st :1•P"; he
Bst ; the
and aged, 9st 81b; mares and geldings allowed 3 '
winner to be sold for 250 sovs. Heats,mile.
one r co---
Sir G. Heatbcote's ch h by Glaucus, out of Shrine,
bP
Mr. T. Smith's b m Sea Fowl, 4 vrs—Mr. Balchin's°;,.
Slane, out of Gaiety, 3 yrs— Mr. 'Wilson's b c FreYSl4'
are ), Vet:
yrs—Mr. Wesley's br f -Jessie Hammond, 3 vrs. " egeb;
Twenty pounds. added to a Sweepstakes of 3 F•l3vgib.
three yrs old, Est 131 b; four, 9st 11lb ; five, 9st "1;00
and aged, 9st 131 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b 141 b;
to be sold for 200/. allowed 3113 ; 1501. 91b;.,1001100,
and 80/., 211 b over and above other allowances'

one milli. b Ire
Mr. A. Heathcote's br c Castledine, by Mulatto, "ids'
Captain Delme's b m Red Skin, 4 I,rs-11Ir. Call
4 vrs—Mr. Sadler's br c by Venis,.4;, out of Mininta, '4OOl
Cousen's br h Rory O'More, aged—Mr. ThoinPslieto
Anna Perenna, by Alfred, 4 yrs—Mr. 'Yorke's b
In Dit
Lass, 4 3 rs—Mr. Matthews' b g Tub Thumper, age1:1,111,
Preston's b g Bosrhorus, aged—Mr. Hardy's eh 01 ai1,)3005
aged—Mr. S. Ling's bl h Bother4crp, 5 yrs—Mr. I O 11P
b g Tincton, aged—Mr. Rogers's St. Domingo, 3 P 4
Wiltshire's ch c Sir Diggory Diddle (late Discretion),
Mr. R. Coombe's b m Dart, 6 yrs.