The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-18 00:00:00

COURT-FASHiONABLE.

The Duke of Marlborough left Mivart's Hotel on Saturday
for Blenheim. _ _

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are expected in
town to-morrow from Leamington Spa.
The Archbishop of York entertained a large party at dinner
on Saturday last, in Grosvenor-square.
The Marquis of Salisbery has issued cards for a grand ban-
quet to the leading 31embuis of Government,:on Monday week.
The Earl of Pembroke has purchased a splendid reiidenee
in Carlton Gardens.
The Countess of Jet soy intends giving a splendid ball on the
614 of the ensuing month.
On Friday, the Countess of Elessington entertained at din-
ner, the Marquis of Hertford, and a distinguished party.
Lord Ward, and the Maniuis of 131andford, have left
Mivart's Hotel for Oxford. -
The Duke and Duchess ei Beaufort received a large circle at
dinner last evening, at Beaufort House.
Tho Earl and Countess of Verulm had a select party to din-
,„
Ana CEILLATTEOUS.
To-morrow will be the anniversary of the death of Mehme-

thon, who died in 1560 ; and of Lord Byron, who died in 'the
year 1824.
According to the msus taken at Rome, towards the close of
last year, the popu'atien of th 2 Etei nal City, irc'uding trucps,
amounts to 158,870.
RUDZOURS or TAE 12111.1 r.

It is understood that Lord Mahon is to be the new Ambassa
dor at the Court cf Madrid.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
GUY, OUARTER TO THREE.
The British Stocks have recovered from the depression of
Saturday, and the market is firm at a trifling improvement.
Consols being 915 91/ for money, and 914 915 for the account;
Three per Cents. Rcducee, 905 904 ; New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1005 100* ; India Stock, 24'1; Bank Stock, 165
166 ; India Bonds, 18 20 ; and Exchequer Bills, 39 41 prem.
In Foreign Securities business has Leen limited ; the price
of Russian is 1125 1135 ; Belgian, 1034 104* ; Danish, 604
814 ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 4; the
Fire per Cents., 1004.
A god demat.d has existed for F hares, and prices for all de-
scriptions are higher. Liverpool'and Manchester, 91 ; Man-
chester and Leeds Quarter Shares, 55 ; New North Midland,
34; Birreicgham and Gloucester, 564; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 504, 51 • Greenwich, 6; Croydon, 134; South
Western, 61 ; South Eastern, 30%; Eastern Counties, New,
Si. 9s. 2d. ; arid Northern and Eastern;43.
In the Alley the quotations have been lowered to-day; Peru-
vian, 191 for money, and 194 for the account ; Colombian, 27 ;
Buenos Ayres, '26%; Portuguese Fire per Cents., 37, 37%;
the Three per Cents., 214 211 ; Spanish Actives, Five per
Cents., without quotation; the Three per Cents., 255.
There are no foreign arrivals from any quarter to-day.
Great complaints continue to be made of the extreme de-
pression in trade. Many wholesale houses state that the past
had been the worst week ever known. Not only are cougar)
buyers • very scarce, but the purchases are made on
the most limited scale. It is stated to be a rare oc-
currence for a whole piece of goods to he t• ken,
generally the orders being for the half only, and the amount at
sales when effected is not one-tenth of what it generally ha.
been. The accounts from the manufacturing districts arc not
more cheeting. At Manchester and Stockport, where several
of the mills have for some wo ks been w orking short time,
many looms hate been stopped, and the operatives unemployed
are now dependent upon parochial rel'ef.
PRICES OF SHARES Tiiis DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Edinburgh and Gla.gow
Liverpool and Manchester .....100
Ditto 5 Shares
London and South \Yestern 384 6l to
Lowden and Croydon ( Trunk)... 131 134
Northern and Eastern
South Eastern and Dover
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 16.—An extensive
speculative demand has continued, and the market has been
very firm. Ttte sales were 300 Surats, 31/td. to 4d, 60 Ma-
ranham, 5%(1. ; 30 Peruvian, 53/4d. and 6d. ; Bahia, 61(1. ;
and 7,560 Ames icon, 44d. to 64d. ; being a total of 8,000 hags,
of which speculators took 4,000.
LIVERPOCL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 16.—The market
was firm, anti closed s cattily, without shy particulii feature.
Eastern Counties, 93% ; New. Si. Os. 2d. ; Grand Junction,
191 ; Halree, 95; Now Quarters, •.:61; Great Western, 95;
London and Birmingham, New 321. Shares, 303 ; Ditto
Quarkrs, 36%; Brighton New, 55/3 ; North Midland, 704 ;
This s, 231. Ris. ; South Eastern, 304.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 16.—Ourrnarket
continues in a very animated state for Railway Stock, and
much business has been done. 'the sales are—Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 504 504 504 and 504 ; Liverpool and .111anchester,
IE6 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 284 5 ; Zqouth Eastern
and Dover, 294; Slant heater and Leeds Quartos, ; Lan-
caster and Preston Three-quarter Shares, 164 ; Bank of
Manchester, 44-; Manchester and Liverpool District Bank,
10.4 ; South Lancashire Bank, 6 ; Manchester Assurance, 95.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 165 • India Stock ..... ... 243
3 per Cent Red. 904 Ditto Bonds 2O pn
3 per Cent Cens 914 Ditto Old Annuities ...
35 per Cent Red . 994 Ditto New Annuities...
New 35 per Cent
New 5 per Cent.. — 1 Ditto 5001.... 39 pm
Long Annuities Leexpire Ditto Small 39 pin
Jan. 1860.......... 12 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct ... --
Oct 1859........ 124 !India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860. .„ .... 121 IConsols for Acet ...... 915
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, sps Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pea cent — Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.... 'Prussian, 5 per cent.., —
Buenos Ayres 6 rer eel t 'Russian, 5 per cent —
Chiller' ti 1.0. cent...
'Ditto, Metallic....
Colombian, 6 pet cent., Spanish, 5 per cent., —
Ditto, 1824.. ....... ..... 275 Ditto, Deferred.... 124
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —4.. —e.
Greek, 16:15, 5 per cent — Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, b 3 per cent —'. —0
Ditto, 6 per cen::. 1837 Dutch, 25 per cent. 52i
Pc ruvian,lBs6, ti per et. 194 Ditto, 5 per cent. . 100,
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Rail.; av (100 p) 555
Bristol :Ind Exeter (70 paid) ..... . .. 44
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... lO5
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
Ditto Debentures .. .
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 51
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 87
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 941
Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) 9l
Lendon and Brirshton (50 paid) ';6l

I itto Loan _4otes (7. paid)
London and Birmingham (90)
London and Greenwich Railway ( pd) 6
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l4li
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ... ..
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid)' sk
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ..... • f 29
Midland Counties Railway ( lOU paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) 2O
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto New Shares (40 paid.) ... ........
South Eastern and poser (50 paid) ...... . 301

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
WAKEFIELD.

The first part of the case for the petitioner closed to-day.
Evidence having been given to show that on the day of the
election Mr. Lascelles' agentshad protested against Mr. Houlds-
worth becoming a candidate on the ground that. he was the
legal returning-officer, and had given notice of Mr. Houlds-
worth's disqualification to those who tendered their votes for
that gentleman. Mr. Worthy,. on behalf of the petitioners,
contended that Mr. Houldsworth was disqualified, that all the
necessary notices of that di' qualification had been given to the
el. ctors, and that therefore Mr. Lascelles was entitled to claim
the seat.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Aram 18.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.
RAMSGATE, APRIL 17.—The Anne and Jine, Rigby, from
London to Liverpool, was assisted in in tow of a steamer, bay-
ing been on Margate Sand, and lost rudder, &c.
DOVER, APRIL 17.—The Beulah, from London to —,
still remains ashore at Dungeness.
OFF DUNGENESS APRIL 17.—William Pitt, Robertson,
Mauritius, and supplied with provi,iais and water; Johanna
Julius, Rio, for Elsinore.
DARTMOUTH, APRIL 16.—SId. Neptune, Miramichi.
DEAL, APRIL 17.—Wind E.N. E. to N. N. E. , light.—Arrd.
from the River, and sailed, Galwea, Cape ; Sisters, Tr.nidad ;
Glo,ter, Jamaica; Dahlia, Montreal; Florence, Madeira;
Thomas Henry, Bombay ; Romanoff, Miramichi.
PORTSMOUTH, Amur- 17.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Sir George
Arthur, Bermuda.
COWES, APRIL 17.—The Edward, Catts, from Rourn to
Newcastle, missed stays during a strong breeze yesterday morn-
ing, struck heavily on some rocks off Garnett Bay, beat over,
came ashore on the beach, and is expected to become a wreck.
PLYMOUTH, AreiL 16.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Phoenix,
Nasse, Batavia for Middleburg ; H. W. Tyler, Tyler, Rich-
mond, Yorkshire. Sailed Emma, Miramichi ; her Majesty's
ship Scylla, a cruize, with supplies for the homeward bound ;
Anne, Quebec; Planker, Grenada.
WATERFORD APRIL 12.—S1d. Bolivar, Miramichi.
PADSTOW, Lain 14.—S1d. Springflower, Quebec.
JERSEY, APRIL 15.—S1d. Iris, Bahia.
SLlGO.—Previous 15th—S1d. Rothschild, New York ;
dustry, Quebec.
Be ISTOL, Aran. 15.—Countess Durham and Countess Mul-
grave, Quebec : Druid, New York ; Eleanor, Barbadoest
Sue:an, Newfoundland.
LIMERICK, APRIL 15.—Sld. Governer, China; Niman,
Quebec.
CORK, APRIL 15 —Arrd. Helen, Bombay, for Liverpool;
Express, Cubben, Maranham, with loss of fore-topmast, top-
gallant masts, sails„&c.--sailed 28th February. Sld. Sarah.
Anne, New York ; Dominica, Quebec.
CILOOKHA YEN, Aratr. 15.—Arrd. Cuba, Havannah, Cork.
OFF PENZANCE, APRIL 15 —Arrived Donna Maria, Bo-
man, Rio; Feramand, New York, for Bremen.
FaLmouTH, APRIL 16.—Wind E. to N. E., Strong.—Arrd.
Montrose steamer), Gibraltar, left ;nth ult., Cadiz Bth, Lis-
bon 11th, Oporto 12th, anti Vigo 13th; Medina (steamer),
Southhmpton, for Weft Indies. Sld. Mountaineer, New York.
Arrd. off Port-a-Port, Romore, Bahia; Aeles, Batavia.
WIVENHOE, APRIL 16.—A galliot, laden with deals, and
bound to Havre, is ashore on the tuxey, and full of water.
The Prince Albert, Jones, sailed from Bristol, on November
last for Terceira, and has not since been heard of. The
Agenoris, Dumerton, of this port, upset in a heavy squall,
about three weeks since, off Scarborough; crew saved. The
smack Confidence, of London, was wrecked on the Guntleet,
13th instant; crew a.m.-ed.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)