The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-24 00:00:00

MORNING OCTOBER 24, 1845,

the Public Securitie., to-day, and the fluctuaiions have been
rather cansiderable. Consols for Money have touched 97%,
then receded to 97%, and rallied again to 97%.
For the Account, the market value has lxea 97,% and
97%. Bank Stock was Yesterday done at 207. It has
ruled to-day at 20514 to 2061. The Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have advanced from 9814 to 98%, but Exchequer-
bills have again receded to 425. premium. South Sea Stuck
has been sold at 109. •

The Foreign Securities are all heavy to-day. Mexican
Sock commands but 31%, the Portuguese Converted but
57%, Spanish Five per Cents., 26 to 26%, Grenada, 2 l 7/8,
and the Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 58% ; Austrian
Bonds, have realized 10 per cent. above par.
The accounts from the principal provincial share markets
are rather more favourable. Here to-day much heaviness
continues to prevail, and prices are most decidedly lower. The
official list furnishes the correct quotations.

oNL CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced ......... .. 96%14%14 96%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 971/4 %%lA% 971.4
Vew 3% per Cents
Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 10 11-16 13-1 G 10 13-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859
Ditto 30 veers, Jan. 5,1860
south Sea Stock
Consols for Account . ....... 97% %% 97%
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 45 43 42 pm. 45
Ditto Small

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES
Austrian, 5 per Ceat. IIU 111
Brazilian Bonds
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 17%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 87
Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent....... 21% 21
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... ...
Ditto, Account 315814 311,E
Ditto Deferred — 16
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto. Account ........ .....
Ditto, 4 per Cent — .57
Ditto, Account — 57
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account 26% 26%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent. ..,
Ditto, Account ...... ......._ 3714
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 913% % 92
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
PAID.
RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES

Aberdeen
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 5l/8 4%
Chester and Holyhead... 15 -
Coventry, Nuneaton,Bir.
and Leicester ll4 .. . ... 214
Derby, Uttoxeter, and
Stafford ...
Direct Manchester
( Remington's)
Ditto (Rackstrick's)..._ 514...... 55443/4
,j5Za
Direct N orthern
Dublin and Galway..... 4
Eastern Counties 14/. 165....... 21% 22 2114... 211,4
Ditto New 4/. 16s. 7l/2 8 p....., 714 p
East Lincolnshire
Edinburgh and Perth 1%...... 41%2
Gloms., Aberystwith, and
Central of Wales l% 2l/2%... 2%
Grand Union l% 2 4/
, a 2%
Great South. and West.
( I reland)
Great North of England..loo .217% 217%
Ditto, New
;rem. Western
Ditto Fifths
bull and Selby
Isle ofAxholme
L master and Carlisle... 25
Leicester & Birmingham 225. l% p 11,4 p
Leicester and liedf.srd... 225.
Leicester and Tamworth 495.
Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. ... 3% 3%
Lpool., Mrichstr, & New
castle Junction . 2% •••••• 5 !/••• ........ 514
London and Birmingtimloo 216 217 215 215
Do. Thirds ... ..
Do. Quarters
Ditto Extension ...... 14(s 2% 2l/,',
London and Blackwell. 16/. 13s. 4d. 9 10
Do. New
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 2114 2111"
Do. Guarantee) 5 per
Cent.
Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 72 70
Do. N ew
London and York ...... ... 21% 5l/8% 5... 5
London, Warwick, and
Kidderminster 2% 2%... 2%
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters l3
Do. New Quarters
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock 225....... 4% pex n...... 4% pxn
Midland 100

Do. New
gewoutle and Berwick 5
Newark, Sheffield, and
Boston
north British
North Dev0n...... 2 ...... 243,4 23%
Northern and Eastern... 45

Do. New
,2,4 193%
N. Kent & Direct Dover 2k.... 2% 4.. 4
North Staffordshire 425....... 4%1/4 p 4 p
North Wales .. 3LA 5l/2 5%
North and South Wales
and Worcester — ...... 21 ... ........ ... 21
Northampton, Banbury,
and Cheltenham
Oxford and Worcester... 91/ B% 7%
Portsmouth Direct 2l/s 4 -1/;2% 5
Rugby and Huntingdon 2
:-cottish Central
Shrewsbury and Trent
1 'Valley Union
South Midland

_ _ ... ..... -
-'outh Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 3814 37
""130., No. 2.
Staines and Richmond.... 1
'outh Wales ..... ... 2v2 514 5 5
Trent Valley 2 ...... 153 A 164 ... .. 164
Vale of Neath ... ..
Warwick 8c Cheltenham 1% 2% IA l%
Wel.- h Midland
Wilts, Somerset, and
Southampton ... ...... 1% l% IA
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 - 2 B 2B - 2 B 2B
York and Carlisle 234 334 334
1 erk and NI bi to Midland 50
Vu. Extension l4 25 L,4 .... 254

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TnunsnAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
promenaded in the pleasure grounds previous to his Royal
Highness going to shoot. The Prince was accompanied by
Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl
of Hardwicke, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Bouverie.
lier Majesty rode out in a pony phaeton in the afternoon,
his Royal Highnness driving, and the two equerries attend-
ing on horseback.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, were taken for their usual eques-
trian and walking exercise this forenoon. Their Royal High-
nesses were again taken out in the afternoon.
M. Van de Weyer arrived at the Castle this morning, and
had an audience of Prince Albert, and afterwards took his
departure for town.
Field• Marshal the Duke of Wellington left the Castle
to-day.
The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe and the Viscountess
Barrington drove out in a pony droshka.
The Honourable Misses Stanley and Dawson have arrived
at the Castle, and have succeeded the Hon. Misses Kerr and
Napier as the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
The Queen and Prince Albert inspected to-day some mag-
nificent vases and cupS of ornamental plate, nearly three feet
high, in silver gilt, part of a very large service for Count
Woronzow Daschkaw, at St. Petersburgh, executed by
Messrs. Storr and Mortimer. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were pleased to express their approbation.
The royal dinner circle this evening will include her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Right Hon. Sir William
Fremantle, and Mr. George Edward and the Honourable
Mrs. Anson.

The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was in at.
tendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band after.
wards attended, and performed the remainder of the evening

Mr. Fortique, the Venezuela Minister, has arrived in town
from the Continent, after an absence of nearly three months.
His Excellency, we arc sorry to hear, is in a very bad state of
health.

Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, transacted busi
ness at the Foreign-officeyesterday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
• TATTERSALL'S--YEsTraml.y.
The Cambridgeshire betting was more than usually brisk,
taking its character, however, from the number of horses
backed rather than from the actual amount of business
transacted. For instance, out of the twenty-eight horses
quoted underneath, and all more or less fartisied in the course
of the afternoon, the following were not at all in demand at
the close :—Croton Oil, Cobweb colt, Clumsy, Lothario, Yard-
-lev, Needful, Mongrel, Titmouse, Rowena, Everton, Lady
`Midair, Semiseria, Devil's Dust, Lyons, Secundus, Stamp,
Ironmaster, Young Lochinvar, and 'Example. The "lions"
were The Baron, Alarm, Wolf-dog, Chertsey, Ould Ireland,
Flattery, and Best Bower. The Irish crack, notwithstanding
his owner's declaration on Monday, was backed at 5 to 1, 9 to
2, and finally at 4 to 1, eagerly ; Alarm at 10, 9, and 8 to 1 in
several quarters, but layers at the finish ; Ould Ireland at
various prices, the highest 35 to 1, the closing one 18 to 1;
Flattery and Best Bower came late in the day at 50 to 1, and
left off "great pots" at 33 to 1. Wolf-dog was not backed
for much money, but was steads, at 8 to I, layers; he is now
at Newmarket. 'We give the latest prices.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
5 to 2 on the field agst two—taken.
7to 2 agst Mr. E.. Rawson Clark's The Baron-4 to 1
taken freely.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—take 9 to 1.
8 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Wolf-dog—take 9 to I.
18 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey—taken.
18 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland-20 to It. fr.
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Groton Oil—taken and
afterwards offered.
20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—t. and af. offered.
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet—t. and af. offered.
25 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Yardiey—t. and af. offered.
30 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Flattery-33 to It. freely.
30 to 1 agt. Mr. Worley's Example—t. and af. offered.
33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—taken and
afterwards offered.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse—t. and af. offered.
33 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower—taken.
40 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy—t. and af. offered.
40 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Needful—t. and af. offered.
40 to 1 apt Mr. Drinkald's Mongrel—t. and af. offered.
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena—t. and af. of.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Lowther's Lyons—taken and af. offered.
40 'to 1 agst Mr. Pratt's Secundus—t. and af. offered.
50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Lothatio—no backers.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Speed's Everton—taken and af. offered.
66 to 1 agst Mr. Jacques's Semiseria—t. and af. offered.
66 to 1 agst Mr. Martin's Devil's Dust—taken.
66 to 1 agst Mr. H. Freeman's Stamp—t. and af. off.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. King's Young Lochinvar—taken.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Murphy's Venus—taken.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. A. W. Ironmaster--taken.
100 to 50 laid that The Baron starts.
500 even between Flattery and Rowena.
DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken
16 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—taken.
DERBY RACES.--WEDNEspa Y.
The Trial Stakes of 5 sous. etch, with 25 added. One mile
and a half.
Mr. Standish's ch c Little Hampton, 4 yrs (Francis) 1
Mr. Meiklam's br m Inheritress, 5 yrs
Count Batthyany's br c Master Stepney
............... 3
The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sous , added to a Handicap of
15 soya. each, 10 ft. The second to save his stake. Two
miles.
Mr. Whiteloak's Fair Rosamond, 4 yrs
Mr. Mytton's Nix my Dolly, 6 yrs 2
Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Lion, 3 yrs
The following were not placed :—Mr. Meikham's Poussin,
5 yrs ; Count Battliyany's Pergularia, 4 yrs ; Colonel Anson's
fby Slane, out of Frill, 3 yrs; Mr. J. Armstrong's Advice,
4 yrs; and Mr. Johnstone's Obscurity, 4 yrs.
Tne Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added ; 12st each.
Heals, a mile and half.
Mr. Smith ns Victoria, aged... (W. Dester, Esq.) 1 3 1
Mr. P. Nicholl's bg by Giovanni, 4 yrs
Mr. Denham's br h Gobbo, 6 yrs ... 2 2 dr
THE WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.
TUESDAY.
The Great Western Cup, for puppies of 1844.
Mr. W. Etwall's Wigwam beat Mr. Curtis's Medora—Mr.
Foley's True Blue beat Mr. Lawrence's Little Wonder—Mr.
Tyson's Fairfax beat Mr. F. Palmer's Penetration—Mr. Hole's
Calumny beat Mr. Gordon's Countess—Mr. Bennett's Den-
bighshire beat Mr. Miller's My Lady—Mr. Goodlake ns
British Queen beat Mr. Parkinson's Progress—Mr. Etwall's
Eel beat Mr. Bennett's Devonshire—Lord Eglinton ns Con-
ciliation beat Mr. Wyndham's Whiffle—Mr. Bennett's Shrop
shire beat Mr. Jones's Jenny Lind—Mr. Parkinson's Fan beat
Mr. Smyth's Sportsman—Mr. Bigg's Bang-away beat Mr.
Foley's Waxy—Capt. Daintree's Testy beat Mr. Hitchcock's
Hector—Mr. Wyndham's Winner beat Mr. Clowes' Cordford
Lass—Mr. Bagge's Topsail beat Mr. R. Etwall's Enford
Lass—Mr, A. Graham's Confessing Penitent beat Mr. Pal-
mer's Whipper-in—Mr. Palmer's Pilgrim beat Mr. Smyth's
Spinster.

The Druid Cup, for all ages.
Mr. A. Wyndham's Wilhelmina beat Mr. Foley's Sliene-
en-Erin—Lord Eglinton na Agitation beat Mr. Laurence's
Pansey—Mr. F. Parkinson's Sarah Bate beat Mr. Laurence's
Pleasure—Mr. Rake's Regina Victoria beat Mr. Goodlake na
Princess Royal—Mr. Bowles na Brilliant beat Mr. Smith's
Stradsett—Captain Daintree's Killena beat Mr. Rake's Re-
becca—Mr. Holes' Fly beat Mr. W. Etwall's Wild Rose—
Mr. Biggs' Benevolence beat Mr. R. Etwall's Entre nous—
Mr. Chitty's Cotherstone beat Mr. A. Graham na Trisp—
Mr. Parkirson's Pirate beat Mr. Fowle's Feathers (drawn)—
Mr. Fowle's Top beat Mr. Bagge's Tell-tale—Mr. Clowes's
Cataract beat Jr. Parkinson's Nell—Mr. Foley na Lady
Harkaway beat Mr. Tyson's Farmer—Mr..Nattris's Brenda
beat Mr. Curtis's Blue Bonnet—Mr. B. Smyth's Sherwood
beat Captain Wyndham's Witehcraft—Mr. Bagge's Top beat
Captain Wyndham's Weird.

WEDNESDAY.
First Ties for the Great Western Cup.
Fan beat Confessing Penitent—Coneiliati, n beat Bang-
away—Topsail beat British Queen—Denbighshire beat Ca-
lumny—Wigwam beat Shropshire—Testy beat Winner—Pil-
grim beat Fairfax—Eel beat True Blue.
First Ties for the Druid Cup.
Regina] ictoria beat Weird—Benevolence beat Nell—Sarah
Bate beat Killena—Brilliant beat Pirate—Cotherstone beat
Agitation—Fly beat Top—Lady Harkaway beat Brenda—
Sherwood beat Wilhelmina.
The Stonehenge Stake for Dogs pupped in 1844.
Mr. Whitwiek's West Codford Lad beat Mr. Laurence's
Little Wonder—Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter beat Mr. Fowles'
'Fireaway—Mr. Parkinson's Smuggler Bill beat Mr. Miller's
Warwick—Captain Wyndham's Wiuibald beat Mr. Foley's
Sliene en Erin—Mr. Rake's Rapid beat Mr. Parkinson's King
Pepin—Mr. Curtis's Conrad beat Mr. Parkinson's Spanker—
Mr. W. Etwall's We-won't-be-beat beat Mr. Clowes' Cormo-
rant—Mr. Etwall's Etonian beat Mr. Merrick's Black Dose.

BANK OF CEYLON.
The fourth General Meeting of this banking company, in-
corporated by royal charter, was held yesterday in the Com-
pany's offices, Broad-street; Thomas Young, Esq., the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided on the occasion.
.The report, read by the secretary, gave a very flattering ac-
count of the corporation. It stated that the bank had been
of the greatest benefit to the trade and commerce of the
colony, as well as profit to the shareholders. The business,
however, had increased so much that the directors recom-
mended the doubling of the capital by issuing one new share,
of 251. each, for every one at present held by the proprietors.
The report concluded by recommending a dividend of 3i per
cent. for the half-year, out of the undivided profits in hand on
the 30th June last, payable on the 15th of November ensuing.
After some brief remarks from the 'Chairman, who stated
that the bank from the beginning had been so well managed,
that not a single bad debt had been incurred, the report was
adopted, and resolutions founded on its recommendations
unanimously agreed to.
The Court having passed a vote of thanks to the Chairman
and Board of Directors, broke up.

Tun WEATHER, &c.--We regret we can announce
no improvement in the state of the weather since our last,
with the exception of Wednesday, which was a fine breezy
day, and set many to operations in the field; but in the
course of the night rain fell heavily, and has continued since
with but little intermission. A great deal of grain still re-
mains in secure and uncut on high lands, and unless an early
change in the weather occurs, a great quantity will be car-
ried in unfit for use. The fresh winds and cold state of the
air, will, we think, prevent any sprouting in what has been
stacked. Gathering of the stock of potatoes has com-
menced here, and every one is satisfied with the abund-
ance and quality. In Inverness they ewe now selling at
16s per boll, while here we can report no very material rise.
We think, however, this advance in the price of potatoes is
only temporary, and cannot be maintained unless the reports
are realised of extensive shipments being made to those
places in the south where they have proved a failure, or to
Holland and Belgium. Meal of this year's produce has been
selling to-dav at 225. 6d. per boll.. Potatoes are about 10s.
per boll.—Rjss-sliire Adreriiser.
FIRE AT ST. PETER'S COLLEGE, CA MBRIDGE.—
Great alarm was excited in this college on Sunday morning, by the
discovery of a fire in the rooms of Mr. Craven, in Gisborne's court.
The fire was discovered by the bed-maker, who, entering the room
at half-past nine o'clock, found it full of smoke. She instantly
gave the alarm, and In a few moments the authorities of the col-
lege and the servants were present, and shortly afterwards Mr.
Hazard's fire-engine (Sun.office) arrived, and every effort was
made to suppress the fire, but, although it was prevented extend-
ing further, it was not totally subdued until two o'clock. For two
days previously a smell of fire bad been observed in the room,
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ARRIVALS AT TRH PAVILION HOTEL, FOLKESTONE.
—Lord Brougham, Colonel' Ferguson, Colonel M. Adams, Prince
de la Moskowa, Lady Torrington, Lord Cleveland, Adrian Hope,
Esq., Lord Wyndford,

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business.
There was a very numerous attendance of members, in conse-
quence of the appearance on the paper of husinm of the fol-
lowing notice:— " To receive a report from the Improvement
Committee,-on the petition of the Direct London and Bir-
mingham Railway Company to treat for premises within the
City for the purposes of railway .termini, recommending the
proposed sites as desirable for, .sueh purpose," Prom the
general appearance of the Court, .it might be inferred that
complete unanimity existed in favour of the .proposition to
convert Farringdon-market and the site of the Fleet Prison
into termini.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
The LORD MAYOR, before the business of the day com-
menced, stated that he had a communication to make to the
Court. In pursuance of the report which had been made to
the Corporation on the subject of the imperfect and irregular
lists of governors, he had sent to each of the Royal Hospitals
notice for the attendance of the governors on Wednesday, the
22d instant, in order that the respective lists might be re-
ceived and confirmed. A correspondence bad taken place
between Mr. Tmllope, the Clerk of Christ's Hospital, on the
part of the Hospital, and the Town Clerk, on the part of the
Lord Mayor, in which the right to call a Court of Governors
claimed by the Chief Magistrate was asserted by the Lord
Mayor, and denied by the President, Alderman'Thompson,
who declared that he could not recognise any right of his
Lordship to hold a Court of Governors, and refits^d to give
his sanction to such proceeding. The President of St. Tho-
mas's Hospital, (Sir John Price), in answer to the application
for a corrected list of the governors, stated that, as the subject
was an extremely important one, an adjournment was con-
sidered necessary for inquiry, and the question was postponed
for the purpose of obtaining accurate information, at the samo
time that the President disclaimed all intention of oEring the
slightest disrespect by anything which might appear to be
an error in the list. The authorities at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital expressed their decided opinion that the Lord
Mayor had no right to hold a Court, or to summon the
governors, or to demand lists. His Lordship then detailed
the circumstances of his reception at Christ's Hospital on the
preceding day, nearly as they were represented in yesterday's
account of the refusal of the officials of the institution to
admit his Lordship, or to recognise his power. Having read
all the correspondence, and in a very clear manner given an
historical statement f the transactions, his Lordship in-
formed the Court that lie had determined to calla Court of the
Governors of all the hospitals on Wednesday next, at three
o'clock, in the Guildhall, in order to receive and confirm the
amended lists of the governors.—(Cheers.) It was his in •
tention to hold a Court of Common Council on the Thursday
following, for the purpose of reporting the result of the
meeting of the governors.—(Hear, hear.)
Some of the membets suggested the propriety of refusing
to apply the City seal to the Christ Church docqucts
until the serious misunderstanding which existed should
be removed; but the majority were of opinion that such a
course would be illegal as well as undignified, and it was
abandoned.