The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-25 00:00:00

COII7itT-WBSIIIONABLE.

The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have returned
to Woburn Abbey.
The Duke of Leeds arrived at Hornby Castle some
days back from Fleurs Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladies
Howard, leave Hyde Park-place the middle of next
month, when they, will go to Arundel Castle, Sussex,
for the Christmas holidays.
Lord and Lady Feversham have gone to St. Leo-
nard's-on-Sea for the winter.

The Earl and Ladies Grosvenor pass the Christmas
with the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, at
Eaton Hall, Cheshire.

The Earl and Countess of Kenmare left Belgrave-
square on Saturday for Dover.
Earl Brownlow and the Ladies Cust leave Canford
House, the residence of the Queen Dowager, on Tues-
day next, for Torquay.
Earl and Countess Ashburnham have been making
a short stay at Clifton.
The Brazilian Minister and Madam© de Lisboa
have left town for the Continent.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
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The accounts from the Liverpool Cotton Market
continue satisfactory, a good business having been
done, and although prices were not higher, the staple
was offered less freely. About 10,000 bales changed
hands, including 2,000 bales of American, and 2,000
Surat, on speculation.—ln the Railway Share Mar-
ket a fair business was done, but the Railways were
not so firm. Eastern Counties New, brought, 10/ ;
Great Western, Half, 6i ; Liverpool and Manchester,
182 ; Birmingham, Thirds, 621; Brighton, 3111 ; South
Western, 60,1; Paris and Rouen, 234 ; and South
Eastern, New, 18i.
The prevalence of contrary winds has prevented the
arrival of the usual Continental mails.

It may be useful to observe, in reference to the re-
duction of 'duty upon carpets imported into Austria,
that the concession extends only to such States as are
comprised within the German League, and that, con-
sequently, English fabrics will continue to pay the
high, and now unequal, duty hitherto charged.
The disposition to speculate is evidently reviving
in Mincing-lane, and there are advanced prices pay.
ing for many staple articles of consumption by our
manufacturers, the :present low value and the great
abundance of money being favourable to operations of
this kind.

The hitch concerning Mexican Bonds is very cur-
rently spoken of in the City, and there is much diver-
sity of opinion on the subject. Some parties think
that Messrs. Lizardi ought to publish a statement of
the bonds in circulation, and others, that they are not
called upon to do so unless with the sanction of their
Government.

Stocks continue firm, with a fair business doing,
but there is still an idea of money being absorbed by
speculations in produce, or employment in trading
pursuits. Consols for immediate transfer have rea-
lised 94-1 to 94k, and for the opening 95* to 954.
Exchequer Bills have been steady at 565. to 58s.
premium; and East India Bonds at 51s. to 535.
premium. New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have
not been quoted higher than 1014 to 101; and the
Reduced Three per Cents. have been done at 94 to
944; Bank Stock is worth 1711 to 172 f, a further
improvement; and East India Stock has risen to
266. About 5,0001. were again invested in Consols
for the Savings Banks.
The dealings in the Foreign Market have been al-
most entirely confined to Mexican Stock, which is again
lower, the Actives having been down to 291 1, and
the Deferred to 8 and 84. Portuguese Bonds are
also drooping ; the Old Five per Cents. have been
marked 62, and the Converted 30} 31. Spanish Three
per Cents. are quiet at 214 to 22 ; in the Actives
there has not yet been any actual business. Dutch
Five per Cents. have realised 101 to 1014.
The Railway Shares are well supported, although
very little is doing. Brighton are 141 discount ;
North Midland, 38 dis. ; and Eastern Counties, 131
dis. ; Birmingham Thirds are 31 ; and Great Western
20i premium. London and Westminster Bank are
24 premium.
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