The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-24 00:00:00

SATURDAY

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning
in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and Prince Albert
yesterday forenoon, and remained to lunch with her Majesty
and his royal highness.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Wylde and Captain Seymour, rode out on horseback yes-
terday,

Vii Count Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty, yes-
terday.

The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, last even-
ing, consisted of Viscount. Melbourne, Baron de Stockmar,
Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Miss Paget, Baroness Lehzen,
Lord Byron, Hon. C. A. Murray, Colonel the Hon. Henry
Cavendish, Sir Frederick Stovin, Colonel Wylde, and Capt.
Seymour.

The band of the royal regiment of horse guards attended
during dinner, at the palace.
Lady Fanny Howard has succeeded Lady Charlotte Dun-
das as the lady in waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent.

The Duke of Sussex took an airing in a carriage, yesterday

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET,

THURSDAY EVENING.—Money has been in less demand
and more plentiful to-day, from the fact of the discount bro-
kers having brought it freely into the market, seeing the rates
it obtained, which still continue much the same. Although
the bargains in Consols were not extensive, prices improved
in consequence of the business done by parties supposed to
be in possession of later information from Paris than that
brought by the ordinary mail. Consols for money and the
account opened at 881 to 89, advanced to 891, and left off
891 to .1-; for the opening in January business was done at
89i to but the last price was 891 to I. Exchequer bills
closed 2 dis. to par, Bank Stock 159 to 160, and India Stock
238 to 240.

There have been very few operations in the foreign funds,
and the fluctuations in pricer were inconsiderable. Portu-
guese 5 per Cents. were quoted at the close of the market
351 to 36 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 224 to 23 ; Spanish Ac-
tives, 231 to k ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 501 to 51 ; Dutch 5
per Cents., 97& to 98 ; Colombian, 251 to ; and Mexican,
293/4 to 30.

Great Western shares appear to be the only ones that have
improved ; the old shares closing 18 to 20 pm., and the new
shares 7to -1 pm. Birmingham left off 72 to 74 pm. ; East-
ern Counties, 154 to 141 dis. ; North Midland, 30 to 28 dis.;
Gosport, 2,1 to 34 pm. ; Blackwall, 5 to 44 dis. ; and Brigh-
ton, 13 to It dis.

FRIDAY EVENING.-It is apparent that considerable pains
are taken in certain quarters to bolster up the market, with
what object may be readily guessed. Money was more in
demand to-day, even to what may be called a pressure for it,
and commanded 6 and even 7 per cent. on exchequer bills
and reduced stock for short periods. Consols, however, by
dint of management were kept up, and even a slight improve-
ment may be noted in them upon the closing quotations of
yesterday. They left off 894 buyers for money and account.
Bank stock 159 to 160. India stock 239 to 240. Exche-
quer bills 2s discount to par.

London and Birmingham Railways were 72 to 4, Great
Western 18 to 19, the half shares 7/ to 8, Gosport 3 to 4
premium. North Midland Old Shares 29 to 7, the New 4
to 3, Eastern Counties 141 to 1, Blackwall 41 to 1, Brighton
13/ to 13 discount.

The foreign exchanges do not show quite so favourable to-
day. There is a slight decline in those on Amsterdam and
Rotterdam, but on Hamburg the difference is largest. The
rates negotiated were, on Paris 25 524 to 571 ; on llamburg
137/ to 4 ; on Amsterdam 12 24 to 4 ; on Rotterdam 12 24
4; on Frankfort 1484 to 9; on Antwerp 12 2, all at three
months.

SATURDAY EVENING.—The unfavourable tenor of the
political reports from Paris, with the rise in the funds there,
had the effect of improving prices in the funds at the Stock
Exchange here. Consols left off at 891 to for money and
account. Bank stock 159 to 160. India stock 240 to 1.
Exchequer bills 3s. to Is. discount.
The variations in foreign stock have been of inconsiderable
importance. Dutch were a shade better, the two-and-a-half
per cents. being 51* to I, the five per cents. 971 to 81. Bel-
gian 97 to 8 ; the scrip of the new loan par to 1.
London and Birmingham railways were 73 to 5, Great
Western 19 to 20 premium. South Western 53 to 4 per
share. North Midland old shares 29 to 7, the new 4 to 3,
Blackwall 41 to 1, Brighton 12$ to 44 discount.

HEART-RENDING CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Tuesday morn-
ing last, a young woman named Wild, about twenty years of
age, was found dead in a ditch in Butterworth, near Roch-
dale, with an infant a month old sucking at her breast. It
appears that she had been to lay in of an illegitimate child at
the workhouse, from which place she was discharged last
week, with three shillings in money, to provide for her pre-
sent necessities. On returning home, she did not meet with
a good reception, and was obliged to wander about the lanes,
where, it is supposed, she had been starved to death.—
Preston Chronicle.

GLADSTONE'S CHURCH AND SCHOOLS, LEITIT.--Then
buildings are now entirely roofed in, and the spire of the
church is also completed. Being built on an eminence, the
church and spire are seen to advantage from a considerable
distance, and are, moreover, a vast improvement to the loca-
lity in which they are situated. We understand that the
seating of the church is also about finished, and it is calculated
there will be accommodation for upwards of 900 sitters.
The schools are not in such a forward state; but we learn
that the contractor has till Whitsunday to complete the
whole, and consequently there is not that activity visible
which would otherwise be the case. It is said that the ex-
pense of the whole erections will not be less than £lO,OOO.—
Scottish Standard.