The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-06 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese Bon Is, A pvr cent
Belgian, 5 ptr cent...—.
Br..zilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cqnt ...... Russian 13,1.1.. 5 per ce,a
Chilian, 6 per cen' — Ditto, Metallic
Ce.lomian, (1 per cent
Ditto, 1831
. .. . .

1) .ntsh, 3 per cent l:3 French, 5 pct cent
Greek ii ,nets, 1,5 5.5 per cont. EXctiang7 .................
NI exican, 3 per cent. — FiLnch, 3 per cent .. —c
Ditto, 6 per cent, 182", ....... Dutch, 24 per cent. i '34
reruvian, 1t,;25, ii per cent.... Ditto, 5 per cent.

SII A :t ES.
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway C mpany
lireAt Western Railway
London and i•reeuwith Railway
London and Southampton Railway
NI) other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o
List.

The Bishop of Norwich died last night, aged 93.

A full and early season of the Yacht Club is ex-
pected this year. Preparations are already making at Cowes
for the arrival of the Earl of Belfast and other members.

The total number of notices received by the Com-
missioners under the English Tithe Act is 753,63 of which have
been received from the County of Somerset, among both clergy
and laity of which the measure is extremely popular.

. .
The London sessions commenced yesterday, before
the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen Brown, 'Pirie, and
Lainson. Charles Wadham 'Wyndham P4Aruddock, a medical
student, who was some time ago tried at the Central Criminal
Court capitally for an assault upon Mr. Hardy, one of the exa-
miners at Apothecaries' Hall, and acquitted, was indicted for
the minor offence. Upon being called upon to say whether
he was guilty or not guilty, the defendant said " Guilty." The
Recorder then sentenced the defendant. The Court were of
opinion that public justice would not be satisfied with a less in-
fliction than the sentence of twelve calendar months imprison-
ment in the Giltspur-sheet Comptcr, the defendant at the
conclusion of that period to give security for his good behaviour
to the society, himself in 2001. and two sureties of 100/. each.

A circumstance occurred the other day, rather of a
singular nature, which strongly illustrates the powerful effects
of steam. A strong stone bottle, heti filled with water, and
tightly corked, was placed by a servant-girl in an oven, and
forgotten. The water of course began to be converted into
steam by the heat of the oven, which burst the bottle, and was
so expansive as to drive the oven door, which was of cast iron,
from its hinges against the kitchen wall, with such violence
that it was broken into several pieces. The over" itself, though
of considerable weight, was carried from its seat, blew out bath
the kitchen windows, and tore down the fire-place. Several
children were playing in the kitchen, but they fortunately es-
caped injury.
The sth Regiment recently embarked at Malta for
the lonian Islands. The officers are reported to be on the
sick list from sore throats, occasioned by shaving off the large
whiskers and beards which they had of late indulged in, con-
trary to the regulations of the army.
One of the largest church collections on record was
made on Sunday evening last, at Camden Chapel, Camber-
well, when the sum of 270/. Bs. was contributed for the relief
of the distressed poor of the Highlands and Islands of Scot-
land, after a sermon by the Rev. H. Melville, nnister of
the chapel.
By accounts from Salonica, we are informed that
the plague was exercising great ravages in Macedonia, and
that the existence of this epidemic has proved most preju-
dicial to commerce. The pirates had entirely disappeared from
the vicinity of Salonica.
Within the limits of the threepenny post there are
tawboouttoB.ssOix shortjournesytasgdeasilya,ndbuotmtnhibeusmesa
majority eight,
some making
eight, ten, and
twelve. If we allow them, on an average, eight journeys
each, it will give 6,800 journeys daily; if on each journey they
carry ten passengers,
it will produce 68,000 persons availing
themselves of these conveniences every day ; the fares are for
all short distances 6d., but in other cases Is., Is. 6d., and 2s.
when to Richmond, &c. If these 68,000 individelis pay
on
anaverage e 9ard
di. each,om oomnibus
swiisl
exactlygive 2,5351.0a1.
day.perThis sum shows day, which to each
short
an expenditure of about three quarters of a million annually
upon this new mode of conveyance.
At the ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan So-
ciety of Florists and Amateurs, held on Tuesday evening, the
show was both extensive and valuable, considering the incle-
mency of the season. A silver Adelaide medal was awarded
to Mr. Glenny for a collection, including anthoceras albicans,
styphelia tubiflora, euphorbia splendens, byronia, &c., with
some beautiful roses, in high perfection. A splendid amaryllis
was exhibited, from Mr. Knight, of King's-road. Tne ar-
rangement relative to the entry of auriculas for the fir t show at
tl e Hanover-square Rooms was made, after which the meet-
ing adjourned.
The celebrated Rabbi Drach (brother-in-law of the
famous Deutz) who was converted to the Ca.holic fa'th in
1827, and appointed librarian to the Duke of Bordeaux, and
who has held the same functions at the Vattcan at Rome since
1830, has left that city for France, oa a special mission from
the Pontifical Government.