The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-17 00:00:00

TIIE FUNDS.

The notice received at the Bank this morning from the
Treasury has caused a decline in the British Funds.
They closed yesterday at 914 a for the Account, 91i
Money ;at present they may be quoted at 9q- for
Money, Account 91i buyers. Exchequer Bills, 16, no-
minally ; Bank Stock, 185 186 ; India Stock, 247 249.
In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal, at pre-
sent—Spanish Active 19i i; Portuguese, 291 ; Colom-
bian, 314 321 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 541 i ;
Five per Cents., 1031
PRICES OF STOCKa THIS DAY AT 01.2 O'CLOCK.
Sank Stock., ~.

3 per Cent. Red. ..... ... . 9'2%
3 per Cent. Cons "91% %% %
3 .;. per Cent 9l.n.A
Ditto Red. 99 Ni 5
New 3% per Cent 98% %
New 5 per Cent. -
Bank Long Annuities toexpire
Jan. 5, 1860 14 7-1691, 7-16
Oct. 10, 1859 1414 5-16,
Jan. 5, 1860
Jan. 5, 1880 I
April 5, 1880
..___

Ditto Bonds pm.
South Sea Stock
Old Annuities
New Ditto
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ... Id 20 pm.
Ditto 500 ... pm.
Ditto Small l7 21 pm.
Ditto Commercial — par.
Ditto Advertised pm.
Bank Stock for Account ...
India Stock for Account

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Austrian Bond -
Belgian Bonds
Bonds, 1622
Ditto Account
Drazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account —' Ditto Metallic
Columbian Bonds, 151.4
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Acc0unt........
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Greek Bonds —' F
Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Dliiittttoo,A6cpecorucnetnt
281' •
Ditto Account
Ne ,politan.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Great Western Railway Company .................. 65 66%
Ditto New .............. — 114, Pm.
Brighton Railway ............. t ....... ... •••••........ 22 9%11
London and Birmingham Railway Company... 90 143
24.?.i
Ditto New Shares ............ . ..... ... ........... 8
4S,
•.' ..................... 5
12 7% I Genoa ...,'
BLoArsisntiohiscra4onomrdtpahCroydon
Americanß al IBwaanykC ons pan .. ....... . . 141, 181 6d II ri
COURSE OF EXCHANGE, YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam. ............ C.F. 12 7 Uibrairar.., 4B
12 4 , Leghorn
12l
1446%, Naples 3O 35
25 75
FtDoittttoe,rdaLsight ... .............
2U. l 3
Buenos Ayres :3l
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47
40
Paris, 3.days' 5ight......... 25 40 IPaleraio ~ ........
... per oz. 120
Ditto.... ... 3 Ms. 'l5 70 Lisbonl
• •• ........54%
Niarseillet. ................. ... 25 70 fOrorio 51%
27
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7 0 New York, 21 days' sight ... 46%
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Vienna, effective f1...3 M 10 S Philadelphia 4h
Trieste......ditto ....... .. ..... 10 9 PRICE OF' BULLION, per OZ.
Madrid 37 Portugal Gold, c0in....X0 0 0
Cadiz.... .
—p Canal :e Steam
37 , Foreign Gold, in bars... 8 17 9
Bilboa ....
Barcelona 104 1 New Dollars 0 0 0
eville 36% i Silver in Bars
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN. AUGUST 15.
3 per Cent. Consols
1% per Cent. Stock
ICNce
sigh, ! Grandof übli lk
Ditto, 4 per cent. —
Ditto Reduced --! Hibernian Bank
98% City -
Ditto New, 1830 ........
3% per Cent. Debentures... glI
Bank Stock 191% City Debenture t, 4 per cent.
Grand Canal Stock .....
CoPe crinopa np.
cent..
4 y
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Royal Canal Stock
HALF-PAST ONE.

Great exasperation was felt at Buenos Ayres by the con-
duct of the French at Abalege, on the 9th of May, where
they burned twelve coasting vessels, out of twenty-one,
which were lying there.- The French retired on the ap-
proach of the militia, leaving two killed, which they took
away with them, as well as several wounded. They are
charged with having wantonly d(stroyed property, scatter-
ing on the ground wine from pipes, and sugar from hogs-
heads, &c. The conduct of the French is considered bru-
tal without example. The Government of Buenos Ayres
has, in consequence, issued letters of marque against the
French commercial vessels. _

Up to the present time the Treasury notice received at
the Bank of England for the bidding of the 3,500,0001.
Exchequer Bills on next Monday, had had but. little effect
on the British market—about a per cent. lower.
The transactions in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday
were of a limited description, and the rates were much the
same as last post-day. The Money market is rather easy,
with little doing. Not much business has been done either
in the British or Foreign market. In the early part of the
day about fifty thousand Consols were sold.
Consols may be quoted at present ma Money 91i.
Exchequer Bills improved 16 20 • Bank Stock 185 ;
Spanish Active 19t; Portuguese 291 ; Colombian 3 1 ;
Mexican 28k; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 54/ ;
Five per Cents., 1031.

/maid, fresh from the spade,
ATTESTING A. RECRUIT.-011 Monday a
was brought before the
sitting magistrate at the Police-office, Cork, to be attested
to serve hi the East India Company's service, when the
following colloquy'ensued between him and the magistrate.
Bench—Are you willing to serve in her Majesty's East
India Company's service? Recruit—I am, Sir. Bench—.
Now you are going to swear, and repeat what I say to you.
Recruit—Repeat what ou say, Sir. Bench—Repeat
after me. RPs ecruit—
..epycat after me, Sir. Bench—Ah,
you stupid fellow. Recruit—Ah you stupid fellow, Sir.
—( Laughter.) Bench—Be silent and listen to me. Re-
cruit—Be silent and listen to m
oh dear ! will you listen to me, e, Sir. Bench—Mind
your oath. Recruit--Miod your oath, Sir. Bench—Oh,
dear, oh dear! %via you listen to me ? Recruit—Oh dear,
Sir.—( Loud laughter,)
Bench—Did you ever see such a fellow? Recruit—Did
you ever see such a fellow, Sir.—( Immoderate laugh-
ter.) Bench—Listen to me, and be quiet. Recruit—
Listen to me and be quiet, Sir. Bench—Take him out
of that, I have no patience with him. Recruit—Take him
out of that, I have no
pap:eope with him, S.F.—Roars of
laughter.) The recruit was here removed by i. policeman,
who, after drilling h!:11 r,,,
some time, reproduced him to
.I!is worship, and having properly gone through ili-e ftrniA.
!hies, lie was eventual!- sworn in.—Cork Constitution.
BIG Boobs;-,voluminous works frequently
arise from the ignorance and confused ideas of the authors.
If rile!, were writers, says Mr. Norris, we should' have
to w 'C'll"..? -..* Creinger,-
i

IMPERIAL PARLIAAIENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House set to-day at Twelve o'Clock.
The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission, to
the Lower Canada Government Amendment Bill, the
Ecclesiastical Preferments Suspension Bill, the Election
Petition Trials Bill, the Postage Duties Bill, the Slave
Trade Treaties Bill, the Prisons Bill, the Soldiers Pension
Bill, the Stannaries Court Bill, the Custody of Infants Bill,
the Imprisonment for Debt Amendment Bill, the Metropo-
litan Police Bill, the Militia Ballot Suspension 8111, the
Commutation of Tithes Amendment Bill, the Real Estates
Liabilities Bill, the Sheriffs Exemption Bill, the Scotch
Prison Bill, the Bankrupts Estates (Scotland) Bill, the
Juries (Ireland) Bill, Public Works (Ireland) Bill, the
Shannon Navigation Bill, the Highways Bill, the Turn-
pike Trust Bill, the Reduction of Tolls Bill, the Timber
Ships Bill, the City of London Police Bill, the Commer-
cial and Blackwell Extension Railway Bill, the Brighton
Cemetery Bill, the Hatfield, Belper, Newark, Preston,
Wirksworth, Pilkington, Chesterfield, and Nottingham
Small Debts Bill, and ussell's Estate Bill.
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke
of Argyle, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. BERNAL and other Members of the House of Com-
mons brought up the Patent Inventions Bill, with amend-
ments, and the Country and Districts Constables' Bill.
The Joint Stock Banking Company's Bill, went through
Committee and was ordered to be reported on Monday.
The Dublin Police Bill, the Militia Pay Bill, the
Rogue Money Assessment Bill, and the Soap Duties Bill,
were severally read a third time and passed.
The amendments of the House of Commons to the
Patents Invention Bill, were agreed to.
The County and Districts Constables Pill were read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.
THE AUCHTERARDER CASE.
Lord BROUGHAM gave notice of his intention, on
Monday, to put a question to the Noble Viscount at the
head of her Majesty's Government, relative to the unac-
countable mistake that seemed to pervade the General As-
sembly of the Church of Scotland, with respect to the im-
portant proceedings that had taken place in their Lordships'
House relative to the Auchtcrarder case.

The House adjourned at a quarter before One o'Clock to
Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes after 12
o'clock, when the House was summoned to the House of
Lords to hear the Royal Assent given to a number of Bills,
for which see our Lords' report.
Mr. D. BROWNE had a petition to present from Sir
.1. M. Doyle, praying the House to take into considera-
tion his claims upon the Portuguese Government. Upon
a former occasion, when an address to her Majesty was
moved, the Noble Lord the Secretary at War stated that
a communication had been received from the Portuguese
Government, containing new matter, and prayed the
House to suspend its judgment until it was laid before
the public. The petitioner had seen the communication,
and it contained no new matter.
Sir R. INGLIS said the petition was informal, as it
alluded to what had taken place in that House.
Mr. D. BROWNE then withdrew the petition. He
got it amended, and presented it in a few minutes again.
It was ordered to be printed, the Hon. Member giving
notice that he would call the attention of the House to it
on a future day.
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from the Town
Council of Exeter, against certain clauses in the Birming-
ham Police Bill.

Sir R. INGL IS presented, in the absence of the Hon.
Recorder of London, petitions from Dewsbury and Bristol,
against any alterations in the Post-office arrangements,
which might desecrate the Sabbath.

IRISH BANK CHARTER.
Mr. REDINGTON presented a petition from Dreg.
heda against the renewal of the Charter of the Bank of Ire
land.

Mr. ELL IS presented a petition to the same effect from
a place in the county of Meath.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented similar petitions from the
Directors of the Hibernian Bank of Dublin, from the county
of Dublin, from Limerick, and Westmeath.
BUDE LIGHTS, &c.
Sir F. TRENCH gave notice that on Monday next he
should move, that it is the opinion of this House that the
expense of the experiments made under the direction of
the Bude Light Committee be paid by the Treasury, and
that Mr. Gurney should receive such remuneration as the
Lords of the Treasury may deem an adequate compensation
for the devotion of his time and talents to the business,
and that it is unbecoming Parliament that his remuneration
should depend on the success of the experiments made.
He also gave notice that early in the next Session he
should move for a Committee to place under practical and
scientific investigation, the following points, which he
considered most important in the erection of the new
Houses of Parliament. Ventilation, warming, cooling,
modifying the moisture of the atmosphere, intonation, and
lighting. Also, that it is the opinion of this House that
the Lords of the Treasury, in concert with the Commis.
sioners of Woods and Forests, should employ compe.
tent persons to inspect the buildings in the towns of Eu-
rope where Parliaments are held, to lay before the House
such plans as may be useful in the formation of the new
Houses of Parliament.
KING'S INNS, DUBLIN.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should. early
in the next Session-, move for a Committee to inquire into
the state of the King's Inns in Dublin.
EXCHEQUER BILLS.
On the motion of Mr. F. BARING, it was agreed that
the House resolve itself into Committee, to consider the
Funding of Exchequer Bills, on Monday next, at Twelve
o'clock.

BANK OF IRELAND BILL.
Mr. F. BARING moved that the House resolve itsel
into Committee on the Bank of Ireland Bill on Monday,
at twelve o'clock.

Mr. O'CONNELL—The Bill was infinitely too impor-
tant to come on at that early hour,and he felt bound to oppose
the motion. He was prepared to show that the represen-
tations made respecting the Bill were totally unfounded.
For the present he would confine himself to taking the
sense of the' House on the motion as it now stood.
Sir T. FREMANTLE wished to ask if it was seri-
ously the intention of the Government to go on with this
Bill. He had been present on almost every discussion,
and what had passed yesterday and the day before was by
no means creditable to the administration of this country.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer seemed to think it ne-
cessary to go on with the Bill. He was the best judge as
to whether it was necessary to keep Parliament sitting for
that purpose. If be thought it was necessary, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer and the Government were bound
to take the proper means to carry it into effect. Having
received an intimation from the Hon. and Learned Member
fur Dublin that it was his intention to oppose the progress
of the Bill, the only way fur the Government to go for-
ward was by securing an attendance of
.the Members of the
House, and more particularly of the members of the Go-
vernment.—( Hear, hear.) If it was the intention of the
Government to go on with the Bill, he would continue the
support which lie had hitherto rendered them; but if it
was intended to make that sort of attempt to pass the Bill
which placed the Government of the country in a ridiculous
position, and gave a daily triumph to the lion. and Learned
Member opposite, the sooner all parties united for the
purpose of moving that the House adjourn, the better.
Mr. EL LIS opposed the notice of motion for bringing
the discussion on at twelve o'clock. Meetings were now
taking place in different parts of Ireland, and if the peti-1
tions were to be of any use, they ought to be laid on the
table before the Bill passed through Committee. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that full time
should be given for the consideration of the question, and,
in accordance with that promise he called upon the lion.
G entleman not to take an early sitting on Monday.
Mr. F. BARING said with respect to proceeding with
the Bill he could add nothing to what had been stated by
his Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
As to there being no House last night it was well know❑
that it arose from a mistake, the commission not having
been got ready in time.
Sir IL INGLIS said when the House was counted out
there was only one Member of the Cabinet present, and
scarcely any other Member of the Government. He should
support his Hon. Frieni near him in opposing the further
progress of the Bill, unless they were told by some autho-
rized agent of the Government, that they would make it
a Cabinet and not an individual measure, and come down
to the House with the strength of the Government to
carry it.
- -

Admiral ADA M said many of the Members of the Go_
verument were within the walls when the House was
counted, and it was entirely owing to the bell not having
been rung that they were not present.
After a few words from Sir R. PRICE,
Mr. GISBORNE said the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer had struck the first blow in this case, by bringing in
the Bill contrary to agreement, and at an unreasonable
time ; and he could not condemn the steps taken to defeat
it, and thought counting out the House was a fair mea-
sure.—( Hear, hear.) It was hardly reasonable to call on
other Members to keep the House, when the Ministry
would not do it themselves. He believed an arrangement
might have been made satisfactory to both parties. A
proposal with respect to limitation had been made to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, but he had given not the
least encouragement to it, and the House and the country
had no right to complain of the manner in which the Bill
had been opposed.
Mr. WA KLE Y thought that those Members who
were in attendance ought to know from the Government
what business they intended to propose during the re-
mainder of the Session. It was utterly impossible that
the Bill could pass into a law this year; and he (Mr.
Wakley) believed it ought not to pass into a law.
Ile had heard no reason fur pressing the Bill
on the House in the unseemly manner it had been
pressed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.—( Hear.)
The conduct of the house at this period was exciting the
surprise of the whole public, and it was obtaining nothing
like the respect and confidence of the public. Some of the
most important measures, in which the interests of the
public, were involved, were discussed in House, when the
number of Members present varied from thirty to sixty a
day, Ile therefore hoped her Majesty's Government
would see the propriety of pointing out to the (louse on
Monday next what they intended to do the remainder of
the Session, because the mode in which the business of the
country was carried on wail in the highest degree unsatis-
factory.
Mr. DARB Y said the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had stated that this was a Cabinet measure, and that. he
was determined to carry it through, at all hazards, and hp
had said he would postpone the other business until this
Bill was disposed of. With respect to the House being
counted out', he did think that as the attempt to count it
out that night had been made three times before, Govern.
rent ought to have taken care there was such an attend-
ance of Members as would make a House. He was not at all
aurpris, ' 1 that C.entlem--n sho ild ha-e 1-ft the house;
for the question had been discussed till it was thread bare.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL begged to remind
Hon. Members that the question before the
.1

whether the Bill should come on at twelve or four o'clock
on Monday. The Bill must come on at sometime on
Monday, and he thought it would be more convenient that
it should come on at the earliest period. He therefore
hoped the lion. and Learned Member would not press his
opposition, because it could not answer any purpose.
Mr. O'CONNE LL would yield at (ice if he saw any
disposition to do justice to his constituents. Ile heard gen-
tlemen on both sides of the House talk very flippantly of
the Government not overpowering the opposition to the
Bill by their numbers. Now he would put it to the House
wheth r any body would talk in that way if it were a ques-
tion concerning the English people, and what would be said
it' in a case of that sort any Irish Member were to get up
and say to tie Government, " Why don't you bring down
your forces, and out-vote this opposition ?" He would certainly
persevere in' his o?po itior, and would move as an amend-
ment to the motion that had been made by the Hon. Gen-
tleman (Mr. Baring) that the Bill be committed that day
three months.

Mr. KEMBLE thought that if the object of the Hon
and Learned Member was to obtain a full attendance of
Members, that attendance was as likely to be obtained at
12 as at 4 o'clock. But it was useless discussing the
question in that desultory way, and the House had better
divide at once.—( Hear, hear.)
Col. HOWARD gave notice that if the Government
insisted on proceeding with the Bill at twelve o'clock, he
would move a call of the House for Monday, so that there
might be a proper number of Members present to take the
Bill into consideration.
Mr. FINCH wished the Government to consider whe-
ther.any practical evil would arise by the Bill being post-
poned till next Session;
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared._
For the motion
For the amendment
Majority for proceeding with the }
—25
Bill at twelve o'clock
CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND).
On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, the
Corporate Property (Ireland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.

The Administration of Justice (Parts of Counties)
Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Courts in Counties Bill was also read a third time
and passed.

The Lords' amendments to the Judgea' Lodgings Bill
were considered and agreed to.
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH'S PENSION.
Mr. BARING brought in the Duke of Marlborough's
Pension Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to
be read a second time on Monday.
The House then adjourned till Twelve o'clock on
Monday.