The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-24 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Yesterday was the day for the usual weekly meeting of the
Bank Directors ; but they broke up without any notice being
given to the public respecting their measures.
Consols which closed yesterday at 90a for the Account, and
90A-1 for Money, opened at the same price this morning. The
chief business in the house is paying and receiving the dif-
ferences in the settlement of yesterday's account.
It is stated that a plan is under consideration by the principal
private Bankers, to equalise the commercial discount business.
Exchequer Bills, 32 prem. ; India Bonds, 26 28 prem. ;
Bank Stock, 207 ; India, 257.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active heavy at 264 27 ;
Portuguese, 494 ; Three per Cents, 311 ; Spanish Coupons,
43 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 531
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The boisterous state of the weather prevents the arrival of
the French mails, in consequence of which great dulness pre-
vails in the operations of the various funds.

Consols, Which were in the morning 90i for the Account,
have since receded to 90k ; for Money, 89i.
Money is readier had for commercial purposes. Exche-
quer Bills, 30 32 ; India Bonds, 26 28 ; Bank Stock, 207;
India Stock, 257 ; Spanish Active, 24, heavy ; Passive, 74, ;
Deferred, ; Portuguese, 491 ; 3 per Cents., 32 ; Dutch
21 per Cents., 53k. No alteration in shares.
THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

Consols for the Account, 90i.

Lord Melbourne gives a grand dinner this evening
in South-street.

Lord Ashburton's grand political dinner to-morrow,
at Bath-house, is expected to be postponed in consequence of
the melancholy accident which befel his lady on 'Wednesday.
A similar accident happened to the late Lady Caroline Barham
a few years since.

General Lord Hill, as Cominander-in-Chief, held a
levee yesterday, at his office in the Horse Guards, which was
attended by Lord Clements, Lieut.-General Sir L. Grant, and
several other Lieutenant-Generals, and about 30 other officers.
Lady Antrobus had a rout on Wednesday evening,
at her residence in Piccadilly. Upwards of 150 distinguished
fashionables were present.
Mr. Secretary Wood entertained a select party at
dinner, at the Admiralty, on Wednesday evening.
The Earl of Cadocan has left Piccadilly for Kelso.
The object of the Noble Earl's visit is for the enjoyment of his
favourite sport, salmon-fishing.
This is the birth-day of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, who hag completed his 63d year.

This was an appeal ft om the decision of the Judgos of the
second division, and the Lords Ordinary, and the question,
which was one entirely inter hceredes, turned upon the con-
struction of a deed of entail of the lands and barony 01
Craigiehall, executed by Sophia Marchioness of Annandale,
daughter and heiress of Mr. John Fairholme, with consent
of her husband. The questions submitted for the decision
of their Lordships were—first, whether there was a valid
subsisting entail of the estate of Craigiehall, whereby
the pursuer of the present action, Mr. Hope Vere, wa
effectually prohibited from altering the order of succes-
sion, contracting debts, and selling the said estate ; and, se-
condly, whether in so far as regarded the lands of Upper
Craigie, and others, of which a Crown charter was passed 111
1758, upon the resignation of Charles Hope Weir, Esq.,.
favour of himself in life rent, and William Hope Weir, his
son, in fee, there was a valid subsisting entail, whereby the
pursuer was effectually prohibited from altering the order
of succession, contracting debts, and selling the said lands 01
Upper Cragie and others ?
Mr. TINNEY and Mr. STEWART were heard on behalf of the
appellants ; and Dr. LUSHINGTON proceeded to address their
Lordships on behalf of the respondents. The Learned Doctoi
had not concluded his arguments when our Reporter left.

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Coltman was this morning sworn in one of the Judge!
of the Court of Common Pleas, in the room of Mr. Justice
Gaselee, in the Lord Chancellor's private room.
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Chilton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Crowther, and
Mr. Adams, were this morning called within the Bar by the
Lord Chancellor, having been appointed King's Counsel,