The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-31 00:00:00

THE FUNDS,

Consols, which were in the course of yesterday rather
heavy, left off firm towards the close of the market at
91-1 Account ; Money has become reore in demand than
for several days past, owing to mercantile speculations.
The business done in East India and other produce
yesterday has been on an extensive scale.

The accounts from Manchester of yesterday state that
there was a very good demand for yarn ; also a fair de-
mand for goods, and the prices were firm. Upon the
whole it appears that our mercantile affairs and manufac-
turing districts are in great activity at present.
Consols opened this morning at 91! Account ; Money,
91-a 91 ; Exchequer 43 ; India Bonds, 45 ; Bank
Stock, 211 - ; India, 2591.
Spanish Active closed 204, with Coupons opened at
20i ; Portuguese closed at 40 ; opened Ramo ; Three per
Cents., 25i 4 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52g.
HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols have been during the morning at 91f for the
Account, and for Money 911 -11, with little doing. Ex-
chequer Bills higher, 44 ; India Bonds higher, 45 47 prem. ;
Bank Stock hig her, 211 ; India Stock, 2591.
This settling day in the
.Foreign Market. The ex-
treme fluctuation in Spanish Active has been about I I per
cent. during the account, consequently there is no fear of
any failures taking place, and to the present time the
settling is going off well.
Spanish Active is heavy, and receded from 20i to
to 204 -, with coupons, at present 20k ; Portuguese,
39f 404 ; Three per Cents, 264 ; Dutch Two-and• a
Half, 521-.

THREE 0' CLO ca.
Consols for the Account, 914

Lieut.-General Halkea, just returned from a mis-
sion to St. Petersburgh, left Berlin on the 21st instant, to
join the King of Hanover, at Carlsbad.

Count gathiany has taken a hunting lodge near
Melton for the approaching season.
Her Majesty has given a lucrative appointment in
the department of the Earl of Albemarle, Master of the
Horse, to Mr. Fozard, the riding master, at whose school,
in Park-lane, the Queen used to take equestrian exercise,
when she was Princess Victoria.

Mr. Cooper, M.P. for the county of Sligo, Mrs.
Cooper, and family, arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-
street, yesterday, from their seat, Mackree Castle, Ireland.
The General Steam Navigation Company's packet,
the Neptune, from Hamburgh, arrived off the Custom-
house yesterday at twelve o'clock.
Her Britannic Majesty's steamer Lightning arrived
at Copenhagen on the 15th instant, and proceeded on the
following day to Stockholm.

Count Woronzow, Governor-General of New Rus-
sia and Bessarabia, arrived at Odessa from St. Petersburgh
on the 30th ult. Count Witt, General of cavalry, has like-
wise arrived hero. A new episcopal diocese of the second
class has been formed of the Governments of Cherson and
Tauris.

Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, will, we are
informed on good authority, return to this country by the
beginning of November, by which period we understand it
was intimated to his Excellency, by the Premier, that it was
arranged the new Parliament should meet for the despatch
of business.

Miss Angela Burdett, heiress to the late Duchess
of St. Albans, has in compliance with the desire of her
Grace, taken the name of Coutts ; the change will be le-
gally effected this week. The property is only bequeathed
fer life, in case of her having no son ; in which event, after
the death of Miss Coutts, it will go to her eldest sister, who
must likewise take her grandfather's name.
Madame Schroeder Devrient has arrived at Dres-
den from Hamburgh. At the former theatre her engage-
ment is for life.

The Princess's Theatre, in Oxford-street, is pro-
gressing towards completion ; and it is said to be the inten-
tion of the manager, Warde, the tragedian, to open it on
the 16th of October.

The ascent of Mount Todi, near Linthal, canton of
Glaris, was effected on the 19th inat„ by three peasants of
that place, The summit of this plopntain had hitherto
beep considered inaccessible.