The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-15 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed yesterday not quite so good as
on the previous day, at 914 91i for Money, and 92 sellers
for the Account, opened this morning at the same.
The Money Market continues steady. Consols, Money,
911 ; Exchequer Bills, 48 50 prem. ; India Bonds,
54 prem.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active dosed 201, with
Coupons, opened 20a 20 ; Portuguese closed at 39.- 39i ;
opened at same; 3 per Cents., 25i- 25i ; Spanish Passive,
4i- ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 52k.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We have no further arrivals to the present hour, and the
business doing in the British and Foreign Markets are of
minor consequence. In the latter Market it is settling-day
in the Foreign Securities, which up to the present time is
going off well—there being no heavy accounts to adjust,
and the extreme fluctuations are not of a great extent.
In the British Funds scarcely a bargain has been done
during the morning. Consols may be quoted 92 sellers for
the Account ; Money 914 ; Exchequer Bills lower, 48
prem. ; India Bonds 51 54 prem.
In the Foreign Market the conflicting accounts from Por-
tugal prevent operations of consequence being undertaken,
and the speculators are determined to wait on another ar-
rival, as a steamer is expected by Monday with accounts of
a more decisive nature. Portuguese Stock, 391 ; Three
per Cents., 258 26 ; Spanish Active the whole of the
morning at 201 I, with Coupons ; Mexican, 261 27 ; Co-
lombian, 25i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 8.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 92.

The Duke of St. Albans has taken possession of
the house in Piccadilly, formerly the residence of Sir F.
Burdett, which has been bequeathed to him by the late
Duchess.

Messrs. Arago and Odillon Barrot have arrived at
.he Hague. _ _

The-electors of the West ward of the borough of
Hastings, gave their Liberal representative, R. Hollond,
Esq., M.P., a dinner on Tuesday week. It took place•at
the South Saxon Hotel. It was a splendid affair, and
what added in no small degree to its interest, was the fact
of its having been got up by the spontaneous feeling of the
electors of that division.

The Hon. Mrs. Norton has taken a house in New
Norfolk-street, Park-lane.
ACCIDENT TO THE " EAGLE" CORK RIVER
STEAMER.—On Sunday morning, the 10th inst., about an
hour before the Eagle intended to have left Merchants'
Quay for Cove, and providentially before any passengers
had gone on board, a serious accident took place. There
was a bad part at the bottom of the boiler for a consider-
able time, which took a dreadful effect on the above morn-
ing. While the fireman was at work at the fires the water
burst out with great violence, rushed under the boiler, and
went on the legs of the poor man, as well as on the legs of
the second fireman, who were dreadfully scalded, and were
obliged to be removed instanter to the South Infirmary ;
when the water ran off the flue, the shell of the boiler got
heated, and the timbers of the deck ignited, part of which
was immediately ripped up, and water thrown down, which
prevented any further damage. It is gratifying to learn
that, with the exception of the two firemen, no personal in-
jury has attended this accident. The timber beams are
now about being replaced by iron, which will prevent the
possibility of any recurrence of such a calamity. The
engine of the Scottish Union, under the charge of the
active agents, Messrs. Harris, was on the spot in a few mi-
nutes, and completely succeeded in putting down the fire.

. . _
The Gorgon, steam-frigate, was launched at Pem-
broke on the 31st ult., and was taken into dock next morn-

ing to be coppered and masted, after which she will go to
Sheerness, and be fitted with her machinery at Woolwich.
She is the largest steam-vessel belonging to the Navy, and
will be of about 250 horse power ; the most powerful
steamers at present are four of 220. Some of her dimen-
sions are as follow :—Upwards of 1,100 tons burthen, 200
feet long upon deck, and 37 feet in breadth. She was
named by the lady of the Captain Superintendent Comby,
and went off the stocks in fine style. She is pierced for 16
guns ; 14 of 32-pounders, and two of 10-inch bore, one fore
and the other aft, to work on a pivot, and fire shells occa-
sionally. Her cabin is of mahogany and cedar-wood,
taken from the Gibraltar, an old Spanish 80, built at
Havana, which was employed for many years as a lazarette
on the station.— United Service Gazette.
THE NEW BOOKS OF TRAVELS.—Mr. Colburn
has just published the following New Works, all of which
are accompanied by numerous fine illustrations :-1. " The
Spas of Germany." By Dr. Granville, author of " Tra-
vels to St. Petersburgh," &c. In 2 vols. Bvo, with 38 il-
lustrations. " We recommend this work, with its nume-
rous embellishments, to our tens of thousands of tourists."
—Literary Gazette.-2. " Travels in Circassia, Krim Tar-
tory," &c. By Edmund Spencer, Esq., author of " Ger-
many and the Germans." In 2 vols. Bvo. " Mr. Spencer's
work is likely to be the most attractive book of travels of
the season."—Times.-3. •" A Voyage among the Colonies
of Western Africa, and Narrative of the Kaffir War in

1836." By Captain Alexander, 42d Royal Highlanders.
2 vols. Sro. " A very interesting account of the Colonies
of Western Africa, of which very little is known."—John
Bu " The City of the Sultan, or Domestic Manners
of the Turks." By Miss Pardoe. " This lady's expe-
riences are highly curious and interesting, and are most
agreeably presented to the public."—Athcm-ctun.-5. " Tra-
vels in Palestine and Syria." By George Robinson, Esq.
2 vols. post Bvo. " The best, perhaps the only guide through
these interesting countries."--Literary Gazette.-6. " Let-
ters from the South." By Thomas Campbell, Esq., author
of " The Pleasures of Hope." 2 vols. Svo. " A most
remarkable and interesting work."—John: Bull. The
above new works may be 11.-. d of every respectable book-
seller in the United Kingdom.

On Thursday next, being St. Matthew's day, the
Lord Mayor and Slieriffs, with the Governors of the several
Royal Hospitals, will attend Divine Service at Christ
Church, Newgate-street, when a sermon will be preached
by the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., Vicar of St. Bride's.
After the service they will repair to the Great Hall in
Christ's Hospital, where two orations, on the benefits of the
Royal foundations, will be delivered as formerly, by those
two of the senior scholars who are proceeding to the Uni-
versity of Cambridge—the one in Latin, by C. H. Middle-
ton ; the other in English, by E. H. Parry. Four poems
will also he recited by others of the senior scholars, viz., a
Greek ode to the Queen, by F. G. Nash ; a Latin ode to
the Queen, by E. Minchin ; a translation into Latin hexa-
metres, of Wolsey's address to Cromwell, together with the
original, by R. Andrews ; and an English poem, by W.
Roberts, who is proceeding to Oxford. On this occasion
the whole of the boys of the establishment will, for the first
time, be present (seats having been erected for that purpose),
and will form an interesting addition to the spectacle.
Yesterday morning a dreadful accident occurred in
the Strand to a gentleman named Brown, who was knocked
down by the Taunton coach, and the horses trampled on
him. He was removed to the hospital in a dangerous state.
ADMIRERS OF THE OLD WATCHMEN.—The
old watchmen, I repeat, had their admirers. The little
sweeps—those " starvelings in a scanty vest" rising be-
fore the day, as they went chittcring along the silent
streets in a black, murky morning—loved to hear their
reverend voices—quavering with cold, and age, and
the excess which only kept them up in the unnatural
conflict with nature—sleep, rest, and nursing their
infirmities. Those tender younglings, having their share
of vulgar superstitions, as well as their betters, dreaded
the silence of the darkness, but felt assured of their
poor safety when as they beard the old familiar quail-
pipe of some grey Nestor of the night dwelling with an
elaborate delight and drowsy charm' upon Past six o'clock,
and a cloudy morning !' an hour dear to him in winter,
for it dismissed him to his bed.—New Monthly lltagazinc
for September.

Mr. Daniell, of Wigmore-street and New Bond-
street, has been appointed Purveyor of China to her Ma-
jesty, and has been sworn into the office at the Board of
Green Cloth.

The following is the list of Aldermen as they stand
in rotation, who are eligible to be elected to fill the civic
chair :—John Cowan.l:sq., Mansion House-street ; Sa-
muel Wilson, Esq., Paul's-chain ; Sir Chapman Marshall,
Knt., Upper Thames-street ; and James Harmer, Esq.,
Hatton-garden.

The first of October falling this year on a Sundly,
pheasant shooting will not commence until Monday, the
2d, the day to whie'l Parliament has been prorogued for
the present.