The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

We have no arrivals of ship letters this morning, con-
sequently we are void of information at present.
The speech of Lord Goderich in the House of Lords
last night has excited much attention in the City in regard
to the prosperous state of our Finances, and no doubt that
up to the present period the Quarter's Revenue, in all its
branches, is proceeding prosperously.
The Cabinet. Counc 1, held at a late hour last night,
is looked upon as rather ominous by our City specula-
tors ; by some it is imagined to relate to the Greek affairs;
and by our sagacious politicians to a Commission to be ap-
pointed to sign for his Majesty.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 921 i for the Ac-
count, opened at the same price this morning, since which
they have been (sellers) at 92k, and for Money 92ii,
with little doing at present.
The Foreign Market is totally void of interest—the only
business doing is in Spanish Bonds, which are lower
than yesterday.

ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 214 15 34 per Cent. 90
India Stock, 2404 4 per Cent. 10114 1,4
3 per Cent. Cons. 924 4 per Cent. 1896, 104
Do. for Account, 92% India Bonds, 81 82
Ditto Reduced, 013:i % Exchequer Bills, 77 72
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Greek, 45%
Mexican, 38
Perurian,
Portuguese, 61 62
Prussian,
Russian 111 36
Spanish, IS
TWO O'CLOCK.

Brazilian, 73N 4i4
Buenos Ayres, 39 40
Chilian,
Colombian, 25
Danish, 75',
French 5 per Cent. 1058
Dittos per Cent. 13 4

The fluctuations in Consols during the morning hare been
from 92ii down to 92if for the Account ; at present
they are 9.2 i (buyers), and 92ii for Money.
The Foreign Market is also heavy. Spanish and
Greek Bonds have receded about 1 per cent.
I MRCS 0' eL 0 CK.
Consols, 92i, buyers.

FINE ARTS.

MR. WALKER'S PICTURE OF THE DELUGE.

We were this morning favoured with a private view of
this painting, which bears tokens of very considerable
labour, and no little ability. The time selected for repre-
sentation is the last ♦i.•ible sunset, at the coming on of
the Deluge, an earthquake taking place at the time.
The sultry glare of the setting sun, with the massive array
of clouds that surround it, and more particularly the
vast orb itself, seen through a vista, as it were, of
vapour, are delineated with great skill and knowledge
of perspective, and constitute by far the best part of
the picture. On the foreground, on a ledge of rocks,
stand a groups of despairing wretches, some throw-
ing their arms wildly.,up into the air, others looking on
the departing world with mixed horror and astonishment.
Close beside them the enormous sea-serpent, then
for the first time fully revealed to the eyes of
mankind, rears up his head, which receives a faint
glimmer from the sunset. High up to the left an earth-
quake is rending the mountains, some of whose crags are
just in the act of giving way. In every direction the ter-
rific effects of the earthquake are visible. In one place a
city is sinking, piece-meal, into the set; in another the
crashing rocks are momently threatening destruction to
the horror-stricken gtoupes near them : in a third, sub-
terranean waters are bursting forth out of the caverns,
and form a torrent, which sweeps away the living and
the dead before it. Yet notwithstanding this assemblage
of fearful images, the picture as a whole wants power. It
does not rivet or awe the imagination as it should do. Viewed
in detail, we have no fault to find with it ; but seen at a
first glance, (and the first glance of such a painting should
be a thing not to be forgotten) it seems to want power
and sublimity. Prodigious pains have evidently been
taken with it, especially with the clouds, which though
singularly massive, ponderous, and substantial, are by no
means cumbrous, but true to nature.