The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LON

THE FUNDS.-THIS DAY.

CITY, 7'IVELVE O'CLOCK.
By the return of the average circulation-of the private and
the joint-stock banks, for the quarter ending 31st December
last, an increase appears in the amount of notes issued, as
compared with the previous quarter, though not to any consi-
derable extent. The joint-stock banks alone, however, have
augmented their issues from 3,969,1211. to 4,258,1971. The
circulation of the private banks in the same period has been
diminished from 7,764,8241. to 7,753,5001. _ .

Consols opened this morning at 891 for the Account
Money 891 i; Exchequer Bills 21 23 ; India Bonds 26 23
Bank Stock 207 203 ; India Stock 257 258.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active 241 i; Passive
617; Deferred 111; Dutch 21 per Cents. 53,1 544..
The failure of an American house of some importance has
just been reported in the City.
We have received Demerara Papers to the 10th December.
His Majesty's ship Madagavar, bearing the broad pennant of
Commodore Sir John Peyton, arrived there on the 9th, sup-
posed to have on board S. S. Whittingham, Esq., the new
Commander of the Forces on the Windward and Leeward
Station.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
This being the usual day for the meeting of the Bank Di-
rectors, to the present time nothing has transpired respecting
their deliberations, and it is supposed that no communication
will be made to the public.
Both the British and Foreign Markets have been during the
morning dull and heavy, with little doing ' • but within a fear
minutes, Consols have somewhat improved from the price in
the early part of the day, 89 to 891 ; Money, 893 ; Exchequt r
Bills, 2S 26 prem. • India Bonds, 22 20 22 ; Bank Stock, 208.
Spanish Active, at 24i; Deferred, 11 ; Portuguese,
471 48; ThrCe per Cents., 30k; Colombian, 254 ; Dutch
Two and a half per Cents., 54.
THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for the Account, 89'7 891.

Last night, at eleven o'clock, the carriage of the
English Ambassador was standing at the Place des Barricades,
when the horses suddenly took fright, gallopped down the
street, and passing through the Nemour-gate, overturned the
carriage in the Glacis. The wateimen and others extricated
the horses—the carriage was dashed to pieces.—Bru ads
Papers, Fcb. 7.
Tuesday evening au inquest was held at the Lon-
don Hospital on the body of Anthony Runekin, a middle-aged
man, who died in that institution from having drunk upwards
of a quart of gin. Mr. Byronson, the apothecary at the hospi-
tal, deposed that the deceased died of apoplexy, produced by
excessive drinking, and the jury returned a verd►ct to that
effect. _ _

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Between four and five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
a large brindled bull-dog suddenly Inv at a gentleman's ca-
briolet horse in the City-road, and fastened on the animal's
shoulder, where he held on with the most surprising tenacity.
The gentleman leaped out and providentially escaped with his
life, as in a moment after the horse set off at full speed to-
wards Islington, the dog hanging to his shoulder. The horse
at length fell from exhaustion, when the traces were cut and
the poor animal was extricated. The dog, unfortunately, made
his escape, no person daring to approach him.
Last wed; a person, who had the appearance
of a country gentleman, and _described himself as Mr. James
Graham, of Exeter, called at the shop of Mr. Vaughan, a jew-
eller, 39, Strand, for the purpose, as he pretended, of pur-
chasing some handsome jewellery, as presents to some ladies.
The articles selected were an amethyst necklace, with gold
band, and Sevigne centre ; another amethyst necklace, with a
cross brooch, and car-rings with transparent settings, a carbun-
cle necklace and ear-rings set with chrysolitea, and a pearl and
amethyst necklace, with Sevigne centres, and ear-rings of
string pearls, on a frame with amethyst centre. The valuables
here described were taken to 2ti, Surrey-street, Srand, by Mr.
Vaughan, who was induced to leave them to be submitted for
choice to some ladies by the country gentleman, who had taken
a temporary lodging there; but he afterwards learned that the
gentleman had absconded with the whole of the property. The
gentleman is described as about 40 years of age, five feet six or
seven inches in height, with light hair, and rather wrinkled
cheeks, was dressed in black, and altogether a genteel looking
man. _

A few evenings ago the Devonport mail had
like to have met with a most serious accident while journeying
from town, the pin coisnected with the fore-springs, on' which
the body of the vehicle is suspended, having by some means
worked out. The coach, while passing through High-street,
Kensington, suddenly dropped on the fore_ carriage and perch,
and would, no doubt, have been overturned, from the weight
of luggage and passengers, lmd not the coachman instantly
pulled up the horses. Messrs. Wiseman and Cole, coach-
maliers, near the church, in about an hour repaired the da-
mage, so that the mail was enabled to proceed on its journey
by 10 o'clock.
Friday evening the ketch Colon, of Belfast, for
Dublin, ran on the outside of the cast pier of Kingstown.
There was a heavy surf in consequence of the strong S.E.
winds, the evening dal k,•but all the lights showed with much
brilliancy ; the master states he did not see the 'light on the
pier head ; a hawser was thrown from the vessel, and secured,
by which the master and two seamen gained the shore, and
the fourth was 'on it, when the vessel gave a lurch, fell over to
seaward from the glacis of the pier, and broke the hawser,
when, melancholy to state, three poor fellows were precipitated
into a watery grave; two of their bodies were picked up next
day-16 and 20 years of age. The vessel is totally wrecked.
Another order has been issued as to the time of
holding the Assizes, which is the same as that inserted in our
last, except as to Lancashire, in which the following alteration
is made : —Lancashire, Northern Division, Wednesday, the
22d of March, at Lancaster ; Southern Division, Saturday,
the 25th of March, at Liverpool. The Assizes for the county
and city of York will commence on Saturday, the 4th of
March, as before announced; and we understand that the West
Riding cause list will be first taken, and is expected to occupy
the Court until Wednesday in the second week, on which day
the North and East Riding lists will be called on. By com-
mencing the Lancashire Assizes a few days later than usual,
more time will be allowed for getting through the business
here, and we believe it is very probable that the Assizes at
York will be protracted into the third week.—Shenield
Mercury.
The Rev. Dr. Fellows has placed in the hands of
- Mr. Tooke, the treasurer of University College, London,
500/. in trust, to apply the interest in the presentation of two
gold medals annually, to be designated " Medico-clinical Me-
dals," to the two medical students who shall offer the beat re-
ports and observations on the medical cases in the North Lon-
don Hospital ; the candidates for such prizes to have been
during two years students of University College, and have
attended one course at least of all the lectures in the medical
curriculum 2 • and such medals to be awarded by Dr. Eliotson,
so long as he shall continue physician to the North London
Hospital. An anonymous " Patriot," at two different times,
has also given two sums of 1,0001. each in aid of the objects of
the institution, the specific appropriation of which has not yet
been determined upon.
A duel with small swords lately took place in Paris,
between two well-known jurisconsults of the Law School, on
account of a passage of the Pandects. The one who contended
that the passage in question ought to be concluded by a semi-
colon was wounded in the arm. His adversary maintained
that it should be a colon, and quoted in support of his opinion
the text of Trebonius.
On Monday Mr. John Morrison; clerk of the works
to the South Metropolitan Cemetery Company, was brought
before Mr. Elyard, a Magistrate for Surrey, at his residence at
Streatham, on a charge of having caused the death of Henry
Haywood, a labourer, by discharging at him d pistol, loaded
with sparrow-shot, the charge of which entered his back about
the loins. Mr. Morrison expressed deep regrctat the fatal oc-
currence, of which he gave the following particulars :---The
Company was forming a cemetery at Norwood, and men were
employed in laying out the ground. There was a small lodge
erected for his use, as clerk of the works, and in consequence
of robberies of timber and other articles he determined on
keeping a look-out, and whilst so engaged on the night of the
23d of January; about half-past 7 o'clock, he saw a man stoop
down, and in the act of filling a bag from a heap of coals
brought for the use of the lodge. The man, hearing his foot-
steps, ran off. He pursued, and thrice called to the man to
stop, or he would shoot him. The man continued running, and
he at last fired. The man stopped after he had fired, and ho
came up with him, acid demanded his name and address,which,
after some reluctance, he gave, and he accompanied him home,
where he left him in care of his wife. He understood he was
wounded slightly, and, thinking this punishment enough, aban -
cloned his first intention of giving him in charge to the police.
He reported the occurrence, the next morning to Mr. Bu-
chanan, a director. Mr. Elyard said he should be content to
discharge the accused upon his personal recognizance in 501. to
appear whenever called upon.