The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-25 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK
The Ontario has arrived .off Weymouth ; and we are in-
formed that she has 700,000 dollars in specie.
We have just received New York papers to ‘2cl August.
The latest quotations of the United States Bank Shares
was 1171. The packet ship Roscoe had arrived out with
dates from London of the 25th June. The news by the
Roscoe had a salutary effect upon the general aspect of
affairs. In New York cotton was rising, and considerable
sales had been made. British sovereigns were worth
dollars 35 cents. ; Mexican dollars 91- to *prem. ; Trea-
sury drafts were at 4 per cent. Specie continues to arrive
from all quarters. About 300,000 dollars had arrived in

a week.
Montreal papers of the 28th ult. have also been received.
The news of the death of the King had arrived out. They
do not make any allusion to the rumours of the agitated
state of public feeling in the lower provinces.
The private letters from Philadelphia, received this
morning, of the 29th ult., bring the exchange, 20 to 21 ;
United States Bank Shares, 118 119. Things continued
in the same state as per the previous accounts.
There was no change in the money market during yes-
terday, and the demand for accommodation continues.
Consols closed at 91i for the Account, opening this
morning at 91i 4 ; for Money the same. This being set-
tling day in the British Funds, little is doing except set-
tling the accounts against to-morrow, which is pay day.
Exchequer Bills, 45 49 ; India Bonds, 47 49 ; Bank
Stock, 2101 211.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active has improved to
20f 4 ex Coupons ; Portuguese, 354 394 ; Three per
Cents., 241 251 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521
51 ; Colombian, 24 25.

HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols limit continued during the morning at 911 4 for
Money ; at present 918 for the October Account ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 45 47 prem. ; India Bonds, 47 ; Bank
Stock, 2101 211 ; India Stock, 2594.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, which reached
in the morning 214 with Coupons, are not quite so good,
and may be quoted 211 1 ; Portuguese, 391 ; Three per
Cents., 25/ ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 528
The settling of the Consul Account is going off well.
THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for the Account, 918.

BIRTH.--Yesterday, the Baroness Lionel de Roths
child, of a daughter.
COUNTY OF CAITHNESS.—
The Liberal candidate
for this county, Mr. Traill, has entered a formal protest
against the return of Sir George Sinclair on the ground
that the latter carried his election by unfair and illegal
means. The scandalous acts of bribery and intimidation
alleged against Sir George or his agents, will, we have little
doubt, be sufficiently proved ; and there is, therefore, good
reason to hope that Mr. Traill will yet be member for the
county. Mr. 'Frain was on Friday week entertained at a
public dinner in the County-hall, Wick. Mr. Sinclair, of
Lybster, presided.—Scotsman.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO
MR. HOME.—The freedom of the city was yesterday voted
to that rigid economist and stanch friend of the people,
Joseph Hume—a mark of esteem to which his long and con-
s istent adherence to Liberal principles, and his high public
character, justly entitled him ; and which will serve to show
to the electors of Middlesex, that though abandoned by
them, the estimation in which he is held by his countrymen
is not in the least diminished.—Scotsman.
An advertisement appears in the John 0' GrOt
Journal, of seats in the parish church of Wick to let, in
consequence of clerical interference in the election for that
county. This is deeply to be regretted. The advertise-
ment states—" In consequence of the undue, unjustifiable,
and unbecoming conduct of some of the clergymen of the
Established Church, in mixing themselves up in the turmoil
of a contested election, and advising the breaking of
pledges, a number of seats are vacant in the parish church
of Wick, and are to be let on very moderate terms. From a
recent claim made by Mr. Horne, to be enrolled as a burgh
voter on church seats, this description of property, it will be
observed, may be made available for political purposes,
thereby considerably enhancing its value."
FLORA MACDONALD.—A fine copy of the por-
trait of the celebrated Flora Macdonald (whose efforts to
aid the escape of Prince Charles Edward in his miserable
wanderings in the Western Islands, invested her name and
history with a charm that still exists) has been hung up in
our Town Hall, being presented to the Magistrates and
Council by a native of this town, Mr. Fraser, Madras.
It appears to be a copy from an original by Ramsay
(son of the poet), of which a excellent engraving will
be found in the " Johnsoniaca" lately published by Mr.
Murray. A portrait (probably this by Ramsay) was painted
of the Highland heroine in London, in 1747, for Com-
modore Smith, in whose ship she had been brought pri-
soner from Scotland. Twenty-six years after this date Dr.
Johnson found Flora Macdonald in the island of Skye, and
pronounced her to he of " a pleasing person and elegant
behaviour." She appears to have been of a dark com-
plexion, with homely intelligent features, having a strongly-
marked national or Celtic expression. There is a profu-
sion of bright colours and flowers about this painting, some-
thing in the florid Dutch style ; and it is probable that
Ramsay had got some of his assistants (who were mostly
foreigners) to aid in the subordinate parts. The lady might
also wish, on such an occasion, to be as gay as possible,
and especially to display the rose, as an emblem of the
Royal cause she espoused with so much disinterested zeal
and devotion.—lnverness Courier.
HA WICK.—Mr. Oliver Rutherford, tiiH Sheriff
of the county, has been in this place these three days past,
endeavouring to find out the persons engaged in the distur-
bances at the election. A number of witnesses have beet.
examined, but only one individual, of the name of Cairns,
has been taken into custody. Lets of fun have been eli-
cited in the course of examination. One female, upon the
Sheriff remarking that the constable-staves would have been
as well in the hands of the wives, as of their husbands,
replied, " Faith wad they, and the votes too ! It's but
richt the women sude ha'c votes now, especially when we've
gotten a Queen for King."—Kelso Ch; onicle.
REWARDS FOR POLITICAL HONESTY.—The
names of the poor (we mean the noble) fellows by whom
bribes have been refused should be particularised. The
world should know their names. They should be en-
wreathed with public honours. Acting upon the principle
which is here suggested, we record the name of Robert
Davies, a working tinner of Wakefield, who has fourteen
children ! lie was solicited lay the 'Tory party in that
place on the eve of the election, to sell some goods for far
more than their value, which he refused, and he was then
offered 301. to go into the country and amuse himself on the
day of the election, which he also refused. • Honour to
Robert Davies, we say, and may all England hear of him,
to the eternal honour of his principles, and to the eternal
disgrace of his tempters !—Philanthropia.
LANARKSHIRE ELECTION.—At the poll at
Airdrie on Monday, Charles Cooper was not allowed to
vote, because his name was not to be found on the Sheriff's
register. On that day a letter was written to Glasgow on
the subject, and the answer returned was that Cooper's
name was scored out, He then voted under protest on
Tuesday. On the proper books being examined after the
declaration, it was found that the Sheriff, with his own
hand, had scored Cooper's name out, and added, " Dead,
A. A." Cooper went to the Sheriff on Thursday night,
thisri ee
willing)ti se v
he
ar erde
madebefor e
the t h e
eetcelsa reacit iuoani,.
and entered a protest against Mr. Lockhart's being duly
elected.ff
it m ight
(tilheaciShe
How it is likely to er.d, perhaps the Lord Advocate or
Solicitor-General, to whom the matter
is referred, may be
able to inform us •
, but we should think the Sheriff must
stand in a ticklish position, if, by a dash of his pen, he sets
this extensive county in a blaze again, which may cost each
candidate some ds I thousan. • 1 o pounds.—Correspondent of
the Caledonian Mercui y.