The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.
By accounts received this morning from Paris, we learn
that the firm of Messrs. Welles and Co.' have re-paid the
B ink of France the whole of the advance they made to them
in June last. This firm is much indebted to the assistance
rendered to them by an eminent member of the Stock Ex-
change, who has from the first commencement of the difficu!-
ties is America rendered that house very important assistance.
Messrs. Welles and Co.'s debt to the Bank of France was
two millions three hundred and seventy-five thousand francs.
Consols opened this morning at 92 for the opening, after-
wards were done at 91i 92, at present may he quoted at
921,1- 4, owing to the report of Government having received
favourable news from Canada. Exchequer Bills, 46 47; India
Bonds, 26 28; Bank Stock, 2041.
In the Foreign Market little doing as yet, Spanish Active,
19A- ; Portuguese, 29 to ;Jr ; Dutch, rather improved 52i 53,
owing to the report that the differences between the Belgians
and Dutch have been settled.
HALF-PAST TWELVE.

Although the news is favourable from Canada the Funds
have not improved, and Consuls are not quite so good as in
the morning, when they were 921 buyers ; now 92i.
HALF-PAST ONE.

We have just received the New York Heralds of the 6th and
Bth December, at the North and South American Coffee-
house, but they do not contain any further information from
Canada than already published.
Consols, which appeared in the early part of the morning
firm and improving at 921, buyers for the Opening, have since
receded to 91-4- 92, in consequence of what the President states
in his Message respecting the boundary line with England. Also
the speculators expected to learn by the arrivals from
America that the rebellion in Canada bad been put down.
These prevailing opinions had the effect to depress the
Consol market. Exchequer Bills, 4$ 47 premium ; India
Bonds, 26 premium; Bank Stock, 203 i.
In the Foreign Market very little doing ; Spanish Active
191 with Coupons ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 291 ; Three
per Cents. 194 ; Brazilian 79 ; Mexican 26 ; Dutch Two-
and-a-1121f per Cents. 53 ; Belgian 100.
The President's Speech is not much liked in the Stock
'Exchange by the speculators.
Consols for the Aecount, 91; 92

TIIREE O'CLOCK.

FitATRICIDE.—An inquest was held on the Bth
inst. at Houghton, near Preston, before R. Palmer, Esq.,
on view of the body of George Knowles, who met his death
from a blow on the head, inflicted by his brother. The de-
ceased was a weaver, about 20 years of age. The first witness
examined was Barbara Knowles, who stated that she lived
in a house about twenty yards from that occupied by deceased
and his brother. On the previous Monday morning, about
half-past six o'clock, witness being in bed at the time, she
beard a loud noise of quarrelling in Knowles' house, imme-
diately after which all was comparatively quiet, and she heard
a piece of iron fall on the floor. One of Knowles' brothers
then shouted " Catherine, (which is the name of witness'
mother) you must come in ; our Will has killed our George
with the poker." Believed it was James Knowles who called
so. The testimony of this witness was corroborated by that of
two other persons, to one of whom the deceased mother said,
" It was a weary thing—our William has made a great hole in
George's head with a poker." James Knowles, a brother of
the deceased, stated that on the morning in question, his
brothers Henry and William were "picking" each other about.
George (the deceased) and witness endeavoured to pacify
them. William gave George a bit of a" pick" (slight push),
which caused George to fall on the floor, and when he got up,
witness saw blood running from his head. After George had got
up from the floor, witness saw an iron pan with some water in
it near to where he had fallen ; he had seen a small poker
reared against the pan before George fell, but after he got up
witness saw that it had been knocked aside. William never
got hold of the poker with his hands. Jle died about half-past
twelve o'clock on Wednesday night ; would swear that he
had never told any person that William had struck George
with the poker ; would also swear that he had not called out
to that effect on the morning of the affray. Other corrobora-
tive evidence, the hearing of which occupied ten hours, was
adduced ; the Jury then returned a verdict of Manslaughter.
At nine o'clock yesterday morning a number of
poor inhabitants belonging to the parish of St. Mary, Pad-
dington, received from the churchwardens and overseers a
loaf of bred and half a pound of cheese, according to the
terms of a charter by which some valuable property belong-
ing to the parish is held. According to the charter the bread
and cheese should be thrown among the poor from off the roof
of the church, but, from the great confusion and riot which it
created, that custom is now dispensed with, and the charity
delivered to them at the church-doors.
We learn from Jassy that the well-known Member
of the opposition, Jorga Ghika Deliana, brother of the gene-
rally- esteemed Aleku Ghika, has entered the ministry and
taken the department of Finances. The world has thus a
new proof how little the men of the earlier opposition de-
served the abuse which has been publicly lavished on them in
many letters.—German Paper.
A woman in humble circumstances, named Black-
wall, residing at Tey, has had several children at three births.
Only three of them, however, are now living.—Essex Herald.
About a fortnight since Mr. S., of this neighbour-
hood, overtook a person on the road between \Vantage and
Hendred, attired in man's apparel, with a quantity waistcoat
pieces and. other articles, who importuned him to purchase at
such a price that he suspected all " was not right," and there-
fore declined. In a short time afterwards the same person
offered the same articles, together with a watch and several
books, for sale at a beer-shop at Hendred, but at so low a
price that the suspicions of the persons there being also
awakened, they were induced to examine the watch and books,
in which they discovered the name of a person resident at
\Vantage, and not having received satisfactory replies to the
questions put to the seeming man of commerce, a constable
was sent for, who conveyed his charge to Wantage, that the
matter might undeago a further examination, when lo ! it
was discovered that the individual in question was no other
than the daughter of the person whose name appeared in the
watch and books, and who dutifully purloined them from her
father to gratify her penchant for a roving life. She was
therefore conveyed to her injured parent.—Berkskire Chron.