The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-16 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(SATURDAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have received Montreal Papers to the 12th Dec., and
Quebec Papers to the same date.
The Quebec Mercury of the 6th contains the report of the
proceedings of the Constitutional Association of Quebec, at
the annual meeting of the bth. The following is an abstract :
—" The chair was taken by Andrew Stewart. After a few
observations from him, the report of the Executive Committee
was read. It contained a copy of the correspondence between
the Secretary of the Royal Commission, and the Secretary
of the Association, commencing with a letter from the former
of the date of the 15th Dec., stating that the Commissioners
were ready to listen to the representations of the Association,
in support of the petitions of last year. Mr. Elliott, in his
reply of the 21st of Dec., signifies the accession of the Com-
missioners to the request, on which the Committee appointed
Sub-Committees to give such information as might be re-
quired, each to he guided by the instructions given to the
agent sent to England ; and their answers to be revised by the
Executive Committee, before the evidence should be finally
entered in the minutes."

MoNEv.—Exchange at 60 days—Bank, 12 to 13 per
Cent. ; private, 13/ to 14.
Settlers at the port of Quebec during the years 1835 and
1836

Vessels. Tonnage. Settlers.
1836 ...... 1,185
1835

Difference.-- 53 30,200 15,933
The New York Price Current of the 14th Dec., gives the
subjoined:—
" EXCHANGES.-There has been nothing of importance yet
done for the next packets. Foreign descriptions, however,
have a downward inclination. Exchange, Bto 8f prem."
We have received Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 30th
October. The frontier continues quiet. We insert below some
statements from the Grahams Town Journal respecting some
petty excitement, al_d the report of a massacre beyond the
boundary, of which, kowever, we have heard nothing, and we
place very little credit on it.
" Dreadful massacre beyond the northern boundery.—We
have been favoured with the following extract of a letter :
It appears true enough that Umyellousa and more than nine-
tenths of his people, have been massacred by the Bechana
tribes, In fact I hear that only seven or eight individuals
escaped the slaughter, and those all wounded. The attack
was made before or about daylight. Every hut surrounded
and set on fire, and the occupants butchered as they rushed
out. The Caffers say, that even unborn children were ripped
from the womb and stabbed. Not even the young girls were
spared.' "
New Brunswick Papers to the 4th December are also re-
ceived. They give an account of the arrival of the Dele-
gates :
" We have the pleasure to announce the return to this city
of William Crane and L. A. Wilmot, Members of the Legis-
lature of this province, who proceeded to Great Britain to lay
the Address of the Assembly before his Majesty's Government.
We understand that these gentlemen express themselves
highly satisfied at the manifest disposition of Lord Glenclg and
other Members of his Majesty's Government."
Our arrivals this morning are three Frnnch, two Ostend,
and two Homburg mails ; with ship letters from New York,
Demerara, St. Michael's, and Rio Janeiro ; Calcutta 2ad
August, Swan River 20th July, Cape of Good Hope 29th
October ; the Halifax mail, Dec. 22 ; a Mexican mail, by
the Goldfinch, from Havannah, Dec. 13.

THE FUNDS.
The general topic of conversation this morning in the City,
relates to Sir R. Peel's speech at Glasgow.
Consols opened at 89il- 3 for the Account ; for Money, 891,
Exchequer Bills, 21 23 ' • India Bonds, 12 14 ; Bank Stock,
2094 2101; India Stock, 2553 2561.
In the -Foreign Market there is an imprevement in Spanish
;
Bonds, OS% in' to their coming higher from Paris, done at 25k;
Passive, 71- ; Deferred, .1 ; Portuguese, 481 ; Thre©
per Cents., 301 31 ; Colombian, 251 i; Mexican, 254
Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 531 54.
TIALFoPAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols have been heavy since the early part of the morning,
and receded from 891 to 89, owing to the general report
that the Batik Directors-had been assembled since ten o'clock
this morning, to decide whether they should give assistance to
a banking. house whose afairs were deranged. It is now
ascertained that assistance has been given to the parties 2 •
improved to 26 97;
i
con-
sequently Consols have again improved to 89,1 for the Ac-
count ; for Money, 891. Exchequer Bills lower, 18 19 ;
India Bonds, 13 10 ; Bank Stock, 210 ; India Stock, 256.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active
Passive, 74; Deferred, 1211 ; Portuguese, 491, and was' done
at 50 ; Three per Cents., 311 ; Dutch, 53 ; Colombian, 24
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 894

A keen clear frost has succeeded to the snow storm
here, which, we . fear, will interrupt the navigation of the
Caledonian Canal, that had been again opened by the
breaking of the ice last week. The South mail is still
very irregular, and was this day about six hours behind its
time.—lnverness Courier.

IRISH TITHES.—One night last week a man
named Morris, who had been employed in serving tithe sub-
pcenas, was taken out of his cabin near Newry, and his
skull cloven with a spade on his own threshold.

The Spanish Minister visited Viscount Palmerston
at the Foreign Office on Saturday.