The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-18 00:00:00

ANTI-CHURCH-RATE ABOLITION
MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

A Meeting having been announced to take place this day at
the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, for the purpose
of petitioning Parliament against the proposed Abolition of
Church-rates, a Reporter from this Office attended, but was re-
fused admission unless provided with a ticket. We under-
stand that upon each ticket is a request that none but such as are
friendly to the objects of the Meeting will attend, and this will
enable the public to form a tolerably correct idea of its exclu-
sive character.

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

MR. LECHMERE CHARLTON.

Our readers will recollect that Mr. Lechmere Charlton ap-
plied to the Lord Chancellor yesterday for his discharge,
when his Lordship refused to interfere unless the case was
brought regularly before him by petition. Today Mr.
Charlton, by Sir Charles Wetherell, presented that petition
to his Lordship, who after hearing it argued for upwards of an
hour, refused to discharge the Learned Member, on the ground
that the apology which he had made was not sufficient to satisfy
the offended dignity of the Court.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

BOW STEAD V. MOODIE.

This was a bill filed by the plaintiff against the executors of
the will of the testator, for the purpose of obtaining payment
of two legacies of 3001. each. The defendants admitted
assets, and two of them were willing to pay to the plaintiff the
amount of his legacy, but Mr. Moodie withheld his consent to
the payment, alleging that the plaintiff had discovered in an
old pocket-book money of the testator's, the fact of which lie
had not communicated to the executors.

Mr. PEMBERTON and Mr. SIDEBOTTOM appeared for the
plaintiff.
Mr. \Armoire, on behalf of the defendant Moodie, asked
for an enquiry before the MASTER, for the purpose of examin-
ing the plaintiff as to the personal estate of the testator, al-
leged to have been received by him.
Mr. BETIIELL appeared for the two other executors.
Lord LANGDALE would not grant the enquiry astced. The
defendant Moodie might, if he had thought fit, have filed a
cross bill for the purpose of investigating those matters which
he alleged to be lodged in the'breast of the plaintiff. lie had
not done so ; there was no evidence supporting the answer of
Moodie on the enquiry that was asked, and his Lordship there-
fore decreed payment to the plaintiff of his legacy, together
with interest and the costs of the suit.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, FEB. 17. —Wind W. S. W., moderate.—Arrived the
Georgiana, Watson, from Berbiee ; and Faith, Langler, from
Boston. Sailed the Patriot, for the Mauritius. '
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind W. to S. W., fine.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Ann, Steward, from
Messina.

CREEK, FEB, -.--Arrived the Elbe, Robson, from Odessa;
and Rosaleigh, —, from Trieste.
MARGATE, FEB, 17.—Off port the Maunday, Hopper, from
the Mauritius; and Gleaner, Stibble, from Limerick.
DovER, FEB. 17.—Off port the Career, —, from Rio
Janeiro, Magdalene, Bremer, from Angostina ; and George,
llehus, ditto.

WEYMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Antermis, Sparks,
from Calcutta.

GUERNSEY, FEB. 16.—Arrived the St. George, David
from Rio Janoilo.

GLOUCESTER, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Scio, Teasdale, from
Alicati.

FALMOUTII, FEB. 16.—Wind W. S. W., fresh.—Arrived
the Candidate, Goodwill, from Cragamister; and Oby, Bar-
ker, from Hamburg, leaky, bound to Fayal.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16. —Wind S. W., fresh.—Arrived the
St. Clairs, Putnam, from Charleston ; Euretta, Skinners,
from Savannah ; Burlington, Prince, from ditto ; Native,
from the Mediterranean; and Walter Scott, —, from
Savannah.

CLYDE, FEB. 15.—Arrived the Rosebud, Roy, from De
merara.

DUBLIN, FEB. B.—Arrived the Queens', James, from S'
Übes.

CORK, FEB. 15.—Arrived the Corsica, Reed, from Turk's
Island ; and Crusader, Smith, from Honduras.

POOLE, FEB. 17.—The William Belson, from Newfound-
land, was assisted off the rocks near Durlstone's Head, by His
Majesty's revenue cutter Tartar, and arrived in the harbour.
She experienced a heavy gale three days after leaving New-
foundland, which swept the decks, about thirty leagues west
of Scilly, having lost her rudder, when she was fallen in with
by His Majesty's ship Semarang.

The Glasgow, Robinson, from Liverpool to New York,
struck the Liskeard Rock, near Wexford, on the 15th instant,
and went down; the master and some of the passengers and
crew saved ; about 10 persons drowned; those saved were
picked up by a Wexford schooner, and the ship went down in
about 25 fathoms water.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, 7'WELVE O'CLOCK.

Our arrivals this morning are the French mails, and ship
letters from Berbice, St. Helena, Calcutta, of the 15th Oct.,
and Mauritius, of the 14th and 31st of November.

THE FUNDS.

Consols closed yesterday very buoyant, and the Foreign
Exchanges with an improvement. There was also more con.
fidence in commercial affairs than for some time past, and
money obtained at easier rates. These improvcmnts had a
material effect on the funds in the course of the day.
Consols which were in the morning 90, left off at 901 for
the Account ; Exchequer Bills 27 29 ; India Bonds 23 25 ;
Bank Stock 207} ; India do. 2571.
Consols this morning may be quoted 90ai ; for next time
90.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which closed at
27k, may be quoted 27i-28 ; Passive ; Deferred 1211 ;
Portuguese 491 ; Three per Cents. 311 32 ; Colombian
251 26 ; Mexican 251 26 ; Dutch Two and a ti4f
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The Cons.ol market has been rather in a feverish state dur-
ing the morning. In the 'early part they were buoyant, and
looing up at 801..; buyers for the Account, and for April, 91,
since which the market has taken a turn, and Consols receded
to 89i 1 ; the cause of the fall is not exactly known, as no
quantity of stock has come to market, nor have we any news
at present to affect the market. Exchequer Bills improved to
27 30 prem. ; India Bonds, 25 23 prem. ; Bank Stock, 208
2071.
Spanish Active also receded from 27i to 271; Passive,
71 ; Deferred, I ; Portuguese, lower, 49 ; Three per Cents
311; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54k.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 89i i„

The Countess of Pembroke and Lady Mary Her-
bert arrived in Grafton-street, on Thursday evening, from
their seat, Wilton House.
The Russian Ambassador returned to Ashburnham
House yesterday, from Brighton.
The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish arrived at
Burlington Home last night, from his seat, Latimers.
The Earl of Belfast has arrived at Fenton's Hotel.
The Countess is in Paris.

The Earl and Countess of Errol and family have
arrived at the Stud House, at Hampton-court, on a visit to
Lady Isabella Wemyss. The Noble Earl proceeded to the
Stud House from the Clarendon, and not to the seat of his
brother-in-law, Mr. Gurney, in Norfolk.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury enter-
tained the Earl of Aberdeen and a distinguished party at
dinner on Wednesday evening in Grafton-street.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton entertained a
party to dinner on Thursday evening, at their mansion in Ar-
lington-street. Covers were laid for twelve.
Lord and Lady Frances Egerton entertained a
dinner party on Thursday evening at Bridgewater House.
The Earl and Countess Bathurst were amongst the select
circle.

The Duke de Cadaval died at his house, in the
Rue de la Manche at Paris, on Tuesday last. The calami.
ties which had befallen his country; and the unfortunate share
which he had had in the events which brought on the fall of
Don Miguel, had long preyed upon his mind, and impaired
his health. The Duke was thirty-six years old. He leaves
five daughters. A funeral service was performed in his
honour on Thursday, at the Abbaye au Bois, at which his
uncles, the Dukes de Luxemberg andMontmorency, presided.
We understand the Duke's remains are to be conveyed to
Portugal.
We understand that the Tories intend to make a
grand muster of the heads of the party in the Easter week,
when it is said the Marquis of Douro is to make his first visit
to this city. We hear it is intended to give a grand dinner to
the Marquis and a large party of influential Tories in St. An-
drew's Hall, after which dinners are to be given to the electors
in the same building. The same honourable system, there-
fore, which won for Sir James Scarlett, and afterwards for his
son and Lord Stormont, the representation of this city, it
seems (if this arrangement be correct) will be continued under
the son of his Grace of Wellington. There is still, we are
well aware, the same quantity of " commodity" floating loose
upon the market, increased, judging from former periods, by
the addition of some ten pounders.—Norwich Mercury.

CURIOUS PHENOMENA.—On Thursday morning,
about half-past ten, a very thick fog came suddenly from the
east and enveloped the city ; and so dense was it, that at the
middle of the North-bridge the new buildings were quite in-
visible. It did not reach, however, the top of the Calton-
bill, so that an opportunity was afforded of observing the fol-
lowing very striking and beautiful phenomena :—Two gentle-
men, with much delight, perceived the surface of the cloud
spread out, and completely covering from view all below. The
surface was nearly level, and the head of Arthur's Seat rose
clear above, sharply marked, presenting exactly the appearance
of an island. On looking northward (that is, opposite to the
sun), two white segments of a circle were seen, each forming
about 90 degrees of a circle, and presenting the silvery ap-
pearance of a lunar rainbow, the circle being incomplete above
and below. But what was most striking. was, that each gen-
tleman saw his own shadow reflected, of a most gigantic size,
but not that of his friend. The head also was surrounded by
a very beautiful zone of iridescent rays, like a glory. On
moving the body and arms, the image presented a threatening
aspect, and forcibly recalled to recollection the Demon of the
Brocken illounyn in Upper Germany.--Scotsman,