The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-05 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Montreal papers to the 3d Dec., and Quebec to the
29th Nov., have been received this day.
(From the Montreal Papers.)
" LOWER CANADA.—The weather set in cold on Thurs-
day night. The first floating ice on the St. Lawrence ap-
peared on Saturday. This morning it was sufficient to
impede the navigation, which must soon close for the
season. The wind has been westerly, and it is probable
that all the vessels sailed last week have got out of the
river without accident. The small rivers are frozen over."

The Quebec Mercury states that the number of vessels
which have arrived from sea this season is 1,185, being an
increase of 53 over the last year, when the total of arrivals
amounted to 1,132. The excess of tonnage for the present
year is also considerable.
The declared value of British exports for the last six
months, ending July, 1835, was 20,035,4071. ; for the six
months ending July, 1836, 22,584,744/. ; being an increase
of 2,549,3371.
All the steam boats on the Lake Ontario, with the ex-
ception of the Traveller and Canada, have been laid up for
the winter between Kingston and Oswego.
(From the Quebec Papers.)
The Upper Canada House of Assembly voted a supply
on the 16th inst., on the motion of Mr. M'Nab.
Another great fire took place at Quebec on the 24th
November. Between 10 and 11 o'clock on that night, the
fire broke out at Pres de Ville. The wind was westerly,
and the tide was out ; after every assistance given, the fire
could not be prevented from spreading across the street,
and the wood buildings on both sides burnt so intensely that
they set the stone houses on fire by the doors and windows.
The desolation and distress is immense. It is supposed
that upwards of 100 families are deprived of their dwell-
ings. The merchants of the Lower Town arc now collect-
ing subscriptions.

THE FUNDS,

Consols closed heavy yesterday at 90, this morning
opened at 90 to 90k for the Opening ; Reduced, 88k 89 ;
Exchequer Bills, 26 28 ; India Bonds, 13 16 ; Bank Stock,
209 210.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 24i ;
opened at 24k 25k ; Passive, 68 to 7*; Deferred, 201 ;,
Portugese 47* 8 ; Three per Cents, 30-*- ; Colombian
271 ; Mexican, 26 27 ; Dutch,
HALF-PAST ONE.
Our arrivals this morning are two French mails ; one
Ostend and one Holland due. We have ship-letters from
New York of Bth December, by the Independence.
Since the early part of the morning, when Consols were
90* for the Account, they have given way and receded to
89* Reduced. The cause of the above decline may be
attributed to a quantity of Exchequer Bills being brought
to market, which caused them to recede from the morning
price, of 26 and 28 to 21.
A re-action has taken place in Consols, and are at pre-
sent 89i- a ; Bank Stock, '209.
The Foreign Stocks are also heavy ; Spanish has receded
from 25-1- to 24g- 42- ; Passive, 7 ; Portuguese lower, 47,l-
Three per Cents., 30 ; Colombian, 37 ; Dutch Two-and-a.
Half per Cents., 54.
Consols for the Account, 891. g.

THREE O'CLOCK,

There were published in Paris during the year that
has just expired, 6,632 works in different languages, and
1,154 engravings and lithographic drawings.
Mehemet Ali is, perhaps, the most despotic Sove-
reign in the world. He may cause any of his subjects to be
put to death without the formality of a trial, or without
assigning any cause. A simple horizontal motion of his
hand is sufficient to imply the sentence of decapitation,
which is instantly enforced.
The manufacture of sugar from beetroot is greatly
upon the increase in Austria. It was expected that Go-
vernment would soon lay a tax upon this production. In
Hungary, too, the landed proprietors were giving more at-
tention to this subject. _ .

PAGANINI.—A. traveller from Nice, where he left
Paganini, relates the following anecdote of that celebrated
and opulent violinist. He lately went into a barber's shop
and demanded to be shaved. The operation finished, Pa-
ganini drew three sous from his pocket, and proffered them ;
the tonsor pointed out that the common price for shaving
even a labouring man was four sous, but Paganini was deaf,
and it was found impossible to extract the remaining sous.
When his first concert soon after took place, and whilst the
audience were listening in ecstacy, a man placed himself
outside the concert-rooms, whistling with all his might. On
being asked his reason, he replied, " I am whistling (a Nice
mode of hissing) Paganini, because he only gave me three
sous for shaving him." The poor barber, who either could
not or would not pay five francs for a ticket, took this mode
of revenging himself !—French Paper.

It is well known that smuggling is carried on to a
great extent on the frontiers of France and Belgium by
means of dogs. These animals are, therefore, if at all well
grown and strong, great prizes for the contrabandists, who
run every risk to procure them. Very lately a noble dog,
belonging to a French soldier, in garrison at Valenciennes
was stolen and broken into this occupation. He went on
very well for a short time, but, seizing the first opportu-
nity, the faithful animal made towards home, and one morn-
ing gave his master and his comrades a very agreeable sur-
prise, by entering the barrack-yard, heavily laden with a
contraband burden of cigars. The soldiers, according to
custom, feted the dog, and, while enjoying the very prime
Havannahs, indulged themselves in laughing at the dog's
tutors and late employers.
THE PEEL BANQUET.—The greatest possible
activity and spirit have been in exercise these few days past
in the erection of the pavilion for the banquet to Sir R.
Peel. The side compartments of the roof, over the galle-
ries, are rapidly proceeding towards completion, while the
central part, two days ago, was consigned to the charge of
the Messrs. White, upholsterers, who are actively em-
ployed in panelling the ceiling with different shades of
coloured cotton cloth. The galleries are to be so shallow
as to contain only four rows of seats, with narrow tables
in front, in the style of seating in a church, and so much
raised behind that they will prove equal, if not superior,
to any other part of the building for either seeing or hear-
ing--at once adding greatly to the splendour, as well as to
the accommodation of the pavilion.—Glasgow Coustitu-
tional. One of the operatives bas suggested the idea that
a shawl, the handsomest which the skill of Paisley manu-
facturers can produce, should be provided, and through the
medium of Sir R. Peel, on his visit to Glasgow, be pre-
sented to Lady Peel.—Paisley Advertiser.
DOVER. JAN. 3.—We are happy to be able to
state that the communication with Canterbury and London
is again opened, although there are still mountains of snow
between here and the town first named. Hundreds of
men have been employed in cutting a road through until
this day, when it was happily accomplished ; the appear-
ance is so novel that crowds of pedestrians are constantly
vising the unwonted scenes. When travelling was totally
suspended by carriages, Messrs. Worthington, of the Ship
Hotel, lost not a moment in preparing sledges, by which
they have constantly forwarded, by circuitous routes, the
Government despatches, messengers, the mails (under the
superintendence of Mr. Godfrey, from the Post-office,
whose exertions have been most indefatigable), and those
persons whose business was particularly pressing ; they
have had from 80 to 100 horses regularly employed in
this Anglo-Russian mode of travelling, and many a fair
fora, which at other times shrunk from encountering the
wintry blast, was induced to try the really comfortable con-
veyances so unexpectedly provided for them. It is reported
that from 10,000 to 15,000 sheep have perished in Romney
Marsh.