The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-15 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

It was reported yesterday that in the late interview between
the Liverpool deputation and the Bank Directors, the latter were
surprised that the Deputation thought fit to come to London
for assistance, and not having applied to the Local Banks, who
were sufficiently powerful to afford them relief; the Bank of
England, under its charter, not being in action beyond 66
miles from London.

Consols closed at 90a for Money, and 901 for the Ac-
count—opened this morning at 904 buyers for the Account,
very little doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 38 40 ; India
Bonds, 37 39.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 224
at present may be quoted 22 ; Portuguese, 46. 47 ; Three
per Cents., 29i 30—at which price they are at present.
The American merchants are again disappointed—no specie
having come by the American packets.

HALF-PAST ONE.

The private letters from Philadelphia of the 7th March,
bring the Exchange as follows :—Regular drawers ask 81 to
9 per cent. ; heavy sales of other paper were made at 8 per
cent. ; United States Bank Stock 1191 for cash, and 1211
for 60 days, with interest added ; Money was 2/ per cent. per
month, and goods were generally scarce and selling at fair
prices.

Consols have beer► during the morning at goa 1, but owing
to some sales on account of a Fire-office, they receded to
902 ; Money, 901. Exchequer Bills, 38 40 prem. ; India
Bonds, 39 37 prem. ; Bank Stock, 205 ; India Stock, 2581.
In the Foreign Market little doing. Spanish Active, 221 ;
Passive, 51 a ; Deferred, 81 e ; Portuguese, 461 j ; Three
per Cents., 29 30.
Consols for the Account, 901 1.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Thursday morning the House of Commons, pre-
vious to their adjournment, ordered, on motion of Captain
Boldero, which was not heard in the gallery, copies to be pre-
pared of any letter from Commodore Lord John Hay, contain-
ing an account of the co-operation afforded by the seamen and
marines under his command to the troops of the Queen of
Spain on the 15th and 16th of March, 1837 ; also of any re-
port received by the Master-General of the Ordnance, In.
spector- General of Fortifications, or commanding Officer of
Artillery at Woolwich, as to whether any casualties have oc-
curred in the detachments of Royal Artillery, Royal En-
gineers, and Royal Sappers and Miners, now employed on the
north coast of Spain, and under the orders of Lord John Hay,
having reference to the above-mentioned actions on the 15th
and 16th ult.

At the Committee of the House of Commons now
sitting on an inquiry into the punishment of transportation, the
extraordinary fact was stated yesterday by one of the wit-
nesses, that there is a person, originally a transported convict,
now resident in a colony, whose income exceeds 40,0001. a
year I

CHURCH-RATES.—On Friday, the 31st ult., the
inhabitants of Penzance held their annual vestry, Mr. Colenso
in the chair, when it was resolved, that the consideration of
the Church-rates, which was adjourned at the last annual
vestry to this day, be further postponed to this day twelve
months. On Tuesday last, the high Church party at Fal-
mouth, who met with so signal a defeat last week, attempted
to muster their friends for the purpose of petitioning Parlia-
ment against the abolition of Church-rates. A petition in
furtherance of the object of the meeting was agreed upon,
and signed, we understand, by about 70 persons. A nume-
rous and respectable public meeting was held, on Tuesday
evening last, at the Town Hall, Penryn, for the purpose of
petitioning Parliament in favour of the abolition of Church-
rates. Throughout the town a decided feeling prevails in fa-
vour of the measure, and a petition is in readiness for signa-
ture, to which, no doubt, at least two-thirds of the Church-
paying inhabitants will attach their names.— West Briton.
Some symptoms have been manifested within the
last few days of a revival of " Luddism" in the neighbourhood
of Nottingham, which has caused some alarm among the ma-
nufacturers. Two stocking-frames belonging to Mr. C. G.
Kewney, were broken to pieces at Arnold last week by a party
of men (18 or 20 in number) who assembled in a riotous man-
ner, and armed themselves for the purpose with bludgeons
and hammers. The cause of this outrage is stated to be an
actual, or threatened abatement of wages. Since then two
complete insides of frames (one of them belonging to Messrs.
Berridge and James) have been stolen, and fairly carried
away. The magistrates and police, having obtained some
clue as to the perpetrators, seven men, including a father and
three sons, were apprehended on Tuesday, and on the follow-
ing day the parties underwent an examination before the Ma-
gistrates at the Shire-hall, the result of which we have not yet
been able to ascertain.

Although there was great dulness in the market
yesterday, the state of things was certainly not worse than
on the previous Tuesday. No additional failures were spoken
of; and it is generally understood that there are in the coun-
try very large orders, both for yarns and goods, which, how-
ever, will not be given out until it seems pretty evident that
prices have reached their lowest point.—Mandiester Guardian
of Wednesday.

SURPLUS REVENUE.—Not" knowing certainly
under what head to range the following we place it in a ven-
ture under the head of surplus revenue, being as appropriate as
any other :—" The wife of a mechanic, in Third-street, gave
birth to four children—three boys and one girl—who, with the.
mother, are doing well."—Cin. aez., American Paper.