The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE ,O'CLOCK.
We have very few arrivals this morning. .

It is in agitation among the merchants and bankers in the
city to obtain an order in Council, to declare the 9th of
November a general holiday, to celebrate her Majesty's
visit to the city ; but as some difficulty will be experienced
respecting Bills of Exchange falling due on that day, it will
be a difficult task to overcome the obstacle—no person
being compelled to pay Bills before they are due ; and
numbers, perhaps, cannot raise the wind until that very
day ; but 'tis expected that some plan will be adopted, that
the merchants and bankers will be able to avoid this diffi-
culty.
Consols yesterday were buoyant, and closed at 93 buyers
for the Account ; Money, 92i 93, opened at 93k. Ex-
chequer Bills, 53 55 ; India Bonds, 54 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 210 211 ; India Stock, 262 263.
There was also an improvement in the Foreign Market.
Spanish Active closed at 191 1 with Coupons, opened at
191. Portuguese closed at 341, opened this morning at
341. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 531 1 ; Mexi-
can, 26i 1 ; Colombian, 241 25.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

We continue without any further arrivals, and very little
business is doing either in the British or Foreign Markets,
although the latter appears in a more healthy state, with an
improvement in the various Foreign Securities.
Consols continue firm at 938 for the Account ; Money,
93. Exchequer Bills, 51 53 prem. ; India Bonds, .53 55
prem. ; Bank Stock, 2101 ; India Stock, 262 263.
In the Foreign Market, in consequence of the defeat
of Don Carlos, Spanish Active has improved to 19:1 20,
with Coupons ; Portuguese has also improved to 344 ;
Three per Cents., 234 ; Mexican, 26i 27 ; Colombian,
24i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 538

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols for the Account, 93

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, YESTERDAY.—
There has only been a moderate attendance of the trade at
our Cotton Market to-day : for the common qualities of
American we have experienced a fair demand, and prices
are firm ; but for the better qualities, which aro plentiful,
there is little inquiry. The sales are 3,000 bags ; no
alteration in prices.
The House of Commons is now filled with work-
men, who are renovating the interior, preparatory to the
commencement of the session. The men arc engaged in
re-painting, white-washing, and re-cushioning the seats of
the Members, and five new Committee rooms are also in a
state of forwardness.
The agent of the Church-rate Abolition Society
(Mr. Boykett) has been in Leicester and has had an inter-
view with some of the principal Dissenters, and we under-
stand that it is intended to hold a public meeting sometime
in next month, with a view to forward the interests of Dis-
senters in the ensuing Session of Parliament by the aboli-
tion of Church-rates.—Leicester Mercury.
On Friday the half-yearly general assembly of the
Company of Proprietors of the Margate Pier and Har-
bour, was held at the Town-hall. It was announced that
1,343 passengers more this year than the last, had paid 1 s.
each ; and that a balance of 3,425/. was now in the Trea-
surer's hands, being a few pounds less than last year, aris-
ing from a falling off in the duties upon coals. The steam-
boat Companies made an offer to run boats during the
winter, at sixpence each passenger, pier dues. The Direc-
tors mean to take this proposition into their consideration.—
Canterbury Journal.

The prices realized for hops at the late Weyhill fair
are stated to have been—Farnham, 71. to 81. ; country,
.51. 10s. to 61. 10s. ; Sussex, nominally, 4/. to 4/. 4s.
Great preparations are making for illuminations on
the night of the day on which her Majesty intends to honour
the civic festival at Guildhall with her presence. Four re-
spectable tradesmen i❑ the Strand have united and are to
have the fronts of the houses illuminated with gas, to be
supplied from the same pipe, with great splendour.
Yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'clock,
a fire broke out in the upper part of the house of Mr.
Voyer, Gilbert-street, Oxford-street, which for a time
threatened the most serious consequences to the adjoining
neighbourhood. In a short time the King-street, Crown-
street, and other engines of the London Fire Establishment
reached the spot, but at first the difficulty of procuring
water prevented them all being put in operation. In a few
minutes the flames extended to the second floor, When ad-
ditional assistance arrived, and the firemen having conveyed
the hose of their engines through the adjoining houses, for-
tunately confined the damage to the upper part of the
house. The inmates were absent from home when the fire
broke out, and no account can be obtained as to its origin.
TFIE MELTON AFFAIR.—This matter, which had
apparently been quite forgotten, has again been brought
forward by a local magistrate, and the public will ere long,
we have no doubt, have the whole of the particulars be-
fore them. It will be in the recollection of our readers
that an indictment was laid against a Noble Marquis,
which was removed by certiorari into the Court of Queen's
Bench, and it appears that nothing has since taken place.
It is now stated by the Magistrates at Melton that if the
constables do not prosecute, they will take the proceedings
into their own hands.

Our advices from Nassau state that the recent gales
had been very serious there and in some of the neigh-
bouring islands. At Grand Bahama the crops on the coast
had been washed away by the sea. At St. Salvador se-
veral houses were blown down and the growing crops de-
stroyed. At Long Island, in addition to houses and crops
destroyed, a number of cattle and sheep were carried off
by the sea. At Rum Key one man was killed and the da-
mage to property was very great, no person in the island
having escaped without considerable loss.
A meeting of the inhabitant householders of
Birmingham is to be held on Monday next, to petition
the Queen in Council for a charter of incorporation for
the borough. •
Intelligence was received at Vienna on the 18th
inst. of the safe arrival of the Archduke John of Austria at
Constantinople. •
NOVEL UNDERTAKING.—The match to row from
Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, sooner than a man could run it, to
Lyon's, the boat-builder, took place on Tuesday, and turned
out contrary to the expectation of some of the very good
judges. Jem Parish, the waterman, of Strand-lane, was
selected as the sculler, and a tailor, named Raper, a York-
shireman, was the runner. The amount of stakes is not
yet known ; but there was a good deal of money in small
sums laid out upon it, at 6 and 7 to 4 on the waterman.
At a few minutes after one they started from the Yorkshire
Grey Stairs. Raper went off admirably, and pursued his
course through the College, Jew's-row, Pimlico, through
St. James's Park, and out at Storey's Gate, up Great
George-street, and over Westminster Bridge, to Stangato.
The work on the water was very difficult. It was at a
left-hand labour down to the Spread Eagle, and then ex-
ceedingly hard work on the right. Although in Mr. Julius's
boat, Parish's exertions were of no use. He lost by a
minute and twenty-seven seconds. The runner performed
his distance in sixteen minutes. Both worked exceedingly
hard ; but Parish was terribly baked, The tailor is open
to run against any Waterman,