The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-05 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

We have very few arrivals this morning, consequently there
is a dearth of intelligence. The chief topic of conversation
this morning is the Queen's Speech, to be delivered this after-
noon, to both Houses of Parliament. According to report,
there will be no allusion in it in respect to Spain or the Corn-
laws ; it notices in particular, the final result of the Con-
ference, with the signature of the King of Holland
to the Protocol, but mentions little in respect to Belgium. In
a few hours the whole of this important document will be before
the public, whom we leave t o make their own comments.
The speculators, as well as the public, are anxiously waiting
for its appearance.
Consols opened this morning at the quotations they closed
at yesterday-924 -; Money, 92 for the Account. No
speculations of consequence have taken place as yet, nor will
therk,:be any until the Queen's Speech is published.
Exchequer Bills, 66 to 68 ; India Bonds, 62 63 ; Bank
Stock, 2021 203 ; and India ock, 2541 2551.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed heavy
184 to 184—somewhat better this morning, 181 i; Portu-
guese closed 34.1 to .354; at present better, 354 ; Three per
Cents. 21i; to 92 ; Belgian continues steady at 981 to 99;
Brazilian 794 to i• ; Colombian 281 to 29 ; Mexican 231 to
24!i- ; Dutch Twke and-a-Half per Cents. 154 i ; Five per
Cents. 1021 to a.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS
!Sank Stock 20:1.
a per Cent. lied.... ...........
3 per Ccat Cons.
:N. per Cent
Ditteßed.

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
India Stock
Ditto Bonds
South Sea Stock
()Id Annuities
New Ditto

New 34 iier Cent 100 90;
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuitielitoexpire
Jan. 5, 1%0 l5 1-10
Oct. 10, 1859....... ....... ..14 13-107.
5, IS4I 14 11-16

3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... -
Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ...... 66 CS pm.
Ditto 500
Ditto Small 66 6i pm.
Ditto Commercial pm.
Ditto Advertised
..... . ... .

Jan. 5, 1880
April 5, 1880
Jan. 5, 1870
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian f, °rids

Bank Stock for Account
India Stock for Account
Consols for Acceunt 9.c%
NIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds

/Mg Bonds
Ditto Account 1104 9
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account

Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds.
Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Accoun' '3sl'
„ .

Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account

Ditto, 3 per Cent.
_Ditto Account

Chilian Bonds
i i tto Account
Columbian Bonds 271,4 i Ditto Account —
Ditto Account — I Ditto Metallic —
Columbian Bonds, 1824
Ditto Account 28% D i Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — Ditto Account. 18%14
._. •

Greek Bonds...

French, 5 per cent.

Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account

4 per cent.
3 per cent. f. —c.

Mexican Bonals, S per Cent --- Eichange.... ...... —f. —c.
Ditto Account
Ditto, (3 per Cent ; Ditto Account 54Ve %
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — . Ditto Acc0unt.................
PRICES OF SHAItES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Paid.
Great Western Pailway Company CS
(moon and Blackwall Railway
On len and Birmingham Rail ,as Company
London and Croydon Railway Coin patty l6l. Ss.
Ditto New Scrip
N rtn Midland Railway Company, 55
London Joint Stock Bank ln
Union Bank of Australia ~

Per shale.
78
' '74
170 '2
_®
531 a t"2
1314
17;li

HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols may be quoted at 92k for the Account, Money
924 s ; Exchequer Bills, 66 68 ; India Bonds, 62 64 ; Bank
Stock, 203.
In the Foreign Market the prices are much the same as in
the early part of the morning, with little or no busin, as
doing of consequence ; Spanish Active, 181 ; Portuguese,
351; Three per Cents., 221; Belgian, 981; o 9; Brazilian,
79k to 80 ; Colombian rather better, owing to an expectati;:n
of some money coming to pay the dividends in part, 29k ;
Mexican, 231 to 241; Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents.,
54} to I; Five per Cents., 102- to 3.
In the Shares very little doing. Birmingham higher, 82
premium.
Consols for the Account, 92g.

THREE O'CLOCK.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.-" JACK SIIEP-
PA RD." —Mr. Bentley was fortunate in having so able a successor to
" Boa" in supplying the leading article of his Miscellany as the author of
" Itookwood." Few works of fiction have ever been opened with so
much spirit as Mr. Ainsworth's " Jack Sheppard." The scene, the per.
sonages, and the incidents to which the leader finds himself rapidly
introduced in its first chapters, are each and all so singular, as at once
to seize upon his whale attention and interest, and sustain them in
high excitement. The picture of that olden den of iniquity, " the
Mint," with its labyrinthine complexity of lane, alley, and cud
de sac, tottering its unrespectable antiquity, with its " master"
vagabond and his train, swindlers and bankrupts, and broken
roues, its whole race of bailifr.hating habitants, with its rogues
and robbers, its Lqueskins and Jonathan Wilds (who was accomplished
in the art " to Kimbaw a cove"), is executes' with a vividness of co-
louring perfectly masterly. The whole of this scene might well form
a pendant to Sir Walter Scott's picture of Duke Ilmnphrey's domain
in the days of James the First. Nor are the incidents which are
brought to pass in this goodly locality, and before such goodly company,
less striking. Our readers have, however, all probably formed a due
estimate of both one and the other in the course of the last month.
In his continuation for this month we find that Mr. Ainsworth
has risen into a still higher vein of description. One of his new
chapters gives a night scene on the Thames during a storm,
which fairly deserves to be characterised as awful. Such a hur-
ricane did in reality occur in the early part of last century, and
was not deemed unworthy the recording pen of Defoe. A contest be-
tween two boats, life and death being at stake, which takes place during
this riverine tempest, as well as an attempt to evade the then dangers of
London-bridge, with its cataracts below and its piled houses above, are
incidents strikingly in keeping with this whole effort of conception, so
marked by extraordinary imaginativeness. But Mr. Ainsworth must
not proceed through his task in this highly-excited style. He has now
fairly launched his two young heroes, Thames Darrell and Jack Shep-
pard; and he must allow them to proceed on their voyage of adven-
tures with some calm and sunshine to alternate with periods of darkness
and hurricane.—Morning Herald.

REPRESENTATION OF CARLOW.—We are happy
to inform the electors of North Derbyshire, and the public
generally, that our late worthy and talented Representative,
Mr. Gisborne, is so far recovered from ill health, as to be in-
duced to come forward as a candidate for the representation of
Carlow. in room of Mr. Maule, promoted to the vacant seat
on the Bench. Mr. Gisborne will offer himself as soon as the
writ is granted, which, in all probability will be issued on the
Ist day of the ensuing Session. The Liberals will have cause
to rejoice that a champion like Mr. Gisborne is still spared to
assist in fighting the battle of Reform and Good Government;
and our sincere desire is, that he may long continue to be of
service to the cause. He must, however, take care that the
" sword does not wear through the sheath."—North Derby-
shire Chronicle.

Last night, at about half-past ten o'clock, the greater
portion of the fire brigade were called out to a most destruc-
tive fire which broke out on the factory of Mr. William East-
laud, manufacturer of patent waterproof and japann«i leither,
situated in Great George-street, Bermondsey, adjoining the
extensive rope-sround of Mr. Richardson. Tho loss is exten-
sive, and Mr. hastland is not insured.