The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-21 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The Funds during the whole of yesterday were inanimate.
Little doing in the Consol Market, and the only fluctuation
in Consols was from 031 to 934 for the opening ; they closed
at 934 buyers; opened this morning at 934 A. Exchequer
Bills, 2fd. per day, 45 47 ; those at 2d. per day, 42 44 ;
Bank Stock, 206} 2071-
The Foreign Securities were also heavy during yesterday,
with little business doing. Spanish Active, 191 to 20k, with
Coupons ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 29,1- to 30k ; opened
at same; Three per Cents., 194 to 20; Spanish opened at
20; 'Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 54 ; Brazilian,
801 4 ; improved to 804 81 ; Mexican, 27f 28 ; Colom-
bian, 24.1 25k.
Scarce a bargain doing in either of the Markets.
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We have received by the Ostend mail the Journal du
Commerce of yesterday's date, bringing the Dutch prices of
the 18th inst. Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53 7-16 ; Five
per Cents., 101 9-16; Spanish, 20.
HALF-PAST ONB O'CLOCK.

Consols are a shade better than in the early part of the
morning, but no business, of the least importance, doing in
either of the Markets. Consols may be quoted 931-, for the
opening; Exchequer Bills, 45 47 ; Exchequer Bills, 2d.
41 43 ; India Bonds, 26 ; Bank Stock, 206.
The Foreign Market is also in a stagnant state, with the
exception of Brazilian bonds, which improved to 814 2, owing
to a. vessel having arrived at Cowes from Rio Janeiro, which
at first was thought to have brought some favourable news
from that quarter, since which it is stated to be of an old date,
and Brazil Stock has receded to 811. Spanish Active, 20
with Coupons ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 301; Three per
Cents., 20; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541-; Mexi-
can, 271; Colombian, 244.
This day is the weekly meeting day of the Bank Directors,
but to the present hour nothing has transpired.
TRREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Anoint, 93%.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, YESTERDAY.—
The demand to-day has been very animated, and Americans
are id. per lb. dearer. Since Friday last the sales amount to
8,000 bags.
If Heaven did not send calamities into the world
we should havo no opportunity of exercising mercy.—Chinese
Proverb.

An announcement in one of the back streets of
Clerkenwell intimates that in a certain " scolastic establish-
ment young gentlemen are instructed in Reading, Writeing,
and Gography," for the small charge of two-pence each per
week 1 Orthography is, of course, included.

Besides the lute, poliphant, and virginal, it is con-
jectured that Queen Elizabeth was a performer on the violin ;
for an instrument of singular construction, with the arms of
England, and the crest of Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the
Queen's favourite, engraved upon it, was purchased at the sale
of the late Duke of Dorset's effects. The date of its mako
was 1578 ; and from the arms being engraved upon it, it has
been conjectured that her Majesty was its original possessor.—
Musical World.

Attached to one of the coaches running from Bristol
through Bath to London, and called the Monarch, is a guard
who has been about 27 years a guard of A coach or mail. He
states that, during that period, he has travelled for 14 nights
out of 21, and, upon an average, has proceeded each of these
14 nights a distance of 135 miles. He seems in excellent
health, and has carefully avoided spirituous liquors. Upon
this calculation he must have travelled during the 33,940 nights,
and during the 27 years, 886,380 miles.—Rath Journal.
THE QUEEN.—A circumstance which displayed,

in an eminent degree, the natural benevolence of our young
Queen, occurred some time since at Tunbridge Wells. As
every thing connected with so illustrious and amiable a per-
sonage must be of interest to the public, we do not hesitate
in giving the facts. When her Majesty (then Princess Vic-
toria) was with her Royal Mother sojourning at the above
place, a female member of the theatrical company then acting
there had the misfortune to lose her husband, and this afflic-
tion, grievous in itself, was rendered doubly so, by the widow
being within a few weeks of becoming a mother. Her situa-
tion was made known to their Royal Highnesses, which was
no sooner done than both, with their accustomed goodness,
sought to alleviate, as far as human means could, the sufferings
of a fellow-creature. The Duchess was about to inclose 10/.
to the bereaved mourner when the young Princess, adding an
equal sum, requested permission of her mother to be the hearer
of the benefaction. This was readily acceded to, and in a few
moments the future Queen of England was seen, unattended,
and without any sign of outward pomp, hastening towards the
humble dwelling of the actress. Iler Mijesty must, it would
appear, have discovered, in the object of her benevolence.
something above what is usually found in the members of an
obscure country comparty of comedians, for, on the third day
after her accession to the throne, Mrs. received an inti-
mation that an annuity of 401. had been granted, and would be
continued during her life.—Morning Paper.
THE SCHOOLMASTER WANTED IN SURREY.
—The calendar ot, the last Surrey Sessions, held at Newing-
ton, contained the names of eighty prisoners in Horsemonger
Lane goal committed since November. Of the number 32
could neither read nor write, seven could read imperfectly,
45 could read and write imperfectly, and three could only
read and write well. This is about the average number of
each class throughout the year.
M. de Chantelauze, ex-Minister of Charles the
Tenth, has resumed the place in the Academy of Lyons
which he occupied before he left that City.—Conatitutionnel,
Dec. 18.

A KIND INVITATION.—The following intelli-
gible invitation to some gentlemanly member of the illegitimate
appropriation fraternity is posted up at a furnishing ironmon-
ger's, in liathbone.placc t--" If the absent gentleman, who
took away, by mistake, a few days since, a shovel and tongs,
will apply within, he will be presented with a poker to match.
They arc a set, and one will be comparatively of little value
to him without the other."
Previous to Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham Lewis leaving
the town last week, they not only directed their names to be
set down as contributors to the local charities, but left 6001. to
he disposed of as last year-300/., a present from Mrs. Lewis,
to old,, infirm, and necessitous women, under the direction of a
Committee of Ladies, and the same amount from Mr. Lewis
to be managed by a Committee of Gentlemen. We echo only
the sentiments of every one of our readers, and of hundreds
whose Christmas will be cheered by their bounty, when we
fervently hope, they may live many years to enjoy the supreme
luxury of good doing.--Maidstone Journal.
On Tuesday morning, in the New-road, a little girl,
named Harriet Basford, whose parents reside in Somers-town,
was run over by a cab, which was proceeding at full gallop,
the driver lashing his horse without intermission. The little
girl was much injured, being cut about the head and face, and
having one 'of her shoulders dislocated. These accidents are
now of daily occurrence. A few days ago, an old man, named
Itanken, who gets his living by hawking tape and other trifling
articles about the streets, was run over by a cab in Blackfriars-
road, near the Obelisk. In both these cases the drivers were
evidently intoxicated. It is nothing unusual to see fellows in
this state driving about the streets at a most furious rate with
callingdrunken prostitutes in their vehicles, and at every
se-
cond gin-shop on their route. It is surprising that cab-owners
trust their cattle and property to such reckless vagabonds.
What shall we say of that person, who labours un-
der great ignorance, who knows but imperfectly the nature of
things, and the true principles of morality, and who never.
theless appears with his head lifted up, opening gI •at e eyes,
bridling his chin, thrusting out his belly, marching haughtily,
and as if he counted his steps? Is there an object more worthy
of compassion ? Were he a hundred years upon the earth,
could one say of such a one he had lived a day ?—Chinese
Rules of Conduct.
Typhus fever has been both very prevalent and
fatal in Paisley and some of the neighbouring villages, for
some time past. At Bridge of Weir the mortality has not
been so great during the memory of the oldest residenter as
during the last three weeks.—Edinburgh Courant.