The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-02 00:00:00

a Church in Stockport, or • rather to pull down the old
Church and rebuild, and they obtained twelve thousand
pounds for this purpose. This was not enough in these
palmy days of Toryism, when the churchwardens met over
their wine and discussed the interests of the National
Church. —( Great laughter.) A few years afterwards they
obtained another Bill, for 12,0001. more ; but this was riot
enough—(Great laughter)—and they paid, and continued to
pay, and they were found so willing to pay, that actually,
without an Act of Parliament, they came for 9,000/. more.
—( Laughter.) Still their spirit was not roused, and
they paid the money. But in i!e. first Reform Parliament
they again came forward to obtain a Bill for 7,0001. additional,
and then they were determine:l not to pay—(Lond cheers)—
aed, to the honour of the Reformed Parliament, the Bill could
n,t be obtained. —(Great cheering.) "
Air. A Ls•roN expressed himself in the most decided
manner on the subject of the Dissenters' grievances.
He would have no bit-by-bit remedy, but an " en-
tire abolition of Church-rates." As an instance
of the unpopularity of this rate, he stated a
striking fact. He was, he said, chief propricor
of a " very large parish in the county of nett-
ford ;" he .had also great influence there, because
lie was considered an honest man—" Yet," added the
Hon. Gentleman, " with all that influence, and all that;
attachment which I know the parishioners feel
towards me, I am quite confident that if I were to
call upon them to create a' Church-rate in vestry,
I should have no success whatever." This, be it
served, is not the language of theory, hut of expe-
rience, and as such, is worth all the arguments that
Archdeacon BATHURST, an expert sophist, we grant,
has ever ypt brought forward on the subject.
Mr. GILLON'S remarks were in admirable keeping
with the spirit 'of the Meeting. He did not mince
matters ; but called things by their right names. In a
word, he spoke out like a man. He, too, was
for the entire abolition of the Church-rate. He,
too, would hear of no compromise—no surrender;
but insisted that the remedy should be in exact
proportion to the grievance. The Dissenters were
deeply aggrieved. Let their grievances, then, be
redressed without the least delay. No mean
course could be pursued with safety. Ministers
must either act in a prompt, decided spirit, or at once
confess their incompetency to grapple with the subject.
We cry " Hear, hear" to Mr. GILLoN. The Dis-
senters must be relieved ; and as a strong Ministerial
inducement to relieve them, we record, in the words of
GILLON, the 'auspicious fact that " the Scotch.
Dissenters, to a man, are determined to congregate 'to-
gether, and bring forward their full and powerful force
in favour of the abolition of Church-rates."
Mr. HAWES also was for the entire abolition of
Church-rates, but observe], at the same time, that
"he was not sanguine enough to hope that the
measure would pass through the House of Commons
without great opposition ; and this he was certain of,
that it would not pass through the House of Lords."
Then, bestir yourselves, Englishmen, for depend on it
this is not a question affecting the Dissenters
only, but your own interests generally. In the con-
duct pursued towards them, you may read undeniable
tokens of the conduct the Lords will pursue towards you.
Their intolerance is not partial, but universal. It em-
braces the entire people in its comprehensive range,
and the Dissenters are but the ad...anced guard of
that vast community whom thiir Lordships would
fain make head against, and put to the route as
their worst enemies. But. • the meeting of • this day
will, we trust, read then a useful lesson—and im-
press on. them the .salutary fact, that after years
and years of persecution, borne with exemplary
patience, the time is come, when the Many must, and
will, have their wrongs redressed by the Few !

HE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)
CITY'CLOCK.
A rumour is abroad that the, American shipO
Republic. has
arrived at Liverpool from New York, whence she sailed on
the 7th of January, bringing an accolint of the loss of a
transport vessel from Liverpool, bounrt to New York, having
on board about three hundred -passengers ; nearly all of whom
have perished. By the New York papers to the Bth of Ja-
nuary, received this morning in the Oil, it would appear this
report is greatly exaggerated.
From a New York irapar of the 6th of January, we copy
the following account of this shipwreck and loss of life :
" Intelligence has just been received from Hempstead
Beach, that the bark Mexico, from Liverpool, boarded
two days ago by the news' boats, not being able
to get a pilot, was driven ashore last night on
Hempsted Beach, a few miles east of Rockaway ; and out of
116 persons, passengers and crew, only eight are saved. This
vessel was below on Sunday evening, and announced in
our paper of yesterday as still below, with a flag of distress
flying ; but none being there to relieve her distress, no pilot to
take charge, she, with more than 100 human beings, perished
in sight almost of port."
Exchange from New York comes 109-to 109-; Bank Shares,
115 115} ex. div.
An opinion still prevails in the City that the preliminaries
for the disposal of the whole amount of the dead weight,
585,7401., have been settled with the Bank of England, and
that in a few days it will be transferred to other hands. It is
stated that negociations have been carried on between the
Directors of the Bank of England and the Managers of the
Equitable Assurance Association for the purchase. During
yesterday afternoon this report caused a heavy market in Con-
sols, attended with a great scarcity of money.
•

THE FUNDS.
Consols closed at 89i for the Account, and opened this
morning 893- / for Account ; Money the same. Exchequer
Bills, 17 19 ; India Bonds, 16 18 ; Bank Stock, 207 208.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 251 • Passive,
61 to 71; Portuguese, 48 to 481 ; Three per dents., 304
to 311-.

We extract the subjoined from the New York Express of
the 7th ult :
" This has been a holiday week. On Monday all business
was laid aside, and little has been done. Our rivers are
closed. The principal topic of conversation has been the nu-
merous distructive losses, both of lives and property. The
loss of lives has been greater in the same period of time than
has been known. The underwriters have suffered severely ;
but as they laid up a large surplus, they have been enabled to
pay their losses, and most of them make good dividends.
" The Cotton Market was firm, but no political_ news of im-
portance ; and the new year has commenced with much
brighter prospects. Should the Money Mr:kot get relieved,
there will be a great spring trade.
" ExcHA roe.—Foreign Bills on Etrgland• stand at WI,
which is about 2 per cent, below par.—Money.—The Banks
have now made up their yearly retorts, and there is a mani-
fest change in the Money Marl:.et.,.
Accounts have been received from Rio Janerio, stating that
the Government had detected the robbers of the Treasury,
and have recovered 120,L00mil recs, and had a clue to the
remainder.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
We have received the Journal of Commerce of Antwerp of
yesterday's date, which states from the Hague that the frigate
Bellona, on board which was Prince Frederick of the Nether-
lands, had arrived at itio Janeiro on the 29th November, after
a favourable Toyage. He was received with all the honours due
to his rank. They were to sail again on the 11th December
for Batavia. The Funds at Amsterdam on the 30th January
were, Five per Cents., 104 ; Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
53 13-16.
This day being Thursday, the Bank Directors usually meet ;
but up to the present time we do not learn that any communi-
cation has been made to the public, respecting the rate of inte-
rest. We must therefore wait the breaking-up of the Court
to hear the result.

Consols may be quoted at 894 / for the Account ; Exche-
quer Bills, 18 20 ; India Bonds, 18 19 ; Bank Stock, 207 208.
Spanish Active, 25i 4 ; Passive, 7; Deferred, 111 ; Por-
tuguese, 48}; Three per Cents., 31.
Private letters from Lisbon received this morninr, state, that
while the Prince was walking, with two English 'Noblemen,
stones were thrown at him. Lord Dillon, who was with him,
immediately seized the person. On being examined the man
was found to be insane.

THREE 0' CL 0 CIL
Consols for the Account, 891 a.

TILE
INFLUENZA.—The weather still continues in
a changeable and unsettled state, now exhibiting mvAch mild-
ness, and again displaying all the severity of mid-Kinter. It
is, we suppose, owing to this cause that the influenza has
scarcely, if at all, abated amongst us, its sever:Ay being more
felt by the aged and the infirm, than by the other classes of
the community. We regret to state that in many cases it has
proved fatal ; and that the mortality in the city, chiefly from this cause, still continues to a considerable extent. In the
West Church burying-ground yesterday, nineteen corpses were
interred, being the largest number that ever occurred in that
churchyard in one day. In the Calton and Canongate bury-
ilia-grounds,. we unders,tand, the number of funerals is on the
decline.—Edinbut.o Courant.
A paragraph having recently appeared in a provin-
cial(taper (the Bristol, we believe), stating that Sir Charles
C. 13., Rear-Admiral of the White, had lately died, we
take the earliest opportunity of contradicting, the report; and,
from information, are enabled to state that Sir Charles is in
perfect health, and now superintendent of the dockyard, Pent-
broke, not having yet been superseded.
Lord Vernon has arrived in town from Derby-
shire,