The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-10 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 902 -1-3 for the February
Account, opened this morning at 9011 Money ; 891 Ex:
dividend ; Exchequer Bills, 22 24 ; India Bonds, 12 14 ;
Bank Stock, 210 211 ; India Stock, 2551-256 k ex-dividend.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 'continue at the
closing prices of yesterday, 25} 4 ; Passive, 71 8 ; De-
ferred, 12* ; Portuguese, 481 ; Three per Cents., 3111- 31.
HALF-PAST ONE.

A Jamaica mail has arrived of the 24th of November ;
but as yet we have received no papers. Letters are in
town, but they do not communicate any news of importance.
We have seen letters from Madrid of Dec. 31. The
news of the raising of the siege of Bilboa had not up to that
day reached the capital. Much was expected from the ap-
pointment of General Saarsfield to the chief command of
the army of the North. A combined movement was to be
made on Tolosa, Durango, Irun, and Fuentarabia ; and
large sums of money were being sent to the army.
Consols are not quite so good as in the early part of the
morning, and have receded from 90 to 90 for Money ;
89 ex-dividend. The chief business doing is making up
the accounts against Friday, which is settling-day for Con-
sols. Exchequer Bills 23 25 premium ; India Bonds 14
12 prem. ; Bank Stock 210,1.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 251 ; Passive
; Portuguese 48 ; 3 per Cents., 30i 4 ; and Colum,
bian 27k.
Consols for the Account, 901.

THREE O'CLOCK.

The Army and Navy Promotions, we are assured,
will both make their appearance on Tuesday (this day).
The Admiralty have had to fight hard against the desire of
the King, who wishes to give flags 'to very meritorious
officers, whose sea services since their attainment of the
rank of Captain, do not, agreeably to the regulations of
the service, and the Orders in Council, entitle them to
such an honour.—Hampshire Telegraph.

THE " STANDARD" AND LOUIS PHILIPPE.—
The learned doctors who conduct the Standard seem to be
clean daft upon the subject of the Citizen-King, whom they a•e
very needlessly encouraging into despotism. If not labour-
ing under monomania upon the subject, they certainly write
their articles after having breakfasted dla fourchette. The
other day they went to the length of not only misrepre-
senting grossly, but actually misquoting Dupin's speech,
though published in their own columns, for the purpose
of uttering a panegyric upon their precious pet.—Carlton
Chronicle.

THE MISSING WIIALERS.-Our countrymen will
regret to learn that there are no further accounts of the
ships beset in the ice—nor can any now be hoped for until
the spring. As most, if not all the vessels, however, were,
we understand, provided with provisions, &c., for such a
contingency, we trust, on the breaking up of the ice in
spring, they will all be heard of. A clamour has been at-
tempted to be got up against the Government because they
have declined to fit out a vessel at a great expense, and ex-
pose the lives of a number of men, for an object which has
been proved to be impracticable, that of a ship, in the dead
of winter, and the midst of darkness, making her way through
fields of ice. The best humanity is to afford succour to
such of the families of those absent men as may stand in
need of it. But the clamour against the Government is a
mere party manoeuvre. Of all the disguises under which
party spirit seeks to hide its deformity, that in which it as-
sumes the garb of religion or humanity is the most disgust-
ing.—Shetland Journal.

Major Gwynne Holford, in an address to the free-
holders and electors of the county of Brecknock, has an-
nounced his intention, whenever a dissolution takes place,
to come forward as a candidate to represent that county In
Parliament. The Gallant Major is a staunch Liberal.-
IVelshman.

An event occurred on the last day of the old year
which is supposed to be without parallel in the annals of
the Wear. From the deck of the William Herdman, which
was discharging a cargo of timber in the Long Tier, a had-
dock of surprising magnitude was seen sportina, in the
river. After repeated attempts Mr. George Wardle suc-
ceeded in bringing hirn to land, when this giant of his
Will, measuring upwards of six feet in length, was greeted
with shouts from the astonished beholders, who shrewdly
guessed that a haddock of such colossal proportions must
have mistaken his proper locality when he entered the river
Wear.—Shields Observer.

The severe weather which had set in, when our last
week's paper went to press, still continues ; although little
snow has fallen since that period. The roads are, in con-
quence, generally re-opened, and communications resumed
with most parts of the kingdom. Owing to the disconti-
nuance of the heavy—nay tremendous gales of wind from
the north-oast, the sea has considerably fallen, and the mer-
chant vessel again ventures in its bosom, unmindful of
recent and disastrous perils. The continued intensity of
the frost has been the means of closing the river Wear near
Hylton Castle and higher up, but the navigation of this
port suffers little hinderance in consequence. Although, as
before stated, the roads are in general re-opened, yet
owing to the vast depth of snow in many places, travelling
is retarded, and the mails are not yet able to keep their
accustomed time, even with extra horses.—Sunderland
Herald.
During the last week, a series of meetings were
held in this town in connection with the Total Absti-
nence Society. On Tuesday, the 27th ult., a sermon was
preached in the Wesleyan Seceders' Tabernacle, by Mr. T.
B. Young ; on Wednesday night a public meeting was held
in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mr. Priestman of New
castle in the chair ; ou Thursday evening a tea party was
held in the Tabernacle, which was numerously attended.
The Mayor presided on the occasion.—Sunderland Herald.
A Coroner's inquest was held at the house of Mr.
John Straker, sign of the Pit Lad, West Rainton, on
Tuesday last, before T. C. Maynard, Esq., Coroner, on
view of the body of Catharine, daughter of Mr. John Reed,
farmer, of that place, a little girl about ten years of age,
who died from the effects of a wound received by the burst-
ing of a gun on the 9th ult. There had been a wedding
in the village, and, according to a custom prevalent in the
colliery districts, which, however, is much to be deprecated,
the happy couple were followed by parties firing guns over
their heads. When opposite to Mr. Reed's passage a gun
burst, and part of the barrel carried away the right temple
of the deceased, and lodged behind the eye of Mr. R.'s
servant, both of whom were standing at the door. The
servant was severely wounded, and has lost an eye, but
is now in a fair way of recovery. The unfortunate de-
ceased, whose brains protruded through the wound, lingered
till Saturday last, when she expired. It was proved on the
inquest that John Ranson, the person who fired the gun,
had been warned to desist by the parish clerk, and he was
committed to our goal, charged with manslaughter, on the
Coroner's warrant.—Durhanz Advertiser.

The temperature of the atmosphere has been as low
in the southern as in the northern parts of France. At
Toulouse the snow fell heavily for several days succes-
sively, and completely obstructed .the streets. The ther-
mometer fell to 51 below zero of Reaumur, or 20 of
Fahrenheit, and the canals were frozen over so as to stop
navigation.

Arrangements are in progress for entertaining Mr
O'Connell at public dinners in Mayo, Sligo, Athlone, Kil-
kenny, &c.—. Dublin Evening Mail,