The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-21 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
(Posted at the North and South American Coffee-house.)
FALMOUTII, JULY 19.—The Briseis has just arrived from
Mexico, twenty-six days from Havannah—freight 300,000
dollars, on merchants account ; six passengers; all well.
Our arrivals this morning being very few, there is a great
dearth of information in the City, up to the present hour.

Tfiß FUNDS

This being settling day in the British Funds, the chief busi-
ness doing is settling the Account. The extreme fluctuation
during the Account has been about two per cent.,_ which is
not of that magnitude to cause any failure, and there is no
doubt that it will go off well.
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Consols, which-closed yeste. day at 921 a for the Account,
opened at the same price this morning ; Money, 91 to k. Ex-
chequer Bills, 45 47 p,rem. ; India Bonds, 45 47 ; Bank Stock,
208 209 ; India Stock, 256 257.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which closed at
191, have been done at 20 201 ; Portuguese, 391 401 ; Spa-
nish Passive, 44 5 ; Deferred, 71 i ; Dutch, 524 s ; Co-
lombian, 244.
The weekly meeting of the Bank Directors, which took
place yesterday, passed over as usual with their regular 'nisi
ness. It is stated that the Bank discounted freely; in conse-
quence of which, money is more easy than for several days past.
We do not perceive much bustle in the city for the approach-
ing election for the City Member. This day a meeting takes
place, and it is generally thought that the former representa-
tives will be re-elected.

HALF-PAST ONE.
It is now positively stated that the courier who left Paris
on the 11th inst. for Madrid, took with him the contract
signed at Paris, of the New Spanish 4oart, which has been
for some time past in negotiation in the above capital ; and in
connection with this subject we can add, from good authority,
that the commercial treaty between England and Spain is ac-
tually completed, by which British cottons will be admitted
into Spain on a moderate duty.
A large sale of East India and other cottons are now goirg
on very brisk ; about ten thousand bales will be offered to tie
trade.

The settling of the account is going off well, which proves
to be a bear account. They are short of money stock. Con-
sols, which were in the course of the morning at 92}
reached 924; must be quoted at present 911 ex-dividend ;
money, 91 ; Exchequer Bills improved, 46 48 premium ;
.India Bonds, 48 46 ; Bank Stock, 208 k.
In the Foreign Market there is an improvement since the
morning •in Spanish Active, which may be quoted at 201 1,
owing to the prevailing opinion that Don Carlos will not be
able to take Valencia; also that the Spanish Government
have succeeded in the contract for a new loan. Portuguese,
40k; Dutch Two.and•a-Ilalf per Cents., 521 ; Colombian,
24 ; Brazilian, 84.
It is reported that Mr. Horsley Palmer will have a majority
against him of 1,400.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
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Consols for the Account, 91k.

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The copious showers that have this week fallen in
many parts have put quite a different appearance on vegetation,
and we believe they arc not come too late to improve the oats
and barley very much; the wheat scarcely wanted it, but yet
it will assist in filling the car. The turnips were growing
better than could have been expected befure the rain came,
and we see several pieces now quite safe from the fly.
Peas are getting ripe in many situations, and the fallow in
the Weald will now work well ;- though we hope we may
soon have to report more rain, fur in this county we have not
had sufficient.—Brighton Gazette.

About daybreak on Monday morning, the post gig,
with the Glasgow mail bag for Lanark, after leaving Airdrie,
had to pass through a mob of colliers, by which it was at-
tacked and grievously maltreated. While some stopped and
held the horse, others cut part of the harness and overturned
the gig. The post-boy, with an acquaintance seated beside
him, were severely bruised by the fall, and the mail bags scat-
tered on the road. The horse then furiously set off, dragging
the vehicle or, its side, while the post-boy's dog gave instant
battle to the colliers, and after tearing some of them, put them
all to flight. There seemed to have been no intention of rob-
bery--the attack being merely an act of riotous mischief. A
statement of the circumstances was immediately despatched to
the Postmaster General in Edinburgh.—Scots Times

Yesterday morning, a lad named Hugh Logg a
habit and repute housebreaker and thief, was apprehended by
a policeman at Fountainbridge, with a number of articles of
male and female wearing apparel, which it is suspected he
must have recently stolen. One of the linen shirts is marked
" J. Rodger."—Scotsman.

POLITICAL BANKS.—There can be no reason why
the cashier of a bublic bank should not take a part in political
contests like any other public individual ; but what shall we say
of such a person sending directions to the agents of that bank
in country towns, to canvass or recruit for votes to a candi-
date ?—no matter whether that candidate is Whig or Tory.
What is this, but perverting a commercial establishment into a
political engine, abusing its influence, bringing odium upon it,
and sacrificing the interest of the shareholders to the private
partialities of their servant? We are not describing an ima-
ginary case.—Scotsman
All the Tories have been most properly omitted in
the re appointments of the Lords in Waiting. The Earl of
Surrey will be the Treasurer of the Household, and among the
new Equerries are Ccl. Grey, Lord Alfred Paget, and Col,
Buckley, son-in-law of the Earl of Radnor.