The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

THE FUNDS_,Hw DAY.

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We have no foreign mails this morning ; o are due,
viz., the French and 'Hamburgh.
The exchange from New York 'has abanced 1 per cent.,
8f 2.• Bank Shares have declined 4 per cent., 1091.
The New York Dail,y 2xpress, of the Ist of November,
has the following
" The state of the Money Market has been the principal
subject of conversation to-day among all classes. Low as
Stocks were on Saturday, they went lower to-day, and
below any rate they have yet been sold at. Money in the
street was decidedly lighter than any day of late. The best
of notes were sold at 2 per cent. a month. Exchange on
England to 1081. Notwithstanding the scarcity of money,
there has been no failure, either among the merchants or
the brokers. On Saturday the notes for two cargoes of
teas fell due, amounting to over three hundred thousand
dollars, all of which was met without a single defalcation."
The only news by mail to-day was that of the loss of the
steam-boat Royal Tar, bound from St. John's to Portland.

THE FUNDS.
In the failure which took place on Saturday, of an East
India House, in the city, we are glad to state that there
is every hope that the firm will again resume its mercantile
operations. It is stated they have received considerable
remittances. The failure at Liverpool in the Brazilian
trade has been anticipated for several days.
Owing to the French mail not having arrived, with the
express from Paris, we are very dull in the city for want
of intelligence from the Peninsula. The speculators in
Spanish Securities are very anxious to ascertain the fate
of Bilboa.

Consols, which left off yesterday buoyant at 87i 88 for
the Account, opened at the same price this morning—at
present 88 to lti ; for Money, 87/1 88. Exchequer Bills,
3 5 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank- Stock, 2021 2031 ; India
Stock, 255 256.
Spanish Active, 18 ; Passive, 5; ; Deferred, 7i ;
Portuguese, 491 50 ; Three per Cents., 301 31 P • Colom-
bian, 211 ; Mexican, 214 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 52153 k.

HIGH WINDS.
On the Royal Exchange—the top which covers the
statue of King Henry the Eighth, and part of the balus-
trade round the'Change, has been thrown down into the
Change. Fortunately it was not 'Change hours, other-
wise lives would have been lost. No person has been
injured.

At Lloyd's—The central skylight. has received much
damage.

At the City of London Tavern--The windows have
been blown in.

HALF PAST ONE.
During the storm this morning the wind had the effect
to unroof the church opposite the bank, corner of St.
Bartholemew-lane. The lead on the top was completely
rolled up.
Consols which had 'reached in the early part hP the
morning 886 11'.-ve receded to 87k, nt present 87,188.
Excheali.er Bills' 6 8 ; India Bonds, 6 8; hank Stock,
9in 4 India Stock, 255 6 ; Spanish, 181 ; Pas-
s-i,,°, 61; Deferred, 71 ; Portuguese, 48/ 9 ; Three per
Cents., 29,1 30 ; Mexican, 21i. _ _

- Consols for the THREE O'CLOCK.
Account, 87 88.

Great scarcity prevails in parts of the county of
Sligo, in Ireland, winch, it is much feared, will
approach
absolute famine in the winter, if something is not speedily
done to alleviate the pressing wants of the poor in an ex-
tensive district in that county.

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DEATH OF THE HON.

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" The first time Lord Byron called at Melbourne House,
he came with Moore and Rogers ; my child, a beautiful
boy, of three years old, fell asleep on his knee, and he sat
for two hours, fearful of awakening him. In the very spirit
of prophecy, Rogers wrote, on that occasion, the following
lines :

" TO AN INFANT SLEEPING IN A POET'S ARMS.
" Oh ! wake thee, Cherub ! sleep:not there,
Where passion's throes the soul deform;
So rests the seraph of the air
Upon the cloud that veils the storm.
" Oh ! wake thee, dearest ! for the heave
Of that proud heart is fraught with care;
Those arms that fold thee--to deceive,
For there's a sltlimb'ring serpent there :
" A serpent that will shortly wake,
And IVer each flower of bliss be twined;
From hope her dream of rapture take,
And blight the Eden of the mind.
" Then wake thee, boy—for even now
The poison works with subtle art;
Prepared with many a traitor vow
To break thy Boating mother's heart."
Lady Caroline Lamb, born Nov. 13, 1785, died in
Pall-mall, on the evening of Friday, Jan. 25, 1828, in her
forty-third year. The cemetery of Lord Melbourne's
family is at Hatfield.

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DES OF FORGERY.

We have heard recently of several casus of alleged for-
gery by parties moving in a respectable sphere ;abut we
purposely abstained from all premature and ex parte state-
ments respecting them. The apprehension of an individual
last Tuesday evening, on the charge of forging an ac-
ceptance to a bill of exchange, with his examination yester-
day at the New Bailey, and his committal for trial at the
next Lancaster Assizes, are now matters
of public intelli-
genc3. On Tuesday evening last, the deputy constable of
Manchester apprehended Mr. Benjamin Dickinson, of the
firm of Samuel Dickinson and Son, cotton and waste mer-
chants. The prisoner, who is a young man, well attired,
wasagi broughtte up yesterday, before Mr. Foster, the sitting
Mstra.
WI:el the prisoner was placed at the bar, Mr. B
said that he was not prepared to go into the case theran, nondt behalf of the prisoner, and the other side having no objec-
tian to allow it to stand over till the following day, he (Air.
Brandt) was ready to consent that the prisoner should re-
main in custody till then. The bill produced was in the
following form,

.E 134105. Manchester, April 15, 1836.
Three months after date, pay to the order of ourselves, one
hundred and thirtyfour pounds ten shillings. Valr.e recd.
To Messrs. Lees and Bottomley.
Greenacres Moor. (Signed)
SAMUEL DICKINeSON & SON.
Payable in London.
The acceptance purported to be by " Lees and Bot-
tomley, Greenacres Moor ;" and at the back the endorse-
ments were as stated in evidence.
Mr. John Lees, of the firm of Lees and Bottomley, of
Greenacres Moor, was then sworn, and having examined
the bill, and that be bad not accepted it, or authorised any
one to accept it for him, and that the acceptance was not
his writing.
Mr. Saunders then handed another bill of exchange to
the witness, which was drawn on " Messrs. Lees and Bot-
tomley, spinners, Greenacres Moor, near Oldham." Mr.
Bottomley repe4ted the same statement as to this bill, in
the acceptan•ze of which his name was correctly spelled.
Mr. Lee; was then recalled, and he stated that he had
had so7r.c conversation with the prisoner in the Peacock,
Maiket-street, about two months ago. Witness and his
partner had been tirritten to about some of these bills,
and he asked the prisoner, as they had been great friends,
how it was he had taken the liberty of accepting them
in their name ; and the prisoner replied that the accep-
tance was that of a Messrs. Lees and Bottomley, in Ire-
land, and that it was for the accommodation of Mr. James
Bakewell as much as himself. He had titt taken any
steps to apprehend. the prisoner at that tirrte, but left the
matter in the hands of the firm's at'iorneys, Messrs.
Whitehead and Barlow.
Mr. Saunders said that he had anther bill, drawn by
the prisoner, in the name of his fire, " Samuel Dickinson
and Son," upon Mr. Robert Hr..milton, wadding manu-
facturer, Manchester ; which pexported to be accepted by
Mr. Hamilton. It was then endorsed by the prisoner,
under the firm in which he 7,,,nd his father traded, to Messrs.
Dale, Atkin and Co., alra it purported to bear their en-
dorsement to Messrs. Daintrv, Royle and Co.
Mr. Robert Hatni'Aen, cotton wadding manufacturer,
Edge-street, stated 'that the acceptance was not his writing.
The drawing 'my!, endorsement were in the handwriting of
the prisoner, 'Witness had not authorised any one to ac-
cept the for him.
Mr. Poster intimated that in his opinion this was a suf-
ficier4 'reason for makinc, the change in this instance, and
t!ie prisoner was accordingly' committed to Lancaster
tja.stle, and all the witnesses were bound over, in the usual
recognizanees, to appear and give evidence at the next
assizes at Lancaster.—illanehester Guardian of Saturday.

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Early on Sunday morning, the 27th\irtiiiiikfigk 7,
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Hon. Mr. Lamb, only son of Lord Melkquipe,- #.:
Lordship's house, in South-street. The hiteaciis
line Lamb, in her unpublished autograph journal and con-
fessions, thus alludes to Lord Byron, and her darling son,
now deceased :