The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-28 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITE TWELVE 0' CI 0 LK.
We have received the Gibraltar Chronicles to the 18th
December, and Malta papers to the 23d November.
The Cadiz Diaries contain no later accounts of the road
on which Gomez is moving, than those we have given from
the Madrid papers.
By the Malta papers we learn that Sir Henry F. Bou-
veric, the new Governor, hal arrived there, and had been
sworn into office with the usual formalities.
Our arrivals this morning are one Hamburg mail ; and
the Dublin, Waterford, Donaghadce, and Weymouth mails.
No ship letters.
The mails due are four French, one Ostend, and one
Holland. We likewise learn that 33 inland mails remained
due at 11 o'clock this morning.

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of
yesterday, 891 for the opening, with scarce a bargain
doing. Reduced, 88i 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 18 20 ; India
Bowls, 9 11 ; Bank Stock, 2084 2091; India, 259 260.
The Foreign Market is in a very inactive state. Spanish
Active, 191 ; Passive, 5i5.3- ; Deferred, n 4 ; Portu-
guese, 441 ; Three per Cents., 28:4 29i ; Colombian,
22i ; Mexican, 214 224 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 5,q-.
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The Malta mail was brought by the Hermes—sailed from
Malta on the 18th of November ; Gibraltar on the 18th of
December ; and from Cadiz on the same day.

HALF-PAST ONE.

Very little doing in the city, either in mercantile tran-
sactions or speculations in the funds, to the present hour,
owing to the non-arrival of the foreign and inland mails.
We hear that, up to twelve o'clock, thirty were still due.
This event causes very great inconvenience to the mercan-
tile community, particularly to those who have bills to pay,
and for which they expected remittances.
Consols have been during the morning at. 89/, buyers
for the opening ; Reduced, 881 ; Exchequer Bills, 21
prem. ; India Bonds, 10 11 prem. ; Bank Stock, 208
209 ; India, 259 260.
In the Foreign Market scarce a bargain doing. Spanish
Active, 191 ; Passive, 51 ; Deferred, 7i ; Portu-
guese, 44} ; Three per Cents, 29 ; Columbian, 22} ;
Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 541
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, Eq.

While a philosophical lecturer was yesterday even-
ing describing the nature of gas, a lady inquired of a gen-
tleman what he meant by oxy-gin and hydro-gin, or what
was the difference ? "My dear Madam," said he, " by
oxy-gin we mean pure gin, and by hydro-gin we mean gin
and water."
Yesterday morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, the
body of a respectable middle-aged man was discovered, at
the receding of the tide, lying in the mud near All Hallows
Stairs. Immediately that the body was discovered it was
conveyed to the workhouse, where it now lies to be owned.
The deceased was attired in a fustian-jacket, grey cloth
trousers, white stockings, and allele shoes. His linen was
not marked.
DUBLlN.—Thursday morning, about half-past four,
the inhabitants of Old Dominick-street, were thrown into
great alarm by the cries of " Fire," proceeding from the
house of Mrs. Fleming, No. 52, in the above street. The
flames spread with such rapidity that the inmates with great
difficulty escaped ; and we regret to add that the lady has
been so seriously injured that her life is despaired of. She
was unable to escape down stairs, and in the confusion she
threw herself into the yard from the second floor, from
whence she was extricated by Mr. Gorman, solicitor, who
occupies the adjoining house. The fire is said to have ori-
ginated in the neglect of a servant who was attending a child
which had been indisposed. The house was burned to the
ground, and not a vestige of property saved. The adjoin-
ing houses were also injured. The Lord Mayor was present,
also the police, and by their exertions, with the assistance of
the military, and the aid they received in working the
engines, the flames were extinguished about nine.
BROTHER JONATHAN'S NEW APPLICATION OF
STEAM POWER.—If I was 'listed for a Charley they'd
soon find out to holler the hour and ketch the thieves by
steam ; aye, and they'd take 'em to jail by a railroad, and
try 'em with biling water. They'll soon have black loco-
motives for watchmen and constables, and big bilers for
judges and mayors. Pigs will be ketch'd by steam next,
and biled fit for eating afore they'm done squeaking. By-
and-bye folks won't be of no use at all. There won't be
no people in the world but tea-kettles—no mouths but
safety-valves—and no talking but blowing off of steam. If
I had a little biler inside of me I'd turn omnibus ; and
week days I'd run from Kensington to the Navy Yard,
and Sundays I'd run to Fairmont.