The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-17 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The express from Paris this morning is of some ho-
portance, by which it appears that there has been a reli-
gious riot in the above capital, and had it not been for the
great exertions of the National Guard, a great number of
the churches would have been demolished ;—this is a
proof what respect the French have for religion.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 80A--1 for the ac-
count, opened at the same price, and remain at the above
quotation at present, with little doing. In the foreign
market nothing doing. Two New York packets have ar-
rived off Liverpool, but the letters and papers have not yet
been received.

HALF-PAST ONE.
The private letters this day from Paris speak of secret
associations, chiefly influenced and conducted by the
clergy, to bring about a counter-revolution, and the policy
they adapt appears to be to bring back France to a republic,
when the anarchy which would arise from such a state
of things would enable them to throw off the mask, and
openly declare again for the old dynasty. The chief blow
is expected to take place in the south of France.
A Hamburg mail has arrived. The Hamburg Papers
of the 11 th give dates from Berlin of the 10th, which
do not mention a word of the entrance of the Russians
into Poland.

American Papers have bees received at the North and
South American Coffee-house to the 19th of January.
They do not contain any news worth giving.
There is a report in thetn of a Sicilian brig from Rio
de Janeiro, arrived at Gibraltar, stating that she was
boarded by his Majesty's brig Falcon, and informed the
Captain that she together with a British frigate had
captured near the Island of Ascension a pirate ship,
mounting 50 guns with 300 men, of whom she lost in
the action one-third, and the captutiiig ships 22 men.
Consols have reached in the course of the morning
SO,-h-3- for the account, and at present they are 80i
with little business doing. The private letters from Par.s
state that all was quiet again.

In the Foreign 11Iarket little or no business going for-
ward.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, SO

A library for the people has been commenced
at Stamford under very encouraging auspices ; the num-
ber of volumes already obtained, we understand, is 1,100.

It appears, from Parliamentary Returns, that
five thousand three hundred and seventy nine " beer
houses" have been opened under the new Act, in England
and Wales ; while the number of public houses licensed is
45,624 ; the number of beer.houses opened in Wales is
1,773, nearly half the number opened in all England—
the number for England is 3,606.

COW; CIRCU ,ATZ.

Prince GEORG r of Cumberland, at end; (1 by Sir GEORGE
QUENTIN, left town for Kew yester I iy. H s Royal High-
ness coursed in the neighbourhood.

A c ,nference on the affairs ofB&-zioni was hell by th!
representatives of the Great Powers yes erday aft, noon a
the Foreign-office. There were present the Russian,
French, and Austrian Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister,
the Baron DE WEISSENBERG, and Viscount PALMERSTON.
The meeting broke up soon after three o'clock, at which
time a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
which was attended by Earl GREY, the 'Marquis of LA Ics-
DOWNE, Lord DURHAM, Viscount .MEl,Bounwr, Viscount
PALMERSTON, Viscount GODERICH, the Earl of CAR-
LISLE, the Right Hon. C. GRANT, and Lord HOLLAND,
The Council sat in deliberation till five o'clock. The
LORD CHANCELLOR arrived at the Foreign-office while
the Ministers were separating. The Noble and Learned
Lord had an interview with Earl GREY.
A deputation of the manufacturers of printed calicoes,
headed by Lord STANLEY and Mr. WILSON PATTEN, the
members for Lancashire, attended at the Treasury yester-
day, and had a conferenee with Viscount AI:CHORE.
A deputation of merchants connected with the Cape
Wine trade, headed by Mr. BoaaanAir,E, hid an inter-
view with Viscount HowicK, at the Colonial-office yes..
terday.

IllOnsieur GOROSTIZA, the Mexican Minister, had an
interview with Viscount PALmEasTos yesteiday, at the
Foreign-office.

Messrs. PROTHEROE and R. L. CHANCE delivered the
Bristol petition to Viscount ALTHORP yesterday.

BRIGHTON, FEB. IG.

His MAJFSTY gave audience this morning to Baron
MUNCHAUSEN, the Earl of EGREMONT, Lord RENDI. FS-
HAM, and Colonel DOWNMA N. After which, his MAJESTY
took a carriage airing, accompanied by Madlle. D'EsTE,
towards the Dike.

Her M%JESTY, accompanied by Miss WILSON, Miss
JOHNSTONE, Prince LEOPOLD, and Lord VALLETORT, rode
on horseback for nearly two hours, and returned to the
Palace at half-past four o'clock.

The Earl of EGRENIONT, Sir WA THEN WA LLEit, Colonel
and Mrs. WYN DI/A 31, HOll. Mr. and Mrs. WINDSOR, Sir
GEORGE SHI Fl IS ER, General WIIRATLEY, Prince ',Eo-
n:n.l), and the Duke of BUCKING HAM, had the honour of
dining with their MAJESTIES.

Mrs. FITZHERBERT and Mr. and Mrs. JERNINGH
were invited for the evening.
The QUEEN'S private band was in atten 'ance. Mr.
GurrEnincE played a solo on the pianoforte.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM, Sir WATHEN WALLER,
and Gen. WHEA TLEY, have arrived at the Palace. Prince
LEoroma and Sir HENRY SEATON arrived on Monday.
The calls at the Palace this morning include the folL)w-
ing persons—viz , Marchioness WELLESLEY and Miss
CATON, Earl DELAWARE, Viscount and Viscountess GAGE,
Sir THOMAS and Lady M'MAHON, Mr. MONTAGUE BUR-
GOYNE, Lord JOHN CHURCHILL, Captain P. BOUVERIE,
Mr. L U KIN, Mr. HAMILTON, Earl of EG REMONT, Sir
ROBERT and Lady WIGRAM, Marquis and Marchioness of
CARMARTHEN, Lady AG NES BULLER, Sir CH A RI. ES
DOYLE, Mrs. and Miss B. MATHEW, Mr. THOMAS SHIFE,
NER, Sir GEORGE ar.d Lady BERKELEY, Captain SULLI-
VAN, A. D. C., Sir C. MuscitovE, Captain HAttcoußT,
Lady CHA IA LES and Miss SOMERSET, Hon. Captain Poll-
LETT, Lieut. Colonel MAIR, &c.
Lord and Lady Eartot and gamily will take their dept..
ture for London to-morrow.