The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 944 for the Account, opened at
the same price, and may be: quoted at 934 t, Money 93A to 93; ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 63 65; India Bonds, 64 66.
This is settling day in the Foreign Market, consequently the brokers
and jobbers are chiefly occupied in settling their accounts. Dutch
Stock has experienced the most fluctuations, the extreme has been about
3 per cent. In Brazil Stock during the account there has also bean
about the same. 'We do not hear of any defaulters, nor is It supposed
there will be any, as the chief business is done with the first-rate spe-
culators. Spanish Active rather lower, 211 t, with Coupons; Portu-
guese, 30,1; 31 ; Three per Cents., 20i 91; Brazilian, 70i ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half, 544 ; Mexican, 27i 28 ; Columbian. 28i 29.
33pepreCrecnetn.
Cent
.......
.9f4.114
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Bank Stock India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. — Ditto Bonds —
`Old South.N n'Srf an
i tBi et .k. ....... ......
Di t•

Jitio Red. - New Ditto -
New 3% per Cent IOOX 1% 1 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751._ -
New 5 per Cent........- ........... - Exch. Bills. IEI,OOO 63 65 om.
Bank LongAnnultiestoexpire Ditto
..............500 ll3 65 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 - I Ditte Small
1-
,Oct. 10, 18511
Jan. 5, 1880 - Ditto Comniercial
--- Ditto Adveeised 59 pm
- Bank stock for Account - - pm. 5, 1860 I
2JO
April 5, 1880.... ...... .. .. - I India Stock for Account ...... ... --
-Jan. 5, 1878. - l Consols for Acconnt 93% %
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL )CK•
Austrian Bonds -
Belgian Bonds - Ditto Acconnt ........... -
Ditto Acc0unt......... ...... - Portugueseßinads........- ........ 68
Brazilian Bonds .... .............. 7131% Ditto Account -
- D;tto New Bonds. 3l 30%
- Ditto Acncunt -
- Ditto, 3 per cent. '2o%
• Prussian Bonds -
• Russian Bords, im ......
• Ditto Account -
Ditto Metallic ........ • -
Spanish Boncit -
Ditto Account -
Ditto 80nd5.1414. 21%%
Ditto Account 2134%%
French, 5 per cent..." .... -f. -' ------ 4 per cent.
--- 3 rer cent. .-f -'.
----- Exchange -f. -c.
Dutch, 3% per cent 54% M
Ditto Account 5433(1
D itto
Ditto,cent.-- -
A.ccount .-
DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
?aid. Per Share.
British Iron Company ...-....----- ..... -.----.. 50 16 1514 16
:.'astern Counties Railway 5 5%
Edinburgh and Glasgow .....-.. ••••• ...• ~.,... 3 5
c.reat Western Railway Company ....... 65 01 'I
Bright an 'railway Company .--......---- -.... 8 105,4 Hs 11
..olidon and Blackwail Raiiiray ......,„_ ....... 5
7%
London and Birniinghain Railway Company ..„„, 90 -
Ditto 11 Shares ------- ..... ..... -.... 5 32%
5l ncliester and Birmingham Railway ........ ...... 7 10% 10
5%
12 11
Asphalts,Noilern aCndlluidliagtet"ers Pnatßeanitlw.al....Cfna23.'.... .. ........ , 28
HALF-PAST 0 NE O'CLOCK.
The business transacting during the morn .ing in the British and
Foreign market has not been to any extent, with the exception of
settling the Foreign account, which is of a h.,:ivier description than
Cor some time past, but to the present time it is g oing off well.
Consols, which was time in the earlier part of 04 day at 93} g for
the Account, have since declined to 94 i, Mon sY, 93A ; Exchequer
Bills, 63 65 ; India Bonds, 54 66,

Ditto Account::

Buenos Ayres Bonds

Ditto ACcount ~

MTlliau Bonds ..

Ditto Account ..,

Columbian
Ditto Account
C)lumbian Bonds, .1(-1
28%

Ditto Account
Oinish Bonds ............

Ditto Account
Greek Bon4s
Ditto Bends, 18.25 ..

Bitto Account ..........
Mexican Bonita, 5 per cent....

Ditto Account -
Ditto, 6 per cent. ..... 2714%
Ditto Acc0unt........ 2.7N
Neapolitan
PRICES OF SHARES THL

Spanish Active, 21i with Coupons; Portugu4 50.4 ; Three per
Cents. 214; Mexican, 27i I; Columbian, 24 ' ; Brazilian, MI;
Dutch, 541

In the Share Market, very little doing, Brighton h etter, 3 prem. ; Bri-
ish Iron, 16 ; Claridge's Asphalte, 11.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for the Account, 93 1.

DEFENCE OF SLAVERY.

TO SIR GEORGE GREY.

Spa GRORGE—T listened with deep interest to your very
able and effective speech, delivered in the House of Commons
last night; and as one of a body of men whom you thought right to
assail several times, where they could not defend themselves,
I beg to submit to you the following remarks, which apply only
to the great principle in dispute.
You, Sir George, in an official capacity, have given utterance to
sentiments which we did not expect from you as a man and as an
Englishman. A contract (you say) was entered into between
the British Parliament and the West Indian proprietors. Are
the negroes bound by that contract ? Are the fortunes and
persons of men to be disposed of by a bargain, in the making
of which they had no voice whatever ? There exists, Sir
George, in India, a large body of men called Thugs.
They enter into a more solemn compact than that which, you
say, involves the faith of Parliament; and the object of it is
to commit as many murders as possible. And why is not that
compact binding? Clearly because it is immoral. But, Sir
George, very near to the command " Thou shalt not kill," is
another, " Thou shalt not steal." And what is the object of
that infamous contract you have eulogised? To commit rob-
bery —to deprive nearly 800,000 human beings of freedom till
1840 ; and all of them who can work of the wages of their
labour. " The hire of the labourer, which is of you kept
back by fraud, crieth." In the name of Almighty God, I
ask, who gives you and the planters a right to seize and ap-
propriate to the masters' use the hard-earned fruits of the
black man's toil, till the year 1840 ?
In concluding, let me assure you that, in the minds of a
large number of gentlemen who were your auditors last night,
and whose opinions you do not and cannot despise, the
name of Sir George Grey will henceforward be associated
with what they must deem a most needless and callous defence
of fraul and slavery.—l am, Sir George,
One who hoped better things from a Liberal Government,
W. ROBINSON.