The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

We continue in the same predicament as yesterday, and
at present we only hear of the arrival of one inland mail
(Portsmouth). As yet we have no delivery of any letters
from the Post-office, in consequence of which everything is
at a stand still in the City, and impedes commercial tran-
sactions to a very great extent.
In the speculations in the funds there is also a great
stagnation, owing to the non-arrival of any of the foreign
mails.

Consols opened at the leaving off price of yesterday,
894 for the opening.
Spanish, 19+ ; Portuguese, 44i ; Three per Cents.,
281 29 ; Colombian, ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 544,

HALF-PAST ONE.

To the present time of writing, we only hear of the
arrival of two inland mails, the Portsmouth and Pool ; 28
various mails, with those not arrived yesterday, are still
due. Two expresses have been sent after the Dover mail ;
great fear is entertained for the above mail, as having met
with some accident. Several of the mails which proceeded
last night on their journies were obliged to return, owing
to the great depth of snow.
Consols have reached during the morning 89+, same at
present for the opening ; Reduced, 88i 881, scarce a bar-
gain doing ; Exchequer Bills, 20, 18 prem. ; India Bonds,
II prem ; Bank Stock, 2081 2091 ; Spanish Active, 191 ;
Passive, .5i 51 ; Deferred, 7it 78 ; Portuguese, 44 ; Three
per Cents., 29.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 89 to 894.

THE ANIMALS' FRIEND SocIETY.—The Hon.
Secretary and agents of this valuable institution last week
again brought to punishment the notorious keeper of a
dog and badger-pit, James Cox. He was fined 20s. and 6d.
costs by Mr. Bennett. his wife was also charged in the
offence, but was excused. The most revolting cruelty was
described by the witnesses. The lion. Secretary also
caused the driver of James Burge to be fined by Mr
Jeremy for cruelty to a horse. The moiety of the fine, 10s.,
which was awarded to the Secretary, was given by him to
the poor box.
Heberle, who was first introduced to an English
audience by Mr. Monck Mason when he had the Opera,
will appear, with Fanny Elsler, at the King's Theatre
in the ensuing season. She had retired from the profes-
sion, having married one of the partners in a rich bank-
ing firm, but in consequence of her husband's unexpected
failure, she returns to the stage, although she still retains
her own private property of 250/. per annum.
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The Manchester Guardian denies the truth of the
statement put forth a few days ago by a contemporary,
relative to the negotiation between the Bank of England
and the Northern and Central Bank :—" We are insured
that, instead of those negociations having resulted in any
such arrangement as the one mentioned in the Morning
Post, they have assumed, during the last two days an ap-
pearance much more favourable to the Northern and Cen-
tral Bank than they bore a .week ago." The Guardian
adds—" We cannot leave this subject without expressing our
strong disapprobation of the wanton and reckless manner
in which a certain portion of the London press has re-
cently assailed the credit of different banking establishments
in this neighbourhood. At a time like the present,
when alarm is very easily created, it is next to impos-
sible for any bank to withstand a systematic and persevering
hostility like that which has been recently manifested to-
wards the Northern and Central Bank of England by one
or two metropolitan newspapers calling themselves Conser-
vative, but whose conduct appears to have been dictated by
nothing better than a desire to produce a monetary panic,
and thereby to throw the commerce and manufactures of
the country into confusion, for the furtherance of some
despicable party object. We are known strongly to dis-
approve of the system on which the Northern and Central
Bank has been conducted ; but we would not on that account
the less decidedly express our indignation at the spirit in
which it has been assailed."
Sir'Roger and Lady Sophia Gresley have arrived
at Beaudesert, to join the party now assembled there.
Earl Fitzwilliatn and the Ladies Fitzwilliam have
arrived at Wentworth-park from visiting his Lordship's es;
tates in Shropshire. Lord Dundas and some branches 0'
his family have been on a visit to the Noble Earl.
The Duke of Devonshire gave an elegant
arY
dinner to
us a select party at Devonshire-hoe on Christmas-day. Eery
n January his Grace will return to Chatsworth, to super"
intend the improvements in progress there.