The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-28 00:00:00

TIIE FUNDS.

The Funds and speculators are at a stand still ; at pre-
sent
not a bargain doing, and they are waiting for the
express from Paris to ascertain the prices of the French
Funds before they act ; but we have every reason to be-
lieve their curiosity will not he gratified. At an early
hour, therefore, we anticipated that no important specula-
tion would take place in the course of the morning.
The Dutch stenner is expected to arrive about three
o'clock, but will not bring later accounts from Poland
than those received yesterday.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 82 -,1-, opened at
the same price and remain so at present.
We hear that every thing is going on favourably in the
French capital.
It is settling day in the Foreign Market, and all is going
on fa►vourah'y.

BRITISH FUNDS.
per Cent. Red.
3Y, per Cent. New 8914
Four per Cent. (1826)—
India Bonds, 1 dis. par.
Exchequer Bills, 8 9
FUNDS.
Brazilian, 47',4 Greek, 16 18
Buenos Ayres, Mexican, 35,1 i 3614
Chilian, 1t 16 Peruvian, 10 12
Colombian, 11 12 Portuguese, 5034 5134
Danish, 6234 3 Prussian.
French 5 per Cent. 8834 914 Russian, 9134 2
Ditto 3 per Cent. 5934 603,4 Spanish, 1314 5

Bank Stock, shut
India ditto, 197 8
3 per Cent. Cons. 82 14
Ditto, for the Acct. 82!.4
3 per Cent. Red.

HALF•PAST ONE.
To the present hour we have no political information to
cornmunicate,—we have a complete blank day.
The Funds are also in a stagnant state : Consols have
been during the whole morning at 82/ to h for the Ac-
count, with little or nothing doing.
The Foreign Market is also very languid, where they
are occupied in settling their accounts, which are going off
well at present.
Accounts have been received at Dublin, by two ships
from Antigua, that the dreadful hurricane at Barbadoes
has been worse than at first represented : more lives and
shipping have been lost.
Consols, 824.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

Miss PORTER'S last romance of " The Field
of the Forty Footsteps" is a tale of London during the
Common-wealth, and it embodies one of the most strik-
ing legions to be found in the traditional lore of this or
of any other country. The spot where the chief event
occurred may even now be pointed out, and is often ex-
plored by the lover of tales of the olden times. A second
and cheaper edition of this elaborate work has just appeared.

CITY OF LONDON REFORM PETITIONS,

At a Special Court of Common Council held yestertl3)'
it having been resolved that the Lord Mayor, attended by
such members of the Court as cho•e to do so, should forth•
with wait upon Lord Brougham, and request his Lora'
ship to present the petition of the Common Council, PO L'
ing their Lordships not to reject the Reform Bill, tu,
Lord Mayor announced to the Court that the state WI:
was in attendance to convey them to Westminster for that

purpose.
A deputation of twenty-four, appointed to present.°
petition passed in the Common Hall on the same subject;
being also in attendance, were invited by the Lord MAY°
to join the other body for a similar purpose.
St
About 120 gentlemen proceeded up the water to We •
minster, with colours flying, and amid considerable cheer;
ing from the people. A salute was fired on their arritlai;
off Westminster-bridge, and on landing they walked id
procession, headed by the Lord Mayor, to the NO
Chamber, where they were received by the Lord Char
cellor, to whom the Lord Mayor thus addressed himself: op
..My Lord,—We wait on your Lordship to request that /it'll.
will have the kindness to present to the House of Lords this pep(
tion of the Common Council of the city of London in favour,
the Reform Bill now before that Honourable House. We
aware that we arc deviating from the usual course in so large
sit
attendance upon your lAmishiti, but we beg you will attributel
to its true cause, namely, the great zeal felt in favour of that 13",
A feeling that we live in no ordinary times, and that it is neek;
sary, in no ordinary manner, to give a public expression to
sentiments, has induced spontaneously the full attendance of V'
members of the Court now before your Lordship. We begt4:,
place this petition in your Lordship's hands, not doubting 'it
most zealous exertions on the pan of your Lordship to sulg,'
its prayer, and assuring you of our firm conviction that the P.'";, t
the safety of the public credit of the country will be place"
hazard unless this Bill be passed into a law."
The Lord Mayor then also placed in the hands of the
Lord Chancellor the petition passed at the Common lbw'
explaining that, in purport and object, it was the same al
the petition of the Common Council ; and Lord Brougham
receiving them both, addressed the Lord illayor and the
deputations, assuring them that he accepted with pleasolipe
the office of presenting the petitions, and would supr"
the prayer of them by every means in his power.
The Lord Chancellor, then bowing round to the as'
sembly, withdrew, and the Lord Mayor and the two deic
putations returned by water in the same order in whic
they went. The whole affair excited considerable atter,'
tion, and attracted a great number of persons to the
bridges and the banks of the river.