The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrivals this morning—French, Ostend, and Dutch mails.
Their contents will be found in another part of the paper.
Ship letters from Bermuda and Demerara also from New
York of the 9th Feb.
Extract of a letter from Montreal •—" The British American
Land Company is still opposed by the House of Assembly of
Lower Canada. A petition of divers inhabitants of the county
of Stainstead, in which a large portion of the lands of the
Company are situated, complaining against the establishment
in the province of the Company, had been presented by a mem-
ber of the House, and it is to be feared that unless the Go-
vernment is firm in maintaining the existence of the Company,
that it entirely will be frustrated."
Consols, which left off yesterday at 91-i for the Account,
opened this morning at 911- • for Money, 91i . Ex-
chequer Bills, 19 21 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; India Stock, 2581
2591 ; Bank Stock, 218 - 219.
In the Foreign Marlet, Spanish Active, which closed at
44i 451, may be quoted at present 45i ; Passive, 141 ;
Deferred, 221 ; Colombian, 31i ; Mexican, 34 35 ; Dutch
Two and a Half per Cents.. 551 ;Five per Cents., 1 ozi
The express brings the French prices from Paris higher—
Three per Cents., 81f. sc. Also Spanish Stocks higher, in
consequence of accounts from the Spanish frontiers that the
whole of the Bastan has declared in favour of the Queen V
Spain.

HALF-PAST ONE.

Very little business doing in the Consol Market, as the
members of the house are chiefly occupied in the election of
eighteen Committee-men ; the contest has been very sharp
and is over, but the result will not be made public until
three o'clock. It is generally expected that new ones wil
be elected.
Consols have been during the morning at 94- 1 for the
Account, and 911 for Money; Exchequer Bills, 19 21 ;
India Bonds, 4 5 ; Bank Stock Shut ; India Stock, 258.
In the Foreign Market a considerable depression has taken
place in Portuguese Stocks. Five per Cents., done at 78,
now 79 ; and Three per Cents., 484 ; Spanish Active Bonds,
441 45/ ; Colombian, 311 ; Mexican, 34 ; Dutch Two-and-
a_ flail per Cents., 55ii ; Spanish Passive, 14i; Differes,
22-a-
Not much doing in the Share market this morning.
THREE O' CL CK.
Console for the Aoceent, 914 1.

The following gentlemen have been approved by the
Crown as Justices of the Peace for the City of Norwich :---.Sir
Robert John Harvey, Colonel Harvey, John Angell, Esq.,
Samuel S. Beare, Esq., R. H. Gurney, Esq., Anthony Hud-
son, Esq., C. Evans, Esq., Nathaniel Palmer, Esq., Philip J.
Morey, Esq., H. Bolingbroke, Esq., Henry Willett, Esq.,
T. 0. Springfield, Esq., John Marshall, Esq., and W.
Wright, Esq., M.D.
SHOCKING DEATH.—A most melancholy instance
of sudden death from accidental burning occurred at Taunton,
on Wednesday last. The following are the particulars, as they
transpired at an inquest, on Friday evening, on view of the
body of Hannah, wife of W. Prideaux, tailor, in East-street,
Taunton. The deceased, who was deservedly respected, was
23 years of age, and had been married only ten weeks. It
appeared, from the evidence of the husband, that on Wednes-
day night, at about ten o'clock, they had both knelt down at
prayer, and the deceased, having expressed a wish to kneel
near the fire, they did so, and soon after, her husband observed
her dress burning. He instantly endeavoured to extinguish
the fire, and in doing so he burnt both his hands so dreadfully
and became so horrified, that he scarcely knew what he did ;
but he left her, and called aloud for assistance. Two neigh-
bours were almost instantly on the spot. They had great diffi-
culty in entering the room ; it being full of smoke, the unfor-
tunate woman standing at the door, with her arms lifted up-
wards, and completely enveloped in flames. The fire was soon
extinguished, but, dreadful to relate, the deceased expired in
a few minutes, and on raising the body, the face presented a
a shocking spectacle,—.Devaes Gazette.