The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY

The Court sat in Banco, but were engaged the whole
of the morning with the special paper, no case in which
possessed the slightest interest to the public.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are three French, two Ostend, and
one Dutch mail ; a mail from Rio Janeiro, by the Lapwing,
sailed on the 12th Nov. ; also a Leeward island mail, by, the
Melville, sailed on the 21st Dec., from St. Thomas • ship
letters from Bermuda, Demerara, Bahia,! Jamaica, and Ha-
vannah ; from Mauritius 17th Oct., and Cape of Goed Hope
11th November.
Jamaica Papers are received at the North and South Ame-
rican Coffee House to the 16th Dec. The following are
extracts :
" The Vestry Bill, which passed the House of Assembly on
Friday last, has given great offence to two gentlemen—namely,
Messrs. Jordan and Osborn, Editors of the revolutionary paper
called the Watchman. The Editor of the Dispatch is called
to the bar, for thrill., to publish a certain document, pur-
porting to be a dispatch from Lord Sligo to Lord Aberdeen,
dated March 31, 1835, which the House cannot believe to be
genuine.
"Of Colonial news we have very little to impart. Matters
are quiescent ; but in the Island of Antigua a sad mortality
prevails from a fever, the nature of which was previously un-
known in the Island.
" In Barbadoes discontent prevails, from the conduct of
some of the special magistrates.
" In Demerara, the conduct of Sir James C. Smith, the
Governor of that colony, would drive the Yankees to have
recourse to Lynch law.
" In Jamaica the Marquis of Sligo and some of his special
Magistrates assert that the new system is working beautifully.
We deny it, and our means of information equal, if it does not
exceed, that of our Governor, and the exports of the next crop
will show who are wrong.
"We are happy to announce the safe arrival of Mr. Lemonins
with 540 German emigrants in the ship Olbers, at Rio, on the
10th inst.
"The business of the House of Assembly basproceeded this
Session with unusual rapidity and good feeling, and it is said
the Members will be able to retire to their homes by the end of
the week; but we do not think this possible."
VENEZUELA.—We have received Carracas Papers to the
17th of October, when everything was going- on smoothly.
The late revolution has been completely subdued, and its au-
thors will have to fly the country.
Extract of a letter received from the Grand Caymanas, Nov.
21 : " I was much surprised on my return from Jamaica to
find so great a change in the negroes here. I have more ap-
plications for hired servants, and these at lower rates, than I
can find employment for, and it would be scarcely credited
when I say the free negroes have nearly completed the frame of
a good vessel, which they have named the William the Fourth,
and intend launching her the Ist of August."
The Demerara Papers to the sth December say :—" His
Excellency has thought proper, in a Government notice, to
censure, in the most unwarrantable terms, the conduct of the
Assistant Commissioners of Compensation of the Colony, for
having published the official notice from the Central Office
London, received by the last mail."

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed on Saturday, at 90,1, 91 for Money,
and 91 for the Account, opened this morning at 918. There
is little business doing as yet, although the French prices
come higher. Exchequer Bills, 18 20 ; India Bonds, 46 ;
Bank Stock, 2131214- ; India Stock, 252 253.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, which left off on
Saturday, at 50h. 1, are at present 501 ; Portuguese, 831 84 ;
Three per Cents., 531- 54; Colombian, 331 ; Mexican, 381 ;
Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 54i 58 ; Five per Cents.,
104 1038.
Although we have an arrival this morning of three French
mails, with the express from Paris, and dates from Madrid to
the 7th inst., the only information they contain of any conse-
quence is, that the French Five per Cents. will not be reduced.
This has caused the Funds to improve—Five per Cents , 109
10 ; Three per Cents., 81 15 ; Differes, 19 ; Spanish Ac
tivc, 414.

HALF-PAST ONE

The private letters received this morning by the Brazil
mail of the 11th Nov., state that all was tranquil there, and
the next news from Rio Grande was expected to be of a
favourable description, Exchange on London, 391 i ;
Stocks, sai.
It is not expected that any operations on the funds, of any
magnitude, will take place until after the meeting of Par-
liament. Accordingly the speculators have turned their atten-
tion entirely to the Rail-road system of gambling, which is,
the favourite speculation of the day. This has caused a con-
siderable rise in the various Shares. Consols, 91i- 4 for the
Account, and soi 91 for Money—scarce a bargain doing.
Exchequer Bills lower, 17 19 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank
Stock, 2131 2141 ; Spanish Active Bonds, 501 ; Portuguese,
83k 84 ; Three per Cents., 531 54 ; Columbian, 33,12 ;
Mexican, 38} ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54i 551-. ;
Chilian, 49 51.
THREE 0' CL 0 GK.
Consols for the Account, 91i I.

The celebrated Vidocq being, a few days ago, called
to Boulogne-sur-Mer, as a witness on a trial, went under
the name of St. Jules, but being recognized at the hotel at
which he alighted, he was arrested, and carried before the
Procureur du Roi, who, however, immediately released him.
Two hundred tons of flax were brought to market in
Londonderry last week from the country, and sold for ex-
portation to England and Scotland at 3/. per cwt., thus re-
alizing nearly 13,0001.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
Dr. William Turton died at Bideford, Devon, on
the 28th ultimo, aged 73. He was of Oriel College, Ox-
ford, and practised as a Physician, first at Swansea, and then
at Dublin. Dr. Turton was the author of several valuable
works. He published a Medical Glossary in 1797, and,
between 1801 and 1806, his General System of Nature,
translated from Gmelin's edition of Linnaeus, in seven octavo
volumes. His latest productions were, Compendium of
British Zoology, Treatise on Consumption, &c.—Literary
Gazette.
ALTERATION OF THE COURT COSTUME.—The
remarks on this subject, which appeared in the Court Jour-
nal of Saturday, we understand, have attracted the parti-
cular attention of an illustrious personage, and many in-
quiries are making in consequence among the intended visi-
ters at the next Levee and Drawing-room, as to whether
the important clang es recommended are likely to take
place during the coming season.