The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 + for the Account,
and same for Money, opened at the same price this morning,
with little doing. Exchequer Bills 19 21 ; India Bonds
Bank Stock 2164 2171; India Stock 2551 2561.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather lower,o47Va
n
Portuguese 831 84 ; Three per Cents. 534 1; Colombian
321 33 ; Mexican 36+ 371; Dutch Two and a fialf per Cents.
554 f.
Two more of the Davis' Straits whale ships have arrived.
HALF-PAST ONE.
We have seen letters from Vittoria, of the 11th inst., the
contents of which entirely disagree with the correspondence
inserted in a Morning Journal. The British Legion is repre-
sented is a good state of discipline, and although some sickness
prevailed among their ranks, it was owing to the very severe
weather ; but on no account to the state of nudity and hunger
in which they were represented to have been. The greatest
harmony and good understanding prevailed between Generals
Cordova and Evans ; and the impassable state of the roads is
the only cause that prevents the commencement of active
operations.
We have also seen letters from Madrid of the 11th instant,
by which it would appear that the Government had received
from the. Hivannah 70,0001. ; which sum was to be forwarded
immediately to the General-in-Chief of the Army, for the
expenses of the operations.
Consols, 91+ + for the Account, and 91+ for Money; Ex-
chequer Bills, 19 20 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank Stock, 2175
1182; India Stock, 2.56 k 2574.
Spanish Active, 475 -g; Portuguese, 831 84 ; Three per
Cents, 531; Colombian, 321 33; Mexican, 364 37+ ; Dutch
25 per Cents, 555 1.

THREE 0' CL 0 CE.

Consols for the Account, 914 i.

The Duchess of Kent will entertain a large party at
dinner to-day, at Kensington Palace.
The Speaker and the Hon. Mrs. Abercromby will
give a grand dinner to-day in Carlton gardens.
The contemplated marriage between Lord Poltimore
and Miss Buller, daughter of Lieutenant-General Buller, will
not, it is understood, take place until the advance of the spring.
The Earl and Countess Grosvenor and family have
arrived at Vienna from Stutgardt. His Lordship having com-
pleted the tour of Germany is now on his route to England.
NEW CLUB.—The managers of the new Reform
Club are in treaty for the house in St. James's-square, built
by the late Duke of Leeds, and which was occupied 30 years
ago by the Union Club. The number of the new association
amounted yesterday to about one thousand; the first 65 mem-
bers among the founders have subscribed 250/. each, as a capi-
tal to set the Club going, and are to be exempted from all
future subscriptions. Great care has been taken in the selec-
tion of members, and the association is expected to be one of
the most important political Clubs at the west end of the town.
In the course of a fortnight it is expected to be as numerous
as the Carlton Club in Pall. mall.

The Lord Chancellor of Ireland is about to intro-
duce two Bills to effect essential Reforms in the Court over
which he presides. By one of them it is intended to abolish
altogether the office of the Six Clerks, and by the second to
do away with the twenty-five Dublin, and the five Cork, Com-
missioners of Bankrupts.
THE FIRE AT SPITALFIELDS CHURCH.—
Workmen were engaged during the whole of yesterday in
clearing the ruins. The interior of the spire presented a most
desolate appearance, the several floors having been entirely
demolished from the upper place in which the bells were sus-
pended, down to the immensely-substantial stone archway
immediately over the vestry-room. On this archway were
lying the hands of the clock and fragments of the bells, the
whole of wLirth 'one of them weighing about two tons and a
quarter) had bt.n dashed to pieces by the fall. There appears
no doubt that the mischief ori.inated 'in the carelessness of
two lads, to whom the steeple-keiper had intrusted the duties
he had to perform about the belfry, but the precise way in
which the fire was communicated has not been ascertained, as
the boys, who had been waiting arid lurking for several hours
about the vestry and belfry, deny that they had been at all in
the clock-room; where the fire was first observed,