The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-10 00:00:00

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

cffy, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have no other arrivals this morning than the ordinary
mails—the French and Dutch. In consequence of this, there
is a dearth of information in the city.
There is scarce a bargain doing in the Funds. Consols
opened at the prices they closed at yesterday-91 for the Ac-
count, and 90i 91 for Money ; at present may be quoted at
91 to 91k ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank
Stock, 2151 ; India Stock, 254.4.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 474-1 ;. Portuguese,
821 831 ; Three per Cents., 521- 53 ;Colombian, 32i ; Mexi-
can, 37 38; Dutch, 21 per Cents., 541 i; Five per
Cents., 103-1
The express from Paris does not bring the formation of the
new Ministry. It appears some difficulty is experienced by
Louis Phillippe to find substitutes.
The Philadelphia papers, received yesterday, state :—" We
arc informed that the French Consul in this city has received
from his Government an official intimation that, according to
an agreement between the French and British Governments,
the British Charge d'Affaires at Washington, during the im-
pending interruption of diplomatic relations between the United
States and France,,is to protect the French citizens, whose
interests should require any application to the federal autho-
rities at Washington."

HALF-PAST ONE.
• We arc exceedingly dull in the city to the'present hour, and
the various Funds continue in the same stagnant state as they
were in the early part of the morning.
Consols are 91 to s for the Account, and 90i- to 91 for
Money. Exchequer Bills, 17 19 ; India Bonds, 24 ; Bank
Stock, 215 ; India Stock, 2541.
In the Foreign Market there is scarce a bargain doing ; the
speculators are waiting the arrival of an express from Madrid,
with the formation of the new Ministry, which event was daily
expected.
Spanish Active Bonds, 47i ; Portuguese, 82i 831;
Three per Cents., 52i ; Colombian, 32/; Mexican, 37 36i ;
Dutch, 2} per Cents., 55 ; Five per Cents., 1031. Most of
the Foreign Securities are heavy, as well as the Share
Market.

We hear that the Portuguese Government has been pur-
chasing for these last three weeks saltpetre to a great extent.
No fresh arrivals.

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THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for,the Account, 91 to 91k.

Towards the close of last year, it was understood in
the circles of fashion that a certain Viscount, heir to an Earl-
dom, was to be united to the beautiful daughter of a Baronet.
It is now rumoured that the marriage is postponed, if not
broken off entirely.
We understand that Mr. Hawes, the Member for
Lambeth, with a deputation of architects, competitors, for re-
building the new Houses of Parliament, waited on Lord Dun-
cannon, by appointment, yesterday, to ascertain from his Lord-
ship whether Government would allow the use of certain
apartments in the National Gallery for the purpose of exhibit-
ing all the designs that had been submitted to his Majesty's
Commissioners. The proposition, we believe, was favourably
received, as far as regarded the use of the National Gallery to
the purposes of the exhibition ; but his Lordship deferred
giving any answer with respect to the four plans of the suc-
cessful competitors being permitted by Government to be ex-
hibited with the rest. Mr. Hawes postponed the presentation
of the architects' petition to the House of Commons, with the
hope, we presume, of obtaining a favourable answer. We
trust the architects will press the prayer of their petition.—
Morning Paper.
Yesterday information was given at the different
Police Offices that about half-past eleven o'clock on the night
of the 26th ult. a rick of wheat, the produce of twelve acres,
upon the premises of Ashurst Majendie, Esq., of Hedingharn
Castle (Chairman of the Halstead Union,) was set fire to and
destroyed. A reward of 2001. has been offered for the ap-
prehension of the party or parties concerned, one hundred of
which will be paid by the Lords of the Treasury and the other
sum by the Guardians of the Halstead Union.
SAWING EXTRAORDINARY.—The following sur-
prising feat was performed by two men in six successive days,
named Daniel Hughes and William Thompson, his mate, em-
ployed by Messrs. Paul and Son, timber-merchants, Golden-
square. They cut upwards of 3,000 feet, superficial measure,
of pine board, the width being nearly two feet. The amount
paid them for this was upwards of six pounds. In order to
perform this most extraordinary task they made 248,544 per-
pendicular motions, with a saw and frame weighing 301bs. ;
they must, therefore, have lifted the immense weight of
7,456,3201b5. This is not making any allowance for the
strength necessary to draw the saw through the wood, which
must require a triplefold amount, so that the quantity of
strength required to accomplish the feat would not be less than
equal to 22,368,9601h5. weight.
OUTRAGE.—At Ipswich Theatre ]ast week, some
disgraceful conduct, occasioned by drunkenness, occurred. A
decanter was thrown on the stage near to one of the actresses,
who escaped unhurt, although the, decanter was dashed into a
thousand pieces.