The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-23 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of yes-
terday, 91g 1 for the Account, and 914- -8- for Money, with
little doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 20 22 ; India Bonds, 5 7.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active Bonds are not so
good this morning as they left off yesterday, at 461--at pre-
sent they are 45i 1 ; Passive, 141 15 ; Deferred, 211 ; 22
Portuguese, 701 804 ; Three per Cents., 50/ / ; Columbian
311 32 ; Mexican, 351; Dutch Two ad a Half per Cents.
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HALF-PAST ONE,

(From the Cape of Good Hope Papers of January 16.)
Accounts from the New Provinces are satisfactory. We
hear that Colonel Smith receives every necessary assistance
from the ex-Chiefs, now Magistrates, and others, to bring the
perpetrators of crime to punishment, and that the usual reserve
of the Caffers, when summoned to his presence, daily wears
off. The Pattati speak out freely, and give their opinions as
readily as to their own people.
This day (the 7th) a great meeting is to be held of all the
Amapattati heads of Kruals and Chiefs,for the purpose of ex-
plaining the mode of procedure in all criminal cases, and va-
rious other matters closely connected with the interests and
welfare of the new subjects.
Accounts have been received from Canton, of 22d Nov.,
stating that a great fire took place within the walls of the city,
and that 1,500 houses have been consumed. No damage was
done to the English. The Chinese suffered the barbarians
(British) to enter the walls to assist in extinguishing the fire.
Cmisols have continued during the morning at 91i for for the
Account, and for Money, 91i ; Exchequer Bills, 20 22 ;
India Bonds, 4 6.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds continue
heavy. Although we have no further, nor so late intelligence
from Madrid as received yesterday from that capital,
they are 451 ; Passive, 14,1 15 ; Portuguese, 79i 80 ; Three
per Cents. 501; Columbian, 31i ; Mexican, 35 ; Dutch Two
and a Half per Cents., 56f.
Consols for the Account, 9] a 1.

THREE 0' Cl. 0 CR,

Lord Brougharn's house, in Berkeley-square, has
been got ready for his reception, his Lordship being
expected to arrive this week from Brougham Hall.
He intends to visit Mr. Coke, and one or two other
friends, on his route to town, so that he will avoid the
fatigue of a rapid journey from Westmorland. His
general health is better, and in his looks he is much
improved since his departure from town.
At the request of the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria, the Commissioners of `roods and Forests .
have given orders to have the green-house Kensington-gar-
(lens put into repair. This noble building, which was originallyerected by George the Second for a banqueting_room, has been
allowed to fall into a dilapidated condition, after having been
used as a conservatory for many years. It is now intended to
convert it into a ball-room.

We have just seen a Portfolio containing a variety of en-
gravings from designs furnished by many of our most p?'
pular artists, among whom we may mention Jenkins, Parris,
Chalon, and Miss Sharpe. From a painting by Jenkins'
entitled the " Enraged Antiquary," Dean has made a very
clever engraving, which is most efficiently wrought out in
all its details. The figure of the Antiquary, who is direct-
ing his daughter's attention to a variety of articles of vertu,
which have been thrown down and broken by her youngeer
sister, whose little head just appears above the wreck, 1,
full of ease and spirit ; but the expression of the old man
countenance is not sufficiently characteristic of spleen and
vexation. He takes things too easily, which was by
his
means the case with the Laird of Monkbarns, when has
nephew's dog Ponto occasioned him a similar annoyance, by
throwing down his pet 'Egyptian vase. The grouping,
however, of the different figures in the picture, which are
fault'
numerous, without crowding the canvass, is without a
The " Countess of Blessington" is a half-length portrait by
Chalon, but judging from others that we have seen, scarcely
does justice to the beauty of the fair original. The" Sls^.
ters" is a very lovely groupe by Hayter, engraved 011. -
line by Thompson. The " Secret Discovered," by Miss
Sharpe, is clever, but somewhat deficient in expression.
The young lady, who is detected with her lover's portrait
in her possession, and the old one who has detected her, wear
too much an aspect of cold indifference. On the whole,
this collection of engravings is an interesting one.

STUDIES OF READS.
These studies, which are every way suited to the eaPtv
city of a young beginner, are from the pencil of Miss Louisa
Corbaux. One or two of the heads are remarkable for
bold expression, and all are correct in drawing. The
series, which we suppose will be continued, is published by
Tilt, of Fleet-stret.