The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-19 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning arc one French and one Hamburg
Mails, with ship letters from Bombay and Canton.
Consols opened at the prices they closed at yesterday, 911
for the Account, and 91+ I for Money.
Exchequer Bills, 18 20 ; India Bonds, 57 ; Bank Stock,
212 213 ; India Stock, 2571 254.
In the Foreign Market, at the opening, Spanish Active
Bonds were buoyant at 48+ 49k, but soon after the market
turned heavy, and they receded to 481 i; we do not hear of
any intelligence of an unfavourable nature to cause the depres-
sion ; Spanish Passive, 14,i 15; Deferred, 221 23; Portu-
guese, 84+ i ; Three per Cents., 54+ ; Columbian, 33A-;
Mexican, 36 37 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56.# ;
Five per Cents., 100 a I.
HALF-PAST ONE.

Consols at present may be quoted at 91i for the Account,
and 911 i for Money, with little doing in the British Market.
Exchequer Bills, 18 20 ; India Bonds, 5 7 ; Bank Stock,
212 213 ; India ditto, 2571 2582.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active Bonds, which were
heavy during the morning, and done at 48+, have somewhat
improved, and are 481 at present; Deferred, 22i 23 ; Pas-
sive, 14i ; Portuguese, S4+ 4 ; Three per Cents., 541 4 ;
Colombian, 331- ; Mexican, 36 37 ; Dutch Two and a Half
per Cents, 561 4.
THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for the Account, 914 3.

BIRTH-DAY OF SHAKSPEARE.-The design of
preserving the tomb of Shakspcare from further injury, and of
renovating the beautiful Chancel in which his remains are de-
posited, gives a peculiar interest to the approaching anniver-
sary on the 23d instant.— Warwick Advertiser.
A very numerous meeting of Conservative Peers
was held at Apsley House on Saturday morning. Their Lord-
ships began to assemble as early as eleven o'clock.
The cholera has again. broken out at Venice, and
spreads rapidly ; it has also reappeared in different parts of
Italy.—Allyerneine Ecitung.
The Prussian Gazette announces that the Em-
peror of Russia has given permission to the wives Mahometans
condemned to banishment to choose other husbands.
The polling for a Coroner for Surrey is fixed for
Wednesday, the 27th inst., at Guildford. Mr. Carter, the
son of the deceased Coroner, and Mr. Everest, are the only
candidates.

The Inverness accent has lately been the subject of
some controversy between the Courier of that Highland
capital and the Perahl of Aberdeen.
Robert Stuart, Esq., M.P., of Alderston, a junior
Lord of the Treasuary, has been selected to fill the office of
Chief Commissioner of the Post-office, under the new arrange-
ments in progress for remodelling that department. This ap-
pointment will create a vacancy in the representation of the
Haddington district of burghs.
The Journal du Commerce says—" We believe we
may affirm that the French Cabinet has just granted to the
Greek Government an advance of one million of francs upon
the instalment of the loan about to become due."
The Garrick Club intend to commemorate the birth-

day of Shakspeare by a joyous festival, on Saturday, the 23d
of April. In the absence of their President, the Earl of Mul-
grave, now Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Theodore Hooke,
-Esq., has consented to preside.
Vlr. Cleave has been liberated from prison. Half
of the sentence was remitted. _

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INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUNI.—The seventh anni-
versary of this institution was yesterday evening celebrated by
a dinner at the London Tavern, Bishopsgatc-street, George
Byng, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
THE PORTFOLIO.—We are informed that the real
Editor of the diplomatic documents published in London in the
Portfolio is named Heber. He had contrived to escape from
Stuttgard with the documents ; his extradition had been de-
manded by the Russian Government, but the friends to the
Poles managed to conceal him. He thus escaped the pursuit,
and succeeded in reaching London. The authenticity of the
documents is no longer doubted, and much more important
publications are expected from the same source. All the German
Governments are alarmed at the indiscretion ; the Prussian
Government especially manifests its displeasure.—German
Paper.
A melancholy event occurred at Kensington Palace
yesterday morning. Mr. Hartmann, confectioner in the
household of the Duchess of Kent, put an end to his exis-
tence at an early hour. He had recently recovered from a
long and severe illness, and was subject to a depression of
spirits. He had been in the establishment for many years.
Information of the melancholy occurrence was at seven o'clock
forwarded by Sir John Conroy to H. G. Codd, Esq., the Ken-
sington magistrate, who immediately sent for Martin, one of
the Kensington beadles, and directed him to communicate with
Mr. Stirling, the coroner for Middlesex, on the subject ; but
Martin having ascertained that the duty of holding the inquest
would devolve on either the coroner for the city and liberties
of Westminster (the palace being situated in the parish of
St. Margaret, Westminster), or the coroner of the King's
Household and Verge, information of the occurrence was
sent to the parochial authorities of St. Margaret's, and also
to the Board of Green Cloth. In the afternoon, Frederick
John Manning, Esq., the Coroner of the Household, arrived
at the Palace, and after a conference with Sir John Conroy,
issued his warrant for a jury to meet at 2 o'clock to-morrow
(this day). The way in which the unfortunate man effected
self-destruction was, we understand, by placing the barrels of
a double-barrelled gun in the fireplace of a stove, which he
had just lighted, and, placing himself before it, the charge of
both barrels passed through him, and shivered the whole of the
glass in both the windows of the kitchen. A number of re-
ports of an extremely painful nature are in circulation in the
neighbourhood, where the occurrence has occasioned a great
sensation ; but we abstain from mentioning any of them, as the
whole of the facts will be elicited at the investigation' this
afternoon.

SUICIDE.—A deliberate act of suicide was on Mon-
day committed at Greenock by a single woman who lived with
her father, an almost helpless old man. The cause of her com-
mitting self-destruction, it appears, was her father havint, pre-
vented her from marrying in her youth a young man to whom
she was attached. Her mind had been in consequence much
affected for many years. Two bottles were found by her bed-
side, which had contained laudanum. When her deplorable
state was discovered, medical assistance was procured, and the
stomach-pump applied, but all attempts to restore animation
were of no avail. The deceased was in easy circumstances.
Public meetings have been held here against the
proposition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to consolidate
the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor under one Prelate.
These are the first public meetings on the subject; and we
doubt not, whatever may be the conclusions to which those
meetings may arrive, the subject will be treated in a candid
and fair spirit.— Carnarvon Herald.
maker, who resided near Heckmondnike, met with his death
On Tue4lay evening Mr. George Binns, a blanket-
by falling down the stairs of the Commercial Inn, Hudders-
field. He had been transacting some business in a room up
stairs, but it was not known what was the immediate cause of
his falling, as no one saw him at the time. He lived only three
hours after the accident. —Leeds Mercury.
We are happy to say that the last accounts from
Holkham are more favourable, as to the state of Lady Anne
Coke's health.—Norfolk Chronicle.
Considerable discussion has taken place between the
Liverpool Dock Committee and the Council of the borough,
on the future constitution of the Dock Trust.