The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-23 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of
yesterday, 90i 91; for Money, 90i 8. The recent opera-
tion of the Bank in augmenting their rate of interest to
41 per cent. still has a weight on the Market. Exchequer
Bills, 9 11 ; India Bonds, 1 discount par; Bank Stock, 211-
212 ; India Bonds, 258 259

In the Foreign Market the Spanish Securities do not ap-
pear so gloomy as on yesterday. Spanish Active closed at
37i ;at present, 381; Passive, 114 1; Deferred, 16+; Por-
tuguese, 773- 78; Three per Cents., 474 484 ; Columbian,
28,1- 29 ; Mexican, 321 331 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half,
55 551-.

RALF-PAST ONE.

There has been some animation in the Foreign Market this
morning, owing to its being stated that an Express was re-
ceived'from Paris, that General Espartero had come up with
the rear-guard of Gomez, captured all his baggage, and made
120 prisoners ; and it was expected that on the following day,
the main body of Gomez's army would be surrounded.
On the above information, 40,0001. of Spanish Stock was
purchased, with 20,0001. Portuguese. The latter improved
at least 1 per Cent.

We can positively state that eight thousand new suits of
clothes, with shoes and other necessaries, are now getting
ready, to be sent to the British Legion in Spain.
The private accounts from Paris, received this morning,
state that the Foreign troops which were going to Algiers have
received orders to march, and join General Bernelle in Spain.
Consols have continued during the morning at 91 for Ac-
count ; 908 91 for Money. Exchequer Bills, 911 ; India
Bonds, par, 2 disc.; Bank Stock, 2121 1; India Stock, 2584.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active maintains the price
of 384 8 ; Passive, 11* ft ; Deferred, 161 ; Colombian, 291 4 ;
Portuguese, 78a 3 ; Three per Cents., 481.

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols for the Account, 91.

The Pole who attempted to show himself at St. Lo,
n Calvados, in the grave of the young woman who died in
consequence of his infidelity, was soon cured of the wound he
gave himself, and in three or four days afterwards was seen
walking about the town. This gave rise to some ill-natured
reflections that the pistol was not loaded with the intention of
killing. The Courrier de la Manche having repeated this
suggestion, the editor was called out by the Pole, and they met
last week with swords. The editor was slightly wounded in
the arm, but his adversary received a thrust in the side, which,
though said not to be dangerous, was three inches deep.
FALL OF SNOW IN CANTON.—On the morning
of the Bth of February, 1836, the natives of Canton were sur-
prised with what must be called in this city a phenomenon.
The roofs of the houses and the " bald-pate woods were peri.
wigged" with the snow which had fallen during the night.
The severity of the winter in Canton is in some years extreme,
and ice is not uncommon, but we do not remember having
seen snow in Canton before. The snow lay yesterday morning
two inches deep. For the two or three previous days the
weather had changed from an unusual and unseasonable degree
of heat to the temperature of the month. This change oc-
curred on the sth instant, which was the Chinese Lihchun,
" commencement of spring" term. The natives consider this
fall of snow as a most extraordinary event, and, in ge-
neral, they cannot distinguish ice from snow. The last
fall of which occurred in Canton was forty-six years ago,
in the 55th year of Keenlung. This is remembered by a
white-headed old native, who reports that the fall was not so
heavy as that of yesterday. When the natives saw the roofs
of their houses glittering with one uniform whiteness they
asked--" What is this?"—and called it " goose tail" and
" coton" (snow. ) Canton Register, Feb. 9.
READING TASTE.—The following is a list of the
number of volumes, in the different departments of literature,
consulted by persons attending the reading rooms of the British
Museum for three months in the year 1835, as delivered in to
the Committee of the House of Commons :—Science, 2,713 ;
History, 2,167 ; Topography, 1,286 ; Theology, 1,190 ;
Poetry and the Drama, 1,187 ; Law, 945 ; Reviews, Maga-
zines, and Modern Periodical Literature, 870 ; Voyages and
Travels, 797 ; Classics, 763 ; Biography, 707 ; Art, 624 ;
Romances, Novels, and Annuals, 495 ; Antiquities, 481 ;
Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, and Grammars, 421; and Ge-
nealogy, 153—making a total of 15,761 volumes, including
1,725 Miscellaneous.

COMMON TATUR.—A Clergyman of Devon, after
having endeavoured to explain some difficult text, said, "
know that Commentators do not agree with me." The next
day a fa •mer in his village brought him a basket of potatoes,
and said, that as his Reverence said that " common taties"
did not agree with him, he had brought him a basket of his best
kidneys, which he hoped would be more wholesome.—Exeter
Paper.