The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-24 00:00:00

THE FUNDS

Consols are 91- 1 for Money and Account. Exchequer
Bills; 13 15 ; India 'Bonds, par to 2 ; Bank Stock, 211 212 ;
India Stock, 258 259.

Spanish Bonds continue heavy at 41i ; Passive, 121 13 ;
Deferred, 20f ; Portuguese, 841 ; Three per Cents., 53i
531; Mexican, 33i 342 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents:.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Several private letters, received from Lisbon, mention that
the Queen of Portugal is enciente.
Owing to the absence of intelligence from Madrid and the
armies in the North of Spain, the Spanish Securities are in
a state of inactivity. Spanish Active Bonds, 414; Passive,
124- 13 ; Deferred 203- ; Portuguese, 844 ' • Three per Cents.,
53 ; Columbian, 30;; ; Mexican, 341; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 56k. Consols have been stationary during
the morning, at 91i if for the Account, and 914 for Money ;
Exchequer Bills, 13 ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; Bank Stock,
212 ; India Stock, 2581.
In the Share Market scarce a bargain doing. Attention
is chiefly towards English Mining Shares. Money scarce,
and in demand, at 4 per cent.

THREE 0' CL CK.

Consols for the Account, 9
THE FUNDS.—C

LOSING PRICES.
FUNDS.
Omni •+m pm
India Stock '259
Ditto Fonda
South Sea Stock ....... ............
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuiti—
t.'x. Bills, InoW l4 pm.
Ditto 500/ l3 poi
Ditto WU/ l3 ;.m.
Bank Stock for Opg.
ladia Stock for Act.
Consols for Act. -1%
FUNDS.
I`3rtuguese Bonds, 5 per cent BSM
Ditto; Now Ditto 811,6
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. IC9%

BRITISH
rank Stock 212
:3 per Cent. Red 9"%
3 per Cent Cons 91%
'N per Cent. 99%
3% per Cent Red 3874.
New 314 per Cent 100►%
I per Cent. Assented
Dissented
Long Annuities to expire
All 1860 lsli
Oct 1850 15%
Jan. 151 k)
FOREIGN

Austrian, 5 per cent
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brzilian Bonds — BC-7}4
Buenas Ayres, 8 per cent —
—....

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Chiliun, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent.
Ditto, 1834 4O. 30X . Ditto. Consolidated 42%
Danish, 3 per cent ..„ ;Di% F.ench, 5 per cent —f. ,--c
Greek fonds, 1152.5.5 per cent. qL. I Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent. — I French, 3 per cent —t. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 ..,.... .... I Dutch, 2 per cent 5,-iIA
Peruvtan, 182 15, 6 per cent ... Ditto, 5 per cent. ........ ... - -102

NATURAL REQUISITES FOIt THE LEARNED
PROFESSIONS. —" Na, I'm grieved to think about time callants,
o' ours," said the careful mother of three promising young
men, to the sagacious father ; " I'm grieved to think about
them, for I muekle doubt we'll never be able to make ony_
thing wiselike o' them." " Never fash your thoom about the
callants, Janet," said the old man ; " there's nae fear o' the
callants • we's gic them lair, and that'll set them on their feet.
Nae doubt Charlie is a run de'il, and owre coorse and fury-
some a fallow to make a wright, or a weaver, or a tailor o'
him ; but he'll do for a doctor—for though he could na be
trusted to work arming dear mahogany, nor to handle fykie
warp and waft, nor to rin the shears through. guid braid claith
—he'll do weel enough for physicking and the setting o' banes.
As for Jock, there's nae denying that he's a loopy, sneck-
drawing, pawky scoeneral, and no inclined to win his bread at
any honest calling—but, wi' a tift o' lair in his head, he'll
make a capital lawyer, and answer weel for the dispensing o'
justice. And though, as ye ken, Tam is but a fule, wi' as
little sense or gumption as a sookin turkey, and no fit to learn
ony trade like a wisebody—we'll put him through the college,
and when he comes out he'll be qualified to get a kirk, and to
be a teacher o' the people."--Ayr Observer.