The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-22 00:00:00

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TIVELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are the French and Hamburgh
mails, with ship-letters from Rio Janeiro and Singapore, of
Oct. 10th.
The Sentinelle des Pyrenees gives the following detail of
the Queen of Spain's army and that of the Carlists, in the
North of Spain.

ARMY OF THE QUEEN.

In Navarre
Alava
Guipuscoa
Biscay
Wounded and Sick 1,700
Reserve of moveable columns 11,950

Total 62,000 men.
ARMY OF DON CARLOS.

In Navarre
Alava
Guipuscoa
Biscay
Wounded and Sick
Different other Corps

Total . 40,120 men.
The Hamburg mail this morning, of the 18th inst., brings
the Metalliques from Vienna, of March 11, at 103 1-3 ; Bank
Shares 1,359 3-10; Metalliques at Hamburg 1021; Bank
Shares 1,357.

THE FUNDS.
The great dearth of intelligence this morning, from all
quarters of the continent and the peninsula, causes a stagna-
tion in the operation of the funds, and at present there is very
little doing.
Consols opened at 91ii- for the Account, and 91a for
Money. At present they are a shade better. Exchequer Bills
20 22 ; India Bonds 4 6.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds are heavy,
and receded from yesterday's leaving off price 4611 to 45:f
46} ; Passive 15+ ; Deferred 221; Colombian 32-11 ; Mexican
35 36 ; Dutch 2f per Cents., 56 j-; Five per Cents., 103+I;
Portuguese 81 to 81f ; Three per Cents., 51 to 51f.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Consols may be quoted at 91i- buyers for the Account;
same for Money. Exchequer Bills 20 22 ; India Bonds 35.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which was very
heavy in the early part of the morning, has improved from
45i to 461 ; Passive 15+1; Deferred 24 25.
In the last Express from Madrid, of the 14th instant,
it is stated that M. Mendizabal was going to convoke
some of the most influential of the Procuradores, in which
meeting be would nominate his Ministry, among whom M.
Isturiz was to be appointed Minister of War. Portuguese
80} ; Three per Cents., 50f 51.

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols for the Account, 91 4.
THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES.

BRITISH FUNDS.
rank Stock Omni.im pm.
3 per Cent Red 9‘.-V4 India Stock —
3 per Cent Cons 91.7i Ditto Bonds
'I per Cent.
3V,-, per Cent Red 101 Ditto Old Annuities
New :14 per Cent 100%. Ditto New Annuities —
I per Cent. Assented
Dissented — Ditto 590/ . 2O pa.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 515)1 2O pm.
JAA 100 l6 9-11; Bank Stock for Opg. 210%
Oct 1050 — ladia Stock for Act.
Jan. 1540 16% Consols for Act.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent lO5 : Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. 82
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, Now Ditto 80.4
Brvzilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cant — Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. ...103%
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, Ii per cent.
Ditto, 1531 • 31. • Ditto. Consolidated 46%
Danish, 3 per cent '77 French, 5 per cent
Greek Bonds, 1825,5 per cent. Excbang,
Mexican, 5 per cent.
Ditto. 0 per cent , 1E25
Peruv.an, 1825, 6 per cent 2O i Ditto, 5 per cent Rini
SH A RES.
Aylesbury Railway Company 2l
Birmingham and Derby Ilailwd,y FN
Bristol and Exeter Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Railway B%
Commercial Blackwall Railway
Eastern Counties Railway
Glasgow, Faltirk, and Edinburgh Railway B%
Great North of England Railway 5%
Great Northern Railway
Great Western Railway 4l
London and Brighton Railway (Stevenson's)
London and Brighton Railway (Rennie's)
London and Blackwall Railway 3%
London and Dover Railway
London and Graves-end Railway
London and Southampton Railway 24
London Grand Junction Railway 27,3
Northern and Eastern Railway
No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o'clock
List.

Miss Kelly has built a complete theatre in the rear
of her house in Dean-street, Soho-square, which it is esti-
mated will accommodate very conveniently, in the boxes, pit,
and gallery, persons to the amount of 1001., at the prices
of admission usually charged by the lessees of the minor
theatres.
Waterloo•bridge, which was estimated at 500,0001.
cost nearly 1,200,0001., and from which the original subscri-
bers can never hope to receive orre farthing.—Southwark-
bridge was estimated at 360,000/., and cost upwards of
700,0001. ; and with regard to profits, the original s'ubscri-
bers are in a similar situation with those of Waterloo. —Vaux-
hall-bridge cost about 265,000/., and the whole dividends re-
ceived upon each original share, from the time of subscribing,
amount to just Bs. 6d. per annum.—Hammersmith-bridge :
the shares are selling at less than half price ; and the dividends
have not exceeded 10s. per share.
There is every reason to fear that the Clifton
schooner, of 100 tons, Hyam master, with a crew of five hands,
foundered in the late severe gales. She was bound from Ips-
wich to Liverpool.—Wilk Chronicle.
THE TEA TRADE.—The deliveries of teas last
week for home consumption were very large, and an increased
demand also exists for exportation. The total clearances last
week were rather above 646,0001b5. The private trade sales
will commence at the end of the month.
The new method of selling coals by the ton, instead
of the chaldron, proves any thing but advantageous to the
buyers in some parts of the country. At Southampton, for
instance, the price between the chaldron and the ton is said to
be only ls., while the difference in quantity is as 36 bushels
to 27.
INDEPENDENCE OF KILDARE.—The most stre-
nuous efforts are at present making in this county to secure
the return of two popular candidates at the next election'
whenever it may occur. On St. Patrick's day a very nu-
merous meeting took place in the town of Naas, in consequence
of a placard addressed to the clergy, gentry, and freeholders
of the county Kildare, by Mr. Peter Purcell, of Hallverstown.
The meeting was held in the open air, and was attended by
some thousands of the honest peasantry, and several of the most
respectable and influential gentlemen of the county.
A sad event occurred on the Bth of this month, on
the road from Collioure to Port Vendres. A tin box, con-
taining from eight to twelve pounds of powder, intended for
the use of the mines for levelling the road, suddenly exploded
at the moment when the workmen, 18 in uumber, were sitting
at their breakfasts, and the greater part of them were very se-
riously wounded.
SPARROWS.—A curious ancient custom still pre-
vails in many country parishes, for the churchwadens to pay a
premium to all persons destroying sparrows. According to
the report of the Poor Law Commissioners, it appears that in
one small country parish the sum so paid by the church-
wardens amounted, during the preceeding three years, to 541.
ss. 10d. ; consequently, allowing 3d. per dozen (the sum
usually paid), the number of sparrows killed during the three
years in that parish must have been 52,600, and, allowing 12
sparrows to weigh a pound, the whole would give a weight of
4,8381b5., or three good horse loads of 1,4611b5. each, a quan-
tity which would have supported 55 paupers for 12 months,
allowing each pauper half a pound of sparrows on three days
in each week.

CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 17.—Towards the latter
end of November a Russian flotilla of one line-of-battle ship,
one frigate, and a cutter, appeared off the coast of Circassia,
between the ports of Sojak and Galenjick, and attempted a
descent. The Circassians assembled to prevent their land-
ing, and it coming on to blow from the N. W. the squadron
again stood out to sea. During the night the line-of-battle
ship came on shore, and the following morning the frigate and
cutter sent their boats and attempted to heave her off. The
gale increasing, the frigate and cutter stood out to sea ; and
the Circassians having collected in force, the line-of-battle
ship was boarded and carried ; their prisoners were sent up
the country, the vessel gutted and then burnt. The frigate
and cutter returned, but seeing no vestige of their consort,
stood out to sea again. A short time previous to this a cor-
vette, under English colours, appeared off the coast almost at
the same place, and having come to an anchor, communicated
with the shore, stating that they were sent by the English
with stores of various sorts, the whole of which they were per-
mitted to land. The stores consisted of guns, with their
trains, &c. complete, powder, arms, 7,000 sacks of flour, salt,
&c. &C. The crew, consisting of 16 persons, the captain in-
cluded, then landed, and were immediately taken prisoners by
the Circassians, who at oncg recognised the pretended Eng-
lishmen as Russian spies. An engineer officer of some rank
was among the number.