The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are the French, Ostend, and
Dutch Mails. We have likewise ship-letters from Calcutta
of the 16th January, and from New York of the 25th April.
A New York paper of the 22d April has the following com-
mercial remarks :
" STOCKS.—We hardly know what to say about our Stocks
to-day. There is very little change. Buyers hold on, and
appear confident that Stocks will improve ; while sellers think
it impossible for them, with the present scarcity of money, to
maintain their present prices. Which side is correct, time
can only determine. United States Bank is firm at 120 ; De-
laware is rather dull at 92, though there are pretty large sales.
" Many persons are quite at a loss to account for the great
embarrassments now felt by the whole community on this pros.
sure of our monied operations. If the situation of our city,
compared with what it was twelve months since, was duly ap-
preciated, the wonder would Le that the pressure is so light.
Our loss by the fire has taken from our active means at least
14 millions of dollars ; the withdrawal of the branch of the
United States Bank, 10 millions more ; and incidental to that,
in deranging our exchanges with the country, we may say the
loss of the 10 millions is equal to the loss by the fire. Then
the withdrawal of the small notes lessens our Bank facilities
certainly 3 millions more ; to which is to be added, Western
and Southern Stock bought and held in this city within twelve
months, of at least 3 millions more ; and last though not least,
the cause of the pressure is the 10 millions of surplus revenue
locked up in our deposit banks. Here we have a total of 40
millions of dollars taken out of our active means ; and, as we
said above, the wonder is, that our commercial community
have been able to bear up against this most calamitous state of
things."
The British Market continues inactive to tLe present hour,
and Consols may be quoted at the closing prices of yesterday,
911- 92 both for Money and Account. Exchequer Bills, 15
17 ; India Bonds, 2 4 ; Bank Stock, 2121 2131 ; India
Stock, 259 260.
In the Foreign Market there is a heaviness in the Spanist
Active Bonds ; done at 451 46-1 ; Passive, 13-4- 14-1- ; De.
ferred, 224 23 • Portuguese maintains the leaving off prices o
yesterday, 86,-1 ; Three per Cents., 544 '4l ; Columbian
321 4 ; Mexican, 35 36 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents.
574; Five per Cents. 101',i 102.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Montreal Papers have been received to April 19. They
have the following :
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, APRIL 11.—The Speaker has just
announced to the House of Assembly the receipt of an official
communication from his Excellency, informing the House that
the Legislature will be prorogued to the 20th inst.
The weather has become, since our last, more like the
season, and the last snow has rapidly disappeared ; but great
masses of ice still encumber our streets. The ice upon the
river St. Lawrence made a movement yesterday.
Since the early part of the morning both the British and
Foreign Funds l=ave become heavy. Consols have receded to
91h both for Account and Money; Exchequer Bills, 15 17 ;
India Bonds lower, 13 ; Bank Stock, 2121 ; India Stock,
259.
In the Fordgn Market Spanish Active is heavy, and lowered
to 454 ; Passive, 13; ; Deferred, 22:1 ; Portuguese also re-
ceded to 86 ; Three per Cents., 54 ; Colombian, 321 ; Mexi-
can, 34}; Dutch Two-and-a Half, 561 a 57.
In Shares the Market is very heavy, and little doing ;
Brighton fallen to 91 premium, and Cundy's to 1 discount.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Within this half hour the Spanish Active Bonds have fallen
nearly 3 per Cent., in consequence of various reports afloat,
such as Cordova going over to Don Carlos, and Mendizabal
having resigned. We have made every enquiry on the above
information, but cannot as yet trace it to any authentic source.
Spanish done at 43i.
Cause's for the Account, 914
THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.

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Burnsut FUNDS.
Bank Stock 21 2 ,A', Omni um — pm.
3 per Cent. Red 9d% India Stock
3 per Cent. Cons 9lli Ditto IZonds ......... ............ 7-) pm•
lyv per Cent.
9941 South Sea Stock
312 tier Cent. Red 93%8 Ditto Old Annuities .
New i per Cent 100% Ditto New Annuities —
4 per Cent. Assented
Dissented — Ditto 500/ l7 pal.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/ l7 pm.
Jail 1860 15'53 Bank Stock for Opg.
Oct IMO l5 11-16 India Stock for Act.
Jan. 1360 l6 Consols for Act.

Mr. Hall Dare, M.P. for South Essex, died last
night at his seat in Essex.
THE GREENOCK ADVERTISER.—Our respected
Scottish Contemporary charges us with having, on Saturday
last, published intelligence from Canton, which appeared long
before in his columns. We believe such to be the fact, not
because we know it to be so, but because such is the statement
of our Contemporary. The article was written contempora-
neously with the arrival of the Canton Papers in London, but
the crowded state of our columns obliged us to delay its inser-
tion. This we should not have done had it contained any an-
nouncement of importance to our readers.
CAPTAIN BRENTON'S NAVAL MEMOIRS.—We
congratulate the public on the announcement of a new and
improved Edition of this important work, comprising the
" Naval History of Great Britain, from the year 1783 to the
Present Time," in Monthly Parts, beautifully illustrated, the
first of which is to appear with the Magazines on the Ist of
June. It has been justly observed, that it has been the mis-
fortune of the service that its history has generally been writ-
ten by men who wanted the indispensable requisites that can
only be acquired by professional habits, local knowledge, and
constant observation. Captain Brenton, on the contrary, one
of the oldest officers in the service, bore a part in many of the
more important scenes he describes, and enjoyed the intimacy
of most of the great actors who figure in his narrative, parti-
cularly that of Admiral Cornwallis, Lord Howe, Lord Nelson,
Sir Hyde Parker, Rear-Admiral Campbell, Lord Gambier,
Sir George Cockburn, Admiral Sawyer, etc.
RETURNING FROM THE RACES AT EPSOM.—
Yesterday evening vast crowds collected in Grosvenor-place,
Hyde Park-corner, the Swan Tavern at Stockwell, and at the
Elephant and Castle, Kent-road, to witness the folks return-
ing from the races. Vehicles of every description, from the
" four-in-hand drag" of the Baronet down to the humble dog's-
meat cart of the costermonger, continued to pass through a
line of spectators, from four o'clock in the afternoon until
midnight ; and those remarkable for their grotesque appear-
ance were greeted with shouts of laughter and cheers. The
most remarkable equipage was a cart drawn by four dogs, who
appeared to have been admirably trained for the road, for they
stepped out with the regularity and precision of mail-coach
horses. The faces and garments of the sporting folks were so
covered with dust that they had the appearance of persons em-
ployed in a flour-mill. If the officers of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals had been stationed along
the roads to Epsom, they would have found ample employment.
Some of the wretched horses belonging to the cabs and hack-
ney-coaches seemed ready to sink on the road from pain and
exhaustion as they were whipped along. The horse of the cab
No. 415 dropped dead within a few paces of the Elephant and
Castle, after having travelled at express rate to and from the
course with three persons. The number of pedestrians was
much less than on former occasions. Almost every one that
could pay had clubbed to engage a vehicle, and so great was
the demand that not a single horse or coach could be found dis-
engaged in town. Since Sunday the prices charged for horses
and vehicles have been enormous. It is said that an extensive
livery-stable proprietor has been paid 40 guineas for a barouche
and four for yesterday. All the public-houses along the line
of road were crowded, and money exchanged owners to a large
amount, as the names of the winning horses arrived. About
eight o'clock a coach and four, with outriders in plain live-
ries, containing a young lady and gentleman, said tobe the
Prince and Princess of Capua, drove through Stockwell, and
crossed Vauxhall-bridge, at a rapid rate.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—The Court sat yester-
day to hear appeals, in some of which the decision of the Ma.
gistrates, particularly as to licenses and illegitimacy,
swerecon-
firmed, and others went off on points of form andencY
of notice. The list having been once gone insufficiency
ofthrough at the
unusually early hour of twelve o'clock, the Court adjourned to
Thursday, the 25th instant, when a very numerous attendance
of Magistrates is expected, in order to testify their opinion of
the refusal of the Noble Secretary for the Home Department
(Lord .John Russell) to ratify the appointment of Mr. Ser-
geant Adams (as salaried) Chairman of Sessions of the great
Metropolitan County of Middlesex,