The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-21 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols which closed yesterday at 881 for the Account,
opened this morning at 881 , went up to 88i ; at present
they are at the former price, 881
Exchequer Bills, 2 4 ; India Bonds, 4 6 ; Bank Stock,
206 207 ; India Stock, 2551 2561 ; Spanish Active closed
at 19i 20 ; at present 20i ; Passive, 5i 1 ; Deferred,
81 1 ; Portuguese, 491 50 ; Three per Cents., 321 33 ;
Columbian, 21 22 ; Mexican, 21 22 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half, 53i.
The accounts from Madrid of the 13th inst. are of an
unfavourable nature. Gomez is pursuing his victorious
career. The French Funds come higher. Five per Cents.,
108 85 ; Three per Cents, 78 65.

HALF-PAST ONE.

The Consol market continues firm at present ; Consols
may be quoted at 881 4 for the Account ; for Money,
884 4, with little doing ; Exchequer Bills, 14, 2 per cent.
dis. ; Exchequer Bills 2d at 2 prem. ; India Bonds, 4 6
prem. ; Bank Stock, 2064. In the Foreign Market, Spa-
nish Active Bonds are not so good as in the early part of
the day, when they were 204, at present 161 4 ; Passive,
51 ; Deferred, 74 ; Portuguese, 504 ; Three per Cents.,
324 ; Colombian, 214 ; Mexican, 22 ; Dutch Two-and-a
Half per Cents., 534.
Consols for the Account, 884 4.

THREE O'CLOCK.

We understand that next Wednesday week (2d Nov.)
is positively fixed for the opening of the Greenwich Rail-
way, and that it is the intention of the inhabitants of the
borough of Southwark to invite their Majesties to honour
them with their Royal presence.

MAIL COACH ACCIDENT.—The Exeter mail, on
its journey to London, was upset at Overton, near An-
dover, on Wednesday morning, in consequence of the pole
breaking. The two leaders were killed by the accident ;
the coachman (Cherry) was thrown from his seat, and
some of his ribs were broken.—Sherbourne Journal.

SUNDAY EVENING IN GERMANY.—Although
the people of Dresden are exemplary in the discharge of
their religious duties, they are by no means strict in the
observance of the Sabbath. During the music in these
public gardens, the German women are never idle, and, ac-
cordingly, although it was Sunday night when we visited
the Linkischo Bad, we found almost every female knitting
stockings. This will shock the prejudices of some of your
strict Presbyterians. The Protestants here, however, see
no sin in thus employing themselves, after divine service
is over for the day ; and really I am not altogether sure,
whether knitting a stocking and listening to the music of
Weber's Oberon and Frieschutz, may not be as harmless
in the eyes of Heaven, as twirling one's fingers and scan-
dalizing one's neighbours. Mais chacun d son gout. True
religion, I suspect, must be exemplified by something more
than outward observance. Sin, in many instances, is no-
thing more than man's natural propensity, which merely
exhibits itself in various countries under different phases,
and is either tolerated or proscribed, as nature, custom, or
prejudice may happen to predominate. Perhaps our honest
Scotch people may arrogate rather too much, when they
conceive themselves better qualified than ethers of a less
rigid persuasion to occupy the high places in Heaven.--
Strang's Germany in 1831,