The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

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CITY, 7'WELT.ii O'CLOCK.
Montreal Papers to the 7th October, and Quebec to the 2d
October, have been received at the North and South Ameri-
can Coffee-house.
The Montreal Papers sate that Sir Charles Grey is about
to return home, and thus verify the universal opinion, that he
is the most sensible member of the Royal Commission,
Comparative statement of arrivals, ike, at the port of Que.
bee, to the 29th September, 1835 and 1838 s--
Vessels. Tonnage. Settlers.
1836
1835

Difference
Our arrivals this morning are the French and Dutch mails,
and ship letters from Demerara, Honduras, Quebec, and
New York by the Quebec and the Washington, arrived at
Liverpool.
(From the Demerara Papers of Sept. G.)
" Government Secretary's Office, Demerara, Sept. 6.
" Gentlemen,—l am desired to acquaint you, in rei,slv to
your memorial on the subject of the visits of the Health Officer
to vessels arriving in the port of Demerara, that his Excel-
lency is very happy to be enabled, from the state of health
prevailing in the neighbouring colonies, and in Europe, to ac-
cede to the request you have made."
The above request was in consequence of the merchants of
Georgetown, on ships arriving, being delayed, and the ex.
pense attendant on the visits of an Officer of Health.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 88i- 89 for the account,
may be quoted 884, with little doing. Exchequer Bills, par,
2 prem. ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank Stock, 2054 2061 ; India
Stock, 255 k 256 i.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active reached 204 I,
since which it has been done at 201 s ; Passive, 51 6; -De-
ferred, 84 9 ; Portuguese, 551 56 ; Three per Cents., 35:1- 364 ;
Colombian, 224 ; Mexican, 2'2 1 ; Dutch 24 per Cents.,
534 4.
J/ ALP-PAST ONE.
Consols are not quite 50 good as in the early part of the
morning when the were 89, at present may beuoted 884 for
the Account and Money. Exchequer Bills, lid. Ito dis-
count ; Exchequer Bills, 2d. par to 2 premium ; Bank Stock,
2051 ; India Bonds, 5 to 4 premium ; India titt;Ck, 2564.
The Foreign Market has been languid during the ,hole
of the Morning. Spanish Active Bonds, which WHO gni,
have receded to 204 4 ; Passive, 5i ; Deferred, 81 ; Portu-
guese, 554 ; Three per Cents., 351 1 ; Colombian, 221 ;
Mexican, 224 4 ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 534.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange are now sitting to
decide on a question respecting the Cuba Debentures and
the Spanish Coupons, as a great deal of business has been
doing in the aforesaid Debentures.
THREE 0' MO CI

Consols for the Account, 84.
'I'HE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
rank Stock 2053.6 Omnium
2 per Cent. Red 97% India Stock 2'565i
3 per Cent. Cons...» ........
3,1, per Cent , ik% South Sea Stock ... ..... ....-.....
3y4 per Cent. 1t.:2 4)(N Ditto Old Annuities
New 36 per Cent
4 per Cent. Assented
Dissented — I )it to 500/ 4 pin
bong Annuities to expire Dittu 5" spm
Jai ism l4 11-16 Bank Stock tot .1-':'•
Oct 1850 l4 9-16 India Stock for Act ..."." .... —S
Jan. 1860 l4 11-16 Consols for Act.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, S per cent — 1 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. I'3
Milian, 5 per cent I ( Ditto, Now Ditto si lA
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cant
Chilian, 6 per cent 4l 1 Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent.
Ditto, 1934
Danish, 3 per cent 71% French, S per cent
Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent. i Exchange —l —c.

Fmnch, 3 per cent
DMietfoL:s6i,:s7pc'eerncte:n.
1%05
Dutch, :2/ per cent. t. —c.
5 '34
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per cent.... 16% Ditto, 5 per cent.............. ..100!4
SHAIIES.

City Railway
Great Western Railway AI
London Grand Junction Railway J
South Eastern and Dover Railway
No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o'clock,

List.

The ordinary Monthly Meeting of the Zoological
Society for general business was held yesterday afternoon,
John Hamilton, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. Mr. Yarrell
read the report of the Council, from which it appeared that
the total receipts duriii;thc past month were 6371., and the
.nditure 1 307/ including
Menagerie ;
Eqt a-
-208/, tO tit# .Nuseum ; and 258/. to the Gene'"
blishment. The suit; of OW, had also been invested in the
Three per Cent. Consols. The presents announced to the
Museum were 24 reptiles and four bats from the Commis-
sioners of Affairs of India ; several crustacea and radicata,
and a torpedo, from Mr. Harvey, &c. The number of
visiters to the gardens during the past month was 8,751,
from whom the sum of 2861. 6s, was received,

There is now living at Tibshelf, Derbyshire, a wo-
man of the name of Elizabeth Low, of the age of 99, who
can make a shirt without the aid of glasses, and declares
she can see as well as a person of twenty years of age,