The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-23 00:00:00

TIIE FUNDS.

Wc are without any arrivals of consequence this
morning, with the exception of the French express.
Its chief importance relates to the present state of
affairs in Spain, the particulars of which will be found
in another part of our paper.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were
exceedingly flat, and all of them lower ; Messrs.
Rothschild took all the Bills upon Hamburgh ; the fol-
lowing were the rates :—Paris, 25 -121 371 ; Antwerp,
12 11 ; Rotterdam, 12 2 1;i ; Amsterdam, 12 11 11 :
Hamburgh, 13 71 7-1 ; Frankfort, 1483.
Want of export trade is the chief cause of the heavi-
ness of the above Exchanges.
The British Market open- heavy this morning in
consequence of the prices coming lower from Paris as
well as the depressed state of the Foreign Exchanges.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 884 1 for the
Account, may be quoted at present, 88i- to 4; for
Money, 88,4, with little doing as yet, the speculators
being at a loss how to operate in respect to the Eastern
affairs. Exchequer 8i115,6 8 prem. ; Bank Stock, 166
167 ; India Stock, 246 248.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, left off 224 1,
at present heavy at 21 ii-u ; Deferred, 101 ; Passive,
511 ; PoAuguese, 824- 4 ; Three per Cents., 211 ;:1-;
Colombian, 23 ; Mexican, ; Brazilian, 77 79 ;
Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents., 50:1 51 ; Five per
Cents., 991 1001.
SIJAICES.—Grcat Western, 20 21 prem. ; London
and Brighton, 11 104 dis. ; Blackwall, 31 2 dis. ; Bir-
mingham, 79 81 prem. ; Southampton, 521 53:; per
share ; Croydon, 1 14 per share ; Greenwich, 6 7 per
share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 13 12 dis.
Consols at present 884 s Account.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
ILWATS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Great Western
Ditto New
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
London and South Western 3B: 5:3- to
South Eastern and Dover 23 -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint Stock ........ 10
London and Westminster •20

COURSE OF EXCII
Amsterdam CF. 12 4.1,- •
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam °U• 12 5
Antwerp
Hamburg... M. 813 11
Altona ... 13 11
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 35
Ditto, 3 month' 25 55
Marseille. 25 55
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine 149,1t
Petersburg, 3 Us 374
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M 1 3
Trieste, ditto lO 5
Madrid
Cadiz 361
Bilboa
Barcelona 361-
Seville ... . .361

AGE, YESTERDAY
• Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa
Milan
Venice 47

Naples 404
Palermo, per oz 1204
Lisbon
Oporto 5:34
Rio Janeiro 26
Bahia—
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days'sight 464
Philadelphia
PRICE 01' BULLION, PER OZ.
Portugal Gold, coin 1:3 17 10
Foreign Gold, bars...o 0 W
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10
I Silver in Bars 0 0 0
RALF-PAST ONE.

A private letter received this morning from Aladrid,
of the 14th instant, states that the propositions of Count
Lara, respecting the Spanish Bondholders, is all a farce.
Since the early part of the morning the British Mar-
ket has been inactive, and Consols continue at. 881
for the Account ; Money, 881 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 8
P• rem ; IxdiA Stock, 247 ; Bank Stock for the open-
ing, 16th October, 1671.
In the Foreign Market some business has been doing.
Spanish Active improved from the morning price of
21:41 a; at present ; Deferred, l 114 ; Passive, 5 ;
Mexican, 25:1j ; Portuguese, 321 ; Three per Cents.,
211 ; nothing done in Dutch.
Shares arc rather lower. Eastern Counties, ltnl ;
Great Western, 86 , London and Brighton, ;
Blacktvall, 17 ; South Western, 53
The boisterous state of the weather last n'ght and
part of this morning prevents the arrival of Continental
intelligence.

DARING ROBBERY.—On Tuesday the City
police received information of an extensive robbery of
watches and jewellery, which took place on Saturday last,
from the shop of Mr. Massey, watch and chronometer
maker, No. 4, Birchin-lane, City. The stolen property
consisted of chronometers, gold and silver watches, pins,
brooches, rings, &c. It must have been effected by some
ene concealed on the premises, the upper part of the house
being unoccupied. The outer door was fastened with a
spring latch and lock, the latter of which was unscrewed
and taken cff of the inside, by which means the thieves
made their cs.:ape. A reward has been offered for their
apprehee: i 11.
HYDE PARK-CORNER, PICCADILLY.—A cir-
cular pillar of stone was finished on Saturday last, sur-
mow t ,el by three handsome lamps to contain gas. It was
plan d i i tl e cent,e of the road opposite Grosvenor-place.
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The nuiril,er of letters delivered through the
Post 01112 e on i ny particular day in London is very flinch
influenc d by tircumst inces. The average number of
General l'ost letters is about 30 per cent. greater on
Monday than on any other day of the week. Last Clirk-
ma -day the nurider of General Post letters, outwards,
fell abou; 70 per cent., and the number of district post
letters !Omit 80 per cent. On the day of her Majest 'a
wedding the first fell about 70 per cont., and the second
abcut 25, while on St. Valentine's-day the first rose about
five and the second 30 per cent.
BANKRUPTCIEs IN 1839.—The total number
of bankruptcies in England and Wales in the last , Year was
1,083, being an excess over the previous year of
240, Of
these, there were connected with manufactures, 223; with
agriculture, 105 ; and of other classes, 755.
Of the
former, there were connected with the cotton trade, 51 ;
woollen, 26 ; silk, 8 ; and linen, 4; iron wares, 19; building
trades, 47 ; and miscellaneous manufactures, 64. -Con-
nected with agriculture, there .
were 5 farmers, 41 corn,
hay, and hop dealers and miUers, 23 cattle and wool
dealers, 11 dealers in coaches and.se. horses, and 25 brewers,
rnaltsters, and distillers. 0
_ f miscellaneous trades there
v_ct • Hers ;
were 114 innkeepers and i 172 merchants,
bankers, warehousemen, agents,. and wholesale dealers ;
491 shopkeepers, tradesmen, and retail
dealers ; and 43
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not included in any of the above. he greatest number
of bankruptcies, or 259, occurred Middlesex ; and the
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next, or 246, in Lancashire. In
utlandshire there were
none, and there was but one in the counties of Hunting-
don and Westmoreland. In the whole of \Vales there
were but 17. This
FATAL ACCIDENT.— morning a fata
accident occurred at the Terminus, at Paddington, to
Thomas Fry, 24 years of age, a porter belonging the
R
tee
Great \Vcstern Railroad Company, by one of the luggage
omnibuses running against him, and knocking him down;
Vie wheels passed over his body, inflicting such dreadful
i w ird injuries that he expired on being removed to St.
George's Hospital.
'VALUABLE 1-3
DISCOVERY OF PLATE, &C.
Yesterday information was received at the station-house
of the T division of police that on the night of Sunday, the
20th instant, as a gentleman e.ained 'funks, residing at
Kensington, was returnin home about ten o'clock, he
observed something lying in he road at Kensington COW,
which on going to the spot lie, discovered was a platted
willow basket, of which he took possessiJn, and on opening
it he found its content'. to consist of plate, priiicipally
spoons of various kill Is, forks, &e. having a crest, a
griffin's head ; also some table-cloths, a bottle of wine, and
other articles. It is supposed the property is the produce
of some robbery, e a. has been dropped from a carriage con-
taining a party ovi ,o had been gipsying.
An advocate was lately convicted at Berne of
having needlesslys protracted a suit hi which he was en-
gaged 13 years, end sentenced to a fine of 25 francs one
potincl sterling!