The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-28 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

We have no arrivals this morning with the exception of
the ordinary Foreign Mails, and an arrival of ship letters
from Singapore of an old date.
The British Market has opened rather heavy. Consols,
which left off on Saturday at 881 for Account, arc at pre-
sent at 87i, ; Reduced 88-k ; Exchequer B.1!s,
2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock 156 157 ; India Stock for the
opening 237 239.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active rather improved,
left off on Saturday 221 23, at present 23/ ; Portuguese
Fame as they closed 3li ; Three Per Cents. 201 ; Spa •
nish Deferred 111 12 ; Passive 5i 6 ; Co ombian, same as
it left off, 22i 23 ; Brazilian 71 72 ; Mexican 271 ; Dutch
Two-and-a- per Cents 5 it same as it left off ; Five
per Cents. 97f, same as it left off.
SHARES—Great Western 23;} 24 prem. ; New Line 10
11 prem ; London and Brighton 81: 8d F. ; Blackwell
51 4i dis. ; Birmingham 79 81 pram. Southampton
544 55i per share ; Croydon 12i- par :hare; Greenwich
74 8} per share.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
London and South Western :38i 55 ... .. to
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 26.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 9oi Grand Canal 5t0ck......... 5t0ck.........
Ditto Reduced •.. I Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... --

Ditto New, 1830 ...... 97i Ditto 4 per cent
34 per Cent. Dobs.
HALF-PAST ONE.

The refusal of Admiral Stepford to ratify Napier's con-
vention has not had any effect on the British:Market to the
present time.
Consols, which were sellers et 88 in the early part of
the morning, arc at present 88it for the account, with little
doing. The jobbers are the chief actors, and the brokers
are scarcely cluing any thing. Consols may be quoted 831
Er the opening ; Reduced 88,1 : Exchequer Bills lower,
4 2 prem. In Bank Stock nothing dono.
In the Foreign Market the chief transaction is in Spanish
Active, which has improved to 23i ; in the other foreign
funds scarce a bargain doing. Portuguese, 31i: 2 ; Three
per Cents., 20:1.1-; Dutch Two-and-a-Half pct. Cents.,
h 01; Five per Cents., 97.
The Share Market is inactive. Great Western, fifths,
log-; London and Brighton, 42 4 l ; South Western, 55.

Sir Benjamin Hall has declined coming forward
as a candidate for Monmouthshire, and it is expected that
Mr. Hanbury Tracy, eldest son of Lord Sedely, and
nephew of Mr. Hanbury Leigh, Lord- Lieutenant of the
county, will be requested to stand.
SOUTII OF DEVON.--:The young wheats never
presented a more favourable appearance than at the present
season. In no year, perhaps, has there been a finer time
for sowing than the last month ; and the frost since has re-
tarded the progress of the blade, and prevented it from ex-
hibiting anything like rashness. The green crops also
afford a good supply.— Weston Times.
THE RIVER.—In consequence of the great
accumulation of floating ice in the Thames the Commer-
cial Company yesterday posted notices at the London-
bridge Wharf, stating that, owing to the present state of
the river, their steamers for Ramsgate, Gravesend, Sheer-
aces, and Southend, would during the continuance of the
frost depart from Blackwell. On Saturday a similar
notice was issued by the Star Company, informing the
public that the communication with the London bridge
Wharf, was obstructed by ice, and that their boats
would run until further notice to and from Bluckwall.
The Diamond Company have adopted a similar step.
The Woolwich and Greenwich steamers have ceased
running for the present between those places and London'
and the small steam-boats above bridge have been laid up.
The only steamers which came up the pool yesterday were
the Magnet, from Boulogne, and the William Jolliffc,
from Calais, bringing upwards of one hundred passengers,
landed at London.brilge Wharf. Their. paddles'
made a good deal of neese among the ice, which was, how-
ever, too soft to materially injure them. In the neigh-
bourhood of Putney and Battersea the river is covered
with ice from one side to the other, which falls and rises
with the tide. Should the frost continue four or five days
longer the skaters will be enabled to commence operations
in that part of the river. The shipping has sustained
some damage by the ice scraping against the sides of the
vessels.
The Earl and Countess of Somers and Lady
Margaret Cocks, who left Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire,
last week for Cheltenham, intend going to Brighton early-
in the week, Ishere the Noble Earl and Countess purpose
passing several weeks.