The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

This being settling day in the British Market, the
brokers and jobbers are busy making up their accounts
against to-morrow, which is pay day, consequently, to
the present time, no speculations of consequence have taken
place.

In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet, and the
prices are nominal. Spanish Active same as they left off,
28:i i ; Deferred, I q,- a; Passive, 7g- ii ; Portuguese,
35, ; Three per Cents., 24U- ; Brazilian, 761 ; Co-
lombian, 261; IVlexiean, 311. 32 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 54i i ; Five per Cents., 101 - i.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 9l-4, Ditto Bonds ... ...... 4 pm.
3 per Cents. Con.
3-1- per Cent. .. — Old Annuities ...
Ditto Red
New 31- per Cent.
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 500/. 23 25 prn.
Jan. 5, 1860. ..
Oct. 10, 1859.
Jan. 5, 1860. .. 14 1-16 Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1880.
April 5, 1880. ...
Jan. 5, 1870.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account
Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds —
Brazilian Bonds .. — Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
... --
Ditto Account — Ditto Account —
Chilian Bonds •• Prussian Bonds ..... ...
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account.
Columbian Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds .. .....
28i
Ditto Account 26,4 Ditto Account
Danish Bonds . . 794 Passive
Ditto Account — Deferred . . l3i
Greek Bonds
Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account — 3 per cent... —f. —c.
Afexicanßonds,s per cent Exchange... —f. —c.
Ditto Account ... Dutch, 2* per cent ... 548.1
Ditto,6 per Cent...... Ditto Account
Ditto Account —3lg-I 2 Ditto, 5 per cent loli
Neapolitan
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
£. s. d. X. s. d. £. s. d.
Paid. Per Share.
65
30
35 ..... 29
20 ...... 22
30

RAILWAYS.

Great Western
Ditto New.._____
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
Northern and Eastern
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American ..... 35
London Joint Stock ...
.. 10

HALF-PAST ONE.
Accounts have been received from Jamaica, via New
York, to the 18th April, 17 days later than by the Jamaica
mail.

From the Kingston Morning Journal and the Royal
Gazette:—

" Great excitement was created at Kingston on the 17th
by the false report of the failure of the Planters' Bank, by
which great losses were occasioned to the podr and less
reflecting portion of the community, who in the panic
sacrificed their notes at discounts varying from 25 to 50
per cent. A run upon the Bank was also produced, but
without injury to the institution, which paid all demands.
" Public meetings were held for the purpose of encou-
raging immigration, for the sake of preserving the sugar
plantations from utter ruin for the want of labourers. In
the Legislature on the 7th inst., 50,0091. were voted to be
placed at the disposal of the Agent General for the purpose
of facilitating immigration. The Legislature was pro-
rogued on the 11th.

The accounts from Bogota are by no means favour-
able. An insurrection was daily expected in that quarter.
It appears that affairs are in a bad state at Santa Maria,
and the Governor has resigned, and gone into the country."
The Settling of the British Account is going off well to
the present time, and the extreme fluctuation during the
Account has been about 2z per cent. ; it is a Bull one ;
the Contango, or Continuation, may be quoted at 13- to
per cent. Money may be obtained on Consols in the
house at 5 per cent.
Consols at present 93 to 93i- for the Account for July
16th ; Exchequer Bills, 23 25 prem. ; India Bonds, 4
prem. ; Bank Stock, 176}; Indian Stock, 2531.
In the Foreign Market scarce anything doing; Spanish
Active, 281 ; Portuguese, nothing done ' • Danish, 791. ;
Colombian, 26i; Mexican, 31i 32; Dutch Two-and-
a- Half per Cents., 541 4 ; Five per Cents. 101 i.
Shares aro rather heavy—Brighton, 29i ; Blackwell,
22i ; Northern and Eastern, 22.

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CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock .. 174 ' Tndia Stock ..253i
3 per Cent. Red 9IA ' Ditto Bonds 4 pm
3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 92g Ditto Old Annuities ... 89i
37 per Cent Red........ 100 Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent ...
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 25 pm
Jan. 1860 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct. 1859 ... _ India Stock for Acct...
Jan. 1860 l4 1-16 Consols for Acct 931
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds .. — Prussian, 5 per cent....
J3uenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent....
Chilian 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic—
Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, .5 per cent —
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent.... 793 i French, 5 per cent... --f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange .. lo6f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 27g French, 3 per cent —f. —e.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2A- per cent 544
Peruvian,lB2s, 6 per ct Ditto, 5 per cent lOl4

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SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
Ditto New Shares 43
London and Brighton Railway
London and Blackwall Railway
London and Birmingham Railway ... 177
Ditto Quarter Shares
Northern and Eastern Railway
North Midland Railway
Ditto New Shares. .
South Eastern and Dover

Earl Grosvenor has purchased the Dolphin
schooner yacht, of 214 tons, of Mr. Ackers. His Lordship in-
tends to go afloat this season. _

MISS KELLY.—This deservedly popular favo-
rite opened her pretty little theatre last night. In her opening
address she says--" The little fortunes of my long and not tin.
laboured life are all in this venture ; and I will not easily relax
in my endeavours to form a dramatic school for good acting
within the walls of this little theatre." We wish her success.
W. B. Mathew, Esq. of Burlington-Hall, Suf-
folk, lost his life whilst boating on the lake of Windermere, by
the boat capsizing. On Monday morning Mr. Mathew and
his servant went out in a sailing-boat on the lake, when a sud-
den gust of wind upset the boat. The accident was observed
from the inn, and assistance immediately rendered, but being a
mile from the shore, was not in time to save Mr. Mathew, who
had sunk in 25 fathoms water.
The members of the Royal Geographical So-
ciety assembled last evening very numerously at their rooms in
Regent-street, to hear the President's annual address, and to
witness the presentation of the medals to Major Rawlinson and
Mr. Schomburgh, Lieut. Holman, the blind traveller; Captain
Sir George Back, and other eminent navigators were present.
Mr. Greenough, President, then delivered his address, review-
ing the more important discoveries in geography made during
the past year, especially those which had been effected through
the instrumentality of the Society, and concluded by stating
the fact that Mr. Schomburgh had been engaged by her Ma-
jesty's Government to proceed to Guiana in the latter part of
the present year, for the purpose of laying down the bounda-
ries of the British possessions in that colony, and ultimately of
securing the native tribes from the aggressions of the Brazilian
Government—measures most urgently called for at the present
moment.

Dun- trArtr.—Throuohout the town there is but
one opinion, that by Mr. flarland's contemplated retirement,
Mr. Granger's return has been placed beyond a doubt. A ru-
mour obtained some currency at the beginning of the week, that
Sir William Chaytor intended to offer himself ; but we believe
that the report is totally destitute of foundation.—Durham
Chronicle.
NEW FELLOW..--A College was held on Wed-
nesday by the Provost and Fellows of Eton, to elect a Fellow
in the room of the Rev. Mr. Briggs (who expired en the 6th
instant), when the Rev. Mr. Wilder (one of the assistant
masters in the upper school) received the appointment. As
soon as it was 1 nown upon whom the election had fallen, the
whole of the boys upon the foundation proceeded in a body to
the residence of the new Fellow, when he was loudly cheered.

Consols may be quoted at present at the leaving off
prices of yesterday, at 92i 3, both for the Account and
Money; for the 16th July, 93 to Exchequer Bills,
23 25 prom ; India Bonds, 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock, 176
177 ; India Stock, 252 i 2531. At present it is a Bull
account.