The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-19 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols left off on Saturday at 87? i for Account, !
opened this morning at the same price ; for Money, 86-1,-
to 87* ; Exchequer Bills, 3 5 prem. ; Bank Stock,
163 165 ; India Stock, 243 245.
Scarce anything doing- in the Foreign Market.
Spanish Actives, 214 22 ; Deferred, 104 11 ;
Passive, 5/ ; Portuguese, 32/ Three per Cents.,
; Colombian, 22/ -;/ ; Mexican, 261 27 ; Brazilian,
73 74 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 49/ a ;
Five per Cents., 944.
SIIARES.—Great Western Railway, 1 11 12} prem. ;
London and Brighton, 12 11 s dii.; Blackwall, 4 3:1
die. ; Birmingham, 64 66 prem. ; Southampton, 50 51
per share ; Croydon, 10f 11 per share ; Greenwich,
6 7 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 15 14 dis.

Extract of a private letter received this morning from
Jersey, Oct. 16 :—" The threatened appearance of war
has caused great alarm to many of the English resi-
dents here, and preparations are being made to repel any
invasion the French might make. Last week a general
muster was made by the authorities of the French living
in Jersey, and their names taken down, to the number
of 500, in this town only. 'The different forts and
batteries in the island have be-.'n inspected. Guns and
carriages have been sent from England in a very quiet
way, so as not to cause any alarm."
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham
Ditto New Shares
London and South Western 38,1 soi to
North Midland
79
Ditto New 4O
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, OCT. 17.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 9si ' Grand Canal Stock ...... ...
Ditto Reduced ...... ... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent...
Ditto New, 1630 ...... 95,1 Ditto 4 per cent —
36 per Cent. Debs.
lIALF-PAST ONE.

Although the affairs of the'East are of a more pacific
tendency, still the British Funds, since the early part
of the morning, have become heavy. Consols, which
were 87i for the 26th November, have receded to
878, owing to some money stock having come to mar-
ket, at present may be quoted 874 ; and Money, 864.
Money in the House at the rate of from 3 to V., per
cent. A good deal of stock was purchased on Satur-
day for Tuesday next, which, it is expected, will cause
a scarcity of Consols to-morrow in the market. Little
business has been ',done in the course of the morning.
Exchequer Bills, 4 2 prem. ; Bank Stock, 164 162 ;
India Stock, 243.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active 214 De-
ferred, 104 ; Portuguese, 32 ; Colombian, 228 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 49i ; Five per Cents, 94.
' In the Share Market scarce anything doing. Great
Western, 76 ; South Western, 5O ; North Midland,
79.

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M.
Mr. John Beach, son of John Beach, Esq., 0
Blackford, Warwickshire, was admitted a member of the
Royal College of Surgeons on Friday last.
LITERARY NOVELTIES FoRTIICOMING.—
Nil.. Bentley promises us immediataly two works of extra-
ordinary interest. A new volume of Sayings and Doings
by the inimitable Sam Slick I What a treat for all lovers'
of wit and hurnour 1 What greater treat, indeed, can be
imagined than a volume by our friend Slick, whether as a
travelling companion, or by the fire-side. The other work
to which we draw attention is, a new Romance of the days
of Columbus, by the celebrated author of " The Pilot."
1 This IiCW story is to be entitled " Mercedes of Castile."
The deservedly high reputation of Cooper, as, perhaps, the
greatest livieg master of fiction in kis peculiar walk—
stories of wild adventure on the ocean, and in the vast
prairies and inland seas of his \
native land—will always
cause any new production from his pen to be regarded
with a similar interest to that with which we were accus-
tomed to look forward to a new romance from the gifted
Scott.