The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-04 00:00:00

THL FUNDS.

The British Market opened this morning rather firmer
than it left; off on Saturday, at 891 for the Account,
no doubt in consequence of the King of the French's rt -
ply to the various Addresses to him on the day of the new
year, which were of a very pacific nature. Afterwards
Consols were not quite so good, and may be quoted now
at 891, the leaving off price of Saturday. Exchequer
Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank Stock, 157 158 ; India Stock,
238 239.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which left off
on Saturday at 248 251, is a shade lower, and may be
quoted 24:1 258 ; Deterred 121 13 ; Passive 6i ; Por-
tuguese same as they left off, 321 ; Three por Cents..
1101 ; Colombian 231 241 ; Mexican the same, 281
291 ; Brazilian, 701 711 ; Chilian, 56 60 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 49i.
Sum:vs.—Great Western, 261 271 preen. ; New, 12 13
t rem. ; London and Brighton, 6 5 die. ; Blackwell,
41 4 dia. ; Birmingham, 82 84 prem. ; Southampton,
57 58 per share ; Croydon, 191 per share ; Greenwich,
8 9 pershare ;
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, .. ..
PRICES OF SIIARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid, Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby
Bristol and Exeter 60
...... 38
Great North of England ... ..... 70
___

Great Western
Ditto New .. -
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
London and Greenwich ..... ...... 2.0 . .....
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London and South Western
London and Croydon (Trunk) 13}...... 12A...... to
North Midland
Ditto New
iork and North Midland

lIALF-PAST ONE,

Consols may be quoted at present at 89i, have been 891,
for Account ; Exchequer Bills improved to 8 prem., Small
7 9 prem. ; Bauk Stock nothing done; India Bonds 14

10 dig.
la the Foreign Market Spanish Active not so good
as in the early part of the morning, when they were 2.5 ii ;
at present 244 ; Portuguese 32} ; Russian 113 ; Brazilian,
71 ; Colombian 231-. In the Dutch Funds nothing doing
to the present time.
A good deal has been doing in the Share Market in
the course of the morning at advanced prices. Birming-
li:m and Derby 76 ; Bristol and Exeter 37}; Great
North of England 511 ; Great Western 9•21-1. ; New 63 ;
Fifths 171 ; London and Brighton 43i ; Blackwall 181 ;
Greenwich ; South Western 5721 ; Croydon 114 ; North
Midland 81 ; New 30:t ; York and North Midland 69.

About four o'clock yesterday morning the
thunder storm passed over Walsall, Wolverhampton, and
other places in that quarter. It was equally terrific as
in London. The lightning struck the spire of Wolver-
hampton Church and injured it considerably.
THE WEATHER IN CORNWALL.—During
o
the past week this county has been visited by heavy falls
f snow, so much so as to render travelling impossible in
settle places where it has drifted ; the frost has also been
very severe, End strong north-east winds prevailing. Such
inclement weather for the proverbially mild temperature of
Penzance and west Cornwall generally has not been known
' Is. ditto; and snipes, 2d. and
for many years. The London and northern mails have
been six or eight hours behind time. A considerable
quantity of wild fowl has been shot in the neighbourhood
(ck
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per,
To-dayPenzance,bace;
(Th &c., and sold very cheap—wild
1t
teal
:3d the wind has veered round,
snow entirely gone, and all vestige of the late severe
i
weather disappeared—the sun shining, With
quite a fine
summer temperature.
SINGULAR FACT—BELLINGHAM, THE Mutt-
,
DF.RER OF MR. PERCEN A ••—ln our obituary of the present
week we have recorded the death of the Rev. W. Brookes,
by whom a servant girl was shot in this town, in the year
1812. On this occasion we have been reminded of the
striking fact, that Bellingham, who was staying in War-
wick at the time, was an eye-witness of the death of the
unfortunate servant, and expressed the utmost horror at the
act by she was destroyed. Little was it then expected by
these who heard him, and perhaps as little intended by
himself, that he would, even in a few days afterwards, be-
come the assassin of a Minister of State TVartvich Adv
NEWSPAPER PROPERTY.—Or
Tuesday last,
at the Auction Mart, London, Mr. Surridge offered for
sale the copyrights and entire interest of the following
Journals, which have for some time been in the hands of
the Rev. Charles Eyre, of Dedham, viz --The Essex,
Heels, and Kent Mercury, the Essex and Suplk Times,
and the Ipswich .Express. The novelty of the sale did
not attract a large company, there not being twenty per-
sons in the room. Mr. Surridge, having
described the
several properties, which were offered in three lots, ob-
served that he hoped, as there was no reserve, he should
meet with a fair and liberal competition. He next read a
letter from the reverend proprietor, in which he stated that
as the property was advertised to be sold without any reser-
vation he was determined to abide by it. The auctioneer
then called on those present to make a bidding for lot 1,
but he did not succeed in his appeal ; he next offered lots
2 and 3 with no better success. Mr. Surridge then said,
as there did not appear to be a bidder in the room, he
should be compelled to close the sale, at the same time
he could not avoid expressing his disappointment at the
result. He thanked the company for their attendance, and
the buinen concluded.--Chelmsford Chronicle.