The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols are rather heavy at present, which is attributed
to the forthcoming French loan; they left off at 89a- ex.
div., and at present may be quoted 89k s ex. div. ; Re-
duced, 89 if ; Exchequer Bills, 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock,
158 159 ; India Stock, 241 242. _ _

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is also lower,
left off 23i 24h, at present may be quoted 23; 8 ;
Deferred, 11i 14; Passive .51. ; Portuguese same as
they left off, 343 ; Three per Cents 224, ; Colombian,
964 I.; Mexican, 304 ; Dutch Two.and-a. Half per Cents.
51i 54,,+ ; Five per Cents. 9SI 991.
Shares—Great Western, 21 22 premium ; London
and Brighton Railway, 10 91 die. ; Blackwell, 4 31
dis. ; Birmingham, 77 79 premium; Southampton, 53 54
per share; Croydon, 11 121 per share ; Greenwich, 74 8i
per shale ; Manchester and Birmingham, 13 11 discount.
Yesterday, bills which had five months to run were dis-
counted in Lombard-street at the rate of 5} pttr cent per
annum.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby
Birmingham and Gloucester 40
Great Western
London and Brighton
Manchester and Leeds . . 70
Midland Counties ... lOO
Ditto i Shares
Nort h Midland
Ditto New ... -40 ' :37
.HA .L.FL PAST ONE.

The British Market has continued heavy during the
Bourse of the morning, and receded about per cent. since
the leaving off prices of yesterday. In the early put of
the day, the Bank Broker sold a lot of Reduced, which de-
pressed the market, and Consols were done at 89, sellers
for the Account. This depression in the market may be
attributed to the speculators anticipating that some im-
portant event is on the eve of taking place at Paris.
Consols have been fluctuating during the morning from
891 to 89, and at present may be quoted 89 to,
ex.-niv. ; Reduced 891 8141 89 ; Exchequer Bills, 2 4
prem. ; India Bonds, 15 10 dis. ; Bank Stock, 159 157.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active have been 234, at
present 23i ; Portuguese, 34t-, ex. half dividend ; Colom-
bian, 264-, rather lower, have been 2N-; Mexican, 304;
Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 514 1.
In Shares some business doing, and they are rather
better. Birmingham and Gloucester, 651 ; Bristol and
Exeter, 36 35i-; Great Western, 87 ; London and Brigh-
ton 30; Manchester and Leeds, 79k; North Midland
New, 37.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red BB5 ! Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent C0n5........ 90 Ditto Old Annuities B7i
'A per Cent Red........ 9711 Ditto New Annuities...
New 31 per Cent
New 5 per Cent
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small spm
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859 l2 13-16 India Stock for Acct
Jan. 1860 ..
FOREIGN FUNDS.

A dstrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. 65
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto..... 34
►3razilian BorOs ... .. ,„ Prussian, 5 per cent....
IluenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent....
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent.— Spanish,s per cent 23t
Ditto, 1824
D wish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... —l. —c.
Greek, 1825, spercent. Exchange ..
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 291 French,3 per cent —l.. —c.
1./itt.o, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2 per cent slg
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent.....
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (90 p) 66
Bristol and Exeter (60 paid)
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)
Ditto Debentures ( 2 paid) ....., 43.
Great ‘VeAern Railway (65 paid) Sti
Ditto Nest/ Shares (40 paid) ..... ... 49

London and Brighton' Railway (40 paid) ... 29:4
London and Blackwall Railway (224 pd) 184-
London and Greenwich Railway (20 paid)
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
Ditto Scrip. ( 2 paid)
London and South Western Railway ....., 53
Manchester and Leeds Railway (70 paid) 79
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 5 paid) ... 9
North Midland Railway (iOO paid) —
Ditto New Shares (40 paid) . 37
South Eastern and Dover (93 paid)... ..

Prince Esterhazy has returned to town from Mid-
dleton Park, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Jersey.
LORD CARDIGAN IN THE NORTH.—The
following anecdote of a Noble Lord, who at present fills,
in the public eye, a situation more conspicuous than ho-
nourable, we have reason to believe correct. Towards the
close of last shooting season, Lord Cardigan, and, wo be-
lieve, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, stopped, on their way
south from shooting quarters, at Garve Inn. They
had a considerable quantity of game in the carriage,
and the birds were taken out, and (probably wtth a
view to their repackment) arranged upon the green in
front of the house, the Noble Lieutenant-Colonel of the
11th mount!ng guard over them. In a short time he
observed one of the understrappers of the ion making
divers movements indicative of intention to break the
eighth commandment quoad the game, and accordingly
warned him off. Lord Fitzclarence, who was amused with
his companion's vigilance, slipped out, spoke to the lad,
and engaged him to make off with as many birds as he
could, maugre the redoubted sentry who was standing
over them. The boy at once entered into the spirit of

Since our recent
thing, and coolly snatching up a fine brace, sett ff with
, them, putsued at the top of his speed by Lord Car-
RAILWAY--____-:--------
d' igan, with a knife in his hand I The chase is described
conviction at the instance his Lordship, now upon the fugitive, who flourished the
as having been most animated ; the odds were now upon.
of the Garnkirk and Glasgow
Railway Company, for tres- prey in triumph over his head, while his pursuer,
pass on that Rail way, we are glad to leant that six diffe- maddened at his impudence, literally foamed with
rent persons have been prom. time to time apprehended rage. Away they went all round the premises, through.
for persevering in walking on the. line,, and
notice o fthe
prosecution'r REsPAanSdsEßCiott
isni
penalties have stables and byres, up hay lofts, and down again, to
been enforced, under Lord Seymour 's Act, varying from the imminent risk of their necks. Lord Cardigan,
one to two guineas, or imprisonmenti for seven days. although sometimes very close, was always thrown
The penalty has been imposed 1 three instances against out by his tormentor's superior knowledge of localities;
the railway on.
persons walking onSundays, it 'ming while every time the latter passed and repassed the green..
been found that. although there is no Sunday traffic on another and another brace were snatched up, among the
this railway, the machinery is oftener interfered with by most uproarious laughter of all who were in the secret.
drunken or mischievous people_on that day than On any At length his Lordship, regularly done up with passion
other, and the consequences. are felt by the early trains on and fatigue, was fain to attempt the securing of the re-
the Monday mornings. —Railway Ti„,s•
rnainder of the birds, by throwing them into the carriage,
NEW Poott-LAw.—At a fleeting of' the Town bu as fast as he flung them in, they were pulled out again
Council of Birmingham, held on Wednesday, the 3d inst., Hum the other side by his indefatigable enemy ; and it
it was resolved, by a considerable majority, to oppose by was not until he had secured every feather, that the fun
every
lawful and constitutional means the introduction of was put an end to, and the discomfited nobleman reassured
the New Poor-law into the parish of Birmingham. .by Lord Fi!zclarence's explanaion.—lnverness Courier.

CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.)

ORL) V. LYONS.
This part. heard case occupied the Court the whole day.

VICE-CHANUERY-(THIS DAY.)

Unopposed petitions and short causes occupied his
Honour the Vie--Chanclor the whole morning.

COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY.)

FRANK V. FRANK.

At the sitting of the Court, Mr. Jarvis called the
Rev. Mr. Morrell, who was intimate with the alleged
lunatic for many years before, and throughout the whole
of the period in which he was found a lunatic by the
Commission, also his gardener, and other servants and
domestics, who all swore to their belief of Mr. Frank's
perfect sanity, up to the year 1822, and especially
the time when the impugned deeds and will in
favour of his younger children were executed. These
witnesses admitted certain acts of impropriety attributed
to that gentleman, and that his hfe was not that which
became a clergyman. In the latter part of the years
referred to, he gave himself up to excessive drinking,
which impaired his health and reason, and, notwith-
standing his care of his children's morals, in other re-
spects, he introduced them to improper company.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOUICD, for the defendant in the
issue, contended that. neither the documentary nor the
oral evidence given by the other side was sufficient of
itself to establish the sanity of Mr. Frank. He
should prove that Mr. Frank was always a person of
weak intellect, and that the will was made under very
suspicious circumstances. Having adduced a number of
instances ofalleged insanity, he proceeded to call witnesses.
The case was proceeding when we went to Press.

SIIERIFFS COU.RT.-(THIS DAY.)

CRIMI. CON.-WAKEFIELD V. LOTHEA3.

This was an action for trim. con.
Mr. Phillips and Mr. Clarkson were for the pain-
tiff, and Mr. Thesiger for the defendant. The damages
were laid at 2,0001. Judgment was allowed to go by
default.
Mr. PHILLIPS stated that the plaintiff was a banker
and broker, residing in Old Broad-street, and married
in May 1818, the lady who was the unfortunate subject
of this trial, and who had been religiously and elegantly
educated. They had several children, two of whom
alone survived, daughters, to deplore the wretchedness
of their lather, and the guilt of their mother. About
twelve months ago there was a serious change in the
conduct of Mrs. Wakefield. her temper became sour and
gloomy, and she fell into habits of constant bickering when
ren,oestratcd with by her husband. She was seen fre-
quently at the windows, but no suspicion was awakened.
At last she determined to abandon her husband and chil-
dren, and then it was discovered that she had left them
for the defendant, with whom she had entered into fla-
gitious intercourse. The defendant had, he believed,
something to do with the Stock-market, but he was
'lot aware of the pecuniary circumstances in which he
wls placed. The plaintiff, upon making the discovery,
bad, as had been done upo❑ an occasion which made a
deep impression upon the public mind, inflicted personal
chastisement upon the violator of his honour and peace,
whose crime was aggravated by the fact that he threat-
ened to injure Mr. Wakefield by the disclosure of corn-
mei vial matters in which the latter was engaged. Mr.
Philips then read parts of a correspondence between
the defendant and Mrs. Wakefield, which put the guilt
of the doxcendant out of all question, and concluded one
of the moei powerful speeches ever delivered by him by
an appeal to the feelings of the Jury.
The case ;vas proceeding when we went to Press.