The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the closing prices of yester-
day, 90i g. for the Account, Money 905 ; Exchequer Bills, 13
15 prem. ; Bank Stock, 172 173; India Stock, 255 256.
In the Foreign Market the prices continue nominal to the
present hour. Spanish Active, 235 ; Deferred, 125 %;
Passive, 53 %; Portuguese, 34.5 ; Three per Cents., 205 k ;
Brazilian, 69 70 ; Colombian, 224 235 ' Mexican rather
lower, 303 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 525; Five
per Cents., 982 99.5.
SHARES.—Great Western, 305 3U, prem., New, 155prem. ;
' London and Brighton, 14 4 dis. ; Blackwall, 5% 5 dis. ; Bir-
mingham, 68 70 prem. ; Southampton, 574 585 per share;
Croydon, 134 14 per share ; Greenwich, 84 per share ; Man-
chester and irmingham, 15 144 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New
London and Br ighton
London and Birmingham ... 90
Ditto Thirds
Ditto New
London and Greenwich
Ditto Scrip... .. 3 ...... 5 ...... to
London and South Western 384 — .. to
Ditto Tenths
Slanchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland Counties
South Eastern and Dover
fork and North Midland...
HALF-PAST ONE.

A ves,el arrived, on the 29th of March, at Baltimore, which
left Bermuda on the 20th March, at which period nothing was
known of the President steamer.
We still continue without any information of the President,
nor is there any other news of the least importance. Other files
of .11Iaui itius pacers have been received to the 15th Januuary,
but they do not contain any news.
Cons-Ols are not quite so good as in the early part of the
morning, when they were 90% a ; at present 94 for the Ac-
count ; Money, 90i 3 ; Exchequer Bills, 13 15 prem. ; Bank
Stock, 173 172 i ; India Stock, 256 2551 lower ; India Bonds,
par, 2 premium.
In the Foreign Market very little doing. Spanish Active,
2311 ; Portuguese, 301- ; Three per Cents., 20i ; Dutch
Five per Cents.,
Not much doing in the Share Market, and the prices are
firm. Great Western, New, 65i ; London and Brighton 4st ;
Birmingham, Thirds, 54; Midland Counties, 90; York and
North Midland, 85.

QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols, Account, 94, sellers ; Colombian, 223/ 23
Mexican, 30 ; Portuguese, 33; 34k; Spanish, 23i .

EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS.—A Devenport
paper contains a letter referring to the British Asseciation
with a postscript correcting erroneous statements es to the
time of their meeting. It is thus printed P. S. As
inaccurate statements have appeared in some of the news-
papers respecting the time of meeting at Plymouth, it is
right to announce that the Council has finally determined
that the opening shall be on the 90th ( II) of July, and to
close on the 4th of August."
ANCIENT CONCERTS.—A rehearsal took place
yesterday morning in the presence of the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Lord Burghersh, Lord Cawdor, and a numerous
assemblage cf the subscribers. Madame Pauline Garcia
Viardot sings for the first time at these performances to-
morrow evening two sorg; and a duet with Caradori ; the
other singers are Miss Bruce Wyatt, Miss Birch, Miss
Hawes; Messrs. Hobbs, Harrison, Hawkins, F. Lablache,
and Phillips. The director for the evening, the Duke of
Wellington, has made a good selection from the works of
Handel, Haydn, Purcell, Weber, Cherubini, Mozart, Mar-
cello, Mayer, Winter, Paisiello, Hummel, Cimarosa, &c.
Mr. G. A. Macfarren's new opera cannot be
brought out at the Lyceum, although it has been un-
derlined in the bills, in consequence of Mr. H. Phillips
having left the theatre, fa whom a principal part had been
expressly composed.
GERNIAN OPERA.— Weber's Oberon was
played last night to a numerous audience, who appeared
much gratified at the revival of this exquisite opera.
The town of Croydon was last week a good deal
excited by a report which gained very general circulation
that the bodies of three children had been found in the
rest-pool cf a low lodging-house that was formerly kept
by a notorious character, and who has recently left the
town. It appears that upon this party giving up posses-
sion of the house, it was taken by a person named West,

who had the cese-pool emptied; and while thia was in
course of being cacted, the men who wore employed dis-
covered three bundles of a very suspicious appearance, but
it appeers that they took no further notice of the circum-
stance at the time, and continued their work, and the soil
was all carted away. Immediately afterwards, however,
reports were circulated about the town, and an application
was made to Messrs. Keats and Matthew, the Church-
wardens, and, from their knowledge of the character of
the man who had formerly kept the house, and of the par-

tics who frequented it, they deemed it necessary that a
scratching ir‘quiry should be instituted, and they cbtaincd
the assistance of Mr. Collier, the Inspector of Police sta-
tioned at Croydon, who immediately applied to the men
who had been employed; and having ascertained the above
fact, he directed that the soil should be searched, and this
was accordingly done. It was then found that the suspi-
cious bundles consisted merely of some old rags ar.d cictb-
ing, and nothing was discovered tending in any way to
warrant the suspicion that had existed. The report, how-
ever, had obtained such currency, and, as may be expected,
occasioned so much excitement, that it has been found a
matter of some little difficulty to satisfy the people in the
neighbourhood of the real facts of the case.
At the meeting of the Hastings Town Council
on Tuesday week, the clerk made a communication to the
Board that be had been served with a writ for 4701. due
to Mr. Prentice and others, for the dinner supplied at the
Wellington Festival last year. The Town Council re-
fused to interfere, and came to a resolution that that body
had no funds out of which to pay money for the purpose
claimed.—Rochester Advertiser.
THE So RCERlES.—According to ancient custom,
great was the congregaion of the young in the Sorceries
on Monday cnd Tuesday last, to hurl their pasche eggs
and exhibit their finery ; and numbers of " children cf
larger growth," found ample amusement at the old game
of " drop the handkerchief." Both days were cold and
showery, which detracted much from the enjoyment of the
young-uns. The consumption of eggs was enormous. In
the evening several ro, ms were opened for dancing, and
were well attended.— Carli,le Journal.
REDUCTION OF SUGAR. DUTIES.--It is stated
confidently in the London Journal of Commerce, that the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs have recom-
mended to the Board of Trade that the duty on sugars
grown in British possessions should be reduced from 04s.
to 9s. 6d. per cwt., and the duty on foreign sugars from
63v. to 245. per cwt.
REDUCTION OF DUTIES ON FRENCH WINES
AND SPIRITS.--It is reported that the proposed reductions
to be made under the new commercial treaty with France,
will be to 103. per gallon on brandy, and to is. 6d, per
gallon on wine. The conclusion of the commercial treaty
is dependent on the ratification of the political treaty,
which will withdraw France from her present isolation.
London Journal of Commerce.