The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Though the Speech of the King of the French is looked
upon as being of a favourable nature for the maintenance
of peace, it has had but little influence on the British
Funds. The warlike preparations on our part, rather
damp the spirit of our speculators ; some fear is also
entertained that the new French Ministry will not be
of long duration, and that the war party will at last
prevail.
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices
of yesterday, 88,1 i for the Account, Money the same ;
scarce anything doing as yet. Exchequer Bills. 1 dis.
1 prem. ; Bank, 159 160 ; India Stock, 241 243.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing to the present
time and prices are nominal. Spanish Active same as it
left off, 20i ; Deferred, 10i ; Passive, si-1 ; Por-
tuguese as they left off, 33} 34 ; Three per ;Cents.,
21i 22i ; Brazilian, 73 75 ; Colombian, 23f 24 ;
Mexican, 27} 28 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents.,
51 i s ; Five per Cents, 97 98.
Shares.—Great Western Railway, 16 18 prem. ;
London and Brighton, 131 13 dis. ; Blackwall,
dis. ; Birmingham, 73 75 prem. ; Sotvhampton; 51 52
per share ; Croydon, 6 7 per share ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 16 14 dis.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester ,
Great Western
Ditto New ... ..............
London and Brighton
London and South Western
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto New Share•
Midland Counties
Ditto Shares
COURSE OF EXCLIAI,
Amsterdam CF. 12 5
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam 2U. l 2 5i
Antwerp ....... ....... 12 5
Hamburg... ...... M. B l3
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight
Ditto, 3 months 25 60
Marseilles
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine 149
Petersburg, 3 Us 37
Berlin
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 3
Trieste, ditto lO 5
Madrid
Cadiz 36
Bilboa
Barcelona 3si
Seville

90 ...... 68
65
40
40 ..... 26i to 27
38i 52
70

25
~100
~ 5
; GE—( YESTERDAY).
I Gibraltar
Leghorn ....
Genoa
Milan
Venice 47
Naples 4olt
Palermo, per oz 1221
Lisbon 52
Oporto 521
Rio Janeiro 27i
Bahia
Buenos Ayres ..
New York, 21 days sight 461
Philadelphia
PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Portugal Gold Coin £0 0 0
Foreign Gold, bars 317 9
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 11
Silver in Bars 0 5 0I

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, NOV. 5.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 96i Grand Canal 5t0ck......... 18
Ditto Reduced
Ditto New, 1830
3i per Cent. Debs.
HALF-PAST ONE.

We have received Graham's Town and Cape of Good
Hope papers, to the 21st August. The following is
an account from Port Natal of the 4th instant :

" Every field cornet is at present in the field with
two impartial witnesses, for the purpose of inspecting
our farms, which arc sold at from 3 to 4,000 Rds., and
uncultivated obtains 500 Rds. Every thing goes oc
better than I imagined. Dingaan has, according to
authentic information, vanished like smoke before the
swords of the several tribes. All the Caffre tribes show
great respect towards us. Our agriculturists have
proved themselves industrious this year. Land doubly
increases here."

Very little has been done in the course of the morn-
ing in the British Funds ; the speculators are waiting
to see what passes in the French Chambers, as well as
the majority that the Ministers can command, on which
depends their stability.
Consols have been during the morning at 871 for
the Account, and at present may be quoted 88} for
the Account ; Money same ; Exchequer Bills, 1 pretn.
1 discount ; India Stock, 242 ; Bank Stock, nothing
done.
In the Foreign Market little doing. Spanish Active,
2l a ; Portuguese 34 ; Mexican 281 ; Colombian,
28 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 511 ; Five
per Cents 97i.
Shares—Birmingham and Gloucester, 68 ; Great
Western, 824 83 ; London and Brighton, 264-7 ; South
Western, 52 ; Northern and Eastern, 13i.
The above market is rather better.

ARRIVALS AT TORQUAY THIS WEEK.—
The Earl and Countess of Brownlow, the Ladies Cust,
and Misses Macdonald ; General the Hon. Sir William
and Lady Lumley, from Windsor; Sir Robert, Lady
Fitswygram, and family. The Lady Isabella St. John and
Viscountess Bolingbroke; Admiral Sir Charles and the
Hon. Lady Dashwood ; Lord Cranstoun ; Sir Lawrence
and Lady Palke and family.
GAME IN STRATHGLASS.—Game has been
very abundant this year in the romantic district of Strath-
glass. Mr. Wood, who has the shootings at Fasnakyle,
killed fifteen roc and ten large stags. The Chisholm was
also successful in grouse shooting. The deer in Strath-
glass run very large ; and some of those shot by Mr. Wood
weighed from 20 to 25 stones. —John o' Groat Journal.
WICK, OCT. 30.--The weather from Friday
last, up to Thursday, bas proved most unpropitious
for the termination of harvest operations. The con-
tinued and heavy torrents of rain which fell almost
without interruption for more than fifty hours, has
completely drenched the country, and put an entire stop
both to the shearing and gathering in of the crop, one-
third of which is said to be st'll in the fields. Tuesday
was one of the worst days we have experienced this season,
it having blown a complete hurricane, which, accompanied
as it was by continued and heavy rains, must have occa-
sioned serious injury to the corn and potatoe crops. The
storm of rain and wind continued for several days, but as
it luckily remained cold, we trust that the corn in stook,
which, saturated with water as it was, it was feared might
grow, is as yet sound. —John o' Groat Journal.
Sir John and Lady 'far& Buller have been
making a tour through the manufacturing districts. Sir
l',hn is expected to return to the old family seat, Chu rston
lof month. Lupton
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