The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

This is settling day in the British Funds. It may be
stated at present to be a bull Account. The extreme fluc-
tuation has been from 861 to 90/, about 3i per cent. dur-
ing the Account, and up to the present hour we hare not
heard of any untoward event ; all appears to be going off
well up to the present time of writing.
Consols for Money 89i 90, for the January Account,
90i 4. The chief business doing is arranging the various
balances against to-morrow, which is pay-day. Exchequer
Bills, 2 dis., par; Bank Stock, 159 160; India Stock,
240 242.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which left off
23i -a, may be quotod at present 234 3-; Deferred, I
Passive, 5/1 Z-; Portuguese same as they closeJ, 353;
Three per Cents., 22i.; Brazilian, 733- 74k; Colombian,
254 ; Mexican, 304 1; Dutch as they left off, Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. 514 ; Five per Cents. 93:i 99.
StrattEs—Great Western Railway, 19 21 prem. ; Lon-
don and Brighton, 124 3- dis. • Blackwall, dis. ;
Birmingham, 75 77 prem. ; gouthampton, 52 b 3 per
share; Croydon, 114 4 per share; Greenwich, 63- 73- per
share; Manchester and Birmingham, 13 12 dis.
Consols at present 903 for the 15th January next Ac-
count ; Money, 90.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western

Ditto New ...
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham 9O
Ditto New Shares
South Eastern and Dover

HALF-PAST ONE.
Notice posted at the Bank of England :
" Bank of England, Nov. 26, 1840.
" The Governor and Company of the Bank of England
are ready until further notice to receive applications for
loans, upon the deposit of approved Bills of Exchange
not having more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills,
and East India Bonds; such loans to be repaid on or be-
fore the 18th of January next, with interest at the rate of
6 per cent. per annum, and to be for sums not less than
1. each."

(Sittings in Banco.)
POOLEY V. PATCH.
This was an action brought to recover the va'ue of
186000 bricks supplied to the defendant.
Sir F. POLLOCK and Mr. WARREN, who conducted the
case for the plaintiff, contented themselves with merely
proving the delivery of the bricks upon land belonging to
the defendant at New Kingston.
Mr. KELLY appeared for the defendant, and said his
Learned Friend had presented one of the most meagre
cases that had ever been presented to a Jury. He would
lay the whole case before them. A new town was rapidly
rising at one of the termini of the Southampton Railway,
in the neighbourhood of Kingston, where the plaintiff was
a large proprietor of land. In the summer of 1839 an at-
tempt was made to get up a :tontine, for the purpose of
building some houses upon that land, but after very con
siderable preliminary arrangements, the attempt wholly
failed. During the discussion of the matter the plaintiff
ordered two houses to be proceeded with, and the de-
fendant, who was a builder, in company with Mr.
Wyatt, having sent in a tender, which was accepted,
went upon the land and proceeded with the houses. Mr.
Wyatt was asked to Lccome a shareholder, but he said
that was not his business, and refused to take any steps in
the matter till he got some one person to look to for his
money. The plaintiff said the houses might pass as Ton-
tine houses, but he would become responsible for the works
to be done. When he went down he found that the bricks
were carted by the plaintiff, and he spoke to him on the
matter, when plaintiff said as he was the person who was
to pay the money he hoped ho (Mr. Wyatt) would have
no objection to take the bricks from him. The work pro-
ceeded, and was stopped by an order from Mr. Poolcy him.
self. He believed that the plaintiff refused to hold
himself liable because the defendants in their spe-
cification headed it, " For the Tontine Society,"
and in consequence of that slight mistake, after
having work done upon the hous3s to the amount of
1,0001, he refuses payment, and actually wanted to get
payment of the bricks used upon his own property. It was
an unjust proceeding, which he hoped would not be coun-
tenanced by the Jury.
The Learned Gertleman proved his case by the evidence
of Mr. Montague and Mr. Garbut, surveyors.
The Jury found that the " set off" pleaded by the de-
fendant was good.—Verdict for the defendant.
PATCH V. POOLEY.
This was an ac ion fur the.building of the two houses.
FA TAI, Ff ItE.-Durieg one of the rite
of las,
A verdict was taken for the plaintiff The sum to be
week 93 houses were destroyed by fire in the stnall town of
The wind was high, and the flames
settled out of COUrt.
DAVIS V. ruuncrr.
spread with such rapidity that the in-
The plaiwiff in this action sought to recover the sum of
aCarde
ignitedui 1 l ,iiepa,rar Ct
habitants, who came front one end of
1381. 2s. 6d., as the balance of a tavern bill.
assistance had scarcely arrived there before they
Mr. THEsIGER stated the case to the Jury The de- the town to another
were obliged to hasten back to endeavour to save their own
to render is
fendant was a partner in a very respectable house in
Wood-street, who, when about the age of twenty-four,
and hiving large expectations, chose to live in a very ex_ proper 7 from. the flames. By this disaster 216 people
travagant and expensive way. He was much in the evt_iecrecid rived of a home, and obliged to take shelter in
habit of frequenting the house of the plaintiff, the Cado-
lurch. The accident is said to hare been caused by a
gan Arms, Chelsea, hringieg his friends, treating them young man imprudently li,/liting his pipe in a loft filled
to expensive treats, Ste. He was also a great sportsman, with straw.
and although very rieh in expectations, gas net CIIELTENIIAIII. The Reformers here have a
affluent in cash, and he purchased three dogs, for which ' certain majority of 400 1-ctien come when
Votes, let the L
30/. of the plaintiff's money went; so also with a horse, it will, and evr Tar who promotes a contest is pro-
He trusted that, to use an old skiing, the gentleman had meting disturhat for ).seke- of mischief.—Cheltenham
ice the
LOW sown his wild oats, for he was now married, for in the . Examiner.

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To the present time the settling of the British Account
is going off well.
Money is rather tight with the bankers, but in the house
more easy. It is expected that the Bank notice will cause
money to be more plentiful.
Up to the present time of writing we hear nothing at
all of the arrival of the President steamer from New York.
The Dutch mail has arrived of the 24th inst., bringing
the Amsterdam prices of the 24th inst. Latest prices,
Five o'clock—Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50j; Five
per Cents., 99; Ardoin's, 21 11-16ths.
Consols have been fluctuating during the course of the
morning from 90k s for the opening, 15th Jan., Money
89 90t} 901. Exchequer Bills par, 2 discount; Bank
Stock, 166 ; India Bonds, 20 dis. ; India Stock, 241.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather better,
23i ; Deferred, 111; Passive, si; Portuguese lower,
Mk 34i ; Colombian, 254 ; Mexican, 30} ; Brazilian,:
7311
Dutch Two-and.a-Half per Cents., 51} ; Five per
Cents., 98i 99.
In the Share Market little doing, and the prices rather
lower. Great Western, 86f ; New, 481-; Fifths, 8k
Birmingham, . New, Quarter-shares, :47 ; South Eastern
and Dover, 91 JO.

PATENTORKS KREIVINi
ETHTZ .
LEAD
W, LAMB

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sot,—
In the City article of the Times of this date,
it is erroneously stated that Mr. John Wriht, the
banker, was connected with the Patent Kremnitz White
L.!,3d Works, at Lambeth, instead of which the Patent
White Lead Works at Chelsea should have been named.
The Patent Kreninilz White Lead Work: at Lamb( ta
are in full and successful operation, and product an
article equal to the best Kreninitz.—Your's obediently,
Nov. '26. WARREN DE LA. RUE:

EVENING EDITION.

THE QUEEN.

SUN 01TICE, THREE O'CLOCK, P M.

We rejoice to state, that according to the aecoun •
from the Palace up to a Quarter to Three, her M.
jesty and the Princess-Royal were going on exce2diogl-,
well.

The following is,the Bulletin cf her M ,jest}'; heal
issued this morning :

" Buckingham Palace, Nov. 2C, 1840.
" Half-past Nine o'Clock, A. M.
" The Queen has slept well. Her Majesty and t;
Infant Princess art: going on most satisfactorily.
(Signed) '6 JAMES CLARK, M.D.

CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
ROBERT FERGUSON, NI.D.

RICHARD BLAGDEN:9