The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-22 00:00:00

THE FUNDS

Our chief arrivals this morninif, are two packet ships
from the United States, the St. James, from New York,
of the Ist of May. and the Siddorts of the 25th ult. By the
former the intelligence from New York is not of that fa-
vourable description as by the previous-accounts in respect
to commercial affairs. Business was very dull, money plen-
tiful, and could not be employed The Exchange rather
low, r, 71 to 8 ; United States Bank Shares also declined
to 74. The Papers by the above arrival do not bring any
political news of consequence.
Consuls opened thin morning at the same quotations they
left off yesterday, 921 /, both for Money arid the Account ;
for July, 93k; Exchequer Bills higher, 25 27 preen ; India
Bonds 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock, 176 177.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active a shade lower,
284 1 ; Deferred. 1341 4 ; Passive, 7k i ; Portuguese same
as they left off, 351 1 ; Three per Cents., 24.,i 1 ; Brazilian,
75i- 76 ; Colombian, 264 i; Mexican, shade lower, 324 ji :
Dutch Twc-and-a-H.rif per Cents., 541 i ; Five per
Coots , 1011 1.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 176 India Stock ... ...... ...
3 per Cent. Red
3 per Cints. Con. 1125433 South Sea Stock
34 per Cent. ... 994 Old Annuities ...
Ditto Red too4 994 New Ditto —
New 35 per Cent. 1013•5- 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751
New 5 pe: Cent.
Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 5001. ... 25 pin.
Jan. 5, 1860. .. 13 13-16 Ditto Small ...... ... 25 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859.
Jan. 5, 1861. ..... Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1880.
April 5, 1880. ...
Jan. 5, 1870.
OREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT QNE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account
Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds —
Brazilian Bonds ... ...... 76 Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account Ditto Account —
Chilian Bonds — Prussian Bonds ..... ...
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account.
Columbian Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds .. ...... -.-
Ditto Account Ditto Account 283454
Danish Bonds ' Passive
Ditto Account Deferrod ... 134
Greek Bonds ... — French,s per cent...ll4f. 75c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825.... —— 4 per cent... —f. —c.
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Exchange... 25f. 40c.
Ditto Account ...... .. Dutch, 25 per cent ...
Ditto,6 per Cent-- Ditto Account.
Ditto Account .. Ditto, 5 per cent lOl4
Neapolitan
....,. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.

X. s. d. Z. a. d. X. s. d.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto New
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
London and Birmingham 9O l7B
Ditto i Shares
London and South Western 3Bl 53
Manchester and Leeds (New Sh. ) 25 ...... 36
North Midland ... 100
Ditto New ...
South Eastern and Dover lB
JOIST STOCK BANKS.
National Provincial of England... 35
smuts.
Brazilian Imperial (at 5/. pm.)... 20 -
31ISCELLANEotIS. ,
Canada Company ,.. ... ...... 32} 36
DUTCH FUNDS.—A3ISTunDan, MAY 19.
Money. Bilk.
Actual DM, t 254 per rent
Ditto, ditto i, per cent.
;m‘itt Syndic, -li per rent..
'Ditto, Cato, 3,1'2 per cent 7l;i4 76%
Commercial Company, 4,.. per cent 1,20t6 IS2
att, (1A33 and 183.3) 5 per cent.
Ditto 1.437, S per cent. lOO% 111114
LESS 1837, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month i I 92!.,i
Two months "WOW 11 85
—Dutch Papers, May 20.
HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, MAY 16.
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,
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank shares
-- /F 6)
A w 10-Ittissian Loan . PIN IC9
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Cartiticate
Inscription, Ist Serias lo:4i
Russian 5 per Cent. Hop e and Co. 3d and 4th

Se i.: s
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch ,ctual Debt, 24,1 pe Cent 52 51.3 e
I)ittn 5 per Ceti. 9B .-
Poli,ll Bond-
New • icket
Anl ,aiiish Loan, 3 per Cent 76%, 76%
Norwegian Loan, Is3l, 4 per Cent....,., ll2 lilx,
Stanisll, New .3 per Cents.
PRUSSIAN FUN DS.—BERLIN, MAI' 18
Bills. Money'
St. Schuld. Sch., 4k., per cent - 11)3% 102%
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent. 10
}:xcl,,lnge on London, three months... 6 19%
—Prussian State Gazette, May 19.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Consols continued during the morning at 92i fog the
Account ; Money, 92e.; Exchequer Bills lower, 25 7 4 5
prem. ; India Bunds. 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock 176.
In the Foreign Market, scarcely any business doing.
Spanish Active a shade lower, 2S ; Portuguese, 35 ;
B,zilian 76 ; Dutch T-.vo-and.a-H.ilf per Cents. a shade
lower, .5.11; Five per Cents., lola.
The Shave Market continues firm, at very little varia-
tion. Blackwall and Brighton rather higher.

Mr. Harland, the Member for Durham (City), ap.
pears to have given some offence by his vote on Wed-
nesday, on the Irish Registration Bill, he having voted
against, when he was expected to vote !or, Lord Stan-
ley's Bill ; and it is mentioned that he is in consequence
likely to tender the resignation of his seat.
Mr. Hawes and Miss M. B. Hawes's Concert
took place last night at the Queen's Concert Room, Hanover-
square, and amply fulfilled the expectations of those who had
anticipated a high musical treat. The subjects had been se-
lected with great taste, and were admirably calculated to dis-
play to advantage that native talent which it is the patriotic
and praiseworthy object of these annual exhibitions to en-
courage. We have not of late witnessed anything more
excellent in its various parts, or more perfect as a
whole, than this concert. A great many of the performances i'
were encored by a crowded and delighted audience, and though
it is difficult to particularize where every thing was so good,
we must assign the palm to Miss Hawes, in the ballad of " Al-
lan Water," during the singing of which the tears of the au-
dience bore the best and truest testimony to the extraordinary
power which this highly gifted lady can exercise over the feelings.
CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.—The nomination
took place yesterday. Sir Alexander Grant was proposed by
Mr. Harris, and seconded by Mr.
cameßarftil:e respltt.llerc.tilvle candidates
yidtahteens
came fo:ward, and proposed Thomas Starkie, Esq., " a man of
irreproachablesecodent theethaactenromanidnabtrioilnli. ,ant talents." Mr. Alderman
Foster
having addressed the assembly, the Mayor called for a show of
hands, and declared it to be in favour of Sir Alexander Grant.
Upon this a poll was demanded for Professor Starkie, and the
meeting then ~nietly dispersed.
a ase ~,.t.ne.c.ehrOtl er,..oa.msl t.hboeluttgi:.hes
PRINCE'S THEATRE.—Sophr's opera of Faust
dweatsacphreo(di uicieedces lasth a vnight—the
ecfirhsetartdirnine
generally supposed to be Sophr's greatest work._lf this
re-
presentation for the due appreciation of its beauties. . 1
d until we shall
case, more time is required than what is afforded byt aofiurrsto3i.hnai(vie of,,n
citpspdoerttauinlsitymcifisitietahreinregfore be pottpone
splendid. The cast of charactersth
:—Faust,Schme-
Eike; Mephistophiles, Herr l'oeck ; Count Hugo, Herr
ewmasagasalfno.llowTshe dresses
Herrwere
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Madame
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Schumann
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tai%ncel proofs Hose,
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being first-rate praeical musicians. The song
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novel,
beauty
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cumstance
the composition, which is singularly characteristic. and
and, in the second, to the admirable way in which it was sung
by Poeck. At its third conclusion, an enthusiastic German ii,
the gallery shouted out in his own language," H
imagine, a compliment to the singer which cannot, we be sur-
passed for epigrammatic point. Heavenly devil,
—Yesterday (Monday), about half-past elev _ ,
EXTRAORDINARY TUMULT AT
LIVERPOOL.e
k a serious dis-
forenoon, at tile west side of the Prince's Doc
hi
of the Ame-
turbatice took place, owing to a disputed ownership
pProceeding to
rican vessel Victoria, Which was on the i
forty and fifty
Lien
claim on the Victoria, employed bet
sea. Captain Sharpe, conceiving
with a view to keep
Lien to go on board and cut the rigging,
himself to have some sub-
stantialrreant him detaining
in-
strument from London, which would
wa
the vessel, unbent
her by civil process. 'these men boarded
her in this port until such time as he could- cocure a legal
ce, when the captain,
more active steps to incapacitate her for seed
in repulsinet the
vigorously backed by his crew,i succ
in the act of"haul-
cks were
boarders, and having cleared the Le d
party having received a
the sails, cut the hawsers, and were proceeding to take still
ing out of port, when the discomfite
1 to preclude the
across the entrance of the dock, so as en c
ourse, the Victoria.
ingress or egress of all vessels, including, of
ult and excitement
It is almost impossible to describe the turn
ing to the shipping in
considerable accession to their numbers, drew the Dido brig
which prevailed among the sailors belong . .
with the except'
scene. We are glad to learn, however,
bellige-
rents--
by thetion of a few bruises and contusions sustained .
no accident of a
the Prince's Dock during the progress that,ts extraordinary
during the first attack on the Victoria, _
serious nature occurred. The Victoria sailed yesterday moyn-
ing.--:Liverpool Times.