The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-15 00:00:00

THR FUNDS

Consols may be quoted at present with an improvement.
Left off at 891 a ; at present, 89a Money fur the 25th
February, 89i 90, Reduced, 90,,; Exchequer Bills, 8
10 prem. ; &ink Stock, 165 166; India Stock, 249 251.
. _

In the Foreign Market Spanish Actives are the same
as they left off, 24+ z ; Deferred, 121 +; Passive, ;
Portuguese same as they closed, 31+ 32+ ; Three nor
Cents.. 19+ 20+ ; Chilian, 57 59 ; Brazilian, 701 711:
Colombian, 231 +, a shade lower; Mexican left off 28!_r
29; at present, loser, 281 3.; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
CCIItN. rather better, 50+*; Five per Cents., 981 99.
Stmarts.—Great Western, 30 31 prem. ; New, 14i 15
prom. ; London BEI4 Brighton, 5i dis. ; Blaekwall,
4 31 dis. ; Birmingham, 81 83 preen. ; Southampton,
5S 59 per share ; Croydon, 12+ + per share ; Gri•er+-
wich. 8 9 per share; Manchester and Birmingham, 15 13
diF. ; South Eastern and Dover. 141 14 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
aArt..wars. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western

London and 13righton
London and Greenwich .....
Ditto Scrip
London and South Western 3B& 581... .. to
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 134 l2-i...... to

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of London
HALF-PAST ONE.

To the present time the settling of the account in the
British Matlcct is going off well. Money is easy in the
House, Stock scare_• and in demand. At present it is a
Bear account ; the only feature worth notice ;8 the settle-
ment—scarce anything else doing.
A report prevaiis that Government are in possession of
later intelligence from ladia than that received by the late
overland express. _

The Acadia steamer is hourly expected from
which will bring the paper of the 31st ult. from Now Yorl-.
Consols have impr:wce. since the early part of the morn-
inl.7, and may be quoted at present 89,1- 90 for the 25th
February; for Money fluctuated, 891 Hi; Exchequer
ililla, 8 10 prem. ; Bank Stock, 167 ; India Bonds,
10 8 dis.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is heavy; have
been done at 241, at present 24:1 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 20 ; Peruvian, 141 ; Dutch Two•and-a-Half ptr
Cents , 501
In Shares not much doing. Prices higher. Great
Western; 96; London and Brighton, 44'1.
\Ve have no fuller arrivals to quote to the present time.

ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM, CHELSEA.—
To-morrow the boys of this national establishment are to
be treated with a visit to the Royal Polytechnic Institu-
tion, accounpanicd by their Governor, Col. Williams, and
preceded by their juvenile, but t Elective, military band.
The Committee for the English subscription for
the sufferers by the inundation at Lyons has just paid over
to his Excellency the French Ambassador the sum of
2,869 francs, being the amount of the subscriptions which
it has received.

We call the attention of our leaders to a letter
in another column on the difference of prices between
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities and South Sea An•
nuities, by " A Proprietor" of the latter description of
stock. As both are paid from the same source—the Cen-
sulidated Fund—and the security is the same, we agree
with our Correspondent in thinking it strange that a dif-
ference of price of 2 per cent. should exist in favour of
Reduced Annuities. The solution given is, that an esta-
blishment must be kept up at the South Sea House, which
now consists of tirefity-three directors and nearly tweno,
clerks, at an expense of 9,0001. or 10,0001. per annum.
Bat the necessity for keeping up such a separate esta-
blishm-nt, now that the Smith Sea Company has Lo proper
business, merely to pay dividends, is not very obvious. Wo
speak, however, on this subject with due hesitation. But
if no inconvenience would result from transferring the pay-
ments now made at the South Sea House to the Bank of
England, it seems to us that the saving of expense which
would thereby be effected, might be worth attempting.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer may, however, be ab!c
to state sufficient reasons for continuing the South Sea
House, and we throw out the above suggestion in the hope
that some light may be thrown on the subject by those who
arc able to do so.—Morning Chronicle.
We regret to have to announce the destruction
of the whole of that splendid building, Crum Castle, the
scat of Colonel Creighton, by fire. It has just been re-
cently finished, and the munificent owner had but just
completed its gorgeous furniture. We understand the
building was insured ; but nothing in a mere return of
money can reimburse the proprietor for the loss he has
sustained. Colonel Creighton and his family are at pre-
sent sojourning at Brighton. —Dublin Evening Mail.
BUCKS CONSERVATIVE DINNER.---The
fourth annual dinner of the Buckingham Conservative
sociation was held on Wednesday evening in the Town.'
hall, Buckingham. The Duke of Buckingham, as Presi-
dent of the Association, was in the chair, and at the tables
were seated Lord De Lisle, the Earl of Orkney L-rd
Hotham, the Marquis of Chandos, Sir Thomas Fremantle,
Sit William Young, Sir John Chetwode, C. G. Du l're,
Esq , Dr. Marsham, the Rev. Mr. Coker, and about 400
of the gentry, clergy, and others.

Our readers will find elsewhere an advertisement
respecting the widows and orphans of the unfortunate men
who perished on board of the Fairy, and we hope that it
will not only receive their attention, but prove the mans
of exciting their benevolence. The tars of England arc
the glory of their country, and he who has not a hea, t to
fvel for the woes of the bereaved widows and orphan children
of the men who have exposed their lives for the benefit of
their country, must be devoid of every feeling which
unites man to man. A considerable subscription has, we
understand, been already made—we shall add to it our
humble mite, and hope that our example will be followed
by every one according to his capacity, who has sense
enough to know that the mainstay of his country is in the
" wooden walls of Old England," and best mode of
strengthening them is the support of those in aflction
is hose relatives have been placed in a situation to encounter
the dangers and advance the glory of our land. —Morning
Advertiser.
Yesterday evening the election of a new Go-
vernor of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers
took place at this office, in lieu of the present Govet nor,
Mr.. Lancaster, who vacates his office in April next,
tt,heyovrokutcersceenasrdse,
There were originally three candidates ; but one having
previously resigned, the contest lay between two only.
In this. as in all well regulateodfinystoirtku.tisotnrese,
taken by ballot; and, in the present instance, the s
ofLuialtrniciebacnit,drhio'dcaeritee'h:eings, and the losing candidat
agsrel‘altre.stßurlnoannimity characterized
e was thetilaw
first,
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ty, to congratulate his oppo-
icnh had been conferred upon him.
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Morning il
Dublin
Steam Company have sub-
seribd one hundred pounds towards the funds in progress
of collection for the survivors of the unfortunate persons
belonging to the crew of that ill-fatted vessel the Tham
I who perished on the 4th inst. es,