The Sun.
London, England, 1833-07-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Ministers were defeated in the House of Lords last
night on one of the clauses of the Irish Church Bill, No. 117,
by an amendment to it on the part of the Archbishop of Can.
terbury, who proposed that the Commissioners should employ
the proceeds to be raised to build churches and glebe-houses,
which was carried by a majority of two.

In the City and the 'Change the first question this morning
was," Will Ministers go out ?" Various are the opinions on the
subject, but in general the defeat is not thought of sufficient im-
portance to cause them to resign. Still in the early part of the
morning it had some effect on the Funds, and caused Consols
to recede 3i per Cent. Consols, which left off yesterday at
89 IA for the Account, opened at 88 N, receded to SS % ; since
which a reaction has taken place, and at present they are 88%
for the Account.

We have no arrivals from Portugal, although a report pre-
vails that Oporto was taken by storm, with the loss of 4,000
men on the part of Don Miguel.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We have a general report that a letter is in town from
Oporto, of the 14th, stating that Marshal Bourmont has re.
fused to take the command of Don Miguel's army; being in a
very disorganized state, he could not place any confidence in
them. We also understand that Admiral Napier has agreed
with Villa Flor, to make a joint attack on Lisbon.
Accounts from Rio Tanerio of the 7th of May, state that the
disputes with the proprietor of the mines have been adjusted,
in consequence of which the stock rose at Rio about 3 per
cent —to 54.

Consols, which were very heavy in the early past of the
morning at S9j 1 for the Account, have since improved to
901. At present they are 90, sellers.

In the Foreign Market, Portuguese Scrip, which was 91, rose
to IN, owing to favourable news from Oporto. Greek Scrip
6 to 7 premium.

A Newfoundland paper, received to the Eth of July, bring'
an account of a destructive fire at St. John's; a number of
houses have been destroyed, with the loss of two lives.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for the Account, 90%.

On Thursday, the 25th instant, were married,
at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. H. P.
HAMILTON, M.A., Count CHRISTIAN DA NNESKIOLD
SAMSOE, to the Lady ELIZA REV.( BRUHN NELL BRUCE,
youngest daughter of the Marquis of AYLESBURY. Atter
the ceremony his Lordship gave a dejeune at his house in
Grosvenor-square.

SPECIMEN OF IRISH THEOLOGICAL CON-
TROVERSY.-" Och, Grace, honey, it would do your heart
good to hear the fine discourse I heard from Tim Fovarty,
the schoolmaster, at Abbey-side, when he was converting
Dick Nowlan. Dick, like a poor ignorant creathure as
be is, said that the Protestant religion was the best, for
says he, isn't it the reformed religion, and ar'n't we all
crying out for reform from morning till night, and here's
a reformed religion ready made to your hand ?" " Why
then, bad luck to you, ye spalpeen," says Tim, " sure the
Roman is the only thrue faith ; didn't you see or hear of
Paul's epistle (which means a letther) to the Romans
Yis, I did, sure enough,' says Dick. ' Well then,' Ea, s
Tim, 'did you ever see or hear of Paul, or any other of
the saints, writing a letther to the Protestants? Now,
Dick, what have you got to say ?" Faith, Grace, honey,
that foolish fellow, Dick Nowlan, was duni-foundered, and
could not say boo to a goose; and who, after that, could
doubt the Roman Catholic religion being the only thrue
one; and who could help wishing to convart the good
masther and parson Disney, and the rest of the good people
to it 7 The Repealers.

SOMETHING VERY REMARKABLE.--- A
dog, the property of Mr. A. CAMPBELL, hat-manufac-
turer, Greenock, wss shorn in the month of March,
1832, and his fleece produced three excellent pairs of
men's stockings. He was again shorn a few weeks
ago, and this last tb.ece will produce two pairs of
stockings. This is the fourth time he Las licen shorn,
in the course of one year and a half. This dcg is
of the French water-dog species, and notwithstand-
ing his submitting, like the boroughrnongers'
to be shorn, he seems to partake of the democratic
breed, for he has attended all the reform processions in
Glasgow, Renfrew, and Greenock, and all the Greenock
reform dinners for some years back, and is always found
on these occasions perched on a seat alongside of some of
the principal reformers present. His name is Carlow, but
afterwards, on account of his reform procession predilec-
tions, he was called the Reforin.dog, and lately he ha,
been named the Stocking-maker. Glargow Chronicle.