The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-27 00:00:00

EVEN ING SUN

AtS'.o No towers near Dymchurch to be taken down, and
the sea wall to be strengthened, as the sea advances gra-
agaily in that quarter.
'Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire
Brigade, has been sent by the Lords of the Admiralty to
inspect several of the Royal Dock-yards, and report on
the existing means of extinguishing fires, and to suggest,
if possible, a more effective system fur their protection.
FINE ATMS.
' A thousand florins have been contributed towards the
erection of a statue in honour of Rembrandt, by the ex-
JKilig of Holland, the Count of Nassau.
Several portraits of the Apostles, painted upon wood
s'And curiously framed, of the time of Oliver Cromwell,
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nave lately been discovered during the repairs and alte-
'lltations going on at All Saints' Church, South Lynn.
Two fountains are about to be constructed in the
7, thee de la Bourse and the promenade behind the church
!?'4lcotre Dame, by order of the Municipal Council of
4riiris. The latter is to be in the Gothic style, and
qi skooof. have been already voted towards it.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
An atmospheric phenomenon appeared over the Clyde
-At Week: in the shape of a huge ball of fire. It was
'shout a yard in length, lobe-shaped at the sides, and
like' a trumpet mouth at the top. When within a few
Yards of the stream it exploded like a great firework.

cornm—rasHlONAßLE.

Baron de Rothschild, and Baron Anselm de Roths-
child have both been created Commanders of the Order
of the Golden Lion, by the Elector of Hesse Cassel.
Buckhurst Park, the seat of the Lord Chamberlain,
5!; Earl Delawarr, was visited last week by the Duke and
54buchess of Cambridge, and the Prince George and
!:; l'rincess Augusta.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are en-
' tertaining Count St. Aulaire, Lord and Lady John Rus;
and a 'large party, at Bowood.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are entertaining
Count and Countess Creptowitch, Countess of Charle-
, Yille, and several other fashionables, at Bretby.
The Earl and Countess of Orford have a party at Wol-
lerton Park, Norfolk.
Lord Bagot is entertaining a succession of visitors at
Blithfield Hall, his seat, near Stafford.
Lord and Lady Maryborough have a small party at
Castle, Kent. _ . .

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are entertaining
party at Broadlands, Hants.
Sir Charles Morgan has a party at Tredegar, South
Wales.
A letter from Berlin, of the 19th of this month, says
that his Majesty the King of Prussia will set out on the
of January to proceed by way of Calais to London,
to, be present as godfather at the christening of the young
Prince of Wales.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The fall of the house of the Union Carrying Company
at Manchester has destroyed the lives of 15 men ;
103 men were at work when the accident occurred, and
had the wall come down an unbroken mass, all of them
Would have been killed. Property to the amount of
4, 40,000/ has been destroyed.
,;!' Miss Fitzgerald, on Sunday last, opened a fancy fair
11411...! her villa, near Pau, for the benefit of the Spanish
Iri.,fugees. All the fashion and beauty of the neighbour-
oi'l'ead attended, and the produce amounted to 1,700 francs.
„`l' To-day is the Jewish festival of lighting the lamps, or
/1„, wring
dedication of the second temple by the Maccabees.
414iuring this festival, the Jews return thanks for the vic-
r47°, ries obtained by their ancestors over the Greeks that
Lflvaded the Holy Land.
The Prince of Wales will be christened on Tuesday,
gle 25th of January.
The Duke of Northumber lan d has subscribed 10C/
for the relief of the distressed operatives at Paisley. In
Scotland liberal collections have been made for the same
purpose in many of the churches and Dissenting meet-
-I'lg-houses. Dr. Wardlaw's congregation, belonging to
atho Secession Church, contributed last Sunday the splen-
did sum of 1201.
New instructions have been issued to the officers of
the Coast Guard by their Comptroller-General, in which
ten th
--ey are designated, according to their naval rank, "Lieu-
ants of Stations," the title of " Chief Officer" being
applied to the mates and civilians.
The workmen employed in digging the well on
South-
ropton Common, have reached the great depth of 550
t, including 88 feet hi the chalk, and but for an acci-
• 'lent to the machinery last week, the entire depth of 560
feet would have been completed.
• Two lions and an ostrich, sent by the Bey of Tunis,
have arrived at the Garden of Plants, Paris.
Gwydyr House, recently occupied by the Reform Club,
ls been disposed of by the Countess of Clare to the
Government, forthwith to be converted into a public office.
Last week a labourer's wife at Illogan, Cornwall, was
crossing her kitchen, when the ground gave way, and
She was suspended over a shaft, and very narrowly saved.
The
country in fact is so undermined that churches,
Churchyards, and mansions, are suspended, as it were,
ever vast gulphs.
A Bill is proposed to be brought into Parliament to
Ikluhorise the Governors of Heriot's Hospital to grant an
nuity to Miss Ileriot, the only lineal descendant of the
I'ft:icier's brother.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Her Majesty's packet i'andOra has arrived at Fal-
- with a mail from the West Indies ; the dates are
tloin Trinidad the sth, Demerara the Bth, Barbadoes the
h,
and Jamaica the 19th of November. The papers
of.at contain any news of interest. The proceedings
House of Assembly at Jamaica do not afford much
'rest. The Pandora has brought in freight $120,000.
r,l'pers from Port Philip to. the Bth August nave been
v47lved; they are a few days later than the former Ile-
, tirlts, but contain nothing of interest.
THE FUNDS.

S
There has been but little tronsacted in the
t°ek Exchange. Consols opened at 89* 4 for the Ac-
.lll,llt, Exchequer Bills are 10 12; Spanish Active Stock
•A' ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 32k; ditto Threes
91 20.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
Share.
taa RAILWAYS. Paid. Per o
tern Counties
_Ditto Debentures Si..6s. Bd. 10/. 9s. 2d.
kireat Western
Ditto Fifths
44,10 n and Brighton 5O ......
k, Eiden and South Western 3Bi sB*
"ilahester and Leeds
,bitto New Shares 3O
71111‘ Eastern and Dover 43
c'rk and North Midland SO
Union JOINT STOCK BANKS.
or Australia.
PRICES O-F HUSH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 24.
1111)er Cent. Consols 'Bank 5t0ck..........
'.?eand Half Stock 99 Grandl Canal Stock —
Ditto Reduced ...... .•• Ditto Del?s. 6 per cent... 84*
ainitto New 1830... 984 Ditto 4 per cent ...
per Cent. Dabs.
HALF-PAST ONE.
TiNsols have receded since the opening to 88i 89;
.iree per Cents. Reduced, are 89; Three-and-a. Half per
'lots• Reduced, 98 ; Exchequer Bills are firm, at
13 prem.
41tPanish Active Stock is now quoted:at 24 4 ;
Five per Cents., 321; Ditto Threes, 192 ; Colour-
" it,.lionds, 202 ; Dutch Five per Cents. are 991 ;
Ilere has Deen a fair business doing in the Share
oyket and a fnrther advance in some of the lines has
111,',1,„! place. London and Brighton are 38i; London
outh Western, 59i; York
Hand Nor
PASTth Midla
TWO nd, 891..
ALF-.
881 89 ; Colombian, 201 21 ; Mexican, 261 ;
patiish, 241
QUARTER TO THREE.
The City is very quiet to-day ; but some anxiety pre-
vails to learn what allusions the President's Mes-
"iyaeigel will contain to the Boundary question, as
as to the new source of American dissatis-
Cetion, the " right of search," about which it has
Oa asserted rather a serious misunderstanding exists
177een the Government of this country and that of the
States. There is, apparently, every expectation
.that matters will be amicably adjusted.

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T HE MARKETS.-(T HIS DAY).
CORN-EXCHANGE.

The supply of Wheat last week was small, but of all
Other Gruin considerable, and there was not much Corn
any kind fresh up. Wheat at last week's terms, unless
fior), fine, which was rather dearer. Barley dull, and
middling qualities scarcely maintained their former
Beans sold slowly at last week's terms. Peas
Per quarter cheaper. Oats very dull in sale, and
supported last . Flour d.
—nlvALs OF GRAlNterms
IN LONDON DURlunaltere
NG LAST WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. tS. Flour
1r
ugh ........ 4,510 irs. 17,8r5 qrs. 14,007 qrs. y 8,8b2 suits
rote p."• .........
5,377
„, ..
5,28 ti
Wheat rIUCES ox BO
..
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.ed 0841) •53s :As.
Fine 5',5. 535.
Superfine 664. fi7s.
White (1841) sis.
60.62 a.
Superne 7:is.
11>•--E.. Foreign ffi
ree 766.
3sa. 403

' 250 brig

265. 32;
Grinding 32s
14----• Malting Lt.. 36toiss..
peas r ine New 645. 665.
Grey, New 3,25. 335.
lal,l-e New. so,. 35i.
Wrilte 343: 365.
_Rollers 36s