The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
There are large arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week, and a
fair return of Flour. The Wheat trade was dull this morning, but
prices cannot be noted lower. Barley, though plentiful, is not
cheaper. Beans and Pease unvaried. Oats find buyers at last quo-
tations. Flour unaltered.

English

ARRIVALS.
\Vhe:t Barley. Oats. Flntir
7,450 qrs. 14,:321) qrs 11,81,, qrs. 7,290 sack!
- 2.750 520 -
-- C6O - -

Foreign

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have no arrivals this morning, with the exception of the
French and Hamburg mails, and the express from Paris. The
contents of the above arrivals will be found in another part of
the paper.

The private letters from Paris state that a secret article was
attached to M. Ardouin's treaty for the new Spanish loan,
giving him the right to rescind his bargain, should the Com-
mittee of the London Stock Exchange refuse to allow it to be
negotiated in the house. Should the above information prove
correct, it certainly will have a great influence with the Corn-
mittee of the Stock Exchange, but we apprehend it is only an
on dit.

THE FUNDS.
At present there is a stagnation in the Funds, and up to the
present hour scarce a bargain has been done, as the specula-
tors and the public are waiting for the dissolution cf Parlia-

Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 92k for
the Account ; Spanish also opened at the leaving off price,
521 ; Portuguese, 854..
It is still the prevailing opinion that the Ministry will not
be able to support themselves after the meeting of Parliament.
Spanish Stock just improved to 52i 53.

HALF-PAST ONE.
, The general topic of conversation in the City and on
'Change relates to the two Gentlemen who proceeded yester-
day to the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, to hare an explanation
respecting the letter he sent to the meeting of the Spanish
Cortes Bondholders. One of the gentlemen was the Chair-
man of the Committee, and the other a very respectable He-
brew, belonging to the Stock Exchange. We hear that the
Hebrew Gentleman retired to the Charge d'Affaires' Cabinet,
whether by desire, or of his own request, we cannot say,
and being exhausted with waiting, he altogether retired.
The conversation which took place with the Chair-
man of the Committee of the Cortes Bondholders is
stated to be, that the Spanish Charge d'Affaires assured him
that the Spanish Government had in its possession a half
years' dividend on the Cortes Bonds, which would be paid to
them in next July. We hear that three other gentlemen pro-
ceed this morning to the Spanish Charge d'Affaires to have
a further conversation on the subject, but the Duke of Wel-
lington having sent for the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, the
meeting was postponed until to-morrow.
The above adventure of the Hebrew gentleman caused a
jocular movement at the Stock Exchange. On his entering
the House a similar scene took place, as in the tragedy of
" Macbeth;" a circle, not of witches, but of a number of the
gentleman of the House, danced round the bewitched Hebrew,
who appeared horror-struck, fearing that a trap-door would
open, and that he would be swallowed up ; but this was not
the case, for they kept him from fainting, by handing him con-
tinually the smelling-bottle, and singing in grand chorus,
" Pray, Goody, do but moderate the anguish of thy temper."
Thus ended this scene. Consols steady at 92 to ; Spanish,
52i- ; Portuguese, 85.

THREE O'CLOCK
Console 92 to i for the Account.
THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stook 222.1 f India Stock
3 per Cent Iced. 91% Ditto Bonds 1 pm
3 per Cent Cons — South Sea Stock
3% per Cent.
3% per Cent. Red 99 Ditto New Annuities —
New 3% per Cent 102% Ex. Bills, is et...
4 per Cent. Absented
Dissented Ditto 50P/ lO pm.
Long Annuities to expire Bank Stock for Act.
J 4.11.1860 17 1-16 India Stock for Opg. 261
Oct. 1859 16% Consols for Opg. 1.2%
Jan. 1860

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent — Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. 84
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto 84%
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 per cent.....
Chilian,, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic .....................
Columbian, ti per cent
Ditto, 1824 3l Ditto, 1623.. .........................
Danish . 76 French, 5 per cent .........
—t —e.
Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent. Exchange ................. ... —I. —c
Mexican, 5 per cent , 1825 — French, 3 per cent........,.
Ditto, 1825, 6 per eent — , Dutch, 21 per cent. ....... ... ..... 5454
Peruvian, 6 per cent

MR. BULWER'S PEL II AM.—Orders, we under-
stand, are beginning to pour in to the various Booksellers, for
the new and cheap edition of this popular work, so long
wanted, which is to appear with the Magazines on the Ist of
January. It is confidently expected, that the sale will fully
equal that of the Waverley Novels, Byron, &c., with which
it will match in size and price.—Morning Chronicle.
We have authority to state that the Marquis of
Lansdowne has discharged his offices under the late Govern-
ment without having accepted of any State remuneration for
his public services ; by which noble conduct he has saved the
country 16,0001., the amount of his salaries.—Bath Gazette.
The Earl of Albemarle left his town mansion on
Sunday morning, rather unexpectedly, for the Continent. The
office of Master of the Horse to the King, it is expected, will
remain in abeyance until his Lordship's return, which is ex-
pected to take place in about a fortnight or three weeks.