The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-15 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have received the Journal du Commerce of Antwerp of
yesterday's date, bringing accounts from Amsterdam of the
13th,instant, which does not contain any political news of con-
sequence. Dutch Funds, 24- per Cent., 53-87-.
Sydney Papers to the 30th July have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house.

(From the Australian of July 29.)
The Legal Interest Bill has at length received the sanction
of the Council, so far as to be ordered to be printed. Yes-
terday a meeting was held, and several resolutions were pro-
posed and carried to the following purport :--That it is the
undoubted right of the colonists to meet in public to discuss
the measures • of Government and to petition for redress of
grievances, and that a public meeting be convened on Thurs-
day next, August 28 ; that the object of this meeting be to
address the House of Commons upon the subject of the in-
tended mat-appropriation of the proceeds of the sale of waste
lauds, under the resumed denomination of droits of the Crown;
and also to remonstrate against the estimates for the ensuing
year.

The Sydney Herald of the 24th July contains dispatches
from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State, E. G. Stanley,
relative to the Colonial Agency, dated Downing-street,
May 31, 1833, that his Majesty's Government have thought
proper to consolidate the several Agencies of the Crown Colo-
nies, and that Mr. George &Lillie and Mr. Edward Barnard
have been appointed joint Agents-General, and have opened
respectively public accounts at the Bank of England.

TIIE FUNDS.
Our arrivals this morning are few in number, two French,
two Ostend, and one Dutch mail.
A report prevailed in Paris on the Bourse, that the German
Diet had required of the Belgian Government the immediate
and entire evacuation of the Duchy of Luxemburg : in conse-
quence of which the French Funds have receded.
Consols, Which left off on Saturday at 91k 92, opened
heavy at 91+ for the Account.
Spanish, which left off at 511. 52, opened at 514 ; Portu-
guese, 844 A-.
The British, as well as the Foreign Market, is very heavy
this morning.

As yet we have no accounts in the City of the final arrange-
ment of the new Administration, which is anxiously looked for
in the course of the day.

HALF-PAST ONE.
We have seen a letter from General Mina, written in his
own hand, dated Aldudes, Dec. 6, stating that he had just
returned to the above place, after seeking the enemy for three
days without success—they spew no disposition to fight—in
consequence of which he was going the next morning for
Pampeluna.

The General Meeting of the Spanish Cortes Bondholders,
which is to take place this day, at one o'clock, has greatly
thinned the Royal Exchange and Foreign Market. They have
proceeded to the City of London Tavern in great numbers,
where it is expected some warm speeches will be made re-
specting the contract made fey the Spanish Loan, and which
It is -supposed will decide the measures which the Stock Ex-
change Committee will adopt respecting its insertion in the
Stock Exchange List of the prices of the new Spanish Loan.
Consols are rather better than in tEe early part of the morn-
ing, and have improved to 91i- ; Spanish, 514 52 ; Portu-
gust, 0-4-1,1.
We are all in the dark as yet respecting the formation of
the new Ministry.
No further arrivals. Three days later Calcutta Papers were
received, but they do not contain any news of consequence.
Consols 911 S for the Account.

THREE 0' CL- C.K.

Sir John Dugdale Astlay has published an Ad-
dress to the electors of the Northern Division of this county,
in which he declares his resolution of retiring from the repre-
sentation if a dissolution of Parliament takes place ; and fur-
ther expresses his readiness, if that event should not occur, to
resign his seat. 11l health is the main reason given for adopt-
ing this course. A rumour of Sir John's intention having
got abroad previous to the publication of his Address, requisi-
tions, numerously signed, were sent to T. H.'S. B. Estcourt,
Esq., of New Park, Walter Long, Esq., of Chalcott House,
and also to Lord Kerry, to beg they would respectively allow
themselves to be put in nomination. We hear, however, that
Lord Kerry and Mr. Estcourt have declined the honour, and
have also given Mr. Long to understand that they will use
their interest to secure his return.—Salisbury Herald.
ROYAL ENGINEERS.--I once asked a Subaltern
of Engineers, if he ever studied the military branches of his
profession He said that his time was usually so much occu-
pied,•
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that he required relaxation rather than application, but
that he did sometimes devote part of his few leisure hours that
way, notwithstanding the disheartening conviction that neither
talents, zeal, nor gallant services, however skilfully planned
and successfully executed, could, under any circumstances, .
tend to raise him to a higher rank. Surprised at this, I ques-
tioned further, and lie added in proof of his assertion, that
during the Peninsular War it frequently happened that officers
of the line were attached to the Engineers, and that some, of
them reached the rank of field officer, having obtained step
after step for their gallantry at successful sieges ; while the
Engineers, to whom they acted as assistants, returned to
England at the close of the campaign, just what they were
at its commencement—subalterns ! Naval and Military
Gazette.