The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-01 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened at the price they left ofFyesterday, 891 g for
Accoi:nt, since which they have receded to &11, owing to the
Wcst India loan.

In the Foreign Market Portuguese Scrip may be quoted
141 prem.

In other Securities nothing doing.
HALF-PAST ONE.
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We may now expect that a decisive blow has been struck
against Lisbon ere this. Although Miguel's Government at
Lisbon can see Donna Maria's flag floating on the hill of Pal-
mella, they have the assurance to hang a man for political
offences.

Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at
89 % for Account, are at present 89 %, with little doing.
We hear that great speculations are at present going for-
ward in all descriptions of colonial produce.
In the Foreign Market, Portuguese Scrip from 141 to 15.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for the Account, 80 'A .

A curious circumstance occurred last week at
Middleton. A top swarm from a hive of bees, after
having been
scaped," flew off, and deposited themselves
in a chimney of the m insion-house. After having been
there for some time, they entered a garret room, but, from
their restless
appearance, the inmates conceived that the
queen was absent. Accordingly, two days after, on turning
the empty hive, it was discovered that the queen was still
there with three or four of the bees around her. On
discovering this the gude man carried off one
working bees to the garret, and placed it among the swarm.
In less than three minutes after every bee was within the
hive they had left, where they still continue busily at
work.— Glasgow Chronicle. of, the

IMPERIA LP,VRLIAMENT

THIS DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1.

At the usual hour the gallery was opened, when we
found about thirty members in the Hon e.
The Hyde (Chester) Small Debts Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Upon the motion of Mr. SHAW LEEEVRE the House
went into Committee on the Highways Bill, Mr. BAN-
NERMAN in the Chlir.
Clauses 12 and 13 were agreed to with verbal amend-
ments, and 14 passed over without amendment.
Clause 15 was then agreed to, after several verbal
amendments.

An HoN. MEMBER proposed an amendment to the 16th
clause, to the effect, that no district surveyor should em-
ploy a non-parishioner on roads in any parish, while there
was an unemployed hhourer chargeable on that parish.
After a short conversation, which W. 19 not heard in the
Gallery, the amendment was agreed to.

Clauce 17 was atTreed to.
Sir 0. MOSLEY proposed the insertion of a clause be-
,preen the 17th and 18th clauses, for the purpose of allowing
t:p Irish, in vestry assembled, to contribute to the repairs
d* the roads in an adjoining parish, with their consent.

Clause 18 was agreed to.
Mr. STRICKLAND proposed as an amendment to the
19th clause, that the county should be compelled to re•
pair the road over a bridge, as well as the road on each
side of it.

After a few observations from Sir E. Willmot, Mr.
Sandford, Sir E. Knatchhull, and Mr. E. J. Stanley,
the amendment was agreed to without a division.
Clauses 21, 22, and 23, were agreed to, with some
verbal amendments.
In the 24th clause.
An Hox. MEMBER, moved that where any private pro•
perty was broken in won, it should be necessary that the
surveyor should have the approbation of two Justices.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, but the
amendment was agreed to without a division.
Clauses 25 and 26 were then passed.

On the 27th clause being put,
Mr. HANDLEY said he intended to oppose that part
of the Bill, but as he did not think that it could be pass, d
this session, Is.. would not do so. The poop e in
the agricult 'rat districts were horror struck at some o
the clauses.

Mr. LEFEVRE said he bad no hope of e4rryinz the
Bill this session, but as it was very importanr, he wi,.hed
that every clause should be discussed most fol'y. He
would, therefore, go on with it as far as possible.
The clause was then agreed to, when the Chairman
repined progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
Three o'clock having arrived, the Speaker left the
chair.

LONGEVITY.—There is now living at Egs-
hill side, in the vale of Garrigill, near Alston, a venerable
couple of the names of JOHN and MARY MARTIN, both in
their 102 d year, one being the senior of the other only by
a few days. It is seventy -seven years since they were
made " one twain" in the holy hands of matrimony, in
which time they have reared a large family of men and
women. These patriarchs are both in the enjoyment
of health, with their faculties unimpaired.—Newcastle
Journal.
POMPEII.—The supposed discovery of the
old port of Pompeii turns out to be an error. What
were mistaken for the masts of ships are ascertained to be
the remains of cypress trees, covered by the eruption of
volcanic materials from Vesuvius. They seem to have
crown in great abundance upon the coast. Thus we are
disappointed of the longed for pleasure of seeing Roman
ships in statu rescued from oblivion.—Literary Gazette
On Saturday, at Roscommon, JOHN BRAD-
FORD was hanged in chains for the murder of JOSE PH
RAYMOND, a policeman. The prisoner had been appre-
hended by the deceased on a charge of horse stealing
On the way to gaol they both stopped at the house of the
deceased, whose wife prepared their dinner, and bestowed
every hospitable attention on the prisoner. In the course
of the night the prisoner obtained permission to go out-
side, when he attempted to escape, and was pursued. A
struggle ensued, in which the policeman was successful ;
and as he was re-conveying the prisoner to his house,
with his naked bayonet in his hand, the prisoner, who was
the more powerful man, tripped np the deceased, wrested
the bayonet from him, and inflicted two wounds, which
proved mortal.
THE KNACKER'S YARD.—There is no pa-
thometer to enable us to judge of the quantum of agony
felt by a horse, when we have setm it licking the very
dirt of the knacker's yard for hunger! or, in the extremity
of famine, chewing, like hay, the hairs of the manes and
tails of its companions in misery ! Words cannot describe
the groans whieh are uttered when the pains of some
incurab e disease are superadded to the torments of starva-
tion ! Yet it is not dumb show. Still there is language;
it is not the language of 'lnman speech; but, neverthe-
less, it is sufficiently intelligible to every human being
whose heart is not steeled by avarice and self-interest. In
order to form a strictly true conception of a knacker's
yard, it must be seen; and no one, we are assured, will
return from the spot without firmly resolving to farther
the object of attaining positive and efficient legislative
reformation.—The Voice of Humanity.
Extract of a private letter from Schroeck, on
the Rhine, near Baden-Baden, dated the 17th inst.:—
" We have justbeen witnesses of a most remarkable occur-
rence. About 12 o'clock to-day, at some little distance
from the port, a small speck appeared, moving upon the
water with great velocity, and approaching the shore.
Our curiosity was excited to the extreme, but it is impos•
sible to paint our astonishment when, in a very few mi-
nutes, we discovered that it was a diminutive boat, con-
taining two men, and which seemed to fly along the water.
It was made of paper, in the form of an Indian canoe.
The inventor, an Englishman, was in it, accompanied by
his friend, a German, and they had made the voyage from
Daxlanden in half an hour. Our surprise at seeing such
a voyage taken in a balk so frail was increased when we
came to examine the construction of it, and the facility
with which it is impelled and managed. It is easily carried
from place to place by one wan, as it weighs no more
than 301 b."

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THE SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—
The second anniversary of the opening of these gardens
was celebrated on Monday by a grand fancy fete and fancy
fair. There were s;:veral large tents and marquees erected
for the accommodation of the visiters, and platforms were
raised en which were stationed several bands of music en-
gaged enliven the scene. On one of these platforms was
the Russian Horn Band, whose performances elicited strong
-.narks of approbation. A new bear-pit was opened for
the first time on this occasion, but Bruin appeared little
inclined to engage in gymnastics, and was with difficulty
induced to ascend the pole in the centre of the pit for the
choicest gifts. The attention of the thousands who visited
the gardens was, however, almost wholly drawn to the
promised ascent of Miss Clarke on the tight rope, placed
across the lake, the extremity of which was fixed at a
point higher than the highest trees in the garden. The
attempt appeared perilous to all who viewed the great
height of the rope, and the height it was placed over the
waters below. 13y half-past five o'clock, from 15,000 to
18.000 persons were collected around the extensive piece
of water, so conspicuous an ornament in these garden..
Miss Clarke ascended the rope with considerable grace and
confidence, am was loudly cheered. On taking the balance
pole, she proceeded on the rope about fifty paces, being at
that time over the water, when she was moo-rved to stop,
and retreat as hastily as possible. The wind was blowing
pretty fresh, which increased the difficulty in maintaining
the balance in ascending the rope ; but the chief impedi-
ment arose from another cause. The sun was shining with
extreme brilliancy, and its rays were so strongly ri fleeted
by the waters below that Miss Clirke's vision become con-
fused, and she was compelled to return. She was most
anxious to make another attempt, but the proprietors of
the gardens would not allow her. Mr. Clarke addressed
the assembled thousands, stating the real cause of the fat
lure, with which the company were pleased. Numerous
other entertainments were provided, which gave great sa-
tisfaction. The gardens were never so crowded. The
fete was repeated on Tuesday.
FISSIER, a man who had been previously
many times punished for acts of violence and brut dity,
wis lately brought before the Tribunal of Correctional
Police, for having, without the least provocation, com-
menced a quarrel with a man whom he met at a public-
house, and in the course of it had bitten off his ear.
During the trial, while the complainant was stating his
case, FISSIER had the audacity to exclaim, " Your ear,
your ear ! Did not I restore it to you—what more
would you have ?" In fact, the poor man admitted that
his ear was given back to him, wrapped in a sheet of
paper. The case being fully proved, FISSIER was fount'
guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for two months.
As he retired he continued muttering, " Did not I give
him back his ear?"
GENERAL WOLFE.—The minds of some
men are so elevated above the common understanding of
their fellow.creatures, that they are by many charged
with enthusiasm, and even with madness. When G EORG I
IL was once expressing his admiration of Wor.FE, sum,
one observed that the General was mad ; " Oh, he iv mad,
is he ?" said the King, with great quickness, " then I
wish he would bite some other of my generals."