The Sun.
London, England, 1833-07-03 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Up to the present hour we have no arrivals, either of Foreign
mails or accounts from Portugal, in consequence of which we
are exceedingly dull in the city, and the business in the funds
is at a stand still.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 90 sellers, opened at
the same price this morning. At present they may be quoted
90 to for the Account.
The Foreign market is also void of any interest ; prices much
the same as yesterday.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We are still without any information from Don Pedro's ex-
pedition. 'We hear that General Buurmont, with a staff of
twenty officers, had left for Portugal. One of the officers is
an engineer of superior talent. A report prevailed that the
expedition had effected a landing in Cascas Bay; but as yet
this requires confirmation. It is also stated, that Don Carlos
has accepted a commission in the army of Don Miguel.
Great anxiety is now expressed by the merchants for accounts
from Portugal, which are hourly expected.
Consols were, in the early part of the morning, at 901 for
the Account ; since which the Market has become heavy, and
they receded to 891 j, owing to a report that the Bank ques-
tion is to be put off for twelve months.
In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds have lowered one
per cent, In other Securities little doing.

THREE 0' CL 0 CS.

Consols for the Account. SO% %.

CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK]
Bank Stock '',l4; India Stock
:3 per Cent. Red S9I Ditto 80nd5.... ......... ... 34 pm
3 pet Cent. Cons 9O South Sea Stock 99;
3; per Cent. 951 Ditto Old Ann Stii
3i per Cent. Red 9si Ditto New Ann.
New 33 per Cent 97; Ex. Bills, lalt'i 54 pm
4 per Cent 1022 Ditto 5,10/ 54 pm,
Long. Ann. to expire Ditto Small 54 pm.
Jan. 1860 l7 1-16 Bank St. for Ace. 2031:
Oct. 1859 Consols for Ace S9I
Jan. 1861) I India S,. for Acc 2471

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent. 961 1 Portuguese, 5 per cent.... 59
Belgian, 5 per cent 9li I Ditto, Reg. Scrip 2l
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent. 22 Russian Bonds, 5 per cent lO4l
Chilian, 6 per cent ... ...... 9.51 Ditto, Metallic 97:1.
Columbian, 6 per cent 2l Snish, 5 per cent ISI
Ditto, 18•24 2ll Ditto, ISiZ ................... .._ 16t
Danish 74 French 5 per Cent ...... ....,, 1,
Greek, 5 per cent. 1825 39 Exchange .............. . E —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent 3O French :-1 per Cent... E —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 371 Dutch, 21 per cent.......... 481
Peruvian, 6 per cent.

IMPERIALPARLL4MENT

THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The gallery was opened at a quarter-past 12 o'clock,
there being then about twenty-five Members in the House.
Mr. JAMES TALBOT presented a petition from
Athlone, praying that the Irish Grand Canal Company
mieht be obliged to contribute towards the improvement
of the river Shannon ; and a petition from Patrick Curley,
late of the Ordnance Department, praying for an inquiry
into the reasons of his dismissal.
Mr. EWING presented five petitions from the merchanr,,
the Chamber of Commerce, and other bodies in Glasgow,
against the Scotch Bankruptcy Bill. Also a petition from
the same place. against church patronage.
Sir JOHN JOHNSTONE presented a petition from
certain inhabitants of Scatborough, against the Notaries
Public Bill.

Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from thce
roaster gunmakers of the metropolis, complaining of a
falling off in trade in consequence of the operation of the
game laws, and praying for a revision of the same, espe-
cially as regards the sale of game. The Hon. Member
attrittuted to these laws, or to the failure of their suc-
cessful operation in preventing the illegtl destruction of
game, the great increase of commitments for poaching
.nd other similar offences. In 1830, the last year under
the old system, the committmenta were 778 ; in 1831,
the first year of tl,e new system, they atngunted to 1,355;
and in 1832 they had increased to 2,820. It was
also worthy of remark that i❑ 1831, whilst there
were at one period 603 persons in confinement for
offences against the game laws in England and Wales,
there were but six in Scotland. The chief com-
plainers against the new system were the small farmers
and tenants, in whose favour the change had taken place.
Early in the ensuing session of Parliament he hoped the
House would be found in a disposition to revise these
laws, until when he should reserve himself to go more fully
into the question.
Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the faculty
of medicine in Glasgow, praying for the removal of me-
dical monopolies ; and a petition from the merchants and
traders of Glasgow, praying that the duty en East India
and other sugars, the produce of free labour, might be
reduced to the same rate as those imported from the West
India Islands.

Mr. EWART supported the prayer of the petition. If
any of his Majesty's Ministers had been present, he would
have called upon them, according to their professions, to
carry into execution the prayer of the petition. Tbey
had been told by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that
the only way of diminishing the pressure of the taxes upon
the people was by increasing the employment for them.
What means could he more effectually employed for that
purpose than by giving free scope to our commerce
And if the pi ices of the articles from the West India
Gionies had so materially increased, it was the duty
of the Government and the Eloise to admit the produce
of the East India colonies to the English consumer.
Lord ALTHORP (having just entered the House)
presented a petition from the Mayor, aldermen, burgess,is,
and other electors of the town of Carrickfergus. The
petitioners took novice of a Bill that was then pending be-
fore the House for the purpose of disfranchising them, and
they stated that the foundation of the Bill was not suffi-
ciently supported, and they prayed that it might
not be passed into a law. In presenting it, the
Noble Lord said he did not mean to state that his
views were in accordance with the prayer of the
petition, for he certainly thought a case had been made
out for some interference. His L'irdship then left the
House.