The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, e
The outlines of the King's Speech now being known in `l,
City, have not had as yet any effect on the Funds. Coo° d
which left off yesterday at 88 3 % for the Account, sn
88% It for Money, opened at the same price, with little
The express from Paris is of a very meagre description. 0,
We have no news from Spain of the least importance, orir°
any other part of the Continent worth mentioning.
Up to the present hour we do not hear of any arrival --
Artugal.
In the Foreign Market Portuguese Stock has ratheir
proved ; done at 61. Other Securities much the same 0 1
terday's prices.
HALF-PAST ONO' og
The funds have continued firm the whole of the ihornini 0
88.% % for the account, with little doing, as the specula°
will not operate before they have a sight of that important tire
ment—the King's Speech.
Spanish, 25 % ; Portuguese, 60 24 61; Dutch, 49 %
Mexican, 39 ; Brazil, 69 34 70.
THREE O'CLOCK'
Consols for Account 88

Saturday an inquest was held at the Horse
and Packs, Harrow.road, on the body of Mr. W. Jacob.'
aged 35, for many years a respectable dyer in Paddinet°l'
He lived at No. 22, Harrow.road, and bad lately draw'
to excess in consequence of the decay of his businet
This had a strong effect upon his mind; and on W,
nesday morning his wife discovered that he had 1311°'
himself to the top of a cupboard door in the kiteheo'
Verdict—lnsanity. He has left a wife and four childrett
totally destitute.
Garrett Standish Barry, Esq., M.P. for th.;
county of Cork, a Roman Catholic gentleman, wiL
publicly denounced at a meeting in Aglish Chapel/ P'.sl
Sunday, by his constituents, because he was not radio
enough for their notions of legislation, and not heart/ its
S.W—lscsooSpTeroßisYußnYdouTbHteEdlyAuthTela:r:
supipo,urrtEofsreEpelval.
OF " THE PILOT "
novelist of America, and there are very few English c°,,,ali
petitors in the field of fiction who equal him. In 11°A".;
particular scenes, indeed, he is unrivalled. " The fles
man" shows that he is equally at home in Switzerland, js-
on the sea, and in the dark fine forests of the new worior""
This new novel affords many opportunities for the 00.b0
to show his peculiar powers, and Cooper is in all of the 1 4
p trticularly happy. The characters are extremely 11:0,1
drawn, some of them are indeed models for the admiratii,
of all who love to view human nature, and moral esce,
lence, in the finest and most alluring forms, and ib_.,,
descriptions of external nature shrouded in tempests.
magnificent. Few modern fictions are so dramatie, 14
we are accordingly not surprised that this now celebra j
story has been brought out at one of the priacir
theatres with great success.
Elliston, during his management of fife
Worcester theitre, and on his benefit-night, advertig"o
splendid display of fireworks--but the play and farii,
ended, and not a single squib was prepared for the el 0
fication of the crowded and impatient audience. At Bra/0
the call for " Fireworks, fireworks, fireworks!" becii-cj
terrifically loud, and the stage-manager, John Crisp, ad
the alarmed company, expected nothing less than a de°l„re
Hailing row—when the undaunted manager stepped befiio
the curtain and coolly addressed his friends;--" las 11t
and Gentlemen,—l have prepared for your amusetileo
the most spl,ndid pyrotechnic display ever beheld il t to
or any other town in the kingdom ; but it is my d'lt'ifof
inform you that, if the fireworks be exhibited, my enethe
is of opinion they will rsitively blow off the roof °%,00
theatre, such is their strength and magnitude! but /0"
shall have them !"—(Cries of " No, no, Mr. Ellist°o:f
and a general rising.) " I have never deceived rt 14,10,
dear patrons, and you shell have them !"—(Cries of ' le
on," and a partial move.) "My stage managers it,
Crisp,—there he is in my private box,—will attest tb
ill
tact. The fireworks will positively blow the roof off b.
theatre, but you shall have them !" and continuingbio
promise, " You shall have them," the frightened
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rushed from the theatre amidst reiterated shouts of ~,r1
no, no, Mr. Elliston."—Nine Years of an g'
Life.

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