The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-26 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

ONLY A SITETLANDMAN !—On the recut return
of a Peterhead whale ship from the Greenland fishery, a lively
interest was, as usual, manifested by the bystanders on the
landing of the crew, and their meeting with their families and
friends. In the' course of inquiries after vessel,' not yet ar-
rived, it was mentioned that one of the ships had cost a man.
The countenances of the females present but too plainly .showed
their anxiety to be relieved from the fear of the bereavc,:lent
of a father, husband, brother, or sweetheart. But a tar soon
removed their alarm, by saying—" It was only a Shetland- cont,
man F'..._4berdeen Herald.
good behaN,,

"The express from Paris this morning observes a great
silence respecting the contending armies in Spain ; not
even a single telegraphic dispatch has been received from
Bayonne for several days, and the private letters from the
frontiers are also void of information ; by this we should im-
agine that Don Carlos and his forces have again penetrated
into the interior of Spain.
The only information worth notice is, that the Portuguese
Government, as reported, is going to send 4,000 troops to as-
sist General Rodil.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 90i 4 for the Account,
opened at the same price, little doing. Spanish Stock still
continues the favourite speculation, and it is stated that the re-
action of two per cent. which took placyesterday afternoon,
after it had receded to 431, was owing to there being great
bear in the above Stock.
Accounts have also been received, that the Financial
Committee of Madrid bad recommended a modified improve-
ment oil Count Toreno's plan ; but in the absence of the Re-
port of the Financial Committee, no doubt reports, day
after day, will be put into circulation ; therefore, until we re-
ceive the official document on the subject, we do not attach
much credit to any of the private letters from Madrid.
Spanish, which left off at 45 -a, opened at the same price,
has receded to 44 ; Portuguese, which left off at 82i 83,
has also receded to 82 sellers. The Market has a heavy ap-
pearance at present.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Although we have no political news, or any reports to the
present hour, the British as well as the Foreign Funds have
become very heavy, which may be attributed to the great want
of money, and the near approach of the Foreign Account day.
Consols, which were 94 I, have receded to 90.
Spanish, which had reached 451 has receded to 441.
Portuguese, which receded yesterday, has varied this morn-
g from 824 to 814 ; at present it is 82.
THREE 0' CL 0 CX.

Consols for the Account, 90.

A very deserving young man, in Witham, having
some time since applied for a situation in the Excise, was re-
quested to be prepared with a memorial as to character, from
the respectable inhabitants in his neighbourhood. In this he
was very successful. In the course of his canvass, he called
upon a clergymen in the vicinity, who has generally. looked
upon himself as somewhat superior to his brethren. His re-
verence, after a few inquiries, asked whether it was true he

(the applicant) was a Dissenter ? He said he was. " Then,"
said his reverence, " I shall sign no certificate to assist you to
get a place, but if I can ever prevent a Dissenter from doing
so, I will gladly sign a memorial for the purpose I"—Colches,
ter Gazette.

SHARK OIL I—One of the Peterhead whalers (the
Eclipse), while flinching a fish at Greenland last season,
caught upwards of five hundred sharks, from the livers of
which were extracted eight or ten tuns of oil. These rapa-
cious animals prey upon the carcases and crang of the whales;
and at the late fishing they became so numerous and trouble-
some, that a regular harpooning was rendered necessary.
Some of them were of a very great size. The head of one,
when cut off and the jaws extended, was found sufficiently
large to admit easily the body of a man through it.—Aberdeen
Herald.

PUNISHMENT OF THE NEW YORK RIOTERS.—
Our papers last evening contained a paragraph stating the re-
sult of the trial of several persons concerned in the late riots,
but we did not learn their sentences, which were not pro-
nounced yesterday in time enough to state them along with
the other particulars. The Court sentenced Thomas Kelly
and Peter Van Loon, who attacked Rollison's house, and Ste-
phen Gordon, who was taken in Mr. Tappan's house the night
of the riot, to one year's imprisonment at hard labour in the
Penitentiary, which was the heaviest punishment the Court
could inflict. Luke Williams, John Wilson, Thomas Dowd,
Edward James, and Andrew Bourke, were sentenced to the
Penitentiary for six months; and in the case of James Young,
a German youth of about 17 years of age, who had but little
-ction with the riots, judgment was suspended during
-;our.—New York Paper.