The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-08 00:00:00

At the meeting of the holders of the Foreign
Debt at Buenos Ayres, held yesterday, the report
of the committee was adopted. A resolution was
also passed to the effect that an urgent appeal
should be made to the authorities in the Republic
for a more liberal allowance to the Bondholders,
in liquidation of the_ arrears of interest before
memorialising our Government upon the subject.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6171; Mexican,
20 4 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per C'ents., 55 56 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 422 3f ; ditto Deferred, 23;- 4y ; ditto
Certificates, 4145 ; ditto Passive, 64 I.
In Railway Shares there is generally a slight
improvement, but there is rather less animation.
Eastern Counties, North Eastern, and Brighton
are higher. The Foreign and Colonial are dull, but
steady.

Mines and Banking, Shares are rather flatter,
but Peninsular and Oriental Steam are 2/. dearer.

linslnes, done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent:Red:wed Anunitian
3 per Cent. Consols Annuitioo 9ls
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 2 2
Uonsols for Account
Etchcquer Bills, 20.
£l000
Small..
..
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOC K.
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St lO5 4
Sardinian Bons, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Sp ,nisi, Hoods, per Vent
Ditto Account
Turicin tionds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Scrip 4 per Con' lOOl g 21
Dividends on the above payable In London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
C msolq
Ditto Account ,

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OLD COURT.

At the sitting of the Court this morning the Rev. Dr.
Vaughan surrendered to take his trial on three indict-
ments for having unlawfully and feloniously made false
entries in the books registering the deaths at the church
of St. Matthew, Brixton. The facts of the case have
already appeared in The Sun, and at the time we went
to press the jury had not returned their verdict.

So confident are the Russians of peace that many
who had been hitherto residing at Brussels have already
come to Paris.
PRIVATE THEATRICALS.—Last evening a party of very
clever amateurs assembled their friends together in the
little Soho Theatre,;to witness the performance of a five-
act comely and a farce—to wit, 'The Rivals," and
"Popping the Question." As one among their audience,
we had reason to thank them for several hours passed
very pleasantly indeed, hours—let us add most unaf-
fectedly—of genuine enjoyment. It is always (every-
body feels it to be so, on the instant) invidious to dis-
tinguish among the ladies and gentlemen who share
upon such occasions in the difficulties inseparable from
all such strictly unprofessional histrionic representations.
Difficulties no one can possibly in any way even surmise
who has not already himself taken part in the fun and
frolic of private theatricals. Where all endeavoured so
earnestly to do their best, and in so endeavouring really
did their best so admirably, as unquestionably did the
amateur company who last evening treated their friends
to so excellent a representation of "The Rivals," and
"Pepping the Questisn," it were superfluous, and hardly
less unfair than superfluous' to particularise. Never-
theless, it may, perhaps, for once, be allowable to
specify the more ingenious portraitures of character
noticeable among the performers, there and then partici-
pating in the labours of this same most agreeable enter-
tainment. It can scarcely, moreover, be deemed invi-
dious our so doing, we imagine, when it is borne in mind
that the allusions here made to the amateur perform-
ance referred to, are so couched as in no way to violate
the distinguishing privacy of its general character.
Briefly, then, we would venture, in the first place, to
particularise the Mrs. Malaprop of the night as an im-
personation really remarkable of its kind—something
very far indeed above the average of amateur theatricals.
The Sir Lucius O'Trigger, too, was excellent, both in
regard to brogue and bearing—the brogue nct being
overdone, and the bearingbeing that of a dilapidated
gentleman, a well as ofan arrant fire-eater. The Captain
Absolute of the occasion, likewise, appeared to us fur
the most part well considered throughout, and, here
and there, sparkling as ever befits that genuine light
comedy hero. Acres, particularly in the toilette!scene,
but more particu'arly still in the- great duel-scene,
was eminently laughter- moving jthe humorous
impersonator of "Fighting Bob," last night being drolly
metamorphosed, a little later in the evening, into the
ridiculously precise and preposterously prim Mr. Prim-
rose of the after-piece. As to the lady-heroines Of the
night, not yet enumerated—what shall he said of the
Lydia Languish, but that she was, from first to last,
charmingly pretty and graceful in her portraiture of the
romantic Betrothed of Ensign Beverley ? What of the
Julia, but that sbe was as amiably pensive and placidly
gentle in that character, as in the role of Miss Winter-
blossom, (in the farce) she was shrewishly Ebel and
spitefully vixinesh ? What efthevibuvatciothuast sheact wasress,whao
was the soubrette of both pieces,
lively, bright-eyed Lucy, and a livelier and brigiiter-
eyed Bobbin ? The really admirable Mrs. Mala-
prop being transformed as by a startling feat of leger-
demain into an amazingly comical Miss Biffen
in " Pupping the Question a Mice Biffen
whose mere "make up," by the way, was a source of
convulsive laughter, whether as to the combing up or
the looping down of the love-locks, or as to the
"moulting" every now and then (so to express it) of one
or other of those stupendous feathers ! Considerable
pains appeared to have been bestowed proportionately
upon the rest of the dramatis persowe not already speci-
fied, whether in regard to the very arduous character of
Sir Anthony Absolute, or to the subordinate parts in
the comedy, such as the finnical gentleman's gentleman
Mr. Fag, and the rustic clod-hopping chaw-bacon David,
not forgetting the sentimental Faulkland, and the pert
little Boy who comes in to be kicked !, Again let us
speak collectively of the Private Theatricals of yesterday
at the Soho Theatre, as of an evening of genuine
enjoyment Very agreeably remembered.

CITY, Two o'CLocE.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, although the supply was large. The sales
were 8,000 to 9,000 bales, of which 2,000 were for
export. The Railway Share Market was quiet and
the quotations were a shade lower.
There was rather a dull market for Colonial pro-
duce this week, and for some staples recent prices
have scarcely been supported. Business in West
India sugar is almost suspended, and the quota-
tions are almost nominal. Havannah has been
cheaper, and for refined there has been very little
inquiry. There has been a steady demand for
Ceylon coffee at fully previous prices. Tea has not
attracted much attention, and rice has ruled dull.
Black pepper has declined, and cloves as well as
Cassia Lignea are alsolower. Saltpetre has tended
upwards, and tallow has been heavy.
Accounts from the Hamburg grain market state
that the fall in all kinds of grain continues from
day to day, and the same has occurred in all the
ports of the Baltic. Many unlucky speculators
will be completely ruined by the fall in prices.
Notwithstanding the fall in wheat and rye, which
is estimated at about 25 per cent., contracts are not
now being entered into by parties at the reduced
prices, for grain deliverable in the month of May,
at the opening of navigation. The consequence is
that purchasers only buy for their immediate
wants, expecting a further decline in prices before
that period.
The fall in grain likewise continues in the prin-
ciple French grain markets. At Paris the decline
in wheat this week is lf. to lf. 50c. for first quali-
ties, and from if. 50c. to 2f. for other sorts. Rye,
also, is difficult of sale, at reduced rates ; some
lots have been sold at 33f. and 34f. per hectolitre
and a half, with a tendency to a further fall. In
oats, good sorts are 50c. less, and second quali-
ties if. At the flour market, yesterday, the fall
averaged 2f. por hectolitre. Choice kinds are now
94f., and inferior from 87f. per sack. The factors
declared a sale of 769 sacks, at the average price of
891. 66c. per 157 kilogrammes. At Brussels the
grain market is more steady, and prices have au
upward tendency on account of the supply being
smaller than the demand. Wheat was sold yester-
day at 33f. per hectolitre.
The arrangement of the speculative account hav-
ing now been completed there is rather more ac-
tivity in English Securities, and the market presents
a firmer appearance. Another operator has been
unable to meet his differences, but after the
recent important fluctuation a few casualties,
such as have occurred during the last few
days, were generally anticipated. The Money
Market is rather easier, but not sufficiently so to
occasion any reduction in the rates charged for
discount. Consols for transfer have been dull at
91! to 3, and for account the prices are 94 the
advance since yesterday being about / per cent.
The New Threes are 921 to g, and the Reduced
914 I. Bank Stock is 212,1 to 214. Exchequer
Bills are ls. higher, being 7s. to 3s. discount.
The Foreign Market is again exceedingly quiet,
but prices hare advanced. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are fully 1 per cent. higher, being 921 to 93k, and 5`
the 4 per Cents. are as high as 1021 c. Spanish 3 si
per Cents. have ruled heavy, viz., 421. Russian
5 per Cents. are 104 to 105, and Sardinian 5 per St
Cents. 891. Dutch and South American Securities St .
are inactive.

St.
BRITISH FUNDS TIIDB DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. St.
(Prows the oscial Liat.) 25

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) 120