The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-06 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The report which prevailed yesterday of the death of the
Earl of Spencer not being confirmed this morning, has
had the effect to make the funds steady,-and Consols may
be quoted at 927 for the Account ; Spanish, 42% ;
Portuguese, 75
A mail has arrived from Rio Janeiro by the Lyra—sailed
on the 13th April : all was tranquil there.
We have a melancholy accident to relate :—The Astrea,
Captain Ridley, from Ireland to Quebec, with 240 pas-
sengers, has been lost on the ice : the doctor, carpenter,
and one seaman, only saved.
(Posted at the North and South American Coffee-house. )
BUENOS-AYRES, FEB. 27.—We have no news here ex-
cept what the papers will inform you of. The whole of the
Republic from this to the Andes is in a state of peace, and
I think it probable this state of things will continue ; it is
not unlikely that a change in the ministry will soon take
place in Buenos Ayres, but no revt.lution. The present
Government. it is thought, will retire from office.
Business is extremely dull, no sales of any consequence
can be effected. Exchange upon England, 7% a 73/4 ;
Doubloons, 12'2 paper dollars.
HALF-P_ ONE.
Cape of Good Hope papers to the 26th March, have
been received at the North and South American Coffee-
house.
THE KAT RIVER SETTLEMENT.—We are happy to
state that byvery acceptable rains which have recently fallen,
the fears entertained of a total failure of the crops of
Indian corn are now in some degree subsided. We are
also happy to state that there is no apprehension by the
inhabitants of that settlement of an attack from the natives.
Consols are not quite so good as on the previous part of
the day, when they were 92% 93 for the Account ; at
present they may be quoted 9234 %, with little doing.
We understand that Government are preparing to pay off
the dissentients of 4 per cents.,— supposed to amount
to four millions.

Spanish 42% 43 ; Portuguese 7514.
THREE 0' CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 92ii.
CLOSING PRlCEs.—iollit O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
4 per Cent Red 01: Ditto Bonds ... ............ to on
3 pet C.ii . Cons - South Sea Stork .......... It 3.1,
li per Cc nt. W Ditto Old Ann.......... NI
-33 per Ci nt. lied ()Si Ditto New Alin. ...... oci
New .. pet" Cent l( I Ex. Bills. 10 I/ 52 pm.
1 pet Cc tit. Assented... 901 D!t... fc:O/ 52 pm.
Dissented... 101 Ditto Small 52 pm.
Long Ann. to expire Rink S. for Ace. .... •.
Ja . WM l7} Consols for Opg 32'
.. -- 11
1.

Oct 1859.. ii

India S. ior ..... tiOV,

Jic.lBo) .
Fll REM :.
Austrian, 5 per cent lt 01
BAgian, 5 per cent AI
Brazilian Bonds . 751
Buenos Ayres, R per cent. 3..

FUNDS.
Portugoese, 5 per cent.... Ili
Ditto, (leg. Bonds
Prussian, 5 pet cent lO2
Russian Bonds, 5 per rent, l( 5i-
Di to, Metallic 1( 6
Spanibh, 5 per cent 44
i Au°, I's7es -3'
French r( per ( cnt.... —t. —c-
Exchange 2sr 40c.
French 3 per Cent_ 791 75(*.
DTitch, .2,1 pc. rout !'Q
Ditto, 5 per cent. 9'4

Cti :1 ion , ISper
Columbian, fS per cent 2:l/
Ditto, 1824

Dant;h

Greek, 5 ~er cent 3
Mexican 5 per Cents, 18V5 3:4
Ditto 6 per C4`11t... 18.25 44!
Peruvian i per Cent. l3

JEWISH DISABILITIES.—The petition to
the House of Commons, presented by Mr. Alexander
Baring on Wednesday the 4th instant, and stated, by
mistake, in the Parliamentary reports, to have related
to the disabilities of the Dissenters, was a petition
signed by 23,000 merchants, bankers, and other in-
habitants of London, praying for the removal of
the disabilities affectine the Jews.

We have seen a somewhat amusing account
of the occasion of that Royal epistle which was pub-
lished by a contemporary with so much eclat. A cor-
respondent tells us that " The Duke of Wellington
sent to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford a list of the
names of distinguished men of rank and fortune on
whom he was desirous the degree of Doctor of Laws
should be conferred at the time of his installation.
The course is an usual one, -and the request is always
expected and always complied with. Among the
names sent by the Duke of Wellington was that of the
Duke of Cumberland. Upon this being known, a
body of resident graduates informed the Vice-Chan-
cellor that they should resist the grant of a degree to
the Royal Duke. The success of their,resistance
was evident, and the Vice-Chancellor requested the
Duke of Wellington to withdraw the obnoxious name.
The difficulty created was great, and has been avoided
by the University being told that a honour they never
would have conferred has been declined!"-.--Tines.

A LONG Nose.—A Paisley manufacturer
having, by some accident, got a severe cut across the
nose, and having no court-plaister at hand, stuck on
his unfortunate proboscis one of his gum tickets, on
which was the usual intimation, " Warranted 350
yards long."