The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-31 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
In the course of yesterday afternoon the monied interest in
tthe city, as well as the Speculators in the Funds, were much
surprised by the intimation received at the Stock Exchange,
that the house of Messrs. Baring and Brothers, as well as that
of Messrs. Reid, Irving, &c., had declined bidding for the en-
suing West India Loan. Immediately various reports were in
circulation, but the real cause of th6ir withdrawing is not yet
exactly known, but it is expected they will send some kind of
an explanation on the subject. Now the great city capitalist
has only one list to contend with, and report says that the
parties will follow the same example as the above mentioned
gentlemen.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 891 for the Account,
and 891 for money, opened at the same price this morning,
with little doing. Exchequer Bills 24 26; India Bonds 68 ;
Bank Stock 214 215.

The following are the prices in the Foreign market
Spanish 482; Scrip 111, 11 discount; Portuguese 904; 3
• per Cents., 59.
Our arrivals this morning are of the same scanty descrip-
tion as for several days past—only one French mail, one Os-
tend, and one Dutch, (late yesterday) by which we have the
Dutch prices —22 per Cents., 551- money, 551 Bills ; 5 per
Cents., 101 money.
After the 'Change hour§, the Dutch Funds from London
coming lower, caused a decline of g per Cent. in the Dutch
prices and in Cortes Bonds and Coupons of 1- per Cent.
No news from the theatre of war in Spain ; but it was re-
ported that the dividends of the Spanish Loan would not be
paid. The Funds at Tortoni's were about 4 per Cent. lower.
This is settling day in the Foreign market; all is going off
well. At present the chief business doing is in settling their
accounts.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Consols have improved since the early part of the day from
89f to Sq- R for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 23 ; India
Bond;., 7 prem. ; Bank Stock, 214.
To the present time the Settling of the AcCount is going
off well in the Foreign Market. The extreme fluctuations
have been in Spanish Bonds during the Account, about 41
per Cent., from 48 to 52f. Scrip, the higest discount 111;
lowest 7 per Cent. Portuguese, lowest 891, highest price 921.
The following are the present prices:—.Spanish Bonds, 48:1- ;
Spanish Scrip, 10+ 11 discount; Portuguese, 901 ; Three
per Cents., 594; Mexican, 36 ; Dutch, 54+; Columbian, 354 6.

HALF-PAST TWO.
This moment a notice has been sent to the Stock Exchange
from Messrs. Ricardo, Maubert, and Michelle, that they have
declined bidding for the ensuing West India Loan. Now Mr.
Rothschild stands alone for the bidding of the Loan, which no
doubt he will have.

THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for the Account, 89i to 891

The Baron de Malorti, Baron Kulm, Colonel
Muller- Mr. O'Hara, &c., took their departure for Hamburg
yeiterday morning, in the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany's mail packet the 'Columbine.
The Rev. John Brown, Minister of St. Paul's,
Aberdeen, one of the most eloquent and popular preachers in
the North of Scotland, will preach in St. Philip's Chapel,
Regent-street, on Sunday next, in aid of the Funds of the
Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital. Mr. Brown is, we
understand, in earnestness and piety of manner, as well as in
eloquence and in vigour in the conception of his subject, sur-
passed by few preachers.
A monumental tablet has been recently placM in the
Church of St. Lawrence Jewry,-Guildhall, to the memory of
the late City Solicitor, William Lewis Newman. It is the
work of Behnes, who is now engaged in preparing a statue of
the late Dr. Babington, which is to be placed in St. Paul's
Cathedral. •

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In consequence of an order from the Lords of the
Admiralty, a limited number of apprentices are to be taken-in
Woolwich dock-yard. The oldest shipwrights in the yard are
to have the opportunity of taking their sons upon indentures.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—As a servant of
Mr. Charles Muskett, of Bcxwell, near Downham Market, was
last week at drill-work in a field upon the farm, the horse sud-
denly backed the drill and himself into a clay pit in the field,
about 14 feet deep; and alighting upon a jamb of clay about
seven feet from the surface, rolled himself and drill completely
over into seven feet water, to the great consternation of the
men employed at the time in draining the pit; by whose ex.
ertions both horse and drill were extricated without having sus-
tained the slightest injury.—Cambridge Chronicle.
A loclancholy occurrence took place on Friday at
Mundesley, Norfolk. As Mrs. Rees, wife of the Rev. Mr.
Rees, master of North Walsham grammar school, was walking
on the beach, she observed a person swimming, and almost im-
mediately after she saw his feet only above the water. She in-
stantly gave an alarm, and a boat was sent out to his assistance.
He was brought ashore, and was at once recognised as her own
husband. He was still alive, but expired very soon after—it is
supposed from a fit of apoplexy. Mr. Rees was about 50 years
of age, and left eight children to lament him.—Cambridge
Chronicle.

Afracas took Place on Wednesday in the Commons'
Committee on Orange lodges. An Honourable Member, not
of the Committee, insulted a military witness. The Gallant
Captain passed the retort courteous, and the _Committee was
cleared, when the offending M.P. was directed to apologize
to the witness and Committee, and conformed accordingly.
In the arsenal at Woolwich 150 boys have been
employed in the laboratory, making cartridges for service in
Spain. On Monday a notice was posted that no more boys
would be taken.
CoL. THONIPSON.—With regard to the frightful
disclosures before the Committee, we would impress upon
those not acquainted, with the circumstances the fact—that the
inve;;tigation. itself viginated in a scheme of the Tories to
terrify Colonel Thompson into a surrender of his seat, by
holding forth the prospect of an enormous expenditure in de-
fending it. At the last General Election a Tory was thrust
upon Hull by the same infamous contrivances that were used
against Colonel Thompson.-,—Huil Observer,
SYNOD or DUMFRIES.—Had the Member for
Cumberland been in possession of all facts and circumstances
concerning the getting up of this address, it is probable he
might have foregone the duty of founding one of the principal
points of his argument upon its importance. Taking the ag-
gregate numbers of the Synod of Dumfries, the meeting of
April last was a very thin one ; the majority of the Court was
composed of Members of the Presbytery of Dumfries, and one
of the distant constitnent hodieE did not even send a 4itigle ref,
presentative; but more than this, the address was not brought
forward till six o'clock P.M., when the meeting was so much
thinned that, if our memory serves us, somewhat less than a
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dozen divines then constituted the Spiod. —Dumfries Courier. •