The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-19 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK
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By the arrival of the French mail this morning, vie /et
accounts from Alexandria of the Ist of February, stating
Ibrahim Pacha was at Cairo with his father, with wh°lll,-, r:
had frequent conferences. The difference between the retie
and Mehemed Ali was entirely arranged, and the Envoy. ef ,
Sultanvas to leave in three or four days for ConstantinoP e
taking with him twelve millions of piastres for the first Pr
ment of the debt. the
The Mexican Congress was opened by Santa Anna, elLegy
Ist of January, with a speech of great length, which eu;
consists of his vindication and conduct during the late req°
tion in that Republic.
Our arrivals this morning are few in number. One Ere not
and Ostend mail, with the Express from Paris, which d° 11
contain any information of importance.
PARIS BonasE.—The French funds were buoyant,
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0;
bring an improvement on the prices. 5 per Cents., 107-
3 per Cents., 80-55 ; Cortes Bonds, 491; Coupons, 27' her ;
The Dutch Papers received bring the Dutch Funds big-
per Cents., 56 3-16 ; 5 per Cents., 1014 f 1344
The annual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors 0 0-
Stock takes place this day at the Bank. It is gencrallsbich
pected that Mr. O'Connell will attend the meeting, vi
causes some excitement in the City this morning.
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Consols in the early part of yesterday were buoy were were
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921; but towards the close Of the 4arket, they 921-
not so firm, and left off at 92i for the account, and
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for money. They opened in the morning at 9*r' ance
92-0 for money, and the market has not that firm aPPea.
as it had yesterday. rice
The foreign fundslave also receded from the closing or'Pci
of yesterday. Spanish Bonds one-half per cent. lower', ,the
at 65 ; Spanish Scrip, 81 premium ; Portuguese maintanalo- 22.
price of 93H; Exchequer Bills, 39 41 ; India Bonds, 's.
HALFPAST °IV' ow
The meeting of the Bank Stock proprietors, held this
8111_
not
ing at the Bank, did not last long. Mr. O'Connell w
present, as was expected, and nothing of importance occueiot.
As usual, the half-yearly dividend was declared at 4 per for
for
Consols, which were in the early part of the day at 9.-`gia for
the Account, may be quoted at present 92A- buyers, 8.1.0 41;
money 923, with little doing. Exchequer Bills, 39
India Bonds, 20 to 22. SPallifib
In the foreign Market the chief business doing is in platter
Bonds and Spanish Scrip ; the former are 654, and the_, per
81 Prem. ; Belgian, 103 ; Colombian, Dutch n r
Cents, 56a i; Mexican, ,1Q 24 ; Portuguese, 9* ,cf{.
THREE O'Cliu
Consols for the Account, 99A-
;
3.
The price of the best wheaten bread fell, on Wed-
nesday, in Taunton, to sd. the 41b. loaf. • 001'
LONDON BEES.—There is a bee-hive kept 10,rhis is
born, the bees of which feed on Hampstead-heath• ifaga-
told on the anthority of a reviewer in the Gentleman bees
zinc, who adds, " and we have heard also of the flight
extending to thirty miles."
A and
Orangeism, that is, in other words, mur.er
000-
pine, have flourished in Ireland to an extraordinarY
since the accession of the Tories to power,
d four Mr. Greenfield, of Worthing, was stopPe-hi )off big
ruffians going towards Washington, who pulled mm_
e
silve
horse and robbed him of six pounds in gold and so _rovivea
A lad named Arnold was on Tuesday last d with
in a pond near Frant, in Sussex. The deceansefe
h ocei-
some of his schoolfellows, was washing his feet, whee,,uoo the
dentally fell in. An inquest was subsequently
eturned*
body, and a verdict of " Accidentally Drowned r
bartihioS,
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STOICISM OF SEANIEN.--Inured to . tb
to dangers, and to a perpetual change of cornplTTre'dibire:
seamen contracts a species of stoicism almosvit. as boo
" Avast there !" cried a sailor to his comrade, shipnia
ried in heaving overboard the lower division petnaweril_
just cut in halves by a chain shot at a great naval
_irnoni, sews
" Avast I let us first see if Ben ar'nt got the key
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chest in his packet."