The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-10 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols at present maintain the leaving off prices of yester-
day, 90, R for the Account, with little doing, as the speculators
are anxious to ascertain the tenor of his Majesty's speech,
previous to their entering into any extensive operations, which
will be delivered this day to both Houses of Parliament. At
present the contents have not transpired in the City ; but
upon the whole, it is anticipitated it will be of a favourable
nature. Consols at present 90a
Omnium remains steady at a prem. ; Exchequer Bills,
17 19 ; India Bonds, 3 5 ; Bank and India Stock shut.
The Foreign Market still continues very heavy—Spanish,
39 ; Spanish Scrip, 22 to 22i discount ; Portuguese, 87+ ;
3 per Cents., 561.
The Express from Paris brings the prices lower, 5 per
Cents., 107 f. 90c. ; 3 per Cents., 79f. 95 ; Cortes Bonds,
30 ; Coupons, 17.
The accounts from the North of Spain state that the Car-
lists are again attacking Bilboa in great force, and the English
troops have all proceeded to Portagulette to assist the
garrison. From the interior of Spain the accounts are still of
an unfavourable nature. The insnrrection has extended to
to Malaga from Madrid. Another partial change in the Mi-
nistry has taken place.

HALF-PAST - ONE.
Accounts have been received from Rio Janeiro, via Ame-
rica, this morning, bringing an improvement of the Funds to
95 ; and it was expected they would soon reach 100. All was
tranquil there. _ _

Letters are in town from Jamaica of the 31st of August,
but they do not bring any news of consequence.
We understand that on the arrival of M. Mendizabal
at Madrid, his intentions are to declare for the Constitu-
tionalists, which will be the only means for the establishment
of tranquillity and peace with the interior provinces, when we
have no doubt that the Carlists must soon give way.
The markets which were looking downwards in the early
part of the morning have since been more firm. Consols
have been during the morning at NI, alternately buyers
and sellers for the Account, with little doing, as the King's
Speech is anxiously sought after.
Omnium, 34 premium ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 ; India
Bonds, 4 6 ; Bank Stock and India are shut.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish, which was in the morning
at 37A is at present 374 384; Spanish Scrip, 22 211 discount ;
Portuguese, 861 87 ; Three per Cents., 551 56 ; Columbian,
301. ; Mexican, 35 36; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents.,
54 Five per Cents., 1024
Consols for the Account, 904.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

THE FARMER'S FATE.---On Saturday last Stephen
Holland, late a respectable farmer at Bexhill, but since re-
duced to the condition of a common labourer, in a fit of des-
pondency put an end to his existence by hanging himself in
his house at that place.—Brighton Guardian.
COUNTY WATERFORD ELECTION.. The requi-
sition calling upon Mr. Stuart is still in progress of receiving
signatures.-13 aterArd Chronicle.
Hop-picking has become general in the neighbour-
hood
is expected.
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dafio(ricangreatdidate sArundel and the Rape of Bramber.
Brighton Gazette.
,*

The first meeting of the Hull Reform Association
n•as held on Wednesday. The state of the funds was highly
satisfactory.
A reduced rate of postage upon letters from France
came into operation for the first time on Saturday last.

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LITERATURE.

SCOTT'S NAPOLEON. Vols. VIII. AND IX
Cadell, Edinburgh, 1885.

A long continued press of Parliamentary and other
matters has compelled us to postpone our usual lite-
rary notices ; which is the sole reason why we have
refrained till now from mentioning the last published
volumes of Scott's " Napoleon." Fortunately, the
delay has been of little moment, for the book is so
well known, that • no criticism, however lengthened
or elaborate, can give it any increase of popularity.
Despite its occasional Tory partialities, it is a de-
lightful history, especially in its earlier portions,
where the author yields to no one in his admi-
ration of Napoleon's transcendant genius. But it is
curious to observe how, as the star of the great war-
rior begins to decline, the historian's wonder begins to
decline with it; till we find him, about the period when
the Allies first enter France, shortly after the disastrous
battle of Leipsic, speaking of Napoleon just as if he
were no more richly endowed with military and states-
manlike qualities than one of his own Marshals. This
peculiarity strikes us as somewhat singular, especially as
the Emperor never showed himself a more accom-
plished soldier, than during the interval that elapsed
between the passage of the Rhine by the Allies, and
their triumphal entry into Paris. It is rerr;arkable,
too, how Sir Walter's old chivalric predilections betray
themselves, even in such a trifle as the spelling of the
word " Marshal." Where he writes "Marshal" once,
he writes " Mareschal" a dozen times ; his mind teem-
ing, no doubt, at the time with enkindling recollections of
the by-gone glories of the Montmorencies, the Luxem-
bourgs, and those other illustrious French families
who wielded the Mareschal's baton.. We may observe,
in addition, that Scott seldom or never makes mention
of Macdonald, without affixing to his name some epi-
thet of high praise. The other Marshals are occa-
sionally commended, but Macdonald is invariably so—
a circumstance to which we do not allude for the pur-
pose of objecting to it, inasmuch as under the circum-
stances it is perfectly justifiable ; but simply in order to
show what a strong, lofty, overpowering interest the most
distinguished of her sons took in everything that con-
cerned Scotland, The present volumes are embellished
with maps illustrative of Napoleon's Russian and.
German campaigns, and engravings, executed in their
most careful manner by the Findens.

THE NEW MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLER

EDITED BY MRS. CORNWALL BARON WILSON.

Not having had this publication regularly forwarded
to us, we are unable to express any opinion as to its
progressive improvement or the contrary. Judging
from the sample before us, we should recommend the
Editress to get rid,of several of her contributors with as
little delay as possible. If some of them can darn a
stocking no better than they can write poetry, we
should be exceedingly unwilling to recommend them as
patterns of goOd housewifery. Perhaps the Editress
will excuse us for giving it as our opinion that she
takes a little too much trouble to manage the managers
of our places of public amusement. We, of course,'
cannot pretend to doubt that she is wanting in just.
cause of personal complaint, seeing that some of them
have neglected to pay her that court to which her im-
portance, as a public writer, so eminently entitles her ;
but at the same time it is very questionable whether
the public will interest itself so warmly in the matter;
as even to read her written remonstrances. The verses
to which the name of the . Editress is prefixed are
pretty—some of them more than pretty. Several of
the tales contain passages of great Merit, but in general
they are crude productions. The engravings are better
than one has a right to expect in a monthly periodical,
of which the charge is only a shilling.