The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

This day being the most sacred holiday with the He-
brews during the whole of the year, called the White
Fast, none of them will make their appearance at the
Stock Exchange, as they are at devotions in the Syna-
gogue during the whole of the day; consequently, it is not
expected that any operations of magnitude will take place
in the funds, which left oft' yesterday at 841 1 for the
Accnunt,opened at 841, andwere sellers at that price. At
present they are S 4; the market is rather heavy, owing to
the French Rentes coming lower. We do not hear of any
later informatio❑ from Portugal than brought by the
Nautilus yesterday. The mail is hourly expected.
In the Foreign Market the prices are also rather lower.
HALF-PAST ONE.

We have no farther information from Portugal than
sstated in our former article. Some persons suppose that
our fleet from Lisbon, appearing off Oporto, is to be
present at the supposed grand attack of Oporto by the
Miguelites, on the 29th ultimo, to protect British
subjects and British interests. There is little or
nothing doing in the Funds. Consols have remained
steady during the whole of the morning at 84.-1 for the
Account, alternately buyers and sellers.
Report says that the Russian Ambassador is positively
against any hostile measures being taken by the English
and French against the King of Holland.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing; prices
much the same as yesterday.
Consols for Account, 84g.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

DOG Ftsii.—We lately recorded the capture
of same fish of the whale species off this coast; on Friday
last two other monsters of the deep were killed and taken
by the Boston fishermen ; they proved to be of the shark
species, and are named the large dog fish. They are ex-
tremely voracious ; many young ones of the kind are found
in the deeps. The fish taken on Fridny were five feet in
length...4l(4ton Gaette,

IMPORTANT to PARISHES—OVERSEERS
AND THE POOR-RATE, &c.

Yestettlay, at Quern- square Police-office, a case of the
greatest importance respecting the right of overseers to be
exempt from poor-rate, the cleansing, paving, and repair-
ing-rate, was expected to come on for hearing, in conse-
quence of which the office was crowded by parishioners
belonging to the united parishes of St. Margaret and St.
John, anxious to hear the decision of the Magistrates.

A few months ago the parish of St. John, \Ve•tminstet,
threw off the yoke of the Select Vestry, and by an im-
mense majority of the parishioners adopted the New Yes.
try Act. Mr. Auber and the new overseers, who were
..lected since the adoption of the new Act, have discovered
that the persons who have served the office of overseers in
the above-mentioned parishes, have always considered
them elves exempt during the time they were in office
rom paying the parochial rates, and that such practice
had existed for the last hundred years. In consequence of
this discovery, the new overseers caused thirteen sum.
.nonses against some of the late overseers to be issued, call-
ing upon them to show cause why they had not paid their
rates, and why a distress-warrant should not be issued
against their goods and chattels.
The defendants now appeared before Mr. Gregorie, and
the cases excited the most intense interest, as the pre-
•ent defendants were only a small part of the number who
were liable to be summoned, should the Magistrates decide
that they were liable to pay the parochial rates.
Mr. Gregorie said that as be was a rate-payer himself,
and lived amongst them, he would rather decline hearir g
the cases himself, and thought it would be better for all
parties to wait until Mr. Marriott arrived, wbo resided in
a different parish.
After some desultory conversation this was agreed to,
and Mr. Marriott shortly arrived, when the cases were
called on.

The nature of the claims against the late overseers was
explained to the Magistrate, who gave it as his opinion
that the overseers were liable to pay the parochial rates
during the time they were in office, and that there was no
exemption whatever.
Mr. Auber said that in 1828 some of the overseers did
pay the poor-rate.
A long discussion now took place, when Mr. Marriott, at
the request of the defendants, consented that the cases
should stand adjourned until they had taken Counsel's ad-
vice on the subject.
The following is a list of the defendants, and the sums
claimed of them by the new overseers :
Mr. Sawyer £4 17 0
Mr. Prior
Mr. Austin l5 3 l
Mr. Banks
Mr. Pink lO 12 0
Mr. Dyke
Mr. Thatcher 5 16 4
Mr. Francis Painter
Mr. Page 9 17 0
Mr. Wilson 6 1'.2 0
Mr. Painter 6 4 6
Mr. Alsept 8 4 6
The Executors of John Baker

£ll4 13 1

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