The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-08 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Some difficulties were experienced during yesterday in ob-
taining loans in the Foreign Market on Foreign Securities, and
the Stocks which were mostly affected by it were Spanish and
Columbian Bonds, which left off heavy.
The British Market also had a tendency to decline, and
Consols closed about k per cent. lower than they were in the
morning, at 92-1- ; opened this morning at 921 -1 for the Ac-
count, and 944 for Money. This heaviness of the Market is
supposed to be owing to the defeat of Lord John Russell at
Exeter, and the expected great struggle which is on the eve of
commencing in both Houses of Parliament. Exchequer Bills,
31 32 ; India Bonds, 12 14 ; India Stock, 262 ; Bank
Stock, 2171.
The foreign market has a sombre appearance this morning,
and opened very heavy at the following prices : —Belgian, 104 ;
Brazilian, 8814 ; Chilian, 54} 55 ; Columbian, 48} 49 ;
Dutch 20 58i ; Mexican, 481-; Peruvian, 37i ; Spanish
Bonds lower, 694 70; Spanish Scrip, prem. lower, 9i 10;
Portuguese also lower, looi.
The following are the latest prices of the French funds :
Five per Cents. 108 20 ; Three per Cents. 82 10 ; Cortes
Bonds, ; Coupons, 81 ; Differes, 2Ci.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We hate an on dit on Change, that the first measures of
the Ministry will be to make some alterations in the Corn
Laws.

Consols have been during the whole of the morning at 921
alternately buyers and sellers, since which they have been
done at 921 for the Account, with little doing.
Exchequer Bills, 29 30 ; India Bonds, 12 14 ; India Stock,
282 ; Bank Stock, 217 2161.
The Foreign Securities are a shade better than in the early
part of the morning. Brazilian, 881 1; Chilian, 54i ; Co-.
lumbian, 47k to 84 ; Danish, 77f ; Mexican, 48 ; Peruvian,
391 ; Portuguese 1011 ; Spanish Bonds, 69i ; Spanish
Scrip, 101 premium.
THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for the Account, 921.

Rumour, with her hundred tongues, gave last night
a new arrangement in behalf of Lord John Russell. Mr.
George Byng having refused a peerage, it is said Sir
John Byng will vacate his seat for Poole, and make way for
Lord John. This act on the part of the gallant officer, who
has seen much service, is to be a recommendation for a peerage
after the present Member for Middlesex is no more.

It is rumoured that Sir John Byng, the brother o
the Member for Middlesex, is to be created a Peer.

The sudden death of Lady Graves has put many o
of our Noble families in mourning.

A few friends of Lord John Russell, in Devizes,
have forwarded to his Committee at Exeter, the sum of 25/. in
aid of his election expenses.

Mr. Finn, M.P. for the county of Kilkenny, has
arrived in this town, with the view, it is said, of acquiring
information on the subject of the Orange Associations of the
North, that the same may be laid before the Select Com-
mittee of the House of Commons, appointed, on the motion
of the Hon. Member, no inquire into the subject. Mr. Finn
is, we believe, brother-in-law of Mr. O'Connell.—Belfast
News Letter.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE OBSERVANCE
OF THE SABBATH.—The fourth anniversary meeting of the
above Society was held yesterday at Exeter Hall. The great
room of the building was filled long before the Chair was
taken. The Earl of Chichester was to have presided, but, in
his absence, Sir 0. Moseley, Bart., M.P., was called to the
Chair.

A general meeting of the Society for the Improve
ment of Cove was held on the Ist of May.

THE WIDOW'S MITE.—It has lately been the
fashion of the Tories and their clerical friends to heap abuse
on the head of Lord John Russell, and they have, as a mark
of opprobrium fixed upon him the title of " The Widow's
Mite." Poor souls I they fancy this nickname very witty and
very much to the purpose ; but in their clerical ignorance,
they have actually conferred upon his Lordship an honourable,
and not an opprobrious, title ; for it so happens that according
to Saints Mark and Luke, the Widow's Mite was of more
value than all that had been previously cast into the treasury ;
and as such was most commended. After paying so highly
for clerical knowledge, we are certainly somewhat surprised
that the organ of the high-church party should have so mis-
read the Scriptures.

There was formerly a prison in Wilton, in which per-
sons were confined under the process of the Court of Record,
and one person is remembered to have been confined in it
about sixty years ago. The dimensions of the prison being
small he had the privilege of going out by day, and ranging in
the open air, as far as a chain of 15 or 20 yards in length, by
which he was attached, would allow him to go; and it was
only during the night he was in close confinement. The pri-
son is now only used as a lock-up house,