The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-15 00:00:00

POST HORSE DUTIES.

On Wednesday last the Commissioners of his Majesty's
Stamp Duties assembled at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
Strand, for the purpose of letting the Post Horse Duties
for three years, at annual rents, from the let day of
February, 1833. Mr. Alderman Farebrother acted as
auctioneer. The undermentioned districts were put up
and disposed of as follows :

No. Let for
1 North Britain
2 Northumberland, Cumberland, &c. 8,500
3 Yorkshire 14,520
4 Lancashire, Cheshire, &c 16,700
5 Lincolnshire, Rutland, &c 9,300
6 Oxfordshire, Warwick, &c 15,320
7 Wiltshire, Gloucester, &c 16,300
8 Essex, Norfolk, &c 13,200
9 Bedford, Buckingham, &c 12,100
0 Surrey
I Middlesex, London, &c 31,320
2 Kent, Sussex, &c lB,OOO
3 Hampshire, Berks, &c 13,600
4 Devon, Dorset, &c 19,020
5 North Wales
6 South Wales

Names of
Bidders.
Mill.
Gillett.
Bower.
Hammond.
Allday.
Beardsworth,
Edwards.
Levy.
Bower.
Levy.
Gillett.
Levy
Mill.
Han ley.
Walsh.
Palmer.

Total £228,960

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A Buenos Ayres mail has arrived, sailed on the rid Sept.
also one from Rio Janeiro, sailed on the 9.3 d October.

(From the Buenos Ayres Papers.)
In the almost total absence of domestic news, the public
mind has been chiefly occupied with the situation of the
Oriental Republic; and, indeed, its present picture is truly
distressing. It is now only three years since the Banda Ori-
ental was emancipated from the power of Brazil and declared
independent, and yet it has become the victim of civil strife.
The Directors of the National Bank have laid before a gene-
ral meeting the true situation of the bank, and the result of
the transactions for these last six months. By the re-
spective statements there are 92,915 dollars and six reals,
product of discount, and 512,647 dollars, 71 reals, amount of
interest for the Government debt. The first amount is the
only one realized, and that in greater part has been expended.
In such a melancholy situation, in which the commonwealth
absorbs the benefit of the shareholder and consumer, the Ma-
terial of the Bank, and the Directors find it impossible to de-
dare a dividend.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Government is informed by the note of the 9,d inatant,
from the President of the National Bank, of the difficulties
which the Directors have experienced in forming a general
meeting of the shareholders. It has, in consequence, ordered
that the present Directors shall continue in the administration
of the establishment.

MONTEVIDEO.
The National Army, under the command of the President of
the Republic was on march, and approaching the troops of
General Labelleja.

BUENOS AYRES.—We observe, with satisfaction, that
the Government has resolved to extend the important establish-
ment at Falkland Island ; a new political and military com-
mandant, with fifty soldiers, is to form the garrison.

THE FUNDS. -
The Express from the Theatre of War this morning from
Antwerp, states that the French are going on slowly with the
siege, but it also appears certain that they arc now forming
mines under Fort St. Laurent, to blow it up, which it was sup-
posed would take place on Friday night.
The Rio mail brings the Exchange 33; about 3 per cent.
lower.

Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 841
for Account; since which they are 84J, with little doing as yet.
HALF-.PAST ONE.
We hear that messengers are in town, who left Oporto on the
lst instant. They state when they left, 6,000 men of Don
Pedro's army had crossed over to the side of Villa Nova, for the
purpose of attacking Don Miguel's batteries, and to raise the
blockade of the river. When off the bar of Oporto, they heard
a cannonade and the firing of musketry.
&Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at
84 74 have improved to %i.
Consols for Account B 4 %

THREE °' CL OCR

About ten minutes past 6 o'clock on Thurs-
day evening a fiery meteor passed from the heavens, thus:
—in the south a flash, as it were, of lightning was first
observed, from which spot a star shot downwards (inclin-
ing rather towards the east), leaving a long and brilliant
train in its course.

PRICES OF STOCKS Ttli
sank Stock
I per Cent. Red B3V,/ %
I per Cent. Cons.
154 per Cent. -
)i tto Red 9O IA
Sew 336 per Cent.
I per Cent. Ann. 1726 -
1 per Cent. 18• i
"tank Long Ann. to expire
Jan. 5, 1860._ ...... 16 5.-I6:16
Oct. 10, 1859
Jan. 5, 1860 -
Jan. 5, 1880 -
April 5, 1880 -
Jan. 5, 1870 -

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS
kustrian Bonds B9
Belgian Bonds -414
Ditto Account
iirazilian Bonds 46%
Ditto Account 47% 7
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account 20% 114
Chilian Bonds I6H
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds 9.9-i
Ditto Account —
Ditto Bonds, 1824 lOl4
Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds 6B
Ditto Account —
Greek Bonds 22
Ditto Bonds, t 825
Ditto Account 26N
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent,
Ditto Account ooy, 134
Ditto, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account 26)
Neapolitan _l

S DAY AT ONIE o'cLocic•
New 5 per Cent.........
India Stock ..............
Ditto Bonds
South Sea Stock ......
Old Annuities...... .........
New Ditto... ..... ......
1 per Cent. Ann. 1751
,Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 3O
Ditto Small
Ditto Commercial,.....
.
Ditto Advertised .........
Bank for Account .........
India for Account .....
Cons. for Jan.

THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl'
IPeruvian Bonds .......
Ditto Account .........••
Portuguese Bonds .........
Ditto Account •••;
Regency Scrip as
Ditto Account ..........
Prussian Bonds .............
Ditto Account. ••••
.

Ditto Bonds, 1822...•••
Russian Bonds, 1822..••••
Ditto Account. .........

tiew Loan
'''
''''''''''''''
Spanish Bonds, I(321•
Ditto Account ..........
Ditto Bonds, 1833
Ditto Account ..........
French
ERxeenhteasn,ge .....
sp. C.
3 per cent. .....•
Exchange.... "
,Dutch Scrip ................
Ditto Account .........•'
French Scrip ..

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE o'cLoCs'4
Paid. Per'
Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO
Bolanos Mining Company £l5O
Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O
Ditto National IN
Ditto St. John Del Rey
Ditto Cocaes 5
,ritish Iron Mining Company £so
t 'olumbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 49}6
English Mining Company 12%
General Mining Association
Real del Monte Mining C 0...., -
United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40
Ditto New Scrip 5
Alliance Fire Insurance Comp
Protector Ins' trance Comp.
Australian Co.
Canada Company
General Steam Navigation Co.
l'rovincial Bank of Ireland 2.5

18

4411

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 12. re)
Hank Stock 194 St. Patrick Insur.(peeSklo
Consols, 3 Der cent
iov. Stock, :N per cent 89% National Ditto ...........•
Ditto, New
I per Cent Hibernian Bank .........
kw. Deb. 3}6 percent -,Provincial Ditto
Royal Canal Stock ...
Grand Canal Stock lmperial Mine .........
C,ity Deb. 4 per cent. 77 Mining Co. of Ireland 0 '
iallast Office Deb. 4p. c. 91.74 Commercial Buildings./

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam C.F 12 5
Ditto, at sight '" 3
Rotterdam " U 12 5
Antwerp 12 8
Hamburg M.B. 13 14
Altona 13 141
Paris, 3 days' sight "5 80
Ditto 0U 26 5
Bordeaux 26 10
Berlin
Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 153
Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0
Vienna, effective 0. 2 M. 10 10
rrieste do
Madrid 36V,
Cadiz 36V,
Bilboa
Barcelona 36
Seville 36
Gibraltar 47!i

NO E YESTERDAY. 47,
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Malta "4O
Naples . ..................... "O9
Palermo per 0%. 41
Lisbon ........................
•
Oporto ...................... 91;
Rio Janeiro .................
Bahia ...........................
Buenos Ayres ...............
Dublin, 21 days' sight."' 1
Cork ............................
BULLION, PER 01i.
Portugal Gold, coin... ‘,13
Foreign Gold, in bars 15
New D0ub100n5......... 0
5 4
New Dollars
Silverbars, standard v

lIAILS. fri'
I Arrived. Due. Arrived.
0 America 0 1 Hamburg ......... ..0 0
O Brazil
I Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica.— ............ 0
O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ." 9
1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon ............... .0 0
O Flanders 0 0 Malta ................. .. 0.
O France 0 0 Sweden ............ . c
O Guernsey&Jersey 0 1 Waterford.......

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-moRROOt
Morning... 11 minutes after 9. I Evening...4'2 minutes aft_..e,e

HERTFORDSHIRE.
THE COMMITTEE for CONDliti
C
ING the ELECTION of LORD GREVS','
SIT DAILY at GREEN'S HOTEL, LINCOLN'S',:
FIELDS, from Eleven o'clock to Four, where ever'i
rangement will be made for the Conveyance to the
of the Electors in his Lordship's Interest.

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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 051.

The sentiments of Mr. JAMES BRouoll
on the subject of Church Reform, which
developed at considerable length in his add
on Tuesday last to the Kendal electors, 350
be seen by reference to another part Of d
Sun, are such as do honour to the upright°o
the manliness, and sagacity of the Hon. 541
Learned Member. They will be read too 11!'d
the greater avidity, when it is borne in 11.151,
that they are the deliberate, boldly awowed se
timents of a brother of the highest legal I°rciti
tionary in the kingdom, with whose opil'ices,
on the same important subject it may be red
sonably conjectured that they are not sit
much at variance. But be this 35 the
may, one thing is certain, viz., that by 113,
return of Mr. J. BROUGHAM to Par'e-r/
went for Kendal, the country has secured the 5,131
vices of a bold, zealous,"intelligent and influent
Church Reformer. The Hon. and Learvici
Gentleman avows himself an advocate, "to.
a bit-by-bit Church Reform, but for one "1
will be as effectual, and, because effectual,
satisfactory, as the late Reform in the rePreseafl
tation of the people." He would also exempt
Dissenters from the payment of rates and di/ir-,
towards a Church which they do not acico,
ledge; would confine the clergy to t,ecu's
pursuits, and not allow them to interfere in 11::
litics," or act in the commission of the pe°e;i:
but above all, he would eject the Bishops file
the House of Lords. These opinions are to
opinions of a man who is in earnest, and °eh
understands how to set about a real Chtlr.
Reform, so as to remedy its abuses, without 11,0 e
pairing its fitting moral influence, and b3ct
already secured for Mr. BROUGHAM the resr ,
and affection of the majority of the Key
electors.

Mr. COBBETT, we perceive, is alrea.; to
turned for Oldham. We shall be cur/°us be
ascertain what sort of a figure the author of 11
Political Register will cut as a Parliatnel'tsjo
Debater. HUNT notoriously failed, but wei‘it,
not anticipate any such notorious failure for
bit
COBBETT. His tact, diligence, and long 113
hire
of extempore speaking, will no doubt keel) the
afloat. We suppose he will take his seat Oli.,
Opposition Bench beside the Ultra Prte,
Strange fellowship ! But necessity has 110 131".

We are sorry to find that amid the advaroooo
of the Reform Bill, purity of election is nc't
hp
all occasions to be reckoned. A gentleman 'l,ot
was present at an election for a borough 3bi',,mt
thirty miles from the metropolis, informs us teem
time bribery was as notorious as it ever had 131,01
in the most corrupt times. One man, wh°
pe
received 301. for his vote, openly displayed ,e
wages of his infamy. In another instance pre
hear of a moneyed candidate, who declared betel,
the election that he was sure of getting elec for
as " money would do any thing," and wh°'e,l
a month before the day of polling, distmiboilis
large sums in different ways, and we find