The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-17 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, T WELVE O'CLOCK
A New York Price Current of the 17th June, has been
received at the North and South American coffee-house.
STocxs.—United States Bank Shares, 113 113 k ; New
York, 1311 135.
tXCHANGE.—BiIIs on London, sixty days' sight, 9 to 9i-
premium.
Exports of Cotton from the port of Now York, commencing
Ist October, 1834:
Total to Groat Britain
Total to France
Total to North of Europe 2,449
To Spain and Gibraltar, Italy, Trieste, and
other ports

Grand total

Our arrivals this morning are one French and one Ostend
mail, with a Lisbon mail by the Espoir—sailed the sth inst.
We have ship letters from Buenos Ayres and Singapore,
but they do not contain any news of importance.

TUE FUNDS.

The intentions of Ministers respecting the measures to
be adopted with regard to the West Indian claims are still
unknown in the City, but the great capitalists are on the qui
vine, and providing themselves with the necessary funds, in case
a loan should be required for the above purpose ; in conse-
quence of which there was but little animation in the British
Funds during yesterday. Consols, which ',left off 90k to*
for the Account, opened this morning at 90k ; same for
money, 94 I; Exchequer Bills, 27 29 ; India Bonds, 7 9 ;
Bank Stock, 215 k 16.
The settling of the Consol Account has passed off without
any failures.
The Foreign Market also left off heavy, with lower prices.
The following are the quotations of this morning :—Spanish
Bonds 484 9+ ; Spanish Scrip rf. 101. dis. ; Portuguese
Bonds 90i ; Three per Cents. 593- 60 ; Colombian 364 371;
Mexican 364 374.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Consols have improved since the morning from 90 to 90i
for the account. Thera is still a decline of k per Cent. on
Consols ; that is, they are better for money than for the ac-
count. Nothing official as yet respecting the West India
Loan. A certain great defaulter in the late failures out of the
house has been arrested, whose differences are to the amount
of upwards of 30,0001. Exchequer Bills, 27 to 29. India
Bonds, 7to 9. Bank Stock, 215 k to 216.
In the Foreign Market Spanish has improved to 49i ; Spa-
nish Scrip, 10 discount; Portuguese Bonds, 90k; 3 per
Cents., 601 ; Mexican, 371 38; Columbian, 37 ; Dutch 2s
per Cents., 54k.
Consols for Account, 00i-

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

A SHORT CUT IN PETITIONING.—It appears
that the established clergy, in their zeal for the " Endowment
Job," have contrived an abridged method of petitioning. In
Highland parishes, where the accomplishment of writing is
somewhat rare, the trusty elder who takes charge of the bu-
siness, writes down the names of the petitioners in his own
hand, and the minister certifies that the list is authentic ! Or
one person may do both duties. This not only economises
labour and shoes to the elders, who must otherwise hawk
the paper over muir and mountain, but by saving a world of
"his marks" and "her marks," has great advantage in point
of calligraphy ! The method has these farther recommenda-
tions, that babes and sucklings may sign by proxy, as well as
adults; and, if the chief's consent is got, any application to
the clansman may, of course, be dispensed with ! There are
two petitions of this description in the 20th report—one frOm
the parish of Criech in Sutherland, with 454 names ; the
other from Rosehall in the san:e parish, with 200 names ;
of v.lii!.:ll that " !ir,;l- atty•sti
authentic, by the Reverend Murdo Cameron; zniniaer of
Criech, and Kirk Seision."—Scots Tinto,