The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-17 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'bL 0 etth
Singapore papers are received at the North and They
American Coffee-house to the 21st of November• the
say :—" We omitted to notice in our last number ti
at is
accounts brought by the Pearl from Cochin-China represent,
Saigen as being in a complete state of siege by the insalle,
.
party, which is believed. Sugar was scarce, but rice Plentifal,
Accounts from Siam having likewise arrived, per flarstan,;
f om which we learn that the Siamese were fitting out a is
navaCOMMERCIALI force to renew
ARKS hos
—O
tilities with Cochin-China. • ed
I.pium has been a little in
after this week at 560 dollars in the usual way of credit;
a few chests remain in first hands. Cash price of 520 to 5.,
dollars.
MARKETS.—The Bugis people appear to have nearby COI
pleted their purchases, and above half of their boats have
ready sailed.
CASSIA.—This week's imports from China amount to 1,4:0
boxes ; part is offered for sale at 11 h dollars cash,
price at Canton said to be from 9+ dollars. ranch
For these last few days there has not been quite so
,10.,
activity in our bazaars, though pretty extensive sales of 1'
cottons have been made this week. A want of confidencer:sP;
pears at present to prevail, in consequence of the Jews P,
ing Chinese dealers too hard for payment, and in °in- the
stances shutting up their premises, which it would be tie,
interest of piece-goods-houses to combine and put an end lees
It was stated in Vienna, that no changes would take r the
in the internal affairs of Austria; but we now find, that
Archduke Charles is going to take the direction of the
tary affairs, and the Archduke Viceroy of Italy is ceel:7; to
assist the Emperor, and the Archduke Francis is going
Milan as Viceroy.
THE FUNDS. °fthe
The British Funds, which continued firm most the
day, closed rather heavy at 921 for money, and 9g I s:e" the
Account. This was owing to a demand for money Lot
Foreign Market, to settle the Foreign Account. Esc--
Bills, 39 40 ; India Bonds, 21, 22. oa
The settling of the Account in the Foreign Market basue64l,
off well, as we do not hear of any failures. Spanir
buyers ; Spanish Scrip, Ell prem. ; Portuguese, 931'
the other Foreign Securities scarcely any alterations.
HALF- PAST al' 4.'
F
Extract of a letter from Bathurst, River Gambia, e bef
The French have notified to the authorities here that toor
have removed the Court from the River St. John's to tir
and Port of Portendruk, which is in a state of blockade' ait'
Consols are not so good as in the early part of the Thick
ing, when they were 9211 1 for the Account, since
Ac'
they have receded to 92* for money, and 921 1 for the ket.
count, caused by some Money Stock having come to iligrarket
Also the news from America had a little effect on the•
by reports of the Americans going a to issue letters tnerlecitt
The quotations in the Foreign Market are, Spanish
641 ; Scrip, 8 to 8-k premium ; Portuguese, 931;
86i 7 ; Exchequer Bilis, 38 40 ; India Bonds, 20 22.
co.
THREE 0' o
Consols for the Account, 92*

STATE OF PARTIES IN THE OppOSIT,,,,—
A curious exhibition took place last night in the "T,l0-;e
iilett,
Wr(3l.
Commons :—Lord John Russell, Sir J. C. HoblioUse, so°,
Thompson, R. Cutlar Ferguson, Mr. Charles "-tty of
other members of the late administration, and a large bates
Whigs, were in the House at the time the Navy Estive the
were brought on ' • but, when Mr. Hume proposed to had e
be
Estimates referred to a select Committee up stairs, es bad tita
done in 1828 by Sir R. Peel, and to divide the House too
question, there was a run as if to escape something deadiPto gr.
get out of the House, rather than to give their supportthato°
Hume ; and it will be seen by the list of the division, oat
one of the late Ministers, and scarcely one of the Whiet.oo
for it. Was that accidental, or is it the deternilvel cer
that party not to support measures of economy, .5,e. ? g, SSl°
fess we do not much relish these equivocal appearaneeboring;
must watch, we must bring these matters to souse ohjectl
the interests of the people are the great and pararnoun
not the support of this nor that party. tire
te *slat nt
OMNIBUS REGULATIONS.—The ..-11,„,14 -
should introduce into the Act on which the establis
omnibuses is founded a series of regulations especiallylooPwrod to
to that description of vehicles, or any other eltropoii%
" take up and set down within the precincts of theme bieb "'-
which regulations ought to be an exact copy of those Wtaioniur
"
applicable to omnibuses in Paris. In Paris only a 'she rtle;
ber of omnibuses are allowed to drive from one point °
tropolis to the other. Each must start exactly tel stree'y
after its predecessor, and must be driven through all t peon al'
and boulevards at a regular slow trot. No omnibus. „nrpv-r
account to stop on its way, except it be for the strict
of taking up and setting down passengers. The s tothe,t
is not allowed to call to people, or make any sig° then el,.
inviting them to come in. No charge higher of stitta7,
sous, however great the distance from the place barriwto
for the place of stopping (prov4aled is be within theabetecl,A,
can be made. These regulations are very rigidly itl r 6
in Paris, so that, although the number of omnibuses
_jog sue'
portion, as great as in London, I never heard, durving ecnt
years that I resided in that city, of any accident he seeoohi,
occurred, or any complaint whatever being uttered eredgedde;
of an omnibus. On the contrary, they are acknew cat
overy individual inhabitant of Paris to be in a very 'nelieebe
give conducive to the public convenience. It is the yet t.e,
Paris who enforce the regulations above described' re
described to
law be so amended as to make it imperative on ce" ibusesir
tors to ,obtain a license for a certain number of craabe ant"ce
start and return at stated times, and let Magistrate,se
0111500
rised to enforce the above regulations, and the wh°.l, what viol
will be abated at once, and nothing will remain h.u,ic.,..Fr°
prove truly beneficial to a large portion of the pu°'
a Correspondent of the Times. t der
•
A girl named Tonkin, about thirteen Yearline, it
was killed on Friday last, at the Fowey Consols
the solo
most distressing manner ; she had descended into her Om
for the purpose of procuring some saw-dust, when °thig op
became entangled in the machinery used for wthoriogtorn
saws, and which was set in motion while she was
the dust. One of her legs was, in uenceySOdEst
off, the other was broken in two places, and her the "'-
fully mangled that she expired in a few hours after
dent occurred.
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TREMENDOUS GAS EXPLOSION 1,-inhabl,4l
, _
STREET.—Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, a 1"...$
of Regent-street were thrown into consternattr itnine
an
report, similar to that produced by the firing °loin, ter
smashing of ordnance, coupled with loud cries Of " weer
smashing of glass, and on rushing to their door6eds
yr
the cause it was found to be as follows :—Mr" . the o°ol
tensive bread and biscuit baker, at No. 227 in_owrroail
named street, has, in addition to his bakehouse,
vault of large dimensions, communicating
..t,lToyer.stt:l4
directly beneath the crossing at the end of lia,uo, antothe
During the last week or ten days Mr. Reed has 1(1;f gas i!lon Of
and inconvenienced in his business by an escape port' nt 0
lower part of the premises, and imagining that.7ootive, see ill
the pipe running along the said vault was cif,..st nit we
message to that effect to the Company, whc it 0.:100,
causing the attendance of some workmen,
aw%Btien °`. the
length deemed expedient, after a careful ex
.111::_otly of,o,
to remove the earth surrounding the main, ct'
_e ,;(001d_rthe
vault, concluding that the defect in questiourn_ fro:_er,
bably be found there. Accordingly several iseb"our yu'oot,
Equitable pas establishment commenced theira wheof the
day evening, attended by Mr. Carter, the t re
brick-werkus
plosion,eY
aict arched esdebhsueifalodtrticenergi
of the pickaxes chancing to perforate the AOO,
suitknonaseensvienarnsatdlanfietrasarttFliooto.sntr
_„„tervienenliciYogoiltllifele9;j:}ll6p,
ansgcat out isibeerde
kl drew a- le
the
help," from the workmen employed, quic Yfound thre gr°l2•llb
soepupgoesritsensaridreelovflytheesewapayed, adnedstmruaerffuroi.f t.hzeufodoetrles
noctleteoto:
number of persons to the spot, where they on the vot
poor fellows, in addition to the foreman, 'YHA covere__ or:
blood and bruises, in which deplorable c
eon. - oha
apparently in the most excruciating
thee."
of •Jo
is more severely injured than the rest, 4 one
a._
sustained considerable damage. The bat !;., of tviengY_/ tbs
raised up and removed to the house oefsat sbuurtgall
of this
when the shock took place, was blown upwarr..oontsta Gat, /or
into the air, and it is a most miraculouhsec"
preinises
none of the passers-by were killed.
Reed are but slightly damaged. ag"%ndition tihr.eYegt:r