The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-15 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

A vessel, arrived in one of our out-ports, from
Antwerp and Flushing—left the latter place last Satur-
day—reports that, on that date, there was no embargo
in Holland. A Dutch fleet, of five sail of the line, three
frigates, and two steamers, were in the Scheldt. The
Dutch steamer has not as yet arrived, but expected every
hour, and by which we may have important information
from Holland. Up to the present time we are still in
the dark in respect to peace or war.
A Lisbon mail has arrived, which brings accounts
from Oporto of the 9th inst. ; no event of importance
had occurred up to that date, but perhaps, ere this, ano-
ther and last attempt to take Oporto has been made by
Don Miguel.
Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday,
83i a for the account. The market is in a stagnant state.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Consols continue steady at 8:3„i buyers for the Account,
with little doing.
The speculators are anxiously waiting for the arrival of
the Dutch steamer.
The express from Holland brings the Dutch funds 39k,
about One per Cent. lower.
In the Foreign market Dutch stock has been done at
40i, since which it has improved to 41.
We are informed by a private channel that the Dukes
of Orleans and Nemours left for the army on Sun-
day last. The order for the entry of the French army
into Belgium was despatched by Talleyrand on Tues-
day evening last, in consequence of the Dutch Am-
bassador not having assented to the evacuation of Antwerp
at that time.
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In the City, the speech of King Leopold has given
general satisfaction, both with respect to the official noti-
fication it contains, of the consent of all the Powers of the
Conference to coercive measures against Holland, and par-
ticularly for the moderation displayed in it, wisely ab-
staining from all vituperative expressions against Holland.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 83i.

" It is said, and very justly, that the ready
wit of woman is more available in critical junctures than
all the wisdom and foresight of the wisest."—Extract
from the Spanish Novelists.
IRISH MAIL-COACH ROADS.—Government
will shortly take all the mail-coach roads through Ireland
under their control. A show coach intended as a pattern
for the conveyance of the mails has been received by the
Post office in this city, from London.—Dublin Register.
[We are glad of this ; but would it not be a still greater
improvement if Government were to make railroads in
Ireland ?—En. Sun.]
We regret to learn that incendiarism is spread-
ing alarm through Kent. At Edenbridge there were two
fires on Monday night. A reward of 2001. has been
offered for the discovery of the incendiaries; and a propo-
sition has been submitted to have a policeman stationed in
the village. It is reported that there were also two fires
at Witham Bridge, near Sussex. Morning Chronicle.
The Brockelbank packet, by which we last
night received the Brussels papers, brought over the Swe•
dish Ambassador and his suite.
The llanzona steam-packet, which left the
Thames for Hamburg on Thursday morning, delivered
the mails at that place, and arrived in the river yesterday
evening, with the mails from Hamburg. This, we believe,
is the shortest time in which a voyage from London to
Hamburg and back again has ever been performed.
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COURT OF CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.)

BLAREMORE v. GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY.
The COURT was occupied all day in hearing the resun ed
arguments upon this motion.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING V. JAMES ACLAND.

The defendant who was convicted at the last York As-
sizes, upon a criminal information filed against him for
publishing two libels against the Mayor and Aldermen of
Hull, was brought up to-day to receive judgment.
Mr. Justice JAMES PARKE read his notes of the trial.
The libels were contained in two letters, published in the
Hull Portfolio, a work of which the defendant was the
editor and printer, and were dated on the 3d and
10th of December last. One letter was addressed
to the inhabitants of Hull, and the other to the
Mayor and Aldermen, who were in both accused of
general misconduct in their capacities as Justices and
trustees of certain charitable funds ; of misappropriating
the funds of the corporation and of the charities, and
holding them up to public scorn and contempt.
On behalf of the defendant, an affidavit of a person
named Adam Gerard, who stated that such was the
general bad conduct of the Mayor and Aldermen,
that a petition to the King, signed by not less
than 5,000 out of about 10,000 male adults, residing
in the town was signed in the short apace of four days,
complaining of their misconduct, while a petition got up
in favour of the Mayor and Aldermen could only obtain
about 600 signatures.
The affidavit of the defendant, in answer to the Rule
for the criminal information, dated in January last, was
then read by the permission of the Court. It set forth
a great many acts of misconduct, and charges of personal
aggrandisement at the expense of the Corporation and
charitable funds. It particularly referred to what it
termed the illegal conduct of the Corporation in raising
the tolls of certain ferries, and in raising the atallage for
goods sold in the public mat kets.
On behalf of the prosecution, affidavits of the Mayor
and Aldermen, and others, were put in setting forth all the
charges made against the Corporation by the defendant,
and denying most distinctly being actuated by any improper
motives, or of having been guilty of any of the acts of
misconduct imputed to them. Several subsequent numbers
of the Hull Portfolio were also put in to show that,
since the information had been filed, the defendant had
continued to pursue the same line of conduct in attacking
the Corporation. It was also sworn that, before the de-
fendant went to reside in the town of Hull, perfect peace
prevailed there; but that ever since he bad been a resident,
there had been frequent disturbances, of which he was the
chief cause.

The reading of those documents occupied nearly all the
forenoon.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)