The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per Cent ...... . Y—
.. Portuguese, 5 per Cent 76
Belgian, 5 per Cent 10614 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... 36 Russian, 5 per Cent —
t. hlliant 6 per Cent
Colombian, 6 per Cent .... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent 23%
Ditto, 1624 ' Ditto, 1 per Cent 3314
Cuba .Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferred 13%
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent — ;Exchange_ —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 183'7 Dutch, 2% per Cent. 55%
Peruvian, 18'25, 6 per Cent,., 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent ........1112%

SHARE •
' Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid). ~.. 5%
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto New (25 paid)
Ditto Extension (l,s. 4d. paid)
Eastern Union ( 5 paid) .. 5
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ••••4•••• 59
Great North of England (100 paid) ....,
Great Western (75 paid) ~........,...........,
Ditto Half Shares (5(1 paid) ..-.C.i.t. ......
- Ditto l• Bibs (12 paid) lB
Hull and Selby (50 paid) 59
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Guildford Junction ( 5 paid)
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) 77
Ditto Eighths (15s. (laid)
London and Croydon ( runk
)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) 107%
Manchester and Birmingham A%
Midland Counties (100 paid) B6
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (15 paid)
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 32
Sheffield, Ashton-un.-Lyne, and Manch. (82% pd)
Ditto Quarter Shares ( s paid) 7%
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 3544
Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 35%
York and North Midland (50 paid) llB
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—We cannot but think that matter of some
wonderment, and of some amusement—new occasion for
looking upon our dearly beloved countrymen as tote
penitus divisos °rim Brilannos—will be supplied to conti-
nental Europe by the last fortnight of pleadings pro and
con before the Grand Inquest of the nation. The whole
has, indeed, been somewhat in the character of Coroner's
Inquest on a defunct trial. The trial is no more ; the
eonvicts all alive and kicking. The grand convict, the
" Anarch old" of Conservative enmity, is there in
his place, reading the Minister, who had him con-
victed of conspiring against the public peace, sage
lessons on the dangers to that peace from Lord Devon's
commission, "unsettling the minds of the occupiers"—
offering Sir R. Peel his " cordial assistance" for such
and such objects—assuring him " he is not battling with
him"—adopting the tone of Minister Plenipotentiary
for the Irish people—and holding out the folds of his
robe ambassadorial with, the option of peace or war, All ,
this is ili,SomeWhat amusing contrast with the .nominal',
popition- of the parties ;- as well as with the great Agi-
tator's 'pathos about dungeons and scaffolds the other
riight-:—upon other boards ; and, as we said, we fancy
continental Europe will hardly know what to make of it.
Do we object to the free and easy issue of legal con-
victions, thus singularly illustrated ? No more than
we object to the bloodless issue of .threatening arma-
ments. Everything, we trust, tends to mitigation
of civil discords ; and we are nowise ashamed of
the peculiarity which these proceedings will exhibit
in the eyes of Europe. We rejoice that in Eng-
land party is ever to that degree dominant
that it can stifle the fullest possible utterance
of the views over which it holds, for the time,
the ascendant. We believe this character of fair play
for both sides to be quite unique practically in the
world. Not in France, with all its nonsensical boastings
of social equality—not assuredly elsewhere. in Europe—
not, we believe, in America, can opposite opinions on
questions so nearly touching the heart of empire as this
Irish one come forth with so little restraint—with so
little dangerous irritation—with such unlimited length
and latitude of discussion—as in much abused old England.
And not, most certainly, could any such freedom belong
to an Irish Parliament—left alone. In this point of
view, at least, the union produces fruits which could not
survive its repeal.; and Wn. are glad to be able to sub-
scribe to the closing sentences of the leaffig-stpetikari
on both sides, and express our conviction that the spirit
of the times, which has proved so favourable to full and
unfettered discussion, will prove not barren of healing
measures.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
ADVANCED SIIIPS OF THE LINE AT SHEEENESS.—To
the seventeen advanced line-of-battle ships complete at
Devonport and Portsmouth, we are enabled to add the
following reported complete at Sheerness :—Howe, 120;
; London, 92 ; Asia, 84 ; Achilles, 76 ;
Hercules, 72 ; Russell, 72. Total at the
Waterloo,HHawke,
72 1 ;
20
three ports, 25. The Cornwall, 50, is also fitted as an
advanced frigate, so that there is now ready a frigate at
each port. The Ganges, 84, at Sheerness, will be com-
plete on the 30th March.
The Trafalgar, 120, advanced ship of the line at Cha-
tham, is fast progressing in her fittings, and will be
ready to go out of dock by the end of next month.
The Dee troop transport, Master Commander Thomas
Driver, arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday, from
Ireland, last from Plymouth. She has been brought
alongside the dockyard jetty to have several defects made
good.
The Prince George transport, Lieut. Ward agent, ar-
rived at Portsmouth from Woolwich yesterday morning,
and came into harbour to embark a draft of the 20th
Regiment for Bermuda, to which island she is bound
with government stores ; she has also on board a party
consisting of 60 men of the Royal Artillery and Royal
Sappers and Miners, going out to join their respective
corps, stationed on that island.
The Scourge, first-class steamer, about to be built at
Portsmouth yard, is ordered to be ready for going into
the water by the Ist of September next.
The Centaur, first-class steamer, will be laid down as
soon as the Scourge leaves the dock in which she is to
be built; in the meantime her keel and other timbers of
her frame will be all prepared; she will consequently be
ready very early in the spring. The Centaur is to be
similar to the Scourge, excepting she will be longer ;
she is to be 200 feet between the uprights.
The Daring, 12, built at Portsmouth by Mr. White
(the yacht builder), is to be floated out on the 29th inst.
No man of war at Spithead.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Fear-
less, Dee, and Echo steamers ; and Prince George,
transport.
• In Basin—Victoria and Albert yacht.
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenants—Richard W. Polly (1836),
Charles F. Schomberg (1838), additional of the Tartarus,
and Cospatrick Bailey Hamilton (1840), to the rank of

Commander.
Ato ormTeMriEcNa.TS.—Captain—lim John Gordon (1818),
LthPieePutenants—Charles Evelyn Rowley (1843), to the
St. Vincent; George Marriott (1842), to the Formidable.
Paymaster and Purser—Benjamin Wickham (1835),
to the Tortoise, as store-keeper of the Island of Ascen-
sion, vice M`Arthur.
Assistant-Surgeon—,Tohn Gordon (1837), of the Sa-
tellite (additional), to the Penelope.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE ACORN.-2,3711. 14s. Gd. more
prize-money is announced for distribution to Com-
mander Adams and the late crew of the Acorn, 16,
being proceeds arising from the capture of the Portu-
guese slave-vessel Minerva, on the 31st of December,
1841. The payments will be made on and after the 6th
of March next, in the following proportions :—Flag of
the station, 148/. 4s. Bd. ; commander, 2771. 18s. 9d. ;
first class, 95/. 13s. Bd. ; second, 57/. Bs. 2d. ; third,
281. 14s. Id.; fourth, 19/. 2s. Bd. ; fifth, 9/. 1 Is. 4d.; sixth,
61. 7s. 6d. ; seventh, 31. 3s. 9d.
CHATHADt CONVICT ESTABLISIIMENT.—The whole of
the officers belonging to the convict establishment at
this port have been informed that their services will not
be required here after the 31st of March next. Those
whose periods of servitude entitle them to receive it
will be recommended for superannuation; and the con-
vict guards, whose servitude is short, will have the op-
portunity afforded them of proceeding in the same capa-
city on board the Thames to Bemuda.

It appears from documents just presented to the
House of Lords, that the amount of fees and sums of money
which became payable to the Clerks of Enrolment, the Six
Clerks, Sworn Clerks, and Comptroller of the Hanaper, under
the old constitution f the Six Clerks' office, in the one year
ending October 29, 1842, was no less than 77,3191. 19e. Id. !
AL() that the amount of fees and additional fees received in
the offices of the clerks of enrolments, clerks of records and
writs, and taxing masters under, the order of 26th October,
for the year ending 29th October, 1843, was 77,0711.75. (ex-
clusive of fees received in the offices of the Masters, Sze.)
The amount of salaries, aloe expenses, and compensations
payable under the statute 5 and 6 Vict. c. 103, was 76,8151.
and upwards, for ono year only !
MANIFOLDING.--A few days ago, a person in Hull,
carrying on an extensive business, bit upon the follow-
ing plan for raising the wind. He held a bank note for 501.,
which he cut in two, and taking one of the portions to an ac-
quaintance, inforined him that he had just received it by
post, the other portion being to follow in the course of a day
or two, but as he wanted the 'matey immediately, he could
not wait for its arrival. This friend in need, on receiving the
half-note, advanced the and another friend did the
same on receiving the otter half. Here were a hundred
pounds made out of fifty; but . the business was not yet com-
pleted. Taking hisundred pounds to one of the banks, lie
procured a note for that amount, and having again recourse
to the process of cutting, actually obtained 2001., on the two
and has not yet been heard
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