The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES

BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ......... 212 p
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols: loo,i
New 314 per Cent .. 104
Long Annuities to expire Jan 1860 121,4
India Bonds, 1,000/......... .....
Ditto under 1,000/. .... 7B
Bank Stock for Account 212
Consols ...
India Stock for Account
Exchequer Bills, 1,0004, 1%d.... 65 pm.
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
36,
36%
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid ... 39
Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid ................
Direct Norwich, 2% paid ........................
Dublin and Galway, 2% paid
Eastern Counties, 25 paid... ........
Great Western, 75 paid... 167
London and Birmingham (Stock) ...
..
London and Blackwall, 165
London and Brighton, 50 paid sl:l,it
London and Greenwich, 1276 paid
London an I South Western, 413. paid 77
Ditto Saw
6'
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 91 paid ...
41/st
r'
1614 London and York. 2% paid ..... .................
anchegter and Birmingham, 40 paid ... 53
iidland, 100 paid
lsl!waastie ari! Bernick, 1% paid
kath
A, t 1 and Eastern, 45 paid 5B
ttl, K a/ paid
3
South ,ent, 2,4
evu
South -i-,: n, 10 paid
South Vales,
and Dover, 33A paid 4l
york 21,4 paid
I. and North Midland, 50 paid
Paris
and ,
3%
raris
...._ Lyons; ...! paid
4nd Rouen, 20 paid 40%
..
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Perfojr4 neW coinedv at the Haymarket has nogsst'ilbleienn.
creasinlngeici uPwards' of forty nights, and yet is .f n attraction, being capitally bac.ked-u b the
iiGe:cit. ciooaa tlalned Christmas novelties, the fairy drama. of
owitzerland. Percinet and Phillips's splendid diorama of
oore,rettly runninlglanY
100 nights.
Wagers have been laid upon the
o-tuifideedii.delphi
.still retains its old popularity, being
with • ' eve phi
night to witness Tne Chimes, of Dickens.
Cailt3 admirable cast, and the pantomime of Cats'
''' such is the likelihood of a long run for those
tfitovvelties that it has enabled Madame Celeste to accept ae
c., e nights' starring engagement at Bristol, where sh
4113e!,1ed last night to one of the finest houses of the season
snireejustly popular drama of the Mysterious Stranger.
Itou '4111), JAN. I.—The Court will go into
ii• -rning to-morrow for eight days, for her late Royal
j_lughness the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester.—
u1;10/ de Franefort, Jan. 4.
rso,t 'aTrTstasis RosPrraz..—This royal, ancient, and
Ilt, . xoenent institution has recently received the disis-
egvu„l;Bl4l honour of adding to its list of governors
.hs
in --- *l-Lighness Prince Albert. A deputation, consi t-
hil °f Sir John Pirie, the President, Mr. T. B. Bur-
tsiße' the Treasurer, and Messrs, William I'ott and
A.
witritrd Tyrrell, Governors, attended by Mr. R. A
of thnewright, the clerk of the hospital, had an audience.
ointment,l'rtnce on Friday last, at Windsor Castle, by an
softit when a splendidly illuminated copy of the
Uoys,l
Ilia, °rls of a special general court, electing his
staff
,s(iii- „-ceelloardaaalervernor, together with a greenthe
‘egto, with old-established usage), and
end "'arY charge to a governor, were read over
ei,ednresented to his loyal
the 8.,,- •Highness, who re; plestso t ---, with his usual urbanity, and wa
insitit which he felt in the
. 0 express the interest .
utiles and his hope that his having become a
e°,era '•
liol r might prove useful. There is something peen:,
44., 3' gratifying
Lo° Patreea in these manifestations of roya boun y
such
affording, as they naturally do, strong
th?es that such illustrious examples may not be wit!iotit
,i(Ttr due effect in inducing benevolently-disposed inch-
tiiitlftls to follow the same steps. In the present instance
txt4 'nark
toy royal favour has been most opportunely
whentlcle, plan being in contemplation for rebuilding,
tiene- `"e fur plan
will allow, the whole of the older,por..
Plat:l°f the building of this truly noble institution. This
qestl4o4B already building
partly carried into
.effect by the
hi, f... 4 ° eele two magnificent wings abutting on Wel-
sittn-s, which, besides- the increased. accommo-
d.ege,,ll„t,beY afford to the sick, contribute in no trifling
tia- to the general effect of the southern approach to
having riew London-bridge. This hospital, also, from
,
i,h 'eels founded by Icing Edward VI., in
the
year
t
l 11,,t, as strong. claims upon the public from gr
have of time during which its inestimable blessings 1
-.1. beeCoonferred upon our poorer brethren. ,
04 pl:Pri NDEUNED CONVICTS AT STAYFORD.—Late
the ~-,;:asY night a respite was received by Mr. Brutton,
rajlQlll°r of Stafford County Gaol, from Sir James
_. e.... n
Who
1.7: t for the youthful convicts, Downing and Pow:ye,
1,,e ere to have been executed on Saturday morning.
p'ouititeettuse of this official interference is said to be some
served Iflaw connected with the convicts, which is re-
tio-ave,d the consideration of the Judges. The exectz-
41_, IS the
postponed until Saturday, the 25th
12L, before which time the decision of the Judges will
etherselive4en given. The point reserved for the Judges is,
of th Mr. Justice Coltman ought not, at the requesth
e6titi,° Prisoners' counsel, to have asked the jury on which
&otter': of the indictment they found each of the pri-
the guilty ; one of the counts charging Downing as
the PrinelPal, and Powys aiding and abetting,
att. 1 Other count charging Powys as the prihn-
. and Downing as aiding and abetting. I' e
tsiti_,' was of opinion that the indictment was use
Qraft ; and we understand that legal gentlemen gene-
t'rot?t,icipa.te.that the Judges will confi.rm. Mr. Justice
that en 8 ?pn. Should they do so, it is understood-
it,.. the prisoners will most certainly be executed, pur
~int to their sentence. It is to be regretted that, not-
Wlthate
Pow nthng their perilous position, both Downing and
4 evince the same degree of callous indifference
whteh ,
su nas marked their conduct throughout
Lt, OCKING OCCURRENCE.—On Monday afternoon,
tt:ween three and four o'clock, an infuriated cow forced
kiekwEl into the boys side of tlk National and Parochial
4;1_1:1_018 of St. Paul's, Covent-rarden, situate in Hart-
-11,1,"t• The children, on the approach of the intruder,
1,4 earned with terror, added to the fury of the enraged
e104,,t; which, unable to find its way 4sut, the door having
i "0 after its entrance, scampered about, upsetting
the 18e
desks, &c., and trampling upon the children,
4 r.teen of whom are much injured, three of them so
ls,rit°l!slY as to be taken to Charing-cross Hospital. At
Nytta,,,n attempting to gore Mr. Chalkley, the master, it
sta '9ed to the greund by the blow of a form, which
L 1:44 Riven with such force as to break off one of its
At
~s! at the same time shattering the form to pieces.
iltiii•4lB linle some of the inhabitants hearing of the cir-
btsstallee, assembled, and with difficulty ejected the
ttt,tider, which was forthwith taken to Newport-market
Vt.h."!;Ltlghered. It appears that the animal had calved
-v three days ago.