The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-03 00:00:00

THE KINDS.

We hardly recollect to have witnessed a period, not
even during the panic in December, when there has,
been such a gloom over English and Foreign Securi2
ties as during the last week. Our readers will see
from our daily report of the prices
(which are given to
the public up to as late as four o'clock, the , close of
each day's business,). the frightful depreciation that,
has taken place in South American Securities. • On,
Friday some: hope was entertained of the next dividend;
OD Colonibian Stock being paid, and it'hid,the effect.
of raising: the Stock a little, but the. news which ar-
rived on Saturday has completely damped-the expec-
tation of the public, and filled the ' holders of the
Bonds with the greatest alarm. The BondS in a very
short time fell doWn to 28 and 29, and Mexican
Stock, which bad left off on the preceding day at 49,
fell to 43.4. It is impossible to state these facts With-
out deeply commiseratin*the fate of those unfortunate
persons who were . tempted, in consequence of the. re-
duction of the rate of interest in the. English Funds,
to invest their property in these Securities. The loss
and suffering to many-families must be dreadful, and
we trust that something. may yet be done by those
who have profited so largely by their transactions with
South America to, rescue Colombia from the disgrace
of not being able to meet her engagements, after the
generous treatment she has received at the bands of
this country, both as it regards her pecuniary obliga-
tions, and the political protection which has been
afforded her. The revolution, however, in one of her
most important districts, renders any financial arrange-
ment more hopeless than ever. In the English mar,
kets the fall of Stock hardly exceeded per Cent.
during the. Week ; but there was evidently every
indication of a further depression, as every attempt to
rally the Funds within these last few days has proved
ineffectual; money, both in the Stock Exchange and
amongst the Bankers has become scarcer, and it will
be seen from the reports from the large manufacturing
districts, that trade is in a most discouraging state.
We sincerely trust that it may not be long before things
may take a mdre favourable turn, but we have always
said that the commercial world cannot yet be expected
to recover from its difficulties, and that it is quite ab-
surd to hope to .see high prices again whilst.the excess
of production over consumption is so great, and whilst;
also, there is such a distrust in the mercantile world.
We had almost said it would take 'years before the
trading interest of the country can recover from the
effects of the reckless and inordinate speculations in
which it has been engaged.

CITY, Twelve th' Clock this _Day.

Consols for Account opened this morning .at 781, ; have.
since been done a shade higher, and are now 78, but without
much , business having been done. In the Foreign Market the
Colombian and Mexican Funds have not recovered the serious
shock they received by the arrival of the news froin South America.
Colombian are a shade lower than Saturday, 27k, their present
price ; Mexican have been as low as 39, but are eomewhat better,
40ito 41 being the present quotation for them.
Ire* per Cent. Consols for Account, 71, ;• 3 per Cent.
Reduced, ; 4 per Cent. Scrip, par, 4, prn. ; India Bonds,
9, 11, pm. ; Exchequer Bills; '7, 8, pm.
FOREIGN Futrns.-Colombisn, 1824, 27k, 284; Mexican; 6
per Cent., 33, b ; Ditto, 6 per Cent.„ 414, 24, 1 ; Russian,
7bi, ; (;reek, 11, 12 ; Brazilian, po, 2; Buenos Ayr* 48, 50;
Chilion, 30, 5 ; Peruvian, 24, 6 ; Spanish, 7, 9. • •
Mitacs.--Anglo Mexican, 424, 34; dis. ; United Mexican;
94, 84, dis. ;' Brazilian, 5,4, tbs..; Colombian,. 3,6, per Share ;
Thdpuitaltua, 30, lb, dis. ; Pasco Peruvian, 10, 9, dis.
SHARIS.-British Iron Company, 26, .4, dis ;. Welch Iran
.and Coal, 18, 16, this.

Quartet past Two e Cloth.

Consols, which were the previous half-hour at '714 suddenly
fell to '7Bi, inconsequence of a report of unfavourable news from
India, but the moment the official dispatches were made known,
that our artily was marching on the Burmese- capital, Consols rose
again to 784, Iniyers.: Mexican 'and Colombian Stock are very
I,,,avy, and still lower. Mexican, S9l, 3 ; Colombian, 274, 1.
• THREE n'efr.,OCK,
Consols are 781,

, Mr. Meates was despatched on Saturday evening to
the Right Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Minister at
Madrid, from the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign
Affairs.

It is said that Alderman Bridges, one of the late
Members of the City, is among those who intend re-
signing the gown.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF 'CIIANCERY.—(Tita DAY.)
LANCASTER V. ATKINSON.

IE3 1404DSHIY will give judgment in this case to.
morrow. He had hoped that it would ' hive been ar,
ranged between the'parties before this time, otherWise'
he would 'have disposed of it long ago. It was one of
those cases which ought never to be heard of in a
Court of Justice. . The parties live in Carlisle, and
are sisters. Their father left his property between
them ; but after the testator 'died the plaintiff accused
the defendant of having improperly got possessiPli of a
chest, containing about 800 sovereigns or guineas of
the testator's, which she had refused to give up. The
defendant stated, that from her own savings she ;tad
accumulated this inoney, and that it had never be-
longed to the testator. The plaintiti; however, filed a
bill against her sister, and the Vice-Chancellor directed
an issue to try whether the money had or had not been
taken out' of the father's possession by the defeuthint,,l
against which the'defendant appealed to, this 41104 ,of,
the Court. After hearing and considering the: case,
his Lordihip's opinion was, that the issue directed by
the Court below was right, but that something ought
to-be added to it, unless the firm oof the Court Stood
in the way of that addition. 'lf the plaintiff ltad a right
to this enquiry as against her sister, the defendant bad
also a right to a similar enquiry against the plaintiff •
and therefore the justice' of the case called for the
iliAte,) which time Court jtill givti out tomorrow,
though his Lordship thOught such a suit (Highs never
to be put on the files of this Court,