The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-24 00:00:00

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

Consols opened this CinioirinYi T 11787:, bon' et
Ishcogr'lli
after the Market improved to 881 buyers, and 06
further strengthened by a purchase of 50,0001: SEC'cic
at 881 for account ; the present price is 8811,
the Commissioners completed their purchase at SP*
India Bonds remain quite stationary at 94 96.
chequer Bills 76 77 premium.
Every feature in the Foreign Funds evinces the
same want of spirit and business that has existed f°r
the last few days ; a few transactions in Brazil and'
Portuguese Bonds comprise the whole of the busiqs9
that has taken place up to the present hour 1
Brazilian are 641 4 ; Portuguese, 56 ; Chalet), 31;
Russian, 941 ; Danish, 64 i; Greek, 19 f.-
No fresh transactions have taken place hi Shares
nor have the prices varied in the smallest degree. •
In the dearth which exists in the City on political
subjects, the Members of Lloyd's Coffee-house hlO4
had some -amusement this morning, a half-yearlie
meeting having taken place ; when 'a gentleman..o,
the name of Fortune, who has rendered, himself cOO-
- at former periods, proceeded to address O
Chairman, in a lengthy speech, upon the subject of
the finances of that establishment, a subject which
had nothing to do with the object of the meeting'
and consequently the subscribers became fatigued VI
this attempt at. reform, and, not in- very equivoS
terms, expressed their disapprobation of his progge
ing. The said gentleman, for the purpose of pi'~
curing a large attendance, has issued a hand-bill, tbS
drift of which was so difficult to understand tig4'
some persons entertain 'doubts of the writer's wit's!
and had more of pity than any other feeling for 120
obtrusion, he having long ceased to have any btor"
ness connected with Lloyd's.

Three per Cent. Consols, 88i ; Ditto, for Aco;4l°6
8B a ; India Bonds, 94 6 pin. ; Exchequer Bills, 76 71),T;
FURElGN.—Brazilian, 64-41 ; Buenos Ayres, 46
Cliilian, 30 1 ; Colombian, .23 ; Danish, 64 a ; Frac?"
Five per Cent , 1053 6; Three per Cent., 733 4; Greek'
19 20; Mexican, Five per Cent., 293 393 ; Ditto, 01%,
per Cent., 393 40 ; Peruvian, 213 2 ; Portuguese, 56 P'
Russian, 944 4 ; Spanish, 114
Mt NES.—Anglo Mexican, 723 70 dis. ; Brazilian, 486 a
pm. ; Bolanos, 140 150 pm. ; Colombian, 7 -6 diO4
Real Del Monte, 145 135 dis. ; United Mexican, 17?
184 dis.

TWO O'CLOCX.

Consols remain in an inactive state at 881; Russlan
Bonds have been in demand, and were done at 94i'
THREE 0' CL 0 Clt
Consols for Account, 681.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.-Thl9 thlY,gC
three o'clock, two houses in Exeter-street, leading Out 0
Brydges-street, Strand, fell down with a most tremendo
crash. One was full of lodgers, and it is oupposed t 11,8;
a large family of children lie buried beneath the ruins ;
other was empty. A carter passing by at the time W"„
his horses were killed on the spot. One poor old wozniwg
was dug out of the ruins at the time we went to press,..lll/..
the voices of many others were heard underneath. /-
supposed that many have lost their lives on this occasion.

„„
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The; fn'
mily of Mr. CONNOR, residing in Lower Rutland-street'
have been thrown into great affliction by the my/et/riot,'
disappearance of that gentleman from his house since SY
turday evening. Mr. C. is a very age4l gentlemane”.
Dublin Morning Register. •
The new road at the top of Constitution-10;
•
leading to Hyde-park, is just opened. It is now Oft°..h'
straighter. It leads directly up to the aide of the oeu,,
archway into Buckingham Gardens, from Hyde-park-corner',
The old gate faced the Duke of WenaiscToN's hous tbe,
new one directly fronts the first of the'three gates; or tli'
umphal arches, into Hyde-park. The' road is an improve,:
ment, without curtailing the privileges of pedestrian, 0r
equestrians along such route. •
According to a letter froin Odessa, dated SeP'
tember 1, no more than 80,000 Russians bad crossed th;
Danube and the Pruth "up to the Ist of August. Divide
as this force was for different destinations, it. is not 6.05
prising that the corps Sent to'besiege Shumla, thestrouge f •
fortress in European' Turkey, containing a gerriron o.
50,000, should have proved insufficient... Reinforcerneo_,t.6•
however, having been found necessary,. the Russian corr.,
de reserve, of 40,000 men, stationed in Bessarabia, v/".
ordered to march. A suspension of operations inee_.°-
while took place, and the EMPEROR proceeded to Nei'
to remain-there until the arrival of the additional troop'
before Shumla. He embarked again on the lst for Yariik
from whence he was to proceed to his head.qnsittee%.
to give new vigour, as it. was said, to the operations °'
the siege. The same letter states that the slow Pro:
gress in the war is to be ascribed to a mistaken view 01"
ginally taken by the Court of Russia of the state of things
in Turkey. It was imagined that the mere fact of eighty
thousand Russian troops crossing the Danube would have
had the instantaneous effect of reducing the SULTAY to
any terms of accommodation ; motives of economy also
entered into the calculations of the Autocrat; and although
his successes have hitherto been great, he has found that,
the greatest obstacles are yet to come, and that his means
were not commensurate with the present magnitude of the
undertaking. It is strange that both belligerents should
have been, for a certain length of time, forming their via'.
upon mistaken calculations. The SULTAN would not for
long while persuade himself that the Russians were in earnest
when they threatened to cross the Danube. The idea that the
menace was merely intended to intimidate him, was id
deeply rooted in his mind, that when it became evident 0
the whole world that his dominions were on the eve of be'
ing invaded, and his very capital endangered, he alone re:
mained unmoved, and did not order the levy of a single
soldier. It was, in fact, only when serious hostilities COW, •
menced, by the storming of Ibrail, that MAHMOUD
to think it was time to adopt some measures of defence'
and invited the nation to take up arms. How far WO..
call has been obeyed will, no doubt, be soon made aut.:.
ciently manifest : meanwhile it may be said, that 0°1; c'
two belligerents have discovered their mistakes at &WI,
the same tinie, and each is now. eager to repair his error,;
the most important part (A the war, on the European Si'
at least, is but about to commence.—. Times.

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