The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-10 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The price of the Funds, at the close of Saturday's busi-
ness, 78H (including the dividend), differs very little from
the preceding week's report; but there was considerable
fluctuation during the week, Consols at one time having
reached 79-1. The reason of this improvement may be
traced to the fact of a petition having been presented to
the Bank, begging the Court of Proprietors to take into
consideration the propriety of again reducing their dis-
counts to 4. per cent. The Bank, as might be expected,
very properly refused the application. We do not know
on what grounds the petitioners could ask it; and we are
quite sure that had it been granted, no possible public be-
nefit could have accrued from it; but, on the contrary, we
think the Bank, as a body of men strongly affecting public
interests, could hardly so forget what was (Inc to the
public, to lend itself to such an application. Probably a
sight of the principal names signed to the petition might
throw some light upon the subject, and enable the public
to ascertain the advantages the petitioners hoped for by
the proposed alteration.
The Quarterly Statement of the Revenue appears not
to have had much influence on the price of Stocks. It was
thought that so large a defalcation would have greatly de-
pressed them; but the speculators appear to have acted
upon these, fears long before the accounts were made up;
and even now there appear to be doubts what the defi-
ciency really is, some papers estimating it at one million,
and others half a million ; and a Sunday Paper, of exten-
sive circulation, makes out, to the inexpressible joy of its
readers, that there is, in point of fact, though not in point
of figures, a very large surplus.
We confess it is rather a solecism, in this enlightened
age, that public accounts cannot be made out in such a
manner as to be clear to the meanest capacity; and we
therefore look forward with great anxiety to the speedy
establishment of .some more intelligible system than that
now in operation of stating the Quarterly Revenue.
The Foreign Market was, during the whole week, in a
state of great agitation. The holders of the Colombian
Bonds look with great impatience to the next arrival.
We have never held out any hopes that the Colombian
dividend will be paid; but we confidently expect that
something will be done to show a disposition at least, on
the part of the Government, to meet its engagements.
We think it would be quite unwise in those who now hold
the Bonds to part with them.

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.
Consols opened this morning rather heavy at '7Bl, buyers, and
soon after were quoted at 78i 1, they have subsequently fallen to
78, at which price they remain, with little business transact-
ing. In the Foreign Funds scarcely any transactions have taken
place, mexica 6 per Cent. opened at 44 but have since been
done 2 per Cent. lower, present price 41i; Colombian Stock is
iteuminai, at 28 to 29, no business has been done in these
quite
Securities for some days ; in the other Foreign Funds scarcely a
bargain effected.
Three per Cent. Consols, 77 77a, ex div. • Ditto for Account,
I• 4 per Cent. Scrip, pm. ; India 4 per Cent.
Exchequer ws
Bonds, , 10 11 pm.
—Brazilian, 53} 4i; Buenos Ayres, 51 3;
F0nz1:a4,24 16Fpumy.r. ;
13.
Colombian, 1522, 26i 27}; Ditto 1824, 28 9; Mexican, 5 per
per Cent. 43i i; Greek, 101 ;
Russian, 79i 1 •
Mexican, 35 SO ; Brazilian, die
Cent., 86 8 ; Dittpo,eru6vian
23 5 ;
30.
2.
AlDiEs.—Ang.o
itea Mexican, Bolivar, 3 5 pm. ; Colombian, 35, I).!,rns.h. Paac° Peruvian,
10 9 die. ; Tlalpuxahua, 10 die. par 1 u 7i 6i die.

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• Two o' Cloak,
Consols remain steady at 78ii for the Account, and for next
time 78f, with little doing.
to
In the Foreign market very little doing :—Old Spanish, 74.
8; Mexican Scrip, 414 2; Colombian, 284; Exchequer Bills,
10 to 11 pm.
3 per Cent. Consols 781

THILEB O' CL 0 CK.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE ATLI.
VEIIPOOLO-4 am happy to state that the book-cases
of two or more of the counting-houses have been got
at and opened, and the contents found safe, or at least
so far legible that they can be read distinctly. In one
there we re upwards of 300 sovereigns. I understand
the estimated loss is from 70 to 80,0001.; and on
which about 50,0001. was insured in the various offices.
The heaviest sum appears to be 9,0001. in one office.
The ruins of the buildings yesterday presented a me-
lancholy yet picturesque
appearance ; several corners
and threatening walls are still standing at full height,
and the streets and sites of the warehouses are covered
with heaps of, the bricks and burnt balks—in one
place, where goods are probably' buried, to a height of
twenty-five or, thirty feet.