The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-27 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

PROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, OCT. 26.—Wind S.S.R.—Arrived from
London the Hickbury, Cook, for Berbiee ; and Red-
man, for Bengal.

The Hilda,l3edlington, from Cadiz to London, was
carried into Falmouth on Thursday by the Mary
Parker, from Neath, which fell in with her, abandon-
ed and in a sinking state, on Tuesday, about ten
leagues from Padstow.

THU. FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TwELvl o' aocs.,

Nearly at the close of business in the English
Stock market yesterday a considerable degree of
bustle took place, and a variety of rumours were in
circulation calculated to depress the price of Consols,
in which the Bears succeeded pretty considerably,
and it is reported one or two sales were made to a
large extent ; this morning the market commenced
for Consols at 88i 4 for account, but after being
884 they became extremely fidgety, from a report of
the French Funds coming over 4 per cent. lower,
and the price declined to 88, since which they have
recovered to 88-1 4 for account, and 88 1 for money;
the cause given by one party for this depression,
beyond that of the reported fall in the French Funds,
are the accounts received from Germany of the non-
settlement of the Turkish affair, upon which point
the public mind seems to be extremely feverish; and
another version is the high price to which the Funds
have got, which has made it a dangerous speculation
to go for much higher quotations, and the Bulls, for
this reason, are desirous to realise, even if the profit
is small ; the market is, however rather heavy.
India Bonds remain at 97 9, and Exchequer Bills,
62 3 pm.
In the Foreign Funds there have been but few
transactions to-day. Brazilian Bonds maintain their
advance, and are 61 2; Buenos Ayres, 51 3; Chi-
lian and Peruvian are both a little better, the former
being 24 6, the latter 24 5; Mexican, 6 per cents.
are 544 5 ; Russian Bonds are 944 ; and Portu-
guese, 754
Shares continue without inquiry, and prices nearly
nominal ; Real del Monte are 25 die.
Three per Cent. Consols, 88 4; ditto for the Ac-
count, 8614 1; India Bonds, 97 9 pm.; Exchequer
Bills, 62 3 pra.
FOREICN.-Brazilian, 61 2 ; Buenos Ayres, 51 3 ;
Chilian, 24 6; Colombian, 1824,27 4 ; Danish, 62 i;
Greek,ls4 164; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 424 34 ; Ditto, 6
per Cent., 541. 5 ; Peruvian, 24 5 ; Portuguese, 754 4 ;
Russian, 944 i ; Spanish, 94
MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 64 6 pm. ; Brazilian, 24 6
pm. ; Colombian, 4 6 per share ; Real del Monte, 25 die. ;
Tlalpuxalma, 80 60 'dis. ; United Mexican, 24 3 die. ;
Bolanos, 100 80 dis.

Two o' CLocr.

A variety of reports are in circulation; the accounts
from T urkeyare any thing but satisfactory—a difference
between the Cabinets of St. James's and that of Vienna
on the subject of the affairs of Portugal, and the ex-
test to which Don Miguel is to be empowered to act,
whether as his brother's representative, or free, ac-
cording to his own judgment, in the affairs of Govern-
ment—the French Chamber of Deputies dissolved,
and the French Funds coming over, 3 per Cents,
71f. 95c., Consols have gone down to 87} t, and
considerable business doing has been the consequence.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 87i f.

The manufacture of broad cloth from British
wool is going on at Frome with much success.— Orford
Journal.

Such is the economy practised by the Duke
of Orleans, one of the richest princes of Europe, that he
keeps no regular establishment for the supply of his table,
but is furnished with his dinner by a traiteur, at so much
per head. He is also hie own farmer, and looks minutely
into every item of receipt and expenditure. The sum paid
by Mr. Crockford for one year's services of his cook, M.
Ude, would supply the table of this Prince with good fare
for nearly the same period.
THE CAFILA.—This word which often
occurs in Eastern travels, signifies a small caravan. Like
the larger, it is divided into distinct companies, having at
their head an officer borne in a palankeen or litter, followed
by a sumpter camel, loaded with riches. At each side of
this camel, or the neck, a small bell is fastened, the sound
of which may be heard at a great distance. To the sound
of these bells, which is exceedingly cheering in the thirsty
desert, the posts of the East constantly refer in their tales
and songs.--LondoniVeekly Review.

About half-past seven o'clock on Friday even-
ing, as the Sham Times coach was coming down the hill
to the foot of Burnden-bridge, near Bolton, one of the
fore-wheels came off, and the coach was upset. Fortu-
nately none of the passengers received any injury, although
several large stones were lying in that part of the road
where the accident occurred. , The practice of leaving
stones on a public road dttring the night is extremely re-
prehensible, and we hope it may be discontinued.—Man-
chafer Herald.

CHARMING OE SERPENTS.—Whatever be
the means employed, it is certain that the serpents, upon
which the natives of the East exercise a power resembling
that of magic, are not, as some have pretended, deprived of
the poisonous qualities of their species by nature or art.—
A gentleman, having, at Surat,l seen these animals
crawl and twine over the naked bodies of children belong-
ing to the charmers, ventured to approach the reptiles, and
allowed them to creep upon his Own body. He paid
dearly for his temerity, however, for he was bitten, and
died in two hours.—London Weekly Review.
SINGULAR ASSASSINATION IN KINCAR-
DINESHIRE.—The fate of one of the Sheriffs of this county,
in former times, merits notice, especially as connected with
a ruin in the parish of Eccliscraig, formerly a place of great
strength, being erected on a perpendicular and peninsulated
rock, sixty feet above the sea, at the mouth of a small ri-
vulet. It was built in consequence of a murder committed
in the reign of James the First, and the circumstance de-
serves to be recorded, as it affords a specimen of the barba•
rity of the times. Melville, Sheriff of Kincardineshire, had,
by a vigorous exercise of his authority, rendered himself so
very obnoxious to the Barons of the County, that they had
made repeated complaints to the King. On the last of
these occasions, the King, in a fit of impatience, happened
to say to Barclay, of Mathers, " I wish that Sheriff were
sodden and supped in brue." Barclay instantly withdrew
and reported to his neighbours the King's words, which
they resolved literally to fulfil. Accordingly, the conspira-
rators invited the unsuspecting Melville to a hunting party
in the forest of Garvock ; where, having a fire kindled, and
a cauldron, of water boiling on it, they rushed to the spot,
stripped the Sheriff naked, and thrqw him headlong into the
boiling vessel; after which, on pretence of fulfilling the
a spoonful of the broth.—
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noble. Some of the conspirators were afterwards pardoned-
One of the pardons is said to be still in existence ; and the
reason assigned for granting it is, that the conspirator was
within the tenth degree of kin to Macduff, Thane of Fife.

A trick several times attempted of late to be
put into execution, by persons suspeeted of being " body
snatchers," for the purpose of getting possession from the
parish of the bodies of unknown persons meeting with a
sudden death, was tried on in the parish of St. George the
Martyr, in the course of the last few days. It will be re-
collected that on Thursday last, a young man died in Kent-
stre2t, through the alleged inhumanity of the woman he
lodged with, who turned him into the street when on the
point of death, and an inquest appointed for the following
day, on the morning of which two persons called at the
workhouse, one stating he was the brother-in-law of the
deceased, whose Define was Oliver Clare, his own being
Davis, and that the deceased's friends, though justly irri-
tated by the irregularity of his life, were nevertheless
desirous of taking charge of his funeral, and desired to
have the body given up to them. This Mr. Hall, the
master of the workhouse, told them could not be done, the
inquest not having been held, and they departed, but re-
turned again on Monday night between eleven and twelve
o'clock, with an undertaker and repeated their demand for
the body, but being again unsuccessful, the inquest being
adjourned, they threatened to apply to the Magistrates next
morning but nothing more was heard of the matter until
Wednesday, when another man, giving his address " Crad-
dock, undertaker, Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green," came
and said he was appointed to meet the brother-in-law, bat
after waiting some time, he also departed, and nothing has
been heard of the party since. The body bas been in-
terred by the parish.