The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols opened at 891 i for money, ex div., and 59-1-2
for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 18 20 prem. Spanish
Active Stock, 25-1 fo Passive, 5i 6; Deferred, 12i 13i;
Portuguese Five per Cents., 3211; Ditto Three per
Cents., 191 A. Very little bu,iness doing.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT 0
ItAlLwAys. Paid. Per Share.
London and Brighton 5O ...... 3s3i ... to
London and Blackwell
London and Birmingham ...... ... 90
Ditto i Shares ..
Midland Counties lOO
Ditto i Shares - to
North Midland ...100
Ditto Thirds ~ 15
South Eastern and Doter

HALF-PAST ONE.

The transactions in the English Funds have been
very limited during the morning, without any variation
in rice. Consols for the Account may be now quoted
89* s ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 89f 1. Exchequer
Bills, 18 20 prem.
In the Foreign Market there has also been but little
doing. Spanish Stock continues steady, at 25+ -a, Pas-
sive 5i G, Portuguese Five per Cents. 32f 4, ditto Three
per Cents. 19+ Dutch Two•and-a-Half 51,-1
The Share Market presents no variation with the ex-
ception of London and Brighton Railway Shares, which
have declined from 381 to 384. London and Bla,ckwall
are 1 ; South-Eastern and Dover 22k.
_QUARTER TO THREE.
_ . _

It is satisfactory to find that there is a prospect of the
commerce between this country and the continental States
being carried on more to our advantage during the ensuing
season than was the case last year, when such a struggle
was experienced by the Bank of England, to keep itself
from u drain upon its stock of specie. As far as
present appearances justify an opinion we shall have
the Exchanges more in our favour, but of course much de-
pends upon the anticipations of a good harvest. The arrivals
of specie from South America have latterly been of some
importance. From Valparaiso a private ship brings se-
veral boxes of silver and one of gold, and part of the Can-
ton ransom money is probably already in London.
Consols, 89f ; Mexican, 28t 29 ; Spanish, 251 1.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

STEALING COALS.—James Irons and Sarah Irons,
father and daughter,were placed at the bar, charged
with stealing a quantity of coals, the property of Wil-
liam Knight, of Regent's•square.
It appeared from the evidence that the female prisoner
had lived with the prosecutor, as servant, and that the
male prisoner had gone down into the area of the house,
where the female prisoner had given him the coals in
question. They were caught in the fact, and immediately
given into custody.
The RECORDER, in summing up said, that the secret
of the great consumption of coals in families was, the
open area gate, through which servants supplied their
friends.

The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were
each sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard
labour.

George Langley, aged 13, was indicted for embezzling
and stealing various sums of money, the property of
George John Poacher, his master.
The prosecutor is a stationer, and the prisoner, who
was in his employment as errand boy, had, on various
occasions, received different sums of money from cus-
tomers on his master's aceount, for which he had never
accounted. _ _

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recom-
mended him to mercy, in which recommendation the
prosecutor joined, on account of the excellent character
borne by the prisoner's parents.
He was sentenced to be imprisoned for two months,
and kept to• hard labour, and to be once privately
whipped. -It appeared, from what fell froM Mr. Justice
Manic in passing sentence, that during the time the pri-
soner had been in Newgate, he had been greatly mis-
conducting himself.