The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-03 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

CITY, (Tuts DAY), Twelve o' Clock.
There seems to be a pause in the activity of the speculators im
the British Funds, the Brokers and Jobbers not feeling their way
satisfactorily until some positive information of an authentic nature
is received from Madrid, of the effect produced by the warlike de-
monstrations in support of the Portuguese constitution, so decidedly
ehewn by our Government. Some surprise, indeed, is also ex-
pressed in the City at the protracted silence from this quarter, as
information might have been received full a week since, conse-
quently they augur unfavourably of the disposition of the King of
Spain and his advisers to the demands of this country. Consols
opened this morning at SOE. they were afterwards 80k, and have
since gone back to the opening price, with scarcely any business ;
money appears to be plentiful ; India Bonds and Exchequer Bills
have further advanced to 42 1 pm. for the former,and 22 3 pm. for
the latter. The Foreign Funds remain without any business, and
prices much the same as yesterday, rather languid ; Mexican
Bonds at 654 6 ; Colombian, 244 ; Portuguese have been done
at 72 4 ; and Spanish, 121 134: In Shares the only business
doing has been in Potosi, which are higher and quoted at 60 per
Share.

Three per Cent. Consols for account, 841 ; India Bonds,
42 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 22 3.
FOREIGN FUNDS.-Brazilian, 60 2 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 2 ;
37 9 ; Danish, Hi 91 ; Colombian, 1824, 34-i 5 ;
Mexican, S per Cent., 544 51 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 654 6 ;
Peruvian, 32 4 ; Portuguese, '72 4 ; Greek, 14 15 ; Russian,
851 ; Spanish, 121 131.
Mt/is .—Anglo Mexican, 2'7A 24 dis. ; United Mexican, 74 64
ail. ; Real del Monte, 100 pm. ; Tlalpuxallua, 50 60 pni. ;
Brazilian, 3 5 pm, ; Bolivar, 2 3 pm. ; Colombian, 16 IS per
Share ; Potosi, 51 3 per Share.

Two o' Clock.
Consols Nil, till •within a few minutes, being buyers at 80/,
with little business. 3 per Cent. reduced 79k.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, sal, 81.
FOUR O'CLOCK---CLOSING PRICE.
Consols Danish Bonds 59
Do. for Ac. 80i Greek Do. 1825 144
Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825, 651
Buenos Ayres De....._ Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. 38 Russian Do. 851
Columbian, 1824, Spanish Do. 131

r laying ,
'he operation of he first stone on the city
side of the new London-brid
Point of view, ge, was interesting in a scientific
inasmuch as this is the deepest foundation that has
been laid by coffer dams, which depth of foundation, in addition
to the extraordinary rapidity of the current through the old
bridge, rendered it a work of extreme difficulty. Every thing,
however, it is stated, has been carried on with success, and the
contractors expect that the undertaking will be completed in two
Years and a half from the present time. Many antiquities have
been found in digging the foundation of the piers on the South-
wark side of the river. Amongst them are several Roman
soma, mostly of Antoninus Pius. One coin, supposed to be of
Constantine, and in the possession of Mr. Jones, has, on the
'even*, PLON, which the antiquarians read petunia Londini.
Other, remains of a later date were also found. The timber of the
alicisit piles is ill pm mato for