The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-30 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAT.)

CITY, T WEL TE 0' CL 0 CK.
Ltvitaroor., Dee. al.—The sales te-day, is Cotton'
amount to 2;500 bales, fully id. per lb. advance on last
Thursday's prices, and the holder. appear inclined to hold
for a further advance. The sales, including those by auc-
tion, this week, amount to upwards of 15,000 bags.
There has been a very fair demand for British Plantation
Sugar, the sales of this week reaching 800 Ws. at steady
prices, besides 500 bags of fine white Bengal, which have
been taken by the grocers at the former rates. Coffee for
home consumption continues in good request. The quan-
tity of Pine Timber now in the docks is very considerable,
and few of the cargoes are being discharged this week, but
there is still a disposition to purchase cargoes of the finest
quality, and some hive been disposed of during the week
at the highest quotations.

THE FUNDS.
Owing to the north-easterly winds, we are without ar-
rivals this morning of foreign mails and ship letters. Con-
sols, which left off yesterday at 95} I for the Account,
opened at the same price, and at present may be quoted
951 with a firm market. Mosey, this morning, is
wortk 4 per rent. in the house.
In the Foreign Market it is settling-day. The chief
business doing is settling the Account.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 216 17 3f per Cent. 1001
India Stock, New 4 per Cent., shut
3 per Cent. Cons. shut 4 per Cent. 1826 1051
Do., for Account, 95j India Bonds, 70 71
Ditto Reduced, 94 t Exchequer Bills, 76 77

TWO O'CLOCK.
We still remain without any political information.
Consols have been lone at 951 for the Account, but at
present must be quoted 95a1. Their firmness is attri-
buted to the influx of money in the ensuing mouth, after
the January dividends have been paid. It is reported that
the Money Brokers are going round to the commercial
houses, to procure good bills coming due in the months of
January and February.
In the Foreign Market the settling of the Accounts
appears at present to go off well, as we do not hear of any
defaulters, although there are several heavy accounts to
settle, particulary in Brasil Stock, Columbian, Danish,
Mexican, and Portuguese.
A sudden rise has taken place in Greek Stock of 3 per
cent. owing to the report in the French Papers of Prince
Leopold going to be placed on the throne of Greece.
TIIRCIi O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 951
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols Danish 751
Do. for Ac. 951 Greek, 1825 30
Brazilian Bonds 724 Mexican, 1825 261
Buenos Ayres Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 1091
Columbian, 1824, 26 Spanish 10i

It gives us great pleasure to find that the dis-
credit among the mercantile and trading classes in the
City, necessarily increased by the scarcity of money, usual
at this time of the year, is, notwithstanding, much more
limited than could have been expected under existing cir-
cumstances. The same observation will apply to Liver-
pool and many other outposts as well as manufacturing
districts ; in all of which, however, it is true that business
remains in a very depressed state ; and the evil is a good
deal aggravated by the supposition that produce and ma-
nufactures of all descriptions must sustain a further de-
cline in value; and hence the backwardness of many ca-
pitalists in effecting purchases, regarding which they
would not otherwise hesitate. We may here correct a
mix-statement, which has found its way into some of the
public Journals, viz., that such is the desire of the Bank
Directors to extend the circulating medium that they
have sent orders to the different Branch Banks to snake
advances to the agricultural interest at 3 per cent. on
almost any security. The allegation is preposterous, and
is completely negatived by the contents of the private ad-
vices received from various parts of the country to-day.
In fact sufficient time has not elapsed to allow a just idea
to be formed of the result of the proposed accommodation
of the Bank Directors; hut that the advances are not to be
allowed, excepting on very good security, and not on leases,
Sze , as described, not a doubt can exist for a moment.
One great advantage arising from the establishment of these
Branch Banks is, that needy persons and others are en-
abled to obtain loans from Country Banks on much easier
terms than they could possibly do if these Branch Banks
were not in existence, and that money in many instances
is raised at 2i- per cent. where the Branch Banks would
require an interest of 3 per cent. This has increased
confidence among all classes, and we are convinced that
many failures VI mild have occurred which were avoided by
the facility in obtaining this pecuniary assistance by those
who had ample means, though perhaps, not available at
the moment, to meet their engagements.—Morn. Chron.
FALL OF A ROCK.—About two o'clock on
the morning of Friday week, a destructive accident oc-
curred at the Alum works, belonging to the Earl of Mtn.-
Gaavr:, at Kettleness, near Whitby. The premises for
manufacturing and depositing the alum, together with a
respectable dwelling-house, oceupied by the superintendent,
Mr. TRITIFITT, and gems cottages built for the accommo-
dation of the workmen, are situate near the sea shore, be-
neath a very lofty cliff, along the aide of which the public
road leading to the works was excavated.—About four
days before the accident, appearances were perceived which
excited apprehension that a large body of earth was about
to detach itself from the cliff: and these fears increasing,
some of the inhabitants removed a portion of their furr,i-
hire, but we believe none of thorn totally quitted their
dwellings. At lengtb,about the time we mentioned above,
the rock began to give way from the bottom, and gliding
forward, forced before it, and ultimately covered the whole
of the premises connected with the works, Mr. TR eisrr's
house, and all the cottages, reducing the whole to a mass
of ruins, and burying them under an immense weight of
earth and stones. There were on the premises at the
time manufactured alum to the value of 3,0001., and also
a considerable quantity of coals, ashes, &c. for the use of
the works, the greatest part of which is buried in the
ruins. Several of the families were in bed at the time the
accident begun, but were awakened by the loud noise the
rock made in fallings in sufficient time to effect their escape.
They took refine on board the sloop Little Henry, Capt.
RICHAnnso5, which was laid on the beach delivering
her cargo at the tittle.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THE CASE OF TILE LATE MILS. PHILLIPS.

Mr. Phillips, attended by several friends, came to this
office this morning, and, addressing Mr. HALLS, enquired
whether or not he (Mr. Halls) had read a letter which
had been forwarded to him on the subject of a report that
appeared in the Times newspaper ? Mr. Phillips said
the following was the passage in the report of which he
complained :—Mr. Halls was there made to say—" I must
further observe, that a perusal of the documents has not
changed my mind as to an expression I long since enter-
tained, that this unfortunate lady might possibly have com-
passed her own death."
Mr. HA LLS—I have not read the letter, Mr. Phillip s
but will do so directly. Mr. H. having read the letter,
said, I aril not at all aware, in fact, I know that I never
did make such a statement, for I cautiously eadeavoured
not to state my opinion ; neither have I seen any report
which makes me say so.
Mr. Phillips—The report was in the Times newspaper
the following day after I was last at this office.
Mr. HALLS—I never read any such report ; I never
said any ssch thing; neither did I ever think so; but if
you think my opinion good for any thing, I am willing to
state that it is quite the reverse, although, from the docu-
ments, there is nothing to suppose but this unfortunate
lady might have accidentally taken the poison herself, as
that it was given to her by yourself or any other person.
Mr. Phillips—A very different statement has gone f rth
to the public, Sir.
Air. HALLS—I SAM on the list occasion, that I was
not called upon to go ont of my way in stating what my
opinion of the documents was, as they probably might be-
' come the subject of consideration in another Court. I re-
member I was very cautious in expressing my opinion,
and assigned as a reason, that if I did, it would be neces-
sary for me to go hrough the whole of the documents.
I therefore abstained from so doing.
Mr. Phillips—You are made to express an opinion in
the Times report, and which report became the subject of
a leading article in another newspaper,. and where the
Editor reasoned on the words I now complain of.
Mr. HALLS-With :his I have nothing to do; reason,
Mr. Phillips, has a wide field to range in. I remember
the case was extremely well reported in the Morning
Herald.
Mr. Phillips—lt was, Sir.

Mr. Phillips, after thanking tLe Magistrate for his po.
to attention, then left the office.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).