The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-14 00:00:00

sure of criminals, this punishment shall only he inflicted
in cases of pevjuryf and shall be considered as equivalent
to the pillory ;' +o-all-other cases' the Judges shall order,
instead of it,na suitable corporal punishment, sue'o as a
longer confinement in prison or in.the ,House of Correc-
tion, or an increase of its severity by condenining the cri-
minals to bread and water. Corporal chastisement of
adults is wholly abolished, and some other punishment
shall be ordered instead. The corrective discipline of
children shall remain according to the existing practice
and laws."

CAnLSRUHE, ♦UG. 4.

. The Queen Dowager of Bavaria left Brackeeil the day
before yesterday for Tegernsee, with the Princess Maria
Louisa, her daughter.

Extract of a letter from Munich, Aug. 2.
The report which has been.circulated here for this' month
past, of a meeting of the Ministers of the great Powers in
this Capital, to form a Congress, is not confirmed, but yet
we have reason to believe that such a project was in agi-
tation at ,Yienna, but certain political events having taken
place prevented the above meeting. There is great talk of
an interview between the Emperor of Austria, King of
Prussia, and the Emperor Nicholas, at Warsaw, at the
period when he is to be crowned King of Poland.
The Brazilian coast continues to be infested
by Buenos Ayrian privateers, who have made several
valuable captures. The following is an extract of a letter
from Pernambuco, dated June 20 :—" Several prisoners
from vessels, captured by the privateers, were landed here
on the 15th inst. Amongst them the master of the Novo
Triumpho Invija, who states that he was taken two days
after sailing from Rio Grande Sal, and that he supposes
his brig, with other prizes, were sent to the Island of St.
Thomas,"

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TwELva o'CLorr.

Ne business of any importance has hitherto taken
place in the British Funds, and the market has been
more calm than usual. Consols opened at 88f 11-
both for money and account, being the same price
they closed at yesterday. They have since been
done at 881 for money and time, and are now a shade.
lower, being 88-1 # ; the Commissioners gave a half.
India Bonds are a little higher, being 91 3 pm.; and
Exchequer Bills remain at 58 9 pm. There has been
scarcely any movement in the Foreign Funds since
the commencement of business; Brazilian Bonds
are 67 1; in Buenos Ayrean no alteration, being
63.4; some anxiety is beginning to be expressed
relatiVe to the packet from thence, which is several
days over due, and is likely to bring important intel-
ligence to both these securities; Mexican Bond's are
69/ I ; and Chilian, 29 3; upon the subject of this
latter an enquiry has been making relative to the
reply which has been returned to the application
made some months since to the Government at
Santiago de Chili, which is supposed to be arrived,
but no communication has hitherto been made known
to the Bond-holders. The following letter has been
addressed to us on the subject by one of these gen-
tlemen, and we trust that the public call on the Envoy
and the Agents will cause a satisfactOry answer :
TO THE'EDITOR OF THE SUN.

'Ste,-Many months have elapsed since a Meeting of the
Chilian Bondholders was convened, and at which Meeting
certain resolutions were entered into, to present a respectful
Address to the Executive of Chili, touching the state of
their financial credit in this country. I have reason to
know that an application to this effect, was prepared and
forwarded to Santiago de Chili, but to which no public
reply has been made.
Report (and this well founded) states that the Agents to
the Chilian Government have received an answer, and that
a starling one, Now, Sir, it surely is not too much for a
poor creditor to expect from a wealthy debtor, or his agent,
sol-ne explanation of his affairs : and as the Chinni Bond-
holders still look with confidence to a Government which
has the means of payment, and those means (as T am told)
in this country, perhaps his Excellency, Don Egana, may
favour us with some statement as to the arrangements in-
tended as regards the money in hand.
I am, Sir, yours,
August 13, 1827. A CREDITOR.
Speculations in Shares continue without the least
animation, and prices are the same.
Three per Cent. Consols, Sq. ; Ditto for Account,
BSt ; India Bonds, 91 3 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 58 9 pin.
FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 67 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 63 4 ;
Chitin, 29 31 ; Colombian, 1824, 314 4 ; Danish,
63i 4 ; Greek, 14f 15; Mexican 5 per Cont., 56 ;
Ditto 6 per Cent., 69i4 ; Peruvian, 26 8 ; Portuguese,
74! 54 ; Russian, 96 7 ; Spanish, Si 10.
MiNxs.—Anglo Mexican, 55 24 dis. ; Brazilian, 94
104 pm. ; Colombian, 9 10 per Share; Real del Monte,
90 70 dis. ; Thilpuxahua, 50 dis. ; United Mexican,
*2 1 die.

Two o' CLOCK.
Consols are 88i for Money and 88i sellers fer
Account. A still further small improvement has
taken place in India Bonds, which are 94; Exche-
quer Bills 60 prem. A quarterly Spice Sale has
taken place this morning ; good heavy Pepper went
at 441. per lb.; the article of Saltpetre has advanced
full Is.6d. per cwt., and has gone up to '2.55. Sugars
were fiat, but no reduction has taken place in prices.
THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for Account, 88k.
FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 88i Danish Bonds 63
Do. for Ac. 88 Greek Do. 1825, 15
Brazilian Bonds 67 Mexican Do. 1825 693.
Buenos Ayres Do Peruvian Do.

Chilian Do. Russian Do. 96/
Columbian, 1824, 314 Spanish Do. 10

ARRIVAL OF A DISCOVERY SHIP.

`Arrived at the Motherbank the Russian corvette Krotky,
commanded by Baron Wrangell, from a voyage round the
world, ou which she sailed about two years ago. Dr.
Kyber has brought with him many objects of natural his-
tory, and has succeeded in bringing to Europe many plants
hitherto unknown. In the Marquesas the savages killed
and devoured an officer and two men, who were murdered
by them without any provocation. A fourth man was
killed by a musket ball in the pinnace, while employed picking
up three men who had jumped out of the boat to swim
to the ship. Baron Wrangell is the same distinguished
Officer who accompanied Dr. Kyber on exploring the
eastern coast of Asia to Behriug'a Straits, from the river
Kolgina, upon which they were employed four years; and
the account of which will be pulitished at St. Petersburgh;
it may not be uninteresting to know that the late dis-
tinguished pedestrian traveller, Captain Cochrane, went
4,000 miles on foot, through a dreary and almost unin-
habited region, from Irkutsk to the Kolgina, to join.

•
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 12.
Every thing indicates that the approaching Assizes here
will be animated and gay beyond almost all former pre-
cedent. DIXON Dixow, Esq., of Benton, the present
High Sheriff, is, probably, one of the most popular men
in the whole county of Northumberland, and -deservedly
so, for no one excels him in the attractive qualities of kind
and liberal hospitality, at the same time that his obliging
amenity of manner alike gratifies and conciliates all ranks
in society. His outfits and appointments, to meet his
Majesty's Justices of Assize, on Wednesday next, will, it
is expected, display a.taste and elegance of fashion such as
is rarely seen in the provinces. The great inns and hotels
are all engaged already ; and not a genteel lodging is to be
had for money. The iuvitations,of the Right Worshipful
the Mayor (ARCHIBALD REED, Esq.) who as usual enter-
tains the Judges at the Mansion-house, are upon a scale of
great liberality. In short, as has been before stated, every
thing gives token of a scene of extraordinary gaiety and
bustle. It is pleasing to observe, that the prisoners'
calendar is light, in every sense ; nor is there much civil
business for the gentlemen of the long robe. Hence, re-
creation and pleasure may be indulged in with greater
propriety.

TUE CA E LEO PA R D.---Early yesterday
morning this stupendous creature, together with the two
Egyptian cows, the present from the Pacha of Egypt to
his Majesty, were conveyed, under the management of Mr.
Cross, of Exeter 'Change, to Windsor. The animals had
remained since Saturday night in a loftycellar belonging to
Mr. Robertson of the 1116 v-wharf, in the Savoy, and
during the whole of Sunday continued to be visited by
those who knew of their arrival, and who possessed suffi-
cient interest to obtain admission,
Some of the London Papers are circulating a
report that specie is particularly scarce in this district;
such is not the fact. In many parts of the country silver
is superabundant, which is attributable to the great quan-
tity of gardening produce sold in Liverpool and Manchester,
and which is principally paid for in silver coin,--Maccles-
field Herald.