The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-12 00:00:00

RAISING THE BLOCKADE OF THE

DANUBE.

( Front a Supplentent to Friday's Gazette.)
FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 10, 1855.

It is hereby notified that the Right Honourable the
Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a des-
patch from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B„
commanding her Majesty's naval forces in the
Black Sea, dated " Royal Albert," off Sebastopol, 20th
February, 1855, and addressed to the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty, announcing that, in conjunc-
tion with Vice-Admiral Bruat, commanding the French
squadron in the Black Sea, he had, on and from the 18th
of Feb. last, raised the blockade of the Danube, which
was established on and from the let day of June, 1854,
and which was notified in the London Gazette of the 13th
of June, 1854, and which has since been duly main-
tained.

It is hereby notified, that the cruisers of the Allied
Fleets are, and will remain, stationed off the mouths of
the Danube, to capture any vessels laden with contra-
band of war destined for the use of the enemy.

FORTV NATE DIGGERS.

(From the M elbourne Age.)

Statistics are iron things, cast iron we may say, for
they neither reserve or bend. Tom Jones may be
jilted by Mary Smith, or Harry Brown take a villain's
advantage over his Lucy's fond credulity, but the re-
gistrar's tables will be filled, and the statistical returns
philosophically correct. Geld field, are no exception.
There are a certain number of diggers in every locality
and a certain amount of gold obtained, and notwith-
standing the great fortune of some and continuous bad
luck of other individuals, we believe that time proves
even in such a hap-hazard field as Ballarat that per-
severance will have its reward. Messrs. Thomas Day,
Edmund Cock, William Cock, William Erwood, Abra-
ham Bryant, all of Battersea, in the County of Surrey,
James Lyons, of Liverpool, Hugh M'Donald and Hugh
MThiliney of Gla,gow, are now exhibiting at the
Gamekeeper's Hotel, Market-square, the immense nug-
get weighing 981b5., lately obtained at Ballarat, and
numerous other nuggets obtained at the same time and
out of the same hole. At sight the nugget would not
seem to be so valuable as it really is, but the immense
weight proves that the interior must be nearly solid
gold. When found the gold in it was not perceived,
and it was supposed to be a mere boulder of quartz, but
on being lifted in order to be thrown on one side, the
presence of a large quantity of gold was detected. The
total amount of gold obtained out of the claim after de-
ducting that sold for expenses was about 20,7001. in
value. After the shepherding ceased the party were 35
days in sinking and working out the -claim. The depth
was from the foot of the windlass 150 feet deep. Dur-
ing part of the time, besides the original party of eight,
they had six labourers engaged, and though they paid
the highest current wages they could not get men to
work with them more than four days at a time, so
severe was the work. The party being industrious
men, they were enabled while shepherding to earn
money by day and night work to pay for the expenses
of the hole until they got gold. The men themselves,
in spite of all the alleged hardships of the diggers' life
at Ballarat, are not the least interesting part of the ex-
hibition, being in fine robust health. This party on an
average have been two years at Ballarat ; up to this time
they may be ranked as unlucky, for they had spent more
than four times the amount of the gold they had ob-
tained ; they hail not run into debt with storekeepers,
and yet had always been able to keep open chances on
the best paying lines. Hew have they succeeded I—by
honesty, sobriety (not teetotalism), and unflagging per-
severanee. When they had no money, halt worked as
day labourers, split slabs, or took half-shares, while
their mates shepherded the holes to be kept, and this
splendid success was the reward of their mutual good
faith. We believe that they are no extreme case.
Hundreds of similar instances can be given, and success
at :the Victorian gold fields has been lately, and for the
future will be in the majority of cases, the well-earned
reward of the meritoriously industrious, and not the
Tum Tidler's fortune of the lucky vagabond. [rho
whole of the above fortunate diggers have just arrived
in Engiland, in the clipper-ship Kent, with the nugget
Lady bEotham in their possession.]

DEATH OF A VETERAN.- - Our obituary of last week
recorded the decease amongst us, at the age of 78, of
Lieutenant Kenneth Murchison—in his day one of the
handsomest and strongest men in the British army. He
was a native of the Isle of Skye ; saw a good deal of
service, but was chiefly known as conducting at Inver-
ness, for a number of years, the recruiting service of
the 78th Highlanders, in which he enlisted much
about the same time with the gallant General Mac-
kenzie, of Gairloch, who commanded them, and who is
now residing at Inverness. A number of? officers and
soldiers, both of the line and militia, attended the de-
ceased's funeral, and his body was carried to the grave
by the recruiting party of the Gordon Highlanders—all
fine looking men. Lieut. Murchison died as a retired
officer on full pay of the 3d Veteran Battalion. All his
family have been more or less engaged in the military
service of the country. His wife, a Miss Urquhart, from
Fort-George, had four brothers, all officers, and two of
whom died on the field of battle, high in rank as in
bravery. His and her sons, five in number, all connected
themselves in early youth to their father's profession—
one having entered the Marines, one the Scots Fusilier
Guards, one died at Madras an officer in the East India
Company's 13th Native Infantry, one had a long mili-
tary command in Jamaica, and the fon th son, Kenneth,
still surviving, is Major in the 29th Regiment, and fought
with distinction in many engagements, and especially
throughout the last Seikh war in India under General
Lord Gougb.—/wvernas courier.

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PRICES OF SHARES
,IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.

Front the Official List.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1855.

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES,

Name of Company.

British • .
Ditto Provincial....
Brighton • • • • .. • • • • . •
City of London .. • .
continental (3d Cap.)...
Equitable . • .. • • • •
Great Central
Imperial
Independent
London. • ......

Do., Parl. Preference
Pce ix . •• • •• ••
Ratcliff ..... .......
United General ......
Westminster chartered
Ditto, New

Dividend i Amount
per 1 of
Annum. Share.

71.
51.
4! Os.

41. Os.

X s. d.
20 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0

' tO 0 0

21. I6s. ;50 0 0
71 per cent 10 0. 0
10. & bonus. 50 0 0
51. 40 0 0
50 0 0
61. per cent. 25 0 0
4C. per cent. 60 0 0
51. 100 0 0

Paid. Price.

X a. d. ,

11. se. 50 0 0
h per cent. SO 0 0
5L per cent. 50 0 0

20 0 0 ' 20
20 0 0 --
150 0 0 ---
43 10 o 583
all 29
all 11
all 100

SO 0 0 2714
90 0 0 70

0

WATER-WORKS.
, Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ a. d.
East London
Grand Junction .... • • 4 . per cnt. 50 0 0 all 66
Kent.... ••
Lambeth lOO 0 0
New River Company 21.105. 55
Southwark & Vauxhall 51_ per cnt. 100 0 0 8914
West Middlesex 51.105. pr ct. 61 0 0 945 ii
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company: per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
£ is. d. X s. d.
Commercial •• ,• •• .• 4/. pr cent. Stock. Stock. 1 -
East and West India.. 6,. pr cent. Stock. -1183 j ,
East Country.. 2os. per sh. - -
London .... .•• •• 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 100
Ditto Bonds •• •• •• .. 4/. per cent. - -
St. Katharine •• ...... 4 per cent. Stock. I -
ontliampton ........ 3'. Os per c. 50 0 0! 50 0 0 -
Victoria •• ..•• .• 51. percent. 20 0 0 12 0 0 -
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ B. d.
Hungerford .... • • .... 12
Southwark ...... •• .. 100 0 0
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0
Waterloo . • . 100 0 0 414
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 1/. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 31
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 'll. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0
Vauxhall .......... •• 16s. 70 10 3 23
JOINT-SPOOK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. i Share.
X e. d. £ e. d.
Australasia...
itritlsh North American 61. per cent. 5O 0 0 62
Commercial of London. 61. per cent. )100 0 0 20 0 0 301
. 3/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
lonian ............... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 all 0 203,,,
London and County .. i 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 35
Londe and Westminstr 61, per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40
London Joint •Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 27
Provincial of Ireland • • 81. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, N ew. • . 8/.per cent. 10 0 0 all
National of Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 • -
Ditto, New .. •••• • • , 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
Oriental Bank Corpora. 121. p. et.&bs. 25 0 0 all 3i%
South Australia 'Bf. p. ct.& bs. 25 0 0
Union of Australia •.•• , 40 per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 64
Ditto .............. 40/. per cent. - 2 10 0 -
Union of London ......Si. per cent 50 0 0 10 0 0 264
Union of Madrid ... • . 40 0 0 all

CANALS.
. _
Names of 0, Dividend Price f per
L Names of
~,Z Dividend
Companies. , 5 per Companies. sjj Price.
"ii, Annum. .z Annum.
0
------
X ; Z
Ashtn &Oldh, 98.71. p. ct.,I 1373 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 5114
Barnsley •• •• ,160 j : :Coati' .• •• • • 100 161 150
13rknk&Abrg 150 4/. 60 Oxford.. •• •• 100 13 . 110
Birmingham 40? 41. 9134 Peak Forest. 78 51 Os. 86
Coventry.... ,1001 251. 209 Regent's.... go 18, 15%
Derby ••• .• ;100 61. 84 Rochdale ...• 85 11. 10s. 60
Ellsmre&Chs; 6912% p. ct. Somrsct Coal 140,
GrandJunetnJ 100 4/ pr.ct. 55 Do. Lk Fd•t 121
Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10'.61. pr. ct. Stfird &Wore 140 281. 425
(rand Sun•eyj 100 j 21. 10s. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125
Grand Union 100, 1/. Os 12 % Stenrbrldge.. 145 121. 285
Kennt & Avnj 39: 6s. Od. 6% Severn and
Lancaster .. 100 Wye Rail. 526 21. 28
Leeds &V vrp 10C 251. Warwick & V. 20
Leicester ..•. jlOO 51. 59 Birming. 5 100
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 283{ Warwick ai'
841 10
Loughborogh 142 701. 575 Napton.. j 100
Monmouthsh 100 Worcstr &I
78 31. 25
Mntgmerysh 100 Birming.
MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. 1 X s. d.
Albion -
Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d. bs.' 100 0 01 11 0 0 'B%
Ditto Marine ... .... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 21
Atlas
Argus Life
British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 ) 0 6%
Clericl.Med.& Oen.Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
County ........ -
Crown .............. 17e. Od 50 0 0 6 0 ) 17%
Eagle .. ss. 50 0 0 5 0 o 6%
Equity and Law...... 414 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5%
European Life ...... ... 11. 20 0 0 all -
General.... .. ...... .. 61. 5 0 0 Pt 5%
Globe .......... 61. per cent. Stock. 123
Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 1100 0 0 45 0 u 55
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent. 1500 0 0 50 0 0 327
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... 1,3 s k 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 66
Law Fire ....
Law Life.• • .......... - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6
London
London ',hip-- ..... -
Marine... • • -
Med. Invlid & Geri. Life 4%i per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3%
Minerva ........ • sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 5%
Monarch .... • . - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 n -
Palladium Life ... -
Pelican .... • • • • • ... • - - - 46
Phoenix - - - -
Professional Life...... N. per cent. 5 0 010 • 14
Provident Life.. - .... 11. se. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 n 39
Rock Life ............ ss. ' 5 3 0 010 0 7%
Royal Exchange ...... 61. p et. & be. Stock. all -
Sun Fire ...... 61 10s. - ,i, -
Ditto Life - .. 1/ 10s. - 57%
United Kingdom .. .. 41. p. ct & bs. 20 0 0 4 11) 0 4%
Universal Life . .
Victoria Life • • - 412 6 5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. 4. , X s. d.
Assam Tea • • -
&action Mart...... • • 2% per cent.l 50 00 1 - -
Australian Agriculturl 1/. is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 -
Australian Trust - 125 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 00 i all 4%
Anglo-Mexican Mint IL 10s. 10 0 0 1 all -
British American Land 15s. - 140 0 0 61
Canada
Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si. per cent. - - -
Ditto. 6 per cent: • • 61. per cent. - I -107 m
city Navigation Bonds - - - -
Electric Telegraph
Ditto .......... - - , - -
Equitable Reversionry 51pr. cent. 100 0 0 ;100 0 0 -
Ditto New .. ... . - 50 0 0 ; 17 10 0 -
(en. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
Hudson's 8ay...... • . - Stock. - -
Elungerford -
London Institution - - - -
London Reversionary 4% per cent. 15 0 0 all -
Russell Institution.. - - - 12 10 0 -
Price's Patent Cand. Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0117 10 0 25%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4)41. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Royal tail 4team••
South Australian 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 all 35
Trust and Loan Comp
Upper Canada - - - -

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividenc. Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. X s. d.
Rank of Scotland .. •• 7t. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 177110
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201110
Caledonian Bank .. •.. 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 3'. 17s
City of ;lasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 4 0 101 ICs
Clydesdale Bank .... 5381. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 I 1 17e
inmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 51'0 0 0 100 0 0 202/0s
Eastern 8ank........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/155
Edinb & Glasgow .... 331. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 itl. 12s
Exchange Bnk of Scot,. I
National Bank • • 636 per cent. 100 0 0 01 0 0 16510 s
North of -cetland Bank be per cent 20 0 0 210 • 41. 10s
Royal Bank of 3 coil. .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1241 0
Union Bank of Scot. ... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 891 Os
Western Bank il. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 741 Os
,Riance Fire and Life.. 8%1.pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 192 Os
British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. 5s
Caledonian Fire Incur 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251. Os
City of Glasgow Lite . 81. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. lls
ealonial Life ......... 51. per cont. 50 0 0 1 0 0 51. 5s
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 25110 s
Eng. & Scot, Lam Life 51. percent. 60 0 0 3 5 0 141. 7s
Life k ssoc. of Seex..and 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 15/. Os
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I 11. 17s
North British insure.. 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 '341 us
?cotttsh Union lnsrnc. 754/. prcent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 105
tandard Life . 5/ per cent 50 0 0 7 0 0 171 es
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0
The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain

The United Stases mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain
West, sailed from Liverpool for New York on Satur-
day, at half-past one p.m., with a full cargo, the usual
mails, and 75 passengers, among whom were the Rey.
Dr. Hughes, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York,
Bishop Newman, &c.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Candia, under repairs at London, and the new ship
Alma, fitting out at Liverpool, are both chartered by
Government, and will convey cavalry from England to
the Black Sea.
SINGULAR GUN ACCIDENT.—A serious accident oc-
curred on the 27th ult. to a yeung man named Keeble,
a miller, in the employ of Mr. Pattrick, at Dovercourt,
which occasioned the loss of his arm. It appears a
loaded gun was standing up by the door-post of the cot-
tage, when a little child running past probably brushed
it with his clothes, and it fell into the room. The con-
cussion caused the gun to go off, and the contents shat-
tered Keeble's arm, and several shots entered his side.
The unfortunate man was immediately attended, and the
limb subsequently amputated. The patient is progres-
sing favourably.—Essex Standard.
SALMON FISHING.--Since the breaking of the storm on
Thursday last the salmon fishing in the Tay has been
prosecuted with considerable success, especially on the
lower stations. On Saturday 12 fish were caught at
Inchyra, 12 at Pyeroad station, and 14 on Saturday and
Monday at the Friarton. On Tuesday nine salmon were
taken on the Rhynd Sands, and on the other stations
bel ,w the Friarton the fiqhing, oas also good. On Wed-
Lesday tae " takes " were still improving.—Perthshire
Courtin..