The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-05 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Colonel Talbot, the commanding officer of the Queen's
Own (First) Regiment of Staffordshire Militia, has re-
ceived the following testimonial from the Mayor of
Dover :—" Mayoralty, Dover, Feb. 27. Sir, I have been
informed that the Royal Staffordshire Militia, under
your command, have received orders for service abroad,
and I, as chief magistrate of Dover, cannot allow the
troops to leave this town without expressing to you the
great satisfaction I have experienced at the general good
conduct of the men while under my jurisdiction ; and I
trust that when abroad they will equally maintain their
uniform good conduct as men, while they distinguish
themselves as British soldiers. With best wishes for
both officers and men, I have, &c., Wm. H. PAYNg."
The colonel of the regiment replied on the following day
in suitable terms.

Colonel Kemeys Tynte has resumed the command of
the Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry, which has been
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Wheatley during his
temporary absence in Parliament.
The Sussex Artillery Militia has received orders to
hold itself in readiness to proceed to Portsmouth garri-
son, to relieve the Royal Artillery stationed there. The
Norfolk Artillery Militia, at present quartered at Yar-
mouth, will succeed the former regiment in Sussex, and
will occupy the marten() towers along the coast, their
head-quarters being at Eastbourne. During the past
week nine men from the Sussex Artillery Militia have.
volunteered into the Royal Artillery, nine into the Scots
Fusilier Guards, and five to the 4th Light Dragoons,
and in the same time the vacancies thus occasioned in the
regiment has been filled by recruits from the agricultural
districts. -Captain Astly is endeavouring to obtain
volunteers for the Household Brigade.
The enlistments still proceed with spirit for the For-
far and Kincardine Militia Regiment, which now num-
bers 300 men. These are prosecuting their drill with
great zeal. Their enlistments into the line still continue
numerous, and show that the chivalrous spirit of the
counties has not yet become extinct.
The 4th Middlesex Militia, now at Haslar, cross over
to Portsmouth, to take up quarters in Clarence Barracks.

STATE OF TRADE.

(Front the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MANCHESTER, March 2.—ln some departments of our
market there appears to be rather more inquiry than
there was last week. But there has been an uneasy
feeling in the market throughout the week, arising very
much from recent and contemporaneous failures, al-
though these have been of comparatively small magnitude.
This feeling has contributed to increase, in some degree,
the general depression ; and the sales effected have been,
as a rule, fully si low in their terms in the present as
they were in the previous week.
NOTTINGHAM, March I.—Lace business slightly more
buoyant, by means of small purchases, The hosiery
trade is somewhat better off, and still not above half the
business of an ordinary season is doing ; here also the
operations are confined to small purcha,ers, who are en-
tering the market in considerable numbers, animated by
the reviving spring.
LEICESTER, Ma-eh I.—Business is equally fiat in every
department of our manufacture, as noticed last week.
Yarns and wools remain without animation.

WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of ,('aturclay.)

LEEDS, March 2.—ln our last week's report of the
woollen market, we noticed that there had been a
better feeling prevalent in the Cloth-halls, and a de-
cided improvement in the business done. On Saturday,
again, there was a good attendance of merchants in the
cloth halls, and considerable animation. The previous
week's improvement was fully maintained, both in the
tone of the market and in the quantity of cloth that
changed owner'. But on Tuesday the market was gene-
rally dull and inanimate. It was thought by many the
business had been of an exceedingly light character, but
after the market was over, the cloth cleared out was
larger in bulk than, judging from appearances in the
cloth-halls, might have been expected, although it was
not near an average. The trade in the warehouses con-
tinues very dull. Few buyers have been in the town
this week, until yesterday, when several made their ap-
pearance, and things look a little better in consequence.
ROCHDALE, Feb. 26.—The market has been more
gloomy to-day, and the merchants who have shown any
disposition to purchase pieces have offered lower prices.
The wool market has been extremely inactive and the
business done is on a very limited scale, with little or no
change in prices.
BRADFFORD, March 2.—The inquiries for long wool
have been very limited, and the sale unusually small.
Under a continuance of such circumstances, prices can-
not be maintained. Yarns—The change in the weather
has created a more hopeful feeling, and, ere long, with
the present diminished production, we may hope to see
a decided improvement in this branch of trade. Pieces
—There is more inquiry for goods today, and as the
whole trade is universally low of stock, and, consider-
ing that the severe weather has broken, and the season
is approabhing when great activity usually manifests it-
self, we may now expect better doings.

HALIFAX, Feh. 24.—Business in every department
has been extremely inactive to-day, and prices both of
goods and the raw material continue to show a bias in
favour of purchasers. The arrivals of fleece wool, how-
ever, have been considerably fewer the last week or two,
but skin combing is very plentiful.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills hays effectually
cured a liver complaint of a•mo4t hopeless nature.—Mr.
Thomas Clarke, of Lake George, New South Wales,
was seriously afflicted for years with a liver complaint.
His medical attendant 3, after trying all their skill, can-
didly gave their opinion that his case was hopeless. In
this situation, and when expecting that every day would
terminate his earthly career, a friend recommended him
to try Holloway's pills, assuring him that he knew a
person who was cured by them of that complaint. He
adopted the advice, and found speedy relief from taking
them, and was in a short time perfectly restored to
health. Sold by all vendors of medicine, and at Pr )-
lessor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London,
and 80, Maiden-lane, New York.

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leuta Arabica Food, of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation,
nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, paralysis, We
quote a few :—Cure No. 52,612.—Fr0m the Dowager
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of indigestion, bile, great nervousness and irritability of
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of all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing.
Inquiries will be cheerfully answered." Care No. 71.-
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super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., lls. ; 511., 225. ; 101 b., 338.
The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of post
office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-
street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyorsto
her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; also at 68, Cornhill ; 60,
Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150,
Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 4, CimPside ; 25 And
54, Upperßakor-rtroe4

DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. • £ s. d. i
Commercial .....• 4l. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India 61. pr tent. Stock. - 118%
East Country - - -
London . - - 100
I
Ditto Bonds.. .. .. - - -
St. Katharine - -
-outhampton -
Victoria -
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Hungerford .....• - - - 12
Southwark ...... • • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 734 p.c 7os. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ..... - 100 0 0 - 414
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - 31
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 28
Vauxha11.......... • • 16s. 70 10 3 - 23
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per I of Paid. Price.
Annum. share.
-
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia 6l. per cent. 40 0 0 all 3 1
British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 „ 62
Commercial of London. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 303
Colonial -
lonian -
Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 all 0 203 y
London and County
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 40
London Joint• Stock
Provincial of Ireland Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New Bl. aer cent. 10 0 0 all -
National of Ireland 4l. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 I -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New -
Oriental Bank Corpora. 121. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 3.1 U
South Australia .. , Eii p. ct.& bs. 25 0 0 tIP -
Union of Australia 4o'. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 64
Ditto - 210 0 -
Union of London
Union of Madrid ... • • • - 40 0 0 all -
CANALS.
Names of
Companies. A per Companies. ca Per Price.
Annum.
ch Annum. v2
X !-
1 X
A shtn &Oldh, 98 71. p. et. 137% Macclesfield. 100 2/. 109. 51%
Barnsley...• 11601 - 1 - Seath ..!... 100 161. 150
Brltilk&Abrg 150' 41. 60 Oxford.. •• • • 100 131. 110
Birmingham 40q 41. 91% Peak Forest. 78 5? Os. 86
Coventry.... 1001 251. 209 Rege,ti Vs •• • • 30 !Bs. 15%
Derby • .... 100 61. I 84 Rochdale.. • • 85 11. 10s. 60
Ellsmre&Chs 692% p. ct. - Somrset Coal 140 - -
GrandJ mein' 100;41 pr.ct. 55 Do. Lk Fdst 12 - -
Do., 6 pr. Ct.! 10,61. pr. et. - :3tflrd &Wore 140 281. 425
(7 rand Surrey' 1001 2/. 109. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125!i -
Grand Grand Union 100 I/. Os 1214 Stoarbrldge.. 145 121. 285
Kennt & Avnt 39 6s. Od. 6% 4evern and -8
Lancaster .. ' 100 - - wy e RAIL.; 26 21' 28
Leeds &Livrp' 100 25/. - Warwick & 1
Leicester.... 10( dl. 89 Birming.
.5 100 21. 20
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. , 283{ Warwick & 1 31. 10
Loughborogh 142 701. 575 Napton._.3 100
Moninouthsh 100 - -; Worcstr &I 78 31• 25
Mntgmerysh 100 - - Binning.
MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -10 s. Od. -

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A s. d. A s. d.
Albion .... • • .... •• .. 31. !Os. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 :8%
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 • • 4/. per cent. 100. 0 0 25 0 0 22
British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. - 50 0 0 5 a o 6%
Clericl.sled.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
County .............. 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -:-
Crown .......... „•• 17s. Od 50 00 ; 5 0 0 17%
Eagle ..
Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 I 5 0 0 5%
European Life .• 1/. . 20 0 0 i all -
General .............. 61. 5 0 0 „ 5%
Globe ...... - - •..... 6::. per cent. Stock. . 123
Guardian ............ s'. per cent. 100 0 0 45 0 0 55
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 327
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... 1' 3s & 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 C 6
Law Fire ............ 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4
Law Life............. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6
London
London 'hip- .. 10s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Marine ..... .... •••• . . 18s.per share 100 0 0j 18 0 0 -
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life VA , per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3%
Minerva ............ sp. cc. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 5%
Monarch ••• • • •• • .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 7-
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 C -
Palladium Lite .. -
Pelican .... • • • • • • •• • • - - 46
Phoenix .. ...... - - • - -
Professional Life ••- .. 51. per cent. 5 0 010 0 %
Provident Life........ 11. ss. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 ) 39
Rock Life .. .... .. ••.. I be. 53 0 010 0 7
Royal Exchange .....• 61. p et. & bs. Stock. all -
Sun Fire ...... 61 10s. -
ft ..-
Ditto Life ...., 1/ lOs - 67%
United Kingdom .... 4. p. ct & bs. 20 0 0 4 1/ 0 43¢
Universal Life ........ 2/ ss. per sh. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life ........ 51. per cent. - 4'2 6 5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A s. d. A s. d.
Assam Tea .• ........ 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
auction Mart........ $l4 per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Australian Avriculturl 11. is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 -
Australian Trust .... 61. per cent. - 26 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mall 51. 10 0 0 all 434
anglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 10s. 10 0 0 all -
British American Land 15s. - 40 0 0 61
Canada ............. 61. per cel.t. 100 0 0 32 10 0 120
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. - - -
Ditto, 6 per cent. .. 61. per cent. - - 10714
City Navigation Bonds - - - -
Electric Telegraph .. 7 per cont. 25 0 0 22 0 0 16
Ditto .. -• • . ... - - I - -
Equitable Revers.ionry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Ditto New .... . - 50 0 0 17 10 0 -
Gen. Revers. &Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Gen•SteamNavlgation 10 p. et. 15 0 0; 14 0 0 -
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. I - -
11ungerford .......... 2/. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London Institution ... - -
London Reversionary 434 1 per cent. 15 0 0 all - - -
Russell Institution ••• • - - ;1210 0 -
Price's Patent C land. Co 10/. per Cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 25%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cont. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Royal Mail Steam.... Al, p. share. 100 0 0; 60 0 0
South 4 ustrallan....• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 I all 35
Trust and Loan Comp.
- 1
Upper Canada .. .. - - -

LIST OF SCOTTISH. COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividenc.. Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
s. d. X s. d.
Bank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 177110
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201/ I 0
Caledonian Bank .. •• . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 31. 173
City of tllasgow Bank 151. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ Hs
Clydesdale Bank .... • 5%i. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 11 17s
mmercial Bank •• 71. per cent. 5&0 0 0 ICO 0 0 202/ Cs
Eastern Bank.... •• .. 61. per cent., p 0 0 10 0 0 toms
Edinb & Glasgow ...: 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 12s
Exchange Bnk of Scot..
National Bank ...... 6% percent. 100 0 0 'O3 0 0 165103
North of Fcotland Bank 51. per cent 20 0 0 210 I 4/. ins
Royal Bank of Scotl. .. 51. 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 •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 741 Os
Alliance Fire and Life.. 81,41. pr cen'.. 100 Q 0 11 0 0 19! Os
British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. 53
Caledonian Fire Insur 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251. Os
City of 441asgow Lite . 61. percent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. Its
C3lonial Life ..... 51. per cont. SO 0 0 1 0 0 Si. 5s
Edinburgh Life Insnr. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 ,251103
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.p0r cent. 50 0 0 2 5 0 141. 7s
Life Assoc. of Sce3,4nd 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 Os
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11/. 17s
North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ,341 os
Scottish Union Insrne. 7%/. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 'll. 103
standard Life ••••.. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 171 Cs
United Dep. Assurance 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 '

FREEDOM OF EDINBURGE Ti

MAJOR NIBMTTH.-00

Friday, at a special meeting of the town council, the free-
dom of the city of Edinburgh was conferred upon Major
Nasmyth, in consideration of his heroic defence of Silis-
tria and his important services at the battles of the Alma
and Balaklava. Major Nasmyth, who is the son of a
respected citizen of Edinburgh, and was a pupil of the
Scottish Naval and Military Academy there, was accom-
panied by his father. He wore the uniform of the Bom-
bay Horse Arti and was decorated with the Turkish
order of the Medjilie. The council chamber was crowded
to excess, and the gallant officer was loudly cheered. The
Lord Provost, having pres,nted the burgess ticket to Ma-
jor Nasmyth, with some appropriate rem: rk 4, the gallant
major, in returning thanks, expressed his deep regr, t
that his distinguished friend G.ptain JAnes Butler had
not been spared to reap similar rewards. In him the State
lost a faithful servant, a gallant soldier, and an ac
plished gentleman. It was a duty he owed to a: other
brother soldier, an old pupil of the Military Academy,
who was now serving in the East, to mention the gal-'
kilt services of his friend, Lieutenant Ballard, of the
Bombay Engineers. That officer, when affairs in Silk-
tria looked desperate and the prospect of r, lief all but
hopeless, volunteered his valuable assi,tance, and essen-
tially contributed to the suci?es-ful defence of the for-
tress. ("Hear," and chews.) It was he who performed
the last kind services on earth to poor Butler. (Sensa-
tion.) He hoped he might be pardoned for taking that
opportunity to correct what he conceived to be an err( -
neous impression prevalent in this country as to the
qualities of the Turkish soldiers, and of bearing his tes-
timony, after ample opportunities of judgin,g of them, to
their patient endurance and unsurpassed courage under
circumstances of difficulty and of danger.