The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-05 00:00:00

EXTENSION OF STEAM POSTAL

COMMUNICATION.

The extension of postal communication by steam
-
vessels proposed to be established from the principal
ports of the United States on the great lines of com-
mercial traffic with Europe, Central America, and the
East, has now assumed an importance which entitles
it to consideration. By the official report of the
Postmaster-General of the United States, we find
that offers have been made to his department
to contract for a mail service from New York to Ant-
werp:; from New York, by Gibraltar, Marseilles, and
Toulon, to Genoa; from Philadelphia to Antwerp, and
for the extension of the New York and Havre line to
Bremen ; from New York to San Francisco by the
Nicaragua route ; from Philadelphia to Havannah;
from N ew York to New Orleans, by ocean steamers, in
connexion with a contemplated railroad service across
the State of Florida; from New York to Gal-
way, in Ireland; from New York to Venezuela by
way of St. Thomas and other West India islands;
fcom San Francisco to China and Calcutta. Other
lines have been projected to the Brazils and
other parts of Central and South America, but
have not been submitted to the Government. As
regards the lines to Antwerp, it is stated that
the Belgian Government is ready to co-operate in
speedy establishment and in their mainte-
nthaernice, as they would be exceedingly advantageous
to the two countries, not only as respects their
postal intercourse, but also, in a much higher de-
gree, as respects their commercial interests. The
proposition 'or the establishment of a line of mail
steamers between New York and Galway is to carry
the mail for ten years in steam-ships, readily eon.

CANALS.
I .4 ' m Dividend
Names of 2 .
Dividend Names of
Price. .-. AI
per
Companies.
,11 per Companies. A Annum. Price,
cc Annum. in
....--- - I -_.!-
X 1 £
Ashtn& Oldh 98 71. p. et. 140 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 50
6arnsley.• •• i 160, - - Neatk ••• • • • 1001 161. -
arknk&Abrgllsol 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 13!. 135
3irminghanal 40; 41. 9334 Peak Forest. 78 I 31. 18a. 70
Coventry.. •• I 100' 251. 200 Regent's •• • • 33 11. 3s. 1834
Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rocbdale...• 85 21. 42
Ellsmre&Chs 69 IN p. ct. 3535 Somrset Coal 150 -
.3randJunctn(loo 3/. pr. ct. 48 Do.LkFdSt 12 - -
Do., 6 pr. Ct.; 10 61. pr. ct. 11% Stffrti &Wore 140 281. 405
Grand Surrey I 100 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury.,
125 -
'3rand Union,loo 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 1,,, 201. 290
Mennt& Avn' 39 4s. Od. 5% Severn and) -
Lancaster • ;1001 - - wye Ran. t 26 21. Os. 24
I.eeds&Livrp 100 201. 405 Warwick& 40
j
Leicester .... ; 100 5/. 66 Ilirming. IN 41.
Loughborogh 142 701. 510 Napton. i
Leicstr &Nth 'B3 41. 44% Warwick& 1
100 31. 28
Nfonmouthsh 100 - - Worcstr 8;} 78 31. 33
‘,lntgomryshlloo - - Birming.
MeltnMwbry• 100 - - Wilts & Brks - lls. 6d.. 7%

OILS-LIGHT AND COME COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------ -
Z. s. d. Z. s. d.
British •• ••••-• • • • •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 11%
Ditto rrovincial.• •• 11. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18
Brighton ••••-• • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London ••• • • • 61. 160 0 0 150 0 0 130
Continental Consolidat. 50s. 75 0 0 31 5 0 39%
Equitable •••••• • • • • • 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27%
Imperial ... .-•• • • • • 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68
independent... .. •• • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London.• .... •••• •• • • _ 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -
Pho3nix • - •• • • • • ••
.. 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 I 26%
Ratcliff .. •• • .. ••• • •• 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 , -
United General •... •. 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16%
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 42
Ditto, New •• - -... 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 .....
LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRIC:1311
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 198%
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank-- •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank •. • . 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 177
Eastern Bank.. •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9%
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 3N
Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 42 0 0 8
National Bank 6% per cent. 56 0 0 10 0 0 15%
Northof Scotlandßank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 27
Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 134
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89%
Western Bank -••• • • - 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68%
Affiance Fire and Life 8% /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2114
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 3/. 158
Colonial Life ...•
Edlnburgll Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21%
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 ,31. 15s
liationalFire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 255.6 d
c r Standardn:tae dm ie)o
ef Lifepc Ar
as
ttish Union Insrnc . • .6d
•••• ••
North British Incur.
0.
6%1.1p. per cent. 200 0 0 201 0 0
air%
Sco
Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s Cd
psuran
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
anY• per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------- -
--_--------- s.
s.
d.
£.
s.
4.
- 20 0 0 20 0 0 9%
Assam Tea .•••• • ' • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 26%
Auctien Mart ••.• • • • • I/ 100 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Agriculturl 35 0 0 20%
Australian Trust •• • • 6/. per
108. . cent. -
10 0 0 10 0 0 24%
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. - 210 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. -- 38 10 0 -
British American Land 32 10 0 49
Canada .....,•,,,,•• 61 er Cent. 100 0 0
-
Do. 5 per cent - Bonds - 109
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. - - -
93%
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent •
01 100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Gen. Revers. &Invest. 5 p.c.& bs• -
.:
Eqnitable Reversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 107%
.
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 710 0
15 0 0 14 0 0 27%
Gea.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct.
Hudson's Bay .......• - Stock. - 206
100 0 0 47
Ilungerford .. -
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 6%
Sew Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0
easel Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peclinslr& Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.Bc bs. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71
Reversionary Int. Soc. 1%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100%
Royal Mail Steam •. - 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 81
South Australian..... li. per share. 25 0 0:25 0 0 23%
k anDieman's Land.. 1 - Mil 029 0 0 I

FIRE EscarEs.—By the returns of the secretary
of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, it
appears the fire escape stations have been increased to 31, and
that during the past year 249 fires have been attended by
their men and fire escapes, and that they were instrumental
.11 rescuing 24 persona at 9 different fires.