The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-22 00:00:00

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Foreign Gold in bars 17 9
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"!Ter Dona, 0 -1 101,4
barn 0' 4 11718

RAILWAY SHARE ivii,AKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 21.
Swot( ExcEtarraz.—The share market continues inactive,
and prices not quite so good :is yesterday._ ThE} transactions as follow :—Caledonian, 19%—DI°, Greenock vn
rantoed, 15%—Eastern Counties, 9—Lancashire and f;;Z:
--
shire, 72—London and North-Western, New Quartei,s4y
11auchelter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 'Preference, /1//1'
6
—.Ditto, 61 New Preference,,l
3_l p. —.Midland, 68
114
-,orth
British, 7 7-16—St. Helen's (RailsvnY and .Canal), ",
issue at 40.dii., 33 V2—South-Eastern and Dover, 20%.
tIANCHESTEN, Eor 21.
Srocit EXCITANGE.—We had a very quiet market to7day,
and.priees bad *downward tendency. The transactions were
as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72 q—LOndon sad
North-Western, 2233—Manchester, Sheffield, and Line*.
shire, 33%—South-Eastern and Dover, 20 15-16—West
Ridings, 4 dis.---North Staffordshire, 7 dis. '683%
—Eastern Counties. 9.
BIRMINGHAM, NOT - 21. •
Srocx Exceaxas.--The share ;market opened heavily
this morning, but afterwards improved, and a fair amenult
of business was done at 'firm prices. The transactions
reported were—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour
Valley; 10 ys—Coventry and Nuneaton, 125—London and
North-Western, 1231; —North Staffordshire; 7 dis. --Shrews -
bury and Birmingham, Preference, 10% —South Stafford-
shire, 11. Is. 3d. dis.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,—The musical
lecture iAstill continued by Mr. Buckland, but varied by bis
illustrations; be takes a sketch of the past state of music,
the old. legends, their origin and effect on the social life of
our ancestors, and, in conclusion, makes manyjtcst observa-
tions on the print style of ,ballad music. The illastratitms
consisted of ".The Past and Future•," " The Haunted Oak,"
"Jack the Giant-Killer," and a very pleasing ballad, which
appeared to be greatly appreciated by, the audience, "Hope
Deferred," by J. A. Spode.

rATIENCR" OF BI aD3.—We have all heard of,
and marvelled at, the " patience of Job." But what can
exceed the patience of birth when hatching? During a
period which continues from three to eight weeks, neither
the approach of danger nor the calls of hunger can drive
them from the nest. Before incubation is completed, the
female, however plump at the beginning, is generally ema-
ciated to a skeleton. Among some tribes, the male and
female sit alternately, the more equally to divide the tedious
labour; among others, the male provides food for his mate,
while hatching, or alleviates her toils by his melody from a
neighbouring bush ; some join together in the arduous ope-
ration, and, by increasing the heat, endeavour to accelerate
its progress. At times, however, the eggs acquire a heat
that seems hurtful to infant life; on these orpasions they are
left to cool ; and the hen, after a longer or shorter space, ac-
cording to the weather, again resumes her occupation, with
former perseverance and pleasure. —/Cidd's Own journal,