The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1864.

BEARE MARIO T S.--This day,

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh.S.

Share! Railways. paid) Closing Business
Price. I done.

13.14.
Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val
Blythe and Tyne.
10 Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co
at Bristol and Exeter
et Caledonian
50 Cork and Bandon
20 Cornwall
10 Do A A gets no di'
10 Do. B ti 11 rip c.p an.ha,
/been paid to B.
50 Dublin & Belfast Junc.
25
,Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno.
at iEdinburgh & Glasgow.
st glasg. and S. Western.
et IGreatEastern, Ord. stir
at Ditto A stock
at Ditto East Anglian at
at GreatNorthof Scotland
at Great Northern
et Do A stock
st Do B do
et Gt. S. an ,I W. of Irelan
at Great Western
at Do Str Val gua. stocts
st ,Lancasinte & Yorkshin
st London and illackwan
et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
st Lon., Chat., and Dover
at Lon. & North Western
st Lon. & Sir.th Western
I
at Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
50 iMaryport and Carlisle.
124 Do t shares
et Metropolitan
st Midland

8 14

84 9
83 €5
12t 122

110}

Do New
st Do Birming. Derby
50 511 d. Gt. W. of Ireland
25 Do. 4 shares
26 Mid Kent
10 Do Cray Line
at North British
at Edin., Perth, & Dundec
st Nth. Eastern—Berwia
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase
st Do Lecds

st Do York
st Do Carlisle..
st North London
10 Do New ..
'.16.4 North Staffordshire .
10 N. and S. W. Junction
st Scottish Central
at Scot N. E., Aber. stocl,
at Do Scot Mid. stock
10 Shrews. and Welchpoo
st ,Shropshire Union
tSouth Devon
t ISouth Eastern

st South Wales -
st IS. York. and River Dun
20 ;Staines, Wok.,andWok.
25 'Stockton & Darlington
25 Do
25 Do New, 180&
st Taff Vale....

Do B
Do C

50 'Ulster ...

Do
Do

st 'Vale of Neath
t Victoria sta. and Pim
st Waterford .5; Kilkenny
st West Cornwall
st W. Hartlepool Har.d;R 1
st West Midland -Oxford
st Do Newport
St Do Hereford

BRITISH. POS.

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itiantie do StLawreno, a
k 3om.,Barodadr.Cent Inv 1
Gu. 5 per cent...
20 Do. New ... • ••
20 Do. E. Shares
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04 Buffalo and Laxe Huron al
10 Do. Preference .... • • R]

litalalo,Brant,&Godricl, 10•.
6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
Do. do. July 1, 187% iOi
00. do. June 1, In • 10(
Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(l,l. 10(

st Cape Town J.- Dock Scri. 101
tock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p,, lia
trek Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. ita
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 11
20 Do. do. II do. 1:
:ock Grand Trunk of Canada 1(.4
100 Do. Ist Pro. Bonds.. al
100 Do. ao. del erred...—. all
90 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all
00 Do. do. deferred...... all
00 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock all
00 Do. do. deterred...... all
00 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all
00 Do. do. deferred...... all
ock Gtlndiarentn.gua.sp.c 100
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12
Do. January, 1862.. •
oak Gt. South.of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per Gent. It
104 Gt. W. o 1 Canada Sharer a
tO6 Do. New ....... 1
10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt a
)0 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... a
10 Indian Branch Limited
)ck Madras. guar., 5 p. o. It
)ok Do. 41 p. o. Extension 1(
)ck Dc. 16 d 0........ 1(
0 Do. Fifth Extension.
:ek Melb.Corp. 6p. o. finds. IC
O Melb. & llobson's Bay. a:
0 Do. 7p. C. Mortg. Bds.
O Islewßr usswick et, Can d

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al
N. Ill.C'daB nc Ist 1b ds 11
;ock .soinde ........ (11
al Do. Delhi 1(
to Do. do
it Do. Punjaub .. • .
Do. Do. ........ 4%,9.
)ck Do. [ndua.St. Flo.) !

6 7

36 38
16 17
92 94
106 to
16 '7

B} 71

125} 1265,
1274 1284
130 132
93 05
C 6 tai

le9i 109;
68 70
10t 103
41 42
107 1071
99 100
51 52

1091 )69
1274 12S1

86 96

62 E 4
24 .26
1001 100

651 Vi
671 BSj

125 128
1 2
77h 78iI
1( 11;
124 126
44 44
98 100

63 64
34 236
90 90;

98 101
df 91
37 38
94 10
7 8
163 166
5 7
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91 91

22 24

SESSIONS.

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Business don

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

WORSHIP-STREET.
NOVEL PROCEEDINGS ON THE PART OF ST. GEORGE'S
Pe nrser.—Two men named John Riley and James Hib-
berd, the latter paralysed, were brought before Mr. Knox
charged with destroying their own clothes while in St.
George's workhouse.
Mr. Rogers attended to prosecute on the part of the
authorities of St. George's parish.
The appearance of the men in court caused a good deal of
excitement and not a little merriment, in which the pri-
soners joined. They were both attired in brown linen can-
vas suits, and certainly presented a most grotesque spectacle.
Lines, the taskmaster of St. George's workhouse, said he
admitted both men last night to the casual ward, and this
morning he found all their clothes destroyed. He asked
them who had done it, and they admitted doing it them
selves—one stating that he was paralysed, and the other
that he wanted better clothes, He then gave them into
custody.
Hibberd said that St. George's was his parish, and he
had asked to be admitted to the house.
Lines said he told Hibberd that if he belonged to the
parish, and applied at the proper time to be admitted, he
would be.
Hibberd said he was paralysed.
Mr. Rogers said there was no ground for his saying that
he would not be admitted, if he applied at the proper time
—the overseer being in attendance from 9 in the morning
till G in the evening, to attend to applications for admission.
Riley said he did not wish to say anything in answer to
the charge,
Mr. Rogers said he wished to state, as this was the first
time that prisoners charged with destroying their clothing
had appeared before the magistrates at that court, in the
attire in which the prisoners appeared, that in consequence
of the great increase of the offence, the authorities, having
estimated all the stock of clothing, had felt bound to consi-
der what steps could be taken with the view of checking the
casual poor destroying their clothing. They had therefore
adopted the kind of clothing the prisoners were then wearing.
Mr. Knox was bound to say that, for some time past, he
had not sat a day without having charges of a similar kind
brought before him, and that the offence was on the increase.
With regard to the parish of St. George's, be had never,
since he first sat at the court, had a case of harshness to
the poor brought before him. As far as the wan Hibberd
was concerned, it was shown that he could have applied for
admission if he thought proper, as the overseer was in at-
tendance from 9 o'clock till 6. In what the authorities had
done he could not say they had adopted an improper coarse,
but he (Mr. Knox) would advise that it should be done
with discrimination, and not adopted towards everybody.
Mr. Rogers said the casual poor were supplied with food
night and morning, and there was a bath provided for them
to cleanse themselves if they thought proper to do so.
Mr. Knox asked whether there was any doubt about
Hibberd being paralysed, and one of the officers of the court
said there was not.
Mr. Knox said he should send Riley for 21 days hard
labour, and Hibberd could go back to the workhouse, and
if St. George's was his parish he would be admitted. He
hoped the authorities would succeed in checking the offence.
Mr. Rogers said the ne re canvas clothing was exhibited
in the wards, and he thought its appearance would have the
effect of checking the offence.
It may be stated that as many as five persons have been
charged at this court daily for destroying their clothing in
the different workhouses.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING—(THIS DAY).
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Governor and
Company of tho Bank of England was held this day, at
noon, in the Back Parlour. Kirkman Hodgson Esq.,
Governor, presided.

The CHAIRMAN said he had to acquaint the Court that
this was one of the half-yearly general courts, appointed by
the 12th bye-law, for making of dividends. He had also to
inform the court that the profits for the half-year ending
the MI of February last were £756,1.43 ss. 2d., making
the amount of rest at that day of £3,772,770 7s. 7d. ; and
that, after providing for a dividend of di per cent,
the next would be £3,008,738 7s. 7d. He had, therefore,
to propose that the half year's dividend of interest and
profits be made, on the sth of April nex:-, of di per cent.,
without deduction on account of income tax.

The resolution having been carried unanimously,
The CHAIRMAN then moved a formal resolution for the
payment of the half year's dividend of 5.1 per cent, on the
sth of April next, without deduction on account of' income
tax.

This resolution having been also carried,
The CItAIRMAN said that as the dividend now declared
exceeded that of the last paid, it would be necessary to con-
firm it by ballot in the usual way, and that the present meet-
ing should be adjourned until Tuesday the 22d.
In reply to some observations from an hon. Proprietor,
The CHAIRMAN said, with regard to the capital of the
Bank of England, he had already stated, on former occa-
sions, that it could not be safely reduced. They wero the
bankers to the nation, and it was not alone sufficient to
show that the institution was safe, but it was
also necessary that a elate of things should be shown that
there could be no doubt in the mind of any living man that
the bank was absolutely and incontestibl3 safe. (Hear.)
The hon. proprietor thought the amount of money unem-
ployed excessive, but the reserve had been looked upon as
a last resource in time of trouble. The amount so held was

published every week, and it was looked upon as the baro-
meter of commerce, and if it pointed to Stormy, in
consequence of a reduction of that sum, a panic
would inevitably be created which would be attended with
the most disastrous results. The accounts of the Bank
were also published every weak, and might be read in every
newspaper in the kingdom, and in his opinioa they were
more in aetail than any of those published by other com-
panies once in six months. With regard to the management
of the Bank, the directors were working well up to the
times. Rules in existence ten years ago were not now
applicable, and change succeeded change with the greatest
rapidly. Such being the state of affairs, the directors were
exercising sound discretion in holding their reserve sacred
—(hear, hear)—and he could assure the proprietors that it
was the constant study of the directors to do their utmost
to increase their prosperity. The same advantages were
"given by the Bank to their customers as in other banks,
and that these efforts had been successful, ho could only say,
looking at the enormous amount of money they had had to
deal with during the present year, that they had made about
92 per cent. upon a capital of £14,550,000, amounting in
round numbers to about £l,4oo,ooo—(cheers)—which he
thought was quite as much as any reasonable person could
expect to get, and he trusted that at the expiration of his
term of office next year they might be in as good a position.
(Hear, hear.) He had to return thanks on the part of his
colleagues for the vote of thanks that had been awarded
them.

A PROPRIETOR asked. if ladies, holders of stock, were
excluded from their meetings.

The CHAIRMAN replied certainly not. They could at-
tend the same as any other person, and speak if they felt so
disposed. (Laughter.) It would always be a pleasure to
the directors to see them, and hear them give expression to
their opinions.

The meeting then adjourned until Tuesday next.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s Id ;
barley, 31s 5d ; oats, 19s 8d ; rye, 29s 2d ; beans, 32s 7d ;
and peas, 33s
,Od.
THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 6d ;
barley, 31s 10d ; oats, 19s 5d ; rye, 308 7d; beans, 338 3d;
peas, 32s Ild.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 99,951;
barley, 62,161; oats, 16,249 ; rye, 47 ; beans, 6,326 ; peas,
1,112 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a fair average supply of beasts on offer in to-
day's market, but its general quality was inferior. Most
breeds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. The top
figure for Scots was 6s per 81b. Sheep—the show of which
was moderate—were a dull inquiry at late rates. The best
Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s per 81b. The few lambs on
sale changed hands steadily at from 6s 8d to 7s 4d per Slb.
Although the supply of calves was on the increase, the veal
trade was firm at late quotations. The top price was 5s 4d
per 81b. Pigs and milch cows moved off slowly at low rates.