The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

ROYAL LITERARY FUND.

TO THE ED. TOR OF THE SUN. pt. 511
SIR,—I am directed by the committee of the
Literary Fluid to inform you that the paragraph whi,,11%);
peers in this day's Athenceum, stating that the Prit'Ceiel
Wales will not preside at the annual dinner of the s6c-

n May, is incorrect.
The error h

sellding.f,°:t

ias arisen from an inadvertency i_ ltOt
Ansertion an old advertisement of the anniversary of
-13 g
year, instead of the advertisement prepared fur the ex-0
celebration. No alteration whatever has Wien piece
arrangements for the dinner on the 18th of Mel',
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wale's w ill preside'
am Sir, your obedient servant,
OCTAVIAN BLBSCI>
4, Adelphi-terrace, April 16, 1864

THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A LlOltF°u'
SURGEON.—The prisoners Price and Scott were 8g
art
brought before Mr. Raffles, the Liverpool btiPew:ll,gre,
magistrate, yesterday. It was stated that Dr. t.
although much better, was still unable to attend the ugly
Dr. Rowe's constitution has apparently been. oer'cil9A a
shattered, and his recovery must be a matter ,of Owe;
application to admit the prisoners to bail was refUEe4"oool
ACCIDENTAL POISONINGS. The Liver' -
borough coroner sat 3'esteidsy for the purpose °t scchty
cepting bail for Mr Richard Poole (assistant to Isißee3 "
.0 a
and Abraham, pharmaceutical chymists), against.l%'
jury on Saturday returned a verdict of IniaLlgaUgliWe. rpool
had caused the death of Mr John Lingard, a lAAin'
tradesman, by making up a prescription with stricW:ciaber
stead of James's powder. The coroner exhibited a ull—d to
of bottles (Thouger's patent), which had becn forwsot•,. to
him that morning, the object of the patent bottlelfl
tprevent
coroneraccidentalsaidil
apdo ibseoenni ng
approvedT he !ao tbtyl e , or
Dr.
sing
rather is
te
jr; :0. a
u l
whose opinion he concurred. The ordinary disPeun bottlo
is sun ounded by sandpaper, and a portion of the dis—
covered by the same material, which being felt l y t4at
penser or patent in handling the bottle at once e
shoW',,t 0,3
it contains some dangerous preparation. At the itqu,,jetY
Saturday Mr. Bird, a Liverpool chy mist, exhibited ins
poison bottles and corks to the jury and to t P'''
Air. Di'
ds
witnesses who had given evidence in the case.that
contrivance would seem to be still more effective tkba.u_vin;
of Mr Thouger. It consists of a stopper or co "
sharp, angular points, which cannot be removed t. b.:t in,
dieting considerable pain upon the hand, wales
‘
penser puts down both the dispensing ghlissing' t'-'.„„ bottle
eine bot.tlo. By this contrivance any one u:'
would be so distinctly reminded that it cont..ined
pLisun
that a mistake could not occur even iu the dark.

CITY, TWELVE 0 CLOCK.
The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
conarrised an influx of £lO,OOO in bar gold, and the
Withdrawal of 73,000 sovereigns for Alexandria.
During the last few days there has been very
little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. Sugar, however, has fully main-
tained previous prices. Coffee, on the other hand,
has slightly declined, while full rates have been
obtained for tea, coffee, and cocoa. In rice, fruit,
and saltpetre, the dealings have been too limited to
Materially affect quotations, while business in the
tallow market has been dull, and prices for both
present and forward delivery have shown a down-
Ward tendency.
_ At the general meetingof the Bank of Queensland,
held to-day, the directors proposed that a dividend
of 78- 6d. per share free of income tax be declared.
The Prospectus of the Independent Fire Insurance
Company (Limited) is issued to-day, with a pro-
Posed Capital of one million sterling, in 40,000
shares of £25 each ; £1 per share to be paid on
application, and £1 10s. per share on allotment ;
the calls, not exceeding £1 per share, to be made
at intervals of not less than three months. The
names of the gentlemen forming the board of direc-
tors will be recognised, and inspire confidence in
the project, and the more so as it is announced that
the names of several influential gentlemen of Liver-
pool and Manchester will be added to the direction at
once. The company point out the safe and remunera-
tive nature of fire insurance business, and the certain
impetus which will be given to it now that it is in
the contemplation of Government to give a partial
remission of duty only to the insurance of stock in
trade. The directors of this company propose to
al!ow upon payment for every policy, and after-
Wards at each renewal, an immediate drawback,
Which, in many instances, will amount to a total
extinction of the entire duty. The increased value
of the shares of offices established during the past
20 years ranges from 80 to 20') per cent., and hence
they are of opinion that, added to the favourable
opportunity which now presents itself, there is a
'vast field for the operations of such a company, and
that the result will be of the most satisfactory na-
ture to the public and to all interested in the pro-
ject inn pecuniary point of view.

Two o'CLocx.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Ren tea were 67f. 65c.
There has been little business in progress in the
..,English department of the Stock Exchange to-day.
Prices, however, have been moved in a more favour-
able direction, and an improvement of 1.16 per
cent. is established in the Funds. Speculation in
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, however, is not
to's, rampant as recently, monetary affairs ope-
rating very unfavourab.y. Consols for money are
91?-t 1, and for the account 911 t. The New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are 891- 4 ; Annuities,
1885,141 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to Ss. dis.; India
v Per Cents., 1041 104 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
1031, 104 i ; and the Bonds, 108. to ss. die.
There is not much activity in the Foreign Market,
and prices are generally steady. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 714 a ; do., Consolides, 521 1;
!11A4 "lean, 46! 47; Greek, 241, 25; Spanish Passive,
I ; do., Certificates, 121 a ; Portuguese, 491 1'
and the Confederate Loao, 54* 55.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been limited, but in one or two instances a slight
Improvement has taken place in prices. Great.
Eastern and Brighton have improved 55.; and
soot Western and Midland, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
Change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in less
request, and at slightly reduced rates. Imperial
have declined to 391 40; London and Northern to
241 ; London Joint Stock to 451; Hudson's Bay
Co. to 191 ; International Financial to 14 I ; and
Londou Financial to 261.

Subjoined are the several quotations of came of
the principal new undertakings—Millwall Iron
Works, 2 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 31 3/
prem. ; City Offices, 1t 2, prem. ; Credit Foncie:,
6/ 6/ prem.; Credit Mobi'ier, 4 / prem.; Thames
Iron, 3/ 4/ prem.; Imperial Financial, 41 5 prem.;
Real Property, 1 2 prem. ; Teie.lrapn Construction,
1 / prem. ; International Land Credit, 2-11. prem. ;
Sablonitre Hotel, 2 I prem.; and Continental
Union Gas, 24 4 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Per Cent. Consols
3 Ditto Account, May 5
~,. Per Cent. Reduced
'"' 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
'''ulluities, 30 yrs expire bth Jan., ]BBO —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141 1
, Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. .
'aehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 10 5 di.B
Ditto £500
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
`oink England Stk, 41 per Ct.
„Ditto Account..
-r 'I:4DIIiN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Du-to &mount —
Ditto 4 per Cent, 1888 —
Do Certificates

Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1031 4}
Ditto 54 per Cent., May, 1879 ••
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1666
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO lO 5
Ditto under £l,OOO .... 10 5
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..

Ditto

1859 -

Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 —
Buenos Avres 6 per Cent —
Ditto, £iOU Bonds —
Chilian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 44 pm Cent . 844
Colombian 6 per Cent
'lelnador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
15gYptian 7 per' Cent.. lOl4
~ Ditto, Second Issue
Week 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
I )itto Account —
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway 744
Mexican 3 per Cent
i 11Dit'ho Account....
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
113. e• g Granada
"Ditto Account
Ditto 2 per Cent. —
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
v.trumn 41 per Cent ........... ~.. • •
Ditto Account....
I,ltto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
, Ditto Account —
r ortuguese 3 per Cent.,,1853
Ditto Account —}
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7l'9, 60, 62,'3 494
Ditto Account ........ ...........
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — Pm
Aulsian 6 per Cent., 1826
2, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent 11862 •
s_bitto 6 per Cent, 1862 88i 9i 8
4rdinian 6 per Cent
Di
8,, tto Acco
Vitth 3 perunt Cent
.1-‘!tto Account
''itto New Deferred
pitto Account —
,V,i.tto Passive
..
6 'unto Account —
1)1,44. 101 l Cert. of Coup not funded
Is,:it to Ac3o•unt
Iti-rexcliiiishh,n4 r ber-Cent .
Ibitt "P er Cent. 1854
0 Ac count B9l
Ditto 1 I ter Cent. 1858
bi., 4,..t. 4count 69
/),:',° 0 per Cent. 1862
Vitit'ock Account
£lOO Bonds.. 714
t. Ditto 1863
441.1*0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
47. ucla par Cent.
~,!!'to Account
"itto 6 per Cent., ,
Ditto
'));„ Cent., 1862
o Account
h
11 per Cent
A Dividends on the above payable in Lond •tt
'),tistri,,
'"•,.,slg; fit 5 per Cent,. Es. 10 Florins.
'44" 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Ditto i Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
~ Ditt) 4A Per Cent. Certificates
Dian Account -
Dit,,' per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
eject -" Account ..
t'eruntiltese, 5 er Cent.,
n Dollarp Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
o,kiet ,o
THREE O'CLOCK,.
,--s )1
Liitt .oney
Account
—.),,,,,, .......... 'slit. 911 1