The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-09 00:00:00

The Princess of Wales,

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, took a carriage
drive yesterday forenoon, and in the afternoon took
an airing in an open carriage.

Memorial of the late Prince Consort.
ABERDEEN, Thursday Evening.

A statue of the late Prince Consort, subscribed
for by the noblemen and gentry of the county and
city of Aberdeen, has just been completed by Baron
Marochetti, and received here. It was intended
that the statue should be inaugurated this week,
and her Majesty having been informed of the cir-
cumstance, the Lord Provost (Mr. Alex. Anderson)
has had the honour to receive the following commu-
nication from the Hon. General Grey :

"Balmoral, Oct. 8, 6 a.m.

"My dear Lord Provost,—l am now desired by the Queen
to let you know that it is her Majesty's intention to attend
the uncovering of the statue of the Prince Consort on Fri-
day next.

" Most painful as the effort will be to her Majesty, and
entirely unequal as she feels to the exertion, yet she
cannot allow this memorial to her beloved husband to be
inaugurated at Aberdeen, during her stay at Balmoral,
without wishing to show by her presence as well her
own unbounded love and respect as her heartfelt apprecia-
tion of this mark of affection of the people of Aberdeen for
one who dearly loved their country, and considered the few
weeks he spent annually among them as some of the hap-
piest of the year.
" The Queen is sure she may trust to your best endea-
vours, and to the kind feelings of the people, to make her
reception in Aberdeen as little trying to her as possible, so
that she may be better able to get through her part in
what must be to her a distressing and yet a gratifying
ceremony.—l remain, my dear Lord Provost, yours very
faithfully, ‘: C. GREY.
" The Lord Provost of Aberdeen."

The inauguration has, however, by desire of her
Majesty, expressed this afternoon, been postponed
till Tuesday, the 13th.

Health of Lord Lyndhurst.
The following bulletin was issued this morn.
Do

" Friday, Oct. 9.
"Lord Lyndhurst has had a better night, and
,his morning he is not so weak.
" THOS. HAWKSLEY, M.D.

Prince William of Hesse-Darmstadt will arrive
in London this evening, and after a short stay will proceed
to Balmoral on a visit to her majesty. Apartments have
been engaged for his highness and suite at Thomas's Hotel,
Charles•street, St. James's.
The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Clumber, Notts.
The Duke and Duchess de Chartres, travelling
under the name of the Count and Countess de Villiers
have arrived at Vienna.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Their Royal High•
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the King of
the Greeks, honoured the performances with their presence,
last evening, to see the Countess of Gifford's comedy of
"Finesse,' and remained for the farce of " Turning the
Tables."

ADELPHI THEATRE.—The suite of his Majesty
the King of the Greeks honoured the performances, last
evening, with their patronage.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were
sent to the Governor of the Falkland Islands and to the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.—EDINBURGH,
Thursday.—The sittings of the Social Science Con-
gress were resumed this morning by Lord Curriehill, one of
the judges of the Court of Session, delivering an introduc -
tory address as president of the department of Jurispru-
dence. Prince Alfred was present, and was received with
loud cheers, the whole assembly rising to receive his Royal
Highness as he entered the hall. Lord Brougham and
Mr. Joseph Napier were also among the gentlemen present.
The departments met immediately after the close of the
address of Lord Curriehill, and were all well attended dur-
ing the day. Prince Alfred was present in several of the
sections, and listened with interest to a discussion which
took place on an important paper contributed by Miss
Nightingale, upon the cause of the excessive mortality in
our Indian army. _

FINANCES OF RUSSIA.—The total revenue of the
empire is calculated at £44,374,248, of which nearly
£3,000,000 is raised from the serfs, and £18,000,000 from
the monoply of the manufacture of brandy. The expendi-
ture is a little more than two millions more, of which
£7,756,08 goes to the debt, £1,000,000 to the Court and
dependents, £665,871 to the Church, £15,225,111 to the
Army, £2,941,104 to the Navy, and £3,818,000 to Finance,
£1,882,000 to pensions,43o4,o3) to public works, and only
£78,104 to instruction. _ _

A SNEEZE is absurdly described in one of the
halfpenny journals a common-sense attempt, by
Nature, established, to get rid, by a gush of air mechani-
cally emitted through the nose, of some offending sub-
stance. To this end she calls into spasmodic action the
various muscles, but chiefly the diaphragm, that are con-
cerned in the act of expiration. Nobody can well sneeze ;
reason, volition, has nothing to do with it, The result
being wholly independent of reason, is due to the reflex
nervous function.
TILE LUXURY OF OCCASIONAL HUGGER MUGGER
i 'Saturday Reviewer.—Tbe
liberty a hundred conventional necessi-
ties th u described
dispensing
b withy
which belongs to lodgings in a crowded watering-place
and to a sauntering out-of-door life—the feeling of roughing
it, in careless defiance of home restraints—often imparts
quite as keen an exhilaration, for a day or two at least, as
the tumbling waves themselves. It is, for most people, the
nearest practicable approach to that infantine dream of per-
fect felicity—life in a travelling caravan, with feather-bed
and blankets inside and a chimney at top. Many a reader
has warmed to that scene of genial hugger-mugger in
" David Copperlield," where the hero gives a dinner, and
an almost taw leg of mutton offers an occasion for Mr.
Micawber's talents in this line. He calls for a gridiron,
and the formal company arrangements of the table are in-
stantly broken up in a joyful confusion of hissing, splutter-
ing chops, shirt-sleeves, and laughter. But Damocles'
sword hangs over all these surreptitious joys, and it falls
here most appropriately in the form of somebody's servant.
It is, if we remember right, the villain of the story who
keeps a butler, and this man enters when the fun is at its
highest, and paralyses the guilty assembly by the mere
terror of his presence. And, in fact, servants are the great
bugbears of all lovers of hugger-mugger for the mere com-
fort of it. If people anticipate their servants' duties they
are generally careful that the actual perpetrator of the for-
bidden toil should be anonymous. If a man carries his
own portmanteau to his room, he would rather that the
servant whose business it was to take it should not know
how it came there. Servants, in fact, are quite right to
despise any form of hugger-mugger, and to have pretty
stringent ideas, too, as to what constitutes it, for this is
necessary to their own sense of importance. If masters
once helped themselves, their vocation would be gone, and
the honours and credit of their profession extinguished.
To be sure, a lazy fellow is willing
that anybody should
do his work for him, but he does not the less despise the
doer as one who feels himself unworthy of his services ;
while he bestows all his willing attendance upon those who
recognise his office and place, and accept the restraints!,
while they exact the privilego of their OWD.

FIONEy MARKET SHARE MARKETS---This day,
AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, sharer i 1 Closing ; Business
Railways. pap!
'''' Price. I done.
A—
-1
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14.161 r.. Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 81
A firmer tone is a 25 Blythe and Tyne. - -
pparent in discount circles to- 10 Rost.,Sleat.,andAlid.Co all 61 81
day on account of the advance made by the council
so
l&rilsetdoelnainand Exeter
1704
ill
119
of the Bank of France in their minimum quotation ao Cork awl Bandon all
7-4
8-
20 Cornwall
from 4to 5 per cent. This important measure has A gets no dil, 1 all
ll
10 Do A
naturally induced greatercaution among capitalists to Do. B tielel n6Ppcatiqolut`:' i all =--
here, who are less disposed to employ their resources
al Eabill.i. , lieltast June:: all 39 10
iptl'ierrgtili i ~.,S,.t t 11)a.
Glasgow.
; 100
0I N i 7),1
at the current quotations until the tendency of 1
affairs can be more clearly defined. The demand, at Glasg. and S. western.' 100 110 112
however, was not increased, and instances are still at Great Eastern, Ord. stk ; 100 511 524 514 at Ditto A stock ; 100 401 501 Si
st Ditto East Anglian all 100 5 7 61
recorded of superior bills being negotiated at 3:
at GreatNorthot Scotland 100 - -
per cent. at Great Northern lOO 1f.6 127
The return from the Bank of England, compiled atEoo .t 3 :31t0ock
100 121 136
to Wednesday last,
100 951 60 654 1
is again of an unsatisfactory et Gt. S. ant W. of Irelanu 100 100 102
st Great Western,.
character. The reserve of notes and bullion have st Do Str Val o• a. stock 100 - -
112i,4 IT 111 101
been diminished to a large extent, while the active as tt 1,0:1 nit CdnoSnh latne At ':iffeki:wh inrie, rog
circulation has been increased. Annexed is an st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 112 113
st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 , 44 (6 44i
analysis:— at Lon. & Nor' h Western 100 ' 1021 103 1021 i 2
Active Circulation .. .. .. £21,768,375 at Lon. & Sw.th Western 100 ' 101 It 2 1011
St
Sian., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 451 161
Increase .. • • • • .. 250,475 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all - -
Bullion .. • • • • • • .. 14,856,037 124 Do j shares.. . all - -
Decrease .. • . .. .. 421,84 S st Metropolitan all 130 131 129 4
4 Restlncrea ..
.. .6 .. .. .. 3,736,695 at Midland
5.4.0 14 11,-, P
se .. ..
.. 8,100 3.4.0 Do New
Public Deposits • • • . .. 9,510,057
Increase ..
.. st Do Birming. & Derby 100 97 55
50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - -
239,571 25 Do. 1 shares - -
Other Deposits., ..
..
.. 12,89,3642 25 Mid Ker t ... all - -
Decrease .. ..
.. 823,818 10 Do Cray Line - -
Seven Day and other Bills . 777,032 at North British
at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 18
Decrease .. . ..
17,815 Berwick 100 1011 102 1011 11 4
Government Securitiesat Nth. Eastern-
.:
:: a
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 - - d
Decrease .. • • . 11,141,22757 at Do Leeds lOO 571 581
Other Sectuities • • • . .. 22,591,537 at Do York
Increase .. .. .. .. 78,418 at Do Carlisle.. - -
100 117 12)
at North London
Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 7,051,715 5 12 p
10 IDo New Decrease .. .. .. 659,725 ‘9.lo.4'.North Staffordshire
notion Ol 1 V 1112614
The monthly return of the Bank of France, pub-
filot N. rads S.O
h We
n.t rjal
lished this morning, is of an unfavourable character, at Scot N. K, Aber. stock 100 44 4ro,
and shows, by the straightened position of the esta• onvbscoat2ll4e.isotiozkoo ) 100 all 100_ I_o
blishment, the necessity which urged the Council at)t ssih,Drro' pell i re Union
32450 33452
at South Devonloo
yesterday to raise their rate of discount. A decrease at mouth
Eastern
is exhibited in the cash in hand amounting to sat ifgo.l,lritohrk. aanl
£1,733,333, the Treasury balances have been dimi- Vlgn
ei.,an RiverciwDouku: 100
9-4
lElO°l
Darlington ail 864 371
Dished by £146,666, and the advances on loans 20 Do l7 84 94
£124,000. An increase has taken place in the cur- 25t Do
Taff Va1e......._ New, 1860 8 71 71 p
Vale ..
rent accounts of £75,000, in the bank notes £560,000, 10 Do B 8 4/ 51 I.
21 31
and in the bills discounted of £2,320,000. 510 Do C 3 0
Ulster - p
20 - - p
Concurrently with the advance in the French rate 1:.510 1130 - -
of discount, the quotation at Frankfort has been at Vale of Neath
160 170
raised from 3to 31 per cent. It is not improbable et Victoria
WaterfordBaiaillireiMn4 igg
that greater firmness will now be experienced in at 11ZesgaCa°
drenplall 111 ar. &R./ EOO 26 28
some of the other continental money markets. et West Midland -Oxford, 100 -
et Do Newport; 100 -- •
-
The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday at
-DO Hereford! 100 -
comprised the influx of £22,000 in bar gold, and the
*withdrawal of 100,000 sovereigns for transraission ' ' BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
to the Brazils by the Oneida, which leaves to-day -
with a total of £128,218. Closing
'than / Railways Paid. Price. f Ruttiness dont
The directors of the Bank of Otago have re- 100 xtiantic &St Lawrenet all 63 (5
solved to reduce the nominal amount of the shares atk I 87, i
~ Is3apreordeae&n.
tC ent I n d 100 1061 1474 1071
of that bank from £lOO to 4'20. 20 Do. New
20 Do. . Shares
61 1;
The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank have re- 204 Butialo E
And Larte Huron all 64p
solved to open a branch in :Macclesfield. Do. Preference
,001 Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel, 1, - -
The large supply of Mexican dollars by the 100 6up. et.dbeds. /:f.jutlf'y. 1,
spa 100 - -
Tasmanian have been sold at ss. 3d. per oz., show- too
t)oo.. do.. June 1, 18;4 100 - -
st Clcutta.,lrS.Eastn.(Lit, ; 100 1( 61 1(74
ing a slight decline in value.
st Cape Town & Dock Seri( 100 1) 4 106 105
The Hansa, from New York, has brought stock Ewan. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1083 1091
108 1 74
£50,000. 148 109
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 114
stock East Indian, gu. 5 p. C too
The new Brazilian loan has been most favourably stock Grand .A•ou. nk of Cdatarla lOlOO 122 2:11' 22
received, but the circumstance was generally con- 100 D0.,0 Ist la'reel.ef. .rrßonds
templated, owing to the influential and substantial 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 69 71
support which had been accorded to the proposition igg Do. 2.1
ieeff.r
sr
teode .k: .: : : all 51 2
before the issuing of the prospectus containing the 100 Do. doildjrieefrred.i.c::: aall
g 1:1
terms of the proposed loan. The price of issue is 100 Do.o. Idto.deferred all 26 28
considered to have been fixed upon the fair prin- stocko Gtblonterwenuixia.ga.l.o 11020 108 11T11 1081
ciple of giving the subscriber an adequate niargin 20 Do.. JanLy, 18P6.2
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim;
for profit in relation to the prices current for exist- guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1064 1074
ing stocks. That the loan will be successfully rat GtoW;,,r Crada Shares a 111! ;? 14 lOl i
floated is certain, the applications being already 100 Do. Bp' 7'73 with't opt. all 93 98
100 5l p...c. all 68 bath large and of an influential character. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 A 190 P
stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1061 1074 1061
stock Do. 41 p. cf. Extension 100 101 102 102
Two O'CLOCK. Btoc 2ok ECO: Fifth Extension.lo'il 18 100
--
During the later hours of business yesterday a st'A'k N 1113; CflVol efo'n°"s"Radys . iaolol 58 -1-9
kind of panic prevailed at the Stock Exchange, the 100 Do. 7 p.c. illortg. Bds. all - -
advance in the rates of discount at Paris, and Frank- 80
N oraßspsur an cal cal Candu
all 3 5
fort being added to the adverse circumstances pre- stock N.lll.C'das pellet pi bds 100
182 84
0 061 1071 107
viously affecting the markets. Sales were forced, st f,.. cLeeliii •..• •• • • 1
.4.: (10% 10)4 1074
especially in the foreign department where consi- lo E.°: IP: ..üb.. tr: ~,,,Cl
all 4 4P 24
.. ~_ l,
at Do. Do. ........ , t,s. , 100 1064 1074 106
derable excitement still prevails, and Consols closed sock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 102 104
heavily at another decline of 4- per cent. No fur-
ther change has occurred to-day, but the quotations COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
continue heavy at 921 93 for transfer, and at 931 1
- lto.lioo, a p.c.Ja stJui)
for the November account. The New Threes have - 1877-131 ...- .....
receded to 91,4 a, and the I:educed Annuities to I IL": (6' ir,.. cell'abr:l Aug
ept 100
2 1040
101
911 a ; Exchequer Bills are firm at par. to 3s. prem.; -_
1), .0.. .'a P
Inscribedc.i alisjtuoelYi; 1000
:23 gg:
India Stocia is marked 221 ; the 5 per Cents. are - Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1873 100 108 110
Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111
108.: i ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1001, and do., Enfaced -- Do. 1894 100 110 112
5 per Cents. 108. - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 113 115
- Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115
There has been and is still a very perturbed mar- - Ceylon
6 per cent
ket for Foreign securities. Greek have been 321 1 ; :: Mil3=2).= 100 ire IN
they are now 33; 341, or 1;:- lower than yesterday
~ ----
at.l4°.ivlefic; ve.A5l)). -.4' Oct.) 11g00 1-01 T
afternoon. The Coupons have been 141 15, and - Et'o•sdP• V88,3'1 tt°o%,;l gl2 li); 1030
have rallied to 15.1 l—a drop of 4 per cent. Con- Z New *Zeaj'and 6 p Cent. 100 110 110
siderable fluctuation has also taken place in Alexi- --
IN osTearienogt i al
t7705v . 6 p. c
100 104 106
can : business has been recorded at 41 ,3-, and the
-- !Queensland Gev. 6p. a 100 1:1 113
S. Aus G 6 c 1676.4 z up lOO 112 114
latest prices are 42 I, or ,7, per cent. worse than yes • - jVicAlov. 6Pp..C.Ja.&July 100 108 110
terday. Turkish Consolides have advanced to 524 - Do. to 60. a AnAsOat. . lOO 1101 mit
_
53. Spanish Passive, after touching 331 34, have BRITISH NUNES.
rallied to 34 :I; the Internal have dropped 4, viz., 2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 i 4Ad
___l
to 281; and the Certificates are 131 1, and they -: I.lei
ve
co
nr aciAt To an lcsg a,
rnaaldt..., -1 1
5115
cs's.: 37
have been down to 13 1. The Confederate Loan -1
!Passl Jrza"tt(Bl7,l7,lti: rs. gi 7p9ar d
has advanced to 25 to 23 dis., and is now nominal - East Cldoun .... ...
at these quotations. - East Cam Brea... .
- ,E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ; 8.6.6 3 34
Business in the Railway Share Market has been -
!grea.t:otUAtlufi?lorl(rGuisven.) 58; 13
4
rather dull, and a further decline has taken place - IG. Wheal Vor (Itels;o.n 4O 94 101
- Grenville 6.16.1 5 54
in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North W estern - 1 Elerc•d's-Foot 8.12 S 6 38
4. 8.0 2 25
and Metropolitan have each declined IA ; South -.... Liairdlgslioenrdliiaiow n 8
2.8.6 i f
Eastern,
- Marygaret (Uny Lel= t si, 23 25
. lss. ; Caledonian, 10s. ; and Great Eastern,
l Great IMarke Valley..
Western, Midland, and North Eastern Bar. -4
, Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 25 11 2 4
wick ss.
- New Setun l9l 100 110
• North 1
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained L. N.Wh 'I BDowns 2lasset (1110 4an 2.17 1 2
.t 21 31
- North Wheal Crotty
without material change. Great
'Western of - Par Consols(st. Blaney; 11 4 ii
1 Canada are quoted 101 1 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, - 1
20 Providenoe(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 ,3 45
South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 425
22 ; and East India, 1071. - 8. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 2
Bank Shares are also at slightly reduced ' - ealiTheai Iran. (Illogan It;..81.0-..9 2rB
prices, - iStray Park
London and 'Westminster being dealt in at 79 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. 41 1 4
London Chartered of Australia at 291 Indian' .-- fin Cron
- West Bas 9 191 201
Basest (Illogan) ll 91 101
Land- WCf radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23
Mortgage Bank are quoted 3' .'
n
I 1" '4 prom t - West Soton Anglo-Austri IWheal Basset (Mogan') 54 721 771
Banko
an, 1 1,-,- prom; Royal Privileged -
- I Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 25 30
of Austr' Austria par to 1 prem. ; and East London - i Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 --7
1 li. to 2 prem.
- i WhealLuchott ,:2.10.8 21 24
- IWheal nn!A aen ) 8 85 94
In the Miscellaneous Market the operations con- - Ityheal 3eton . . 581 195 205
. "linue restricted, - ; Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 171 155
nd quotations in mo •
, et instances, - :Wheal Union 3.17 2 3 are a shade flatter. London Financial are marked
/31 ; International Financial, PREFERENCE SHARES.
Credit, 4! 1. 9- 10; General
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 92

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Rank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 92 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 pet Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent lOOl
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.... • •
Ditto 5 per Cent
Consols for Account, Oct. 8..
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 3 pm par
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small 3 pm par

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
........ 1002 99i
Ditto 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOl
Ditto. Second Greeklssue-
ii. 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — ttto Account
..,Di.tto :cueoPtulffil
.0-lexica/I 3ne Cent
PeDruittuAlrinte.e.u.t. ..........
Ditto Aecteut
Ditto 41 pernt .....
*********************
=-
Ditto Account
•lent.
Portuguese 3 peeernet..4ll:: *******
_B7t
t. i 81.822, 4 St
nussian 5 pereeti
Ditto 5 per
Sardinian 5 per Cent . b 2
93 1,
Ditto ACCOUIIt
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account..~
,F• Ditto New Deferred
541 5
. .
Ditto Passive ......... .
...
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not fund
Ditto Account ........ .. ......
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854.... f ......... ..
..... 13 13 /
Ditto Acc0unt................... 9-5-1
Ditto 6 per Ceut. 1858 ..............
..... i
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. 69
Ditto Account ...................... 7o:t 69! 70i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. -_
Ditto Account 72/
TWO O'cLocx.
'Consols, Money
Ditto Account ..

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 92
South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0.6), 24

PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Brighton, leo., li per cent., 1858, 1031
South Eastern 5 per cent., 1041 4

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Recife and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 18 I
ban Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent.,
Ditto (all), 22i
Turin and Savona,
Ditto (all), 16e

FO2EIGN MINES.
Alamillos, limited, 1
Fortuna (lim.),
_4
Linares, 7
Port-Philip, 11
United Mexican (lims,, 131
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 21
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um); 401
Ditto, new, 20 191
Bank of ()tap, him., 11
Brazilian and Portuguese, Hm., 81
Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11;
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, ana China, asi 9
City, 110
Consolidated Bank, lim., 101
English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 231
Hindustan, china, and Japan (inn.), 271
Imperial Ottoman, 181 1
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 29/
London and County, 52
London Joint Stock, 30
London and Northern (lim.), 111 1
London and South African, 271
London and Westminster, 79
Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 18
National hank, 16
Provincial of Ireland. 921
Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lira.), 61
Union of Australia, 571 8

DOCKS.

St Katharine, 641
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-Mexican Mint, 22
Crystal Palace, 391
Ditto, pref., 117/
Electric Telegraph, 106
Gen. Crulit and Finance of London, lim., 411
Hudson's Bay, 81 0
International Financial Society, lira., 10 91
Joint •stock Discount, 60
London District Telegraph (lim.), lg
London Financial Association, lira., 13i
London General Omnibus Company (lira.), 21
Oriental Inland Steam, lira., 3t

FLORAL BAROMETERS.—Chickweed especially is
weather-telling. If the flower is fully open no
rain need be feared, for some hours, at least; if however,
the little flower is partially closed, the weather is generally
rainy; if it becomes quite shut up, then a waterproof
and an umbrella are necessary out-door appendages. Tha
various sorts of trefoil will usually close their leaves at the
approach of bad weather. Tulips, and several other flowers,
with yellow colouring in them, shut up before rain. The
wild sorrell will completely double its leaves up before a
storm. Innumerable plants and flowers might be cited
that the weather invariably affects, and that will never mix•
lead the observer.