The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-20 00:00:00

IRON RAILWAYS.

0,000 Birmingham and Derby .. ... 201. pd 13
9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester l2ll. pd 2
7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction Of
15,40 Bristol and Exeter 100!. sh. 10 pd 21
MO
7,500 ..... ... Cheitenham and G. Western...lool. sh. 711 11
3,000 Clarence lOOl. sh. 100/. pd 30
12,000
B,too Dublin and Kilkenny 1001. sh. 21 pd of
60,000 Eastern Counties 251. sh. 31. pJ 11
(,rand Junction 1001. sh. 951. pl 151
Great North of England 7l. pd 51
25,041 Great Western lOO/ sh. 55/. pd 07
2,000 llartlepool 1001. sh. 100/ pd 100
8,000 Hull and Selby 50/. sh. 101. pd 6
10,008 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd 14
2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby .... lOO sh. 4f
1,500 115 s. Leicester and Swannington ....50/. sh. all pd '7O
5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lol/.3h. 1001. pd 195
10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd 01
30,000
12,000 London and Blackwall 1.01. sh 31. pd 0;
20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich "01. sls. 20!. pd 141
25,000 London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 90/. pd 159
Ditto Quarter Shares 51. pd 24
20,000 London anti Southampton ....tOl. sh. 501. pd 301
Ditto ditto New......- 5l. pd 161
7,000 London and Croydon Trunk 2CI. sh. 201. pd 191
7,000 ... ..... . Ditto Scrip 141. sh. 2/. pd 8
12,000 London Grand Junction... 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 01
10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.Bh. 51. pd 41
North Midland 100!. sh. 251. pa 251
...... .., Northe-n and Eastern lOOl. sh. "1. pd 21
2,000 ... ...... Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 30/. pd
28,000 ...... South Eastern and Dover .71. pd 33
1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/.sh. 240
9,000 ... ...... Thames Haven 50/. sh 2/. 10s. pd 001
1,400
0,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 31. pd
MINES.

The inhabitants of Perry-place, Oxford-street, and
the surrou:nding neighbourhood wet e, on Saturday night, shortly
after six o'clock, thrown into the utmost consternation in con-
sequence of an extensive fire breaking out in the workshops of
Mr. Perry, a carpenter and builder. In a few minutes after
the alarm had been given three engines and several men from
the Golden-square, Wells-street, and Crown-street stations
reached the spot, when the firemen found the contents of the
workshop in flames, but being fortunately well supplied with
water, they, in a short time, succeeded in arresting the pro-
gress of the flames, not, however, until great damage had been
occasioned to the building and stock. No account can be obtained
Stow the fire originated, as the men had sonic time previous
left the premises, as they imagined, in perfect security.
It appears that the cold climate of Paris is decidedly
nnfavourable to the more sensitive species of quadrumanous
animals. Poor Jack, the ourang-outan,g, died last year after
a short residence in the Jardin des Plantes ; and now Jacque-
line Chimpanzee is attacked with a spitting of blood, and ap-
preheusions for her life are entertained by the attendants.
On Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, some
alarm was felt at the Queen's [lead Tavern, Billingsgate Mar-
ket, in consequence of a young woman of the name of Lydia
'Williams, not making her appearance as usual. About that
time one of the servants went up to her room, when they were
horror-struck at finding her suspended by a handkerchief from
the bed-post. She was immediately cut down, but life was
entirely extinct, and, from the statement of the doctor who
attended, it was evident she had been dead some hours. She
had been about twelve months in the family. Information was
sent to a person whom she represented to be her brother, but
who, on being applied to, was found to be her husband, and
from whom she had been separated three years. She had been
in very good spirits the day preceding her self-destruction.
IRON STEAM-BOAT.-An iron steam-boat, the
L'ly:oyptienne, was some months past built at this port for the
Pachw of Egypt. It was contended at the time that it would
be nnpossible to navigate the vessel by compass, as the mate-
rial of which she was built would derange the magnet. The
L'Egyptien.ne, however, arrived safely and directly at Alex-
andria. The following extract from her log-book is interest-
ing:-" Durins the voyage from Liverpool I did not find that
the compass eaiscd from the deck was affected by the iron
about the vessel. The course was given to the steersman by
the one on the binnaL4e, allowing the difference, and in two
: uhsequent voyages to C'andia and back I had not the least I LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES,
difficulty in navigating the seseesel. On each voyage to Candia NOV'. 29. 1837
we had a strong gale from the N. W., against whirls we made BANKS.
tland ...S3/ Sa Eld sh an
headway at five knots per hots:v.-Donald Clarkson." It gra (..i. pp.. CI.. 111 au
na''t clotr Scotlandcu ...
1.00/1 &hi all P:tilf_ V/
'would appear that if the compass be eompletely surrounded by 500:0001. iil p. et. British Linen Company ...... 1001. sh. all pd 2371:
. 3,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 100/. Pd nu
iron, and thus equally attracted in eve. -t• direction, its polarity 100/.sh. 101. pd 16/.
, 5.000,000, :, o. es. N,tioral
is no more affected than if no portion. •ef that metal were in t,000,0001. 61. p.a. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 70/.
its vicinity. The result of the voyage of I_,'Egyptienne has 4,000,00/. 4 13. et. Western of Scotland 'lool. sh 301. pd 391.
INSURANCE COMPANIES. _
27s
set at rest the question of the possibility ot• .attempting sea 9561.005 h. 80. ct. Scottish Union 204 sh. 1/. pd
voyages in iron vessels. -,500 61 p. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 131 10q.
Last week the lower end of the town of . V•inff. was 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh.
t. North British all pd 8/ is
50,000 6 p. e
2001. sh. 10/. pd 15L
partially laid ur..ler water by the choking up of the ..n,•uth of I,oco sp. et, Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd 1615'
Vie river with sand and shingle. through the violence 01' the 5,000 6p. et. ._..d v ibburgli Lif,
100,000 si p. et. West of Scotland lOl. pd 5/ Gs
sea during the late
4,810 Edin. and (ass. Un. Cana1...501. sh. all pd
gales of hind and stormy weather, and ti.'c MISCELLANEOUS.
egress of the river being thus stopped, the water rapidly accu*--
Ditto Allocated ..9e/. sh, all pa
mulated below the bridge, where it soon formed an extensive ‘ 5,400 5 per ccnt. Edinb..:,,,int Stock Water.... 25/. sh. all pd
and beautiful sheet of water. The water flooded the town and ' Carron Iron Company 2501. sh. all pd
the park and gardens of the Earl of Fife to a considerable ex- 2,000 x i per
cceeent rgititiiiirrohni,,rni ctica 50/. sh :18/, pd
tent, and continued for several days ; but the wind having at `1..50., ;se p;?,r cent. P.stinbur:h Coil Lis' ass
2`it.'shli.la6ll pl
last pitted, the force of the sea was directed to anotl er point, ~,,,, 10. .-,e_r cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd
750 7bt p-, cent. I.:eitl: C0,.1 ( :as •)0/.sh. all pd
itaeflteseiyer then began to force its way through the usual 1 i,..20; . ....... Edinburgh and l)alkeith Railway...sU sh
eltillitel,-:-Bektburgh Couraut.
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3,000 5 /,‘ 'v eat. Equitable .1...0an Company 251. oh. ill pd
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8,000 Albion Copper 5l. sh. 311. pd 12
4,000 1/. ss. Allen 15!. sh. 121. l 0 pd 111
10,000 ...- Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd 3
Ditto Subscription .251. pn 4
2,000 11. BoLnos 150/. sh all pd 721
10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm 351. sh. 201. pd 201
6,0; 0 Macantias Sr Cocaes United 25/. sh. 231/. pd 6
11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 91. pd 31
10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 201. sh. 20/. pd 5
10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip 101. sh. Al. pd 6
20,000 British Iron 5Ol. sh. 50/ pd 37
6,000 British Copper Si. sh. 41/. pd If
Cata Branca 614 pd 71
Candonga 7l/. pd • 6
10,000 11 Copiapo 2O/. sh 121/ pd 61
8,500 ... Colombian, iss. 5/. pm.
2,850 3!. English l2l ICs. pd
20,000 General Mining A ssoclation...2o/ oh. 15L pd 10
6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. 5511. pd 2
3,000 Polberou Consols 101. sh. 8/. pd Z 1
11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered l4l
AU° Loan Notes l5O/. pd 1121
20,000 ...... ... United Mexican, iss. 2pm ....401. sh. all pd 21
Dittt. Scrip 2l
Ditto New Scrip 5l pd 31
West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd 38
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
1,000
1,500 London University 1001. sh. all pd 231
700 ' Russell . 2sgs. sh. 9
King' College 100/. pd 28
MISCELLANEOUS.
10,000 Iss. Australian Agricultural...loo/. sh. 2CII. pd 341
6,000 4!. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 14
10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company 1001. oh.. 261. pd 291
200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan p9i
City Bonds, 4 per cent lOl
15,000 11. Gs. General Steam Navigation -.151 In . 13/. pd 22
10/. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock
2,000 IL London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 19
8,000 Caoutchouc Company "51 sh. 21/. pd 11
New Brunswick Land Company ......42/. pd 11
2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary I nterestSoc...loo/. sh. 1001. pd 1271
2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 701. pd 86
4,000
1001. sh. 171. pd 1(1
10,000 3;, Van Die..ner.'s Land

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS.—lize. 19.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at
Ten Minutes past Five o'Clock.
Lord DUNCANNON moved that there be laid on the
table of the House a copy of the Report of the Commissioners
on the experimental improvements of certain Crown lands
which bad been furnished to the Board of Woods and Forests.