The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

THE SU.N,. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1862.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS,

1 , closing q
. Sbarel Railways. paid. Price. . Business done
100 ;Atlantic &St Lawrence all 67 72 '
st, ,Bom.,Barode&Cent Ind 1(10 102 1024 1024 4
t c Gu. 5 per cent.
204 !Buffalo and Lake Huron all 04 641
204 Do. New
10 Do. Preference .... all 84 9
{ Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich
100 100 83 86
6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 81 84
100 Do. do. Juno 1, 16;4 100 80 13
5 Clcutta.&S.Eaqii.( L• : all 5 F 4
20 Cape Town &Dock Scrip 18 4 1 p
174 Demerara.. all
stock 14.3astn. Bengal gu. 6p. I 100 102 1024
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 1W) 1014 104, 1644
20 Do. do. U Ext..... all 4 4 24
stock Grand Trunk of Canade 100 24 25 26 1
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 70 74
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 61 63 62 '
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 39 42 42
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 45 43
100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 37 10
100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 35 40
stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 102 1026 1024 2 4
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 4 p
stock Gt. South.of India (Lizn
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1014 102,
204 Gt. W. olCanada Share, all 124 121 124
204 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 102 104
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 93 85
100 Do. 1878• all 92 95
stock Nladras guar~ sp. c.
stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 94 96
stock Do. 4E do lOO 91 93
stock llelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds lOO I
20 Newlir =wick et Candn
Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe all 5 7
Class A Capital Share
.. Do. do. Land do
20 Do. do. B Capital do.
.. Do. do. Land do.
stoce Scinde .......... 4.3, 100 1034 1044
20 Do. Punjaub .... a g 15 4 1 p
ZO Do. Do. - ...... ac: all 204 201
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. gt,g. 100 t 9 100
10 , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.., 1 i 4
.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS
20 Algerian , . .. 6
10 I Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 74 74 74 1
20 Ardennes.... ...... .. all - —p
20 Bali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 164 1 14 174 4
5 Belgian East. J unction all 14 14 14 4
Cartneaux Mine & Rail 30 11 12
100 Copiapo ................ all
10 Ditto Extension .... all 44 4
20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 24 24p
20 Eastern of France .... all es e 4
20 Grand Ens Guar. 6p. c. al -
20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 151 151 151
20 Italian .Junction „..... all
20 Lyons & Geneva ...... al!
20 Nainur & Liege .... .... all 84 9
40 Do. 6p. c. fret......... all 20 21
16 Northern 01 France.... all 41 42
16 Do. New Shares —... 15 ---
10 Norwegian Trunk Prel. all 8 10
20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 15 74 64 71
20 Parts,Lyons, & Mcditer. 511 45 16
20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 51 63
20
(I Recife & S. Fran. (Perm)
I gua. 7p. ct. 1int....... 19 4 34
20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all
20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 1
5 Royal Swedish .. all 4
4 Do. 7 ner cent. Pref.... all
20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 124 121 , 124 1
10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 96 10 I
20 San Paulo, lim. g. 7p. c. 8 4 4pmB4 4
20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetia 18 34 35p1 216 1
26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 4
20 ,Southern of France.... all 33 34
84 West Fiandern . ..... all 71 84
1.
10 Do. 54 pc. Preference.. all 104 e 1
20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 I .1

PREFERENCE SHt
lends continent on the

,IRES
Profits

AND Si
of each a,

'OCKS.
!parate Year.

Divii

i*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100
ICornwall 4i p.c. ga. p erp all
I*E. Anglian, Clsß, ti p.c. 100
* Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100
,Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100
ILond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 4.
I per cent. 18;8 100
IDo. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100
;Do. do. 4 per ct. 1861 100
IDo. do. 4 per et. 1861 33
Lon. & Chat'xn, Metrop.
Ext. B, 6 p.c
;Lon. &S.Wc*tern 44 p.c. 100
(North British £lO Gua. ail

102 104

80 82

103 105
92 95
103 1W

i d pr
102 103

Shares, 1861
*ScottisliCentral 4i p.c lOO
irred. pref.., .....
S.-Eastern 46 p.c. 1859 all
Do. 5 p.c. June ii,6l (rd.) 5
Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3
Lilure of full dividends in any
good out of the profits of any

* I,'
made

.year not to be
t half year.

LAW-THIS DAY.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
MODEL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE-THE CONFIDENT
LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE CO. ♦. BARNETT-WILSON.
These were actions upon promissory notes. In the first
case it seemed from the evidence that one of the parties to
the note was a minor, who had also insured his life for MO.
Plaintiff's agent said that no money had been lent on the
policy, and his Honour said he could not make any order
upon the minor, therefore judgment would be against the
one defendant only.
In the second case an elderly woman came forward and
complained that when she took one instalment her card was
detained.

His Honour—Well, plaintiff, where is this card ?
Plaintiff's agent—She must have it. The card has no
bearing upon the case, as she had a receipt with every pay-
ment.

His Honour—This is a very strange kind of business for
a fire and life office.
Plaintiff's agent—l do not think your Honour should
make such remarks on a most respectable office.
His Honour—We will see. How many fire policies have
you issued ?
Agent—Not one.
His Honcur—And yet you call yourself fire office.
Agent—We did not think it prudent to do fire business.
His Honour—How many lives ?
Agent-30,000.
His Honour—You have issued 30,000 life policies, and
have you lent money on each ?
Agent—Certainly rot.
His Honour—What is the highest amount of any policy ?
Agent —XI,OOO.
His Honour—How many shareholders have you?
Agent-100. I will not swear to 100. There may be
90. I cannot swear to 80, or 70, but I will swear to 60.
There are 8 directors, whose names are published in a pro
spectus. The society is regestered under the Joint Stock
Companies Act. I think that bill will tell by its number
how many borrowers we have accommodated.
His Honour—This bill says 162, but you will not swear
that is all the loans you have made in 6 years ?
Mrs. Wilson said she had paid plaintiffs more than they
had given her credit for, and as the card was not produced
his Honour refused to adjourn the case for any books, and
gave plaintiffs a verdict for the amount admitted.

POLICE-THIS DAY.

SP areTIN G NOTES.

TIPS OF THE PROPHETS FOR, THE TWO
THOUSAND GUINEAS.
BEACON, of Bell': Life.

Having curtly glanced at the doings of the likely bel-
ligerents for the Two Thousand of 1862, it only remains
for me to say that, overlooking The Marquis, an outbreak
of whose temper I dread, Aivediston, Wingrave, and Caterer
aro all bound to finish in the front rank, and seeing that the
public running of last year has hitherto borne out this, I
give the preference to