The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-23 00:00:00

Last week the births of 921 boys and 891 girls,
in all 1,812 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1852-61
the average number (corrected) was 1,777.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.724 in.
The reading was 29.35 in. on the morning of Sun-
day, the 13th inst. ; and it rose to 29.91 in. on
Saturday morning. The mean temperature of
the air in the week was 59.5 deg., which is 2.3 deg.
below the average of the same week in 43 years
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature was below the average on every day
except Monday. The highest day tempera-
ture occurred on Monday, and was 74.8 deg.
The lowest night temperature occurred on Thurs-
day, and was 46.9 deg. The difference between
the mean dew point temperature and air tempera-
ture was 6.3 deg. On Friday the difference rose to
10.4. The mean degree of humidity of the air was
81, complete saturation being represented by 100.
The wind blew generally from the south-west. The
rain-fall was 0.54 in., the greater part of which fell
on Wednesday. There was a thunder-storm be-
tween four and six o'clock on the afternoon of that
day. The mean of the highest temperature of the
water of the Thames was 62.9 deg. ; the mean of
the lowest was 60.7 deg. A thermometer in the
sun rose to 120 deg. on Friday.

VARIETIES.

(From Fun.)
TELEGRAMS FROM THE PEN OF THE READY

REUTER.

"General M'Clellan has arrived, according to promise,
in Canada—but without his army."
The news by the paper-boys shouted,
Is news that can scarcely be doubted—
That General M'Clellan
Has fled like a felon,
And the Federal forces are routed.
A FRIENDLY WORD TO POLAND.
Fair Poland, from your fettered hand
Fling far the foul assassin-knife,
Let murder ne'er by you be planned,
E'en 'gainst a tyrant's hated life I
For the vile tyrant's blood a gain
From that of two much honour draws,
If you permit it e'er to stain
The white robes of a noble cause.
TO TOURISTS.
If weary miles you've walked a score,
And find your limbs are stiff with pain,
Go on, friend, till your feet are sore,
And that will make you limp again.

WHAT WE MAY EXPECT TO HEAR IN 1872•
Ten years since the by-word ran,
"You, or any other man I"
Time's now changed that by-word to
" Any other man, or you !"

ADVICE TO MUSICAL BEGINNERS.— Having Collard
your pianoforte, of course you will be pleased with your
bargain. You must now place yourself on the qui vivo and
the music stool, and make up your mind for a little sharp
practice. You must not show any airs to your music-mas-
ter, or you will be put down as a flat; which will not tend
to treble your reputation as a musician; but you must go
octavely to work, and atone for the past, if you have in any
way played a base part.
A Distinction. Without a Difference—The weather in
July, 1862, and the same in the previous November.

The American Difficulty—Speaking the truth.
C. C. C.--These letters are, for the future, to stand as the
initials; not, as heretofore, of Central Criminal Court, but
of Clime, Curiosity, and Crinoline,
The Bishop of Oxford's Bill—No, he's not ; he's Sam.
Sold, gentle reader !

" One of those Things that no Fellow can Understand."
—The female heart.
The General who must eventually take the lead in Fede-
ral Affairs —General Repudiation.
A RIDDLE THAT MIGHT BE CUE-TAILED WITH ADVAN-
TAGE,—What is the difference between the time of the May
meetings and the period between the 3d of Slily and tho
11th of August ?—Because one is the dog days and the
other the dogmatic's days.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—The wife of a publican, who
won a great deal of money at the Derby, is about starting
a Brougham on the strength of her husband's luck. We
should say that a Barouche would have been better suited
to the lady.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The tiree "distin-
guished foreigners" who arrived from Russia last Monday
evening, at Fenton's Hot6l, are hived there still.
When does a pig look thoughtfully at a pickling tub ?
When he thinks he'll have a hand in the pickle.
A REGULAR FIX —We know a gentleman who has two
brothers•in-law, one of whom is such a tattler, and the
other such a story-teller, that he declares he cannot speak
before the first or after the second.
Ladies' Own Materials Made Up—lnquire of Madame
Rachel.

"THE HEADS—AND FRONT OF HIS OFFENDING."—A.
"private gentleman" advertises in Lloyd's Newspaper "to
persons in want of money in town or country" (a rather
large class), that he is willing to make advances without
delay to respectable parties, male or female, on their own
security, and that the utmost secrecy may be relied on.
This promises well enough, but the private gentleman
dates from the office of a public accountant, and adds that
if you apply by post, you must "enclose four stamps i"
This stamps the affair I

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Paid. Leasing Closing Business
Railways. Co. s Price. Done.
_
_--..
Bedford and Bletchley all ILn.&N.W
Birkenhead
Buckingh • inslii re..
Chester & Holyhead.. 100 'Do. 1 55 56
Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 126 128
Do. 5 „ 100 i Do. lll4 116
0i ClydesdaleColchester, Stour Junction
Val.
1 10000 m.u, .
el 1 C 1 t ottE.c 7
n 11(03 105
c 69
E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 137 139
E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 41 41
Do. Woodbridge.. 100 •• •• ••
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dre:. t. 100 I Cledon .. • •
Glos ter & Dean Forest, all (It. West. .. ..
Hull and Selby all Irk.N. Mid 111 113
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 201 204
Lon. and Chat. Ext. B
6 per cent
Do. Bromley, 6 per a all Do. ...... • • • •
Do. New ShlB6l, 41, p.c all D 0........ 21 23
Do.Wn. Ext. A, 44p c all Do ..... ... tii 0
London & Greenwic i 1100 S. Eastern 63 65
Do. Preferen '1 ..•.. . 100 Do.
Lon.,Tilb.& b,-,t,Ltend 100 Peto &Co B6 18
Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk
mnDeo.,B6
xptenr.eztilt.ioc—i laolol D 0....
.3., .4.4
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock ....... • 100 Midland 96 98
Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5, 5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p
gua. 5 per cent... ) pm
Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber .. ..
North Western all Midland 161 17 16}
Not. Gran. M. & Cl. 1100 Gt. North. 95 90
Preston and Wyre. 11 all 11,5 4r.) 44 46
Do. 1 shares A. all Do. ••• • ..
.. ..
Roystn.Hitch.&Shep.! 100 Gt. North. 136 139
Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 133 138
Do. Do. I 5 2i 21p
South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W .. •
•
West London, Cls A all W.Ln.Ex
Do
do B all Ln&N.W.
Do do C all I&:Gt.Wst.
Wilts and Somerset 103 Gt. West. 91 93
Wimbledn & Croydon all , L.Szßrgtn 8/ 9/

J 01 NT-STOCK BANKS.

AoTaAcTlniteriSprvice Rk
Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool
Australasia
Bank of Egypt
Ra-Ak of London
British North American
'Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia
lltd.Bank of India, &c.
Ch.lller. of In. I..on.tic Ch.
ICity
;Colonial .... •
'Corn. Bank of Canada
Eng.. Scot., .t Ch
Gen. Bk .of Switzerland
Imperial Bank Limited
,London and Brazilian
;Low, Char.Bkof Austral
(London and County • •
London Joint Stock ••
London and S.Atrican
London ds Westminste?
3.retrop.& Proviul. Bnk.
Nat. ?rov. of Baglan6
Do. new ..• ••• •• •• " "
National Bank •
•
New South
Orient. 13. Cory..oration •
Otto•nan Bank . .. , •
Provincial of Ireland
Do. • • •
South kustra.lia•
Union of Australfa'.• •
Union of London • • •
Unity liutual....;;;;

88 89
41
65 cBs4p
254 2(14
84 Ets

20l
4 21p
34 16
93 95
40 42

100
100
23.11

18 181

t
2 20
251, 251
395 103/4
36 17
par yp
)9 81
t d

40 42
51 62
obi 20
87 80

12} 12
67i
26 5

141
79 SO 79i
104

35 37
44 45xd
$2l 331xd

28}
36
21 x d

4 40
31 4i
5 6
40 ,42
1
3%5 45
21 -3
10.9 lAO
31 !3
1 11
11 111
12} 131
34 36
230 240
870 021
58 65
la
loi 111
12 14
15 17

3.11.6
128.9,

1./.2

FOREIGN MINES.
Australian . 3 1
BonAccord Copper,Lina. all I $
5 Brazil-Land & Min. Co... all 3 1
so Cobre Copper .......... all 21 2S
20 Copiapo l6 7 8
2 Capula 5i1ver........... 10s. pr 3pm
1 DunM"n•CcP•Min`'•Co ail 1
3 East Dcl Rey (Limited)l 1 $
2 Fortuna...
20 General all 20 22
2 Clt N. Cop. of S. Austr iq 13 3 d
Kapunda (.Limited) p x d
3 Linares all 63 76
6 Guritanian .... 2 3 d [fir
1 Hariquita ............ . . all
1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L.. 3 6 3ds
20 Pontgtbaud Silver,Lead
Mining and Smelt.., all 2 4
5 Port Philip— ...... . ... 1 13 13
Santaßarbara Uldlline 3 pm
Scottish Austrin. (L.).. Its. it lipm
20 St. John del Rey (L.).... 15 58 60xd 60
28.2.8! United Mexican all 6, 7
1 Worthing (Limited)... all
1 YudanamutanaS.A.Ld.. all 23 21

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
,can.Goy. 6 p.c.Ja. &J uly
1877-S2
Do 6p. cent.lBB3-41 100
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.' 100 105 107
Do, 6p. c. Mar. & Sept., 100 105 107 '
Do. 5 per cent ........ , 100 94 96 xd
Do. 5 Inscribed stock, 100 93 95xd
'Cape G.Hope. 6 o e. 1873! 100 107 108
Do.Ap & Oct. 18801 100 111 113
Do. 1890 100 111 113
Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 100 110 112xd
Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p C 1100
N..13.G0v. 6 p.c..; a.&J uly 100 ,102 104xd
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S.W. 6 OV. sp. c., IS6O 100 99 100
Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 984 94xd 994
Do. d0.,1888 Ampwds, 100 98 99 98#
New Zealand 6p. cent.' 100 1011 108
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
steriinq, 1875 ........ 160 104 106
;S. Alls,G6llc-187a&11P- 100 107 109
- jVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 104 106
1 lo 40. C. Ao.&oct. too 11C8 1084 :1081

'Commercial lOO
Do. 4 per Ceut.Pret.Min lOO
East and West India 1 100 128 13t
;London
S. Katharine. 1 100 56 58
Southampton lOO '
Victoria a. .• • • •ft. •• • • 100
Doi Now • 2

DOCKS.

stock
stock
stock
stock
stock
stock
stick
20

96 98
id par

MISCELLANEOUS.
10 Anglo-Me lean Mint.. all I ig
181
10 Atlantic 11. Ml. Stm (1d) all 2 A`-'2
25 Australian Agricultural 19
10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 22 24
10 Berlin Water (Limited) all
5 Bombay Gas Limited. i #d,
50 British American Land 40 _'B IP
50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.' all 43 64
,
20 Do. 8,7n.c.ti111552 (Lim.) all Is
20 Do. C. (Limit ed) ........ all
32} Canada Land .......... all
10 China & Japan Coast & 100 105 d
River Steam Navip,^a. 5
at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg. all ~._
25 Do. Pref. 7i per cent. • • all 13 i 6
et. Crystal Palace ........ 100 84 85
ID
st. Do. Preferene, ........ 100 104
st, Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 104 1,0
10 E.lndia & A.
Lon. Ship all
10 Do. B. all
20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 Par bin
at. Electric Telegraph .... 100 100 103
26 Do. New ............. all
5 English & Aus. Copper. all 22k 62
15 Gen. Sham Navigati m l4
20 27
1 Great Ship I,imited)... all ""!
1 Do 17k pet Preferenc4 all e I
2 Indian Carrying (Lim.)
5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.; 4.1 34 31 d
4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all ji
it
10 Lon. & S.lrel.Dt.Tel.L. 2 ___
20 Madras hr. and Canal.. 1 21 ~,,
10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim; all 3k
4
10 Do, 8 per cent. pref.. all
25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 11 la
20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (lim.! 5 2 ra P
10 Netherlands Land,Bp.u. all 1
N.Br.&NovaScot iaLand 81
1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 12 14
100
1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all
10 Orintl, in. Steam(Llm.) all al 1.
et. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 55 67 in,
50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 701
50 Do. New ............. 30 9
20 Red Seakln.Tcl4.4iP•c• all 15k ),,
50 Elhymney Iron . . ...... all 019
15 Do. New ............. 11
a_. 4i 5.
25 Rio Janeiro City Impts. all 28z
52 Do. do. .......... 2 4 -49 _ X d
100 BoyalMail Steam ... .. 60
at. !Scot. Austin. Inv.(1411114 100 130 154 ig 56
25 South Australian Land all 32 s 4
1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all
110 Do. do. h'egistered
1)0. do.s. • all
6
102
TTreulesgrt and t olndi
Agency( Lio.3) 1 Id
(litn)lst s. 1 id pr
1.120 Lri Co of pr. Can. 5 I
1,
TrA.A;ustrl.asi.a
11 K'dora Tel. Co. (11113, 3t:l, ci
100 .Van Dieuten's LAM. 28/1 11'
" '