The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-23 00:00:00

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ e. d.
Albion .... ...... •• .. 31.10 x. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Alliance Brit, and For. 71. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto marine..... - 51. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas . ...... 15s od. 50 0 a 515 0 IR%
A rgus life ......... • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 22
British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7
Clericl.Med.& Gen• Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
County ......., ...... 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 125
Crown .............. 17s. Od 50 001 5 0 0 17%
Eagle - 55. 50 0 0 5 0 (1 6%
Equity and Law.- 414 per cent. 100 0 0 i 5 0 0 s}lz
European Life ...... ... IL 20 0 0 , 221 191,',
General .. Cl. 6 0 0 1 5 ‘,,
Globe - ... 6,1. per cent. Stock. 1 7. 128
Guardian ............ 51 per cent. I 100 0 0 45 0 0 55
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent :500 0 0 50 0 0 330
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... I 33 & 3/. 1100 0 0 1 20 0 0 1 65
Law Fire ............ 2s, & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 ' 210 0 41,4
Law Life... .. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 56
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6,
London
London =hip. -
Marine .. ..• 18s.per share 100 0 01 18 0 0 28
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% , per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Minerva ............ sp. et. & be. 20 0 0 2 0 0 5%
Monarch . • , •• ••• - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
National Loan Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 *.,
Palladium [Ate .. -
Pelican ...... .-... • • - - - -
Phoenix - - - -
P' ntesslonal Life ••• • .. SC. per cent. 5 0 , 010 0 16
Provident Life.... .... 11. 55. & be. 100 0 01 10 0 0 39y,
Rock Life.... ••..• • •• I 55. 53 0 010 0 716
Royal Exchange ...... 6/. p ct. & be. Stock, all -
Sun Fire -9, --,
Ditto Life ... • • 1/ 105 - _
United Kingdom •• • • 4r. pct &135. 20 0 0 4 0 0 41(
Universal Life .• • ..... ,2'. ss. per sh. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life ........ I 51. per cent. - 412 6 5.,(1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company.
Annum, Shame, I Paid. Price.
£ e. d. £ a. d, -
Assam Tea •• .. •• •• •• Si. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20
kuctito, Mart• •-• • • • 21A per cent. 50 0 0 - -
kustrallan Aericulturl 11. le. 100 0 0 17 10 0 38
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 25 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all 4%
knglo-M exican Mint.. 11 103. 10 00 ' all 20
British American Land 15s. - 40 0 0 -
Canada .:• • • .... •• ~ 62. per cent. 100 0 0 132 10 0 99
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - -
Ditto, 6 per cent. .. 61. per cent. - - 110 Nk
Pity Navigation Bonds - - - -
Electric Telegraph (A) 7 per cent. 25 0 0 21 0 0 16%
Ditto.. •• •..... (B) - 25 0 0 15 0 0 -
Equitable Reversionry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Ditto New .... . - 50 0 0 17 10 0 -
Gen. it evers & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 99
Gen.•zteamNavigation 10 p-ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
findson's Bay.-- • • - Stock. - -
Flungerford ... .. •• .. 2/. Sc, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London In=titniion . - - - - -
London Reversionary 4% per cent. 15 0 0 all -
Russell institution.... - - 12 10 0 -
Prico's PatentCand.Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 i 17 10 0 26
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Royal Mail - team ... 41. p. share. 100 0 0; 60 0 0 -
South Australian -•• Cl. per cent. 25 0 0 all 355/
Trust and Loan Comp.
Upper Canada .... - - -

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
rtank of Scotland •• 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 178/10
British Linen Company V. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 205/ 0
Caledonian Bank 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 (1 3 . 16-
City of ,lasgow Bank b/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 : 0 10/ lis
Clydesdale Bank • • 5%1. p cent 20 0 0 10 0 0 .2 i s
' mmercial Bank • • 71. per cent. 5"0 0 0 100 0 0 20211•
Eastern Bank... .• •• 61 per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/14s
Edinb & Glasgow .. •• 3%t. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 1/. 12:
Exchange fink of Scot..
National Bank 6y2 per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 16, 5-
th of cot'and Bank 5' per cent 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 1'
Royal Bank of -.con. it. per cent 1(.0 0 0 100 0 0 1291
Union Bank of Scot. Al. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 52/ 0,
West.-rn Bank •....... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16/ lbs
Alliance Fire and Life.. 8;41.pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19/ 1•:s
British Guarantee 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. 0,
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. par cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 0:
City of ~lasgow Life.. 41. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/. 11s
Colonial Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 s'. 2s
Edinburgh Life Incur, 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 1251103
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/.percent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 141. 7s
Life ` ssoc. of Acetiand 61. percent. 10 0 0 110 05. Os
National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 'l/. 13,
North British Insur. 71. per cent. .200 0 0 20 0 0 34/
Vcottlali Union Insrnc. 741. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 11s
Standard Life •• 5/. per cent `.O 0 0 7 0 0 171 Is
United pep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0

NOVEL INVENTION.—PRINTING MACITINES PROPELLED
theß TNVKinz Kilmarnock ChronicleATiEßa.r—TJcntil lastw
wcekats drivenmachineheby a wheel, for printing
a
nitingt
which three men worked ; and their labour was ex-
tremely arduous.
Unless when steam is used, printinu
machines invariably have this wheel, the revolutions of
which arc tedious and very irregular. Some time ago
Mr. Blackwood, jun., of Kilmarnock, whose mechanical
genius is of a very high order, invented a beautifully
simple apparatus for giving water-power to a machine
employed in finishing and dressing carpets. It was at
once seen that the invention was entirely applicable to
printing machines. There is full control over the water ;
it can be put on, turned off, and itt, force lessened or in-
creased in a moment—so that any machine to which it
is attached can be regulated in speed, and at once
stopped by a slight touch of the water-apparatus. The
large wheel and the group of hard-worked men at pre-
sent required for printing-machines may for the future
be dispensed with. The apparatus occupies very little
room ; the water is put on, round goes the machine, and
the momentum thus given accomplishes from 300 to 400
more revolutions each hour than were possible by the
wheel. The saving of ccst as well as labour thus
effected is very great—a steady boy being quite com-
petent to superintend all its operations. The above has
been tested in the printing-office of the .Kilmarnock
Chronicle ; and we are glad to say that the excellence
of the engine has been fully exemplified. As soon
Mr. Blackwood's admirable invention is known it will
be generally adopted, and effect quite a revolution in
the motive power of printinglnachinee.

COUNTRY 11fARKET.

EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-NOT. 21.

There were in the market to-day, 18 sacks ratmeal, each
weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-1$ at 21. 6s,
0 at 0/. Os Od, and 0 at 01. Os.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET—
Nov. 21.
There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in
the market. The prices to-day were as follow :
Oat straw, from 6s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones
troll ; wheat do., 6s Od to 7e Od ; barley do., 4s 6d to 53 6d.
Hay from 10d to 12d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone.