The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 15, 1854.

this circumstance is due the heavier tone. The
East Indian Shares are in some request. Great
Luxemburg have been firm.
For the Colonial Mining Shares there hasbeen no
inquiry. The Joint Stock Banks have been nomi-
nal, and the Australian Agricultural Laud, and
Crystal Palace, rather firmer.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES 12i
(Prom the Ogcial List.)

Business done
Blnk Stock .......
*
3 per Cent. Reduced ......... 914
3 per Cent. Cor sols Annuities Shut.
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO ........................... 12
Bank Stock for Account ........................ 20Si
Consols for Account, 10th January
Exchequer Bills, 2nd.
:,!1000 .........................
Vioo
5ma11.................................
Exchequer Bonds ISSS, 31 per Cent.
Ditto 1859, „
PE,ICE OF FORIUGN FUNDS TILLS DAY,
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 5l 5
Equador Bonds 33
Peruvian Bonds, per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 por Cont. £St 9B
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent
Fitto 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent l9
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent 7 :1 d
Ditto for the Account 6 d
Dividends on the a'pove payable in London
French Routes, 4 per Cent.
uot,cit Exchange, 4. per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 61i
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates......
THREE O'CLOCK.

~,.. 6 4
, 56

.nngOIS
Ditto, January Accol.lnt

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Royal Mail steam-ship La Plata, Captain
Weller, with the homeward West India and Pacific
mails, has just been telegraphed off Hurst Castle.
The mails will be landed about noon.

MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.)

I SHARE MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)

RAILWAYS.

RAILITATP.

Closing Prices
this day.

Business 'lone i 50
yesterday.

4/ I I 25

50
25
1.2?,
12i
20
10
62 i St

50
11 25
1

I St.
70t; i i 25

ex arra 1 A)1141
20
St.

731 3 2$
2i
6,
6,

107
1001 5

84i 6
10
20

69 St.
St,

32 I St,
St,

i I 63

I 12
25
59i

35i 12,
12
St.
St.

25
10
1.0.6

Bt.
'2O
20
20
25

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

Shr• Paid. Its.wws.Ti: Compans.Leasing Closing Pdriayee.
yßeentseiruissa;.
50 all Bedford and London &
, r Bletchley „. N. West.
St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 95 100
St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 99 101
St. 100 E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 136
25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils. Direct
25 all Do. New. Do •• •••
25 all Glstr.dtDn.Fr Gt. Westn
100 all artlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Railway & lierw.
50 all [lull & Selby Y. &NMd 102 104
25 all !Do. )1 Shares. Do ...
S. Eastern 13 —13 i
1124, allall
LDoodSalii.aeic•ensw.
20 all Do.Preferenec Do 23 —24
10 all Lon., Til., &S. Peto &Co ll —11 i
St. WO Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk —
St. WO Do. 6 per ct. ••• •-••• •••
5., all Ranch. Bxtn. .&N.W.
and Matlock & Midld. 2i —2l
50 all Yidclloebro' & Stckton
Iledear. Darlingt.
••• •••
10:. all Aidld.Bradfd Nfidland 92 941
50 all Northern and
Bastcrnsp.e. E. Count. 57 59
50 all Do. 6 per ct. o.„
5 all Do. Fixeds p• Do •• •••
25 all Prest. &Wyrc L. &N.W
- &Ln&Yk ,„ „,
12i all Do. A Shares. Do —
St. 100 Roystn.3,,: GtNorthr 134 136
25 ISO. Shef.Rothai la Lanca.sh&
Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh.
,
12 9A S. Statiordsb. .MCloan 2h 2 d
50 all WearValleygr 'tockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt.
25 all Do 10.
St. 100 Wilts&C;omrst AWestn 92 94 ,

PREFERENCE SHARES.

100 Aberdeen
100 Do. No. 2,7 p.
30 Birth and Tyne 10 poll
c. pref. (issd. at 50/)
100 Bris. k Ex. 4p. c. St.
5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ,
100 Caledonian £lO
all Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 5i per cent
all Do. do. Pref. No. 2.,
all Do. do. Pref. No. 2
all Cork &Bandonslp. c
all Dundee Perth 6tAberJ

97 - 100

94 - 96

_
deco Junction
all EastAnglian (£3los
6 per cent
all Do. (£5) 7 per cent
2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c
all Eastern Counties Ea
tension, 5.p. o. No.
all Do. No. 2 ............
all Do. New 6 r. c. Si
all Eastern Union, Seri
Guar. 6 per cent
all Do. 5/. 10 ner cent.
all Do. 101. Delientr.Sh-
all Do. do. 4 per cent
100 East Lancs-sh. 6p. eta.
all East and West York-
shire June. Fifths
all Edinb Prth.&Dunde
4 per cent.
100 Glasgow &S.Western
Guar. 5 per cent
1.00 Great Northn. sp. c
100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem ,

ii - 61

i - £P
12 1
t - nii
P

GO - 65

... -- ...x(
13 - 115

at 10p. c. prem...
100 Do. 4i p. c
Si Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre
all Gt. Southn.&Westm.
(Ireland) Eighths)
7 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St
6 Gt. Westn. (Berke &
Hants Ex. 5 p.
100 Do. con. red. 4 p.c.
100 Do. con. red. 4p. c.
100 Do. irred. 4 p.c.
all Do. Birm. Pref. Sli
I. all Do. Chester Bp.
all De. do. 5 p. e. do
100 Do. firm. Gus. Stk.
all Do. Ches. Gaa. Stk.
all D.. do. 1•
all Do. do. do
6 Lan. & York. F. £2O
100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock
;100 London and Brightol
Guaranteed 5 p, g
100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St.
100 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c.
100 Lon.&N. W.. Cot. &
Nuneaton 5 p. ct
5 London &S. Western

LO6 - 108
99 - 101

6 -- 6A
94 -- 96
89 -- 91
91 -- 93
91 -10 f
16 -- 17
10 -10 i
71 -- 73
18 -- 19
!9 —9}
11k—lid --
133 135

••• ....' W.

' - Con. Thirds
all Londonderry& Color
3 Shares
sll Londy. & Ennis. 4 Sh
all Sian., Shef., & Lin.,
i Shares, No. 1.
all Do. Now, £lO ......
43 Do. £6
all Nfarypt.& Carl. 4 p o
all Do. ,li per cent
103 Do
100 Aid. Consol.6 p.e.St
AOC Do. Consol. Bristol &
Birm. 6 per cent._
111 i Do. Pref. V, per con,
10 Nlorfolk Debenture .
_OO Do.Praf. 4p. e, Steel, ,
1.00 Do. sp, e. Ext
100 Do. 54 per et.pref
100 Do. Way. Va1..5 p. c
00 North British
ICO v. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P
5 Do. do. do
13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c ~.No 11
9 Do.. do. Quarters 41;1
19 Do. York li ,&4.Pi r.
all North Stafford Shire,.
Loa Oxford, Worcester, fc
Wolverh.Xls, Clo.c.
all scot. Cent. , New Pre:
10 Do. 5 per cent

2i - 3 p 1

ii 7 iii,
i - ip 1

t 33 135
li id

$7 -90
104 - 105

100 - 102
90 - 92
31 -

i 7- la

all I South bovon.

110 - 112

i Pia
i

1. dig

14 Da. fixed, 4i per cent
all S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.
100 Do. 4A per cent
all S.YoriEsh.4p.c.Guar
all S Wales Glll. 4p. a
all Do. do. 4i p. c....
au Stockton and Dar-
lington, 5 per cent
5 Po. do. do.
all Stockton and Hartle-
pool, guar. 5 p. c.
till Ist July, 1856
4 Waterfd.Saiilk.6p.c.

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13
par

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95 - 100
15 -18

112 11

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday, a Court was held for the despatch of pub-
lic business, which occupied the whole of the day.

WANT OF BRIDGE ACCOMMODATION-STATE OF SOUTH-

WARK-BRIDGE.

Mr. J. BAILEY, chairman of the Bridge-house Com-
mittee, presented the report, which was read by Mr.
Woodthorpe.
Mr. J. BAILEY said he thought the committee per-
fectly justified in abstaining from recommending the out-
lay of a large sum of money for the purpose of ascertain-
ing the durability •f Southwark-bridge. They knew that
the committee of the House of Commons would take
evidence upon that subject, which the committee of the '
Common Council had now before them. They did not ,
think they were justified in spending 5001. for surveying
and examining Southwark-bridge, and a greater sum
than this had recently been expended for a similar pur-
pose with respect to London-bridge. He therefore asked
the Court "to agree with the committee in their report,
and to discharge that part of the reference which d►rected
them to incur expense in ascertaining the safety of
Southwark-bridge."
The motion having been seconded,
Mr. GRESHAII said he wished to know whether it was
intended further to deal with a body of men who, after
having asked 300,000/. for the bridge, and said they
were not quite certain that they would at a future period
accept that sum, were holding back, thinking that they
could hereafter claim any amount they thought proper,
because the necessity for the public accommodation
would compel the corporation to give it them ? (Hear,
hear.) He moved as an amendment, "That the report
of the committee be agreed to, and that the whole re-
ference be discharged."
Mr. Ross seconded the amendment, which was car-
ried almost unanimously.

ELECTION OF SECOND MASTER OF THE CITY OF LONDON

SCHOOL.

The TOWN CLERK announced that the candidates for
the office were—Mr. H. W. Watson, M.A., the Rev. C.
F. Eastburn, 8.A., andthe Rey. J. Porter, M.A.
Upon a show of hands being taken,
The LORD MAYOR said that Mr. Watson was duly
elected to the office of second master of the City of
London School. •