The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 17.

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ENTERED INWARDS.—The Chace, from Boulogne ' • High-
land Mary, New Orleans ; Pomerania = Dant ; Sonde,
Helsingborg ; Hortha, Stettin ; Edward, Griefswald. ;
Emilie, Horsens ; Wharfinger, Hamburgh ; Hermann,
Hamburgh ; Ann and Sarah, Patras ; Mathilde, Wolgast ;
Frithiof, Landscrona ; Anna, Odessa ; Scio, Rio Grande ;
Juno, Holmstad ; Anna, Wismar.
ENTERIDOUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Prima Donna,
for Cape Coast Castle ; Geschwester, Hamburgh ; Haas-
handel, Amsterdam ; Hedvig, Stockholm ' • Gipsy Queen,
Sydney ; Adelheid, Hamburgh ; Lusitania, Oporto ;
Georgiana, Elsinore, &c. ; Cassandra, Mogadore ; Lena,
Nassau ; Britain's Pride, Antigua ; Sarah King, Moga-
dore , • Pio Nono, Hobart Town.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Bengal, for
Calcutta ; Henriette, Stettin ; Agnes, Oporto ; Stad Dor-
drecht, Dordt ; Johanna Fredericka, Altona ; John Henry,
Mauritius.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 17.
The Lady Prudhoff, Coquimbo to Swansea, was spoken
Jan. 16, let. 40 S., long. 89 W.
Ilamburgh barque, showing No. 14, was spoken Jan.
28, let. 56 S., long. 71 W.
The Emma, Liverpool to Coquimbo, was spoken Feb.
13, let. 43 S., long. 53 W.
The Freebridge, London to Port Philip, wax spoken
March 12, let. 18 S., long. 27 W.
The John Johnston, from Rio Janeiro to Bristol, was
spoken April 23, lat. 42 N., long. 33 W.
The Glenlyon, May 2, lat. 49 N. long. 18 W.
The Bona Dea, Liverpool to Quebec, was spoken May
6, let. 50 N., long, 12 W.

STANLEY (Falkland Isles), March IG.—The Porcupine,
Liverpool to California, which put back here Jan. 14,
with damage, after being on shore, has been condemned
and sold. The Actaeon, from Liverpool to San Francisco,
put in here, Jan. 27, and has been condemned and sold.
The Henrietta, of Liverpool, Cardiff to Panama, has foun-
dered west of Cape Horn ; crew saved.
MONTE Viniso, April s.—The Charles Brownell, Liver-
pool to Valparaiso, put in March 14, leaky, has been sur-
veyed, and is discharging, such of the cargo as has been
lauded is in good condition. The Reindeer, Valparaiso to
this port, was discovered in an abandoned state, near Capo
Antonio, by some fishermen, who found she had settled
down between two banks ; she was floated ; the after part
of her cargo had been thrown overboard, and she arrived
hero on the 2d of April ; four of the crew, who arrived in
an open boat at the Salado, have been conveyed to Buenos
Ayres, and have confessed that the master, mate, second
mate, steward, and two friars were murdered by them,
and one man thrown overboard after leaving the ship ; the
cargo will be discharged immediately.
RIO JANEIRO, April 13.—The Demetrius, Liverpool to
Coquimbo, put in here, March 28, has been surveyed, re-
quires sundry repairs, and is recommended for further
survey. The Two Sisters, Singapore to Port Philip, Jan. 30,
in the Straits of Sunda.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Britannia (barque), of Queenstown, for Aden, April
3, short of water, and supplied.
The Joshua, Australia and Rio Janeiro to London, April
23, let. 3 N., long. 43 W.
The Cambria, bound west, May 4, let. 46 N. long. 24 W.
Tho Ant, of Liverpool, sth, let. 48 N., long. 22 W.
The Infanta, New Orleans to Liverpool, same day, lat.
49 N., long. 19 W.
Tho Znidpool, bound west-north-west, 7th, let. 50 N.,
long. 17 W,

' GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
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£ s. d. £ s. d.
British .. .. ••.. • • • . 1
Ditto Provincial.... 11. Ss. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 23
Brighton • • •... •• •• •• 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 16
City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150
Continental (3d Cap.)... 4/. 75 004310 0I 67u
Equitable.... •• .. •• • • 50/. 50 0 0 50 0 0
Great Central;....... 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 144
Imperial ............ 3/. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 87
40 0 0 40
Independent ....... 61. 0 0 l3O
0 0 46
L0nd0n.......... •• •• 50 0 0 50 0 0
Do., Part Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 9 247
Pllcecix ... „ „ ..., „ 31/. per cent 50 0 0 49 0 0 28%
Ratcliff ..... ...... • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70
United General -. •• ..9 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 20%
Westminster Chartered 51. per cent, 60 0 0 50 0 0 40
Ditto, New •• ••- • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
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Dividend Amount.
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. s. d.
Bank of Scotland .... • • 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 190/10
British Linen Comp 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2121 0
Caledonian Bank
City ofGlasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 qv 133
Clydesdale Bank•• •• •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 121 179
Commercial Bank ...• 71, per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1841 0
Eastern Bank* •• ••
Edinb.&Glasgow .• • 31. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. 94
Exchange:Bnk of Scot lOO 0 0 31 5 0 85. Od
National Bank .• •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 16110 s
Northof Scotlandßank bl.pereent. 20 0 0 • 2 10 0 473 s 6d
Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 155110
Union Bank of Scot.
Western Bank .. .• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 767 Os
Alliance Fire and Life B% /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24/ lOs
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire In.sur lol.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261.0 d
City of Glasgow Lite* 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. 10s
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 25/ Os
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 41. Os
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/.percent. 10 0 0 110 41. Os
National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 IN. 13s
North British Incur. * 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 135/10s
ficottishUnlonlnsrne. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ,1/. 14d
standard Life •••• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 'l5/ 09
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11196 s
* Ex Dividend.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Assam Tea .• .. ••.. • • 50 0 0 20 0 0 10%
Auction Mart • • •• .• 2/. ss. 50 0 0 35
Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 81
Australian Trust 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 30
Australian Royal Mail 10 0 0 6 0 0 -
A,nglo-Mexlcan Mint.. H. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
British American Land 15s. 38 10 0 71
Canada ... • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - 102(
Ditto, 6pr et. Bonds 61. per cent. - - 116%
City Navigation Bonds 3} per cent. -
Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 20 0 0 22
Ditto .. •••• .• • • (B) 25 0 0 10 0 0 -
Equitable Revorsionry 51 pr. cont. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116%
Ditto New 50 0 0 12 10 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 31
Hudson's 8ay...... • • Stock. - 224
Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. 103. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47%
London Institution . • •
London Reversionary 51. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 -
Russell Institution •••• 12 10 0 -
Price's Patent Cand. Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 2'3
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Itlyal Mail Steam •• 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 77
South Australian ..... 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 46
Trust and Loan Comp.
of Upper Canada•• 20 0 0 3 0 0 -

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A SPORTING CHARACTER.—
Yesterday Mr. G. S. Brent held an inquest in the Strand
Union Workhouse, on Thomas Collins, aged 45. It
appeared from the evidence that deceased, who was
formerly in affluent circumstances, and well known on
the turf, had squandered his property in betting, and he
became so reduced as to follow the occupation of
"touter," or messenger, at the different races, where he
gained great notoriety in consequence of his fleetness in
bearing the result of the day's run to his employer. He
attended the late Newmarket races, and upon their close
came up to London, takinc, lodgings at a coffee-house
in itupert-street, Haymarket. On Saturday morning,
in consequence of deceased not making his appearance,
the landlord went to his bedroom, when he found him
lying in bed and speechless. Mr. Jones, parochial sur-
geon, was instantly sent for, who finding him in a sink-
ing position, had him removed to the workhouse, where
he died five hours after his admission, from, as the
medical evidence proved, apoplexy. It further appeared
that deceased had undergone all the vicissitudes of a
sporting life, being one day fortunate, and the next day
reduced to the lowest ebb of poverty. Verdict—
Natural Death.
IMPORTANT ALTERATION IN THE POOR LAWS.—A bill
in the House of Lords, brought forward by Lord Ber-
ners, has just been printed, to "abolish poor law re-
moval." His lordship proposes that "from and after
the passing of this act, it shall not be lawful for any
justices of the peace to remove or convey, or to order tol
be removed or conveyed, any person to any parish
in
England and Wales, on the ground that he is legally
settled there."