The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-02 00:00:00

IMPORTANT DECISION.

A steeple chase, got up for the benefit of the town and
neighbourhood, took place at Grantham, on the 7th
April last. Since then great surprise and dissatisfaction
has been created amongst the sporting characters of the
district, owing to the surveyor of taxes (Mr. Atkinson)
having caused those who entered their horses in the
chase to be furnished with surcharges, with cause (if
any) to appeal. The appellants appeared before the com-
missioners of the district and the surveyor ; the latter
confidently insisting that they were liable, induced the
commissioners, after a long examination, to come to the
conclusion that they were to pay the extra duty. Mr.
Sampey, one of the appellants, feeling indignant at this
decision, wrote to the managing commissioner, Thomas
Keogh, Esq., Somerset House, as to his liability to pay,
and received the following answer
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London,
September 14, 1854.
Sir,—l have laid before the Board of Inland Revenue
your letter of the 6th instant, requesting to know whether,
under the circumstances therein stated, you are liable to
be assessed for a race horse. In reply, lam directed to
inform you that the board have made inquiry into the
matter, and they find you are charged only the ordinary
duty on your horse for the present year, and that, under
the circumstances, you will not be assessed for a race horse
in respect of the use of your horse on the occasion to which
you allude.—l am, &c.
"THOMAS KEOGH."
The matter so far is ended at Grantham, the solution to
the problem showing that Mr. Atkinson, with all his
knowledge and power, was as much wrong, probably
more so, as he has ever been right. The present case
fully proves, and what may be of great service hereafter
to the sporting world, that any gentleman paying com-
mon riding horse duty, may enter and run his horse
in any steeple chase, without paying racehorse duty.

CAPA MUDABLA.— The columns of the Orthoepist have
been most industriously searched in latter times to
furnish names that have certainly created confusion
rather than assisted in explaining what they were in-
tended to convey ; but a most happy selection of title
has been made in reference to a patent for an improved
ladies' mantle, and which is called the Capa Mudabla,
or, as its Spanish name would translate, changing cloak.
Of all the novelties in dress that have recently appeared,
this is the most marked, inasmuch as it gives an ever-
varying change. Firstly, it has the form of a comfort.
able -:e;, elegant cloak, with the fullness Of skirt so
much now in vogue in Paris. Secondly, without the
slightest difficulty it may be changed so as to form
gracefully draped sleeves ; and, thirdly, may be ar-
ranged for the sleeves to fit closely. With 'these pecu-
liarities, it will be seen how admirably it is adapted to
our variable climate, and the tact, judgment, and taste
displayed by the Messrs. Jay, of Regent-street, the
patentees, at once conceded.
LEEDS, Sept. 29.—There has not been any change of
consequence in the state of the woollen market this
week. There was rather more activity in the
coloured Cloth"-hall on Saturday, and an improved
business was done ; but on Tuesday the market was
flat, and the quantity of cloth that changed owners was
[within a very moderate compass. In the white cloth
market, both on Saturday and on Tuesday, there was a
fair moderate business done,

PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-

PANIES' STOCK.

Front the Official List.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 29, 1854.

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share. I
X s. d. £ s. d.
British •• •• •• •• •• ••
.•
___ 1
Ditto Provincial.... U. 89. 20 0 0 20 0 0 21
Brighton •••••••• •• ~ 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15
City of London .. •• 41. 10s. 100 0 0 150 5 0
Continental (3d Cap.).., 41.109. 160 0 0 43 10 0
Equitable ••• .... •• •• 1/. ss. 50 0 0 all 26
Great Central .. —.• . 71 per cent. 10 0 0 all 12
Imperial .. •• •• ...... 61. E; bonus. i5O 0 0 all I 83%
Independent ..... •• •• 51. 40 0 0 PP ..-
London•• .... •• •• •• •• - 60 0 0 PP -
Do., Pail. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25
Phce ix ............. 41. per cent. 60 0 0 5) U 0 26%
Ratellif ...• • ....... 5./. 100 0 0 PO 0 0 73
United General •• —•. 2/. Ills. 60 0 0 all 2tl
Westminster Chartered Si. per cent, 60 0 0 ~ ' 35%
Ditto, New ........ 51. oer cent. 50 0 0 10 ~ 0 6%

WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- ---
X s. d. X s. d.
East London
Grand Junction .... • • 4.. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 72
Kent 4l. per cnt. 1100 0 0 80
Lambeth ...... •• • •
New River Company , 21. 10s. I 55
Southwark & Vauxhall 51 per cnt. 1100 0 0 --89%
West Middlesex •
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. d. X s. d. ---
Commercial .• .... 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock.
East arid West India 5l. pr cent. Stock.
East Country • • 2os. per sh.
London ....
Ditto Bonds.. •. ..
St. Katharine
oittliampton
Victoria ,

BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per I of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ S. d.
Hungerford ........ 12
Southwark ..
Ditto New of 7 p.c. 70s. per cent 50 0 0
Waterloo .....
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 12s. 60 0 0 28
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. Bs. Od. 40 0 0 25
Vauxhall ....., ...... 11. ss. 70 10 3 21
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
• Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-------
X a. d. £ s. d.
Australasia—. —. .
British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0
9 f
Commercial of London. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 31'4
Colonial .. ... •• •
lonian ....• •••.. . . . .
Lond . Char. Bk. of Aus. —. 20 0 0 all 0 21%
London and County 1 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0
Londn and Westminstr , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 4034
London Joint• Stock .• • , 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 9 0
Provincial of Ireland• • 181. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50
Ditto, N ew. •. ..
National of Ireland I 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0
Nat. Provincial of Eng 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0
Ditto, New .. ••• . .
Oriental Rank Corpora. 123. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 43
South Australia
9 9
Union of Australia.. • . 401. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 68
Ditto
Union of London
Union of Madrid ... •• ' 40 0 0 all
___

CANALS. •
,
. Dividend
4
Names of F, Dividend Price. ~ Names of Q per
Companies. :4 per , c— I' Companies. Annum. Pries.
cr, Annum. ; cn 1
---- —• -
.£ 1 I X '
Ashtn &Oidh 98 71. p. ct. 154 Niacclesfield. 100 2!. 10s. 51 %
Barnsley•- • • 160 Neath ••• • • • too. 161. 150
Brknk& Abrg 150', 4/. 60 Oxford.. •• • • 100 i 131. 110
Birmingham 40! 4!. 93% Peak Forest. 78 5!. Os. 86
Coventry-- 100' 251. 209 Regent's .• .. 30 184. 16
Derby ••• • • 100: 6/. 80 Rochdale .. • . 85! 1/. 10s. 60
Ellsinre&Chs 69'2'4 p. ct. Somrset Coal i4O
Grand.l.,nctn 100:44 pr. ct. 57 Do. Lk ni.t 12
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10[6/. pr. ct. 11% 'Afird &Wore 140 281. 407
;rand Rurrey 100 21. 103. 48 Shrewsbury.. 125
Grand Union! 100 1/. Os 1214 itourbridge.. ;45 121. 285
Kennt & Avnl 39 6s. Od. 6% ieverm and '
Lancaster -1100 -- Wye Rail.
]26 21• 24
•
Leeds &L,vrp 100 251. Wirwick& j 1
100 21. 27%
Leicester .... 1 100 51. 63 Birming.
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 29% Warwick & 1 31. 13
Loughborog-h 142 701. 575 Napton.. 3 100
Nfonmouthsli 100 Worcstr &/ 78 31. 22
Antginerysh 100 Birmlng.
Mel tn Nfwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Xs. d. X B. d.
Albion ... .• • •..... 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s 6d.bs. 100 0 0 111 0 0 19%
Ditto Marine... .... 6/. p.c. & be. 100 0 0, 25 0 0 35
Anchor ..............6 per cent. 5 10 1 0 0 -
Atlas •
• rgus Life ..........• 4t. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 22
British Commercial .. 7s. 6(1. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7
Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20%
County
Crown ...... •... . . .
Eagle .
Equity and Law...... 414 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5
European Life ...... ... 1/. 20 0 0 all . 19%
General... •.•
Globe . . 61. per cent. Stock. ,• 127%
Guardian ...... -.. . . 5!. per cent Ino 0 0 45 0 0 55
Imperial Fire... • • .... 12/. per cent 500 0 0 50 0 0 335
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... ii. 3.4 k 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 61
Law Fire ............ 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4:y
Law Life.• •• • ...• •• • • - 100 0 0 10 0 0 55,4
Legal and General Lifo - 50 0 e 2 0 0 6%
London
London 1i5p.........'., -
Marine... • •
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 14% t. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0
Minerva ••.. • •
Monarch •••••• • •• • • - 5 0 0 , 1 0 0 -
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Palladium Lire ,
Pelican .... • • •• • • • • •• - - - 45
Phcenix • • • • •• .• - - - 183
Professional Life• ••• .. 5/. per cent. 5 0 010 0 %
Provident Life........ 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 39%
Rock Life.... ••..• • .. I ss, 53 0 010 0 7%
Royal Exchange ....• • 61. p.ct. & be. Stock. all -
Sun Fire ...... 6!. 10s. -
f II 252
Ditto Life.-- . .„ 1/ 10s. - -
United Kingdom :: .•.;
-... 41. p. ct dabs.- 20 0 0 , 4 8 0 43i
Universal Life .••': .. ... 21.55. per sh. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life .......• 51. per cent. - 412 6 -

MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
A Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share. i
4 s. d. £ s. d.
Assam Tea .... •• —.• s'. 50 0 0 20 0 0
Luctimn Mart •••• • • • • 2 q per cent. 50 0 0
kustralian Aurlculturl 1/. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 42
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. 25 0 0
Australian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all
tngio-Mexican Mint.. 11.10 s. 10 0 0 all
British Ainrican Land Iss. 40 0 0
Canada ... •......... 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent. •• St. per cent. 11014
City Navigation Bonds
Electric Telegraph (A) per cent. 25 00i20 0 0 16%
Ditto .. •• • • .... (B) 25 0 01 15 0 0
Equitable Reversionry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0
Ditto New .... •. • • 50 0 0117 10 0
Gen.itt evers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 1100 0 0
G !en:SteamNavigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0
FludSon's Bay .......• Stock. I
Hungerford ........ •• 2/. 55. 100 0 0 ;100 0 0
London institution . • •
Lohdon Reversionary 4% per cent. 15 0 0 all
Ittissell Institution .• • • ;1210 0
Zrice's Patent Cand. Co 10/. per cent. 20 0 II 117 10 0 25%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4% 1. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 100
:Royal Mail Steam.. ••41. p. share. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 _
South A ustralian. •• •• 61. per cent. 25 00 ' all 37
Trust and Loan Comp.
Upper Canada .. _

LIST OF SCOTTISH. COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company.
Annum. Share. of Paid. Price.
X a. d. 4 s. d.
Bank of Scotland •• 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 181110
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2031 0
Caledonian Bank .• •• . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 3/. its
City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10/ 15s
Clydesdale Bank .... /. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 2 5 s
Commercial Bank •• 71. per cent. 560 0 0 100 0 0 19710 s
Eastern Bank..•• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10115
Edinb. & Glasgow .. • • 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 13s
Exchange Bnk of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0
National Bank •• 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15112 s
North of Scotland Bank 5/.per cent 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 7s
Royal Bank of Aeon. .. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 127111
Union Bank of Scot. .. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 921 's
Western Bank •••..... 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 78/ Os
Alliance Fire and Life.. BYi /.pr ...eat. 100 0 0 11 0 0 191 12s
British Guarantee .... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 1/. Os
Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251. Os
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. lls
Colonial Life ......... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 st. 2s
Edinburgh Life Incur. U. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 251 105
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41. 7s
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 151
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ii• 13s
North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ,341
Ecottish Union Insrne. NZ. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 10s
standard Life •• •• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 171 Os
United Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 '

ROBBERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—On Friday a re-
spectable-looking man, named Robert White, was
brought before the mayor and borough magistrates, in
custody of the sergeant of police, charged with stealing
nearly one cwt. of lead from the Garter Tower of Wind-
sor Castle, the property of her Majesty. Mr. J. R.
Turnbull (clerk of the works) and a plumber of the
name of Henry Wheeler identified the lead. Sergeant
C. Clarke discovered the stolen property at a store-
keeper's shop in Clewer-lane, kept by a man named
Hitchcock ; and his book-keeper (James John Picker.
ing) swore to having purchased the lead of the prisoner
at tw• different periods the day after the robbery at the
rate of 11d. per lb., when he said, "It was quite right,"
although this witness admitted that the first quantity
brought to the shop by the prisoner was concealed under
his waistcoat and about other parts of his person, which
" certainly did rather surprise him." This witness also
produced a book, in which two entries had been made of
the purchase of the lead of the prisoner on the day in
question for 6s. and 7s. 6d. Another witness (G.
Kimple) also remembered the transaction, being in the
shop at the time. The prisoner (by the advice of Mr.
Voules, his solicitor) reserved his defence to a future
occasion, and he was committed for trial at the next
quarter sessions, but admitted to bail