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London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

Grand Junction •• •• 41. per cnt.
Kent•• .• •• •• •• •• 31. 10s.
Lambeth •• •• •• •• 51. per ent.

- - -
New Rivr Lndu Brdge
Vauxhall .• •• •• •• .
West Middlesex . . . '1

GAS—LIGHT AIND COME COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
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.
British ••••••• • • • • • • • s. d. X. s. d.
11. X4O 0 0 18 0 0 14
Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 18
Bristol .. ...... ••• • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0
Brighton •.••.. • • • • •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10
City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250
Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 8 30
Equitable-. • ... .• •• •• 50s, pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 26
Imperial .... .. • • .... 6/. per cant. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67
Independent ... .... • • 6.1. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 62%
London.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 80 0 0
50 0 0 50 0
Phcenlx . ...... ••• • .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 28
Ratcliff .... . .—..— 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75
United General —•• • . 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 13
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 44%
Ditto, New •• . • ...• l2s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9

; . CA.NAX.S.
e Names of e. ,!Dividend! Names of
.; ti Dividend'
r. CJmivanies. cl I per . Companies. ti Annum. ,
Price.
.et
.c!
lc , •1 Annum fe
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141 X 1
Ashtn& Oldh 97! 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. -
Barnsley.. • • 160 i 121. 180 Neath •• .• • • 1001 181. -
itrknk&Abrg 1501 Cl. 85 Oxford.... •• 100 201. -
• Birmingham 351 41. 81 Peak Forest. 73131. 18s. -
Coventry.... 100' 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 ; 1/. 2s. 17%
Derby ••• • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale...• 351 41. 50%
ElismreStChs 133. 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130
Erewash ... 1001 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. -
Grandhuictn 100 51. 85% Stffrd &Wore :4450
2208::
330100
Grand Surrey 100, 21. 30% Shrewsbury.. 1251 lhl. -
Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge-
Grantham .. 150 - - Severn and
1
Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26 2/. Os. -
Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick&
Leicester .... 140 61. 63% Birming. j 100 4/. 63
Letcstr &Nth 83 41. 45 Warwick/el 100 31. 43
Loughborogh 142, 701. 650 Napton..
Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr 8/
78 2/. 41
Mntgemrysh 100 - - Birming.
MeltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 10
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PEXCES
' Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ a. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 204
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank -• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank •• 7l. per cent. 500 0 0
,100 0 0 13
Eastern Bank.. •••• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 a 9/.6 7s
Edinb.lz Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 5%
Exchange Bnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 25%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14%
North of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.0 s
North British Bank - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 129%
Unionßank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 84
Western Bank ••••• •• • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72
Aberdeen Fire and Life 7361. pr cent. 12 10 0 2 0 a 2
B. Accord. Liteaud Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 -
British Guarantee Ins. 4/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 9s Gd
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 7s
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 93.0 d.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd•• al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 81. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s
Mercantile Life -• • . 41. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 3s. 6d.
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 203.6 d
North British Incur. •• 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23%
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 0 11 0 -
Scot. 'Alas. and Gen. Life -. 0 0 0 15 0 -
Scottish Union Insrn 341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s
Standard Life
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 143.6 d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
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X. s. d. I Z. s. d.
Australian A7riculturl 11. 100 0 01 30 0 0 16
Auglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0' 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -- •
Canada ......... •• .. Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - ;
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - 89 f
City Navigation .... - - - 90
Comp.Cppr Mars Eng. 5/. percent. 100 0 0 7O 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& be, 2/ 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 - '
Equitable Reversionry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 104
Gen. Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 3
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 5O 0 0 73
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 90 ,
Royal Mail Steam •• • . 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 52%
Son hh Australian...:. 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 '1
VaniNeman's Land - - 100 0 0; 23 0 0 , 1% a

THE PROGRESS OF SILK MANUFACTURES IN
FRANCE.—Before the revocation of the edict of Nantes,
from 1650 to 1680, the number of silk looms at Lyons
varied from 9,000 to 12,000. From 1689 to 1699, a few
years after the revocation, they were reduced to 4,000.
In 1750, under a more tolerant regime, the number in•
creased to 12,000. From 1780 to 1788 it was 18,000.
The revolution brought down the number to 3,500, and
under the Empire the number was 12,000. The re
establishment of peace brought the number to 27,000 in
1827, 40,000 in 1835, and 50,000 in 1844. Since then
the number has kept up', notwithstanding the late revo-
lution, with this difference, that the town of Lyons has
lost a little, whilst the country districts have gained.
Independently of the circle of Lyons, there may be
reckoned at Nismes, Avignon, Parts, in Picardy, Lor-
raine, and Flanders about 20,000 looms for silk stuffs
and silk lace, 15,000 for various other kinds of silks, and
20,000 for ribands, giving a total of upwards of 160,000
looms. Estimatinc, at thirty kilogrammes the silk per
annum for each loom, and at 3.000 f. the average ob-
tained from its produce, we shall have an approximative
sum of 300 millions for the silk manufacture in France,
one-half of which is disposed of abroad, and the rest at
home.

CHOLERA IN SPITALYIELDS AND BETHNAL-GREEN.
—ln consequence of the fearful progress made by the
cholera in these localities, a few of the weavers have ad-
dressed a memorial to. Sir George Grey, praying for
an immediate inquiry into their case, and beseeching him
to give orders to the parochial authorities to put in force
the order of the General Board of Health issued in Fe-
bruary last to the boards of guardians. On Saturday
an answer was received, which states that the Home Se-
cretary has forwarded the communication to the General
Board of Health, with instructions that its prayer be
taken into immediate consideration.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 24.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice

MAN and aSpecial Jury.)

HATTERSLEY V. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an issue out of the Court of Chancery, sent
down for trial by the direction of Vice• Chancellor
Wigram, in order that the opinion of a jury might be
taken as to whether the defendants bad wrongfully and
to the damage of the plaintiff prevented the, plaintiff
from completing a contract which had been entered into
between them, by employing their own workmen to
complete the same.

Sir Frederick Thesiger (who came down specially),
Mr. Hoggins, and Mr. Sugar, appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Martin, Q.C., Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Monk for the
defendants.

It appeared from the opening of the Learned Counsel
for the plaintiff, that in the year 1846, the plaintiff,
together with another person, since deceased, contracted
with the defendants to execute a portion of the East
Lancashire Railway, between Upton and Colne, which
extended nearly nine miles. In the contract which was
made and signed by both parties was a grinding clause,
under which it was agreed that if the plaintiff did not
carry out the terms of the contract the
company should be at liberty to give seven days'
notice to the plaintiff that they would take possession of
the railway, finish the works, take,possession of the plant
which the plaintiff might have upon the line, and that
the plaintiff should have no further claim upon the corn •
puny for the works which should bare been completed,
than the money which should have been paid—in fact,
that the plaintiff should forfeit any money which might
be due for works then in progress. The company had
not given the plaintiff possession of the land to commence
the viaduct near Burnley in due time, which had caused
great delay. And they had likewise altered the plans
which had originally been laid down, especially that
relating to the width of the span of the arches of the
Burnley viaduct, and they had altered the plan more
than once; divers other alterations had been made, which
had caused a great additional expense, and in fact the
defendants, according to the plaintiff's account, were
indebted to him in 50,000/., but according to the de-
fendants' statement he owed them 9,000/. Amongst
other things, the plaintiff contracted to keep the
line iu repair for a twelvemonth after it
was opened. The line was inspected by the
Government Inspector in February in the present year,
and shortly after opened for traffic. On the 2d of March
the plaintiff pressed the defendants for payment, and on
the 9th, without giving the plaintiff any notice that the
way had not been properly maintained, the defendants,
considering that it was not properly maintained, gave the
plaintiff seven ,days' notice that they intended to take
possession of the line and plant. This they accordingly
proceeded to do, and thenceforth prevented the plaintiff
not only from proceeding with the works which remaiwci
to be executed, but refused to pay for part of the works
which had lately been finished, the value of which was
said by the plaintiff to be 50,0001.
At the conclusion of the Learned Counsel's address a
consultation took place between the attorneys and counsel
of both sides, and it was at length agreed that all pro-
ceedings in Chancery should be stayed, and that all
matters in dispute should be referred.
Aug. 25.
The Court was occupied all day in the case of Sellers
v. Dickenson, which was an action relating to the in•
fringetnent of a patent loom for weaving, and which was
of interest only to the parties concerned.